Ladies: This month we will be making clay pot candles with those recycled candles we collected last fall.
Date: Wed. January 28th
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Supplies to bring -1 or 2 art brushes
-small stencil (optional)
-acrylic craft paint (2 or 3 colours)
If you do not already own craft paint, don't buy any as I have lots and you use a very small amount. I will purchase all the clay pots @ $1.00 each.
Everyone is welcome. If you need any further information, please call Rosanna Olsson 634-9780.
P.S. Please share any craft ideas with us for future use.
Keeping in touch Joan Beveridge - JessieBrown
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A Sympathy card was delivered to the Walter family, and a donation sent to the V.O.N. in Harry's memory. Also a card and Flowers were delivered to the Arbuckles on the passing of Nancy's Mother.
Welcome cards went to Keith & Beryl Boughey, Helga &
Herbert Stamm, James & Diane Luton, Leonard & Audrey Budden and Wallace & Linda Gardner.
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Foxboro Video Club by Doug Wendland
There has been much activity with regards to the set up of the Foxboro Video Club. Olwen Niessen and Peter Schmidt are getting their feet wet in the orgnization. Don Hill and Doug Wendland have been busy with the room set-up and equipment purchases.
A meeting was held with Foxboro Green Inc. where the equipment budget was approved and Don's drawing of the room set up was presented. This drawing has been turned over to the cabinetry supplier and will be installed as is, pending minor modifications due to space and other unforseen needs.
The equipment has been purchaed and is currently being understood and tested. Don Hill has the Super �S� VCR and reports from Don indicate greatness. The computer, scanner, printer and associated software were purchased from a local supplier and has been temporarily installed at the Wendland residence so Doug can gain some understanding to be of assistance.
Included in the purchase price of the computer system is education on the use of the videoing process and software. This education will be arranged with the supplier and delivered in the January/February time-frame when the video room is furnished and the equipment installed. It is expected that all members taking this education will have basic computer knowledge. Doug Wendland is prepared to assist members in Basic Computer training. This should take approximately one hour of time. Doug has appropriate equipment set up in his home to help you. Please contact Doug at 634-9779 to arrange for your hands-on education.
Special Events at Foxboro Centre-
Card Week:
January 20th Euchre
January 21st Bridge
January 22nd Solo
January 23rd Cribbage
Learn / Teach / Play Sign up sheets in Mail Rm
Super Bowl:
January 25th 5:00 p.m.
Enjoy it with neighbours on the Big Screen
Sign up sheet in Mail Rm
ALL WOMEN WELCOME
If you would like to join the group going to Stratford this month Please Sign Your Name on the sheet below.
Your reservations will be phoned in for you the Thursday before the meeting.
You will be contacted about your ride 2 or 3 days in advance.
Lunch is at the Festival Motor Inn
For more Information call Maureen Wills
Gentle Reminder
There is a one time only fee of $25.00 per household
to be paid to the Social Committee as a start-up fee.
If you have not yet remitted your payment, please drop it off to Eileen Fairweather, 119 Golf Links Dr.
Thank you
January 1998
Volume 4, Issue 1
Super Condo? or Homeowners Association?
In this Issue....
Meet your Neighbours:
The Keiths
Activities Co-ordinaters' Report
Foxboro Green Travel Club
Foxboro Video Club
Swim-ercise to Aquafit
Community Calendar and
Special Events
Deadline for Submissions:
1st of each month.
Editors: Bill & Maureen Wills
117 Golf Links Dr.
From the Activities Co-Ordinaters: by Marg Macdonald
What an exciting month December was! The community sparkled with illuminated wreaths, garlands, trees and reindeer. We even had a reindeer parking spot! The spirit of Christmas shone from every house and radiated in the streets with happy greetings resident to resident, resident to guests.
December the 18th the community celebrated the Christmas season at a dinner catered by Angie's. What an excellent meal we had! The roast beef, full of flavour, melted in our mouths. The chicken, enough for all, was delicious, veggies perfectly cooked. How the waitresses wended their way through the tables without spilling I do not know. And then there was Santa, huge, roaring �Ho Ho Ho!� Santa (Bob Price) led us to our gifts under the tree. Some gifts were crafty, some clever, some funny, and others downright amazing. A few will be seen again next year, disguised! All present had a great time.
We apologize to those who were unable to attend due to the lack of space. In the coming months we will be looking at options for next year and all residents will be given the opportunity to give their opinions on how we can celebrate Christmas as a community with all able to participate. Have your suggestions ready.
On December the 24th, a cold and blustery night, residents were out lighting their candles. Many fingers were singed while lighting and relighting candles as the wind battered the flames. In fact I know of one incident where the paper bag blew into the flame and all went up- yeh Ruth! There may have been others? The effect was very pretty when candles were alight. However, on this night, in spite of careful preparation, the candles fell victim, if not to the wind, then to the rain which poured down all evening. We hope for better luck next year.
We celebrated again on New Year's Eve. Dave Crawford and Don Hill provided the big band sound, along with generous portions of rock, calypso, twist and line dance rhythms. Sybil Dugdale provided on site lessons in line dancing when not gliding around the floor with her dance partner, Peter. In fact Sybil was not once observed sitting from beginning to end of the party! Elsie and Bill Hall requested a Scottish tune and then demonstrated how beautiful traditional folk dancing can be. And the food! Everyone was asked to bring their Christmas left-overs. If those were left-overs then I was in the wrong house for Christmas! The Schippers, when asked for some cold cuts, provided a tray of seafood which included shrimp, lox, crab and scallops in addition to a meat platter that had to be seen to be believed. Ernie Whitlock cooked up what looked to be a thousand wings. The sweets- WOW! Everybody danced. Everybody helped with the food, the serving and the consumption. In fact it was hard to believe how much food disappeared over the hours of the dancing. Exercise makes for good appetites! Thank goodness we asked Eric to turn off the alarm because it took a loud order from an exhausted Russ Wilson to get the revellers and tidiers to call it a night at 1:45 A.M.!
January 3rd, another enthusiastic group gathered to take down the decorations and store them safely for next year. Hot chocolate and marshmallows, cheese, meat, crackers and dip, cookies and cake renewed our energies after the climbing of trees and wrapping up of garlands.
The Social Committee hopes everyone enjoyed Christmas at Foxboro.
Almost every resident took part in one activity or another and we thank everyone for their participation.
After a little rest, some exercise and dieting, we can look forward to celebrating St. Valentines Day. Collect all the hearts and flowers that come your way and look for more news on Valentine plans.
Timely Tips: Put some table salt instead of expensive weed killer on dandelions that grow wild in your garden or in cracks in the pavement.
Foxboro Green Travel Club: by Audrey Honeyborne
Another successful evening of the Travel Club was enjoyed on the evening of December 4th when Dean McFayden of Cruise Holidays entertained us with cruise videos of Alaska, Panama Canal and the Mediterranean. Because of the time factor, the presentation was more in the form of vignettes to whet the appetite of the audience. From the number of questions that were asked concerning the various cruises, it would appear that cruising is high on the wish list of many Foxboro Green residents. The evening culminated with a very delightful wine and cheese party compliments of Dean and Cruise Holidays. To answer any enquiries regarding cruising in general, or Alaska in particular, Dean would be pleased to hear from you at 1- 800-363-2989.
Coming Events: (together with Morningside Travel Club)
Sunday, January 18 Woodbine Races
Includes deluxe coach transportation, admission, program
& dinner. $50.00 per person. Leaves Foxboro Centre
11:00 a.m., returns 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 13 Casinorama
Includes transportation and buffet lunch. $17.00 p/p. Leaves Foxboro Centre, 8:30 a.m., returns 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25 Stagewest Dinner Theatre,
Toronto.
Comedy �Moon Over Buffalo�, includes deluxe coach, show and lunch. $54.00 p/p.
Leaves Foxboro Centre, 9:00 a.m.,
returns 6:00 p.m.
September 24 - October 3 Bermuda Cruise- Celebrity Cruise Line,�Zenith�
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Includes coach to New York City with overnight, probably
in Lake Placid area, 7 night cruise to Bermuda with 2 days in Hamilton and 2 days in St. Georges, all meals on ship, return from New York City by coach with overnight en route.
For more information or to make reservations, contact Doug Wendland 634-9979. A block of staterooms has been assigned and will be held for us for a limited time. Make up a group for a fantastic time! $100.00 deposit, balance 60 days prior to trip.
February 19 - Next Meeting
The Saga of Alaska will continue when our own Doug Wendland will make a presentation based on his and Marg's experiences in this unique area of the world.
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From Swim-ercise to Aquafit by Marg Macdonald
In the pool, where all important decisions are made, a gurgle of exercise experts decided that the group had evolved sufficiently, now demonstrating such an increase in flexibility, agility and strength that a change in nomenclature was deserved. Thus, beginning January 1, 1998 the Swim-ercise groups will be referred to as �Aquafit�.
On January 13, a Tuesday, men's Aquafit will begin. Seven men have signed up for the classes which will be held twice a week. (Tuesday and Thursday at 10:a.m.) Initially the classes will be lead by myself and Caroline Blood, but as soon as the men are familiar with the exercises they will take over direction of the group. Men may still sign up to join the sessions. Believe me, it will improve your golf game, strengthening both legs and arms. You will climb hills with ease and hit the ball 100 yards further! Come on down and join in the fun.
b.y.o.b.
means: Bring Your Own Beverage
Community Calendar
January 1998
Sun. 25th 5:00 p.m. Super Bowl on the Big Screen
Wed. 28th 1:00 p.m. Crafts -
Tues. 27th 9:30 a.m. Christian Womens Club
Sign-up sheet in Mail Rm
February 1998
Wed. 4th 9:30 a.m. Social Committee Mtg.
Sat. 14th 7:30 p.m. Valentine's Day Party
Mon. 16th 7:00 p.m. Super Condo Meeting
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Tuesday October 7th 3 p.m. -8 p.m. at The Centre.
New Fall line of Week-Ender Wear plus 5th Avenue Jewellry
Men are welcome to browse for gifts for their spouse. Gift Certificates also available. Percentage of proceeds to benefit Social Club.
Are you confused about the Super Condo, or Super Board? Do you wonder why we now refer to a Homeowners Association? In fact, these names all refer to the same thing- The Foxboro Green Homeowners Association.
When Foxboro Green was conceived it was recognized that it would take several years to sell and build all the homes. The law, which is designed for high rise condominium projects, says that a Condominium Corporation cannot be created until all the units are built. This requirement might have caused Foxboro residents to pay occupancy fees for up to five years. To get around this problem small Condominium Corporations are being created at Foxboro Green as the project grows. Presently, there are nine.
Each of these Condo Corporations is responsible for a portion of the Common Areas and Common Services. It makes no sense to have each Condo Corporation independently trying to regulate and manage its own small portion of the site facilities. Indeed, it would be a task virtually impossible to define.
To solve this dilemma, the developers foresaw the need for an Association, consisting of representatives from each of the Condo Corporations, which is impowered to manage, maintain, operate and repair the Common Elements as a whole. This organization, the Foxboro Green Homeowners Association, was created by a document called the Reciprocal Agreement to which all the Condo Corporations are party.
When the first two or three Condos were formed, there was no Recreation Centre; the water and waste systems were still being operated by the builder. There was little need for a formal organization to manage the Common Elements. These pioneers of Foxboro Green however, have made a great contribution to the building of the community and the start up of many of the services and committees that are now a part of our everyday life here. They co-operated in setting up what has become known as the Super Board, or Super Condo Association. This is exactly what the Reciprocal Agreement requires, though the organization has been somewhat informal.
As an organization grows, increased formality is needed to provide consistency and continuity in its business activity. In 1998 with over 100 homes occupied, a fine recreation facility and services being taken over fully from the builder, we have reached that point.
The Homeowners Association has now set up a Bylaws Committee which is tasked with developing and submitting, for the approval of all the homeowners, a set of bylaws for the organization and operation of the Association. In this process the provisions of the Condominium Act, the Reciprocal Agreement, the Disclosure, the Declaration and the Condo Bylaw are being re-examined with a view to giving Foxboro Green a Homeowners Association that will build on the good work of prior years and continue to be responsive to our growing needs.
Graham Macdonald (Chair, Bylaws Committee)
Meet Your Neighbours - the Keith's:
When Heather and Al Keith were married in the summer of 1963, they had already been high school sweethearts for six years. Al had grown up in Northwestern Ontario, but completed high school in Toronto where he met Heather at a �sock hop�. Steffanie was born in 1966, Jennifer in 1968 and Jill in 1969.
Steffanie currently makes her home with Steve in Vancouver. They have given Heather and Al their first and only grandchild, Cameron, who was five on Christmas eve. Jennifer and Jill both live in Toronto. Jill was married to Craig this past October.
After thirty-three years of high school teaching and counselling in Toronto, Al retired in June of '96. They are excited about their new home and friends at Foxboro. They love to travel, especially to southern climes to miss the harshness of the winter . Both are taking up golf and hope to see many of you at Foxwood in the better weather.
Note of Thanks:
Out of the Recipe Box Correction!
The December recipe for Rumtopf belongs to Jeanne Malich and was simply passed on to us by Hermina
Stainton. Our apologies.
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Weekly at The Centre
Aquafit -
Ladies: Mon. & Wed. 10:00 a.m.
Fridays 1:30 p.m.
Men : Tues. & Thurs. 10:00 a.m.
Harry Walter, with his wife Marlies, moved to 132 Golf Links Dr. February 28 1997. Unfortunately, illness struck, and despite an operation, succumbed to it five months later, in December. Harry and Marlies had been married 47 years.
Harry, born in Leipzig, Germany, was a hotel keeper before coming to Canada in 1957. He became a foreman at Dutchman Homes, owned by the Hanemaayers.
He loved all sports, golf being # 1. Tennis, skiing, sailing and deep sea fishing were just some of his joys. �He loved the outdoors.� said his son Ken, owner of Kleck Landscaping. �He was a nice person, an open, friendly kind of guy.� Sadly, the community had no opportunity to get to know him. We offer our condo lences to Marlies, son Ken and his wife Astried, as well as to Ken's sister, Patricia. We know Harry will be greatly missed.
Weekly at The Centre
Scrabble: 1:00 p.m. every Monday
Bridge: 7;00p.m. every Wednesday
Ladies Swim: 6:30 p.m. Monday & Thursday
Retirement from a Child's View contributed by Joan Roberts
After Christmas, a teacher asked her young pupils to write about how they spent their holidays. One small child wrote the following:
�We always used to spend our Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma. They used to live here in a big brick house, but Grandpa got retarded and they moved to Florida. Now they live in a place with a lot of other retarded people. They all live in little tin boxes. They ride on big tricycles and they all have name tags because they don't know who they are. They go to a big building called a wrecked hall but they must have got it fixed because it's all right now. They play games and do exercises there, but they don't do them very well. There is a swimming pool there, but they stand in it with their hats on. I guess they don't know how to swim.
�As you go into their park, there is a doll's house with a little man sitting in it. He watches all day so they can't get out without him seeing them. When they can sneak out, they go to the beach and pick up shells.
�My Grandma used to bake cookies and stuff, but I guess she forgot how. Nobody cooks, they just eat out. They eat the same thing every night - early birds. Some of the people don't know how to cook at all, so my Grandma and Grandpa bring food into the wrecked hall and they call it pot luck.
�Grandma says Grandpa worked all his life and earned his retardment. I wish they would move back up here, but I guess the little man in the doll's house won't let them out.�
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