The Villages at Cypress Creek

Winter/Spring 2020

The 18th Annual

Community

Garage Sale!

is scheduled for

Saturday, March 28, 2020 (see details inside)

The Villages at Cypress Creek Website

http://thevillagesatcypresscreek.net/

Your Resource for all Association Documents!

Ventana

Villa d’Este

LaPaloma

Sharon, Scott & Jennifer Olive 1609 Anastacia Lane

Milt & Kay Faust 3806 Gaviota Drive

Aaron & Kimberly Creamer 3919 Teaberry Lane

John Bielefeldt & Gwynne MacCartney 1603 Vistoso Lane

Sam & Lori Gemelli 3608 Maricopa Court

Les Howell 3819 Salida Del Sol Drive

Ron & Michelle McAfee 3729 Gaviota Drive

Bob & Rocky Heniken 3813 Milflores Drive

Mary Segrue 1507 Ventana Drive

Sharon Alexander & Wayne Renyak 1609 Ventana Drive

Sue Webb 904 Vista Verde Lane

Kathryn Maye 803 Silverthorn Lane

Joe & Barbara Brown 1619 Vistoso Lane

Linda Castagno 1611 Anastacia Lane

Fairway Palms

… to our New Residents!

David Hossenlopp & Susan Slavinski 911 Golfview Woods Drive

John & Mary Anne Raymond 4007 Salida Del Sol Drive

Dan & Bea Sobucki 4045 Salida Del Sol Drive

Garry Krueger & Christine Krafft 1603 Ventana

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The 17th Annual Community Holiday House-Decorating Contest Winners!

Christopher & Dawn Harney Ventana

Chris & Sandy Driggers LaPaloma

Carol Tedder Fairway Palms

Jim & Ann Pero Villa d’Este

The 2ndAnnual Community Holiday Business-Decorating Contest Winners!

The World of Suzie Vong

Bulk Food Superstore

Connie’s Home Décor

& Design

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The 19th Annual Holiday Terry Lattz Cookie Brigade!

Representatives from Belvedere Commons, Cypress Creek Assisted Living Residence, LifePath Hospice, Palm Garden and Pacifica Senior Living Sun City

wish to thank our community for putting the sweet on for their residents and staff!

The very, very generous donation of cookies to our assisted living facilities’ residents was made possible by our Resident Bakers: From LaPaloma ~ Bill & Doris Bennett, Ernie & Gretchen Brown, Kim & Karen Dutchess, Mike & Carolyn Lien, and David & Diane Norton From Ventana ~ Joe & Barbara Brown, Leo, Haleigh, Vivian, Matthew & Ava Katwaroo and Dennis & Kim Miller

Many thanks to our wonderful Bakers! This year’s response was overwhelming!, loved it! Surely, a “Thumbs Up” from our dear Terry above …. !

Pacific Senior Living Sun City: Sandra Perez (Receptionist) and Jo (Resident)

LifePath Hospice: Betty Pettersson (Volunteer) and Tllarva Murphy (Hospice Aide)

Belvedere Commons: Vicki Brown (Pod Service Director); Jen-nifer White (Executive Director); Malinda Evans (Resident Care Assistant); Laurie Simpson (Sales Director); Wakina Taylor (Medical Technician); and Donna Harley (Medical Technician)

Cypress Creek Assisted Living Resi-dence: Mayre Lou (Resident) and Raylynn (Resident)

Palm Garden: Anastasia Davenport (Receptionist)

The 1st Annual James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Collection

Many thanks to those who made contributions towards our Vets during the holidays.

Your generosity was appreciated!

Pete Zeban (LaPaloma) has time to spare and time to share ~ Time Share Weeks (all RCI affiliates)!

Holiday Inn Orange Lake Resort (Orlando); #1 Resort in USA, water park, 4 golf courses, restaurants, playland arcade and more! Massanutten’s Mountain-side Villas (Harrisonburg, VA); water park, golf courses, family getaway with much to see and do. The Villas of Tree Tops (Bushkill, PA); Dingman’s Falls,

golf and many amenities. Choose location wherever you want to go ~ prices and length of stay are negotiable (Gold Crown Resorts)!

Call Pete Zeban (LaPaloma) 642.9575 or petecrusader@aol.com for more information!

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Warning!!

you best beware of the Little Red Mustang on the loose in

LaPaloma!

It’s time to “Spring Ahead” to Daylight Savings Time!

2am Sunday March 8th

And time to check those batteries in your smoke detectors

Sam & Rose Lynn Greene (LaPaloma) on the right with visiting son, Bradley, and wife, Lissette, with Ethan, the man at the wheel!

Reminder: All exterior alterations to property need to be approved through the Design Review application process.

Please access our website address below and click on “Association Documents” then “Cypress Creek Design

Guidelines” for additional information.

http://thevillagesatcypresscreek.net/

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Angel s To All of Us …….

And, on behalf of all of the residents of The Villages at Cypress Creek, THANK YOU! to our dear Angels for their judging expertise in our 17th Annual Community Holiday House-Decorating Contest ~ The Katwaroo Fami-ly (Ventana)! Once again, their warm-hearted generosity AND pictures were SO appreciated! It was another wonderful family outing for the Katwaroos, an annual family tradition, complete with cookies and hot chocolate. Their judging duties are never easy ~ so tough to pick winners from so many beautiful holiday displays. Looking forward to our 18th Annual!

Miller Family Homes Update

In LaPaloma, there are four Miller Family Homes homes currently under construction, including one home that will be completed soon. Construction is scheduled to begin shortly on two homes. In Villa d’Este, there is one MFH spec home remaining, with construction to begin shortly on one more home. There are no remaining MFH lots available in Villa d’Este. (see WRH update below)

Starting with their first home in August 2019 in Villa d’Este, William Ryan Homes has closed on a total of 13 homes at year-end 2019, with 17 additional homes under construction. The list of interested buyers continues to grow, with construction to begin shortly on 2 more homes!

William Ryan Homes/Villa d’Este Update

~ Jim Steinmiller New Home Consultant

Model 634.1253

~ Judy Garrett, Vice President & Operations Manager Sales & Marketing, 633.0900

Miller Family Homes

The William Ryan Homes Open House for Community ~ Fun for All!

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We’re happy to report that the islands on Upper Creek Drive are in great shape; expecting (hoping!) the copperleaf plants take off sometime in the spring. The fern has multiplied as ex-

pected. Along Cypress Village Boulevard, it was necessary to replace a landscaping section in front of the wall closest to the Golf Course. This section was replaced with new podocarpus plants. The

plan is to add even more plants in this area. More updates in the next NewsLink! ~ Darcie Shane, Chair

Community Landscape /Beautification Committee Update

Community Security Committee Update

We are happy to report that there is not much to report! Music to our ears! At our January Community Security Committee Meeting, our Community Resource Deputy Jeff Merry did mention that telephone/credit card scams continue to be a problem in our area. See tips below from the Hillsborough County Sher-iff’s Office. Residents have voiced a concern regarding individuals who are riding bikes at dusk/night without lights or reflective gear. Let’s all be safe and remember biking at dusk/night is much more dangerous than riding during the day. If you ride after dark, make sure your bike has reflectors and a bright light on both the front and rear. Wearing reflec-tive clothing also helps. Please don't assume that motorists can see you. Thank you. Please let us know if you would be interested in joining our Committee. Community Security Meetings are typically held on the first Wednesday of the month at 6pm. Please call Russ 634.4247 or Tom 633.0677, and you will be added to the meeting reminder notice. ~ Russ Safford/Tom Rose, co-Chairs

Don’t Get Scammed!

Gift cards are not a legitimate form of payment Do not send money grams or wire transfers

If it sounds too good to be true, it is Don’t answer calls from people you don’t know Never pay for prizes, gifts or lottery winnings

Get a second opinion

If you believe you are a victim, call the Sheriff’s Office 247.8200

Kudos to Ray & Wanda Huntsinger for taking the lead in decorating our entrance for the holidays! It was SO festive and simply beauuuutiful!

LaPaloma Landscape /Beautification

The

18th

Annu-

The 18th Annual

Community

Garage Sale is scheduled for

Saturday, March 28th 8am to 12noon

There is no fee to sell in the Garage Sale. Simply “set up shop” on your driveway!

(see tips on following page)

If you are planning to participate, please let us know so we can post signage accordingly:

Tom/Mimi Rose (LaPaloma) 633.0677

mmrose1@tampabay.rr.com

►Cover or remove items that aren’t for sale, or put up a sign saying “not for sale”. Customers are annoyed to discover that an eye-catching item is off-limits.

►The condition and cleanliness of your items are important. No one likes to handle dirty items. Wash everything, including dishes and other breakables. Wash and iron clothing and linens, such as tablecloths, towels, napkins, curtains, etc. Polish, paint and repair your merchandise to obtain the best price. That being said….don’t overinvest your time. It makes no sense to spend huge amounts of time and effort to paint and polish an item that will sell for 50¢.

►If an item is not in perfect working order, make sure it is labeled as such. Keep items in their original boxes with instruction manu-als and warranties. (No box? Put the item and paperwork in a ziplock plastic bag.)

►Put throwaway items that might have some value to someone (for parts, for example) in a box labeled “free”.

►Price your merchandise. Some people won’t ask the price of each item and you’ll lose them. Your price may not be the right one, but at least it’s a start. If several customers ask the price of an item, but don’t buy or make an offer, that’s a signal the price is too high.

►If you really want to move your merchandise, put up signs saying “Prices Negotiable” or “Make an Offer”.

►Items priced the same can be grouped on one table: “$1 table” or “50¢ box” or “All books $1”. Or tag with color-coded labels: red=$1, yellow-50¢, etc. Post signs around the yard explaining the color code.

►Place large items under and to the sides of your tables where they won’t block a customer’s path. If the tables are barricaded be-hind merchandise, your buyers can’t get close enough to examine the items.

►Customers don’t mind looking through a modest-sized box of similar items (baby clothes, linens), but they won’t rummage through large boxes overflowing with unsorted odds and ends.

►Group similar items, and don’t mix things that will break or endanger customers: tools and glassware, or sharp knives with bed-ding. (Yes, it actually happens!)

►Separate heavy items and breakables, and don’t arrange items so as to endanger your customers.

►Think of your sale as a small retail store. Cleanliness, lighting, display, pricing and grouping of like items are all important. Hanging many garments on hangers on a clothesline just doesn’t work. They’re much too heavy. That clothesline will sag to the ground in short order. Better: a clothing rack, or a shower rod across two stepladders. Or borrow a rack from a friend, church or business.

►You can encourage people to linger longer by offering coffee☺or baked goods.

►Proper lighting is important. If your sale is inside your garage, make sure customers can see the merchandise.

►Keep pets away from the customers. Some people don’t like pets, or are afraid of, or allergic, to them. Hire a babysitter or arrange a play date for small children, who can be distracting and disruptive.

►If you’re selling electrical appliances or lamps, have an extension cord and power strip on hand so buyers can confirm they’re in working order. Other handy items: yardstick and tape measure, tape, extra labels and tags, string, cord, rubber bands, scissors, a knife, paper and pencil.

►Large appliances and furniture in excellent condition generally bring better prices if they are advertised. Let Mimi know if this applies to you. People looking for a freezer or sofa typically don’t expect to find these at garage sales. You need to reach the audi-ence you want.

►Price items realistically. Don’t expect to sell peanut butter or spaghetti sauce jars for 50¢ a piece. Don’t put a $2 tag on a bud vase you can get at Goodwill for 50¢.

►Some sellers display collectibles, antiques and fine jewelry with tags higher than shop prices. The people who will pay those high prices, don’t shop at garage sales; they go to antique shops and jewelry stores. Garage sale shoppers are looking for bargains.

►►► LASTLY, HAVE FUN!

Before the first customer pulls up, here are tips to help make your Sale more fun and profitable!

The 18th Annual Community Garage Sale is Saturday, March 28th

Call Tom or Mimi Rose if you would like to participate 633.0677

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property management company

Dave Krug/Roger Kessler

Unique Property Services, Inc.

1207 North Himes Avenue, Suite 3

Tampa FL 33607

phone: 879.1139 — fax: 879.1039

uniqproser@aol.com

February 2nd Coleen Laskey; 3rd Carolyn Lien;

6th Gail Johns; 8th George Myers;

9th Alicia Haggerty; 11th Don

Hobratschk; 14th Bill Bennett, Sam

Greene, Rita Wellman; 17th Liz Hower;

24th Sharon Knight, Mike Lien; 26th

Bob Dickerson; 27th Sande Larson

Happy Birthday Announcements

March 1st Bea Green, Parker Keen; 3rd Frances

Hereford; 6th Lori Loerch; 8th Mike Dris-

coll; 9th Mary Jo Lee; 10th Nadia Tedder;

15th Suzie Vong McCracken; 16th Ray

Monahan; 18th; 20th Darryl Kloter, Tom

Rose; 25th Rose Lynn Greene; 27th

Gretchen Brown, Kim Dutchess

April 1st Michael Haggerty; 15th Paul Diersing,

Terry Knight; 18th Mary Carter; 21st Rog-

er Loerch; 25th Linda Rast; Keith Ken-

dall; 29th Lois Hobratschk; 30th Jean Al-

drich

May 2nd Robin Rose; 7th Pete Zeban; 8th

Sandy Kloter, Mimi Rose; 10th Gisela

Horkey; 17th Ellen Kleinschmidt; 27th

Peg Driscoll; 29th Janis Adkins

June 5th Doris Bennett; 6th Rose Bryan; 11th

Bev Vorhees; 21st Tony Cocchiola, Billy

Hereford

Is YOUR birthday missing from the above birthday list?? Please call or email me with the info and your big day will be added! Mimi 633.0677 mmrose1@tampabay.rr.com

Attention Residents and Business Managers! This Newsletter is for you and about you. Please contact us with

your “article of interest” — a new addition to the family, special accomplishment, a promotion your business may be

offering, etc. The deadline for submission of articles for the Summer 2020 newsletter is

>>>>>>>>>>> Friday June 5 2020 Mimi Rose (mmrose1@tampabay.rr.com) 633.0677 <<<<<<<<<<<

reasonable. Call or Text Ted today for your free quote 814.207.7018

Danielle Harding (Ventana), owner, Delights by Dancing Elle ~ “have your cake and eat it too!” Cake designs for all occasions! 810.5771 Facebook.com/DelightsbyDancingElle Dkoehler14@yahoo.com. Bill DiPaolo (LaPaloma) has items for sale! A new bike holder that holds two bikes, with trailer hitch, for $75 and a women’s Raleigh bike in excellent condition, $55. Bill can be reached at 634.6453 Pete Zeban (LaPaloma) has time to spare and time to share ~ Enjoy, share, save on vacation away from home. Time Share vacation in the States and all over the world. Gold Crown Re-sorts. Negotiable on length of stay. Please call 642.9575 or email petecrusader@aol.com for more information. Dale Weeks (Montero), owner Badcock Furniture, at 1510 College Avenue East, invites all residents to stop in his store and find that piece of furniture you’ve been looking for ~ men-tion this ad and receive a free gift! Call 645.3889 or visit web-site: www.badcock.com/ruskin-fl Ann Colburn (Villa d’Este) is available for reliable domestic help, such as: daily tasks, changing linens, light housekeeping, weeding/trimming, downsizing, packing/unpacking ~ any task you need help with, just ask! Call Ann 612.804.7917

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Pets, Paws & Beyond provides love, attention, and exercise for your pets while you are not available. We are bonded, insured and a member of Pet Sitters International. Call me for a no charge consultation and together we will create a plan for your pets. I also do house sitting for those times when you are away and would like someone to check your home. Sandy Kloter (LaPaloma) 390.7759, www.petspawsandbeyond.com

China Wok Chinese restaurant located in Sun Point Plaza, is owned by Ventana residents — Quan Yong Chen and Yu Chun Cao! Drop by or call 645.8088 to order up!

Jean Aldrich (LaPaloma) is your Mattress Firm connection! Drop in and see Jean for your sleep needs. Mattress Firm is locat-ed at 10427 Gibsonton Drive, next to Lowes. 672.4700 Bill Bennett (LaPaloma), owner, South Shore Repairs LLC, is at the ready, at your service to make your life simpler, and take care of those general home repairs and RV repairs, shelving, pressure-washing, electrical wiring, move-in/move-out services, hurricane preparation, etc. Licensed and insured. Call today! 633.0351, Cell/Text: 612.616.9845 and Email: Billyboy_1234@msn.com.

Connie Grimaldi (LaPaloma) is a Realtor with Berkshire Hath-away Florida Realty Office. Connie has been in the real estate industry for 13 years, including new construction. Call her 727.742.7894 visit: www.conniegrimaldirealtor.com

Ted Manna (LaPaloma), owner, ClearView Window Cleaning Service & Lonely Home Sitting is experienced, reliable and

To place your free ad, please contact Mimi

mmrose1@tampabay.rr.com 633.0677