GOOD DOGGIE

© Seminole County Sheriff Office   
AP Maxx the dog

Here is some news about a Hero Dog. His name was Maxx. This all happened a couple days ago North of us. It is a nice story as nobody was injured.

Authorities in central Florida say a German shepherd helped firefighters locate the two young children of his owners in heavy smoke as a blaze destroyed their home.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that the dog named Maxx helped firefighters find the 4-year-old boy and 2-year-old girl Monday night in their home in the Orlando suburb, Longwood.

Moments earlier, neighbors who saw the fire spreading called 911, broke windows and helped evacuate the children's mother.

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GOOD LUNCH FOR GENTLEMEN AT OLD MARCO LODGE

The Community's Gentlemen's Group had their May Lunch at the Old Marco Lodge in Goodland. The date was May 4th. It was a great day to enjoy the water views

This was a good crowd for the off season. We had 30 members present. We continued to have a well organized agenda that provided laughs, friendship and good food. No wonder we are the community's number one lunch group going on ten years now. 

The Lodge offered fine burgers, but they also served a fabulous fish sandwich. It was impossible to tell which was the preferred choice. The Guys will do it again next month. Look for the announcement.

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BOD AWARDS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT TO SWPM

At an unusual time the BOD met to interview candidates for the job of managing the VeronaWalk Community. The meeting was set for 8:00 AM.

Two companies were presented to the BOD by its' Contracts Committee for further consideration. They were Cardinal Management, and First Services Management Group.

A report was prepared for the BOD by the Committee and cited areas of concerns that they had which led to the unanimous recommendation of Cardinal and First Service. Financial control was offered as a major reason to consider these companies, while the 20% savings was also mentioned.

The current management company, South West Property Management was added to the list by motion of the Board. With that the BOD  interviewed three companies.

At the end of all the debate there was a 2-2 tie on the motion to hire SWPM. That tie was broke by the Board President who, before casting his ballot, said the Old Board bore a good deal of responsibility for problems in the community. He would not blame the management company for failures of the Board.

Then the vote was cast for SWPM. The reaction was shock and silence but no rioting screams of anger. Just shock.

Now the decision has been made. It was in the right hands for making the call. Now simply: We move on. 

BOD MEETING CANCLED

The May 4 Meeting of our Board Of Directors has been canceled due to a death in the family of one of the Board Members.

The Board was to interview candidates to manage this Community and to then make a decision.

Frank Boroweic feels this is a very important vote for our future and wants all members of the Board to participate so he will reschedule the meeting.

Smart and caring move Mr. President.

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CAR SHOW AT ELKS

A few days back we went to the Elk's Club. The had a Pancake Breakfast and a Car Show. A lot of Verona Walk Residents were there too

Here are some pictures of the cars mostly 50's. We had a good time until Uncle Sam started to snoop. He's lucky that this "Bird" didn't get shot out of the sky.

We took the Red Camaro to make our escape from the drone. Who owned that thing ?

FROM BETTER DAYS

We found this picture during a search. It is from Nov. 2014. Dennis and I visited his cousin Judy in Nutley NJ. If we were up in Jersey we often visited Judy And Frank. We were all smiles and happy when this picture was taken.

On Saturday Judy's sister, Rebecca Cowley died. Tuesday is her funeral.

We can not be there in person, but through prayers we are with cousin Judy during this sad sad time. Our prayers are with you.

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THINGS TO NOTE FOR MAY

It looks like this is going to be a month without major family birthdays to note.  That makes this job easy. Even I with that Swiss Cheese Brain can handle May's assignment.

I will note now that there is a big holiday at the end of the month.