We have said "good-bye" to some old friends in the last few weeks, Jay and Dustin & Emily moved on June 21st, Les and Nancy on the10th, we will miss them and we wish them luck, Jay with the new job, Les & Nancy in Kentucky with their family and Dustin and Emily with their baby to be born in January 2015. Long time RV Park resident Bill White sold his 5th wheel and moved from the park on June 28th, Bill has some family issues to take care of and may return at a later date.
Planting flowers and shrubs...
We all love to see flowers and other greenery planted in pots or in the ground on your lot, but you must be very careful to plant varieties that will not get out of control and that these plants are placed in beds to facilitate lawn maintenance. Please do not relocate any plants that do not belong to you, planted in the ground or in pots anywhere at Aripeka West. Only plants that you either purchased or were given to you by their rightful owner may be planted on your lot. If you are offered plants by another resident or guests of the park, you may NOT remove them yourself, the person offering you the plant must dig it up and bring it to you. Many of you were the beneficiaries of the plants Les and Nancy were removing from their lot. Les & Nancy planted each of those plants in their garden over the course of the 3 years they were here and when it came time to remove them Les and Nancy did the digging! Other plants located in the park belong to Aripeka West, this includes those in pots and in the ground. The heat is on...
And the rain is off, off somewhere in the distance, like Weeki Wachee and Spring Hill, but we have had very little in weeks. The ground is dry here in Aripeka West and and will be until our mormal summer afternoon rain begin. It is very important that you do NOT start a campfire on the ground or dispose of cigarettes on the ground. You may still light a fire in your fireplace, but you MUST tend the fire the entire time it burns, leaving it for even a minute could spell disaster. Fireplaces are those that you purchase from the store that sit on legs OFF the ground, fire rings whether made of stone or metal are not acceptable on lots in Aripeka West at any time. If you have a fire ring in place on your lot, please remove it.
Park Rules...
If you do not have a copy of the Rules, please stop by the office and pick up a copy from the Information Box located next to the Drop Box on the office porch. The Rules for the RV Park and the Mobile Home Park are similar, but there are differences, so make sure you get the copy that applies to you. Please note that receiving more than one Notice of Rules Violation in any 12 month period is sufficient basis to initiate legal proceedings to have you evicted from the Mobile Home Park. In the RV Park we need only give a 4 hour notice for you to leave the Park. The Rules are in place to assure that everyone is treated fairly and that everyone may enjoy living in the Park. Disturbances...
Disturbing your neighbors is not permitted at anytime, day or night in Aripeka West, so please be mindful of what you say, how you say it and how loudly you say it. Your TV and music are for your enjoyment, the neighbors should not be able to hear what you are watching or listening to. While we hope that everyone at Aripeka West will get along with each other, if differences arise, please do not try to settle it by arguing. Dogs...
Dogs in the park can not be left outside unattended at any time. You must be with you dog at all times when the animal is outside of your home. Pasco County also has laws regarding dogs left outside without food, shelter and water, breaking their laws could result in Animal Cruelty charges being filed against you. At Aripeka West we love dogs, but all dogs must be under control, well cared for, cleaned up after and up to date on Rabies Vaccination as required by law in Pasco County. Dogs that bite or exhibit aggressive behavior are not permitted in the Park, that is why it is so important that you not leave your dog unattended at anytime while outside your home. Do not put you dog in the position of thinking that he must go on the defensive out of fear, be there for your dog, take care of your dog! We have not updated Rabies Vaccination records in 2014, so please bring a copy of you dogs current rabies vaccination to the office to be placed in your file. We will be checking the files for current Rabies Certificates in the next week, so if you have a 3 years Certificat on file, we will know it. If you have recently taken your dog to get the Rabies Vaccination, we need a copy of the Certificate, if your dog is overdue on the Rabies Vaccination, please make arrangements to get your dog vaccinated for Rabies and bring the new certificate to the office on or before August 1, 2014.Petluv Prices...
PetLuv is located at:
7348 Broad Street
Brooksville, FL 34601
Phone:
(352) 799 9990
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PAWS (Hudson) Prices...
Speed Limit...
The speed limit in the Park is 10 MPH. While most of you obey the limit, there are those who seem to think the speed limit does not apply to them. The speed limit applies to you or anyone who visits you. Please obey the speed limit at all times and remind your guest to do the same. The speed limit is 10 MPH for the safety of all residents, their children and grandchildren, their pets and their guests!
Your rent...
Too many of you have become very "lax" about paying your rent on time. Paying late, after the 5th of each month, will result in a $25 late fee as of July 5, 2014. For those of you paying by Check or Money Order, please drop the Check or Money Order in the office or in the Office Lock Box before 5 PM on the 5th of each month. For those of you paying cash, please bring your payment to the office or to Gail at Lot #2 before 5 PM on the 5th of each month. The FULL amount of the rent is due on the first of each month, partial payments will result in a $25 late fee. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.Using the Dumpster...
The Dumpster provided by Aripeka West is for HOUSEHOLD TRASH ONLY. This means that you may only place normal trash and garbage from your home in this dumpster. No furniture of any kind including lawn furniture, no carpet or carpet padding, no building materials of any kind, no tree trimmings or other lawn trimmings, no pillows, no mattresses, etc. Cardboard boxes such as those that would normally hold a new toaster oven, soda, beer, etc are allowed but must be broken down before being placed in the dumpster. Larger boxes such as those for water heaters, refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers etc, are NOT allowed. You must take items that are not allowed in the dumpster to the dump for disposal. Please do not place any items beside the dumpster.Park Supplies...
It is necessary for Aripeka West to store supplies, materials and tools for maintenance and repairs in the Park, not all of theses can be kept stored inside and some must be kept out in the open. This does not mean that these items are unwanted. Only Park Personnel can use these items for repairs and maintenance on lots in Aripeka West. If you need supplies such as lumber, plywood, concrete blocks, stepping stones, landscape timbers, mulch or any other materials for your lot, please purchase them from the store. Removing items stored in the Park without permission, even if being used for a Park Project is not allowed. Please ask permission first.
Your lot ...
Please do not place your belonging on adjacent lots. Unoccupied lots in the Mobile Home Park and in the RV Park are being used by those occupying adjacent lots and this is not allowed. If you have possessions that are placed on adjacent lots, please remove them. In the RV Park, we are very lenient because we know that the lots are small. We allow free storage of your car dollies, small boats on trailers, kayaks and canoes and small utility trailers inside the RV Park or the property across from Lots 24 and 25 and 27 through 31. In the Mobile Home Park please refer to your prospectus regarding items that can be kept on your lot. Larger items must be placed in our field storage, a $25 storage fee applies for residents of Aripeka West MH & RV Park.
Your Plants...
If you decide that you would like a flowerbed please remember that you will be responsible for maintaining that flowerbed. The Park will not be responsible for any maintenance, including trimming. When you build your planters make sure that the mower can get between each planter to mow the grass. Do not place small trees on your lot unless there is a barrier between them and the grass to be mowed and remember trimming and weeding inside the planter will be your responsibility. Gardening is time consuming, so please make sure you will have the time to care for your gardens and planters. Doing your part...
Please clean up your lot. Remove the trash and other items that are not allowed. If your lot is not being completely mowed, you have "things" in the way, that must be removed. Remember to not leave any trash or trash bags outside on your lot. Please clean up and put away or dispose of all items that are just laying in the yard. We have a bear...
Although we have not actually seen this bear, evidence of his or her presence has been found in the RV Park. Please do not encourage this visitor to your lot by leaving garbage or trash outside your home and when you place garbage and trash in the dumpster please make sure that the doors to the dumpster are closed when you finished. A lot of noise was heard at the dumpster in the late night of June 27 into the early morning on June 28th. Suspect it may have been our bear. Bears with cubs are especially dangerous but these bears weigh over 250 pounds, even the small ones can do plenty of damage to you, your dog or your property. Black bears have attacked people in Orlando this year, so do not make your home a "bear attractor" by feeding them or placing any food items, including pet food or garbage outside.
Turkey sighting...
Many of you have probably seen our "lone turkey", she seems to wander aimlessly throughout the Park and up and down Aripeka Road. Seems so funny to see just one turkey when we are used to seeing a dozen or more in the field on any given day. Does anyone know why one turkey would just wander alone? Just wondering...Sparklebration 2014...
Celebrate the 4th of July in Dade City at Sparklebration! Food, fun, fireworks and more!
Sparklebration 2014 info
More Fireworks...
Also on July 4, Port Richey will have a free fireworks show beginning at 9:15 p.m. at Waterfront Park, 8119 Old Post Road. No alcoholic beverages or personal fireworks allowed.
Aripeka West Celebrates...
On July 3th at 6 PM we will have our Aripeka West Independence Day Celebration in the RV Park. Hot dogs and the fixin's will be available, there will be a grill set up if you want to cook. Please bring a dish and join us in celebrating our Nation's Birthday!
The story of the 4th...
The Declaration of Independence
But July 4, 1776 wasn't the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776).It wasn’t the day we started the American Revolution either (that had happened back in April 1775).
And it wasn't the day Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence (that was in June 1776). Or the date on which the Declaration was delivered to Great Britain (that didn't happen until November 1776). Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776)
So what did happen on July 4, 1776?
July 4, 1776, became the date that was included on the Declaration of Independence, and the fancy handwritten copy that was signed in August (the copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) It’s also the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new nation. So when people thought of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was the date they remembered.In contrast, we celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th of each year, the anniversary of the date the Constitution was signed, not the anniversary of the date it was approved. If we’d followed this same approach for the Declaration of Independence we’d being celebrating Independence Day on August 2nd of each year, the day the Declaration of Independence was signed!
How did the 4th of July become a national holiday?
By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter that America seemed uninterested in its past. But that would soon change.
After the War of 1812, the Federalist party began to come apart and the new parties of the 1820s and 1830s all considered themselves inheritors of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. Printed copies of the Declaration began to circulate again, all with the date July 4, 1776, listed at the top. The deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, may even have helped to promote the idea of July 4 as an important date to be celebrated.
Celebrations of the Fourth of July became more common as the years went on and in 1870, almost a hundred years after the Declaration was written, Congress first declared July 4 to be a national holiday as part of a bill to officially recognize several holidays, including Christmas. Further legislation about national holidays, including July 4, was passed in 1939 and 1941.
Aripeka Community Center Potluck Dinner...
Dinner this month will be on Monday July 7th. Make plans to be there, meet others that share our wonderful Aripeka Lifestyle and proudly call themselves "Aripekans". Bring a dish to share with your neighbors and enjoy an hour or so of conversation with great "local flavor"!
Amelia Earhart Day...
You have to wonder if this is tempting fate. Then again, what else is she supposed to do in life? A 31-year-old woman named Amelia Earhart, no relation, is currently recreating her namesake's flight around the word.
The 24,300 mile journey started out of Oakland, Calif., on June 26 and, if all goes according to plan, will take 17 days to complete. When she finishes it, Amelia, who started flying when she was 21, will be the youngest woman to fly around the world in a single-engine plane (a Pilatus PC-12NG aircraft).
"The reliability of a single-engine aircraft today in 2014 is vastly different than it was back in the 1930s," Amelia told NPR. "So, while there is still a component of adventure with any flight over water, I felt most connected to the Pilatus...The cockpit is absolutely state-of-the-art. We've got synthetic vision, we've got dual GPS."
In 1932, Amelia Earhart—the Amelia Earhart—became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937, she attempted to fly around the globe, only to vanish over the Pacific Ocean (so, not in the Bermuda Triangle).
Today's Amelia will fly with a copilot. Still, she's trying to keep things as true to the original trip as possible: "Absolutely no auto pilot issues," her latest tweet reads. "We hand flew the aircraft to experience the type of flying Amelia was doing."
"By recreating and symbolically completing her flight around the world, I hope to develop an even deeper connection to my namesake and also encourage the world to pursue their own adventures," Amelia explains on her site.
She continued, "Amelia believed that, 'Adventure is worthwhile in itself' and it is that type of attitude that spurs us to seek the unknown, push our limits and fly outside the lines."
Amelia Earhart (2.0) has also started a foundation, called the Fly With Amelia Foundation, to inspire young girls to take to the sky. The foundation provides scholarships for high school girls to attend flight school.
You can track Amelia's flight on her site, The Amelia Earhart Project.
Calendar of events July 2014...
