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UNIT 3 COURIER

Volume 23, Issue 1,January 2018, Mainlands of Tamarac by the Gulf Facebook : Mainlands Unit 3 Neighbors, https://www.facebook.com/groups/175604639674083/

Mainlands Website www.themainlands.com

Editor, Peter Cunningham, 727-592-9715 or hgcpbc@gmail.com

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The Courier is available online at www.themainlands.com. Click on Unit 3 tab. To stop paper copy see page 8.

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HOME OWNER’S BOARD Deb Engstrom, President

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday.

The gate committee will be holding sev-eral meetings this month. You may at-tend any of them. There will be an op-portunity to voice your questions, com-ments, and concerns. Please plan on

attending so we can all be informed and better able to decide if we should or should not gate our community.

January 3 - Unit 2 - 8:30am

January 15 - Unit 6 - 7:00pm

January 18 - Unit 3 - 7:00pm

January 24 - Unit 5 - 7:00pm

January 25 - Unit 4 - 7:00pm

There will also be a Master Association meeting on January 15 at 9am, unit 5. All are welcome to attend.

Our next board meeting will be January 25, immedi-ately following Kaffee Klatch. At 9:30am, there will be a 30 minute open forum to allow residents to speak on agenda items, followed by the meeting at 10am. The board is currently working on lawn and painting con-tracts. Hope to see you there!

Our resident clubhouse possums, mom and baby, have been trapped and relocated, so hopefully we will not hear any more scratching in the clubhouse ceiling.

Remember, for everyone's safety, if someone looks out of place, don't hesitate to make a call to our Communi-ty Safety Officer Gatti. Thank you to those residents who made that call, as we had two episodes in the past month where people did not belong.

Officer James Gatti: Cell - (727) 244-1715

PP Police Communications - (727) 369-7864

PP Police Desk - (727) 369-5773

Happy Days-At The Hop...All 50’s & 60’s music

Sunday, January 14th at 7 pm ‘til you drop

Music By Mr. E and his laptop

Tickets $3 on sale at Kaffee Klatch or call

Lois Katz at 201-8586

BYO Everything.

Root Beer floats served at

intermission.

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MEN’S CLUB Phil Mugavero, President First, we hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and has a healthy New Year.

Well, our first year as a Men's Club Board was a very nice success; and next year is going to start out with a

bang. Thursday, January 11th at 6pm, is our first meeting of the year. The second event, on Satur-day, January 20th at 6pm will be our baked had-

dock fish dinner, served with tiny roasted potatoes, cole slaw, and dinner rolls. The price this year is still $8; tickets will be on sale at Kaffee Klatch by Phil Mugavero. The next event is on Saturday, January 27th; our ever popular French Toast breakfast. The price again is the same as last year $3.50. Our final event in January is on Sunday, January 28th at 1:00 pm; will be our movie of the month, Wonder Woman. Admission is still free, but a canned good donation for our Food Bank will be appreciated. And, get this, soda & popcorn is free

WOMEN’S CLUB Deb Engstrom, President

Thank You - all who helped make our holiday party a success; beautiful decora-tions, delicious food, music, skits, laugh-ter, smiles, games and prizes. It was a great way to kick off the holiday sea-son. A special thanks to our men's club servers, Phil Mugavero, Jim Pennington,

John Kelly, Ed Hager, Skip George and Lloyd Ur-quhart. Also thanks to John and Ed for singing and Lloyd as Santa.

Coloring - Friday, January 5, 12:00 noon. Relax and color your cares away. Men are welcome too!

Luncheon/Meeting - Friday, January 19 at 12:00 noon. So that we can plan the food, YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IF YOU ARE AT-TENDING! We have a great speaker lined up who will speak on organizing, downsizing, and clutter con-trol. Everyone will pick up a few tips.

2nd Vice President - We are still in desperate need of a 2nd Vice President to coordinate the luncheons. Also need a luncheon committee for March and April.

Dues - Still 1997 prices! Only $10! Best deal in town! Can be paid to treasurer, Debbie Rhoads at the meet-ing or at Kaffee Klatch starting in January. All Unit 3 ladies are welcome to come; the first time as a guest and then, hopefully, join us as a member.

SOCIAL CLUB Barbara Konvicka, President Happy New Year to you all! Had a great 2017 for Unit 3 Social Club. Many special times and I appreciate all your support on our many projects. Now, moving on to 2018, I know this will be another great year for us; fun and educational. Lets start off with playing Super Bingo; a fund-raiser for our Social Club. Saturday, Jan-

uary 13th, doors will open at 10:30am with lunch at 11.30. Price is $20; great pay outs and special games. Get tickets from Flo Guimond, 603 759-3396, or at our weekly Bingo on Tuesdays at 6pm. On Sun-day, January 14th, come join us at 7pm for Happy Days At The Hop. Mid- century music by our own Mr. E and his popular lap top loaded with music. Featuring root beer floats; what a fun time we have. Tickets are only $3 and available at Kaffee Klatch on Thursdays at 8:30am or call Lois Katz 727-201-8586.

The Potluck Dinner on Sunday, January 21st at 5pm is always a delightful, casual evening with a sampling of tasty foods. Wrapping up the January activities will be the Cahal Dunne Concert on Thursday, January 25th at 7pm Tickets $15. Call Flo Guimond 603-759-3396 or get them at KK on Thursdays at 8:30am. We are so fortu-nate to get as great an entertainer as Mr. Dunne; please come to see him. Thank you to the ones that step up to help with all these things we do in Unit 3. See you all there and remember, come to KK on Thursday mornings at 8:30 am to catch up with neighbors and find out what's up in Unit 3. See you soon, Barbara

SUPER BINGO Flo Guimond, Chair

Super Bingo is the one time a year that the social club gets money from bingo. Please support this great fund-raiser. January 13th doors open at 1030, lunch at 1130 and bingo starts at noon. Tickets are $20, lunch is includ

ed with the game papers. Jean Toberman and Flo Guimond have tickets. You can get tickets at KK on Thursday mornings at 8:30am and on Tuesday night at regular bingo. We will also have a Speedy game and Special game that is not included in the package.

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Maggie Ploesser takes first place again in the Golf Cart Parade.

The Bible Study lead by Art Reed will resume weekly beginning January 4th at 10:15am. They meet in the office in the clubhouse.

HEAR YE, HEAR YE; Just received in the mail a notice from Pinellas Park office indicating that they will be hold-ing a Zoning Meeting at 6pm Thursday January 4th re-garding the approval of Zoning for a 285-Unit Apartment Complex and a Convenience Store with gas pumps on the old Scott Buick Auto Dealership Lot on the Southwest corner of US19 & 49th St.

Q: What is the most common remark made by

60-plus year olds when they enter antique

stores?

A: "Gosh, I remember these!"

Diabetic classes will be given by StAn-

thony Hospital DEET program on

Wednesday 10 -12 in Unit 3 Club-

house. Classes will run for six consecu-

tive weeks (January 17th thru February

21st) Enrollees must be prepared to

attend all classes. This is a limited en-

rollment, so please sign-up early on

board in clubhouse.

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Welcome to our new neighbors! Hope to see you out in the commu-nity and at some of our activities. To current residents, if they live near you, introduce yourself and welcome them.

Loraine Marquis

3907 99th Ter

Richard Klutts & Robert Hermick,

9849 39th Way and 9941 39th St.

Robert & Colleen Hope

9753 40th St

Free. West Bend microwave ov-en countertop style, 2 years old.

Call 727-366-2683.

I would appreciate references for a house cleaning person. Phyllis

727 299 9874

6 year old 35" flat screen LED Panasonic TV. Works great. Will

deliver in Mainlands and help hook up if you have an HDMI

cable. $75. Dale Krumreich 573-3946

King size bed, complete. $150. 3– tall bar chairs, gray fabric,

chrome frame, $10 each. Books, DVDs, CDs, wide selec-

tion, low prices. 221-4413

92" X 65" Oriental area rug. Excellent condition, recently

shampooed. Ruby in color, $50 OBO. Jamie 727-463-5799

Brand new Sylvania AM/FM radio w/ CD option. AC or Battery. $12

727.540.0474

Lee & Dick Yelle’s correct phone number is 727 561 0804. Please

make note of it in the Yellow phone book.

UNIT 3 TRADING POST

SARA LEMACHER Librarian

Welcome back our snow-bird friends. The library has lots of new puzzles.

And a few new games. Thanks for the dona-tions.

Also thanks to my help-ers, Donna Bartoli and Sylvia Wilson.

INDOOR EXERCISE Lois Katz

You are welcome to

join us for indoor exer-

cise at Unit 3 club-

house: Monday,

Wednesday, and Fri-

day 9:00am. We use 2

DVD's, the 1st one

consists of steps that add up to a 1-mile

walk, and the 2nd is a routine of easy

aerobics with various movements. You

can do as much or as little as you want

to; you don't have to do both sets entire-

ly. Any questions, please contact Lois at

727-201-8586. Thank you.

It's that time of year again ! Time for the Golf Fun Day at Cypress Links at Man-grove Bay Golf Course. The date is Sun-day, January 28, 2018. Festivities will kick off with a putting contest beginning at 12:30 Pm. If you have any questions, feel free to email Stuart Hoff at

graphidyne@yahoo.com, or call his cell phone at 847 778-7795.

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BINGO Karen Niska, Chair

Our new pull tab game is going very well. We have a few more people since our win-ter residents are coming back. We always have room for more. We start at 6 o'clock but you need to be there by 530 to get your papers ready. See you Tuesday. Happy New year.

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JANUARY

4 - Food Bank Delivery

4 - Bible Study resumes weekly, 10:15am

11- Social Club during KK, 9am

11 - Men’s Club, 6pm

13 - Super Bingo, 10:30am

14 - 50’s Dance, 7pm

17 - Diabetic Class, 10am

20 - Fish Dinner, 6pm

21 - Potluck Supper, 5pm

24 - Diabetic Class, 10am

25 - Cahal Dunne, 7pm

27 - French Toast Breakfast, 8-10am with

free blood pressure check by Sarah

LeMacher

27 - Women Singles Group, 5:30pm

28 - Movie, 1pm

31 - Diabetic Class, 10:15am

31 - Zumba, 7pm

FEBRUARY

4 - 90th Birthday Party, 2pm

7, 21, 28 - Diabetic Class

14 - Ash Wednesday

17 - Dance, 7:30pm

18 - Dinner Theater, 4pm

24 - French Toast Breakfast, 8-10am with

free blood pressure check by Sarah

LeMacher

24 - Spotlight Dancers Show

COMING EVENTS HAPPY DAYS - AT THE HOP

Mid-Century music

(from the 1950’s & 60’s)

Sunday, January 14, 2018, 7pm

Unit 3 Clubhouse, Tickets $3

at Kaffee Klatch on Thursdays at 8:30am

or call Lois Katz 727 201-8586

BYO Everything (For 3 bucks, what did you expect!)

We’ll serve root beer floats at intermission.

New Event hosted at Unit 5, open to ALL Units

TRIVIA NIGHT Friday, January 5th at 7:00pm

Bring a team or come and we will find a team for you

Bring a snack or appetizer to share BYOB

FREE - Kelli Pilsbury, Unit 5 727 644-0023

CAHAL DUNNE

Flo Guimond

Cahal Dunne, “Ireland’s Happy Man” is a composer, classical-ly trained concert pianist, story teller, comedian and television personali-ty. His style is rich and deep, reflect-ing the many strands in his distin-

guished career. He has performed with Bob Hope, Al Martino, Tony Orlando and has performed for several American Presidents. So with his Irish to Broadway to Country repertoire, a great show is guaranteed! For more about Cahal , visit his site: cahaldunne.com.

January 25th, 7pm. Tickets $15. Call Flo Guimond 603-759-3396 or get at Kaffee Klatch on Thursdays at 8:30am.

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MAINLANDS WALKING GROUP

January 2018 Schedule

(Please no pets on hikes)

Let's start the New Year off right, by keeping our resolution to get/keep fit during 2018!

Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 9:30 a.m.

BOCA CIEGA MILLENNIUM PARK, 12410 74th Ave. N. (Old Oakhurst Rd.), Seminole, FL

33772. http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/03_Boca_Ciega.htm

In this park, a 35-foot wooden observation tower offers a panoramic view of Boca Ciega Bay. The park is a stop

on the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission's "Great Florida Birding Trail". It boasts a nature trail and

a boardwalk. Directions from Mainlands: turn left onto US 19 and travel South to Park Blvd. (694). Take a right

onto Park Blvd.(West) and travel approximately 9 miles, (you will pass 66th Street, Belcher and Starkey

Rds.) Turn left on 125th St. At the next street, make a left turn on 74th Ave. Park entrance is on right. (F, PS 2-

3.0) Leader: Lee Yelle (518)755-5795

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 9:30 a.m.

EAGLE LAKE PARK, 1800 Keene Road, Largo, FL. 33771

http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/24_Eagle_Lake.htm

The 163-acre park, boasts a paved 12-foot wide recreation trail. There are numerous shell paths for walking and

over 2,000 feet of boardwalks to enjoy nature and restored wetlands. Three restroom facilities are located on

property. Directions from Mainlands: Turn right on US 19 N. to East Bay Drive. Turn left on East Bay and travel

2 miles. Turn RIGHT on Starkey Rd., (Starkey becomes Keene Rd.) Drive one mile and turn left into park, which

is located at 1800 Keene Road. (F, PS 2-3.0) Leader: Eileen Hicks (727)540-0158

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 9:30 a.m.

GULFPORT AND OSGOOD POINT/CLAM BAYOU NATURE PARK, GULFPORT.

http://www.stpeteparksrec.org/clam-bayou-nature-preserve.html

Directions – travel South on 49th Street to 54th Avenue turn right or towards West drive as far as 58th Street, turn

left or South as far as Shore Blvd. There will be a sign towards the Casino. Turn left and drive to the public park-

ing adjacent to the volleyball courts alongside of the Casino. Afterwards we will plan on eating at one of the many

restaurants in Gulfport. You may also walking through the Farmers Market that takes place on Tuesdays in Gulf-

port. (F, PS, 2.5 – 3.0) Leader – Lee Yelle (518)755-5795

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 9:30 a.m.

JOHN CHESTNUT SR PARK – PALM HARBOR.

http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/04_Chesnut.htm

Directions – Travel North on 49th Street (County Road 611) for approx. 16 miles until you reach Tarpon Woods

Blvd. make a U turn and destination will be on your right. We plan to park at Shelter 2 which will be on your right

once in the park. (F, PS, 2.5 – 3.0) Leader – Eileen Hicks (727)540-0158

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 9:30 a.m.

DUNEDIN TRAIL, 158 Marina Plz, Dunedin, FL 34698-5703

Travel North on US-19 to 580, which runs between Oldsmar and Dunedin, turn left or West and

travel into Dunedin. This should put you close to Main Street. Travel on Main Street down to Mari-

na, and park in general parking at Marina. We will plan to eat afterwards at one of the Restaurants

in town, for those that want to stay.

F, PS, 2.5 – 3.0 Leader Eileen Hicks (727)540-0158

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FREE AUDIBLE BOOK SERVICE

If you know of someone who could use

an audible or braille book service be-

cause they have low vision then you

might be interested in the following ser-

vice available from the National Library

Service.

NLS is a free braille and talking book

library service for people with temporary

or permanent low vision, blindness, or a

physical disability that prevents them

from reading or holding the printed page.

Through a national network of cooperat-

ing libraries, NLS offers books the way

you want them: in braille or audio for-

mats, mailed to your door for free, or

instantly downloadable.

NLS works to ensure that all may read

by providing eligible patrons access to

NLS materials regardless of age, eco-

nomic circumstances, or technical exper-

tise. Explore the tabs on their website.

Share the gift of reading, and spread the

word about NLS so that all may read.

National Library Service

www.loc.gov/nls

Florida library to contact 800 226-6075

UNIT 3 CLUBS

For the benefit of new residents, let me explain the “Clubs” in Unit 3. By default, as a resident of Unit 3, you are a member of the Social Club. The Social Club meets the second Thursday of each month dur-ing Kaffee Klatch at 8:30am. The SC sponsors some activities for all Unit 3 residents. The SC over-sees the Women’s Club and the Men’s Club. Female and male residents of Unit 3 are welcome to join the respective Club. There are annual dues for membership, currently $10. The Clubs meet monthly; men on the second Thursday at 6pm and women at 12 noon on the third Friday. Each Club plans their activities and events. Residents are welcome to come to the respective meetings as a guest to get a sense of what the group is about before deciding to join. A good place to start your journey in Unit 3 is to attend Kaffee Klatch every Thursday morning at 8:30am. During high season about 85 or so resi-dents come to KK to visit with their neighbors and find out what’s going on. There’s plenty going on! We look forward to meeting you and welcome your participation. Peter Cunningham, Courier editor.

Food Pantry

There is a box in the clubhouse to collect your food donations. Please be generous with your canned goods and non-perishable foods. This is the time of year when no one should go hungry. Also check the expira-tion date – they will not be accepted beyond the expiration date. The items are picked up faithfully on the first Thursday of the month and delivered to the Lealman Food Pantry by Debbie & Dale Krumreich.

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Coloring

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E-delivery of the Courier?

The Courier is available every month on our website. In the interest of reducing paper waste, are you okay with reading the Courier online and not receiving a paper copy? If so, please let Sis Manhard know via email to buffalosis2@verizon.net or by phone, 727 561-7634. To date, a significant number of residents have opted for the e-copy. If you want to check out what the e-copy looks like in “living color”, go to our website at www.themainlands.com and click on the “Unit 3” tab.

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