Sunrise Sunset Gazette

Holidays &

Observances

February 2nd

Groundhog Day

February 10th

Ash Wednesday

February 14th

Valentine's Day

February 15th

President's Day

Upcoming Events

February 6th

Midlife Crisis

February 14th

Tony & Trish

February 20th

Women’s Club Function

February 22nd

108 Years of Broadway

February 27th

Buddy & Jonnie

Southport Springs

Café Hours of Operation:

Monday 11am to 3pm

Kitchen closes @ 2:30pm

Tues - Thurs 11am to 7pm

Kitchen closes @ 6:30pm

Friday 11am to 6pm

Bar open from 7 pm to 9 pm

for Karaoke

Closed Saturday

Closed Sundays

Specials

Monday thru Saturday:

Daily Golfer's Specials

Tuesday:

Buffalo wings and Pizza

Wednesday:

Pasta Day with a side salad

Thursday:

Meat Dish with a vegetable

( choice of soup or salad)

Friday:

Fish fry, Pizza and Alternating Specials

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813-788-1628

Community Numbers

Regional Manager

Brandon George

813-782-3800

Bgeorge@suncommunities.com

Community Manager

Terri Passaro

813-782-3800

Fpassaro@suncommunities.com

Community Office

813-782-3800

Sales

813-715-7083

Pro Shop

813-780-7637

Southport Springs Cafe

813-788-1628

After Hours Emergency #

877-786-6048

Manager's Insight

Well hello Southport Springs residents! How is everyone doing? I for one am

getting greyer by the minute with all these CAPEX projects. Just a quick update. I

am hoping by the time you are reading this the pool is at least open or will be

shortly opening. Once the fence and signs go up we should be ok to open according

to the board of health. We may not be 100% complete, but we can at least OPEN.

The landscaping should be almost complete as well. The front sign is getting its

makeover and should be almost complete within the first week to two weeks of the

month. I think for the most part we are almost done. At least till June, then we

start all over again and I start collecting more grey hairs again.

Once the pool is 100% complete we will be hosting a grand opening of the pool.

So please look for that date in March.

But what do you all think of the properties makeover, so far? I have to tell you I

am very pleased with the progress we have made in just a short while.

We are becoming the gossip of Zephyrhills, FL.

My next goal is to be the talk of Sun Communities.

I told you we will be the best property in Sun Portfolio.

So Happy Valentines month and be good to each other.

Gate Codes

For your convenience there is now a new way to let yourself into the gate if you

have forgotten your pass or for some reason it's not working. You will now have a

code allotted to your lot number.

From now on you can go to the call box and punch in #0 and your lot number. If you

have a one or two digit lot number you will enter #00 lot number or #000 lot

number. These numbers are for your use only. If for any reason you need to give

this number out please come see us in the office so that we can change you access

code. This is to keep the safety of you and the community. If you have any

questions give the office a call and we will assist you.

Confidential Information

Due to the Privacy Act the community office will not give out any information to

anyone (including relatives) other than the resident themselves. We will ask for

the parties name and number, then contact the resident. If you have a Family

member/caretaker who is handling your everyday needs we would like to be made

aware of the person you have given permission to add to your records.

Please place in writing your information and sign the notification.

Thank You

Just a Reminder

Stopping at stop signs is very important for our safety. I know we all have fallen victim to a

rolling stop or just blowing through when there is no one there. But as we all know this is a

very unsafe habit to fall into. We as a community need to be aware of our surroundings

and make sure that we are stopping completely at the stops signs and following the speed

limit this goes for golf carts too they must follow the rules of the road as a car would. We

have a lot of walkers and runners here in the community that walk at night etc.

Southport Springs Cafe

As of Wed, Jan 20th the Bar will be serving only wine & beer.

Friday night the Restaurant will be serving dinner from 4 pm to 6 pm. to 6pm.

The Bar will be open for Karaoke from 7 pm to 9 pm.

The wall will be closed for dinner; the wall will be open for Karaoke.

There is no B.Y.O.B.

Open House

Open House on Saturday, January 30th from 9 am

to 4 pm. For all of our current listings in

Southport. Please make sure you house looks good,

smells good, and feels good and is ready to show.

Not all interested buyers will come to

all participants in the open house, but who knows

this might be your lucky day.

Potluck

Saturday,

February 20th @ 5:30 pm

Please bring a dish to pass that will serve 10-12

people.

Ice Tea, Lemonade, Coffee will be provided. Please

bring your own tableware.

Come prepared to enjoy the exhilarating game of

Senior's Sweetheart Game.

Please sign up in the Clubhouse.

Clubs

Special Interest Groups

Have you ever wished there was a group in SPS that you could join that have the

same interests as you do? Do you wish you had somebody to go fishing with or

cycling or maybe talk about your computer issues, or want to play in a kitchen

band?

Maybe you would like to teach everybody your craft or attend a hymn sing or learn

to crochet.

Well, if you have a desire for an activity that is not offered at this time you are

encouraged to let the office know so they can out a notice in the Gazette about

what club/activity you would like to see get started and see what happens. I bet

there are others in the community with the same desires.

There will be a meeting on Feb 5th @ 1 pm for all club/ activities presidents.

It is in your best interest to promote your club. All clubs, HOA, Sun

Communities, Pro Shop, Golf Leagues are invited to set up a table.

Please join us on Feb 19th for Meet the New Residents Mixer. This is a

great opportunity for you to seek your club interest all in one place.

Sunshine Committee

Thank you to all those who participated in the Golf Scramble for the benefit of

the Sunshine Committee. Also I want to thank Gerald Knierim, IGM, Sun

Communities and all the generous neighbors who donated their time, monies and

talents to make the golf benefit a huge success. A special thank you goes to Laurie

Smedberg, Carol Keller and their committee, who made it all possible.

We will be having a Sunshine Committee meeting February 3 at 1 pm in the

clubhouse. Please try to attend.

Thank you for your continued support.

Lynn Hrovosky

813-546-9181

Linda Greene

760-716-6853

Light House Crafters

Happy New Year Everyone!

This year we will be celebrating our sixth and seventh craft fairs. Spring scheduled for April 2nd Fall scheduled for December 10th In preparation for our Spring show, our first meeting is scheduled for February 4th at 12:30 pm in the clubhouse. At this time payment is due! See You There, Linda Phelps Coordinator

Back By Popular

Demand

Save the Date!!! Saturday,

February 27th

Time: 2 pm

You asked for it and here it is.. The

Thrift Shop Fashion Show!

Residents of Southport Springs are

invited to join in the fun. Just purchase

an outfit and/ or accessories from a

local Thrift Store to model in our show.

Call or sign up describing the occasion

(sport, church, resort wear, night out,

formal, etc.) and we'll get back to you

with rehearsal time and other details.

There will be prizes!!

The fashion show will take place on

Saturday, February 27th at 2 pm in the

ballroom and your audience ticket will

include a sumptuous dessert tasting

served with coffee, tea or punch.

This event is sponsored by the

Southport Springs Women's Club and

all proceeds from the $5 ticket will go

to a local hospice. Tickets will be

available at Wednesday coffee and

from club members. There will limited

seating, so get your tickets early!!

Quilt Show

The Southport Silver Needles are "sew"

pleased to announce our second Quilt

Show on Saturday, March 5th from 9 am

to 3 pm in the ballroom. We will fill the

room with beautiful quilted items. We

will also raffle off our magnificent

"Fifty Shades of Blue" Quilt made by

our members. The winning ticket will be

drawn at 3 pm on that day with all the

proceeds going to a local charity. In

addition we will have a consignment

section where you will be able to

purchase various quilted items and a

thrifty Mart with fabrics, patterns and

all things "guilty". Admission $3.00.For

any questions please call

Patti Rich 780-1982

Cindy Demers

207-280-1002

Wreath Making Class

Friday, Feb 19th @

3:30 pm in the clubhouse.

How to make a St. Patrick's Day

Wreath.

Materials Needed:

1 12" or 16" wire wreath frame

green pipe cleaners

1 Roll of 12"x 10 yd. green deco

mesh

2 Rolls of ribbon- green/white or

green and white

Any Decoration- Shamrocks or small

stuffed animal

Any questions call

Sue Jones 813-782-0213

Dances

Mid Life Crisis February 6th 7 pm to 10 pm $5 pp

Tony & Trish February 14th 7 pm to 10 pm $6 pp

Buddy Canova February 27th 7 pm to 10 pm $6 pp

Chuck & Donna Wigand, would like to thank

the Sunshine Committee for the lovely

flowers given to me after my heart attack and

for the nice basket of goodies given to Chuck

after he broke his ankle. It's a pleasure to

live in a community where everyone is so

thoughtful & considerate. Again thank you

Sunshine Committee.

Pavers

The new pavers have been laid and they

look amazing. With this we ask that you

please refrain from going up over the

pavers to leave with your golf cart. As

you can see it damages and breaks them.

HOA NEWS

Our HOA Annual General meeting took place on Saturday, January 16, 2016. There were 282

HOA member households for this meeting. The HOA By-Laws require a quorum of 50% + 1

member households for this meeting to be a legal meeting. That means 142 member households

were required to participate to attain a quorum. We had 141 member households in attendance at

this meeting. We had 41 absentee ballots to include in the total member households. This adds up

to 182 member households that participated in this meeting. This equals 65% of the member

households who participated in the voting. Our HOA Board thanks you for your support and

commitment to vote at our Annual General meeting election.

One objective of this Annual General meeting was to elect 4 nominees to the 2016-2017 HOA

Board of Directors. The nominees that were running for the 2016-2017 HOA Board of Directors

were Lee Edwards, Ron Greene, Barbara Holdridge, John Lynch, Eunice Nichols and Bob

Schutt. The nominees that were elected to fill the four HOA Board seats were Lee Edwards, Ron

Greene, Barbara Holdridge and Bob Schutt. We thank all persons who volunteered to be

nominees for this election.

The second objective of this Annual General meeting was to approve 12 separate amendments to

the HOA By-Laws. The amendments were distributed to all HOA members present at the

December 2015 and January 2016 HOA Tuesday night meetings. Each amendment was

reviewed during these Tuesday meetings. All 12 amendments were passed.

After the Annual General meeting, the 2016-2017 HOA Board of Directors met to elect officers

and committee chairpersons. The board members elected to an office or committee were:

President – Barbara Holdridge

Vice President – Sue Renshaw

Secretary – Bob Schutt

Treasurer – Ron Greene

Social Committee Chairperson – Lee Edwards

Special Event Committee Chairperson – Mike Quartucci

Welcome Committee Chairperson – Becky Todd

We, the 2016 HOA Board of Directors, thank you for your support and encouragement. We look

forward to a challenging and successful 2016.

Thank You!

Barbara Holdridge

HOA President

Pritchard, Barbara Feb 2 Davenport, Mary Feb 2 Becker, Betty Feb 3 Sinclair, Penny Feb 3 Fox, Valeria Feb 5 August, Ruth Feb 8 Gates, Patricia Feb 8 Burgess, Lillian Feb 8 Moyer, Lisa Feb 9 Finneran, Vivienne Feb 11 Cyr, Carol Feb 12 Greco, Karen Feb 12 Bowers, Lyneth Feb 12 Ely, Rose Feb 13 Lanzilotti, Nancy Feb 13 Blair, Eileen Feb 14 Snell, Stella Feb 14 Marino, Lilla Feb 15 Stanforth, Denice Feb 16 Clark, Esther Feb 19 Caster, Margery Feb 19 Schenher, Ann Feb 19 Coulman, Lorraine Feb 21 Ostvolden, Melody Feb 21 Whitehill, Vicky Feb 21 Thummel, Dorothy Feb 20 Sylvia, Gail Feb 22 Letang, Diane Feb 26 Godlewski, Elvira Feb 24 Texter, Betty Feb 24 Anderson, Sharon Feb 25 Doyle, Cathy Feb 26 Miranda, Jennifer Feb 27 McNattt, Rose Feb 27 Bellamy, Vera Feb 28

Oosterhoff , Wayne Feb. 1 Caudill, Joe Feb. 2 Knierim, Gerald Feb. 2 Gilmore, David Feb. 3 Snowden , Gregory Feb. 4 Phillips, Michael Feb. 5 Donnelly, Robert Feb. 6 Brady , Larry Feb. 7 McDermott, Gerald Feb. 7 Conkie, Charles Feb. 8 Crum , Robert Feb. 8 Lamkey, Dwight Feb. 9 Foote, Robert Feb. 9 Sinclair, Francis Feb. 9 Finley , Joseph Feb. 10 Miller , William Feb. 10 Brown , Ken Feb. 11 Hummel, Bill Feb. 11 Clark , Thomas Feb. 11 Hache, Claude Feb. 12 Sylvia, William Feb. 13 Hall, Charles Feb. 15 Froelich , John Feb. 16 McNatt , Virgil Feb. 16 Whitten, William Feb. 17 Prim , Barry Feb. 18 Meschino, Luigi Feb. 18 Pelc, James Feb. 19 Douma , Donald Feb. 21 Coleman, William Feb. 21 Bryant , George Feb. 22 Clark , Wendell Feb. 22 DiGaspari, Anthony Feb. 25 Reid, Larry Feb. 27 Waring , Lowry Feb. 27 Taylor, Wayne Feb. 27 Iovannone, Jeffry Feb. 28 Rosas, Bruce Feb. 28

Wallace, Herb & Donna Feb.1

Welch, Bub & Vi Feb.1

Krautheim, Ralph & Darlene Feb. 3

Douma, Donald & Ruth Feb.5

Pettit, Ray & Marie Feb.6

Baldwin, Robert & Patricia Feb.8

Britten, Thomas & Marianne Feb.11

Weeden, Evans & Deanie Feb.14

Greco, Samuel & Karen Feb. 17

Coulman, Robert & Lorraine Feb. 19

Dziki, Richard & Carol Feb. 19

Shuey, Dennis & Katy Feb. 20

Rose, Dennis & Betty Feb. 22

Hache, Claude & Mary Feb. 24

Richtmeyer, Gary & Connie Feb. 24

Pache, Wally & Nancy Feb. 26

Golf

Caddy Shack This and That

Valentine Month so be sweet to all.. The Pro Shop is slowly coming along. Move in date should be by 3/1/2016 or sooner.

Granite signs for holes should be installed by end of February. I have approved the

finalization of the drafts. Upcoming Special Tournaments: February 7th- Tribute to Barry Krohn February 19th- Ladies Ryder Cup February 21st- ABC Tournament- Books for Chester Taylor School February 28th- Men's Ryder Cup

March 6th- Vendor Appreciation Outing- Course Closed March 12th & 13th- Men's and Ladies Club Championship

Sign up sheets in Golf Hall.

The course will be closed to all on Sunday, March 6th for a Vendor Appreciation

Outing. This will be a "Thank You" to the Vendors for their service to Sun Communities.

Several of the top Executives from Sun will be participating in this event. Charity event

will all proceeds going to Thomas Promises. We will make this an annual fund raiser

that we are looking forward to.

Some GHIN dues have not been paid. Stop at the Pro Shop to pay. Credit cards,

Checks, or cash is acceptable.

Still have members who have not picked up their 2016 stickers for their carts. Please

stop into the Pro Shop to pick yours up.

Another reminder that all Members and non-Members MUST have a tee time.

All non-member Resident golfers with own carts expected to be on the course after 3

pm will be given a bright pink card to hang on their carts with a date and receipt

attached to the back indicating they have paid. Non-member residents with tee times

and their own carts after 3 pm must pay in advance. Pink cards will be issued upon

payment. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me.

I want to express the importance of the 90* rule in effect at all times. Please fix all

divots on tee, in fairway, and on greens. Don not go inside the cart sign

boundaries or within 30' of the greens. Handicapped carts no closer than 15' and

never on the greens. PLEASE abide by these rules. All par 3's are CART PATH

ONLY.

The Course continues to look better and better!!

Thanks and remember to have fun. Happy Golfing

Dave Stemen- Pro Shop Manager

The Golf Committee

I want to thank everyone that came out and played and also those that worked

so hard to put on the tournament for the Sunshine Committee. They were able to

raise over $2000.00. A real big thanks to everyone.

The ABC Tournament will be on Sunday, Feb 21st. This one is for the local schools

to buy books. The Men's Ryder Cup will be on Sunday Feb 28th. And the Club

Championship will be held on Sat and Sun, March 12th and 13th.

The new cart paths will start sometime next year, maybe after all the snowbirds

leave so there will not be as much traffic on the course. That will make it easier to

get the work done. And the new markers will be in soon as well.

The ropes are down now and we are seeing more of our residents going on the par-

3's where they are not supposed to be. And we are also seeing carts down in the

retention ponds area in the 7th and 8th holes. Ladies and Gentlemen please keep

your carts where they belong.

The election for a new president of the golf association will be held on March 8th

and I would really like to see more residents and golfers there for the election.

Ron Hargrove, Golf Association

ABC Golf Tournament

Sunday, February 21st

11:30 am for a 12 pm start

It's time for our annual golf tournament to raise money to purchase Scholastic

books for the students at Chester Taylor Elementary School.This past December

was my first time attending the book giveaway and it made me feel proud of our

community to be dedicated to this once a year fundraiser. The students were so

happy to be able to pick out a 'for keeps' book.

We are accepting donations for our "baskets of cheer" and Chinese Auction

following golf. Donations can be given to Bett Stiffel, Jeanett Dundas, or myself.

The sign up sheet is located in the ballroom.

Attention All Golfers

There are times due to weather conditions, we need

to close the course.

Just a reminder the course will be closed when

there is frost on the ground and after heavy

rains.

Your full cooperation and understanding is

necessary during these times.

Thank You,

Dave Stemen

Brandon Grooms

Directory of Services

House Sitting Linda Phelps 813-778-1359

Wedding Officiant Wedding Ceremonies

Vow Renewals Mary Adele

813-782-7872

Shopping Linda Phelps 813-778-1359

Golf Club Regripping

Gary LeMay 813-401-2435

Weeding / Mulching Cissy Rossano 813-312-5717

Power Wash Rick Fratus

813-782-1531 781-635-6403

House Cleaning Deb Arduine

315-956-4757

Handyman Thomas Burns call for pricing 813-862-1898

Cabinet Refacing Bill Lincoln

813-394-2799

Wreaths By Sue Sue Jones

813-782-0213

Personal Assistant Light Alterations

Linda Phelps 813-778-1359

Transportation Sue Redshaw 217-653-2991

House Cleaning Becky Todd

928-848-0245

Notary Public Wedding Officiant Ruth McGovern 813-788-7248

Chancey’s Dog Spa Beverly Maurer 423-987-6442

Carpet Cleaning Paul Maurer

423-987-6070

If you have services that you provide and would like to add to the directory,

just bring it to the office and we will add it to the next Villager.

All service must be provided by residents only!

SOUTHPORT SPRINGS DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY OF THESE SERVICES