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Your Neighborhood Newsletter - April 2015
Well, it’s officially spring in Florida! Each day I’m reminded why I moved away from Indiana after I retired!
I thought I would start this month’s article by describing the role of the HOA Board. Our HOA Board is responsible
for the consistency of residential property aesthetics, as laid out in our approved Master Declaration of Covenants,
Conditions and Restrictions of Lexington Oaks. The Board is charged to provide services including administrative,
financial, architectural review, and enforcement activities. The Board contracts with an association management
company, currently Associa Gulf Coast, to provide property management services and to handle the day-to-day affairs
of the Association. We work to make sure that residential properties are kept well maintained and in conformance
with the covenants and by-laws.
Unfortunately, what the Board cannot do is ensure everyone has (and is) a good neighbor! That’s where we all have a
responsibility – to be the kind of neighbor that we would want living next to us. Many of you know that I am a jogger
(well, my wife says I am more of a plodder…). A few weeks ago as I was jogging, I saw a young man and his
daughter in one of the neighborhoods. He was pulling a child’s wagon that had cleaning supplies – paper towels and a
spray bottle – in it. I thought it was a strange thing to be pulling until I saw them stop and clean off a mailbox that had
good ol’ Florida mold on it! They cleaned the mailbox and then moved along down the street. I don’t know if she
was earning a Girl Scout merit badge or if the father was just teaching his daughter about being a good neighbor, but I
thought to myself “wouldn’t it be nice if all of us were like those two?” All of us are members of the Lexington Oaks
family and extending kindness and consideration to others will make all of our lives more enjoyable.
Also, now that spring is here, we will be starting up the Yard of the Month selections in the monthly newsletter. Look
elsewhere in this newsletter to see this month’s winners. The Yard of the Month judging criteria is listed on the
Lexington Oaks website (www.lexoakshoa.com). In general, residences are judged on the total appearance of their
property and landscape. Houses should be free of structural flaws and aesthetically attractive, and driveways should
be clean and neatly edged. Lawns should be well maintained with no bare spots or excessive weeds. Flower beds and
landscaping should be neatly trimmed and weeded, and beautification efforts including new flowers and shrubs are a
bonus! Easement oak trees should be trimmed. The Board is also looking for anyone interested in helping with the
monthly judging. If you are interested, please let someone on the Board know!
This month, Associa will continue to be looking at mailboxes and driveways in their compliance reviews and citing
those that have excessive mold. Please make sure to look at yours and take any corrective action needed. While
professional power washing is a service many of us choose to use for our driveways, other options exist that you can
do yourself even if water restrictions are in place within Pasco County. Please be a good neighbor and put some
sparkle into your home’s outward appearance!
Ron Cox
President
See page 11 for information about the annual
Garage Sale in Lexington Oaks!
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CDD News
We residents of Lexington Oaks are very fortunate in
that our landscaping is well maintained and homes are
also in good shape thanks to the HOA’s monitoring
through their management company.
Our Community Center, pool, playground, fitness center,
tennis, basketball courts and soccer field are excellent
amenities.
Security cameras are also maintained by the CDD
including a license plate camera and cameras at each
village entrance. Tapes are retained and available for
review in case of an incident. The cost of the Security
system is approximately $50,000. per year.
The CDD also hires off duty sheriff’s deputies to patrol
Lexington Oaks about 30 hours per month.
Deputies submit written reports after each patrol.
Cost equals $16,000. per year.
Perhaps the best cost benefit is provided by the
Lexington Oaks Security Patrol. The LOSP is comprised
of resident volunteers who patrol in teams of two in the
vehicle donated by Hundai of Wesley Chapel. LOSP
reports concerns to the Sheriff, but they do not engage in
enforcement.
The cost of vehicle maintenance, insurance, gas is
covered only by donations which are tax deductible
since the LOSP is a non profit organization.
Please make a donation and even better volunteer.
The Lexington Oaks Security Patrol has meetings at the
Community Center on the fourth Wednesday of each
month at 7:00 PM. Come to a meeting to learn more,
donate and/or volunteer to the benefit of our community.
Sincerely,
Don Peters, CDD Supervisor
Your 2015 Board of Directors are:
Anne Porch – President
Doug Hibbard – Vice President
Lee Jewett – Secretary
Michele Rizzo – Treasurer
Sheila Matejka – Director at Large
Our next HOA meeting will be held on April 16th at
4:00pm at the Community Center. Please try and attend.
This is your community. We want to know what you
have to say.
Irrigation problems contact Doug Hibbard.
after 9:00pm please.
No Calls
Landscape questions and/or problems contact Lee Jewett
Members are still needed for the Grounds Committee
(Landscape & Irrigation) and Fine Committee. Please
volunteer.
Please note that ARC meets the 2nd Tuesday of each
month at 10:30am in the Clubhouse to review/discuss
and or approve your application requests.
The Churchill Ladies meet quarterly for Lunch at
various local restaurants. It is organized by Bonnie
Dickason who always makes it fun and entertaining. A
good time is had by all so please join us. We hope to see
new faces at the next luncheon. Please contact Bonnie
Dickason so she can add you name and e-mail address to
the list for information regarding future luncheons.
Just so you know:• Pool parking is only for those who are at the pool.
It’s not an additional parking spot for homeowners/
visitors who live near the pool.
• No Bikes or skateboarding are allowed inside the
bpool area.
• Dog owners must pick up after your dog (s).
• There is a STOP SIGN at the intersection of
Cannonade and Whirlaway.
Spring has sprung. It’s time to freshen up Churchill.
Let’s remove the green from screens and windowsills
and any stains/dirt on the home should be taken care of
as well.
Please recycle paper and cardboard. Recyclable bins are
located in the Clubhouse parking lot.
Have a great month and Happy Easter and Passover to
all.
Until next time - Michele
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SPRING BAZAAR
Saturday, April 18 8:00-1:00
Join us for the LOWC charities fund raising
event!
The LOWC is having their Spring Bazaar on Saturday, April 18th
from 8:00 – 1:00pm.
If you don’t want to have your own sale the Women’s Club will
accept yard sale items for their table at the Bazaar. The proceedings
will go to one of our many charities.
Are you a crafter? Do you have products you are looking to sell? Do
you have items in the garage that you haven't touched in years? Did
you get gifts that you really can`t use? Do you wish you could make
some money selling those? Make arrangements to reserve a parking
lot space at the Community Center, $15.00 a space!!
We have hundreds of people come to the Center for the baked
goods, hotdogs and our repeat vendors. Pre-registration is a must.
Call Mary 813-746-1405 for info and an application!
CHARITIES submitted by Carol Garrett
We are scheduled to visit Rosecastle (formerly Westwinds) Assisted
Living early in April. We will be having a WII Bowling party.
This is our last scheduled visit before next fall. The date will be
announced at the meeting. Our last visit on Feb 4th was very
successful with nine LOWC participants. We finished with lots of
smiling faces and some really nice manicures. Thanks to all who
helped.
APRIL ACTIVITIES
BOOK CLUB - Meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
Margaret Wilhelmi, Chairperson
Book Club will meet Monday, April 20, 6:00 pm, at the Community
Center to discuss "An Inconvenient Wife" by Megan Chance. Host
for the evening will be Andrea Doromal, and the discussion leader
will be Jo Lee Fallis. Everyone is asked to bring a snack or dessert
to share
INTERNATIONAL LUNCH CLUB Rafida Saadi, Penelope
Awodey and Joan Cafferelli chairpersons
The International Lunch for April will be on the new date of
Wednesday, April 8th at 12 noon in Cazador Grill (Peruvian
Steakhouse) 10918 North 56th Street, Temple Terrace, 33617.
We will carpool from the Community Center at 11:30 am. A signup
sheet will be available at the April meeting or you can call Joan or
Penny or email [email protected].
TRAVEL CLUB - Andrea Doromal
Our April Travel Outing will be:
TV Station WFLA “Behind the Scenes Tour“ Thursday,
April 16, 2015.
In 2014 the following charities were supported by the members
with their hard work and dedication to raising funds for these
various organizations within Pasco County.
We’ll depart the Community Center at 9:00 am, the tour is at
10:00 am and we’ll have 12:00 lunch at the Oxford Exchange.
Sign up at the April meeting!
American Cancer Society – Making Strides for Breast Cancer
Home Instead, “Be a Santa to a Senior”, a Pasco County community
projectMerit Awards for Resident Students of Lexington Oaks
Veterans Elementary School Rosecastle formerly West Winds
Assisted Living Center “Forgotten Seniors”
CLOTHING COLLECTION
APRIL MEETING
The Lexington Oaks Women’s Club will meet in the community
center on Monday, April 6th at 9:30 a.m. (social time) with the
business meeting starting at 10:00am. The program will be our own
Carole Garrett who will show us how to arrange real flowers. The
election of officers will be conducted at this time as well. Sign-up
sheets will be available for yard sale helpers and bakers. There will
also be sign-ups for the Travel club, the International lunch club and
the May luncheon.
Greeters: Michele Moreno and Mary Hanchar
MERIT AWARDS
The applications are in and the winners will be
announced in the May Newsletter.
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Susan Bergstrand continues to provide clothing for the homeless
and needs donations. Items requested are clothing and shoes (men,
women and children) towels, sheets, blankets and sleeping bags.
Please contact her at 813-406-4108 or drop off at the community
center.
HOSPITALITY - Pat Ehrhardt & Sharon Schofield, Chairpersons
Thank you, Pat and Sharon for always providing us with coffee, tea,
and a welcoming atmosphere at all meetings. Volunteers for April
goodies are Jo Lee Fallis, Donna Fulciniti and Michelle Moreno.
Next meeting:
May 4th
End of Year
Luncheon at The
Oaks Restaurant
Installation of
2015-2016 Officers
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Garage Sale April 18
8:00am - 3:00pm
It is time to clean out the garage,
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Remember, that someone’s junk can
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Security Patrol
Hello neighbors! The LOSP welcomed another new member at our February meeting, John Maher of Hawthorne Village.
We greatly appreciate your time and commitment to the LOSP and the community. We all look forward to you being on
the team!
It’s nice to see the weather finally warming up!! Spring is around the corner and our community is becoming very active
with bike riding, jogging, walking pets, children at play, or just out for a nice stroll through your village or down the
boulevard. Accidents can happen in an instant and without warning. So, please be cognizant of the speed limits and your
surroundings while driving through the neighborhood not only for your safety, but the safety of everyone.
The LOSP will be represented at the Lexington Oaks Woman’s Group annual Bazaar held at Community Center on
Saturday, April 18th. Please stop by to support both organizations, meet some of your LOSP volunteers and pick up some
information about the organization.
Our meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the month held at the Community Center at 7pm. If you are interested in
learning more about the LOSP, please attend one of our meetings.
Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt
If I take a spin I will come out all clean again (Washing machine,
laundry room)
It’s what hundreds of thousands of kids do year after year on Easter
morning. Its what we all remember doing as a child, searching for
those eggs, hoping we can find them all so we don’t have a rotten
egg in a few days. There’s more than just a traditional Easter egg
hunt to do on Easter morning! These are some fun Easter scavenger
hunt ideas for kids to do to celebrate and have fun with Easter!
If the Easter bunny left you a letter – where might you find
it (Mailbox)
Roses are red, violets are blue, look in the place, where u keep your
shoes (shoe cupboard/rack)
Let's escape to a fairytale today, Cinderella or little Miss Hubbard!
Your clue is hidden in the….(cupboard)
Pens and pencils, books and lunch you’ll find me here I have a
hunch (School bag)
I have four legs but cannot walk; you sit at me, when using your
knife and fork! (Stick under the kitchen/dining table)
Scrape the scraps off your plate; this machine cleans them just as
great! (Dishwasher)
Ring ring time to rise and shine. (Near the alarm clock)
You've been at this for some time, now you're getting the rhythm
your next egg/clue is hidden behind your favorite games system! (Playstation, Xbox, Wii)
Cozy and Warm you rest your head (Your Bed)
Leafy and green is where I can be seen (Plants)
I love to see my reflection – I am such a pretty egg (Near the mirror)
Soaking, soapy, sudsy bubbles, if you don`t find me I will be in
trouble. (Bath)
I have two wheels that spin, ride it fast and you may win, you
choose the direction, but wear a helmet for protection! (Near their
bike)
Come find me before `the mouse’ eats me! (Computer)
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I play in it at the beach or in the yard, but there`s no need to build
castle (Near or in the sandbox)
Check the desk, on a top-row shelf.
I'll bet you can find the clue by yourself. (Desk)
A rubber ducky says rub-a-dub-dub.? (Bath)
You'll find in your closet a basket, now GO!
It's been hiding in there the whole time, don't you know? (Closet/
wardrobe)
You sit on me all day, sometimes you even lay, I'm where you
watch T.V. I'm very easy to see (Couch)
I'm always cold, I'm never hot, you keep food here, I'm always
near (Refrigerator)
In the room we bake a pie, where do we look out to see the sky?
Your next clue you will spy. (Put the next clue on the kitchen window)
Look, oh look see, and yourself you will see.
And when you do, you will find your next clue. (Mirror)
Sweaty and stinky this hunt has made you,
don't give up. To clean yourself this is where you'll need to go,
(Bathroom)
This is close to where you sleep, you might keep toys under here,
there are no monster here as you see, you will find something and
say "YIPEE!" (Under bed)
The numbers 1 to 12 are here, take a look for some Easter
cheer. (Clock)
The next Easter egg will be found with ease
If you get a sudden urge to sneeze (In a box of tissues)
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Useful Information:
• Older eggs are easier to peel than fresh eggs. If you are
planning to make hard boiled eggs for Easter and want to make
sure that the eggs are easy to peel, buy your eggs at least a week
ahead of time (two weeks even better, they'll keep).
• If you need easy-to-peel eggs and you have fresh eggs, you
might want to try steaming the eggs for 20 minutes. Somehow
the steam penetrates the shell a bit making the eggs easier to
peel.
• If you've boiled a batch of eggs that you are now finding
difficult to peel, try cracking the shells all around without
peeling them and soaking the eggs in water for a while. The
water often seems to seep in enough under the shell to make the
egg easier to peel.
1. Place the eggs in a single layer at the bottom of a saucepan.
Cover with at least an inch or two of cold water. The more eggs
that are crowding the pan the more water you should have over the
eggs. Heat the pot on high heat and bring the water to a full rolling
boil.
Adding a teaspoon of vinegar to the water may help keep egg whites
from running out if an egg does crack while cooking. Also some
people find adding 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the water helps prevent
cracking as well as making the eggs easier to peel.
2. Turn off the heat, keep the pan on the hot burner, cover, and
let sit for 10-12 minutes.
If you have the type of stove burner that doesn't retain any heat
when turned off, you might want to lower the temp to low, simmer
for a minute, and then turn it off.
Depending on how cooked you like your hard boiled eggs, the eggs
should be done perfectly in 10-12 minutes. When you find a time
that works for you, given your preferences, the types of eggs you
buy, your pots, stove, and cooking environment, stick with it.
If I'm cooking a large batch of eggs, after 10 minutes I'll sacrifice
one to check for doneness, by removing it with a spoon, running it
under cold water, and cutting it open.
I also find that it is very hard to overcook eggs using this method. I
can let the eggs sit, covered, for up to 15-18 minutes without the
eggs getting overcooked.
3. Strain out the water from the pan and run cold water over the
eggs to cool them quickly and stop them from cooking
further. Or, if you are cooking a large batch of eggs, remove them
with a slotted spoon to a large bowl of ice water.
The best way to store hard boiled eggs is in a covered container in
the refrigerator. Eggs can release odors in the fridge which is why it
helps to keep them covered.
They should be eaten within 5 days.
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