WATERWAYS WATCH December 2014

MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY HANUKKAH

Holiday Decorating November 29 at 10:am

SANTA PARADE, DECEMBER 14 2:00PM

Waterways Board of Directors 2014

President: Bob Buck

1st Vice President: Ron Barette

2nd Vice Pres.: John Stoffel

Treasurer: Doug Canfield

Secretary: Kathy Meaney

Asst. Secretary: John Graham

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

BOB BUCK

If last month was a call to arms, this one would be

a farewell to arms. It has been a pleasure and a

privilege to serve on the board over the years with

so many other dedicated members of the

community, and with the neighborhood leaders

on committees and activities. I have learned a

great deal in the process, normally how to do

things, and once in a while how not to. But

collectively it has been a pretty thorough

curriculum.

There have been a number of challenges, most of

which came to positive resolution due

to the actions of the residents as well as the

boards or committees. Over time we have dealt

with several property management and

accounting companies which are involved in

multiple communities, and I have often heard

their comments that Waterways is above

average compared to the other developments

they are familiar with. The comments related

both to the leadership, but also to the residents.

Aspects they found notable were the involvement

and energy of the community, and a minimum

of conflict or excessive drama between the

members.

We still have internal or local issues to deal with,

and will have new ones as development in the

area continues. Some of the activists in prior

challenges are still involved, but also a new

generation of community leaders is beginning to

emerge. This is normal evolution and will be

ongoing. The energy and involvement of the

residents will continue to be needed if we are to

maintain the quality of life we have created and

enjoy in Waterways.

So, thank you to everyone up to now, and best

wishes for all who will follow. I am confident

Waterways will continue to be an exceptional

community.

Bob Buck

EDITORS NOTE: ON BELHALF OF THE RESIDENTS

OF WATERWAYS, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOB

AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE

YOU HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY

AND VARIOUS CAPACITIES. WE KNOW WE CAN

COUNT ON YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND ADVICE IN

THE FUTURE. ENJOY YOUR RESPITE AND WELL

DESERVED VACATION FROM THE BOD DUTIES

AND ACCEPT OUR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR

SERVICE.

BEARS IN WATERWAYS BROCHURES FROM FLORIDA FISH

AND WILDLIFE DEALING WITH BEARS

AVAILABLE AT THE CLUBHOUSE

Be Bears seem to show up on garbage days and have a feast in our garbage cans. Our manager

recommends that we KEEP THE GARBAGE CANS IN THE GARAGE and put them out in the morning

instead of them being left out overnight. GO TO My FWC (Florida Wildlife) http://myfwc.com/ and the click on wildlife and then click on bears. There you will find very helpful information regarding living with bears. There are also printed brochures from Florida Wildife available in the Clubhuse The number to use to request a FWC

officer is 888-404-3922.

For easy reference, the number is

listed at the bottom or the Public Page

(you don't have to login) Webpage on

the new Waterways website:

www.ahn05.com/WaterwaysOfNaples.

PLEASE BE ALERT WHILE WALKING YOUR DOGS AND

CHILDREN GOING TO SCHOOL.

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STREET SIGNS

FOR SALE

In a continued effort to improve the value and aesthetics of your community, Waterways will soon be erecting new street signs so the old street signs and stop signs will be available for sale, on a FIRST

COME FIRST SERVED PREPAID BASIS ! What a great addition to your garage or man cave! To order the VERY limited

supply of signs, contact Sue

Canfield, (3299 Potomac

Ct). 239-331-7515)

beginning December 3,

2014 to reserve your sign. No

orders can be accepted BEFORE this date. Signs will only be considered reserved when they are prepaid. Work on the new signs will not begin for a few months. Therefore, your prepaid sign(s) will not be available until AFTER the new signs are erected. If any signs are damaged when removed, your money will be refunded. All money raised will be donated to your Social Committee to help fund events for you! Don't be left out...order soon! All signs will be sold for the super low price of $10.00 each!!! The following signs will be available: Grand Rapids Blvd. 6 available Mystic River Ct. 4 available Waterways Blvd. 1 available Indian Creek Ct. 1 available Chesapeake Bay Ct. 3 available Waterloo Ct. 1 available Brookeview Ct. 1 available Port Orange Ct. 1 available Ocean Bluff Ct. 1 available Allegheny Ct. 1 available Tropical Bay Ct. 1 available Willow Springs Ct. 1 available Port Orange Way. 2 available Port Pleasant Ct. 1 available STOP Signs. 19 available

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HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE NEW WEBSITE YET? Go to: AHN05.COM/WaterwaysOfNaples

Click on Resident Login: On the initial login use your last name and house number as your ID and Password (eg: JONES222) Once you are in, click on resident profile. Change your password and add your email addresses then scroll to the bottom and save. How easy is that!!! If a problem occurs, click on request login and the website will send your login information. *****

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HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK

LETS WATERWAYS RESIDENTS SHINE WITH GENEROUS DONATIONS.

SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP

December: Holiday Items

-Stuffing Mixes, Cranberry

Sauce, Gravy (canned or box),

Pie Crust & Fillings, Macaroni

& Cheese (boxed), Instant

Mashed Potatoes (boxed),

Household Goods

This effort within HOAs is

sponsored by Hayden and

Associates.

For more information, please “Like” our Facebook page,

“Hayden & Associates”, and receive regular

updates and news about the drive. We will be posting

the current theme, upcoming themes, updates about

the weigh-ins, and more!

Hayden & Associates is dedicated to making a

difference in the lives of SWFL’s residents. We hope that

you will join us to improve and give back to our

community.

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BOD NOTES Shirley Cothran

Guest: Ronna Smith is the new principal at Corkscrew Elementary school. She is visiting the HOAs that have children in her school to build more communication and sense of community. She talked about how hard the school had worked to get an “A”” rating. She said that she would be putting banners on the “fence” because for every two banners, she can buy an i Pad for a teacher to use in the classroom. She also talked about collecting box tops from food items. With the help of some high school students, the box tops are trimmed and then redeemed at 10¢ per box top. She is looking for a way to make it easy for people to turn in box tops.

Financial Matters: There are still 48 delinquent owners for $123,000. The delinquent accounts are always higher the first month of the quarter. There are 12 new delinquent account but that is also typical for the first month. Usually these new delinquencies are paid off quickly as people realize they missed the quarterly due date. 9 or 10 accounts owe under $30. One delinquent account is because the HOA painted a house to stop it from being a blight. The owner is paying the cost of the painting back in installments. The remaining 24 are chronic and Alliance is dealing with these, each individually.

Budget: The budget created by the Finance Committee was explained. In 2014, the fees did not go up even though Landscaping costs increased. Last year a new budget item, Bad Debt, had been added because there was chance that some of the delinquencies would not be collected. This did not happened but once the budget item was established, the accountants wanted it in the budget every year. Instead a non-Statutory Reserve Account is being used to house “Surplus and Collections”. It could be used for bad debt should it occur or to carry over funds for special projects. Using this statutory reserve account allowed the budget committee to submit a budget that does not require an increase in assessment

Regional Park: After the meeting on Monday evening with Tim Nance, the consensus was that the County was listening to residents and could be talked out of putting the semi-pro soccer facility in the Park. On Wednesday, at a Veteran's Day gathering, it was revealed that Parks and Rec planned on recommending the soccer facility be placed in this Regional Park.

Waterways Park: The picnic tables had been built over the weekend. A dedication plague has been ordered

Tennis Court: Waiting on bids.

39th Ave NE Easement: Another easement dispute surfaced when Orangetree Utility (OTU) insisted that the Recycling Center get its water from OTU. The County had planned on using a well and septic but had to solicit for new bids. Part of that new solicitation included hooking up to OTU. OTU claims that the tie-in should be on Grand Rapids, near the weir. WWN's HOA documents say that the water and sewer pipes in Waterways can only benefit Waterways. In the past, OTU has told Waterways that Waterways owns the pipes and therefore is responsible if the pipes break. Now OTU is claiming that they own the pipes and therefore OTU can use them to service customers beyond Waterways. OTU also has an easement on Oil Well and Immokalee Roads on public right-of-way.

Maintenance Items: The Board approved several things:

1. Replacing sidewalks where needed ($6200).

2. Replace basketball board ($350)

3. Replace the Hoover irrigation controller with a Rain Gauge controller.

4. Replace the overhead lights. Replacing the lights around the pool with LED lights would cost $1700. Replacing other overhead lights around the clubhouse would cost $2400. Replacing both at the same time would cost $3500. The lights carry a 5-year guarantee. The Board approved doing all the lights.

Waterways Park: The picnic tables have been complete. The name plaque has been approved by the donor. A naming ceremony will be planned early next year so that seasonal residents can attend. But before then, a wedding has been booked using the clubhouse and chickee hut.

Managers Reports: There were a number of violations but nothing out of the ordinary.

Board and Residents Comments:

One resident wanted funding to finish the Waterways Park. The policy of not using assessments for such expenditure was explained. However, if funds from collections and fines are collected throughout the year and not needed for other operating expenses, then these might be available at the end of 2015. These funds would not be assessed.

Also explained was a philosophy that had guided the Board through the recession: Residents paying their assessments on time should not have to pay more because other owners were not paying.

CCPC MEETING NOTES

Meetings, Meetings

President's Council

November 14, 2014

The guest speaker was Fred Coyle, in his last official act as a County Commissioner. He had served for 14 years being first appointed to the Commission by Governor Jeb Bush after the Stadium Naples scandal left a vacant position. The consequences of the Stadium Naples project resulted in new management of the County. Previously, little money had been put into infrastructure – streets flood, traffic was a mess, more developments were permitted without adequate roads, utilities, etc.

“Concurrency” was a put into place to deal with this inadequate infrastructure. Concurrency is basically the impact fees developers are assessed for every house they build and new buyers pay for in new housing. The rationale is that new developments will be an impact on the infrastructure and should pay to have the roads, utilities, schools expanded for the new population. Oil Well Road was expanded with impact fees.

Another concept adopted by that then new Board was Rural Land Stewardship. The State had put a stop to all development east of 951 to preserve the environment. Under Rural Land Ste warship, the entire county was mapped identifying land suitable for development and land that should be preserved. This eliminated a lot of value in some pieces of privately owned land. To offset this, these land owners were given development credits that they could sell to owners of developable land to increase the density on that land.

Eighty percent (80%) of the land in Collier County is conserved when all the water management ponds and “preserve” areas inside developments are added to the large stretches of preserved land.

Mr. Coyle said that the County had seen an economic adjustment coming when housing prices were increasing so quickly. Before the recession hit, the County had started to tighten the purse strings by not hiring for every vacated position and controlling other spending. As a result, the County did not have to raise its tax rate. The County has an 11% cap on debt to revenue but has never hit that limit. The County's overall debt is less than one year's income. He compared that to a home mortgage where the amount of the loan is less than you annual salary.

Issues facing the next council are affordable housing and economic. Currently the economy is based upon Tourism, Agricultural and Construction. A step in that direction is expanding health-care. The University of Miami has one of the world's leading eye centers. They had a branch in NCH downtown but was outgrowing the space. So they are constructing a new building on US 41 (North Trail). The Arthrex facility near Ave Maria.

Permitting is a major problem for businesses thinking about relocating to Collier County because there are so many environmental issues. To overcome this process that can take years, Collier County created a new zoning category “Business or Industrial Park. These areas will be have cleared some of the permitting hurdles and be “shovel-ready” for incoming companies.

When asked about the potential Hard Rock hotel and the impact on roads, Mr. Coyle said that while the Seminoles do not pay impact fees nor are bound by any of the County's growth management efforts, the County gets income each year from the gaming activities. That money could be used to improve the roads leading to the casino.

Mr. Coyle said that going to the Commissioners' meetings is one of the best way to influence decisions. Writing original letters (not copying someone's else's ) is another good way to influence them.

Talk with Tim

November 10, 2014

Tim Nance, County Commissioner for the 5th District (includes Waterways) requested a

meeting with the community to discuss topics in local government. Many residents attended this meeting.

The County is divided into 5 districts, each with about 65,000 residents. The other districts are more densely populated and the constituents have a lot in common. The 5th district covers a much larger amount of land. On that land are large farms, the “Estates” with the long dead end roads and relatively little zoning, to planned neighborhoods to cities – some old, some conceived in the current century.

Before Mr. Nance took office, people told him that they were concerned about, roads and bridges, water shed management , emergency medical services and parks.

There are several roads and bridges projects going around the County but a couple have significant impact on the Estates. One is the widening of Golden Gate Blvd east of Wilson Road. Traffic backs up on Golden Gate Blvd eastbound especially at rush hour. While the money available will only pay for widening about 20 blocks, another project will help remove traffic between Wilson and the unwidened part. That project is to add bridges over canals on both 8th St NE and 16th St NE allowing drivers to reach Randall from Golden Gate Blvd and cross streets in between via these two routes in addition to Wilson and Everglades. It also allows faster access to this entire area for Emergency Services.

Mr. Nance explained his stand on not supporting the Big Corkscrew Island Fire and Rescue request for Advanced Life Saving (ALS) for its staff. In 2008, the standard response time for this area was changed from 8 minutes (the standard for the rest of the county) to 12 minutes. Mr. Nance wanted people in this area to receive the same level of service as the rest of the county. Rather than adding ALS to the Fire Department he championed adding to the EMS budget so that there would be more EMS employees available. By doing so, the standard for the entire County is again set at 8 minutes.

Mr. Nance also supports projects to restore some of the natural flow of water in all of Collier County. He addressed the Naples City Council

because what happens to water in District 5 ends up in Naples Bay.

He was asked about having the median landscaped in his district. He said that he cost of installing landscaping is $250,000 per mile and $60,000 a year per mile to maintain it. The County has about 100 miles of landscaped median. Some communities finance their own median landscaping by setting up special taxing districts .

His other comments include:

• during he recession the County postponed some maintenance items and is now addressing those deferred expenditures.

• extending 951 into Lee County is still being talked about by some. One of the issues is not disturbing the natural environment.

• 75% of Collier County is already in conservation and publicly held lands with only 5% available for new development.

• A number of years ago the County was divided into broad categories and selected those areas where development could occur and those areas that would be preserved.

• Collier County should take over the operation of Orangetree Utility in the next couple months.

• There are fewer than 500 homes in Ave Maria but building is picking up.

• There are rumors that Publix wants to come to the Randall triangle

• While the County had acquired the big lake east of Waterways, north of the high school, it was a shallow lake and is currently a combination of weeds, bass and alligators. The prior owner had retained “dirt rights” to the lake meaning that the county could not do much until the prior owner removed the dirt. The prior owner has now relinquished the “dirt rights” and the county is looking to add the lake to the Regional Park.

This brought the discussion to the new Regional Park and what it will and won't have in it. Mr. Nance acknowledge the consensus from the public meetings and other discussions that residents did not want the semi-pro soccer facility located in this Park. He said he needed help in convincing at least two other commissioners that it should not be built here. He asked that people

• write to him and copy the other commissioners

• attend the Commissioner meeting on Dec. 9.

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MANAGERS CORNER Our Manager has requested that

the residents be aware of issues

that need to be addressed.

ROOF CLEANING

We have had an unprecedented wet summer and

because of this the ROOFS, DRIVEWAYS

AND SIDEWALKS are black with mold, dirt

and mildew. NOW is the time to get on the list to

have your roof, sidewalk, driveways power washed to remove the milew, dirt and grime that has accumulated throughout the summer. Sometimes it takes a few weeks to have the roof cleaned so think about scheduling your appointment now so we can look sparkling clean for the Fall and the beginning of the holiday

season. GABI WILL BE SENDING OUT

LETTERS REGARDING DIRTY ROOFS,

SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS. ONCE

YOU HAVE SCHEDULED YOUR

APPOINTMENT FOR THE CLEANING,

MAKE SURE YOU LET GABI (353-6887)

KNOW SO SHE CAN MAKE A NOTE IN

THE FILE THAT YOU ARE SCHEDULED

FOR A CLEANING.

UNLEASHED DOGS

There have been complaints of unleashed dogs rushing, barking and terrifying walkers,

runners, bicyclists and kids walking to and from school.

REMEMBER IT IS A WATERWAYS

OF NAPLES HOA AND COLLIER

COUNTY RULE, THAT ALL DOGS

MUST BE ON A LEASH AT ALL

TIMES.

HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY INFORMED OF THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR WATERWAYS RESIDENTS. WE LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE GOOD GRADES, AWARDS, PROMOTIONS, GRADUATIONS AND ANY OTHER NEWS ABOUT OUR VERY TALENTED RESIDENTS OF WATERWAYS. SEND YOUR NEWS TO: info@waterwaysofnapleshoa.com or call Nancy Wright at 353-9291 LET US HEAR FROM YOU

Happy 100th Birthday, Mary!

(Submitted by daughter Carol McKnight)

She was born in 1914, on the beautiful

island of Bermuda, the first of two children born to William & Alicia Smith.

Mary Mary Simons, Water Ways resident since 2003, will celebrate her 100th birthday on December 2nd. She grew up in Warwick

Parish and attended Cobs Hill School under Principal Ernest Tucker. She enjoyed swimming in the South Shore beaches, playing the piano, reading and gardening.

At the Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist Church Mary was an active, dedicated youth. It was there also where she met the love of her life. October 20

th

is a significant day in her life. On that date in 1928 she was baptized along with Nathaniel Simons whom she married, ten years later, on October 20, 1938. To that union were born three children—Carol, Greta and Eleston.

Mary’s love for her creator, redeemer and Savior is demonstrated by her involvement in her Church. She served as organist, treasurer, church clerk, SS teacher and community services leader.

Seeking better educational opportunities, Mary and Nat migrated with the family to South Lancaster, Massachusetts in 1959 and enrolled the children in South Lancaster Academy. Mary sacrificed many tangible luxuries of life to finance the children’s Christian education from kindergarten through college.

Mary took her ‘profession’ very seriously. As homemaker, on Thursdays she was the baker--family and neighbors looked forward to her 100% WW bread. As disciplinarian, she daily counseled and guided her children. As wife, she enjoyed the love and respect of Nathaniel for 66 years then laid him to rest August 2004 in South Lancaster, Mass. Indeed, Mary was the ideal wife and mother described in Proverbs 31.

Mary is proud of her three adult grandchildren living and working in New England: Gloria, Greta’s daughter; Sarah and Ellis, Eleston’s daughter and son. She is also blessed with two great grandchildren, Nathaniel and Lewi, Gloria’s sons.

In May 2003 Mary and Nat moved from South Lancaster to live with their daughter Carol and her husband Ted in

Naples, Florida. Here Mary enjoys the topical climate and fellowship of new friends and neighbors.

On her 100th

birthday, Mary looks forward to seeing and spending time with family and friends.

HALLOWEEN IN WATERWAYS

Thanks, thanks, thanks, to the efforts of Nancy Butler and an anonymous person (who loved sharing the displays with everyone) and who set up all the displays, our Halloween festivities were second to none. They hosted not one but three parties so that all residents had a chance to party and enjoy the SPOOKY AND CLEVER displays. These two very talented people who have contributed so much to our enjoyment would like to thank Sue Canfield. Carolyn Mingioni, Charlie Wright, Bobbie Columbo and a special thanks to Bob Hart who helped all three nights, for all their help. For those who were unable to attend , here are a few pictures from the parties to enjoy.

KIDS PARTY

Sue and Jim Kirks grandauchter Doug and Sue Canfield giving out raffle

tickets

Kholee Amerine wearing her Little Miss Queen of Hearts ready to beautiful princess gown made ready to enter the spooky house for her by her Nana, Nancy Butler

Batman and his canine Jill and TACO ready for some sidekick Robin treats

ADULT PARTY

Our Hostess, Nancy Butler Chaiperson of Activities Committee

The Moytas, all decked Egyptian Princess, Sue cave man style Canfield

Oooh, pretty and scary

SOME OF THE DISPLAYS IN THE

HAUNTED CLUBHOUSE

TEEN PARTY

Crowds of kids from the

community enjoyed the displays,

refreshments and trick or

treating at the clubhouse on

Halloween night.

GARAGE SALE ANOTHER GREAT

SUCCESS!!

Thanks to the efforts of the Activities

Committee ladies, Nancy Butler, Sue

Canfield, Carolyn Mingioni assisted by

Nancy Wright, Waterways scored a

successful Garage Sale again this

year. (Also thanks to Bruce Bloodgood,

Jake Sullivan and Charlie Wright who

managed to get our gates open when a

gate problem occured)

Traffic jammed the main arteries in the

community with buyers visiting the

participating homes.

We would like to THANK THE

PARTICIPATING HOMES as their

involvement made the Garage Sale a

success. Their donations and

participation allows the Activities

Committee to provide entertaining and

fun events in our community. Enjoy

some pictures of the sale:

Did Sue buy Mickey? Rosie Bucks beautiful hand made Doll House.

I want that Takeiing a break

Interesting items for sale

Homes with many customers hurrying for the

bargains

Traffic Jam in Waterways

Cleverr fund raising idea

UPCOMINGUPCOMINGUPCOMINGUPCOMING ACTIVITIESACTIVITIESACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

HOLIDAY DECORATORS

NEEDED Waterway's does not get decorated for the holidays by little elves! "Holiday Decorating is done by volunteers only and are decorations are paid for from the Activities Committee Funds. No money is used from the Homeowner's General Budget, so funds are limited. We do not have thousands of dollars to pay a professional company every year to put up lights here at Waterway's. By volunteering, you can have a say in what is being done. Please email me at sandnbutler@embarqmail.com with any ideas you may have, but also please show up

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 to put your

ideas into action." We need your help and expertise to make Waterways a festive community. We will meet at

the clubhouse on Saturday, Nov. 29 at

10AM. You can help either inside or outside.

We'll be serving coffee, cocoa, and donuts to all the volunteers. Guys, this isn't just for the ladies...we need your help too for outside as well as inside. If you can help, email Nancy Butler at sandnbutler@embarqmail.com or info@waterwaysofnapleshoa.com.

HELP MAKE WATERWAYS FESTIVE

AND BEAUTIFUL FOR THE

HOLIDAYS

We will be taking down the

decorations on Saturday

January 4 at 10:00 am

and we will need volunteers

then also

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SANTA PARADE

SANTA COMING TO

WATERWAYS DECEMBER 14

Santa is coming to

Waterways ACCOMPANIED

BY THE BIG RED FIRE

TRUCK FROM BCIFR.

He should be arriving in

the community around

2:00pm.

Stand on the curb in front

of your house and wait for

listen for the fire truck and

Santo to get to your house.

Mom and Dad have your

camera ready for a picture

and don’t forget those

letters to Santa.

JANUARY 20,2015 at

7:00pm The meeting will be held at the

Collier County Extension Center

147 00 Immokalee Rd (next to

the Fairgrounds.

This is the most important

date of the year for

Waterways Residents. At this meeting residents elect

the Board of Directors for the

year 2015. Approve rollover

operating funds and discuss and

approve issues for the

community.

In December you will receive correspondence from the

management company

regarding the meeting and

paperwork dealing with running

for the Board of Directors,

ballots, proxy information and

meeting imformation.

Look for this important

correspondence in the mail .

Bingo

Submitted by Sondra Greer.

November Bingo We had another successful bingo on November 19th at the Waterways Clubhouse. A total of 50 players showed up to have fun with the hopes of winning some extra cash for the holidays. And several in attendance did just that. Karen Wagner started off the evening with the first win finding a straight line on her cards. Later in the evening, Karen added to her winnings by finding two straight lines on her cards for an additional $40.00. And once again we were able to give $30.00 for all the regular games and $40.00 for all of our specials. Joe Mandarano was able to shout bingo on the letter “ X “. Jim Kirk won the first special of the evening finding the open link large picture frame. In attendance was Vince Bufalieri from Port Orange Way who turned 90 years of age. Being a regular at our bingo, the bingo family sang Happy Birthday in his honor, and just coincidentally he won a &20.00 gift. card to Walmart. Other gift card winners were Judy Lansat who travels from the Vineyards to play

bingo with us, Jan Doering who lives in the estates. Husband Don who is a regular with us is recuperating from surgery, and we wish him a speedy recovery. and Suzi Alter who lives right here in our own community. They each won a Walmart card and a Longhorn gift card respectively. Judy stole the show by winning another $30.00 finding the number “ 7 “ on her cards. The big winner of the evening who came with all the good luck charm was Laurie Biagetti from Longshore Lake. She was accompanied by her daughter Melissa. Laurie split a bingo with Jeannette Beres from Island Walk on winning a “block of nine.” Laurie goes onto win the “ Tipsy T”, and then the Letter “ H “ for a total of $90.00. Congratulations to Laurie Biagetti. Kristine Vandorhorst won on our special game called the “No Bingo Game” but Betty Magruder gave her a run for the money because they were the last two standing. Kristine won a gift card to Staples. Joyce Leedom won our 50/50 game taking home $39.00. She comes faithfully each month from Valencia Lakes. She had to find the Letter “ U “ to win her cash. Pat Bockino won the consolation prize of $25.00 on our very special game called the U-PIK-EM. In this game you pick seven numbers between 1 and 75, and if you cover all of your seven numbers within the first 25 numbers called by Ron, you could have won $256.00 tonight. No one accomplished that feat unfortunately. Next month, we raise it to the first 26 numbers That Ron will call. Each month we go up another number. Meanwhile our pot keeps growing. Everyone loves this game and are wishing they win that pot. They buy two for one dollar in the hopes that they will be the recipient of all that cash. Since the pot is that big, our players are putting two and three dollars on that game. Just to satisfy your curiosity, Pat Bockino shouted bingo on the 37th number tonight to win the consolation prize. Jill McCorkle waited till the last of the regular games of the evening to yell bingo on three postage stamps. Patty Roberts gave away a $25.00 gift certificate to Premier Jewelry. The lucky winner was Louise Bufalieri. Patty was explaining to the crowd that if you wanted to purchase that special gift for someone that she would wrap the gift for

you. Her number is 330-933-1652 and she lives on Grand Rapids if you might be interested in making a purchase for Christmas. Patty also won a bingo for $15.00 prior to the cover-all at the end of the evening. Joe Mandarano received the free admission to another bingo at Waterways. The value of that win is $19.00 because that includes a free hotdog combo as well as six cards to play. Our $100.00 cover-all was a split game between Gary Roberts and Barbara Kalupy. They each won $50.00. Congratulations to everyone who went home a winner.

Our next bingo will be December 17Our next bingo will be December 17Our next bingo will be December 17Our next bingo will be December 17thththth,

the third Wednesday of the month. We welcomed our new players from Valencia Golf and Country Club, Carol Kaufman and Jackie Miller. From our own community we welcomed Bosa and Vesna Obadovic, and from the Estates, Joey Calabretta. Every month we offer desserts to accompany our hotdogs, chips and drinks. This month we served pumpkin bars with cream cheese icing, pumpkin chocolate chip bundt cake, chocolate chip cookies, an old standby, and white chip macadamia nut cookies. Pat Eagan, Jan Doering, Tom Greer, Joe Mandarano, Karen Wagner, Richard Mulhern and of course our illustrious caller, Ron Barrett all pitch in to help Natalie and Sondra make our bingo at Waterways a huge success. People are coming from all over to share in the fun and the excitement that we try so hard to make our bingo memorable. If you so choose to come join us please email us at sondanc1016@comcast.net or natalie527@comcast.net to make your reservation. This will guarantee you a seat at our bingo. We always post our signs around the community as a reminder of our upcoming bingo. See you there!!!!!

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ZUMBA AT THE

CLUBHOUSE

ZUMBA GOLD: Tuesdays at 10am.. New ZUMBA GOLD class this Thursday at 10am EVENING ZUMBA CLASS: First class is on Monday the 24th at 6pm. Thank you very much in advance. Vanesa. www.zumba.com

What: Tae Kwon Do/Self

Defense Classes

Where: Waterways Clubhouse Who: Ages 5 and up When: Tues & Thurs 7PM Student creed: To build true confidence through knowledge in the mind, honesty in the heart, and strength in the body. To keep friendship with one another and to build a strong and happy community. Never fight to achieve selfish ends

but to develop might for right. Come early and sign up. A parent or guardian must sign a waiver for minors. There's a special discount for Waterways residents which is $60 per month (approx. 7 classes). Will accept credit/debit/check/cash. Check out Kick Above Family Martial Arts on Facebook.

COME AND JOIN US

Come and join us for a friendly game

OF tennis on Monday,

Wednesday and Friday from

8:00am until 10:00 am. All

skill levels welcome. Just meet at the

courts at 8:00 am for a fun game of

tennis . We are always looking for

more players.

WATERWAYS BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

Meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm. The December meeting will be on Tuesday, December 9 at 7:00pm at the Clubhouse. Plan to attend BOD meetings and support our BOD as they make decisions that effect our lives here in Waterways.

MANAGERS OFFICE SCHEDULE

353-6887

Gabi •

Monday 10:00 Am – 4:00 PMI Tuesday 10:00 AM

– 2:00 PM•••• Wednesday 12:00Pm – 4:00 PMI

Thursday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMI Friday’s –

ClosedI For the times that Gabi is not in the

office, after hours, emergencies, etc., any inquires

should be made to the H&A office at 239-489-4890

Also, any billing question regarding payment of HOA

dues should be made to the H&A office 239-489-

4890

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