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August Fox Talk
Digest
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 2002

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Articles:
PROPERTY MANAGER
RECREATION CENTRE
GROUNDS
S AND E
COMPUTER CLUB

Social:
STITCH AND BRAG
In Touch
PHONE BOOK
Recipe

Notices:
BINGO
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Fox Talk
POETRY

Our Deepest Sympathy
The community mourns the loss of one of our residents. Elaine Des Roches passed away on July 4th after a lengthy illness.
Audy and Elaine moved to Foxboro in the spring of 2000 and since they spent winters in Florida, we all did not get to know Elaine. However, all who did know her, here and in Florida, enjoyed a friendship with a thoughtful, considerate and generous lady. Elaine had a very considerable talent as an artist and had produced some excellent paintings.

We offer our sincere condolences to Audy and family and a donation has been sent to the Grand River Cancer Centre in Elaine's memory.

A message of sympathy to Marg and Doug Wendland and a donation to the Stratford Hospital Foundation in memory of her mother who passed away unexpectedly on July 21st.

Keeping in Touch

A basket of fruit and a card were delivered to Jan Price following her recent hospital stay; a card and flowers to Sylvianne Leclair after her surgery and a thinking of you gift to Jim Cook who had the misfortune to break his leg recently. Best wishes to you all !

Welcome to Foxboro
We welcomed Janet and Gerry Elias to Foxboro this month. We are happy to have you as neighbours.

Oops !!!!! Apologies to May and Vince Aquilina
We failed to include their names in the list of Foxboro Green folks who played euchre in the recently held Senior Games. How could we have forgotten them when they came oh so close! to being winners. Sorry you two.
The Tibbles.

The Care Committee gratefully acknowledges the recent donations from Ruth Cooke and Audy DesRoches.

The funds are directed to the ongoing activities of the Care Committee, from which all residents of our community benefit.

BINGO !!! BINGO !!!
BINGO !!! BINGO !!!
Audrey Darbyshire Remember our monthly Bingo Games are on the 2nd Friday of every month. Our next Bingo is on August 9th at 7:30p.m. Bring a friend along for a great evening of fun.

Last month's Jack Pot winners were Sue Baker of Foxboro Drive and Liane Trottier of Golf Links Drive.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Al Keith
PANCAKE BREAKFAST SAT. SEPT. 14TH

Ron, Alan and Al invite you to our next pancake breakfast.

Note the changes:
� you select how much ham and eggs you want
� all the pancakes you can eat
� only two sittings
� cost is $4.00/person

As usual, there will be orange juice, coffee and genuine maple syrup. A sign-up list will be posted in the mail room early in Sept.
Questions? 634-5859 .

TENNIS CLUB NEWS
Ralph Adsetts
Our tennis court has seen more activity this season with two or three new players at the morning Round Robin and also with the introduction of three tournaments.
Unfortunately the hot weather has kept many pairs from playing their matches. Congratulations to Marg. Joiner and Bill Wills for playing 5 out of the 7 matches for the eight couples draw and winning three of them; also to Bob Joiner and Russ Wilson for playing 4 out of the 7 and winning all four of them. In the men's, four couples draw, Bob Joiner and Bill Wills played all three of their matches and won them all.
In the ladies four couples draw, Marg Joiner and Ellen Walker played two of their matches and won one. Carol Cameron and Marg Harris played two despite the heat, so congratulations to both of them.
On Thursday evenings at 7 pm., a new group of Absolute Beginners are having a lot of fun and learning how to play tennis at the same time. There is room for more.
Questions to R. Adsetts 634-8982.

STITCH AND BRAG
June Davies
Stitch and Brag will resume August 22nd. See you then. Happy Holidays

COMPUTER CLUB NEWS
Ralph Adsetts
. The computer club meets every Tuesday at 7pm. On most evenings we have a turnout of twelve or more semi -literate computer students eagerly watching, and listening to our four resident "experts".

For the last six weeks special emphasis has been put on the basics and our teacher has been Jeanne Malich. George Walker, Ron Bleier and Arnold Muma have conducted special interest demonstrations to let us see some of the possibilities of the computer in conjunction with the video club. Arnold Muma and Ron Bleier have shown us something of the way photographs can be filed on the computer and speedily recovered.

Exciting times are ahead; we have now been given permission to install a computer cabinet in the corner. Also, we are to have a new, state of the art computer, which can do everything but fly. This machine will be available to everyone and you will not need flying lessons to operate it. You owe it to yourself to explore its possibilities, so if you are not a member of the Computer Club, join us on Tuesday nights at 8pm in the lounge.

MEN'S GOLF TOURNAMENT
Ken Smith
Cancel all your other engagements and mark your calendar for the 5th Annual Foxboro Green 4 Man- Scramble to be held on Friday September 20th.

Watch for Sign Up Sheet on Bulletin Board.

PROPERTY MANAGER'S REPORT
Theresa Tewfik
Just a reminder that a problem or concern should always be put in writing. All letters sent to the Property Manager, the Executive or the Board, must be signed in order for the complaint or concern to be acted upon.
Please remember the speed limit on the roadways of Foxboro Green is 30 Kilometers per hour. If any resident has misplaced or has not received a copy of the Handbook for Foxboro Green, please call me or drop into the Rec Centre office on Tuesday or Friday mornings from 9am until 12pm You can also reach me at Sanderson Management 742-3200.

RECREATION CENTRE REPORT
Ron Donaldson
Salon Doors

The exterior doors of Salons A and B have had an anti-glare coating applied to the glass that should cut down glare and heat from the sun.

Maintenance

The touch-up painting throughout the Centre and drywall repairs in the dressing rooms are almost completed. Drywall repairs beside the southern pool windows will be done in the Fall.

Draining and cleaning of the pools, replacement of the filter sand and steam cleaning of all carpets will also be done in the Fall.

Rental Policies

The Recreation Centre Committee has decided that there will be no charge for funeral receptions for residents.

Members of the Recreation Centre Committee have been asked to poll their condos on the question of restricting Recreation Centre rentals to internal community and family functions hosted by a resident.

Pool Closing

Please note that the pool will be closed for cleaning Friday, August 23rd 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Next Recreation Centre Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, September 3rd at 9:30a.m. in Salon A.
Committee members are reminded to pick up their Minutes in the Mailroom as soon as possible.

GROUNDS COMMITTEE
Cam Magnan
The Grounds Committee wish to thank all of the residents who took the time to answer the Opinion Survey. We have received 171 out of a possible 215. This gives us a good cross section of how the community feels about many items. This will help us in planning future activities. We will provide a summary of the results in August. The majority of the responses were quite positive with constructive suggestions. There are a few residents however, who do not have any appreciation of what is involved in maintaining our property. We have over 30 acres of park land, 5 acres of ponds, 6 kilometres of walking paths, 12 acres of bush and 637 free standing trees. A responsible maintenance program is not a trivial undertaking. You cannot reasonably expect expenses to never increase. The budget for the next fiscal year will be presented at the August Board meeting. Supporting details for proposed expenditures will be included.
The geese are starting to increase in numbers as they always do at this time of year. We have over 100 now. It is time for Collie Wildlife Control to start discouraging them.
We have had quite a bit of tree maintenance this year. The late July storm did some damage. Many of our trees were already in trouble. The combination of the ozone depletion, the acid rain from air pollution, and increasing numbers of insect types are putting the trees under severe stress. Southern Ontario has increasing numbers of trees dying each year. We have a company called Tree for Life looking at what they can provide for us with respect to a tree management program to improve the health of our trees. With our large number of trees, keeping them in good health requires a significant effort.
With respect to our ponds, there are no ready-made off-the-shelf solutions. We are working with four different pond companies to see which one of them comes up with the best, long term pond management program to meet our needs. We have received a permit to allow some treatment this year. We are deciding on what the most cost-effective action is at this point in time. If any residents have prior pond management experience, I would like to talk to them.
Please call me at 634-9850.

PHONE BOOK

THE VILLAGE PHONE BOOK
Add:
Gerry and Janet Elias
113 Foxboro Dr. 634-9913

e-mail changes
Brenda Churton [email protected]
Pauline Tickner [email protected]
Bill Hall [email protected]

SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT
Bill Simpson
Subject to the approval of the Board of Management, the writer has recently been appointed convener of this committee. While I have been a member of the committee since it's inception as a split-off from the Grounds Management Organization, it may take a little while for me to focus on what should be our priorities. The following are the main areas of our mandate:

1. Streets and streetlights, which includes the responsibility for snow clearing.
2. The home irrigation system
3. The paths, including the boardwalk at the head of the lake
4. The waterfall
5. Structures in the community other than the Rec. Centre

These will assist us in focusing on what should be our priorities, if we have input from the community on what needs upgrading and fixing. The survey recently undertaken by the G.M.O. greatly assisted them in this regard, particularly in formulating a budget to finance the needed tasks. Budget considerations are currently underway by the Finance Committee for the ensuing fiscal year, and there is therefore not sufficient time for a survey to be completed.. However, we will still appreciate your input. You may contact me by letter or note dropped off in the S& E committee slot at the committee mail slots section near the photocopier, or by E-mailing me at [email protected].

We also need to receive feedback on the recently revised watering guidelines. For this to work, we need the co-operation of all our residents to adhere to the guidelines. Also, notwithstanding that we have our own "in-house" irrigation system, as you have no doubt been reading the recent articles in the record, the current drought conditions have impacted on the water table and water users in the Grand system are being asked to reduce water use by 10%. It also helps if we curtail all lawn watering during the heat of the day i.e. 10a.m. to 7p.m. as much of this water evaporates before sinking into the ground.

Residents are no doubt pleased to see the waterfall reactivated and we apologize for the delay. In view of the expense in replacing the pumping unit, it was necessary to call for bids, and then for the successful contractor to order and eventually install the new unit.

FOR ALL RESIDENTS
Fox Talk Staff.
INFORMATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS

Some residents think that the Fox Talk appears magically the first of each month. Many residents do not realize the amount of work that goes into producing the Fox Talk and what the people behind the scenes do. For those that know (former editors and anyone that has dropped by) we thank you for all the support, help and understanding that you have given. The following is a short diary of what goes on behind the scenes.

The process starts with a reminder that is sent out the 20th of each month to those people that have sent articles on a regular basis. (If you would like your name placed on our reminder list, please notify Jeanne Malich at [email protected] or call 634-8142). Since there is more than one person working on the Fox Talk, it is necessary for all articles to be sent to the Fox Talk e-mail address [email protected] or placed in the mail slot at the rec. center. We ask that you do not give an individual the information, as there are procedures in place that we as editors must follow. These procedures are designed so those articles are not lost or misplaced. There is a designated person each month that is responsible for collecting the submissions. These are then handed over to the staff members that will do the layout of our newsletter. On the 26th our work begins and could take 2-3 days for everything to come together. Our new printer has performed marvelously in printing out the front page in record time. Where it used to take 4-6 hours on a good day, it now is done in less than an hour. Now the pages are sent to the first proofreader and then returned. Corrections are done and delivered to the circulation staff for the final proofreading. If it is a go, it is then copied and collated for distribution. Throughout the month, information is collected for the monthly calendar and two people are responsible for updating the information. Our food editor has been pulling his hair out trying to keep his recipes in the allotted space without everything moving all over the page. Your comments and ideas are always welcomed. Anyone wishing to submit a front-page article for consideration may do so by using our email address [email protected] or depositing it in the mail slot at the center. For those of you who have submitted articles, we thank you. These articles will be keep on file for possible future use. Please remember that all submissions will be edited.

POETRY NIGHT
Ralph Adsetts
RALPH'S POETRY NIGHT Come on out for a recital of poetry by one of Foxboro's favorite poets. August 8th at the Rec Centre. See bulletin board for sign up sheet.

Grilled Tenderloin with cognac

We are now in the middle of barbecue season.
I have a scrumptious crowd pleasing recipe. It is Grilled Tenderloin with cognac.
Serve with a nice salad,
Garlic Cheese Toast and a baked potato.

Garlic Cheese Toast
2 TBSP parmesan cheese
2 TBSP mayo
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 small red pepper chopped fine
In a small bowl, stir together all ingredients and spread evenly over thinly sliced French bread. Broil on baking Sheet 2 - 3 minutes.

Grilled Tenderloin with Cognac

1 beef tenderloin ( 2 - 3 lb )
2 TBSP Dijon mustard
1/4 cup peppercorn
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup cognac
2 tsp lemon juice
1 cup whipping cream

Coarsely crack peppercorn, sprinkle on roast and press into surface.
Put drip pan in grill. Cover grill and cook, turning once until meat thermometer registers145F.
When roast is grilled, Warm cognac in skillet on top of range
Remove from heat, place roast in heated skillet. Carefully ignite with match, allow flame to subside, carefully spooning cognac over roast.
Remove to platter. Reserve juices. In saucepan on range, combine cream, mustard and Worcestershire sauce.
Bring to boil. Cook and stir 3 minutes over med low heat until slightly thickened
Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and reserved cognac. Carve roast and pour sauce over.

Allan Groves - Food Editor

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