Vol 7 No 6

In the Loop Looper’s Way Community, Village of Dunedin, The Villages, Florida ! Vol. 7, No. 6 ! June 1, 2021 We’re back, baby! Cards & Games and Potluck Potluck & ‘Screw’ June 17 Jim & Cortnee Church, Davi Short, Edda Connell, and Mark Goldberg & Gwen Frey share a laugh in 2017 while Carl Phelps in 2019. playing “Screw Your Neighbor.” Cards & Games June 2 Don’t you just love it when you can enjoy a great meal but not have to do all of the cooking? Our For those of you who are new to Looper’s Way (or Looper’s Way hors d’oeuvres have a reputation for those of you who have forgotten!), we dedicate the 1st being quite delicious. We dedicate the 3rd Thursday Wednesday of each month to a Looper’s Way: of each month to a Looper’s Way: Cards & Games Night Potluck Social Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Thursday, June 17 5:30 p.m. (Gather) 6-8:30 p.m. 5:45 p.m. (Start eating) Burnsed Cards & Games Room 6:30 p.m. (Play a game) Usually, these events are open play. Sometimes we We usually play a game or have entertainment plan special games, such as Bunco or Re-Gifting Bingo. (e.g., magician, dancers, trivia contest, etc.) after Usually we have tables for Mexican Train, Euchre, or dinner. This month, we will play “Screw Your other favorites (e.g., Wizard, Sevens, Samba). Bring Neighbor,” a fun and simple card game. Each your own games, or plan to use whatever games are person must bring four quarters and a sense of available at the Rec Center. humor to participate. Be vaccinated. Masks not needed. In addition, BYOB, a dish to share, and If you are interested in learning the newest Samba money for a 50/50 raffle (we need to replenish our version (Tri-Sam), Davi Short has offered to teach you. coffers). WEAR YOUR NAME BADGE! Email [email protected] to sign up. 1 The kitchen will be open, so BYOB and snacks to share. WEAR YOUR NAME BADGE! We will follow CDC guidelines when hosting both of our indoor events this month. So please be vaccinated against COVID-19. Masks are not necessary. Do not attend if you feel sick for any reason or have symptoms of COVID-19. See you Wednesday!

What else we’ve got going on in June ... Euchre Read Hot Readers (book club) ! Four-Handed (singles welcome) ! Everyone welcome • 3rd Monday of the month • 4th Tuesday of the • 6:15-9:30 p.m. month • Play in people’s homes; space may be limited • 4-5 p.m. • Contact: Trish Radican, [email protected] • Via Zoom or in people’s homes ! Six-Handed (singles welcome) • Contact: Cheryl Williams, • Day & time TBD [email protected] • Play in people’s homes • No coordinator; set up with four-handed players Tri-Sam (advanced version of Samba) Golf ! Open to anyone who knows how to play at ! Couples Golf (singles welcome) least basic Samba • 2nd & 4th Wednesday mornings • Tuesdays • Executive courses • 1-4 p.m. • Time & location TBA • Captiva Cards & • Contact: Charlie Yates, Games Room [email protected] • Contact: Davi Short, [email protected] ! Men’s Golf Trivia (team play) • 1st, 3rd, & 5th Wednesday mornings • Executive courses ! Sign up to be placed on a Looper’s Way team • Time & location TBA • Thursdays • Contact: Paul Burger, [email protected] • 6:15 (show up); games start at 7 p.m. • Mystic Ice Cream, 466A, Fruitland Park Pickleball • Contact: Michele Barnes, [email protected] ! All skill levels welcomed; if you have not played before, please consider taking Pickleball Dine Around 101 first through The Villages. • Sundays at Manatee ! Several Dine-Around groups have been in • 4 p.m. (Start time may vary existence for years. depending on time of year & amount of daylight) • If you are interested in joining or creating a • Contact: Pat Donnellan, new dine-around group, discuss this with [email protected] folks at Cards & Games or the Potluck. • If you are interested in coordinating new Shuffleboard Dine-Around groups, contact Vicki Yates, [email protected] ! Outside Bocce • Saturday afternoon league; currently full • Subs occasionally needed ! We used to have a couple of bocce leagues, but • Contact: Ernie d’Eustachio, lack of interest (and COVID) shut things down. • If you are interested in resurrecting our [email protected] Bocce league, contact Vicki Yates, [email protected] ! Table top • Sunday evening league; currently full • Subs occasionally needed • Contact: Connie Pankey, [email protected] 2

Villages Folk Quartet to perform The Villages Pop Chorus Folk Quartet is putting on a benefit concert for Friends of SoZo Kids. Tap your feet or sing along to old favorites. Cost of admission is $10. Attendees are asked to bring a pair of NEW, QUALITY sneakers (sizes 9-12 for teen boys and sizes 7-9 for teen girls), which will be distributed at the SoZo Kids Back-to-School Bash. June 14-16 (Date still being confirmed) 7 p.m. Colony Rec Center Purchase tickets from LaRae Donnellan, [email protected]. For more information, go to www.FriendsOfSoZoKids.com. Loopers support Fruitland Park food pantry; more help needed At the last several Looper’s Way driveway parties, we collected more than a thousand dollars in cash and food, which we have donated to Beyond The Walls food pantry, a ministry of Heritage Community Church in Fruitland Park. We will continue to collect for them. The pantry distributes fresh vegetables, meat, packaged food, and more on Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 9-12 by appointment, only. A new walk-in refrigerator was just built. Write checks to Beyond The Walls Food Pantry, 609 W. Berckman St., Fruitland Park, FL 34731. For more info, contact Vicki Yates, [email protected]. 3

Precision golf cart team entertains at Cinco de Mayo party The Villages Golf Cart Drill Team wowed us with their driving skills during a half-hour show May 5 up and down Plank Street. They performed figure-eights, made loops, and even played chicken at speeds that set our hearts aflutter. 4

Party organizer Andrea Vyskocil serves chili. 5

Loopers host lanai party with music, drinks, hors d’oeuvres Mike Theobold & Terri O’Hare (top, left) opened their home and their lanai for a indoor-outdoor cocktail party on May 20, with entertainment provided by Paula Landry. Loopers win at trivia, again Loopers & Friends (clockwise from top, left): Jerry & Michele ! Sunday, July 4 – Annual Looper’s Way 4th of Barnes, Ernie & Ginny d’Eustachio; Pat Donnellan, Jan & Jenny Bryson; Bill Strong; and Cindi Totten & Sarah Diller. July Picnic on Pigeon Court Loopers teams frequently win at Mystic Ice Cream Trivia. ! Saturday, Dec. 11 – Annual Looper’s Way 6 Holiday Dinner Party at Eisenhower Would you like to help plan them? Please contact Vicki Yates at [email protected].

News from around the neighborhood & beyond ... Euchre players Ginny & Ernie d’Eustachio, Vicki Yates, John Jamison, Bill & Pam & Mike Cluck visited grandchildren Cheryl Osborn, Pat Donnellan, Jane Barry, Ed Piendel, Trish & Jim Radican, Kylie, Kersten, & Chris Ferguson at LaRae Donnellan, Greg & Judy Mersch, and Linda Piendel. Kylie’s high school graduation in Ohio. Above: Curt McGee participated in the Ride of Silence to honor those killed or injured while cycling. Mike Cluck (right) & his partner won Gold last month at Pictona Senior Men’s Open in Daytona Beach. It was Mike’s first pickleball tournament! Congrats! LaRae & Pat Donnellan met up with friends Steve & Hannah from Massachusetts at the Columbia Café in Tampa. Terry & Nancy Mitchell spent 11 days visiting U.S. National Parks; here they are at the Arches National Monument in Utah. Below: Sue Galeucia with New Hampshire moose; Len Galeucia with 1st catch of the season. Gwen Frey & quilters honored for their work. And finally, Joe Ruiz shows off “sour, salty” but NOT “delicious” beer. 7

June Birthdays June Anniversaries 1 Joan Surkamer 12 Linda Bowers 3 – 2012 Bonnie & Tom Albert 1 Bob Smith 13 Fred Young 6 – 1987 Jeff & Cheryl Brown 3 Paul Burger 13 Neal Thompson 9 – 1973 Ed & Nancy Platzer 3 Sharon Currie 13 Andrea Wenger 13 – 1970 Andy & Nancy Bessler 5 Sue Dudinski 18 Cherilyn Woods 16 – 1984 Bill & Joyce McDougall 5 Maurice Turgeon 18 Bob Lagerquist 19 – 1982 Gwen & Charlie Frey 6 Charlie Yates 21 Nancy Platzer 21 Charles& Sue Ellen Heimlich 7 Wayne Pulsney 22 Patrick Lampe 28 – 1968 Mike & Cathy Fleming 7 Ed King 23 Jackie Taylor 30 Ed & Karen Trachsler 9 George Steiner 28 Evelyn Schad 30 – 1973 Dale & Susan Chittum 10 Jack Bonniwell 29 Bill Strong 30 – 1991 Barbara & Ed Morris 11 Len Galeucia 30 Cathy Fleming 30 – 2012 John & Kathy Albion May birthday babies Andrea Marino; Barbara Morris (standing at back) celebrated her birthday with Judy Mersch, Roxanne Swidrak, Stella Ellis, Vicki Yates, & Pam DiPetrillo; Cheryl Martin; and Joyce MacDougall. Free ‘I Have Been Vaccinated’ Buttons Proudly tell your neighbors that you are protecting yourselves – and them – by getting your COVID-19 vaccination. To get your free button, Call or text Vicki Yates at 703-298-1418 to get yours. New Loopers Admit it: We’re getting older and Kathleen Kessler more forgetful. Order one (or more, Lynn & Mike Zmuda in case you misplace one) Looper’s Way name badges. Cost is $7. Call or Save your pull-tabs text Vicki Yates at 703-298-1418 to order yours. And then remember to Cheryl & Bill Osborn, 1525 Walnut Way, WEAR IT at Looper’s Way functions! are collecting pull-tabs for Ronald McDonald House. Bring them to the Potluck. About Looper’s Way Looper’s Way comprises the homes in the southwest corner of the Village of Dunedin in The Villages, Florida, on Barrel Loop, Fir Street, Gravel Court, Neuport Path, Nugget Place, Orient Avenue, Pacific Lane, Pigeon Court, Plank Street, Quarter Terrace, Quartz Avenue, Walnut Way, & a few outlying areas. For more info, contact Vicki Yates at [email protected] or 703-298-1418. 8

Time for giggles & laughs ... Truism: There should be a calorie refund for things The first testicular guard, the “cup,” was used in hockey in 1874, and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it that didn’t taste as good as expected. only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important. Ladies ... quit laughing! 9

Felt uncomfortable driving into the cemetery. The GPS blurted out, “You have reached your final destination.” 10

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Catholic Shampoo Two nuns were shopping at a 7-11 store. As they passed by the beer cooler, one nun said to the other, “Wouldn't a nice cool beer or two taste wonderful on a hot summer evening?” The second nun answered, “Indeed it would, sister, but I would not feel comfortable buying beer, since I am certain it would cause a scene at the checkout stand.” “I can handle that without a problem,” the other nun replied, and she picked up a six-pack and headed for the check-out. The cashier had a surprised look on his face when the two nuns arrived with a six-pack of beer. “We use beer for washing our hair” the nun said. “Back at our nunnery, we call it a Catholic shampoo.” Without blinking an eye, the cashier reached under the counter, pulled out a package of pretzel sticks, and placed them in the bag with the beer. He then looked the nun straight in the eye, smiled, and said, “The curlers are on the house.” 12