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INSIDE THIS EDITION President’s Message
After a busy summer up North, Nancy and I have returned
to Emerald Pointe. The property looks wonderful!! The dai-
ly rain has all the foliage looking lush and healthy. A big
congrats go to our landscaping crew. They have done a great job keeping
everything trimmed and neat.
The Phase I project has begun. There is a crew currently installing the win-
dows and doors on building "A". We expect the crew size to double within
the next week. The contractor tells us the project will be completed on time.
Ben will be returning this year as our Galley Chef. The Galley is being up-
dated with a completion target date of October 12. Notices will be put on the
Bulletin Boards of Ben's opening date.
Being back on site, I will resume the "Talk with Tyler" discussion sessions on
Wednesday mornings at 9:30 in the Club House.
2 Tracey’s Desk
2 Manager’s Report
3 Death Notices
3 BOD Members
3 Clubs, Committees, Mtgs
4 Calendar
5 Social Events
5 Tennis
6 Homes for Sale
6 Book Club
6 Monthly Question
6 From your Editors
7 Travel Log
Emerald Pointe
25188 E. Marion Ave
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Office 941-637-1150
FAX 941-637-9727
Access
Control 941-637-1136
Galley
Lounge 941-639-8779
Gazette Editors
EP Website:
emeraldpointe.webs.com
We’re getting word that some EPers are not getting the Gazette emailed to them.
If you know of anyone who is not receiving an email copy of the Gazette and
would like one, please ask them to drop us an email and we’ll be sure to add
them to the list. We already have 271 electronic readers. Some households get
more than one and that’s OK since so far, electrons are free :)
Welcome to Emerald Pointe
Vincent Dellarocco — E-202!
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From Tracey's Desk Greetings to all! I am looking forward to your arrival. I can assure you that you will be impressed with your beautiful grounds, and our most wonderful winter weather. I would like to ask that all owners provide a key to Access Control for your hallway closet in the mid-rises, the reason for this request is because of the water heaters. It is extremely important that we have access to get to them. See You Soon! REMINDERS Season is right around the corner, please be sure to check in with the office upon your return and your leaving, because we need to mark this in our system if you are here or not. If you change a phone number (or discon-nect) or change an address, please be sure to notify us at the office so we can keep our records up to date. Sincerely, Tracey [email protected]
Manager’s Report, Alan Mayo, EP manager
ADMINISTRATION:
The phase I project is finally underway as of last week. So far it has been a slow start; the contractors have
had only a few men on the project for the last week but have promised that we would have at least a 10 man
crew within the next few days. So far a number of windows have been replaced as well as a couple of sliding
doors and one entry door from the hallway.
D building is in need of repair to the roof for $7,592.00. The area that leaked was part of the roof that C.C.I.
worked on and took almost 2 months of roofers coming back several times to find where the leak was corning
from before they found that it was caused by nails driven thru the roofing material. The amount withheld from
C.C.I. will be plenty to take care of all the repairs needed to complete the unfinished work.
I met with the Fire Marshal last week she informed me that we are no longer required to monitor the fire
alarms in the Townhouses'. What that means is that the fire alarm panels can be removed or unhooked by
Protection One and their monitoring will not be necessary any longer. This will result in a savings of nearly
$4,000 per year and countless number of false alarms the Fire Dept. will have to respond to.
MAINTENANCE:
It has been brought to my attention that several of the gates to the pool areas are in need of repair or replace-
ment. I have so far received one estimate from a fence company that pointed out that the fence we have is
not up to code. The issue is that if they replace the gates they might be required to also change out the fenc-
ing to bring the entire enclosure up to code. To replace the gates is around $600 per gate however the cost to
install all new fencing and new gates on all the pools is $26,000. At this time we have about $25,000 in our
pool fence reserve account. I have requested bids from 2 other pool fence companies. I will keep you in-
formed of the progress.
The work to the galley kitchen is almost completed except for the new flooring. The kitchen should be ready
for use around the 15th to the 20th of October.
Look forward to your return. Alan Mayo; EP Manager.
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Clubs, Committees, and Meetings Landscape Committee
First Monday
3:30 PM Carl Schneider (941) 505-1497 [email protected]
Tennis Club First
Tuesday 4:00 PM Gordon Peterson (941) 347-7046 [email protected]
Advisory Committee
Second Tuesday
9:30 AM Stan Gorka
Dan Jamrose (941) 637-8271 (941) 575-7793
[email protected] [email protected]
Fishing Club Tuesdays 9:00 AM Charlie Sampsel (941) 505-1402 [email protected]
Yacht Club Second Tuesday
4:00 PM Tyler Hiatt (317) 694-3225 [email protected]
Social Committee
First Wednesday
3:00 PM Sheila VanderLinde
Pat Mills
(941) 639-8207 [email protected] [email protected]
Emerald Pointe Board
Last Wednesday
9:30 AM Tyler Hiatt 317-694-3225 [email protected]
Book Club Second
Thursday Lunch @12;
1:00 pm Judy Schade 260-668-0472 [email protected]
Board of Directors (BOD)
Tyler Hiatt President 317-694-3225 [email protected]
Carl Schneider Vice President 941-505-1497 [email protected]
Megan Crossin Secretary 941-916-9753 [email protected]
Bob Henry Treasurer 203-644-4732 [email protected]
JoAnne Jamrose Director 941-575-7793 [email protected]
Joan Lasley Director 941 505-1865 [email protected]
Mick McGee Director 586-945-7049 [email protected]
Some very sad news this month.
Jim VanderLinde has passed away after treatment for a summer-long heart problem. He was
at his granddaughter's home with his family who held a small service for him. He contributed
a lot of time to activities at Emerald Pointe in the Tennis Club and was the Construction Man-
ager when the new docks were installed. Our heartfelt condolences to Sheila and the rest of his family.
He will be sorely missed by his Emerald Pointe family.
We also learned that previous owner Henry Jacques lost his battle to cancer last month.
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Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.
1 2 3
-Mah Jongg 1-4
upstairs Yacht Club -Crafts 10am -Tennis Mixer 9am
-Happy Hour 5pm
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -Ladies Bridge 12:15
-Landscape Mtg 3:30
-Potluck 5pm
-Fishing Club 9am -Ladies’ Coffee 10am
-Poker 6:30pm
- Talk with Tyler 9:30am Clubhouse
-Book Club 1-2:30
-Mah Jongg 2:30-4 upstairs Yacht Club
-Crafts 10am -Tennis Mixer 9am
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 -Ladies Bridge 12:15
-Potluck 5pm
-Fishing Club 9am
-Advisory 9:30
-Ladies’ Coffee 10am
-Yacht Club Mtg 4pm
– Poker 6:30pm
- Talk with Tyler 9:30am Clubhouse
-Mah Jongg 1-4 upstairs Yacht Club
-Crafts 10am -Tennis Mixer 9am
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 -Ladies Bridge 12:15
-Potluck 5pm
-Fishing Club 9am
-Ladies’ Coffee 10am
-Poker 6:30pm
- Talk with Tyler 9:30am Clubhouse
-Mah Jongg 1-4 upstairs Yacht Club
-Crafts 10am -Tennis Mixer 9am
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -Ladies Bridge 12:15
-Potluck 5pm
-Fishing Club 9am
-Ladies’ Coffee 10am
-Poker 6:30pm
-Board Meeting 9:30 -Mah Jongg 1-4 upstairs Yacht Club
-Crafts 10am -Tennis Mixer 9am
-Halloween Party 5pm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Talk with Tyler 9:30am Clubhouse
-Happy Hour 5pm
by: Linda Wilkinson
October 2015
Water Aerobics
Mon – Fri
8:30 & 9:30
By: Suzanne McGee
Want your event on the calendar each month?
Contact us at [email protected]
Please include event, dates, time, and location
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Social Committee Calendar Oct 22 Italian Night Patty Hyatt
Oct Alzheimer’s Foundation Lecture Guest Speaker
Oct 31 Halloween Party P. Bramwell/ C. Forsgren/ S. VanderLinde
Nov 8 Bike Tour V. Raymond/ D. Meikle/ S. VanderLinde
Nov 28 Xmas Decorating- Yacht Club & Outside (Volunteer Coordinator needed)
Dec 9 Boat Trip S. VanderLinde/ J.Phillips/ M. Crossin
Dec 12 Xmas Open House (Volunteer Coordinator needed)
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Party (Volunteer Coordinator needed)
Jan Mystery Tour M. Schneider/ S. VanderLinde
Feb 14 Valentines Party (Volunteer Coordinator needed)
Feb 20 Talent Show Bob / Kathryn Gould
Feb Triathlon (Volunteer Coordinator needed)
Mar 17 St. Patrick’s Day Party (Volunteer Coordinator needed)
Mar 31 Commodore’s Ball D. Kemp
Apr Pool Party (Volunteer Coordinator needed)
Apr Farewell Party (Volunteer Coordinator needed)
Please check bulletin boards monthly for event updates
Emerald Pointe
HALLOWEEN PARTY
Annual Halloween costume party on Saturday, October
31st at our clubhouse.
We’ll have live music, dancing, good food, games and
prizes for best costume! Also this year a PUMPKIN
CARVING/PAINTING CONTEST. Bring your finished
work of pumpkin art to the party to enter into the fun!
Dinner by Ben features Chicken Francaise, salad, rolls,
rice and vegetable; Dessert by Eva & Co.
Times: 5:00 – 5:45 Happy Hour (BYOB); 5:45-6:30
Dining, 6:30-9:00 Music & Dancing
Cost: $15.00 per person. Take your payment to Eva
Forsgren A-309 (checks payable to Emerald Pointe
Social Committee). Don’t delay – seating is limited.
ITALIAN NIGHT!
Let's kick off The Season.
Thursday, Oct. 22. 5:30 till ?
All you can eat Spaghetti, Meatballs, Salad and
Bread.
Afterwards enjoy an ice cream sundae.
$14.00 per person. BYOB
RSVP BY Oct 13
Checks payable to Emerald Pointe Social Commit-
tee. Call Patty Hyatt. (941) 575-2283. D 412.
Interested in Playing Tennis This Season?? No Experience Needed!!
Come on out to the tennis courts most days and introduce yourself!
We’re a friendly group. More information soon!
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Don’t miss the first Yacht Club Meeting of the Season
4pm on the Second Tuesday of October.
Emerald Pointe
Talent Show 2016
Start getting your thinking caps on and
be a part of the Talent Show.
It will be on Saturday, February 20th,
2016
More details to come at a later date.
For more information pls. call
Bob or Kathryn Gould at 941-347-7815.
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If you would like your
For Sale By Owner
property added to this
list, please send your
information to
Linda Wilkinson by the
20th of each month at
the following email:
Please include the subject
line: EP - For Sale By
Owner - so she'll know not
to delete it as an unknown
sender.
Mick and Suzanne McGee
Don’t forget to submit your “Where Ya From” article for the November Gazette. The deadline is 15 October. Last month Mick highlighted his roots, and we are asking our readers, “Where ya from?” And more importantly, what’s the story behind your answer?
For your advanced reading
plans, Judy Schade reports that
the November book is ‘Pilot's
Wife’ by Melanie Benjamin and
the December book is ‘Cocktail
Hour Under the Tree of Forget-
fulness’ by Alexandra Fuller
Where did the summer go?
We didn’t get much input for our “what did you do this
summer” question, but what we got was interesting and
entertaining—thanks Joan and Dave!
Joan and Dave Phillips
We came North via the auto train in early May to our home in
Ocean City, NJ. This is the same house that I grew up in, but
renovated and added to...Ocean City is an island resort one
island south of Atlantic City
We left,the next weekend to enjoy
Daves 50th college reunion at Eastern University in St. Da-
vid's, Pa. Once back in OC we kept incredibly busy with visits
from family and friends....including Ron and Janie Res-
sel. Then our daughter and I departed to the Royal Henley
Regatta in the UK. Number two grandson was competing in a
quad for Harvard. Number one grandson already had two
Henleys behind him, but took a mini break from his summer
internship to meet us over there for a long weekend. If you
have read "Boys in the Boat", this was living it....and by the
way, Yale beat U of Washington... which was a huge upset.
After returning, more company and lots of beach, biking, golf,
concerts etc., late in July we drove to Charlotte, NC and spent
a delightful weekend boating, ATVing, playing at my brothers
summer home on Lake Norman. From there we visited the
Ressels at their son's home on Smith Mountain Lake for more
swimming, boating,etc. Returned back to OC to our son's
family vacationing here. All three kids are seriously into surfing
which is a passion of our son.
It is good we have packed so much into the front part of the
season as Dave is having total knee replacement August 10
and so our wings will be clipped for a while.....although we are
expecting a visit from townhouse neighbors Cindy and Jim
next week. Our current plan is to return to EP early in October.
Eight Emerald Pointe Properties are for Sale
as of September 22, 2015
Submitted by Linda Wilkinson –
from the Charlotte County MLS, Multiple Listing Service
Unit Sale Price
D 402 $ 75,900
D 307 $ 79,900
D 203 $ 89,900
E 101 $ 247,700
TH 1045 $ 249,000
TH 1022 $ 249.900
TH 1007 $ 255,000
D 108 $ 259,900
And from your editiors, we’ll add a quick Summer
Activity update—After returning to warm and sunny
(ha ha) Michigan in May, we traveled to St. Louis,
Las Vegas, then got to work with our photo compa-
ny with some portrait work and three art fairs. Typ-
ical of Michigan weather, we got wet during two of
them.
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Local Trips--to the Lipizzans
Tucked away in the countryside east of Sarasota is a horse farm with a rare breed of horses--The Royal Lipizzan Stal-
lions. The public is invited to watch these powerful, magnificent animals train Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and we
took advantage of the opportunity to see one of the sessions that take place in February and March before they start
the road tour of America. The route to the farm was circuitous, and we did a few U turns before we arrived at an unim-
posing, dusty field with 200 or more cars parked in it. Ahead was a white-fenced training area ringed with sunny alumi-
num bleachers filled with spectators in pastel colored, warm weather Florida-ware. Most had a head cover of some sort:
bonnets, cowboy types, sailor hats, visors, and even handkerchiefs. We passed the souvenir stand, the hot dog/cotton
candy/soda stand, and lucked out by finding some seats high up at about the 50 yard line of the football-style field with
the sun at our backs.
Some Lipizzan history:
Zenophon, a Greek, started breeding these horses; taken by the Romans, their cavalry horses in Spain were crossed
with Arabians and only a few hundred existed at one time. In 1564 they were recognized as a breed which preserved
their unique blood lines into contemporary times. Austrian Archduke Charles established a breeding farm at Lipizza (in
Yugoslavia--now Croatia) and provided mounts for the Hapsburg Royals and the military aristocracy. Known for their
use as war horses, they possessed the athletic ability to carry the army’s General and rear so he could see over the
heads of his troops to learn what was going on. Another talent was the ability to propel itself with all four hoofs off the
ground; while in the air, they had the ability to kick out with the back legs (which could decimated the foot soldiers in the
area). When wars were no longer fought with cavalry, these special animals (500 of them) were sequestered in Austria.
Near the end of WW II, just prior to the Russian invasion, General Patton and his Third Army smuggled the Lipizzans to
safety, so the Russian’s plans to kill them were foiled. This story is told in the Disney movie “Miracle of the White Stal-
lions.” I have read a fictional mystery called Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart, and have wanted to see them
since then. Who would guess that some had been brought to the U.S. and were training near our own winter home?
I am not sure when/how Colonel Ottomar Herrmann (Knighted into the Order of St. George by Alfred von Hapsburg for
his dedication to the preservation of the Lipizzan breed) acquired some of the animals and brought them to his ranch in
Florida, but after he passed away, his daughter, Gabriella, became the manager. The Training:It takes about 7 years to
teach the Lipizzans their skills. The Haute Ecole of equitation we watched started with the head trainer (Gabriella) and
an assistant controlling the youngest horses (age 6 and 7) from the ground with long lines--reins and a whip; they took
them around the ring in prescribed patterns such as circles. The adult stallions are white--body, mane and tail, but the
younger ones have the white body with a dark mane that turns white when they are about eight years old. Next, these
two walked and trotted and then reared on queue learning to strike out with their forelegs (striking enemy foot soldiers).
They were rehearsed together so they would be companionable when they became part of the show. When it was time
to have them kick with their front legs, the trainers stood well back as 1,500 lbs. of steel-shod hoofs could be a serious
problem. After the two had learned their training exercises, two more horses would be added and then two more where
they would eventually execute a Military Quadrille with six or eight stallions.
When the “kids” had completed their training, the "older guys" came in--still in hand (with the long reigns). They pre-
sented The Levade-in-Hand which is raising onto the hind legs, keeping the front tucked into the chest to protect the
heart. The Courbette requires the stallion to lift onto his hind legs and leap into the air, landing back on his hind legs
from one to four times. The Capriole maneuver involved pushing off the ground with all four hoofs, then kicking out
with the back ones.The Show:
The animals that had completed their training on the ground appeared next and demonstrated all the moves under sad-
dle and then with two, then four horses in the ring. The finale was performed by the most experienced horses/riders--a
Military Quadrille where they executed all the moves in a tandem performance which was a military ride to music with
six animals leaping and kicking like a ballet team to a clapping crowd. I probably won’t take advantage of the offer to
learn to ride the stallions, but my wish has been fulfilled--to see the famous Lipizzaners in action.
Marcia Schneider
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Emerald Pointe
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