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FAWN RIDGER
THE OFFICIAL Newsletter OF FAWN RIDGE
architect designed several of the
buildings at nearby Florida Southern
College in Lakeland? On your next
Orlando visit, consider a stop and a
tour.
FUN
Explore a state park
 See lighthouses, check out the
abundant wildlife, explore the world
of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings or just
chill on a lake.
Try an offbeat Florida trip
 Forget the theme parks this summer
and shoot for one of these places and
events that we think make Florida the
funky and fun place it is. They show
the diversity of the Sunshine State.
Easy to find an oasis in Jacksonville
 This sprawling city in northeast
Florida is filled with parks,
waterways and trails where you can
escape the urban hubbub.
Try a wacky I-4 road trip
 Summer is coming up and you need a
game plan, pronto! Channel your
inner Clark Griswold and wheel that
SUV toward the east for some quirky,
amazing, whimsical roadside
attractions.
Exploring Frank Lloyd Wright
 Did you know that the famed
Sponge Docks make nice day trip
 The food, the sights, the sponges!
Nothing is better than a day trip to the
Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks. You
can get authentic Greek food and if you
catch it just right, see the divers go
down and get the sponges.
A good old swimming hole
 Bob's River Place doesn't advertise and
it's in the middle of nowhere. But
hundreds come on the weekends to
have fun on the rope swings and
waterslides.
Paddle the Weeki Wachee
 Skip the mermaids this trip and head
for the river instead. One of the bestkept secrets on the Gulf Coast, the
clear river is ideal for entry-level
paddlers or families with small
children.
Fun with springs is eternal
 Because it's summer now it might be
sweltering out. Put Ichetucknee
Springs on your must-list for this
summer. You can rent colorful tubes
and float peacefully in its cool
embrace.
Dive into fun
 The Rainbow Springs State Park is a
virtual outdoors theme park, with
tubing, snorkeling, camping and just
plain swimming. And it's only one
hundred miles north of the Tampa Bay
area.
Anyone up for a movie?
 If you are, Tampa Bay has plenty of
film series that are free or cheap, in
locations ranging from swimming
pools to venerable theaters
Satisfy your need for speed
 Check out all of the go-cart places
around Tampa Bay for all of your
younger Mario or Maria Andrettis.
Where the wild things are!
 At Dade City's Wild Things, you can
get up close and personal with nearly
200 animals, including Diamond, a
young tiger.
Spring in, cool down
 Too hot? Dive into one of Florida's
springs to cool off. With temperatures
in the springs at 72 degrees or cooler,
it will feel like you've been in the
fountain of youth.
All aboard for Egmont Key
 Just a short ferry trip off the coast at
Fort DeSoto, Egmont Key beckons
with its nature, history and distinctly
Florida experience. View our
slideshow and see if you agree that this
is a perfect day trip.
Let's go camping
 Roast marshmallows, tell stories, great
family time! (Fort DeSoto, anyone?).
Let's go shelling
 Sanibel Island is home to some of the
best shelling in Florida, and it's just a
short drive away.
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Directors
Grace Hutchinson .– Secretary
Ryan Cizmarik - Board Member
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Fawn Ridge Annual Meeting Results:
On Wednesday May 11th, The Fawn Ridge Maintenance
Association Annual Meeting was held at the Upper Tampa
Bay Regional Library. The meeting was well attended and it
was great to see some new faces as well as for some of our
regular, community –minded friends of Fawn Ridge.
Election results: There was one nomination from the floor for
Mr. Ryan Cizmarik. Mr. Cizmarik received majority of
votes and has been installed as a board member. Ryan has
resided in Fawn Ridge for a little over two years and has lived
in Tampa for a total of twelve years. Ryan is an electrical
engineer and works as an account manager for a custom
machine builder. Ryan wants to help his community and he is
aware that his home’s values are dependent on how well the
homeowner’s association performs its chartered duties.
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We have published community newsletters since 1978! David Nobles will retain a seat on the board and Grace
Hutchinson will serve out the third year of a board vacancy
that was left by Marilyn Carter who resigned earlier this year.
Richard Casteline, a longtime resident of Fawn Ridge, has
volunteered to chair the covenants and fining committee.
John Lehr , Rafael Milanes, and Ana Zamprogno have
been serving on the Architectural Committee. They evaluate
the exterior modification applications that are submitted.
Jeanne Gorecki and Michelle Sutton have been hard at
work as Fawn Ridge advocates. They have constantly kept
needs of Fawn Ridge Park out in front and in focus of the
Parks Department and the County Commissioners. If you
haven’t stopped by Fawn Ridge Park lately, you should. You
will be amazed at the improvements.
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Exterior Modifications To Your Home:
Requirements Before Commencing With
the Work.
The Fawnridger Newsletter is the official newsletter for Fawn
Ridge. This newsletter continually expresses to the residents of
Fawn Ridge the requirement (as noted in the deed restrictions)
of the need for prior approval from the Board of Directors/
Architectural Committee before commencing with exterior
modifications. While most of the residents are cooperating
some residents choose not to comply with this simple
requirement at their own peril.
Completing an exterior modification without prior approval
may prove to be an expensive venture. Some modifications, if
completed without approval, may have to be reconfigured or
taken down all together. This costs the resident time and
money, two resources that no one should have to waste. In most
cases, “The Fawnridger Newsletter” will contain a modification
application. You can always find one on the HOA website.
Click on: www.fawnridge.org and goto resources and click on
“mod form”. The form is easy to complete and you may fax,
email or snail mail. The management office will email or mail
confirmation of the application and will forward to the ARC
committee. The State of Florida provides Homeowners
Associations 30 days to respond back to owners seeking
approval for exterior work. However, most requests are
processed within 5 days or less.
Please Read Color Palette Guidelines
Before Submitting Colors to ARC.
It will save you a lot of time, money and
frustration.
1.
All exterior paint and repainting must be submitted to Fawn
Ridge Architectural Committee (ARC) see page 15 in this
issue.
2.
Approved Exterior Paint colors found on 1st page of
FAWNRIDGE.ORG
3.
Only approved paint colors which are listed are permitted.
4.
Must use a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of three (3)
colors are permitted per home.
5.
One color must be declared as the house body color.
6.
Any siding must be painted house body color only.
7.
If home needs repainting than an approved color from palette
must be selected.
8.
Colors shall not be similar to adjacent homes or homes directly
across the street.
9.
Trim color must be within three (3) shade colors up or down, on
the same color strip as the body.- or - one of the trim ONLY
colors.
10. There are five (5) approved white house colors on the palette.
The trim must be within the top three (3) colors on any trim/
body color strip on the palette.
11. Garage door must match body or trim of units' exterior color or
Is it level or leaning? simulation wood finish.
Please submit
Is it clean no your Exterior
mildew? Modification
Should it be repaired or Application Prior
replaced? to the
Replacement is subject to ARC commencement
approval. of the work.
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12. Sheen of the paint finish may not exceed semi-gloss for the
house body.
Definitions:
Body/Wall - Wall, siding, downspouts, utility connections, cable
and phone box, solar piping on wall
Trim - Soffit, gutter, contrasting border
around windows, doors and garage
Accent - Front door and shutters
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“48 Things to do in Tampa Bay
with Your Kids Before They
Grow Up.”
List compiled by Steve Johnson
s.johnson@publichealthlibrary.org ǀ
http://publichealthlibrary.org/
1. Beat the heat at Adventure Island,
Tampa’s premier 30 acre water park.
2. Take a pirate-themed day cruise or sunset
cruise on Captain Memo’s Original Pirate
Cruise.
3. Travel back in time with jugglers, jesters
and jousters at the Bay Area Renaissance
Festival.
4. Better than a zoo, take the kids to Big
Cat Rescue, the largest big cat sanctuary in
the world.
5. The Bits-n-Pieces Puppet Theatre puts on
fantastic puppet shows with professional
puppeteers
6. Kids love riding the miniature trains at
the Largo Central Railroad. The first
weekend of the month they are open and
offer free public run days.
7. Take a hot-air balloon ride in the Big
Red Balloon
8. See all of Tampa from CK’s at the
Marriott, a revolving rooftop restaurant
with extraordinary views, particularly at
sunset.
9. The David L. Mason Children’s
Museum is a great museum where
touching, manipulating and handling the
kid-centric exhibits is permitted and
encouraged!
10. Life-sized dinosaurs (and lots of
fossils!) still exist at the campy Dinosaur
World attraction off I-4.
11. Take a 90 minute cruise on the Dolphin
Queen and see friendly dolphin swim
alongside the boat and possible spray you
with water! Dolphin sightings are
guaranteed or you’ll receive a voucher for
another cruise at no cost.
12. Visit The Florida Aquarium, regarded
as one of the best in the nation.
13. Go hunting for prehistoric fossils
with Paleo Discoveries Fossil Hunting
14. Celebrate Tampa’s heritage with beads,
coins and lots of pirates at The Gasparilla
Extravanganza and Children’s Parade,
followed by a fireworks and music display.
15. Guavaween is a Tampa’s very own
unique, wild and crazy Halloween
celebration but it’s not really kid-friendly.
There is, however, the Guavaween Family
Funfest, which happens on the Saturday
afternoon right before Halloween every
year and it’s 100% kid and family-oriented.
16. Help your kids appreciate all of our
modern conveniences at Heritage Village, a
fascinating and historically accurate village
from the 1800’s.
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17. Spend the day in Africa at Busch
Gardens theme park.
18. Kids will love all the different things
they can do at Lowry Park Zoo, a family
friendly zoo that has been named the
number one zoo in America.
19. MOSI, the Museum of Science and
Industry, is endlessly fascinating, with
numerous permanent exhibits just for kids,
as well as an Imax theater and an enclosed
butterfly garden outside.
20. Check out a New York Yankees Spring
Training game! They have their own stateof-the-art stadium where kids can see the
players in action while they train for
baseball season.
21. Spend an afternoon at the Salvador Dali
Museum, which boasts the world’s most
comprehensive collection of surrealist
painter Dali’s work. Also, Every Saturday
is Dali Family Fun Day and they feature a
craft relating to some part of his work.
22. Let your kids be junior marine
biologists for a day aboard the Sea Safari.
23. Ride glass bottom boats and see tons of
underwater wildlife at Silver Springs, a
park built around crystal clear natural
springs.
24. Got a budding car enthusiast on your
hands? Then you have to visit the Tampa
Bay Automobile Museum.
25. Go to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers football
game.
26. Go to a Tampa Bay Lightning hockey
game.
27. Go to a Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball
game.
28. Ride one of the TECO Streetcar
trolleys from Hyde Park to the Florida
Aquarium at Channelside or Historic Ybor
City.
29. Kids love eating at The Melting Pot, a
fondue-themed where everything is eaten
off a stick!
30. Safely climb ancient oak trees with the
kids at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve and have
fun
with Pathfinder Outdoor
Education’s harness and rope system.
31. Take the kids to the Big Bend Power
Station Manatee Viewing Center where
they can see the gentle manatees playing
and feeding in the warm water discharged
by the power plant.
32. See the real Florida of days gone by on
a Wild Bill Airboat Tour. Don’t be
surprised to see giant wild alligators, wild
boar, otters, eagles, osprey, deer and other
exotic wildlife!
33. See over 600 wild birds of all varieties
at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, the
largest wild bird hospital and rehabilitation
center in the United States.
34. Take a canoe trip down the
Hillsborough River.
35. Join your kids in learning through play
at Great Explorations: the Hands-On
Museum.
36. Visit the numerous Gulf Coast beaches.
37. Let Tampa Bay Ghost Tours take you
and the kids on an early evening tour of the
area’s ghostliest legends and haunted
locales.
38. Go-karts, arcades, bungee-jumping,
batting cages and mini-golf are all kid-faves
and can all be found at the newlyrenovated Grand Prix Tampa amusement
park.
39. Every day is Christmas at the five
Victorian houses of Roger’s Christmas
House. Be sure to check out the upside
down Christmas tree and the Story Book
House!
40. Go rock climbing at Vertical Ventures
41. Take a self-guided tour of the American
Victory Ship, a sixty-year old, 455 ft
marine vessel used in the Vietnam and
Korean wars.
42. Take the kids to see a classic film at or
go on a tour of Tampa Theatre, one of
America’s best-preserved examples of
grand movie palace architecture and a
community treasure since 1926.
43. Treasure hunts, water gun battles, facepainting and a swashbuckling dance party
await your family on the Pirate Ship at
John’s Pass day cruise!
44. For three days in the spring, The Honda
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg renders
downtown St. Pete a 1.8 mile professional
raceway that will thrill the kids as the cars
zoom by and take hairpin turns at top
speed.
45. Check out the underwater mermaid
Show at Weeki Wachi, a place reminiscent
the days when campy road side attractions
prevailed, and then take the kids on a boat
ride down the river or to the Buccaneer Bay
water park.
46. Boys (and maybe girls, too) will get
kick out of the Army-Navy Surplus Center.
It’s crammed floor to ceiling with all
manner of military, camping, hunting and
survivalist gear, both modern and vintage.
47. Skilled chefs cook right at your table
while putting on a show that will amaze the
kids at Arigato Japanese Steak House.
48. Legend and locals say your car will roll
uphill by itself at Spook Hill. Pile the kids
in the car and find out for yourself!
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Pool
Safety
Tips
It is very
important to
Learn about
how these
very simple
safety steps
save lives in and around pools and spas. Staying Close, Being Alert
and Watching Children in and Around the Pool.
Parents and families can build on their current safety systems at
pools and spas by adopting additional water safety steps. Adding as
many proven water safety steps as possible is the best way to assure
a safe and fun experience, because you can never know which one
might save a child’s life—until it does.
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Never leave a child unattended in a pool or spa and always
watch your child when he or she is in or near water.
Teach children basic water safety tips.
Keep children away from pool drains, pipes and other openings
to avoid entrapments.
Have a telephone close by when you or your family is using a
pool or spa.
If a child is missing, look for him or her in the pool or spa first.
Share safety instructions with family, friends and neighbors.
Learning and Practicing Water Safety Skills
 Learn how to swim and teach your child how to swim.
 Learn to perform CPR on children and adults, and update those
skills regularly.
 Understand the basics of life-saving so that you can assist in a
pool emergency.
Having the Appropriate Equipment for Your Pool or Spa
 Install a four-foot or taller fence around the pool and spa and
use self-closing and self-latching gates; ask your neighbors to
do the same at their pools.
 Install and use a lockable safety cover on your spa.
 If your house serves as a fourth side of a fence around a pool,
install door alarms and always use them. For additional
protection, install window guards on windows facing pools or
spas.
 Install pool and gate alarms to alert you when children go near
the water
 Ensure any pool and spa you use has compliant drain covers,
and ask your pool service provider if you do not know
 Maintain pool and spa covers in good working order
 Consider using a surface wave or underwater alarm
My Father
(Author Unknown)
When I was:
Four years old:
My daddy can do anything.
Five years old:
My daddy knows a whole lot.
Six years old:
My dad is smarter than your dad.
Eight years old:
My dad doesn't know exactly everything.
Ten years old:
In the olden days, when my dad grew up, things were sure different.
Twelve years old:
Oh, well, naturally, Dad doesn't know anything about that. He is too
old to remember his childhood.
Fourteen years old:
Don't pay any attention to my dad. He is so old-fashioned.
Twenty-one years old:
Him? My Lord, he's hopelessly out of date.
Twenty-five years old:
Dad knows about it, but then he should, because he has been around
so long.
Thirty years old:
Maybe we should ask Dad what he thinks. After all, he's had a lot of
experience.
Thirty-five years old:
I'm not doing a single thing until I talk to Dad.
Forty years old:
I wonder how Dad would have handled it. He was so wise.
Fifty years old:
I'd give anything if Dad were here now so I could talk this over with
him. Too bad I didn't appreciate how smart he was.
I could have learned a lot from him.
Safety Tips for Parents & Families
Pool Safely brochures and tip cards outline the important water
safety steps parents and families can practice in and around pools
and spas. Download a brochure or tip card at PoolSafely.gov.
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