(THANKS TO TED SHUSTER FOR THE PICTURES)
OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCES TO TED HOFFMAN & HIS FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF TED'S WIFE MARILYN
It is with deep sadness that I have to write about a friend passing away, who lived across the street and who we knew for 5+ years. Marilyn was always concerned about the health of others. She called Greta many times, being very concerned about my wife's health, even thought her health was not the best. She lived next door to Marcia Weisman, who recently passed away and spoke to Marcia 3-4 times a day during the difficult month(s) that Marcia had left.
She called her husband Teddy, I guess because he was a Teddy Bear who was always there when Marilyn needed him. She will always be remembered as well as all those who have passed away before her, who have touched our lives in one way or another.
The funeral will take place at:
MOUNT SINAI MEMORIAL CHAPEL - EAST BRUNSWICK
CRANBURY ROAD AND EVERGREEN BLVD
SUNDAY AT 9:45 AM
SHIVA WILL BE AT THEIR SON'S HOME (BRUCE HOFFMAN)
FROM SUNDAY - SATURDAY (EXACT DAYS ARE TO BE ANNOUNCED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SATURDAY EVENING WILL BE INCLUDED)
19 HOLLIS ROAD
EAST BRUNSWICK
CHARLIE LERMAN - RESIDENT TRUSTEE MESSAGE
Reminder. Charlie Lerman, your Resident Trustees, will be available this Monday. at the clubhouse downstairs meeting room, to listen to your concerns and address your questions. Please join him from 5-7PM
SUICIDAL BIRDS - A SOLUTION IS FOUND
In my last email I talked about a problem I was having with birds wanting to commit suicide by smashing into my windows. I guess I am not alone since another resident had the same problem where he lived. Just in case someone else is having the problem here is the answer.
"A quick solution -- is to go to a well stocked gardening shop -- and they
have cut outs of a black hawk that will adhere to the outside of a window and
therefore frighten birds away. I used this very successfully from my last
residence where there was Farmers Cooperative Garden Shop
that sold these appliques. Since I am new to this area I am not sure where you
find a similar shop in this area but I am sure there is one."
So, if anyone sees a black hawk on top of the tree in front of my house, don't panic. I think I will purchase a stuffed black hawk instead of an appliques. If they still keep smashing into my window, I will buy 10 Black Hawks, 9 Squawking, Geese, 8 Siberian Tigers, etc.
Another suggestion from a Resident:
"In answer to your problem with the birds. I had the same problem 12 years ago. Not only were they crashing into my back door but they were using my back patio for a bathroom. I went to the nearest Nursery and was told to buy an owl and fill it with sand so it doesn't fall down and stand it in the back. We moved it here with us and it sits on our patio and we watch how the birds will not come anywhere near. My daughter had to stand one on top of her play gym in the backyard because they were making a mess on it. And sure enough it worked. So I hope this might be of help. If you want to see they owl you are welcome to come and visit."
Emailer's Note: Thanks for all the great suggestions. I know that I could always depend upon residents to come through with some good ideas. I could see everyone who has the problem going on EBAY right now and buying OWLS. I think I might buy a 6 foot owl and put it close to section 1 to scare all the birds and have them fly to sections 2,3, etc. However, residents in these sections might protest and buy a 10 foot owl who would scare the birds back into section 1. Don't stand outside by the clubhouse as the birds migrate from section 1 to section 2,3 and then get confused and migrate back to section 1. This migration might last for months so make sure your cover your heads when you go outside.
FIRE DISTRICT 3 WEBSITE
Check out our communities Fire District 3 Website. You might find it interesting. It will also be found on my BLOG
http://www.mtfd3.com./
CONTRATULATIONS TO ESTELLE & AL FIRESTONE
ESTELLE & AL FIRESTONE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TO THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR 7TH GRANDSON
DAVID RYAN FIRESTONE
7 LBS.1 OZ, 21 INCHES LONG. THE PROUD PARENTS ARE LISA & MICHAEL FIRESTONE, OF CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA.
THAT'S IT FOR NOW
RON
MUSIC
MUSIC
MUSIC
MUSIC
YOU'RE SITTING AT YOUR COMPUTER AND LONGING TO HEAR THOSE OLDIES, BUT GOODIES. HOWEVER 101.1 ON THE RADIO NO LONGER PLAYS THESE SONGS. HAVE NO FEAR - RON IS HERE!
A NEW FEATURE OF MY BLOG WILL GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO LISTEN TO WHATEVER OLDIES YOU WANT TO LISTEN TOO. IT'S REAL SIMPLE TO DO. I HAD A FEW RESIDENTS TESTING THE SYSTEM AND SOME WERE RESIDENTS WHO WERE NOVICES WHEN DEALING WITH COMPUTERS. THEY ALL PASSED THE TEST. HOWEVER, YOU MUST HAVE EXCEL ON YOUR COMPUTER IN ORDER TO OPEN THE XLS FILE. AGAIN, NO PROBLEM, IF YOU DON'T HAVE EXCEL, MICROSOFT HAS AN EXCEL VIEWER PROGRAM ON THEIR WEBSITE. JUST CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING AND THEN CLICK DOWNLOAD AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c8378bf4-996c-4569-b547-75edbd03aaf0&displaylang=EN
JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE DOWNLOADING THIS FILE TO THE OPERATING SYSTEM THAT MICROSOFT SAYS THIS DOWNLOAD IS COMPATIBLE WITH (IT'S ON THE ABOVE LINK)
MOST SYSTEMS COME WITH REAL PLAYER BUT IT YOUR SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE IT, YOU MUST ALSO DOWNLOAD REAL PLAYER. AGAIN, IT IS FREE AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FILE FROM:
http://www.realplayerresource.com/co/real/realplayerresource/?sid=M5_0002
SO HERE IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO:
1. Go to my blog by clicking on the following blog link but remember the password (for the MUSIC) which is music (lower case)
http://regencyemailer2.blogspot.com/
2. On the left hand side you will see MUSIC.....etc. Click on the black wording under it. Then click on OPEN and insert the password music. Then click on READ ONLY and this should hopefully bring you to the song sheet.
3. Click on any blue number and wait a second for the song to load. You might find your computer internet page saying:
Navigation to the webpage was canceled
this is okay.
There are numbers like 100,101,102 that play 25 songs by just clicking the number.
Click on 159 and you get 25 Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons songs; click on 107 and you get 25 Ricky Nelson songs; and click on 135 and listen to the KING, (even thought Seymour Hyden thinks that Roy Orbison is the KING) and 25 of his songs.
There are also VIDEO links to some of the music. The list will be GROWING AND GROWING, so come back often to see what has been added.
I hope you will enjoy listening to those songs that bring back memories. I take requests so send me an email as to what song you would like added.
Amazing, Mo Adler turned up the volume of his computer and now he is dancing in the streets with Carol. Larry Smith and his wife Caroline know the words of every song and are singing along. I even got a request from one of the male residents of Regency who wanted me to add a song that would bring back some fond memories - UNDER THE BOARDWALK!
MEN'S GOLF AT THE MEADOWS
This week we had our first (of many too come) contests with who gets closest to the pin on hole number eight (but you must be on the green to have your shot count). Well, needless to say, the emailer, who last week was a foot and a half from the hole had another nice shot which was 12'6" from the hole. My foursome (Scott, Stollar & Isaacs) tried to duplicate or do better. They came close but Scott was about 1 foot away from me and Stollar and Isaacs were also close. So, I looked down at the scoresheet on the green and found PHIL SLOAN'S name who was about 10' away. Needless to say, the rest of my game went down the tubes and my foursome heard me repeat, SLOAN, SLOAN, SLOAN, WHY? WHY? WHY? up to hole number 18. However, following my foursome was someone, Frank DePaola, who was 8'2" from the hole and he won the contest. Congratulations to Frank for winning but next time could you please stick to singing (great voice) and let me win!
Next Wednesday our Tournament Director's will be playing closest to hole number 2. Yes guys, you have to go over the water and be on the green to qualify. There will be absolutely NO mulligans allowed! This week Steve forgot that hole number 8 was our contest hole. If he remembered he would have used another club to get close to the hole. So to help Steve remember, Steve, next week it is hole #
2
I was also able to take a picture of Jerry Stollar's putting on 15 out of 18 holes. Close, but no cigar!
http://www.comteche.com/free-image-hosting/images/nGr97562.jpg
DON'T SPEED
While listening to my car radio yesterday, one of those talk shows was discussing the fact that State Troopers are now giving out tickets on all the highways for speeding. They are supposedly retaliating for all the bad publicity they are getting with respect to the Governor's accident.
One person called and said he got a ticket on the Turnpike and he was going 67 MPH vs 65. I thought that you had at least a 5 MPH leeway but I guess not. Be careful and drive slowly.
NEWS FROM THE REGENCY FISHING CLUB
The Regency Fishing Club held it�s first fishing trip for the 2007 season. On April 26 we ran a charter trip aboard the Eagle, sailing out of Atlantic Highlands, NJ. We left the dock at 6:45 am with 26 aboard for a day of fishing for Stripped Bass and Flounder. The weather was cloudy, overcast with a slight wind and the water was calm. In the morning we fished Roamer Shoal, which is about 2 miles north of Sandy Hook. We started to catch Stripped Bass on our second anchoring at this sight after not catching any fish on the clam grounds south of Sandy Hook. We caught over 40 bass with three keepers. We then moved to the grounds around Earl Ammunition Pier for the incoming tide to fish for flounder to finish off a great day. In two hours, over 30 flounder were caught all were over the 12� legal size.
Regency resident Sandy Ruden on his first ever-fishing trip, caught his first fish. He said he had a great time and will be fishing with us on our upcoming trips.
Les Braverman was aboard along with his son and grandson, three generations enjoying a great day together fishing, fantastic!
At the end of the day 11 year old Justin Braverman won $50.00 in the Stripped Bass pool with a 16 pound 30� Bass and then won the Flounder pool with a 2 pound 161/2� Flounder. At this point we checked Justin�s rod to see if it was corked and then checked him for steroids, just kidding. We returned to the dock at 2:30 and all had a great time.
As president of the Fishing Club I know I speak for all the board members. Nothing gives us more pleasure then to see someone catch his or her first fish, especially when it is a grand child. On this trip we saw Sandy Rudin�s first fish and Justin Braverman winning not just one pool but both. It was a great feeling seeing Howard Beeferman hand Justin $100 in cash. We warned Les & his son that the money is Justin�s and they don�t get a cut.
Please join us on our upcoming trips no experience is necessary.
Tuesday May 22 Stripped Bass 15 man limit $65.00
Saturday June 16 Fluke 25 man limit $60.00
Sunday July 15 Fluke 25 man limit $60.00
Additional trips will be announced.
Prices include; rods, reels, tackle, bait, pool and all tips, just bring lunch & drinks.
Reservations must be made along with a check to hold a spot, no refunds unless the Captain calls the trip off.
The Fishing Club holds their meeting at 7:00pm on the second Tuesday of each month in the clubhouse library, come join us all are welcome.
Mark Klein
EMAILER'S NOTE : CONGRATULATIONS TO JUSTIN AND UNCLE EMAILER WILL BE COMING OVER TO HELP SHARE YOUR WINNINGS!
CAR KEYS FOUND
If you lost a set of car keys check with the Concierge desk. Someone found a set and gave it to the front desk.
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR "LEGALLY BLONDE"
2 Tickets for Wednesday matinee, May 9th on Broadway are available for the muscial "Legally BlondE" in the orchestra priced at $78.25 per ticket. These are discounted tickets. If interested, please call Shelly Wichansky 732-605-9777.
REGENCY WOMEN'S GROUP
FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATION
HONORING ALL THE MEN AT REGENCY
SATURDAY, JUNE 16; 10:00 - 12 NOON
BREAKFAST - CLUBHOUSE BALLROOM
ENJOY OUR SURPRISE ENTERTAINER
WOMEN ONLY $15 PAYABLE TO REGENCY WOMEN'S GROUP
MEN ARE OUR GUESTS
PAYMENT TO: STEPHANIE HOLLINGER 5 WINNIE PALMER CT or
LINDA ROSS 17 WINNIE PALMER CT
DALE & MERV HAFT ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF THEIR 8TH GRANDCHILD
JONAS ISRAEL FOLSOM
6LBS. 6OZ
BORN APRIL 16TH @ 11:00 AM
THE PROUD PARENTS JAMIE & JOSH FOLSOM AND SON NATE OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA ARE HAPPY TO WELCOME JONAS INTO THE FAMILY
WOMEN'S GROUP MOVIE
"EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED"
MAY 15TH
CLICK ON LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION
IF THE IMAGE IS SMALL CLICK THE + OR MAGNIFIER OF THE PROGRAM
http://www.comteche.com/free-image-hosting/images/Dca68801.pdf
SUICIDAL BIRDS!
I know that a few of us have had this problem but what is the solution. Basically, the windows of my home are covered with a UV coating that, from the outside, looks like a mirror in the daytime.
In front of my home is a shrub bed with a tree. The tree reflects into the UV coating and it seems like there are two trees. Well, the problem is - birds think that they can use the second tree to perch on but instead they slam into the window - knocking them unconscious for a minute (they drop to the ground) and then fly away (probably with a big headache).
As an animal lover, I hate to see this happen. However, rule 405.32 of our Rules and Regulations clearly states that a homeowner is not permitted to cover a window from the outside with a sheet.
Does anyone have a solution to this problem? I could just see some of the answers - like paint a picture of a gorilla on the window with his mouth wide open (that should scare a few birds) or, keep your windows open and let them fly into your home or join the Audobon Society and let them know how many birds your have knocked unconscious. How about playing BYE, BYE BIRDIE! My golfing buddies would probably say, boy Ron, we can't believe how many BIRDIES you got!
DATES TO REMEMBER
WOMEN'S CLUB
May 7 - 4 PM OPEN BOARD MEETING
CLUBHOUSE
ALL INVITED
May 14 -7:30 PM May General Meeting
"How to Lose Weight Without Dieting"
Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Monroe Food Bank to the meeting.
THAT'S IT FOR NOW
RON
