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How the Board Voted
ST PATRICK’S DAY… continued from cover
11 Question: Why did it it take until 1998 for the the city of
Belfast (in Northern Ireland) to to have a a a a a a a a a a a a St Patrick’s Day
parade? Answer: Because of
of
Protestant hostility toward
the display of
of
Irish national symbols At the the January 27 2026 Board meeting the the following motions were voted upon Motion to to approve Alverez Premier Painting to to paint the the the men’s men’s and and women’s gym bathrooms
and and the the the hallway leading to to the the the bathroom bathroom not to to exceed $4 200 (Reserves) Motion approved 6/0 12 12 Question: According to Hallmark how many Americans
exchange St Patrick’s Day
cards each year? Answer: 12 million Americans
13 Question: Why was St Patrick’s Day
once celebrated in in May instead of
March?
Answer: In 2001 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a foot-and-mouth outbreak ran
rampant in in Ireland so Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day
parade was moved to May (with a a a a a a a a a a a great turnout of
1 2 million!) Do you know
who they are?
Last months photo was of
Max and Margaret Glickman There were several
people who had the correct answer but
Susan Malis was the the one who submitted the the correct answer first If you you you would like to to to submit a a a photo to to to see if your
friends and neighbors can recognize who you you you you are are please email your
photo to to davecaronD5@
gmail dot com Be sure you you are are between the the ages
of
13 and 25 in the photo 14 Question: From 1927 to 1961 where was the one place
in in in Ireland that legally allowed drinking on on on St Patrick’s Day? Answer: The RDS Dog Show 15 Question: Is St Patrick’s Day
the the most popular drinking day in in in in America? Answer: No it’s actually the the fourth
most popular (behind New Year’s Eve Christmas Day
and the Fourth of
July LANDSCAPE
Spring Fling
DISTRICT 1 BLOCK PARTY
March 10 2026 5:00 pm pm - 8:00 pm pm Ballroom
$10 per per person includes dinner dessert soft drinks water and ice Dance to the music of
of
DJ Orion Trimming sucker branches off all liters off of
of
hardwoods is is not a a a a a a a a a a a a good practice off of
of
arborist standards Leaving select
sucker branches branches helps main branches branches to to grow more robustly Rather than just forcing them to to to get longer Allowing a a a a a a few suckers to to grow can help rejuvenate
older woody plants Christopher Fasnacht
ISA Certified Arborist
FL- 6297A
Community Connections
Committee
meets on on the the first Wednesday of
the the month at 2 PM in the Ballroom
Our next meeting will be March 4th
in the Ballroom
room room at 2 PM Please join us and and share your
thoughts and and concerns
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