Orange Acres History
August 2004

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August 3 - Tuesday

There were only 38 at coffee. It was our smallest attendance this summer.
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It was good to have our chaplain Jim Jeager back from his vacation.
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How do you like this for an Orange Acres Rainbow?
Does this mean that our rain is over for a while?
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August 5 - Thursday

Anyone have any idea what kind of bird this is? It Appears to be a goose of some kind. They are by the Golden Pond about every evening around 7 pm.
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August 7 - Saturday

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Fred & Nancy Jacobs identified the ducks as Muscovy Ducks. Muscovy Ducks are the largest of all ducks. The are naturally a wild duck. They are fairly closely related to the Wood Ducks. They live in the wild in South America and many fly away from their owners and become wild in North America. As already mentioned they can fly. The males are a heavy duck, weighting in at about 15 pounds for a mature adult male. That is what makes their flying ability so unique. They are the heaviest duck yet they can still fly.

August 10 - Tuesday

There were 52 at the last pancake breakfast of the summer.
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Here is the great crew who did all the work.
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Ed Schattschneider received the Auxiliary Achievement of the Month award from Doctors Hospital for his outstanding volunteer work.
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August 12 - Thursday

* NOTICE * Orange Acres has a mandatory evacuation by midnight tonight.

The mystery bus trip took tem Orange Acres residents to the Seminole Casino in Tampa today.
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Here are eight of them enjoying lunch in the casino.
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We were given $5 to play the slot machines. We also got to tour the Florida State fairgrounds where preperations were being made for hurricane Charley.
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August 13 - Friday

We lucked out again. Hurricane Charley missed us and all we got was a little rain and some wind. We missed the 140 mph winds.
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August 17 - Tuesday

There were 53 that attended the coffee hour this morning.
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Visiting with us was Hazel Kohlhardt's sister, Helen.
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Jim Jaeger reported on his work with the people effected by hurricane Charley.
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Liz Bond reported on her experiences taking the food from our food barrel to the people in Arcadia.
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Speaking to us this morning was Sal Saloranzo from Venice. Sal spoke about all the types of prescription cards that are available.
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August 19 - Thursday

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A new home arrived today in Orange Acres. It is the home of Anne Subrizi, sister of Marge Phelan. It is being placed on lot #36.
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Here is the first section being put in place.
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Here they placed the other half inches from the first half. Darn, they are good
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Of course there were those watching. From left: Tony Subrizi (Anne Subrizi's son), Greg Ferritto, Anne Subrizi, Marge Phelan, Edie Hohler, Anne Hubert and Bev Ferritto.
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There was a meeting at our clubhouse tonight for people in the community to give an update on what has been done to stop Sunrise Golf Course from being replaced by condos. Over 150 people attended the meeting.
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Steve Teppler, Chairman of the "Save Our Sunrise" committee, conducted the meeting. For updates, visit their web site at www.saveoursunrise.com
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Their attorney presented the current situation and answered questions from the audience.
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August 20 - Friday

Gene Mathes swooning over the entertainment for Super Seniors at Faith Baptist Church on Friday morning.
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August 22 - Sunday

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A beautiful memorial was held at Grace Baptist Church for Kay Schattschneider this afternoon. The #1 son Edwin III and his wife Patty, in Ohio, were unable to be there.
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The #2 son Dwight and his wife Marilyn and family were on hand from Port Charlotte.
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The #3 son Bill with wife Esther and daughter were also there from New Mexico. Bill also sang a vocal solo.
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Son #4 Bob was there from North Port with his wife Joy and family.
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Refreshments were served afterwards with many Orange Acres residents on hand.
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August 24 - Tuesday

There were 43 at coffee this morning.
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August 28 - Saturday

Here is a picture of my niece Deb & her husband Mike, I visited them in Bermuda with my sister Terry & her husband Gerry. Looking forward to seeing all my friends in October.