If April had showers then we should now have beautiful flowers, but first you must plant them. Some of our lakers have done that, but if you are like me, I wait for the higher power to make the flowers appear and then water them. Oh well!

Our representative to the POA has let us know that the PBSO has asked us all to be aware and alert of anything suspicious in our neighborhoods. There have been some home break-ins and we are to report anything questionable to the police. Call 911 or 561-512-0090 to have local authorities check it out. DO NOT, DO NOT confront people by yourself – even if they are kids.

Now for good news. Dot and Burt Shaker now have a new great-grandson, Itimar. Itimar lives in Israel with his parents and grandparents and older brother. We hope to meet him when his family brings him to Florida in the near future. We also have other grandparents telling us that their tribe has increased. The latest addition to the family of Carol and Mike Wallach, is Abigail Rose Wallach, born 3/15/06, to Matthew and Lauren Wallach. Abigail has big sisters, Issey (8-years-old) and Maddie (5-years-old).

Now for our birthday ladies for May and June, Janet Ashley, Renee Engel, Janet Trapani in May and Bobbie Bibicoff, Adele Miller, Fran Lovett, and Mimi Freedman for June. We wish you all a most happy birthday and many returns of the day.

By the time you read this our snowbirds will have flown back to their northern nests. We wish them a most happy summer and we will welcome them back when they return. BUT, do not rush back! I love not waiting on line at a restaurant, and I love fewer cars are the road, and … and … and.

We wish our friend and neighbor, Zina Issacs, good luck in her new abode. We will miss her here on the block, but she will be nearby-in Aberdeen East.

Any news please call me or e-mail me at [email protected]. Your local reporter does not want to make up news.

Elections for Hampton Board directors were held at the annual community meeting on Mar. 22nd. A hearty congratulations to the following:

President: Pat Brown
Vice President: John Pagliarini
Secretary: Susan Spillert
Treasurer: Milt Lipson
Directors: Bart Cherry, Steven (Shuey) Greenspan, Irene Bolnick

On Mar. 12th. 45 Hampton residents had a luncheon get-together at Nicole’s’ Restaurant. We laughed, ate and just had a great afternoon. Plans are in the works for a Hampton book club and other so-cial activities.

It is with deep regret that I inform you of the passing of Alice Kasarsky. Alice was a long-time Hampton resident (1987-2016). Our condolences are sent to the entire Kasarsky family.

After many years of writing Hampton articles for the “Aberdeen Times,” I am passing the baton to someone other than myself. I have enjoyed being the recipient of good news and unfortunately, the barer of bad news. Such goes with the territory.

I wish you all good health and to our Jewish res-dents, a most Happy Passover.

At our Mar. 16 HOA meeting, our local police officer stopped by to say “Hello.” He was glad to see that our gate was fixed and offered some friendly advise. For our own safety he reminded us to lock our cars when on the street or in the driveway, keep the garage doors down and at the slightest irregular-ity or suspicious activity call emergency 911 or non-emergency 688-3000.

Have you visited our website: www.waterfordataberdeen.com? Have you received a copy of the 2016 telephone directory?

If not, speak to the volunteer resident who delivers your Aberdeen Times. If you did not attend our March meeting or have not received e-mails, please be advised that Waterford Pres., Greg Van Brunt again reminds all residents that trash should be placed in a lidded container (not a trash bag alone) and traffic rules must be observed at the STOP signs and a 20MPH speed limit adhered to.

Lila Nash is recuperating from knee surgery. We wish her well and happy, painless miles in the near future.

Cathy and Rod Goldenberg have suffered an-other major misfortune following the loss of Cathy’s dad. Cathy’s mother, Joan, had a stroke and passed on Mar. 13. Cathy and Rod, please know that your neighbors grieve with you and are ready to assist in any way they can.

Gloria Miller’s granddaughter, Mattea Marks, a 5th grade Science teacher at Golden Trace Elementary School, a Title 1 school in which 93% of the students are economically needy, entered 7 of her students in the Odyssey of the Mind competition and they placed 2nd at the region level. The students have now been invited to compete at the state-wide level in Orlando on Apr. 9th. A dedicated teacher is the inspiration all children need to succeed. Congratulations and thank you, Mattea.

We were sorry to learn our former neighbors Rikki Cass and Fran Scala are having medical problems. We wish them both good health and a speedy recovery.

Thomas Clare III, grandson of the late Elaine Clare, has been accepted at Notre Dame. He follows in the family tradition for the Clares are all alumni of this University.

At its annual Lincoln Day dinner at the Trump Mar-a-Lago resort, Waterford’s Vice Pres., Steven Ledewitz, was awarded the Palm Beach County Republican Party’s highest honor, the Jean Pipes Award. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera made the presentation before an audience of 660 people. Congratulations, Steve.

We hope you enjoyed your Passover with family and friends.

Please call us with any news you would like to share with the community.

Happy-Peaceful Mother’s Day.

I just returned home from our monthly VOE (Villages of the East) meeting which is held at 9:00 AM on the first Wednesday of every month in the card room at the East Clubhouse (which you are welcome to attend). I suspect many of our residents don’t realize how much is going on in the “east” and therefore don’t take advantage of the varied activities being of-fered, therefore I am taking the opportunity to spread the word.

Aside from tai chi, water aerobics and tennis, the newest sport everyone seems to be trying is pickle ball. I am happy to report that 2 pickle ball courts have just been added to our repertoire of sports games that the Aberdeen East Clubhouse now offers. Less strenuous than tennis (I’m told) pickle ball is played with a ball and paddle on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings in the tennis court area where organized play is scheduled. Complimentary equip-ment is available for learning purposes and if you are interested in learning/playing this new and popular game, give Lisa a call at the Clubhouse Office to gain access to the paddles, etc.

For those of you who lobbied for a bocce court, now is the time to show your interest. It’s fun, it’s healthy and you don’t even have to be Italian to enjoy it!

If you love a good party, the VOE is planning a Memorial Day Pool Bash on May 30th with a DF, karaoke and refreshments – again, call Lisa at the of-fice for more details or to sign up.

A request – some of our residents have been experiencing issues with telephone reception. We are anxious to resolve them so if you are encountering static or lost calls, please keep a log of the dates and times over a 2-week period and get it back to me so I can hand it over to our Comcast rep at our next POA meeting.

A second request – some of our residents have seen their neighbors walking through their back yards with their pets, leaving their animals droppings behind. Please note that the place to walk your dog is either on your personal property or along the public sidewalk and/or grassy divide between the sidewalks and the roadways, always picking up any droppings to be wrapped appropriately and discarded in your trash. Your neighbors’ back lawns are off limits to your animals and their owners.

There have been no closings over the past 4 weeks and there are no properties for sale in The Shores, although I know of at least one prospective purchaser who is actively looking to purchase a unit. Seems they “fly off the shelf’ as soon as they are listed. Isn’t it nice to know that our units are in great demand!

Apropos our “Thirty Plus” party, you may re-member Barbara Ladd snapping pics through the afternoon, well, these photos are now available for your viewing pleasure, just give me a call at 733 -4117 and we will make the album available to you. Also mentioned at our party, your board now has on file copies of every floor plan in The Shores. If you don’t have one for your unit and would like to get a copy, please call Diane Greenberg.

NEIGHBOR NEWS

Welcome back to Jane Massi and Bill Palmese who returned recently from their honeymoon cruise.

Saul and I spent a week in Orlando in a gor-geous time share, enjoying some R & R time with our daughter and grandson who flew in from Ottawa, Canada.

Sad news – a few days after our “Thirty Plus” party at which we feted our oldest HOA president, we regret to advise that Marty Summit passed away peacefully in his sleep and joined his beloved wife Mollye who preceded him in eternal rest.

Finally: “mea culpa” – in my last article I inadvertently omitted to thank Joan Nicolazzo our newest board member for helping out at our “Thirty Plus” party. Joan worked with Diane at our entry desk and was instrumental in setting up the buffet lunch, making it a delight to the eye. Your help was greatly appreciated.

For the snowbirds on their way back up north – have a safe trip.

There will be one more edition of the Aberdeen Times published before the summer hiatus, so if you have some news you would like to share with our fellow – Shores residents, please email it to me at [email protected] or call 733 -4117 and I will be pleased to include it in my June copy.

No Fooling!!! Apr. 1st has come and gone and there are no “April Fool’s Day” folks around here!!!

It is absolutely amazing how time is flying. Be-fore you know it, spring will be over and we will be looking forward to summer. In the meantime our community is evolving and in wonderful ways. Many new people are joining the Bermuda Isle community and are living active lifestyles. Some of us will be leaving for other abodes to enjoy other parts of the country and world. Others of us live in this wonderful place and lead happy and contented lives.

We have had several really neat Bermuda Isle events take place this past month and a quick review is in order.

One that deserves extra mention is what has now become the annual “Pool Party”. This year’s gathering took place on Mar. 13th. A great deal of planning took place and many residents worked hard to make it the suc-cess that it was. Some statistics worth mentioning:

a. This year ninety (90) persons signed up for the event. The previous year was attended by fifty-six (56) people. This is a huge increase in interest and hopefully it was as enjoy-able to attend as it was to work on.

b. A key-board player / singer performed so that live entertainment was there for our listening and dancing pleasure. In previous years we used a music box that had seen its better days.

c. The menu was changed and subs of many descriptions were served along with wine, cheese, soda and many other tasty deserts.

d. Plans are being formulated for another celebration of ourselves for next year. A “draft Timmie” project is underway so that she will be convinced to perform this project yet an-other time.

Another group of residents enjoyed a trip to Jupiter to see the Miami Marlins play the Detroit Tigers in an exhibition baseball game. As was the case with the Pool Party, several important facts concerning the outing ought to be made known. They are as follows:

a. The seats were between the 3rd base dug-out and home plate. Truly exceptional seats. In previous outings the seats were not quite as good. The buyer of the tickets went a little overboard in the expenditure but the participants all had their wish for a fun afternoon enjoying baseball.

b. There was a forecast for severe rain, hail, dark clouds and maybe even a tornado for the Jupiter area for that afternoon. Because we are a group of stubborn and enthusiastic people, we drove up in caravan style and met at the appointed time and place to enjoy a great pre-game warm-up for lunch.

c. Peanuts, cracker-jacks and popcorn were found once inside the stadium. No sooner had the group sat down to enjoy the ball game did the weather perform exactly as predicted. (We all knew that weather forecasters have no measure of accuracy in their lives-so this was a complete surprise.) In the first inning, a little rain-the group retreated for cover and waited out the little bit of rain and drizzle and re-settled back into their seats. This process repeated itself a total of 3 times.

d. As one can imagine the 4th time created a river of water in everyone’s shoes. Never mind that all clothes and anything anyone was carrying or wear-ing was deluged with the Niagara Falls like rainfall-everyone kept their sense of humor and squished their way back to the caravan cars to make the ride back to Bermuda Isle.

e. All of the above goes to show that a new base-ball organizer is probably warranted – given the stimulating set of circumstances listed above.

The writing group of Bermuda Isle wants to note some additional events, personal notes and general points of interest.

a. Julie Haimes will have performed in the Aberdeen salute to Broadway music production.

b. Harvey Schwartz is continuing his recovery from a brush with surgery.

c. Joyce Bosch, Ruth Snyder, Marilyn Ashley and Judi Schwartz will all be celebrating their 39th birthdays. What a coincidence that they are all exactly the same age!!!

d. Joan Pallateri and Tom O’Donnell will be moving and we will miss them greatly. We, who are sports fans, note that the merry months of March and April bring “March Madness”, Men’s and Women’s College Basketball championships, Major League Baseball, College and Professional Hockey playoffs, BERMUDA ISLE BUZZ … (continued from page 12) Masters Golf Championship and personal participation in exercise and fitness workout regimens.

f. Many of us have had visitors from other locales family and friends alike.

g. Many of us are celebrating our children’s, grandchildren’s and friend’s graduations from nursery, elementary, middle school, high school, college and graduate schools.

h. Happy Holidays to everyone of every persuasion.

We are looking forward to seeing one another in the neighborhood and wish all well.

“May” you have a month filled with good health, good friends and good times. Isn’t that a good definition for May? We here in Dorchester have had time to look at this year and wonder where the time has flown. But we have great neighbors with great news in their lives.

We are so happy to be able to welcome new Dorchester residents. They include Robert Manniello, who is living at 7773 Dorchester Road, also, Ira and Wendy Springer, who are at 7669 Dorchester Road, and, Stanley and Marsha Koolik, are new owners of 8541 Judson Circle. Looks like they have agreed that Dorchester is the place to be here in Aberdeen. Smart people!

Our show biz star, Roz Kern, has informed us that The Original Florida Follies was a huge success for Roz and the company. Many thanks to all the Dorchester neighbors and others who came to support that worthy cause, they have raised in excess of $780,000 in the past 12 years to help children in need. Bravo, Roz. Now Roz and Steve are off to Maryland to celebrate the 2nd birthday of their youngest grandchild, Samantha Madison Posner.

We too, Harvey and I, managed to take off to Puerto Villarta, Mexico to spend a fabulous week with our son David, his wife, Emily and their 2 daughters, Bela and Ady. While doing that, our son-in-law, Joel Beckerman, the music composer and producer, did it again. He won the award from ASCAP for the 10th year in a row for the most music played on TV during this year.

And for those of you who went to the Aberdeen on Broadway show on April 5th, we know you had a great evening. Among the stars on stage were 3 Dorchester residents: Peggy Urbinato, Oliver Klapper and Stu Suttenberg. They certainly helped to make the evening a huge success.

For our neighbors who are heading north this month … “May” you have a wonderful summer. We will miss you, but will look forward to your return in the fall.

Some of us remember Andy Rooney. He said some terrific things … among them, we should recall:

“Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.” So let’s enjoy each day. And …

“It’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.”

So from all of us at Dorchester we wish you many spectacular days!

Hopefully April showers have brought May flowers. If so (seeing as this column is being written late March – early April), then East Aberdeen will be bursting with color and beautiful foliage. As we say “Goodbye” to our many snowbird friends, the blossoms of May will help us appreciate the months ahead until their return.

There is much to talk about this month, but I’d like to start with something special. You’ve probably already done your spring cleaning, but if, when you “tidied your space” and “decluttered,” you happened to find a few extra towels, blankets, and unused bedding, you can truly make your hard work “life-changing” for some animals. Coves resident and volunteer Debra Sackin would like to remind us that the Tri-County Animal Shelter is always in desperate need of them. Just think if you suddenly had 40+ house guests and needed accommodations for them all at the same time. The shelter is always filled to capacity. Donating is as easy as setting the items aside and calling Debra at 752-1671, an East Aberdeen resident who works there will take care of delivering them to the shelter for you, so all it takes is a phone call. Your donation will make you feel good all day long!

On a sad note, Coves residents offer their condolences to Marcia Greenberg (Bldg 6) and family upon the recent passing of her husband, Arnold. Our sympathies also to Tina Luciano (Bldg 9) and family upon the death of her husband, Al. The Greenbergs and Lucianos are long-time Coves residents, and we extend our condolences to both families.

As mentioned in the April column, the Coves Board of Directors has been elected and is in place for the coming year. President Rose Romano, Vice-President Bob Cioppa; Treasurer Alan Louzin; Directors Bob Grazioso, Paul Ezersky, Bob Westfal, and in addition new Board Secretary, Fran Garfunkle. The Coves is fortunate to have such a hard-working and accessible B.O.D.

An item of extreme importance: email addresses. More than 100 Coves Unit owners have their e-mail addresses on file with the Coves. This list of addresses is not published, shared, nor sold outside of official business. It is used by Management or the B.O.D. to pass along urgent information, E-blasts, or current notices. Please add your e-mail address to this list if you have not already done so by calling Board President Rose Romano at 742-4323 and she will see that your address is listed. Thank you.

Last but not least, remember the “3 Ds” – Dumpsters, Dogs, and Duration. Imagine that our DUMPSTERS are your own home cabinet or waste basket area where you throw away garbage and recycle papers and plastic and glass. If you wouldn’t stuff it, spill it, make a mess of that area and not clean it up in your own home, then don’t do it to any of the 6 dumpsters on Coves property. Take the time to “do it right’; Set an example for your neighbors. “If it doesn’t fit you must call Republic for a bulk pick- up!”

DOGS: “You know the drill.” Nine out of 10 Coves dog-owners follow our community guidelines. They own one dog under 20 pounds and that dog is leashed at all times when outdoors and picked up after. Dog-ownership in condominium associations is a privilege Coves Rules & Regulations provides for our residents. Please act within those guidelines. Enough said. Your neighbors appreciate it.

DURATION: I “made this one up”; however, as a member of the East Aberdeen CERT Committee (an offshoot of FEMA) before its demise, I’d like to remind you that the DURATION of time since a hurricane last took a direct hit on Palm Beach County has been over 10 years. Many of you did not live here then and do not realize that, although we live in structures which are up to code, you still need to have an individual plan. During Frances, Jeanne and Wilma, some lost power, experienced water forced in around window frames due to horizontal rain, had ground water pool around first floor lanais and more. Prevent needless damage and major inconvenience BEFORE the next one comes along by making a plan for yourself, your family and your unit. Hurricane season is just around the corner!

Until next month, Happy Spring and Happy Mothers Day. Enjoy the Coves; it’s a great place to live!

It’s been a long while, but we’re happy to be back in the fold. We’re looking forward to sharing news, interests and ideas with our neighbors and Aberdeen friends.

Congratulations:

• To Dee and Lou Levy, who are celebrating the recent birth of their 4th great-grandchild, as well as the forthcoming bar mitzvah ceremonies of 2 grandsons in Israel.
• To Joan and Arnie Sinkin, who recently celebrated their daughter’s and son-in-law’s 25th wedding anniversary. Also, and to their delight, their son Joel has purchased a home in Bermuda Isle, and will be moving in this month.
• To Suzanne and Mort Thaler, whose son, Warren, won the Aberdeen Men’s Singles Tennis Championship. The family is also looking forward to celebrating Suzanne’s mother’s l02nd birthday in October.

Welcome to the Neighborhood:

canterbury offers a hearty welcome to Joyce Petach, Ellen Nessin, Beth Klar, Jeannette and Alana Kugel, and John and Elena Koopman and family. We’re delighted to have you as neighbors.

In closing, and in the words of Benjamin Franklin: “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about.” We plan to do both!

Editor’s Note: Welcome new author, Dee Levy, to the Aberdeen Times. Glad to have Canterbury on board!

We all recognize the trite expression “Time flies when you’re having fun.” It’s trite but true here in Turnberry Isle. The High Season of 2016 has come to an end, but we managed to fit in many interesting activities in the past 4 months. And we did have fun!

First, there was the incomparable Installation Luncheon in January, where we introduced Turnberry to delicious food and outstanding entertainment by Ray and the Raylettes. In fact, we hear some of our members have followed our lead and hired this group for other area activities. As we moved into February, many of us enjoyed the Weiner Museum and lunch in Ft. Lauderdale.

Then came the Annual Progressive Luncheon, which was bigger and better than ever. Special thanks go to our chair, Pat Cohen, and the 7 members who opened their homes for the event. Maureen Kilar prepared a terrific chicken dish for all 30 of us, and it paired beautifully with all the other gourmet treats of the day. And don’t forget the wine.

April made some of us smile when we found ourselves at the Aprons Cooking School in the Polo Shops of Boca, sponsored by Publix. It was a hands-on demo followed by lunch. Some of us were surprised when we were told to wear “closed” shoes that day. Aprons must have done their research and discovered that many of us tend to make only one thing for dinner most nights — reservations. We can only assume they feared that we would spill boiling oil OR amputate a toe when using a chefs knife. Planned by Barbara Pearlman, it was another great event which made the season fly by.

Looking ahead, we will meet at the pool in May to enjoy a complimentary pizza party to end the Women’s Club year. At this event, special thanks are always given to our meeting hostess, Rhoda Schwartz, our annual speaker, Maureen Kilar, and our “President for Life,” Anita Ostrow.

In other news, Book Club thrives under the leadership of Regina Green. What makes our club special is that members are also the facilitators. We have discussions and comments that are not as likely in a group led by a professional facilitator. And, most importantly, we work cheap. Recent titles are In the Land of Invisible Women and Florence Gordon. Our final book of the year will be Invention of Wings. And then we flyaway until next September.

Our Turnberry Isle Board of Directors is still being ably led by Larry Aronow. Two new members joined the board during the past season. We welcome Lynn Fernandez and Fred Wolfson. Here’s a salute to all the volunteers who help keep our community running smoothly.

Happy summer to all! Hope it flies by!

Spring has sprung here in Ashford. Everyone seems to be tending to their landscaping and our community is looking like a botanical garden.

We welcome our newest residents: Frederick and Frances Grossman, Sarah Levy, Marcia Feinblatt, Louise and Marilyn Gross, Seymour and Ellen Orlinsky, Gilbert and Donna Covey, Bruce and Sharon Sussman and Laurie Wohl.

Shirley Scarf’s house will be put on the market shortly. If you know anyone who would like to join us here in Ashford let me know. By the time this issue goes to print, the house will be available.

Millie Schultz became a great grandmother for the 6th time with the birth of Addison Golynsky. Two of our residents recently travelled to attend the bar mitzvah’s of their grandsons. Jane Casden and Marty Phillips, flew to Huntingdon Valley, PA and Ellen and Butch Melstein to Israel. “Mazel Tov” to all!

Our “Dancing With the Stars” Alice Jay wowed the audience with her superb performance recently. Judi Hirsh writes: “Thank you to our Ashford board for doing a great job this year. Our community has never been run better or looked better. Keep up the good work everyone! We all appreciate the time and energy you put into it.”

Neal and I will be traveling west later in May to visit our daughter and family in Scottsdale, AZ.

Please remember to send your news to me @ [email protected].

Editor’s Note: Welcome aboard Leah Keit Keitz. Leah and Sylvia Shaw shared last month’s Ashford App column. Now that Sylvia has moved to Sheffield, she and yours truly, will be sharing the Sheffield column.