Vol. 1, Issue 7 –November 2005
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Trying to bring an “old time” atmosphere to the community, the GTCA Historical Committee presented the 1915 silent film “Trilby” for the October general meeting.
Local Historian Scott Black spoke before the showing giving a brief synopsis of the film and a history of its making. The film is a version of the novel “Trilby” that was written in 1895 by George Du Maurier. Association Secretary Richard Riley brought several versions of the original book and posted photographs that he has collected of the movies and the actors.
The community of Trilby was named at the same time that the book was wildly popular just before the turn of the century. In fact, there is an earlier plan for the community where the streets are named after the characters in the novel. Those names haven’t survived, but our community has.
Almost 50 community members attended the showing at the Trilby United
Methodist Church where soda and popcorn were provided for a nickel each.
As was the practice in old silent films, there were descriptive slides
interspersed with the movie action. Because
the film was shown on two regular TV sets loaned by members, Riley and Black
read the slides and provided comments on the events on the screen.
Clara Kimball Young, “Trilby”
The film, which was in fairly good shape still had some fuzzy moments
and introduced some of the younger members of the audience to a new experience
in film viewing for 64 minutes.
A major change in the Greater Trilby Community Association has occurred. Denny Mihalinec has resigned from the leadership of the organization as of last month, giving personal conflicts and difficulties as the reason. Denny will be directing his efforts in the future to renewed dedication to his faith, parenting organizations and a position in a local church. He is also working as a handyman in his new “Honey-Do” service.
Denny
worked on founding this association in 2004 and it became organized in
September of last year as a not-for-profit organization incorporated in
Florida. He
was the first President of the Association when officers were selected, and
then became Chair of the Board of Directors earlier this year.
He gathered local residents and activists in meetings, large and small,
and developed plans, missions, and goals for the Association and the
community.
Denny
has been responsible for the revival and visibility of Trilby in the past few
years. Some
of his greatest skills are his enthusiasm and belief in himself and the
community. Trilby
had a heyday in the earlier part of the 20th century, and is now a
sleepy rural community that is just now being rediscovered.
Denny Mihalinec’s name has been linked with most of that rediscovery.
Googling
a name on the internet is a new way to find out a person’s popularity,
notoriety or reputation.
If you look up Denny Mihalinec you will find over fifty positive
references to him and Trilby, Habitat for Humanity, Dade City Chamber of
Commerce, or many other state and local organizations and services.
If any reporter wanted information about Trilby, they called him.
In
his letter of resignation, Denny stated that he has passed the torch of
leadership to others in the community.
From those of us who will get this responsibility, we recognize and
thank Denny Mihalinec for helping to light that torch.
–
Herb Green, President
Trilby Society News
Vichyssoise Anyone?
Or
How the Ladies’ Luncheon Was a Big Success
By Kathy Riley
Trilby
can boast of one of the best cooks and luncheon planners in the area, Eileen
Lamb. She
had a great idea a couple of weeks ago:
she wanted to put on a ladies’ luncheon to raise money for the
Greater Trilby Community Association.
She thought that 10 to 15 people would make it successful.
Little did she know that she had come up with a really great idea and
that word of her idea had spread far and wide.
On Thursday, October 27, she had 27 reservations and spent all that day
and most of the night cooking, and almost single-handedly put on a delicious
luncheon.
I
happened to be one of the lucky ones who got to attend this event, and when I
entered the Trilby Community Center on Friday, October 28, 2005, I wasn’t
sure I was in the right place.
There were four large tables with fresh, white tablecloths, beautiful
pumpkin centerpieces and sparkling dishes ready for this special meal.
With a little help from some friends Eileen had transformed the center
into a banquet hall.
We
really did have quite a delicious lunch: the menu included a fruit cup
followed by vichyssoise, then came the entrees, either shrimp Louis or chicken
a la king. (I
had the shrimp Louis, which included 8 extra large shrimp, tomatoes, and
hard-boiled eggs, all on a bed of greens and smothered in a wonderful
dressing.) I
was pretty full after that but I’m glad I still had room for the lemon tart
for dessert.
One
of the highlights of the luncheon was the fact that only one man was allowed
in the center.
He was my husband, Richard Riley, who had the distinct honor of being
our waiter. I
think he did a pretty good job since several people wanted to know if he could
wait tables at their next functions.
Karyn
Pirrello provided the pumpkin theme centerpieces that were auctioned off after
the meal to further the contributions to the Association.
Center cleaning, dishes and cutlery, set-up, and then clean up were
provided by the Greens, the Fink family, and the Rileys, all supporting the
culinary work and skills of Eileen.
Attendees included long-time residents of the community, supporters
from Blanton, and local social workers from Pasco Kids First.
Eileen
Lamb talks with members of Pasco Kids First
Many
of us lingered after everything had been served (while Richard cleared the
tables) and discussed possibilities for the next ladies’ adventure in great
dining. The
luncheon raised $241 in donations for the association.
Now we’re all waiting to hear what the men of the association are
going to do to raise money.
The GTCA Board of Directors has been expanded to its full compliment of 15. Newly nominated and elected are: Karyn Pirrello – Trilby Trails, Jeremiah Fink – Trilby Youth, Marlene S. Nichols – Trilby Postmistress. See www.trilbyfl.com for more information on the Association.
St.
Leo Students Tutor Tri-Community Kids In After-School Program
They
come from all over the country (and the world) with different majors: Katrina
Errico, a sophomore from Florida majoring in biology, Alex Zic, a sophomore
from New York majoring in biology, Brigitte D’Abreau, a freshman from
Trinidad majoring in international business, Stephen Kubasek, a sophomore
majoring in accounting, and Jeny St. Laurent, a senior majoring in social
work. But these students have
some things in common. They are
all members of the Samaritans, a service organization at St. Leo University.
“This group combines the college and the community,“ Jeny St.
Laurent, leader of the Samaritans said. “Our motto is ‘Everywhere you go
make a difference.’” And they
are all eager to help students in the Tri-Community area with their schoolwork
and have some fun too. “There
are a lot of our students interested in helping out here,” Kunasek said.
“I had to turn away three this week who wanted to come.”
At
the present time, the program only runs on Mondays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
“Our goal is to have a permanent program and perhaps expand it to
twice a week. We’ve sent out
fliers to the Lacoochee Elementary School and, hopefully, more kids will come
in the future,” Stephen Kubasek, leader of this project, explained. “When the kids get here, we do schoolwork first.
Because we’re students we understand that doing homework is hard and
it’s nice to get some help.”
When
the homework is done, the kids get to play.
There were puzzles, crayons and paper scattered over a table, and St.
Leo tutors were encouraging kids who had finished their homework to get
involved in play. Some kids also played outside with a ball.
“We’re planning a Halloween party,” Stephen added. “And we want
to do something special for Christmas too.”
The
after-school program is a collaborative effort between St. Leo University and
the Greater Trilby Community Association to tutor students in the
Tri-Community area. “The
program is open to any kid (ages 6 to 16) in this area, but the parents are
responsible for dropping off and picking up their children,” Kubasek
continued.
Kathleen
Fink, education director for the Greater Trilby Community Association, is the
contact person for anyone interested in having a child take part in the
program. Call Kathleen at
352-583-5973 and sign your child up now.
We
just can’t give up on the kids,” stated regional director, Richard
Someillan as he discussed the future of the Lacoochee Boys and Girls Club
after a fire that destroyed most of a new playground that had been donated to
the center last year.
The
“Jungle Gym” part of the playground was metal with a soft, protective
covering of colorful plastic. Obviously it was also very flammable. According to reports, three boys were playing with fire in
the soft mulch that had been placed under the equipment, and the plastic
caught and spread to all parts of the large structure.
Someillan
and Roy Opfer, representatives of the Tampa Boys and Girls Club, will be
working on finding funds to restore and replace the structure that was burned.
“We will be making presentations to local service clubs and other
businesses and organizations,” Someillan continued. “We will go on. The
Club has had a setback, but we have to be there for the kids.”
According
to the Tampa Tribune, George Jarosik, the club’s program director, has
stated that the playground will be replaced by Home Depot and Kaboom!
Playground Inc. around December 15. If
you would like to help with the construction, contact Jarosik at 583-2994.
Donations of money are also sought.
The
Greater Trilby News
“Serving
the Tri-community area”
Publisher:
The Greater Trilby Community Association,
Herb
Green -- daddyherb2@earthlink.net
352-583-5936
Editor:
Kathryn Riley -- kwr48@yahoo.com
352-583-4994
The Greater Trilby News is a monthly publication of The Greater Trilby Community Association, Inc., and serves the tri-community area consisting of Lacoochee, Trilacoochee, and Trilby. This newsletter accepts articles concerning the association’s activities and articles of interest to the area.
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CC = Community Center |
TMC = Trilby Methodist Church |
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Line
dancing 10-11:30
a.m. at CC |
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Crafts
11-1 at CC Elaine’s
Cloggers,5:30 to 8:00 pm at CC Crime
Watch, 7:00 pm at TMC |
8
Pioneer
Doll Club at CC One-stroke
painting *, 3-5 p.m. at CC |
9 Painting
class, 10 am to 2:00 p.m. at CC |
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11 Veteran’s
Day; Line
dancing |
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Crafts
11-1 at CC Elaine’s
Cloggers GTCA
Exec. Board 6 pm TMC GTCA
Board Dir. 7 pm TMC |
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16 Painting
class |
17 GTCA
general meeting, 7 – 8 pm at TMC |
18 Line
dancing |
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21 Crafts
11-1 at CC Elaine’s
Cloggers |
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23 Painting
class |
24
Thanksgiving |
25 Line
dancing |
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28 Crafts
11-1 at CC Elaine’s
Cloggers |
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30 Painting
class |
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Vichyssoise
4
cups chicken broth, 4 cups chopped potatoes, ¼ cup onion, 1-½ tsps salt, 8 oz
cream cheese, 1 tbls chopped chives
Combine
the broth, potatoes, onion, and salt in a saucepan and cook approximately 20
minutes. (You
may add 2 celery stalks cut into large pieces for extra flavor but remove the
celery before putting the ingredients in the blender.)
Place ingredients in a blender and add the cream cheese.
Blend until smooth.
Add chives and chill.
Garnish with chives.
Shrimp
Louis
Ingredients
for one plate of Shrimp Louis:
salad greens, tomato wedges, hard-boiled egg wedges ,lemon wedges, 8
shrimp
Dressing
(Makes 2 cups)
1
cup mayonnaise
¼ cup whipping cream, whipped, ¼ cup chili sauce, ¼ cup chopped green
onion, ¼ cup chopped green pepper, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp lemon juice
Arrange
a bed of salad greens on each plate and cover the greens with the other four
ingredients in a pleasing manner.
Pour a small amount of the dressing over the salad right before serving.
If
you have any recipes you would like to share, please send them to Kathy Riley,
P.O. Box 6, Trilby, FL 33593 or e-mail them to kwr48@yahoo.com,
and they’ll appear in the association newsletter.
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Editor’s
Note: This
month, we have our first “Paid” advertisement, compliments of Andrea Hall,
Realtor, just over the county line in Ridge Manor.
Thank you for your support.
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