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Introduction • Meeting Information • Special Announcements     Woodshop Availability and Closings • Directions to Woodshop Woodshop Contact Information • Shirts and Hats

Introduction Welcome to the Villages Woodworkers Club Web Page. The Villages Woodworkers Club was started back in November of 2001 as a place where Villagers who enjoyed working with wood could get together and share their knowledge and their love for wood crafts. We hope that this web site is informative to its members and to any visitors. Mission Statement Our mission is to educate, inform, and share woodworking skills, experiences, and ideas in an enjoyable environment. Meeting Information The Villages Woodworkers Club meetings are the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM in the Madison Room at Laurel Manor. Visitors are always welcome. 2008 Membership Fees 2008 Annual Dues: Annual Dues .......................................................................... $35.00 One Time Woodshop Fee Member ............................................................................... $150.00 Household (member and spouse) ..........................................    225.00 Certain restrictions apply to all memberships. Be sure to understand what applies to you before signing up. Back to Table of Contents

Dues Renewal IT IS TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2009 The dues are $45.00 for 2009. Your 2009 dues must be paid by February 1, 2009. After that, your membership will be delinquent and you will not be allowed to attend meetings or enter the woodshop. Dues for 2009 will be accepted as of October 1, 2008 with the following requirements: a) All personal information must be verified at the front desk. b) Monitor Duty form must be filled out for 2009. Bring your calendar. c) Fill out and take a commitment reminder form. d) After a, b, and c are completed the $45.00 dues will be accepted. Make check payable to: VWC. Please include your Golf ID number on check. Jim Deemer, Treasurer Back to Table of Contents

December 9, 2008 Meeting Information The regular meeting of the Villages Woodworkers Club will be on held on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 7:00 PM in the Washington and Jefferson rooms at Laurel Manor. Please bring your 'show and tell' item if you have completed something you are proud of and share it with us. We want to know how you did it!!! These items will be displayed for viewing prior to the meeting. We will be taking pictures of the Show and Tell crafts and displaying them in our Gallery on the VWC web site. We strongly support the 'show-and-tell' part of our meeting. If you've made something recently, or even in the past, and would like to share it with us, please bring it. This is what our Club is all about. The minutes from past VWC General and Board meetings can be found on the Club Documents page. Attention!!! I send out an e-mail to all members with an e-mail address the Friday before the meeting. If you are not getting the e-mail, it is either because I have no e-mail address for you or I have an incorrect e-mail address. If you are a member and are not getting the e-mail, please click on the E-Mail Address Correction button below and let me know so I can correct the database. Please add the following entry to your address book so that the VWC emails do not end up in your Deleted file, Junk file or Spam file. The address is woodshopbulletins@embarqmail.com. The sender will be VWC Bulletins. If you are a COMCAST user, please see the information at ==> Comcast User Info Thanks. Bill Provencher Email Address Correction ==> Back to Table of Contents

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!

Data Management Backup Needed The shop needs a person who can back up our data management person. Knowledge of MS access is required. Please contact Charlie or Murry at the woodshop at 751-0513 or send an email to charlie.murrywoodshop@embarqmail.com Thanks, Charlie Shark Back to Table of Contents

Monitors Needed We are looking for anyone who still needs to work monitor hours for 2008, or anyone who is available who would like to pick up an extra shift. Please call the office at 751-0513 and sign up. We are short people for next week and several of the weeks following. We have exhausted the names on the sub list. It would be nice if we could get some new volunteers instead of asking the same list of individuals. We put a note on the desk asking for people to sign up for next week, but as mentioned, there are other weeks that are in need of people. We really need the help!!! Thanks, Charlie Shark Back to Table of Contents

2009 Dues Information When the club came into existence, without a woodshop building, the club dues were two dollars a month or $25 dollars per year. We kept the dues at 25 dollars to asses the need for club dues based on club expenses. We raised the dues to $2.50 a month, $30.00 per year in 2006. In 2007 we raised the dues to $2.92 per month or $35.00 per year. With the analysis of our Treasurer and Board of Directors we have realized that the 800 members are not paying for the club’s continuing expenses. For the 2009 the new dues will be $3.75 per month or $45.00 per year. We have many additional expenses to make the facility more flexible and utilitarian for club members. A new storage building for wood, additional parking, a 37 inch sander and a repaved golf cart path just to name a few ongoing items. I hope all members will recognize the bargain that is woodshop club and continue to help support the club in its many outreaches. Sincerely yours, Charlie Shark President Back to Table of Contents

Monitors - Take Note!! As a safety monitor, "you" must make sure that all doors are closed and no one is left in the building. The only exception would be when there is a class scheduled for that day. Lights and filters need to be shut off and doors secured. Back to Table of Contents

New Storage Building The ground for the new storage building has been cleared and the parts for the storage building have arrived. Please click here to see pictures of the parts being unloaded by our many volunteers. Back to Table of Contents

Attention Monitors!!! If you cannot make your time as a monitor (safety or tool crib) for personal reasons it is your responsibility to find a replacement. The list of people you can call to exchange times can be gotten at the office desk. Please do not call Max or any one in charge to do it for you. Thanks. Charlie Shark Back to Table of Contents

Help Wanted – Office Staff The club is in need of permanent Office Staff for the front desk. This is a job that would require 4-8 hours per month of voluntary service. You will receive training before beginning. Many records are kept on the computer, so basic computer knowledge is helpful, especially knowledge of MS Word. (Involvement in office staffing relieves you of the Shop Monitor obligation.) Office Staff are responsible for the following: Receipt and recording of monies paid (membership, special projects, classes, etc.) Enrollment in classes. Handling of wood orders and payment for orders Handling of special projects Coordination of Shop Monitors Meet/Greet prospective members and visitors Basic office functions such as filing, phone answering, taking messages, etc. Direct any questions to Anne Bell or Heather Sawyer at villageswoodshop@embarqmail.com Back to Table of Contents

Lumber Procurement Assistant Needed We are looking for members who are willing to assist in lumber procurement. If interested, please call Charlie Shark at the Woodshop at 751-0513 or email him at charlie.murrywoodshop@embarqmail.com Thanks. Bill Provencher Back to Table of Contents

Embarqmail Account for VWC Bulletins and Reminders We now have an Embarqmail account for the VWC bulletins and meeting reminders. Please add the following entry to your address book so that the VWC emails do not end up in your Deleted file, Junk file or Spam file. The address is woodshopbulletins@embarqmail.com. The sender will be VWC Bulletins. Please do not delete my address just in case I have problems down the line. Thanks. Bill Provencher Back to Table of Contents

Working With Old Wood Before working on any old wood, it MUST be processed through the metal detector. See the shop monitor before any old wood is worked on using any of the shop machines. On Wednesday 9/5/07 old wood with screws damaged the work table of the 24 inch planer. Your cooperation in this matter will be appreciated. Charlie Shark, President Back to Table of Contents

How to Recognize a STROKE Recognizing a Stroke A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke . Remember The first three letters .... S.T.R. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions: S * Ask the individual to SMILE. T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (I.E. It is sunny out today) R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other , that is also an indication of a stroke. If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 911 immediately, and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. Researchers are urging the general public to learn to ask these three questions quickly, to someone they suspect of having a stroke. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of a stroke, and prevent permanent brain damage. Back to Table of Contents

COMCAST Users If you are a COMCAST user and are currently getting your VWC Bulletins, please skip this section, unless you are curious. If you are a COMCAST user and are NOT getting your VWC Bulletins, please continue reading. Emails from woodshopclub@embarqmail.com and woodshopbulletins@embarqmail.com are being screened as SPAM by Comcast. I know what the problem is but I am not having much luck with Comcast or Embarqmail as to a suitable solution. I am sorry if this note sounds technical but I have not been able to make it any clearer. You have a setting in the Comcast webmail client that will prevent SPAM from getting to you when using Comcast's mail function. It does not matter if you are using an Email client on your PC. Comcast uses the webmail settings to screen the email that transverses through their mail servers. To check or change the setting, you will need to sign into Comcast (www.comcast.net) and go to the Email page. If you do not remember your Comcast password, this could be a little dicey. You will have to call or email Comcast and have them issue you a new password. If you use an email client at your PC, you will have to go into the Account settings of your email client and change the password in the Comcast account to the new password. After you sign into Comcast and get to the Email page, look on the left hand side down near the bottom for the word Preferences. Click on it. In your Preferences, there is a setting for Spam Filters. Click on it. You will have to reenter your password to continue. If you have it set to Prevent SPAM from entering my INBOX (default) and do not select Keep a local copy in my Screened mail folder in Webmail (default), all SPAM is immediately deleted. If you select Keep a local copy in my Screened mail folder in Webmail, then all SPAM (including the VWC messages) should be in your Screened folder. Messages in the Screened folder are kept three days by default and then deleted. I have a workaround to the problem at this time: The easiest workaround is to click on the Do not filter spam button and let all of the messages go into your Inbox or to your Email client on your PC. Be sure to click on Update to change the setting. However, doing this would result in all of the SPAM that Comcast is filtering to go to your Inbox and/or PC email client. This might not be a good thing depending on the amount of Spam you receive. But then, you might find other messages in there that are legitimate messages. If you have Comcast set to Prevent SPAM from entering my INBOX and you have NOT selected Keep a local copy in my Screened mail folder in Webmail, I would suggest clicking on the Keep a local copy in my Screened mail folder in Webmail, click on Update and periodically sign into the Comcast Webmail to see what email Comcast is filtering before you make any decision to change to the Do not filter Spam on not. As I mentioned, the screened messages will be kept for three days before being automatically deleted. You can go into Preferences and click on Scheduled Email Deletion and change the number of days to save the Screened messages to 7 or 30 days and click on the Save button at the bottom of the screen so that you have a longer period of time to check your messages. In order to process the VWC Bulletins (and any other mail in the Screened folder that you really want), you will have to occasionally sign into the Comcast Webmail client, go into the Screened folder and move the VWC Bulletins (and other items) to the INBOX. The easiest way to do this is to select all of the VWC Bulletins (and other items) by clicking on the box to the left of the messages and then click on the down arrow next to the Move to Folder entry and click on Inbox. If you are using an Email client on your PC they will be delivered to your PC at the next Send/Receive cycle. If you are using the Comcast webmail function, they will now be in your inbox where you can do what you normally do with the messages. If you decide to not go to the Do not filter Spam option, I would suggest that you change the Screened messages to not delete the messages for 7 or 30 days and periodically perform the above mentioned task to get the good emails out of the Screened folder. I know this sounds a little convoluted but this is the best I can do for you at the moment. I am still working with COMCAST and Embarqmail to see what I can do about getting these marked as regular mail. If you have ever dealt with Comcast or Embarq on a problem, you know how frustrating this can be. I hope this is a satisfactory explanation. If you have any questions or problems with this solution, please let me know. Thanks, Bill Provencher Back to Table of Contents

Exotic Hardwood Website We have located a site to purchase exotic hardwoods for your projects. Please go to www.cocoboloinc.com Back to Table of Contents

Adventure Travels The Village Woodworkers Club has entered into a partnership with Adventure Travels. This will help fund the Woodshop's activities. The VWC will receive 5% of a cruise payment as a donation for the use of our website. For example a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean for a couple using a mini-suite would cost $1700.00 plus port and government fees. The VWC would receive $85.00 for club use. The 5% is on the basic price and does not include fees. Adventure Travels page ==> Back to Table of Contents

The Villages Woodshop Information

Woodshop Availability and Closings The Woodshop is open from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday thru Saturday. It will be closed on Sundays and major holidays. The Woodshop will be closed as follows: January 16, 2008 - Certification Training May 26 - Memorial Day July 4 - Independence Day September 1 - Labor Day November 20 - Thanksgiving December 24-25 - Christmas December 31 - January 1, 2009 - New Years Additional days of certification training will be posted as appropriate for June through December Back to Table of Contents

Directions to The Villages Woodshop The Villages Woodshop is located at 704 Oak Street, The Villages, FL 32159. Automobile From Rt 466: Take Rt 466 East to Rolling Acres Road. Turn left on Rolling Acres Road.Go .5 miles. The Woodshop is right past the driving range on the left hand side. From Rt 27/441: Take Rt 27/441 South to Rolling Acres Road. Turn right on Rolling Acres road. Go .7 miles. The Woodshop is on the right hand side. Golf Cart From Avenida Central, go through the Del Mar gate and take Del Mar to Chula Vista. OR take Morse Blvd to Rio Grande and turn right onto Del Mar to Chula Vista. Take a right on Chula Vista Avenue. Take the next left on to Palermo Place (look for the Valle Verde Postal Station). Go to back right corner of Palermo to cart path and through opening in fence. Take your golf cart to the right on this exit. Follow dirt cart path to driving range parking lot (do not ride on the driving range). Go to back right corner of parking lot and move right to the chain link fence. Go around the retention basin by riding along the chain link fence to the four board wooden fence to the opening. Please note that the path around the retention basin is narrow and caution should be taken. Please park your cart in the rear of the building. Not on the grass near the parking lot. We have been requested to park in back so the grass we kill will not be as visible. Please do not drive on the range side of the maintenance shack. Please drive on the street side of the shack over by the wash rack. NOTE: Do not drive your golf cart on the sidewalk!! It is an $80.00 fine and 3 points! Back to Table of Contents

VWC Golf Shirts and Hats VWC golf shirts and hats are now available. Please email John Herega for more information. Email John Herega ==> Back to Table of Contents

Woodshop Contact Information Telephone: (352) 751-0513 FAX:         (352) 751-4140 Woodshop: villageswoodshop@embarqmail.com Murry Bishop: villageswoodshop@embarqmail.com Charlie Shark and Murry Bishop: charlie.murrywoodshop@embarqmail.com Education: woodshop.education@embarqmail.com Heather or Anne B.: woodshop.staff@embarqmail.com VWC Bulletins or Reminders (Bill Provencher): woodshopbulletins@embarqmail.com Back to Table of Contents

VWC Golf Shirts and Hats VWC golf shirts and hats are now available. Please email John Herega for more information. Email John Herega ==> Back to Table of Contents

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