Posted 03/02
Deadline for the March issue of Whispering Pines is this Friday, MARCH 5.  Please send articles  to nancylee183@comcast.net or leave copy at the reception desk.  WP has a slot there to receive articles, photos, and ads.  Thank you.   -nancy kania

Posted 03/01
Long time resident Tom Aderman, beloved husband of Mary, passed away on Saturday, February 27th.  Memorial Services will be held at Good Shepherd Methodist Church on March 15th at 11:00 am.  A Luncheon Reception will be held at noon at the Pine Lakes Club House.  Tom will be well remembered and missed for all his efforts on behalf of Pine Lakes.

Posted 03/01
Who first wrote, "The Butler did it."?
Mary Roberts Rinehart, a prolific mystery writer wrote it.
Who built the restaurant and inn on Cabbage Key Island?
Mary Roberts Rinehart built it in 1938.
Read any book by Miss Rinehart and join the discussion.
March 30; 7 PM; Pine Lakes Clubhouse Living Room
Did the butler really do it?

Posted 02/21
The DEADLINE for the March issue of Whispering Pines is Friday, March 5.  Please leave articles or photos on receptionist desk in clubhouse or e-mail  me at nancylee183@comcast.net. Digital pictures are always welcome, along with news from cul-de-sacs, regional dinner/dances, or any community activity. The more information you can provide, the easier the article or promo will come together. Ads?  Call Howard at 826-8366. Thanks - nancy kania 822-2234
 

Posted 02/14
We still need donations for the Basket of Beauty and the Liquor or Alcohol Basket of Cheer raffle items for the Fashion Show.  Please consider helping with these items by dropping off your donation to Liz Morris or Pat Rotthoff. Thanks. Luanne Putnam

Posted 02/05
Unfortunately due to multiples problems with this computer, I am replacing it.  I was able to salvage many contacts but not ones that were not in categories such as Pine Lakes Mailing list.  That one and several other similar would not transfer.  Therefore this will be the last message I'll be able to send out.  You can still find up to date information by going to the Internet to www.mypinelakes.com and clicking on Bulletin Board.  If you have items you wish to place on the bulleting board you may send them to either me (I have a new laptop) or Ralph Stallsworth (who maintains the Bulletin Board) at ras10025@comcast.net
I did manage to salvage a printed copy of the list and anyone wishing to take it over would be welcome to it.  AOL will not permit you to send to them.  However Embarq, Comcast, gmail and many others do. Hope all your future emails are good news.
Best regards,
Joan Kelly

Posted 02/02
Hundreds of pictures from Ohio Night and Western Night taken by Bob Williams are now posted in the Pictures and Events section on www.mypinelakes.com.

Posted 02/02
Pine Lakes Book Club
February book selection: "Crashing Through" by Robert Kurson
What would you do if you were 44 years old, blind since 3 years old, and now given the chance for sight?
Could regaining your sight be more fearful than losing it?
For a discussion of this book please join us at 7:00 PM in the Club House living room on February 23, 2010

Posted 01/30
There will be no Euchre on Super Bowl  Sunday February 7.  Euchre will resume Sunday February 14.

Posted 01/26
Deadline for the next issue of WHISPERING PINES is Friday, Feb. 5. Please leave items at the reception desk or send by e-mail to nancylee183@comcast.net (This is a relatively new address; juno is not returning mis-sent messages, so please make a note that I am now on Comcast). ALSO, I no longer have a landline. Contact me at 239-822-2234. Thank you. Nancy Kania

Posted 01/17
Dear Friends, Fran’s long journey through five separate battles with cancer commenced in 1965 and ended with her passing on January 14, 2010. Fran was a patient of Hope Hospice for more than four months and died in their care in the Hospice unit located in our Shell Point skilled nursing facility. There will be a Funeral Mass celebrated at Saint Columbkille Catholic Church (12173 Iona Road, Fort Myers) on February 3, 2010, at 11:00 am. Fran was my wife and best friend through our fifty-two years of marriage and I am totally lost without her. Please pray for Fran. Love, Wayne Kirk

Posted 01/16
Teams, schedules and sub list are now available for the bocce 2010 winter season.  Go to www.mypinelakes.com and click on the bocce link.

Posted 01/11
The Pine Lakes web site now has a new easier to remember name. Visit www.mypinelakes.com and bookmark it as one of your favorites today!

Posted 01/04
Pine Lakes Book Club     January, 26, 2010
The January book selection is "#1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith.
The setting of the book is Botswana, Africa and secret speakers, well known to Pine Lakes residents, who have lived and worked in Botswana, Africa will present the book.
Pine Lakes Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month, at 7 PM in the living room of the Club House.

Posted 01/04
NEW e-mail address for Nancy Kania is nancylee183@comcast.net.  Please use this for all WHISPERING PINES items.  Thanks. (My Juno e-mail address is defunct and they don't return mail).

Posted 01/01
FROM THE WHISPERING PINES EDITORS: We hope you enjoyed our colorful December issue.  And, believe it or not, we are already working on the January one. Since this issue will concentrate quite a bit on the upcoming homeowner board elections, we hope some of you will submit some lighter fare: stories of the frozen north, a good/bad Christmas this year, a different New Year's resolution, or the like. IF YOU ARE A CANDIDATE FOR HOA OR PLEHOA BOARD, don't forget you owe us a short bio.  I presently only have three. DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES AND ADS: JANUARY 5, 2010