Dates to Remember New Year’s Day………………..Jan 01 OFFICE CLOSED..……………..Jan 01 Pancake Breakfast……………...Jan 03 Take Down Decorations……....Jan 05 Activities Meeting……………..Jan 08 Health Fair……………………...Jan 09 Ice Cream Social…………….…Jan 11 HOA General Meeting….….…Jan 12 Blood Pressure Check………...Jan 14 Penny Bingo Tick Sale….Jan 14,15,16 Lets Get Acquainted…………..Jan 16 OFFICE CLOSED……………...Jan 19 Penny Bingo…………………....Jan 19 Collette Tours………………….Jan 20 Activities Meeting……………..Jan 22 Sock Hop……………………….Jan 23 Deadline for February………...Jan 26 Mobile Home Depot…………..Jan 26 All Fl. Weather Proof………….Jan 28

1205 Eddie Allen Road Melbourne, FL 32901 (321) 674-5794 (321) 409-2046 fax

January 2015 www.tropicalhavenmelbourne.com

Published monthly by the Tropical Haven Business Office

Greg Donovan, Executive Director of Aviation Pam Black, Manager of Tropical Haven

Melissa Sheehan, Editor

Tropical Haven of Melbourne, Florida

DON’T FORGET THAT THE NEWSLETTER CAN BE VIEWED

ONLINE AT: WWW.TROPICALHAVEN

MELBOURNE.COM

FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK  

 A BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers involved in hanging the greens on the community center and auditorium in December. A special thanks to Don and Donna Clovis who spearheaded the operation. The building looked beautiful! A Health & Services Information Fair will be held on Friday, January 9 in the auditorium. There are 25+ vendors providing information, freebies, and door prizes. You don’t want to miss this special event. Andrew Baldini, district sales manager for Collette Tours will be at Tropical Haven on Tuesday, January 20 at 4:00 p.m. to give a picture presentation on the South Dakota Black Hills & Badlands Tour taking place August 25-31, 2015. If you want more information on this tour, plan on attending! The HOA is sponsoring the Sock Hop this year on Friday, January 23. Jean Buehler is director of the event; so you know it will be a lot of fun! Provide us with your high school picture to be displayed at the Sock Hop. Include your name on the back. Turn in to Melissa at the Business Office by January 20. Mobile Home Depot will be here on Monday, January 26 to answer any ques-tions you may have about their new store in Palm Bay and the products and services they provide. On Wednesday, January 28, All Florida Weatherproofing will make a presenta-tion at 10:30 a.m. to discuss their products and services. Sonia McQueen will once again be taking your portrait for the 2015-2016 Tropical Haven Telephone Directory. The HOA will provide you with a free 5”x7”. Such a deal! Sitting appointments are being scheduled between January 20 and 30. Sign-up for your portrait sitting at the business office. Maintenance Supervisor Gary Fay will be taking medical leave beginning January 20 for 6-8 weeks. Your requests will be handled as quickly as possible, but we ask for extra patience with us during this period. The $6.00 lot rent increase is effective January 1, 2015. Sales tax is increasing to 6.5% from 6.0% for the Discretionary Tax passed by Brevard County voters effective January 1, 2015. The sales tax only affects the dead storage fee. For all residents parking in the storage lot, the tax increase will change the monthly amount due to $21.30 per item. If you have prepaid any storage fees, see Melissa to pay the additional tax.

 

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Do you have something to SELL? It’s ONLY $2.00 a month for a residents

personal or $5.00 a month for a resident’s business to adver-

tise in the Tropical Haven Classified Ad section.

Call 674-5794 for info.

ADVERTISERS PAY TO PLACE AN AD IN THE NEWSLETTER.TROPICAL HAVEN DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY

ADVERTISER. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK

CREDENTIALS, ETC. OF THE PER-SON OR COMPANY ADVERTISING.

Putting out food to feed the stray cats attracts oth-

er wild animals. DO NOT PUT OUT

FOOD!

Do not ride golf carts between homes.

Watch your speed in the park. Do not exceed 15

mph on the inner streets.

Gary Maintenance Supervisor

Office Hours Monday - Friday

8:00 am to 4:00 pm Closed one hour for lunch

Gary’s Corner  ** IF YOU ARE PAYING WITH CASH, PLEASE HAVE EXACT CHANGE! **Guest Registration Forms are located on the front counter for guests who arrive when the office is closed. ** Please notify the office when storage items are returned to or removed from the storage lot. We must be advised before the following month so we can delete or add your invoice. Once the invoice is run you must pay it. ** REMINDER: If you have a birthday or anniversary you would like in the newsletter, please inform the front office the month before to assure it

gets in!

Thanks, Melissa 674-5794

For residents keeping up with Bill Crotts

photography, his website address is:

bill58.zenfolio.com

TAKE A LOOK!!

Bills granddaughter

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LIBRARY NEWS Thank you for your continued

donations to Tropical Haven Library. We now have a large number of movies on DVD. There is also a good supply of movies on VHS. We have Audio Books. We recently purchased book #4 and #5 of Richard Paul Evans. The Walk Series. Please let Kathy Adams know if there are books you would like to see added to our library. PLEASE– WRITE YOUR INITIALS AND DATE on the inside cover of the books you are re-turning or donating. PLACE THE BOOKS ON THE RED ART. DO NOT RETURN BOOKS TO THE STACKS/SHELVES. Thank you, Kathy Adams, Jean Houghton, William Jones

Whitewater Pressure Cleaning Services

*Mobile Homes * Driveways *Sidewalks

321-729-0546 Bill Crotts (Please leave a message) Ryan Crotts

( Licensed )

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Monday Exercise…………………………………….8:30-9:00 am………….Karen Sproule……………………..Auditorium Aerobics…………………………...………9:00-10:00 am………….Donna Keen……………..………..Auditorium Stitches…………………………………….9:30-11:30 am………………………………………………………..Library Bunco………….…...…..........................7:00 pm.………....…....Margaret Stygar………………..……...Library Tuesday Exercise…………………………………….8:30-9:00 am………….Karen Sproule……………………..Auditorium Line Dancing…………………………..9:30-11:15 am………………………………………...…………..Auditorium Beginning Line Dance…………………..10:30 am……………STARTED BACK ……….…………...Auditorium Bible Study……………………………10:30-11:30 am……………..Dick Jones…...………….……..……..Library Gotcha……..…..……..……………………..6:30 pm…….…...Jerry & Dixie Alexander…………...…......Library Harmonizers….....................................7:00 pm……...………….Mark Milligan……..……….......Auditorium Shuffleboard…………………...………..….1:00 pm……..…………..…………………………………....TH Courts Social Singles……………………….........………….........................Pat Shaw………..…………………………….. Wednesday Exercise…………………………………….8:30-9:00 am………….Karen Sproule……………………..Auditorium Aerobics………………...……………...…9:00-10:00 am……...Donna Keen…………………………..Auditorium Blood Pressure Check……………….11:00-12 noon………....2nd Wednesday…………..……………..Library Country Music………………………..….1:00-3:00 pm……..Millie Milam/Bob Good…………………...Library Art Group…….STARTING JAN. 14…..1:00-3:30 pm…….....Myrtle MacDonald..……………...Social Room Pool Room………………………………..…..6:30 pm………….………..Bill Schroth……………….…..Pool Room Pinochle……………………………………6:30-8:30 pm…………...Anna Tron & Bill Bye………………..Library Thursday Exercise…………………………………….8:30-9:00 am………….Karen Sproule……………………..Auditorium Line Dancing…………………………..9:30-11:15 am……………………………………………….…….Auditorium Activities Committee Meeting……….10:30 am-12:00 pm………Kay Truchan………………...……….Library 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month Quilting………………………………….12:00-4:00 pm…………...Margaret Samson…………….……….Library Supper Club…………………………….5:00-6:00pm……………...Patty/Lorna……………………....Auditorium Promenaders Square Dance…...………..6:30 pm…….$4.00 to dance or watch for free….….Auditorium Euchre...……………………………………6:30-8:30 pm…………...Anna Tron & Bill Bye………………..Library Friday Exercise…………………………………8:30-9:00 am………...….Karen Sproule………………….…..Auditorium Choir……………………………...…….9:00-10:00 am…………..Helene Mackey…………...………...Auditorium Yoga……STARTING JAN. 9……...10:30-11:30 am………….Susan Dunbar……………………...Auditorium Shuffleboard…………………...………….1:00 pm……..…………..……………………………………....TH Courts Current Events………………………..4:00-5:00 pm…………..Marilyn Seibring……………..…………...Library Cribbage…………………………..…….6:00-9:00 pm….….Wayne & Jean Houghton…..……..………...Library Contra Dance…………........………..7:00-11:00 pm………….....3rd Friday…………….……...….Auditorium Saturday Bingo…………….…………………..………..6:00 pm………………..…Bettye Pitcock………………...Auditorium Sunday Sunday School……………………….…….8:30-9:30 am……………….Don Clovis.....…………..………..Library Fellowship…………………………...……..9:30-10:00 am…………….Dick Jones………………..……….Kitchen Worship…………………………………..10:00-11:00 am………………..Dick Jones…..……………..Auditorium Church Board Meetings………………11:00 am-12:30 pm………... 2nd Sunday………………..Social Room Country Music…………………………….2:00-4:00 pm…………Millie Mialm/Bob Good………….Auditorium Ice Cream Social…………….…………......3:00 pm…….….Jerry & Dixie Alexander…………….......…Library At the Ice Cream Social, carry out is $1.00! Thank you! 2nd Sunday of the Month Lets Dance Ballroom ~ $7.00…………....5:00-8:00 pm…Don Wilson ~ 632-0404...............….Auditorium Free lessons 5:15-5:45 pm Shuffleboard…………………...…………..….2:00 pm……………...……………………………………....TH Courts

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Do you want your Birthday, Anniversary or Announcement posted in the newsletter? Forms are available in the Office or drop off your own articles or interesting publications. We can also scan photos of Tropical Haven activities. Photos will be scanned and returned. Please submit yours so everyone can enjoy them.

In Loving Memory Marvin Schmidt Harvey Harmon

Lucille Remke

Happy Birthday Wishes!!

 

Bo Casto ~ Jan 1 George Chates ~ Jan 6 Patricia Viglione ~ Jan 6 

Joan Ross ~ Jan 10 Ed Behm ~ Jan 11 

Jim Krizmanich ~ Jan 23 Camille Razzano ~ Jan 28 Byron Thomas ~ Jan 28 

New Tropical Haven Residents    

 

Linda Raines ~ Burtonwood Donna Gilbraith ~ Birdcage Walk 

Charles & Vivian Lamb ~ Hickam Drive Jacques Page/Gine e Carrier ~ Old Orchard Road 

Richard & Beverly Pack ~ Hackney Road Sally Wright ~ Old Orchard Road 

Richard &Judith Dunn ~ Haven Court Grace Markham ~ Briargrove Road David Dunkle ~ Selfridge Drive 

Gerald & Le a Orrison ~ Plumgrove Road 

Barbara Poulin Billy Hale

Carol Gligora Don Clovis Earl Duke Ruby King

 Wedding Anniversary

Leroy & Beverly Pack ~ Jan 3

Jerry & Sue Corder ~ Jan 3 Dick & Audrey Collins ~ Jan 4

Gilbert & Francis Brown ~ Jan 9 Morris & Esther Williams ~ Jan 13

Garry & Karen Sproule ~ Jan 13 Jeff & Tina Hoover ~ Jan 18

HEARING IMPAIRED PHONE A hearing impaired phone has been donated. If you can

use it, please contact Melissa at 321-674-5794.

BRIGHT HOUSE IMPORTANT INFO - EQUIPMENT

If you move to another home in the Park, the Bright House equipment issued to you must be trans-ferred to your new address by calling 321-254-3300 to report move, i.e. digital adapters, set top box, modem, etc. OR if you move out of the Park the equipment must be returned to Bright House. Be sure to get a receipt that the equipment was re-turned. BH holds you responsible for their equip-ment. It does not get transferred to the next home-owner.

Thank you for the cards and gi s. Sincerely,  Al Lang, Mail Carrier 

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Fitness Room is open Monday—Friday

7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. We suggest you bring a cell phone in case of an emergency.

Resource Café is open Monday-Friday

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. offering three desk top computers, WIFI for laptops, copier, fax, coffee,

and Florida Today newspaper.

Jerry Keesecker

(304) 552-9127 (Cell)

STATE DAYS

Ohio—Saturday, February 7 11:30-2:00 AUD T H Auditorium at 11:30 am and to eat by 12:00 noon. Meat and drinks provided, bring a dish to share.

Meeting Dates: Jan. 5, 12, 26, Feb. 2 , 9 @10 am Social Room

Kentucky—Saturday, February 14 Hearts love, Horses neigh, February 14th is Kentucky Day! Pot Luck—Doors Open at 11:30 am– Eat at 12:00 pm.

Silent auction, fun and games!

Pennsylvania—Saturday, February 21 Meeting in the Social Room January 13 @ 1:30. Were in need of help and ideas. Call

June Krizmanich 724-525-6491, Patty Luffe 484-767-0944 or Barb Stein 321-729-9365.

West Virginia—Saturday, February 28

New England—Saturday, March 7 CANCELLED :( I’m sorry to announce New England Day will be cancelled this year. Only one person stepped up to

take it over. She now is unable to be here that weekend. Hopefully we will have more interest next year. Thank you for your support in the past. Jeanette Ferry321-727-3478.

New York—Saturday, March 21

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LET’S DANCE BALLROOM

Host—Don Wilson ~ Tropical Haven Auditorium

Sundays 5:00-8:00 p.m. ~ $7.00 (FREE Lessons 5:15-5:45 p.m.) For more informa on contact: 

Don Wilson 632‐0404 ordon_wilson2000@yahoo.com 

  

                                                       TROPICAL HAVEN RESIDENTS AND  SINGLES                                                       WELCOME! 

LIFT ASSIST If one of our residents fall and cannot get up, call 911 and ask for “Lift Assist”. The City of Mel-bourne Paramedics do not charge for a residential lift assist. They will pick you up, check you out and make sure there are no injuries. If you must be transported to the hospital, Brevard County Fire Rescue steps in and there is a charge for their service.

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JANUARY

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The Word Search drawing at the HOA meeting is discontinued beginning in January. Instead, the HOA Board will have more door prize drawings at the monthly meetings.

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Neighborhood Watch… More folks are needed to serve on our Neighborhood Watch, especially during the summer months. Please

contact me if you are willing to serve. Noah Hubbard ~ 952-5748

We look forward to hearing from you.

Break-ins can happen night or day. Stay vigilant and don’t let your guard down even during daylight hours.

Theft recently occurred in several cars with unlocked

doors in the park. Call police for any suspicious person.

I Buy Mobile Homes

** CASH

**

CALL KEVIN 614.327.1013

SOCIAL SINGLES

The Holidays are over and it is time to get back into the swing of things.

Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays.

We generally meet at 1:00 pm on

Tuesdays in front of the shuffleboard courts.

We will be going to Southern Sisters

on Sarno Road on January 13th.

On January 27th it will be The Dove in downtown Melbourne. We will be going early that day. Meet at the shuffleboard court at 11:30 am.

If any of you single guys and gals are interested in getting out with a

great group of people please contact Pat Shaw at 419– 340-1587. We

look forward to getting together with you!

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BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS… The Visiting Nurses Association will do

blood pressure checks on Wednesday, January 14

from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The VNA will provide blood pressure checks the 2nd Wednesday of

each month.

We would like to thank everyone who worked the December 6th Flea Market.

Thanks so much for all of your help.

Sandy and Myrtle

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JR NAPIER HANDYMAN HOME

REPAIR OF ALL TYPES CALL 953-8453 Ask for Danny

S R PETERS LAWN CARE LICEN$ED / REA$ONABLE

953-8453 H 508-4302 C 1156 STANSTED ROAD

NOTARY SERVICE SANDY DESLONGCHAMPS

321-953-8657 HOME 603-370-0920 CELL

PLEASE BE AWARE PICTURES TAKEN AT TROPICAL HAVEN ACTIVI-TIES MAY BE USED TO ADVERTISE THE PARK ON OUR WEBSITE. IF YOU PREFER YOUR PICTURE NOT BE USED, PLEASE CONTACT THE MANAGER AT 674-5792.

WHITEWATER PRESSURE CLEANING SERVICES

321-729-0546

POODLE SKIRTS FOR SALE ONE SIZE FTS ALL

PURPLE $25 BLUE $25

CALL 321-674-5792

Pressure Cleaning 321-795-3501

$100.00 Most Homes Michael Parsons Driveway’s/Sidewalks Licensed & Are Extra Insured

SOFA: CHARCOAL GRAY WITH MATCHING PILLOWS, 88 INCHES

LONG. PURCHASED MARCH 2014 @ SALE PRICE OF $400, REGULAR PRICE

$600. Phone 321-258-0837.

Golf Cart Parade To those of you who participated in the parade, Thank You so

much! It was really a great job of decorating carts and bikes. See you next year.

Thanks,

The Moodys’

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Melbourne Christmas Parade

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