Well, here is my final article until the fall when the Northerners return and Riverside starts bumping again! In keeping with past editions let’s talk some history, social events and, of course, our featured Riverside resident. Without further ado, let’s go back in time. In the early 1930s the Riverside area was owned by a […]

Hello from Massachusetts! Thanks to all my helpers who forward interesting Flagship news. Hats off to Jeff Parrott, who scored a hole in one on #3 on April 16. Congratulations! A very special congratulations to Maria Howsmon who turned 105 on April 1. What an accomplishment, Maria. Wishing you more years of good health and […]

Hello Schooner friends. Bill and I returned home a little early and missed some of our many usual Florida events and now are getting used to the delightful, ever-changing weather in Illinois. We are waiting for the frost predictions to go away so we can plant the garden, play some ball and ride the bikes. I […]

April is a pivotable month at Steamboat Bend (SBB). The seasonal residents start to travel to their homes in the north, and our year-round members look forward to enjoying the relative quiet of summer in Florida. And after a month of planned course renovations, golf tee times will be much more open. The second Steamboat […]

As we come to the end of another spectacular season at Trawler Village, we bid farewell to many of our friends from the north, many of whom infused life into our community on a daily basis. One such person, who moved back to Connecticut a year or so ago, but had tremendous impact on Trawler, […]

Duane Chaney introduces his niece Madisen Abramson to the guests assembled at the Madisen’s Match Gala Auction Dinner held in the Main Deck of the Helm Club on Friday, March 13, 2026. Ms. Abramson, now age 21, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at the age of four. Her uncle founded this event in […]

Madisen Abramson (in burgundy gown) talks with avid tennis player and supporter Laurie Hamilton at the cocktail party preceding the Gala Auction and Dinner. The Madisen’s Match fundraising event brought in an all-time high of more than $140,000 when dinner in the Main Deck of the Helm Club on Friday, March 13 concluded. The event […]

Ariel’s winning team members were (from left) Jan Helyer, Derek Greenslade, Bruce Miller, Garry Helyer, John Berkaw, Steve Hooper, Cookie Smith (captain), Wally Gold, Lou Kapp, Rick Brown, Tom Jones, and Lana Greenslade. The 12-member team from Ariel won the biggest golf event of the year as they finished first among the 180 players in […]