The RV Park is close to full, so please be a thoughtful neighbor! Keep the noise to a minimum, especially after 9PM, do not leave your laundry in the washer or dryer after the cycle is complete, and pick up after your dog. If you start a fire in the fire pit, please make sure it is completely out before you leave. Limit your time in the showers as others may be waiting and do not leave your personal items behind when you leave. If you wish to give things away, you can put them on the tables on Bathroom Pavilion, but they must not be left there for more than a day. Quarters are available from the office. Dogs must be walked on a leash and we must have a copy of their Rabies Vaccination records in the office. All vehicles must be parked clear of the road. We have RV's coming and going and they need the full width of the road to navigate the park. Please report anything suspicious happenings to management.
In the Mobile Home Park...
We will soon have a few more renters in the Park, please introduce yourself to your new neighbors. We are making every effort to keep the Mobile Home lots looking neat and clean, you can help by doing your part to clean your own lot. Go out the front and see what your neighbors and the visitors to the Park see, if your yard needs work, please take care of it. It is important to keep everything picked up to keep mice and other rodents from making their home around your home. Rodent are the favorite food of snakes and the snakes will be where the favorite dinner is being served. In November we killed a 5 foot Cotton Mouth in the Mobile Home Park. Those of you with children should pay close attention to where your children play and when it rains, do not let them play in any standing water. It has also been noted that there are still some who are not picking up after their dogs, remember it is County Law that dogs must be walked on a leash and not allowed to roam freely. We require a copy of your dog vaccination records in the office, if you have not supplied the records to the office, please do so at your earliest convenience. Please report any suspicious activity to management or the proper authorities. We try to keep up with any Street Lights that are not working, but if you notice one that is out or not working properly, please let us know.
Your Guests...
Many of you may be having guests for the holidays, please remember to register any overnight guests with the office. You are responsible for the behavior of your guests, so please make sure they are aware of the Park Rules and that they follow them, even Santa and the Elves.
Aripeka Community Club Potluck Dinner...
The First Monday Potluck Dinner for December will be held at the Aripeka Community Club on Monday December 7th so please join your neighbors for a night of good food and conversation. The dinner start at 6 PM, please bring a dish to share.
Local Boat Parades...
The Hernando Beach Boat Parade will be on Friday December 4th, it will begin at 6 PM at the Hernando Beach Yacht Club on Shoal Line Road and make it's way through the canals of Hernando Beach finishing around 9PM.
Weeki Wachee River Boat Parade will be on Saturday December 5th. it will begin at 6:30 PM at Rogers Park and sail to the Bayport Pier.
The Boat Parades are fun to watch and FREE!
Thanksgiving Dinner was GREAT...
On Saturday November 21st we had Thanksgiving Dinner at Aripeka West. Attendance was big, over 70 guests served! The rain earlier in the afternoon did not damper on the event. There was turkey, ham, smoked pork, shrimp, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, waldorf salad, cheesy mashed potatoes, deviled eggs, fruit salad, baked beans, green beans, glazed carrots, asian salad, cranberry salad and other types of cranberries. For desert there was apple pie, banana cream pie, chocolate cream pie, pumpkin pie, coconut cream pie, cookies and peanut butter dip, fudge, boston cream pie, cheese cake and then there were the Birthday cakes, yes, two Birthday cakes! We sang Happy Birthday twice, once for each cake. The Birthday people were Rob James and Keanna, the daughter of Bruce and Janet Alsup. We did a Happy Birthday to all of those who were born in November, especially little Nicholas, the son of Kathy and Stephen Bostick!
Our Christmas "Soup Party"...
On Friday December 18th at 6 PM, we will have our Christmas Soup Party at Aripeka West. For those of you who are new to the event, how it works is that each family brings a Soup in a pan that can be placed on the open fire at the fire pit and we all spend the evening sampling soups of all varieties. it does not matter what kind of soup you bring, we have done this event for several years and had only a few duplicates and even the duplicates have the own distinct flavors, even chicken noodle and tomato soups taste a bit different depending on who makes them! You do not have to RSVP for the Soup Party, but we are hoping everyone will come and bring their favorite soup to be enjoyed by all. You do not have to bring a large quantity of your soup about a quart will be fine as there will be lots of soups available to sample.
The Park will supply coffee, salad, bread, crackers and a few deserts. You are welcome to bring a desert, cookies and candy would be great!
At the Soup Party we will also do a Gift Exchange, if you want to be in the Gift Exchange, please bring a wrapped gift valued at around $10 and place it under our Christmas Tree when you arrive at the party. You will be given a number for the Gift Drawing. We will do the drawing after we have eaten.
We are hoping for a cool (but not cold) dry night to enjoy by the fire, so hope that Mother Nature helps out!
New Year's Day at Aripeka West...
On New Year's Day will will celebrate the New Year with Food, Fun & Football! Begins at 1 PM, bring a dish that will ensure Good Luck in 2016! Other local happenings...
The holidays could shine even brighter this year with the
first Celebration of Lights, a winter wonderland attraction that organizers say
will delight visitors and support local charities.
On select evenings from Nov. 27 through Jan. 3 at Safety
Town at the Concourse, visitors can drive a one-mile trail through animated
light displays, Kara Parris explained as a spokeswoman for the event. The
Concourse is on S.R. 52, west of the Suncoast Parkway.
The “Where’s Rudolph” game challenges youngsters to spot the
red-nosed reindeer. Spectators can surf along with Santa at the North Pole
Beach Party as well. People can see the Twelve Days of Christmas as they sing
along with holiday music that plays in their car.
The route leads to Jingle Bell Junction, a holiday village
with 14 decorated buildings where visitors of all ages can enjoy entertainment,
seasonal fare and photos with Santa. Don’t forget to say hello to Feather the
Elf, who resides at Jingle Bell Junction. Gifts and concessions will be
available.
Celebration of Lights is the vision of Dave Parris, a West
Pasco community leader who passed away in August. He had worked tirelessly over
the last five years to develop plans for what he dreamed would one day be a
cherished holiday tradition for families along the Suncoast, while raising
funds for charities. He was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in 2012.
Proceeds will go to Angelus House, Good Samaritan Clinic,
Haley House Fund, Metropolitan Ministries and Safety Town.
Celebration of Lights is open Nov. 27, 28, 29 and 30; Dec.
4, 5, 6 and 7; and Dec. 11 through Jan. 3. Weekday hours will be from dusk
until 9 p.m. while weekends will be from dusk until 11 p.m. The Safety Town
address is 15325 Alric Pottberg Road, Spring Hill.
Entrance fees are $20 per car and $40 for a 14-passenger
van.
For more information go online to
www.celebrationoflights.net, email to karaparris@celebrationoflights.net or
call (727) 842-1913.
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