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Delray Villas Plat 4/5
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NUMBER 305
Ramblings
www.delrayvillas45.com
Board of Directors Meeting
Date:
Tuesday, DECEMBER 9
Time:
7:30 pm
From the Editor
Linda Solomon
We are coming up on those special holidays that make
everyone think of their families and the good (or bad)
times those holidays evoke. Those of us from the northeast or northwest think of spiced drinks and cakes that
would last lovingly on a tongue cold from the outside
frost, maybe even warming up our innards. Being welcomed into a friend’s or family member’s warm home
after a drive and then a short walk from the car to the
front door was always fraught with anticipation. If it was
Christmas or Chanukah and one was burdened with gifts,
thoughts would turn to what will this person have for me?
The holidays are happy memories for me and I have
shared some of them with you before. I would like to take
this time to mention just one more if I may.
It was Christmas Eve of 1988 and I was spending it
with my friend, John, at his sister’s house. Not being
Christian, but loving the holiday, I would always spend
Christmas Eve and Day with friends. John’s sister, Ann,
made a traditional 7 fishes meal and when everything
was cleaned up, Ann, John, their niece and my friend
Peggy, their father and I went to Christmas midnight
mass. As we were leaving the church, the snow was just
beginning to leave a light dusting on the ground. We
spontaneously decided to go to Manhattan to the skating
rink at Rockefeller Center and to see the window displays
along Fifth Avenue.
The night was quiet and we could hear the caroling
that was being piped into the air around the gigantic
Christmas tree. We watched skaters on the rink - a couple
who were dance skating to the music. There were very
few people around as the hour was so late and back then
that magical place was not so popular to visit as it became just a few years later.
So we felt like we had the whole space to ourselves on
that magical Christmas eve when the world was quiet and
we were filled with the wonder of our gorgeous New York
City and the snow and the decorations and the wonder of
it all. I will never forget that night and the dear friends
with whom I shared it all.
Linda
DECEMBER 2014
Annual Meeting and Elections
Date:
Tuesday, DECEMBER 23
Time:
7:30 pm
From the President
Sy Weiss
“WOW” Another year gone by. Before it’s gone
we will have our annual elections, which will be
held on the 4rd Tuesday of December which is the
23th.
Our community continues to look beautiful and
is still receiving compliments by visitors and homeowners alike. Welcome back to our snowbirds
which are slowly returning.
I know that I am repeating myself but I find it
necessary to do so. Garbage must be placed in a
covered can and put out the night before garbage
pick-up. We will move your unprotected garbage to
the side of your home if not probably protected
from the unwanted critters.
There is a new Mail Box in the Rec parking lot,
if you are having any issues or problems on your
property. Please do not call unless it is an emergency. Our board members are homeowners just
like you.
Once again, your dog poop is YOUR responsibility. Please pick up after them. Also, your dog
must be kept on a leash, not everyone is pet friendly
and some actually fear animals. If this becomes a
problem the board does have the right to request the
removal of the pet. It’s not the animal’s fault, so
let’s not take it out on him or her.
On a happier note, I would like to wish everyone
a Happy and Healthy Holiday season.
Sy
Ramblings. . .
PLAT IV/V
PLAT 4/5 RAMBLINGS
Editor
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DELRAY VILLAS WE CARE
Linda Solomon 498-9338
6675 Overland Drive
President
Bill Kaplan
499-7893
Delray Beach, FL 33484
V/Pres./Coord.
Anita
Silverman
498-9208
498-9338 917-747-8660 (c)
[email protected]
FOR TRANSPORTATION CALL:
Advisor
Associate Editor
Phil Kullback
Rita Kullback 499-1958
Bonnie Siegel 498-9338
Advertising Manager Judy LaCorte 495-6899
Distribution
Joe LaCorte 495-6899
Harvey Lazaroff 498-8691
Contributors to the Newsletter:
Genia Kutner ~ Judy La Corte ~ Dennis & Carol
Michalic ~ Sharon O’Hallaran ~ Milt Markowitz
~ Iris Pavey ~ Carol Slotkin ~ Bob Townsend
PLAT 4/5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
President
Sy Weiss
381-4456
Vice Pres.
Lew Leon
495-9010
Secretary
Bernie Rosenberg
499-1673
Treasurer
Sheila Lane
381-7725
COMMITTEES
Alliance
Judy & Joe LaCorte 495-6899
Architectural Iris Pavey
498-1375
Inspection
Bob Green
496-5533
Interview
Lew Leon
495-9010
Lakes & Ponds Butch Herbst
445-2079
Maintenance Butch Herbst
445-2079
Herb Basson
637-8168
Parliamentarian Lew Leon
Pest Control Bernie Rosenberg
499-1673
Pool Assistants Russell Mayer
749-0872
Milt Schreiber
381-3894
Ramblings
Linda Solomon
*498-9338
Roads & Lights Joe La Corte
495-6899
Website
Bernie Rosenberg
499-1673
Alan Shwartz, co-master 376-4040
www.delrayvillas45.com
55+
Bob Green
496-5533
Welcoming
Rosalie Basson
*637-8168
Bernice Friedman *445-2079
Ellen Lederman 954-924-1931
RECREATION ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
Pat Lazaroff
498-8691
Joan Rosenberg
499-1673
Diane Weiss
381-4456
* Non-Board Members
The Jewish War Veterans are collecting cancelled
stamps for hospitalized veterans for recreation and therapy. Please contact George Hoppen at 637-8430
PLAT 4/5
Fran Jacobson
495-1312
Please give our dispatcher 48 hours notice when requesting
transportation. Call between 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, M-F
ONLY. A Waiver of Liability Release Form must be signed for
each trip, otherwise we will not transport you.
Hospitals we serve:
Delray Medical Center, Boca Medical Center, Bethesda Community Hospital, Bethesda Health City
FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CALL:
PLAT IV/V
Marty Dreiblatt
David Goldstein
George Hoppen
865-0991
499-5098
637-8430
The Lions Club of Delray Beach members are collecting old glasses, hearing aids & aluminum pop caps from
soda cans.
Drop-off points:
Harvey Lazaroff
Gene Rosenman
13892 Packard Terr.
13434 A Via Vesta
498-8691
499-2964
Board and General Meeting
ORDER OF BUSINESS*
Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence
Roll call of the Board of Directors
Reading of last Board of Directors/General Meeting minutes
Correspondence
Reports:
Treasurer
Sheila Lane
Committees:
Alliance
Joe and Judy La Corte
Architectural
Iris Pavey
Inspection
Bob Green
Interviews
Lew Leon
Maintenance
Butch Herbst
Lakes and Ponds Butch Herbst
Pest Control
Bernie Rosenberg
Roads and Lights Joe La Corte
Rec Board
Pat Lazaroff, Joan Rosenberg, Diane Weiss
55 Plus
Bob Green
Web Site
Bernie Rosenberg
Ramblings
Linda Solomon
Welcome Committee Rosalie Basson, Bernice Friedman
Old Business
New Business
Good and Welfare
PLAT IV/V
Ramblings. . .
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Happy Birthday
DECEMBER
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
Capricorn (December 22-January 19)
Happy Anniversary
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Clocks and Watches
China
Crystal and Glass
Electrical Appliances
Silverware
Wood
Desk Sets-Pen & Pencil
Sets
8. Linens and Laces
9. Leather
10. Diamond Watches
And Jewelry
21– First Day of Winter
25 - Christmas
31– New Year’s Eve
Happy Birthday
01 Robyn Garner
Richard Milici
07 Nathan Negrin
09 Sandy Green
Jeanie Saunders
10 Bill Kaplan
12 Mayer Koblenc
Toby Marks
Arthur Tartalsky
13 William Lindsay
14 Leslie Boardman
18 Evelyn Garfield
Sy Weiss
21 Jerome Weiss
22 Francine Karl
Shirley Young
23 Leon Nigro
27 Lois Langendorf
28 Jane McNulty
11. Fashion Jewelry and
Accessories
12. Pearls or Colored Gems
13. Textiles or Furs
14. Gold Watches and Jewelry
15. Watches
16. Silver Holloware
17. Furniture
18. Porcelain
19. Bronze
20. Platinum Watches and
Jewelry
04 Lester & Bonnie Kahane
David & Pauline Sims
09 Leo & Marilyn Friedman
Norman & Esther Gold
14 Joe & Judy La Corte
21 Thomas & Sheila Lane
24 Milton & Natalie Markowitz
26 Lew & Cynthia Leon
29 Bob & Mimi Williams
30 Marcel & Mariette Baillargeon
Stan & Leatrice Kolodney
7 - Pearl Harbor Day
16 - Chanukah
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The Ramblings Staff
wishes all of our readers
a wonderful and joyful
holiday season ~ Merry
Christmas and Happy
Chanukah to all!
BIRTHDAY-ANNIVERSARY UPDATE
For those new residents or those who find errors, please complete by printing the following form and return to the Editor,
Linda Solomon.
Name
Thank you to all of my
friends and neighbors here in
Delray Villas for your kind
support at this time. My wife,
Jackie, was a vibrant and important part of this
community who will be missed by all. Richie Milici
(first and last)
Birthday
Significant Other’s Name
(include last name if different)
Birthday
Anniversary
PLAT IV/V
Ramblings. . .
Committees reports….
ARCHITECTURAL
FOLLOW THE RULES
If you plan to do ANY outside work on your house or
property, be sure to get architectural approval first !!!
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DELRAY VILLAS
CITIZEN OBSERVER PATROL
submitted by Milt Markowitz
(reprinted from January 2012)
SENIOR SAFET Y
Approval is needed to:
1. Paint your house-even if it will be the same color
2. Paint leaders and gutters
3. Stain your driveway even if it will be the same color
4. Put on a new roof
5. Construct a new patio
6. Redo an old patio
7. Plant bushes or trees
8. Remove old bushes or trees
9. Install new windows
10. Create planting beds
11. Widen your driveway
ANY OUTSIDE WORK REQUIRES ARCHITECTURAL APPROVAL BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE
WORK
It’s a simple procedure:
Pick up an application from my patio (13675 Whippet
Way West) fill it out - sign it - return it to my patio.
Once the request has been approved, I will call you to
pick up the approval which then needs to be placed in
the front window of your house.
ANY QUESTIONS
Call Iris Pavey 498-1375
Architectural Chairman
WELCOME NEW
NEIGHBORS
Frances Compagna 13647 Whippet Way East
David Alflalo
6412 LaSalle Road
CRIME TRENDS - DO’S AND DON’TS
These actions are recommended by the Palm
Beach County Sheriff’s Office newsletter for public
dissemination. Read them carefully and act accordingly.
ALWAYS check your monthly statements and bills
as soon as you receive them. The sooner you catch
a discrepancy the quicker you can correct it or bring
in Law Enforcement to take appropriate action.
NEVER give out your personal information over
the phone. If you have caller ID or an answering
machine, screen your calls prior to responding
NEVER accept or hire anyone for any type of work
that is being solicited from someone going door to
door. Report this activity immediately to the authorities. Roofing scams are very popular right
now.
USE the buddy system when running your daily
errands; take a friend or two, have lunch and enjoy
the day out together, safely!
BE SURE to have an “Emergency Contact” person
stored in your cell phone. Have this information
written down in your wallet or purse. Please list this
emergency contact’s name, address and relationship
to you.
Maxine & David Dazzo 13625 Cord Way
Denise Lucenti and
Geoffrey & Gerard Yerves 6412 Overland Drive
THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DELRAY VILLAS
VOLUNTEER CITIZEN OBSERVER PATROL, (C.O.P.) Unit # 16
PLAT IV/V
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DELRAY VILLAS CLUB NEWS
Club Name AFTER 6 SOCIAL CLUB
Date/Time Wednesday, December 3
Where
“A” Building
Topic
Elections
Collation
Coffee and cake
7:00 PM
Club Name AMERICAN-ITALIAN CLUB
Date/Time Friday, December 5 6:30 PM SHARP
Where
“B” Building, Viking Room
Topic
Bingo/ bring a boy or girl gift for
migrant children for Christmas
New members welcome ~ Dues - $15
Check due for $19 for trip to Gulfstream on
2/11/15 (made out to Rocco Macri)
Collation
Coffee & Cake
Club Name
Date/Time
Where
Featuring
Topic
C.E.R.T.
Saturday, Dec. 27
10:00 AM
“B” Building - Ceramics Room
Hands On Field Operations
Club Name C.O.P
Date Time Wednesday, Dec. 3
9:30 AM
Where
“B” Building - Viking Room
Topic
Training
Collation
Breakfast
Club Name DEBORAH
Date/Time
Thursday, Dec. 11
12:30 AM
Note change in date and time - this meeting only
Where
“A” Building
Topic
New toys for needy children gift
wrapped with a note indicating boy or girl and age
Collation
Bagels and Coffee
Club Name MEN & WOMEN SOCIAL CLUB
Date/Time
Tuesday, Dec. 16
7:00 PM
Where
“A” Building
Topic
Short business mtg. & Entertainment
Dues - $10 pp for a year - great bargain
Collation
Snacks, & soda, coffee & cake
Club Name NA’AMAT USA
Date/Time
Monday, Dec. 1
10:30 AM
Note change of time for this meeting only
Where
“A” Building
Topic
Short meeting & Chanukah collation
Collation Potato pancakes & sour cream & Coffee
Club Name GUYS AND DOLLS CHORUS
Date/Time Tuesdays (weekly) *
10:00 AM
Where
“B” Building - Viking Room
Topic
Fun Songs for everyone
Plat 4/5 Board Events
Board Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of each month
Next General Meeting: December 23, 2014
Elections
Delray Book Club
The Book Club meets on the first
Monday of every month at 1 PM in
the Ceramics Room of the “B” Building. Books will be available at the Hagan Ranch Library. You must ask for the book by its title. Below is
the list by month for discussion:
December 8 - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grisson
If you have any questions, contact Leslie Boardman
at [email protected] or by telephone: 561-8087600 or 215-208-3652.
Scrabble Club meets every Monday and Thursday
from 2-4:30 PM in “B” Building. You do not have to
own or bring a Scrabble board to play
along.
Need information? Please contact
Leslie directly at 561-808-7600
or 215-208-3652.
Toys for Tots
Saturday, December 6, 2014
8:00 PM
Great entertainment by Richard Frank
Snacks, soft drinks, cake and coffee will be provided
For your table reservation contact
Pat Lazaroff: 498-8691
Back by Popular Demand!
A Night at the Races - After 6 Style!
February 21, 2015 8:00 PM
A Building
For more information - come to monthly meetings!
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The American Italian Club
Christmas Dinner and Party
December 18, 2014 6 PM
Clubhouse Viking Room
CAROL’S CORNER
Photos by Carol Slotkin
$25 for members and guests
For reservations: Mildred Adamo
561-495-4545
We welcome
new members to
join our Christmas
Celebration
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE
FROM MAINTENANCE
RESIDENTS LIVING ON
DUSENBURG ROAD,
LA SALLE ROAD, OR
SHELBY TRAIL
(ALL STREETS WITH SIDEWALKS)
The CERT volunteers are usually the first responders in times of emergency. Don’t become
complacent and think that a hurricane won’t hit us
again just because we haven’t had one in a few
years! Come and join the troops and be ready for
any and all emergencies through interesting “in
house” trainings. Remember you can help save a
person you don’t know, a neighbor or a loved one
when you know the correct procedures in an emergency. Don’t be a slow poke, come and join now!
Call Bob Albertson 561-865-9158 or
Bob Green 561-496-5533
Be advised that the Maintenance Crew is now
available to power clean your sidewalk at a cost of
$5.00 from November 1, 2014 through February
28, 2015.
Use of your water is required. NO WATER - NO
WASH!
Make checks out to Delray Villas.
If you would like this service, please fill out a
Work Request Form and put it in the mailbox on
the south side of the parking lot.
CAR POOL TO BOARD MEETINGS:
Please contact Iris Pavey, 498-1375 if you would like a
ride to the meetings or you can provide a ride for a
neighbor. Thank you very much. Looking forward to
seeing you at the meetings!
PLAT IV/V
Ramblings. . .
Talk of the Town
by BOB TOWNSEND
B
TATOOS
ack when I was having a mid-life crisis and got
the first of my tattoos some people said I’d regret it one day. I didn’t. Until very recently.
Before I get into the reason why, though, let me tell
you about my tattoos.
I think I’ve mentioned to you previously about how
I hit the bottle pretty hard in my younger days. My first
tattoo found its way onto my right forearm when I was
35 years old. It was a cute little chick wearing a widebrimmed hat and a long strand of beads around her neck.
When I woke up - sober - the morning after, however, I
discovered it was actually a cowgirl that had been
branded onto my arm. She was wearing the traditional
ten-gallon hat and a rope around her neck. Hung over
and struggling to get out of bed that morning, I gazed
down at my arm, realized what I had done and grimaced,
“(Expletive deleted), I don’t believe I’m going to be going through life with Annie Oakley on my arm!”
The next tattoo I got just about two weeks later. This
was on my left forearm and pictured another woman.
She was wearing Roaring Twenties-type garment on her
head and was either a very attractive female from that
era or a hippie. Either way, I liked the tattoo.
I got my third tattoo in Hawaii. Part of the group I
was with went to Pearl Harbor for the afternoon and part
went to a beach. I went to a tattoo parlor. And I do mean
for the afternoon. Literally. It took five and a half hours
for the dude with the tattoo gun to complete the masterpiece on the side of my left leg. It’s a woman in a long,
black leather coat that’s open in the front and she has
nothing on under it. There’s a tattoo of a dragon on her
chest. So, you see, I was sporting “The Girl With the
Dragon Tatoo” long before Stieg Larsson’s popular
book or the movie. It became very handy at the After 6
Club’s luncheon to welcome back our community’s
“snowbirds” in October. The entertainment that afternoon was a scavenger hunt contest. We were divided
into six teams seated in a semi-circle around Diane
Weiss, who was standing in the middle of the floor.
Diane would call out persons or things she was seeking
(like a BB; if you don’t know what that is, don’t ask)
and contestants would race to her side, attempting to be
the first to comply. When she called for a girl with a
tattoo, I ran up to her and showed her my leg. There it
was: a girl pictured on my leg and she had a tattoo.
Diane and I had a lively debate as to whether my leg
qualified as a girl with a tattoo.
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Like I said, it wasn’t until very recently that I felt any
pangs of regret regarding my tattoos. Those feelings
came in connection with the After 6 Club’s Halloween
party. My wife, Ronnie, and I went in costumes. We
were Sonny and Cher. Obviously, I went as Cher. Why
is that so obvious, you ask? Silly question. Cher was
taller than Sonny.
I went to great lengths to look like Cher. (Although
my stepson saw pictures of the final product and said I
was the ugliest girl he had ever seen. I had to begrudgingly agree.) I even shaved my goatee and moustache.
But I was wearing a short-sleeved, Cher-like garment
and the tattoos of Annie Oakley on one arm and the
Roaring Twenties gal on the other was a dead giveaway
as to the true identity of the person in the jet-black wig
and the long, dangling earrings. So, for the first time, I
kind of regretted getting the tattoos. But, I’ve got to admit, I didn’t regret it all that much.
Sharon’s Read
submitted by SHARON O’HALLORAN
The Last Train to Paradise
By Les Standiford
For me what makes a nonfiction book memorable is
both a topic that interests me, gaining knowledge that is
not known to me and having it read like a novel with
memorable characters, a great plot and a pace that keeps
my interest.
All of this Les Standiford accomplishes in his nonfiction work about the building of the overseas railroad by
Henry Flagler and his Florida railroad company.
He sets the stage by having the first chapter deal with
characters like Ernest Hemingway and Bertrand Russell
and JJ Haycraft. It’s 1935, Labor Day weekend, and
there is a storm coming, a major hurricane, which will
be one of the deadliest on records, a category 5 hurricane. Hemingway is scrambling to get his boat moored
safely; Bertrand and his family are yearlong residents on
Matacombe Key at the town of Islamaroda. They are
trying to get to higher ground as the storm hits. JJ Haycraft is the engineer of old 447 and he is trying to get
down to the Keys to rescue people, particularly the men
in the tent camps who are working to build the new
The next chapters set the stage for the story of the
construction of what some called “Flagler’s folly” and
others called the 8th wonder of the world. Standiford
wisely does not do an in depth biography of Henry Flagler as that has already been done. He briefly describes
his early years, his successes at Standard Oil and his
three marriages. He views Flagler as a visionary and the
(continued on page 9)
PLAT IV/V
Ramblings. . .
Alliance Happenings
Judy La Corte
AT & T to hold a special Tech Rally in Floral
Lakes. There are still 15 openings to fill in the
Kings Point Tech Rally. If your community is interested in having an AT&T Special Tech Rally and
are able to sign up 36 people to attend, contact
President, Bob Schulbaum at (561) 495-9670
SHERIFF'S OFFICE:
The holidays will bring an increase in crime
such as burglaries in residents and vehicles so we
were told to be more vigilant. Ladies must remember never to leave your purse in the front seat of
your car. There is safety in numbers so always try
to shop with a friend. We should watch out and not
get involved in a scam.
FIRE RESCUE:
Thanksgiving is the most dangerous month for
fires that start in the kitchen. They have a video to
show safety methods that should be used. They
spoke about how they are prepared to handle any
E-Bola cases that may turn up in our area. There
is a special rescue truck for someone suspected of
being affected. They have protection for first responders and have special equipment ready to use.
They have been trained on how to put on and remove this equipment to keep everyone safe. They
believe every Palm Beach County hospital is prepared to use this special care.
PROGRAM:
Keith Meyers of Morse Life Health Care Services explained the health services available to our
citizens and especially to those of us in South
County. He showed slides concerning Home Care,
Short Term Rehabilitation, Long Term Care, Independent & Assisted Living, Adult Day Care and
Meals on Wheels. He also showed us slides of their
facilities in West Palm Beach. They are helping our
returning troops by providing health care services
where necessary. They provide Care Management
for those who are disabled and will come to your
home and recommend proper services for your condition. The Meals on Wheels program provides
meals for the week for those who cannot go shopping. They supply Holiday Meals for home-bound
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residents and have already served over 50,000
meals. They have many volunteers assisting in their
programs. For more information you may go to
www.morselife.org
Nancy Bolton, Director of Palm Beach County
Risk Management explained Fund 5010 which has
to do with Property & Liability Insurance and
Claims Management. Fund 5011 concerns Worker's
Compensation. There is an Onsite Occupational
Health Clinic and they are concerned about Employee Safety and Loss Control. Fund 5012 covers
Employee Health/Life Benefits and Self-Insured
Health Benefits.
Liz Bloeser, Director of Financial Management
and Budget told us that they view every contract to
make sure everything is covered. She shared that
have a financially solid budget and do their best for
the Tax Payers.
CAFÉ ASCENSIA
Giving = Sharing + Caring
3% of the US population are homeless. Greg
Benson of PRANK-IT FORWARD with Break.com
and DEFY MEDIA Productions came up with the
idea to turn a homeless shelter into a 5-star restaurant. The homeless at Ascencia Homeless Shelter in
Glendale, California were treated to a meal of filet
mignon and all of the trimmings in a room that was
decorated to become a beautiful space they called
Café Ascencia. Chef Jessie Brune prepared the
menu and the host was Benson and who acted as
“restaurant maitre d’” in tux and black tie. The
dinner was served by friends and employees of Benson’s company dressed as elegant waiters and the
meal was served replete with a string quartet.
Benson has given us an opportunity to see the
homeless as the human beings that they are who
just should be treated as such. At this holiday time,
we who have so much need to show our thanks by
caring and giving. Go to the website below to see
the video of this heartwarming story and experience
the opportunity to pay it forward as Benson explains at the end of the video. Just by watching his
Prank-It videos mentioned and providing them with
the electronic “hits,” Prank-It will donate to charitable causes.
The link is http://devour.com/video/prank-it-fwd/ or
see www.ascencia.org/
Linda Solomon
PLAT IV/V
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(continued from page 7, Sharon’s Read)
man responsible for much of the development of the east
coast of Florida. His first visit to Florida happened when
he brought his first wife here on doctor’s orders. He then
proceeded to develop St. Augustine and Palm Beach. He
built fabulous hotels like the Breakers; and his mansion at
Whitehall was a wedding gift for his 3rd wife. At the end
of the Spanish American War and in learning about the
plans for the building of the Panama Canal, Flagler began
to envision a railroad that would bring goods from South
America up the coast of Florida, the Key West extension
of the Florida East Coast Railway, “Flagler’s Folly.” In
1898 he began talking about building a railroad over the
sea to his chief manager at the Florida East Coast Railway. He interviewed and hired a young engineer, Joseph
Meredith, to undertake the project. In 1905 Flagler said,
“Let’s go to Key West.”
The majority of the book is devoted to the various engineering difficulties that had to be addressed in building
the railroad, not the least of which was how to construct a
bridge over the 7 miles of open ocean between the Keys.
They were inventing new machinery and new technology
as they went along. There were many difficulties, including two destructive hurricanes, not the least of which was
recruiting men to work in the hot, muggy, mosquitoridden Florida summers. Many people wondered if Henry
Flagler would live to see the completion of the railroad.
Then in 1912 at the age of 82 Henry Flagler boarded his
private rail car in Palm Beach and made the inaugural trip
to nail the last spike in the railway and got off the train in
Key West. Henry Flagler died soon after this trip. Joseph
Meredith did not even live to see the completion of the
railway he devoted years of his life to.
The railroad continued after Flagler’s death but never
materialized into the transportation vehicle for goods
from South America that Flagler envisioned. It was not a
money making venture considering the cost of the construction. For awhile it did provide a way for people to
get down the coast of Florida and then by ferry to Cuba.
The last chapter details what happened in the 1935
hurricane that destroyed the railway and lost many lives.
Hemingway’s boat survived as Key West did not suffer a
direct hit. Bertrand Russell survived but many of his family members did not. JJ Haycraft did not rescue the people he hoped to rescue as the train was hit by a huge tidal
wave of water that pushed the train off the tracks. As you
drive to Key West there is a stone memorial at Islamaroda to those who died in that hurricane but there is only
a small sign pointing it out on the opposite side of the
road. Then as you travel over the various bridges, off to
the left you can see the remnants of the old train tracks
from Flagler’s days. It is a silent monument to a dream
that was a reality for a brief period of time.
Holiday Greetings
Herb & Rosalie Basson
Bruce Block
Betty Brownell & Rich Kriz
Charlotte & Joe Byer
Sandra Cohen & Leonard Lowenstein
Fran & Tony Costa
Ann & Marty Dreiblatt
Jerry Elzas
Bob & Sandra Green
Carole Handt
Bernice Friedman & Butch Herbst
Evelyn & Neil Garfield
Elaine Israel
Fran Jacobson
Leatrice & Stanley Kolodney
Rita & Phil Kullback
Joe & Judy La Corte
Sheila & Thomas Lane
Pat & Harvey Lazaroff
Robin & Hal Lechner
Natalie & Milton Markowitz
Phyllis Martorella
Russ & Judy Mayer
Dorothy & Pasquale Pomponio
Phyllis & Ed Rabinowitz
Joan & Bernie Rosenberg
Lenore & Ira Rosenblum
Jeanie & Steve Saunders
Alan & Susan Shwartz
Bonnie Siegel & Linda Solomon
Linda & Milton Sonenblum
Shirley Steinbach
Ronna & Bob Townsend
Diane & Sy Weiss
PLAT IV/V
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SAFETY TIPS
by Dennis & Carol Michalic
HAVE SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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In Memoriam
Plat 4/5 remembers
Jackie Milici
Wife of Richie, dear friend and neighbor
We offer condolences to
Morris and Doris Kushner on the loss of
Morris’ sister
Lydia Botfeld
She will be sadly missed.
FPL, PB Water Company and the Tax Department WILL
NOT make phone calls to you stating that they did not get
payments and request you give them your bank account
number, credit card number or any other information to
prevent their suspending your services, put a lien on your
taxes or arrest you.
 Scammers (usually in pairs to distract you) may appear at
your door unannounced to check electric outlets, test water.
The Water Department tests water and waste at their facility. They do not test the water in your house. Once the
water flows through the meter, their basic responsibility
stops. Verify FPL representatives at FPL.com or 697-8000.
 Tax scammers should be reported to Treasury Inspector for
Tax Administration 800-366-4484.
 The Water Department phone number is on your bill. Employees have ID cards.
 Phone calls not initiated by you are attempts to harvest your
personal information by identity thieves.
DO NOT BE A VICTIM. PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION!
FAMOUS QUOTES
FROM THE BOARD
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The gardening season officially begins on January 1st, and
ends on December 31.
~ Marie Huston ~
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The Plat 4/5 Board has brokered a deal with AT&T/UVerse for a package of service to provide basic cable to
our community at a better price than Comcast was offering. More information will be available at future meetings as our contract with Comcast expires at the end of
December 2015.
ATTENTION ALL HOMEOWNERS
If you are planning on selling or renting your home,
our Governing Documents require that you notify the
Association prior to the sale or start of the rental date.
The forms for the Owner(s) and the Application
Forms for the Buyer(s) or Renter(s) may be obtained
from Lew Leon. Call him at (561) 495-9010.
NOTICE !!!
If you are a new owner who has an inherited title or
assumed title to your unit through a transfer of title and
you have not completed the required application forms,
please contact Lew Leon, Chairman of the Interview
Committee at (561) 495-9010.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lange syne,
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
~ Robert Burns ~
1759 – 1796
Get Well Wishes
On behalf of the residents of Plat
4/5, sincere wishes for a quick return to health for:
Marcel Baillargeon
Phil Kullback
Rita Kullback
Jerry Morganlander
Aaron Widawsky
Delray Villas Plat 4/5
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION NUMBER 305
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Hair Care & Styling
in the convenience of your home!
“I am personable, kind and reliable.”
Licensed Stylist
Call: Selma
(954) 299-7577
Delray Villas Plat 4/5
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION NUMBER 305
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Delray Villas Resident
“Kenny” The Handyman
Budget Rates
Professional
Home Maintenance & Repair
Free Estimates
561-558-0992
Delray Villas Plat 4/5
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION NUMBER 305
Law Offices of Gary Gonzalez
Specializing in Wills, Trusts, Family
Law & Traffic Citations in Broward/
Palm Beach
SPECIAL: $249 WILL/TRUST
PO Box 21841, Fort Lauderdale, FL
33335
Phone: 305-724-3895
[email protected]
Sy and Diane Weiss
Eden Funeral Services
Pre-Arrangement Consultants
Now Serving Dade, Broward and Palm Beach
Counties
Diane Weiss
754*264-2823
Please - PATRONIZE OUR
ADVERTISERS!
Thank them for supporting the Delray
Villas Plat 4/5 Ramblings they will
appreciate your business.
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BUYING? SELLING?
RENTING?
DENISE FLASTER, Realtor, CDPE
Selling season is underway and the market is strong. I am
a Realtor with lots of experience and a Delray Villas Plat
4/5 full time resident.
Your home will be seen on multiple websites including Realtor.com,
RA.com, Homes.com, Zillow.com, Craigslist and MLS.
JUST SOLD: 13310 Via Vulcanus 2/2 Water
Listed and under contract in 5 days! Listed and sold by me!
561 405-0602 Cell
561-613-0393 Office
[email protected]
A pet loving Realtor for our pet friendly neighborhood
SERVICE FROM START TO FINISH
Delray Villas Plat 4/5
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION NUMBER 305
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6675 OVERLAND DRIVE
Delray Beach, FL 33484
DECEMBER 2014 - Issue 305
CELEBRATORY GREETINGS:
NAME
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NO.
MONTH/YEAR for Publication
PRINT your celebratory note on the lines below. Enclose check for $2.00 per celebratory note. Send to Linda Solomon 6675 Overland
Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33484. Larger spaces than lines on page 3 are available for and increased fee (see below for schedule).
Schedule of fees for more than 2 lines:
Business card (1/8 page) $ 5.00
1/4 page
$10.00
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1/2 page $15.00
Full page $20.00
We will design the graphic for the background of the card .
Examples: Balloons for Birthday, Couples for Anniversary,
baby for birth announcement for a grandchild or greatgrandchild, etc.,
These fees are exclusive to Celebratory Greetings for Plat 4/5 residents only. Fees for any advertisements of goods or services
are determined by another schedule. (See Linda Solomon)
ANNUAL HOLIDAY GREETINGS:
Name
Please enclose a check for $3.00 payable to Delray Villas Plat 4/5 to cover the cost of the three month Holiday Greeting and send to
Linda Solomon.