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From the Desk
of President
George
Loewenstein
Volume 29, No. 2 February 2010
63
Stay In
Touch
63
Watch
TV 63
Frankly Speaking:
Vice President
Frank J. Cornish
IhopeeveryoneenjoyedtheirNewYearsandhopeyou
haveahealthyyearahead.A
newyear;letpeaceprevail.We
haveanextremelyimportant
electioncomingupinMarch.
Wewillhavetoelect:anew
President,twoVicePresidents,
Treasurer,RecordingandCor-
respondingSecretaryand20
Executive BoardMembers.
Itisoftheutmostimportance
thateachPresidentconsult
withtheresidentsofhis/her
respectivebuildingastowhomtheyfeelwouldbestservethe
Villageandcasttheirvotesfor
thosecandidates.
IwaselectedbytheVillage
asVPtwoyearsago,andthank
theUCO Reporterfornally
placingmycolumnonthe
frontpage.Istartedajourney
toimprovethequalityofthis
Village.Workingdiligently
tohavingcanopiesputupon
DuckIslandandthenewup-datedslingfurnitureforthe
pools.Iaminmyofceevery
daytohelppeoplewiththeir
problemsandmaketheirlife
easier.Peoplewhohavecome
tomewithproblemsandknow
Iwillalwayshelpthem.
Remember,donttakethis
electionlightly,thisisthe
futureofourvillage.Readall
youcanaboutallthecandi-
datesandmakeanintelligent
decision.Alldelegatesmust
makeitapointtovote.Thisishowyougivethepeoplein
yourbuildingvoice,bycasting
theirchoice.
Votingwilltakeplaceon
March5that8:00a.m.Please
bethere!
Asalways,youcanreach
meattheUCOofceduring
regularhours,andatmyhome
onweekends,ifIcanbeofas-
sistance.o
Delegate MeetingFri, Feb 5, 9:30 amClubhouse Theater
Century Village
Welcomes 2010By Syd Kronish
NewYears2010 arrived
with a sensationalbang
inWestPalmBeach.Agala
dancepartywasenjoyedby
morethan400happyVillag-
erscelebratingtheNewYear
instylehigh-fashionstyle
thatis,withtheladiesattiredinglitterygownsandcocktail
dressesandthemenwearing
jacketsandties.
Our own Dot Loewenstein
observed the following: For
example, there was a white
ared-leg pantsuit, a purple,
and a fuchsia outt, as well as
silver sparkles, but the royal
blue with bling galore took
the cake in my opinion. And
that was just the men! (Joke.)
Several tuxes were seen, and a
few red bow ties were notice-able, along with one gent in a
pink jacket with white slacks.
Another showed off a white
jacket with a red shirt and
white tie. Added to this was
the New Years Eve black hat,
and he could have vied for a
job with the Sopranos.
Allthetableswerereserved
forpartiesofeight,andgaily
decoratedwithablacktable-
cloth,goldcups,napkins,and
goldandblackglitterycenter-
pieces.Fedorastyleblackhats
wereprovidedforthemenand
forthewomengoldandblack
tiarasandgoldnecklaces.Of
course,therewerealsothe
obligatorynoisemakers.
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The Reporterrecentlyheldatributetothememoryofitslongtimeeditor,IrvLazar,whopassedawaylastmonth.Sixty-ve
peopleattended,includingIrvsbrotherandson,allsharing
memoriesofIrv.TheJewishWarVeterans,ofwhichIrvwasa
member,providedanhonorguard.
ElectiontimeforUCOofcers isdrawingclose.Wewill
beelectinganewPresident(Icannotseekre-electionbecause
Iamtermlimited),twoVicePresidents,aTreasurer,Record-
ingSecretary,andCorrespondingSecretary,aswellastwenty
ExecutiveBoardmembers.
If you wishtoseekanyofthesepositions, you can call
RobertaFromkinat712-0259beforethedelegatemeetingon
February5 th,orbenominatedandsecondedbyadelegateon
February5th.Electionwillbeheldbetween8and9a.m.on
March5th,withonlydelegatesbeingabletovote.Theelectedofcersandboardmemberswillbeinstalledatabrunchon
March14thattheMarriottHotelinWestPalmBeach.Everyone
isinvitedtoattend.
Inafewweekswewillbegettingnewpoolfurnitureforthe
guestpoolinbackoftheclubhouse.Insteadofstraps,wehave
orderedmeshinatanhuetoblendwiththecolorofthewalls
oftheclubhouse.
TheOperationscommitteehasauthorizedWPRFtoissuea
daypasstoguestsofresidentsregardlessofwheretheguest
lives.Thepass,costing$3,willenabletheholdertousethe
clubhousefacilitiesandpoolsbutdoesexcludetheHastings
FitnessCenterandBingo.
January18thwillbethestartingdateofUCOsbookkeeper
(ourfthpaidemployee),MarilynLanisi.Shecomestouswithmanyyearsofexperienceandwillbeavaluableassetin
thenanceofce,allowingthetreasurermoretimetoactin
thatcapacity,overseeinginvestments,doingnancialplan-
ning,etc.
KudosgoouttoAbbyKofer,thetalentscoutwhobooksall
ourshows.Havingattendedmanyshowsthisseason,Imustsay
theywereallexcellent.Someofthesesameshowsalsoplayat
theKravisCenter,butatmuchhigherticketprices.Justoneof
theperksweenjoybylivinginCenturyVillage.
Wehavejustbeennotiedbythecompanythatoperatedthe
postalvanthattheynolongernditprotabletobringitsvan
intothevillage.Theyhavediscontinuedtheirservicehere.We
aretryingtoseeifthePostOfcewouldbeinapositionto
bringtheirvanintoourclubhouse.Staytuned.o
The pool chair in question. Photo by Rodger Carver
Haiti Earthquake
Red Cross
International
Response Fund D ia l 9 09 99 , t ex t Ha i t i ; $ 10 w i l lautomaticallyappearonyourcell phone bill. Or,youcantellthecashieratPublixtoaddanyamountyouwishonyourcashreg-istertape.
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Page 2 THE UCO REPORTER February 2010
At the Delegate
Assembly
Betty Lapidus
January 8, 2010
OPENEDThismeeting
wascalledtoorderbyPresi-
dentGeorge Loewensteinat
9:30a.m.inourauditorium.
PLEDGEofAllegiance
wasrecitedbyallandledby
Capt.Calloway.
MINUTESoftheDecem-
bermeetinghadbeendistrib-
utedandreadacceptedas
presented.
T RE AS U R ER S R E-
PORTaccepted. PRESIDENTSREPORT
PresidentGeorgeLoewenstein
introduced Ms.LisaSmall,
whoisrunningforJudge.He
thenintroducedMr.Edmond-
son,InformationOfcerfrom
theD.A.sofce.Therewasa
representative,Alifromthe
MedicalCenterhereinC.V.
U NF IN IS HE D B US I-
NESSRandallBorchardt
p r e s e n t ed t h e p r o p o s e d
amendments.Discussion
andanalysisfollowedrepage
1A;page2B1,B2,B3
andC;Amendment#2and
amendment#3nofurther
discussion.Allwerepassed
unanimously.PresidentLoew-
ensteinreportedthatourattor-
neyisanalyzingeverything.
PresidentLoewensteinan-
nouncedthatourRepertory
theaterhasbeenworkingvery
hardandwillperformonJan.
24that8p.m.andJan.25that
2p.m. C O M M I T T E E R E -
PORTSLt. Kronsperger
andCapt.Callawaywished
usallaHappyNewYearand
remindedyoutobecarefuland
tostayalert.Questioncana
camerabeusedattheHaver-
hillgate?Answersomelegal
aspectsmustbeaddressed.
INVESTIGATIONSLou-
iseGersonreportedthatall
investigationsarecondential,
andcannotbetransferredto
anotherassociation.
UCO INSTALLATION
NoQ&A.
INSURANCEDanGlad-
stonesubmittedhisreport.
T R AN S P ORTAT I O N
BarbaraCornishreportedthat
theSeniorDaydateiscorrect.
Aquestionre:canwehavea
bustotheairport?Thiswillbecheckedout.
MAINTENANCEThere
wasaquestionrethepotholes
ontheroadtotheWachovia
Bankhereferredtothe
Countyasthisdoesnotbelong
toC.V.
CHANNEL63Therewill
beinterestinginterviewsat6
p.m.and7p.m.
CABLEDaveIsraelsaid
thatComcasthasshiftedits
schedule.Pleasereadhiscol-
umnintheupcomingRE-
PORTER.Withregardtothe
secondboxforyoursecond
TVseetheComcastsched-
ule.DaveIsraelsaidthatifyou
getabillbringittohim.We
arewaitingforaletterruling
onthequestionoftaxesonthe
entrancefee.Seehiscolumnre
aJohnDoetosignforab-
sentunitowners.Thiswillbe
explainedinhiscolumninthe
REPORTER.Reaquestion
regardingHBOthiswouldcostabout$5.70permonth,
andmustbevotedonandmust
beacommonexpense.
C E RT Ja c k ie K a r l a n
reportedthatthenextmeet-
ingwillbeonJanuary18th
3p.m.
REPORTERDotLoew-
ensteinreportedtherewasno
phoneservicetotheFaxma-
chineonThursdayandshould
bereadybyTuesday.
I N VE S TI G AT I ON S
Louise Gerson reportedthat
whenyouliveinabuilding
thereportiscondentialand
whenyoumoveintoanother
associationtheywantyou
investigatedandyoumust
pay$100wemustnotuseselectiveenforcement.
MAINTENANCEJerry
KarpfreportedthatonFebru-
ary9th,theBuildingDept.
willpresentaprogramon
Codes,etc.andonFebruary
4thBoardmembersrespon-
sibilities.
UCOREPORTERAlet-
terthathadbeensenttothe
REPORTERfor publication
hadnotbeenacceptedandthe
writerwantedtoknowwhy.
MyronSilvermanrespondedthattheydidnthavethespace
availableanditcouldnotbe
consolidated;itwillbepub-
lishedwhentheyhavethe
spaceandtimeavailable.
C OM MU NI TY R EL A-
T I O N S Te d S i l v e r m a n
reportedonthesuccessof
Centenarian BuffetCelebra-
tionof2009andtheyhave
beguntoworkonthe2010cel-
ebration.Theirnextmeeting
willtakeplaceonThursday.
Wewillbekeptinformed.
PresidentLoewensteinan-
nouncedthattheEditorial
meetingwilltakeplaceatthe
UCOofceat1p.m..
SAFETYGeorgeFrank-
linadvisedustovoteonFeb-
ruary2nd.
NOMINATIONSEARCH
C O M M I T T E E R o b e r t a
Fromkinremindedustosend
inyourbiosandphotosfor
theupcomingelections.At
thenextmeetingtherewillbenominationsfromtheoor.
NEWBUSINESSNone
S E C U R I T Y A l M c
Laughlinreportedonfakeor
copiedgatepassesthese
passeswillbeconscated.
M OT I ON To a d j ou r n.
Meetingwasadjournedat
10:55a.m.o
As of 1/13/10
Date Time Group Location
2/1/10 1:30pm ExecutiveMeeting Clubhouse
2/3/10 1:30pm CERTSubcommittee UCOOfce
2/4/10 10:30am Maintenance-Ombudsman RoomC
2/4/10 2:00pm TownMeeting-GolfCourse Theater
2/5/10 9:30am DelegateAssembly Theater
2/5/10 1:00pm Editorial UCOOfce
2/5/10 2:00pm Security UCOOfce
2/9/10 10:00am Irrigation UCOOfce
2/15/10 1:30pm Transportation RoomB
2/15/10 3:00pm CERT ArtRoom
2/17/1 0 2:00 pm Town HallMeeting-Ho mestead RoomC
2/22/10 1:30pm Welcoming/Orientation PartyRoom
2/23/10 10:00am Operations UCOOfce
2/25/10 10:00am Ofcers UCOOfce
2/25/10 1:30pm Welcoming Clubhouse
February Meetings
AttingtributewasgiventoourbelovedIrvLazaronSun-
day,January10.Itwasadaytorememberasalargegroupof
family,friends,andmilitarycomradesgatheredtobidanal
farewelltothelateeditorinchiefoftheUCO Reporter.
UCOPresidentGeorgeLowenstein,chairmanfortheocca-sion,spokeglowinglyofIrvandhisimportancetothevillage.
HewasfollowedbytheHonorGuardofJewishWarVeterans
Post520,whichpresenteditsofcialmilitarymemorialcer-
emony.SamRosen,commanderoftheJWVPost,reminded
everyonethatIrvwasahardworkingmemberofthePost,
devotedtotheconcernsofdisabledveterans.
FromNorthCarolinacameIrvsbrotherNorman,andfrom
Pennsylvania,sonKenarrived.Eachrecalledspecialmoments
intheirlives.NormannotedhiscloserelationshipwithIrvdur-
ingtheiryearstogether,whileKenspokeofhisfathersdevotion
totheVillage.Therewas,ofcourse,aspecialmentionofhis
tennisplaying.
Othertestimonialsweregivenbyindividualsintheaudience,
includinghisPlymouthneighbors,tennisandbowlingfriends,
andworkingpartnersontheReporter.TheEastonbrothers,who
printourReportermonthly,recalledtheirmanyyearswithIrv
andhisinitialreluctancetograduatefromcutandpastetoa
computerizedproduct.
Themiraclereferredtoabovewastheunexpectedtributeby
JohnSaponaro.Johnisawhizatthecomputerandacorner-
stoneofthepaper.Seeingashyperson,whoseldomspeaks,
walkuptosaymorethanafewwordshadtheaudiencein
tears,withtheirmouthsopenintotalshock.Oneco-workerfor
UCOremarkedthatinthethreeyearswesharedspaceshehad
neverheardhimsayoneword.Totopofftheday,Johngreeted
everyoneastheywereleaving,withahandshake.Andyes,his
faceactuallyglowed. ThememorialremarksandtributetoIrvremindedusofthe
timethatPresidentAbrahamLincolnmadehisspeechatthe
Gettysburgcemetery.Hesaidpeoplewilllittlerememberwhat
wesayhere,ratherthanwhatthey(thesoldiers)did.
Wedifferwhenwesaywithreverenceandhumilitythatwe
intheVillagewilllongrememberwhatwassaidhere,aswell
aswhatIrvdidhere.
Some in attendance inquired about charitable donations in
Irvs honor, and the family suggested the Morse Home.o
A Tribute to
A Man for All SeasonsAnd a Miracle OccurredBy Syd Kronish
PersonalsThank You
I lostmydearestfr iendandhusbandHerbFormanon
November27.Heleftmesud-
denlyandImisshimso.Thank
youtoallofyouwhoexpressed
condolencesonhispassing.
Therewillbeamemorial
serviceatCongregationAitz
Chaim,2518NorthHaverhill
Road(acrossthestreetfrom
CenturyVillageEastGate).
ThedateisSunday,January
31,2010at11:00a.m.Please
cometohonorhismemory.
Charlotte Forman
A Sad Farewell Lastmonthwesaidasad
farewelltoadearfriendand
verysweetlady.JackieEdel-
steinlosthercourageousbattle
withcancer. Eventhough
sufferingfromthatterrible
disease,Jackiestayedinhigh
spiritsuntilhernaldays.She
willalwaysberemembered
forhercharmingpersonality
andjoyoflife.Sheissorely
Dear Century Village
Friends Wewouldliketothankev-
eryoneforthekindnessshown
toeachofusafterthetragic
suddendeathofourbeloved
Mother,Grandmother,Great
Grandmother, Friend and
Neighbor,MonaRadonsky.
Shewillbemissedforher
uniquewaysthatsheletpeo-
pleknowshecaredforthem.
HerAnsheiShalom,MorseandAndovercommunitieswill
missherpresenceandherlove
aswewill.
Mayeveryonebesoblessed
tohaveknownsuchasoulas
Mona,TZiPiRadonsky,An-
dreaWestandIlanaSpodick.
Mayblessingsofjoyand
lovecontinuetoowtoand
fromallhearts.
Shalom.Salaam.Peace.
Rabbi TZiPi Radonsky
missed.WeextendtoArnie
andfamilyourheartfeltcon-
dolences.Alay hashalom
maysherestinpeace.
Al Thomas
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Insurance
Dan Gladstone
The installationsofnew
shut-offvalvescontinuesuc-
cessfully.ManyAssociations
havealreadylinedupand
arereadyfortheirturn.Itis
convenientandalreadybeing
usedinsomecaseswherea
shut-offisneededurgently.In
mybuildingithasbeenused
twiceinanemergencyaswell
asashorttermabsence.
T he n ew b ud ge t f o r t h e
2010insurancepoliciesis
estimatedat15%higherthanlastyear.Itcomesafterade-
clineinthepremiumsinthe
lastfouryears.Theraiseis
duetoapoliticaldecisionin
TallahasseebytheHouseof
Representativesandnotso
muchbytheperformanceof
theinsuranceindustry.Our
shareinthemarketresultsare
approximatelyahikeoftwo
percent,whichisnottoofar
fromtheinationrate.
TheStateofFloridaisusing
aCatastropheFundtoreinsure
theinsurancecompanieswith
cheaperpremiumsandtomake
Hurricanecoveragemoreac-
cessibletothepublic.Thisfund
supposestohave$30billionto
beabletofunctionproperly.As
oftoday,thisfundhaslessthan
$3billion.Mostofthefund-
ingcamefromassessmentson
theexistinginsurancepoliciesthatareissuedintheState.
Apparently,thisisnotenough
andothermeasureshavetobe
takenlikeraisingthecurrent
premiums.Wehavebeenlucky
inthepastfouryears,butifG-d
forbidsandFloridaishitagain
bystorms,theStatewillhave
toassesseachofusprobably
throughtaxes.o
Anita J. Cruz
VP, WPRF, Inc.
ImsureI amnotalone
whenItellyouthatIwelcome
theNewYear,andamvery
gladthat2009hascometoa
close.Lastyearwasparticu-
larlydifcultformeperson-
allywithtwosurgeries(June
andNovember)andthevery
difficultnewsofthedeath
ofmyfatheronDecember4.
Thankyoutoallofmystaff,
CenvillRecreationemployees,
UCOofcersandstaff,and
allofthemanyresidentswhotookthetimetooffertheir
condolencestome.Icertainly
feelblessedtobeapartofthis
communityofverycaring
people.
Thosewhowereinatten-
danceatourNewYearsEve
danceknowthatitwasavery
excitingevening.Theband,led
byPeteTerri,wasexcellentand
playedwithalmostnobreak
untilwellafterNewYears.
Westillhaveplentyofgood
seatsandfulltablesofeight
leftfortheSweetheartsBall
onFebruary13,2010.Peter
Dinos bandwillhelp you
dancethenightawayonthis
veryspecial,romanticeve-
ning.WPRFispleasedtopro-
videdoorprizestosomevery
luckyrecipients,soholdon
toyourticketstubandyou
mustbepresenttowin.Please
rememberaspecialdance
dresscodefortheSweethearts
Ballwillbestrictlyenforced.RefertotheFebruaryHappen-
ingsforfurtherdetails.
Itisevidentthatourcom-
munityisbrimmingoverwith
talentedartists.You cansee
monthlydisplaysofartwork
onourClubhousewall,and
youcanalsoattendourAn-
nualArtShowtobeheldthis
yearonFriday,February26in
thePartyRoom.Weofferfree
admissiontothisevent,where
youcanspendasmuchtimeas
youlikeadmiringtheworkofyourneighbors.Manyvaried
artistsparticipate,andyou
canbrowsethroughdisplays
ofpainting,jewelry-making,
quilting,ceramics,wood-
working,glassfusion,stained
glass,lapidary,andotherarts
andcraftsnotlisted.Please
supportyourneighborsand
friendsbyattendingthiswon-
derfulannualevent.
T ha nk y o u t o a ll w ho
a r e p a r ti c i pa t i ng i n o u r
theaters 2009-10 season.
Asyouhavealreadyseen,
wehaveawonderfullineup
ofshowstopleasealltastes
in entertainment.Wealso
provideregularupdatesby
emailtothosewhowishto
beonouremaillisttokeep
youabreastofshowchanges
aswellasprovideyouwith
informationaboutupcoming
showsandperformers.Ifyou
wouldliketoreceivethese
emailupdates,pleaselloutarequestforminourTicket
Ofceandyourupdateswill
beginthefollowingmonth.Or,
ifitsmoreconvenientforyou
todoso,youmaysubscribeby
goingtoourwebsite,www.
centuryvillagetheater.com,
whichisbeingmodifiedto
allowyoutosubscribeonline.
Forthosewhohavetickets
toseeTonyDanzainFebruary,
pleasenotethattheTonyDan-
zashowhasbeencancelled
.
MauriceHines isreplacing
Tony on Tuesday, February
16,2010at7:00p.m.There
willbe no refunds.Tony
Danzaticketsmaybeusedfor
MauriceHinesshow.Fromall
accounts,theMauriceHines
showisfabulousandnoone
willbedisappointed.
Inconjunctionwithapolicy
rulingfromtheUCOOpera-
tionsCommittee,WPRFhas
changeditsguestpolicyfor
local guests(amendingthe55milerule).Effectiveim-
mediately,bypurchasinga
$3DayPassforyourlocal
guest(s),youareabletoinvite
yourlocalgueststoallWPRF
facilitiesexcepttheHastings
FitnessCenter,andtoallnon-
ticketedfunctionsexceptBin-
go(whichrequiresaphotoID
guestcardfromourIDDepart-
ment).ThisDayPassexpires
at11p.m.onthedateofissue,
andcannotbeusedforaccess
throughthegatesyoustillneedtocallinyourguests.
Pleasenotethatanadditional
$3entertainmentfeewillbe
chargedtoholder(s)ofaDay
Passiftheydesiretoattend
aticketedeventonthesame
day,soifyourlocalguests
onlywanttoattendashowor
ticketedspecialtydance,they
donotalsoneedtopurchase
aDayPass.Pleasedirectany
questionsregardingthisnew
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Timely Tax TipsBy George Loewenstein,
C.P.A.
I w ou ld l i ke t o r em in d
thoseofourunitownerswho
renttheirapartmentsthatany
leaselessthansixmonthsand
adayisconsideredashort
termrentalandsubjecttoboth
abedtaxof5%andasales
taxof6%,atotalof11%.Anyleaseoversixmonthsis
consideredlongtermandnot
subjecttoeithertax.
Manyofourresidentsem-
ployaidesthattheypaydi-
rectly(nottoanagency).
UnderbothFederalandState
law,theseaidesareconsidered
employees.Listedbeloware
theFederalandStaterequire-
ments:
I f y ou p a id m o re t h an
$1,700toanyoneaideduring
2009or$1,000inanyquarter
youmustpaySocialSecurity
of15.3%(7.65%withheld
fromtheemployeeand7.65%
yourshare).Thismustbere-
mittedonScheduleHthatis
ledalongwithyourpersonal
incometaxreturn.
Theaidemayalsoaskyou
towithholdincometax,but
thatisvoluntary.Youwillalso
besubjecttobothFederaland
FloridaUnemploymenttaxes
andletherequiredFloridaunemploymentformsandpay
thetax.You,astheemployer,
mustalsosecureprooffrom
youraidesthattheyarelegal
residentsbycompletinganI-9
form.Itisalsoessentialthat
youapplyforanemployer
identification numberfrom
theInternalRevenueService,
whichisdonebyllingout
formSS4andthenthere-
quirednumbercanbeattained
bytelephone.
LastlyyoumustgiveaW-2formtoyouraidesattheend
oftheyear,showingthewages
andtaxespaid.Compliance
withtheaboverequirements
isessentialifyouwanttode-
ductyourpaymenttotheaides
onyourincometaxreturn.
Furtherinformationcanbe
obtainedfrompublication926
issuedbytheInternalRevenue
Service.o
@
UCO InstallationGala AfternoonOnSunday,March14at11:00a.m., we will install our OfficersandExecutiveBoardattheMarriottHotel,WestPalmBeach.
Adeliciousbrunchwillbeserved,aswellasawonderfuldessert.AlMatosandhismusicianswillpro-videmusicfordancing.Thecostperpersonremainsat$35.IbegantakingreservationsattheUCOOfficeonMonday,January
18.Pleasemakeyourcheckspay-abletoUnitedCivicOrganizationandenclosethenamesofthosewithwhomyouwouldliketosit.Thereare10seatsateachtable.Ihopeyouwilljoinusforater-rificafternoon.Mary Patrick Benton, Chairperson
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From the Desk of
Vice President
Jerry Karpf
Ifanyoneremembersmyar-
ticleinthebeginningof2009,
itwasmyfondesthopethat
alltheofficerswouldwork
togetherforthebenefitof
CenturyVillage;forthemost,
ithasnotbeentoobad,except
forsomepoliticaldifferences.
Nowwehavegonethrough
twoelectionsinthepastfour
yearsthatwereadisgrace
withnegativepressandcom-
ments.Wearenowatthestart
oftheelectionseasonfor2010andsomepeoplehave
alreadystartedsmearcam-
paignsagainstcurrentofcers
andUCOmembersinstead
ofdiscussingwhattheyhave
contributedtoCenturyVillage.
Oneofthecandidatesad-
vertisesthatweshouldbe
checkedbyanoutsideorga-
nization.Thispersonshould
wakeupitscalledanaudit
thatwehavetoundergoonce
everyyearasperlaw.This
personevenalludestoclaim
thateveryofcerinUCOis
dishonest.Whereishisproof?
Remember, statements like
thatcouldendupincourt.
Someofthesepeopleclaim
tohavecheckedouttheirin-
formationverycarefully,but
thetruthismostofthetime
theirinformationisbasedon
hearsayorthetwistedway
theypresentthefacts. Atpresent,wehaveseveral
membersofUCOrunningwho
havegoodtrackrecordsand
haveservedCenturyVillage
with distinction.Youknow
whotheyare.Voteforthe
peoplethathavehelpedim-
prove conditions inCentury
Villageandhavegottenthejob
done,andhavedeliveredwith
actionsandnotpromises.o
Open ClubhouseBy Courtney Olsen
Thismonthwehavesome
veryexcitingactivities.The
ValentinesDaySweetheart
BallDanceisFebruary13
at7pm.,andwehaveafan-
tasticshowthesamenight,
String Fever.
Roni Steinis back! H er
classes,From Big Bands toBroadwayand The Joy of
OperabeganinJanuaryand
willcontinuethroughMarch.
Everyoneinterestedmust
register.
Conversational Yiddish,
Jewish History,Art History,
Knitting and Crochet, Pan
Card Game, Folk Dance,
Lapidary, Weekly News,
Zumbaand Glass Fusion
haveresumedfortheseason.
To viewall classes, please
pickuptheclassschedulein
theClassOfce.
Some residentsmayhave
misunderstoodmyprevious
articleregardinganewclass,
Self-Defense .Thisisaclass
thatteachesyouhowtodefend
yourselfifneedbe;thereis
absolutelynophysicalinterac-
tion.Onceagain,registration
isrequired.
Acoupleofgroupsarebe-
ingformed;thesegroups/clubs
arefreebutrequirestudentinformation.Tobe added to
thelist,pleasecalltheClass
Office.The Chessgroupis
lookingforexperiencedplay-
erstojointheirclub,andBud-
dhist Meditationwouldlike
interested residents tojoin.
PleasecalltheClassOfcefor
moreinformation.o
Investigations
Louise Gerson
Hopeeveryonehasahealthy
newyear.In2009wehad496
sales,449rentals,47deed
transfersand73requestsfor
occupantsforatotalof1,065
investigations.Wehavebeen
alittlebusy!
Pleasecomeintoourof-
fice tohave your questions
answered.Wecannotgiveyou
informationoverthephone
aboutpendinginvestigations
aseverythingiscondential.
OurAssociationboardistheonlyonetomakethedecisionto
acceptorrejectapersonwhen
youseefromtheinvestigation
reportthattheprospectivebuyer
hasahistoryofdelinquent
paymentsand/orahistoryof
criminalwrongdoings.
Ifyoumakeadecisionto
rejectthisperson,wecanthen
sendittoourattorneyforhis
legalopinion.
Thisdepartmentonlydoes
investigations.Wegather in-
formationandgiveittothe
Associationboard only. All
decisions are made by yourboard.Wecannotadviseyou
whattodo.o
Calling AllColumnists It is really more
ecienttoworkwith
email; send yourReporter article to
ucoreporterwpb@
bellsouth.net. If youdont have a
computer, use afriends. Do not
attach your article;write it directly on
theemailmessage.
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Safety
George Franklin
TheFluseasonishere.We
shouldknowthefacts.The
regularuisourenemy.The
H1N1SwineFluatthistime
isnotamajorproblem.Itmay
mutateandbecomeaproblem
inthefuture.Thebestwayto
ghtitisaFlushot.Inaddition
weneedtoavoidthevirus.
Thiscanbebestaccomplished
bycarryingahandsanitizer.
Whenyoutouchanysmooth
atsurfacesuchastherails
onourbussesyoupickupanyvirusesleftbyeveryoneelse
thathastouchedit.Avirus
canliveonasmoothsurface
foruptotwodays.Itisacom-
monreextocoughintoyour
hand.Youmayhavenoticed
whenyouenteracruiseship
theysprayyourhands.This
isbecauseoftherailings.In
additiontheaverageadult
touchestheirface18timesa
minute.Trytoavoidtouching
yourface.
Every year in the United
States, on average:
5to20percentofthepopu-
lationgettheu
Morethan200,000people
arehospitalizedfromu-
relatedcomplications
About36,000peopledie
fromu-relatedcauses
Pleaserememberthatthisis
thecommonFlu
Flu Symptoms and Cold
vs. Flu
Common Symptoms: fever(usuallyhigh)
tiredness(canbeextreme)
headache
drycough
sorethroat
runnyorstuffynose
muscleaches
These symptoms may oc-
cur, but are more likely in
children than adults:
nausea
vomiting
diarrhea
Is it a Cold or the Flu?
Fluandthecommoncold
arebothrespiratoryillnesses,
buttheyarecausedbydiffer-
entviruses.
Fluandthecommoncoldhave similarsymptoms (e.g.
fever,sorethroat).Itcanbe
difculttotellthedifference
betweenthem.
Yourdoctorcan giveyou
autestwithintherstfew
daysofyourillnesstodeter-
minewhetheryouhavetheu.
Ingeneral,theuisworse
thanthecommoncold.
Symptoms suchasfever,
bodyaches,extremetiredness,
anddrycougharemorecom-
monandintensewiththeu.
Coldsareusuallymilder
thantheu.Peoplewithcolds
aremorelikelytohavearunny
orstuffynose.
C ol ds g e ne ra ll y d o n o t
resultinserioushealthprob-
lems, such aspneumonia,
bacterialinfections,orhospi-
talizations.
H1N1 Swine Flu
The Swine Flu does not ap-
pear to be a particular prob-
lem at this time. You must geta H1N1 u shot anyway. The
problem is that it may mutate
at some point. This could make
it a threat to us. Be sure to get
your H1N1 u shot.o
Is It Swine Flu or Regular Flu?
Cold H1N1
Fever FeverisrareTemperaturesof100Forhigherfor
threetofourdays
CoughingAhacking(mucusproducing)
coughisoftenpresentAdryisusuallypresent
Aches Slightbodyachesandpains Severeachesandpains
Stuffy NoseStuffynoseiscommonly
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
At the LibraryBy Chuck Waugh
Free Tax Assistance at
the Okeechobee Branch
Library
AARPTax-Aidevolunteers
willprovideindividualizedtax
assistanceonFridaysfrom
10:00a.m.to4:00p.m.and
onSaturdaysfrom10:00a.m.
to1:00p.m.Pleasenotethechangeindaysandtimesfrom
previousyears.Thisservice
willstartonFebruary5and
continueuntilApril10.All
completedreturns will be
E-led.Youmustbringyour
currenttaxdocumentsandlast
yearscompletedtax return.
For those do-it-yourselfers,
taxformsarenowavailableat
thelibrary.
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,areeligibleforafree
librarycardwithproperI.D.
Visitthelibrarytoday!
February Programs:
Fridaysand Saturdays,
10:00a.m.AARPTax
Help Monday,Feb.1,6:00p.m.
CreoleComputerClass
Tuesday,Feb.2,8:30a.m.
MousingAround
Tuesday,Feb.2,2:30p.m.
BeginningMSWord
Wednesdays,Feb.3,10,17,
and24,2:00p.m.Health
andNutritionSeries
Thursday,Feb.4,2:30p.m.
CyberSecurity
Friday,Feb.5, 10:30a.m.
AdultBookDiscussion
Series Monday,Feb.8,10:30a.m.
WiiSportsonthebig
screen
Monday,Feb.8,6:00p.m.
CreoleComputerClass
Tuesday,Feb.9,8:30a.m.
BrowserBasics
Wednesday,Feb.17,10:30
a.m.MousingAround
Thursday,Feb.18,2:00
p.m.Movie(102min,
RatedPG)
Thursday,Feb.25,2:30
p.m.BrowserBasicso
Time Is Running
Out!By Roberta
Boehm-Fromkin
Officers,timeisrunning
shortelectionsare almost
here.Theslatewillbereadat
theFebruarymeetingandvot-
ingwilltakeplacethemorning
oftheMarchmeeting.Were-ceivedbiosformostpositions,
buttheonemostlackingisthat
oftheRecordingSecretary.
The slatefor all positions
willbereadattheFebruary
meeting,afterwhich,nomina-
tionswillbeacceptedfromthe
oor.
Anominationmustbedone
byaUCOdelegateandsec-
ondedbyoneotherdelegate.
Ifthenomineeisintheaudi-
torium,he/shewillbeaskedif
hewillacceptthenominationandifheisaresidentinCen-
turyVillageforatleastnine
monthsoftheyear.
Theymustbew illingto
serveontwocommittees.
Thenomineemustalsobea
memberingoodstandingof
UCO.Ifthenomineeisnot
intheaudience,anotemust
besignedbyhimthatthe
nominationwillbeaccepted,
ninemonthsoutoftheyearis
spentatCenturyVillageandis
willingtoserveontwocom-mittees.
Abioandpicturemustthen
besubmittedimmediatelyto
theReporter.So,ifyouknow
ofanyonewhowillacceptany
nomination,itwouldbewise
tosuggestthatabiobeready
tosubmit.Dontforgetthat
allpositionsexcepttwoVice
Presidentsareavailable.
Be active and become in-
volved in your community!o
Clubhouse
LibraryBy Dot Loewenstein
Itsgoodtohavesomany
volunteershereforthesea-
son.Thepaperbackcollection
seemstogrowbyleapsand
bounds,andwehavehadto
movetheTradeNovelsto
thebackoftheroom.Youllrecognizethembecausethey
looklikelargepaperbacks,but
classier.Asalways,thedeci-
siontotosspaperbacksthatare
inpoorconditionisuptoyou.
Bebravetherewillalways
bemorebooks.
Weverymuchappreciate
residentsandvisitorsreturn-
ingthetablestotheposition
inwhichtheyfoundthem.Our
planwastomakethelibraryin-
viting,andwhenthetablesare
alllinedup,militarystyle,itrepelsmanyvisitors.Soplease
leavetheminDiamondposi-
tions.Thisalsopermitspeople
towalkbehindthetablesto
reachthectionshelves.
Onapersonalnote,somehave
triedtocontactmeandcant
locatemynameinthephone
book.Thismaybeduetothefact
thatthereareelevenlettersinmy
surnamecanyougureout
whichletterisconsistentlyomit-
ted?WiththedeathofUCO Re-
porterEditorIrvLazar,Ivebeenspendingmostofmymornings
inthatofce.Ifyoumustreach
me,trycallingtheReporterat
683-9336.
Wearegladtohaveour
seasonalfriendsreturnand
trustthattheweatherwillal-
loweveryonetoenjoysome
outdooractivities. Today is
thersttimeinfouryearsthat
weactuallybrokedownand
turnedontheheat.
Asalways,ournalplea
isthatLargePrintbooksbe
returned.o% % %
+
Beat
the Clock
ThedeadlinefortheUCOReporteraccept-
ingallmaterialisthe
seventh (7th) of the
month.Dontbelate!
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Editor Pro Tem ............................................. Dot Loewenstein
Senior Editor........................................................Syd Kronish
Associate Editor.............................................June Saponaro
Layout Specialist.........................................Myron Silverman
Editorial Board......................All Editors, Pres and Vice Pres
Production...................................................... John Saponaro
Bookkeeper............................................Antoinette Salometo
Advertising...................... Don McDonough, Mindy Weingart
Consultant................................................................ Ken Graff
Proofreaders ........ Claudette LaBonte, Mary Patrick Benton
Artist...................................................................Helen Siegler
Circulation........................Seacrest, Pruitt, Prime, Gallagher
(your property managers)
To Be Accepted......items must display name, address, phone #.
Classied Ads for CV Residents Only:
Personal items for sale or wanted may be listed
on a space available basis, FREE of charge.
(Submit on 8.5" by 11" paper.)
Submissions & Articles ...... Please type in caps and lower case
letters, double spaced, any item. On a space available basis.
Deadlines...........7th of each month (call about special problems).
The ofcial newspaper of Century Village
24 Camden A, West Palm Beach, FL 33417
Tel: 561-683-9336 Fax: 561-683-2830
Email: [email protected]
Ofce hours: 9:30 am-12:00 noon, Mon-Fri
Dave Bernstein
Randall Borchardt
Sal Bummolo
Sandy Cohen
Ken Davis
George Franklin
Louise Gerson
Dan Gladstone
Jackie KarlanSyd Kronish
Claudette LaBonte
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
Ofce Manager: Mary Patrick Benton
UCO-Business Coordinator: 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 VegliaOlga Wolkenstein
I Was There OnDecember18,therewas
aTownHallmeetingforour
residentstomeetandhearfrom
severalcandidatesseekingthe
ofceofCongressmanserving
intheU.S.HouseofRepresen-
tativesforourdistrict.
Themeetinghadbeenpub-
licizedforseveralweekstobe
heldintheClubhouseTheatre,
atheatreofsome1,200seats.
Therewereperhaps30peoplethatcametolistentothesix
candidates,oneofwhomwill
betheirnextCongressman.
G eorgeFranklinandEd
Blackseeminglydidtheirbest
toassurethecandidatesthat
asidefromthedismalturnout
andthefacttheywouldbe
addressingavirtuallyempty
roomtheirmessagewouldbe
seenonChannel63.Icannot
sayifanyofthemaskedwhat
theviewershipofChannel63is.Onemightwonderifany
thoughtthecandidateshadof
CenturyVillagebeingamajor
votingforcewasdiminished
bytodaysfractionalturnout.
Mostofthepresentations
bothindividuallyandcollec-
tivelydealtwiththeissueof
healthcareand,ofcourse,the
healthcarelegislationnow
beingconsideredinCongress.
TheelectionwillbeinFebru-
ary.Withsupporters of the
legislationseekingtohaveitpassedassoonaspossible,it
mightbedecidedbeforethe
successfulcandidatetakesof-
ce.Ofcoursethereislikely
tobefutureaction,proposed
ortaken,w ithrespectto
healthcare.
George R. Pittell
A Misunderstanding Severalmonthsago,Isub-
mittedahumorousverse,
WhatIsaCrone?Itwas
printedinJanuarysissueof
theReporter.Becausethe
authorisunknowntome,I
wrote,submittedbyRosa-
lind Smoller. Some readers
interpretedsubmitted(sent
inby)tomeanwrittenby.
Iamsorryforthemisunder-
standing.
A Pleasant Surprise IdontknowwhereI and
alotofmyfriendsinour
Associationgottheideathat
cable-TVratesweregoingup
nextyear.Therewererumors
of$5-10permonthincreases.
Whatapleasantsurprisein
workingonour2010budget
tondthatourcable-TVrates
weregoingdownbyabout
$5perapartmentpermonth,
thankstothenewcontract
withComcastworkedoutby
thecurrentUCOadministra-
tionandtheCable-TVCom-
mittee.
ThenewOn-Demandchan-
nelsofferahugeselectionof
movies(someatcostbutmany
free),TVreruns,andmusic.
Ilovetheclassicalmusic
channels(840and841),but
whateverkindofmusicyou
like,itsthere.
Lanny Howe
Another Update on the
Golf Course Asofthiswriting(January
7,2010)Ihavebeentoldby
County Code Enforcement
thattheyhavebeenintouch
withAndrewWaldman,the
ownerofthegolfcourse,and
theinternalfencewasinstalled
onthepropertywithagatethat
ischainedandlocked.This
fencereplacestheonethat
wasremovedbyWaldmana
fewmonthsago.Thisshould
preventanyonefromcom-
ingthroughthegolfcourse
propertyinto CenturyVil-
lageaslongasthegatestays
closedandlocked.Ifanyone
noticesthatthegatehasbeen
leftopen,pleaseletmeknow
andIwillfollowupagain
withCodeEnforcement.The
Countyadvisedmethatthey
arenotrequestingafencetobe
installedacrosstheentranceat
Haverhillatthistime.
Ialsowasintouchwiththe
CountyLandscapeDivisionofCodeEnforcementand
suppliedthemwithalegal
rulingontherequirementfor
perpetualmaintenanceofthe
entire golf course property,
insteadofjustmaintaining20
feetfromthepropertyline.
Theyaretakingthatunder
considerationandwilladvise
meshortly.
IalsowasinformedbyCode
Enforcementthat nes were
imposedagainstWaldmanfor
thetimethathedidnotcomplywiththeMagistratesruling.
Ihavealsobeenintouch
withtheSheriffsDepartment
toaskthattheydofrequent
monitoringoftheproperty
toseethatundesirables
havenottakenupresidence
there.Theyhaveassuredme
thattheywillcheck.Again,if
youseesomeoneonthegolf
coursepropertyotherthanthe
workershiredbytheowners,
pleasenotifytheSheriffsof-
cetocheckonthesituation.
ThePro-ActiveCommittee
ofCenturyVillage, incon-
junctionwithUCO,andwith
theownersofthegolfcourse
willbeholdinganotherTown
HallMeetingtodiscussthe
golfcourse.Thisisforthose
residentsthatwereunableto
attendtheOctobermeeting.
Stayed tuned folks.
Honey Sager
VP, Pro-Active Committee
Channel
63 Memo The Channel
63 lineup is as
follows:
All UCO, Spe-
cial and TownHall Meetings
appear at 56
minutes past
thehouruntil6
minutes after
thenexthour.
Odd Hours
showAnnounce-
ments and
Classes.
Even Hours
showClubsand
Organizations.
The recorded
Delegate As-
sembly will be
shown for ve
daysat9:00am
and6:00pm.
All requests
foryourinforma-
tiontobeshown
must use the
provided form
at the UCO of-
ce. Instruc-
tionsareonthe
form.
PersonalsFannie Ushkow,
Music Maker LetusrememberFannie
Ushkow,animportantVillage
musicmaker,whopassedaway
shortlybeforeNewYearsDay
attheageof95.Foroverthree
decades,she enrichedthe
Villagewithmusicandsong,
alwayswillingtoaddhertal-
entstoanygrouporcauseor
occasionthatneededher.
WhenFannieandherhus-
bandarrivedintheVillage
in1975,shepromptlyfound
aneedforhermusicaland
organizationalabilities. She
recruitedanddirectedawom-
enschorusthebeloved
Melodearssoonaftershe
arrivedandleditforthenext
29years. Someoftheoriginalcharter
membersoftheMelodearsare
stillsingingFannieUshkows
tunes,andthewholeVillageis
stillapplauding.
Edith Sharon
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February 2010 THE UCO REPORTER Page 7
Your Theater
Claudette
LaBonte
Iamwritingthisverylate
onSaturdaynight,January2,
2010.Wewereallblownaway
byTheBronxWanderers.The
ushercorpsusuallycompiles
yourcommentsonashowin
ourreport,butyoumadeit
soclearandeasyforuswith
wordslikephenomenal,
fantastic,outstandingand
itgoesonandon.Inaddition
toitbeingafamilyaffair,they
arepuretalent.Whatagrand
waytobeginthe2010enter-tainment.
So,asI havesaidmany
times,buyfortheactsyou
haveneverseenbeforeandbe
pleasantlysurprised.Choose
fromthefollowing(maybeall)
forFebruary:
Tue.,Feb.2,8pmThe
PlattersandtheCornellGunter
Coasters:ACVfavoritethat
youalwaysasktoreturnso
comeondownforafifties
nighttoremember.
*Sat.,Feb.6,8pmTherealNYGilbert&Sullivan
playerscompanywiththeir
ownspeciallittletwist.
* S un ., F eb . 7 , 8 p m
Stayin Alive:onenightofthe
BeeGees.Youwontneedto
closeyoureyesandpretend
tothesound.Theylooklike
therealthing.Thisshouldbe
arockinevening.
Tue.,Feb.9,8pmTovah
Feldshuh.AthreetimeTony
winner,threeDramaDesk
Awards,fourOuterCritics
Circleawards,theObieand
Theater World award. How
canwemisssuchaperformer?
Bethere.
Thu.,Feb.11,8pmMar-
ilynMcCooandBillyDavis,Jr.Ahusbandandwifeteam
sincemeetingwiththeoriginal
FifthDimensiongroup.They
haveearnedplatinumalbums,
beeninBroadwayplays,tele-
visionspecialsandsoldout
internationaltours.Dontbe
leftoutofthisone.
**Sat.,Feb.13,7pm
StringFever. From London:
fourmusiciansplayingelec-
tricstringedinstrumentsina
uniquestyleshow.Howmany
ofyoumissedthestringoflastyear?Thisperformanceisa
mustsee.
* * T ue ., F eb . 1 6 , 7 p m
TonyDanza.Astageand
screenstaraswellasadancer
andsinger,andbestremem-
CLUBHOUSE MOVIES
UP (PG 96 min)
voices of Ed Asner, Christopher PlummerBy tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old
Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulll his lifelong dream to see
the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however,he learns he isnt alone on his journey, since Russell, a
wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently
become a stowaway on the trip.Sun, 1/24, 1:45 pm; Mon, 1/25, 6:45 pm; Tue, 1/26, 1:45 pm;
Sun, 1/31, 1:45 pm; Mon, 2/01, 6:45 pm(continued from last month)
ADAM (PG-13 99 min)
Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy IrvingRomance can be risky, perplexing and lled with the perils
of miscommunication. A story about two strangers, one alittle stranger than the other. A lonely man with Aspergers
Syndrome develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor.Tue, 2/02, 1:45 pm; Thu, 2/04, 6:45 pm; Sun, 2/07, 1:45 pm;
Mon, 2/08, 6:45 pm; Tue, 2/09, 1:45 pm
PUBLIC ENEMIES (R 140 min)
(rated R for adult situations)Johnny Depp, James Russo, Christian Bale
Americas Most Wanted! The Feds try to take down notorious
American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson andPretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Sun, 2/14, 1:45 pm; Mon, 2/15, 6:45 pm; Tue, 2/16, 1:45 pm;Thu, 2/18, 6:45 pm; Sun, 2/21, 1:45 pm
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER (PG-13 95 min)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey DeschanelBoy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesnt. An offbeat
romantic comedy about a woman who doesnt believe truelove exists, and the young man who falls for her.
Mon, 2/22, 6:45 pm; Tue, 2/23, 1:45 pm; Thu, 2/25, 6:45 pm;Sun, 2/28, 1:45 pm
(to be continued next month)
NO ADMISSION TO BE CHARGED
beredforhisTVperformances
inTaxiandWhos the Boss.
**Sat.,Feb.20,7pmWhat
a World by a Nice Jewish Girl,
starringWendyLiebman.Sheis
unexpected,knownforherone
linersandperfecttiming,master
ofthethrowawayline.
Sun.,Feb.21,8pmCav-
endish Classics.An evening
ofLernerandLoewesmu-sic,featuringromancefrom
Camelot,highlightsfromMy
Fair Lady,Brigadoon, Gigi
andmore.Comeandbebeau-
tifullyentertained.
*Tue.,Feb.23,8pmGive
myregards toBroadway,the
music,thestories,andmagic.
Listentothemelodiousvoice
ofDeanReagan,hisbewitching
styleandcomictiming.
*Sat.,Feb.27,8pm
FeverThe Music of Peggy
Lee,starringBuddyGrecoandLezlieAnders.AVegas
husbandandwifeduopaying
tributetoPeggyLee,known
forhersultryrenditions.We
arealwayslookingforsome-
thingdifferent.Hereitis.
R em em be r, dont get
locked out.Therearethree
showsinFebruarythatwill
beginat7pm;thereisno
admittanceafter 7:10.This
respectsboththepatronsand
theperformers.
Theirperformancesarein-
dicatedbytwo**.
One*indicatesneverbe-
foreseenatCV.Givethema
tryandmakeyourselfsome
newfavorites.
Seeyouatthetheater.o
Transportation
Barbara Cornish
Letmestartbywishingev-
eryoneahappy and healthy
new year!
SinceIhavetakenover
TransportationIhavereceived
numerouscommentsheets
withsuggestionswhichIhave
beenlookinginto.Ihave
madeitmybusinesstoride
thebuses(allofthem)toun-
derstandifwecanmakeany
improvements.Theresidents
shouldtakeadvantageofourbussystemanduseittogoto
theshows,malls,Publixand
restaurants.
Ihopetohaveabustotake
ustoseniordayattheSouth
FloridaFair.Iwillpostatthe
Clubhouse,channel63andthe
CVBlog,tentativelyJanuary
25,2010.Ifyouhaveasug-
gestion,pleaselloutasheet
attheUCOofceortheticket
ofceintheMainClubhouse.
Iwanttothank President
GeorgeLoewensteinandmy
wonderfulcommitteeforhelp-ingmeinmyrstmonthas
chairperson.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.TheJanuarytripisonFebruary 8th.
TheWednesdaybusnormallygoestoCityPlaceat10a.m.and
continuesontoGardensMall,arrivingabout10:30a.m.Thisbus
leavestheGardensMallat1:30p.m.andpicksupatCityPlace
about2p.m.
EXCEPTION:The4th Wednesday
triponJanuary 27th
iscancelled.TherewillbeNOexcursionbusonthatday.
This48passengerbusisusuallyfull,soitmakessensetoarrive
between8:30a.m.and9a.m.tobesureofgettingaseat.
Welcome Back
Seasonal
Residents
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at this location!
Monday, February 15,
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Pre-registration isrequiredby February4;please call
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wewillhaveadequatesuppliesonhand.
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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.
Ihavebeengettinganumber
ofcallsaboutacommentthat
wasmadeinthelastissueof
the UCO Reporterregarding
thearticlethatDanGladstone
wroteandusedtheplumbing
termballcock.Itistheoat-
ingballandpostinthetankof
yourtoiletwhichcontrolsthe
owofwaterwhenthetoiletis
ushed.When,overtime,the
ballbreaksoffduetorusting,
waterstartstorununcontrol-
lably,causingthetanktoowoverandcausingmuchofthe
waterdamagethathasaccrued
inmanyapartments.Thispart
shouldbecheckedoutatleast
twiceayear.Agentlereminder
toallassociationstosign
uptohavethewatercutoff
valvesinstalledassoonaspos-
sible,becauseourpipeshave
reachedtheirlifeexpectancy
anditshouldbedonebefore
theseasonisover.
Therehavebeencomments
aboutothermethodstoshutoffthewaterinanapartment.The
problemwiththesemethodsis
thattheyareawedbecause
puttingavalveatthelineby
thewaterheaterdoesnotshut
downthewaterpressureinthe
linetoaunit.Thenextmethod
wouldhaveyoushuttingdown
veorsixvalvestoshutdown
thewaterinsteadofshutting
onevalvethatisrightoutside
theunit.Therewasanadin
thepapersayingthataperson
couldinstallavalvebythewatertankfora$20permit
fee.Ihadcalledpermitdept
andwasinformedthatthereis
nosuchthingasa$20permit
toinstallavalve.
Iwouldliketoseeacopy
ofthisso-called$20permitto
installavalve.Anyonewho
wouldliketocheckthisinfo
couldcallMr.JoeKajak,the
headplumbinginspectoratthe
BuildingDepartment.From
nowon,Iamrequestingthat
theUCO Reporterhavethead-
vertiserproveanystatements
thattheymaymakeabout
permitfeesorcostofservices
thattheyputinanyad.
Atpresent, therearesev-
eralunitsthathavehadwater
damageandcannotpassin-
spectionbecausetheyhave
tanklesswaterheaterswhich
thebuildingdepartmentwants
replacedandrewiredwitha
conventionalhotwatertank.
Sobewarned:Ifyouhaveany
illegalwiring,waterdevices,
fansetc.,andtheyareseenby
abuildinginspectorforwhat-
everreason,youmayhavea
bigproblemandwillbeliable
foraheavyne.
Attachedisacopyofaletter
fromtheBuildingDepartment
answeringseveralquestionsI
hadaskedwithregardtotank-
lesswaterheaters.Pleasepay
attentiontothisletter.Ittells
youaboutalltheproblemswithtanklesswaterheaters
andhowtheycanpossibly
startare.Thereisonepart
ofthisletterwhereIwanted
clarication.Iagaincontacted
Mr.Gathrightandaskedhow
ahandfuloftanklesswater
heaterspassedinspection.His
answerwasthatthoseheaters
wereofmuchlowerampsand
meetcode,eventhoughthey
dontheatwaterverywell.
Othertanklesswaterheaters
thathavebeenfoundrunonhigherampsandwillnotcom-
plywithcodebecausethey
willproduceanextraloadon
existingwires,whichcould
leadtocausingare.Iask
you,isitworthhavingone?
AtourDecember3meeting,
Mr.BillRaphan,theOmbuds-
manfromtheDepartmentof
Condominium, Land Sales
andMobileHomes,talked
abouthowelectionsinCondo-
miniumAssociationsshould
beconductedinastepbystepapproach.OnThursday,Feb-
ruary4,hewillagainbewith
us,givingaclassonresponsi-
bilitiesofboardmemberstoan
association.Pleasesignupfor
thisclassattheguardstation
intheclubhouse.
O ur n e x t M ai nt en an ce
Committeemeetingwillbe
onTuesday,February9at10
a.m.inRoomCoftheclub-
house.Thismeetingisopen
toeveryone.Peoplefromthe
BuildingDepartmentwillreturnandnishthelecturethattheywereunabletonishlastmonth.
Everyoneshouldattendthismeeting.
Reminder:classonThursday,February4signupinadvance.
MeetingonTuesday,February9everyonewelcome.o
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PRINCIPLES OVER POLITICSMY NAME IS PHYLLIS RICHLAND. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE
NEVER MET ME, I WAS A VICE PRESIDENT OF UCO FOR FOUR YEARS.
PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
AND I WAS ON MANY COMMITTEES. I WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDING
MEMBERS OF OUR CERT GROUP AND I ALSO CHAIRED THE LIFT
COMMITTEE. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN UCO AND CENTURY VIL-
LAGE FOR OVER TEN YEARS. THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF
THE ELDERLY HERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY MAIN GOAL. I HAVE
ORGANIZED HEALTH FAIRS AND HELPED FAMILY MEMBERS CON-
NECT WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT MADE IT EASIER FOR THEIR EL-
DERLY.
TWO YEARS AGO, I TOOK A SABBATICAL FOR PERSONAL REASONS,
AND NOW I WANT TO REJOIN UCO AS VICE PRESIDENT AND SERVE
THE VILLAGE ONCE MORE.
I CAN ASSURE YOU STEADY LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF CHANGE. I
AM A TESTED LEADER AND MY INTEGRITY COUNTS.
IF I WIN, YOU WIN!!!
I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
PHYLLIS RICHLAND
Urgent: CenturyVillage CondoOwners Need toSupport SB 780!ForeclosureProceedings/Paymentof Fees
Dear Century VillageOwners,We need to make sure
that Senate Bill 780, filedby Senator Evelyn Lynn,will pass through theLegislature and will besigned by the Governor!This bill, in short, de-mands that banks andmortgage companies areliable for Associationfees owed by units from
the day of the filing forforeclosure. The bill pro-vides for retroactive ap-plication.
See full text here:http://www.ccfj.net/PB10SB780.html
We heard in the lastfew months many com-plaints from owners and
board members demand-ing reforms because themany foreclosed units are
causing serious budgetdeficits and increases ofAssociation fees, hurtingall owners. Write Senator Lynn athank-you note for fil-ing SB 780. Make sureyou say how much this
bill is needed to protectthe financial sanity ofour Community Asso-ciations.
Here is Senator Lynnsemail address: [email protected]
And write Senate Presi-dent Jeff Atwater thatthis bill is desperatelyneeded and that it is timeto stop protecting banksat the expense of owners.Banks got bail-out mon-ey; our Associations didnot! Tell Senator Atwaterthat he has to stop killing
bills that will help ourAssociations. He wantsto be Floridas next ChiefFinancial Officer. Let himknow how strongly youfeel about this issue!
His email address:atwater. [email protected] We must act now be-fore the 2010 Legislativesession begins!
Lilly Roberts
CV Welcomes 2010Continued from Page 1
TheUsherCorps,alsoattired
inthelatestfashions,performed
amostcommendableservicefor
allthepartygoers.Theycollect-
edticketsatthedoor,escorted
theattendeestotheirnumbered
table,andprovidedanyandall
assistancewhenneeded.
TheUsherstafffortheeve-ningpartyincludedClaudette
LaBonte, Natalie Hauptman
(chairpersonfortheevent),
JoeFavorito,IsabelleScherel,
CynthiaKronish,SamSut-
ker,ShirleyBrevitch,Sandy
Levine, NadaTauber, and
MarilynPerroni.
Notedintheaudiencewas
UCOPresidentGeorgeLoew-
ensteinandwifeDot,aswell
asUCOVicePresidentFrank
CornishandwifeBarbara.
Thepartygoersbrought
theirownfoodandbeverages.
Someevenhadtheirdelicacies
deliveredtothepartyroom.
PeteTerriandhismusical
marvelsplayedavarietyof
tunesfromrumbatoboogie,
muchtothedelightofthe
swingingcouplesperforming
theirfancyfootwork.
As theclockstruckmid-
night,everyonetootedtheirhorns, shouted loudly, and
sangalongwiththebandas
theyplayedAuld Lang Syne,
huggingandkissingthose
closetothem,anddrinking
specialtoaststotheNewYear.
Moredancingandtootingcon-
tinuedwellaftermidnight,and
thebandplayedon.
Noonewantedtoleave.It
wasanighttoremembera
happyNewYearwelcomed
withapredictionforagood
yeartocome.o
( ( ( ( ( (
Attention
Newcomers CondodocumentsincludeBylaws,Dec-
laration of Condominium and Amend-ments.Allnewunitowners,atclosing,
aretoreceiveasetofthesedocuments
fromtheseller,orobtainreimbursement
fortheapproximatecostcostofreplace-
ment.Theycanbeobtainedfromanytitlecompanyforafee.
Anyquestions?AskUCO.
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Ihavealwaysbeenapersonthatcaredaboutotherpeopleanddidmybesttoassistthem,beforeIcame
totheUnitedStatesandsincethen.
Iamadedicatedandresponsiblepersonandwilldomyverybesttocontinuetoworkforthebettermentof
theresidentsofCenturyVillage. NotadaygoesbythatIdonotreceiveatleastveThankYousfromresidentsthatIhavehelpedinvarious
ways.Myshoeboxoverowswithlettersofappreciationandmyvoicemailisfullwithmessagesofgratitude.
InthenextissueoftheUCOReporter,IwilllistallthatIhaveaccomplishedfortheresidentsofCentury
Villageoverthelast12years.
IaskforyoursupportinvotingformetobethenextUCOPresident.Thankyou.
Dan Gladstone for UCO President
ChiefofPolice-goodcitizenshipaward
MinisterofInternalDefense
DanGladstonewastheheadoftheBenevolentPoliceAssociation
intheCountyofHerziliyaDistrictinIsraelfrom1981until1990
Policework
Zahal,IDF,yearsoutstandingservice25years
U.S.Achievementsinthenextissue.
MY HELP TO PEOPLE STARTED IN THE OLD COUNTRY
Dan, ex wife Pamela, daughter Karen, boyfriend Saul, son Allon, wife
Ronit at the Brio restaurant in Palm Beach Gardens on January 5, 2010.
1993-94.
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Dave Israel
MY PLEDGE TO YOU AS UCO PRESIDENT
Reorganization: to save cost and run
More efficiently.
To listen: to listen to your needs
without interfering and to help when
needed.
Heart: to care about people and treat
them with dignity and respect
I serve you as UCO President by being of you and
for you. Service to this community is the
hallmark of my presidency
I AM ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE
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.
Estate sale
GolfsEdge,2nd,furnACH,
newWH,scrporch,stepsto
pool,Temple,EastGate,CH,
rentablebldg.BO.Sacrice
516-640-6701
For Sale by Owner
Mustbeseen:2BR,1ba,
2ndcnr,brandnewtilebaths,
brandnew CA,brandnew
H WH , brand new fridge,brandnewstove,allnewcptg
andtilethroughout,willpay
allclosingcosts!Callowner
712-8720
Verylgsize2/2renov,tiles,
CAC,hurrshuts,2fans,lux
furn.$78,000negot786-
473-2682;561-478-6564
Oxford,SEcnr,2BRw/2
wndoedbaths,wndoedkit
andtiledsunrm,18inchtile
throughout,byappt686-
6372.
AndoverC,cnr1st,2BR/2
ba,1handicapba/stallshwr,
newwoodlam fls, custom
drapes,CAC,lotsoflite,hurr
shuts,newWH,rentable,re-
centlypainted,applwarranty
current.$48,000561-689-
0311;336-456-6259
CanterburyD,1/1gr,un-
furn,enclpatio,hurrshuts.$15,000662-0754
DoverA,gr,1bed,1ba,
CA,alltiled,lgpatio,nrCH,
Egate,doctors,pharm561-
686-5441;917-755-9583
Short Sale
Oxford500,2nd,2/2,newkit,
bathsandtiles,lgenclpatio
w/accesstopatiofrBRand
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From the Desk of
State
Representative
Mark S. Pafford
Building a Culture of
Educational Achievement
and a Lifetime of Learning
TheStateofFloridasedu-
cationalsystemiscomposed
oflocalschoolboards,county-
administeredpublicschools,
privateandparochialschools,
publicand private colleges
anduniversities,andtheFlor-
idaDepartmentofEducation,
whosemissionistoimprove
academic achievementfrom
pre-kindergartenthroughthecommunity collegelevel.
WhenIvisitareaschools,I
amalwaysimpressedwiththe
enthusiasmofstudentsinmy
districtandthroughoutFlorida!
The standardized FCAT,
currentlyadministeredto
studentsingrades3-11,of-
fersonlyasnapshotofastu-
dentsability.HouseBill473,
sponsoredbyRepresentative
DwightBullard(D-Miami),
callsforreplacingtheFCAT
withcomprehensiveend-of-yearexams.Thesetestswould
expandschoolaccountability
byfocusingontheentiretyof
astudentsscholasticachieve-
mentthroughouttheyearand
considersubjectsthatthe
FCATdoesnot,suchascivics,
geography,worldhistoryand
thehumanities.IfRep.Bul-
lardsbillbecomeslaw,itsre-
formswouldbeimplemented
bythe2014-2015schoolyear.
Hereisasnapshotofprogress
inmydistrict,aswellasthefu-
turechallenges:65percentof
schoolsinDistrict88arerated
asAschools;24percentare
ratedasB;and12percent
ofschoolsareratedasC
schools.Overall,District88
ratesarebetterthanstatewide
averages.However,Ibelieve
wecandobetter.Schoolswith
poorratingscontinuetobe
punishedannually,whichis
badforstudents,forteachers,
andforFloridasfuture. Asthefatherofa17year-
old-daughter,Iamconcerned
w ith the ever-increasing
expenseofacollegeeducation.
Currently,5,545studentsfrom
District88areenrolledin
highereducationunderthe
FloridaPrepaidCollegePlan.
Thisplanoffersparentsa
nanciallysoundandtax-free
waytosaveforcollegeandcan
beusedat11publicuniversities
and28communitycolleges
throughout Florida. Please
visit www.myoridaprepaid.
comformoreinformationor
toenroll.
Theimportanceofbuilding
acultureoflifelonglearning
forallFloridiansiscritical
toourfutureeconomy.A
highlyskilledandeducated
workforcewill attract jobs.
Ourpubliclibrariesarea
wonderfulresource,andRoyal
PalmBeachjustcelebrated
thegrandre-openingoftheirr e n o v at e d a n d e x p a n de d
branch!Also,thePalmBeach
C o u n t y S c h o o l D i s t ri c t
offersadultandcommunity
e d u c a t io n c l a s se s f o r a
nominalfee.Pleasevisitwww.
pbceducator.nettolearnmore
abouttheseclasses,insubjects
fromnanceandcomputersto
Englishandthearts.o
The Readers
Corner
Lenore Velcoff
The Help, KathrynStock-
ettsNew York Timesbestsell-
ingdebut,isasforeignand
unknowntomeaswasthe
storyoftheChinesepicture
brideinHonolulu.Itisthe
storyofawhitewomanin
Mississippiinthel960swho
helpsagroupofblackmaids
telltheirstories.
Stockettwrites thisbook
throughtheeyesoftwoofthe
maids,Aibileenand Minny,
andSkeetertheproperSouth-
ernmiss,prosperous, edu-
catedandidle.Itistoldinthe
rstpersonpresenttenseand
bringstolifecharactersthat
aresympatheticandreal.Each
ofthemanyrelationshipsbe-
tweenthelargecast,fromthe
societywomenofJacksonto
theirblackhelp,istoldwith
ablendofrageandhumor.
Theauthorwritessomeof
thechaptersinthespeechand
dialectofherblackwomen.NotbeingfromtheSouthat
thattime,Icannotvouchfor
theaccuracyofthisdepiction.
Shecertainly describessome
ofthecontradictionsofthe
timesthough,whenviolence
andhatredwereagiven,but
sowereloveandcompassion
onbothsidesofthestory.The
characterswerefullydevel-
opedandthestorysuperb.
Thereisnotrickiersubject
forawriterfromtheSouth
thanthatofaffectionbetweena
blackpersonandawhiteonein
theunequalworldofsegrega-
tion,wroteHowellRaines.
I b e l ie ve M s. S to c ke t t
showedcourageintellingthis
storyofblackwomenwhoare
complex,strong,moral,intel-
ligent,funny,withemotional
depthandvulnerability.She
alsodescribessomeofthe
whitewomenwithalltheir
frailtiesandscabs.Sheex-
plorestheviewpointsofothers
unlikeherself.Whetheritisan
accurateportrayalonlysome
Southernerscansay.The Helpissurelydifferentfrommost
booksyouwillread.Youwill
laugh,gasp,cheerandcry.oV
Whats Your
Responsibility? AssociationPresi-
dentsareresponsi-
bleformakingsure
thatcopiesofthe
UCOReporterare
distributed when
theyarepublished.
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Recreation
SailingGail
Fei
WelcometotheSailClub
news!Wearesoproudofour
newdockareabeautication
andweoweabigthankyoutoWPRFformakingourareaso
neatandattractive.TheClub
membersareagainreadyto
hoistthesailsandbeginanew
seasonofexcitingactivities!
Thekick-offtotheFallRace
SeriesbeganNovember3 rdat
1:00p.m.andwasfollowedby
ourmonthlyPotLuckDinner
atSomersetPoolat5:30p.m.
Manysnowbirdshavereturn
fromtheirsummerhiatusin
thenorthandareveryhappy
tobepartoftheCenturyNavyagain.
On De ce mb er 1 stat5:30
p.m.,therewasaPotLuck
andPoolPartyattheSom-
ersetPool.Thesedinnersare
highlysuccessfulandnottobe
missed!
TheAnnualBreakfastand
InstallationofOfficerswas
heldonSunday,January17,
2010intheClubhouse.Atthe
AnnualBreakfastthenewof-
cersfor2010wereinstalled.
Theyare:CommodoreRay
Mullen, Vice Commodore
RonHelms,RearCommodore
HorstFei,ScribeHelgaLieb,
andTreasurerFinaCucalon.
TheWinterRaceSeries
startedTuesdayJanuary5 thand
willrunforsevenweeks.
EveryrstTuesdayofthe
monthwillbeaPotLuck
supperattheSomersetPool
at5:30p.m.Therewillbea
luncheoninFebruaryatthe
GoldenCorral;checkthebul-letinboardfordetails.
OurDockAttendant/Sailing
Instructor,HelgaLieb,willbe
happytohelpnewsailorsand
isondutyTuesday-Fridayfrom
11a.m.to5p.m.andSaturday
from9a.m.to1:00p.m.Card-
holdingsailorsmayusethe
buddysystemandsailwhen
Helgaisnotatthedock,by
goingtotheofce,gettingthe
key,andreturningitwhenyou
andyourbuddyarenished.
CheckthebulletinboardfordatesandphotosofClubMem-
bersenjoying each others
company.HappySailstoYou!
Snorkel ClubSandy
Wynn
DinnerattheGoldenCorral
inDecemberwasfunandwe
werequiteacrowd.Sittingwith
newandoldfriendsinaspecial
areamadeitallthenicer.Then
offtoenjoytheholidaydisplay
atHoffmansChocolateShoppe
inLakeWorth.Unfortunately,
assoonasthecaravanarrived,
theskyopenedup.Atleastthe
insideoftheshopwasawonder
withthearomaofchocolateand
everytypeandshapeimaginable
available.Inspiteofthedown-
pour,wedidhaveagoodtime.
OnTuesday,January5,we
hadaPotLuckSupperwith
thesailingclubatSomerset
poolat5:30p.m.Therewas
asnorkelingtriponSunday,January10.Thetriptosnor-
kelwiththemanateeswill
beonFebruary2,3and4at
CrystalRiver.Mustcallfor
reservationsatthemoteland
diveshop.
Theclubcarriesaniceline
ofsportsclothinganddiffer-
enttypesofheadcoverings
withoursnorkellogo.Our
meetingsarethethirdFriday
ofeachmonthat10a.m.in
theMainClubhouseinRoom
A.Comejoinusandbewithagreatgroupofhappypeople.
Formoreinformationonthe
trips,callJudyMaliziaat716-
697-4350.
TennisJerry
Goldberg
Iwouldrstliketowish
allourTennisClubmembers
averyhappyNewYear.Our
breakfastmeetingattheSom-ersetTennisCenterlastmonth
wasverywellattended.A
numberofnewcansofballs
weregivenouttothehappy
winnersofourraffle.The
ClubmembersreelectedAlan
Cutlertoanothertermasour
President.RhodaNadelwas
chosenasournewV.P.and
Chris Mohantywill remain
ourSecretary.LesRivkinhas
acceptedthepositionofTrea-
surerinmyplace.
A n u m be r o f c o m me nt sw eremaderegardingthe
dreadfulstateofthosetennis
courtswhichwerenotresur-
facedlastyear.Cracksand
sinkholesarecreatingdanger-
ousplayingconditionsforour
playersandguests.Weare
hopingthatUCOandWPRF
willaddressthisissuebefore
someoneisseriouslyinjured.
O ur t e n ni s t ea m s h av e
arrangedtoplayourhome
matchesonthesoftcourts
atthePalmBeachTennisClub
acrossHaverhillRd.andall
residentsarewelcometocome
watchtheaction.Wehaveen-
teredtwomensteamsinthe
PalmBeachSeniorDoubles
League(inLevels2and6)
withplaycommencingabout
11am onThursdays through
midMarch.Ourschedulesare
postedonthebulletinboardatourTennisCenter.TheLeague
Standingswillbereportedin
mynextarticle.
Anyresidentwishingtojoin
theTennisClubshouldcontact
TomSpeerin,ourTennisCen-
terDirector,attheSomerset
Courtsonweekdaymornings.
Duesforthisyearhasbeenset
at$8permember.Clubshirts
andvisorsarealsoavailable
forpurchase.Youcanmake
arrangementsfortennisles-
sons,andapracticecourtwithballmachinecanbeusedto
improveyourskills.o
p
TpolicytoourStaffOfce,ID
OfceorAdministrativeOf-
ceforclarication.
Asreportedinoneofmy
earlierarticles,someofour
residentsare still making
photocopiesoftheirWPRF
IDcardsandattemptingto
usethesecopiestogainadmit-
tancethroughthegatesand/or
toWPRFfacilities.Whenever
aphotocopiedIDispresented,
ourguardsareinstructedto
confiscate that photocopy
andreturnittoourIDofce.
WPRFthenmaintainsarecord
ofthosewhohavechosento
usetheirownphotocopied
IDcard(s)aspartofthat
residentspermanentrecord,
andrepeatoffenderswillface
a periodof suspensionfrom
WPRF facilities. I strongly
urgeeveryresidenttorefrain
fromthispractice,andsimplypresenttheWPRF-issuedID
cardwhenrequestedtodoso.
Ourstaffishardatwork
makingyourWPRFfacilities
asefcient,cleanandwell-
maintainedaspossible.Please
lookfornewimprovementsto
ouroutdoorfurniture,theten-
niscourtsandPicnicIsland,to
nameafew,asweworkonthe
2009-10budgetedprojects.
HappyNewYeartoall of
you,andbewell.o
WPRFContinued from Page 3
Stamps in
the News
Syd Kronish
Whatsaheadforthe2010
stampprogram?
Letstakeanexcitinglook
atafewitemsfor2010releas-
esbytheU.S.PostalServices.
Wealreadyreportedthe
stamp hailingthe Winter
OlympicstobeheldFebru-
ary12-28inVancouver,B.C.
Canada.Featured w as an
airbornesnowboarderagainst
abackdropofasnow-capped
mountain,andisbeingissued
January22. T he 2 0 10 l in e- up i s a n
excitingandvariableone.
Atributetothereveredand
popularMotherTeresa,who
receivedtheNobelPeacePrize
in1979forherhumanitarian
workwiththepoorandsuf-
feringofvariouspartsofthe
worldisontheagenda.She
wasnamedanhonoraryU.S.
citizeninappreciationforher
dedicationtoherlifelongwork
forthelessfortunate. Sportsfanswillwelcomethe
recognitionoftheNegroBase-
ballLeague,whichoperated
from1920-1960.Honoredwere
agroupofremarkableathletes
evertoplayinthissportbut
weredeniedtheopportunityto
participateinthemajorleagues,
untilJackieRobinsonbrokethe
colorlinewiththeBrooklyn
Dodgersin1947.
CowboysoftheSilver
Screenisthetitleofasetof
fourstampshonoringaquar-tetofheroesoftheAmerican
Westinearlylmroles.The
honoreesare:WilliamS.Hart,
TomMix, GeneAutry, and
RoyRogers.Memoriesof
thesesaddledexpertswilllive
forever.Thesestampswillbe
releasedinApril.
SundayFunniesshows
astampedpaneofcartoon
charactersArchie,Beetle
Bailey,DennistheMenace,
Gareld,CalvinandHobbes.
Their humorousanticswereappreciatedbyyoungandold
tostartofftheweekwithabig
laugh.Julyisthedateforthis
issuance.
Carryingonthefunnyside
isastampfeaturingAmericas
favorite cartoonistof World
WarII,BillMauldin.Bills
workwasdedicatedtoapair
ofG.I.soldiers,WillieandJoe,
invariousfunnysituations
withseriousbackgrounds.His
cartoonswerepublishedinthe
45 th Divisionnewspaperas
wellasthemonthlyStars and
Stripes.
Twowomenwhogained
universalrecognitionfortheir
performancesinthe20thcen-
tury,KateSmithandKather-
ineHepburn,willbeshownon
separatestampsthissummer.
KateSmith,thecelebrated
songstressand entertainer,
gained additional famewith
herrenditionof God Bless
America,writtenbyIrvingBerlin.Thesonghasbeen
calledthenationssecond
national anthem. Katherine
Hepburnwillreceivethe2010
Legends of Hollywood
honorwithastampthatshows
herportrait.Herpopularity
waswelcomedinavarietyof
rolesin40lms,manywith
SpencerTracy,herco-star.
Wewillbeinformingyou
ingreaterdetailaboutthese
stampsaswellasmanyothers
onthe2010schedule.o
.
.
.
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Arts &
Entertainment
Irv Rikon
Theater Review:
Copenhagen at Palm Beach
Dramaworks
MichaelFraynsaw ard-
winningdrama,Copenhagen,
issurelyoneofthemostintel-
lectuallystimulatingandchal-
lengingplaysIhaveeverseen.
AndtheactingatPalm Beach
DramaworksinWestPalm
Beach,whereitrunsthrough
January31,wouldseemtobe
peerless.
Attheoutset,theplaywrightestablishesthefactthethree
onstagecharactersare dead.
Buttheplayisbasedonanac-
tualhistoricaleventthattook
placein Copenhagen,Den-
mark,in1941,whenphysicist
NielsBohrandhiswifeMar-
grethewelcomedtotheirhome
anotherphysicist,Werner
Heisenberg, a GermanJew.
Thiswas during WorldWar
Two,whenDenmarkwasoc-
cupiedbyNaziGermany.Both
theWesternAllies,notablythe
UnitedStatesandtheUnited
Kingdom,weresearchingfor
weaponsthatwoulddefeat
theotherside,searchingfor
answersthatultimatelywould
leadtothedevelopmentofthe
atomicbomb.
Whatrenderstheplaybril-
liantisthemannerinwhich
Mr.Frayninterweavesop-
posingphysicstheoriesand
the personalities of complex
humanbeingswhohavecon-ictingideasofpatriotismand
moralresponsibilityintoone
engrossingstory.Thetwomen
onceworkedincollaboration.
Butnow,whyistheGerman
visitingtheDane?Whatdidhe
hopetogainfromhisfriend?
Orarethey,weretheyever
trulyfriends?Andwhenthe
SecondWorldWarhasended
fortheplaycarriesthem
alongthroughthedevelop-
mentoftheBombandbeyond
howdotheylookbackuponwhattheyhavewrought?
Alongtheway,thereisabun-
dantdiscussionofquantum
physics,wavetheoryandthe
plightofpeoplejuststruggling
tostayalive.
Obviously,thisisaplay
forsophisticatedaudiences.
Yeteveryonecanmarvelat
thecast.ColinMcPhillamy
asNielsBohrandChristopher
Oden as Werner Heisenberg
actuallyappeartobethetwo
mentheyportrayonstage.
BothareworthyofCarbonell
Awards as BestActor, the
highestaward SouthFlorida
bestowsonperformers.Eliza-bethDimonhasarelatively
smallrolehere,actingasa
kindofbufferbetweenthe
men.Butthenagain,Ms.
Dimon hasalreadyreceived
anumberofCarbonells.J.
BarryLewisdirectionisa
marvelofminimalism.Three
chairsandtwocolumnsareall
thatareonstagebesidesthe
actors,yetMr.Lewiskeeps
thepeopleconstantlyyetun-
obtrusivelymoving,creating
theeffectofbothintimacyand
distance.Kudostotheentire
technicalcrew.
Ifthesubjectmattereven
remotelyappealstoyou,see
this.Youllthinkaboutitfor
alongtimetocome,whichis
nottrueofalltheatricalexpe-
riences.(Forticketsandaddi-
tionalinformation,telephone
514-4042oronline:www.
palmbeachdramaworks.org.)
Idohaveacautionarynote
toadd:OnthenightIattendedthisperformance,Iandper-
hapsthirteenorfourteenother
peopleparkedinacornerlot
virtuallynextdoortothe
theater.Noattendantwason
duty.Whenweemergedfrom
thetheater,wefoundthatour
carhadbeenbooted,blocks
putonthefrontwheelssowe
couldnotmovethevehicles.
Someonecametotakeoffthe
blocks enablingus todrive
away,butthatlittlebitofnasty
businesscosteachofus$65.Apparently, thetheater has
passesofonekindoranother
tobypassthisproblem.Askat
theboxofce.o
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Purim musical play,Boy-
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Century Village Bowling
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Century Village Computer
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Century Village Gun Club:
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