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NEWS VIEWS
www.Lake-Parsippany.org
VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Bill Sempier
In case you all forgot, that green stuff
is called grass. It has been a cold snowy
winter but now our thoughts can turn
to warm spring and summer days at
the lake.
It has been a busy winter for the
board, as we have been working on
three major projects.
First, I am happy to announce that we
have a new website, courtesy of the
efforts of Sebastian Ostolaza and Neha
Shah. In addition to our volunteers,
board member Dan Nazzaro worked to
gather feedback from the board as well
as input from our volunteers to create an
exciting new look. The site design will
allow each club the ability to update
their own page. The site will include a
photo gallery for members to send
photos if they wish to. The site is still a
work in progress. We will let you know
when it is up and running.
The second big project is the dike located
across from the Clubhouse. This has
been a 5 year project in which the dike
will be brought into compliance for the
new storm standards. The project entails
raising the average height of the entire
dike about 8 inches. A new walkway will
be installed following the work. We were
fortunate to negotiate with the township
to do the work. The project will start
late September/October and will be
completed by the end of the year.
Finally, third is the swim team dock.
Working with John Bota, Sebastian
Ostolaza, Khan Lee, Wally Dury and
other members of the swim team, the
new dock should be completed by
May 1. The team has been very committed
to make the swim lane area a great place
for future meets.
In the coming months Don Phelps
and I will be working on a list of small
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INC.
APRIL 2015
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Refer us to Your Friends
And we'll pay You!
Active members (returning or new) can earn referral bonuses! Bring in a new member
and receive a $20 bonus check (mailed to you after Open House).
There is no limit on the number of bonuses you can earn —the more new memberships
you personally bring to the membership sale, the more you earn!
LIFEGUARDS NEEDED FOR 2015 SUMMER SEASON
McKenzie Price
Interested in being a lifeguard? NOW is the time to get certified
Summer is just around the corner with beach parties, swim lessons, cupcake day, sandcastle
contest, etc. Now is the time for anyone interested in joining the LPPOA
lifeguard staff to get certified.
All applicants must have certification in Lifeguard Training,
Community First Aid and Safety, CPR for the Professional Rescuer,
and Waterfront Lifeguard.
To check on course schedule, call your local YMCA or the
American Red Cross. To obtain a lifeguard application, or if you
have any questions; please contact Mrs. Thore at 973-585-7314
or McKenzie Price at [email protected] or 973-941-8215.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
If you can’t make it to the Board meetings, feel
free to use any of the contact information on page 2 to get your question, suggestion or opinion to us.
LPPOA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
POSITION AVAILABLE
BILL SEMPIER
Vice President
862-812-1746
E-mail: [email protected]
MARILYN AMMIRATA
Secretary
E-mail: [email protected]
PHIL BERARDO
Treasurer
973-952-0152
E-mail: [email protected]
DAN NAZZARO
Financial Secretary
973-560-9047
E-mail: [email protected]
District 1 (Drewes Beach Area)
Debbie Orme
973-503-0640
E-mail: [email protected]
District 2 (Johnson Beach Area)
Pat de la Fuente
973-386-0821
E-mail: [email protected]
District 3 (Jorges Beach Area)
Don Phelps
973-585-7327
E-mail: [email protected]
District 4 (Hoffman Beach Area)
Barbara Allu
973-479-2377
E-mail: [email protected]
CLUBHOUSE RENTAL AGENT
Mark Adubato
862-579-8407
E-mail:
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP
Dan Nazzaro
973-560-9047
E-mail: [email protected]
BEACH RENTAL AGENT (March–Sept.)
Debbie Orme
973-503-0640
E-mail: [email protected]
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MELANIE ADUBATO
Editor
973-703-2145
E-mail: [email protected]
DIANA GIRADELLI
Co-Editor
240-625-2474
E-mail: [email protected]
KIM SHARGAY
Design/Layout
973-884-3457
E-mail: [email protected]
BARBARA ALLU
Advertising
973-479-2377
E-mail: [email protected]
Visit us online www.lake-parsippany.org
CONTRIBUTORS:
McKenzie Price
Barbara Allu
Melanie Adubato
Bill Sempier
Christie Heygi-Gardner Phil Berardo
Ralph Rosamilia
Dan Nazzaro
Randy Vyskocil
Don Phelps
Rose Dury
Jenn DeStephano
Winnie Marone
Loren Arrowsmith
News & Views is published ten times a year by the Lake
Parsippany Property Owners Association. Subscription
rate is $12 annually; free to members of the LPPOA.
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projects. We will be enlisting the help of
volunteers to get them completed by
the time we open in June. Projects
will range from painting to carpentry.
The volunteers always seem to have a
good time.
LPPOA MEMBERSHIP:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
In accordance with the BYLAWS of
the LPPOA the following positions are
available each year. If you are interested please email [email protected]
for more information.
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
RECORDING SECRETARY
Kayak
Club
To help ease the crunch of this year’s
membership fee we are happy to once
again offer our members the choice of
paying for their 2015 membership with a
budget plan. Just put at least $50 down
and pay the balance on your terms.
And—best of all—when you pay your
membership fee using the budget plan
you lock in the Early Bird Rate!
Download the 2015 application at
Lake-Parsippany.org and mail it with
your check to:
LPPOA / Membership
PO Box 62
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Don Phelps
To get the latest updates on the 2015
paddles, sign up for the Kayak Club
during badge sales. We are looking at
planning Open House Tours, Summer
Solstice Paddle, a shoreline cleanup,
an offsite trip, and the Annual Poker
Run. The club once again will have
three sit-on-top kayaks for club
members to use on the lake after
completing a safety class.
Please bring your PFD for all events
and your LPPOA badge for all Lake
Parsippany events. For more
information, contact Mary Ellen
Iradi at [email protected] or
973-462-8496 or Don Phelps
at [email protected].
Now through Open House —
EARLY BIRDS can purchase memberships at discounted prices at:
Lake Parsippany Clubhouse
701 Lakeshore Drive, Parsippany, NJ
Saturdays, 9am–noon
March 21–May 30
Wednesday nights, 7–9 pm
March 25–June 3
Open House at Drewes Beach
Saturday, June 6, 9am–4pm
Pre-completed applications (with last
year’s info) are available for all returning
members to simply review & sign.
REMINDER TO FISHERMEN AND WOMEN:
There is no fishing in the beach areas or swim lanes.
We want you to “hook fish, not swimmers.”
WHEN FISHING, YOU MUST HAVE
YOUR 2015 BADGE ON OR WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES.
This is true for all members who are on Lake Property at any time.
Cars parked on Lake Property must have current car tags.
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Introduction to Trout Fishing
Glen Zweek, President of the North
Jersey Chapter of Trout Unlimited will
speak about the origins of fly fishing, fly
fishing equipment and techniques, fly
casting and tying demonstrations. Please
bring your equipment. Open to ages 10+.
Pre-register by Monday, April 6 at
www.parsippanylibrary.org or call
973-887-5150, ext. 209.
Date/Time: Tues, 4/7/15, 7–8:30pm
Location: Parsippany Public Library,
449 Halsey Road, Parsippany
Supreme Limousine
24 Hour Service
10% off
EST. 1980
to all LPPoA members!
Valid for first trip. Must present lake badge with
current year sticker affixed to receive discount.
Lake Parsippany’s Spring
Michael Adubato
[email protected]
973-515-8584 office • 973-703-2134 cell 1/30/12 1
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10x10 Spaces for $15
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Bring your own table, tent and whatever
you need to make your booth.
For more information or to reserve a space,
contact Loren Arrowsmith at 973-386-1213
or [email protected].
Also taking place that day, which draws a crowd,
will be Lake Parsippany’s Open House
at Drewes Beach.
Fishing Club
Winnie Marone
Just a reminder that the lake is closed
to fishing until April 4 at 8am when our
annual opening day trout contest begins.
The $1 registration will be taken at the
bait shop until the horn sounds or if you
arrive late, before your line is cast into
the lake. Contest runs until 5pm and any
catches must be measured and weighed
in at the bait shop. Last year’s winner
was one of the tagged trout and the year
before was one of the smallest ones...So
make sure you get yours registered as the
trophy could be yours.
There is no club meeting in April but we
hope to see you at our next meeting on
Thursday, May 7 at 7pm at the bait shop
where we will be discussing our contests
for the year and the new scales.
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Lake Parsippany
Volunteer Fire Co. #3
ANNUAL FUND DRIVE
Send donations to:
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LADIES CLUB
Barbara Allu
Well I know you will all agree with me
that we had one of the longest, coldest
winters ever with far too much snow.
We unfortunately had to cancel our
February meeting due to the extreme
weather conditions. Our March meeting
was an informational and planning
meeting to begin plans for Open House.
Our next meeting will be our yearly
Installation Dinner at the Towne Tavern
on Beverwyck Road on Monday,
April 20, 2015 at 6:30pm. We will
be back at the clubhouse in May and
before you know it the Open House
will be upon us. So please try to come
up with some new fundraiser ideas.
We could use everyone’s help in this
endeavor to raise funds in a new way.
HUB LAKE SPORTS
Randy Vyskocil
Reminder: Please sign up for any Hub
Lakes Sports Team when you apply
for a new or renew your membership.
Signup sheets will be prominently
displayed at the Clubhouse.
Available Teams: Swim Team (boys
and girls), Volleyball (men and women),
Table Tennis (boys, girls, men and
women), Horseshoes (men), Softball
(men), Golf Event (men), Bowling Event
(men and women), Track Event (boys,
girls, men and women).
Please remember to bring non-perishable
food items for the Parsippany food pantry
to the meeting. They greatly appreciate
our assistance in their project to provide
food for those in need in our community.
Please remember to bring business type
clothing you don’t need to donate to
Project Success.
Those of our members who are going
through a loss or illness remain in our
thoughts and prayers and we ask you to
reach out to us if you need anything.
As always we welcome new members
or potential members to come spend an
evening with us and see if you might
enjoy what we have to offer. We are
mainly a social club whose focus are the
lake and our community. We participate
in some charitable endeavors such as the
food pantry, Project Success, and helping
a few families at the Christmas holiday
time. Our members are often involved in
other lake projects as well.
If you would like more information
regarding the Ladies Club please call our
President, Diane Low at 973-887-1268.
LPPOA TREASURER’S REPORT
March 2015
2/9/15
$ 19,324.95
Income
$ 40,315.00
Payroll / Taxes
Utilities
Water Treatment
Security Signs
Clubhouse Maintenance
Credit Card Fees
Licenses / Fees / Other
$ (329.10)
$ (1,294.17)
$ (1,265.00)
$ (273.00)
$ (1,234.14)
$ (148.11)
$
(9.95)
3/9/15
$ 55,086.48
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Christie Hegyi-Gardner
Orange is the New Black, My Year in a
Woman’s Prison by Piper Kerman introduced us to another side of life, a perspective we really do not think about. It
was a detailed account of her experience
in a women’s prison in Danbury, CT. We
made many observations while enjoying
‘prison inspired’ food in the freedom of
our book club group.
I think this portion of the book, sums
up what most of us learned...but there
were many insights. In 1980, there were
approx. 500,000 people in prison in the
US. Today there are 2.3 million. A great
number of these people have committed
nonviolent offenses, and this dramatic
change is due to laws and sentencing
guidelines related to the “war on drugs,”
which has not reduced rates of drug
addiction or abuse in this country. Over
incarceration in America destabilizes
families and communities, making life
outside the mainstream more likely by
limiting opportunities for change. We
have a racially biased justice system that
over punishes, fails to rehabilitate, and
doesn’t make us safer.
There were many talking points! Come
on out and let us know what you think
about this book.
Book Club meets the 3rd Tuesday of the
month. Contact Christie for location and
latest reads at 973.503.0333.
LAKE
PATROL
Don Phelps
The plan for the Lake Patrol is to have
volunteers tour the lake at various
times throughout each month to ensure
only current members are using our
facilities and to explain the benefits
of membership to non-members. The
time commitment for each volunteer
will include two tours of the lake each
month, each lasting about an hour,
paired with another member. There will
be a meeting for anyone interested in
joining the Lake Patrol in May.
If you would like to help or want
to recommend a member for the
Lake Patrol, contact Don Phelps, at
[email protected].
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GARDEN CLUB
Melanie Adubato
The Garden Club plants and cares for the
gardens around our beautiful lake. We
usually get together about once a week
at a spot that needs some care. Join us
this spring and summer! You’ll find us
pruning at Hoffman Beach and weeding/
watering the sign garden or Marianne’s
garden. We are hoping to put fencing
around the Day Lily garden as well.
Stop by and see us at the Open House in
June. We welcome any new members—all
ages, men or women. If you are interested in joining us for some pleasant evenings on the lake, contact Joan Mahon
at [email protected].
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THE SAILORS HAT
Starboard
The Right Side of a Boat.
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SAILING CLUB
Ralph Rosamilia
HOW DOES SAILING FEEL? To truly
discover what sailing is...you have to
experience it for yourself. Sign up for the
one day Sailing Class before June 13th.
If you have never sailed before or sailed
a while ago and are feeling rusty, the
Learn To Sail Class will give you some
skills, knowledge, and confidence to go
sailing with friends on your very own.
If you just want to find out what sailing
is all about, the one day experience will
give you an idea of whether you want
to continue.
HOW DOES SAILING FEEL? In one
word—Incredible. Sometimes, sailing
can feel exhilarating and adventurous.
At other times you’re coasting along with
nothing in site but the wide span of Lake
Parsippany and the sunshine glistening
on the water. During these moments,
you may feel an overwhelming sense of
peace, tranquility, and freedom. Most
people can imagine what an amazing
emotional and mental experience it
is to sail into the sunset. But, how
does it feel physically? It’s always a
pretty sensational feeling to be sitting
comfortably on the high side of the
sailboat as it leans with the force of the
wind in its sails. You may feel a little
unsteady at first, but you’ll soon get into
the rhythm. As you pull the sails in or
out, you can hear the boat accelerate
as water rushes by. You’ll fee the boat
center (reach a balance point) as changes
are made. Picture yourself looking out
to the horizon, feeling the direction of
wind on your face. As you begin to feel
this, your grip will relax and your body
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will sway with the boat’s motion. Now
you’re sailing.
SAILING CLASS IS JUNE 13TH Sign up
at Badge Sales for the class. Prerequisite
no experience necessary.
REQUIREMENTS One must be 11 years
old as of May 1st, have a current LPPOA
Photo ID, and a desire to learn. The
cutoff date for signing up for the class
is June 6th. The class is June 13th.
No walk-ins. Sign up at Badge Sales.
SOCK BURNING ON JOHNSON’S
BEACH Saturday, May 16th,
approximately 6pm. Bring your old
socks. Cancelled if heavy rain.
QUESTIONS Call Ralph 973-503-0249,
or email [email protected], or check
the Boathouse Bulletin Board for
updates. Check the Sailing Club website
www.lpsc.us for the 2015 schedule and
other items.
THREE CHEERS
FOR HUBS LAKES
SPORTS TEAMS
Barbara Allu
Do you know anyone who plays on
a Hub Lakes Team? Help show your
support and wishes for their success
by buying a booster—which will be
e-published in The Hub Lakes Sports
Program 2015.
If you have a business to promote,
they are selling ad space from now till
the end of April. The ads run from a
home page ad for $100, a full page ad
for $75, business card sized for $25,
or a booster {one line of text} for $15.
The book is published electronically
and will display on all devices, phone,
tablet, laptop, and desktop. The ad
can provide a link to your business if
you provide a URL. Although all ads
are displayed randomly, all ads will be
displayed an equal number of times.
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The subscribers, approximately one
thousand, are the people who play
any sport in the Hub Lakes District
which includes Lake Parsippany,
White Meadow Lake, Lake Intervale,
Mountain Lakes, Rockridge Lake,
Cedar Lake, Arrowhead Lake, Rainbow
Lakes, Estling Lake, and Indian Lake.
This book is broken out by sport and
contains rules and scoring for each
sport, a list of coaches for each sport,
and the season schedule for each sport.
So it will be referenced often by each
player of each sport.
If you are interested in having your
business advertised in this publication
please contact Randy Vyskocil at randy.
[email protected]. Deadline
for ads is April 30, 2015 as all ads will
be added to this site in May of 2015.
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APRIL 2015
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
For updates, click on “Event Calendar”.
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
29
30
1
31
2
6
7
13
Ladies Club
Dinner
6:30pm
(see article
for details)
19
8
9
20
Book Club
(check with
Christie for time
and location)
14
10
15
16
27
18
Badge Sales
9am–Noon
Clubhouse
22
23
24
25
Badge Sales
9am–Noon
Clubhouse
29
28
11
17
Badge Sales
7pm–9pm
Clubhouse
26
4
Badge Sales
9am–Noon
Clubhouse
Badge Sales
7pm–9pm
Clubhouse
21
Badge Sales
9am–Noon
Clubhouse
Badge Sales
9am–Noon
Clubhouse
Badge Sales
7pm–9pm
Clubhouse
LPPOA Board
Meeting
7:30pm
Clubhouse
12
3
Deadline for
N&V Articles
May Issue
Badge Sales
7pm–9pm
Clubhouse
5
SATURDAY
Opening Day
Trout Contest
8am
Boat House
Badge Sales
7pm–9pm
Clubhouse
30
1
2
MESSAGE FROM THE GEESE POLICE:
Do not feed the waterfowl. It is illegal and only attracts more geese. Please notify the LPPOA if you see goose nests on LPPOA property.
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