VOLUME 24 NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 2013

MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Charles and Margaret Appenzeller live at 306 Townbridge.

They moved to Sweetwater in 1991 and are full-time

residents. They moved here from Miami, Florida. They

have three children and five grandchildren.

Charles retired from Gerber Baby Foods in 1993. Margaret

retired from J. M. Fields in Winter Haven in 1993. They

knew this Central Florida area and Margaret stopped to

take a look at Sweetwater. They liked the fact that you

would own your land. Also, our community looked much

nicer than the other ones in this area.

Once they moved in, they took part in the many Sweetwater activities and volunteered

their time wherever needed. Margaret also got involved with ceramics. They bought an

Air Stream trailer, joined an Air Stream club, and

traveled out West for several years.

Margaret recently suffered a stroke and is

recovering nicely, but this has curtailed their

traveling. Charles was featured in the Lakeland

Ledger a few months ago, which honored him for

serving in the Army during the Korean War.

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Pat Johnson lives at 270 Dartmouth. She is a part-timeresident who splits her time between Florida and Michigan.She and husband Ed bought their home in 1990 and movedinto it in 1991.

Both Pat and Ed graduated from the same high school in RockMichigan in the Upper Peninsula, and they both graduatedfrom Northern Michigan University in Marquette. They aresecond generation American-born Finns whose grandmotherswere best friends.

Ed taught seven years but decided to switch careers and wentto work at Univac. From there he got into the groundwork ofthe computer industry and worked in software development at

Bendix Corporation and Cummins Engines. He retired from Cummins in 1988. Pat taughtschool for 29 years, mostly as a kindergarten teacher. She retired in June of 1989. Theyhave two children, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Ed and Pat made many trips to Florida over the years because their parents lived in WestPalm Beach. When they were retired they happened to see an ad for Sweetwater in theAARP magazine. Sweetwater offered three days and two nights to visit and look over thecommunity. They decided to check things out and stayed in a guesthouse. Al and KayWinslow took them around. Because of the friendly people, the fact that they would owntheir land, and that Sweetwater provided access to Lake Henry (Ed liked to fish and had apontoon boat), they bought a home and settled in.

They immediately got involved in Sweetwater activities. Pat enjoyed line dancing andjoined the Sweetwater Chorus. Both she and Ed, as Life Master bridge players, traveledto bridge tournaments all over Florida. Ed was also a game director at the Winter HavenBridge Club. He enjoyed golf and was secretary of the Tuesday league for many yearsand organized the Friday men's golf. They bothvolunteered on Derby Day and Ed ran the pari-mutuelwindow. Once a month Ed would go over to the Gulf on adeep-sea fishing trip with Sweetwater buddies. He alsowas director of the Sweetwater Annual Shareholdersmeeting/election.

They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June of2006, but sadly, Ed passed away in July of that year. Patcontinues to play bridge, sing in the Sweetwater Chorus(she is an original member of the Saucy Sisters), andenjoys her family when they come to visit.

Jan Swayze

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HOW TO SUBMIT ARTICLESArticles for Sweet Times may be submitted for consideration for publication by placingthem in the box at the clubhouse. We must have your name and phone number, incase we have questions. The deadline is the 22nd of every month.

If you would like to have your anniversary included in Sweet Times, we will need to knowthe month, day, and how many years you are celebrating. We need this informationbefore the deadline for the issue in which it should appear. As a reminder, we do notretain anniversary dates from year to year, so you will need to submit the date to useach year.

Changes or items for the calendar should be submitted by whoever is in charge of thatevent.

We do keep a listing of birthdays, but if yours is not already included, we need themonth and day only.

Thank you.June and Howard Shaw, Editors

LET'S GET SILLY!

The Sweetwater Chorus will begin rehearsals on Monday, November 11 at 6:30p.m. in the Clubhouse Ballroom.

This year's concert will be a recipe of fun songs with some silly lyrics sprinkled inadding flavor and spice to our performance.

Come join us for the merriment.Jan Swayze

in the past month our Welcome Committee welcomed 2 new residents to Sweetwater Community.

Chip and Kathy Kenz at 290 Dartmouth Drive. Chip and Kathy are from Beloit, Wisconsin.

If you have moved to Sweetwater Golf and Tennis Club in the last six months and have not beenvisited please contact Ruth Freer 956-3602 or Jane Lawson at 956-4218.

Pictures of our new Sweetwater residents are posted on the photo board in the Clubhouse.

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Yard Waste Requirements from Gator Waste

All materials must be placed in proper containers and/or bags

Must weigh less than fifty (50) pounds

Branches and limbs must be tied and bundled

Limbs/branches should not exceed four (4) feet in length, four (4) inch diameter

or fifty (50) pounds

Not to exceed over 15 items

Kari

PHONE DIRECTORY

Residents Who Have Moved Away Or Passed Away ( D or M):Mark Dierdorf 383 Townbridge DRonald Melvin 280 Dartmouth M

James Peeples 280 Dartmouth M

Any corrections, additions or deletions please notify Ronnie Riley, 956- 5121.PLEASE add these phone changes to your directory.

SOCIAL CLUB

THE SEPTEMBER MONTHLY SOCIAL CLUB MEETING WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAYSEPTEMBER 4 INSTEAD OF THE 11™ AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED. PLEASE MARKYOUR CALENDAR.

J. DELISI- PRESIDENT SOCIAL CLUB

CONDOLENCES

Mark L. DierdorfOur condolences to Judith Dierdorf and family on the passing of her husband Mark on July21st 2013.

Phyllis PopaA former resident Phyllis Popa passed away in July 2013 and our condolences go out toGeorge Popa and family.

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THANK YOU

A sincere thank you to all the fine Sweetwater folks who sent cards and donations in memory

of Mark L. Dierdorf who passed away on July 21, 2013. Your thoughtfulness, friendship and

love is what makes Sweetwater such a wonderful place to live.

Thank you again.

Judie and little Chewy and the rest of our family

Hi

Just a note to express my thanks for all the birthday cards I received for my 90th

birthday. I enjoyed each one.

Matt Rehberger

Thank you, Sweetwater Family, for all the prayers, calls, and cards at the recent death

of my mom. It's great to be part of a community of people who care and who always

make a hard occasion easier.

It's good to be Home!!! Carolyn Amstutz

Dear Sweetwater,

Thanks for all the get well cards, calls, visits, and food (Ken was very thankful). The

walker, crutches, exercise bike, and a Margaritaville tee shirt were all very much

appreciated. If I needed it, it was at my doorstep in 5 minutes, what a great

community! Missing golf a lot, hope to be back on the course by early October. Hugs

all around!

Thanks again,

Ken & Melissa 863-268-8085

PS. Never have a Bunionectomy (fancy insurance word for miserable foot surgery).

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What the world really needs is avegetarian mosquito.

Give a child an inch and he thinks he's aruler.

An expert is one who knows more andmore about less and less.

The hardest thing some folks can do is tofind a way to correct a mistake withoutadmitting they made one.

When you have no desire to chase otherthings, you can always head to the greenand chase after golf balls.

I have always felt a gift diamond shines somuch better than one you buy for yourself.(Mae West)

Rattan: what a rodent gets whilevacationing on a tropical island.

YARDSALE UPDATE

Just a reminder to everyone that we are taking all items for the annual yard sale. We

will accept any boxed items, etc. As I stated in the Sweet Times last month ,if you

have furniture please call Jo Ann Swindelles and let her know what type of furniture

you have and she will get in touch with Jim Andrews to pick up the furniture.

If you have anything other than furniture, you can call Jim Andrews at 604-8127 and

he will make arrangements to pick up your items.

Ladies-if you are in Sweetwater or at home - check those jewelry boxes for jewelry

that you don't wear any more or that you just want to get rid of. We are always

looking for jewelry for our jewelry table. If you are in Sweetwater, please drop off the

jewelry to Jeanette DeLisi at 178 Dartmouth.

Remember the success of the yard sale is because of community-wide participation,

and the profit we make enables us to have events in Sweetwater for the entire

community. If you have any questions please call Marge Graber at 518-421-1585.

…Marge Graber

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SEPTEMBER 2013Sunday Monday Tuesday W ednesday Thur sday Fr iday Sat ur day

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8:00 TENNIS 8:00 TENNIS 8:00 TENNIS 8:00 TENNIS 9:00 GOLF Mixed ScrambleOPEN GOLF 9:00 GOLF Ladies League 8:30 GOLF Men's League REGULAR S CHEDULE 8:30 GOLF Scramble 9 Hole 8:30 GOLF Men's Scramble 2:00 SHUFFLEBOARD

7:00 Till 11:00 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 9:00 WATER AEROBICS PLUS 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 2:00 BILLIARDS2:00 BILLIARDS 12:30 PONY CANASTA 9:00 Quilting Club 11:15 DANCE Class

1:00 COUPLES GOLF 1:00 BRIDGE 8 :3 0 Coffe e 2:00 Billiards, Shuffleboard 12:30 PONY CANASTA1:00 BILLIARDS 2:00 Billiards, Shuffleboard 9 :0 0 S ocial Club 3:00 BOWLING 2:00 BILLIARDS7:00 EUCHRE 6:30 BINGO Me e t ing 6:30 DOMINOES & BRIDGE

7:00 POKER

8 9 10 11 12 13 148:00 TENNIS 8:00 TENNIS 8:00 TENNIS & CERAMICS 8:00 TENNIS 8:00 TENNIS 9:00 GOLF Mixed Scramble

OPEN GOLF 9:00 GOLF Ladies League 8:30 GOLF Men's League 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 8:30 GOLF Scramble 9 Hole 8:30 GOLF Men's Scramble 2:00 SHUFFLEBOARD7:00 Till 11:00 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 10:00 GOLF Ladies 9 Hole 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 2:00 BILLIARDS

2:00 BILLIARDS 12:30 PONY CANASTA 12:30 GOLF Couples 9:00 Quilting Club 11:15 DANCE Class1:00 COUPLES GOLF 1:00 BRIDGE 1:00 NEEDLEWORK 2:00 Billiards, Shuffleboard 12:30 PONY CANASTA1:00 BILLIARDS 2:00 Billiards, Shuffleboard 2:00 BILLIARDS 3:00 BOWLING 2:00 BILLIARDS7:00 EUCHRE 6:30 BINGO 7:00 PINOCHLE 6:30 DOMINOES & BRIDGE 3 :0 0 Boar d Wor k shop

7:00 POKER

15 16 17 18 19 20 218:00 TENNIS 8:00 TENNIS 8:00 TENNIS & CERAMICS 8:00 TENNIS 9:00 GOLF Mixed Scramble

OPEN GOLF 9:00 GOLF Ladies League 8:30 GOLF Men's League 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 8:30 GOLF Scramble 9 Hole Re g ular S chedule 2:00 SHUFFLEBOARD7:00 Till 11:00 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 10:00 GOLF Ladies 9 Hole 9:00 WATER AEROBICS Plus 2:00 BILLIARDS

2:00 BILLIARDS 12:30 PONY CANASTA 12:30 GOLF Couples 9:00 Quilting Club1:00 COUPLES GOLF 1:00 BRIDGE 1:00 NEEDLEWORK 2:00 Billiards, Shuffleboard 3 :0 0 Boar d Me e t ing1:00 BILLIARDS 2:00 Billiards, Shuffleboard 2:00 BILLIARDS 3:00 BOWLING 7 :0 0 Bir t hday Par t y7:00 EUCHRE 6:30 BINGO 7:00 PINOCHLE 6:30 DOMINOES & BRIDGE July , Aug ust &

7:00 POKER September

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OPEN GOLF 9:00 GOLF Ladies League 8:30 GOLF Men's League 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 8:30 GOLF Scramble 9 Hole 8:30 GOLF Men's Scramble 2:00 SHUFFLEBOARD7:00 Till 11:00 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 10:00 GOLF Ladies 9 Hole 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 9:00 WATER AEROBICS 2:00 BILLIARDS

2:00 BILLIARDS 12:30 PONY CANASTA 12:30 GOLF Couples 9:00 Quilting Club 11:15 DANCE Class1:00 COUPLES GOLF 1:00 BRIDGE 1:00 NEEDLEWORK 2:00 Billiards, Shuffleboard 12:30 PONY CANASTA1:00 BILLIARDS 2:00 Billiards, Shuffleboard 2:00 BILLIARDS 3:00 BOWLING 2:00 BILLIARDS7:00 EUCHRE 6:30 BINGO 7:00 PINOCHLE 6:30 DOMINOES & BRIDGE

7:00 POKER

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OPEN GOLF 9:00 GOLF Ladies League7:00 Till 11:00 9:00 WATER AEROBICS

2:00 BILLIARDS1:00 COUPLES GOLF1:00 BILLIARDS7:00 EUCHRE

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1 Jo Davis1 Elaine Griffin2 Ruth Bauer4 Frank Paradiso5 Donna Crilley6 Helen Delong6 Bill Holdwick6 Charles King7 Joe McNamara

10 Jim Buchner11 Charles Austin11 Bill Crilley11 Phil Junkersfeld11 Cora Palm12 Myron Blood

22 Bill Bradnick22 Jack Roeger24 Helen Kenuk25 Russ Mathis26 Ed Cetta26 Myra Palmer27 Bob Levesque28 Carolyn Amstutz28 Jim Bray28 Luke Donlon28 Carol Tankersley29 Dave Sheets30 Joan Morrison30 Bill Root

15 Robert Peck15 Paul Pizzo16 Janis Beck16 Sean Griffin17 Connie Coonfare17 Jack Rief19 Norma Benesch19 Janet Gase19 Jim Gibbons19 Theresa Plourde21 Joyce Bonser21 Janis Dykes21 Dolly Goetz21 Norman Levesque21 Dorothy Schwemlein

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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYSSweetwater Community would like to wish the following residents a wonderful Birthday.

EARLY OCTOBERBIRTHDAYS

2 Teresa Gansziniec3 James Roberts3 Robert Younger4 Michele Culler

SEPTEMBERANNIVERSARIES

60 Years - September 5Wally & Bea Meka

60 Years - September 5Gerry & Suzanne Short

53 Years - September 9Al & Marilyn Best

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