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I've received many great ideas about the items to add into the newsletter and they are much appreciated.  Please feel free to send me an email with any other suggestions.  Thank you!  Michael Garey, GH Newsletter Editor

Drop Boxes moved:

The GHOA and Cormorant Point Drop Boxes , previously located in the Proshop, are now located  in the GHOA Activity Center.

Mailbox Theft

We continue to have a problem of with mail being taken out of homeowners’ mailboxes. We offer the following information as an alternative for outgoing mail rather than using your own mailbox with a raised flag. Residents are urged to place out going mail in the mail collection container located at the Post Office. ​There are currently four outgoing mail drops provided by the US Postal Service (USPS) for the Golf Hammock Community. Homeowners can deposit outgoing mail in the mail collection container located at the Post Office or at any of the following Golf Hammock locations locations:There are currently four outgoing mail drops provided by the US Postal Service (USPS) for the Golf Hammock Community.  Homeowners can deposit outgoing mail in the mail collection container located at the Post Office or at any of  the following Golf Hammock locations locations:

1. East side of the Golf Course Circle  – located in the cluster mailboxes.
2. Golf Hammock Drive and Parr Road (Golf Patio Villas) – located in the cluster mailboxes.
3. Bogey Boulevard and Lost Ball Drive  (Hammock Falls area) – located in the cluster mailboxes.
4. Parr Road (near the villas and past the maintenance area) – located in the cluster boxes.

NOTE: Please do not place outgoing USPS mail in any Activity Center lock box.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a number of incidents of check fraud, some of which were reported to have occurred in Golf Hammock. The time frame for these incidents is late last summer, 2016. The scenario is that the victim has outgoing checks stolen from their mailbox. The suspect(s) then use the stolen checks to create fraudulent checks that are subsequently used at Walmart locations throughout Florida. These checks are presented to the cashier for payment and are run electronically, not through the traditional check method. 

We are trying to make sure that we have all the victims of this crime listed in our records. To this end, we are requesting that victims of this crime, whether they have already filed an Offense Report with us or not, to please contact Detective Steven Ritenour. He can be reached at 863-402-7811. This is Detective Ritenour’s private office phone so they can feel free to leave a message if he is not available. Detective Ritenour can also be contacted by email at sritenour@highlandssheriff.org, ritenoursd@flcjn.net or steven.ritenour@leo.gov.

Muscle Group of the Month Legs (No Weights)

Each one of these techniques works the biceps at a different angle and a different way.  It is always a good idea to change up your workout routine with to allow your body to adapt to changes and help with boredom: )

There are three things you want to do to properly do each exercise correctly:

1. Hold the dumbbells tightly

2. Make sure your elbows stay to your side and they do not move from your side

3. You want to get full range of movement, so that means allowing the weight and your hands go down to you hips and then back up to your chest

If you have any questions please email, as I am glad to help

Recipe of the Month:  Chocolate Coconut Almond Sticky Buns

If you like sweet breakfasts, rejoice. This recipe makes a sticky bun that’s filled with shredded coconut, roasted almonds, and chopped semisweet chocolate. A.k.a. it tastes like an Almond Joy. For the most tender results, use the highest quality pizza dough you can find (some pizzerias will even sell you their dough if you ask) and handle it as little as possible. While you’re rolling out the dough, it might spring back; if this happens, let the dough rest for about 10 minutes before continuing to roll into a rectangle.

• 1cup packed light brown sugar 
• Check ¾ cup heavy cream 
• Check ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, divided 
• Check 1cup chopped roasted almonds 
• Check 2 pounds prepared pizza dough, at room temperature 
• Check 1¼ cups sweetened shredded coconut
• Check 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 

How to Make It

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Combine sugar, cream, and 1⁄2 cup of the butter in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring often, until sugar melts, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour 1 cup of the sugar mixture into prepared baking dish; reserve the rest. Sprinkle almonds evenly over bottom of baking dish.

• Divide pizza dough in half; on a lightly floured work surface, roll out each half into a 12-by-10-inch rectangle. Melt remaining ¼ cup butter in microwave. Brush dough with melted butter and sprinkle evenly with coconut and chocolate. Starting at a long end, roll up each rectangle. Pinch together seams. Cut each roll crosswise into 6 slices. Place slices, cut side up, in prepared baking dish.
• Bake, rotating halfway through, until golden brown and risen, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Let cool in dish for 5 minutes. Invert onto a serving platter, scraping any remaining sauce from bottom of dish onto buns. Drizzle with reserved sugar mixture.

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