TISA
AVE
By: Mary Jane Dow
Happy New Year to all those I haven’t greeted yet.
Hope
2011 will be a great one for everyone.
Tisa emptied out over the holidays but is filling up
again. The Dows and the Beal’s headed
north for the holidays but have returned. Bonnie Beal’s mother,
Bonnie, flew
back to Florida with Bonnie and Bill for a 10 day visit. Too bad the
weather
hasn’t been nicer for her – but at least there is no snow.
Howie Ryan drove himself down from Canada and is already
back involved in so many Village activities.
Mickey and Tony Quattrone are here from New York. Sue and
Jerry Klepfer were here in December to get their home ready for their
renter
who has just arrived from New York. Haven’t had a chance to talk
to him yet,
but surely will before the next newsletter.
Betty Tario returned right after Christmas and is back to
bingo and golf. She had a big birthday this summer and was honored at a
great
party by her daughter. The excitement was too much for Betty and she
had an
anxiety attack and ended up being transported to the hospital. Way to
liven up
a party Betty!
Pat Hinton has cut back her hours at the Elks. She and
Chuck are just volunteering there occasionally. They had been working
much too
hard.
Sally Cox’s sister is visiting her and will
accompany her
on the Village cruise.
Also cruising to Aruba and Curacao are Claire and Al
Andrade and Paul and Mary Jane Dow. Should have some good stories for
next
month’s newsletter unless I have to swear that “what
happens on board stays on
board”.
There will be a TISA
AND CANDACE BLOCK PARTY February 20th
from 1to whenever at the corner of Tisa and Candace. Cost is $2 plus a
side or
dessert. Flyers with more information should have been delivered by the
time
this newsletter is published.
Saw on TV yesterday that Florida is the only state out of
the 50 that does not have snow. We have so much to be grateful for!
Stay warm!!
.
Varley
Circle
By Ann
Menna
All of the residences on Varley are now occupied. This month I visited with three of the most
recent arrivals.
Rao’s unit is rented to LINDA, JERRY AND son CAREY
HAMILTON from Travers City, Michigan—the cherry capital of..(the
world Linda
said, but I am from the Niagara area...!!)
They
have been in the
village for 11 years, first owning but they like this arrangement
better. The Rao’s are from Rhode
Island and have a
home in Venice so this works out well for both families and Linda says
they are
great landlords. Jerry had surgery
in
Michigan in August and has been getting medical care here and although
they
have friends and family here and in Venice, their activities have been
limited
this year. Back home Jerry works on a
golf course which he enjoys and he gets free golf too!
JACK SKOW and his dog and cat arrived December 12 from
Pennsylvania and his friend Bess Kriner will join him at the end of the
month. We had a most interesting
visit. Jack was a supervisor of 10
plumbers in one of New York City’s school districts.
For the 32 years he was with New York’s Board
of Education he commuted from Pennsylvania to New York every
day—80 miles each
way! He also farmed 500 pigs with the
help of five kids, and he taught night school in New York for 11 years!! Two offspring still live in Pennsylvania, two
in Alaska and one in Florida. Unlike
what we are hearing about much of the country his area is thriving;
they are
drilling gas wells, farmers have become millionaires and the motels and
restaurants are full.
JOANNE AND JOHN REAGAN are sooo happy with the newest
member of their family—a 9-month old rescue puppy named Amber
they found on the
internet. Joanne had specific criteria
and searched until she found the one her son-in-law says was
“heaven-sent”. They had
Amber trained to be a “therapy dog”
and up home Joanne takes her to rehab centers and to schools where
Amber puts
her head in the children’s laps and they learn by reading to her.
At home John teaches at the Academy for Life and
Learning—for adults 55plus; being a history buff he recently
taught about The
Treaty of Versailles and how it changed the world.
In Englewood John moderates the Great
Decisions group at the Tringali Centre and also a Philo Cafe discussion
group
where they choose a subject at one meeting i.e. When
is it okay to lie?” Mull it over and
then discuss it at their
next meeting. Sounds neat!
PUT THIS DATE
ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!
MARCH 11 2012
VARLEY-SWINTON
BLOCK PARTY
A
NEIGHBOR WILL BRING INFORMATION
Widness
Lane
By Sandy
Curanzy & Monique Uecker
Well
it seems we just celebrated Christmas and already we need to take out
our red
shirts once again to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
I don’t know about you, for me it is so exciting to
be part of VHL we
are always reminded of how interesting life can be.
My husband and I decided to buy tickets to a
Square Dance evening at the hall, well…We had so much fun I
can’t recall the last
time we laughed so hard. Thank you to
Ray & Ginny Watkins for hosting the event.
Sarah
Ollila is doing great and wishes to thank everyone for their concerns
and good
wishes. We are so glad to see Sarah
doing very well and soon we look forward to see her basking in the
sunshine.
Bob
& Marge Mitchell get the quarter of a century award this month for
being
residents of Widness Lane for 25 years.
Congratulations!
Betty
& Jerry Olson went back home to be with their family hopefully we
will see
them back very soon.
Liz
& Jack Barrett are back to the Village, Jack is recuping and doing much better with Liz as is official nurse.
Viola
Palmicci from Yarmouth, ME will be 89 years young on February 22nd. Congratulations Viola we are happy to see you
come back to Widness Lane for the third season to enjoy the Florida
winter.
Sandra
Curanzy had an unexpected visit from her great-grand-daughter Aliegha. At the end of January her son Ray, his wife
Maryann and his mother-in-law Maryann Mclister had a wonderful visit
with the
family.
As
we continue on our life’s journey let us keep a smile and never
forget a
helping hand becomes a ray of sunshine for someone in need.