August 2017
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INSIDE THIS ISSUEParke Happenings .....................................p. 2 GM Report ................................................p. 5Committee Reports ....................................p. 6Recipe Corner ...........................................p. 9 Red Hats ..................................................p. 9 Your PC .................................................... p. 10Outside The Parke ..................................... p. 13On The Lighter Side .................................. p. 14Science Corner .......................................... p. 18
Kristi Clarke, General Manager ([email protected])Barbara Cordrey, Asst GM ([email protected]) Vicki Magin, Coordinator ([email protected])Website: [email protected]
Covenants August 2 9:30amOperations August 8 1:00pmPrograms August 9 9:00amCommunications August 9 1:00pmDesign Review August 15 9:00amBudget and Finance August 23 9:30amBoard of Directors August 26 9:30am
Tom Piatti
The President’s Corner The new Parke website is up and running. It is beautiful and something to be proud of because this project was a suc-cessful, collaborative effort by residents and staff who contrib-uted an incredible amount of time resolving page after page of content and quirks during beta testing. Additional content is being added as time permits. A big “thank you” goes to every-one who contributed. Speaking about the website, last month we published 375 Parke Benchs for distribution. This seems to be a huge number considering anyone can view The Bench on The Parke website in color. Rather than grabbing a hard copy which eventually will be discarded, we encourage you to read this publication online so we can reduce our printing costs. Speaking about discarding, we don’t recycle at the Mail Pavilion because it costs over $600 per year for this service. Thus, when you discard those Acme flyers, AARP newspapers and Johnny Janosik mailers, they become trash in a landfill. If you recycle at home, please take junk mail with you. During the budget cycle this fall, we are going to take a very hard look at discontinuing our Parke-wide gutter clean-ing contract and make gutter cleaning an optional homeowner expense similar to power-washing. Our homes have aged and extreme heat has caused our roof shingles to become brittle. Due to liability concerns, our contractor will no longer go up on roofs to clean valleys and this will ultimately lead to res-ident complaints that are impossible for management to re-solve. Also, many homes have gutter guards and cleaning is not required. There’s more to come on this topic later this year. Finally, we are making progress on delinquencies. So far, we have resolved three properties collecting $5,168.06 in ar-rears. If you run the delinquency numbers, the homeowners who are not in arrears pay $5.70 per month to cover those who are in arrears and that is not right! If you know you are behind in your assessment payments, make the call to Barbara
Cordrey in the Clubhouse to make an appointment to go over your account and set up a payment plan. If you are a recluse, we will gladly have that meeting in your home. Enjoy the rest of the summer.
Interested in joining a group of people who are will-ing to regularly gather for conversation, entertainment, and, of course, dinner? If you are, contact Diane Stra-ka who is the coordinator
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Parke Happenings
News for The Parke Bench should be sent to the Editor: [email protected] by the 15th of the month.
The Parke Bench is published monthly byThe Homeowners Association of
The Parke at Ocean PinesPresident, Tom PiattiVice President, Dale BuleySecretary, Leo MoranMember-at-Large, Dawn JohnsonMember-at-Large, Bob OstrowskiChair-Communications Advisory Committee, Pat Addy
STAFFRick Rodgers, Editor ([email protected])Joyce Piatti, Recipe Corner ([email protected])Nate Boring, Outside The Parke ([email protected])Gene Edge, Your PC ([email protected])Joan Kessler, Advertising Rep ([email protected])Kristi Clarke, General Manager ([email protected])Barbara Cordrey, Asst. GM ([email protected])Vicki Magin, Coordinator, ([email protected])
Wine Appreciation Group The Wine Appreciation Group was formed in 2006 and enjoys wine tastings on the 3rd Sunday of every month from 2:30-4:30pm at the Clubhouse. These hosts and hostesses in-vite you to join them:Aug 20 – Ed & Judy Thost. Theme: Your favorite summer wine to serve on your porch or patio.Sept 17 – Guy & Delores Dowling. Theme: Bordeaux “Ain’t Just Red” Wines. Participants are asked to bring their own glass, a light snack and a themed bottle of wine to share. If you would like to join them, contact Harold Fingerhut on 410-973-1616 or Diane McGraw on 410-208-2569.
The Parke Book Club The Parke Book Club meets in the Clubhouse on the fourth Thursday of the month from 2-4pm.
of The Parke’s Supper Club. The Club will operate as follows: There will be four dinners, every other month. Diane will send everyone an email that includes the list of the host/host-ess for each rotation. There are eight members per home. The hosts will decide on the date and time of the dinners. This is the hardest part trying to find a date that works for everyone. They will provide the entrée, appetizers, and beverages. The guests will compliment the main meal by bringing side dishes and/or a dessert. There is a signup sheet in the Clubhouse or you can just contact Diane at [email protected] or 410-212-2177. This is a fun club with no set rules.
Save These DatesAfternoon Tea There will be an Afternoon Tea at the Mail Pavilion on Saturday, September 2, 1-4pm. Please stop in and visit with your friends and neighbors. Bring a friend!! There will be coffee, tea, ice tea and goodies!!!
Join The Parke Supper Club
Harvest Dinner The Harvest Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, Novem-ber 15, at the Dunes Manor Hotel from 5 to 8 pm. The menu is the same as last year’s: tossed salad with assorted dressings, a choice of entrees: 10oz. Roast Prime Rib of Beef Aus Jus, Grilled Salmon w/Dill Sauce and Roast Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings. All entrees will include potatoes, vegetable Du Jour, rolls & butter, coffee, decaf or tea, and a dessert. The price is $30 for Salmon and Turkey and $35 for Prime Rib. All prices include taxes and gratuities. A cash bar will be avail-able from 5 to 7 pm. Dinner reservations will begin Monday, October 2, and end Wednesday, November 1. Participants need to select their entrees and their tables and make payment at the time they make their reservations. A check should be made payable to “PPC.” The reservation notebook will be in the Clubhouse on Monday, October 2. We will have tables of 10, so please contact your neighbors to complete a table. We will also have a 50/50 raffle and door prizes! Please contact Gail Reese at [email protected] or 410-641-8951 if you have any questions or need assistance. This has always been a nice eve-ning with your neighbors and friends, so we hope to see you there.
Ready for this year’s ‘Pig Pickin’? On Saturday, August 19, from 5-7pm come to the Grand Hall and deck at the Clubhouse for a pig pickin’ pig roast to pig out. The cost is $15 per person and payment is due at sig-nup in the book at the Clubhouse. The signup deadline is Au-gust 13 @ 5pm. This affair will feature: pulled pork, baked beans, cole slaw, roles & butter. There will be a dessert served as well. This is a BYOB event. Catering will be by Em-ings.
Java Hour There will be no Java Hours during the summer months. Java Hour will resume on Friday, Septem-ber 8. More information will follow.
Welcome Committee By Peg Robinson, Chair We are here to experience the best of our community and the lifestyle that we deserve. Let’s welcome these residents to their new homes in The Parke. Charlie Bell, 8 Fells Point Michael Castoro/Mary Ellen Clark, 111 Central Parke East Suzanne Foley, 8 Brush Island Court Richard & Donya Quartermain, 10 Brush Island Court
As of July 10, there have been 28 new households, with 23 owners and five renters. If you are interested in joining the Welcome Commit-tee, please contact Peg Robinson at 410-208-6893 or [email protected].
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Penguin Swim On New Year’s Day It is time to begin planning and thinking about the Pen-guin Swim. The Parke has always been a strong supporter of Atlantic General Hospital’s Penguin Swim. Last year we did not have a chairman so we did not have a team. In previous years, we had a team of at least 8 to 10 swimmers and many Parke supporters. Our community is usually successful in raising between $4000 and $5000 for the hospital. The Swim Team needs a chairman. If this is something you would like to do, please contact Gail Reese at 410-641-8951 or [email protected]. She has all the necessary information and will be happy to assist you. It is not necessary to be a swimmer! The only requirement is the desire to lead the team. The swim takes place on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2018. The Parke would hate to see this worthwhile activity discontinued.
the Delmarva community is very supportive of the diversity in the creative arts. Mary Ellen worked with the Ocean Pines Players creating the advertising and set design for the spring production of “The Savannah Sipping Society.” In recent years, Nancy discovered an exciting new type of sculptural design with repurposed jewelry. The unique designs are beau-tiful and thematic compositions that would lend a sparkle to any room. She has just begun showing and selling her work which has been displayed in Salisbury, Ocean City, Berlin and currently at the Caroline Street Shop in Fenwick Island. Mary Ellen’s works are not for sale. Mary Ellen and Nancy extend an invitation to the community to stop by the Ocean Pines Li-brary Branch this summer to view their exhibits.
Two Residents Exhibit Art Work at Library The Ocean Pines Branch of the Worcester County Library is featuring two artists from The Parke during the months of July and August. Resident Nancy Jarvis is exhibiting her intri-cate jewelry designs that are mounted, framed and hanging throughout the main library. Mary Ellen Lawlor Chil-coat, also a resident of The Parke, is displaying a retrospective of her works Nancy Jarvis
in acrylics, watercolor and photo-graphy which are featured in the li-brary’s two computer rooms. Each artist discovered her artistic tal-ent as a child. Both artists have found the year-round natural beau-ty of the Eastern Shore inspirational. Nancy began creating decor with seashells and Mary Ellen found the painting and photographic opportuni-ties here to be endless. They agree thatMary Ellen Chilcoat
Keeping the Arts Alive through an Annual Fundraiser and VolunteerismFundraiser: The self-guided home tour of 10 beautiful homes in the Ocean City area is being held on September 22 and 23 from 9:30am-4pm each day. There is always a great variety of homes from oceanfront to bayside, family homes to extrava-gant beach retreats. The cost of the event is $30 per person and tickets may be purchased by calling the Art League of Ocean City at 410-524-9433.
Opportunity to Volunteer: The ALOC is looking for house docents to assist on either day of the tour. There are two shifts: 9:00am-12:30pm and 12:30-4:00pm. The volunteer receives a $10 discount on the cost of a home tour ticket. To volunteer, call Debbie Dean-Colley on 410-524-9433.
With your support, the arts will continue to flourish and help enhance the Ocean City experience for all who live and visit here!
Ladies of The Parke also enjoy shooting billiards in the Club-house. From left to right are Joan Yeatman, Peggy Webster, Jane Hill, and Dee Asendorf.
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port Coastal, Dusk to Dawn model number 7780-01B. These replacements require some rewiring. John Robinson is the helping hand neighbor expert at this. And if you as a watchful neighbor are aware that a post light near you is not lit, please let someone know. Our streets are safer because all our homes have these lights. Neighbor-hood Watch is one of the hidden assets of our wonderful com-munity, and every one of us should take part in keeping us safe and secure by watching out for our neighbors.
Members of the Programs Committee are holding a “Thank You” card that was placed in the Mail Pavilion and signed by many Parke residents.
Danny Moore and crew seen here enjoying the first-ever Moore Appreciation Luncheon.
Neighborhood Watch News By Lisa Schwartz
I’ve got good news…and bad news! The good news is that every one of the 30 streets in the Parke has AT LEAST one Block Captain. Most of the long streets have two or even three captains. Block Captains are volunteers who have agreed to be watchful, as they walk or drive, going to their own homes, for any unusual activity that they notice and to pass that information on to a homeown-er, the Clubhouse, the Ocean Pines Police, or me. They also provide an immediate point of contact in all sections of our community if or when an emergency situation arises. Neighborhood Watch is one of the hidden assets of our wonderful community. So, what’s the bad news? Some folks in The Parke must believe that Neighborhood Watch is just a bunch of nosy neighbors! NOT! Our goal is to watch the neighborhood….not the neighbors! I have been unpleasantly surprised and disappointed when I have taken the time to send out emails to every resident on the streets that have just gotten a new or additional block cap-tain. I have provided them with contact info for their new captain, with the request that they get in touch and share their own contact info with their captain. And then, a few days or weeks later, the new block captain tells me that no one has gotten in touch! This is especially surprising when we have many part-timers and homeowners who rent their property and don’t seem to care when we offer extra eyes to watch over their investment. Not wanting to be published is not the same as providing contact info in case of emergency. We may not know all of our neighbors, but we all can rec-ognize when something doesn’t look right. Your Block Cap-tain is your first point of contact to tell if you see something unusual on your street. With our 503 homes, it means that even when our snowbirds leave us, there are still hundreds of neighbors who know what is normal on properties they drive past on a regular basis. And, on a final note, I would like to thank our President Tom Piatti and his canine assistant Buchanan for doing a night-time drive-around looking for non-functioning post lights. And I will also thank in advance, John Robinson, our most helpful neighbor, who will assist any homeowner with replac-ing the bulbs or the sensor in their light. 40w LED replacement bulbs last seven years and save 80% energy over candelabra bulbs. Home Depot on Route 50 sells a 3-bulb value pack of Philips 40w LED replacement bulbs for $7.97 (veterans get 10% off), plus tax. These bulbs are “soft white light” and the model number is 9290012137. John also installs the regular 40W bulbs in the lamp posts; they are much cheaper and last a long time. Tristate in the Pines Plaza has them in stock. Some homeowners may have to replace their sensor. Home Depot sells these, too, for around $15. The brand is New-
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From the General Manager’s Desk:
Thank you Parke Neighbors As many of you know, on April 25th I broke my ankle in two places and my foot while visiting my brother in Midlothian, VA. After two surgeries and three casts, the light is finally at the end of the tunnel. I am still non-weight bearing, but I hope that will end in late July. The love, support and kindness that The Parke has shown me has been overwhelming. Friends have spent the night, driven me to the doctors, the grocery store and drug store, prepared meals for me, and stopped by for a visit. My family and I are truly grateful for all you have done. It has reaffirmed what I have always known that The Parke is a wonderful community to live in. Thank you, Gail Reese
The Parke at Ocean Pines has contracted with The Moore Companies for many years. In fact, I was researching the his-torical documents in the database and came across a “schedule of landscaping” dated 2006! What surprised me is that the schedule back then is the same schedule now 11years later…same scope of work. So why did I receive a flood of calls a few weeks ago when I put out a message regarding the coming up landscaping work? “Mowing, Pruning and Weeding” was sent July 5th to all residents that are registered users of The Parke website, ex-plaining the landscaping services that Moore was to perform over the next several weeks. These are the same contracted services for over 11years here in The Parke. So why did so many residents call to question the services explained in my message if they have been the same for 11or more years? First, what is The Parke supposed to do on owners’ prop-erties and how was that decided? I turned to one of the oldest documents that The Parke has – The Community Constitution. This document was filed in April of 2000 by the Developer. (You can find this document on the website under the “Search the Parke” tab, “Governing Documents,” “Book of Resolu-tions,” P-04 Community Constitution, Article 12.) Article 12, Sections 12.1 and 12.2 explain what shall be maintained by ei-ther the Living Unit (lot owner) or the Association, respective-ly. Section 12.3 describes what the Association may “elect” to maintain on the Living Units’ “Lawn and Garden Areas.” From this “menu” of items, the Community Codes (a sepa-rate governing document) denote what it is that the Association elected to maintain in April of 2000. Three specific statements written in April of 2000 by the Developer are: A – turf maintenance – mowing, fertilizing, and otherwise maintaining the grass in the Lawn and Garden Area at such times and with such frequency as the Association, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. […..] B – removal of snow and ice from the sidewalks, lead walkways and driveways within the Living Units at such times as the Association, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. C – cleaning of the rain gutters attached to the dwelling units at such times and with such frequency as the Association, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Note – See the definitions of Lawn and Garden Area in the Community Constitution. In accordance with the Community Codes, the Association is only to maintain the turf areas of the residential lots at the fre-quency determined by the Association, which is the Board of Directors. So how did The Parke begin maintaining so much more on the residential lots? I can only assume (until I have time to fully investigate through prior Board of Director meet-ing minutes) it was determined by a Board of Directors right
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Toxic Dog Waste From Bob McConkey, Resident
I find it hard to understand why we have so many com-plaints about owners who walk their dogs near or on the properties of others and allow them to urinate and defecate on those properties. I find it to be a truly disgusting practice. Not only that, but FiFi and Fido’s excrement is toxic. Here is an excerpt from an online source that may surprise you: Dog waste is an environmental pollutant. In 1991, it was labeled a non-point source pollutant by the Environmen-tal Protection Agency (EPA), placing it in the same category as herbicides and insecticides; oil, grease and toxic chemi-cals; and acid drainage from abandoned mines. Woof-woof waste does not make for a good fertilizer. It is actually toxic to your lawn, causing burns and unsightly dis-coloring. Beyond your grass, it has been estimated that a sin-gle gram of dog waste can contain 23 million fecal coliform bacteria, which are known to cause cramps, diarrhea, intesti-nal illness, and serious kidney disorders in humans. EPA even estimates that two or three days’ worth of droppings from a population of about 100 dogs would contribute enough bacte-ria to temporarily close a bay, and all watershed areas within 20 miles of it, to swimming and shell fishing. Dog feces are one of the most common carriers of the following diseases: Whipworms, Hookworms, Roundworms, Tapeworms, Parvo, Corona, Giardiasis, Salmonellosis, Cryp-tosporidiosis, and Campylobacteriosis. To read the entire article, go to http://www.doodycalls.com/resources-toxic-dog-waste/. I hope those of you who practice this habit will under-stand why residents are complaining and stop polluting the grounds around us.
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Committee ReportsBudget and Finance Committee By Diane McGraw, Chair
Kristi Clarke
GM REPORT Continued From Page 6around 2006. At that time, the residents had the majority pow-er on the Board of Directors. Also at that time, all of the resi-dential lots were newly built with similar plants and trees and mulched beds installed by the Developer. However, today in 2017, there have been several changes to the areas maintained by the Association which can make managing these contracts and questions a bit challenging. Now that I have found the parameter of maintenance that the Association is to maintain on the Lawn and Garden Areas, I think it is safe to say that it needs to be amended to match what is actually contracted. Or perhaps, the contract needs to be amended. Since the Association signed a three-year con-tract with the Moore Companies, I feel it appropriate to amend the Codes to reflect the current Landscape Contract. Howev-er, until the Board of Directors makes that decision, I will cre-ate a very detailed document explaining the current landscape maintenance of the Lawn and Garden Areas complete with a service schedule and plat maps of all Parke home models that will show where the “front beds” are located on each type of home. This document will be inserted in the new owner packets and posted on the website. As the 2018 budget season is upon us, I will also ask for bids to enhance the pruning and other services that many residents have asked for in recent weeks. The Operations Committee along with Budget and Finance will review these proposals and decide what is best for the Association, making those recommendations to the Board of Directors. I look forward to adding this management tool to the items used today in the office. These documents are important to put in the hands of staff, committee chairs and members, Board of Directors, and residents to insure everyone is on the same page. Which reminds me, have you checked out the most re-cent enhancement to The Parke: www.theparkeatoceanpine-shoa.com?
This Committee is a steward of The Parke’s financials. At July’s meeting: • We reviewed June 2017 financials. One journal entry is required to reverse an ex-pense to the proper General Ledger ac-count.• We endorsed three Requests for Funds from the Operations Committee relating to the replacement of monument signs at Hidden Lake & Clubhouse, to include four new trail head signs; replacement of four smoke detectors (two in Grand Hall, one in Library and one in Front Foyer) and installation of one new smoke detector in same room as the fire alarm control panel to satisfy current code; and for safety reasons replacement of a section of Hat-teras sidewalk due to lifting and cracking, a section of chipped sidewalk in front of the Clubhouse, and repair of a hole near the storm grate located in the Mail Pavilion parking lot. • The Committee reviewed the audit firm proposals received as a result of the RFP sent to various firms last month. • We established a working committee to investigate ways to recoup additional Association expenses caused by residents sending payments to the lock box without the coupon or us-ing their own bank bill pay system that sends paper checks to the lock box. These fees are above and beyond expenses covered by the monthly assessments. The solution is simple and a win-win for all owners. Sign up for the Direct Debit pro-gram through Associa to save the HOA of these unnecessary overhead charges. The B&F Committee recommends that you contact Parke Staff today! The Board of Directors and the General Manager are mak-ing delinquencies a top priority. The HOA will be making a concerted effort to collect monies in arrears from homeowners who are not current with monthly single family assessments of $195. There are 56 residents in this state of delinquency of which collection letters are being sent to you. You will have 15 days to respond. Upon receipt of this letter, it is rec-
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Committee Reports Continued From Page 6
Communications Advisory Committee By Pat Addy, Chair
Design Review Committee By Linda Olsen, Chair
Covenants Committee By Donna McCracken, Chair
I want to thank all the residents who took the time to review and provide com-ments on the draft HOA Activities and Clubhouse Usage Policy. I can’t recall another draft policy that generated as many residents’ comments. You might
August already; the summer is flying. Yes, we did our mold inspection during the first week of July but if you remem-ber from past years, we will not wrap it up completely for a couple more months. We
ommended that you make an appointment with Parke Staff, bring questions, and the required bank statements with you to resolve your discrepancy. Our next meeting is Wednesday, August 23, at 9:30am and is open to all residents.
Welcome to the new Parke Website: www.theparkeatoceanpineshoa.com. By now I hope most of our residents are en-joying the new look and becoming famil-iar with how to navigate the dropdown tabs at the site. We introduced the new site on July 11 with minimum sign-in issues. When you have a new website introduced there will always be additions, sug-gestions and changes that need to be made. Be assured our staff and committee (CAC) are 100 percent dedicated to work-ing with this on an ongoing basis. The Communications Committee hopes that you find the site user-friendly and technologically compatible for tablets or smart phones. We worked diligently for months alongside of the numerous beta site testers, making edits, changes, and then edits again all of which the staff and the website designer im-plemented. Your opinions and inquiries are important to this committee. Please either email me directly or send an email to the staff through the new website. You will find my email under the “Search the Parke”/“HOA Committee”/ “Communi-cations” page. If you would rather contact the staff, you will find their emails under the “Contact Us” tab. Please be sure that you are logged in to the website (using your log in from the old website) in order to see the Resident Only Section of the HOA Committee. The “Contact Us” tab is available to anyone, not just logged in residents. The Association Staff has worked at the direction of the Committee to implement all of our decisions in conjunction with the website designer. Please note the Committee and Staff are still in the process of reviewing every section of the site to insure that the information is current and complete. Your patience is greatly appreciated and we hope you en-joy using the new Parke website.
have heard that at the June Board meeting, the Board decided to send the draft with the comments to our attorneys for a legal review. They further decided that the Covenants Committee should, at the same time as the legal review, complete a review of the document focusing on the formatting comments/sug-gestions received. I am anticipating that after the reviews are completed and there is a revised document you will again be provided an opportunity to comment on the revised document. Our committee members are currently individually re-viewing the document/comments. A working meeting will be scheduled (based on the deadline for this article this meeting might have already taken place) where a revised document will be prepared. Working meetings are open to all residents and a notice of the meeting will be posted. The Board and the Covenants Committee will keep you posted on the progress of this project. As there are no major problems with the current HOA Activities and Clubhouse Usage Policy, there is not a need to finalize the draft ASAP. We, therefore, need to take the time to make sure we get it right. Note – the Covenants Committee meets monthly the 1st
Wednesday of each month at 9:30am. Please join us.
are happy, though, that we have fewer violations than last year by almost 30%. Our goal, of course, is to bring our violations down to “0” by the time we are finished. We will keep you posted. On to another subject… It is not unusual for us to hear from residents concerning something that they observe on an-other Parke property. “Why can they do that and it says in our guidelines that it is not allowed. If they can do it, I’m going to do it also.” We respond by explaining that every case is unique and the circumstances may dictate a different outcome than the norm. Once in a while we have hard evidence that merits an exception to our guidelines. Or perhaps the case is ongoing and we are in the process of letter writing, resulting in a possible fine for the offending situation. What I am saying
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Operations Committee By Bill Glock, Chair
The Operations Committee met on July 11 and approved the proposal submit-ted by Ad Art Sign Company to replace the two deteriorated monument signs lo-cated at Hidden Lake and the Clubhouse.
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is that you may not know all the facts as to what is happening behind the scenes. There may be much more to the situation than is visible upfront. If you want to be in the know, and in an effort of full trans-parency, all of our meetings are open to all residents. If you attend our meetings, you will hear our conversations, you will have an opportunity to participate in our discussions, and you will know the situation with that particular issue. Never as-sume. It is a good idea to get the facts and understand the situ-ation before you judge. Better yet, volunteer, get involved, be a part of this decision-making. Before long we will be looking for new committee members. Now is your opportunity. So, this being said, enjoy this last official month of sum-mer. Fall is just around the corner.
Additionally, four replacement sign faces were approved for the Trail Signs. Several projects underway include the replace-ment of our oldest treadmill with a senior style recumbent bike, a review of excessive noise in the Grand Hall, repair of the boards on the Cambridge Trail Boardwalk, and the replace-ment of faulty light sensors affecting the Parke entrance and Mail Pavilion lights. Following is a recent post I made to the Forum pertaining to Parke Safety: Noting that the majority of Parke residents respect the safety of all residents by obeying the posted 25 MPH speed limit throughout the community, I thought I would provide a very good reason for those who do not, to perhaps ponder a change of heart. This morning, while Joyce and I were on our way to Church, we were proceeding up Manklin Creek and, just be-fore the entrance to the tennis courts, a deer came out of no-where and ran directly in front of the car. Fortunately, I was not stargazing and slammed the brakes on with both feet. I was doing exactly 25 MPH…I always set my cruise control…but even at 25 MPH, the tires squealed and made a lot of noise. People who were walking nearby all turned and looked…We missed the deer by inches!! Just imagine if I had been doing 30-35 MPH?? My brand new car would have suffered signifi-cant damage!! The lesson here: slow down and obey the speed limit. Accidents happen when you least expect it!!
Programs Advisory Committee By Susann Palamara, Chair
The Programs Committee is working hard to provide more events for residents. We just had a Pizza and a Movie. We used the pull down screen and surround sound. It was awesome. So we will be doing more movies. An Eagles concert was also shown in theGrand Hall of the Clubhouse. Arrangements for a Pig Roast are still in the works and a flier will go out as soon as every-thing is firmed up. The date is Saturday, August 19. Our Crab Feast this year will be on Friday, September 15. A bonfire at Assateague National Park is being planned for Wednesday, October 4. A tailgate party is being planned for Saturday, October 14, and a Sock Hop on Saturday, October 21. On Friday, November 3, we’ll have a day trip to Sight and Sound in Lancaster, PA, for their Christmas Show. Our Harvest Dinner at Dunes Manor is scheduled for Wednesday, November 15. Stay cool, enjoy the summer, and watch for our fliers.
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Miss Marilyn’s Choco-nut Mandelbrot Ingredients3 eggs, 1 cup of oil, 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, 1tsp baking powder, 1 dash (1/8 tsp) salt, 1tsp vanilla, 8 oz chocolate chips, chopped in blender
1 cup walnuts, chopped, ½ tsp cinnamon & 4 tbsp sugar (mixed together) Instructions1. With electric mixer, combine beaten eggs and oil, add sugar and beat until combined. Add flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla, beat until sticky dough forms.2. By hand, fold in chopped chocolate chips and nuts.3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Foil line two 9x13 cookie sheets with aluminum foil. Oil the foil.4. To form two long loaves on each cookie sheet, use a tablespoon, plop spoonfuls of dough in a line. Pat top and sides to form loaves, loaves should be one to two inches apart on each cookie sheet.5. Sprinkle top of each loaf with cinnamon-sugar mix.6. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until bottom edges are lightly browned.
Chicken CasseroleIngredients 3 cups chopped cooked chicken2 cups finely chopped celery1 cup (4 ounces) Kraft shredded Cheddar cheese1 cup Daisy sour cream1 cup Hellman’s mayonnaise1 (4-ounce) can La Choy water chestnuts, drained and chopped1 (10-3/4-ounce) can Campbell’s cream of chicken soup1/2 cup slivered almonds1 (6-ounce) can Durkee French-fried onion rings
Instructions1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with Pam cooking spray.2. In a large bowl, stir together Tyson chicken, celery, Kraft cheese, Daisy sour cream, Hellman’s mayonnaise, La Choy water chestnuts, Campbell’s soup, and almonds. Spoon into prepared baking dish.3. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Sprinkle Durkee onion rings evenly over top and bake 5 more minutes, or until bubbly around edges. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Red Hats ActivitiesCrimson Parkettes On Tuesday, July 11, the Crimson Parkettes enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Outback Steak House. Judy Thost and Janice Spieler were our hosts for this delightful afternoon. Our waiter was very cordial and efficient and the food was won-derful. Check out their lunch special. They were perfect in price and taste.
All Parke Red Hats groups - Save the Date Wednesday, October 25, 10am to 2pm. Your Queens are busy planning another event for all of our Red Hat groups for a fun day, so mark this date on your calendar. This time we will be having a game/card party and luncheon at Light-house Sound. We will play our games and cards in the morning followed by lunch (with several entree choices in ad-vance) and then back to the games! The cost will be $20 per person for a full lunch including beverage, dessert, tax and gratuity. More details will follow either from your Queens to their subjects and in another article in September.
7. Remove pans from oven. Cut loaves into half-inch slices with sharp knife. Turn slices on side, toast in oven for an additional 5 minutes.8. Cool on baking racks. Store in Ziploc bags in freezer.
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Phishing is the simplest kind of cyberattack and, the most dangerous and effective, because it attacks the most vulnerable and powerful computer on the planet: the human mind.
The evolution of phishing: While the Nigerian prince attack vector remains in use today, most Internet users can spot it a mile away. Plus, email technology has progressed and spam filters readily pick up on this phish and block it. This is why cybercriminals have had to advance their tactics. Phishers had no other choice but to evolve and improve. Nowadays, most sophisticated modern-day phishing emails are so polished and well-designed that one cannot easily dif-ferentiate them from legitimate ones. Recent phishing campaigns have had great success im-personating big-name companies and fooling big-name re-cipients. Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, John Podesta, had his Gmail hacked and subsequently leaked after falling for the oldest trick in the book, a phishing attack claiming that his email password had been compromised (so click here to change it). If you want to receive my occasional security bulletins and tips, send an email to me and I will add you to my distribution list. Also, this column is posted to the Forum on The Parke website, as well as additional articles and security bulletins.
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If only phishing attempts were that obvious: Current phish-ing campaigns use stealthy techniques to target folks online and trick them into believing their messages are legit. Phish-ing relies on one of our base traits: trust. Detecting a phish requires you to have a healthy level of skepticism when re-ceiving any kind of digital communication, be it email, text, or social media. In order to understand how we got here, let’s go back to the first instance of phishing.
Before phishing: Back in the early days of the Internet, you’d get one email a day, from a friend or business associate. There was no such thing as junk email.
The Nigerian prince: Unfortunately, where innovation and progress lead, corruption and crime follow. One of the lon-gest-running scams, the “Nigerian prince” phish came from a person claiming to be a member of a royal family who needed help transferring millions of dollars out of Nigeria. The email was marked as “urgent” and its sender asked the recipient to provide a bank account number for safekeeping the funds. Gone were the innocent days of trusting your inbox. Over the years, the Nigerian prince scam has fooled mil-lions, raking in billions of dollars. It has been successful be-cause it uses a basic criminal technique, “bait and switch,” to fool folks into believing that they are being contacted by a legitimate organization. They use this social engineering method to trick participants into clicking on malicious links and handing over personal information.
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Social Security Warns on New Scheme Similar to IRS Phone Scams Financial scams involving individuals posing as government employees aren’t limited to those Internal Revenue Service (IRS) phone scams. There’s a new scam making the rounds – and this time, it involves individuals claiming to be from the Social Secu-rity Administration (SSA). According to Gale Stallworth Stone, the Acting Inspector General of Social Security, reports of the new scam are coming from all over the country. In March, the SSA and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) began warning citizens about suspicious calls from peo-ple posing as OIG investigators. As in the IRS phone scams, the calls typically include a recorded message – this one purporting from an “officer with the Inspector General of Social Security.” The recording advises there is a problem with the person’s Social Security account, Social Security number (SSN), and/or benefits and advises that a call back is needed to resolve the problem. During the follow-up call, the potential victim is generally threat-ened with arrest unless they paid out funds in iTunes cards, other gift cards, or prepaid banking cards. Now, the agency says it’s receiving new reports from citizens across the country involving phone calls from an individual pos-ing as an SSA employee. In this latest scam, the caller attempts to acquire personally identifiable information (PII) over the phone in order to redirect benefits using direct deposit as well as chang-ing the victim’s address and telephone number with SSA. Reports suggest that the calls tend to originate from a tele-phone number with a 323 area code. The caller claims to be an
SSA employee and, in some instances, begins by telling the vic tim that they are due a 1.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase in Social Security benefits. The impersonator goes on to ask the victim to verify personal information including their name, date of birth, Social Security number (SSN), and parents’ names in order to qualify for the increase. While it’s true that SSA employees may – unlike IRS rep-resentatives – occasionally contact citizens by telephone for customer service purposes, it’s unusual (though not completely unheard of) for an SSA employee to request confirmation of per-sonal information over the phone out of the blue. Acting Inspec-tor General Stone warns citizens to be cautious and to avoid pro-viding information such as your Social Security Number (SSN) or bank account numbers to unknown persons over the phone or the internet unless you are certain of who is receiving it. “You must be very confident that the source is the correct business party, and your information will be secure after you release it,” Stone said. I’d go a step further and advise: When in doubt, assume it’s a scam. If you have questions about any communication (email, letter, text or phone call) from any person claiming to be from SSA or the OIG, contact your local Social Security office or call Social Security’s toll-free customer service number at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY: 1-800-325-0778) to verify its legitimacy. SSA is available from 7am to 7pm, Monday through Friday. If you receive a suspicious call from someone alleging to be from SSA, you are also encouraged to report that information to the OIG at 1-800-269-0271 or online via https://oig.ssa.gov/report.
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Food, beverages, and a variety of crafts will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Huey Memorial. For more information, visit oceancityaviationassn.org. Hours: 10am to 2pm. Admission: $5 per person, children under 12 free. Wednesday, August 23 – The Beach Boys at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center. Two Shows: 4 and 7:30pm. Friday and Sunday, September 8 and 10 - Shakespeare: Hamlet. Info at www.brownboxtheatre.org. Free outdoor Shakespeare returns with Brown Box’s most ambitious pro-duction yet. Hamlet. Murder, treason, intrigue, and betrayal culminate to form this harrowing and timeless theatrical mas-terpiece. Admission is FREE. Show time: 7:30. Friday at Northside Park and Sunday at Sunset Park.
I’m not going to mention that Sunfest is just around the corner from September 21 to 24, because there is still plen-ty of summer left. But, if you must know, you can get your tickets for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Clint Black or Christopher Cross at ticketmaster.com.
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On The Lighter SideWife’s Diary:
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Various Chinese governments attempted to enforce the pro-hibition of opium, but this resulted in two opium wars (1839-1842 and 1858). The British army won both and forced the Chinese to accept the legalization of opium. Only after 1880 did the British change their minds and try to eliminate the opi-um trade, but by then it was too late, and opium and its prod-ucts were a worldwide problem. In the US in the latter part of the 19th Century, tincture of opium (laudanum) was available without prescription and was widely used for the control of diarrhea, coughing, pain relief, and as a sleeping aid. Even children were given laudanum to control their behavior. However, by 1914, federal legislation was enacted to prohibit the sale of opiate and cocaine products without a prescription. Opium contains a large number of chemical compounds known as alkaloids. Poisonous plants are well known for producing alkaloids such as strychnine, quinine, cocaine, and morphine. These compounds contain one or more nitrogen atoms that make them weakly basic and in this sense can be viewed as complex derivatives of ammonia (NH3). The three principal alkaloids in opium are morphine, codeine, and the-baine. While thebaine is not pharmacologically active, it is used to make several semi-synthetic opiates such as oxyco-done (Percocet), methadone, oxymorphone, and naltrexone (Narcan). The Bayer Company first introduced semi-synthetic opi-ates in 1897. The chemist responsible was Felix Hoffmann who was the same chemist who gave us aspirin by derivatizing a plant product, salicylic acid with acetic acid. In the same manner, he transformed morphine into heroin, a name derived from the word “hero.” At the time, it was first thought that heroin was the answer to the problems associated with the bad effects of opiates. In part, this wishful thinking was due to the potency of heroin that is 4-5 times that of morphine (a name derived from the Greek god Morpheus, god of sleep). In giv-ing smaller doses to patients, it was hoped that the side effects would be significantly diminished –a hope that was tragically unrealized.
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There is in the news today a great deal about the opiate ep-idemic. The number of deaths from overdoses has increased substantially in the past three years. The number of overdose deaths in the US was 33,000 in 2015 (up more than 4000 from 2014) and is estimated to be over 55,000 in 2017. In the main, these deaths are due to increased use of heroin that is spiked with highly potent synthetic opiates. Maryland and Massa-chusetts are leading the nation in admissions to emergency rooms due to opiate overdoses. A number of states, counties, cities, and even an American Indian tribe are suing the opiate drug manufacturers for providing their citizens with enormous amounts of prescription opiates. Although the prescription rate in 2015 was lower than 2010, it was still three times high-er than it was in 1999. There is a long history of the use of opium in the world. Opium is derived from the poppy plant. In the illegal pop-py fields of the golden triangle (region of Burma, Thailand, and Laos) and Afghanistan, the immature poppy seedpods are sliced horizontally, and the exudates are collected the next day, sun-dried and ground into opium powder. Today, most of this powder is processed into heroin, but in the past, this crude opium could be smoked or dissolved in alcohol and used in patent medicines, popular in the latter part of the 19th Century. Perhaps the most egregious example of state-sponsored trade in opium was carried out in China by the British gov-ernment. The Chinese government in 1729 prohibited opium, and yet for the next two centuries, opium use increased in Chi-na. The source of the opium was the British East India Com-pany (BEIC). BEIC experienced a trade deficit with China since England imported massive amounts of Chinese tea but had few commercial items of interest to China. The solution was to encourage –actually force- Indian farmers to produce opium that BEIC then could export to China. BEIC had a long history of entangling the British government in foreign wars,and the illegal opium imported into China did just that.
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es,
DeN
ovo’
s9:
00 P
ilate
s, G
H10
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Zum
ba,G
H1:
00 S
inpe
uxen
t Gin
–LI
B1:
00 P
oker
-Tex
as H
old’
em -
GH
5:30
Lin
e D
anci
ng-B
gnrs
,GH
6:30
Lin
e D
anci
ng,
GH
9:30
Yoga
, G
H9:
30 W
ater
Aer
obic
s1:
00 B
ette
r Bod
s 4
Bgnr
s,G
H12
:30
Pin
ochl
e,G
H1:
00 W
omen
8 B
all,
Billia
rd
3rdSu
nday
3rdM
onda
y3rd
Tues
day
3rdW
edne
sday
3rdTh
ursd
ay3rd
Frid
ay3rd
Satu
rday
2:30
Win
e Ap
prec
iatio
n, G
H9:
30 W
ater
Aero
bics,
11:0
0 B
ette
r Bod
s 4
Bgnr
s,G
H1:
00 C
anas
ta,
CR
D1:
00 M
ah J
ongg
, Li
brar
y1:
00 P
oker
-Tex
as H
old’
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GH
6:00
Pok
er,
CR
D6:
00 P
oker
, G
H
7:30
Par
ke W
alke
rs
10:0
0 Z
umba
,GH
11:0
0 A
BS E
xerc
ise
1:
00M
ah J
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,C
RD
1:00
Brid
ge-L
ib1:
30 B
illiar
ds/8
Bal
l, Bi
lliard
6:30
Brid
ge-P
arty
,C
RD
6:30
Brid
ge-D
uplic
ate,
GH
9:30
Wat
erAe
robic
s11
:00
Bette
r Bod
s –Be
ginne
rs G
H 6:
00 P
oker
7:
00 M
en’s
Billi
ards
Gro
up
7:30
Par
ke W
alke
rs
9:00
Par
ke S
ingl
es,
DeN
ovo’
s9:
00 P
ilate
s, G
H10
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Zum
ba,G
H1:
00 S
inep
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t Gin
–LI
B1:
00 P
oker
-Tex
as H
old’
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GH
5:30
Lin
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,GH
6:30
Lin
e D
anci
ng,
GH
9:30
Yoga
, G
H9:
30 W
ater
Aer
obic
s11
:00
Bet
ter B
ods
4 Bg
nrs,
GH
12:3
0 P
inoc
hle,
GH
1:00
Wom
en 8
Bal
l,Bi
lliard
4thSu
nday
4thM
onda
y4th
Tues
day
4thW
edne
sday
4thTh
ursd
ay4th
Frid
ay4th
Satu
rday
9:30
Wat
erAe
robic
s,11
:00
Bet
ter B
ods
4 Bg
nrs,
GH
1:00
Can
asta
,C
RD
1:00
Mah
Jon
gg,
Libr
ary
1:00
Pok
er-T
exas
Hol
d’em
-G
H6:
00 P
oker
, C
RD
6:00
Pok
er,
GH
7:30
Par
ke W
alke
rs
10:0
0 Z
umba
,GH
10:0
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mm
er)
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0 Sc
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11:0
0 A
BS E
xerc
ise
1:
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ah J
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,C
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1:00
Brid
ge1:
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illiar
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Bal
l, Bi
lliard
6:30
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ge-P
arty
,C
RD
6:30
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ge-D
uplic
ate,
GH
9:30
Wat
erAe
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11:0
0 B
ette
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s-Be
ginne
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H6:
00 P
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7:
00 M
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Billi
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Gro
up
7:30
Par
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alke
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9:00
Par
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DeN
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s9:
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s, G
H10
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ba,G
H1:
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B1:
00 P
oker
-Tex
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GH
2:00
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CR
D5:
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rs,G
H6:
30 L
ine
Dan
cing
,G
H
9:30
Yoga
, G
H9:
30 W
ater
Aer
obic
s11
:00
Bet
ter B
ods
4 Bg
nrs,
GH
12:3
0 P
inoc
hle
Tour
nam
nt,
GH
1:00
Wom
en 8
Bal
l,Bi
lliard
5thSu
nday
5thM
onda
y5th
Tues
day
5thW
edne
sday
5thTh
ursd
ay5th
Frid
ay5th
Satu
rday
9:30
Wat
er A
erob
ics,
Pool
11:0
0 B
ette
r Bod
s 4
Bgnr
s,G
H1:
00 C
anas
ta,
CR
D1:
00 M
ah J
ongg
, Li
brar
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00 P
oker
-Tex
as H
old’
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GH
6:00
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CR
D6:
00 P
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, G
H
7:30
Par
ke W
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10:0
0 Z
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,GH
11:0
0 A
BS E
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ise
1:
00M
ah J
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,C
RD
1:00
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ge1:
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illiar
ds/8
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l, Bi
lliard
6:30
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ge-P
arty
,C
RD
6:30
Brid
ge-D
uplic
ate,
GH
9:30
Wat
er A
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ics,
Pool
11:0
0 B
ody
Pum
p, G
H6:
00 P
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7:
00 M
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Billi
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Gro
up
7:30
Par
ke W
alke
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9:00
Par
ke S
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DeN
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ilate
s, G
H10
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ba,G
H1:
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H1:
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B5:
30 L
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Dan
cing
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H6:
30 L
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Dan
cing
,G
H
9:00
Yog
a, G
H9:
30 W
ater
Aer
obic
s11
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Bet
ter B
ods
4 Bg
nrs,
GH
12:3
0 P
inoc
hle,
GH
1:00
Wom
en 8
Bal
l,Bi
lliard
Dat
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Sub
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to C
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