The Gypsum Mills Scoop April 2009

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10 am Chair Exercise

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FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK Spring is here! April is a busy month for everyone. Reminders: April 1, 2009 is your renewal month for your lot rent. Please make the correct changes. April is our WELCOME new residents month! All of the Gypsum Mills Committee Members and residents will be at the Community Center to welcome you. Meet your new neighbors: Day: April 26, 2009 Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Each of the Committee Members you will meet are all volunteers of the Community, who will assist you in learning more about what they do for residents to enjoy living here. If you wish to volunteer at any one of the Committees to help keep Gypsum Mills active for your life-style, please come and meet all the great people behind the scenes. Refreshments will be served. • Home Inspections:

We will be busy with outside home inspections. We will be looking at your home struc-ture, siding, windows, yard, shrubs, driveway, roof and sidewalks. We will leave a copy of the findings (things you will need to repair or do for your home) on your door.

• Golf Carts: No one under the age of eighteen should be driving your golf cart. Streets are for vehicles first. Golf cart drivers do not have the right of way.

The SCOOP Gypsum Mills Community Newsletter April 2009

• Parking on the streets in Gypsum Mills:

These streets are dedicated to the Town of Victor. They do allow street parking. Per the Victor Code Book, there are WINTER REGULATIONS stating that there will be no park-ing from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. from November 1 to April 15.

• Per Section 29 of the Rules and Regulations regarding parking in the Park:

There shall be no parking on any lawn area. Street parking shall not impede the right of way for emergency vehicles nor infringe on another resident’s parking area.

• Guest Parking:

Guests may park their vehicles at our office. Guest parking is provided for temporary use of guests and visitors and is not to be used as a regular parking area for any Homeowner/Resident.

Debra DeMars Community Manager, Gypsum Mills Estates Memo from Morgan Services We are happy to announce that we are now able to offer our residents upgraded packages that Morgan Services will provide: Steps - Front porch only Side rail cost $900. Straight rail cost $1,000. Instead of white skirting, why not upgrade to the skirting that we have on our model homes. Take a peek at models located at: 6317 Roberts - Skirting: cost $3,500. 928 Ramada - Skirting: cost $5,200. Prices may vary

$$$$$$ FOR REFERRALS

Limited Time Offer has been extended for Resident Referrals Receive six (6) months free lot rent when you refer a friend or family member to Gypsum Mills Estates. They must purchase a Royal Manufactured Home, either pre-owned or new, and put your name on our guest card at their initial (first) visit.

ACTIVITIES AT GYPSUM MILLS

EUCHRE LEAGUE Our seventh night of play for the 2008-2009 season was on Friday, March 13. We had 32 play-ers, and the lucky winners for that evening were: 1st Place: Carm Bartolone - $22., a tie for 2nd Place: Dottie Domalski - $13 and Shirley Sawkins - $13., 4th Place - Hugh Crowley - $8., 5th Place: Ed Miner - $6., 6th Place: Stosh Sawkins - $2. We will play again on Friday, April 10 at 6:45 p.m. Questions? Call George Townsend at 924-1794. EUCHRE FOR FUN Euchre for fun takes place on the last Friday of every month at 7 p.m. If anyone has questions, call Pat Mack at 924-4222. BOCCE NEWS • The American League Bocce meeting will be held at the Community Center on Tuesday,

May12, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. We will choose teams and discuss the 2009 season. Please make an effort to attend.

• The American League Bocce season begins on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. We will bowl every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for fourteen weeks, ending with a banquet on August 25, 2009.

• Sign-up sheets are posted on the Community Center Bulletin Board. You can sign up as a regular or substitute.

• For more information, call June Shorthouse - 742-1985 or Chuck Skalski - 924-7761. • Thursday Night Bocce League will begin on Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. We will bowl

every Thursday for fourteen weeks, ending with our annual banquet (date to be determined). Sign up sheets will be posted in the Community Center Bulletin Board on April 23. We have openings for at least two teams, so please sign up or call as spots are limited. Players can sign up as regular or substitute players. Our first meeting will be on Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m., where we will go over rules and open the floor for discussion.

• To sign up, call Brian Canfield - 398-7070. BRIDGE Beginning Monday, April 6, Bridge will resume meeting at 7 p.m. CO-ED CHAIR AEROBICS/POOLEXERCISE Whoopee! Spring is finally here. It’s been a long winter. Now is the time to get out and get in shape. No sign up. Just come join us on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. in the Com-munity Center. Just eight weeks and counting till the pool opens. We will be having water aero-bics on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. The chair exercise will continue on the same days for our “Land Lovers.” Questions? Call Karen at 742-62.

GOLF

It’s time to start planning for the 2009 golf season. As you know, we have lost our lead-ers, Frank Pierce and Don Kennedy They will be sadly missed. Hugh Crowley, Don Semifero Frank Newman, Rita McCollister and Kathy Blaine have agreed to work as a team and keep the league up and a running. The Monday League kick-off meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 30, at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Center and the Thursday league kick-off meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 2, at 6 p.m. in the Community Center. All those interested in ei-ther being in the leagues or subbing are invited to attend. The fee for both leagues is $20 - league, which will be collected at the meetings. Snowbirds can email their interest in participat-ing in the league or in subbing to blain@frontiernet.net. If you have questions, please call either Hugh at 398-7164 or Kathy Blaine at 924-5272.

POOL OPENING DATE: SUNDAY 5/24 @ 11:00A.M. • If you would be interested in volunteering as a Pool Supervisor and/or an On-Call CPR, the

Pool Committee could use your help. Volunteers generally work a two-hour shift, and it is a great way to meet other residents in the community.

• If you would like to volunteer as a Pool Supervisor, please contact Barb Seils at 742-3522. • If you would like to volunteer as On-Call CPR, please contact Kelly Eldredge at 924-8137.

CPR TRAINING SESSIONS: Please note that all training sessions will be held at the Community Center, and you would only need to attend one of the sessions. Please contact Kelly prior to the date of the class that you would like to attend. Thursday - 4/30 at 6:30 p.m. Friday - 5/1 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday - 5/16 at 9:00 a.m. Monday - 5/18 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday - 6/11 at 6:30 p.m.

POOL SUPERVISOR TRAINING SESSION: Training session will be held at the Community Center Saturday 5/16 at 11.00 a.m.

Your Home Maintenance Reminder Corner This is just a gentle reminder that homes in this Community need to be kept in good repair and looking their best. If you have some maintenance issues that you are unable to address, such as shed painting, skirting work, power washing, lawn care, spring clean-up, porch and deck stain-ing, etc., we have many people in the Community, and also some that are recommended by resi-dents that are listed on the Bulletin Board in the entranceway of the Community Center, and also on the website at gypsumcoop.org. The Office can also help you out with recommenda-tions, and sometimes just asking a neighbor who they have used for similar work - (word-of-mouth-advertising) is the way to go. Lawn damage from the winter months Morgan Services will be handling lawn repairs for Gypsum Mills between April 1 to April 15. If your lawn was damaged by a Town plow truck this past winter, we encourage to contact the Victor Highway Department as 924-3323. However, if you wish to contract Morgan Services, please call us before April 1 so we can put you on our schedule. In addition to this, with the spring season arriving, many of you will be planning home repairs or alterations. Therefore, we would like to take this time to reiterate that all subcontractors working in Gypsum Mills must carry Workman’s Compensation Insurance and a certificate of their insurance must be filed with our office. If you are looking for reliable contractors, feel free to contact Dave Garritano, and he can provide you with references. Morgan Services Michele Lieber Service Coordinator 924-3988

OUR CONDOLENCES To Wanita and Don Semifero on the passing of Wanita’s mother. To the family of Anthony and Bessie Perrotta on the death of his brother.

GET WELL WISHES To Barb Brackett, who was a long time resident of Gypsum Mills, who is ill.

BEST WISHES To Helen Medeauitt, who recently moved to Clark Meadows.

GEMS

(Co-ed Gypsum Mills Singles) Twelve ladies enjoyed the delicious buffet at Farmington Racino, especially the desserts. Our next get together will Friday, April 17, at Mickey Finns. Lunch at 12:30. Call Carolyn at 924-4508.

RED HATS Last month eleven lovely Red Hatters went to Mickey Finns. We had a very cheap (used cou-pons) and informative lunch. Food was delicious. Welcome to Nancy Townsend, who joined us for the first time, and we hope to see you again. For our April 14 luncheon we will be going to Mykonos in Perinton Hills Plaza, off Route 31. Our hostess will be Lynn Kujawski. Please call her at 924-3307 for your reservation. We will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the parking lot. The Red Hats meet every second Tuesday of the month. No sign up. Just put on a Red Hat and join us for some fun.

NEED A RIDE?

The following people have offered to drive anyone who needs transportation:

Eileen Angelo Kevin Sheehan 6312 Lambert Street 6419 Francis Drive 398-7627 398-7972 Anyplace Anyplace Carol Teleischman Judy Brayer 6329 Lambert Street 6264 Murphy Drive 742-1791 742-6398 Westfall Road., Caulkins Road Anyplace Area, old General Hospital

Anthony and Julie Alfieri 929 Ramada Drive 398-7314 Anyplace

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

Sunshine, blue skies, warmer temperatures, crocuses peeking up and of course the calen-dar date of March 20, mark the end of the winter doldrums and new beginnings. This month we have a few new beginnings to announce. This April issue of the SCOOP signals one of those changes and new beginnings. With the resignation of former SCOOP editor Nancy Townsend in March, our community was in need of a new editor and was fortunate enough to have Saralyn Gould step up and volunteer to take on the task of editing our community’s newspaper. As everything is ready for the golfers to join their respective leagues and begin chasing the small diameter white dimpled ball around the course. Spring also brings the melting of snow and the uncovering of pet droppings, which have not been picked up. While we encourage our residents to exercise themselves and their pets, we also remind everyone to be a responsible pet owner and clean up after your pet. Thinking of exercising, more and more of our residents will be out walking on our roadways and because we have no sidewalks, they will be sharing the road with bicyclists and motor vehicles. Please be courteous and considerate and keep in mind that just because the speed limit is posted at 30 miles per hour, it may be a wiser and safer decision to slow down while driving in our commu-nity. One more thank you goes out to everyone who helped with set-up, preparation, serving and cleanup for the dinners we have had over the past three months and the monthly breakfasts. Every dinner and breakfast has been a great success and only through the volunteers of our community has that been possible. When the flock of snowbirds returns we can delight in let-ting them know what they missed by telling them just how good the dinners were. Until next month, enjoy the spring weather and everything our community has to offer.

LETTER OF INTRODUCTION FROM THE NEW SCOOP EDITOR Hello! My name is Saralyn Gould. I am the new Scoop Editor. I am going to try to fill the very capable shoes of Nancy Townsend, who has been the Editor since 2006, and has re-signed. My husband Fred and I have lived in Gypsum Mills for almost four years. My brother and sister-in-law, Sam and Tina Condo, live here and introduced us to this lovely place. We are very happy here. I have twenty-five years of editorial work experience (proofreading, editing and index-ing) at General Code Publishers, a codification company in the area. I am looking forward to the prospect of continuing a fun and informative Scoop. If you have articles you would like to have printed in the Scoop, submit your Signed Article in the clear plastic Scoop Box which hangs on the wall just to the left in the entranceway of the Community Center. I cannot print any Article that has not been signed. If you have email, you can also send the article to sgould@rochester.rr.com.

NOTES FROM THE ST. PATRICK’S DAY DINNER

The St. Patrick’s Day Dinner consisting of corned beef, cabbage, carrots, salt potatoes and homemade biscuits was a huge success. The delicious dinner was prepared by Linda and Bob Tuttle and Gloria and Steve Poyzer and their volunteer leprechauns. Residents who at-tended brought a beautiful array of desserts. What a variety! Along with the dinner we had a 50/50 raffle. The winners were; $40 - Tina Condo; 30$ - Brian Canfield; and $20 - Anne Leitner. We also had a raffle to help raise $$$ for more chairs for the Community Center. The winners were: $50 gift certificate to Champs Restaurant - Connie Durgan; two coffee gift bags from Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters - Gloria Poyzer and Barb Popenhusene; and a gift bag of Avon cosmetics - Betty Karins. Congratulations to all the winners.

ATTENTION: CRAFTERS OF GYPSUM MILLS We will meet on April 7 and April 21. Please put this on your calendars. We will be doing a scrap booking project. Please bring pictures of family, pets, vacations, etc. Paper will be pro-vided. Any questions call Jan Pugsley at 924-9248. Thank you!

POOL TABLE We have had some issues with residents regarding pool table rules. Our rules state that only adults, ages eighteen and over, are allowed to use the pool table for liability reasons. Per the agreement we have in place with the owner of the pool table, David Beyers, he alone can make exceptions to this rule at his discretion. Mr. Beyers has given permission to a resident whose two sons may use the pool table as long as their mother or father is present. An agreement has been signed between both parties, and copies will go the owner of the table, the Board mem-bers, the resident and both resident files in the Sales Office.

AUTISM JAM 2008 A huge thank you to all Gypsum Mills residents who, through your kindness supported “Autism Jam 2008.” We hope you all had some fun with the pink flamingo going from yard to yard. • Our benefit was loads of fun, and everyone was delighted with the great items from the si-

lent auction and raffles. • We apologize for the lateness of this thank you; however, we had a serious problem with the

computer that held all our information, and it took many months to retrieve everything. • Again, many thanks. We hope we can count on your continuing support for “Autism Jam

2009,” to be held on August 8 of this year. Gratefully, Tom and Jeralyn Cicotta

SCOOP DISTRIBUTION - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If enough people would like the Scoop to continued to be delivered to their homes, we need more VOLUNTEERS to distribute them. I have spoken to many of the residents who would like the Scoop delivered. If we don’t get enough volunteers to help with the delivery, we would have to pick our Scoop up at the Community Center in the future. Please help us so we can con-tinue delivery to our homes. For more information call Saralyn Gould at 924-9279 or email me at sgould@rochester.rr.com. Also if you want the Scoop delivered to your home, contact the Sales Office and your name will be added to the list.

NEW ROOFS The Victor Code Enforcement Officer has asked that we mention that everyone is required to obtain a permit prior to having a new roof installed on your home. In addition to this, we would like to reiterate that all contractors working within Gypsum Mills need to be on file with our Service Dept. and carry the required Workmen’s Compensation Insurance.

VICTOR GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY The recently formed Victor Genealogical Society will make a presentation to members of our community on May 6, 2009 at 6:30 p.m., in the Community Center. All interested in learning about this non-profit organization are welcome to attend. We have prepared a short power point presentation and will be telling about our goals for the Society and how we encourage those in-terested in the pursuit of their ancestral heritage. The Society is organized exclusively for edu-cational purposes. Please join us for an hour to see if this is something you would enjoy. We look forward to see-ing you there.

MAIL DELIVERY ISSUES Dear Gypsum Mills Residents, Please, if you have someone else’s mail in your mailbox, please place it in the slot designated for it or even push it to the back of your box onto the floor if you are unable to walk around. Our mail was left on the ledge by someone. It could have blown away, and was very important to us. Fortunately, a wonderful neighbor saw it and delivered it to our home. *Editors Note: I called the Victor Post Office with a delivery problem, and they prefer that we place someone else’s mail in the slot designated for it, and that when we get someone else’s mail to call the Post Office. Thank you The Underhills

APRIL BREAKFAST There will be NO APRIL BREAKFAST THIS MONTH. because it falls on Easter Sunday. Lou Guyette and his Crew will be serving again in May.

THINKING OF SELLING YOUR HOME? Call those you know: Your Gypsum Mills Sales Team at: (585) 924-4710 Who better to sell for than the Team at Gypsum Mills Estates Sales Office. We are experienced and have a proven track record in sales of manufactured homes. We will be happy to help you with all your questions. More reasons why you should list with Us: • We receive many calls inquiring about pre-owned homes within our Community. • We have a wonderful website where we can show off your home to visitors.

(www:gypsummills.com) • We advertise in the Democrat & Chronicle weekly

NO NURSING HOME FOR US

No nursing home for us. We are checking into the Holiday Inn. With the average cost for a nursing home care being $188. per day, there is a better way when we get old and feeble. We have already checked on reservations at the Holiday Inn. For a combined long term stay discount and senior discount, it's $49.23 per night. That leaves $138.77 a day for: breakfast, lunch and dinner in any restaurant we want, or room service, laundry, gratuities and special TV movies. Plus, they provide a spa, swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge, washer-dryer, etc. Most have free toothpaste and razors, and all have free shampoo and soap. Five dollars worth of tips a day will have the entire staff scrambling to help you. They treat you like a customer, not a patient. There is a city bus stop out front, and seniors ride free. The handicap bus will also pick you up (if you fake a decent limp). To meet other nice people, call a church bus on Sundays. For a change of scenery, take the airport shuttle bus and eat at one of the nice restaurants there. While you're at the airport, fly somewhere. Otherwise, the cash keeps building up. It takes months to get into decent nursing homes. Holiday Inn will take your reservation today, and you are not stuck in one place forever, you can move from Inn to Inn, or even from city to city. Want to see Hawaii? They have a Holiday Inn there too. TV broken ? Light bulbs need chang-ing? Need a mattress replaced? No problem. They fix everything, and apologize for the incon-venience. The Inn has a night security person and daily room service. The maid checks to see if you are ok. If not, they will call the undertaker or an ambulance. If you fall and break a hip, Medicare will pay for the hip, and Holiday Inn will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life. And no worries about visits from family. They will always be glad to find you and proba-bly check in for a few days mini-vacation. The grand kids can use the pool. What more can you ask for? So, when we reach that golden age, we'll face it with a grin.

COMMITTEE PHONE NUMBERS

Aerobics (Chair & water) - Karen Manniello - 742-3262 Bereavement - Joanne Caputo - 924-0449 Bingo - Dottie Tallie - 924-8201 Blood Drive - Dottie Domalski - 742-2904 Bocce (Monday Night) - Kathleen McCann - 924-0368 Bocce (Tuesday Night) - Chuck Skalski - 924-7761 Bocce (Thursday Night) - Brian & Linda Canfield - 398-7070 Breakfast Committee - Lou Guyette - 742-2957 Bridge Club - Ruth Dreste - 924-7678 Community Center Scheduling - RoseMarie Varner - 742-2738 Community Relations - Barbara Wheat - 354-3755 Crafts - Jan Pugsley - 924-9248 Euchre Club - George & Nancy Townsend - 924-1794 Gems - Shirley Carney - 742-3998 Golf - Kathy Blaine - 924-5272 and Hugh Crowley - 742-7164 Library - Ann Heath - 742-7263 and Joyce Haag - 742-3954 Neighborhood Watch - Carole Dennerly - 924 8798 Pool - Barb Seils - 742-3522 and Kathy Eldredge - 924-8137 Red Hats - Karen Manniello - 742-3262 Scoop Distribution - Paul and Kathy Jason - 398-7636 and Bill and Barb Seils 742-3522 Shuffleboard - Mike & Dorie McMahon - 398-2342 Special Olympics - Dottie Domalski - 742-2904 Sunshine Club - Edna Griffith - 924-5088 Weight Consicious/Exercise Program - Diane Crego - 924-7461 Gypsum Mills Sales Office - 924-4710 Gypsum Mills Maintenance - 924-3982 Winding Creek Golf Course - 924-0280 If you would like your groups’ phone number and change person’s name to appear here, please call Saralyn Gould at 924-9279 or email her at sgould@rochester.rr.com.

WORDS OF WISDOM

ITS NOT THE YEARS IN YOUR LIFE THAT COUNT, IT’S THE LIFE IN YOUR YEARS