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Sony’s Entertainment Access can open
your doors to a whole new world.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
SONY’E ENTERTAINMENT ACCESS
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LAST TWO
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MEETINGS SUMMARY
OTHER CLUBS,
SIOUX FALLS,
SD
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MEMBER UPDATE
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SPECIAL POINTS
OF INTEREST:
 Birthdays & Anniversaries pg 9
 Your Board, pg 7
 Your Committees pg 6
Now there’s a groundbreaking way for people with hearing loss to
enjoy movies. Introducing the new Sony Entertainment Access Glasses
with Audio—new technology that allows a direct line of sight to a movie
screen with captioned text right on the lenses for natural and unobstructed viewing. The glasses may be comfortably worn over prescription eyewear and can be used for 3D movies with the option of a detachable polarized filter.
The closed-captioned viewing uses unique Sony holographic technology, which delivers bright, clear and
easy-to-read subtitles seemingly “in
the air.” The system transmits closedcaptioned data
from any DCI compliant media server
wirelessly to the glasses’ receiver box,
and can be programmed to display subtitles in a
choice of six languages.
For the visually impaired, audio
data can also be
transmitted for listening through thirdparty headphones;
both HI (assisted
audio for the hearing
impaired) and V1
-N audio (audio description for the visually impaired ) are supported.
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/mkt-digitalcinema/resource.latest.bbsccms-assets-mtk-digicinema-latest-Entertainment
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WHAT YOU MISSED AT THE LAST 2 MEETINGS:
1. Riverfront Authority 2. Capper Foundation
Beth Fager of the Topeka/Shawnee Riverfront Authority told us about their plans.
Here is the site plan she shared with us:
The third Tuesday of February brought Jim Leiker, President & CEO, Capper Foundation. We were amazed at all the programs and services they offer. Mission:
Founded in 1920 by Senator Arthur Capper, the mission of Easter Seals Capper
Foundation is to provide exceptional individualized services to ensure that people
with disabilities and their families have opportunities to live, learn, work and play
in their communities. They have employment services where they train individuals on site in small engine repair, custom furniture building and a retail coffee
shop, raising funds right there on site, selling these services and goods. There is
also pediatric services, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy and so
much more. For more information, their website is: www.capper.easterseals.com
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WHAT OTHER CLUBS ARE DOING
Sioux Falls, SD
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Cynthia Amerman’s story
May 5, 2010
W
ear. In doing some research on my been affected by my hearing loss,
hen I first noticed
own, I discovered that viruses and and so
hearing loss in my
ototoxic medications could also
mid-twenties, doctors kept telling cause hearing loss. I had pneumome I wasn’t getting deaf. Finally,
nia right before discovering my
five years later, a visit to an audi-
deafness, and also had taken anti-
ologist proved there was a huge
malarial quinine several times for
loss in the high frequency range.
periods of eight weeks when in
That meant I wasn’t hearing many Central and South America. Then,
of the consonant sounds; I could
one morning in my early forties, I
hear, but not understand. Right
woke up to find that the remain-
away I got a hearing aid—my con- ing hearing in my left ear had discern was to hear better, and it
appeared overnight. It was terri-
wasn’t embarrassing—there was
fying. What if the same thing hap-
no magic spell anyone could cast
pened to my right ear? But, lucki-
that could change what had al-
ly, the right ear continued to de-
ready occurred.
cline over a long period of time
Because I speak well, however,
many people had unrealistic ex-
and I used increasingly stronger
hearing aids.
had friendships. People encouraged me to get to know others
with hearing loss. I joined SHHH,
now called Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). During
the time I was learning ASL, my
assignments took me into the
Deaf Community, where I felt welcomed by Northwest Jersey Association of the Deaf, and I also
learned of people who were a lot
like me--the Association of LateDeafened Adults (ALDA, Inc.). Six
of us who had become deaf started ALDA-Garden State. Governor
Whitman appointed me to the Division of the Deaf and Hard of
pectations of what I could hear.
My work as a teacher of Spanish,
Hearing Advisory Council (DDHH-
Sometimes they got impatient—
English and Creative Writing be-
AC) to represent ALDA. As a mem-
why couldn’t I just try a little
came more difficult as time
ber of the DDHH Speakers’ Bu-
harder. Surely if I just concentrat- passed, as did singing with Mas-
reau, I spoke to doctors and nurs-
ed…. The kids learned to face me
terwork Chorus. I began to swim,
es at hospitals around my state.
and speak clearly if they wanted
eventually competing on a Nation- Despite the growing distance
to communicate.
al Master’s Team in New Jersey.
from “hearing society,” there were
English and Spanish fell by the
opportunities for personal
wayside, but language teaching
growth. Advocacy for people with
skills transferred to American
hearing loss became a large part
Sign Language (ASL) at Sussex
of my life.
The hearing loss appeared to
come out of nowhere. Later, I
learned that my father and my
grandmother had both experienced a complete loss in one ear
by the time they were in their forties. But they each had one good
County College, where I had
taught Spanish.
Anywhere in the world, a person
with hearing loss can find friends.
Vocations and avocations had
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Cynthia Amerman’s story
May 5, 2010 (continued from page 4)
After moving to Tucson, I joined in 2006. My left ear that had been
totally deaf for over twenty years
ALOHA (Adult Loss of Hearing
Association). What a fine group learned to hear again, with amazing results. My ability to comof people come to the weekly
municate with other people inpeer support group! Not only
did I find people like me in Tuc- creased dramatically. The confison, but also they helped me get dence that I had lost as friends,
to know the area during our dis- workplaces and beloved pastimes
gradually slipped away now concussions. As a member of ALDA’s
tinues to gather momentum. I’m
International Committee I talk
serving on the Boards of both
online almost daily with people
ALOHA and ALDA. This summer I
in countries such as England,
will travel to Stockholm, Helsinki
Finland, Pakistan, and Vietnam
and Liverpool to attend meetings
as well as with ALDAns in many
of the International Federation of
states--California, Washington,
the Hard of Hearing, the World
Illinois, DC and Georgia among
Federation of the Deaf and the
them. When studying for a Mas- National Association of Deafened
ter of Social Work at Gallaudet
People.
University, one of my internSince getting my implant, I relish
ships took place at a school for
the sound of my granddaughter’s
deaf and hard of hearing chilwords: “Gram, pretend you are a
dren in Quetzaltenango, Guatebaby buffalo and I am a teenage
mala. That resulted in my setting
Bengal tiger named Annelies,”
up some internships and study Reading that last sentence, you
programs for Gallaudet, helping might wonder about the veracity
to link hearing loss communities of my newfound hearing. But Soin Guatemala and the US.
fia’s imagination at age six creates
At the ALDA convention in Boston her own reality. I heard every unin 1992, I became convinced that I likely word, and was able to avoid
could do anything except hear. A getting eaten by the tiger. It
wouldn’t have been as easy to unmore recent life-changing event
was receiving a cochlear implant derstand if the imaginary river in
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our scenario were really roaring
by. Background noise can still
make hearing challenging, but I
remember when it made it impossible to talk with even the person
next to me.
It’s been a long journey from
hearing to deafness and back. As
you can see from the above
“adventures,” from my twenties
forward life took a different shape
than it might have. Some positives
arose along with the negatives,
but many times it was a difficult
journey, and one that was difficult
for people around me as well. It
was so frustrating for all of us not
to be able to communicate the
way we had. When friends welcomed me back into the hearing
world after my implant, I felt as if
I had lived many years in a foreign land, and returned to find life
in “the old country” still moving
along. The ability to communicate
with friends and family has improved the quality of my life immeasurably, but so have the
learning experiences and the
many friendships and relationships discovered along the way.
http://lwhl.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/Cynthia%
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YOUR TOPEKA EVENING CLUB COMMITTEES:
AWARDS/INCENTIVES COMMITTEE
Dan Hejtmanek, Chairperson
Deb Zimmerman
ATTENDANCE CHAIRPERSON
Bernice Hejtmanek
AUDITING COMMITTEE
Dennis Handke, Chairperson
Pat Riordan
CLUB HISTORIAN
Terry Beck
DUCK RACE COMMITTEE
Marc Linton and
Donna Linton, Co-Chairpersons
MEMBERHSIP COMMITTEE
Terry Beck, Chairperson
Celia Cuthbertson, Norm Stahl
Steve Lachowsky
NEWSLETTER CHAIRPERSON
Dara Montclare
[email protected]
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Marc Linton, Chairperson
Matt Dowd, Mark Braun,
Jim Deines, Bill Riphahn
RETENTION COMMITTEE
Terry Cuthbertson, Chairperson
Matt Dowd
Pat Riordan
SAFE EARS COMMITTEE
Veronica Laliberte, Chairperson
Marc & Donna Linton, Terry & Celia
Cuthbertson, George Laliberte
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Celia Cuthbertson, Chairperson
Terry Beck
Deb Zimmerman
SERTOMAN-OF-THE-YEAR COMMITTEE
George Laliberte
Matt Dowd
SERVICE TO MANKIND COMMITTEE
Bill Riphahn, Chairperson
Celia Cuthbertson
SHARP COMMITTEE
Deb Zimmerman, Chairperson
Debbie Escobar
SOCIAL/BANQUETS COMMITTEE
George Laliberte, Chairperson
Celia Cuthbertson
Veronica Laliberte
SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE
Dan Hejtmanek, Chairperson
Celia Cuthbertson
All committees remain open for additional members. If interested, please contact
Shawn Jurgensen at [email protected].
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2012—2013 OFFICERS
FISCAL TERM:
P RE SID ENT
SHAWN
JULY 2, 2012—JUNE 30, 2013
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V IC E - P R ES ID ENT —P R ES I DENT
PAT R IO RDA N
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MA RC LI NT O N
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MEMBER UPDATE
Dennis Handke is tackling electrical gremlins in his new home.
10-12 light bulbs have gone out recently in all different parts
of the house. We wish you luck Dennis.
Mary Lenz and Kelly are going to Corpus Christi, TX in April to
see Uncles, Aunts and the San Antonio gang. Have fun you
two!
Julie and Dan Hejtmanek had a great vacation in Australia/New
Zealand. They shared pictures of them of a helicopter ride, landing on a glacier in New Zealand, and the Sydney Opera House in
Sydney. They chose two pictures out of thousands!
The Wamego Sertoma Club fundraiser on Feb 7th
was a great success. The evening at the Columbian Theater began with a silent auction followed by
a very tasty dinner served up by The Friendship
House restaurant of Wamego. The evening’s main
event , the play, “Barefoot in the Park,” was well
done and hilariously funny. Georre Laliberte also
made a cameo appearance as an out-of-breath
delivery man. What a riot! By the end of the evening , the Wamego Club had netted $1,800 to support their various charities including installing a
“looping “ system in the Columbian Theater. Attending from the Topeka Evening Club were Norm
& Terry Stahl and friends, George & Veronica
Laliberte, Terry & Celia Cuthbertson and Jay Bachman.
By George Laliberte
The Kansas City Chorale’s recording of “Life and Breath—Choral Works” by Rene Clausen was
nominated for Grammy Awards in three classical music categories:
1. Best Engineered Album 2. Best Choral Performance and 3. Best Producer of the Year
They won all three Grammys. Many of the performers from the Chorale attended the award
Ceremony. Among those walking the red carpet were Brian Cuthbertson and Melanie
Melcher Cuthbertson. Melanie is a soprano in the KC Chorale.
By the proud Terry & Celia Cuthbertson.
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B I R T HDAYS / A N N IV E RS A RIE S
BIRTHDAYS
ANNIVERSARIES in
SERTOMA:
Mar 14 Pat Riordan
Mar 1974
Mar 2008
March 2010
March 2010
March 2011
Mar 23 Veronica Laliberte
Jim Deines
Mark Braun
Shawn Jurgensen
Pat Riordan
Tim Liesmann
SERTOMA CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS
SAVE THE DATE:
April 18-20, 2013 Sertoma Annual Convention, St. Louis, MO
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TOPEKA EVENING SERTOMA CLUB
REMINDER - Dinner meetings are held the
first and third Tuesday evenings of every month at
Jayhawk Towers
in the Senate Room at 5:30pm
at 700 SW Jackson:
http://www.emporis.com/building/jayhawktower-topeka-ks-usa
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