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The Villas Noozeletter The Newsletter for the FOOLS of the Villas at Apple Creek Production Editor - Jerry Attricks Volume 8, #4, April, 2019 In this Issue News .................................... 1-2 Lost and Found........................ 3 Snow Birds ............................. 5 Technology Review ................ 6 Incoming ..................................7 Who Cares What Happened .... 8 Police Beat .............................. 8 Culinary Coroner .....................8 News Crew Important April Dates April 12 National Grilled Cheese Day April 16 IRS Comes Looking For You Day April 18 National High Five Day April 20 Lima Bean Respect Day April 22 Day after Easter April 29 International Dance Day News from Coca-Cola The only logical conclusion to the younger generation’s obsession with avocados … it’s avocado-flavored Coca-Cola. Yes, that’s right, Coca-Cola is introducing three flavors for all those brunch heads out there. Along with everyone’s favourite green fruit, people can also try their new sourdough and charcoal flavors, too. Coca-Cola told the Villas NooZeletter, “Not only do they promise to be the perfect tasty, sugar-free refreshment, but they’ll also double-up as the ideal accessory for any brunch-time social media photo – guaranteed to see the ‘likes’ rolling in.” BREAKING NEWS...Condiment King, Heinz brings us a new product! Their deliciously new "chocolate mayonnaise" would be an ideal spread on a nice beef sandwich, toast, or paired with roast lamb. In related news, I feel a little queasy. Our dedicated news crew will remain on the scene and report all important new updates!
Transcript of Volume 8, #4, April, 2019 The Villas NoozeletterVillas at Apple Creek Newsletter April 2019 Page 10...
The Villas NoozeletterThe Newsletter for the FOOLS of the Villas at Apple Creek Production Editor - Jerry Attricks
Volume 8, #4, April, 2019
In this IssueNews .................................... 1-2
Lost and Found........................ 3
Snow Birds ............................. 5
Technology Review ................ 6
Incoming ..................................7
Who Cares What Happened .... 8
Police Beat .............................. 8
Culinary Coroner .....................8
News Crew
Important April DatesApril 12 National Grilled Cheese DayApril 16 IRS Comes Looking For You DayApril 18 National High Five DayApril 20 Lima Bean Respect DayApril 22 Day after EasterApril 29 International Dance Day
News from Coca-ColaTheonly logical conclusion to theyounger generation’s obsessionwith avocados…it’s avocado-flavoredCoca-Cola.Yes,that’s right, Coca-Cola is introducing three flavors for all those brunch heads out there. Along with everyone’s favouritegreen fruit, people can also try their new sourdough and charcoal flavors, too.
Coca-Cola told theVillasNooZeletter, “Not only do they promise to be the perfect tasty, sugar-free refreshment, but they’llalso double-up as the ideal accessory for any brunch-time social media photo – guaranteed to see the ‘likes’ rolling in.”
BREAKINGNEWS...CondimentKing,Heinzbringsusanewproduct!Theirdeliciouslynew"chocolatemayonnaise"would be an ideal spread on a nice beef sandwich, toast, or paired with roast lamb. In related news, I feel a little queasy.
Our dedicated news crew will remainon the scene and report all importantnew updates!
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Big Drop in Snow PricesMADISON -- Snow prices continue to plummet due torecord crop and great harvest conditions. Tuscany Way andSienna Way lead the state in per acre yield in this year's
ClimatologistS Find Pitchers and CatchersReporting Further South Every SpringWASHINGTON—Warning that swift climate action wasneeded if local populations were to survive, a study releasedFriday by the EPA revealed an alarming trend of MajorLeague Baseball pitchers and catchers reporting furthersouth for spring training every year. “It wasn’t long ago thatpitchers and catchers could be spotted as far north asGeorgiaand the Carolinas, but now, due to complex shifts in ourplanet’s climate, they can only be found in the southernreaches of Florida and Arizona,” read the report in part,cautioning that by 2030, global warming may push baseballspring training as far south as the Caribbean or CentralMexico. “People in the southern United States have longwitnessed the beauty of migrating pitchers and catchers intheir towns every spring, but their absence is just another sideeffect of rapidly changing ecosystems. It’s a shame that thenextgenerationofAmericansmayneverknowaworldwherespring training exists.” The study also warned that ifprevailing climate trends continue, the baseball season willbe shortened to a two-week period at the end of April.
IKEA breaks into literary market!
IKEA's first original book is expected tohit top100 listby end of this month. This is an exclusive Villas sneakpreview of the first book launched by IKEA!
Some assembly required.
On other fronts, thisyear's icicle crop isseverely laggingbehind the last coupleof years. Icicle pricesare expected to rise.
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The following photographs were found littering the street last Wednesdayafternoon by Bill Eggleston, after the regular city pickup. Apparently theyfell out of someones weekly refuse. These lovely pictures were mostassuredly tossed out in error. If youknow the owner, please contact themandtell them that the newsletter staff has them and they can pick up their photosany time during regular office hours.
Thank you,
Newsletter Staff
AKA "Butcher Bill"KnapperDoodle's Pool Crew
Practice for Happy Hour Games?
Whatcha say, think we can makeanother 100 miles?
New, second floor entranceto the clubhouse!
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Co-joined twins?
Not sure where thesethree are going but I amsure they are bound toget into some trouble!
We loveHappy Hour!
Jan, from our welcoming committee,collecting vital information on a new Villasresident.
Weweren't sure if this guywas catching "SweetBaby Ray" or tossing him away.
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Snow Birds
Alargegroupofour residentshavepooled theirmoneyand resources to buy tickets on the "EconomyExpress" and are headed south for a couple of weeks.
Dignified residents head off toexotic Menasha South!
The Wheat Brothers enjoying their annual tripto Kansas!
For the second year in a row the top finishers intheTortugaTortoise race cruise to the finish line!
The Tipsy Twins off again on anotheradventure!
George and his beach antics! What a funny guy!
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This month our crack technology crew evaluated the newest of the Kodak line of fine cameras, the "Kodak SFx DigitalCamera". Kodak touted this camera as a budget camera for the masses. The camera lives up to the budget cost but doesnot deliver the pictures it has promised. This camera has a dual processor that was supposed to double the clarity of thepictures, especially in the portrait range, but for some unknown reason it seems to transpose the faces on the bodies. Wethink the dual processors are not in complete sync with the two lenses.
To prove our point we took the following shots of residents for the Photo Directory and got substandard results. See foryourself...
The Bottom Line: We cannot endorse this camera!
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The Villas Annual Talent ShowApril 11, 2019Clubhouse
The newly organized Weight Watchers group willmeet next week Wednesday, 7 PM at the clubhouse.Please use the large double doors at the side entrance.
The Bible Study group will host a potluck supperSunday at 5:00 PM- Prayer and medication tofollow.
Practice for the Villas first annual Talent Contest hasbegun in earnest! Sign up now before all slots are taken!
The Tuscany Tree Toppers Troupe practice theirintricate routine!
Hoping to take firstplace again this year,Al uses every spareminute to hone hissinging skills for thecontest!
Resident injured by upholstery machine
Last week while working on a couple of chairs, RonColling fell onto an upholstery machine in hisworkshop. The EMT crewwas amazed as he exitedthe machine... fully recovered.
News Update
I love AprilAnd my wife saysI sure know how towaste my time? Ha!
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-Two weeks ago Jerry, Anglea was involved in a horrificaccident. Yes, his entire left side was cut off! He's all rightnow.
-Larry Konz was arrested at Walmart where he stole a calendarand got twelve months.
-Police were summoned to the Haight residence where Dickwas resisting a rest.
-David Van Lysal wondered why the baseball was gettingbigger. Then it hit him.
Culinary Coroner
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In this Issue
Condo News ..................... 10
Upcoming Events ....... 11-12
Snow Birds ....................... 13
Condo Info ....................... 14
Villas Websitewww.acvillas.com
The Villas NewsletterThe Newsletter by and for the residents of the Villas at Apple Creek Production Editor - Gary Krueger
Volume 8, #4, April, 2019
This is the "real" Villas Newsletter...(or is it???)
Important April Dates
1 April Fools Day
15 Taxes Due
21 Easter Sunday
22 Earth Day
25 Take your daughter towork day
26 Arbor Day
Bee Friendly!Where would we be without bees? As far as important species go, they are top of the list. If the beesdisappear, strawberries, avocados, coffee and most other plant foods will disappear. They are criticalpollinators: they pollinate 70 of the around 100 crop species that feed 90% of the world. Honey bees areresponsible for $30 billion a year in crops.
That’s only the start. We may lose allthe plants that bees pollinate, all of theanimals that eat those plants and so onup the food chain. Which means aworld without bees could struggle tosustain the global human populationof 7 billion. Our supermarkets wouldhave half the amount of fruit andvegetables.It gets worse. We are losing bees at analarming rate.Continued on page 10
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Board of Directors MeetingApril 10, 2019
Clubhouse - 4:00PM
Become a permanent member ofthe pool crew for one day perweek for approximately 45minutesperday through16weeks.
Starting timewouldbe8AMso thepool is ready to open at 9:30AM.
If you would like to help outplease contactJim Knapstein
We could still use about twopeople to help out with poolduties!
Bees continued from page 9Over the past 50 years, the amount of crops that depend on pollinators (i.e. fruit, vegetables, seeds, nutsand oilseeds) has tripled. Bees play an important role.We have checked and the pesticides we use here at the Villas are on the "Bee Friendly" side and areapplied in such amaner.What else canwedo?Many residents have alreadyplantedwild floweringplantsto helpwith the bee and butterfly populations. Here are some bee friendly plants that can be incorporatedinto the plantings around your condo.
• Crocus, hyacinth, borage, calendula, and wild lilac provide enticing spring blooms in a bee garden.• Bees feast on bee balm, cosmos, echinacea, snapdragons foxglove, and hosta in the summer.• For fall, zinnias, sedum, asters, witch hazel and goldenrod are late bloomers that will tempt foragers.
When buying plants, please, read the labels on the plants and DO NOT purchase plants treated withNeoniconaoid. Bees take the pollen back to the hive and feed it to the brood causing the colony tocollapse!We all can lend a hand to the disappearing species. It just takes a little effort and it can make such a bigimpact!
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Mark your Calendars!May 4, 2019
ClubhouseSocializing 4:00Dinner 5:00
Kentucky Derby Race after dinner
Please bring a dish to pass and your own beverage.
Mary Gloudemans said that IF someone willvolunteer to help her serve them, she will bringingredients forMintJuleps ! (ContactMary if youcanhelp.)
There will be a prize for the best hat!
As always, a chance to buy tickets on the race will beavailable for your wagering pleasure.
Tuesdays - 9:00 AMClubhouse
Host Schedule (Donuts)
April 2 William Block
April 9 Gary Bernegger
April 16 Ron Colling
April 23 Bill Egglesten
April 30 Breakfast Outing
April 30
Happy HoursClubhouse
5:30 Socializing6:00 Dinner
Bring a dish to shareand your own beverage to the Clubhouse.
April 11 Happy Hour
April 25 Happy Hour
May 9 Happy HourW/Professor Gizmo
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Villas Social CommitteeMary Gloudemans, ChairpersonReggie Angela, Eve Allar
Updates to the calendar can be found athttp://www.acvillas.com/calendar.html
Attention Villas Lady Golfers!It’s time to begin thinking about the upcoming golfseason. If you plan to join in the fun, we hope you’ll beavailable to attend an organizational meeting onWednesday,May 15th at 1:00 p.m. at the clubhouse.
If you plan to golf but can’t attend the meeting, pleasenotify Dorothy Nelson ([email protected])and she’ll include you on the Golfers email list.Looking forward to another fun golf season
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Villas Slow Roll season is near!
Join the fun!
Anyone who enjoys riding a bike can join the VillasSlow Roll. At this time, events for National BikeWeekarebeingplanned forMayandshouldbe loadedwith fun, free bike ride opportunities. As soon as wehave more information you can check out these andother new upcoming bike rides on theVillasWebsite.
June 9, 2019 is the date for the BackDraft Bike Tour.You can choose from 5 different routes for every skilllevel. The 10mile route takes you across the The FoxCities Trestle Trail. This is a Rails-to-Trailconversion of a causeway/trestle rail bridge into arecreational trail bridge. The 10 mile loops backthrough the cities of Neenah andMenasha with a reststop at the Neenah Historical Society. The food isgood and they also have family rate.
Dates and other information are now available for theThe Best Friends Bike Tour. See our Website.
Contact Gary Krueger if you would like to have yourname added to our Slow Roll email list to keepinformed about all the fun rides to come this year.Warm biking weather is just around the corner!
Men's Golf
Men's golf will be in "full swing" soon! Join us!
We are now accepting full time and substitute golfers.We play18 holes Wednesday starting around May 15unless the weather really cooperates lets us get outearlier.
If anyone is interested in joining the 2019 Men'sGolf group please contact Jim [email protected]
The Science Contest Tour!Yes, Professor Gizmo is returning onceagain to share his vast knowledge ofScience. This return visit will test thememories of our residents on the uniqueconcepts that were presented in past visits.This might even be called "The Evaluation Tour. "
Brush up on your science...Get out those old textbooks...theProfessor will be challenging yourminds. Prepare to wow yourneighbors with your residual knowledge of science by beatingthe Professor at his own game. As we speak, the Professor isprepping his Quizes and Contests! Better get ready now!
Place: Clubhouse
Date: May 9, 2019
Time: Immediately after The Professor has finished hisHappy Hour meal. (and maybe a beverage or two)
Changing of the flagOur clubhouse flag was tattered and worn so it was time for anew one. Our new flag was donated by American legion post41 who also will also properly dispose of the old flag. BillEggleston andMike Sele, resident legionnaires, did the honorsof replacing the flag. Due to the telescoping type of pole at theclubhouse, our flag cannot be lowered to halfmast at times thatit should.We apologize for this inconvenience.When you seea Veteran, please thank them for their service.Bill EgglestonMike Sele
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Snow Birds
Peg DeWane, AnneJordan, Villas alumniDonnie and Gale Jefferywith granddaughter Gwen,Larry andLizSyring inSunCity, AZ. Playing cards onpatio and enjoying a BBQdinner.
Bonnie and John Lundquist, Jodie Altobelli and SueKirkham got together and enjoyed a friendly game of golfrecently. They had a good timewith promises to get togetheragain beforeweall headback toAppleton at the endofApril.See you soon :-)
Jim & Sue Knapstein and Larry & Charley Konz along withfriends from Appleton at Sal's Gilbert Pizza in GilbertArizona.
We'll see you in April.
Gary & Carole Van Zeeland, Jerry & Reggie Angela &Jim andCathyMcPartlain at FortMyers Beach.WeFLhaving lunch at Pinchers on the beach. See you in April.
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Condo Info
Photo DirectoryKeep those pictures coming!We need your pictures! Pleaseconsider sending inyourpicture for thePhoto Directory. Help us make this acomplete booklet. It's a great way toget acquainted with your communityneighbors. You can do it!
Sample Photo Directory Page
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HOA Board of Directors
Anita Jensen (2) – [email protected]
Jim Gaerthofner (2) - [email protected]
Gary Krueger (3) - [email protected]
Belinda Genda (1)[email protected]
Jim Knapstein (1)[email protected]
Sue Trams (3)[email protected]
( ) = Years remaining on Board
Pfefferle Management
Front Desk920-730-4284
Lori O'[email protected]
Jeff [email protected]
Michelle Shaffer Burns920-560-5033
Villas OngoingGatherings
•Game Day - Every Monday12:30 PM - Clubhouse
•Sheepshead - Every Monday1:00 PM - Clubhouse
•Men’s Club - Every Tuesday9:00 AM - Clubhouse
•Bunco - Every 3rd Tuesday6:30 PM - Clubhouse
•Women’s Group-EveryWednesday 9:00 AMClubhouse
•Bible Study - EveryThursday 9:00 AM
•Happy Hour - Every 2nd &4th Thursday 5:30 PMClubhouse
Calendar ReservationProcedures
The calendar in the clubhouse isNOT theofficial calendar!
THE OFFICIAL CALENDAR can beviewed at www.acvillas.com under“Calendar”.
All condo events and privatereservations are listed on the OfficialCalendar.
To reserve your "private party" dates,you must contact Lori O'Neil ofPfefferle's office (920-560-5030) or( l o n e i l @ p f e f f e r l e . b i z ) .A“ClubhouseReservationForm” (alongwith a refundable deposit of $175 andrental fee of $40) is required. The form isconveniently located on the websiteunder “Condo Info”. Click HERE todownload the form. If necessary.PfefferleManagement can also mail youa form.
To reserve "condo related events",please contact Gary Krueger 731-2728or [email protected]).
Password for the Clubhouse WiFi
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