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• A very special thanks to Dick Kennedy and Nelson Davey for delivering all 50 plus gifts to Lighthouse in December. Thanks for making sure all those families received their gifts in time for the holiday! Thank you!
   
• A very heartfelt thanks to all the residents who participated in the Holiday Giving Program with Lighthouse this season. We had 50 names and they were all taken and presents bought. Thank you so much for making sure those less fortunate had a glorious holiday! Your generosity is very truly appreciated by many! Thank you!
   
• A very special thanks to those who helped make the Holiday Open House so successful. Whether you helped make a punch (Jack Kozlowski and Terry Reagan) or helped clean-up; your help was greatly appreciated!
   
• A very warm thanks to Nancy Bell and her decorating committee for the 2006 New Years Eve party. The centerpieces and decorations were beautiful! Thanks to Claire Thornton, Dave & Pat Proper, Ginny Shelton, Dick & Nancy Brennan, Larry & Mary Ann DeRonne and Karen Bishop. Also thanks to John Bell, Terry Reagan and Tom Rapp for all the table and chair placements.
  
  Everyone did a great job and it was a beautiful party! Thanks to Bill for being an awesome DJ! Glad everyone had a wonderful time!

WINTERLICIOUS ITALIAN SOCIAL
Friday, January 19th at 6:00 pm
$6.00 Per Person

Come on over to the Clubhouse and join with us to enjoy a Winterlicious Italian Spaghetti Dinner! There will be lots of delicious spaghetti (with Italian sausage and hamburger), garlic cheese bread, salad and bread sticks and a good Italian dessert! Don’t miss the good food and fun! - Sign-up by January 12th.
 

HOLLAND
TULIP FESTIVAL TRIP
May 8 - 9, 2007
$295 Per Person*

INCLUDES: Round-trip Motor Coach; One night at Hotel; One Continental Breakfast; One Lunch & Dinner; Bleacher Seats at Parade in Holland; Tulip Gardens; Windmill Island; Dutch
Marketplaats; Cruise on “Star of Saugatuck”; Baggage Handling and Tour Escort.

*Room rates based on double occupancy. Single cost is $354.

A non-refundable deposit of $20.00 per person is due by
February 28th. Make checks payable to Pat Proper. The
balance will be due by March 25th.

If you have questions, please call Dave or Pat Proper at 248-377-8909.
 

Mackinac island’s
Lilac festival
June 9 - 10, 2007
$319 Per person*

Includes: Round trip Motor Coach; One Night at Lakeview Hotel on Mackinac Island; One Breakfast; One Lunch at the Grand Hotel; Shepler Ferry Island; Carriage Tour Narrated (ending at Grand Hotel); Lilac Festival (some of these trees are 300 years old).

* Based on double occupancy (Single rate is $365).

A non-refundable deposit of $20 due by March 9th. Make checks payable to Pat Proper. Mail to Pat at 3646 Camden Ct., Auburn Hills, MI 48326. The balance will be due by April 20th.

If you have questions regarding this trip, contact Dave or Pat Proper at 248-377-8909.

EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS

The guards at the Heritage Gate House wish to thank all the residents for their  generous gifts during the holiday season. They want you all to know they truly  appreciate your thoughtfulness and kindnesses. Wishing all a Happy New Year! 

Chareese, Doug, Lou, Jeff and Marla

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO YOU ALL!

The holiday season is always so special in all our hearts. It’s a time of gathering with friends and loved ones near and far. It’s a special celebration of life and promise in the Christian community. It’s a time of year of feeling genuinely pleased with kindnesses shown. The staff at Heritage in the Hills feels particularly blessed this holiday season and would like to extend our deepest and heartfelt gratitude for the gifts presented to us from the community. We each felt very appreciated and very thankful for such generosity. It merited our feelings that Heritage neighbors and friends are so very special in our hearts. It has been a pleasure to spend the year with you, serving you to the best of our abilities. Thank you for your show of love and warmth during the holiday season. Words can not express our feeling of appreciation and gratitude. You have filled our hearts with thankfulness!

DEEPEST SYMPATHY & CONDOLENCES

Our Deepest Sympathies go to resident Nancy Branstner and her family on the loss of her husband, Karl. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with you during this difficult time.

Deepest Sympathies also to resident Mary Jane Brennan and her family on the death of her husband, Tom. We certainly will miss seeing Tom walking around the community as he did during the summer. He will be missed! Our prayers and thoughts are with you all at this difficult time.

Our Heartfelt Sympathies to resident Ivonne Kiszko who lost her partner, Walter Lezuchowski during the holiday season. Walter suffered from cardiac illness and suffered congestive heart failure. Our prayers are with you and your loved ones during this difficult time.

Our thoughts and prayers are also with the Larabee family.John & Bonnie lived in Heritage until about six months ago. John passed away just before Christmas. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with Bonnie and her family at this most difficult time.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE RESIDENTS FOR OUTSTANDING SPORTSMANSHIP

Resident Lou Pacioni and partner Jim Lucas will represent Florida in the Senior Olympics in Louisville, Kentucky in June of 2007. Pacioni qualified by winning the Silver in the Florida Finals in Cape Coaral, Florida; after winning the Gold in Pinnalis County at the Counties qualifying games in the 75-79 age bracket. Great job Lou! Best of Luck to you in the upcoming challenge! Let us know how you do!

Resident Tom Rapp was out golfing HERE IN MICHIGAN the week of Christmas and got his Second ever Hole In One! Congratulations Tom! Isn’t it great you can golf in Michigan in December?  WOW! Great job!

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT

Karen Brierly and Terry Reagan - February 3rd at 3:00 pm

Terry and Karen have been best friends for almost two years. In the past six months they decided to be more than bestfriends and Terry proposed in November. It will be a small family event at the clubhouse. The wedding will be at 3:00 pm. If you’d like to stop by to join  in this celebration,  please feel welcome.

NOTES OF THANKS …
From Residents to Your Home:

• Nancy Branstner writes: Thanks to neighbors and friends for your prayers, phone calls, cards and the most beautiful basket of flowers after the death of my  husband, Karl. Your thoughtfulness helps during this difficult time. Thank You!

RESIDENTS IN OUR THOUGHTS …

Prayers for Continued and/or Quick Recovery To:

• Bill Steele

• Beth Hawes

• Bob Bolda

• Art McWood

• Pam Erickson
  

Ponderings From the Manager

This winter has proved to be unconditionally mild. Can you believe the golfers are still out on the courses? In January? Wow; now that’s a record for January in Michigan! However, the reality of winter will be displayed soon with the snow, ice, freezing rain or a drifting mixture of all of the above. I would like to review the policy once more so everyone has a clear understanding of the snow removal process. Plowing will begin when there is at least a one inch of snow accumulated. PLEASE REMEMBER NOT TO PARK ON THE STREET WHEN IT SNOWS! If you have a parked vehicle in the driveway, please be aware that Miller is NOT contracted to shovel around cars by hand; they must plow driveways. Snow will be removed from sidewalks leading to front porches but not from porches. Please pick up newspapers from the driveway or sidewalks before plowing begins. The public sidewalks will be the last thing plowed after all streets and homes are done. Miller will have more equipment and men on-site than ever before; hoping to be able to clean up snow falls in a timely manner. However, please demonstrate some patience with them! They will do their best in getting everyone out as quickly as possible. Also, just for your information, Calcium Chloride will be applied to your driveways and sidewalks if needed. The main roads will be salted. No salt will be used on your driveways. As always, if you incur any problems with snow removal, please call me at the office. If you find some lawn damage due to snow plow usage; please wait until the spring to report it. It will be repaired by Miller at that time. And hey, instead of sitting and complaining about the snow fall; get out there and enjoy it! Step outside and make a snow ball and throw it at your tree in your yard. Enjoy how quiet the world gets when there is a good snow fall. Enjoy the beauty of it all! After all, it is January; so I’ll say once more “let it snow; let it snow; let it snow!” We are ready!

For all of you that are headed south, please remember that you can access the Resident Roster and all of the newsletters and calendars on the computer. The website is http://www.heritageinthehills.com. Remember there is a filename and password needed to access the Resident Roster. If you’ve forgotten what they are; please give me a call and I’ll gladly remind you. If you would like the winter issues of the newsletter mailed to you; stop on by the clubhouse or give us a call and we will take your address and be sure we mail you a copy. We want you to keep updated with what is happening in the community! While you are gone, if you’d like to sign-up for a future event, just call the office and we will be happy to assist you with that. Wishing you all a safe and happy winter season!

As another year ends and I reflect back to all the exciting things that have happened at Heritage, I feel compelled to say thank you to so many that have helped make my position so successful. Perhaps you helped with an event; or came in and spent some time with me while giving me encouragement; or perhaps you suggested an idea for an event or trip; or stopped in to have a cup of coffee with me. It certainly has been a pleasure to work with all of you and building so many wonderful friendships. I appreciate all your ideas, all your suggestions, all your support, all your help, and all of your friendship! Please continue as we enter into 2007! If you have ideas for a social or event, or for a trip (long or short); please come talk to me about it! I try to offer a variety of things; trying to find something for everyone but if I’m not meeting your needs; please come talk to me! If you’d like to take an active part with activities; please let me know! I would love to have your support and assistance! There will be a new evaluation form being used to know how you enjoyed an event. There is a space to include if you’d like to help with other events. Please consider! It’s lots of helpful hands that make these events so successful! We would just like to continue to get better and better; and to do that I need to know what it is you would like! So, talk to me! Stop on in and have a cup of coffee; sit on down and let’s laugh and share and brainstorm! Hope to see many stopping’ on in!

I must apologize for the newsletter getting out a little later this month. With all the holiday hustle and bustle; it’s been difficult to find the time to work on it! On the calendar each month you will find that it carries into the beginning of the next month. I hope you have recognized that and count on it at times like this! I was hoping to use our new copier this month; however that will happen with the February delivery. For those of you that have come into the office to use the copier and have laughed with me at the way the old machine operated (and heard all that mumbling under my breath); you will be so pleased to see the new copier we have just received. It does everything and very easily! I thank the board for recognizing the need for this update. We will all appreciate it! Stop on in and take a look!

Just an FYI about the new Picture Directory. We have waiting until after the new year to proceed with this project. I’m sure by next month you will see the finished project! Thanks for being patient with us on this! Also, I’m thinking about doing another Heritage Cookbook. Are you interested? Be sure to let me know what you think. It’s been a couple years now since we did the last one; think it’s time again? I’ll be waiting your response! Let me know your thoughts and we can get started pretty quickly with it. Thanks!
 

 in January

• BOOK CLUB CHATTERINGS
  
   “I, Elizabeth” by Rosalind Miles will be the featured novel for January 27th at 10:00 am. Any book about an American President is the topic for Saturday, February 24th at 10:00 am. As always, new people and book suggestions are welcome. The discussions are open to all residents. Call Bruce or Joyce Sanders for more information if desired. Join us for book discussion, fellowship, coffee and bagels.
   
• BUS TRIPS IN JANUARY
  
  There will be a fee added for bus usage per trip. Please include this fee when writing your check for the events chosen. The bus fee is shown in bold after the ticket price. If no other fee is charged, the bus fee must be included in check form made out to Heritage in the Hills. If your name is on the Waiting List for an event and you’d like to drive on your own, let us know in the office and we will try to get additional tickets if possible. The number shown in at the end is the number needed to make the trip possible. If this number isn’t met by the sign-up date, the trip will be cancelled. Refunds will be made available up to 48 hours prior to the trip IF tickets have not yet been purchased. Please do not sign-up yourself on sheets where a fee is charged. Your name will be removed if it added without payment received. Thank you for your cooperation in these matters!
  
  Wednesday, January 10th at 6:45 pm - Pal Joey at Village Players in Birmingham. This musical is by Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart, and John O’Hara. This Broadway adult musical tells the tale of a ne’er-do-well song-and-dance man who uses his charm and “talent” with women to get what he wants. It features wonderful familiar songs, such as Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered and I Could Write a Book. Tickets are free and limited to bus capacity! All Seat Reserved At This Time. $3
  
  Friday, January 12th at 5:30 pm - Singles/Ladies Dinner Out to the Sagebrush Cantina in Lake Orion. Dinner cost on your own. Sign-up immediately. $2
  
  Sunday, January 14th - Movie and Dinner Out - Movie and Time to be Announced on 1-12. Give us a call and we will let you know! We usually do a matinee movie and dinner following close to the theatre. Sign-up by 1-12. $2
  
  Tuesday, January 16th at 9:00 am - Men’s Breakfast Out and then a trip to The Detroit Auto Show. Meet at the Clubhouse and jump on the bus. Stop at Ram’s Horn and then head on into Detroit. Tickets for the Auto Show at the Door. Sign-up by 1-11. (8). $4
  
  Sunday, January 21st at 1:15 pm (2:00 show) - Over the River and Through The Woods at Avon Players. Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida. That doesn’t mean his family isn’t still in Jersey. In fact, he sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he has to tell them that he’s been offered a dream job The job he’s been waiting for—marketing executive - wopild take him away from his beloved, but annoying, grandparents. He tells them. The news doesn’t sit so well. Thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around. How could he betray his family’s love to move to Seattle, for a job, wonder his grandparents? Well, Frank, Aida, Nunzio and Emma do their level best, and that includes bringing to dinner th elovely - and single - Caitlin O’Hare as bait. Cost is $12. We will discuss going to dinner following the play. Sign-up immediately. Tickets must be paid in full by 1-8. $2
  
  Saturday, January 27th at 9:00 am - Singles/Ladies Breakfast Out to The Village Café in Lake Orion. We will make a stop at Heritage Spinning to see what’s new in yarns and patterns! Want to stop somewhere else in Lake Orion? We can do that too! Join with us! Sign-up by 1-22 (8). $2
  
  Tuesday, January 31st - 11:15 am (lunch at 11:45 and show time is 2:00 pm) - Meadowbrook Theatre for Same Time Next Year with lunch at O’Malleys at the Holiday Inn in Auburn Hills. This romantic comedy tells the story of two people who find enduring love with each other despite being married to other people. After a chance meeting at a romantic California Inn, the pair begin a 25-year lond affair in which they meet for only one weekend every year. Set against the changing cultural backdrop of the 50/s, 60/s and 70’s, this Tony Award winning play is full of laughter and tears as a clandestine love affair becomes something much deeper. (Ticket price includes lunch) - $25 (16 Total Tickets). Sign-up immediately. $2.
  
  Be sure to check out all the upcoming bus trips coming up later in this newsletter. Don’t hesitate!
  The time to sign-up for these trips and events is now! Find the sheets under “other” in the book!
   
• CARD GAME FUN - Everyone Welcome! Come Join Us!
   
  • BRIDGE - Mondays at 7:00 pm and Wednesdays at 1:00 pm
  • DUPLICATE BRIDGE - Thursday, January 11th & 25th  at 7:15 pm
  • PINOCHLE - Tuesdays at 7:30 pm
  • EUCHRE - Wednesday, January 3rd at 7:15 pm.
  • BINGO - Wed., January 24th at 7:00 pm - We play 10 games ($.25/card) - And 1 Cover-All Game ($1.00 Per Card). Join us!
  • MEXICAN TRAIN - Wed. January 17th at 7:00 PM. Everyone is invited to play! We will teach you how if you’ve never played before. Cost is $1.00/Person Payable Night of Play
  • TEXAS HOLD ‘EM  - Always the Last Friday of the Month. Always BEGINS play at 6:00 pm. (This means you should be here and ready to start play at 6:00 pm). Cost is $20/person payable the evening of play
    Always a lot of fun! Come join us!
    
    Sign Up Immediately!
     
• NEW EXERCISE CHAIR CLASS
  
  Starting Tuesday, January 2nd from 4:30 - 5:30 pm - $10/Month
  
  OBJECTIVE OF THIS CLASS:
  
  Level of this class is appropriate for individuals who are fit and active as well as sedentary, intimidated or
  unfamiliar with exercise, entering post rehabilitation program, and/or for the older adults who enjoy a
  positive social environment.
  
  PROGRAM GOALS:
  
  To minimize age-related physical degeneration. Improve six (6) health and skilled related fitness components: muscular strength endurance, flexibility, body composition, balance, and hand-eye coordination. Have fun!
  
  HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
  
  INSTRUCTOR WILL BE PAT HALSTEAD
  Feel free to contact her with any questions or concerns at 248-766-3507.
   
• HERITAGE BELLES
  
  Did you have a chance to hear the Heritage Hand Bell Choir during the holiday? If so, you have seen that they are awesome!
  
  The choir did an outstanding job taking their Christmas Concert on-the-road. We played a total of 4 concerts and had a blast! The music was great and their performances were outstanding!
  
  Several of the players are leaving for a period of time to travel during the winter months. We are looking for substitute players to fill-in for them in their absence. You do not need a musical background (although it helps). We will teach you how to ring and how to play. We will be beginning new music in January. If you are interested in joining us; please call Karen in the office or Linda Foltz (or any other player). WE NEED YOU!
  
  Please consider joining us today!
   
• ATTENTION SINGLES!
  
  Friday, January 12th at 5:30 pm - Dinner out to The Sagebrush Cantina in Lake Orion. Dinner on your own.
  
  Saturday, January 27th at 9:00 am - Breakfast out to The Village Café in Lake Orion. After breakfast we will stop in at The Heritage Spinning Yarn Shoppe to see what’s new for the new year. Breakfast on your own.
  
  Wednesday, January 31st at 6:00 pm - Pot-luck dinner and meeting at the Clubhouse. Dinner will be Sloppy Joes. Bring a dish to pass to accompany it. After dinner we will have a meeting and perhaps play some Yahtzee!
   
• TRIP TO EASTERN EUROPE SCHEDULED!
  
  If you are interested in joining our travel group for a trip to Eastern Europe next May (2007), then call Dave and Pat Proper NOW! Give them a call to receive more information at (248) 377-8909.
   
• AMERICA’S MOST SCENIC DRIVES
  
  Reader’s Digest Classic Collection - You can see American from the open road and enjoy spectacular scenery in these DVD’s. Interesting commentary draws you into the places you visit. Thursday, January 18th at 7:15 pm. at the clubhouse.
  
  Scenic Drive #1: Travel from Maine’s Acadia National Park to Nantucket Island to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and on to Key Largo in Florida.
  
  Scenic Drive #2 (To Be Shown on Feb. 1st): Cruise through ten states from the Bridges of Madison County in Iowa to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to Montana’s Big Sky Country and on to San Juan Parkway in Colorado.
  
  DON’T MISS THE FUN! JOIN US

• Yoga - Every Thursday at 6:00 pm at the Clubhouse. $13 / Month.
   
• Resident Pot Luck - Friday, January 5th at 6:00 pm - Bring your favorite dish to pass and join your neighbors and friends for an evening of fun! No need to sign-up; just come one and all!
   
• Resident Social & Poker for Everyone - Friday, January 12th - Social begins at 6:00 pm and Poker begins at 6:30 pm. Come on over and perhaps bring an appetizer or snack to share. Bring your own beverages and enjoy the company of your neighbors at Heritage. No need to sign-up; everyone invited!
   
• Wednesday, January 3rd at 7:15 pm - Euchre at the Clubhouse. Come on over and play a game or two with your neighbors and friends. Need at least 4 to play!
   
• Friday, January 5th at 1:00 pm - Stitchers Knitch at the Clubhouse. This is our “craft group”. Bring any kind of project you are working on and sit in front of the fire with others working on their projects. Coffee and cookies served. We will beginning a new service project today. Come hear what we will be doing next!
   
• SUNDAY, JANUARY 7TH AT NOON (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE AND TIME) - Holiday Decoration Disassemble Party and Lunch - Come join with us to take down and put away all the holiday decorations at the Clubhouse. Lunch will be served to all the busy workers. We need your help to do this awesome job! Hope you decide to join us. Sign-up immediately.
   
• SUNDAY, JANUARY 7TH AT 6:30 PM (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE) - Movie at the Clubhouse - The Last Kiss - A successful 30-year-old (Zach Braff) with the perfect girlfriend (Jacinda Barrett) and a lucrative outlook on life struggles with the increasing pressures of adulthood as he weighs the merits of settling down with the woman who loves him against risking it all to be with a comely co-ed (Rachel Bilson). Sign-up immediately. (10)
   
• Thursday, January 11th at 1:00 pm - Banana Split Sundae Social - $2 - Come on over to the clubhouse this afternoon to celebrate National Banana Split day and make your own banana split. Take a break after the busy holiday and have a delicious treat! Sign-up immediately. (10).
   
• Thursday, January 11th at 2:00 pm - Sudoku at the Clubhouse. After enjoying your banana split; stick around and play this fun game with us! We will teach you how to play; or if you know how; come teach us your style! Sign-up immediately (5).
   
• Wednesday, January 17th and Thursday, January 18th at 10:00 am - The Sewing Group meets at the Clubhouse. On-going projects of all kinds! Each class is $5.00. Must bring your own sewing machine and supplies. Stop on by and see what they are working on!
   
• Thursday, January 17th at 7:15 pm - The First in a Series of America’s Most Scenic Drives on DVD. Come on over to the clubhouse and relax while watching this first scenic drive. We will “travel” from Maine’s Acadia National Park to Nantucket Island to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and on to Key Largo in Florida. The second “drive” is scheduled for Thursday, February 1st. Sign-up by 1-12 (8).
   
• Friday, January 19th at 6:00 pm - Winterlicious Italian Social - $6.00—Come on over to join with your neighbors and friends while enjoying a superb spaghetti dinner. Dinner will be spaghetti, garlic cheese bread, salad and dessert. Sign-up by 1-12 (20).
   
• Saturday, January 20th at 6:30 pm - Movie at the Clubhouse - Movie to be announced on 1-15. Sign-up by 1-18 (10).
   
• Thursday, January 25th at 2:00 pm - Valentine Craft at the Clubhouse. Come on over and learn how to weave a cute Valentine Heart that you will be giving to all your special Valentines! Cost is only $2.00 which includes instruction and all supplies. Sign-up by 1-18 (5).
   
• Friday, January 26th at 1:00 pm - Stitchers Knitch at the Clubhouse. Sign-up by 1-22.
   
• Friday, January 26th at 6:00 pm - Texas Hold ‘Em at the Clubhouse. Cost is $20 (payable that night). Come on over and play this fun game with your neighbors and friends. Be ready to start play at 6:00 sharp! Sign-up by 1-19.
   
• Wednesday, January 31st at 6:00 pm - Singles Pot-Luck Dinner and Meeting. Bring a dish to go with the Sloppy Joes that Karen will prepare. After dinner, let’s sit back and relax; do some planning for the year and perhaps play a few games (Yahtzee?). Sign-up what you will bring by 1-22. (10).

 (Sign-Up Now!)

These events have already been scheduled. Some of these events require purchasing tickets and so signing-up must occur now. Be sure to check out these trips and events and  make your plans now to attend! Sign-up sheets are located under “Other” in the book.

• Friday, February 4th - 6:00 pm - Super Bowl Party at the Clubhouse - $5.00 - Come on over to the Clubhouse to watch the big game with your neighbors and friends. Pizza will be served around 7:00. Soda will be available. BYOB (or beer) if interested. Be sure to watch for the Football Pool at the clubhouse beginning January 26th. Squares available for $2/each. Sign-up by Feb.1. (12)
   
• Friday, February 9th - 7:30 pm Show - Stars on Ice at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Tickets $15.00. This “Double Exposure: The Many Lives of Figure Skaters” program is produced by Scott Hamilton. See stars such as Alexei Yagudin, Jamie Sale & David Pelletier, Todd Eldredge, Yuka Sato, Michael Weiss, Kyoko Ina & John Zimmerman, Steven Cousins, Jennifer Robinson, Jason Dungjen, Angela Nikodinov and other guest stars to be announced! Great seats; don’t miss the fun! Sign-up by Jan. 31st. (15 Tickets Available).
   
• Sunday, February 11th - 3:00 Matinee - She Loves Me at the Croswell Opera House in Adrian - $20 . This is a heart-warming musical that opened on Broadway in 1963, with songs by Bock and Harnick (the songwriting team for Fiddler on the Roof), received five Tony Award nominations and was revived on Broadway in 1993, capturing another nine Tony Award nominations. This intimate show is considered by many the most charming musical ever written and is perfectly suited for the Croswell’s “Valentine’s Day” production. Georg and Amalia are two feuding clerks in an European parfumerie during the 1930’s who secretly find solace in their anonymous romantic pen pals, little knowing their respective correspondents are none other than each other. SHE LOVES ME is a romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old world elegance and nostalgia, yet as universal and relevant as ever in this age of Internet romances. The Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan film “You’ve Got Mail” was based on this musical. We will have dinner at The Hathaway House in Blissfield following the performance. Dinner cost is on your own. Sign-up immediately. (15 Total Tickets Available)
   
• Sunday, February 18th at 2 pm - Longhorn Rodeo at the Palace of Auburn Hills - Tickets $11.50. Come along for the fun on a wintry afternoon! Sign-up by 2-14. (15 Tickets Available)
   
• Tuesday, February 27th for Noon Show - Las Vegas Style Dinner Show with Michael Curluccio at Kalloways in Oxford. Tickets $26 which includes the who and a delicious buffet including roasted maple pork loin w/apple stuffing, baked atlantic salmon w/lemon dill sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, fresh mixed vegetables, tossed salad, hot rolls, and is finished on a sweet note with a mouthwatering homemade dessert. Also included is your choice of a non-alcoholic beverage. Cash bar is also available. Prizes and raffles on-going during the afternoon. Sign-up by Feb. 13. (15)
   
• Saturday, March 3rd for 8 pm show - The Irish Rovers at the Ford Performing Center in Dearborn. Tickets $31.00. Enjoy Celtic-inspired traditional, folk, and popular music sung by the Irish Rovers, who have been international ambassadors of Irish music for more than 40 years. They are known for their timeless ability to deliver a rollicking performance of good cheer that will have you singing an clapping along during this pre-St. Patty’s Day celebration.! Tickets have to be ordered soon - Sign-up by Jan. 15.
   
• Sunday, March 4th for 2 pm show - The Subject was Roses at The Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea. Tickets $26. This play is a subtle portrait of a family in the wake of WWII. A son who left as a pampered boy returns from the war as a man in his own right. His parents compete for his affection while trying to mask the tension in their marriage. Finally, both mother and father must face the choice between clinging to their child or recognizing the man he’s become. We will have dinner following the show in Chelsea. Sign-up by Jan. 16th. (15)
   
• Sunday, March 11th for 2 pm show - Neil Simon’s Chapter Two by the Avon Players. Tickets $12.00. It’s not supposed to happen twice in your life, but it can. George is an author whose wife has just died after 12 years of marriage. Jennie is an actress and recent divorcee. Encouraged by their dysfunctional confidantes, the two “single again” adults eventually meet and begin the awkward and sometimes painful yet often hilarious
  process of re-entering the word of dating later in one’s life. Just when things are moving right along .. It’s like starting over. Sign-up by Feb. 25.
   
• Sunday, April 29th for 2:30 show - Tarandot at The Michigan Opera Theatre. Tickets $45. A brave, brilliant & determined suitor can warm the flesh of even the most cold-hearted beauty. The Imperial Palace in ancient China is the setting for the legend of the Princess Turandot—a woman who is determined that no man shall ever possess her. But one suitor is up for the challenge: the mysterious Prince Calaf risks everything on the chance that the first of love burns within the icy princess. In the end, his tireless persistence saves him from certain death in so doing; saves the princess from herself. 15 Tickets. Sign-up by 4-1.
   
• Thursday, May 31st at 10:30 am - RESPECT at the Gem Theatre. Tickets $89 which includes lunch at the Century Grille, ticket for the performance and motor coach. This musical journey is a funny, exuberant look at the lives of women as reflected in music. From “Someone to Watch Over Me” to “I Will Survive!” This musical will have you dancing out of the theatre and singing all the way home! It’s Detroit’s Newest Ultimate Girls’ Day Out at the Gem. A minimum of 20; 29 Total. Sign-up by 4-15.
   
• Thursday, July 12th - WICKED at the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts in Lansing. Tickets $119.
  Ticket price includes the performance and motor coach. Lunch will be on your own. Come enjoy this
  Beautiful musical long before Dorothy dropped in! Minimum of 20; Max of 29. Sign-up by 6-15.
   

(From the December, 2006 Board Meeting)

To increase communications about Board activities we are placing a brief overview of some of the
topics discussed at each month’s Board meeting in the Monthly newsletter. Here are some topics from last month:

Association News

The Board is aware that our holiday lighting this year is not up to our usual standards. We plan on making improvements next year to brighten up our entrance and clubhouse grounds.

Clubhouse

1. The Board has reviewed resident feedback received after our Thanksgiving dinner. We are looking into making changes for the future; however, cost to residents may be a factor in making changes. We would also like to remind residents that if you have comments or suggestions regarding clubhouse functions, there is a Suggestion Box outside the manager’s office to make your voice heard. We would like to have you sign your comment cards so we can contact you with questions, but we will allow for anonymous concerns if a resident feels more comfortable with that method.
    
2. A decision was made to lease a new copier as the current copier is not reliable and requires too much maintenance. A new machine will enable us to print the monthly newsletter in the office and eliminate outside copying costs.
    
3. The Board is still evaluating new chairs for the game room. This has been a more difficult task than we had anticipated due to limited sources for this type of chair. We hope to have this issue resolved in the near future.

Architectural Review Committee

Tree Removal: The Board has received cost estimates for removal of dead trees on common areas as
well as on residents’ property. Bernie Ris will contact affected residents with these estimates. The
actual tree cutting will begin after the first of the year. The Board would like to remind residents that
any tree removal on your property must be approved by the Architectural Review Committee, even
though the trees are on your property.

The Board is also looking into planting new trees in common areas to replace some of the dead trees
which have been removed. We are going to investigate the possibility of getting trees through the DNR or County and State in an effort to cut down on costs. This project will go forward in the spring of
2007.
 

I LOVE TO LIVE

Today, Dear Lord, I’m 80, and there is much I haven’t done. I hope, Dear Lord you’ll let me live until I’m 81. But then if I haven’t finished all I want to do, would you please let me stay awhile ...until I’m 82?

So many places I want to go, so very much to see. Do you think that you could? Manage to make it 83?

The world is changing very fast; there is much in store. I’d like it very much to live until I’m 84. And if I am still alive, I would like to stay to 85.

More planes will be up in the air, so I’d specially like to stick and see what happens to the world .. when I am 86.

I know Dear Lord it is much to ask (and heaven must be nice). But I would really like to stay until I’m 87.

I know by then that I won’t be fast, and sometime I’ll be late. But it would be so pleasant to be around at 88.

I will have seen so many things, and had such a good time, so I’m sure that I’d be willing to leave at 89 .. Maybe.

Just one more thing I would like to say. Dear Lord, I thank you kindly. But if it is okay with you, I’d love to
live past 90!

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS? - THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO US ALL!

DIAGNOSED WITH A.A.A.D.D. - (Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder)

This is how it manifests itself:

I decided to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I looked over at my car and decided my car needs washing.

As I started toward the garage, I noticed that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.

So I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think, since I’m going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find a can of Coke that I had been drinking.

I’m going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don’t accidentally knock it over. I see that the Coke is getting warm and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye - they need to be watered.

I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I have been searching for all morning. Then I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I’m going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won’t remember that it’s on the table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs; but first I’ll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spilled on the floor. So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day: the car isn’t washed, the bills aren’t paid, there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, the flowers don’t have enough water, there is still only one check in my checkbook, I can’t find the remote, I can’t find my glasses, and I don’t remember what in the world I did with the car keys!

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I’m really baffled, because I know I was busy all day long, and I’m really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem, and I’ll try to get some help for it, but first I’ll check my email. Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you know, because I don’t remember to whom it has been sent!

Don’t laugh - if this isn’t you yet, your day is coming!! Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional. Laughing at yourself is therapeutic! PS) I just walked outside and someone left the water running in the driveway! I’m laughing; are you?

THE BEST POEM IN THE WORLD

I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven’s door, not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or it’s décor.

But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp - the thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics, the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch money twice. Next to him was my old neighbor who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought, was rotting away in hell - was sitting pretty on cloud nine, looking incredibly well!

I nudged Jesus, “What’s the deal? I would love to hear Your take. How’d all these sinners get up here? God must’ve made a mistake!”

“And why’s everyone so quiet - so somber? Please give me a clue.”

“Hush child,” said He, “they’re all in shock! No one thought they’d be seeing you!”