November 2023 Newsletter
MYERLEE CIRCLE NEWSLETTER
November 2023
| 6945 Dog Leg Way, Fort Myers,FL 33919
Phone 239-481-8387 board@myerleecircle.com |
Editor: Julia Tepper | |
TO JOYCE
Goodbye to you and David, and good luck in your new home and future endeavors. It was a pleasure having you as the President of our Board of Directors.
Thank you!
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BOARD MEETING
Board Meetings: Please note that the Board’s meetings are now held monthly, on the third Wednesday @ 1:30 PM.
This schedule is subject to change. All owners are encouraged to attend.
Next meeting will be on November 8, at 1:30 pm.
CLUBHOUSE CLOSED
Due to the installation of the new windows, the clubhouse will be closed on November 6 and 7.
The pool may be closed on one of the above mentioned dates. You will be notified.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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YOU
Myerlee Circle Condominium Association is looking for members who are interested in serving on the Board of Directors. Being a board member is a difficult job. It takes a commitment of time and resources, but it also can be rewarding.
Having a positive and optimistic attitude is extremely helpful, along with realizing the rules apply to all association members, and to understand that the authority comes as a board, not a board member.
Applying to join the Board of Directors can be a great way to get involved in your community and have a say in how it is run.
The board is responsible for making important decisions that affect our community and to provide a safe and attractive environment for all residents.
If you are interested in serving on the board and would like to learn more about what is involved, contact the board at (239)481–8387, or send your questions to board@myerleeecircle.com.
We look forward to hearing from you… 🫵 or 🫵.
FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors is sorry to announce that Dave Ferris has resigned his position as the Ground’s Director as of October 16, 2023 due to family illness. Dave’s wife Charlotte has recently passed away. The Board would like to thank David for his commitment to MCCA and let him know that he will be missed.
We are pleased to announce that Charles Flugger has accepted the position as the Ground’s Director of MCCA as of October 30, 2023. Charles brings experience as a board member and recently volunteered to work on the 2024 budget committee. We welcome Charles to the Board of Directors and look forward to working with him.
Board of Directors.
WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING
The Women’s Club meetings are held on the first Monday of the month at the clubhouse at 10:00 am.
From 10:00 to 10:30 am we will have a social time with coffee and pastries. Meeting will start promptly at 10:30 am. All are welcome.
Due to the clubhouse’s new windows installation on November 6, The November meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 8..
MEN’S CLUB BREAKFAST
The Men’s Club will have the first breakfast of the season on Saturday, November 11, from 8:30 to 9:30 am at the Myerlee Circle clubhouse. Join your friends
and neighbors for a delicious breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausages, cinnamon styks, fruit, and coffee. The cost is $5.00.
Breakfasts are held on the second Saturday of the month. We look forward to seeing everyone.
BOOK CLUB
The Book Club will have its first meeting of the season on Tuesday, November 14 at 11:00 am. Lunch to follow. Place for lunch TBD.
The book Club Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month in our clubhouse. All are welcome.
In November we will be reading a selection of our own.
For any questions or more information about the Book Club, please contact Eileen Lightell at 239-415-931.
HOLIDAY/CHRISTMAS PARTY
Our annual Holiday/Christmas party will be held on December 8, at the clubhouse at 5:00 pm.
Please mark your calendar.
More details to follow soon.
TRASH AND TREASURES SALE
The Women’s Club Trash and Treasures sale will be held again next January 2024. Date TBD.
We are in need of donations. Household items, such as furniture, electronics, outdoors/gardening, books, toys, suitcases, handbags, etc. NO CLOTHING PLEASE. All items must be in good condition.
Contact Mike, at 239-247-4703 for items to be picked up. Items will be picked up on Wednesdays.
Please do not leave items outside the door of the maintenance building when it is closed.
The profits from this sale are for some improvements to the interior of the clubhouse, and Women’s Club events for the community.
Your donations are greatly appreciated.
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THANK YOU FROM THE MEN ‘S CLUB
At the end of the 2023 growing season, the men’s club cleaned out the Community Garden, covered the soil and secured the fence. Early October 2023, Paul and Chuck proceeded to investigate the condition of the garden in preparation for getting it ready for the new planting season. They found a build-up of debris covering the soil and the soil was very hard and difficult to turn over. but, the fence was still standing. Both men made a strong effort to turn over the soil but were not successful due to the lack of appropriate equipment. After much discussion about available options, both men agreed to reach out to Angel Vargas, our landscape contractor, to obtain an estimate for this work. Angel and his son evaluated the job, gave the men a bid for the work to be done and recommended spreading some topsoil over the garden before planting begins.
Unfortunately, the men’s club determined they could not afford to buy topsoil, so agreed to have Angel just do the cleanup and turn over the soil. Early Wednesday morning Angel, his son and work crew cleaned the garden, removed the debris and spread some topsoil, although both men, again, explained that they could not afford to pay for the topsoil. Angel refused to consider any payment for the work he and his crew just completed, including the cost and spreading of topsoil, Before starting the job.
Angel had gotten permission to have a plaque made in the name of Bill Casteel to be placed at his previous rows of vegetables as Bill had always been kind and considerate to Angel and his crew.
Chuck will notify Bill‘s wife about this offering as Bill passed away two years ago.
THE MEN’S CLUB AND MCCA WANT TO THANK ANGEL AND HIS CREW FOR DONATING HIS TIME, EQUIPMENT AND STAFF TO PROVIDE A WELL PREPARED AREA FOR OUR COMMUNITY GARDEN.
*Contact Chuck Prevoir @(508) 685-2006 when you are ready to plant.
FUN THANKSGIVING FACTS
By the Editors of House Beautiful
Thanksgiving was originally celebrated in mid-October Some historians suggest it was held in mid-October, similar to the present- day Canadian Thanksgiving. It was President Lincoln who set the November date in order to coincide with the Pilgrims’ landing on Plymouth Rock.
Historians have no record of turkey being eaten at the first Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving Day feast happened in 1621 with three whole days dedicated to the celebration. Although turkey was plentiful in the region and a common food source, it’s likely that it wasn’t actually the star of the festivities and other “fowling” were served for the occasion, instead.
The first professional Thanksgiving Day football game was played in 1920. More than a century ago, when Thanksgiving Day fell on November 25, six football games took place, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a college game between Yale and Princeton.)
Akron Pros (7) vs. Canton Bulldogs (0)
Decatur Staleys (6) vs. Chicago Tigers (0)
Elyria (OH) Athletics (0) vs. Columbus Panhandlers (0)
Dayton Triangles (28) vs. Detroit Heralds (0)
Chicago Boosters (27) vs. Hammond Pros (0) All-Tonawanda (NY) (14)vs. Rochester Jeffersons (3)
Butterball has had a Turkey Talk-Line for nearly 40 years. If you find yourself with a million questions about cooking your turkey and Google is too overwhelming, reach for the phone because the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line is real and there to help you. Open to U.S. and Canadian homes every November and December, the unique hotline, which first opened in 1981, is also available to take questions via online chat and email. Plus, there are Spanish- speaking experts.
Each year, Butterball experts answer more than 100,000 questions for thousands of households.
Thanksgiving leftovers led to the invention of iconic TV dinners Well, sort of,. In 1953, an overzealous Swanson employee overestimated the number of frozen turkeys the company should order for Thanksgiving…and the company was left with 260 tons of extra turkey after the holiday. But rather than eat the loss (financially, we mean), salesman Gerry Thomas came up with the brilliant idea to create and sell individual turkey dinners complete with cornbread dressing, gravy, peas, and sweet potatoes on reheatable trays, just like airline meals. Each premade feast cost a grand total of 98 cents. By the end of 1954, Swanson had sold 10 million frozen Turkey meals, and the TV
dinner industry was born.
“ Jingle Bells” was originally a Thanksgiving Day song.
Before becoming a Christmas Holiday anthem, Jingle Bells” was an 1857 song titled “One Horse Open Sleigh”, and its composer, James Pierpont, intended it
to be a Thanksgiving Day song. But it became so popular around December 25 that in 1859 the title was changed to “Jingle Bells”—and the rest is history.
Happy Thanksgiving Day
HALLOWEEN PARTY PICTURES
The Halloween party was great fun.
Here are the participants and winners.
Winners
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Don’t forget these groups meeting every
week at the Circle Clubhouse for fun activities
The Myerlee Circle Art Group: will continue to meet at the Clubhouse every Thursday at 1:00pm.
If you wish to join us please contact Julia Tepper at ocmjulia@gmail.com
Strength & Balance Chair Yoga Class: Chair Yoga classes are held every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday from 9:00 to 10.00 am at the Myerlee Circle clubhouse. If interested, please call Jane Lowry at 504-669-6396.
Water Aerobics: Water Aerobics classes will he held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, we
meet at 10:00 am to 11:00 am. (except for the first Monday of the month.
For any questions, please call Noreen Bailey at 612-247-5275
Knitting Group: The knitting and crochet group
Meetings are held on the 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month at 1:00 P.M., in the Myerlee Circle Clubhouse. All are welcome.
If you have any questions about the knitting group, contact Joni Johnson at jmjfhjbeach@aol.com.
Please mention the Knitting group in the subject line OR call Joni at 239-765-9214. See you there!!!
Happy Hour: Meets every Thursday at the Clubhouse at 4:30 pm. Bring a snack of your choice along with your beverage and get in on the latest scoop.
Bocce Players:
Is Friday afternoons around 4:00 pm,come out to the Bocce court for some fun and laughs. It is right behind the clubhouse. If you wish to use the court at any other time, you are welcome.
The balls are in a silver case in the pool’s utility closet and the broom used to smooth the court is also in the pool’s utility closet.
The shuffleboard Courts are ready for your use.