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December 2015 – Volume X, Issue 10

Walden Woods Limited

What a busy November we had and the year isalmost over. The snowbirds are drifting in andthe clubhouse is not anywhere near finished.We are making the best of it joining with theNorth. Ahhh, finally; I've been trying to do thisfor a long time. It has been great working withthe North social club.

The yard sale went great as everyone seemedhappy. No one made a lot of money but it wasfun walking around.

Veteran's day was again a success eventhough we had a smaller clubhouse. We willalways celebrate no matter what. We are soproud of our veteran's here in the park whogave so much to us for our freedom. We lostseven veterans last year but nine additionalveterans moved into the park this year. I wantto give special thank you to Cathy Conwaywho donated four crocheted afghans thatwere raffled off for the Wounded Warriors.

Sadie Hawkins was a fun night celebratingover at the South clubhouse. Always fundancing to "Solid Gold."

The Christmas party at the Elks is almost here.Tickets were sold on the 9th. There were 10tickets left on the 10th and sold out on the12th. WOW. The only outside tickets soldwere escorts. Great job Walden Woods!

Don't forget to sign up for all events. Watchthe flyers on ALL bulletin boards in theclubhouse.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Ann Pearson

Walden Woods North

Our December meeting will be for the election ofofficers for the Homeowners’ Association andfor officers of the Social Club. Please bring yourmembership card to this meeting. If you havelost the card, we can look you up on theregistration list we have. I know that I havemade this plea for the last two months, but Ireally need someone to step up and take myplace as President of the Association.

The current Second Vice President andTreasurer have decided to run again. Thismeans that the newly elected President willhave the current Board in place to help with allAssociation business. Nominations for allpositions will be taken from the floor at thismeeting.

A new and larger trashcan will be placed at thedog park area. Please do not use this for yourhousehold trash! If you see anyone speeding inthe park, please let Belinda know who it is andshe will contact them personally.

It has been brought to our attention that someresidents are letting their dogs roam without aleash. This is a violation of the park rules.Please keep your dogs on a leash at all times.

If you walk at night, please wear light clothingand carry a flashlight with you. It gets dark soearly this time of the year and walkers aredifficult to see. We have been very fortunatethat someone has not been hit by a car.

Our next meeting will be December 8…7:00pm…North Clubhouse

Tracey Bullard

The Social Scene

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Table of Contents Advertiser’s Index

Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CASA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Editor’s Message . . . . . . . . . . 6

Event Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18

Going Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Halloween Dance . . . . . . . . . . . 7

HOA Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Legends 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

LTD HOA President. . . . . . . . . 3

North HOA President . . . . . . . 9

North Library News . . . . . . . . . 10

November Luncheon. . . . . . . . 14

Pet of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Practice Shuffleboard . . . . . . . . 14

Social Scene – LTD & North . . . FP

Social Club Activities . . . . . . . . 17

Sun Communities Article . . . . . 9

Toys for Tots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Veteran’s Day Celebration . . . . 8

1st UMC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1st Christian Church. . . . . . 10

AAA Roofing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

AirFx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

American Mobile Home Sales. . 4

Atlas Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . 2

Banker's Alliance. . . . . . . . . 5

Boulerice Roofing. . . . . . . . . 10

Brooksville Transmission . . 3

Citrus Pest Control. . . . . . . . 10

First Choice Pest Control. . . 6

Frank's Carpet Cleaning. . . . 5

G & R Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . 12

Homosassa Animal Hospital. . 6

Homosassa Storage . . . . . . 11

Interventional Pain . . . . . . . . . . 16

Kevlin Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . 11

James E. Slater Home Wash. . 11

Memories Collectables&Gifts. . 7

Pearson Golf Cart Repair . . . . 3

Sweet Swing Golf Range . . . . 6

Weaver Computer Works. . . . 3

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News from HOA Chairman Ed Green

Merry Christmas, it’s nice to say this when it’s 80plus degrees outside. Special thanks should goout to our community social groups; given thecircumstances they are doing a phenomenal jobcoordinating all of the events. The North, the LTDand even WW South have united together tocontinue in these difficult times to bring you all ofthe regular activities. Time sometimes goes by soslowly and then you stop and wonder where did itgo. Your HOA is continuing to work with Sun andtheir contractor to bring you the best possibleclubhouse improvements. Yes it has taken muchlonger than planned but there have been somerather big changes to the plans trying to meeteveryone’s wants that is causing the setbacks.Each time the plan changes it has to go back tothe drawing board and resubmitted. This is onlygoing to happen once in our lifetime and yourHOA and Social committees are working very hardto bring you the best possible results.

After many hours of meetings with Sun SeniorManagement, the contractor and Citrus CountyBuilding and Fire code enforcement officers,hopefully construction should have started by thetime you are reading this article. On Friday,November 13, 3 members of your HOA Board metat the County Government Office in Lecanto withthe contractor to submit final plans for the firstphase of the clubhouse remodel. If things go asthey are planned right now we will be gettingeverything we ask for, a stove, a new modernkitchen, a nice dance floor, a permanent stage,handicap accessible bathrooms and much more,it has not been easy and I have to say I am verytired fighting for it. We are very fortunate to bereceiving it, and after I rest up I am going to bevery thankful to Sun for making this happen forour community. It will have been worth all of theproblems and the wait. (I sure hope they areworking when you are reading this).

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Your HOA needs the entire communities support,our goal for 2016 is to increase our membership toit highest level ever. We have many new residentswho may not know the need of support for theHOA, please encourage our new neighbors tosupport your HOA. Please re new yourmemberships, if you are a new resident join withyour neighbors and help us build a strong HOA. Inthe end everyone will benefit from it.

Every month it always needs to be said, pleasedrive slow, especially in the congested areasaround the dog park and the mail houses. Followthe rules, they are in place for your safety, park onthe street, not on someone’s sprinklers, if youhave a one car drive don’t park 2 cars in it. Don’tyell at the messenger; the rules apply to everyone,even you! The new street signs look very nice;hopefully people will abide by the speed limitsigns.

I would like to thank everyone who voted in favorof the By Laws amendment and I will continue towork for the betterment of the community foreveryone. See you around the Woods.

Happy Holidays

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Birthdays

2 Anita Emrich WWN2 Bill Atkinson WW2 Joanne Price WW3 Chuck Lemke WW3 Jeannene Petrizzi

WWS3 Earl Green WW4 Mary Hosford WW4 Kent Kester WWN4 Terry Lemke WW5 Don Calcote5 Ernie Hinricksen WWN6 Butch Bernardo WW6 Jj Behler WWN7 Carol Armstrong WW7 Jean Buck WW7 Jacl Lee WWN9 Frank Zaludek WW10 Joan Serio WW10 Jim Wilson WW10 Judy Simpson WWN10 Sandra Block WWS10 Nick Fleisher WWN11 Bill Conner WWS11 Elizabeth Jones WWN11 Chuck Rheinsmith

WWN12 Bob Lenser WWN12 Trish Hollenbeck WW13 Julie Adams WW13 Barbara Flory WW13 Mary Loveland WW13 Whitey Hudson WWN

17 Paul Kassay WWN18 Melody Oginsky WWN18 Connie Green WWN18 Sandy Bernardo WW19 Lorraine Jutras WW19 Stan Caldwell WW20 Chris Bergeron WW20 Bob Martin WW20 Lin Dickerson WW22 Kathy Vervoren WWN22 Tracy Simms WW22 Holly Fleisher23 Al Beaster WWN23 De Lee Kidd WWS23 Jim Crouse WWN23 Traude Allgaier WWS23 Gordon Gould WWS25 Pam Miller WW25 Sandra Mathes WWS26 Jim Potter WWN26 Peggy Nordquist WW26 Gloria Dapolito WW27 Keith Laroche WW29 Joan Keith WWN29 Dale Newbanks WWN29 Rich Oginsky WWN29 Thelma Therrian WWN30 Ed Ferreira WW30 Gary Thompson WWN31 Karen Mendez WW

Anniversaries

2 Larry And Gabriella Pound WWS

3 Chuck And Shirley Benninger WW

8 Tom And Betty Labo WWS

10 Stanley And Sandra Block WWS

13 Frank And Sharon Zaludek WW

13 Dale And Jj Behler WWN

15 Angel And Ada Gonzales WWN

18 Joey & Wanda Hensley WWN

18 Erv And Jerry Tooke WW

23 Bruce And Norma Luckenbach WWN

26 Rich And Melody Oginsky WWN

29 Jerry And Karen Lewis WWS

31 Robert And Ilene Davis WWN

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It’s Easy Going Green - Cathy Ewing

The month of DECEMBER is the one month that wecan ALL take a break!! If all your mulching isfinished and leaves are raked off the grass, then youcan rest this month. Now is the time to join thegarden club. We will probably have the first meetingat Cathy Ewing's house.

We have found a beautiful flower named DwarfPrincess Flower. Instead of unsightly hedges outfront of your home, you can add these bushesinstead. They require very little care and water.When you plant them, use moist vermiculite orperlite and miracle grow planting soil. Mix them upwith peat moss and let them sit overnight in a largebucket or wheel barrow. Plant the bushes above theroot line and they will flourish in the spring. Theaverage size for princess flower is 10" high by 5’ to6’ across. Dig a hole two times the width of thepot. Pick up the root ball, and place even with theground level. Backfill with soil mixture and tampdown. Apply a time release fertilizer and at least 3"layer of mulch around the base. These come in avariety of colors such as purple, orchid, yellow andlight orange.

Also, the perennial peanut will last through extendeddrought, salt exposure, and blazing full sun. It isidentical to the sweet pea flower and can be used asa ground cover. They are a bright yellow flower andare 4 to 5 " tall. The botanical name is (ArachisGlabrata). I must give these two flowers a 10 ormore!!!

If you are a crafter, you can use your holly branchesor pine tree branches or pine cones, spray paintthem silver or gold on your lamp post or doorwreaths or garland. I always use thin branches ofmany types of trees and paint them white fordecorations in my artificial flower decorations on mycenterpiece flowers along with real Baby’s Breathand seed pods, etc. for unique displays.

God bless everyone in Walden Woods andthroughout the world.

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMASAND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Notes from the Editor

I want to thank everyone for their kind

words on the new “look & feel” of the

Gazette. Please get your submissions

in between the 16th and 19th of the

month.

There has been a bit of confusion with

the various events “calendars.” As

such, I have eliminated all but the

monthly calendar found on the last two

pages. I split it into two pages to allow

for better readability.

- Chris

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Halloween Dance

What a fun night of dancing to Donna Carrier andenjoying the festivities. Many thanks go out to allwho participated and volunteered baking greatdesserts. Jewelry donated by Penny Snook wasauctioned off for $57.00 which was donated toHospice. Penny donated so much jewelry fromPremier Designs that we'll keep doing a silentauction for Hospice.

The winner of the best costume was GloriaRichard dressed as a flamingo. CUTE!

Attendance was small but a great time was had byall.

A thank you goes out to Pat Hickey and WaldenWoods South for permitting us to have our dancein their clubhouse.

The Red Hatters are once again collecting forToys for Tots.

The collection box will be in Ed & Nan Ferreira'scarport until December 19th.

Please drop off a new, unwrapped toy or game--all donations will be distributed to needy childrenin Citrus County.

Last year our collection was very successful--wehope to exceed it in 2015.

Thank You for your participation.

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Veteran’s Day Celebration

Many thanks to >>>,>>>,>>> for providing a wonderful Veteran’s Day celebration. Here are a few

photos from the event.

CASA – The Citrus County Abuse Shelter

Association will be collecting UNWRAPPED gifts

this again year.

Some gift ideas are Legos, Footballs, Basketballs,

AA/AAA batteries, Axe Cologne, Earrings for

teenagers, Play-Doh, and Barbie dolls/Barbie

clothing. Deadline is 12/15. Contact Esther at

382-352-3775.

"LEGENDS"

Our first meeting of the Legends will beheld on December 6th at 2:00. Allinterested parties whether in the show orparticipate in any way should attend.

I have discussed this with Belinda and shesaid the clubhouse should be ready.We need new blood and old blood.

We have a lot of ideas and will listen toyour ideas so come to the meeting andgive what you've got.

See all you FUN people there!

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I’m back !!! I missed a couple issues, but will try harder to get my page in on time.

I would again like to thank everyone for the cards and support after my Dad passed away. It makes me

feel good to know people care. I will miss him greatly, but have wonderful memories.

As many of you know, my husband Ed and I have purchased a home here in Walden Woods. We truly love

it here and plan to be here a long time. NO more moving ! Hopefully this also shows my commitment to

this Community that I care so much about.

Just a few items from my desk:

Please make sure you return your Resident Information Sheet to the office. If you don’t have

one, please come pick one up. These are very important, we need correct information in case

of an emergency or we need to call you.

Remember no dogs should be left unattended outside, on your carport or your lanai. Our rules

state they must be on a leash and with their owner. They are never to be let run loose. We

have had a couple instances lately with dogs getting attacked by a dog from WW, running

loose.

Now that a lot of you are back, please make sure you are getting your homes and landscaping

cleaned up: power washing (home & driveway), weeding, painting shutters or awnings,

carports empty of outside storage, etc.

NO parking on lawns or sideways at the end of your driveway, if you have more than one vehicle

and your driveway doesn't have room for more, then please park at one of the clubhouses

(only for short periods of time)

And of course NO SPEEDING. Please be careful and keep it down to 15 MPH.

I hope everyone has a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving. Enjoy the people around you and remember the ones

that aren’t. I love this time of year.

Belinda “aka” B

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North Library News

The large print books and cookbooks in the library have been moved to a different wall foryour convenience. They are now where the movies used to be. Please take as many VHSmovies as you would like; we’re trying to decrease the number of them since many homesdon’t even have VCRs anymore. In place of them we’d love to see donations of any DVDs youmay have.

Anita Bullard

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Pet of the Month

Hello everybody! My name is Pete. I am a

handsome male feline – yellow and white, bob tail,

half grown stud. I’m a little reluctant to make this

confession, but since we are just getting to know

each other, and plan to be everlasting friends: I

was born June 30, 2015, along with four siblings, to

an unwed mother! There, I said it, I’m not proud of

my heritage, but don’t judge me by the questionable

behavior of my parents! We were fortunate enough

to have been rescued and lovingly cared for by a

most generous lady named, Gail, until we were old

enough to be delivered to our forever homes. My

brother, Ziggy adopted by Penny, a beautiful lady

next door – sadly, I don’t know where the other

three went.

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“A Dark Double Chocolate Christmas”

Ed. Note: A few years ago a friend of mine called and asked if I had a recipe for Chocolate Brownies. She had been making ‘boxedingredient” brownies for her grand-daughter in Norway for years, and now wanted to know “Mormor’s” recipe. After giving her my bestrecipe, I sat down and wrote the following story, ala O’Henry’s “Gift of the Magi.” - I hope you enjoy!!

The house was decorated as usual for the Christmas Season. The tree, freshly cut, was ready for the traditionaltrimming. Eggnog was brewing on the stove and the fireplace gently warmed the room. Christmas carols blaredjoyously from the MP3 player. And Julia… well Julia was in the kitchen preparing what had become the traditionfor ringing in the Christmas celebration … the baking of the “Christmas Brownies.”

Each year, Julia would go to the market and buy only the freshest of ingredients for the seasonal treat; fineGerman bitter cooking chocolate; the best of cooking oil; eggs laid just that morning; even purified water to addto the mix. But somehow, in some way, always something was missing. The sights, smells, and sounds aroundher brought back those most wonderful memories of her Grandmother’s brownies. They were perhaps the bestand finest brownies ever baked. Not too gooey, nor chocolaty; rather the perfect concoction of ingredients thatevinced incredible sensations on the tongue and filled the belly with “oh so goodness.” Yet each year she failed.And at this point in her life the torture of not being able to recreate the perfect Christmas Brownie was beginningto take its awful toll on her. Her features became gray and gaunt just before each Christmas season began, andone could discern a growing sense of utter failure with every passing year.

Due to distance and difficulty with travel, her Grandmother had not been able to visit for many a Christmas. Theresponsibility to carry on this most cherished Christmas tradition had fallen to Julia. The sense that she wasfailing miserably at doing so was almost more than her young, frail psyche could bear. And the thought thetradition would no doubt cease with her added additional stress and depression.

Then, one cold early December day, the news Julia feared most arrived in the post. Worried that herGrandmother was gravely ill and likely would not last through this most cherished holiday, and knowing she hadjust one last chance to set the tradition straight, Julia spent her last kroner to buy a ticket to the United States.Yes… so far away… but surely the secret could not go unknown.

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After the long and arduous trek from the far northern frozen expanse of Norway to the unfamiliar hustleand bustle of urban Washington, DC, Julia quickly jumped into a taxi and made her way to the WashingtonHospital Center. Julia had always loved her grandmother, but at the same time had she had been secretlyjealous of the “Brownie Recipe” that her grandmother guarded carefully. And now, there was a tinge ofanimus in poor Julia’s spirit as she quickly ducked into a taxi at Dulles Airport. After all, her Mormor couldhave shared this precious recipe many years ago, thus negating the need for this difficult journey.

Arriving at the hospital, Julia hastily paid the driver, not even concerned that she didn’t wait for changefrom the large bill she handed over. She rushed up the steps and through the revolving front door anddesperately searched for the information desk. Ah there! There it was. Julia almost sprinted to the deskand blurted out, “My grandmother… Gramma, my Mormor… where can I find her?” The kind face behindthe desk could sense the woman’s desperation and calmly replied, “I’ll need a bit more information dear,what is her last name?” Julia quickly blurted out, “Carroll, no wait, is it McMartin? I’m so confused! Yes,yes, it’s McMartin now.” The attendant calmly said, “Room 212, take the elevator to your right then ask atthe nursing station on the 2nd floor.” Julia raced to the elevators and pressed the attention button. Itseemed a lifetime for the elevator to arrive and with each passing second Julia’s anxiety multiplied ten-fold. When the door opened Julia rushed into the elevator, nearly injuring the old man who was trying toexit.

Julia exited on the second floor and urgently searched for the nursing station. Ah! There it was! Sherushed to the desk and as she did, the culmination of desperation, frustration, worry, and fatigue caughtup with her all at once. When she asked where Room 212 was, the nurse pointed down the hall to the left.The nurse then said, “We have been waiting for you Julia. Your father called and alerted us of your arrival.”

Emotionally drained, tears flowed freely down her face, finally revealing just how difficult a journey this hadbeen. The nurse then indicated that the news of her visit had breathed a bit of happiness and strength inthe old woman. The truth was that the grandmother was barely clinging to the last vestiges of what hadbeen a long and difficult battle. Julia pushed down the hall and rushed into Room 212. There she saw herbeloved Mormor. She sensed that the elderly woman was in an extremely frail condition, but had no ideajust how dire the situation was. Upon seeing Julia, the grandmother managed a weak, but warm andgenuine smile. Almost sensing the reason and urgency of Julia’s presence, the grandmother gestured forJulia to pull close to her.

Julia complied with her grandmother’s wishes. As she did, the grandmother reached up and gently pulledJulia’s ear near her lips. Then, as she expired, the old woman uttered the precious words that Julia solonged to hear…

“Duncan Hines Dark Double Chocolate Mix”

(Merry Christmas)

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LTD HOA President Norm Bergeron

Well this will probably be my next to last writing for the paper because my term will expire.

By the time that you read this, improvements to the club house will have started.

As you drive around the park and you will see new street signs and bigger and better speedsigns. Things are slowly coming together.

Practice Shuffleboard

Practice shuffleboard will begin Thurs. Dec.3rd at 10:00. A sign- up sheet will be posted at

the Ltd gazebo. Tournament team shuffleboard will begin in Jan. A notice will be posted at

the gazebo.

If you would like to practice shuffleboard, all equipment is inside the gazebo.

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I am the most fortunate of the group because I was legally adopted by

Bob and Faye, However, my caretaker while they are out working, is the

sweetest, most caring human in the whole wide world and I love her with

all my little ole heart, Grandi! I am a little bundle of joy, I go 90 mph for

about 30 minutes, terrorizing the entire family, then hibernate about 30

minutes, refueling for the next episode. This schedule is repeated

several times a day, and sometimes until bed time. I’ve breathed life into

Tude, the white Persian they adopted last year, who did nothing but eat,

sleep and gaze out the windows from her special perches. I’m pleased

to say the two of us have become great friends. I’m also pleased that I

bring I bring laughter and complete happiness to my special family. As

for Rocky and Suri – they very reluctantly admitted that I, Pete, am the

KING!

- Theresa McMickle

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Walden Woods Event CalendarDecember 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

29 30 1 210 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

1 pmCanasta

31 pmColorw/Friends

1 pmKnit &Crochet

7 pmBingo

410 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

55 pmChristmasDance

6:30 pmDominos

67 pmBingo

77 am - 9 amWeigh-In

9 amSocial ClubMeeting

10 amExercise Class

10 amWater Aerobics

1 pmBridge

6 pmGame Night

812:30 pmLuncheon @The OliveTree

910 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

1 pmCanasta

101 pmColorw/Friends

1 pmKnit &Crochet

7 pmBingo

1110 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

126:30 pmDominos

137 pmSuper Bingo

147 am - 9 amWeigh-In

9 amSocial ClubMeeting

10 amExercise Class

10 amWater Aerobics

1 pmBridge

6 pmGame Night

151 pmBirthday-AnniversaryParty

1610 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

1 pmCanasta

171 pmColorw/Friends

1 pmKnit &Crochet

7 pmBingo

1810 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

196:30 pmDominos

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Walden Woods Event CalendarDecember 2015

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

207 pmBingo

217 am - 9 amWeigh-In

9 amSocial ClubMeeting

10 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

1 pmBridge

6 pmGame Night

22 2310 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

1 pmCanasta

241 pmColorw/Friends

1 pmKnit &Crochet

7 pmBingo

2510 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

266:30 pmDominos

7 pmSuper Bingo

277 pmBingo

287 am - 9 amWeigh-In

9 amSocial ClubMeeting

10 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

1 pmBridge

6 pmGame Night

295 pmDining in theWoods

3010 amExerciseClass

10 amWaterAerobics

1 pmCanasta

311 pmColorw/Friends

1 pmKnit &Crochet

7 pmBingo

8 pmNew YearsParty TBA

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