GATOR TALES NEWS & VIEWS OF

BLUE HERON PINES GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY 29200 Jones Loop Rd, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

Volume 28 Issue 6 Blueheronpineshoa.net June - July 2019

President’s Message

Does anybody

miss the love bugs yet?

This is being written mid

-May, and one can only

hope that they’ve be-

come a distant memory

by the time this issue is published. This season

seemed to be the worst in several years. Not only

do they create a mess when they splatter on your

car, a biker friend confided that they also taste

nasty. I’ll take his word for it.

This is the first of our “online delivery”

issues. By keeping Gator Tales online, we can of-

fer enhanced and expanded content while also sig-

nificantly reducing costs. It’s a win-win situation

where everybody benefits...especially the readers

and advertisers. Of course there will always be

hard printed copies for our neighbors who do not

have internet or email.

I’d like to give a tip of the hat to Peter

McNaughton, Wilson Yerk and everybody on the

Gator Tales team who lent a hand in this transition

effort. It would not have been possible without

your vision and hard work.

Enjoy your summer wherever you are,

folks, and be safe!

Larry Roberts

BHP Open House June 15, 2019

July 20, 2019

10 AM - 2 PM

BHP - SUN Pizza Party June 25, 2019

12 PM - 2 PM

Calendar The Calendar is published

every month in Gator Tales and a copy is on each

of the bulletin boards. There have been many dif-

ferent events that are being added or discontinued.

Please, if you are in an event that is no longer held

or you are adding an event, please contact Mau-

reen Heger or Jim Sievert to have the calendar cor-

rected. If an event is only for a month or three, that

should be put on the calendar. If you find an error

or omission on the calendar, please contact us to

fix it. Thank you!

As many of you know, we have been

discussing a change in the way the Gator Tales

is published and distributed. Rather than print-

ing “hard” copies and delivering them door-to-

door, we have been moving towards electronic

printing and distribution for nearly a year. The

time has come to make the switch.

As we discussed, electronic publication

and distribution will save us several thousand

dollars per year in printing costs, and considera-

bly decrease the burden of distribution. Of

course, we will still print a small number of

black & white copies for distribution to our resi-

dents without access to email or internet. Ad-

vertisers will benefit because they can now pre-

sent videos with sound, if they choose to do so.

This change will become effective with

the upcoming June-July combined issue. Resi-

dents will be sent an email announcing the issue

is ready to distribute, and the email will include

a link to the latest copy. Just click on the link to

access it. As always, you will still be able to

browse the Gator Tales directory within the

BHP HOA website for copies of past issues.

If you have questions, please don’t hesi-

tate to contact your HOA Board members or

myself.

Thanks!

Larry Roberts

Gator Tales Publication Change

Effective June 2019

Entertainment Committee

Events All events in the clubhouse, back

deck or pool area should be on the calendar.

Please contact Maureen or Jim for availability.

Private parties must still be booked thru the

office. Once you contact us to see if the date is

available, you must go to the office to sign the

agreement and leave the $100.00 deposit. Any

questions, please let us know.

Host Committees The months are quickly

passing us by, and the calendar is pretty wide

open for events. Please hold your meetings and

come up with some ideas for event(s) sched-

uled for your month.

We would like to thank all

the residents of BHP who helped

make the Horse Races such as

success. We could not have done

it without all who volunteered. Thanks to The Bol-

yard's, the Richardson's The Niemann's, the Sixts,

the Schutz's, Ken Ralph, Trish Wiggington, Tom Fee, John Lucas,

The Robinsonn's, the Skoreks, Wayne Carter and Carl Sullivan.

As you can see, "It takes a Village".

We were able to contribute to the HOA and through the gen-

erosity of our patrons a special collections was done which enabled

us to donate to breast cancer research.

Once again we thank you for your time and generosity

Joe and Judy Casimir

SunShine Cathy Richardson

Get Well

Roesmary Robinson Lot 4

Darlene Ditmore Lot 22

Ellie Welcome Lot 310

Vic Vance Lot 617

Pat Schram Lot 641

Melissa Dashiell Lot 706

Sympathy

We extend our thoughts and prayers to:

Ron Atkinson Lot 165,

at the passing of his daughter

DAZZLER’S LUNCHEON

June 14th

1:00 PM

The next Dazzler luncheon

will be held at

Miceli’s Restaurant 3930 Pine Island Rd., Matlacha

Please sign up by June 11th

We will meet at the restaurant at 1:00 PM

If you need a ride call Jean Michalak at

941-676-0549 or e-mail her at

jeanmichalak8@gmail.com

All Blue Heron Pines ladies

are welcome to join us.

Drivers please leave me know if you have room for

someone in your car in case someone needs a ride.

What is more enjoyable than to sit and

watch a butterfly flit around in the garden?

South Florida has a climate that attracts butter-

flies all year; you simply need to encourage

them to stay around and lay eggs to create a

new generation of butterflies. Select plants

that give adult butter-

flies energy and, also,

plants that provide

food for caterpillars.

Luckily, we have hun-

dreds of plants that

attract them; native

plants are best (and

easiest to maintain be-

cause they are drought

tolerant, disease resis-

tant, and adapt better

in our environment).

Choose plants

that grow to different

heights and have different bloom times. Con-

sider shrubs, trees, vines, as well as flowers.

Different types of plants attract different types

of butterflies. If possible, group several of the

same kind of plants to give unity to your gar-

den. Vines not only give height to the garden,

but also provide food for both caterpillars and

adults.

Butterflies have 4 life stages: egg, cat-

erpillar (larva), pupa (chrysalis) and adult.

Many colorful plants sold as butterfly plants,

will only provide nectar for the butterfly, not

food for the caterpillars.

Butterflies are attracted to flowers that

smell sweet and they especially like orange,

yellow, pink, purple and red colors. They polli-

nate the flowers as they sip nectar from it.

They need sun to keep their

body temperature high, so

provide some flat stones or

mulch near the butterfly

plants for them to rest on.

Butterflies like bottlebrush,

cassia, coral bean, coral hon-

eysuckle, dill, firebush, fire-

cracker plant, lantana, pars-

ley, porterweed, purple

cornflower, the gumbo

limbo tree, and many, many

more. Our Florida monarchs

stay here year around, breed

year around, and are partial

to milkweed. Our state butterfly, the Zebra

Longwing, deposits its small yellow eggs on

young leaves and tendrils of Purple Passion-

flower.

To get REALLY involved, pick up a

copy of famous Florida naturalist, Roger Ham-

mer’s book ATTRACTING HUMMING-

BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES IN TROPICAL

FLORIDA.

BUTTERFLIES IN THE GARDEN By Sharon Breay

Plan Ahead for a Hurricane Charlotte Country

Disaster Planning Guide

Hurricane season is almost here. Here

are some tips to minimize damage to your prop-

erty and others in the event of a hurricane. Clear

your yard of loose objects which become poten-

tial airborne missiles in high winds. Place items

inside your house or shed.

Anchor objects that cannot be moved

inside (no matter how heavy or large). Close all

windows and doors. FYI: Taping glass will not

prevent breakage. Store documents and valu-

ables in waterproof containers; secure in highest

possible spot.

Some examples of things to secure:

Lawn Furniture

Potted plants

Gazing Balls

Statues

Bicycles

Trash Cans

Garden Hose(s)

Decorative flags and poles

Any other decorative items

RESIDENT ADS

Pet Sitting Dogs, cats, etc. Call Jeanne Michalak, #554,

941-676-0549 for info.

Cuts & Color for Men & Women Please call Suz @ 586-764-3674. Satisfaction

guaranteed or hair will be cheerfully refunded!

HAIR by Ilse Cuts - Color - Perms

Women and Men - For an Appointment

Call me at 941-505-7761, Unit 169

Detailing I detail cars, trucks, vans and SUVs.

I will pick-up and deliver.

My name is Dave Stepniak # 628

Please call me at 941-347-8291

for an appointment.

John's Yard & Home Service Kill and remove weeds

Trim Bushes & Flowers

Watch your home while you are away

Keep your yard pristine

No large Tree Trimming

For a Free Estimate

Call: John Welcome

941-347-8577

We Buy Stamps Have you inherited a stamp collection or

interested in selling a collection? Member FL

Stamp Dealers Assn., National Stamp Dealers

Assn., American Philatelic Soc.

Tom Breay #703

303-503-8170

Need Help? I am a handyman who lives in BHP & will

do home & computer repairs, yard work, pet

sitting, power washing, screening, Painting

& just about any other work you may need

done. Contact Scott at

scuddy_99@yahoo.com or 941-875-5952.

JUNE

1st

Ernie DeBellis

Richard Filer

Pat Peterson

2nd

Ray Bonaguro

3rd

Edward Matrozza

4th

Thomas Merrill

5th

Tyrone Beard

Bill Brietzke

6th

Peter Babbitt

Sylvia Beauregard

Aline Bentham

Dorothy Grady

7th

Ruth DeMeglio

9th

Brenda Hubertus

10th

Delores Stonoha

12th

Rick Schram

13th

June Ashley

Shelley Steingart

14th

Ronald Brooks

16th

Lori Nielsen

Debra Tittle

17th

Dayle Brown

Valerie Meinken

Gloria Pierson

Roger Siebenthaler

20th

Nancy Simonis

21st

Clyde Black

Ron Frizzell

Annie Ross

22nd

Sheree Battersby

Marcel Kates

Violet McCoy

Judith Waterman

24th

Rick Barrett

Chuck Dickey

Kirk Massmann

Dick Roller

Darrel Witty

25th

Ron Horner

Wolfgang Jejna

26th

Bob Bentham

Melanie Bigos

Alan Haspel

Mary Ward

27th

Diane Cain

Tammy Egger

28th

Judy Casimir

Darlene Ditmore

29th

Karen Belknap

30th

Terry Alves

Dona Noewer

Joseph Targowski

10th

Sandra & Ed Vidota

12th

James & Irmgard Bauman

15th

Harvey & Patricia Karns

18th

Rodney & Arlene Cannon

Steven &Judy Townley

JUNE

1st

Gary & Gloria Pierson

2nd

John & Rosemary Burke

7th

Larrie & Kathy Webb

8th

Steve Basil & Marna Thomas-

Basil

Dave & Shelley Steingart

21st

Tim & Judy McPhillips

Tom & Mary Pucker

Kenneth & Kathleen Schuetz

25th

Lorne & Lois Niemann

JULY

2nd

Scott Saunders

3rd

Dave Egger

4th

Mary Beaudoin

Betty Brooks

Betty Lustig

Joy Roberts

5th

Nancy Bartz

Kathy Webb

7th

Terry Briskie

8th

Rosemary Burke

Joanna Waterman

9th

Richard Brinkman

Lorne Niemann

Lucy Scheiner

10th

Dick Aaron

Sharon Moore

11th

Joyce Sixt

12th

Larry Roberts

13th

Donna Tomkins

14th

Bud Depper

Carol Foster

Gail McNaughton

15th

Marilyn Gardner

Gerri Frank

Earl Peyton

16th

Bob Harroun

Romeo Lemieux

17th

Helen Bentley

18th

Sharon Fera

19th

Janis Bowles

Jerry Kulling

Marsha McReynolds

20th

21st

Douglas Howe

23rd

Tom Skonie

24th

John Bigos

25th

Regis Ditmore

Pat Lonergan

26th

Karen Carter

Florence Gallivan

Lester Yanowitz

27th

Tom Dudley

Kevin Grady

Jeff Pollack

29th

Diana DeVries

31st

Rosa Barse

Marguerite Brietzke

Nancy Kates

There are some residents that do not have birthdays or wedding anniversaries listed in

the Gator Tales. We realize that some prefer not to have those events listed, but if you

have been missed and would like to submit your information, or if you want your info

removed, please notify Peter McNaughton pg12572@gmail.com

JULY

1st

Dave & Tammy Egger

2nd

Tom & Ginnie St John

6th

Leonard & Joan Eggemeyer

14th

Wilson & Cindy Yerk

15th

Remi & Karen Fournier

Dennis & Gerri Frank

19th

Norm & Thelma Calfee

21st

Douglas & Bernadette Kam-

merer

22nd

Tom & Jan Pearson

23rd

Jerry & Joyce Weiner

28th

Ray & Sharon Bonaguro

Tom & Monika Dudley

29th

Mike & Kay Oetting

31st

Wayne & Karen Carter

Dancing in

the Street