Welcome to Greenbriar Villas Social Club Community

March, the month we have all been waiting for, is at last here.   This is especially important for those of us who are not allowed out after dark because Daylight Savings time reappears on March 8.  Remember to spring forward.  Forgetting to do so could result in being late or very early for events, both quite embarrassing.  So, spring forward, just don’t tweak a hamstring.  Every year this time changes messes with our circadian rhythm.  I had to look that one up, and it means your body clock gets out of whack.  I always got this confused with the cicadas, those noisy bugs which show up every 17 years or so.  So, I looked it up and according to the Cleveland Clinic your circadian rhythm can impact your body clock, causing physical, mental and behavioral changes. So, watch out! 

A word of warning is that Monday, March 9 is International Women’s Day.  Of course, we all need to be aware on March 15, just ask Caesar.  St. Patrick brings his yearly bacchanal of green beer and corned beef on the 17th.  Spring arrives on the 20th,  just 12 days after we had to spring forward.  We can hope that the cold weather is gone for the year and our plants can stop dying. 

Soon we can start to complain about the brutal heat in Florida.  Remember we cannot blame the heat on the Developers.  We chose to live here and so, seemingly did every other person of a certain age.  Soon we will not only be the largest age-controlled community but also the one with the most Walmart’s per capita.  But hey, if we got our slice of the good life why should we deny it to the people following us.  They can’t help that they are a few years younger than us.  I’m just grateful that the growth and most of the congestion is moving to the south, not up here.   

Upcoming Events

March 14 Ladies Luncheon will be at First Watch, located at 1468 Bella Cruz Drive in Lady Lake.  Please call Nancy Krabbe 513-295-5531 if you are interested.

March 16 Annual St. Patrick’s Day backyard event at Marlene & Donn O’Cunninghams.  Always a good time this event will run from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.  Bring a dish (hopefully with food) to share, your drink and a chair which you do not have to share.  Green, of course, would be the appropriate color for your attire. 

March 24 Night at the Races. This event will start at 6:30 with a light dinner of wraps, chips, and a cookie.  Your cost is $5. Cash only can be put in an envelope (with your name) and placed in box on the Zuidema’s porch at 17497 Foxgrove from March 7 – 21.  Please no late reservations for the appropriate amount of food that may be purchased.  Please bring one-dollar bills for betting.  Change will not be available. 

Derby hats and other horse racing attire, while not required, are certainly encouraged. 

The jockeys are Linsey Hoeft, Gayle Funk, Lauralee Golightly, Don Thiele, Mike Tuscano and Jerry Kline (renting Dawn’s villa).  

April 11 Racing at Tampa Bay Downs.  For $88 you can ride a bus to the track, gain admission to the track and enjoy a buffet lunch in the clubhouse.   Make your reservations at 352-776-2500 or workmantransportation.com.  Don’t wait, this is popular event and it is not limited to Greenbriar residents.

April 14 Bunco at Chatham Card Room,  6 pm, Bring $5 cash, BYOB

Membership dues are being collected. $10 per person. There is a box on the Lowary’s porch (8398 Hendricks).  March will be the last month for dues collection.  So, if you want to continue receiving this Pulitzer Prize winning newsletter, you better pay up, or you won’t know what is going on in your neighborhood. 

The Office of the Treasurer:  Jim Caldwell states that GBSC  treasury has $1475.95