FROM YOUR BOARD

Dear Members,

Freakin’ Tiki Fridays are back starting Friday, May 25 from 6 to

9 pm. Enjoy pizza, iced tea, music and swimming!

The last pancake breakfast until October is on Saturday, May

12 from 9 to 11 am.

We need your help with events—if you would like to be in-volved in planning and carrying out events please come to the

meeting on Wed., May 9 at 7 pm.

We had a fantastic response to the meeting with the Sheriff.

Neighborhood Watch is really taking off.

Code Enforcement is also making good progress in cleaning up

the neighborhood.

See articles inside from the committee chairs.

Memberships continue to rise! Thanks for joining! If you

would like to volunteer we could use your help. See inside this

newsletter for opportunities.

Be a part of what’s good about BEACON SQUARE!!!!

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May renewals due by 6/10; April renewals due by 5/10

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FREAKIN TIKI FRIDAYS

MAY 25—SEPT. 7

6 TO 9 PM NON-MEMBERS ADULTS $5, CHILD (AGE 5+) $3

MEMBERS ADULTS $3, CHILD (AGE 5+) $1

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PIZZA, TEA, MUSIC, SWIMMING

PANCAKE BREAKFASTS

2ND SATURDAYS

(Oct –May)

9 AM TO 11 AM

Code Enforcement Meeting—Thursday, May 3—7 pm

Neighborhood Watch Meeting—Thursday, May 17- 7 pm

General Meeting—Thursday, May 24—7 pm

a Beacon Square Civic Association publication

beacon square community

news

MAY 2012

Beacon Square Civic

Association, Inc.

3741 Bradford Drive

Holiday, FL 34691

www.beaconsquarecivicassociation.com

beaconsquarecivic@gmail.com

727-807-7007

Check us out on FACEBOOK - just search

for Beacon Square

President—Susan Dillinger

Vice President—Donna Franklin

Secretary— Shirley Dresh

Treasurer—Ken Jacobson

Contribute to your community

The Beacon Square community is great

because of the people in it. Activities

and events are made possible by the

hard work and time of the volunteers.

Your civic association seeks to bring the

neighborhood together and keep them

informed on issues of interest. We wel-

come our neighbors to offer their ideas

on how to make a difference in our

community and also offer whatever

support they can.

For activities see our website: www.beaconsquarecivicassociation.com

Coming Soon

Wine & Cheese for Realtors—May 31

Carnival

Arts & Crafts Show

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Committee Chairs:

Code Enforcement—Peter Lee

Neighborhood Watch—Donna

Franklin

Rentals—Josephine Ruggiero

Activities— Nancy Jacobson

Fundraising—Debbie Vosburgh

Maintenance—Joe Harrington

JOIN YOUR CIVIC’S WEIGHT LOSS TEAM AT:

www.sparkpeople.com

Free weight loss program, physical fitness, meal programs and we have our own

team.

DON’T FORGET WE HAVE A FITNESS ROOM AT THE

CIVIC!

Check us out on FACEBOOK—we now have 113 friends!!!

Look for Beacon Square!!!

SPOTLIGHT ON WHAT’S RIGHT ABOUT BEACON SQUARE

POSITIVE ATTITUDE MEMBERS OF THE MONTH

Desiree and Diane, Everett & Pat Houghtalen, Peter Lee, Edith, Donna Wallace, Tina

Pinna, Ruth Brown, Marilyn Turner, Katy Lee, Helen Zylstra, Joe Harrington, and Scott

Himelberger

All contribute to a positive attitude, volunteer to help or just dive right in to

work on a project.

Let’s see who we catch being a positive force at Beacon Square this coming

month!

PASCO SHERIFF’S OFFICE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

MAY 2012

Sheriff Chris Nocco

I would like to invite the public to attend the 2012 Pasco Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service,

scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 4, on the north lawn of the Historic Courthouse, located at 37918 Meridian Avenue in Dade City.

Numerous law enforcement agencies will be represented at the ceremony which honors those law en-forcement officers killed in Pasco in the line of duty, the first which occurred more than a century ago. This year, Hernando Dep. John Mecklenburg will be honored, who was killed in Pasco last July 3 after crashing his patrol car on U.S. Highway 41 during a vehicle pursuit. Additional officers who will be hon-

ored include:

Lieutenant Charles Bo Harrison

Pasco Sheriff's Office

End of Watch: Sunday, June 1, 2003

Trooper James Bradford-Jean Crooks

Florida Highway Patrol

End of Watch: Tuesday, May 19, 1998

Deputy Sheriff John Herbert McCabe

Pasco Sheriff's Office

End of Watch: Saturday, June 26, 1948

Deputy William Henry O’Berry

Pasco Sheriff’s Office

End of Watch: Friday, January 1, 1926

Constable Arthur Fleece Crenshaw

Pasco County Constable

End of Watch: Wednesday, October 4, 1922

Prohibition Agent John Van Waters

United States Department of Justice – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives

End of Watch: Wednesday, October 4, 1922

Deputy Sheldon S. Nicks

Pasco Sheriff's Office

End of Watch: Saturday, May 8, 1909

If you have never attended this ceremony, I think you will be impressed with the attention to detail as we honor these heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defending their community. The Tampa Bay area has seen too many law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty recently, so it is always with a heavy

heart that we pay tribute. I hope to see you at the ceremony.

Remember if you see a crime call 911 and give a good description of the individuals/cars/etc.

If you see something suspicious call the general dispatch number for the Sheriff—844-7711.

REPORT ANYTHING THAT FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE OR LOOKS OUT OF PLACE—IT IS BET-

TER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY!

DON’T TRY TO INTERVENE—CALL THE SHERIFF!!!

WHITE BEAN SALAD

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup Reduced Fat Ranch Salad Dressing 1 (15.5 oz.) can cannellini beans, drained1

shallot, minced2 tablespoons chopped parsley1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped1 red bell pepper, diced6 cups chopped romaine lettuce1/2 cup sliced cherry

tomatoes1/2 cup cooked bacon, crumbled DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine Ranch Salad Dressing in a large mixing bowl with remaining ingredients

and gently toss. 2. Arrange on a serving plate and serve immediately. Serve salad with toasted French

bread drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt.

Joan Martin Joe Harrington Helen Blain James Lilly JonathanCrowther Bethani Crowther

Debbie Vosburgh Ruth VanDyke Sara Pilit Denis Crowley Janna Doughty Shelby Billick

Sally Hunter Gregg Burnett Mildred Bradley Jean Inglis

WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS

Tammy Mereckis Tammy Myers Gledrius Mereckis Jeffery Myers Donald Whalen

Ruth Van Dyke Mechelle Whalen Robert Van Dyke Hannah Worley Judith Karantonis

Thomas Pospisil Chris Knopp Larry Dafoe Serena Knopp Dana Dafoe Mack Jantz

Thomas Skala Connie Jantz Carin Skala Angela Scarbrough Rodney Morris

David Ulch Donna Ulch Brian Hershelman

CHECK OUT PASCO COUNTY’S WEBSITE AT:

www.pascocountyfl.net

It is loaded with information covering all types of events, issues, topics (soup to nuts!) regarding the County. There is also a way to file Code Complaints and other type of complaints (i.e. re-

porting potholes, etc.) on line. On the home page at the top there is a tab called "Customer Ser-vice." When you open it, there are different icons for different functions including "Submit a Re-quest" which allows someone to file a complaint.

ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR FROM CONGRESSMAN GUS BILIRAKIS:

We have our own e-newsletter that I'll start sending out about every two weeks, so make sure to

sign up for that on our website (http://bilirakis.house.gov/index.php?

option=com_content&task=view&id=132&Itemid=1) Be sure to pass that along to folks so they

can stay up to date with what we're up to!

FROM PASCO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE:

A monthly newsletter is available on the Sheriff’s website at:

http://www.pascosheriff.com/webapps/WP001p.pgm

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PASCO COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MESSAGE:

Hurricane season is quickly approaching …

The Pasco County Office of Emergency Management’s Annual Hurricane Expo is being taken in a

different direction this year. Since Pasco is such a large county, we will hold two expos… one at the J. Ben Herrill Recreation Center in Holiday on June 2nd, and the other at the Lion’s Club on

June 9th in Zephyrhills. It is a great opportunity to learn about how to prepare your family and your home for the upcoming hurricane season. The expo hours will be from 10 am to 2

pm. Mark your calendars, and we hope you join us!

Reaching More People

A Brush With Kindness is a program offered by the West Pasco Habitat for Humanity that helps

low-income homeowners who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes.

The focus is on neighborhood beautification through exterior painting, landscaping, clean up and

small roof repairs. If you know of someone in need please have them call the Habitat office at 727-

859-9038

CORNER ON CRIME / KATHIE

Summer has consistently been a prime scam time in Florida. From the house to house salesman offering to fix the roof, repave the driveway, or sell bottles of magical cleaning solutions, scams that started more than fifty years ago continue to plague the state. The scam artists now follow the news and the timing of Federal business such as Income Tax refunds and the yearly health care plan updates. It’s hard to keep up with what is going on because there are so many scams in the works at one time. This summer we are being warned to watch out for the following scams: Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater warns us to be aware of an emerging scam related to requiring payments to the IRS in order to collect lottery winnings. Do not prepay any supposed fee to collect a lottery win. Legal lotteries do not ask for upfront money to collect. And don’t forget, if you didn’t buy a lottery ticket – you didn’t win. Alarm companies are expected to hit the streets again this summer to target homeowners for alarm sales. If you need an alarm system, shop carefully and learn about the systems before choos-ing one to buy. Home phone calls suggesting that U.S. citizens need to take Potassium iodide to prevent cancer from the recent nuclear accidents in Japan are a scam. Unless you are specifically notified by the U.S. Public Health Officials, you need no supplement of this type. Due to the bedbug scare, the Environmental Protection Agency reports that an increasing num-ber of marketers are making unrealistic claims about their abilities to control or eradicate bedbugs. If you need help in this area, call a licensed reputable company. Foreclosure rescue scams are recognized by “advance fee” loans, any type of loan modification that involves the ownership of the home, and rescue “lease back” offers. Another scam is the “forensic mortgage loan audit” which does nothing to help stabilize the mortgage. Do not pay “advance fees” for rescue. Finally the FTC has banned marketing of the “detox foot pads” that supposedly remove toxins from the body overnight, and treat many illnesses. One study showed these pads change color overnight without even being on a foot! The FDA warns us that many “Canadian Drugs” are actually originating from other countries. Know what you are buying! Twenty-seven countries around the globe are producing 85% of the “Canadian Drugs”. Questions? Receive anything suspicious? Want a second opinion? Phone me Monday at 727-552-1808 and I will be happy to help you. Call 727-552-1807 to leave a message. Services are free and confidential.

Your money and your life

James R. Pitts

In the last column we discussed reaching your “Financial Number”. This is the amount you will

need to support your family when you retire. The big question is “How do I get there?” There

is no magic bullet in accumulating wealth; however, there are some strategies that will propel

you faster toward your goal.

First, start early. That means now if you haven’t already. History shows us how important the

power of time is in building up wealth. The correlating factor to time is the power of com-

pounding interest. Einstein once commented that compounding interest was one of the most

amazing principles he’d ever seen and he was a pretty smart guy! Some people never fully get to

see the really good part of compounding interest because they start too late or give up before it

has time to work.

The next principle is to save and invest money automatically. By setting up an automatic draft

from your bank account into your investments, the money gets there every month. Once you

do this, you don’t think about it. You don’t miss it and it goes automatically to work for you.

For most people, if they have to write a check every month, it is less likely to happen. By in-

vesting automatically, you are also invoking the principle of dollar cost averaging. This strategy

allows you to buy differing amounts or shares of an investment with the same amount of dol-

lars every month. By doing so, you may lower the average cost per share by buying more when

the price is low and buying less when the price is higher.

The next principle of investing gets less attention but I feel is so important. This is the tech-

nique of rebalancing. By rebalancing we have a preset allocation of assets, for example 60%

stock and 40% bond. Once a year (or quarter) we will look at the portfolio and sell some of the

asset class that has increased in value and buy some of the asset class that has decreased. By

doing so, we are keeping our 60/40 balance. We are also invoking another principle of wealth

building-Buy Low and Sell High. Most folks buy something when it is looking great then miss

the increase it had. They sell when the investment bottom drops out. Most investors do the

exact opposite of what you should do. They buy high and sell low.

http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/value/archive/investors-lose-big-with-market-

timing.html

Dollar cost averaging does not guarantee profit or protection from loss.

In our next issue we will continue our discussion on wealth building strategies. Until then,

“Happy Investing”!

Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is

when no one else is. You can’t buy what is popular and do well. ---------Warren Buffett

WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

Donna Franklin, Chairwoman

Interested in joining our Neighborhood Watch group?

Then please contact our office at 727-807-7007 or email us at either

www.beaconsquarecivicassociation.com or beaconsquarecivicncw.@gmail.com

These meetings are open to the public. You can help support our neighborhood and at-

tend these meetings and bring a neighbor. Lets all work together and participate. I truly be-lieve it is an investment in our safety. Not only ourselves, but our loved ones.

NEXT MEETING—THURSDAY, May 17—7 PM Guest Speaker: Patricia Kott, SunTrust Bank

April’s meeting

We began our meeting by welcoming Sheriff Chris Nocco. As he approached the mic he stated

that “ WE are the bad-est gang in Pasco County and WE are taking our community back!” He

added that, “ YOU deserve it!”

Sheriff Nocco then discussed in detail Pasco County’s Intelligence-Led Policing. He informed

us that, Pasco County Sheriff Officers have a list of prolific offenders in Pasco Count that “ We

literally knock on their doors and let them know that we are here.”

A new program has developed between Tarpon Springs and Pasco County, called “MOU” =

Memo – of – Understanding” This program was developed to allow Officers in pursuit of a

suspect to enter Pinellas County, and an Officer from Pinellas to enter Pasco County, if in pur-

suit of a suspect.” He also discussed in great detail of the events that lead to the arrest of a

gang leader In Pasco that had juveniles working for him in our area by burglarizing homes in

our area, that led to two murders.

Capt. Armstrong then gave a spectacular presentation on Pasco Countiy’s Intelligence-Led Po-

licing. He focused on Crime Hot spots and that PCSD had a great strategy in using surveil-

lance and informants. He went into detail of the “STAR PROGRAM” and the “ HOT SPOTS” of

Pasco County.

Major Harrington was then introduced to our group and he was a great inspiration, such as the

others were in speaking to our group on “ILP” He went into great detail on how PCSD has cre-

ated these tactics to eliminate the crime in our community.

BSCA Neighborhood Watch groups work in conjunction with the Sheriff Department to deter

crime and reduce fear. We share proactive measures that community members can take to

become more connected and better protected!

For more Information on the Sheriff please see: http://www.pascosheriff.com/webapps/

index.pgm

NEWS FROM

CODE ENFORCEMENT/

NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION

COMMITTEE

Peter Lee, CHAIRMAN

NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 3—7 PM

April has been a very interesting month. In March we filed the most service requests ever. In

April we filed the fewest service requests ever. While I am confident that this is an indication

that things are getting better here in Beacon Square, I know there is still a good deal of work to

do. This is where the residents still play an important role.

If we are going to get our neighborhood back to being truly livable again, each one of you will

have to help. We truly are making measurable progress. That needs to continue. If only one out

of five households filed a single complaint in any given month, we would have filed four to five

times the volume that we have in our best month. So, take a look in the mirror, talk to your

friends and neighbors. Will you be the one in five who strives to improve Beacon Square or not?

Borrowing from Smokey the Bear, “Only you can prevent neighborhood blight.”

Since we have made progress, I would like us to kick around a few ideas about how to further

incentivize our good neighbors. When I first took this job, I said that I wanted to be able to use

both carrot and stick in our approach to improve Beacon Square. I remarked that at some point

we need to consider monthly awards like “Yard of the Month”. How to do and fund this are

things we can talk about at our next meeting on Thursday, May 3rd. It’s at 7:00 pm. Don’t miss

it! The neighborhood you save might be your own…

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FUTURE SPEAKERS AT GENERAL MEETINGS ON 4TH THURSDAYS AT 7 PM

MAY THROUGH OCTOBER 2012 May 24, 2012 Mike Olson Pasco County Tax Collector Speaking on the New Federal Real ID Act - Driver License June 28, 2012 Pasco County Commissioner Jack Mariano July 26, 2012 Rep. Pasco County - Office of Emergency Management August 23, 2012 Eric Stewart - Code Green Community September 27, 2012 Pasco County Commissioner Ann Hildebrand October 25, 2012 Pasco County Commissioner Wilson

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES—PLEASE

CIRCLE THE ONE (S) AND PUT YOUR NAME, PHONE & EMAIL ON THIS

FORM BELOW AND LEAVE AT THE CIVIC OFFICE.

MAINTENANCE CREW—if you have a particular

maintenance skill and are interested in volunteering,

please call Ken at 326-2966.

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE—help plan and carryout events—come to the meeting, Wed.,

May 9—7 pm.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH—be a lookout for your neighbor—help keep our neighborhood

safe by being eyes and hears for the sheriff—meetings are the 3rd Thursdays—Chair—

Donna Franklin

or

POKER—if you are interested in weekly poker games, day or evening

or

WOMEN’S CLUB—group of women who gather together to better our community

or

MEN’S CLUB—group of men who gather together to better our community

or

GARDEN CLUB—group who work to encourage civic and community beautification through

gardening and floral displays

or

ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB—group who promote eco-friendly practices at the civic and in the

community

or

BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE/CODE ENFORCEMENT—group who observe the neighbor-

hood and encourage residents to maintain their properties—MEET ON 1ST THURSDAYS—

PETER LEE, CHAIR

or

WELCOME COMMITTEE—group who visit newcomers to our community and present them with

a Welcome basket from the Civic

or

PLAY GROUP—group of parents with young children who meet for play dates and outings

or

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE—group who will organize fundraising activities—DEBORAH

VOSBURGH, CHAIR

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TIONS OF THE BEACON SQUARE CIVIC ASSOCIATION. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A RISK INVOLVED IN US-

ING THE FACILITIES AND PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES. I ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AND ALL

RISKS OF INJURY, ILLNESS, DEATH, OR DAMAGE, AND LOSS TO PROPERTY.

MONTHLY EVENTS

1ST THURSDAYS—CODE ENFORCEMENT/NEIGHBORHOOD

BEAUTIFICATION MEETING—7 PM

2ND THURSDAYS—BOARD MEETINGS—7 PM

3RD THURSDAYS—NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING—7

PM

4TH THURSDAYS—CIVIC MEETINGS—7 PM (STARTS IN SEP-

TEMBER)

MONDAYS—6 PM—LINE DANCING WITH TINA

TUESDAYS—2 PM—CUCKOO AT THE POOL

WEDNESDAYS—10 AM –2 PM QUILTING—Our last quilt class for the season

will be on April 18. Helen (aka “the quilt lady” hopes to be back for more classes in Jan. 2013.

WEDNESDAYS—7 PM—GAME AND CARD NIGHT

2ND SATURDAYS—9 TO 11 AM—PANCAKE BREAKFAST

TUESDAYS—2 PM—CUCKOO AT THE POOL

FRIDAYS—FREAKIN TIKI FRIDAYS STARTING MAY 25—6 TO 9 PM

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE MEETING—WE NEED YOU—Everyone is invited

that wants to help plan and carryout activities—Wed., May 9—7 pm

Page 12 beacon square community news—MAY 2012