AACCOORRNN NNEEWWSS Oak Park Village Cooperative Inc December 2019

BBooaarrdd ooff DDiirreeccttoorrss Message from the President Steve Fair President

As we approach Thanksgiving and the other upcoming Holidays I reflect on my life living here in Oak

Park Village these past years This is the time of year that we give thanks for what we have or experienced

I am thankful for all my neighbors who sometimes go out of their way to see how Irsquom doing and things

like that (that one was for you Dick) In my past five years on serving on the Board I am thankful for my

colleagues who served with me Thank you for all your support and wisdom especially as I took over the

presidency

I am thankful for being able to live in such a great place as Oak Park Village and enjoy the community

spirit that exists here Many residents are from different areas but when they are here at Oak Park we are all

fellow villagers and friends I am thankful for all our volunteers who help make Oak Park such a wonderful

place to be Many of our amenities we have are as a result of people volunteering for the betterment of our

Village I am also thankful that we have people willing to step up and make a difference in our community

Thank you one and all for what we have

As we approach our ldquobusyrdquo season let me wish all Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays May we all

have a great time in Oak Park Village

LAMP POST HATS Many thanks to all the ladies that worked on the new much needed red hats for our Christmas lamp posts

Barb Jason Thelma Romain Ruth Blakely Carol Langer

Nancy Benham Bobbi Jo Donahue Deborah Noetzel amp Lynn Parlee

Merry MERRY thanks for helping make our Park look so festive this amp

future Holiday seasons

TTHHEE PPEEOOPPLLEE OOFF OOAAKK PPAARRKK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

1 Ruth Blakely 3 Rich Cherney

4 Dale Spencer Thelma Romain

7 Bill Bauer

8 Carol Roest Maggie McMann 9 Mary Anne Watters

10 Lloyd Whittaker 11 Bob Benham

Bob Berry 12 Randy Burnham 15 Tom Burton

Carol Chandley 16 Judy Courtney

Joe Bluemel 18 Kim Skaro 21 Jim Mauthe

22 Bill White James McCaskill 24 Hank Yole

25 Jim Watters 26 Audrey Vine

29 Sylvia Kusiak 31 JoAnn Winters

HAPPY ANNIVERSAY

1 Carol amp Frank Roest Sue amp David Nalley

2 Janeen amp David Albin 4 Pauline amp Lloyd Whittaker 18 Dawn amp Rich Cherney

28 Sue amp Al Raney

CJ amp Alan Mathis

IN MEMORIAM Clarence Jackson

Horace Spellman Ron Kreuser

BOWLING Bowling will start on

Thursday Dec 5th 9am at Lehigh Lanes in

Lehigh Acres

There are NO teams just a FUN group of people getting together bowling a few games and having a good time Everyone is welcome

to join us

If yoursquore a newcomer see Jerry or Judy Zellmer 5 Dill for more details

RAC Liz Ingram President The Holiday Season is in full swing in Oak Park with lots of activities to keep everyone movinrsquo We start off the

month with the lighting of the clubhouse Christmas tree at 6 pm Sunday December 1st Come and enjoy

some eggnog (plain and spirited) play a game sing a carole and stay around for the Sunday movie

ldquoChristmas Vacationrdquo

We will be re-starting the monthly special Friday shopping trips soon Low impact aerobic exercise is held

every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 845 followed by water exercise at 945 am Yoga will resume in

January

Chili cookshellipheads up and prepare for a chili cook-off in late January Watch the Oak Park Daily for more

announcements of interesting trips and activities

December sees the approval and installment of new RAC council members who take on their duties January

1st This year we have the following residents who have volunteered to serve on the RAC council

Karen Schouwink ndash currently on council starting her 2nd year of term

Barb Snyder ndash currently on council starting her 2nd year of term

Deborah Noetzel ndash currently on council starting her 2nd year of term

New volunteers (2 year term 12020 ndash 122021)

Deb Propson

Lois Yack

Please give the new council your support and help throughout the year

In addition Irsquod like to give a huge shout-out to several other key playershellipMildred Spidle who organizes special

trips Maggie McMann who hosts the Sunday movie night Kim Eiss and Lynn Parlee always ready to volunteer

and decorators Vicky Vauter and Char Hummel Take a look at the list of activity coordinators posted on the

bulletin board in the clubhouse and yoursquoll see the many folks who help make Oak Park fun and active

We had a great turn-out for our first Bonfire of the Season with live music in Browne Park Joe Geffre and

Don Fornell worked hard to put the finishing touches on the Tiki hut and string lights Bill Cook kept the fire

roaring and Richard Bubba and Jivinrsquo Jimmy made our toes tap to their country music I counted 77 bundled

up Oak Park folks enjoying the event Wersquoll do it again soon

The Christmas Potluck will be held on Thursday December 19th this year Social at 4pm and dinner at 5 pm

RAC will provide the meat You are welcomed to decorate your own table any way you like Sign up in the

clubhouse

Irsquove enjoyed being on the RAC council again but Irsquom ready for retirement See you lsquoround the park

CHRISTMAS LUMINARY amp CAROLING

Donrsquot forget to save those plastic jugs for the Christmas Luminary on Christmas Eve Letrsquos light up the park

Then Tuesday December 24th 700pm we will serenade the park with

Christmas Caroles (FA-LA-LA-LA) Meet in front of clubhouse

Afterward snacks amp eggnog in the Annex Bring a dish to share PS If yoursquod like to contribute to the poinsettias that decorate the park

please see Joe Geffre or Ruth Blakely

GARDEN CLUB (Nina Rigby)

The Alva Garden Club will be having their ldquoChristmas Dinnerrdquo

at the Methodist Hall on December 10th at 600 pm

Please bring a dish to pass Also an unwrapped present for the children which will be donated to the church

Any questions call Nina at 239-728-3180

EVERYONE WELCOME including Guest

HORSESHOES Horseshoes will meet every Sunday 3pm Anyone interested in playing just show up Everyone is welcome to play men and women We play various games like regular points scored and

then games where all points count come and join the fun

OAK PARK LADIES (Mildred Spidle)

On Dec 2nd we will have our OPL Meeting at 11 am in the Annex At that time we will be opening the ballot box with your suggestions for a new name for our group

as Oak Park Ladies does not adequately describe us since we are now allowing the men of Oak Park to join

Whether you are a member or not please come to this meeting to see who will come up with the new name and will win the free membership for 2020 Only members may

vote on the new name however

On December 18th we will be boarding our bus to go to Broadway Palm to see Sounds of Christmas a musical filled with our favorite Christmas songs We will be

leaving the Clubhouse at 1030 am This is a change from the original poster Once more I goofed Sorry I have sold all the tickets I ordered but you may put your name on the waiting list in case I have a last minute cancellation

We will not be scheduling any trips for January February or March since this is our

busiest time of the year and trying to find an open date is almost impossible but we will have a meeting on March 2nd to begin our activities in April

SHUFFLEBOARD Shufflers meet every Monday ndash Friday at

100

If you are interested COME ON DOWN

BOAT CLUB

Upcoming Events Wednesday Dec 4th ndash

Boat Club Meeting 9am in Annex

Wednesday Jan 8th ndash Boat Club Meeting 9am in Annex

Wednesday Jan 18th ndash Dogs amp Brats with RAC Poker Run

Wednesday Feb 5th ndash

Boat Club Meeting 9am in Annex for Election of Officers

New Years Eve Dance

Tuesday December 31st 830pm ndash 1230am Music by the Hat Boys BYOB amp Snacks for your table

Tickets $15 per person sold in advance Aloe ndash Ruth Berry (21 Aloe) Ashe ndash Tina Baldino (15 Grape) Eboe amp Erica ndash Char Hummel (6 Eboe) Basil Cork Dill amp Elder ndash Lois Yack (12 Dill) Fig Grape Hay amp Ilex ndash Pauline Bailey (7 Ilex) Jute amp Kelp ndash Barb Snyder (14 Kelp)

Table reservations will be arranged through Ruthie Blakely 10 Eboe 239-425-5136

FOCUS ON FAITH FELLOWSHIP (Ken DeWalt)

MOVIE NIGHTS

Sunday Dec 1st 630 - Christmas Vacation

Sunday Dec 15th 630

- White Christmas

BEAN BAG WINNERS Randy Fochs amp Rick Vauter

VETERANS DAY ndash November 11th THANK YOU VETS And thank you Darlene Burton Tina Baldino Dick Braatz amp the other volunteers for hosting the program amp dinner

CHRISTMAS WREATH ndash MAKE amp TAKE ndash Nov 17th