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MANAGER’S CORNER

Dear Residents,As we move forward with the clubhouse project, we will continue to provide updates to keep everyone informed of our progress. The association is vetting the necessary con-tractors and obtaining competitive bids where required. Ultimately, our attorneys review any contracts that are being considered to assure proper protections are in place for our com-munity. As soon as we have a firm start date, we will inform the residents. We will contin-ue to provide our best estimates as to time frames, and will expedite the work when pos-

sible. Delays may occur as we move forward with the goal of minimally intruding on our residents’ routines and delivering a great product within our budgetary constraints.Jason’s Arborcare was out trimming all the palms prior to hurricane sea-son. They will be back again in February to do the hardwood trees. We put 16,000 Gambusia fish in the lakes at the beginning of August.A reminder: Please make sure to turn your outside lights on at night, set your alarm, and lock all doors. As reported in the October Majestic Isles News, there was an incident a resident’s home on Aug. 14. Fortunately, she had set her alarm. About a week later, a detective came to speak to the residents and said he felt this was an isolated incident. Since January there has been only one other issue close by in a nearby community.The association saved over $15,000 because the management team arranged for FEMA to pick up all the landscaping debris. It would have been over 70 trips at $225 each for us to get rid of all the trash. I thank the residents who assisted by bringing all debris to the front of their lawns. This was a great help. I also thank my staff including Eddon and M & P for their long hours and hard work. We had the property up and running quickly.I have been working with the Budget Committee and Bob Edinger, BOD Treasurer, to get out the proposed budget to the residents. The budget meeting is scheduled for Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.The board has decided to add some new lights out at the Majestic Isles entrance and they should be installed at the beginning of November.Jay Peskoff, Property Manager





cerned about the lack of ceiling fans in the ballroom as shown in the renderings presented by the deco-rator. Bob said that the issue was under review by the decorator, and that a decision would be available soon.ARC Committee report, Ed Mordis• Ed reported that the committee would meet weekly in the future..New Neighbors Committee, Iris Rothstein• Iris reported that there are four new residents with whom she has yet to meet.New Business * A motion to add the fall plantings that were recom-mended by the grounds committee was passed unan-imously; the $5,293.50 cost is already in the budget.* A motion making it a potential violation for any resident to speak abusively to any other resident, board member, worker or vendor in any of the com-mon areas passed unanimously.Open Forum* One resident complained about the three lampposts lost during the hurricane. She was informed that FPL is going to replace them, and management is working to expedite the work order.

Corrections to October issue: • The Bunka group meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the clubhouse.• The BOD meeting summary that appears on page 5 was submitted by Claire Deveney and took place on Sept. 19, 2017. (The article is correct; the information in boldface at the top of the article is wrong.)• Last month’s Sing for Fun article misstated Arlene Levin’s position with the choral group in Huntington Pointe. She is a member of the group, not the accom-panist.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Oct. 19, 2017

Submitted by Alene Kristal

Editor’s note: This is an unofficial summary of the BOD meeting of Oct 19. Six members of the board were present, (Duncan Hopwood, absent) with Jay Peskoff and Priscilla Nieves representing management; attorney Lou Ca-plan was also in attendance.Minutes from the Sept. 19 and Sept. 28 meetings were accepted. President’s Report, Harvey Galan• Harvey asked that residents remove their hurricane shutters as keeping them closed could pose a hazard in case of fire.Treasurer’s Report, Bob Edinger• Bob reported on the amounts in the HOA accounts and in reserve. (Call Castle at 954-792-6000 to request the full report.)Management Report, Jay Peskoff* Jay stated that he has been working on the budget and thanked the budget committee for their efforts. He reminded residents that anyone who wished to make a presentation at Candidates Night must sub-mit their paperwork by Nov. 4th. He also expressed thanks to M&P for all their hard work in cleaning up after the hurricane.COBWRA, Steve Bayer• Steve reported that there was a meeting on sub-stance abuse scheduled for Nov. 9.Security Committee Report, Steve Bayer • Steve advised residents to be vigilant about report-ing sightings of any strangers on the property; this warning comes after an incident occurred at Cas-cades in which a stranger was found hiding in the clubhouse.Grounds Committee, Stan Davidson• Stan reported that the next round of plantings would begin in early November.Clubhouse Report, Bob Edinger• Bob said that due to an extended power outage at the architect’s office, there would be a slight delay in the renovation project.• Iris mentioned that a number of residents were con-





COBWRA’SSUBSTANCE ABUSE SEMINAR

COBWRA’S Health and Wellness Committee and the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office are jointly sponsoring a seminar on Substance Abuse in Adults and Children on Thursday, Nov. 9. The event will take place at Bethesda Hospital West, 9655 West Boyn-ton Beach Blvd. between Lyons and US-441. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. and the seminar will start at 9:30 a.m. Coffee, muffins and Danish will be served. Space is limited, so reservations are required. RSVP to [email protected]. You will receive a confirmation number prior to the event.

GOOD AND WELFARE

GET WELLSteve BayerBill BrothIrwin CeitlinTrudy JurmainRalph Oppler

SYMPATHYTo the family of Audrey Hausman.To Cynthia Mendelsohn on the loss of her husband, Julian.

Please note: We reserve the right to edit for length (30 word maximum) and clarity. Submit items to Elaine Jay by email at [email protected] with Good and Welfare as the subject. Acknowledgement of each email will be sent as verification of receipt.

WELCOME NEW NEIGHBORSBy Elaine Jay

The Majestic Isles Newsletter welcomes the following new residents to our community.

Howard & Lauri Kerzner





WHERE IN THE WORLDIS THE M.I. NEWS?

By Alene Kristal

Where in the world was the M.I. News while Alene was celebrating her significant birthday with a one-week vacation on the lovely island of Mallorca? A clue: not in Mallorca.Mallorca is an island of contrasts: the bustling city of Palma, a mix of Moorish, Roman and Guadi archi-tecture, rugged hills and azure bays, the home of Juan Miro and Rafael Nadal, and beach resorts where the glitterati, such as Princess Grace, and Liz Taylor and Richard Burton spent their honeymoons.We (two friends and I) took a “foodie” walk to a fab-ulous indoor market, where you could buy provisions for a banquet or a small meal. Then it was on to the sausage store in “old town” and then to the chocolate factory. We also took a one-day sightseeing excursion to the northern coast of the island (it only took 1.5 hours to get there!) during which we drove through rugged mountains, around hairpin turns, and ex-claimed over the views afforded at every turn.Then there were the meals, a welcome chance to sit down and enjoy the glorious café atmosphere. We enjoyed local specialties, tapas and pintxos (hors oeu-vres), paella, and Iberico ham (the sweetest and silki-est I have ever eaten).Another day was spent in an antique train ride to the western coast with a tram trip to another gorgeous coastal town, where we lunched on the water front and people watched to our heart’s content.We spent our last day touring a 13th century castle/prison and the presidential palace, (same vintage), and another visiting the Arabian Baths (12th centu-ry) and the Palma Cathedral (13th century).Whew! I came home, exhausted, with a big smile on my face. Oh, did I mention I missed the hurricane?

REEL IMPRESSIONS OF….“MAUDIE”By Edye Frankel

It’s been a while since I visited you with my “reel impressions.” Sorry about that, but I just haven’t been to the movies in quite a while. The last movie that I saw

was “Maudie.” It turns out that it was very low key, un-publicized, and short-lived in the movie theaters. It is now available on several platforms, but not Netflix yet.Maudie (Sally Hawkins) was based on a true story about a hunched young woman with crippled hands, who was thought to be retarded because of her phys-ical condition (she was not in any way retarded). She yearned to be independent and to create art, so she answered an ad for a housekeeper and was hired by Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke). Everett was a reclu-sive, difficult man who ultimately finds himself fall-ing in love with Maudie, who in turn finds herself falling in love with him.Through this all, Maudie, paints pictures on the win-dows, walls, doors and then on canvas. These paintings somehow became very well-known with quite a broad following, and eventually famous: So famous that a president of the United States bought from her too.The acting and directing were wonderful. The story was touching, even more so because it was based on truth. For me, this movie was a joy to watch and I strongly recommend it.

PATCH PETby Tango

We are all so grateful that we survived the hurricane (and maybe even a tornado) with-out major damage. Mom and I spent a few days with her

nephew and his family until we got power back here.And I got to meet their dog Luna (a black lab). We had a good time. You should have seen us running around the back yard – she was running fast, and I kept up with her – with my little legs moving as fast as her long legs!It was sure good to get back home and see everyone doing so well.





Visiting: KEN AND MARIA RAMNARINEBy Claire Deveney

Ken and Maria Ramna-rine have lived in Majes-tic Isles for almost five years. I found them to be charming, delightful and enthusiastic.Ken was born and raised in Trinidad, West Indies, the eldest of seven chil-

dren. After high school, he attended one year of uni-versity in Trinidad, and in 1969 he spent ten years as a refinery operator for Hess Oil Company in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. While there, in 1972 he took in and became respon-sible for three of his younger siblings until their adulthood. Also in St. Croix, Ken met his wife, Maria, at a family function. They married in Trinidad in 1974 in a memorable three-day celebration with Hindu prayers and cus-toms. Maria said, “We had a destination wedding.” They celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary this past August 25.In 1979, they moved from St. Croix to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, because Ken had a new job working for Placid Oil as a refinery operator. Over time he was promoted to assistant superintendent for refinery op-erations. While working full time, Ken enrolled in Southern University in Baton Rouge. He graduated summa cum laude in 1989 as chief student marshal with the highest grades of 202 graduates earning a bachelor of science degree in accounting.Ken describes his intensive schedule working five days a week and attending school 6 to 9 p.m. evenings. On weekends, he did his homework at the library from 9 a.m. to 6. Ken proudly says, “I learned good time management.” Maria recalls good-naturedly with a smile that she not only managed their home and her job, along with taking care of two-thirds of an acre of land with lovely gardens, she typed Ken’s papers.Ken passed all four parts of the CPA exam on his first attempt. After he took the exam, he and Maria relo-cated to San Diego, where Ken started a new career as a cost accountant with General Dynamics. After two years, he joined Aetna Insurance as a Medicare auditor in San Fernando Valley, Calif., outside of Los

Angeles. Ken earned his CPA license from the state of California. Then he joined the Internal Revenue Service as a Revenue Agent in Woodland Hills, Ca-lif. He worked for the IRS for 18 years from 1995 to 2013. “I enjoyed my job,” he said.Maria, the 8th of 11 children, says, “My father was a contractor and I do lots of things, from remodeling to tiling and painting. She proudly says she and Ken installed the kitchen cabinets in their Majestic Isles home and did the driveway here. In all of their homes Maria did a tremendous amount of the work.After graduating from high school, Maria worked at a bank in St. Croix in a variety of positions and when they moved to Baton Rouge she worked for Capital Bank in operations in customer service. In Califor-nia, Maria became an office manager and bookkeeper for a plumbing and remodeling company where she worked for 24 years. “It was a family oriented compa-ny and I could bring my kids to work and they could do their homework or play.” Maria enjoys Spanish, Indian and American cooking, She is an accom-plished homemaker and enjoys the clubhouse exer-cise room. She is an avid reader. Ken and Maria both bowl with the M.I. bowling league.Ken and Maria became proud parents after they moved to San Diego and have two children, a son, Kevin, now 27, who lives north of Santa Barbara, Calif., and a daughter, Tina, 26, who lives with her husband, Derek, and their daughter, Allison, age 3, in San Diego. They met while U.S. Navy medic corps-men, a position Derek still holds.Ken and Maria bought their home in M.I. in 2011 and moved here in January, 2013 after he retired and they vacationed for two weeks in Maui, Hawaii. At M.I. he plays pickleball three times a week and tennis three times a week and alternates the two on week-ends; he rides his bike, enjoys walking and is a mem-ber of the Men’s Club.Ken and Maria are cheerful and easy going. They are world travelers. Recently they have taken several cruises: a Rhine getaway river cruise, a transatlantic voyage, a ship to Eastern Canada and New England, as well as eastern Caribbean, Alaskan and Panama cruises. They have also taken a romantic Danube river cruise. This year they took four of those cruises and traveled to Costa Rica for three weeks.



After your landscape is finalized, many of you look at our mailbox post. You ask yourself: wouldn’t it look nice if we improved the curb appeal by en-hancing the area around the mailbox? There is a list of United States Postal Service (USPS) Guidelines, but I did not find any specific guidelines on plant-ings. Verify that mailbox plantings on or around the mailbox post area conform to our homeown-er association regulations. A suggestion: plan your plantings and then work your plan!Make sure that the plants when mature will not obscure the view of oncoming traffic when backing out of your driveway. Also, ensure that the mature plant will not block the marked mailbox home ad-dress required for emergency vehicle viewing. For attached patio homes and villas adjacent to each other discuss and cooperate with your neighbors on the type of plantings. Verify that the location of plantings do not have any underground sprin-kler or utility lines that could interfere with their operations. In order to protect the mail carrier and yourself, do not plant flowers that attract stinging insects, spiders, etc. Remember, most mailboxes are right up to the curb and plants have to be hardy to handle the hot summer conditions and year round periods of drought.What are some of the plants in south Florida that

are the best options for planting around a mailbox? One of the toughest is portulaca/ purslane for the summer or liriope. If the box is in the shade, impa-tience may work well. Because annuals are relative-ly inexpensive, you can replace annual flowers when they fade with seasonable flowers like petunias, marigolds, wax begonias, coleus, alyssum, dusty miller, vinca, etc. Your mailbox plantings can then become fluid rather than remain stagnant with re-placement plants as the seasons change.Do not forget to try vines up the mailbox post. Vines could become invasive and a high mainte-nance plant, because of their rapid growth and pe-riodic trimming. The mandeville, passion vine and the bleeding heart vine are plants that may work.Also, some small flowering shrubs such as dwarf ix-ora, gold mound duranta, and creeping juniper are examples that can be planted.Since your mailbox is the first part of your property that passersby’s notice, it may be important to you to landscape around the mailbox post. However, keep in mind who controls the mailbox that you purchased. Your mailbox is regulated by the USPS.Also, consider the safety of the mail carrier who may be confronted with unwanted insects from your flowering plants.



ANOTHER GOOD BOOK TO CHECK OUT“DEVIL’S BARGAIN” By Joshua Green

By Stan Kaish

When I first picked up “Devil’s Bargain,” the me-dia was filled with stories of Steve Bannon. Widely credited with masterminding Trump’s upset win over Hillary Clinton, there was this brooding presence at the center of national power.Author Joshua Green, a widely published journalist with Bloomberg News, set out to answer the ques-tion: who is Steve Bannon and how did he do what he did? But a few months after Green’s work hit the bookshelves, Steve Bannon was fired from the Trump administration. Do we still care about his story? I think so. Recent events tell us we haven’t heard the last from Mr. Bannon.Like him or not, Bannon came a long way from hum-ble beginnings. Before he ever met Donald Trump, his activities included six years in the Navy, gradua-tion from Harvard Business School and a career with Goldman Sachs. They assigned him to Hollywood, studio reorganizations and take-overs. He then left Goldman to start Bannon and Co, an investment bank specializing in Hollywood properties. There he financed movies and TV shows, produced a few films himself, brokered the sale of major studios including MGM, dabbled in computer games, learned about the Internet and made enough money to take on pol-itics as a full time hobby.Green tells us that a few significant events during his period of coming of age were critical in shaping Ban-non’s worldview. One was the Iranian hostage crisis and President Carter’s failed effort at rescue. Another was the 9/11 attacks. Then there was the 2008 finan-cial crisis brought on, he believed, by the misdeeds of the banking community. He blamed the left for weakening the moral fiber of the country which al-lowed these events to occur, a position consistent with his nationalist, anti-immigration, pro-white leanings.Bannon established his political credentials by ar-dently supporting Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Ban-non Studios (a side line) gained film rights to Peter Schweizer’s book “Reagan’s War.” The film version, entitled “In the Face of Evil,” was chosen as best mo-tion picture at the Liberty Film Festival. This brought

him to hob nob with the alt-right crowd, most par-ticularly Andrew Breitbart, publisher of Breitbart News. That enterprise was well funded by hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebek-kah. When Breitbart abruptly died at the age of 43, the Mercers insisted Bannon inherit the editorship of Breitbart News, and so he did.Green introduces us to a number of people we might not be familiar with. There is David Bossie, the head of Citizens United. It made the anti-Hillary film that the Federal Election Commission ruled was too political to be advertised and shown around election time. Boss-ie sued, eventually reaching the Supreme Court. There its content won first amendment protection. More sig-nificantly, the Court eliminated restrictions on corpo-rate money to promote political ideas, a ruling said to have drastically changed political finance. Incidentally, it was Bossie who introduced Trump to Bannon.And we again meet Peter Schweizer, this time with a book called “Clinton Cash” that claimed to link the Clinton foundation’s grants and Bill’s speaking fees to Hillary’s influence as Secretary of State. Bannon produced a movie of this one too, (still available on You Tube) which his followers loved.So it was that when the Trump election campaign began to founder under manager Paul Manafort, it was Bannon who took over, again at the insistence of the Mercers. And for the Trump campaign, it was an inspired selection. He came with Schweizer’s 25 years worth of anti-Hillary research and a well thought out vision of the national mood.Green recounts the shifting polls that largely favored Hillary until the second Comey speech about her emails. Trump called the emails “the biggest political scandal since Watergate.” He said, “We must not let her take her criminal activities into the oval office.” Tough talk! Bannon talk!This combination of Bannon’s world view, Clinton’s misreading of voter sentiment in the closing weeks, the actions of James Comey, the computer of Antho-ny Weiner, and the shenanigans of Vladimir Putin, made Donald Trump our 45th president. Then Steve Bannon was there to tell him what to do next.We don’t know what the future holds, but “Devil’s Bargain” by James Green tells us a lot about how the present came to be what it is.















M.I.L.T. REMEMBERSSELMA FRIEDMAN

By Gerry Herman

Selma Friedman was the Musical Director of “Ma-jestic Isles Little Theatre” until she became ill. She gladly gave of her time and never refused a project. Selma was a pro-fessional and very serious about her music. She per-formed on many

occasions, sharing her beautiful voice with us. How-ever, she was modest about singing in public. I think that she cared more about teaching music than per-forming. Selma had a gift for bringing out the best in her singers and instilled confidence in them. She would say, “You can do it. Hold your breath and let it out from your diaphragm.” In the very early days of the community, she developed a Sing for Fun group. We eventually went to nursing homes to sing and bring joy to less fortunate people. That’s where it all began. Coming full circle, a few years ago Selma revived Sing for Fun, which performed at M.I.L.T. workshops and in some M.I.L.T. productions.The first M.I.L.T. show and the first in which Selma was the Musical Director was entitled, “A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That.” I read the old play bill from Jan. 31, 1998, and it brought back memo-ries of a very exciting time. A large group of sing-ers, actors and dancers participated. Many of us had never been on stage before. Out of this show came directors, script writers, stage hands, a choreographer, sound engineers, set designers, painters, make-up art-ists, and set construction. From this time forward we were hooked on show biz.As Musical Director, Selma went on to do H.M.S Pinafore, which became her favorite show in ret-rospect. She often would say, “I’d love to bring that show back again to Majestic Isles.” In her article in Feb.10, 2002 M.I. News she stated, “I wish to express

to you officially the success of H.M.S Pinafore. The enthusiasm of the audience and the vitality of the sailors, set Pinafore on its course for the evening. The music mainly is of a joyous nature and its vigor spread to all those in the room. Of course, the plot is silly but that is the fun of it.”Yes, that was the fun of it and it never let up. This was the best time that I have ever had on stage. My part was difficult and Selma helped me to prepare my voice so that I would be successful. Selma gave me her support as she did with everyone else in the show. She loved people as much as her music.“Gypsy and M,” another show stopper, was present-ed to the Majestic Isles community on No. 17, 2007. Selma teamed up with Larry Stander as director and assisted him. This show was one of the most ac-complished musicals. Former resident Arlene Levin wrote the script, basing it on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee.For months, we rehearsed daily in Selma’s living room, before we began practicing on the stage. We would all sit around her baby grand piano. She would call us up and point out hints on phrasing and how to follow the cues. We would all write it down on our music sheets. We were so enthused. Some-how we managed to learn the words to the Mr. Goldstone number. It was a tongue twister. She pushed us be-yond what we thought our abilities were to perform. Through it all, Selma lived for these moments when we succeeded. Selma appreciated all that we accom-plished and enjoyed her part in it. She said, ‘It was an honor to be the assistant to all of it.” Selma was a grand lady, a special friend to all of us in M.I.L.T. We will always cherish her memory.Selma would want us to carry on the legacy we all built together. For the ones who are here we are dedi-cated to continue with ideas that will create new pro-grams. The collaborative spirit lives on!



THEATRE AND THE ARTSBy Barbara Portnoff

Lynn University, Wold Performing Arts Center3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton(561) 237-9000“The Laramie Project:” A play by Moises Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theatre Project.In October 1998, 21-year old Mathew Shepard was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. Moises Kaufman and fellow Members of the Tec-tonic Theatre Project made six trips to Laramie and conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. They have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews. The Lara-mie Project explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.Performances are on Wed., Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 7 at 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Fri., Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are $5 per person.Society of the Four ArtsWalter S. Gubelmann Auditorium2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, FL 33480www.fourarts.org(561) 655-7226A MAN OF ALL SEASONSThe Art of Winston ChurchillIllustrated LectureArtist Edwina Sandys, granddaughter of Winston Churchill, will discuss the life and art of Winston Churchill.Saturday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.mFree Event

SINGLES CLUBBy Marilyn Chermak & Renee Stichel

Here comes another issue of the Majestic Isles News-letter, and the swinging singles would like to thank Betty Wachtel and Phyllis Cohen for their dedicated work on this Newsletter for the past (I won’t men-tion) years. Thank you and the best of health and happiness with any other undertakings.The singles went to the King’s Academy on October 7th to see Beauty and the Beast. I am sure there isn’t one of us who did not think it was just like being on Broadway, from costumes to scenery to acting. The actors, dancers and vocalists were all high school students, however, you would never know it by their performances.We later dined at the Stonewood Grill and it was amazing....(I am sure you know we always have to dine out after the show to complete our day.)On October 21st we dined at Nicole’s Seafood Restaurant and, as always, this was a tremendous suc-cess. It was an evening filled with good times as well as good food. The Singles Club subsidized the event. How can you go wrong with such an arrangement???For November we are checking into the production of Dream Girls at the Stage Door Theater. Of course, dinner will follow! Perhaps at Chef Dooley, one of our favorites.We will be meeting with Copenhagen Restaurant to discuss a New Year’s celebration. We are checking on menu, price, etc and will get back to you.We would also like to invite any single woman or man who does not know what we are about or the activities we provide to please call either Marilyn Chermak or Renee Stichel. We would love to have you come as a guest. We are always open to new members and new ideas and suggestions. Have a marvelous Fall and see you next month. Please stay healthy and happy...

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR

If your neighbor is away for the day, or for other reasons is unable to pull in the pail and bins after the trash and recyclables have been picked up, be a good neighbor and take the pail and bins up to the garage door.





THE MEN’S CLUBBy Joel Cohen

The next Men’s Club meeting will be held on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9:30 a.m. This will be the last meeting until after the renovation.I will see if I can arrange a casino trip to Gulfstream sometime in November and January. Also, as previ-ously mentioned, starting in April we will look at the Marlins baseball games.We need our members to come up with some sugges-tions or ideas as to how we can make your member-ship more enjoyable. We also need a couple of mem-bers to fill vacancies on our board.Please call or e-mail me at: [email protected] to vol-unteer for the Men’s Club board and/or to suggest program ideas.

SOCIAL CLUBBy Rita Dick and Arlene Koch

The Social Club is looking into sponsoring a mati-nee show at either the Delray Playhouse or the Stage Door Theatre on Sample Road. Watch Channel 63 for future details.As of this date, we expect that our Social Club Board members will remain the same for 2018.We hope that the construction of the club-house will go well and we are looking forward to a grand open-ing within the earliest time frame.A very Happy Thanksgiving to all our residents.

BOOK TALKSBy Claire Deveney

On Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m., Judy Markowitz will discuss the book “Small Great Things” by Jodi Picoult. The meeting will be held in the clubhouse ballroom. This book was published in October last year and has been listed as #1 on The New York Times Bestseller list. The Amazon website states, “With richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and race, ‘Small Great Things’ is the stunning new page-turner…”Plan to attend Book Talks on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m. and participate in a discussion led by Allan Topolosky on the book “Manhattan Beach.” “Man-hattan Beach” by Jennifer Egan, a Pulitzer Prize-win-ning author. The book was longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction. If the clubhouse is closed, the meeting will be held at Claire Deveney’s home, 10800 Royal Caribbean Circle.

Book Talks contacts are: Claire Deveney (742-7869), or Judy Markowitz (733-1992).

MOVIES – MOVIES - MOVIES8 p.m. at the clubhouse

Our movies fill the screen with wonderfully clear pictures.

SUNDAY, NOV. 12: LITTLE RED WAG-ON Armed with his beat-up red wagon and a blazing spirit of philanthropy, 8-year-old Zach sets out to help homeless children in the wake of Hurricane Charley by walking from his house in Floirda to the White House.

NOTE: We show our films with closed cap-tioning.

The film descriptions are taken from the Netflix website.





HADASSAHBy Ellin Goldstein

The month will begin with our annual Donor Luncheon on Thursday, November 9th at Copenhagen Restaurant. Call

Arlene Brizel if there was a problem and you did not get your invitation.On Monday, November 13th, our board meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m.Don’t forget to save the date of Monday, January 22, 2018 for our annual card party which will be held at Westchester Country Club at 11:30 a.m.The annual Shmooze and Booze will be held on Feb-ruary 2018 at the home of Lee Katz.Rosh Chodesh will be celebrated on Monday, Novem-ber 20, 2017 at the Morikami Picnic Area, reached from Jog Road, opposite the South County Civic Center. The program starts at 10:00 a.m. promptly. Call Rita Goldman (738-0480) for carpooling.We are trying to keep doing as many activities as possible during the renovation. Looking forward to seeing you at these events.

PAP CORPSBy Ellie Rogg

As I write, we are looking forward to the Majestic Isles Chapter season opening event on Thursday, Oct. 26, with

the very special treat of having well-known history lecturer, Dr. Robert Watson, speak about Alexander Hamilton. This event is dedicated to the memory of Selma Friedman, who worked tirelessly with Doris Davidoff to encourage Dr. Watson to agree to speak to us. We know that Dr. Watson, a strong supporter of the Pap Corps, will be entertaining, delightful and educational.The next exciting event will be a luncheon on Thurs-day, Nov/ 9, 2017 at the Polo Country Club in cele-bration of the 65th anniversary of the PAP Corps. All members are invited and encouraged to attend this celebration. Tickets for this luncheon are $125 per person. Please contact Barbara Wasserman or me, if interested in attending.A Fashion Show Luncheon will be held at Benve-nuto’s on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, with clothing by Patchington. Tickets are $40 per person.Our January meeting will be held at the South Coun-ty Civic Center at 16700 Jog Road in Delray Beach on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 with a program to be an-nounced and refreshments.Save the date of Monday, March 5, 2018 for a Card Party tentatively planned at the Delray Golf and Country Club.Finally, plans are being considered and encouraged by the Main PAP Office for our individual Chapters’ Pap Corps Walk-a-thons sometime between January 1 and March 15. So let us know what you would like.Between Channel 63, E-Blasts, and Club Announce-ment Boards and Mailboxes in the Parking Lot Trail-er, we anticipate the continuation of effective and smooth communication during the clubhouse reno-vation period.The following Fundraising/Donor-Credit Activities are continuing in operation.Football Mania, contact either Ed Gerard 561-733-1187 or Ed Strauber 561-732-3344Cards, contact Harriet Strauber 561-732-3344Birthday Greetings, (The Board has decided that the minimum payment for these Greetings must be

$5.00 or more, effective immediately) contact Myrna Bader 561-736-6488Meeting Sponsorship, Barbara Wasserman 954-594-4650Bricks, Ellie Rogg 561-733-3945

ARE YOU IN THE KNOW?The Board of Directors of the Majestic Isles Homeowners Association makes financial and policy decisions that affect every homeowner.Keep yourself informed – Attend BOD work-shops and general meetings!

The newsletter staff





MAJESTICS BOWLING LEAGUE Spares and Strikes

By Joyce Stoudermire

HIGH GAME HIGH SERIESWeek 2 – MEN:Bob Rosenhouch 192 Bob Rosenhouch 433Alan Stevens 180 Alan Stevens 425Steve Herbin 146 Steve Herbin 412

Week 2 – WOMENEstelle Snyder 157 Estelle Snyder 452J. Stoudermire 137 J. Stoudermire 389Issy Elefson 135 Ilene Gross 363

Week 3 - MENAl Lynn 162 Ken Ramnarine 454Jerry Elefson 158 Bob Rosenhouch 440Ken Ramnarine 156 Al Lynn 439Bob Rosenhouch 156

Week 3– WOMENM. Ramnarine 142 Ilene Gross 373J. Stoudermire 131 J. Stoudermire 359Natalie Herbin 131 Carol Stevens 351

Week 4 – MENKen Ramnarine 203 Bob Rosenhouch 481Alan Stevens 171 Ken Ramnarine 479Bob Rosenhouch 171 Alan Stevens 473

Week 4 – WOMENIlene Gross 156 J. Stoudermire 410J. Stoudermire 154 Ilene Gross 407M. Ramnarine 151 M. Ramnarine 344

Week 5 – MENBob Rosenhouch 163 Bob Rosenhouch 450Ken Ramnarine 152 Jerry Elefson 426Jerry Elefson 149 Al Lynn 411

Week 5 – WOMENIlene Gross 144 J. Stoudermire 375J. Stoudermire 138 Issy Elefson 369M. Ramnarine 135 Ilene Gross 367

Congratulations to our high scorers: Bob Rosenhouch 192 (week 2); 171 (week 4) and 163 (week 5); Alan Ste-vens 180 (week 2) and 171 (week 4); Ken Ramnarine 203 (week 4); Al Lynn 162 (week 3). Estelle Snyder 157 (week 2); Ilene Gross 156 (week 4); Joyce Stouder-mire 154 (week 4) and Maria Ramnarine 151 (week 4).

REMINDER!!! If your friends or family are inter-ested in joining our fun group, please call Al Lynn 742-9937 or Alan Stevens 336-4223.



The News At “NEWS N’ VIEWS”By Steve Karten

Because of Irma, we missed a meeting last month. However, our discussions regarding anti-Semitism, its origins, history, and its current state, have contin-ued. And, as the subject is so vast and important, and, as we’ve barely scratched the surface, we will continue to focus on it regularly.There is more and more evidence of a rise in hostility and open violence against Jews in areas other than just the Middle East. Europe, France in particular, has seen a tremendous increase in open aggression towards its Jewish populations. Unfortunately, this has also spread to the western hemisphere; as we’ve all seen recently in the events that occurred right here in the USA, in Charlottesville, Va., with the death of a young woman demonstrator, this leading to great controversy.With all this considered, our valued friend, neighbor and News ‘n’ Views member, Irene Solomon has kind-ly contacted the Anti-Defamation League (former-ly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith) to arrange for one of their representatives to come to Majestic Isles to speak to our entire commu-nity on this timely and extremely important subject, and to advise as to what can be done to combat it. Originally, a date had been set for Oct. 26. However, it was decided that as Irene will be away in Israel for the birth of her new great grandchild, and as it’s such short notice, the date should be put forward to a time our snowbirds can attend. With the clubhouse scheduled to close for renovations, we hope to hold the event in the spring. Alternatively, we may want to attempt co-ordinate a joint meeting with one of our neighboring communities at their clubhouse, should it look as if the renovations might run longer than scheduled.During the closing of the clubhouse, once again, our dear friend Irene has come to our rescue, offering her home for News ‘n’ Views meetings during this period. I can’t thank her enough.Our meetings are not limited to anti-Semitism. We still have vigorous discussions about politics; our president; Russian intervention in our elections; the special prosecutor; the Supreme Court’s hearing of the vital issue of gerrymandering going on in our country, and Artificial Intelligence.We encourage new members to join our group, espe-cially conservatives and Republicans. We need you in order to have a fairer and more balanced group.





WHAT’S HAPPENING

8 Wednesday 6:00 p.m. CANDIDATES’ NIGHT (f, h)9 Thursday 12 noon Pap Meeting (f, h)12 Sunday 7:30 p.m. Milt Workshop (f, h)20 Monday 11:30 a.m. Hadassah General Meeting (f, h)23 Thursday THANKSGIVINGNov 30 - Dec 7 Travel Club Hawaii Trip (p, a)

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Monday 12:00 p.m. Ceramics (f, h) 3:00 p.m. News N Views (f, h)Tues 12:00 p.m. Bowling (p, a)Wed 1:00 p.m. Bunka (f, h)Mon/Wed/Fri 9:00 a.m. Pickleball (f, h)Mon/Wed/Fri 9:00 a.m. Floor aerobics (f, h)Tues/Thur 9:00 a.m. Water aerobics (f, h)

Watch channel 63 for additions, cancellations or changes in date or timeFor additional information, please contact an officer of the appropriate club,

NOT the Majestic Isles Office.f=free, p=paid, a=away, h=home

ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER AND BEYONDBecause the clubhouse will be closing for renovations, we are unable to provide an activities cal-endar that goes beyond October. Please refer to the individual club and organization article in this and future issues of the Majestic Isles News, check Channel 63 and/or call board members of your organization for specific information about what’s happening in the coming months.



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