Happy Leap Year!

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Happy Leap Year!

THE BRINY BUGLE ~ Week of Feb 21st – 28th

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THE BRINY BUGLE

FRIDAY 2/21

Trash Pickup Early Morning

BBC-8 Programming 8:00 a.m.

Pilates 8:30 a.m. Ocean Clubhouse

Aerobics 9:15 a.m. Ocean Clubhouse

Water Aerobics by Tape 9:15 a.m. Pool

Knitting 10:00 a.m. Ocean Clubhouse

Water Aerobics with Stan 10:30 a.m. Pool

Ballot Discussion with a Board member 12:00 p.m. Ocean Clubhouse

Advanced Stained-Glass Class 12:30 p.m. Hobby Club

Mah Jongg 12:30 p.m. West Clubroom

Friday at the Fountain 5:00 p.m. The Fountain

Duplicate Bridge 6:15 p.m. Community Center

Dominos 7:00 p.m. West Clubroom

SATURDAY 2/22

BBC-8 Programming 8:00 a.m. BBC-8

Orientation to Briny 10:00 a.m. Community Center

Ping Pong 7:00 p.m. Community Center

SUNDAY 2/23


Church Services 10:30 a.m. Auditorium


Hand & Foot 7:00 p.m. Ocean Clubhouse

MONDAY 2/24

Paper & Aluminum Pickup Early Morning





Intermediate Bridge Class 9:30 a.m. Card Room

Genealogy Class 10:00 a.m. Community Center



Open Sewing 1:00 p.m. Hobby Club

Qi Gong 3:00 p.m. Ocean Clubhouse

BINGO (Doors open at 6 p.m.) 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) Auditorium


Bible Discussion 6:30 p.m. West Clubroom

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TUESDAY 2/25

Lawn Debris Pickup Early Morning



Boating & Fishing Meeting 8:30 a.m. Auditorium

Drawing & Watercolor 9:00 a.m. Art Building

Beginner Stained-Glass Class 9:30 a.m. Hobby Club

Pressed Flower & Greeting Card Class 9:30 a.m. Hobby Club

Sales & Rental Meeting 10:00 a.m. Community Center

Bridge 12:30 p.m. Community Center

Shuffleboard Fun Days 12:30 p.m. Shuffleboard Courts


Penny Games 7:00 p.m. West Clubroom

WEDNESDAY 2/26



Block Print Making 9:00 a.m. Art Building

ANNUAL MEETING 9:30 A.M. AUDITORIUM




Linus Quilt Project Sewing 1:30 p.m. Hobby Club

Happy Hour at the OCH 5:00 p.m. Ocean Clubhouse

Euchre 6:30 p.m. Card Room

Square Dance 7:00 p.m. Auditorium

Shuffleboard 7:00 p.m. Shuffleboard Courts

Board Games/Rummikub 7:00 p.m. West Clubroom

THURSDAY 2/27

Lawn Debris Pickup Early Morning


Blood Pressure Clinic 8:30 a.m. Hobby Club

Zumba Gold 10:15 a.m. Ocean Clubhouse

Color Books Class 1:00 p.m. Ocean Clubhouse

Qi Gong 3:00 p.m. Ocean Clubhouse

Town Council Meeting 4:00 p.m. Town Hall

Boating & Fishing Dinner Dance 5:00 p.m. Auditorium

Mah Jongg 6:30 p.m. Community Center

Open Games 7:00 p.m. West Clubroom

FRIDAY 2/28


BBC-8 Programming 8:00 a.m.

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Advanced Stained-Glass Class 12:30 p.m. Hobby Club


Friday at the Fountain 5:00 p.m. The Fountain


Dominos 7:00 p.m. West Clubroom

Contributions to the weekly Bugle are due by Noon on Tuesdays.

Please email to: [email protected] or drop off at office.

FROM THE DESK OF BRINY PRESIDENT

I just might start sounding like a broken record…..PLEASE if you have not submitted your ballot(s), do so now. The Annual meeting is next Wednesday February 26th at 9:30 in the Auditorium. You will absolutely need your picture Briny ID to enter. If you have chosen not to use the “limited proxy” option you must have your ballot in prior to the meeting being called to order. We will be there starting at 8:30 a.m. to receive those ballots. Hopefully you all were able to access the meetings that were scheduled all week long. (The last one is Friday at noon at the OCH.) If you still have questions, call your District Director or me. The Annual meeting will not be broadcast so I hope to see you there. It is my last meeting as President and I so look forward to celebrating the new Board of Directors with you.

If you have had the opportunity to visit the beach, surely hope you noticed that the seawall and railing onto the beach have been painted and much debris and invasive plantings removed. This was done by a group of about 20 volunteers, yes on Valentine’s day just in time for our many visitors and all of us too. Enjoy all of the family and friends who came to Briny this week to visit and bask in our wonderful weather. Briny Breezes Charity Bazaar - well the Bazaar part is mostly over but we are still working on the Charity portion. I will continue to collect personal donations until March 15. Let's see if we can exceed our very generous donations from last year. We are a very giving community. If you have misplaced your envelope- that's ok. Just put your donation into another envelope with my name Susan Brannen G-3. Receipts are being sent. Many thanks.

Respectfully, Susan Brannen, President

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FROM THE DESK OF DONNA

You are amazing as a community, there is none greater than Briny! In the light of amazing, please remember one of the most important times of the year is the Annual Meeting where you vote your beliefs. It is important that EVERYONE takes the time to read the information sent out to you. If you cannot attend the meeting send in your signed and dated proxy and ballot. Even if you are attending you can bring your ballots to the office and place them in the ballot box. Of course, you can bring them with you to the meeting. If you’re mailing, do it today! We must receive your ballots by Wednesday morning prior to the start of the meeting. Do not place ballots for directors into the ballot box without BOTH yellow envelopes, one inside the other. Make sure you seal each envelope and fill out the information on the envelopes. THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE TELEVISED! PLEASE ATTEND! Every shareholder must have their badges with them. No one will be admitted without a shareholders ID badge. The annual meeting is next week Wednesday February 26, at 9:30 am. If you have questions we are here to help, come by the office or give us a call at 561-276-7408! Also each district has been holding meetings to help with the voting process. Check the bugle for the dates. These volunteers have held meetings almost every day. I am sure many of you have received calls from your neighbors to encourage you to get your vote in and counted. These volunteers will help make a difference in the voter turnout. We need to have a quorum which is 51% of the total number (15,703) shares. We need to have a minimum of 8009 shares to reach a quorum. Have a Briny Week and Please Vote! Your opinion counts!

ORIENTATION to BRINY Calling all recently approved shareholders (within the last 12-18 months) and newly approved residents (family resident guests, renters)- it is time for Orientation. You must attend one class as per the agreements you signed, so let’s not miss one. We hope and expect to see you. Here is the schedule: Saturday February 22nd at 10:00 am Wednesday March 4th at 1 pm Saturday March 28th at 10:00 am Thursday April 2nd at 1 pm Saturday April 18th at 10:00 am

All sessions are held in the Community Center. Questions please contact Susan Brannen [email protected] or drop a note in my mailbox, G3. Come with your questions- one of us should be able to answer.

NEWS FROM BRINY BREEZES OFFICE

Electrical Issues in your home

Please call the office or do a work order if you notice any flashing of your lights, electrical

surges or power outages in your home. We will be having all of our Meter stands (the stand

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that holds your electrical meters) checked by an electrician in the near future. But if you

notice your stand between homes is heavily corroded, leaning or just plain in bad condition,

please notify the office.

Please note: Ocean Ridge Police Dept. Non-Emergency Phone is (561) 732-8331

TOWN NEWS

USING GOLF CARTS IN BRINY BREEZES Please keep driving your golf cart safely and remember the following federal and state regulations: A golf cart is ONLY permitted to cross State Road A1A at intersections and ONLY if you are using the golf cart as a mobility aid for your disability. If you use a golf cart because of your disability, you are permitted to drive it in anywhere open to pedestrian use. If you drive a golf cart on the sidewalk along A1A, you are required to give an audible signal (beep a horn or shout out) and YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS (pull over and around). You may be asked to provide “credible assurance” that you need to drive a golf cart because you are disabled, but you may NOT be asked about the nature of your disability. If you drive a street-legal golf-cart-type vehicle (SLV), the SLV must have a license plate and must drive only on the road, not the sidewalk.

The Town Council will consider appointments to the following Board positions at the March

26, 2020 Regular Town Council meeting:

• 1 Planning and Zoning Board Member, District 1 (1 year term)




• 1 Planning and Zoning Board Member, At-Large (1 year term)

• 2 Planning and Zoning Board Members, Alternates (1 year term)

• 1 Town Clerk Pro Tem (1 year term) Interested residents may submit a resume and letter of interest to the Town Clerk’s Office

by March 13, 2020. Any questions please email Town Clerk Sandi DuBose

at [email protected] or call 561-272-5495.

~BAZAAR FOLLOW UP NEWS~ BRINY BAUBLES REPORT “25 years ago when I took over, we made $267. Because of all the donations of jewelry

from the wonderful residents, we made $2,460! Many thanks to those who turned over

their precious items to us. Also, many thanks to super sales people: Cindy Holbrook,

Kennedy O’Grady, Nancy O’Malley, Donna Clark, Pat Harrison, Laura Crouse, Nancy

Snowden, Jo Aldred, Carole Brunell, Barbara Saxton, Sue Alter and Peggy Brophy.”

~ Joanne Long


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The Briny Breezes Calendars are here! 12 different clubs each have a month with their pictures and the club info (meeting dates and events) can be found throughout the year. The calendars start in November 2020 and go through October 2021. They will be available for sale at the Hobby Club on Mondays 1-4 pm and Wednesdays 1:30-4 pm. They are $20 each, with the proceeds going to the Hobby Club. They will also be available for sale at the Hobby Club Show and Sale on February 29.

BRINY COOKBOOK

Deadline for the Cookbook is 3/31. The Cookbook recipes are very slowly coming in. We

need to publish a book. Please send in your contribution by March 31st. Please take the

time to participate in this wonderful Community project. It will be fun to see all your great

recipes! Put together 3 or more of your successful recipes and submit them for this new

edition. Drop recipes in Mailbox # V-210 or email to [email protected]

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC Blood Pressure Clinic is on Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. The Blood Pressure Clinic began this week and will continue through March. Walk in to the Hobby Club at your convenience with no appointment necessary. You will be given the opportunity to visit with other Brinyites if everyone comes at once. We appreciate the dedication of volunteers who have provided this service to the community for many years. We also would welcome additional volunteers who could assist with this weekly activity. If you are able to participate, donating one hour of your time on Thursday mornings this season, please contact Annette Boyles, J12, (304)481-9333. As is the Briny way, many hands make light work so with more volunteers, we would be allowed some flexibility with scheduling. Thank you! BBC-8 NEWS Winners of BBC8 “Pick 5” Contest: Thursday, February 13 - Gary Keeler Monday, February 17 - Arlene & Kenneth Reeves Congratulations!!! Thanks for watching! You too can win the “Pick 5” Contest!!! How??? Just watch BBC8’s live show at 8:00am. If your address is chosen and you are the first person to call in after the bell is rung YOU WIN!!! Don’t forget that during the live show at 8:00 a.m. you now my call in and ask questions of the guest and make comments. The BBC8 phone number is: 561-272-2868

BRINY BIBLE DISCUSSION Every Monday Evening, 6:30 PM in West Clubroom This year we are discussing Basic Christian Doctrine which unites us regardless of denominational differences. Open to Briny residents, guest and visitors. This week’s discussion: Apostles Creed - “… come to judge the living and the dead.” Ken Gross N-203 708-646-6361

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CHURCH NEWS It is so good to see so many folks in church this past Sunday. There is so many people that make this service possible and we thank them all. The Lord has blessed us in so many ways. Pastor Ray Brower was the pastor for the service. Pastor Ray has been coming to Briny for around 29 years and we all appreciate his ministry to us. Thank you, Pastor, you make it so clear what the Lord will for us if we let him enter our hearts. Pastor Ray spoke to us about “Man’s Highest Activity” We are to enjoy God forever. Trust God, we will understand all things when we get to heaven. Be thankful all the time for all things. A wonderful message. The choir sang “America the Beautiful” with Paul Ruopp doing the solo. Then the quartet; Jim Carter, Caryn Dennison, Marge Kline and Eric Wolfbrandt sang the lovely “Shepherd of Love”. Thank you everyone and a big thanks to Judy Hasby, our music director. If you would like to give flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one or friend, please call Betty Foland at 315-676-7413. The service is in the auditorium each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. God loves you and so do we! ~ Betty Foland SOS-Dunes Save Our Sand-Dunes Stay off the dunes and DO NOT cross over the wall or trample dune plants. ALWAYS use one of the 5 paths. IF you see someone walk over the wall - please politely remind them to use the dune paths. Thank You Bill Wayne for the polite reminder sign. Ken Gross N-203 708-646-6361 BRINY BREEZES MEMORIAL FUND aka THE CHIMES Recent donations to our chimes have been made in memory of:

Frank Coppola donated by Bertha Hardison

To donate to our fund simply write a check made out to the “Briny Breezes Memorial Fund”. On the memo line write the name or names of the people you wanted remembered. A card will be sent to family of the departed and notice will appear in the bugle. Thank you for your support of the chimes. ~~ Nancy Aceto, Trustee FOUNTAIN MEMORIALS Memorial gifts will be used to complete the Legacy Fountain and the surrounding landscape area. Recent memorial gifts have been used to install lighting of the fountain sculpture as well as illumination of the wall behind the Memorial Bench. Gifts of any amount should be made to: Briny Landscape Club, noting in who's name the memorial is given. FOUNTAIN PAVERS Legacy Brick Order Forms are available in the office. Individual pavers in either 4x8 or 8x8 can still be installed. Imprinted pavers can be inscribed with whimsical saying or commemorating special occasions such as births weddings or anniversaries.

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Additionally, we accept donation in any amount as memorial gifts to Brinyites who have passed away. Your continued support of this project allows funding for the ongoing enhancements of our entrance and town center.

MONDAYS in the Auditorium

Doors open at 6 p.m. Game starts 7 p.m. sharp!

BINGO NEWS: “You can do it”!! ITS ELECTRIC!!!!” SPECTACULAR NIGHT! A new Bingo Ball Caller. Please welcome Virginia Clark to the Bingo team. Great Job !!! 8 Regular games at $15.00 each, 3 Quarter games $18.00 each, 3 Special games $50.00 each, 50/50 $59.00 and again for the 6th straight week $150.00 JACKPOT. Won by our very own Jeannie (Electric) A. How exciting. Also last week Laura L. (Section 4), won the $150.00 Jackpot. Hurry up an become a member. The last day to join is February 29th. Come and feel the electricity and get TURNED ON!!! Guests welcome for $1.00 . See you on Monday night in the auditorium. Doors open at 6PM games starts at 7 Sharp. Remember… BINGO, BINGO, Barbara Klink, Pres. & Cindy Holbrook Vice President.

Do you know what happens on February 29th at midnight????? It’s your last chance to become a member by that date for 2020 Bingo. Please join because it creates a happy environment within our community. Please join because it helps us buy glue for our bingo cards. Please Join because you can’t make it on Monday nights. Please join, just because . Sign your friend/spouse up as a gift. (you must be over 18 and a resident to join). Write their name and their unit number with $4.00 per person in an envelope and address it to BINGO. Just drop it in the inter office mail. All members get the CHANCE TO WIN $350.00, WHOO HOO. Thanking you in Advance, from the BINGO CLUB. Barbara Klink, Pres. & Cindy Holbrook Vice Pres. GENEALOGY CLASS Were you adopted? Join us at our next meeting as we explore ways of finding your birth family. Gary Keeler will tell us about his journey to finding his birth parents. Our next meeting is Monday morning, February 24th, at 10 o’clock in the Community Center. ART LEAGUE ART CLASSES ~ FEBRUARY 2020 CREATIVITY ABOUNDS ALL AROUND! JOIN IN THE FUN!!

The Briny Art League would like to invite anyone interested in going on a field trip to the Norton Art Museum in West Palm Beach on March 6, 2020. Following the trip to the Norton,

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we will go for lunch at E R Bradley's Saloon 104 S Clematis along the intercostal. If time permits, the Ann Norton Museum and sculpture gardens is close by if you are interested. The main event however is the Norton Art Museum. For information about the museum go to www.norton.org. The museum is free on Fridays but they do charge $5 for parking for the day. Also Valet at Bradley's is about $5. We will car pool for this event, meeting at the Hobby Club at 9:30 a.m. A signup sheet is posted in the Mail Room. It’s important to sign up if you want to attend so we can make reservations at E R Bradley's Saloon and include your phone number so that if you show up late, we can call you to make sure you are coming. If you want to cancel your reservation on the sign-up sheet, please let me know. Sue Alter, 262-949-6378. So mark your calendar March 6, 2020; 9:30 at the Hobby Club for car-pooling.

SCORES

DUPLICATE BRIDGE RESULTS 2/14 DUPLICATE BRIDGE RESULTS 2/17 1 – Terry Hutchins 1 – Barbara & John LeGrow 2 – THERE WAS A 3 WAY TIE FOR 2ND !! 2 – Cynthia & Herb Nye Shirley Smith/ Dave Annis/ Cynthia Nye 3 – Jane Holden & Joanne Long

TUESDAY BRIDGE EUCHRE 2/19

1 – Lorna Huber 1 – Tom Roop

2 – Ruth Zavitz 2 – Barbara Kozan

3 – Dee Ford 3 – Roger Grove

CLUB UPDATES

BEACH CLUB “Soup-er Chef Cook-Off 2020”

March 11th 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean Clubhouse

SIGN UP NOW for the Cook-off on 3/11. We need chefs to cook a Crock Pot of soup for

the competition Contact Joe Carroll 609-532-1391. Please sign-up in mailroom by Feb. 5th.

Tickets go on sale Wed., Feb. 5th at Happy Hour at the OCH ($5.00 per person) There are

only 85 tickets so get yours early! No one will be admitted without a ticket. There is no

regular Happy Hour on March 11th. Thank you!

BILLIARDS CLUB Pool Tourney in the Billiard Room Saturday February 22nd Practice @ 8:30 a.m. ~ Tourney starts at 9 a.m. $5 entry fee for members (Become a member at the door) Prizes and refreshments

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FRIDAY AT THE FOUNTAIN POP-UP

Mark your calendar: February 21st Happy Hour 5 p.m. to ___? BYOB and something to

share at your table. All are welcome! Every hour in Briny is a HAPPY HOUR! President,

Joe Carroll 609-532-1391

BOATING & FISHING Our next Dinner Dance is on Thursday, February 27th Tickets on sale now and the cutoff date is February 24th. If you want to sit with your friends, please have all the names and payment together. Members: $18.00, Non-members: $20.00. Contact Ruth LeBlanc L210 (561) 460-8177 or Karen Roop P203 (561) 330-6407

Cocktail Hour ~ 5:00 p.m. Dinner ~ 6:00 p.m. Entertainment ~ 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Dinner will be catered by Mamma Mia. The menu will be pasta, meatball, sausage, salad, garlic rolls, dessert and coffee. Beer, wine and soda. Entertainment will be the “Doowops”.

Just a reminder that if you need a Palm Beach Post Subscription, please call Karen Roop at 561-330-6407 or Jerry at the Palm Beach Post at 561-577-8731

CABARET CLUB

Save the dates:

March 14 - St. Patrick Day Dance with Ray and the Raylettes. 7-10:30 p.m.

March 28 - Annual Beach Party and club fundraiser 11:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m.

April – TBA; Jazz on the Beach (more info to come)

All activities take place in the Ocean Club House. Cabaret club meetings are at 10:00 am on

the day of the dances. Please come to the meetings to help with dance decorating and

sharing of new ideas. We welcome new volunteers. Watch the Bugle and BBC8 Scroll or our

go to our Website for more information. Nancy Greenblatt [email protected]

GARDEN CLUB We have a working session in the Butterfly Garden on the first Thursday of the month 3/5 and our business meeting held on the third Thursday 3/19 at 8:30 a.m. in the West Clubroom. All are welcome to join the Garden Club. We may not be master gardeners, but we share a love of nature, beauty and getting our hands dirty! Contact: Dory Hambacher, President, M209 (312) 498-4660 HOBBY CLUB

The Hobby Club Show and Sale is on February 29th from 9 a.m. to Noon. We have crafts and quilts for sale along with our bake sale and raffle items. Come and check it out!

Hobby Calendar of Events: February 29th – Hobby Club Show & Sale 9 a.m. March 6th -- Hobby Club Meeting 8:30 a.m. March 18th – Hobby Appreciation Luncheon 12 Noon


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Open Sewing Mondays- 1:00- 4:00 Have you not sewn since Junior High? Would you like to learn how to use the sewing machines (but did not want to ask?) Do you have a small repair to make? A seam to be sewn? A small project you would like to attempt? Monday afternoon is an opportunity to do a variety of projects that you have been putting off – and help is provided if needed. Stop in!

Linus Project Wednesdays - 1:30-4:00 Can you pin? Iron? Sew a straight line? Then you might want to help making a small blanket for children in need. No experience necessary, just nice people getting together who have a purpose. Last season, almost 50 blankets were made and donated to the Linus Project. Shell Classes You are only limited by your imagination! To get on the Shell Class email list to get details before each class contact Rich Hall at [email protected].

Here is the rest of our POTENTIAL schedule for the 2020 season including instructor and

project:

Feb 29 – Hobby Club Show – sell, buy, display, or demonstrate shells

Mar 5 – Rich and Elisabeth – shell necklaces Mar 7 – Anyone want to organize a trip to the Shell Show at Sanibel Island? Mar 19 – Elisabeth & Rich – shell stencils on T-shirts SHUFFLEBOARD NEWS

In the Couples League, Wednesday, February 12th at 7 p.m. there were 13 courts out of a possible 14 courts busy. Perhaps a record number of two game winners, nine, were as follows: Linda & Bruce Handley, Greg Crouse & Rich Hall, Laura & Barry Laramee, Brenda & Bill Bishop, Brian Decke & Lanny Farr, Fran & Gary Mullen, Dian Vaughn & Ed Sicotte, Jane & John Beltrano, Francisco Francisco & Deb Tagliareni. Sign up in the Block Room. There is room for one more team!

Winners at the Pro Draw Doubles – AM NW Singles held in Briny on 2/17 were:

Pro Consolation AM Main AM Consolation

2nd – Ron Vaughn 1st – Gary Mullen 3rd – Carmen Lynch

3rd – Rich Curtis 3rd – Ron Sipes 4th – Charlene Murray 4th – Deb Tagliareni

Many thanks to those who participated in the Ice Cream Social on Sunday 2/16. It is Shuffleboards biggest fund raiser. Thank you all! HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE ~BOOK SALE~ An “early Briny” book is for sale! Our very own Dorothy McNeice has penned, “Looking Back In Time” . She has written a book about early times of living in Briny Breezes and what it was like back then. If you would like to purchase a book ($20.00) Please call Dorothy McNeice V206 at (561) 276-5012. Thank you for your support!

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HISTORY OF BRINY, PAST & PRESENT 1930’s – 1950’s Mrs. Paul Miller (owner’s wife) put mail in the 500 boxes at the Briny post office, located in the Park office. In earlier years, the office and post office were on the ocean and old A1A where our Clubhouse is now. The mail arrived at the Delray Beach Post Office and was separated and bagged for pick-up and transferred to the Briny Office. A unique method of closing off the boxes from the rest of the room at night by means of wrought iron grills, made the boxes accessible 24 hours a day to the residents. When the mail arrived in the park, we were notified by the loud speaker on the roof of the office, “Mail is in, come and get it!” ~Submitted by Dorothy McNeice

(Ruthmary Avenue)

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