Club News and Activities

Independence Is Built, Not Given Most people say they want to “stay independent as they age.” But independence is rarely something we suddenly gain or lose overnight. More often, it is built quietly over time through small, everyday capabilities: standing up from a chair without using your hands, catching your balance when you trip on […]

HPPA held its Men’s and Women’s Tournament on February 21. • Winners of the Men’s 3.5 + level were Leif Fry and Greg Jurasovich, and second place went to Larry Gutting and Bill Fechter. • Winner of the Women’s 3.5 + level was Linda Jurasovich, and second place went to Susan Roberts. • Winner of […]

The HP Book Club will meet on Friday, April 17, at 2:30 p.m. in the Activity Center to discuss The Mango Tree by Annabelle Tometich. In this poignant and entertaining memoir about growing up as a mixed-race Filipina in Florida, this medical student drop-out turned food critic reckons with her father’s untimely death, her mother’s […]

L TO R: LINDA CAGLIARI’S SISTER, DENISE ROD, LINDA CAGLIARI, BOBBY FASH, DENISE ALLIS, SHARON RYCZEK, ELLEN SHEMANIK, LEA LAZAR, NOREEN KUBINSKI, LORI KWIATKOWSKI, CHRIS CARLSON, AND PATTY HOLMES From Denise Allis: Country themed day at our February 3 Line Dancing class. Country themed day again at our February 7 Line Dancing class. From Mike McCarthy: […]

ANNETTE STILLSON AND THE MANY RECENTLY DONATED BOOKS AND PUZZLES Our HP Library has collected some 8,000 older books and puzzles for Annette’s Book Nook on Fort Myers Beach since Ian ravished the store some four years ago. These donations enabled Annette to re-open her used book store in October, 2024. A number of HP […]

Hello from the golf shop. It’s been a busy golf season with a full schedule of Club and League events that started last November. Weather was a challenge this year, with a colder than normal pattern. Big thanks to Greg Kriesch and his staff for giving us consistently great playing conditions. They have done a […]

SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS FOR THE BOURBON BARREL ARE (L-R): KITTY JEDD, SARA CRIGER, TERRI ANDERSON, AND TERRY HOULLE February 18 was the 20th annual WGA charity event which raised over $30,000 to benefit the Dubin Center. The center provides education, support services, and respite/social opportunities for caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia related diseases. […]

This is the final month of the MGA season and it is still full of events. This month brings: • April 2: Pick your own Foursome Scramble (mixed tees)   • April 9: Member/Guest. Alternate game: 2 Best balls of 4 • April 16: 1 best ball holes 1-6, 2 best balls holes 7-12, 3 […]

Members gathered in the Palms Dining Room on February 11 for a lively evening of creativity at our Vino’s Picasso Paint & Sip event. Guided step-by-step by Vino’s Picasso artists, participants created their own colorful paintings while enjoying wine, laughter, and great company. The evening brought together members looking to relax, connect, and explore their artistic side in a […]