The Place to Be …Naturally! The Flash October 22nd, 2014 The weekly newsletter of Lake Como Co-op Inc. Family Nudist Resort and Community 20500 Cot Road Lutz, FL 33558 1-877-TRY-LAKE Subscribe to The Flash online on our website LakeComoNaturally.com Flash submissions must be made by noon on Monday for inclusion in the Wednesday issue at marketing@ lakecomonaturally.com Find us at facebook.com/lake.como.5 for the cure http://komen.org Meet at recreation hall 9:30 a.m. for coffee & donuts Walk thru Lake Como starts 10 a.m. All welcome 2.5 K Charity Walk Saturday October 25 $10 requested donation to Susan G. Komen Foundation to save lives and end breast cancer forever All donors of $10 or more receive complimentary day pass to Lake Como for the rest of the day. last minute reminder Thank You Ice Cream Social for all present & prospective Lake Como event volunteers Recreation Hall Tuesday Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. COSTUME CRAWL Saturday November 1 Cancel any plans you had for November 1st from 4 p.m. on! You need to get out and do the Costume Crawl at Lake Como with 40 or 50 of your scariest and freakiest friends. HALLOWEEN Friday October 31 at the Butt Hutt Dress up and bring your carved pumpkins. $1 JELLO SHOTS dance with VJ Gary starts 8 p.m. pumpkin judging at 9 p.m. You don’t really need to crawl…but you might by the end, so arrange a ride or lodging. Get your second costume out – the first one you’ll need the night before for Gary’s dance and contest at the Butt Hutt! – make your crawling costume comfortable and fun – we may even have a little contest or something! We’ll be leaving the Butt Hutt at 4:00 p.m., so be there WELL in advance to sign up and get all your essentials, like $2 beverage tickets – each ticket will get you a beer, soda, or mixed drink off the scary beer wagon that will be leading you through the park! There will be a $5 entry to cover snacks, etc…any extra money will go to the VA Home in Land O’ Lakes. We’ll have 4-5 pub stops throughout Como (about 30-40 minute stop each) with fun special beverages available, games, munchies, etc., then we’ll end at the Butt Hutt (some snack food will be there at end…but you may want to have something to eat prior to the start). There is another dance at the Hutt starting at 8 p.m!! No BYOB to any of the pub stops! costume judging Any questions contact Dee or Dan at 727-224-9731 or Lot 616. at 10:30 p.m. Friday October 31st from 5 to 7 p.m. We will be starting and ending at the recreation hall, where there will be free pizza and soda for the kids afterward. If you would like to participate in the walk or passing out treats at your house please sign up at the front office before Oct. 24th. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Jim Ellis May 26, 1935 – October 13, 2014 The Family and Friends of Jim Ellis would like you to join them for the Celebration of Jim's Life on Saturday, November 1 at 1p.m. in the Como Club House (Recreation Hall). Food and drinks supplied by JB (Jim's Son) and Splashfunclub. Donations will go to the Christmas party for Baldemero Lopez Veterans Nursing Home in Jim's name. Lake Como Ukuleles Como Help Wanted: Have you ever wanted to join a group of people really having a great time? Maybe you should join a class to learn how to play the ukulele. If you wish you may be able to play on a Friday night jam or just use your new-found skills to play the ukulele for yourself, your family or friends. In a real short period of time learn to have fun playing your own ukulele with a bunch of your friends. An organizational meeting will be held on November 10, 2014 at 1:30 pm in the rec-hall. Come to the meeting or call (515) 418-7310. As soon as we are aware of your interest we will put you on our email list. tour guides for Monday & Thursday (10 am to 4 pm) Contact Denise in the office: [email protected] The Hot Tub will be closed from 7:30 am Monday Oct 27 through Friday 3:00 pm Oct 31. We are planning to give the deck and screen framing a through deep cleaning and re-painting. We will try to reopen earlier than Friday at 3:00 pm if possible. Sorry for any inconvenience. – Van Bus to Boat Update Some friends from Caliente are joining us, so the bus will fill up soon. Please don’t delay reserving seats if you are interested. (Note the bus will not stop at Caliente…all boarding will be at Lake Como.) Any net proceeds from the passenger payments will go to a donation to Pasco County Needy School Children for Christmas clothing presents. Van Bradley is organizing a bus to pick up passengers at Como who are going on the February 2015 cruise, including free parking at Como. Those interested in joining in on the round-trip bus from Como to Fort Lauderdale please email your interest to: [email protected] or call Van at 813-949-1810 ext. 222. Please don’t delay! We need your advance reservation to lock in the bus charter. Como Nude Cruise Special Offer: Lake Como will be offering reduced day fees and overnight stays in our hotel rooms and camp sites for all Bare Necessities passengers, for two weeks before and two weeks after the cruise. (You don’t have to take the bus to quality for these rates, but need to show your cruise tickets.) Veterans’ Day Weekend • November 7 - 9, 2014 • Lake Como Resort The Lake Como Military Veterans Corps, together with co-op management and staff, have embarked on this ambitious event to benefit two worthy charities and display the community spirit we have been known for in the past. Join us for a great weekend with lots of live music, motorcycles and a salute to the troops. Complete info online at: Bring s snack or personal item for our Adopt-A-Troop collection boxes. “Care packages” will be made up and sent out overseas after the event. For a list of items needed, see: AdoptATroop.net/packages.htm Volunteers are needed to help out at the event in many areas. To sign up and find out where we need help, contact Mandy in the office or at [email protected]. Bid on the Caribbean cruise for two donated by Bare Necessities. Auction will close 3 p.m. Sunday Nov. 9. For a bid form, go to: LakeComoNaturally.com/ forms/CruiseAuction.pdf Motorcycle owners can participate in the Saturday show, the Sunday charity ride and/or the Sunday military tribute. Contact Bob Spaulding. Veterans and military members may wish to participate in our parade and tribute Sunday. Contact Phil Jacobsen. Marchers and riders may also respond by email to: MilitaryVeteransCorps @lakecomonaturally.com The Co-op is providing free burgers for the Burger Burn Sunday Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. We’re asking residents and members to provide side dishes for the feast. For more info, contact Mandy in the office or at [email protected]. more event photos including car close-ups at: LakeComoNaturally.com/ carshow.html starting Oct. 26th: Competitive Sand Volleyball returns to the West Grove courts every Sunday starting at 3 p.m. The Como park-wide WiFi is a work in progress and a learning experience. The primary intent is to have adequate coverage in the RV park and common activity areas, with service in the resident areas where possible as a side benefit. ALL this is at no additional charges to anyone, while being done on an extremely modest budget. It will likely take a number of months yet, and additional routers to be purchased and integrated, to have it set up with ALMOST full coverage, at least outdoors. There is no guarantee or expectation it will work inside every one's dwelling in all or any rooms. People with routers in their home sometimes have problems with dead spots. Foil insulation in wall, metal walls, plus interference from neighbors’ routers are not issues which can be solved with our system. Meshing together the overall system has some technical issues which we will be addressing over the next weeks, and there MAY be some additional problems and degrading performance as we work, before it gets better. If residents and visitors have needs for wide bandwidth connectivity and strong reliability, we suggest they invest in their own network as we cannot give assurances that this free public network will be sufficient for all needs. Thanks for your understanding. Special Event: Tarot Circle Skill Share on November 12 from 7 to 9 p.m.! We’re keeping the Hallowe’en spirit going just a little longer! In November, Tarot Circle will meet at the Lake Como rec hall as usual, but the meeting will be anything but usual. On Wednesday, November 12 at 7 pm, Lake Como Tarot Circle will be hosting a Skill Share. This is your opportunity to come and experience our skills, and see what we have been working on over the past year! We will be offering free tarot readings, healing sessions (Reiki, healing touch, etc.), and readings in other modalities, such as astrology, pendulum and psychometry. You’ll meet some professional readers and healers, and you will be amazed at the skill of our students. We are offering all services free of charge. Bring a snack to share if you like, and come have some final Halloween fun before we get ready for Thanksgiving! If you would like to offer a healing or divinatory service at our Skill Share, or if you have questions about this event, please call me, Christiana, at 813-948-4488. Staff will be performing property inspections at the end of October / beginning of November. Please pressure wash your units and tidy up the grounds. Thank you This year our Board of Directors has approved a $250.00 donation to assist underprivileged children who attend Oakstead Elementary School in our area with some Christmas gifts. Van Bradley will be donating the proceeds of the Bus to the Feb. Nude Cruise and we are asking Lake Como residents and members to also help Pasco County school ABC (Assist, Believe and Care) program that identifies underprivileged children that we can assist with gifts of clothing and shoes at this Christmas season. 100% of the money donated goes to purchasing gifts of clothing and shoes to the underprivileged children in our area. Our office will accept all donations until December 1, 2014 to further help our local children in need. Please drop off your check payable to Lake Como with a notation of “Pasco School Children”. We want to send a donation check from our members on December 10, 2014 Please remember that we have many needy children in our area and we can make a difference in their lives over this Christmas Holiday. Feel free to call me with any questions @ 813-477-2219 Merry Christmas, Van Bradley Lake Como Events Calendar Sunday OCT Monday 20 Tuesday 21. Volunteer meeting for SSCW event at 7 PM in the recreation hall Wednesday 22. BOD meeting 6:30 PM recreation hall Thursday 23. Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM Friday 24 Saturday 25. The Nunes At Night band starting 8 PM in the Butt Hutt Sat: Breast Cancer charity walk >>> 26 27 28 29 30. Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM 31. Halloween 1. NOV B/H party w/ VJ Gary, costume & Pub Crawl pumpkin carving starts 4 PM contests VJ Gary 8 PM 2 3 4 5 6. Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM 7. DoubleTake in BH / Drum circle in North Grove 8. BBQ/Bobby Summers poolside noon/ The Shakes Society in BH STAR-SPANGLED CELEBRATION Nov. 7 thru 9 [more info online] >>>>>>>>>>>>> 9. The Honeys USO Show Karaoke w/ Richie Hodge 11 10. Ukulele Class first mtg. rec. hall at 1:30 PM 12. Special 13. Karaoke w/ Tarot session + DJ Jack - Butt Reiki 7 to 9 PM Hutt 7-11 PM in the recreation hall. 14 15. BitterSweet 8 PM on the Butt Hutt deck SSCW 16 17 18. FC meeting 19 2 PM rec. hall 20. Karaoke w/ 21. Butt Hutt 22. BH Comedy DJ Jack - Butt Jam Session 4-7 Show / headliner Hutt 7-11 PM PM - BOD Jeff Zenisek/ meeting 6:30 starts 8 PM PM rec. hall [Note special FC & BOD dates for November] 23 24 25 26 27.THANKSGIVING DAY 28. Butt Hutt 29. iVJ Gary 8 Jam Session 4-7 PM on the Butt PM Hutt deck Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM 30 1. DEC 2 3 BUTT HUTT ENTERTAINMENT 4. Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM 5. Butt Hutt Jam 6. Cat Valentine Session 4-7 PM 8 PM on the Butt Hutt deck POOLSIDE ENTERTAINMENT Precedence on use of the recreation hall is held for the Co-op BOD meeting usually the 4th Wednesday of each month and for all other official Co-op meetings as scheduled. Lake Como Regular Activities BUTT HUTT LAKESIDE BAR TENNIS - West Grove Clay Courts Dart Tournament 3 PM Sunday • 7 PM Monday • 7:30 PM Friday • 3 PM Saturday Mixed up doubles 9:30 AM Tues & Thurs Trivia Night Tuesday - prize award at 9 PM Corn Hole 7 PM Wednesday on the deck Karaoke w/ DJ Jack 7 PM Thursday Yoga with Gale every Sat. 9 AM on the deck Card draw tournament 3 PM Fri & Sat Open play at other times – court maintenance is Monday but some courts will be open in rotation. Starts Oct. 26: SAND VOLLEYBALL West Grove courts every Sunday 3 p.m. Saturday entertainment live music, DJ or ? Reid & Margaret return with the Jam Session every Friday starting November 21 on the Butt Hutt deck 4 to 7 p.m. SANDY BEACH Games & Exercise Horseshoes noon Sunday & Saturday Pickle Ball 6 PM every Tues, Thurs & Sat Shuffleboard 7 PM Sunday Petanque 7 days @ 10 AM & 4 PM Chinese Wand 9 AM Tuesday & Friday BILLIARDS Mixed Scotch Doubles 8 ball 7 PM Tuesday & Thursday Ladies only Scotch Doubles 8 Ball 7 PM Wednesday Open singles 9 Ball - 7 PM Friday DRUM CIRCLE - North Grove 8 PM monthly: closest Friday to full moon November 7 POOL ACTIVITIES Water aerobics 8:50 AM Mon & Thurs RECREATION HALL Garden of Eden Church 11:00 AM Sunday …Join us for coffee and worship Water volleyball 4 PM every Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday Ukulele Group 1-4 PM Monday from Nov. 17 …organization mtg. Nov. 10 at 1:30 PM Seasonal - on hold Yoga w/Gale 5 PM every Tuesday & 5 PM every Thursday Zumba with Karen • Walk Away exercise Sunday Karaoke • Bingo Bridge Tuesday 7 PM Table Tennis Weds 1:30 PM Game Night Thursday 7 PM Tarot Circle every 2nd Weds monthly 7 PM Listing deletions/corrections/additions: Michael: [email protected] Interested in organizing a new activity? Mandy: [email protected]