Mud Puddles
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Mud Puddles
Monthly Newsletter for Residents by Residents of University Village, Tampa, FL JUNE, 2016 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 Birthdays and Credits 3 Food Services Committee 4 Trip to See Lipizzan Stallions 4 Corrections 5 Resident Profile—Theresa Greiler 5 Second Request—Readers Needed 6 Why I Chose UV and Will Stay 6 Friendliness at UV 7 Getting To Know You 8-9 New Centenarian—Bill Bartz 10 Fire Wardens Needed 10 Opera Review—That Cowgirl is Back 11 The UV Plant-A-Tion 11 Security Tip 12 Hurricane Preparedness 12 Investment Meetings at UV 13 Bingo at UV 13 Dry Eyes 14 Photos of UV Residents 15 Summer Scavenger Hunt 16 OLLI Senior Computer Users’ Group 17 Serving Our Community Serves Us 17 New Resident—Harold MacMillan 18-19 New Centenarian-Millie McCullers 20 FLiCRA Update 20 In Memoriam 21 Remembering—Ray Burrus 21 Book Review—Tortilla Curtain 22 What’s New? 23 Trip to Bok Tower Gardens 23 Employee of the Month—Kristy K 24 Vespers Services 24 Meet Scholarship Recipient Lambers 24 Travelogues Schedule 25 Mailbox column 25 Craft Nook Update 26 Movies Schedule 27-31 Highlights of Resident Meetings 32 Resident Contact Information Mud Puddles by Ron and Ardell Day Have you noticed the attitudes of patience, consideration, mercy, and helpfulness around University Village when someone is in obvious need? Someone has fallen down; is walking slowly, deliberately, carefully, or using a cane, a walker, a scooter…Countless times these situations evoke an empathetic act of kindness to come to their aid…to make way for them…to retrieve something…to inquire about their current status. It’s wonderful to behold! However, impatience, anger, frustration, and belittling could just as well have been the response. We can control our responses and choose to be positive instead of ugly. Consider expanding those attitudes beyond the physical needs that present themselves. In these days of shattered dreams, consternation as the courts move too slowly for our likes, and fears that bully us, the emotional burdens affect each of us in a different way. We each have reactions, challenges, and shortfallings that call out for consideration and attitudes of understanding from everyone around us. Take the high road by avoiding toxic thoughts, attitudes, and mindsets that only weaken you. Shun the worries and fears as you show love, concern, care…grow in compassion for those who suffer in ways you can’t even imagine. Don’t let your emotions dictate your perspective. Remember, everyone faces the same mud puddle differently. V.J. Abraham Kay Bates Glenn Kloiber Louise Greenside Diana Samuelson Gail Sicardo Walt Sickles Frances Kirkman Stan Singer Reba Cook Doris Hallgren Coleen K Martha Knecht Jerry Kohake Gordon Mosteller Terrell Sessums Bob Grimes Arlene Shokes Jill Sickles June Miller Doug Comer Kathleen McCahill Lois Marsicano Ralph Marsicano Millie Edmister 2 4 5 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 20 E-603 D-211 H-704 A-305 D-706 D-103 G-504 A-701 A-105 C-503 D-705 C-402 C-411 C-604 A-505 C-512 G-201 B-703 G-504 B-508 B-410 F-501 B-406 B-406 C-302 Carolyn Tucker 21 H-504 Ralph Taylor 22 A-702 Darlene Sims 24 E-306 Dennis Weissing 24 C-107 Marie Eiler 25 D-402 Giselle Dietrich 27 D-709 Pat Faulkner 27 H-701 Fran Heller 27 C-101 Mary Klaus 27 D-210 Betty Stanley 27 B-403 Trudy Bugni 28 F-602 Russ Lucas 28 C-612 Bob Manes 29 D-410 Millie McCullers 29 E-604 Jane Reed 29 L-102 Lou Alexander 30 G-704 Early JULY birthday: Marie Miskuf 2 F-604 In the Health Center Morris Love 6 Mary Flynn 13 Dorothy Burtoft 20 Eloise Kirkman 28 Barbara Douglas 29 Phyllis Meyer 30 As we residents share our time and gifts, we find purpose in providing relevant communication that strengthens our community. The Village Voice is a monthly newsletter about life at the University Village retirement center in Tampa, Florida. Our purpose is to inform and connect residents in order to build a stronger community. It is written and produced by resident volunteers. All residents are encouraged to submit pertinent articles, photographs, and short notes for the Mailbox column. Questions or comments about this newsletter, and suggestions for future issues are welcome. Please place your information in one of the Village Voice mailboxes (in the East and West lobbies), or forward your content by email to the Editor ([email protected]). Be sure to provide your contact information. Credit and appreciation goes to the following residents who created this issue: Writers: Ray Burrus, Jo Butz, Joyce Christison, Ardell and Ron Day, Earl DeHart, Charlotte Edmiston, Roz Flowers, Fil Ganio, David Henry, Betty Holroyd, Glenda Hubbard, Anne Laffan, Jane Leep, Roy Leep, Roz Marin, Fran McGill, Caryl Menendez, Arlene Shokes, Bob Simon, Nancy Smith, Edythe Shapiro, Ed Steiner, and Walt Sickles Photographers: Bill Balter, Cliff Greenside, Betty Holroyd, Glenda Hubbard, Caryl Menendez, Mukunda Rao, Edythe Shapiro, and Tom South Other Contributors: Linda Chirikos, Teresa Fulda, Joan Rhoads, Lucy Stark, and Dave Whiting Copy Editor: Jo Butz Proofreader: Eleanor Nesbit Distribution: Linda Chirikos Editor: Betty Holroyd Email [email protected] Telephone 813-310-2605 Village Voice Next month’s deadline is NOON on Monday, June 20, 2016 June, 2016 2 Resident Food Services Committee by Caryl Menendez the taste buds. Saltiness, from sodium and potassium, enhances flavor. Bitter is found in unsweetened dark chocolate, caffeine and lemon rind. Umami (MSG) is found in Asian cuisine and in salmon and mushrooms. All AHHHH! FOOD!! We are all aware societies have a recognizable cuisine, a that “food” provides nutritional support for specific set of cooking traditions that use the body and contains essential nutrients. various spices and /or combinations of flavors Food service at University Village is a unique to their culture. Such taste differences popular pastime, and most residents help explain the difficulty of appealing to 400 participate daily in the food program. The residents at any one time. Resident Food Services Committee serves as Our Food Services a liaison between the residents and Food staff is receptive to Services (or Dining Services, as our new chef positive suggestions and calls it) by using the comment and suggestion comments. Chef Westhoff cards to direct both popular and healthy food believes in freshly choices. Chef Stephen Westhoff is serious prepared foods. Food Thomas Rose and about resident interaction and offers a sixServices Manager, Chef Stephen Westhoff week menu rotation to address the challenge Eboni Smith, works with of satisfying the palate and health needs of captains and servers to promote 400 residents. good service. Office manager, Knowing that food is essential to our Tom Rose, works behind the well-being and our life, doesn’t always scenes, ordering food and supplies coincide with our perception of the five basic and compiling statistics from tastes —sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. residents’ suggestions and The tastes that provide the most energy (sugar Eboni Smith comments. and fats) are the most pleasant to eat. Any The Resident Food Services surprises there? Sour foods include most Committee is always available to take your citrus, vinegar and alcohol which stimulate comments, both positive and negative, to their meetings with staff. Please write your comments and suggestions on the comment cards found in all of the Resident Food Services Committee dining Standing: Evelyn Weathers, Nancy Smith, Beverly Broome, N.J. Whiting, and Caryl Menendez (chairman) rooms. Editor’s Note: In this ongoing series, each of the resident committees will be highlighted for the work it does and for the difference it makes for all of us at University Village. Seated: Nettie Doyle, Jayne Hemstreet, Virginia Tracey, Marge Kurak, and Ron Willis Missing from photo: Beverly Kass and Polly Pasch Village Voice June, 2016 3 Power and Beauty in Motion by Arlene Shokes The performance by the Lipizzan stallions was indeed a display of powerful and beautiful motion in action. During the University Village trip to the Herrmann ranch in Myakka City (the Lipizzan training ground), we were treated to a fabulous display of horsemanship. While we sat on hairs under a protective canopy, these beautiful creatures showed us powerful battlefield moves as well as graceful prancing. The manner in which the human rider and the animal worked together as one unit was amazing. It seems almost unbelievable to witness those huge stallions kicking back legs above the ground, followed by their front legs high in the air, and then being maneuvered into graceful curtsies in close proximity to the audience. If it hadn't been for our own General Patton, this Lipizzan line might have ended during World War II. More than likely, the Russians marching into defeated Austria would have been forced to destroy them. The very first show the Lipizzan stallions performed was for Patton's troops. Now they display their talents all over the United States and the world. Jon Herrmann, the original owner of this "Lipizzan haven" ranch, has since died, but his daughter and granddaughters continue his dream and care for and show these magnificent stallions. We talked to a young lady named Samantha, who was “cooling down” 17-year-old Yuri, the oldest performing Lipizzan of the barn. She had come to take riding lessons and was a natural fit with both the owners and stallions. Samantha is now a skilled rider and trainer. One greatgrandson, Jonathan, demonstrated his skills on Giovani, a young Lipizzan stallion. It is clear how much the family and those who work there love animals in general; a very sad-looking, shaggy, Shetland pony jumped their fence one night and has become the barn "mascot." I do hope this trip will be on the calendar next year when the Lipizzans are at their Florida training ground. If Dee and Bill Pierce enjoy the so, University show with Anne and Don Clark Villagers, don't miss the opportunity to enjoy a fantastic equestrian experience. CORRECTIONS: In last month’s V illage V oice, a quote from Brinton Overholt was incorrectly attributed to Stan Singer. At the Camelot Tea honoring nonagenarians, Brinton was the one who proclaimed he felt he was already grown up at age 10. In another case of mistaken identity, Gisela Ries was the resident model in the Spring Fling Fashion Show, not Gisela Schneider. My sincere apologies to all. The Editor Village Voice June, 2016 4 University Village Potpourri Treasured Seasoning from Around the World by Glenda Hubbard the years, she mastered various art forms, such as crocheting, needlepoint, and handknotting rugs. She showed me some beautiful rugs and pillows that add charm to her beautifully decorated apartment. I was amazed at the patience that must have been required to create such beauty. If you haven’t seen her needlework exhibit in the UV Art Gallery, I encourage you to visit. When Helmut retired, they moved to Homosassa, Florida, to escape the snow and ice in Pennsylvania. Her sister moved back to Germany with her family. Theresa and Helmut enjoyed frequent visits back and forth with them in Germany. Theresa had thought she would remain in their Homosassa house for the rest of her life, but after her husband and a close friend died, she began to look for the kind of lifestyle offered at UV. She enjoys life here, especially swimming and reading. Unfortunately, arthritis has curtailed her ability to engage in the complicated crafts in which she once excelled, but she is upbeat and optimistic about life here. I appreciate the fact that she brings an artistic flair to our community. Theresa Greiler at her Art Gallery Reception As I continue my fascinating trip around the world in search of the origins of our UV community, I had the good fortune to encounter Theresa Greiler, who moved here last September. Born in Munich, Germany in 1936, she recently joined me in reaching the age of 80. Educated in Munich, she married Helmut Greiler at the age of 22; a marriage that would last more than 46 years, until her husband’s death. Helmut worked at Volkswagen and Theresa worked in retail in Munich, where they lived in an apartment. They soon moved to a house in the suburbs. Theresa’s sister, who lived in Pennsylvania, urged the young couple to join them in the United States so that Helmut could join a new manufacturing business there. After a couple of years of urging, they moved and joined the business, which manufactured a product used in industrial plants. Theresa was employed in a jewelry store. Bravely moving to Pennsylvania and speaking only German, Theresa resolved to learn English on her own, without attending a language school, and she succeeded. Over SECOND REQUEST — HELP WANTED Volunteers are needed to read The Village Voice to residents who are visually impaired. If YOU are willing to help, please contact Jean Barrar, at 975-5351. Village Voice June, 2016 5 Why I Chose UV — And Will Stay by Glenda Hubbard When I was diagnosed with macular greeted me by name. How did they know my degeneration, I immediately decided to leave name so quickly? I learned that many of them my large house in a small town and move to can call more than 400 people by name. One a residence where transportation is provided. employee, who had served my Exploring various residential communities, family weeks before, asked me I quickly observed a great difference from how my grandchildren were village to village. In some, people appeared doing. Some of the servers to keep to themselves and avoided smiling remember that I prefer hot tea when I passed them in the halls. before I order it. Housekeepers Then I came to University Village. who attend to other residents call Everywhere I went, people were smiling. Kanavis me by name, even though they Every time I met employees, I noticed that Whittington are not assigned to my apartment. they were smiling and interacting with the Occasionally, someone asks residents as friends. What a wonderful if I am considering moving to another contrast! I decided immediately that I wanted community. My response, “Absolutely not”! to live in a community where residents and Why would I leave an atmosphere where we employees are friends, and people greet one are all family, caring about one another? Of another with smiles. all the factors that influence my choice, the After I moved here, that friendly presence of friendly staff members is the atmosphere was even more noticeable. most important. Why would I risk moving to Walking down the hall, whether I wore my a residence where the employees are aloof? name tag or had forgotten it, employees No, I’m staying right here! Friendliness at UV Recently, while my husband and I were having an early dinner in the East Dining Room, I noticed a lone man enter and sit down quietly at a table by himself. I mentioned to my husband that he must be a new resident. I had barely spoken the words, when another woman resident approached the new person and insisted he come and sit at her table. As I turned to look, she was carrying his water glass and introducing him to the other residents at her table. This is an example of what University Village is all about—no one feeling alone! No one is left out! We’re all neighbors. We may come from different backgrounds, but we’re really just a family of a lot of “older kids”! And several times a day I see a resident walking her friend’s dog. She told me that she’s been doing this for years. Her friend can no longer walk her dog, but this dear friend is happy to do it for her. Village Voice by Jane Leep MILLIE EDMISTER with Juanita Klug’s Yorkshire Terrier, TETLEY What did I say about us all being one big family? Look around! You’ll probably see more examples of good neighbors and UV friendliness every day. University Village—it’s not just a place— IT’S A SPIRIT!!! June, 2016 6 Getting To Know You by Betty Holroyd Ira Ward, Ray Brown, Lucy Stark, and Jane Reed get to know each other better over dinner last month. They were served by a resident favorite, Julio De la Rosa. Can you remember when you first moved into University Village? Were you overwhelmed by the hundreds of new neighbors, and myriad of activities and events? Did you wonder whether you would ever remember what everyone’s names were? Then one day you realized you felt comfortable in your new community. But you also realized there would always be new residents moving in. And getting to know them was something you’d have to work at as long as you lived here. Some residents have a systematic approach to handle this situation that might also work for you. When Dick and Jane Reed moved in to University Village, they began inviting new resident couples to join them for dinner once a week in order to get to know them better. They did this for ten years and after Dick passed away in 2011, Jane asked her friend Lucy Stark to continue the practice with her. Jane often finds her potential dinner guests in one of the dining rooms or halls. When she notices someone she hasn’t met before, she simply walks up (or calls later from her apartment), introduces herself, and asks if he or she would like to have dinner with her and Lucy one evening. Jane also keeps an eye on the bulletin boards where names of new residents are posted upon their move-in. Jane says most everyone welcomes the opportunity. And she’s found by getting to know people leisurely over dinner, it makes it easier to recognize each other when they meet again at gatherings. Jane even records a few notes after her dinners so that she can later recall a resident’s interests or background. Recently, due to a lower Village Voice numbers of move-ins, Jane and Lucy have begun hosting some residents a second time. Jane says her system has worked well for getting to know new residents, and thinks these dinners make life more exciting. Another big aid for getting to know each other is simply wearing your name tag. Fellow residents, and employees too, appreciate it when we remember to wear them. Who doesn’t like to be greeted by name? If you notice that some nametags are different than others, you may find that Jim Petrone has “branded” the resident with one of his stickers. Jim has been giving out Jim Petrone added a heart to Pat Faulkner’s nametag stickers for years to anyone who wants one. Flags, ladybugs, smiley faces, he’s got them all. Besides adding a little personality, the stickers provide a memory aid that often helps us remember something special about the person who wears it. The bottom line? Wear your name tag, greet your neighbors by name, and invite someone you don’t know to join you for a meal. All good strategies that help make University Village a stronger community, and a friendly place to live! June, 2016 7 Wheels, Wings, and Wisdom by Roz Marin It was June 2, 1916. Newspapers playmates was the hardest part,” he carried stories of the war's progress on the explained. "I was lonely at times and had to Italian Front, and of President Woodrow find ways Wilson's continuing efforts to keep the U.S. to entertain out of “Europe’s war” and thus make safe myself." So his upcoming re-election. The world took for fun, he no notice of the momentous event taking rigged a place at a funeral home on Wentworth pole with a Avenue in Chicago, Illinois—an event that wheel at had never happened there before and would the end, never happen again. William and Emma which he Bartz, normally engaged in the business of pushed up preparing folks' departures, were on this and down Bill with coaster wagon his father made for him day, celebrating the welcome arrival of their the sideonly child, William Henry Bartz, delivered walks. "My dad built me a car, and I also by Dr. Eaton at 1:30 that morning. Little had a coaster wagon," he added, "but I was did they know that not allowed to have a on June 2, 2016, bicycle because of the their little Billy heavy traffic around would be our home." So, he celebrating 100 spent his childhood years on this planet! summers swimming at I recently had the YMCA and his winters, ice skating. the pleasure of meeting Bill and Finally, at 17 and chatting with him against his parents' about his long and wishes, Bill bought his interesting life. I own bike. "I guess it was curious to know Bill sits atop a Pierce Arrow 7-passenger limo which was my way of usually followed the hearse in a funeral procession rebelling," he mused. what it was like growing up in a funeral home. He replied Sunday mornings found Billy in that since he had never known anything Sunday School class. Little Jeanette Baitzer else, he really hadn't thought much about it. was also in the class, which was of no "Living in the business district with no particular interest to him at the time. Later, at their Junior High School graduation, they started talking to one another. From then on, he walked her home from school every day, carrying her books. Right after High School, Jeanette took a job at Walgreen’s soda fountain, and Bill would sometimes pick her up from work and carry her home on his bike. Gradually, Bill began helping around the funeral home and remembers his mother often waking him up in the middle of the night to "go with Dad to pick up a body." Bill “drives” a toy car his father made for him Eventually, going off to embalming school Village Voice June, 2016 8 was the natural thing to do, as Bill, like his great grandchildren. After Bill retired in father before him, would one day inherit 1978, they sold the funeral home and moved and carry on the family business that his to Boynton Beach, Florida. A few years grandfather founded in 1900. At 18, Bill later, their older daughter introduced them took organ lessons. He already played to the new University Village in Tampa. piano, but the organ was a new and exciting They moved here in 1998. Sadly, after a musical experience. He lifetime of togetherness, often played for 2 o'clock Jeanette passed away in funerals. 2003. Bill remained here Getting his first car in their East Building was a very special event! apartment, which still Bill celebrated by driving retains Jeanette's lovely Jeanette and two of her touch of graceful girlfriends to the 1935 informality. The Baldwin New York World's Fair. organ sits in a corner of But the happiest event the living room. took place on April 30, “Bill, did you ever 1937, when Bill and imagine you would live a Jeanette's storybook hundred years?” I asked courtship finally led them him. He thought for a to the altar. "Marrying moment. “I don’t know," Jeanette," he stated, "was he puzzled. “No one else the wisest thing I ever in my family has ever did!" After their beautiful lived this long. I went to church wedding, they set church every Sunday— off on their honeymoon— Bill and Jeanette Bartz’ s wedding photo maybe that explains it." a month-long, crossI asked him if he had any country driving trip in a 1935 Packard. words of wisdom to offer us. "Pray," he Cars were not Bill's only interest. In cheerfully advised. Much more than a 1945, he joined a Flying Club and got his statistic, Bill’s is a life well-lived, and one pilot's license. he’s still living enthusiastically. Bill next to his club’s airplane The club of 35 members owned two Piper Cub airplanes, and he took to the skies in sheer delight. I told him the planes looked like toys. "Well," he added, "they were just cloth over a metal frame!" Jeanette would occasionally fly with him to a friend's nearby farm, where they would land in the field. She didn't especially like to fly, but the children went up with him a time or two and enjoyed the "fun." Bill and Jeanette had two lovely daughters, four grandchildren, and seven Happy 100th birthday, Bill! Village Voice June, 2016 9 All About Fire Wardens by Earl DeHart Among the duties assigned to the Occasionally inspect Security, Fire & Safety Committee by the their hallway of University Village Residents Association are responsibility for fire providing and maintaining a Resident-based issues and report Fire Warden Program for the two towers on them to the front the UV main campus. The following are the desk—e.g., ornaments on the door that duties of the Fire Wardens: block the view of the apartment number, newspaper accumulation at the doorway, At the first sound of the fire alarm, put on their armband and patrol their trash in the hallway or at the top of the assigned hallway. stairwells. Notify all residents in Notify their Fire the hallways to return Captain when they will to their apartment and be away from their duties wait for further as a Fire Warden. instructions or the allCurrently, there are five vacancies for clear signal. Fire Wardens in the Once a quarter West Building and six (January, April, July, vacancies for Fire and October), update Bob Grimes is one of our Fire Wardens Wardens in the East information on their list Building. of apartments to send to their Fire If YOU would like to volunteer for Captain. This information includes one of these positions, contact committee resident name; handicap status—e.g., Chair Earl DeHart at 406-6166 or needs a walker or wheelchair; is deaf Vice-Chair Bob Butz at 374-5251. and/or blind; or the apartment is vacant. MUSIC to my EARS ( Redux) That Cowgirl is Back by Bob Simon Technical problems prevented us from showing Puccini’s Girl of the Golden West (La fanciulla del West) last month, so we will try again on Sunday, June 12. We need to have as much optimistic spunk as California’s gold prospectors, right? Tearing up the Wild West again will be soprano Barbara Daniels as Minnie, owner of the Polka-Dot Cafe; supertenor Plácido Domingo Sunday as Dick Johnson aka Ramirrez, the Mexican bandit; baritone Sherrill Milnes as the ruthless sheriff, Jack Rance; and the men of the JUNE 12 Metropolitan Opera Chorus as assorted miners, cowboys, and 6:00 pm wranglers. The famed conductor Leonard Slatkin is at the helm. Can’t let this golden nugget get by us! Village Voice June, 2016 10 AROUND THE UV CAMPUS THE PLANT-A-TION by Nancy Smith It’s a pleasant stroll around the lake from the front door of the East building. The path begins at a gazebo, which offers seating and attractive views; winds past a fountain, dock, and putting green; and concludes at the Plant-a-tion. This is not a stately mansion but a private resource for UV residents, hidden behind a wooden fence. The Plant-a-tion is the workshop for resident gardeners. Within its walls are workbenches, gardening tools, planters, and other materials. University Village has no budget for the Plant-a-tion and provides none of the supplies or equipment. Everything there is supplied by residents at their own expense. The Plant-a-tion is open to all residents. Most who frequent it have green thumbs. They love working with plants and soil. They enjoy getting their hands dirty, and they are skilled and knowledgeable about caring for flowers, houseplants, vegetables, and herbs growing in pots and containers. I was pleased to learn that I could participate at the Plant-a-tion and, at the same time, get the potting soil off my porch. I put my two bags of potting soil in the large bin available in the Plant-a-tion. Because I made this contribution, I can go to the bin in the future and take what I need. The same is true for flower pots. There is a good quantity there, available to those who contribute, and SECURITY Tip donations of supplies, pots, etc. are always welcome. The master gardener in the Plant-a-tion is Cal Walker. He spends a great deal of time there, because he finds it relaxing and satisfying. He also enjoys the company of other gardeners. All the regulars are happy to C A L W A L K E R share their expertise. If you have a question or want a recommendation, they are available to help you. You will find that the gate is locked, because there have been visitors who are unable to resist snagging beautiful flowers or gorgeous fruit. The key is kept at the East lobby desk and will be loaned to any resident upon request. Cal Walker (466-5055) cordially invites you to visit the Plant-a-tion and will give you a guided tour. In addition, Scholar Blake, Pat Patterson, and Nancy Sappenfield are other garden experts at UV. Any one of them would be happy to answer your gardening questions. -submitted by Earl DeHart Always lock your apartment/villa and car doors. Village Voice June, 2016 11 Hurricane Preparedness by Roy Leep, Resident Meteorologist It was August 14, 2004 will have specific details about any and hurricane warnings approaching storm. Management will hold were in effect for the UV appropriate assemblies in the auditorium, campus. Power companies explaining what is to be done. from around the nation had driven their In 2004 and 2005, we had several threats equipment and parked under the University and survived two nearby hurricanes. Mall. They were ready to respond after However, for over ten years, Florida has not category 4 hurricane Charley with winds been struck by a storm. I am concerned that of 140 mph hit UV. But by late complacency may lull us in the day, the storm had turned into relaxing our vigil. Northeast, sparing UV. Hurricanes are rare, but the May is Hurricane Preparedness lack of experience and the month, and it is prudent for all of addition of many new us to review our plans, if such an residents from the North event were to occur again. Page could put us in peril. 20 of the Resident Manual gives Therefore, it is important to some minimum help, but review your plans and listen management has worked out carefully to the UV advice if detailed plans. UV is a “shelter a threat evolves. Above all, in place” community, which remain calm and help your means we will ride out any storm neighbor to weather the Radar view Hurricane Charley 8/14/2004 in our home. Channels 95 and 732 storm. Investment Meetings at UV: Market Updates and Education by Walt Sickles Each month, on the second Friday at 9:30 am, I attend an investment meeting in C-600 provided by Frank Lefler of SunTrust Bank. Generally, local investment managers are invited to provide information about their programs. A gentleman by the name of Mike Quinn made a presentation at our meeting on Friday, April 8, 2016 and did an excellent job. After the speaker left, the several people who attended the presentation thought that some of the programs were so good, more residents needed to know about them. I was asked to prepare an article for the V illage Voice. The speaker distributed a chart showing that if my parents had invested $5,000 on the day I was born in 1934, we would have more than $100 million today. Of course, my parents did not have anything to invest in the middle of the depression in 1934. I am aware that everyone living here is not interested in attending a talk on investing. However, the small group of people who attend regularly, have found the program to be interesting and informative. The business folks who are invited do an excellent job and present financial and program information that is easily understood. Much has been written about people in our age group that suggests we should continue learning new and different things to maintain positive brain function. As an additional incentive, Frank brings coffee and donuts to every meeting. Come join us. Village Voice June, 2016 12 BINGO at UV The “Eyes” Have It by Fil Ganio by Jo Butz For two exciting hours, on Thursdays and Saturdays from 7 to 9 pm, you will find the UV Auditorium filled to near capacity. This time does not include preparation for the Bingo Queen, Barbara Garber, to calculate cash prizes for each game; select special games, like Postage Stamp (four spaces marked in any corner), Picture Frame (top row, bottom row, B row and O row completely covered), Four Corners (one number covered in each corner), Nine Pack (nine numbers covered together anywhere), and other challenging patterns; for the Maintenance Staff to convert the Auditorium into a BINGO hall(!); for Paul Allen to prepare the Bingo screen and microphones; for Virginia Henning to lay out the Bingo cards into neat piles; and for the many volunteers that collect cash, operate the Bingo machine, check winning cards, and repack cards at the end of the night. Many kudos to all who bring two nights of pleasure to residents! Marge Kurak plays six cards at a time. The game of BINGO originated in 1530, when Italians created a national lottery called “Lo Giuoco del Lotto d’Italia.” The French then adapted the game, calling it “Le Lotto,” and the Germans played a version in the 1770s. BINGO, known as “Beano,” reached North America in 1929. A winning player accidently yelled “Bingo” and that became the name of the game. Itching? Irritation? Redness? Feeling of sand in the eye? Light sensitivity? Tearing up? Blurred vision? These are all symptoms of DRY EYES, a common problem, especially in people older than 50 years, according to Carol Fox, Pharm.D., Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. People with dry eyes either do not produce enough tears or the quality of their tears may lack the oily or mucous layer that helps spread tears evenly over the eye to prevent rapid evaporation. In addition to age, dry eyes may be caused by various medications, such as antihistamines and decongestants, or by medical conditions, including the autoimmune diseases, Sjogrens syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis; as well as diabetes, thyroid disorder, and blepharitis— inflammation of the eyelids. Other factors include smoke exposure, dry climate (including from air conditioners), staring too long at a computer screen, long-term use of contact lenses, and LASIK surgery. Diagnosis is made by a thorough eye examination including of the eyelids and surface of the cornea and measurement of tears and their quality. Treatment of dry eyes includes blinking regularly when reading or using a computer, adding moisture to a room with a humidifier, wearing wrap-around sunglasses to keep out wind, drinking plenty of water, and using warm compresses and eyelid cleaners. Use of artificial tears, especially those without a preservative, at least four times a day is recommended. Prescription drugs and devices are also available when artificial tears don’t work, but have drawbacks, such as burning and other visual disturbances. These of course, are used in consultation with your eye-care provider. For people addicted to their computers and smartphones, less time in front of the screen and use of artificial tears may be the simplest solutions for this problem. Village Voice June, 2016 13 Villagers out Village Voice & about June, 2016 14 VISUAL Scavenger Hunt When the weather is too hot or rainy to go outside, what’s a Villager to do? How about going on a walk to find the areas pictured here? They can all be found indoors, on the main campus. Look for clues in the photos to help you find all 20 locations. Village Voice June, 2016 15 OLLI SNUG — A Senior Computer Users Group by David Henry “Make Every Click Count” was the Image, then Carbonite, or drag and drop speaker’s topic at a recent meeting of the important files to an external hard drive. Seniors Networking Users Group (SNUG). Ransomware is a computer infection I was eager to hear what Abby Stokes, a that encrypts all your files and then demands nationally known speaker, was going to say. a ransom to obtain the key to decrypt them. Her talk was packed full of useful tips, tricks, If caught by this malware, go back to an and advice appropriate for those of us having earlier System Restore point and then restore problems with our computers. Two tips of files from your most recent backup. general interest were “Get up and walk SNUG is one of OLLI USF’s Special around every half hour to give your eyes a Interest Groups. Other special interest rest,” and “To prevent spinal damage, hold groups meet to discuss genealogy, hiking, smartphones at eye level rather than looking and other popular areas of interest. All of the down.” Abby’s book is called “Is This Thing special interest groups are free to residents On?”: A Friendly Guide to Everything of University Village, and no registration is required to attend. More information can be Digital for Newbies, Technophobes, and the Kicking and Screaming. Her website is found on page 27 of the Spring/Summer www.AskAbbyStokes.com Evergreen catalog. (Catalogs are available SNUG is at Lifestyles and in the broadly comparable UV Library). More to UV’s Friday information can also be morning Computer found online at Club, but its www.usfseniors.org SNUG has been meetings alternate meeting for 20 years at between an invited speaker and a Q & A 1:00 pm on the second session, in which a Friday of the month panel of experts from September to tackles topics or June, usually on the At the May SNUG meeting, Katy Kotecha, Ray Garcia, questions posed by USF campus. Whether David Henry, and Nancy Sjoberg toured the new members of the they use PCs or Macs, Innovation Education Hub, where they learned about audience. In a recent beginners and more interactive and online course development at USF. Q & A, there was a knowledgeable folks are welcome. Regular attendees from UV spirited discussion of refillable printer ink include Ray Garcia, Katy Kotecha, and cartridges. The recommendation was to avoid buying bulk ink, unless you don’t mind Nancy Sjoberg, as well as SNUG Vicegetting into a big mess. Instead, take empty President, David Henry. Any of them will cartridges to a local business, such as Rapid be happy to discuss the meetings further, Refill, which will do the job for you accompany interested residents to the correctly. In response to a question from a sessions, and introduce them to SNUG. panelist, quite a few members admitted they Meeting reports may be found on the don’t do regular backups despite frequent www.OLLILifeUSF.org website. For email exhortations to do so. In order of preference, announcements of future meetings, send your email address to [email protected] the panel recommended using Acronis True Village Voice June, 2016 16 Serving our Community Serves Us After the committee chairs presented their annual reports at the recent Residents’ Assoc. meeting, I was overwhelmed by the wealth of accomplishments those reports represented. Obviously, this is a healthy and active participatory community. I requested lists of committee members with a plan to use the total as a basis for an article. The list of 191 participants includes duplicates, because many residents serve on two or more committees, and there are so many additional groups, I am afraid I won’t find them all. Also, some residents provide a multitude of services as individuals, engaging in activities such as teaching OLLI classes or a line-dancing class, playing the organ or piano at various events, calling out bingo numbers, making popcorn, showing movies, making weather forecasts, decorating for holidays, serving as buddies for newcomers, organizing Camelot teas and art exhibits, writing articles and taking photographs for the Village Voice, and many more—with special emphasis on reporting unmet needs in the areas of safety, housekeeping, maintenance, and nutrition. The volunteer work varies in hours required. The 20 members of the UV Employee Scholarship Foundation provide a service not only for the scholarship recipients but also for the families who donate items for the monthly apartment by Glenda Hubbard sales. They pack, unpack, price, haul furniture, maintain records, and handle financial transactions, often on weekends, as well as through the week. The Foundation is not a Resident Board committee but a nonprofit, tax exempt organization. Other committees ask residents to serve snacks at events, move walkers from the auditorium as needed, admit participants at OLLI classes, and welcome visitors to special events. The ultimate example I found was a Transportation Committee member who crawled under a UV bus to investigate a threatening sound from a damaged tire. We can thank him for making sure the bus is now safe. We know from many research BOB BUTZ studies that people live longer and healthier lives when they keep busy and feel productive. I think University Village residents prove that many times over. We love our community and enjoy contributing to the welfare of all. In so doing, we make our own lives more meaningful and healthy. The trite expression “win-win” doesn’t begin to explain the importance of our volunteer service to our UV friends and neighbors. New Neighbor, Harold MacMillan Harold recently moved into University Village (C-203) to be close to a daughter who lives nearby. He has another daughter in Nashville and grandchildren in Kentucky and California. Harold had a long career with Exxon Mobil near Atlanta, working as a terminal superintendent for one of the oil pipelines. He retired in 1982 and moved to Ft. Myers, where he and his wife enjoyed their home and a nice garden for many years before she passed away 16 months ago. Harold enjoys reading and watching baseball. Let’s all welcome Harold to our University Village community. Village Voice June, 2016 17 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MILLIE! by Edythe Shapiro Millie McCullers has one amazing thought about living to the wonderful age of 100. “I rode to school with a horse and buggy and lived to see men walk on the moon.” She was Mildred Griffis back then, the eldest of five children. Her parents were a Jack and a Jill of all trades. Well, you had to be to get along in Cary, North Carolina in the 1920s. Her Mama was a school teacher who doubled as a cafeteria lady. Mama often took Millie to work, in a room with grades one through four, and Mama taught them all. One day, when Millie was about seven or eight, her little brother fell out of a tree and was bleeding under his arm. Millie ran toward the school, where she knew Mama would be in the cafeteria. She spied Dr. Hunter up ahead, mowing his lawn. Yelling to the doctor, “My brother fell out of a tree and he’s bleeding to death,” Millie ran on to get her Mama. By the time Millie and Mama got back to the tree, her brother’s tears were dry, and his arm was well stitched up. Millie’s Daddy was at times the town security officer, breaking up illegal stills down by the creek. Sometimes Daddy worked as the school janitor. Once Millie’s favorite cross-stitch artwork depicts Daddy had The Old Mill on The Appalachian Trail a brand new green Ford. Millie and the kids decided the car needed cleaning. They used Mama’s homemade lye soap. That would surely clean the car pretty good. Of course, the caustic soap took much of the green paint off the new car and Daddy almost “took the paint off” the kids! Summers were the best time of all. Millie and her siblings spent lots of time at her grandparent’s farm about 20 miles outside of town. They had a telephone—#4 on the town party line; it helped them save their barn when a spark set off the dry fodder packed into the barn. Grandpa got on the party line and within minutes, everyone on the line knew and assembled a crew of fire fighters. Daddy organized a bucket brigade and the barn was saved. There was so much for a kid to do in summer. The water tower was near their house. Millie and her brother thought they would climb it just to see if they could reach the top. They changed their minds partway up and started down. Way down below they saw the grownups, especially Mama waiting. The adults didn’t seem upset, so the kids came quietly down. When those scamps reached the bottom, there was all heck to pay for their risky prank. Eventually, Millie went to the county High School, a new adventure that opened her eyes to the wider world. She began to think about leaving home to become a nurse, her childhood dream. She was accepted at Mary Elizabeth Hospital in Raleigh, which had access to the best doctors. With excellent training, Millie went eventually to Danville, Virginia as an RN. Village Voice June, 2016 18 On the front steps of the nurses’ quarters, she met O.S. McCullers, known as Mac, a young scientist who worked in the lab at Dan River Mills. He made a good impression on her, but though she did agree to a date with him the following week, she never asked his name. And Mac never asked her name either. He only knew her as “the new girl.” While Millie stewed about whether this was to be a real date, that she didn’t dream it all, Mac was stewing too. How could he call to confirm the date if he didn’t know her name? Mac’s buddy, Stogie, took the bull by the horns. He called the nurse’s quarters and asked to speak to the “new girl.” By this time, all her friends knew Millie’s dilemma and called her right to the phone. Stogie handed the phone to Mac McCullers and the rest was history. The Griffis family of Cary, NC and the McCullers’ of Durham, NC approved of this fine engagement. Best of all, Millie’s brothers liked Mac, and he liked them. In the early years, Millie continued to work as a nurse. After a while, she quit nursing, took care of their home and their kids and the scrapes and fevers of the neighborhood kids too. Millie and Mac traveled to many places in North America, in their Airstream. They walked on Mac with daughters: glaciers in the Dorothy (3) and Carolyn (6) Canadian Rockies, explored Mexico, and many U.S. locations. After a stint in the Navy, Mac settled into his lifelong career with DuPont. They were married for 72 years. Their three children, Carolyn, Dorothy, and Phil were a source of pride. They had great sorrow too, when they lost Dorothy in a tragic accident. At last they settled down in Dade City to be near daughter Carolyn and the grandchildren, Robert and Stanley. Millie and Mac helped Carolyn with the kids when she went to law school. Now Carolyn is her Mom’s Village Voice “business manager,” says Millie. Between Carolyn and Phil she has grandchildren and great-grandchildren to enjoy. Millie and Mac moved to University Village in 1991. Mac, who had a war injury, wanted to be near the VA Hospital. It took them little time to acclimate to UV. They played cards and dined in the East dining room. Many of Millie’s friends are gone, but one of her special friends, Mary Sterling, and Millie both loved theatrics. They were immediately included into a circle of thespians with Maynard North, who wrote skits and songs for the residents. Members of the Presbyterian Church, Mac and Millie were delighted to find that the bus took them to church on Sundays. They enjoyed participating in various physical activities working out with the gang in the Rotunda. Millie became famous for her elaborate cross-stitch art. Many of the pieces are adaptations of works by Norman Rockwell. She was honored with an “Artist of the Month” exhibit and reception in May of 2013. Millie still reads a lot. She enjoys reading the V illage V oice and clearly remembers when Gertrude Johanson was the Editor. Doreen, one of her helpers, brings Millie the sports section of the newspaper every day. Millie is an avid fan of the Tampa Bay Rays. She has a baseball signed by Alex Cobb and an autographed photo of the Rays on her wall. On June 29, 2016 Millie will celebrate her 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family. Millie maintains reasonably good health, a sharp mind, and some glorious memories. Your University Village family wishes you a Happy Birthday, Millie! June, 2016 19 How Important Is It To Belong To FLiCRA? by Joyce Christison, President of Chapter 104 Fortunately, 367 University Village residents are current members of FLiCRA. By advocating on behalf of residents before the state legislature and regulatory agencies, FLiCRA ensures the quality of life in Florida’s retirement communities. The University Village FLiCRA Board is Chapter 104 of the Florida organization. The small annual dues are shared with the state office to support staff who work with the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) and the Department of Financial Services (DFS). The DFS works with OIR on consumer complaints, and in the case of University Village, is the prosecutor for receivership proceedings. The FLiCRA attorney was instrumental in identifying for us and our Resident Board the legal team that represents us in our current negotiations. The addition of every new FLiCRA member at University Village helps to ensure that staff time is available to accomplish the current goals. In the past, FLiCRA secured many benefits that we now take for granted, such as the “homestead exemption” and the health care deductions residents can take on their tax returns. In addition, the staff is now preparing legislative support to introduce a bill that will strengthen the qualifications for purchasing and managing a CCRC. Such a bill could have avoided our current situation. Finally, on the local level, FLiCRA does several things each year that directly benefit residents. It provides outstanding speakers who bring information regarding what is happening in Tampa Bay, our State, and often in the nation and the world. The Resident Connection quarterly newsletter appears at all residents’ doors with reports on issues of importance to them. The last two issues have covered such topics as the possible conflict between joint assets and Medicaid transfer of one member of a couple, and federal recognition of the problem encountered by many of our residents when they have been treated in a hospital “under observation” rather than after having been admitted. Our FLiCRA board is willing to discuss information that a resident believes should be referred to one of the state departments or regulatory agencies, such as the OIR or the DFS. FLiCRA board meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at 3:00 pm in Room C 600 and are open to all residents. Minutes are placed in notebooks in our Commons Library, the second floor library in the Health Center, and on the entry table in the Villas. IN MEMORIAM Beryl Jean Larson Thomas Suttle William Bishop Gordon Barrett May 5, 1921 July 20, 1926 October 1, 1927 March 1, 1919 Village Voice — — — — April 26, 2016 April 30, 2016 May 1, 2016 May 11, 2016 June, 2016 20 Remembering After more than 90 years of life, I have never been famous, so I know I will never be invited to be the keynote speaker at one of our National-Day-of-Something celebrations. I never held public office, or won a Pulitzerlike prize, and never advanced above fieldgrade-officer rank in the U.S. military. Yet in spite of that lack of stature, I think that I have something worth saying. Sadly, if you read or hear what I have to say, you may not remember it the next day, no matter how important it may be to me, and perhaps, to a few other people who worry about our country. It may be noticed that I will be one of thousands buried in a military cemetery (itself, one of thousands), a remembrance for five and a half years of wartime service to my country. But that is not really how I would like to be remembered— a remembrance that perpetuates grieving for the thousands and millions who lost their lives combatting evil. Such grieving subtly promotes the hunger for revenge and retribution that may lead to further militarism and its subliminal lust for power and glory. Yes, I ‘lost’ more than five years fighting for my country in two wars, but I also accumulated 20 years of service to this country, some through employment as a civil by Ray Burrus servant and the remainder mostly “reserve” military service. But what I’m most proud of was being a squadron commander in the Civil Air Patrol (a U.S. Air Force auxiliary), where I helped high-school-age youngsters learn about flying and civic contribution through search-and-rescue service. However commendable that service was, it also celebrates the military. I’m struggling for a way to forget, without dishonoring the memory of our past losses, without ignoring our need to resolve to promote peace. We need to forget revenge and the secretly military wish to impose our form of peaceful selfgovernance on other societies, other religions. Returning to myself, I would rather be remembered for the hundreds of jobs that I created—working as an engineer, not a soldier—in five foreign countries, and how those jobs must have grown to thousands by now and incidentally created extra demand for highly technical products from U.S. factories. Although I proudly wear my uniform on days of remembrance and delight in the recognition by friends and strangers, I secretly wish it all never happened. Not just to me, but to the millions that we try to remember, but wish we could forget. Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle go away. Not wanting to blemish his perfect Leota Cloyed will lead discussion on July 23. driving record, Delaney does not notify the police; Candido, afraid of being deported, Although T.C. Boyle wrote Tortilla does not seek medical care and cannot work Curtain in 1995, illegal immigration continues to be newsworthy worldwide and because of the accident injuries. As they a constant issue for political debate. We meet struggle desperately to stay alive, his wife finds work, and when Candido can work Candido Rincon, a hard-working, illegal Mexican immigrant, camping out, and barely again, two incomes make their lives relatively good. earning enough to feed himself and his At Thanksgiving, a raging fire in the 17-year-old pregnant wife. His neighbor, Delaney Mossbacher, a middle-class liberal Canyon drives both families down to the river to escape. Someone drowns, but who? humanist, shares the home location of Tortilla Curtain addresses illegal Topanga Canyon, near Los Angeles, but immigration, xenophobia, poverty, and lives in a posh gated community. environmental destruction—timely issues The novel begins when Delaney made palpable through the characters in the unexpectedly hits Candido with his car. He offers him $20.00, hoping this incident will book. - Submitted by Charlotte Edmiston Village Voice June, 2016 21 B O O K R E V I E W What’s New ? In his free time... Since December, I.J. Karpay and his son, Richard, have been working on a wooden kayak project, and it is nearing completion. Built from a purchased kit, this 12-foot kayak is a work of art. When completed, it will have taken well over 100 hours of crafting. The striking top of the cockpit is designed from strips of Peruvian Mahogany, Western Red Cedar, and Alaskan Cedar, which are glued together and covered with layers of epoxy and fiberglass. The hull is made from 4-millimeterthick mahogany plywood and also is covered with fiberglass. The boat is I.J., Barb, and Richard Karpay being made for I.J.’s daughter-inlaw, Barb, who will be paddling the waters of Lake Padgett in Pasco County. I.J. is an experienced woodworker who has created many items, including a roll top desk and children's furniture and toys. - Submitted by Barb Karpay On my nightstand… I enjoy reading books by different authors. Right now I’m reading a mystery novel by Stuart Woods. Our daughter introduced me to his books several years ago, and I have enjoyed many of them. In the one I am reading now, Cut and Thrust, (I never can figure out how he decides on his titles), the main character is Stone Barrington, a multimillionaire lawyer. Among Barrington’s friends are the President and First Lady of the U.S. She has just been nominated as the Democratic candidate for President. Doesn’t that sound familiar? I know many problems will arise in the pages to come, but Stone will handle them all! Beverly Lewis is another author whose books I enjoy reading. She writes about the Amish community, and I have learned many things about their culture from her. I have found it useful to keep a card file of the books I have read. When I go to the library, there are so many books available, it’s hard to recall which ones I have already read, so the card file helps me to remember. - Submitted by Fran McGill With the Village Voice... Did you know that copies of the current month’s birthdays and movie schedule ar e available, via email or on paper in the UV Library? When the format of The V illage V oice changed in January, some residents said they missed having those two pages printed back-to-back at the end of each issue. So if you, too, want a single page reference to the current birthdays and movies, look for it in the Library, or send a request to [email protected] to be added to the distribution list. Send your What’s New item to the Editor for inclusion in a future issue . Village Voice June, 2016 22 A Visit to Remember Blue skies, sunshine, and a moderate temperature made the day perfect as a dozen UV residents boarded the bus and viewed unspoiled open country, pastures, and orchards on the way to Bok Tower Gardens. Beginning with a guided tour of the lovely gardens, we experienced an atmosphere of tranquility that prepared us for the carillon concert. Our guide identified luxuriant plants and shared stories of Edward W. Bok, who donated acres of beautiful land for people to enjoy. Desiring to create a place that would “touch the soul with its beauty and quiet,” he purchased land to transform into a sweeping landscape of lush gardens, featuring a majestic Singing Tower housing a 60bell carillon. He presented this gift to the American people in 1929. Two concerts are offered daily and can be heard throughout the by Glenda Hubbard grounds, so that visitors can rest among the plants or on grassy hills. The landscape architect specifically designed the pathway to shield the view of the Tower until visitors reach sight of it in an unexpected and dramatic way that invites photographers to line up to photograph the lovely tower reflected in the pool. The tower is advertised as being built on one of the highest peaks in Florida, which is estimated at almost 300 feet above sea level. If you are interested in azaleas and camellias, February is the peak season to visit, but there are wonderful arrays of beauty throughout the year and special offerings at holiday times. We are fortunate to live near so many charming Florida sites and to have these opportunities at UV! I brought home a sense that we all can add tranquility in our lives by seeking these experiences. Employee of the Month Kristy didn’t want to wear the traditional white dress, so she and her husband created a pirates and ninjas theme for their wedding two years ago in Daytona. It’s one of the most unusual wedding portraits I’ve ever seen. Kristy Kriznar is well known to residents. Three years ago, she began at UV in the Lifestyles Department. Last year she transferred to Human Resources, where she is now responsible for orientations and paperwork associated with new hires. But for two years, she was the face of Lifestyles; the one we all interacted with to schedule bus trips and events. Kristy mastered setting up equipment for presentations and is still called upon to help out when emergencies arise. Kristy was born and raised in Colorado, but more recently lived in Orlando. Her husband, Chad, manages a pest control business and they have a roommate, Clint, and a dog named Archer. Kristy enjoys reading, music, and all kinds of movies. She especially likes fantasy and horror themes. You may not know that she has a collection of Buddha statues. And, the picture shown here, is of her wedding. Village Voice Kristy loves the residents at University Village and is thankful for every day. She always wears a smile and greets residents by name as she walks through the halls. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated, hardworking employee at University Village. Let’s all congratulate Kristy on her latest achievement: Employee of the Month. June, 2016 23 VESPERS Services Scheduled for JUNE June 5 Chaplain Deadra Griffeth—Seventh Day Adventist Church and Chaplain/Spiritual Care Florida Hospital Special Music by Chaplain Griffeth’s Choir June 12 Rev. David Dorsey—Pastor of Oakwood Community Church Special Recitation by Jane Reed June 19 Rev. Greg Freeze-Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Spring Hill FATHER’S DAY ~ Special Music to be announced June 26 Rev. Tom Pinner—Pastor of Bayshore Baptist Church Special Music by Laurie Tallarico from Idlewild Baptist Church Meet One of our Employee Scholarship Recipients Next time you are seated two sisters. He attended a local at one of his tables, you may Christian school, Berean want to get acquainted with Academy, and explored several Lucas Lambers, the tall young interests: the seminary, man seen in our dining rooms philosophy, and ancient most evenings. He is one of the languages, before deciding to employees who has benefitted pursue a medical career. Lucas from scholarships offered plays tennis when he can, plays LUCAS LAMBERS through the UV Employee the piano and organ, and enjoys Scholarship Foundation. He is a variety of music. He has grateful for the assistance, and says it traveled to Argentina and has spent time has been a big part of his ability to take volunteering at the local veterans’ courses at The University of South hospital. Recently, he applied some of his Florida. Lucas recently completed some science training to experiments with biomedical science courses to prepare for making sourdough bread and fermenting medical school and is in the process of kale. applying to medical schools. Eventually, Lucas has many areas of interest. he hopes to become an oncologist. We can be proud to be helping such a Lucas grew up in Tampa and has a bright and motivated employee pursue his tight family: his parents, one brother, and educational goals. Travelogues — Saturdays at 10:00 am Submitted by Dave Whiting Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, June June June June 4 11 18 25 Switzerland Traveling in America Egypt Story of the Americas After Columbus Village Voice June, 2016 24 Village Voice MAILBOX Compiled by Linda Chirikos Please submit your entry (no more than 60 words) by placing it in one of the Village Voice Mailboxes in either the East or West lobby, OR by sending it via email to [email protected] (with a Subject of Village Voice) no later than noon on the 20th of each month —————— ——————— —————— ——————— —————— •Many thanks to all my friends at University Village for surprising me at my 90th birthday party. I was overwhelmed. All the joy I received will last for many happy future years. Bob Pretat •Thanks to all my friends who are trying to keep me healthy with birthday gifts of dark chocolate and for all the cards, e-cards, personal greetings, and donation to the Employee Scholarship Fund in my honor. UV is still the place to live! Jo Butz •How does one thank such phenomenal friends? All through Tom's long and painful illness your prayers, calls, and flowers helped keep his spirits up. Your cards and donations to the scholarship in Tom's name are greatly appreciated. I could not have managed without your support. God bless you all! Dot Suttle •Many thanks for your birthday wishes. Celebrating with friends here at the Village makes for a very special day. Blessings to each of you! Roz Flowers •This business of aging (having a birthday) was especially pleasant receiving all the well wishes from friends sending cards and those who met me in person to say Happy Birthday. I thank you each and every one for your friendship. Tom South •Thanks for all the beautiful Birthday cards, gifts, calls, & kudos!! UV really made my day. V. Tracey •Many thanks to all of my friends and neighbors for the beautiful birthday cards and all of the warm wishes I received for my birthday. Another thanks to Chase and Velda for their donation to the Employee Scholarship Foundation in my name. University Village is a great place to celebrate birthdays. Rita Pape •I am grateful for the prayers, visits, phone calls, and cards from residents while I was in the hospital and rehab. They cheered me up and encouraged me. THANKS! Dorothy Allen In The Craft Nook by Roz Flowers In the current window, a variety of residents’ activities is displayed. Photography, coloring, sewing, writing, and collecting are represented. The next exchange date is WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, when the window will again exhibit resident collections and original artwork. What would you like to share with us? Bob Holroyd examines collectibles on display in the Craft Nook Village Voice June, 2016 25 June Movies by Anne Laffan Mondays and Fridays at 7:00 pm FRIDAY 3RD ROOM Drama—Brie Larson won the 2016 Oscar for best actress in this compelling story of a young boy (Jacob Tremblay) raised by his loving mother in the confines of a small shed. Internationally acclaimed. 2015 RATED R (language) 2 hours MONDAY 6TH 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD Biography/Drama/Romance—Based on a true story, a transatlantic correspondence about used books develops into a close friendship. It stars Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, and Judi Dench. 1986 RATED PG- 13 1 hour, 40 minutes. FRIDAY 10TH THE LADY IN THE VAN Biography/Comedy/Drama—Maggie Smith is absolutely delightful as an eccentric, transient lady who parks her live-in van in front of Alan Bennett’s house. Their strained relationship is the meat of this mostly true story. 2015 RATED PG-13 1 hour, 45 minutes MONDAY 13TH AMERICAN MUSICAL —MOULIN ROUGE Drama/Musical/Romance—The setting is a Bohemian nightclub in Paris in 1899, complete with Toulouse Lautrec. Christian (Ewan McGregor), a young poet, falls dangerously in love with the star courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman) in this stylish musical, with music drawn from the 20 th century. Two Oscars, international acclaim. 2001 RATED PG-13 2 hours, 7 minutes FRIDAY 17TH MOVIES TO REMEMBER —I MARRIED A WITCH Comedy/Fantasy/Romance—A beautiful 17th century witch (Veronica Lake) returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley (Frederick March), descendant of her persecutor. Robert Benchley and Susan Hayward are also in the cast. Rene` Clair directed. 1942 RATED APPROVED 1 hr, 17 mins. MONDAY 20TH HOUSEBOAT (Repeated from last month, due to technical problems) Comedy/Drama/Family—A widower (Cary Grant), his three kids, and a bombshell Nanny (Sophia Loren) find themselves living on a badly neglected houseboat. 1958 NOT RATED 1 hour, 50 mins. FRIDAY 24TH BROOKLYN Drama/Romance—Saoirse Ronan’s delicate portrayal of Eilis, a young Irish immigrant in the 1950s, earned her an Oscar nomination. Based on the novel by Colm Toibin, directed by John Crowley, also starring Emory Cohen and Domhnall Gleeson, the film tells an important story surprisingly relevant to us all. 30 international awards, 139 nominations. 2015 RATED PG-13 1 hour, 51 minutes MONDAY 27TH MIRACLE AT MIDNIGHT TV Drama—A family trying to help their neighbors escape the Nazis become part of an historic event in Danish history. Directed by Ken Cameron, it stars Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, and Justin Whalin. 1998 NOT RATED NO SUBTITLES 1 hour, 30 minutes STARDUST— THE BETTE DAVIS STORY SUNDAY 6:00 pm DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE The life and times of one of the screen’s greatest stars. 2006 NOT RATED NO SUBTITLES 1 hour, 30 minutes 29TH Village Voice June, 2016 26 HIGHLIGHTS of UV Resident Association News University Village Residents’ Association Meeting Minutes of May 4, 2016 President Miller asked residents to please be good neighbors and reach out to touch another resident in some manner that may make a difference in their daily lives. He reported that he had received a letter from the Brookdale Senior Living Company with a note about a $5,000 incentive if he would abandon University Village and take up residence at one of their three local CCRCs. It contained inaccurate information related to UV losing its Certificate of Occupancy, which is absolutely not true. He stated further that he understands that many other residents received such a letter. He advised residents to NOT be alarmed by this letter and to assure our neighbors and those in the Health Center that their continued living at University Village remains secure. Many residents recently received a letter from SunTrust Bank, indicating that the branch at UV would start closing operations in June, with final closing in November. SunTrust has provided valuable services to residents and has attempted to discontinue operation at UV several times during the past 28 years. The reason for the announced closing is not known. Shortages of certain table-setting items have been observed and some pieces of new tableware have been ordered. President Miller’s annual month of amnesty was announced. Residents may return borrowed items normally found in UV dining rooms. Returns will be accepted through the containers set aside for that purpose in each of the trash rooms on each floor of the residence towers. Committee Reports Activities—Chair Anne Laffan reported. Appreciation was expressed for the excellent work and dedication of Committee members throughout the past year and to the volunteers who helped at Bingo, movies, the Art Gallery, the Craft Nook displays, and receptions. The Committee continues to support Lifestyles as we work through changes that resulted from a shift in management. A major challenge now is integrating Haven Health into our resident life. Their presence is a new concept, and we need to understand their role here. Haven Health has taken over Rotunda rooms A and B, which were previously considered to be our common areas managed by Lifestyles. Another concern is the “activities” being conducted by Haven Health that have little to do with physical therapy. The biggest concern now is apparent solicitations. Residents who have attended Haven Health “activities” have been asked if they would like to enroll with them and been given “evaluation” papers to sign, which request the names of the residents’ insurance companies. These attempts at solicitations are against our regulations; this problem needs to be resolved. Finance—Chair Bob Larmon reported that he is ending five years as Chairman of the Committee. He expressed his thanks to members of the Committee for their hard work and support over the years and also to residents for the opportunity to serve. Chairman Larmon also reported that the first quarter financial report of the retirement center is not complete, and it is not known when it will be available. He indicated that the Finance Committee would provide the information to residents as soon as it is available. He also reported that for the UV Retirement Center, Accounts Payable are in arrears. The Marketing report for the first quarter of 2016 is: one movein and 11 move-outs. Occupancy is at 71%. It was announced that management has agreed to no monthly service fee increases for 2016-2017. Food Services—Chair Caryl Menendez thanked Committee members for their support and endeavors to monitor food services. The new Executive Chef and Director of Dining Services is Stephen Westhoff. He has made many food selection changes and introduced new recipes and a six-week menu cycle. His goals are better quality food and a higher food rating. It was also announced that Eboni Smith is now the Food Services Manager. All comment cards are read by Committee members and by the Food Services Department. Residents are urged to submit cards with either positive or negative comments. More positive than negative comments have been submitted in recent months. Friendship--Chair Pat Taylor expressed appreciation for the opportunity to chair the Committee and thanked the 17 Committee members for their dedicated service. Health Services—Chair Mel Tockman announced that he is stepping down as chair of the Committee but will continue as a Committee member. Glenda Hubbard will assume chairmanship. Appreciation was expressed to Village Voice June, 2016 27 Nettie Rossi who volunteered to head the Village Visitors Program and to Maren Mansberger and Martha Van Neste for recording and distributing meeting notes. For the Health Center: Dawnmarie Ciappetta is now ALF Executive Director. Chris Leibold has replaced Kassidy McCowan as HC Business Manager. Records of SNF-patient utilization of services and medications are sent to a 3rd party, which bills Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. ALF residents are billed through the RC Business Office. Billing improvements are unlikely until control of finances is transferred from current licensees to NOVUM entities, which is expected in June. Mobile On-site Dental Care is now provided by Dental Care Delivered. The Health Services Committee is following conflicting reports of and monitoring changes in quality of HC food service with regard to such issues as variety, temperature, and quality of food; utensils; dishwashing; and residents’ and their families’ perceptions of dining service under the new dietician Donna Robinson. For the Retirement Center: Star Treatment (Physical Therapy subcontractor) discontinued use of A-106 due to insufficient clients. Haven Home Healthcare is now providing PT in Rotunda rooms A and B, which displaced other resident activities without prior notification. The hospital discharge planning process needs improvement. The primary role of UV hospital representative, Community Liaison Dan Fabrizi, is marketing, rather than patient discharge planning. SNF Director of Nursing, Angel McGarrity-Davis, has met with RC Health & Wellness Director Porché Marsh to address this issue. She is to assure that Mr. Fabrizi has a supply of the flyer, “Resources Available to UV Residents on Hospital Discharge,” and she will also update and print the flyers. Mr. Fabrizi is to be instructed to visit every UV hospital patient and provide a flyer. ALF Executive Director Ciappetta made a presentation in the UV Auditorium on the process and criteria for transfer from the RC to the ALF. A decision on whether or not to continue the signature Masterpiece Living program is yet to be made. Housekeeping—Chair Mickey Castor reported that this is her last report as Chair of the Committee as she is now Secretary/Treasurer of the Resident Board. Committee members were thanked for their service. Gary Kurak will be the Chair of the Committee for the coming year. Wanda Sherotski is now the head of the Housekeeping Department, overseeing that area in both the RC and HC. The Committee welcomes input from residents. Maintenance--Chair Walter Hood announced that new Resident Board member Russ Lucas will be the Co-Chair of the Committee. Robert Allen is now the Interim Director of the Maintenance, Security and Grounds Departments. Committee members were impressed with his responses to issues raised at the last Committee meeting, such as work order concerns. Security, Fire and Safety—Chair Earl DeHart thanked residents for their input and reported that positive changes in this area are anticipated. Transportation—Chair Walt Sickles thanked Committee members for their work the past year, noting the quality of minutes prepared by Fil Ganio, Committee Secretary. He reported that services in the Transportation area are going well. Pat Hunter was also commended for her excellent leadership of the Transportation Department. Due to the recent departure of Michelle Cronin, Lifestyles Director, and Erica Leonard, Activities Manager, there has been a reduction in travel to events. It was noted that a cut in a bus tire was discovered by resident Bob Butz. The bus was out of service during repair. Residents were thanked for their input and support. Library—Chair Jill Sickles thanked Committee members and advised residents that the members are available to assist residents with Library use. She reported that 37 new books have been purchased, some in large print. Old Business— (1) Secretary/Treasurer Ed Steiner provided data about the Life Care Residents Protection (LCRP) Fund. Appreciation was expressed for the excellent services provided by Denis Johnson, who effectively and efficiently collected, logged, and deposited checks throughout all three phases of the program. The $100,000 goal for Phase III donations has been exceeded. 250 residents have donated a total of $106,799. Before the start of Phase III, the bank balance was $20,056, bringing total revenue to $126,855. Expenditures to May 2 are $47,057 to the Jennis & Bowen law firm and $250 for printing expenses for a total $47,307 in Phase III. Total revenue of $126,855 less expenses of $47,307 provides a current amount of $79,548 in the Protection Fund account. (2) Dr. Mel Tockman reported on legal proceedings in connection with the change in ownership of University Village. The report Village Voice June, 2016 28 consisted of two parts, “Health Center Pending Chief Financial Officer that the delinquent Court Actions” and “Pending Court Cases crediting of 2015 Homestead Exemptions will be Involving the Retirement Center.” Both reports taken care of soon. About 20 Life Care residents can be found in the UV Library attached to the are involved. Some residents have expressed full version of these minutes. frustration with certain conditions with which New Business— they are attempting to cope here at UV. Some President Miller conducted the Installation of want to threaten ownership and management by members and officers of the UV Resident Board withholding all or part of their monthly service of Directors for 2016-2017. He thanked fees. President Miller has counseled them Bob Larmon and Ed Steiner, who are that they may be violating certain provisions leaving the Resident Board, for their of their Life Care contracts and also hurting years of dedicated service. The names the Life Care residents who continue to pay of continuing and newly elected Board their monthly services fees. President Miller members and the committees to which also indicated that he has become aware of they are appointed are listed on the last a letter received from ownership and the page of this Newsletter. Two persons Glenda Hubbard General Partner, asking present PIP have been appointed as At-Large, noninvestors, plus those former Life Care voting members of the Board: Glenda residents and/or their estates who are owed Hubbard, Health Services Committee PIP and/or IED refunds, to sign a letter Chair and Ed Steiner to assist with supporting them and their plan of finance secretarial tasks. Betty Holroyd will going forward toward mediation. It was also continue as V illage V oice Editor and noted that as pressure builds on Board Jill Sickles will continue as Chair of members to resolve the change of the Library Committee. President Miller ownership issues facing Board members, extended special acknowledgement to including those of the Life Care Residents Orein DeLap, retiring Resident Protection Fund Board, that, of late, an Ed Steiner Representative. President Miller asked unusual shortness of tempers directed residents to take a moment to remember toward Board members and residents has the many services Tom Suttle did for arisen. The importance of moving forward all of us. Two newly-elected persons together without strife or recriminations was for the 2016-2018 term—Resident stressed. Anyone with an issue or complaint Representative Bob Holroyd and is urged to resolve the matter quickly without personal feelings being hurt, so that Alternate Resident Representative Scholar Blake were also installed. we can more directly address the tough President Miller thanked all residents issues being faced. It is sometimes worse to who stood for election to these key Betty Holroyd hold in questions rather than airing them positions in our CCRC system of and getting resolution. Some of these governance. He noted that the coming situations may more appropriately be year may bring many challenges but handled by our Resident Representative also successes for University Village Bob Holroyd and Alternate Resident residents. All residents who considered Representative Scholar Blake. serving on resident committees were Executive Director’s Report—Veronica also thanked. Willingness to serve Rogers acknowledged the frustration of means that the tradition of an outresidents with lack of resolution of the standing lifestyle still resides here ownership issue and related service at University Village and that it will problems. She agreed that we all need to Jill Sickles continue into the future. come together and support one another. She The next quarterly meeting also reported that the Manager on Duty (MoD) of the UV Residents’ Association will be schedule is being reinstated; a Director will be in held on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 charge on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at 10:00 am in the Auditorium. and Chef Stephen Westhoff will be the MoD on University Village Resident Board of Directors Sundays. Professionalism and good presence at the Meeting Minutes of May 10, 2016 entry gates by Security staff is a priority. An President’s Report--President Miller reported outside security service is being used to fill in that he understood from discussion with our Village Voice June, 2016 29 schedule voids and to test some options for security staffing. Committee Reports Activities—Chair Anne Laffan reported that the crushing news of the last month was the unexpected dismissal of Director Michelle Cronin and Lifestyles Manager Erica Leonard. Kudos were expressed to resident volunteers who continue to run many activities and who pledge to help to the extent that they may be allowed. Haven Health is now in place, occupying Rotunda rooms A and B, which were formerly common areas for resident artists and activities, such as Notables rehearsals and card playing. Artists in particular are disadvantaged because of inadequate space and conditions. A major concern related to Haven Health is their use of “activities” to solicit residents to be patients and for insurance information. The Committee prefers that Haven Health coordinate these “activities” with the Committee. Another concern was the inability to show a Sunday film due to a projector problem. There was also great concern that the monthly calendar for May had only one restaurant trip and several mistakes. On the positive side, The Art Gallery continues to have great exhibits and receptions; the successful resident musical “The Other 6 1/2 Wide” will be celebrated in the Craft Nook window; and one kiln is working. Finance—Chair Kay Bates reported that Executive Director Rogers and Controller Maria Sarver attended the recent Committee meeting. A current year draft budget presented by Ms. Sarver did not show revenue from the Health Center and lacked some detail. As such, it did show an operating loss of $1,148,874. It was also reported that reserve funds for emergencies should be about $5.5 million while the amount actually on hand is about $2 million. Food Services—Chair Caryl Menendez reported that Chef Westhoff has set a new six-week menu cycle, which allows for greater variety in food choices and is adding “theme” days. More tableware is being ordered because of shortages, caused in part by some residents’ failure to return these items. Other changes include an enhanced salad bar and repair of the yogurt machine. There is a need for more staff in the kitchen and for servers. A recent review of comment cards showed the overall ratios of positive to negative comments: for food, 1:1; for service, 3:1. Friendship—Chair Pat Taylor reported that the newcomer social will be re-instated this month. All residents who moved to University Village between last December and this May have been invited. Health Services—Chair Glenda Hubbard reported. According to Assisted Living Executive Director Ciappetta, a recent evaluation by the Florida Dept. of Health resulted in a statement that the food is safe at the Skilled Nursing Center (SNF) and Assisted Living Facility (ALF). Monthly meetings are held to regularly assess the food quality in the ALF dining room. She also noted that on occasion she has meals in the ALF dining room and finds the food to be quite good. Some ALF residents have complained about the quality and temperature of food. Call bells are checked monthly with response times being under five minutes. An Organizational Chart for the Health Center has been prepared and is posted in the main lobby. The Health Center census is: SNF—101; ALF— 95; and Harmony—25. Housekeeping—Chair Gary Kurak reported that the new Housekeeping Department Manager, Wanda Sherotski, has hired a supervisor for the Retirement Center and plans to hire another supervisor for the Health Center. It was reported that she has been responsive to residents’ inquiries, having returned many telephone calls since becoming Manager. Maintenance—Chair Walter Hood reported that it is anticipated that Committee Co-Chair Russ Lucas will assume the Chair position within a few months. Penny Gibbs is the new Secretary for the Committee. Security, Fire and Safety—Chair Earl DeHart suggested that in case of a stuck elevator, before using the alarm or telephone, push the button up or down for the next floor where the door may open. It was recommended that this tip be added to page 18 of the Resident Manual. It was also recommended that the combinations for doors that have combination locks be changed every six months. Some stairwell doors in the East Building need to be labeled Stairs. Transportation—Chair Walt Sickles reported that Pat Hunter is on medical leave, which has brought about some reduction in communication. An issue for some residents is a long wait time for a bus or car. Another concern is that a bus had a cut in a tire, causing a loud noise and vibration when in motion. It went undetected until a resident discovered it. The bus was out of service for tire replacement, but is now back in service. Village Voice June, 2016 30 Village Voice—Editor Betty Holroyd reminded returning dishes, etc. are in place. members of the Board who chair committees to Opening of Dining Room B was suggested to provide their committee meeting minutes to her alleviate “backups” on Sundays and overbefore each Board meeting. crowding at all dinner meals in Dining Room A. Old Business— Emergency lights in elevators are to be Mel Tockman reported that a detailed account checked. of recent legal proceedings was presented at the Inoperable “check-in”/call buttons should be May 4 Residents’ Association meeting. The reported to Executive Director Rogers for following additional information was provided: correction. On May 4th Westport filed a motion in Circuit Who to call with a problem after 4:00 pm— Court to order OIR to desist from its trespass on From 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, call either East or Westport’s business premises and its interference West Desk; after 8:00 pm call the West Desk. with Westport’s operations. On May 5th Alternative Publix trips—Due to construction Westport filed a motion in Circuit Court for final on Bruce B. Downs Blvd., it was suggested that summary judgement on claim of statutory the trips on the UV bus be to an alternate Publix immunity from receivership. Westport's claim location. The next monthly meeting of the of statutory immunity had been previously Resident Board of Directors will be denied (without prejudice) both in Circuit Court Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 9:30 am. and in Appellate Court. Attendees are to check the UV calendar New Business— schedule for the place of the meeting. President Miller proposed that a new UV Resident Committee on Innovation and - Minutes were submitted by Ed Steiner, Technology be established. Roy Leep was Resident Board At-Large Member thanked for developing a preliminary Description and Purpose which reads, “Technology and its communication touch almost all residents and employees at University Village and its importance has been increasing yearly. A committee should be considered to explore, News from the Employee Scholarship install, monitor, establish, coordinate, and Foundation meeting on May 16, 2016 recommend current communication technology of all types in all areas. Systems such as Of six completed applications for the television, phone, paging, surveillance, summer term, three are from the Health computers, and internet are continuing to evolve Center, all in nursing programs. Three and coordinating these throughout the campus awardees continue in the Retirement will enhance the living and work environment.” Center, two of whom will graduate in Some examples of areas for improvement August. include communication among residents and Apartment sales continue to do well. staff via internet; additional TV screens in The future of the Fashion Shows is common areas; social media use; and upgrades in uncertain. Although the event was security cameras and their placement. Resident enthusiastically received this year, new education in innovation, communication, and Chairs of this committee are needed and technology should be a key feature of this clothing sales did not reach the level of subcommittee. The Resident Board unanimously last year's event. approved the formation of this subcommittee. 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