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September 2016
Lakehouse West University
Keep your mind active and continue to learn by
participating in the many diverse lectures and classes
that our Lakehouse West University program offers.
Fitness classes and health related programs are listed
under Health and Wellness in this publication.
Health Lecture by Albert Perez PTA
“The Disease Process of Arthritis”
Thursday, September 15
10:00 a.m. Card Room
Albert lectures on the disease process
of arthritis and discusses treatment
options.
Fine Arts Lecture Series
by Baila Miller, M.A. Education
Wednesday, September 7
10:30 a.m. Card Room
Percussions Class with James Rosati
Fridays, September 16 and 30
10:00 a.m. Card Room
Baila lectures on artists, fine arts, art
history, and culture from around the world.
She is a Ringling College faculty member.
Join this class for beginners and
learn to play an instrument. The
goal of this class is to perform
at Lakehouse West
...with practice!
Residents’ Association Meeting
Friday, September 9
10:00 a.m. Meeting Room
Conducted by the president of the
Residents’ Association.
The executive director reports and
answers questions.
Computer Tutor
Monday, September 19 & 26
Historical Lecture Series
by Carole Holland, B.A. Business
Free private instruction for
computers, Ipads, and phones.
By appointment only.
Sign up in the Events Book.
Monday, September 12
10:30 a.m. Card Room
Fit Minds
by Evadne Mela, M.A. Gerontology
Carole lectures and discusses historical
and political American topics. This month:
The quest for oil, money, & power.
Wednesday, September 21
10:30 a.m. Card Room
Keep your mind fit and active in this new
class. This class will exercise the mind with
lecture, discussion, word puzzles, riddles,
and fun cognitive challenges.
Opera Talks Class
by Sharon Ohrenstein, B.A. Theater
Wednesday, September 14
10:30 a.m. Card Room
Cultural & Behavioral Lectures
by Dr. Pat Tway,
Cultural Anthropologist
This Fine Arts lecture and class will discuss
opera, including composers and performers,
terms and productions, historical topics, and
the geopolitical picture.
Wednesday, September 28
10:30 a.m. Card Room
Dr Tway presents thought provoking
lectures, discussions, and interactive exercises on human perception and behavior.
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Gulf City Therapy
Question & Answer Social
Tuesday, August 13th
10:00 a.m. Card Room
Health Matters
Events & Entertainment
Out to Lunch: El Toro Bravo
Mexican Restaurant
Wii Bowling
Mondays, September 19 & 26
11:00 a.m. Card Room
Thursday, September 1
Bus leaves at 12:15 p.m.
If you like Mexican cuisine, this is the place to get the best in
Sarasota. Sign up in the Events Book.
Join Doug Knappe in the Card
Room, have some fun, and get
some exercise at the same time.
David Pedraza in Concert
Dinner at Half Shell Oyster House
Friday, September 2
7:15 p.m. Great Hall
Tuesday, September 20
Bus leaves at 5:00 p.m.
Violist David Pedraza is back for what is
sure to be another memorable evening.
Sign up in the Events Book and join us at
a popular restaurant for a delicious meal.
Labor Day Celebration
Sarasota Music Archives
Presents: The Art of Singing
Monday, September 5
11:00 a.m. Great Hall
Selby Public Library
Wednesday, September 21
Bus leaves at 1:00 p.m.
The holiday starts off with music
and cocktails at 11:00 a.m. and
continues in with a traditional lunch in the Dining Room.
Diana Walters discusses the Art of Singing. Free Event.
90th Birthday Party
for Jackie Garn
The Fall Breakfast
Thursday, September 22
8:30 –9:30 a.m. Dining Room
Tuesday, September 6
4:30 p.m. Great Hall
The early bird catches the worm, or
in this case breakfast! Don’t miss
breakfast in the Dining Room. Sign up in the Events Book.
Help Jackie celebrate her birthday
with music, wine & cheese, and cake.
Music Memories with Bob Linzner
Out to Players Theater
“A Streetcar Named Desire”
Friday, September 23
11:00 a.m. Card Room
Thursday, September 8
7:00 p.m. Details in Events Book
Join Bob on a musical trip down Memory Lane.
Treat yourself to some theater.
Dinner at Gold Rush Barbecue
Tuesday, September 27
Bus leaves at 5:00 p.m.
Opera Night at Lakehouse West
“Roberta Devereaux”
Hosted by Dr. Ralph Levitt
Tuesday, September 13
7:00 p.m. Card Room
Sign up and join us for some of
Florida’s best barbecue.
Enjoy Beverly Sills in perhaps her most
proclaimed performance.
Art Exhibition
Thursday, September 29
Bus leaves at 1:30 p.m.
HD at Sarasota Opera House Sunday Series
Trip to Willis Smith Gallery to see the
Ringling College faculty Art Exhibition.
Free Event. Sign up.
09/04 L’ Histoire de Manon
09/11 The Merchant of Venice
12:30, Details in Events Book.
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News & Notes
In The Spotlight
Lecture by
Bob Clementis-Zahony
Bocce-You Betcha!
Welcome to the Neighborhood
Bocce season will begin in
October. This year we will be
playing on Wednesdays and Thursdays instead of Thursdays
and Fridays. That way we will not be interfering with the
residents’ meetings. Forty people have signed up, so we will
have eight teams and eight substitutes. The captains will
meet in September and choose the teams, which will be
announced at the cocktail party on Thursday, September 29.
On Thursday, September 22, we will have a practice session
at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to this practice session but
it is mainly for residents who have never played before.
Let’s make this bocce season a pleasant and enjoyable
experience for everyone!
Jackie Garn, Bocce Director
When you talk with Nona and Mike Kovalcin you quickly
realize the important role that water has played in their lives.
Boats of all kinds have given the couple many hours of pleasure
in their almost 50 years of marriage.
Pitch & Putt Golf is on the Horizon
If you have signed up to play Pitch n’ Putt
golf this season, a informational cocktail
party will be held on Thursday, September
22 at 4:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room.
Teams will be announced and schedules
handed out. If you haven't signed up
yet...there’s still time! Call Dr. Barry August at ext. 135.
After many years in Yonkers, NY where Mike was a chemist at
AK20 Chemical and Nona spent 40 yrs in Nursing
Administration, the couple bought a vacation home in 1988 on
Siesta Key before moving permanently to Hidden Harbor in
1991, where they docked their boat out the back door and sailed
southern waters every chance they had. After long, successful
careers they were living in paradise!
Food for Thought
Where would we be without good ole’
Mr. Wood. In September of 1819 (and
no, none of you were even born yet)
one Mr. J.J. Wood patented a plow
with interchangeable parts. Without
Mr. Woods we may never have the
world’s largest bread basket in the
heartland of our great country. Fast
forward to today and we have massive
agri-farms being run by massive corporations using seeds
that have been genetically engineered by even larger
corporations.
Nona volunteered at Sarasota Memorial, planning staff
orientation programs while Mike maintained his Power Squadron
association. While familiar with northern waters, with more time
they explored others. Mike led a group of 12 boats to Stuart, Fl.
thru Okeechobee and with other boating friends chartered a boat
to sail around the San Juan Islands in Washington State. They
also enjoyed travel to Europe and Hawaii.
Mike has been a member of the National Power Squadron for 55
years and helped to educate 18 squadrons about safety,
maintenance and staying out of trouble whether in a powerboat or
a sailboat. Co-incidentally Dr. Barry August, who also lives at
Lakehouse West, was one of Mike’s “students”. Both men are
part of the “Sunshine Boys”, members of the Sarasota Power
Squadron who enjoy weekly luncheons here and remember the
days when they owned their own boats and were out on the water
whenever they had the opportunity.
As the Director of Culinary Services here at Lakehouse
West, I am constantly searching for the best local products
to give you, our residents. I am currently working with our
produce company on many exciting products to bring to
your plate. Some of these locally grown items are custom
blended, organic greens to use in our salads. These greens
have some of the highest micro-nutrient levels of any foods
on earth. We will also continue to have our fantastic
heirloom tomatoes but instead of being trucked halfway
across the country, they will be grown just out east of the
interstate. Not only will we be having some of the best
produce available, they are highly sustainable, growing in
weeks not months and they will be grown right up the street.
This is a win for us all. Eat Well, Live Well!
Chef Gordon
Realizing that boating was becoming more difficult as they grew
older, and with the support of a niece and nephew who live in
Sarasota, Nona and Mike sold their home and boat and decided to
join other friends who had become “landlubbers” at Lakehouse
West, enjoying a relaxed life and making new memories with
new friends.
Interview by Ginny Cardozo
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Health & Wellness
Note from the Nurse
Dermatology Services
We will be hosting a Flu Vaccination
Clinic, provided by Sarasota Health
Care Services, on Friday, September
23, from 9:00 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. in the
Health and Wellness Center.
Dermatology services are available
on the first Thursday of each
month beginning at 1:30 p.m. in
resident apartments. Call ext. 507
to schedule an appoinment.
Please sign up in the Events Book in
the Great Hall if you wish to attend.
Please note: your number on the sign
up list does not indicate your number
in line to be seen. It is first come, first
serve on the clinic day.
Physical Therapy Services
Lakehouse West offers on-site
physical and speech therapy
services for our residents. Gulf
City Therapy is located in suite
220. Appointments are available Monday thru Friday.
I have included a flyer and a vaccine information statement
(issued by the CDC– Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention), and an authorization form for vaccinations.
Laboratory Services
Lab draws are in the Health Center
between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. on Tuesdays.
No appointment is necessary but you
may want to review your lab slip with the
Director of Nursing. Specimen cups are in
the Health Center for you to pick up before
morning. Question? call 507.
On the day of the clinic, please bring your insurance card/
Medicare card and your completed authorization form for
vaccinations. You do not need an order from your doctor for
the vaccines. The vaccines are covered by Medicare. Should
you not have coverage, the costs are: $30 for the influenza
vaccine, and $60 for the high-dose influenza vaccine. This is
payable by cash or check on the day of the clinic. Should you
have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact me at ext. 507.
Hearing Aid Services
Second Wednesday of every month
9:00 a.m.– 10:00 a.m.
Nicole Wise-Jarvis RN, BSN.
Mark Rahman from the Gulf Gate
Hearing Aid Center will be in the
Health Center checking and cleaning
hearing aids. He can also change batteries. Just drop in as no
appointment is necessary.
Exercise Programs: Lakehouse West offers a fitness center
and a variety of fitness classes led by qualified instructors.
No appointment is necessary to participate in exercise
programs. Refer to the Social Calendar for more information.
Blood Pressure Services
Move to Music with Steve:
Mon./Wed./Fri. 8:15 a.m.
Residents may have their blood pressure
checked at any time the Health Center is open.
Balance Class with Petra:
Mondays 9:00 a.m.
Podiatrist Services
Easy Chair Yoga with Angelena:
Thursdays 10:30 a.m.
For Happy Feet
Third Thursday of every month
Strength Building with Albert:
Tuesdays & Fridays 9:30 a.m.
Dr. Arthur Clode will be here at Lakehouse
West and will see residents in their apartments.
For more information call the Health Center at
ext. 507.
Tai Chi with Petra:
Wednesdays 9:00 a.m.
Aquasize with Anne:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 a.m.
Transportation for Medical Appointments
Walking Club meetings
to be announced
Lakehouse West provides complimentary transportation for
residents to medical appointments within the Sarasota area.
Transportation is available Monday thru Thursday. Please sign
up in the medical appointment book located at the front desk.
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Life at Lakehouse West
Musician James Rosati led a class in percussions.
Residents Marion Wieder and Dana Foster had a great time!
The Jitterbugs entertained at the July 4th party. Residents enjoyed
music, dancing, cocktails, delicious food, and a fireworks display!
Server Tanisha Williams was ready with a mountain of toppings at the
ice-cream social enjoyed by residents Ruth Mendelevitz and Shirley Kritt.
Resident John Hansen off on another outing.
Arlene Stein, pianist & Allen McGill, cellist of the
Lyric Arts Duo performed in the Great Hall.
Dr. Dale Rieth Jr. poses with his A recent trip to a museum in St. Pete. Marjorie Alberg,
father and resident Dale Rieth Sr. Jean DeMeritt, Bob Becker, Gwen Kelly, Lois Hansen, John
after his recent performance.
Hansen, Ginny Cardozo, Shirley Kritt, & Carole Pearson.
Residents were the stars of a recent fashion show at Lakehouse West. Left to right is Jean DeMeritt, Jeanne Podolsky, Phyllis Stearns,
Marion Wieder, Marjorie Alberg, Eleanor Krachman, Cindy Mennicke, and owner of A’Tu clothing store Colleen Connelly.
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Guess Who?
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Answers on back cover.
September 2016 Resident Birthdays
Date
Resident Name
Apt. #
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5
11
13
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15
17
17
19
25
27
27
29
Beverly MacDonald
Jeanne Podolsky
Jackie Garn
Dr. Ralph Levitt
Irwin Katz
Tom Kimmel
Eleanor Brewster
Betty Levitt
Mel Shafer
Ellen Greenspan
Lois Foote
Lois Cardinal
Dottie Dahms
Evelyn D’Aiuto
111
105
150
226
334
106
359
226
134
163
301
110
225
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LAKEHOUSE WEST NEWSBITS
Editor & Publisher: John Dionne
Editorial Consultant: Oscar Arnay
Staff Writer: Ginny Cardozo
Photos: Frank Poplawski, Marion Wieder
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Lakehouse West
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3435 Fox Run Road
Sarasota, Florida 34231
(941) 923-7525
Www.lakehousewest.com
Answers to “Guess Who?”
In Memoriam
Mary Pennepacker
Passed away July 29, 2016
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Ellie Brewster
Beverly MacDonald
David & Phyllis Stearns
Dr. Jack Handel