Three Rivers'
ICHETUCKNEE VIEWS
Public Forum
The opinions offered on this page are not necessarily those of the site administrator, but have been offered to
provoke thoughtful and courteous rebuttal from other readers and perhaps solve some of the problems we
might have here in Three Rivers, Columbia County, or on the Ichetucknee. If you have a TREPO issue, I'll post it
if it is coherent, but please email it to Trepo@windstream.net also, for we can't solve your problem, only air it.
provoke thoughtful and courteous rebuttal from other readers and perhaps solve some of the problems we
might have here in Three Rivers, Columbia County, or on the Ichetucknee. If you have a TREPO issue, I'll post it
if it is coherent, but please email it to Trepo@windstream.net also, for we can't solve your problem, only air it.
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| If you wish to contribute your opinions to the emails posted below, please send them to admin@ichetuckneeviews.com Please be constructive and no name calling. After all, we are all adults, and should behave as such. Thank you |
Dolphins hunting
Just in case you haven't seen this yet........
To those of you who consider yourself “ Florida folks” have you
eve r seen this? These bottle nose dolphins are so smart – what
a way tofish! And you thought that bears knew how to fish. You
ain’t seen anything until you watch this. I also think it is great
that someone was able to capture this on film.
A pod of bottle nose dolphins off the coast of Florida have
developed a remarkable hunting strategy in order to catch fish.
Another awesome thing about this technique is that only one
female in the pod can create this ring, and it's always
counterclockwise.
Dolphins Fishing
Just in case you haven't seen this yet........
To those of you who consider yourself “ Florida folks” have you
eve r seen this? These bottle nose dolphins are so smart – what
a way tofish! And you thought that bears knew how to fish. You
ain’t seen anything until you watch this. I also think it is great
that someone was able to capture this on film.
A pod of bottle nose dolphins off the coast of Florida have
developed a remarkable hunting strategy in order to catch fish.
Another awesome thing about this technique is that only one
female in the pod can create this ring, and it's always
counterclockwise.
Dolphins Fishing
| Dogs at the Beach Video This is a great video of trained dogs at the beach. It will make you smile. Enjoy! |
| hi karen , no i don't mind if you post my message and your answer i'm sure alot of other members are wondering why the sudden increase and such a large amount in one step . i know i wanted some answers thank you for the quick reply gail hawley mooney ----- Original Message ----- From: Karen Faunce To: gail zornow hawley Cc: trepo@windstream.net Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 5:42 PM Subject: Re: yrly dues feb. 1, 2010 Hi Gail: Thanks for writing. Yes, the dues went up to $100.00 per year. Why, because with $50.00 per year all we could do is keep the parks heads above water, so to speak. Actually, it's flooding now, so the parks will be going under water soon! But we are trying to catch up -- some of the parks have experienced some substantial erosion. Meetings with SRWM have given us the go ahead to repair the damage. Yes, we are reclaiming Camping Park. It's a lot of land, and a beautiful water front. We have installed a gate to keep ATV's and 4-wheel drives out, six loads of fill will be brought in for the deep ruts, and a step down to the water will be built. Picnic tables will be brought in, and hello, Camping Park is back and looking good! We are initiating better security measures, and in some instances paying members to be gate greeters from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Last season because Members kept leaving the gates open, non-members made our parks theirs. Behavior in the parks was questionable, and some fights broke out. Some members indulged a bit too much, and embarrassed some of our families with kids -- so measures will be taken. This year the keys are stamped with individual membership numbers and decals are back with the same membership number on them. If non-members get into the gated parks with their cars and don't have a decal, they could be towed! In other words, the Board is trying to take the parks back for the members and make them private again. There will be security cameras. Hopefully this will stop some of the vandalism and drugs in the parks. Some members aren't too keen on this improvement and one can only wonder why? So far the clubhouse has received a new heat and air system, is in the process of being rewired, and is scheduled to have either carpeting or new tile put down, and a general face lift. Fences will be moved to create better parking in both Columbia and Suwannee Counties. New gates will be installed to make it easier for we with arthritic hands to open the gates. You may or may not have seen the new landscaping at the Columbia County Three Rivers front entrance. It's still a work in progress and the Board hopes to do this for the entrances on Utah and in Suwannee County. And if there is any monies left over, we'd like to build a playground for both counties. Our young'ens could be using our parks all winter long with the proper equipment. So, Gail, you can see your dues are needed. I hope this note finds you well, and I'm thinking about posting your note and my reply on the Views and the TREPO site. Do you have a problem with that? Your email friend, Karen Faunce Membership Secretary P.S.: The Board Meeting Minutes are posted on the TREPO site at www.trepo.net. This will help you to catch up on TREPO matters. ----- Original Message ----- From: gail zornow hawley To: karenfaunce@windstream.net Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 4:39 PM Subject: yrly dues feb. 1, 2010 hi karen i just left you a voice mail but i thought i'd send an email also . my husband and i own property in three rivers and i heard that our yrly memberships dues went up substantially. is this the case and if so may i ask the reasoning . living down here in st. pete we don't get the chance to go to any of the meetings to stay up to date on estate improvements. i did read somewhere that the campground would be opening back up where ever that might be, but that's a good thing and i know the last time we were up there some improvements were done at the front entrance park . the ichnetucknee views don't go into alot of the upkeep of the estates it mainly is about the springs. could you inform me the amount due for our yrly. membership fees? thank you gail hawley mooney |
| Read below and click on the link – –incredible! The Birth of a Hummingbird..... Keep in mind the egg is smaller than a tic tac and a quarter fits the opening of the nest! This is truly amazing. Be sure to click on NEXT PAGE at the bottom of each page; there are 5 pages in all. A lady found a hummingbird nest and got pictures all the way from the egg to leaving the nest. It took 24 days from birth to flight. Because you'll probably never in your lifetime see this again, enjoy; and please share. Click here for detailed birth of hummingbirds |
| SPRINGS EDITORIAL Just Think….no beautiful springs to swim/fish/tube in… no otters, beavers and manatees swimming by… dark stinky water barely flowing by our houses, parks and boat ramps….. Think it can't happen? Why Not? White Springs and Worthington Springs have already dried up. For the past "FIVE" Legislative sessions, bills to protect our springs have died on the floor due to lack of support from the public. ARE WE THAT DARN LAZY? I attended a Rally in Tallahassee in February for the purpose of learning what is going on in our Legislature regarding protecting our waterways and especially our springs. I have not been a politically active person during my 60+ years, but this is one bandwagon I have decided to jump on and hope you will join me. What I can't figure out is WHY OUR TREPO LEADERSHIP ISN'T IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THIS BANDWAGON? Fixing up the parks is fine and good but without an unpolluted river to use, the parks might as well be sold to developers….. (NO, I am not advocating that.) The Florida Springs Protection Act (or a similar name) has been introduced and needs to be written and passed THIS year. We need a large outpouring of public support for the Springs Protection Act to get it passed. Otherwise, we might as well pack up and move to the desert. I have enjoyed the many springs and waterways in our great state my whole life and I know lots of you have too. They are in danger of going the way of the dinosaur, either from pollutants or being pumped to other areas of our state. It's a slow creeping process but many of you who have been in this area for years have noticed the same changes I have. I am asking all of you who enjoy our springs and the wonderful natural habitat we have here in our own back yard to write our Representatives and Senators to encourage them to enact and pass this protection for our springs/waterways. I also encourage you to encourage all your Florida friends to do the same. This is a state wide effort and needs every bit of support we can muster. Spread the word. So, neighbors, there are sample letters on www.ichetuckneeviews. com with the names and addresses of our district's Representative Debbie Boyd and Senator Steve Oelrich. If you really care about our area and your home'$ value, you'll sign and mail these (or write your own version) and encourage everyone you know to do the same. The Springs and I will thank you. Evelyn J. Johnson |