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Oct. 2020 Gator Tales

The October edition of the Gator Tales is now available for viewing. Please CLICK HERE to view.

GHOST HUNT

Saturday, October 31 7-8:30 pm

Gather your brooms, ghost mobiles, or any other mode of transportation

Search the Community for Glow in the Dark Ghosts..

Meet at the Mail Kiosk at 6:45pm. Prizes will be awarded to the first 2 Hunters

who return by 8:30 with at least two of our ghostly visitors.

Not into ghost hunting come on by apple cider and cookies/donuts will be served.

Sign up in clubhouse to participate in hunt

Sign up in clubhouse if you can donate cookies/donuts.

Sign up by October 23^rd please.

Questions should be directed to Maureen Heger and Ann Marie Kulling

Dazzlers October Luncheon

BHP DAZZLERS LUNCHEON

The next Dazzler luncheon will be at
Wally Southern BBQ
3591 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL
October 9th , 2020
At 1:00 PM
Please Sign up By October 6th

If you need a ride call Jean Michalak
941-676-0549 or e-mail her at
jeanmichalak8@gmail.com

ALL BLUE HERON LADIES ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US.

Drivers please leave me know if you have room in your car in case someone need a ride.

Thank You!!!!

Also if you can’t make it Please take your name off the list or call me.
Thank you!!!!
Jean Michalak

Halloween Parade

Not So Scary Scary Halloween Parade

Friday October 23, 2020 5:30 pm

Decorate your cart in the scariest not so scary way and join the parade up and down ALL the streets of the Community.

Line up at clubhouse parking lot at 5:15 pm

Community will be able to vote for their favorite carts. Voting is by cart number and will take place on Saturday October 24 between 10and 11 am at mail kiosk. Each home has two votes and there will be 2 prizes awarded.

Questions should be directed to Ann Marie Kulling and Maureen Heger

BLUE HERON PINES – Book Club

BLUE HERON PINES
Book Club

Ladies are you looking to join a book club?

We could meet once a month and discuss a book.

I’d like to offer the first book to be:

Love Story
by: Karen Kingsbury

Karen’s books are about the Baxter family

Meet at the community center
October 27th
at 2:00pm

I found my book at Ollies for 3.99 and you could also try the local library

We could all read this book or if someone has a suggestion of another book we could read please let me know, or we can just meet and discuss a book that everyone has been reading. No set rules just trying to set something up.

If you have any thoughts please let me know at janetclapper@sbcglobal.net

Thank you.

Janet

GOOD NEWS – THE LIBRARY IS GOING TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 2ND

Good afternoon all,

Exciting news!!!! Our Community Library will be opening back up with a maximum capacity of 2 persons at one time starting tomorrow, September 2^nd.

We are going to have a few things in place to make this easier for all involved, see bullet points below:

Capacity of 2 persons at one time
The only day books can be returned is Thursdays (This is only temporarily and helps with sanitizing)
Please do not go thru the return bin (Books have to be in the bin for 4 days before they will be sanitized and put back on the shelves)
Returned books will be put back on the shelves by noonish on Mondays.

Thank you to each and every one of you for your patience and cooperation as we open the library. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Suzanne Rayborn

BHP DAZZLERS LUNCHEON – Sep. 11, 2020

BHP DAZZLERS LUNCHEON
The next Dazzler luncheon will be at
LOS MARIACHIS
3575 Tamiami Trial
Port Charlotte, FL
September 11 ,2020

If you need a ride call Jean Mlichalak
941-676-0549 or e-mail her at
jeanmichalak8@gmail.com
ALL BLUE HERON LADIES ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US.
Drivers please leave me know if you have room in your car in case someone need a ride.
Thank You!!!!

Also if you can’t make it Please take your name off the list or call me.
Thank you!!!!

RED ROC CRAVINGS FOOD TRUCK – TACO TUESDAY

We are having a Taco Truck out on August 18th, September 1st and September 15th from 11am to 1:30pm. You can find the truck at the Pro Shop Parking lot! See you there 🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮 The truck is called Red Roc Cravings.

https://www.facebook.com/RedRocCravings/

AUGUST 21ST KONA ICE 12 TO 2

Hello Everyone,

We are going to do a Kona Ice Event Friday, August 21^st 12pm to 2pm at the Community Center. This event is FREE – No charges for the Flavored Ice.

We will see you there!

Round Three of Bingo

Blue Heron Pines Hurricane Preparedness

With the news that a hurricane season is on its way, it brings up the importance of being prepared. The Blue Heron Pines Office would like you to know that:

Blue Heron Pines Clubhouse is not a designated Hurricane Shelter.

To find a shelter you may call the Local Red Cross. The closest Red Cross is located in Port Charlotte and can be reached at (941) 629-4345. Please continue to call this number as the storm gets closer to find shelters that will be opened in our area as safe havens.

It’s always a good idea to have a radio with fresh batteries to listen to updates. For radio updates on the storm you can listen to the NOAA Weather radio, this can be found on:

Site Name	Transmitter Name	Call Sign	Frequency	Power	WFO
Tampa Bay	Ruskin	KHB32	162.550	1000	Ruskin, FL
Naples	Naples	WWG92	162.525	1000	Miami, FL
Fort Myers	Fort Myers	WXK83	162.475	1000	Ruskin,FL

**You can also access the NOAA radio on an app you can download on your Apple or Android phone or tablet.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE PREPARED!

Things to do &/or consider with an approaching storm:

Listen to a NOAA Weather Radio for critical information from the National Weather Service (NWS).
Bring in anything that can be picked up by the wind (bicycles, lawn furniture).
Close your windows, doors and hurricane shutters. If you do not have hurricane shutters, close and board up all windows and doors with plywood.
Turn your refrigerator and freezer to the coldest setting. Keep them closed as much as possible so that food will last longer if the power goes out.
Turn off propane tank.
Unplug small appliances.
Fill your car’s gas tank.
Create a hurricane evacuation plan with members of your household. Planning and practicing your evacuation plan minimizes confusion and fear during the event.
Find out about your community’s hurricane response plan. Plan routes to local shelters, register family members with special medical needs and make plans for your pets to be cared for.
Obey evacuation orders. Avoid flooded roads and washed out bridges.

Recommended Supplies :

Water—at least a 3-day supply; one gallon per person per day
Food—at least a 3-day supply of non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food
Flashlight
Battery-powered or hand-crank radio (NOAA Weather Radio, if possible)
Extra batteries
First aid kit
Medications (7-day supply) and medical items (hearing aids with extra batteries, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, etc.)
Multi-purpose tool
Sanitation and personal hygiene items
Copies of personal documents (medication list and pertinent medical information, proof of address, deed/lease to home, passports, birth certificates, insurance policies)
Cell phone with chargers
Family and emergency contact information
Extra cash
Emergency blanket
Map(s) of the area
Pet supplies (collar, leash, ID, food, carrier, bowl)
Tools/supplies for securing your home
Extra set of car keys and house keys
Extra clothing, hat and sturdy shoes
Rain gear

With all this in mind, please also keep safe! And if you need to contact us at the office, please don’t hesitate to email Suzanne Rayborn at srayborn@suncommunities.com or call emergency number below.

Sun Communities After-Hours emergency #: (877) 786-6048
Punta Gorda Fire Department #: (941) 575-2887
Punta Gorda Fire Rescue #: (941) 743-1367
Charlotte County Sheriff Office #: (941) 639-2101
Charlotte County Red Cross #: (941) 629-4345

Dial 9-1-1 for any life threatening emergencies!

Gator Tales – Aug/Sep 2020

The August/Sept issue of the Gator Tales is now available for viewing.

Click here to read.

Emergency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Punta Gorda

CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF PUNTA GORDA
7/8/2020

Ordinance/Resolution

Title:

An Emergency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Punta Gorda, Florida in response to the public health emergency within the City of Punta Gorda resulting from spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”); providing findings; providing definitions; requiring face coverings as more fully specified herein; allowing for exceptions to the face covering requirement; providing for enforcement; providing penalties for violation; providing for sunset; providing for conflicts and severability; and providing for an effective date.

Funds:

N/A

Recommended Action:

City Council approval of the Emergency Ordinance.

Summary:

As discussed at the July 1, 2020 City Council meeting, staff has prepared an emergency ordinance requiring facial coverings to be worn by all persons in indoor public places the City of Punta Gorda. All persons preparing or serving food would be required to wear a face covering. As proposed, the ordinance provides for the following exemptions.

Children under the age of two (2) years;
Persons observing social distancing;
Persons for whom a face covering would cause impairment due to an existing health condition or for whom compliance with the mandatory requirements imposed herein would conflict with the Americans with Disabilities Act;
Persons communicating with an individual who is hearing impaired who needs to see the mouth of the person speaking to facilitate communication;
Persons while working in a business or profession who do not have interactions with other persons;
Persons while working in a business or profession where use of a face covering would prevent them from performing the duties of the business or profession;
Persons exercising, while maintaining social distancing;
Persons while eating or drinking, provided they are maintaining social distancing. It is the intent of this provision that a face covering must be worn while traversing an Indoor Public Place for ingress and egress, when walking to and from restroom facilities, and while standing when unable to maintain social distancing;
Public safety, fire and other life safety or health care personnel, as their personal protective equipment requirements will be governed by their respective agencies or employers;
Persons who are engaged in obtaining a service involving the nose or face for which temporary removal of a face covering is necessary to perform the service;
Persons engaged in an activity where some other form of face covering is required pursuant to the regulations of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Unless extended by Resolution of the City Council, this Emergency Ordinance shall automatically sunset ninety (90) days after adoption, unless repealed prior to such expiration date.

Department/Division:

City Manager

EXHIBITS:

1.Emergency Ordiance – Facial Coverings
2.***Department of Health COVID-19 Update 7/6/2020

JULY NEWSLETTER (UPDATE)

CORRECTION: Pool hours are dawn to dusk (Not 8am-5pm)

JULY BINGO FOLKS…………………GET YOUR CARDS HERE

BINGO …… BINGO ……. BINGO ……….

It is time to start round two of WINDOW BINGO. We had such a great time on the first round of Window Bingo we decided to continue.

Cards are now available to pick up in the office between 8am and 5pm. This time we are doing one card per household. You are more than welcome to pick up a card for your friend or neighbor.

We will place a new letter/number in the sales office front window, Monday thru Friday. First three homes to hit “BINGO” will receive a gift card.

WE WILL PULL THE FIRST NUMBER JULY 1ST. KEEP IN MIND THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED JULY 3RD FOR THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY.