VOLUME 23 NO. 5
PUBLISHED BY FOXMOOR LAKES MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC
APRIL 2012
Dedication
La Posta Clubhouse
Pictures express
the sentiments
of the residents
of Foxmoor
better than
words…
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L-R: The LaPosta Family: Kim Brenneman, Diane LaPosta, Shauna Killian and Kerri Gantt
(Photos by Ray Brown)
The La Posta Clubhouse Dedication Committee and the Master Board thank
the residents of Foxmoor for their generous contributions to make the dedication
successful. The large turnout for the Dedication spoke highly of the respect and
love that the residents had for Dick. Attorney Joe Adams presented a very
interesting and meaningful expression of the kind of person that Dick was.
The pictures included with this newsletter show the response of the family
and the community to the La Posta Clubhouse dedication.
Sandra Lignell, Chair of the Clubhouse Dedication Committee
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Newsletter Distribution Changes
Following an analysis of the costs involved in printing and distribution of our “The Voice of
Foxmoor”, the Editors have recommended and the Master Board has approved distribution by
email to all of Foxmoor Lakes residents commencing with the December 2012 issue. A few
paper copies will continue to be available at the Clubhouse, and by special arrangement from
each Association’s Board members, for those residents who do not have access to email.
The current process of printing about 500 copies and distribution by employees of Management
results in a monthly cost of about $500 for each of the 5 months during which the Newsletter is
published. This change will result in a savings of about $2500 annually to Foxmoor residents
and can be used to help as an offset in other areas of our Budget. The cooperation of every
Foxmoor resident in providing the Editors with current email addresses is essential to the success
of this program. Both of us pledge to maintain your email addresses in confidence and use them
only for the intended purpose. Please email your email address to:
<foxmoorvoice@embarqmail.com>
The Board has also appointed a committee to look into the establishment of a website which
would provide online access 24/7 to not only the Newsletter but to other Foxmoor Lakes’ up-todate information that would be useful to all residents.
Lew Rubino & Jerry Dudak
Management
As another great season at Foxmoor winds to a close, many of you are preparing to head north
for the summer. As you do so, please remember a couple of small things: Turn the water off to
your unit before you leave and be mindful of things left on your lanai. The summer months in
North Fort Myers brings large storms, many with high winds and plenty of rainfall. Items left on
lanais can do damage if caught in the wind or be ruined if caught in the rain.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Meeting in person or who remembered to
submit a proxy. We had a good, productive meeting and seated our new HOA and Master
Boards of Directors. I look forward to working with them through this next year.
From the completion of the Quad lanai fence project to the building of a new bridge at Libby’s
Lake to the beautiful dedication of the LaPosta Clubhouse, it was a busy, fast-paced season.
Thank you very much to everyone who took the time to offer your wisdom, suggestions, ideas
and encouragement to all of us here at Gulf Shores as we made our way through this difficult
year. It was a pleasure getting to know some of you for the first time and getting to know others
of you better.
We will be spending the summer months working hard to maintain Foxmoor as one of the nicest
looking communities in Southwest Florida! I look forward to seeing our year round residents
throughout the summer and for those of you leaving for the season: Safe Travels and See You
Soon!!
Mark Axford
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Social Committee
FOXMOOR LAKES SOCIAL COMMITTEE
CALENDAR 0F EVENTS 2011-2012
April 7
April 14
Easter egg hunt
Appreciation Day
10am
Noon
FOXMOOR LAKES SOCIAL COMMITTEE
CALENDAR 0F EVENTS 2012-2013
November
3
10
17
17
Coffee (AL V) & Social Comm Mtg
Pancake Breakfast
Coffee (SF Homes)
Turkey Dinner
December
1
7
8
15
Coffee (HOA) & Soc Comm Mtg
Decorate LaPosta Clubhouse
Holiday Party
Coffee (Palm Lakes) & Educations Program
January 3
February
March
April
9am
9am
9am
5pm
9am
10am
5pm
9am
Bocce Sign Up
9am
5
Coffee (Sawmill) & Soc Comm Mtg
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Bocce & Clubhouse lunches begin & continue thru 3/14
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Games Begin & continue until April
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Bingo
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Spaghetti Dinner
5pm
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Coffee (AL II) & Education Program
25
Bingo
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Fish Fry
5pm
2
8
13
16
22
23
Coffee (AL III) & Soc Comm Mtg
Bingo
Ladies Luncheon & Men’s Luncheon
Coffee (AL IV) & Educ Program
Bingo
Las Vegas Day
9am
2
8
16
21
22
23
Coffee (Foxmoor Village) & Soc Comm Mtg
Bingo
St Patrick’s Day Dinner
Sports Banquet
Fish Fry
Coffee (AL V)
& Educ Prog
9am
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Appreciation Day
Noon
9am
9am
9am
5pm
5pm
5pm
9am
Sandra Lignell, Social Committee Secretary
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Bridge
People are leaving for the North so there will be no more bridge this season. Looking forward to
seeing everyone in the Fall.
Diane Cook
Euchre
The month of March was one of the best attended for a very long time. We averaged
approximately 25 players per week. Thanks to every one that helped to make it a banner month.
Whether we win or lose, it is great just getting out and spending time with our friends and
neighbors.
We wish you all a great happy and healthy summer and look forward to seeing you next fall.
If there are enough players to fill at least two tables, we will continue to play the first and second
Tuesday nights of April.
P.S. Everybody help to keep Foxmoor clean and green.
Jim Fegley
Golfers
Thanks for a good year Hope all enjoyed the sports banquet and see all next year with start date
TBA.
Ray Brown
Games
Games were well attended this past season. We look forward to more participating next year.
New games can be added at any time. This year Mahjongg was added. Plan to join us on
Thursday afternoons at the La Posta Clubhouse. Playing games is good exercise for the mind
Sandra Lignell
Walk Off The Pounds
Ken and Lorraine LaBeda continue to lead the walk away the pounds on Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday mornings at 9 a.m. at the La Posta Clubhouse.
Sandra Lignell
Bocce
Well another fun-filled and successful season has come to a close. We had 16 teams, this season,
the most ever! That means that 69 Foxmoorians had a chance to show their skills over the 11
week playing season.
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For a while it looked like we would have a three way tie for first place, but the final play day
resulted in a grand champion…Team 5 “Lima” consisting of Dick Van Dyke, Judy Drury,
Lorraine Lebeda and Ken Lebeda took the First Place ranking with 9 wins & 2 losses. Three
teams came in tied for 2nd place with an 8-3 record and two teams tied for 3rd place with a 7-4
record. The rest were spread out with one 4th place team, three 5th place teams, four 6th place
teams and two teams tied in the Booby Prize position.
This is the 10th year of Bocce league at Foxmoor. It was started by Shirley Stevens and her late
husband, Jim. We still have 13 of the original players participating this year!
Next season, we are looking into having 4 referees. That would allow us to split the morning
into two 2 hour refereeing periods and relieve the long 4+ hour stretch in the sun and on their
feet. If you would be willing to volunteer, please let one of know.
Ron Nunes & Jerry Dudak
Swimming Pools
Phase 1 pool will be closed after 4/8/12 for repair. It should take about a week and half to finish.
Then they start the Club House pool. So by next fall we will have three like-new pools. I expect
all chairs also to be like new and all working fine. Have a good summer and stay healthy. See
you next fall. Please note that all pools must remain covered each evening until the
Pool Heaters are turned off for the summer season…the nights are still cool and
the pool heaters are costly to run when the cover is off…its your and everyone’s
money, so please be considerate.
David Cohen, Pool Committee
Tennis
Open tennis 8:30 Monday through Saturday at least until Easter after which many players will be
heading North. Thanks to Jim Michaels, Jim Macklin, Merv Hicks and Ron Reid for sanding
and painting the benches.
Have a good summer everyone and be safe.
Diane Cook
Foxmoor – On The Wildside
A few weeks ago I awoke to a heavy tapping sound. As I
looked up in the slash pine just outside the corner of my
lanai I spotted a piliated woodpecker chipping away. These
large woodpeckers love to drill holes in decaying trunks of
trees looking for insects. They make a distinctive knocking
sound as they chip away. Piliated woodpeckers make their
homes primarily in the trunks of decaying pine trees by
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creating a circular opening in the tree which leads to an inner cavity where they nest. The sap
from the decaying tree provides a barrier that helps to keep predators out. Some 15 to 19 inches
long with a bright red crest, the pileated woodpecker is both spectacular and noisy. When this
huge woodpecker is hammering on a tree in search of beetle larvae the noise is so loud it sounds
like someone chopping wood with an axe.
Some tidbits about the piliated woodpecker Include:
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It was the inspiration for the cartoon
character Woody Woodpecker
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It is an “ecosystem engineer. Other
birds and mammals rely on piliated
woodpecker cavities for survival
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It is the 3rd largest woodpecker in North
America although the Imperial and the
Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers are generally
regarded to be extinct.
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Territory size varies between 1000 and
4000 acres which they defend year-round.
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They are monogamous
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Northern birds tend to be larger than
Southern populations.
Pileated woodpeckers feed on carpenter ants, the larvae of carpenter bees, beetles and fruit. In
summer, in Florida you often see them pecking at the bright red seeds in Magnolia cones.
I have also seen piliated woodpeckers on Crystal Lake Drive but their habitat was disturbed
when the area behind the Legion was destroyed. If you happen to walk by parking lot 3 (first
parking lot on the right as you enter Foxmoor Lakes on Foxlake Dr.), look high above in the
slash pines on the right side of the first condo. You’ll probably have to stand on the other side of
the parking lot to see a large stick nest in the pine behind
the middle of the building. In the nest are young redshouldered hawks and/or their parents which come and go
bringing food to the youngsters. I’ve been watching the
hawks build their nest and now can see the fruits of their
labors.
A common hawk of wet deciduous wood-lands, they are the
noisiest of the buteos, especially during spring court-ship.
A perch-hunter of the forest under-story, they feed
on frogs, snakes, lizards, and small mammals. Females are
larger than males, and the sexes similar in appearance.
Homeowner’s Association
Hello to all, it’s almost the end of the season; Easter is coming. I hope everyone had a good time in
Florida this year. The weather was great with no major storms this year. We had some big losses this year,
with the loss of Dick and John, but we are going forward. We have stayed in the black so far, but work is
still being done. We have one home with termites, and I want to get all homes inspected. I also want to
setup 2 committees to inspect the sidewalks and outside of the buildings.
David Cohen, President
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News from Longleaf
Looks like homeowner improvements are still in progress. Jackie Hanley has a newly painted
driveway that looks great and kudos to neighbor Gene (Shirley’s husband) Anderson for doing
such a nice job on it …and also on the previously reported upon houses that he painted. The
HOA has commenced foreclosure proceeding on 5571 in order to recoup substantial arrears in
maintenance fees and to be able to improve the necessary repairs to the structure.
For your convenience, tickets for all Social Committee events are available from Suzanne or me
at 5610 or call 731-6583 for home delivery!
Jerry Dudak
Arbor Lakes I
The dedication for the Dick LaPosta memorial at the Clubhouse on Sunday March 11 was a
touching ceremony. The repainted signs naming the facility the LaPosta Clubhouse and the new
bronze plaque mounted on the exterior wall are attractive as well as meaningful. The extended
LaPosta family was present and remarks by Joe Adams, attorney and News-Press columnist were
meaningful and enlightening to all.
Tom R. Veal
Arbor Lakes II
It certainly has been a sad season firstly with Dick LaPosta leaving us and now, more recently,
John Marriott. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife Donna and to all the family.
John was such a sincere, pleasant and hard working individual. He will be sorely missed.
By the time this newsletter hits the press Elaine Rose will have had her son John with wife
Barbara and children (Jack 11 and Gavin nearly 8) visiting with her. John and family are also
planning a few days at Captiva and a few days at Disneyland. Hope they had a wonderful time
all over and great weather.
Dennis & Eva Allen (who are from Indiana) have now taken over their condo at 5712. They
spent the whole week of March 18th buying new furniture and sprucing up the condo with
friends. They’ve been washing & scraping every nook and cranny and also putting in new
screens. The place looks real nice from the outside which is great. We wish them many years of
pleasure in Foxmoor Lakes.
On a negative note renters in the 5716 building who were moving out tore out all the kitchen and
bathroom cabinets to take with them. Luckily somebody saw this happening and reported this to
Dan who contacted the police. The individual was arrested after being forced to return the
cabinets to the unit. Unfortunately the condo has been left in a mess. Beware who you rent to?
Sadly another glorious season comes to an end in our beautiful Foxmoor Lakes community. We
wish all the snowbirds safe travels back home. See you next fall. We wish those who live here a
wonderful and healthy summer.
Richard Lauzon
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Arbor Lakes III
Well, it's that time of year again. Many of us Snowbirds will be heading back north and the year
round residents can get back to peace & quiet. This will be the last Newsletter until next season.
A couple of our neighbors have been experiencing physical difficulties. John Sobczyk had to
return to the hospital for the second time in two months. He has just returned after fifteen days.
Also John Reynolds continues to have physical problems. Here's hoping their health improves.
Hope you all have a Happy Easter, a great spring, summer and fall seasons. See you next winter.
Larry Tretyak
Arbor Lakes IV
The Arbor Lakes IV picnic was held on March 25 with 21 people attending. Good food was
enjoyed by all. Following the meal we played games including guess the number of jelly beans
in a jar. Michelle, Frank Fatica’s grand-daughter,came the closest to the right amount of jelly
beans. Joya and Doug won one game and Inga and Jack won 2 games in the balloon tossing
contests. We ended the party playing Catch Phrase which was great fun for the participants.
We thank Frank, his daughter Cathy and Karen and Joe Schiavone for all their efforts in
facilitating this great picnic.
We are sorry to report that Helen Sorrels (building 15011, unit 206) has died. We extend our
sincerest sympathy to her family. Our Association sent flowers to the memorial service. Also
several of our members attended the service.
We wish a safe trip north to all the snowbirds and we look forward to seeing you all in the fall.
Rose and Lew Rubino
Arbor Lakes V
It’s hard to believe and sad to say that this is the last newsletter for this season. Where did the
time go?
Marie and Bill Vasiluth had a short but enjoyable visit with their daughter Carrie who spent a
few days with them. Also Ron Pattison's brother and sister in law spent some time away from
the cold weather to enjoy the wonderful times at Foxmoor.
The maintenance crew has been busy doing the following: Some of the trees and bushes were
trimmed, the bridge was cleaned; mold was removed and then power washed.
They also purchased and planted a new tree. The tree was planted by the picnic table so as to
provide shade when using the picnic area. The new tree ( which kind of looks like a bush) will be
left to grow this summer and then in the fall it will be trimmed to provide proper shade for the
picnic area so Please Do Not Trim this new tree. A Big Thanks again to the crew who helped
with the projects this season.
Board meeting actions: Discussion about the possibility of building a cover for over the mailbox
area, the board members will do further research on this project. Review of budget and minutes
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from last meeting. The Next Board meeting is Wednesday April 18th, 10:00 a.m., at the
clubhouse. Please try to attend.
The second annual picnic was held we had a good time and good food with our neighbors. All
who were there left with a full stomach and fond memories, hope to see everyone at our next
annual picnic.
Reminder: Please Do Not Feed the wildlife. they are beautiful to watch but we do not want
them to become dependent on food from humans.
A note to our friends who are going back North, have a safe trip and enjoy your summer.
Also to our full time residents it was great seeing and spending time together with all of you
we will miss you. Have a healthy, safe and fun summer.
I know Cricket will also miss all her four legged friends especially Jodie, they enjoyed their
times together.
Quote: Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits so remember to keep the hustle in
your life.
Debbie Pattison
Foxmoor Village
This will be the last newsletter of “the season” and as such I would like to wish all of our
"seasonal” residents a safe trip back to their other "paradise" and look forward to their return
next year. To our 'full time' residents, I also wish the best for the upcoming spring and summer
and hope to see all around the Village. Thanks again to all who have complied with our Phase
One of "Restore the Village". Gulf Shores and your association will be addressing any
remaining violations. At our March meeting, we briefed all in attendance of the upcoming
intentions and projects. We appreciate your continued support and input of your Village plans for
the upcoming year.
Thank you also goes out to residents who have agreed to serve on the Fining Committee as we
address concerns of our residents. It is unfortunate that we have to take this course of action but
certain things must be addressed to maintain the quality of life that we wish and deserve to have.
Hope to see many of you at our next meeting April 17th,
Ray Brown
Sawmill
It is that time of the year when we say goodbye to our snowbirds. Have a safe trip and we will
look for your return in the fall. Get well wishes to Dottie Blatnick as she recovers from
surgery. Her daughter Debbie from South Carolina was here during the surgery. Thanks to the
Social Committee for all the hard work they have done this year. Have an enjoyable summer.
Ruth Reynolds
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Palm Lakes
This season has been great. Everybody is out walking, riding, swimming, doing sports, and most
of all, attending functions at “The LaPosta Clubhouse”. All the breakfasts and dinners have been
very well attended and the food is darn good 99.9% of the time. Well, every one needs room for
small mistakes sometimes.
Many conversations develop at the mailboxes and are carried on to others when seeing this one
or that one. We have pretty much developed a “let them know” group. All kidding aside, it is
great to see so many friends and neighbors talking and enjoying where they are right now.
We have many residents that are ill. Ken Walsh, and Woody Reynolds from Crystal Lake Ln
and Lois Passmore from Crystal Lake Dr. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers and
any of our feeble residents as well.
We just came home from the last dinner function of this Season. The fish was absolutely
delicious and the conversations were delightful. Everyone seemed to be having a great time.
Here we are rapidly approaching the Season’s end. It makes me feel somewhat saddened. It is
that time of the Year when everybody is thinking of returning to their Northern address and
leaving behind all the rest of us. But, these are our lives, so as you pack up to move back North,
we will remain behind and carry on until you return.
We wish all of you a happy summer. Drive carefully as you travel,
Sharon Ward, V.P.
Aluminum Can Tabs
I want to thank everyone at Foxmoor Lakes, on behalf of our local Ronald McDonald House, for
saving and donating their aluminum tabs during the past year. The collection boxes at our
Clubhouse were overflowing with your caring and generosity. As you know I collect them and
take them to the “House” where, because of their pure aluminum content, they can be converted
to much needed cash for the operations of the Ronald McDonald House.
Keep saving them and I’ll collect them again.
Bev Rose
Donations to the Needy
Foxmoor residents; if you can spare any good used sneakers sizes 10-13, I will see that they go
to a deserving homeless person in Lee County. Drop off at my house 15508 Crystal Lake Dr or
call and I can pick up if necessary. (410-2127)
Fred Schilffarth
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Note from the Editors
We would like to thank everyone involved with the newsletter especially;
The contributors whose names appear in each newsletter.
Diane, and Mark Axford and their Gulf Shores CAM staff for obtaining, creating and
modifying the advertisements, printing and distributing the newsletters.
Lew Rubino and Jerry Dudak
Classified
This section of the Newsletter is available free to Foxmoor Lakes Residents. Please limit to 3 lines, and give to
Jerry Dudak (731-6583), or email to foxmoorvoice@embarqmail.com by the 20th of the month preceding
publication.
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