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Vol. XXII, No. 9	King's Gate Club - a 55+ community, Nokomis, Florida	February 28, 2009

CLOTHE-A-CHILD COLLECTION:   Baskets will be passed at the meeting this morning for this important work.   As most of you already know, these donations are used, in August, to clothe students in need of help.   Names are received from the school, and seven to ten students receive clothes and school supplies.   If a child doesn't have good clothes and the necessary supplies for school, it is damaging to his or her self-esteem.   Cheryl Patricca and her committee take the kids shopping, and they feel it is a most rewarding project.   So, in the usual Club way, hope you will give generously to this collection!   There are probably even more kids in need of help this year, than usual.       ---SJB

VALENTINE DECORATIONS are missing from the Clubhouse.   If you know the whereabouts of the missing decorations, please contact Virgina Kureja at 485-4457.   In the future, if any of the monthly decorations come off the Clubhouse walls, please let the Kureja's know.   These are purchased with Round Table (your) funds, and may be used again.

KGC REALTY OPEN HOUSE:   Today from 10 AM - 2 PM, all homes listed by our realty company will be open.   Bring your friends, relatives and guests.

HORSE RACE-PIZZA PARTY is tonight!   Sold out.   BYO beverage.   Ice and snacks will be served.   Bring quarters.       Questions?   Call Bud and Mary Porzio   - 485-1245

LADIES SPRING LUNCHEON & FASHION SHOW:   "Spring Swing" will be held on March 5, 2009, at the Boca Royale Golf & Country Club.   Greetings at 11:30; lunch at 12:00pm.   Today is your last chance to buy tickets - $20.00, includes tax and gratuity. Three entrée choices. Guests are welcome.   Fashions by Bon Worth.   Questions or tickets, please call Barb Amatrudo or Ann Franco.

MOVIE for Wed., March 4th, is Nights in Rodanthe, with Richard Gere and Diane Lane.   With chaos tearing her marriage and family apart, Adrienne Willis (Diane Lane) takes a weekend caretaker job, at her friend's coastal North Carolina inn.   When a storm hits, stranding the inn's only guest, Dr. Paul Flanner (Richard Gere), Adrienne's life changes forever.   Rated PG 13.       --   Arlene Hyde

LINE DANCING on Thursday March 5th will be at 10:30 after the Budget/BOD Meeting.       ---June McMains

KGC CALENDAR:   All Chairpersons of social activities, please send the expected end dates (for the winter, 2009 season) of your activity to Calendar@kgc.com.       Thank you, Barbara Shields

JETTY PICNIC:   At the North Jetty, on March 5th.   Social hour, 4-5 PM.   Dinner at 5 PM.   Everyone welcome.   Enjoy the sunset and relaxation at the Jetty.   Bring your favorite dish for 10 to 12 people.   Don't forget your table setting, beverage and snacks for social hour.       -- Claire Becker

BOWLING:
     
Winners of two-week Singles Championships
John Schleicher       1298
Kerrie Morawa       1239
Linda Varty             1201
Ernie Auerbach       1239
Sonia Scheerer        1194             -- Don Fisher

YOU'RE INVITED to the "DEAL ME IN" card and game party to raise funds for Literacy Volunteers of South Sarasota Co. on Thurs., Mar. 19, 1:00 - 4:00 PM, at Aston Gardens on S. Pinebrook Rd.   Cost $10 each; make checks payable to Literacy Volunteers.   Already, 16 or more King's Gate Club women have decided to attend the card party, and we have room for lots more.   Call Sandy at 412-0107 to reserve a table for you and your friends.   Aston Gardens furnishes delicious refreshments, and you may win a prize in the "Teacup Auction" or the 50/50 drawing.   You'll have fun and help two local programs:   Basic Literacy (helping native-born adults with reading and writing) and English as a Second Language (ESL)(teaching functional English to foreign-born adults).   Ann Kellum, Betty Dowling, Eleanor Barth, and I are ESL tutors for this organization. I've been on the Board of Directors since 2006 and became President in 2008.       ---Sandy McIntyre, 412-0107

KGC TENNIS TOURNAMENT:   March 7th, beginning at 10:30 AM.   New Format - The Bluebirds will face The Cardinals.   They will play to determine the KGC 2009 winning tennis team.   Come cheer for your favorite team and enjoy chili dogs, hot dogs and soft drinks.   Everyone welcome.   See you at the courts!!

SHUFFLEBOARD STANDINGS        Monday,   February 23, 2009

Congratulations to Team # 8, League Champions, and runner up, Team # 2

SHUFFLEBOARD STANDINGS        Thursday,   February 26, 2009

Congratulations to Team #1, League Champions, and runner up, Team #5         -- Ralph Garver

GREAT LAKES BREAKFAST:   Join us Tuesday, March 10 at 8:30 AM, at Perkins Restaurant, on the 41 Bypass at Center Rd.  Sign up in the Clubhouse.  ??  Call Dot at 480-1544, or Loretta at 488-0664.

OHIO CLUB LUNCHEON will be Thursday, March 12, 11:00 social, at IHOP.   It's about time we put our seal of approval on the place.   Sign up in the clubhouse to be sure you are counted. Bring along news, info, etc.   If transportation is a problem or for questions call Posie at 480-1868 or George at 484-3288.

GUIDE DOGS:   Mary Lou Caron (119 Camelot) had the winning ticket to name our next puppy. She chose the name "QUEEN".   So next, after "Princess", will be "Queen". Thank you so much for your generosity. Next up will be the KGC Fair where at least 8 dogs or more will be visiting.       -- Jackie and Nip Barker

FREE SHREDDING:   A reminder that Saturday, March 14th, Christine Watler from EdgeTech Document Services, who spoke with us regarding identity theft, will be offering FREE shredding service to King's Gate Club residents from 10 A.M. to 12 noon.   Each household is allowed to bring up to three letter size boxes of papers for shredding. NOTE: boxes to be about the size that computer paper comes in. Her truck will be parked on the Avenue of Kings about where the Bloodmobile usually parks. Any questions, call Ruth Ingerick, 480-1704.

TRAVEL:
      Sunday, March lst, 2009, All Shook Up, bus loading 9:45 a.m. check bus schedule.
      Sunday March l5th, 2009, All Shook Up,  Sold out/wait list.   Twilight show, leaving approx. 4PM.  $65.00 payments should be in.
      Thursday, March l9th, 2009, Silver Foxes $20.00 sold out, wait list only, payments due.
      Friday March 27, 2009, Sailor Circus, Best Little Show on Earth, tell your friends; family and guests are welcome. Reserve your seats now. $15.00 for a great night out.
      April 25-May 2, 2009, King's Gate Cruise to Bermuda. We have 68 booked. I have sent the requested seating in; no guarantees, but we will try and please everyone.
      September l, 2009, we will be leaving for the Best of the Baltic, a ten day cruise on Princess Cruise Lines. The dates for the cruise are September 3-13, 2009, including Scandinavia, Russia, Poland and Norway.
      Again, Special thanks to Wren McMains for helping Don get all the cruise pictures on the web page, check them out, you will see we have lots of fun on our trips. Thanks for all your time, Wren.
      Don and Mary Lou Richmond Travel Coordinators 484 6807, John and Sandy Eade, Travel Partners. 484-4440  
      Check out the tours offered by Happy Heart tours, Reno & Lake Tahoe, May 25-31st 2009
      Gaming tours. April l8-23, 2009 and Springtime in the Ozarks, Motor Coach tour, May 6-14th, 2009 including Hot Springs, Eureka Springs, Arkansas and Branson, Missouri!

THE PRAYER SHAWL GROUP and BEGINNERS KNIT AND CROCHET CLASS are both canceled for Thursday, March 5th, due to the Ladies' Luncheon.       ---Rose Jones

KGC OHIO SUMMER GATHERING is planned for June 17, 209.   It will consist of lunch at Schmidt's German Village, followed by a guided tour of the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus.   The sign up sheet reflects the cost of both lunch and the tour.       -- Bob Winchester

ENTERTAINMENT:   King's Gate Club presents CAHAL DUNNE, on Wed., March 25, @ 7 PM. Doors open at 6:45 PM. Tickets will be sold on Saturday, March 7 and March 14.   Cahal Dunne is a songwriter, pianist, comedian and one of Ireland's best vocalists.   Come to our last entertainment for the season, and enjoy the show!       -- Emil and Shirley DePasquale

MARCH BIRTHDAYS:   The early March birthdays, of KGC residents who released their information, are:   Betty Winchester, 3/1; Betty Agricola, 3/2; Claire Smith, 3/4; Jim Steele, 3/6; John Vella, 3/7.   Wish them a happy birthday!   Please note:   If you did not sign the birthday release form, at the social meeting on Saturday, Feb. 21, and you would like your birthday included in the newsletter, please pick up a form in the clubhouse, and return it to Rose Jones, 150 Duchess, or call her at 412-1988.

KGC REGATA:   Sunday, March 8th, at the pool.   Another challenge has been made for the skilled yachtsmen of KGC to show their talents.   See the maneuvers and abilities of different sized boats.   Good entertainment.   Refreshments available on the patio.   See you at the pool.       -- Jerry Becker

ALUMINUM SODA CANS AND CAN TABS:   Do you know that we, King's Gate Club, earn money from the sale of aluminum cans? Please take your aluminum cans to the can crusher (just to the north of the recycling container). Also, please remove your can tabs and deposit them in the clubhouse container. They benefit the Shriners. Thank you!!

CPR/AED:   The next class is scheduled for March 14, 2009, from 12 Noon to 4 PM, in the Activities Room.   The following need to be re-certified:   Chuck and Jan Collins, Marilyn Browning, Richard Nolan, Pat Cavalier, Marti Conklin, Inge Gooch, Charlotte Stears, Rosemary and Alan Holdway, George Smatko, Lydia Johnson, Bill Gilbert, Linda Varty and Rex Ingerick.   New members are always welcome.   Please call Emil @ 484-7031.

NEW OWNERS:   We welcome the following new owners:
Richard and Sheila Zimmerman, 324 King Arthur Drive, from Crystal Lake, IL.
Bonnie Blackburn, 130 Camelot Drive, from Decatur, GA.
Bill and Kathy Ferguson, 160 Duchess  Ave., from Wilmington, IL.
We hope you all enjoy many happy years at Kings Gate Club!

"SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" POT LUCK:   The Pot Luck Dinner, last Saturday evening, was well attended.   The committee consisted of Charlie Fote, Linda and Jack Varty, Julie and Jim Walker, Mary Jane and Chuck Shelby, Mickey and Gene Fournier, Mary Ann and Jim Diebold, Claire and Jerry  Becker, Mary Lou and Don Richmond, Judy and Ernie Auerbach, Ann Kellum, Phyllis Brown, Sandy and John Eade, and Rosemary and Alan Holdway.   Charlie Fote printed the posters and tickets.   Mary Jane and Chuck Shelby were in charge of decorations - kudos to them for such a fine job.   Tom Hicks helped with the audio-visual - thanks a lot.   We served raspberry sherbet punch, which was enjoyed by all.   The ham was prepared by Herman's Market (delicious) and the rest of the food, brought by everyone, was a huge success.   The evening started out with a presentation of the colors - American flag carried in by Chuck Collins, Canadian flag by Jim Walker, and British flag by Alan Holdway, while Ken Butler sang the National Anthem.   Next there was a CD of our troops, made by Chuck McIntyre, while the service flags were presented by:   Ernie Auerbach, Don Richmond, Joe Spears, George Crobaugh, and Joe Floyd.   Ken then sang God Bless America and Chuck Collins offered grace.   The Wan-Na-Bees Band entertained for the rest of the evening, closing with God Bless The USA.   Our entire great committee helped serve and clean up the hall.   Many thanks to ALL who helped make the evening a total success - and a special thanks for all the items which were brought to send to our troops.       - Jan and Chuck Collins.

THOUGHTS:   We are so fortunate to have only a two dollar a month increase proposed for our maintenance fee this next year.   We have so much to enjoy here at the Club and anyone who visits comments on all the amenities.       - SJB

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