OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF HERITAGE RIDGE SOUTH PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION DECEMBER 2017 AT HERITAGE RIDGE SOUTH CAMBRIDGE Brenda Lee recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” when she was only 13 years old. You would have to use your arficial tree for more than 20 years for it to be ‘greener’ than buying a fresh-cut tree annually. Coca-Cola was the first company that used Santa Claus during the winter season for promoon. Germany is credited with starng the Christmas tree tradion. Franklin Pierce was the first president to place a Christ- mas tree in the White House. Japanese spend their Christmas Eve eang in KFCs. This is such a popular tradion in Japan that customers have to book their seats 2 months in advance. ‘The first Christmas was celebrated in America in 1539 without giſts or trees. The ‘X’ in X-Mas, as we all use today, comes from the Greek meaning of ‘X’ i.e. Christ. Hallmark introduced their first Christmas cards in 1915. The Montgomery Ward department store created Ru- dolph the Reindeer as a markeng gimmick to encour- age children to buy their Christmas coloring books. The Statue of Liberty was giſted to the US by the French on Christmas day in 1886. It weighs 225 tons and thus you could consider it as the biggest Christmas giſt in the world. Interesting Facts About Christmas Test your knowledge of Christmas trivia as your read through these interesng facts about Christmas. The largest floang Christmas tree in the world — 278 feet tall — is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The image of Santa Claus flying his sleigh began in 1819 and was created by Washington Irving, the same author who dreamt up the Headless Horseman. America’s first batch of eggnog was made in the Jame- stown selement in 1607. Its name comes from the word “grog”, meaning any drink made with rum. Non-alcoholic eggnog is popular as well. Some zoos take donated Christmas trees and use them as food for the animals. Bicycle, the U.S. playing card company, manufactured cards to give all the POWS in Germany during World War II as Christmas presents. These cards, when soaked in wa- ter, revealed an escape route for POWs. The Nazis never knew. Tinsel was invented in 1610 in Germany and was once made of real silver. “White Christmas”, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Winter Wonderland”, “The Christmas Song” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” plus the melody for “O Holy Night” were all wrien or co-wrien by Jews.
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C-Breeze December 2017
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF HERITAGE RIDGE SOUTH PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION DECEMBER 2017
AT HERITAGE RIDGE SOUTH CAMBRIDGE
Brenda Lee recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas
Tree” when she was only 13 years old. You would have to use your artificial tree for more than
20 years for it to be ‘greener’ than buying a fresh-cut tree annually.
Coca-Cola was the first company that used Santa Claus during the winter season for promotion.
Germany is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition.
Franklin Pierce was the first president to place a Christ-mas tree in the White House.
Japanese spend their Christmas Eve eating in KFCs. This is such a popular tradition in Japan that customers have to book their seats 2 months in advance.
‘The first Christmas was celebrated in America in 1539 without gifts or trees.
The ‘X’ in X-Mas, as we all use today, comes from the Greek meaning of ‘X’ i.e. Christ.
Hallmark introduced their first Christmas cards in 1915. The Montgomery Ward department store created Ru-
dolph the Reindeer as a marketing gimmick to encour-age children to buy their Christmas coloring books.
The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the US by the French on Christmas day in 1886. It weighs 225 tons and thus you could consider it as the biggest Christmas gift in the world.
Interesting Facts About Christmas
Test your knowledge of Christmas trivia as your read through these interesting facts about Christmas.
The largest floating Christmas tree in the world — 278
feet tall — is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The image of Santa Claus flying his sleigh began in 1819
and was created by Washington Irving, the same author who dreamt up the Headless Horseman.
America’s first batch of eggnog was made in the Jame-stown settlement in 1607. Its name comes from the word “grog”, meaning any drink made with rum. Non-alcoholic eggnog is popular as well.
Some zoos take donated Christmas trees and use them as food for the animals.
Bicycle, the U.S. playing card company, manufactured cards to give all the POWS in Germany during World War II as Christmas presents. These cards, when soaked in wa-ter, revealed an escape route for POWs. The Nazis never knew.
Tinsel was invented in 1610 in Germany and was once made of real silver.
“White Christmas”, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Winter Wonderland”, “The Christmas Song” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” plus the melody for “O Holy Night” were all written or co-written by Jews.
Submissions must be emailed to Libby Jensen at [email protected]. All material is subject to editing for con-tent, grammar and spelling.
Information gathered herein is from sources considered reliable. Accuracy, however, cannot be guaranteed. All humorous stories and jokes appearing here are intended for entertainment purposes only and are not meant to disrespect or harm any group or individ-uals. Ads appearing in this paper are not to be considered as an endorsement or validation by C-Breeze for products or services offered.
Director’s Corner
Board of Directors President Bob Souza 545-4841 Vice President Ron Faucher 207-319-5999 Secretary Judy Ricker 546-4640
Treasurer Melissa Rice 349-1045 Director, Entertainment Lyn Chamberlain 817-909-0543 Director, Grounds Emerson Walker 403-3413 Director of Clubhouse Bruno Bucco 284-6558
C-Breeze Staff
Editor Libby Jensen 978-478-8591 [email protected] Printing & Distribution Sandy Souza Birthdays & Calendar Judy Ricker Lunch Bunch Alice Pecorano 245-8728 Gail Steinhice 932-7339 Neighborhood Crime Joe Chiparri 546 8982 Sunshine Club Maureen Dalton 546-5757 Comcast Service Call: 800-934-6489 800-XFINITY Acct #: 01643317629-01-1 (bulk)
Sheriff’s Department Non-emergency # 772-220-7170
Monthly Board of Directors’ Meeting
Wednesday, December 13 7:00 p.m. at the Clubhouse
All are welcome to attend to find out what is happening in our community.
The board has proceeded forward in sign-ing a contract to repair the patio cover on the shuffleboard. The damage was not cov-ered by any Association property insurance. The repair may take several weeks due to the high demand from hurricane damage. The swimming pool will be getting a new cover to conserve the loss of heat and cut back the cost of the propane. The club-house director, Bruno Bucco, is looking for volunteers to remove and replace the cover daily. Please give Bruno a call to help. The December board meeting scheduled for December 20 has been changed to December 13 at 7pm. My best wishes to everyone for a happy, healthy holiday season. Bob Souza President
Entertainment Director’s Report Mark your calendars for decorating the clubhouse with Christmas decorations on Saturday morning, December 2, at 8:30 a.m. This is the first Saturday of the month. Many hands make light work to put up the decorations and to take them down on the first Saturday in January, the 6th, at 8:30am. The Sunday Pancake Breakfast is De-cember 3, served from 8am. until 10:30am and we will be able to admire the decorations put up on Saturday. Our dinner dance is scheduled for De-cember 9, which is a week early, so mark your calendar. We will have a ham dinner, and the music will be pro-vided by Ray Gaumont. Tickets, $15 each, will be available from your neigh-borhood ticket person, as well as in the office Monday-Friday from 9-10am. Make plans now for New Year’s Eve here at the clubhouse with Big T. Tick-ets are $10 (no dinner) and available at the office and your neighborhood ticket person. Remember, there are no table assignments for this event. Doors will open at 7:30pm and Big T will play from 8:30-12 midnight. Jodene Rasile has graciously agreed to host the Community Picnic again on January 13th. If you would like to help her, please give her a call. Check out our website for
news and information!
http://cambridge-heritageridgesouth.com
Notary: Free notarization of docu-
ments is available by Jim Ricker. Please call 772-546-4640
Thursdays at the Clubhouse 6:00 to 6:30 - absolute beginners 6:30 to 8:00 - easy intermediate 8:00 to 8:30 - harder intermediate 8:30 to 9:45 - couples Cost is $5.00/per person. Bring comfortable shoes and your own drinks/snacks. Come on out and have some fun! Ques-tions? Call Nancy Bochynski at 978-335-5485
2017 Singing Christmas Tree Hobe Sound Ministries will present the 21st Annual Singing Christmas Tree from Thursday, Nov 30 – Sunday, Dec. 3 at 7 pm each evening. Doors open at 6 pm. This event, attended last year by over 8,000 people, will feature 75 singers in a beautiful Christmas tree of 50,000 colored lights, a 25 piece orchestra, a children's choir and a drama cast of 50. This is a production with live instrumentation and singing, in addition to flying angels, kings and shepherds, holy family, and the message and lights of the season! Come and be a part of what has become an annual spectacular tradition - the Singing Christmas Tree! Admission is free. Hobe Sound Ministries is located at 11295 Gomez Ave in Hobe Sound at Hobe Sound Bible College/Church. Call 772-546-5696 with any questions or visit their web site at www.hobesoundsingingtree.com.
Planning for the 2018 Fashion Show will begin on January 11. However, I already know that we need a new Kitchen Chair-person. Please think about it…..you will be working with a team of wonderful women who work hard to make the fash-ion show a success. Save the date: March 10
10 most popular cities for international travelers in 2017
(CNN edited) — For the second year in a row, Bangkok is
poised to be the most popular city in the world for interna-
tional travelers.
Before Bangkok's two-year run in the number one spot, Lon-
don occupied the top ranking. London retained its number
two spot for the second year running. Paris is in third place
and Dubai is fourth. Singapore rounds out the top fifth spot.
Dubai is at the top of the ranking for visitor spending. In
2016, its 14.9 million international overnight visitors spent
$28.5 billion, with more than 10% growth forecast for 2017.
New York and London rank second and third, respectively, in
spending. Top 10 destination cities
1. Bangkok, Thailand -- 19.41 million visitors in 2016
2. London, England -- 19.06 million visitors in 2016
3. Paris, France -- 15.45 million visitors in 2016
4. Dubai, UAE -- 14.87 million visitors in 2016
5. Singapore -- 13.11 million visitors in 2016
6. New York, USA -- 12.70 million visitors in 2016
7. Seoul, South Korea -- 12.39 million visitors in 2016
8. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- 11.28 million visitors in 2016
9. Tokyo, Japan -- 11.15 million visitors in 2016
10. Istanbul, Turkey -- 9.16 million visitors in 2016
Tuesday, December 12th, we will be going to Renato's at Har-bor Bay Plaza, 3720 S. E. Ocean Blvd., in Sewalls Point. Lunch is at 11:30. To reserve your seat, please call with your name and the names of the people in your party to Alice Pecoraro (772) 245-8728 or Gail Steinhice (772) 032-7339 by December 10th.
The Following New Owners Have Recently Joined Our Community
Stop by and say hello! Andrus, Theresa - 7847 Continental Basmajian, Debra Lee - 7615 Independence Thomas, Richard & Cynthia - 7616 Independence Jeffrey Moreau - 8001 Shenandoah
Sunshine Club Please call Maureen Dalton at 772-546-5757 when you know of a friend or neighbor who is hospitalized or very ill at home so a card can be sent. Our thoughtfulness may help cheer them during their illness.
Hospitalization: Judy Fournier Condolences
Helen McMahon
The Cambridge Bridge Club meets Mondays at 1pm. For more info contact Marj Drew at 546-6023 or Maureen Dalton at 546-5757.
The blood pressure clinic will resume on Wednesdays, from 10 to 11:30am in the clubhouse. Games start November 1. We’re always looking for new play-ers - no experience necessary. Come join us - it’s lots of fun! The combination to the lock on the shuffleboard closet is posted on the bulletin board outside of the office.
Attention book lovers/book worms: We will be meeting in the Clubhouse at 1:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Feel free to call Kathy Burell at 772-245-8099 with any questions .
The quilters meet on Tuesdays at 9:00am in the Clubhouse. Call Ruth Wintle at 603-557-2782 for information.
Do you have a (short) funny or interesting story about how
you and your partner met? If so, please jot it down and email
it to the editor, Libby Jensen, before January 15. It may ap-
pear in our February issue!
WANTED!! Items for the February Flea Market. Items can
be brought to the clubhouse and placed in the back right
corner of the meeting room. Profits from this event stays
within the community.
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Martin County Events December https://discovermartin.com/events/ Note: The Lyric Theater in Stuart has a number of events running through the month of December. Check out their calendar of events: http://www.lyrictheatre.com/ You might also want to check out the events being held at the Kane Center in Stuart. https:www.kanecenter.org/ Stuart Christmas Parade Friday, Dec. 1, 7:00pm E Ocean Blvd, Stuart http://www.historicdowntownstuart.com/ Music at the Mansion Sunday, Dec. 3, 4:00pm-7:00pm Indian Riverside Park, Jensen Beach https://www.facebook.com/MyMCParks/ Roc’n Riverwalk Every Sunday from 1:00pm-4:00pm Downtown Stuart at the Riverwalk Stage http://www.historicdowntownstuart.com/rockin-riverwalk/ Health Living for your Brain & Body: Tips from the Lat-est Research Tuesday, Dec. 5, 3:00pm-4:00 pm Kane Center, 900 SE Salerno Road, Stuart RSVP: 772.223.7800 https://www.kanecenter.org/ Musician Open Mike Wednesday, December 6 & 20, 6:00pm-11:00pm Notes Music Room & Wine Bar 872 Colorado Ave., Stuart https://www.stuartwinebar.com/ The Nutcracker Friday, Dec 8, 7:00pm Saturday, Dec 9, 2:00pm Saturday, Dec 9, 7:00pm The Lyric 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart http://www.lyrictheatre.com/show/9562-the-nutcracker Stuart Christmas Boat Parade Saturday, Dec. 9, 6:00pm This will begin at the Jensen Beach Causeway at 6pm and proceed to Sandsprit Park and into the Manatee Pocket. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ecza0k72146069de&llr=8boqakuab&showPage=true
December is National Bingo Month. You can get your Bingo
fix at the Moose Lodge at 2454 Indian St. in Stuart on Mon-
days at 6:30pm or the Knights of Columbus at 7251 SE Gaines
Ave. on Sunday at 5pm and Thursday at noon.
The Gentle Nutcracker Sunday, Dec. 10 2:00pm-3:15pm The Lyric Theatre, 59 SW Flagler Ave., Stuart http://www.lyrictheatre.com/show/9560-the-gentle-nutcracker A Taste of Jensen Tuesday, Dec. 12, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm Downtown Jensen Beach http://www.jensenbeachflorida.info/ Sunset Concerts at the Gallery: Bach Childrens Music School Tuesday, Dec. 12, 5:30pm-7:00pm Court House Cultural Center Gallery, 80 Southeast Ocean Boulevard, Stuart http://www.martinarts.org/news_events/sunset-concert-at-the-gallery.html “All Talent” Open Mic – Comedians, Actors, Poets, Magi-cians, Jugglers, Ventriloquists Wednesday, Dec. 13 & 27, 6:00pm-9:00pm or later Notes Music Room & Wine Bar 872 Colorado Ave., Stuart https://www.stuartwinebar.com/ 3rd Annual Winterfest Saturday, Dec. 16, 3:00pm - 8:00pm Indian Riverside Park, Jensen Beach https://www.facebook.com/MyMCParks
“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
The Travel Club will meet on Thursdays at 2:00pm through the month of December in the Clubhouse. A schedule of events for Dec. sign up is as follows. Booking time is short, bring checkbooks, so we can get you signed up. 12/5 - Gaylord Palms Orlando "ICE" $99 pr person 12/6- Holy Land Experience, Orlando $99 per person 12/8- Gulfstream Casino and LIVE Racing $39 per person($20 free play and $5 food voucher)
12/12 Jungle Queen Cruise $99 per person - Dinner cruise, Holiday Lights and Vaudeville Show 12/17 Victory Casino Cruise with Rocky and the Rollers Holi-day Doo Wop Show! $45 per person (includes-boarding, din-ing in Atlantic Cafe, $20 qualified slot play, (2) complimentary drinks, live entertainment and FREE drinks while gam-ing!) Birthdate required and Photo ID I will be booking for trips in January 2018. Come to the meeting and see what's going on. Marty Scheuermann
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