August 7, 2015 - Leisure World

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August 7, 2015 • Published Twice a Month
❒ Budget & Finance Advisory Committee
Voice Honed on Radio
Proves Perfect for Stage Open Forum: 2016
Leisure World Budget
Thursday, Aug. 20, 3 p.m.,
Maryland Room, Clubhouse I
H
osted by the Budget & Finance Advisory Committee,
this open forum is an opportunity for residents to make
comments and ask questions about the proposed 2016
Leisure World Budget in advance of the final budget being
approved by the Leisure World Community Corporation Board
of Directors. All residents are welcome and encouraged to
attend to see how more than $25 million of our money will be
spent. Come participate and be informed.
See pages 8-9 for an explanation of the proposed budget.
Bob Gotkin has a featured role in the Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s production of
“The Gondoliers” later this month. Photo by Leisure World News
by Hannette Allen
T
INSIDE THIS EDITION
he first time you hear
Leisure World resident
Bob Gotkin’s voice, it
may sound familiar.
A career broadcaster, he
worked at local Maryland
radio stations in Silver Spring,
Wheaton and Westminster
early in his career. In the late
1970s he became the “Voice of
George Mason” providing playby-play color commentary for
basketball games.
He worked for four different
networks, including AP Radio,
where his voice was heard all
over the country on more than
400 radio stations, providing
summaries of game action and
conducting brief locker room
interviews with sports figures
such as Joe Theismann, Sonny
Jurgensen, and many others.
He did WTOP’s Metro Traffic
for more than a dozen years
and at the end of his career
was on the air with Sirius/XM
Satellite Radio and Voice of
America.
For 40 years, Gotkin was in
his element, a regular presence
on radio stations throughout
the greater Washington, D.C.,
area. Now retired since 2011,
the affable and entertaining
president of Leisure World’s
Fun & Fancy Theatre Group
has been using his voice for
singing and acting, talents he
considered pursuing when he
was in college.
Governance & Information......6
July 28 Board Report..............7
2016 Budget Explanation.......8
Residents’ Forum.................10
New – The Critical Palate......13
Health & Fitness..................14
Importance of Patient
Status..................................18
Events & Entertainment.......20
Movie Schedule...................21
Clubs, Groups &
Organizations.......................22
Library News........................22
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Yahoo Group........................25
Club Trips Listing..................38
Sports, Games &
Scoreboards........................40
Chess Club Column..............40
Competitive Water
Volleyball.............................40
Classes & Seminars.............46
Activities & Notices..............47
Calendar of Events...............51
Governance Meeting
Schedules............................51
Classifieds...........................52
New Comcast Location
Opens Near Leisure World
by Leisure World News
A
new Comcast Xfinity
store recently opened in
the Aspen Hill Shopping
Center, which may be of interest
to Leisure World residents who
loathe driving to the Rockville
service center.
Located near Panera Bread, the
Xfinity store offers a welcoming
experience where you can learn
about Comcast’s television,
Internet and phone service and
explore products at an interactive
iPad bar.
Comcast introduced Xfinity,
the new brand for its technology
products in 2010, and said Xfinity
is “offering our customers more
— more HD, more speed, more
choice and more control over
their services.”
In the period since, Comcast
has been opening conveniently
located stores aimed at improving
service by providing an experience that is more like an Apple
store and less like the department
of motor vehicles, which is how
some customers have described
the company’s longstanding
service centers. The stores are interactive and a digital scheduling
system eliminates lines.
“The new store is more
customer friendly and you can
demo the products,” says Keenan
Yarborough, the customer service
center manager who oversaw
the store’s opening. “We heard
the cry of Montgomery County
residents frustrated with being
funneled to the West Gude
location in Rockville.”
Since Leisure World has a bulk
service agreement with Comcast
many residents have no reason
to visit a brick and mortar store.
The agreement provides standard
cable television service for each
household at a reduced rate. The
cost of the service is included
in each owner’s Community
Facilities Fee. However, any
upgraded cable services, or
Internet and phone service, and
the accompanying fees, are the
responsibility of each resident.
Many service matters can be
addressed by calling Comcast
(855-638-2855), but if you need
to return or replace equipment,
want to pay your bill at a selfserve kiosk, or wish to register a
service complaint in person, you
can do that at the new location.
The Aspen Hill Xfinity store
(13529 Connecticut Ave., Silver
Spring) is the first in Montgomery
County. It opened on July 20.
Yarborough says a few residents
from Leisure World have already
stopped by the location, which
is larger and open later than the
Rockville service center.
❒ Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee
The Heat and Humidity are Back!
Tips for Dealing with Health Issues Associated with Extreme Heat
E
xtreme heat and high
humidity bring with
them the possibility of
heat-induced illness. Most
heat disorders occur because a
person has been over exposed
to heat or has over-exercised
for his or her age and physical
condition. Older adults, children
and those who are sick are more
likely to succumb to extreme
heat. This article describes
some of the weather conditions
associated with extreme heat
and gives some first-aid tips for
dealing with health conditions
associated with the heat.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Conditions that can further
induce heat-related illness
include stagnant atmospheric
conditions and poor air quality.
People living in urban areas
may be at greater risk from the
effects of a prolonged heat wave
than those living in rural areas
with better air quality. Heat
wave and heat index are often
used to describe conditions
associated with extreme heat.
A heat wave is a long period
of excessive heat, often combined
with excessive humidity.
A heat index is a number
in degrees Fahrenheit (F) that
tells how hot it feels when
relative humidity is added to
the air temperature.
HEALTH ISSUES
Sunburn. Symptoms – Skin
redness and pain, possible
swelling, blisters, fever,
headaches.
First Aid – Take a shower
to remove oils that may block
pores, preventing the body from
cooling naturally. Apply dry,
sterile dressing to any blisters,
and get medical attention.
Heat Cramps. Symptoms –
Muscular pains and spasms,
usually in the leg and
abdominal muscles, and heavy
sweating.
First Aid – Get to a cooler
location. Lightly stretch and
gently massage affected muscles
to relive spasms. Take sips of up
to a half glass of water every 15
minutes. Discontinue liquids if
you feel nauseated.
Heat Exhaustion. Symptoms – Heavy sweating but
skin may be cool, pale or
flushed. Weak pulse. Normal
body temperature is possible,
but temperature will likely
rise. Fainting or dizziness,
nausea, vomiting, exhaustion,
and headaches are possible.
First Aid – Lie down in
a cool place and loosen or
remove clothing. Apply cool
wet cloths and fan or go to an
air conditioned place. Take half
a glass of cool water every 15
minutes in sips but discontinue
if you feel nauseated. Call 911 if
vomiting occurs.
Heat Stroke. Symptoms
– High body temperature
(105 plus); hot, red, dry skin;
rapid, weak pulse; and rapid
shallow breathing. You will
probably not sweat unless
you are sweating from recent
strenuous activity. Possible
unconsciousness.
First Aid – If you have
these symptoms or encounter
someone who does, call 911 and
follow instructions.
The information in this article
was sourced from Montgomery
County (montgomerycountymd.
gov), the American Red Cross
(redcross.org), FEMA (www.
ready.gov) and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
(www.cdc.gov).
Red Wiggler Farm
Produce Sale Underway
Photo by Leisure World News
Shop for fresh local produce in Leisure World. Every Thursday
through the end of August, Red Wiggler Farm is selling
tomatoes, corn, squash, herbs, melons, peaches and more.
Where: Inter-Faith Chapel Parking Lot,
3680 S. Leisure World Blvd.
When: Thursdays, Aug. 13, 20, 27; 9-11 a.m.
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❒ Strategic Technology Committee
Calling for Help After a Bad Fall
by Sandra McLeskey, RN, Ph.D. and Jim
Leong, Ph.D.
I
n April, a Leisure World resident, Eleanor
Friedenberg (Ellie) had a bad fall –
apparently tripping while coming out of
the shower. Fortunately, she was wearing a
Philips Lifeline emergency alert pendant. In
recalling the fall, Ellie says, “In one second,
my life changed—irrevocably – from being
fiercely independent to being completely
helpless.”
Ellie suspects she lost consciousness for
an unknown period of time after striking her
head on the floor and severely injuring and
immobilizing both arms. At 11:15 p.m., she
regained consciousness and managed to push
the “Help” button on her pendant, sending
out a call to the Lifeline Service Center, which
in turn notified the Leisure World Security
Guard Gate.
Ambulances and other emergency
vehicles were on the scene within 15
minutes, including a security person
from Leisure World who was able to
unlock Ellie’s door. She was transported
to the hospital, where she was treated.
Unfortunately, her injuries have involved a
long rehab period.
Ellie was wearing the basic Life Alert
pendant that has a button to press if one
needs assistance. But if she had been
wearing another type of Lifeline device,
which in addition to having a button is
equipped to detect a fall, she might have
received help even if she did not regain
consciousness. These two options work
through a receiver in the resident’s home
and are dependent on a landline phone.
But there is an even more advanced
model that can be used anywhere because it
is equipped with GPS. If the wearer falls or
indicates they need assistance, help will reach
them wherever they are. This model works
like a cellular phone.
Lifeline is a product manufactured by
Philips. Karen Arevalo (301-598-1329),
a Leisure World employee located in the
Administration Building, is available to
demonstrate all three types of Philips devices.
These devices are available to Leisure World
residents at a discount.
Leisure World residents may also be
using, or may have seen advertisements for,
other brands, including (1) the GreatCall
device (888-835-1202), available at local
stores including RiteAid, Sears, and Walmart
Pharmacy; (2) several choices from ADT
(800-272-9595); and (3) the MobileHelp
Button (800-930-0256).
In addition, there are downloadable
applications available for “smart” cell phones
that can automatically transmit emails and
calls for help, along with GPS locations and
automatic “selfie” and external photographs
showing the caller and his/her surroundings
and condition following an accident. More
capable assistive devices are sure to follow.
However, it is important for Leisure World
Ellie Freidenberg (left) showing her life-saving pendant to Rose Donahue. Photo by Jim Leong
residents to have their devices contact
the main gate in addition to their other
emergency contacts. This will insure that a
member of the security force will respond
to the emergency with a key to the person’s
door if they are unable to let the emergency
workers in.
Once a resident chooses a device, it is
important to wear it at all times. A member
of the Strategic Technology Committee was
recently told by a female acquaintance that
she would “go find her pendant” AFTER
she had a fall. Pendants, smart watches,
and smart phones with alert applications
— whatever their capabilities — are totally
useless if they’re not readily accessible when a
fall occurs — including inside the shower.
Collaboration Between Health and
Technology Committees
David White, Ph.D., chair of the
Health Advisory Committee’s Technology
Subcommittee, is currently focused
on importance of smart phones in
healthcare and daily life. Since many of
the newer alert devices use cell phone
communications, James Robertson, chair
of the Technology Committee’s Personal
Safety Working Group, is investigating the
adequacy of cell phone coverage within
Leisure World to support alert devices.
There have been numerous reports about
“dead zones” within Leisure World, and
such concerns require careful consideration.
Both White and Robertson are also thinking
of means for educating residents — via
commercial product pamphlets, websites, and
occasional “Safety Tech” demos — regarding
the increasingly large number of safety device
choices available to residents.
Lastly, both committees have also been
in touch recently with Paul Eisenhaur,
Chair, Security and Transportation Advisory
Committee, discussing alert devices as well as
the newer “smart” (communicative) smoke
detectors.
Questions about health alert devices?
Contact Jim Leong, Ph.D., chair of
the Strategic Technology Committee
([email protected]).
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n Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL)
Be Prepared: Course Addresses End-of-Life Issues
by Arthur N. Popper
N
one of us has a
choice regarding the
circumstances of our
birth. But, as we grow, we take
more and more charge of our
lives and learn to make our
own decisions, and work to
control as much of our lives as
we can. Indeed, throughout life
(even when we were teens and
younger) we have attempted to
rise to challenges that face us
and protect our right to make
our own decisions for better or
worse.
However, we often lose
the capacity to make choices
at the other end of life. The
only way we have real control
later in life is if we prepare
in advance, drawing up legal
documents to ensure selfdetermination and autonomy
before we are dependent
upon loved ones to help
make important decisions for
us. Documentation such as
wills, living wills, healthcare
proxies, trusts, and the like
are ways in which we can
make decisions when we are
relatively young, and be sure
they will be carried out in the
final stages of our life.
A big issue, though, is
that we (and often the loved
ones who we hope will help
care for us) have no real
information about our rights
Instructor Rosalind Kipping is chair of Leisure World’s Compassion & Choices
Group. Photo by Leisure World News
or experience with the legal
documents that we need to
implement in order to ensure
that our personal values and
choices are honored.
These matters are often
very complicated and require
a good deal of thought and
planning. Moreover, as many
Leisure World residents have
discovered, our children do
not want to think about the
end of our lives, and so they
“reject” the idea that they
may need to help us prepare
the documentation that they
will need in the future so they
are in a position to aid us.
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understand their rights and
the legal documents necessary
to prepare for the advanced
stages of life, Leisure World
resident Rosalind Kipping will
present a 90-minute lecture.
A widely known and highly
regarded expert on end-of-life
issues, Kipping will discuss
end-of-life preparation as a
part of the Center for Lifelong
Learning lecture series. The
presentation is on Thursday,
Sept. 10 at 2 p.m.
Over the course of this
interactive program, Kipping
will provide participants with
legal documents, and explain
their importance and answer
questions. Completing the
documents can be a challenge.
It is not easy to know what to
write in these documents, so
supporting materials will be
offered to help each person
focus on personal values
and end-of-life goals. The
materials are also helpful for
initiating and navigating family
discussions on end-of-life
decision-making.
Kipping serves as president
of Leisure World’s Compassion
& Choices Group and is a
recognized authority in the
field. She has a master’s
degree in family counseling
from Santa Clara University
in California, and in a “former
lifetime” was a licensed family
counselor. Kipping’s father was
a family physician in Brooklyn
and family conversations
sensitized her to the difficulties
of making medical decisions
for one’s self and for family
members.
She has been involved in
end-of-life issues since the
1970s and remains dedicated
to sharing information about
self-determination and full
autonomy at the end of life.
When she moved to Leisure
World in 2007, she organized
Compassion & Choices
(C&C) to actively work with
residents and others to help
them better understand
end-of-life issues. The
organization has about 100
members. Kipping leads C&C
programs open to the entire
Leisure World community
and their guests almost every
other month, and makes
similar presentations around
the Washington metropolitan
area.
Seeking what she views
as a better legal climate for
end-of-life issues, Kipping
worked with Maryland
State Sen. Roger Manno
to pass Senate Bill 790,
which provides funding for
implementation of an Advance
Directive Registry. She also
works with state legislators
to educate them about endof-life issues, hoping it will
aide them in making betterinformed decisions on related
legislation.
To read further about Kipping’s
work, visit (http://goo.gl/qZiSxz).
Interested in Kipping’s lecture?
See Classes and Seminars
on page 46 for registration
information. To learn more
about Leisure World’s Center for
Lifelong Learning (CLL), visit
(http://www.cllmd.com).
❒ Health Advisory Committee
Frauds and Scams:
Don’t Fall for the
Grandparent Scam
by Sandra W. McLeskey, RN, Ph.D.
I
magine yourself awakened
in the wee hours of the
morning by a telephone
call. The caller sounds
young and addresses you as
“Grandmother.” He or she
then proceeds to say that they
have an emergency in a foreign
country. Sometimes they
disclose that they have been
arrested and need bail money.
Or, the caller might claim that
they wrecked their car and need
money for the repairs. They
say they are so embarrassed
about their situation that they
don’t want you to contact their
parents. But they want you to
wire money directly to them via
Western Union or Moneygram.
Since it is an emergency, they
emphasize that it is important
that you do it immediately.
There is a remote chance
that the caller is indeed your
grandchild who has gotten into
some sort of a situation. But
more likely than not, you are
experiencing the “grandparent
scam.” The scenario is one
of the most common scams
perpetrated against older
people. The fraudsters may
have gotten some limited
information about you or your
grandchild from Facebook or
some other social media site.
Sometimes they trick you into
revealing information about
your grandchild and then agree
with you that the information is
correct.
Sometimes, the caller may
put another person on the
phone who is purportedly
a law enforcement agent or
bail bondsman. They may
tell you their voice sounds
funny because they have a
cold. The call may sound very
authentic, particularly if you
have just been awakened.
Unfortunately, many older
people have believed that such
calls represent a legitimate
emergency and have wired
money, only to later learn that
their grandchild was safe at
home in his or her own bed.
Once you wire money and the
cash is picked up on the other
end, it is gone. You can’t get it
back.
What should you do if you
receive such a call?
First of all, don’t give out
information. If the caller says
he or she is your favorite
grandchild, don’t supply them
with a name.
Second, independently verify
the information the caller gives
you. He or she may ask you
not to contact his parents. But
if your child were in trouble
in a foreign country, wouldn’t
you want to know? So call
the parents, or if you have a
number for the grandchild (not
one you got from the caller),
call the grandchild. Ask the
caller for information that the
real grandchild would know,
such as the name of his dog or
your dog. Don’t send money for
an “emergency situation” that
you have not independently
confirmed.
This scam has been
publicized widely by law
enforcement (and was
referenced briefly in the July
17 Security & Transportation
Committee article by Herman
N. Cohen about scams), yet
people continue to be taken in.
If you want to know more
about this scam and others,
visit the AARP web site (aarp.
org). The Consumer Protection
section of their web site is very
informative (http://www.aarp.
org/money/scams-fraud/).
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Governance & INFORMATION
Dial 301-598-1313
for recorded Daily Events
2015 Broadcast Schedule - Channel 974
Executive Committee meetings are broadcast on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday the week after the meeting. Board of Directors
meetings are broadcast on Monday, Wednesday and Friday the week
after the meeting. All broadcasts are at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Executive Committee Meeting
The Aug. 14 meeting will
broadcast on Aug. 19, 20,
and 21.
Board of Directors Meeting
The Aug. 25 meeting will
broadcast on Aug. 31,
Sept. 2 and 4.
Group Email Addresses
Residents wishing to contact Leisure World Management, the LWCC
Board of Directors, or the Executive Committee may send an email to the
appropriate email address listed below. It will automatically be forwarded
to all members of that group who have an email address on record.
Messages to any of the email groups should pertain only to the
management and operation of Leisure World trust properties, services,
or activities. Please do not send emails to all three addresses, as there
will be a duplication of recipients and will not result in a faster response
to your question or comment. Messages pertaining to mutuals or
anything else which Management, the Board of Directors, or Executive
Committee does not control should also not be sent to these groups.
The group email address are:
• LWMC Management - [email protected]
• LWCC Board of Directors - [email protected]
• LWCC Executive Committee - [email protected]
Aug. 22: AARP Smart
Driver Course
T
he E&R Department is
sponsoring an AARP
Smart Driver Course on
Saturday, Aug. 22 in Clubhouse
I from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with a
one-hour break for lunch.
You must pre-register for
the course. A check payable to
AARP, $15 for AARP members
and $20 for non-members,
is required at the time of
registration. (Please note:
AARP members must show a
current membership card to
receive the AARP discount.)
Register in the E&R Office
in Clubhouse I beginning on
Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 8:30 a.m.
The number of participants
is limited to 25, so plan to
register early.
Participants should bring
their driver’s license and a pen
or pencil to the course. If you
have any questions, contact
the E&R Office in Clubhouse I
(301-598-1300).
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Seeking Donors for
Potential Blood Drive
L
eisure World of Maryland
is collaborating with
the Greater Chesapeake
and Potomac Blood Services
Region of the American Red
Cross to help its effort to
assure an adequate and safe
supply of blood for local area
hospitals. Leisure World
is considering holding a
community blood drive in
the late summer or early fall
and would like to hear from
residents and staff interested
in donating.
Help save lives by
donating blood. Five million
people need blood every year.
Many require multiple units
to stay alive. A car accident
victim could need 100 units.
The Red Cross collects, tests,
processes and distributes about
15,000 units per day. This is a
monumental task that requires
thousands of people pitching in
to help in one-way or another.
The Red Cross provides
blood to approximately 2,600
hospitals nationwide —
including local hospitals like
MedStar Montgomery Medical
Center. Cancer patients, burn
and trauma victims, patients
requiring surgery — need blood
— all of which comes from
voluntary donations.
Are you willing to donate
blood? In order to make best
use of Red Cross resources,
a certain level of interest
is required to warrant the
Red Cross bringing in the
equipment and staff necessary
to host a blood drive.
Please register your
interest and support
by calling the Education
& Recreation Department
(E&R) office (301-598-1300)
or emailing E&R Director
Dee Martynuska (dmmarty@
comcast.net) before Aug. 14.
This is not a commitment.
At this point, we are gauging
interest.
Residents’ Forum Guidelines
from the Leisure World News Advisory Committee
L
eisure World News welcomes submissions from its readers.
We will publish as many as possible to reflect the widest
span of Leisure World community issues. To increase your
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• LW News does not guarantee
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• Editing is not to be confused
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6. RF submissions are strictly
the opinion of the writer.
News From the July 28 Board Meeting
by Leisure World News
The Leisure World Community
Corporation (LWCC) Board
of Directors is composed of
34 directors, residents who
represent the community’s 29
mutuals and 5,660 units. The
next board meeting is Aug. 25
at 9:30 a.m., at Clubhouse I in
the Montgomery Room.
K
ey actions at the July 28
meeting focused on Golf
Operations, contracts
with technology consultant
Hartman Executive Advisors
and Leisure World News. In
addition, a summary report of
the 2016 Budget and a Facilities
Enhancement Project update
were provided.
LWCC Chair David Frager
presided over the meeting.
General Manager Kevin
Flannery was away. In his stead,
Assistant General Managers
Jolene King and Tim Coursen
represented management.
Management Update
The General Manager’s July
2015 report was published in the
July 17 edition of Leisure World
News. An expanded version of
the monthly report (updated
July 22) was presented at the
board meeting. New information
included the reorganization
of the LWMC accounting
department in the wake of
the retirement of comptroller
Jennifer Peacock, after 32 years
of service in Leisure World.
The accounting department
has been reorganized, effective
July 17. Dawn Gaynor, director
of accounting, oversees all
accounting and financial
reporting for the Mutual
and Trust Operations. She is
supported by two staff members
who have been elevated to new
positions: Brenda Callejas,
assistant director of accounting
for Mutual Operations, and
Nevila Baboci, assistant
director of accounting for Trust
Operations.
Golf Operations
On March 31, the board
requested that the Golf &
Greens Advisory Committee
work with management to
develop strategies to increase
revenue in an effort to reduce
the annual cost of subsidizing
golf operations. Toward that
end, a proposal from the Golf
& Greens committee to raise
golf course fees for 2016 was
approved by the board.
The action affects four
fees: Seasonal Membership is
increasing $50 from $750 to
$800; Associate Membership is
increasing $100 from $800 to
$900; Club Storage is increasing
$5 from $55 to $60; and the
Seasonal Range Fee (for use of
the range in conjunction with
an annual membership) is
increasing $26 from $99 to $125.
In addition, the cost of
maintaining the lawn bowling
green is being transferred from
the golf course to the Facility
Maintenance Plan in 2016,
saving approximately $18,000.
Landscaping
Acting upon the May 31
recommendation of the board,
management met twice with
McFall and Berry in June to
discuss the terms of a one-year
contract extension through
Dec. 31, 2016, for landscaping
and snow removal services.
Under the terms of the existing
contract, the new agreement
includes a 4 percent increase
from $1,225,600 to $1,274,624.
Technology Consultant
Management has engaged
Hartman Executive Advisors
to assess the status of LWMC
technology management,
capabilities and needs and
make recommendations for
improvement, development
and action. Hartman issued an
assessment report and made
recommendations for two
contract-based next steps, which
the board was asked to authorize.
The first contract covers
network engineer services to be
completed in 85 hours or less,
with the cost of services not to
exceed $22,000 without the
prior approval of LWMC.
The scope of the second
contract, calls for IT director
services to lead the day-to-day
activities of the Leisure World
IT Department, for eight hours
a week at $250 per hour.
In response to a variety of
comments and concerns from
board members about the
contract language and proposed
duties, the board elected to
postpone any action on the
contracts. Instead, the board
turned the documents over
to the Strategic Technology
Committee to review and report
back to the board in 60 days.
Leisure World News
At the top of the meeting,
Board Chair David Frager
named Leisure World News
Advisory Committee (LWNAC)
member Arthur Popper the new
chair of the committee, filling a
vacant position.
In order to agree on a
satisfactory distribution of
responsibilities between
LWNAC and the Leisure World
News staff, including a recently
hired editor, Vice Chair Joel
Swetlow introduced a resolution
stating that the Jan. 28, 2013,
committee charter would be
“revised to consider changes.”
The proposal prompted an
extensive discussion among
board members and a counter
proposal suggesting that a
professional mediator be hired
to address the issues.
Both motions were put to a
board vote and both failed.
Budget Presentation
Phil Marks, chair of the
Budget & Finance Advisory
Committee (B&F), provided
a summary report of the
operating budget and process.
The Leisure World budget
has increased modestly from
$24,880,725 in 2015 to
$25,051,642 in 2016. All of
the advisory committees have
met and approved/endorsed
their budgets, except for the
Leisure World News Advisory
Committee, which voted not
to endorse its budget until it
is satisfied with the division
of responsibility between the
committee and news staff.
B&F is meeting on Aug. 12 at
1 p.m. in the Sullivan Room to
review all operating budgets.
Residents are encouraged to
attend an open forum hosted
by the committee on Aug. 20
at Clubhouse I in the Maryland
Room at 3 p.m. A comprehensive
explanation of the 2016 budget
follows this report (pages 8-9).
Facilities Enhancement
Project (FEP) Update
Providing a mid-year update
on the Jan. 28, 2015, report
on the FEP, Project Manager
Nicole Gerke discussed the
status of Leisure World
improvement projects,
including the Crystal Ballroom,
Terrace Room, Cascade
Bistro, and Maryland Room in
Clubhouse I, and the Fitness
Room in Clubhouse II, among
others.
She reviewed next steps,
scheduled milestones and
funding for each project. The
report also included a cash flow
analysis showing funds spent
as of June 2015, and future
funding projections through the
completion of all projects.
A copy of the report is
available at Clubhouse I in the
Rossmoor Library and is also
posted on the Leisure World
website (lwmc.com).
LWCC Board of Directors
meetings are broadcast at 4
p.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday the
week after the meeting on
Channel 974. The schedule for
the July 28 meeting was Aug. 3
and 5. It will also be shown on
Aug. 7. The forthcoming Aug. 25
board meeting will be broadcast
Aug. 31, and Sept. 2 and 4.
Fitness Center Hours
A
t the July 28 meeting, the LWCC Board of Directors
accepted the Education & Recreation Committee
recommendation that the 4:00 a.m. opening of
Leisure World Fitness Center be adopted indefinitely.
Previously, the Fitness Center in Clubhouse II opened at
5:00 a.m. At the request of several residents, interest in an
earlier opening time was explored, on a trial basis, between
April 13 and June 30, 2015. Sign-in sheets showed the
number of residents using the Fitness Center between 4-5
a.m. averaged 10 per day in the last half of April, 11.6 in May,
and 8.1 in June. Going forward, the Fitness Center hours are
4 a.m-9 p.m., seven days a week.
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❒ Budget & Finance Advisory Committee
Explanation of 2016 Leisure World Annual Budget
R
esidents who live in Leisure
World of Maryland (LW) pay
monthly fees for the upkeep of
the community. Therefore, it might be
helpful to have a basic understanding
of what’s in the budget, because that’s
what the fees are based on. There are two budgets that affect
each homeowner: (1) the Leisure World
Community Corporation (LWCC)
budget, and (2) the budget of each
resident’s mutual. “Mutuals” are the 29
individual condo associations, co-ops,
or homeowners associations, which
together comprise the Leisure World
Trust. The LWCC budget contains
the income and expenses of the common
or “trust” property, including the
clubhouses, administration building,
golf course, etc. Similarly, each mutual
budget covers the expenses of operating
the mutual, such as landscaping,
painting, etc. To handle the day-to-day work in
Leisure World, LWCC created the
Leisure World of Maryland Corporation
(LWMC) with about 211 full- and parttime staff positions. LWMC is headed
by a General Manager (GM) who is
accountable to the LWCC Board of
Directors. LWMC has also been hired by each of
the 29 mutuals to be its agent, so LWMC
works for your individual mutual as well
as for the LW Trust.
Each year the GM and his staff
prepare a proposed budget for LWMC.
The LWMC proposed budget is
reviewed by many of the LWCC advisory
committees such as the Physical
Properties Department (PPD) Advisory
Committee, Education and Recreation
Advisory Committee (E&R), and the
Security and Transportation Advisory
Committee. Resident forums are held for resident
input and the budget is also reviewed by
the LWCC Budget & Finance Advisory
Committee. The LWMC budget is then
submitted to the LWCC Board of
Directors for approval. Likewise, the proposed budgets for
the individual mutuals are submitted
for approval to each mutual’s board of
directors. Of course, each mutual budget
is different from all the others, so each
mutual’s monthly fees vary, as well. The LW budget is made up of a
Community Facilities (CF) component
and a Mutual Operating (MO)
component. CF includes services
provided directly to the residents, and
fees are charged on a per unit basis, so
8 | Leisure World News August 7, 2015
Leisure World of Maryland 2016 Budget
A summary of proposed gross total expenses incurred and the sources of
revenue for 2016 are as follows:
2016
2015
2014
Budget
Budget
Actual
Revenue:
Community Facilities Fees
$10,965,799.00
$10,830,156.00
$8,577,609.00
Mutual Operating Fees
$5,722,943.00
$5,649,039.00
$5,367,458.00
PPD Services
$6,152,500.00
$5,865,000.00
$6,673,362.00
Other User Fees
$2,210,600.00
$2,536,530.00
$2,105,657.00
$25,051,842.00
$24,880,725.00
$22,724,086.00
Administration
$3,940,126.00
$3,895,234.00
$3,911,354.00
E&R
$2,026,748.00
$2,036,767.00
$1,895,480.00
Food Services
$74,250.00
$102,450.00
$100,046.00
Medical Services
$363,095.00
$344,185.00
$383,376.00
Community Services
$2,961,399.00
$2,661,472.00
$2,590,990.00
Cable Service
$2,002,720.00
$1,957,000.00
$1,865,930.00
PPD
$5,547,472.00
$6,001,154.00
$6,297,638.00
Security & Transportation
$2,066,884.00
$1,989,191.00
$1,853,335.00
Golf Course & Shop
$728,619.00
$710,141.00
$718,759.00
Reserve contributions
$2,026,400.00
$1,923,600.00
$0.00
Salary adjustments
$238,000.00
$238,000.00
$0.00
Mutual Management
$3,076,129.00
$3,021,531.00
$2,912,453.00
$25,051,842.00
$24,880,725.00
$22,529,361.00
Expenses by
Department:
Surplus
each unit owner pays the same
amount, regardless of the size, age,
or location of their unit. MO includes
services that are provided to the mutuals
and fees are charged based on a contract
with each mutual. Please see “Revenue
Components,” at right, for further
details. The operations of Leisure World are
divided into “cost centers,” such as E&R,
PPD, Golf, etc. Each of these cost centers
usually has some source of income
and some expenses. For example, PPD
should take in as much in revenue as
it pays out in employee salaries and
equipment, but that doesn’t always work
in practice. Therefore, each resident
has to pay a share of the PPD net loss,
if any. The same is true for the cost of
LW administration, the golf course, and
all the other facilities in the community.
Careful monitoring of the cost centers is
critical to the budget process. The LW budget and the mutual
budgets are extremely important to
review and understand. Each resident
has a say in what should be included
in the budgets—acting through mutual
or advisory committee representatives
and/or attending meetings and
expressing opinions directly to the
decision makers. The more that is
$194,725.00
included—such as a proposal to add
something new—the higher monthly
resident fees must be. The more that
is either eliminated or streamlined—or
that increases income such as higher
user fees for the indoor swimming
pools or higher advertising revenues for
Leisure World News—the lower resident
monthly fees could be. REVENUE COMPONENTS
Community Facilities Fees: The
Leisure World Community Facilities
Fees and Expenses amount to $161.50
per unit, per month in 2016. The chart
on the next page shows the breakdown
for 2015 and proposed for 2016, as a
percent of the total and the allocation
per unit, per month. Again, keep in mind that this
represents the net revenue required to
fund that category, so if there is income
(such as golf course greens fees or pool
fees), it has been deducted already. A specific example would be the
indoor swimming fees expected to be
collected in 2016; all fees collected
are used to reduce costs for that cost
center (in this case, the E&R part of the
budget). Total expenses in excess of the
revenues are the residents’ cost. This
cost is divided by the number of billing
units and included in the Community
Facilities Fee portion of your monthly
mutual payment. Once again, this Community Facilities
Fee is only part of a resident’s monthly
mutual fee. The remainder of the
monthly fee is made up of direct mutual
costs. Mutual Operating Fees: This revenue
is generated from direct expenses
charged to the mutuals based on their
Management and Operating Agreements
with LWMC. It includes such costs as
payroll and overhead costs incurred by
LWMC in their work for the mutuals. It
also includes such items as lawn mowing
and snow removal. The fees for each
mutual vary, depending on the services
used. PPD Services: This represents fees
earned by PPD from direct charges
to residents and mutuals for work
performed. It includes such things as
maintenance agreement contracts with
residents, and specific work requested
by a mutual or resident. Other User Fees: This category
includes revenue generated by other fees
such as golf course greens fees, indoor
swimming pool fees, registration fees for
classes, etc.
Employees: Personnel expense is the
largest single expense associated with
managing the community (employees
are those retained by LWMC, not by
any outside contractors). At right, is a
chart summarizing personnel in each
department. The employee numbers are
expressed in FTEs (full-time equivalents),
meaning part-time employees are
added together and converted to equivalent
full-time positions.
Contracts with Outside
Vendors: There are a number of
significant contracts for rental income
or for work done in and around the
community worth noting. The amounts
listed are based on the 2016 budget.
They include: Contracted Revenue (Annual
Rent): • Bank of America: $130,050
• W eichert Realtors: $50,000
• U S Post Office: $10,000
• Eyre Travel: $5,100
• M edStar: $525,580
Contracted Services (Cost Per
Year): • Landscaping - McFall & Berry:
$1,274,624 • Food Services - Perrie, LLC: $24,000
COMMUNITY FACILITIES FEES
$ Per
Unit
% of
Per
% of
2016 Budget Total Month 2015 Budget Total
$ Per
Unit
Per
Month
Cable Services
2,002,720.00
18%
29.50
1,957,000.00
18%
28.83
Administration
2,023,378.00
18%
29.80
2,008,786.00
19%
29.58
Planned Property
Maintenance
1,484,600.00
14%
21.86
1,375,000.00
13%
20.25
Education & Recreation
1,422,748.00
13%
20.95
1,469,467.00
14%
21.64
Security
1,350,994.00
12%
19.90
1,302,482.00
12%
19.18
Refuse/Recycling
534,950.00
5%
7.88
537,054.00
5%
7.91
Transportation
538,590.00
5%
7.93
526,109.00
5%
7.75
Replacement Reserve
415,000.00
4%
6.11
415,000.00
4%
6.11
Grounds
419,771.00
4%
6.18
404,670.00
4%
5.96
Golf Course
323,919.00
3%
4.77
326,291.00
3%
4.81
Salary Fund
168,000.00
2%
2.47
168,000.00
2%
2.47
Street Lights
176,000.00
2%
2.59
179,000.00
2%
2.64
Community Call System
36,000.00
0%
0.53
36,000.00
0%
0.53
1%
1.09
102,450.00
1%
1.51
Food Service
74,250.00
Snow Chemical
80,000.00
1%
1.18
80,000.00
1%
1.18
New Equipment
Purchase Fund
16,800.00
0%
0.25
23,600.00
0%
0.35
Contingency Funds
30,000.00
0%
0.44
30,000.00
0%
0.44
PPD Management
41,085.00
0%
0.62
58,662.00
1%
0.86
Medical Services
(173,005.00)
-2%
(2.55)
(169,415.00)
-2%
(2.50)
161.50
10,830,156.00
100%
159.50
10,965,800.002 100%
•C
able - Comcast: $2,002,720 • P ool Services - Community Pools:
$142,000
• Fitness Services - Motivational Fitness:
$56,308 • Bus Leasing, Corporate Fleet Leasing
- All Points Capital Corporation:
$123,372
• A uditor services - Malvin Riggins &
Co., PC: $48,500 • J anitorial services - Stansbury
Cleaning: $460,672 • Fitness Center, Equipment
Maintenance - Heartline Fitness:
$6,220
More specifics can be found in
the detailed budgets. In some cases,
individual mutuals use the same
contractors, but are charged directly for
those services.
This document was designed to
provide Leisure World residents with a
simplified and concise explanation of
the budget process and a brief summary
of projected revenue and expenses for
the coming year. Each of the line items has multiple
supporting documents and the full
budget is available in Clubhouse I at the
Rossmoor Library and the E&R office, as
well as in the Administration Building,
Clubhouse II, or on the Leisure World of
Maryland website (lwmc.com). BUDGET FORUM: THURSDAY, AUG. 20
Leisure World residents are welcome
PERSONNEL
Department:
2016 2015
Administration
E&R
Medical Services
PPD
Community
Services
Security &
Transportation
Golf
Mutual
Management
2014
36.90
12.94
2.60
49.96
36.40
14.20
2.30
51.00
38.30
13.20
3.80
49.30
8.00
8.00
8.40
36.36
36.40
35.30
9.74
9.70
9.70
44.00
45.00
45.00
Total:
200.50 203.00 203.00
There is one employment contract in the
Personnel group, that of the General Manager.
and encouraged to attend an Open
Forum on the 2016 Leisure World
Budget on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 3
p.m., at Clubhouse I in the Maryland
Room. In addition, any questions may
be addressed to LWMC Management
([email protected]) or the LWCC
Board of Directors ([email protected]).
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Residents' FORUM
Letters
New Leisure World is
Truly Diverse
As a gay resident of Leisure
World of Maryland, I must
say that I am proud to be a
resident of this community
in 2015. When I moved into
the Leisure World community
approximately eight years
ago, to care for my mother, I
never felt that I would remain
a resident in a community
designed for senior citizens.
I didn’t feel like I would
belong because I was at the
lower end of the age spectrum
for residents and I am gay—
two strikes that I thought
would prevent me from being
happy and calling this home.
I am pleased to say, however,
that I have changed my mind.
Of course, one can look
around and admire the
beautiful grounds, feel safe
in the security of a gated
community, explore all of
the available amenities—the
pools, the fitness center—and
Leisure World’s proximity to
anything and everything one
could want, so why shouldn’t I
be happy? The answer to that
was that I didn’t think that I
could make friends and fit in.
As the calendar kept
changing, I began to notice
a shift in the population and
Leisure World’s increasing
ability to attract a fairly
diverse demographic,
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representing all facets of
the population outside the
security gates.
There was a long and
varied list of groups, clubs,
and organizations, and new
ones were being added all
the time. Of great interest to
me was the formation of the
Leisure World LGBT Alliance,
and that is just one example.
Now that I’ve decided to be
proud to be a gay resident of
Leisure World, I’ve become
very active in the Leisure
World LGBT community.
Moreover, I have set my
sights on helping to build the
Leisure World community and
the LGBT community into one
community. To that end, I’ve
developed the LGBT Alliance
website (leisureworldlgbt.
com) as a resource for all LW
residents and I’m happy to
extend a hand to anyone—
gay or straight—who has
questions.
Leisure World in 2015 is not
your grandparents’ Leisure
World. It’s not even my
parents’ Leisure World. It’s
truly a new world where we
celebrate—not just tolerate—
the rich diversity of our
community. I invite all of my
fellow Leisure World residents
to join me on this journey.
— Mitch Harvey
Concern About
Tree and Lawn
Maintenance
I have enjoyed the beautiful
trees, plants, flowers, water
and animals in the three
seasons I have lived in Leisure
World. It feels like living in
a botanic garden, but I am
concerned about some risks
to the beauty and health of
the environment that I have
observed here.
I am concerned about
the heavy use of toxic lawn
chemicals in Leisure World. It
appears to me that more trees
are cut down than are replaced.
At my previous home on
Long Island, N.Y., I took care
of the lawn, gardens, and trees
totally organically for 15 years.
The school grounds nearby
and other public property
were managed the same
way. It was inexpensive and
relatively easy.
When I moved here 10
months ago, I was shocked
to discover the immense use
of toxic chemicals and loss of
trees. I hope Leisure World
will soon change to practices
that are safer and healthier for
its beautiful environment and
its residents.
— Elizabeth Shannon
Everyone’s Voice
Matters, Express
Your Opinions
As a new resident, I enjoy
reading Leisure World News,
especially the Residents’
Forum section, which
provides an opportunity for
Leisure World residents to
express opinions and ideas
that may be of interest to
everyone in the community.
By reading Residents’
Forum, I have learned about
the various points of view
relating to use of the golf
course, the remodeling
of the facilities, and the
connotations associated
with the Leisure World
name. Many of the past
editions have devoted nearly
an entire page to residents’
letters, which has encouraged
me to write something
myself.
I was quite surprised to
see that the recent July 17
edition contained only one
brief resident letter. Does
this mean that only one
resident submitted a letter? If
so, why? Do residents feel
their opinions are being
disregarded? Has the editorial
staff decided ads are more
important? This last issue was
so ad-heavy it certainly gave
that impression.
According to its Mission
Statement, Leisure World
News is a publication for
the benefit of Leisure World
residents. Its mission is to
provide news and information
about community governance
and other relevant issues and
to provide residents a forum
for their opinions.
As residents, our ideas and
opinions are important and
deserve to be heard. We are
an intelligent group of people
with a strong community
conscience, and we are quite
capable of making valuable
contributions for the common
good.
One way to do this is by
respectfully expressing our
points of view and listening
with an open mind to the
opinions of others. We need to
stay informed, participate as
able, and submit our thoughts
and suggestions.
One important issue before
us right now is the reduction
of our tree canopy. If you care
about the trees in Leisure
World, then consider writing
a letter to let people know. I
actually purchased my current
home because it has a beautiful
view of the trees, so I am
dismayed when trees are cut
down for no apparent reason.
In all my previous homes,
trees were almost like
pets to me and I took care
to make sure they stayed
healthy. Here in Leisure
World that responsibility is
delegated to management, but
residents still need to provide
oversight. We need to launch
a Save the Trees campaign to
protect our environment and
our investment. Everyone’s
voice matters and no one
should be afraid to speak up.
Unsure how to express
yourself? Ask a neighbor, as
a surprising number of us
have backgrounds in writing,
editing, and education. The
Residents’ Forum needs your
letters, so please, get busy
writing and submit your
ideas. I, for one, am very eager
to read them.
— Donna Zoldi
The opinions expressed in
Residents’ Forum are the
author’s own. Leisure World
News welcomes resident
submissions on matters of
interest to the community.
Forum guidelines are outlined
in full on page 6. Please consult
prior to submission.
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Bob Gotkin
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“I miss my career. I miss
broadcasting,” he says. But he
has found a new comfort zone,
indulging in what he describes
as his “second love”—singing
and performing on stage.
Within a few months of moving
to Leisure World in 2013,
he joined Fun & Fancy and
soon became a member of the
Gilbert & Sullivan Society.
Later this month, he
has a featured role in “The
Gondoliers,” which is being
staged by Gilbert & Sullivan. He
plays Don Alhambra, the Grand
Inquisitor, in the comedic
opera of love, power, and
fateful identity set in late 18th
century Italy.
“Before Leisure World, I had
never done opera before in my
life,” says the 63 year old. “The
Gondoliers” marks his second
foray. He is singing two solos.
Born in Washington,
D.C., in 1952, Gotkin grew up
in Takoma Park. As early as age
6, he recognized that he had a
formidable voice.
“I don’t want to say it was
unique, but even when I was
very young, I had a voice that I
knew I could project well and
didn’t need a microphone,” he
says. “I don’t have a deep voice,
but I have a voice that has some
resonance.”
After he graduated from
Montgomery Blair High School
in 1970, his first venture
into higher education was at
Montgomery College, where
he studied acting, singing and
broadcast journalism. The first
couple of years in college he did
some acting in dinner theater,
community theater and college
productions and even had five
years of private voice lessons,
from ages 17 to 22, in order
to nurture his singing voice.
But by the time he reached
his junior and senior years,
he was attending American
University where, even though
he continued his voice lessons,
he focused on his broadcast
career.
“In thinking about if I am
going to act or sing—this was
when I was 18 or 19 and it
would have been more singing
than acting—I didn’t want
to starve and I didn’t want
to spend half my life waiting
tables,” Gotkin says.
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Bob Gotkin is president of the Fun & Fancy Theatre Group and a member of
the Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Photo by Leisure World News
On the Air: 40 Years in Radio
After broadcasting from radio stations throughout the Greater
Washington region, Bob Gotkin says his favorite radio moments
always involved sports coverage. In addition to the jobs he held
below, from 1974 to 2010, he was a freelance sports reporter
for AP Radio, Westwood One, NBC, and Fox Sports covering
Washington’s pro and major college teams.
Date(s) Station/Location
Title/Beat
1971
1971
1972
1972-73
1974-76
1978-93
1984-89
1991-2004
2005-09
2009-11
Announcer/News Director
DJ and News Director
Staff Announcer
Staff Announcer
Reporter/Sports and News
Sports Announcer Sports Director
Traffic Reporter
Traffic Reporter
Newscaster
WGTS- Columbia Union College WDON - Wheaton, Md.
WTTR - Westminster, Md.
WGAY - Silver Spring, Md.
WWDC - Silver Spring, Md.
WGMU - George Mason University
WWRC - Silver Spring, Md.
WTOP – Wash., D.C.
Sirius/XM Satellite Radio - Wash., D.C.
Voice of America – Wash., D.C.
“Broadcasting was something
I was always interested in—
sports, news, commercials—so
I decided I can take some of
the principles, some of the
best things that I’ve learned
from performing, take all of
those things and earn a living
in broadcasting, a lot steadier
living.”
Gotkin began his
professional broadcasting
career at age 19, working part
time when he was attending
Montgomery College to earn
extra money to help him get
through school. He started at
WGTS, a local radio station
at Columbia Union College
(now Washington Adventist
University) in Takoma Park,
which broadcast mostly
classical music.
He worked there for six
months, then became a disc
jockey for WDON in Wheaton,
at that time a country western
music station. Gotkin says
he didn’t know much about
country music, beyond being
aware of who Johnny Cash
was, but he learned as much
as he could from fellow DJ’s
who hailed from the Deep
South.
Next, he was on the air at
WTTR in Westminster and
was an announcer on WGAY,
an easy listening station.
When he joined the American
Federation of Television and
Radio Artists, his salary nearly
doubled. With long tenures at
George Mason and WTOP, and
freelance sports reporting gigs
with national networks, Gotkin
eventually clocked four decades
in the radio business.
Gotkin and his wife lived
in northern Virginia for
many years. Then in 2011, while
employed at Voice of America,
he had a spinal stroke, leaving
his legs paralyzed. He was 59.
After three months at Johns
Hopkins and rehab facilities,
they decided to move to Leisure
World because of its wheelchair
accessibility and its many
activities. Also, his sister Trina
and her husband Raul live
nearby. Before he settled into
Leisure World, Gotkin’s 30year marriage ended in 2013.
Today, using a motorized
wheelchair to get around, he
manages a full life with the
assistance of a home health
aide. He and his doctors at
Kennedy Krieger Institute in
Baltimore are hopeful that his
treatment will succeed, and
that his ability to stand and
walk will return.
In addition to the theater
clubs, Gotkin is a member of
the Baby Boomer Club. Fun &
Fancy has been his main venue
for performance. He says he
has appeared in eight or nine
of the group’s monthly shows,
recently playing Archie Bunker
in “Vaudeville and Beyond.”
Last year, Gotkin was
elected vice president of Fun
& Fancy, and succeeded Jean
McGoldrick as president due
to her sudden illness. He will
continue as president next year.
“People have come up and
praised what the club is doing
and what I’m doing personally.
I like the fact that being in a
wheelchair it’s an inspiration
to other more elderly people
who live here that they can
say, ‘It’s not too late.’ You can
perform or you can assist if
you are not a performer. You
can work behind the scenes,”
Gotkin says.
“I miss not being able to
walk and move on stage, but
in ‘Sweet Charity’ last year the
director worked my chair into
the choreography. He had me
move down front, do a 360 in
my chair and then roll back.
We worked it into the show. It
didn’t become an obstacle. It
became a plus.”
In the end, having the
opportunity to return to the
stage has been a big plus for
Gotkin and choosing one career
over the other worked out well.
“Radio gave me the opportunity
to fulfill a lot of childhood
dreams and fantasies,” he says,
“just like this does.”
The Gilbert & Sullivan
Society’s production of “The
Gondoliers” is Aug. 21, 22,
and 23, in the Clubhouse II
Auditorium. See page 24 for
more about the opera, tickets
and the society.
The Critical Palate: Uncle Julio’s and Capital Grille
by Arthur and Helen Popper
W
e are introducing
a new series of
restaurant reviews.
Our approach is a bit different
from more standard reviews
in several ways. First, the
reviews are “vignettes” — broad
impressions and overviews
of restaurants where we’ve
generally eaten more than once.
The restaurants may be in
the immediate area, several
miles from Leisure World,
and from time to time, in
Washington, D.C., or other
surrounding areas.
In addition, we are reviewing
restaurants in different price
ranges, from inexpensive
options to places that may be
budget stretching but worthy
of consideration
for a special
occasion. And
because we
often dine with
family, we will
make sure to
mention when
restaurants are
“child friendly.”
Another
consideration
will be the
noise level and
the ability to
have a conversation. Dining
out is more than just eating
– it is a social experience, an
opportunity to spend time
with family and friends.
However, many restaurants
are designed to be really noisy
so that customers move on
rather than relaxing and taking
time to enjoy their food and
conversation.
Because the focus of Art’s
academic career is studying
hearing, we are very conscious of
the potential effects of exposure
to loud noises, not only on diners
but also on the restaurant staff.
Thus, we may recommend
restaurants that are noisy, but
will always assess the ability to
have a table conversation based
on a scale of Quiet (conversation
friendly); Moderate (must raise
voice, conversation possible);
and Loud (annoying, must shout
to be heard).
As for ratings, we are using
an overall scale of 0 to 5, with 0
indicating do not dine here under
any circumstances and 5 being
truly wonderful. We will also
point out if we view the restaurant
as casual (as with Uncle Julio’s
below) or fine dining (Capital
Grille). We do this because the
expectations about and overall
approach of restaurants that are
casual (and often more family
oriented) versus fine dining are
very different. Prices are given
without alcohol and represent a
dinner with appetizer, entrée, and
dessert.
Uncle Julio’s
231 Rio Boulevard
Gaithersburg, Md.
240-399-5229
(www.unclejulios.com)
Uncle Julio’s used to be
called Rio Grande Café and
is part of a medium-sized
Tex-Mex chain with locations
in six states,
including several
in Northern
Virginia and
two in Maryland
(Bethesda and
Gaithersburg,
the location we
prefer). We have
always liked the
food at Uncle
Julio’s and its
authenticity to
the cuisine.
The menu is
varied, the food is always fresh,
and the portions are plentiful.
The menu has recently been
changed with a variety of new
dishes added. Old favorites
like steak, chicken, and shrimp
fajitas, a variety of enchiladas,
and combination plates are
still on the menu. But there are
many new items, including our
latest favorite, a spicy seared
tuna taco made with mango
and jicama slaw and chipotle
cream. Other new items include
fish, chicken, and meat tacos,
and mesquite-grilled chicken,
fish, and meat.
Uncle Julio’s starts each meal
with freshly made chips and
very flavorful and often spicy
salsa. Indeed, the salsa is never
quite the same, suggesting that
different chefs modify it to
their own (always good) taste.
There is a large selection of
appetizers including guacamole
made fresh tableside and
excellent quesadillas (which are
large enough to share or have
as an entrée – try the grilled
shrimp!).
Our 5-year-old
granddaughter Emma loves
the place. There is a small,
but satisfying kid’s menu with
things like beef or chicken
tacos, grilled cheese, and
chicken tenders, and they are
willing to make changes to
accommodate the tastes of
children.
Service is usually quite
attentive and fast, with an
enthusiastic and efficient wait
staff. The downside to Uncle
Julio’s is the noise level. Early
evenings are not very loud, but
as the place gets more crowded
(and it does!), conversations
become very hard to have
across a table except when
sitting outside (although even
there the music is loud).
One great change for
Uncle Julio’s is that it now
takes reservations by phone
or on OpenTable (an online
reservation system used by
many restaurants), so that long
waits are avoidable.
Overall Rating: 4 (Casual);
Noise Level: Moderate to
Loud; Price: Under $20/
person.
Capital Grille
5310 Wisconsin Ave.
Chevy Chase, Md.
301-718-7812
(www.thecapitalgrille.com)
This is our favorite steak
house in the area. We dine in
Chevy Chase, but there are
also locations in downtown
Washington, D.C., and
Northern Virginia. The food
is consistently excellent, the
service is really attentive
without being annoying, and
they have an impressive wine
list that is on an iPad with
information about each wine.
Capital Grille is a typical
high-end steak house with the
standard fare of salad (try the
excellent spinach salad that we
both like), soup, and shellfish
for appetizers (Art really likes
the shrimp cocktail with its
very large and well-prepared
shrimp), a wide range of steaks
along with chicken, lamb, and
fish for entrees, and calorieladen desserts.
Of course, the highlight of
any steak house is the beef, and
Capital Grille has consistently
wonderfully flavored prime beef.
It offers several different cuts
including bone-in Delmonico
(our favorite), filet mignon,
sirloin, and New York strip.
You can order steaks just grilled
(never missing the level of center
red that the diner wants) or
with about five different, great
preparations. Art particularly
likes the Kona coffee-crusted rub
(Kona coffee, grown on the Kona
coast of the island of Hawaii,
is the only coffee grown in the
United States) whereas Helen
favors the wild mushroom and
cipolinni onion red wine sauce.
All preparations can be had on
any steak.
Our daughter does not eat
beef, but she says that the herbroasted chicken and double-cut
lamb rib chops are excellent,
and friends have raved about
the fresh fish. Sides that are big
enough to share include several
different potato preparations,
grilled asparagus, creamed corn,
and lobster mac and cheese (our
son-in-law’s favorite).
Because Capital Grille is part
of a large chain (although each
restaurant is independently
owned and managed), it must list
calories on the menu. This can be
a bit scary (some steaks are well
over 1,000 calories). At the same
time, we have discovered that we
never can finish a whole steak
and take home enough for one
or two meals for each of us so
that the calories are spread over
several days.
Capital Grille is designed to
be relatively quiet and there
is little problem with having a
conversation. Although we have
seen kids there (generally no
younger than 10 or so), we would
not call it suitable for children.
Overall Rating: 4.5 (Fine);
Noise Level: Quiet to Moderate;
Price: Approximately $75/
person.
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Health & FITNESS
❒ Health Advisory Committee
Poison Ivy 101
by Arthur Kaufman, MD
P
oison ivy is an allergic
reaction to urushiol (youROO-she-all), an oily
substance found in the leaves,
stems and roots of the poison ivy,
poison oak and poison sumac
plants. It’s usually easy for a
physician to spot a poison ivy
rash because it’s a linear weepylooking line of red bumps.
You generally won’t need to
see your doctor for a poison ivy
rash. You usually know when
you came in contact with the
plant and within three days
the rash will appear and the
itching will start. The rash is
not contagious and it will not
spread unless you have further
contact with the oil. This may
occur from oil on the fur of
your dog or from contaminated
clothing.
The best medicine is
prevention. Most people know
the rhyme “leaves of three, let it
be” to help them avoid contact
with the offending plants,
which contain the irritating oil.
If you think you might have
been exposed while gardening
or walking in the woods,
immediately wash exposed
skin areas with soap and water
to remove the oil. It is vital to
thoroughly wash any clothing
that may have come in contact
with the noxious plants. If you
have a dog, careful washing of
the animal is necessary.
The itchy condition is
generally just a very unpleasant
nuisance that resolves itself in
two to three weeks. Immediate
relief can be obtained with the
application of cold compresses.
For longer-term relief,
steroid creams will alleviate the
itching.
In cases involving the face,
eyes or genitals, or when the
rash covers most of your body,
or if you’ve inhaled smoke
from a fire in which poison ivy
has been burnt, a prescription
drug such as prednisone may
be required to control the
body’s reaction.
n Lions Club
Intend to Buy Fruit but Come Home with Donuts?
by Joan Guberman
I
f you’ve gone to the store
to buy a pound of fresh
fruit, but somehow come
home with a dozen donuts,
the upcoming presentation
on diet and health may be
just for you. On Wednesday,
Aug. 12, the Leisure World
Lions Club is sponsoring a
second presentation by Dr.
Neal Barnard, MD, president
of the Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine
and an adjunct associate
professor of medicine at
the George Washington
University School of
Medicine. “The response to
his first talk was so great
that we invited him back to
tell us more about nutrition
and health,” says Lions Club
President Larry Cohen.
Study Suggests Links
Between Alzheimer’s
Disease and Diet
Dr. Barnard will discuss new
study results concerning links
between Alzheimer’s disease
and diet, as well as research
about the effects of diet on
diabetes, body weight, and
chronic pain. “In addition to
having vast experience in the
field,” Cohen says, “Dr. Barnard
is an inspirational speaker who
explains cutting-edge research
in an entertaining way. He’s
great at challenging and
empowering people to improve
their health by changing their
diets. It’s worth listening to Dr.
Barnard explain things. Have a
chuckle, learn a little, what can
you lose?”
Dr. Barnard is speaking at 10
a.m. in Clubhouse II. Tickets
are free, but please register
beforehand at the Clubhouse I
E&R office.
In Other News—Muscle
Research, Grandparents Day
Vets having trouble with
grip strength, walking speed,
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and other muscle-related
activities may want to become
part of the Age-Related
Muscle Function Study. In
September, the Lions Club
is hosting reps from the
Veterans Affairs Medical
Center who will discuss this
new study and how Leisure
World residents can benefit
from participating. Stay tuned
for more information.
On Sept. 26, join the Lions
for Grandparents Day and
enjoy music, munchies,
and much more! Additional
information about this event
will appear in this column
and around the community as
plans progress.
One Final Note—Thanks to
LW Residents
Thus far this year, the Lions
Club has collected 4,650 pairs
of eyeglasses—the highest total
in the region—and 36 hearing
aids. And the Malawi project
is off to a great start as well—
nearly 1,000 pill containers
have been donated since June.
“Without the ongoing support
and generosity of residents
we would never have achieved
such success,” says Lions Vice
President Arthur Hooker.
Understanding Heartburn and Options for Relief
by Arthur Kaufman, MD
A
ccording to the National
Institutes of Medicine,
gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD), commonly
referred to as heartburn or acid
reflux, is a condition in which
the stomach contents leak
backward from the stomach
into the esophagus (the tube
from the mouth to the stomach).
This can irritate the esophagus
and cause heartburn and pain
behind the breastbone.
When you eat, food passes
from the throat to the stomach
through the esophagus. At the
end of the esophagus there is
a ring of muscle fibers, called
a sphincter, which prevents
swallowed food from going back
up into the esophagus. When
this lower esophageal sphincter
(LES) does not close all the
way, stomach contents can
leak back into the esophagus.
The stomach produces acid,
which helps you digest food,
but when this acid refluxes into
the esophagus, you experience
heartburn or pain. This harsh
acid can also damage the lining
cells of the esophagus.
The risk factors for reflux
include use of alcohol, obesity,
pregnancy, smoking, an
autoimmune disease called
scleroderma, and hiatal hernia
(a condition in which part of
the stomach moves above the
diaphragm, which is the muscle
that separates the chest and
abdominal cavities).
In addition to heartburn
and gastroesophageal reflux
potentially being brought on
by obesity, the condition can
also make the ailments worse.
Symptoms can be caused by
certain medicines, too. Talk to
your doctor if you think one of
your medicines may be causing
heartburn. Never change or stop
taking a medicine without first
talking to your doctor.
Common symptoms of GERD
include feeling that food is
stuck behind the breastbone;
heartburn or a burning pain
in the chest; and nausea after
eating. Less common symptoms
are bringing food back up
(regurgitation or vomiting);
coughing or wheezing; difficulty
swallowing; hiccups; hoarseness
or change in voice; or sore
throat.
Symptoms may get worse
when you bend over or lie
down, especially after eating.
Symptoms may also get worse at
night when lying flat in bed.
If your symptoms are
severe or they come back after
you have been treated, your
doctor may want to send you
to a gastroenterologist for an
upper endoscopy. This is a test
to examine the lining of the
esophagus, stomach, and first
part of the small intestine. It
is done with a small camera
(flexible endoscope) that is
inserted down the throat. The
doctor may give you a card to
place a stool sample (occult
blood test), which may diagnose
bleeding that is coming from
the irritation in the esophagus,
stomach, or intestines.
Lifestyle changes can help
alleviate GERD symptoms.
It may be necessary to avoid
drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen
(Advil, Motrin), or naproxen
(Aleve, Naprosyn). Take
acetaminophen (Tylenol) to
relieve pain. Take all of your
medicines with plenty of water.
When your doctor gives you
a new medicine, ask whether it
will make your heartburn worse.
Many people with GERD
can identify foods that worsen
their symptoms. Alcohol,
carbonated beverages, and acid
or spicy foods are common
offenders. Avoiding these foods
may provide substantial relief.
Additionally, elevating the head
of the bed with blocks may be
beneficial, since it enlists the aid
of gravity in preventing reflux
that happens at night.
Losing weight or stopping
smoking can be of great
benefit. Over-the-counter and
prescription drugs can treat
GERD. They work more slowly
than antacids, but give you
longer relief. Ask your doctor
if you should try one of these
drugs.
The vast majority of people
are able to manage their GERD
symptoms with a combination
of life-style changes and drugs.
Rarely, anti-reflux surgery may
be necessary for patients whose
symptoms do not go away with
these measures. Heartburn and
other symptoms should improve
after surgery, but you may still
need to take drugs for your
heartburn.
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n Compassion & Choices Group
Give the Gift of Life: Guest Speaker to Discuss
Options for Organ Donation
C
ompassion & Choices
meets on Thursday,
Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. in the
Clubhouse I. The program topic
is organ and tissue donation, or
choosing to donate your whole
body for education and research.
Our guest speaker is
Elizabeth Escobar of the
Washington Regional
Transplant Community.
Learn about the great need
for individuals to donate their
organs and body tissues for the
use of others, when we don’t
need them anymore. Become
an organ and tissue donor, and
give the gift of life.
There is also a great need
for whole body donation to
Learn the facts and throw
away the myths!
Come early to review
materials on a variety of endof-life issues provided on the
resource tables and take away
whatever is of interest to you.
Rosalind Kipping, president
of Compassion & Choices,
is available at (rkipping@
mindspring.com) or (301-5984171).
— Rosalind Kipping
like or don’t like. Or, if it is a
temporary need, FISH is the
ideal place to go! To borrow
from FISH you do not have
to establish a physical need.
You may want a walker or a
transport chair for the day so
you can go sightseeing with
the family and not exhaust
yourself.
The FISH office is in Clubhouse
II. It is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (holidays
excluded). The E&R staff is also
available to help outside of those
hours.
FISH welcomes equipment
donations, but please, if it is
broken beyond minor repair, just
trash it!
We also could use volunteers
to sub – or perhaps accept a
regular/repeating shift at the
FISH office. A friendly smile, and
a little filing are the only skills
required! For more information,
call Beth Leanza (301-598-4569).
— Beth Leanza
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institutions. Rosalind Kipping
will provide information on how
to make a whole body donation.
Educate our future doctors and
move research forward.
n Friends in Sickness and Health (FISH)
FISH Could Use a ‘Fixer’
F
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or handywoman – or two.
Sometimes FISH has
equipment returned that needs
some repair. Hey! It happens!
Wheelchairs that need wheels,
or a bolt holding the armrest up
could use some help.
And, thanks to the Tennis
Club of Leisure World, we get
tennis balls to put on the legs
of walkers. But the tennis balls
need to be sliced first. Not
rocket science, and not steady
“employment” but occasionally
there are a number of balls
that need a steady hand and a
sharp knife!
FISH in Leisure World is
a volunteer organization that
lends assistive equipment to
residents and employees of
Leisure World. Medicare will
pay (80 percent) for most
assistive equipment if a doctor
writes a prescription.
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❒ Patients’ Rights Council
Are You a Hospital
Inpatient or Outpatient?
by Mary Ann Johnston
T
he next meeting of the
Patients’ Rights Council
of Leisure World is
Wednesday, Sept. 9 in Clubhouse
I at 1:30 p.m. The speaker,
Courtney Hoffman, is a doctor
of pharmacy from MedStar
Montgomery Medical Center.
More information will be in the
next edition of this newspaper.
All residents and their guests are
invited to attend our meetings.
There is still confusion and
misunderstanding about hospital
admission status regarding
“Observation vs. Inpatient.” This
is due to Medicare rules regarding
payment to hospitals. Medicare
Part A is hospital insurance
and helps cover inpatient care
at hospitals and skilled nursing
facilities. Medicare Part B is
medical insurance and helps
cover outpatient care and home
health care.
If a patient is admitted to the
hospital for observation, he or she
is considered an outpatient and
Medicare pays under Medicare
Part B rules where you are
responsible for 20 percent of the
bill unless you have a Medicare
supplement policy that covers
that 20 percent. If your hospital
status is observation, even if you
stay in a bed overnight, you are
not an inpatient, and this should
be explained to the patient upon
admittance to the hospital. Status
is based on medical necessity and
intensity of service but patients
receive the exact same care
regardless of status.
Always ask questions if you do
not understand your admission
status. The official Medicare
Handbook states that the patient
or a family member should
always ask if you are an inpatient
or an outpatient each day during
your stay, since it effects what you
pay and can affect whether you
will quality for Part A coverage in
a skilled nursing facility.
If you are being discharged to
a skilled nursing or rehabilitation
facility, Medicare requires that
you must have stayed in the
hospital as an inpatient for at
least three days before Medicare
will pay for a skilled nursing or
rehabilitation facility stay.
Even if your status changes
from observation to inpatient
status while you are in the
hospital, the observation days do
not count toward the Medicare
three-day rule. You may end up
having to pay the skilled nursing
or rehabilitation facility bill
yourself and that can be very
expensive. If you do not meet the
three-day rule and need further
assistance on discharge, you
might want to consider home
health care services rather than a
skilled nursing facility if Medicare
determines you are eligible for
home services.
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As experts in senior care and memory support, Brooke Grove Retirement Village is
pleased to offer seminars and events that promote physical, spiritual and mental well-being.
All seminars and events will be held at Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center,
located at 18131 Slade School Road on the Brooke Grove Retirement Village Campus.
Please register with Toni Davis at 301-388-7209 or [email protected].
Support for the Caregiver Seminar:
The Language of Dementia
August 18, 2-3 p.m.
Falls prevention program:
Ways to reduce your risk of falling
September 22, 2-5 p.m.
Hear about helpful strategies for reducing misunderstandings and
frustrations when communicating with a person with dementia.
FREE. Register by August 16.
Lecture 3-4 p.m. • Balance screenings 2 and 4 p.m.
Living Well Seminar: Heart Healthy Cooking
September 16, 6:30-8 p.m.
Learn how easy it is to commit to a healthier lifestyle.
Light complimentary dinner 6:30 p.m.; Seminar begins 7 p.m.
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A discussion on the various causes of falls, ways to prevent falls
and suggestions on how to “safety-proof” your home to reduce your
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Managing caregiver stress
September 22, 2-3 p.m.
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Events & ENTERTAINMENT
Thursday Afternoon at the Movies
n Foundation of Leisure World
‘The Good Lie’
Aug. 17: Travel Video,
Destination Florence
O
ur next travel
adventure is on
Monday, Aug. 17 at
2 p.m. in the Clubhouse II
auditorium. With Rick Steves
as our guide, we will view
some of Italy’s most exciting
art, including Michelangelo’s
“David” and Botticelli’s
“Birth of Venus.”
After visiting the area where the Florentine artists live and
work, we’ll take some Tuscan side trips. In Pisa, we’ll marvel at
the tipsy tower and enjoy some Puccini in his hometown.
After the video screening, there will be a social period with
light refreshments. All of this is FREE for residents and their
guests. We thank the residents for their tax-exempt contribution
to the foundation, which make events such as this possible.
Please also mark your calendars for a special concert on
Monday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. The foundation is sponsoring
a series of performances by groups from the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra. This second installment features the
orchestra’s woodwind section.
— Bob Stromberg
T
he E&R Department
is pleased to present
“Thursday
Afternoon at the
Movies.” Films
are shown in
the Clubhouse
II auditorium
at 1 p.m. Free
tickets, limit two
per person, are
required and can
be obtained from
the E&R office in
either Clubhouse
I or II.
On Aug. 27,
the feature is
“The Good Lie”
(2014, 2 hours 9
minutes, PG-13
for thematic elements, some
violence, brief strong language
and drug use).
The synopsis is as follows: In
this fact-based drama, a young
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Sudanese War refugee wins a
lottery that allows him to start
life anew in
the United
States. But
adapting to
his new home
presents
challenges –
both for the
“lost boy”
(Ger Duany)
and for the
American
woman
(Reese
Witherspoon)
who is
helping him.
Tickets
for this
presentation will be available
beginning on Tuesday, Aug.
11 at 8:30 a.m., in both
clubhouses. Please bring your
Leisure World ID.
Tickets Still
Available
I
t’s not too late to get
tickets for two Leisure
World favorites. Be sure
you don’t miss either of these
performances!
The Retro-Rockets return on
Saturday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. Plan
to relax and enjoy the show as
the Retro-Rockets take you back
to “good time music,” playing
the songs of such well-known
musicians as Chuck Berry, Patsy
Cline, the Drifters, Elvis, Bill
Haley, Dion and so many others.
Terry Harris brings his
“Blue Angel: A Roy
Orbison Tribute” back to
Leisure World for a reprise
performance on Saturday, Aug.
29 from 7-8 p.m. Let Harris
take you down Memory Lane
with the “Blue Angel.”
The performances are
sponsored by the E&R
Department and tickets are
available at both clubhouses for
$8 per person. Please bring your
Leisure World ID with you when
you purchase your tickets.
More details on both
programs can be found in the
July 17 edition of the Leisure
World News (pages 16 and 17).
n Wood Shop Users Group
Open House in September
T
he members of the Leisure World Wood Shop Users Group
invite all residents to an open house on Sept. 11 and 12,
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Wood Shop is located in the lower
lever of Clubhouse I and can be easily entered from the parking
lot on Gleneagles Drive near the outdoor swimming pool.
Members are eager to showcase the results of their recent
refurbishment and the installation of a new, very quiet dust
collection system. Finished projects and work in progress will
be displayed to demonstrate the range of items that can be built
and repaired in the shop. Learn about wood shop activities
and consider joining. Membership is open to all Leisure World
residents.
— Dave Nachtsheim
Aug. 14 Film Screening:
‘Inconscientes’
T
The E&R Department is pleased to provide the following programs.
Sat., Aug. 8, 7 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 29, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 17, 10 a.m.
Sat., Oct. 3, 9:30 a.m.
Sat., Oct. 3, 4 p.m.
Retro-Rockets Rock & Roll Band
Terry Harris – Roy Orbison Tribute
Paul Farhi – Our Shattered News Media
Fall Flea Market
Planet Washington – Political Satire
Watch Leisure World News for more information on these
and other upcoming programs throughout the year.
Victorian Lyric Opera Company
n Hispanos de Leisure World
he movie “Inconscientes”
(“Unconscious) is
showing
in Clubhouse I
on Friday, Aug.
14 at 3 p.m.
Please check the
directory in the
lobby for room
location.
“Inconscientes”
(English:
Unconscious) is
a Spanish period
comedy directed
by Joaquín
Oristrell. Set in
Barcelona in 1913,
it stars Leonor
Watling and Luis
Tosar. The plot follows the
pregnant wife of a renowned
Freudian psychiatrist who enlists
Coming in 2015
the help of her admiring brotherin-law to uncover the elaborate
mystery of why her
husband ran away
from home. The
more she digs for
the truth about her
husband, the more
she discovers the
unexpected lies
surrounding her
brother-in-law,
her father, her
sister and herself.
The film was
released in 2004
with subtitles in
English.
Members and
all residents
are welcome to attend the
screening.
— Carlos Montorfano
presents
THE GYPSY BARON
Friday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m.;
Saturday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m.;
Sunday, Sept. 13 at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $24 Adults;
$20 Seniors (65+) and $16 Students
Group pricing available.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
Great performances in the neighborhood.
Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Dr.,
Rockville, MD 20851 • Box Office: 240-314-8690
Tickets now online: www.rockvillemd.gov/theatre
2015 Movie Schedule
Sponsored by the E&R Department
Movies are FREE and shown for your enjoyment in the Clubhouse II
Auditorium. Please pick up your tickets (two per person) on the first and
third Tuesdays of the month at either Clubhouse I or II. Please bring your
Leisure World ID and remember tickets can go fast.
Tickets
Show Date & Time
Aug. 16, 2 p.m.
Aug. 27, 1 p.m.
Sept. 17, 1 p.m.
Sept. 27, 2 p.m.
Oct. 15, 1 p.m.
Oct. 25, 2 p.m.
Movie
Days and Nights
The Good Lie
Magic in the Moonlight
Million Dollar Arm
The Imitation Game
Woman in Gold
Available
SOLD OUT
Aug. 11
Aug. 25
Sept. 8
Sept. 22
Oct. 6
Movies are subject to change.
August 7, 2015 Leisure World News | 21
Clubs, Groups & ORGANIZATIONS
n Gilbert & Sullivan Society
New Officers, Plus New Production of
‘The Gondoliers’ Coming Aug. 21, 22 and 23
A
t the July 9 meeting of
the Gilbert & Sullivan
Society, the following
officers were elected: President
– Bob Bridgeman; VicePresident – Anna Pappas;
Treasurer – Carol Smith;
Secretary – Hannette Allen.
The new officers started their
“reign” at the Thursday, Aug. 6
meeting. The new president will
appoint several assistants.
The second order of
business was to revise the
charter so that monthly
meetings could be held on the
first Thursday of the month
in order to accommodate
the new officers’ volunteer
schedules. Being duly moved
and seconded, the new dates
were unanimously passed.
At the August meeting, the
program featured a preview
of some of the numbers from
“The Gondoliers” operetta.
Speaking of which,
rehearsals continue every
Monday and Thursday evening
at 7-9 p.m. in Clubhouse II
until show time, Friday and
Saturday, Aug. 21 and 22 at
7:30 p.m., with a matinee,
Sunday, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m.
This production is “concert”
style, without memorization,
but with scripts and score at
hand.
Tickets go on sale Aug. 11
and are $5 each, available at the
E&R offices in Clubhouse I and
II. Look for flyers around the
community. Cast members are
all members of the G&S Society.
Dues for 2015-16 are payable
at $5 per member. Our monthly
meetings are now at 1:30 p.m.
the first Thursday of each
month in Clubhouse II, with
munchies provided by those
celebrating birthdays that
month. The society goes “dark”
in the late fall and winter,
but it’s always summer and
springtime for us!
For a fun-filled musical
adventure, contact Bob
Bridgeman, president (301740-6724) and (r_bridgeman@
outlook.com) or Anna Pappas,
vice president (202-407-0378)
and ([email protected]).
— Jack Melnick
n Rossmoor Library
Library News: New Harper Lee Novel and More
by Mary Lou
Furgurson
T
he big news in
the publishing
world is the
arrival of the eagerly
anticipated Harper
Lee novel, “Go
Set a Watchman.”
Controversial long
before the public
had the chance to
read it, it continues
to create quite a
buzz now that it’s
been published. Our
readers have the opportunity
to make up their own minds
now that we expect our order
of two copies to arrive any day.
Opinions can be posted on the
bulletin board near the front
window.
For fans of “The Guernsey
Literary and Potato Peel Pie
Society” of a few years back,
Annie Barrows, co-author
of that still popular book,
has produced “The Truth
According to Us,” which
promises “the charm and
eccentricity of a small town
filled with extraordinary
characters,” according to
Amazon.
“The Love Object” by Edna
O’Brien is a collection of 31
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stories from this excellent
Irish writer. Subjects such as
coming of age, impact of class,
and romantic and familial
love are covered. In the
hands of O’Brien, fans should
appreciate the approach to
these themes.
“The Residence: Inside the
Private World of the White
House” by Kate Andersen
Brower spans the Kennedys
to the Obamas, revealing
how life is lived in the
White House through the
voices of staff members who
directly serve the first family,
including maids, butlers,
cooks, florists, engineers and
others.
We almost skipped this one
thinking it was another “The
Butler,” but a respected library
volunteer suggested we order
it and we are really glad we
followed his advice! Several
members have made comments
including “much more than I
expected” and “very enjoyable.”
Douglas Brinkley “highly
recommends.” We haven’t had
one negative comment.
Of course we’re running to
keep up with all your favorites.
David Baldacci’s “Memory
Man” is here and we’ve preordered some popular mystery
writers soon-to-be-published
works as well.
Do you know what book
is the New York Times and
Washington Post #1 nonfiction best seller? “The LifeChanging Magic of Tidying
Up: The Japanese
Art of Decluttering
and Organizing”!
Who knew? We
did. But to be
truthful, we took
a chance it might
be of interest when
we ordered it some
weeks ago. Look for
a tiny, thin volume
on the starred
books shelf.
Finally, a woman
phoned recently
to request we
purchase “Stalin’s
Daughter: The Extraordinary
and Tumultuous Life of
Svetlana Alliluyeva,” a new
biography that has been
favorably reviewed. We’re not
sure this subject would have
wide enough appeal so we have
hesitated. Unfortunately, some
of the voice mail message was
unclear and we were unable to
call back.
This is a reminder, please
place your requests in the
suggestion box under the
bulletin board so this doesn’t
happen. We always read your
requests and welcome them.
Include your phone number on
the written request in case we
have a question.
In the meantime—see you at
the library!
n Book Club Network
What We Are Reading
African Heritage Book
Club.” The conversation
was spirited, heated, at
times confrontational and
often emotional. This timely
work is a clear wake-up call
for anyone who cares about
freedom and justice in the
United States of America.
“Famous Women”
enjoyed reading “King
Peggy: An American
Secretary, Her Royal
Destiny, and the Inspiring
Story of How She Changed
an African Village” by
Peggielene Bartels. Although it
was somewhat difficult to get
through, it gave an interesting
look at a very different culture.
The experiences of the title
character was brought closer
to home by the fact that even
though Peggy is a king of a
town in Ghana, her U.S. home
is in Silver Spring, Md.
The Book Club Network is a
collection of book discussion
groups. For further information,
contact Verna Denny (301-5981418) or ([email protected]).
by Verna Denny
T
he novel “A Mercy”
by Toni Morrison,
a Nobel Prize
winner, was discussed
by “Diversity Strong.”
Set in the 1680s, during
a time when women were
especially vulnerable,
literally at the mercy of
the men they served, the
characters take turns
narrating their story of
life on a farm owned by
Jacob. There is the wife,
Rebekka, who knows her only
choices are wife, servant, or
prostitute; a Native American
girl, Lina; the slave girl,
Florens; and Sorrow, who was
rescued from a shipwreck.
“The Rose Readers” read,
“All the Light We Cannot See,”
by Anthony Doerr, which was
also read by “The Bookies” and
reported on in our May column.
The “Rose Readers” were
especially impressed by the
beauty of Doerr’s writing and
felt that the book has earned
its kudos. The “Rose Readers”
also read the Pulitzer Prize
winner, “A Thousand Acres” by
Jane Smiley. Members either
loved the book or found it too
depressing. It is a retelling
of Shakespeare’s King Lear
applied to a late 20th century
American farm community and
explores the tensions of family
relationships. “A Thousand
Acres” has also been made
into a movie starring Jason
Robards.
“The Bookies” would
recommend “The Boston
Girl” by Anita Diamant, a
novel about family, friendship
and feminism, set in Boston
beginning in 1915. Told
through the eyes of a first
generation Jewish immigrant,
the story is a grandmother’s
reflection as told to her grown
granddaughter, of her life,
family relationships and
friendships. It also reflects
the generational and cultural
difficulties faced by first
generation immigrants. It
was a pleasant, easy read,
definitely not as complex as
her first novel, “The Red Tent.”
Although the journal reviews
of this novel were mixed, the
group all agreed it was a good
summer read.
“The Page Turners” read
“Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth
Strout. Members had mixed
feelings about the book and
strong opinions about the
characters, especially Olive, a
complex retired schoolteacher.
Although written as a novel,
you feel as if you are reading a
collection of loosely connected
short stories. It’s an emotional
examination of the human
experience through Olive’s
ruthless honesty. One member
compared it to a Wyeth painting.
“The Searchers” read
“Standing in the Rainbow” by
Fannie Flag. All the members
enjoyed the book. They felt
they could relate to the varied
characters. Set in a small town
in Missouri, spanning five
decades, it provides a picture of
middle-class life in the author’s
comic voice.
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Colorblindness” by Michelle
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The 3 Rs: Remind, Review, Renew
by Mary Lalley
I
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when we decide about
gardening for the next
season. Applications can be
obtained in the E&R office
in Clubhouse I. Review the
material carefully and be sure
you understand and accept
what you are agreeing to
when you rent a plot.
If a garden is not renewed
by Dec. 1, it is eligible to be
reassigned to a gardener
waiting and, if it is not turned
in ready for planting, deposits
are forfeited. This was a topic
at the last meeting.
Remember the monthly
meeting is the second
Tuesday of each month
through November, at 9:30
a.m. in Clubhouse I.
In the meantime, be
aware that the winners of
best gardens from 2014
are preparing to judge for
this season, with winners
announced at the annual
potluck dinner on Aug. 27 at
6 p.m. in the Overlook Room.
There will be some changes
to the application including
the addition of an emergency
contact number of a family
member should a gardener
become ill while at the
garden. On that subject,
be aware that poison ivy
has been identified and
all gardeners should be on
the lookout and remove
appropriately and with care
(see page 14 for Health
Advisory Committee article
about poison ivy).
There should be no
trenches anywhere in the
paths around the plots,
ever! Dangerous! And just a
reminder that car washing
is not permitted! We are in
need of a field supervisor and
hope someone will step up.
Remember a field supervisor
gets a plot rent-free.
Monthly inspections
continue and, of course, after
three letters, a plot will be
confiscated and reassigned to
someone on the waiting list.
Hopefully, tools are being
cleaned, and buckets are
being used and returned
immediately after use.
Buckets are not planters or
permanent fixtures in a plot.
As we gather our produce,
we may have a surplus and
Catherine Kuntz will collect
excess from the share table
every Saturday morning and
deliver it to MANNA. Thank
you to her and to another
very special lady, who is
our gardener of the month.
Frances Kalton, shed-keeper;
deer chaser; quiet, hard
worker inspires us with her
devotion to our “little Farm”
and her steadfast concern.
We salute her and honor her.
Thank you, Frances. And, as
usual, with clogs and weed
bucket, I expect to see you in
the dirt!
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Members
Do you want to see more
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trees and a clean creek in
this great World of Leisure
that we live in??? Join a
new group called Leisure
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Contact Marybeth Ardike
(marybeth.ardike@gmail.
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n Yahoo Group
A Voice for Leisure World Residents
by Joyce Temple
T
he Leisure World Yahoo
Group is an active,
electronic bulletin board
for Leisure World residents.
Established in 2010, the
group provides informal
communication with your
Leisure World neighbors.
It provides the opportunity
to seek information, post
announcements, share photos
and files. More than 360
residents are currently members.
This is a restricted group
of Leisure World residents
only. To join, send an email
to the group’s president, Paul
Eisenhaur ([email protected])
and provide your first and last
name and mutual number.
To post messages, send an
email to (leisureworldmd@
yahoogroups.com). Guidelines for Posting
• All posting must include the
author’s name and mutual.
• Be respectful: personal
attacks, harassing, abusive,
or threatening statements are
not acceptable. • Announcements of activities
and opportunities are
encouraged but advocating
on political, religious and
controversial topics is not
acceptable.
• Responses to postings should
add substance or dimension
to previous postings. Do not
send a “”thanks,” “agree,” or
“ditto” to postings. It clutters
everyone’s mailbox.
• Be sure your data are
accurate: double check web
addresses, phone numbers,
etc., and spell check.
• Stay on topic when
responding to a posting. Postings to the Leisure
World Yahoo Group are not
moderated. The officers have
the authority to moderate the
postings of individuals who
consistently fail to adhere to
the guidelines. Individuals who
continue to flout the guidelines
can be removed from the LW
Yahoo Group.
Note: The LW Yahoo Group is
not for contacting the individuals
and entities charged with making
decisions within Leisure World
Maryland Corporation (LWMC)
or your individual mutual. The positions and views
expressed in all postings are
entirely those of the posting’s
author and not any of the
officers or other members of
the LW Yahoo Group.
Officers of the Leisure World
Yahoo Group are: Paul Eisenhaur,
President ([email protected]);
Bob Busch, Vice President
([email protected]);
and Joyce Temple, Secretary/
Treasurer (jtemple17b822@
gmail.com).
If you are interested in
serving as an officer, send an
email to Paul, Bob, or Joyce.
n Mac Club
There is a New Phishing Scam Making the
Rounds, Don’t Fall For It
by Brent Malcolm
U
p to this point, Mac
users haven’t had to
worry about viruses.
However, all of us are exposed
to the threat of various phishing
exploits where an innocentlooking email entices us to click
on a link that exposes us to an
unsolicited malware download.
Now, a new phishing strategy is
making its presence known.
Tidbits.com recently
reported on the scam, which
tricks users into thinking that
their browser is frozen after
visiting a website. According to
the article by Randy B. Singer,
here is how it works:
Once your browser appears
to lock up, you are unable to
quit or navigate away from the
site by clicking the Back button.
Then, a page or pop-up appears
telling you that your Mac has a
problem or has illegal material
on it, or that your data has been
encrypted.
These pop-ups will give a
phone number to call, claiming
it’s for tech support. If you
call the phone number, the
person you talk to will ask
you to allow them to connect
to your computer via remote
control software and it’s likely
that they will install spyware
on your computer during this
connection.
Or the pop-up may give
instructions on how to send
ransom money to the people
who are responsible for causing
your browser to freeze, along
with a promise that they will
unfreeze your browser and/
or decrypt your data once they
receive the ransom.
You should know that your
Mac hasn’t been infected with
any malware and that your
data hasn’t been harmed. You
should never call the phone
number provided, nor should
you respond to any ransom
requested with payment. You
can deal with this situation
yourself.
First, force-quit your Web
browser. There are two ways
of doing this: (1) Choose Force
Quit from the Apple menu or
press its shortcut, CommandOption-Escape. Or, (2) ControlOption-click on the Web
browser’s icon in the Dock, and
choose Force Quit.
Second, many browsers can
be set to reload the previously
displayed Web pages when
they next launch, which could
put you right back where
you started. To prevent this
in Safari, press the Shift key
before clicking the Safari
icon in the Dock or doubleclicking the Safari icon in the
Applications folder.
To learn more about this
Internet scam, read the article
in its entirety at (www.tidbits.
com/e/15777). Tidbits is a
valuable resource for news
and information about Apple
computers. I recommend
subscribing to the site’s free
weekly newsletter.
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n Republican Club
2016 Republican Primary Presidential Debates
by Fred Seelman
T
he next meeting of
the Leisure World
Republican Club is
Monday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.
in Clubhouse I. The club is
suspending its recent practice of
holding monthly meetings in each
of the summer months. There is
no meeting in August.
The featured event at the
September meeting is a report
on the 2016 Republican Primary
Presidential Debates. At the
time of the next meeting,
the Republican Presidential
contenders will have completed
two debates, one on Aug. 6 and
a second on Sept. 16.
Although at the time of
the writing of this column,
the names of participants in
these debates is not certain,
it appears that on Aug. 6
the debate will occur in two
parts, with the top 10 polling
candidates debating in the
evening and the others earlier
in the day.
The current contenders
as reported by the news
service, Real Clear Politics,
are: Donald Trump, Jeb Bush,
Scott Walker, Marco Rubio,
Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson,
Ted Cruz, Ron Paul, Chris
Christie, John Kasich, Rick
Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby
Jindal, Carly Fiorina and
Lindsey Graham.
The Republican Club will
identify club members who
support the various presidential
candidates, and each will give
a short talk on why they like
their favorites. Members who
want to volunteer can do so by
emailing me (fseelman@gmail.
com) or by calling our FirstVice President Fred Denecke
(301-460-2964). In addition,
the club will have a guest who
will give an analysis of the
presidential group. At the July meeting,
Maryland Assembly Delegate
David Vogt, our featured
speaker, gave a report on this
year’s Maryland legislative
session. He spoke very
insightfully about the session’s
issues and achievements. His
spirited presentation displayed
the enthusiasm that got him
named Marine of the Year
during his service in the Corps.
Send comments or
questions about these or
any other matters and/
or offers to volunteer
(especially to speak about
your favorite GOP presidential
candidate at the September
meeting) to the club’s
president, Fred Seelman, by
emailing (fseelman@gmail.
com), sending him a letter
at his address in the Leisure
World phone book or by
calling its first Vice President
Fred Denecke (301-4602964). Join us for another
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n Rossmoor Art Guild
n Ceramics Club
Creativity at Any Speed
How Did That
Happen?
Vinegar and
Ceramics
by Gail Bragg
T
Barbara Piegari and student Mort Rudo, with Freeda Wolf and Don Demsky in the background. Photo by
Ann Bolt
by Ann Bolt
C
olors abound Thursday afternoons
at the art studio. Teacher Barbara
Piegari leads her class through the
fine points of oils, acrylics and alkyds.
Alkyds? In case you are not familiar,
an alkyd is generally a oil-modified
polyester derived from polyols and a
dicarboxylic acid ankydride.
Or, if you want to break that down
into more practical terms, it is a
quicker-drying paint, compatible with
oils. It can be used for underpaintings,
en plein air painting, and fat-over-lean
style.
It is also good for glazing or layering
paint and does well for developing
textures in paintings.
Alkyds can be used with turpentine,
mineral spirits and varnish, just like
oils. So if your painting style is quick,
you might find alkyds just right for your
time frame.
Piegari teaches Monday and Thursday
afternoons and most of her students
have settled in to painting with
acrylics and oils. With music playing
in the background, they are producing
floral, travel, nostalgic and landscape
paintings.
Beyond the classroom, she belongs to
the Washington Society of Landscape
Painters, which ventures out to local
areas to paint on location.
Students from her classes include
Jeanette Schuler, Stephen McCleary,
Marvin Sirkis, Donna Leonard, Loretta
Morgan, Don Demsky, Becky Little,
Billie Jordan, Betty Feniak, Karen
Swetlow and Mort Rudo.
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tr er
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t!
hanks
to all
of you
who stopped
by during
our recent
holiday in
July sale. It
was great
to see old
friends and
meet some
of our newer
residents.
The charity
that receives Ceramic greenware sprayed with
the profits
vinegar by Gail Bragg. Courtesy
from the
Gail Bragg
sale will be
grateful.
I want to tell you a little about…
vinegar! It’s more than something to
cook or clean with or to keep bugs away
in your garden. We use it in ceramics for
a couple of things.
One use is to brush ceramic bisque
pieces with vinegar. (Bisque is what the
clay is called after the first firing.) This
cleans the surface of any oils and helps
the paint adhere.
The second use is on ceramic
greenware (the clay before its first
firing). When vinegar is sprayed on
greenware, the clay responds to the
chemical reaction by bubbling up
leaving an irregular, pitted surface. This
can make for an interesting piece as well
as a bit of a surprise once painted and
glazed. The fun never ends!
For those of you who are not
members, consider joining our club.
Ceramics is a fun, inexpensive hobby.
You don’t need artistic talent…but it’s
okay if you are talented!
Our $10 membership fee includes
instruction on how to make and paint
your own ceramic pieces. We welcome
new members so drop by our studio in
Clubhouse II. You can also view some
of our ceramic pieces in the studio and
at our website. It can be reached via the
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or directly at (http://sites.google.com/
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n Fun & Fancy Theatre Group
Monthly Show Line-up, Outreach Highlights
Leisure World. Numbers
the two weekends prior to
rehab centers, and a senior
should be upbeat, preferably
Thanksgiving. Anya Nebel will group. Pianos at the different
fun range of music is
use CD accompaniment,
direct and Gerry Kaufman
sites have ranged from baby
scheduled for upcoming and songs should preferably
and Elaine Apter will produce, grands to a spinet so broken
monthly Fun & Fancy
involve movement. Performers
with Beth Youse as musical
that three men had to hold it
shows:
must polish their numbers
director.
together so it could be turned
• Sept. 2 – Music That Moves
independently. Email me
After Aug. 10, copies of the
to face the audience.
Our (Leisure) World (Nena
(NenaM.McMahill@hotmail.
play will be available for onThe latest Outreach visit
McMahill, director)
com) for individual auditions.
site only reading in the library held a moment of dark humor.
• Oct. 7 – Sixties Folk Music
This show will immediately
(Clubhouse I). After Aug. 17,
Performers had found it a little
Sing-Along (Carol Neckar
follow the year’s first monthly
performers can find audition
distracting when two men
is currently recruiting
membership (brief) meeting in
sheets in the Clubhouse II
walked through with a gurney.
guitar, banjo, tambourine,
the Clubhouse II Auditorium at café.
As the men came back through
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• Nov. 4 – Teaser for “Best
scheduled meeting on Sept.
and painting sets for BLWT;
I Would Leave You,” giving
Little Whorehouse in Texas” 9, the Fun & Fancy board
no experience is needed. If
the audience and performers a
• Dec. 2 – Holiday in Vegas
of directors will meet at 10
interested, please contact
chuckle.
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Outreach team of about 20
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• Feb. 3 – Motown Review
Wednesdays); board meetings singers and dancers who, with donations are gratefully
(Stan Jones)
are open to the membership.
accompanists Carol Fogel
accepted), Outreach does
• March 2 – Music in 3/4
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Copeland and Jean Raesly,
require a fee for entertaining
Time (Gerry Payne)
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n Comedy and Humor Club
Who Said, ‘Laughter is the Best Medicine?’
dried up.) The last two included
a compendium of the hilarious
Danny Kaye routines, including
the famous “the vessel with
the pestle, the flagon with the
dragon, the chalice with the
palace, the brew that is true”
routine, from the movie “The
Court Jester.” If you haven’t
seen it, you must see it. On July
28, Sam showed Dean Martin
by Al Karr
H
oonose? The saying
has been around a long
time, and everybody
says it and there have been
lots of medical and anecdotal
evidence that it’s true. The
quotation was displayed
prominently by our Comedy
and Humor Club of Leisure
World in last month’s Fourth
of July parade; we were ninth
in line, instead of our usual
29th. It was really on Friday,
July 3, but that’s okay—George
M. Cohan (“I’m a Yankee
Doodle Dandy…Born on the
Fourth of July”) was really
born on July 5.
The Holy Bible has been
cited as the (a?) source of the
laughter quotation, but you
can’t find it, as such, there. The
idea is there, though: “A merry
heart does good, like medicine,
but a broken spirit dries the
bones.” – Proverbs 17:22 (New
King James Version)
(More on this subject
roasts of Muhammad Ali and
Henry Aaron.
Anita Solomon takes a selfie, while Helga Zapata strikes a pose at start of
Independence Day parade. Photo by Bob Stromberg
another day, like the role of
author, editor and publisher
Norman Cousins had in
popularizing the “best
medicine” quotation, describing
how systematic laughing saved
his life.)
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Come to our Comedy Club
weekly get-together every
Tuesday in Clubhouse II at
1:30 p.m. We also have some
lunches and parties on certain
holiday occasions, and we
sponsor bus trips to dinner
clubs for lunch and a comedy
show; the latest was our trip
to the Dutch Apple Dinner
Theatre in Lancaster, Pa., last
week, on July 30.
We also adopted bylaws
recently, and elected officers,
including Vice President
Gloria Horwitz. Previously,
we incorrectly reported the
name of Mim Parizer, Gloria’s
predecessor, in that post.
(Apologies to both.)
But our bread-and-butter
is jokes, plenty of them at our
weekly meetings, and President
Sam Hack’s featured television
classic videos, shown on the last
Tuesday every month, (They’re
like waterfalls—they haven’t
Traffic Pattern Through
Administration Parking Lot
is ONE-WAY ONLY!!
All traffic lanes in the
Administration parking lot are
one-way. Vehicles must travel
from the top of the lot to
the bottom. No traffic is
permitted to travel toward the
Administration building.
Drivers disregarding the
established traffic pattern pose a
serious risk to both pedestrians
and vehicular traffic.
We start every meeting
with a song (even when things
go wrong, thank you Jimmy
Durante). Recently, they have
included “Smile,” “My Blue
Heaven” and “I Want a Girl”
(just like the girl…).
We feature birthdays and
marriage anniversaries,
and remember fondly those
members who have passed
away, like Rose Marcus, the
last living founder of the club,
which is 28 years old.
Oh, yes, the humor. Intrepid
members have been favoring
us at the microphone in
recent weeks, including Sam,
Gloria, Karen Altenhof, Jim
Owens, Skip Schoening, Herb
Hodes, Dolly Benoff, program
chairwoman Irene Spector, me,
treasurer Sumner Levin, Roy
and the renowned troubadour,
Fred Firnbacher.
Here’s a small, summarized
sampling of some of their jokes
’n stuff:
Karen told of a chaotic two
weeks, featuring such events
as dropping her car keys down
an elevator shaft and getting a
blanket caught in her car’s lock
(you had to be there).
Fred sang an impassioned
song about a woman from Mars
(eight feet two, eyes of blue,
with an antenna that glows, you
get the idea).
Jim: Grandma found the
perfect gift for her grandson—a
super megaphone, that she said
“will drive my daughter crazy.”
Gloria: On a tombstone—
“Here lies an honest lawyer—
hard to do.”
Sam: God told Adam to go
see Eve and procreate. Adam
came back, asking: “Lord,
what’s a headache?”
Eyre Leisure World Travel
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Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8:30 AM-2:00 PM
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Day Trips
“West Side Story” at Dutch Apple – Wed., Aug., 12
9:00 am-6:00 pm – $105.00 per person
Lunch, show and transportation included.
SPOTLIGHT ON...
Skyline Drive & Marker-Miller Orchard
See the Splendor of Fall Foliage!
Trip includes: Deluxe Motorcoach Transportation/ Lunch at Skyland
Resort/Time to Shop at Marker-Miller Farm Market & Bakery.
Laugh, Dine & Ride! – Tues., Aug. 20
8:00 am-6:15 pm – $124.00 per person
Comedy show, PA Dutch Buffet lunch, mini horse farm, and train ride.
Walters Art Museum or Horseshoe Casino – Wed., Oct. 21
9:00 am-3:00 pm – $38.00 per person
"Joseph" at Sight & Sound – Fri., Sept. 4
9:45 am-8:15 pm – $123.00 per person
Joseph is a biblical epic that the whole family will enjoy! Lunch at Hershey Farms-included.
Museum Loop – Wed., Sept. 9
9:30 am-3:00 pm $30.00 per person
Your choice of one of the following museums: Holocaust, Natural History, and National Gallery
of Art.
Eastern Shore Adventure – Sat., Sept. 12
8:15 am-7:30 pm – $124.00 per person
Guided tour of a Bison Farm/ Crab Feast at Suicide Bridge Restaurant/90-minute sightseeing
Cruise-included.
Sunfest in Ocean City, Maryland – Sat., Sept. 26
7:45 am-9:00 pm – $60.00 per person
Enjoy a Fall day on the boardwalk in Ocean City Maryland with over 250 vendors crafts/food.
Transportation only.
Draper’s and Damon’s – Tues., Sept. 29
10:00 am-3:00 pm – $35.00 per person
Choose where you spend your day! You can explore the Art Museum or try your luck at the
Horseshoe Casino. Slot play promotion comes from the casino directly and is $20.00 per person.
Photo id/DOB required for slot play promo.
X NEWX
Edgar Allan Poe’s Baltimore – Tues., Oct. 29
8:30 am-4:00 pm – $69.00
Take a look at Baltimore through Edgar Allan Poe’s eyes, hear stories about his life and see his
old haunts. Along the way, enjoy a guided tour of Baltimore’s highlights. Lunch included at
Bubba Gump’s Seafood Company at the Inner Harbor.
X NEWX
“Wine Down” with Maryland Wine Tastings
Fri., Oct. 30 – 9:45 am-5:30 pm – $109.00
Go “cork-hopping” and sample award-winning wines at Big Cork Vineyard and Knob Hall Winery.
Lunch included at the vineyard.
Tiffany Exhibit at Winterthur Museum, DE – Sat., Nov. 7
7:45 am-5:45 pm – $69.00 per person
The objects on display are some of the most iconic and celebrated of Tiffany’s works.
mulTi-Day moTorCoaCh Trips
Come pick out your new Fall Wardrobe! Light lunch provided by Draper’s.
20% off all purchases made in store that day.
Atlantic City – Sept. 1-3
Hudson Valley – Sept. 9-11
Ocean City Getaway – Oct. 6-10
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon - Oct. 20-22
Cape May – Dec. 9-11
Vermont – Dec. 13-16
The Dairy Lovers Dream – Fri., Oct. 2
8:00 am-6:45 pm – $95.00 per person
Sit back and enjoy a 90-minute bus tour of Kreider Farms before heading to the ALL U Can eat
Buffet lunch at Shady Maple Smorgasbord. Wrap up the date with the Turkey Hill Experience and
create your own virtual ice cream favor in their taste lab.
9/11 Memorial and Museum – Sat., Oct. 3
6:45 am-11:45 pm - $120.00 per person
Travel
Cracker Barrel gift card and admission to Museum & Memorial included.
Explore the home of George Washington. Lunch is at the Mt. Vernon Inn and it is included.
Christmas on the Danube – Dec. 4-12
French Riviera – Fly/Drive March 10-17, 2016
Canyon Country – Fly/Drive – April 7-15, 2016
girl with Passion and Chutzpah. Trip includes admission to show (Orchestra seating) and
transportation.
We can book any cruise line anywhere you want to cruise.
Mt. Vernon – Tues., Oct. 6
10:00 am-4:00 pm – $79.00 per person
Cruises ouT of balTimore
X NEW X
"Beautiful: The Carol King Musical" at the Kennedy
Center – Sat., Oct. 17 – 11:15 am-4:30 pm – $149.00 per person Grandeur of the Seas – Western Caribbean – Feb. 21, 2016 –
Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, BROOKLYN
10 nights
Casino Trips
Western Scenic Maryland Railroad – Sat., Oct. 17 & 24
7:45 am-6:45 pm – $119.00 per person
Delaware Park – Mon., Aug. 17
9:30 am-6:00 pm – $46.00 per person
Take a 3-hour round-trip train ride through Cumberland to Frostburg in a Baldwin 1916 steam
locomotive. A narrator will provide you with information about the scenery, history and culture
along your route. Lunch included.
*30.00 slot play if we get a minimum of 30 passengers*
Harrington’s Casino – Thurs., Nov. 5
8:00 am-5:45 pm – $44.00 per person
Leesburg Outlets and Stein Mart – Mon., Oct. 19
9:00 am-3:00 pm – $35.00 per person
Shop till you drop! Pick up some holiday gifts early or just treat yourself to something!
Transportation only.
(all Trips
Easy Walking
*Slot play and promotions come directly from the casino and subject to change.*
DeparT from
Some trips require a certain amount of walking. The shoe symbol
Key:
Includes: $10.00 slot play from Casino & buffet lunch
Clubhouse ii)
provides an indication of how much walking may be involved.
More Walking
A Lot of Walking
For more detailed itineraries, please see the Eyre Representative at the Eyre Leisure World Travel Office.
August 7, 2015 Leisure World News | 33
n Writer’s Workshop
Engaging Writings About Family, Friends and the
Life of Houses
by Mary Zenchoff
A
festive spirit abounded
at our most recent
meeting when our eager
group met to share our latest
stories and poems.
Lee Hardy started us off with
a conversation between a father
and son, where ordinarily, the
father is calming the son down
when he has had an upsetting
dream, but this time, the son
is reminding the father that
it’s just a dream, so relax and
go back to sleep. The soothing
shift from the son offering
comforting words to the father
inserts a kind of humor into the
poem, at the same time as it
amuses the reader on another
level.
Josef Brand treated us to
three poems, one of which
matched a poem with a
photograph of two lawn
chairs leaning against a porch
wall, in an attitude of prayer,
longing that the drizzle that
threatens to spoil a festive
day is dispatched before
long. Another poem gave us
delightful connections between
authors, such as Victorians
starching words, Egyptians
parching them, or Fitzgerald
sautéing them in honeyed
wine. The third poem proved
to us that even when a minstrel
withholds his tempting beauty,
in the end even the minstrel has
to succumb to the pressure of
an adoring public.
Carlos Montorfano brought
us down to earth with a truthful
list of what he believes and
doesn’t believe, emphasizing
that he is as good as he can
possible be, and nobody can
be a saint, since it is too effing
demanding of oneself!
Danuta Montorfano focused
on Evita, an Argentine saint
to some, whose controversial
memory lives on even today.
An Argentine official remarked
upon her death that a saint was
born, but the church did not
endorse that.
Ron Davis commented on
mortality in a thoughtful poem,
where life flows in and out, with
even an experienced religious
leader being uncertain if he
should return the next day, or
later in the week.
Grace Cooper reminded us
that although we think we can
delay events until the next day,
the clock will keep ticking on
and on, and our tomorrow may
not come.
Bobbie Troy carried out the
same theme, with one poem
reminding us that, one day,
death can shock us with its
suddenness, or we can escape
by burying ourselves in music
or dance steps.
Verna Denny shared a story
about a trip taken with friends,
noting that the enjoyment of
such friends is unending, with
the conversations and small
mishaps that draw the threads
of friendships closer and closer.
Tom Anessi showed us that a
house that has been thoroughly
lived in for a long time plays
its own role in drawing people
together in an indefinable way.
Marian Bedell also reminded
us that houses have a life of
their own, and bring a special
touch of life to those who have
lived there.
Finally, Mary Zenchoff,
the author of this column,
promised to resurrect Waltruda
(an imaginary mouse with
arthritis, a recurring character
in her writing), or perhaps even
part of her memoir, at the next
meeting.
NOTIFICATION
TO SECURITY
OF EXPECTED
VISITORS
The Security Department would
appreciate your assistance in
easing the entry of your guests
into the community.
Residents are reminded to contact the Main Gate when expecting guests. All guests must have
authorization from a resident or
a valid guest pass to gain entry.
If you are expecting more than
five guests at any one time,
please fill out the form titled
“Notification of Guests/Visitors
Expected” available from the Security Office in the Administration Building. This notification
will help to alleviate any possible
delays at the gate.
34 | Leisure World News August 7, 2015
n Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers Play Games!
by Beth Leanza
A
picnic at East Norbeck
Park on Aug. 2 was a
great success with 80 or
more attending!
Our next meeting is in
Clubhouse II on Sept. 6 at 7
p.m. We are playing a game
(a sort of “get to know you”
game). Members are welcome
to attend our board meetings
that take place just before our
general meeting.
Let the Baby Boomer Club
know (maybe at a meeting) if
you have an activity you enjoy.
You never know, someone
else (or a few) may be really
interested!
You can sign up to become
a member at a meeting or an
event. Our dues are $5 each.
Our membership chair, Diane
Grivois (240-204-8022), will
be happy to help you.
We use email as our main
method of communicating.
We are an active adult club
— anyone needing special
assistance must provide it for
himself or herself.
Once we have your dues, we
will add you to our email group.
Our website features two
calendars: one for “official”
Baby Boomer activities, and
another for other activities
in which we participate. If
you search for (“Google”)
BBCLWMD our site comes up
first! Anyone can access the
site. We are also listed on the
Leisure World website under
Resident Links. Or, you can just
type the URL (https://sites.
google.com/site/bbclwmd/).
Two times a month we
watch a movie: once in the
auditorium, and once at a
theater (usually in Rockville).
We also like live performances
at Toby’s Dinner Theatre; the
shows are always great and
include a really good buffet
meal. Some of us will be going
to Maryland Live to see an Elvis
impersonator in August.
On Sunday nights in
Clubhouse II around 6:30-7,
a few of us play Wii (the game
console). If you like to pretend
you are golfing, you will enjoy
Wii. Or, you can bring your
favorite board game.
Walkers: Each weeknight
from Monday to Friday,
walkers meet at Clubhouse I at
7:15 p.m., to walk one to two
miles around the Broadwalk (in
Montgomery Mutual). Meet in
the lobby of Clubhouse I.
A longer walk (around the
Leisure World Boulevard
circle) takes place on Sunday
mornings at (new time!) 8 a.m.,
starting at Arden Court or at an
outside location. (Check the unhosted calendar.)
One member leads walks
in nearby parks on Fridays, at
10:15 a.m. during the summer
months. All ages are welcome!
You walk at your own pace.
Bring water and a lunch. Many
of the places have picnic tables.
Note: the earlier time is for
the rest of the summer. Full
directions can be found on the
un-hosted calendar.
• Aug. 14: Lake Needwood
(Lake Needwood, Redland,
MD 20855) Meet in the
parking lot near the hiker/
biker trail.
• Aug. 21: Audubon Naturalist
Society, Woodend Sanctuary
(8940 Jones Mill Rd., Chevy
Chase, MD 20815). Meet in
the parking lot near the gift
shop.
Transportation from Leisure
World to the walk site is
available. For information and
directions, call Dawn Carlisle
(301-598-7098) by Thursday
evening if you want to share a
ride, or check the Baby Boomer
calendar for un-hosted events
for directions.
Some Baby Boomers
also participate in the
local American Volkssport
Association (AVA) clubs that
hold longer walks (usually
three miles). You can check the
Baby Boomer calendar for unhosted events, where some of
these AVA walks are listed.
August 7, 2015 Leisure World News | 35
n Kiwanis
n NA’AMAT RBZ
K
E
Supporting the Needs
of Local Children and
Students
Former Washington Post
Columnist Bob Levey
Coming Sept. 2
iwanis Club is
veryone is invited to join
$250 from the Capital District
participating with
NA’AMAT RBZ for our
for 50 backpacks for Harmony
the Share Program
first meeting after the
Hills Elementary School.
in learning activities with
summer season. Save the date:
Our Young Children Priority
Montgomery County students.
Wednesday, Sept. 2. Former
One program will distribute
Sponsored by the Jewish
Washington Post Columnist
children’s books and stuffed
Council for the Aging Interages animals to young children up
Bob Levey will share his
Center, some 25 students
thoughts with us. Watch this
to kindergarten age through
and Kiwanis members and non- Child Welfare Services in
column for more details.
members were at the first Share Montgomery County.
If you are unfamiliar
Program session held on July
with the organization called
The speaker for our Aug. 7
7 in Clubhouse I. The second
NA’AMAT, you may have
meeting is Monica Abuliak,
session was held on Aug. 4.
Oustanding Teacher of the Year heard of it by its former name,
The program was arranged by
at James H. Blake High School. Pioneer Women. NA’AMAT
Heather Benjamin-Alexis.
is a charitable organization
Every Monday night the
Our Community Service
dedicated to helping NA’AMAT
Kiwanis Club of Leisure World
Committee headed by Syra
Israel provide educational
operates Bingo in Clubhouse
Weiss is collecting school
day care
vocational
I
to
support
students
in
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training, legal aid for women,
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their dedication to this weekly
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for the coming year (July 1,
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celebration of NA’AMAT’s
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$180. It is usually $250.
A nice saving. Think of
becoming a Life Member.
Contact Helen Fried for
further information (301 4383325).
Bernice Kisliuk, volunteer
coordinator, thanks the following members who prepared our
latest mailing: Sandy Brockman, Estelle Cohen, Harriet Chaikin, Charlotte Eskin, Audrey Frank, Selma Perry and, of
course, Bernice Kisliuk. Kudos
to Bernice and her committee
for a job well done. If you are
interested in volunteering,
please contact Bernice (301438-9455).
All those who attended the
indoor picnic will agree it was a
pleasurable evening spent with
friends. The food was delicious
and the entertainment was very
enjoyable. Thanks to Adele
Traurig for doing a great job on
the reservations.
All are invited to join us at
our Executive Board meeting
on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 10:30
a.m. in Clubhouse I. At these
meetings, we discuss upcoming
events. The Executive Board
welcomes new participants with
new ideas.
Check the Club Trips listing
for outings sponsored by
NA’AMAT RBZ. On Sunday,
Sept. 27, there is a matinee
performance at Toby’s Dinner
Theatre to see “Ragtime” the
musical. For inquiries, contact
Gladys Blank (301-438-9666).
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, there
is an overnight trip to Dover
Downs.
Beautiful New Years cards
are available. They are 10 for
$10. Contact Joyce Susswein
(301- 598-9060.)
Important telephone
numbers: Ruth Reid, copresident (301-598-4051),
Trudy Stone, co-president (301438-0016) Joyce Susswein,
Tribute Card chairperson (301598-9060).
— Carole Mund
n Hadassah
Ellen Hershkin: New President of National Hadassah
H
adassah has new leadership. Ellen
instrumental in guiding the organization
Hershkin was elected as the new
through challenging circumstances
national president of Hadassah
and setting and achieving aggressive
at the annual meeting in Philadelphia.
programming and financial goals.
She will lead the 300,000-member
A Nominating Committee has been
organization in overseeing
formed to create a local slate
Hadassah’s renowned efforts
of officers including president,
in the areas of groundbreaking
secretary, treasurer, fundraising
medical research, support for
vice president, membership vice
Israel, public advocacy and
president, programming vice
leadership training for women.
president, and education vice
Hershkin studied speech and
president. Any position can be
education at Hofstra University
filled with more than one person
and Jewish studies through a
to create co-officers. If you are
Ellen Hershkin.
program of the Melton School
interested in any of these offices
Courtesy
Hadassah
of Jewish Education/Hebrew
for 2016, please call Barbara
University. She was a travel
Eisen (301-598-8658).
consultant for 20 years specializing in
The next Lunch & Learn Series is
Israel travel.
on Aug. 12 at the Hadassah Greater
In her 42-year membership in Hadassah
Washington Office (11900 Parklawn
she has held a variety of offices, such as
Drive, Suite 350) from 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
national vice president, national secretary,
Jeanmarie Gallagher, manager of Cardiac
coordinator of Young Judaea, national chair Rehabilitation at Suburban Hospital, is
of the Public Affairs Department and the
presenting, “Women and Heart Disease:
National Office in Israel. Hershkin will be
Exercise as Medicine.” Bring a dairy/
pareve lunch. The program is free and
open to the public.
In Leisure World, Suzanne Ellis is now
handling Hadassah cards by herself. She
has a new local phone number (240-5606114). Beautiful Rosh Hashanah cards are
available in addition to the usual array of
birthday, anniversary, get well, new baby,
mazel tov, and bar/bat mitzvah cards.
Cards are sold at all meetings. Or, you can
call Suzanne to arrange to pick up cards or
to have them mailed out for you.
The Judaic Study Group meets on
Monday, Aug. 17 at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse
I. New members are welcome. For further
information, call Joan Lees (301-598-3768).
Hadassah sponsors many activities
to further the worthwhile projects it
supports in medical, educational, and
social programs in Israel and in the
United States. If you are interested in
knowing more about our group, call our
membership vice president, Janet Lazar
(301-598-4066).
— Barbara Eisen
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n Jewish Residents
Membership Dues: Make Your Annual
Contribution Today
A
Leisure
World News
OF MARYLAND
nnual membership
payments are now
due for the 2015-2016
year. Send checks of $20 per
person to new chairperson,
Milli White (2901 S. Leisure
World Blvd., Apt. 106, Silver
Spring, MD 20906). A
membership renewal form is
in the JRLW Newsletter, or
you can find it on the JRLW
website (JRLWMD.org). Call
Milli (301-438-0211) if you are
interested in becoming a life
member.
Rosh Hashanah begins on
the evening of Sept. 13. To get
tickets for either the Reform
or Conservative services, send
a check and a self-addressed
and stamped envelope to Milli.
The form, where you can also
request an honor during the
High Holiday services and
tickets for the break-the-fast
after Yom Kippur, is also
in the newsletter or on the
website.
On Friday evening, Aug. 7 at
7:30, there is a Reform service
led by Rabbi Gary Fink at the
Inter-Faith Chapel, followed
by Oneg refreshments.
On Saturday, Aug. 8, Cantor
Michael Kravitz will conduct
Conservative services in
Clubhouse II, followed by a
Kiddush and refreshments. At
this service, Jerry Miller will
do the preliminary service,
Sid Sussan will chant the
Haftorah and Jerry Weiss will
deliver the D’var Torah.
Abbreviated religious
services continue on all
other Saturday mornings in
Clubhouse II at 9:15 a.m. with
Torah and Talmud discussions
led by Rabbi Moshe Samber.
Note: The Women’s
Sabbath Service was such a
success that it will be repeated
next May. Send donations
for the Torah maintenance
fund or for new siddurim
or chumashim (with checks
made out to JRLW, $25
minimum) to Annette Cooper
(15107 Interlachen Dr.,
Apt. 812, Silver Spring, MD
20906). Donations for Yiskor,
Kiddush, an Oneg, or general
tzedukah should go to Susan
Weiss (3739 Glen Eagles Dr.,
Silver Spring MD, 20906).
— Jonas Weiss
Leisure World Club Trips
Next deadline for trip submissions is Tuesday, August 11
The trips listed below are sponsored by Leisure World groups and organizations and not by Eyre Leisure World Travel. These trips are open to all residents, not only members of the specific
club. For information, contact the person listed with each trip. (Do not contact the Eyre Leisure World Travel or E&R Office.) Leisure World clubs and organizations that want to be included in this
column must send a typewritten submission to the News by 4 p.m. on the Tuesday deadline. Due to space limitations, the Leisure World News reserves the right to edit or delete submissions. You
may e-mail your information to [email protected].
Please Note: Member/Non-Member pricing is at the discretion of individual clubs.
Harrington Casino Trip
Thursday, Aug. 13
Jewish War Veterans, Post 567 is sponsoring a trip to the Harrington (Delaware)
Casino. The casino is giving us $10 free slot play and a buffet lunch. The cost
of the trip, $35 per person, includes bus transportation and driver gratuity. The
bus leaves Clubhouse II at 10 a.m. and returns at approximately 6 p.m. Make
you check payable to “JWV Post 567” and mail it to Marvin Franklin, 3200 N.
Leisure World Blvd., #709, Silver Spring, MD 20906. No reserved seats. *Bring
you casino card number (required by Harrington). If you do not have one, the
casino will give you one. For more information, call Marvin (301-598-9372).
Harris Crab Feast & Queenstown Mall
Thursday, Sept. 24
Join the Going It Alone Club for their Crab Feast and visit to Queenstown
for shopping. Besides crabs, the feast features steamed shrimp, BBQ chicken,
dessert, soda, coffee, tea or draft beer. The trip includes meal, transportation and
gratuities for a cost of $69 per member ($76 non-members). Make check payable
to GIAC. The bus leaves Clubhouse II at 10:30 a.m. and returns at approximately
5:30 p.m. Sign up begins at SNL in Clubhouse II on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. For
more information, call Joe Parker (301-598-3457).
“Ragtime” at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Sunday, Sept. 27
Circle Sunday, Sept. 27 on your calendar! That’s the day member of NA’AMAT
and their friends board the bus and head for a delightful day at Toby’s Dinner
Theatre in Columbia for a matinee performance of “Ragtime.” Time magazine
call “Ragtime” a triumph for the stage. It’s a musical filled with pageantry,
emotion and hope bursting on the stage like no other musical. At Toby’s, we
will partake of a delicious breakfast and lunch buffet, plus a salad and ice cream
sundae bar. Bus leaves Clubhouse II at 9:30 a.m., returning at approximately
4:30 p.m. Ready to go? Send you check for $74 payable to NA’AMAT to Gladys
Blank, 15100 Interlachen Dr., #117, Silver Spring, MD 20906. Questions? Call
Gladys (301-438-9666).
NEW – Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Wednesday, Oct. 14 - Thursday, Oct. 15
Come back to the luxury of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino for an overnight
stay. The price of $115 per person, double occupancy, or $165 single, includes
round-trip transportation; hotel accommodation; breakfast buffet, including
gratuity; indoor swimming pool, and $50 play money. Bus leaves Clubhouse
II Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and returns at approximately 4:30 p.m. on
Thursday. Send your check(s), payable to NA’AMAT to Trudy Stone, 15101
Interlachen Dr., #801, Silver Spring, MD 20906. Please indicate with whom
you will be rooming and include phone numbers. Don’t be left out-book
early! Questions, call Trudy (301-438-0016).
“Ragtime” at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Sunday, Oct. 18
Come with the Going It Alone Club to Toby’s in Columbia, Md., to see the musical
“Ragtime” and enjoy a brunch. Correction: Cost is $69 per person for members,
$76 for non-members, and includes buffet brunch, transportation and gratuities.
Bus leaves Clubhouse II at 9:30 a.m. and returns at approximately 5 p.m. Sign up
begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22 in Clubhouse II at SNL. Make you check
payable to GIAC. No refunds after Sept. 15 unless replacement made. For more
information, call Joe Parker (301-598-3457).
Attention Travelers! All Leisure World travelers please note that no group on travel can park more than 12 vehicles overnight/long-term in the Clubhouse II
parking lot. Also, parking overnight/long-term is at the owner’s own risk.
38 | Leisure World News August 7, 2015
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Sports, Games & SCOREBOARDS
n Chess Club
August: No Holiday For Chess
by Bernie Ascher
D
on’t look now, but
the sun is on fire.
Scientists know
because they can detect
sun storms and sudden
explosions that release
flares into space, traveling at
millions of miles an hour. If
they reach Earth, sun flares
pose a danger to power grids
and communications, but
these streams of magnetic
energy are harmless to
humans wearing sunscreen.
August is that kind of
a month—a hot, sunny
month—a time for immersing
oneself in water at beaches
and swimming pools to cool
down one’s body and to apply
lotions to protect against the
sun. It is a slow month, a
month of vacations. Nearly
everybody is on vacation.
In European countries,
governments close down for
the full month. In Rome, it
is said, the local population
goes elsewhere and leaves the
city entirely to tourists.
There are no major
national holidays to celebrate
in August. You may have
heard that there are a number
of celebrations during
August, such as Friendship
Day, Women’s Equality Day,
National Catfish Month,
National Water Quality
Month, Peach Month, and
National Immunization
Awareness Month. These
have very little economic
or psychological impact on
people and August is just too
hot for Halloween costumes,
Valentine candies, Easter
eggs and Santa Claus. It is too
hot for heavy work or even
heavy thinking.
From the beginning, August
was an underprivileged
month. Under the Roman
calendar, it had only 29 days.
(Tsk. Tsk.) Originally, it was
called Sextilis because it was
the sixth month of the year.
It became the eighth month
after January and February
were added to the calendar.
When Julius Caesar created
the Julian calendar in 45 BC,
40 | Leisure World News August 7, 2015
two days were added giving
the month 31 days. Later, it
was renamed Augustus in
honor of the first emperor of
Rome, Caesar Augustus.
Those who believe nothing
ever happens in August
should be aware of some of
the following events:
• Baseball player Lou Gehrig
hit his 23rd career grand
slam (1928); and Babe Ruth
hit his 600th
home run
(1931);
• The Beatles
made
their last
appearance
at the Cavern
Club in
Liverpool
(1963);
• In London,
half the
audience
walked out during a play by
Samuel Beckett, “Waiting
for Godot” (1955);
• Jesse Owens won the first of
his four Olympic medals in
Berlin (1936);
• The Indianapolis 500 race
track opened (1909);
• Leonard Bernstein
conducted his last
concert at Tanglewood in
Massachusetts (1990);
• The Mona Lisa painting was
stolen by a worker at the
Louvre Museum (1911);
• The world’s first motorcycle
was patented by Gottlieb
Daimler (1885);
• The first U.S. Census was
conducted (1790);
• The world’s first
underground railway
opened in London (1870);
• Wild Bill Hickok was killed
while playing poker (1876);
• The first electric traffic light
was installed in Cleveland,
Ohio (1914);
• Gertrude Ederle became
the first woman to swim the
English Channel (1926);
• Magician Harry Houdini
survived 91 minutes in
a coffin submerged in a
swimming pool (1926);
• Theodore Roosevelt became
the first U.S. President to
ride in a car (1902);
•A
melia Earhart became the
first woman to fly across
the United States non-stop
(1932);
• Mars made its closest
approach to Earth in nearly
60,000 years (2003);
• C aleb Bradham renamed his
carbonated beverage “Pepsi
Cola” (1898); and
• Mark Spitz won the first
of seven Olympic medals
for swimming
(1972).
All these
events
occurred in
August, along
with the sailing
of Christopher
Columbus to
find a western
route to India
(1492); the
burning of the
White House
by British troops (1814);
the beginning of World War
I (1914); and dropping of
the atomic bomb and the
surrender of Japan to end
World War II (1945).
Unperturbed by the
heat and lack of national
holidays, chess continues
in Leisure World without
interruption in August. Chess
is played regularly in the
air-conditioned comfort of
Clubhouse II, as evidenced in
the diagram on this page. It is
White’s turn to move. What is
White’s best move?
The answer will follow
our reminder that the Chess
Club meets on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday at
1-4 p.m. in Clubhouse II.
Membership is free. For
further information, call Club
President Bernie Ascher (301598-8577).
ANSWER: The Queen
moves to b8. Checkmate!
So, do not wait for a cool
month! Do not wait for a
major holiday! Do not wait
for a great new event! Play
chess now!
Recruiting for Advanced
Water Volleyball Players
on Thursday Nights
One of the best-known
secrets in Leisure
World is the year-round
evening competitive
water volleyball
played in the indoor
social pool Thursdays
from 6:30-7:45 p.m.
This game is for the
experienced athlete
who has the ability to
consistently return a
moderately hard serve,
play the net effectively,
and the agility and
focus to play your
position as well as back your team members.
This group, which was formed two years ago with the
intent of bringing competitive athletes together for a night of
competition, is still evolving and needs players. If you thrive on
the joy of playing competitively, then come to Clubhouse II and
join the game Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
— Laurie Burdick
n Golf
We’re Going Gold!
by Rita Molyneaux
I
t’s official. Leisure World
golfers can now post Gold
Tee scores. Leisure World
Golf Pro Alex Lively received
ratings information for the
tees from Matt Sloan, Assistant
Executive Director and
Handicap Services Manager
at the Maryland State Golf
Association. Sloan provided
a desktop rating for the Gold
tees: Men’s Gold: Front 9
(30.3/89), Back 9 (31.8/102),
Total (62.5/102); Women’s
Gold: Front 9 (31.1/99), Back
9 (31.4/105); Total (62.5/102).
The information has been
added to the system for posting
purposes.
The 9-Hole Ladies
played a “3 Clubs and a
Putter” competition on July 7.
A nameless observer watching
the groups finish reported that
most came in looking puzzled
and exhausted. Then came
Lexie with a big smile, saying,
“This is the first time I ever
played this format and I loved
it!” Marylee Amato was the
grand winner with her score of
27, followed by Lois Falck with
33, and Linda Andrews with
35. Muriel Peake won fourth
with 36, and Ruth Cougnet and
Marilyn Zeiberg shared fifth
place, each scoring 37.
July 14 found the ladies
Scrambling throughout their
nine holes in hot and humid
weather, but Nedra Duffy,
Mary Wells, Lenore Conenello
and Ruth Hutchins found
comfort when their team won
first place with a score of 41, as
did Marilyn Zeiberg, Marylee
Amato, Eileen Koubek and
Shirley Gilmore when their 42
put them in second place.
On July 21, the ladies
played a competitive round
of Low Net and Low Putts. Pat
Lyddane won Low Net with
a nice 31, followed closely
by Marylee Amato in second
place with 32. In the Low Putts
category Lexie McMahon and
Ruth Hutchins shared the top
spot, each showing 17 putts.
The Leisure World Men
on July 8 played host to 47
Maryland Interclub Senior Golf
Association (MISGA) guests
from Montgomery Country
Club and Glade
Valley, a cloudy
and humid
day. Despite
the weather,
Jack Frensilli,
Joe Powell
and Jerry Page
enjoyed being
teammates and
won first place
with 119. Second
place went to
Doug Allston,
Kathy Frensilli and Bob Rauner
who scored 120, followed by the
team of Bob Elks, Joe Genovese
and Pete Porrello posting 121,
tying for third place with Tom
Moriarty, Tony Marotta, David
Fait and Bill Hoing.
Sperry Storm reported
that on July 15, 13 Leisure
World MISGA Players made
the short trip to Laurel, Md.,
to play in a best two ball mixer
at the Patuxent Greens Golf
Club. The golf course is not
easy with its high rough, and
tends to be very wet, but four
Leisure World players were
part of the winning teams: Alan
Wilder in fourth with a two ball
net score of 120, Joe Powell and
Howard Rosenthal in second
with a two ball net score of 111,
and Bob J. Brown in first place
with a two ball net score of 110!
On July 22, the men’s
group donned their cleats for
a go at their Tennessee Waltz
format. Top terpsichoreans
were Duk Park, Dick Curtin,
Tim Beyer and Pete Porrello
with a nice score of 114. In
second place was the team of
Kevin McMahon, Bob Hudson
and Bob J. Brown with 117,
and in third, Doug Allston, Joe
Powell, Alan Wilder and Morris
Krowitz at 118.
The 18 Hole Ladies
hosted the Member-Guest
Tournament on July 9, a
hot and humid day. Both
members and guests enjoyed
the bountiful breakfast table,
which was decorated to support
the event theme of “Around
the World in 18 Holes.” The
adjoining tables were colorfully
covered and topped with small
vases of roses.
Following play, both
members and guests welcomed
the air-conditioned Chesapeake
Room, which
displayed
brightly set
luncheon tables
displaying
almost 200
colorful
international
flags as center
pieces. The
luncheon
featured
Chicken Marsala
with carrot
cake for dessert. This was all
arranged by Kathy Frensilli and
her creative committee.
Leisure World winners
of the Best 2 Net Balls of
Foursome event were Mary
Ko and Eun Ae Moon of Leisure
World. Connie Park and Young
Sook Lee helped win Low Gross
for their team. Susan Kim and
Kazue Waller were second
place Net winners, while Kay
Heier and Joan Kane were the
second Low Gross Winners.
Wilma Kennedy and Barbara
Peters foursome won third Low
Net. Kennedy also won Closest
to the Hole on #8, landing 8
feet, 3 inches from the hole.
Nina Murtaugh was Closest to
the Line, and Mary Ko had the
Longest Drive on #2.
The following Thursday,
July 16, got down to some
serious business playing their
Poker Format. Sue Heyman
topped the field with her five
eights, edging out Ursula who
had five sevens. A hefty field
of eight ladies finished the
competition awards by turning
over cards with five sixes: Alice
Parker, Young Sook Lee, Wilma
Kennedy, K.C. Choi, Marie Lee
Amato, Betty Ann Bauman,
Mary Ko and Eun Ae Moon.
The Two-Lady Scramble
was held on July 22. K.C. Choi
and Kazue Waller were the
unquestionable leaders, both
with their time of posting
and their low score of 45!
In second place were Kathy
Frensilli and Marylee Amato,
also with an enviable score of
50. Third place was claimed
by Susan Kim and Nancy
Ferdock posting 53. And what
a beautiful day they had – 85
degrees with low humidity and
a light breeze.
The Mixed Team
Championship was played
intermittently on Saturday,
July 18 because of the off and
on rain, but all enjoyed the golf,
the socializing and the lunch
that followed. Kathy Frensilli
and Doug Brasse are the 2015
Champions with a score of
58. Doris Desantis and Joe
Crocetta were just one stroke
behind with 59, and Kay Heier
and Joe Boland were also right
in there with a score of 60 to
award them third place.
Spend the day with
Dragons&Hearts
RING HOUSE
1801 E. Jefferson St., Rockville
August 12
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
We’ll be happy to match you with other
players. All levels of experience welcome;
$5 includes Mah Jongg and Bridge
for fun and a delicious kosher luncheon.
RSVP:
301.816.5052
August 7, 2015 Leisure World News | 41
n Chess Club
Chess Puzzle Revisited:
Alternate Solution
by Bernie Ascher
D
onald Wendell amazed
his fellow chess club
members by discovering
an alternate solution
to the puzzle that
appeared in the
last issue of Leisure
World News (July
17). That puzzle,
based on a recent
game, raised the
question, “Can Black
prevent White from
queening (promoting a Pawn to
Queen by reaching the eighth
row) and win the game?”
The answer was for Black to
move the Queen to b1, setting
up a checkmate on the next
move of Queen to g1 or h1 (see
diagram). However, it was
now White’s turn to move. In
Wendell’s ingenious solution,
White’s Rook would capture the
Pawn on f6, checking the King.
Black moves the King to g7.
To win the game White
would have to keep Black’s
King in check for the rest of the
game until checkmate. Thus, on
the next move White promotes
the Pawn on e8 to a
Knight, not a Queen,
and checks the Black
King. The King
moves to h7. White
follows with Pawn
to d8, promoting
the Pawn to a Queen
and uncovering the
White Rook, which
checks the King.
From this point on, there
are a variety of moves by
White, keeping the Black
King in check, and eventually
winning the game for White,
while preventing Black from
checkmating the White King on
the next move.
To see a demonstration of
this unusual end game, please
visit Clubhouse II on Monday,
Wednesday or Friday at 2 p.m.
n Bridge
Oct. 14: Mark Your
Calendars for Bridge
Club Annual Banquet
The annual banquet of the Leisure World Bridge Club is
Wednesday, Oct. 14 in the newly renovated ballroom in
Clubhouse I. All club members and their guests are invited to
attend. If you played at least 15 Leisure World duplicate games
this year and you are a paying dues member of the club, the
dinner is free. For guests and others, the fee is $25 per person.
Menu entrée choices are Chicken Chesapeake, salmon or
beef tenderloin. Dessert choices are hot fudge sundae, carrot
cake or cheesecake. Dinner reservations will be taken during
the month of September at the Tuesday and Friday night
duplicate games.
There will be music, dancing, and lots of door prizes at the
banquet. Entertainment will be provided by the duo Chyp and
Andrea. If you’d like to donate door prizes or solicit door prizes
from local merchants, please contact Aaron (301-598-3870) or
([email protected]). Hope to see you at the banquet.
— Aaron Navarro
n Tuesday & Friday Duplicate Bridge
Compiled by Ileana Eblighatian
Partnership necessary to play. Need a partner?
For Tuesday and Friday games call Palma Seeger (301-598-8505)
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
North-South
East-West
1. Diane Keiper - Marshall Kramer 1. Abigail Murton - Dora Levin
2. Elly Gotkin - William Hudson
2. Patti Anschutz - Mary Lafferty
3. Rosmarie Suitor - Thomas Leahy 3. Doug Brasse - Merrill Stern
4. Aaron Navarro - Gerald Lerne
4. Shirley Light - Mildred Lieder
Friday, July 10, 2015
North-South
East-West
1. Lewis Gold - Arthur Podolsky
1. Carole Couget - Ted Michos
2. Doris Perschau - Thomas Leahy
2. William Hudson - Mildred Lieder
3. Graham Hartwel - Mel Schloss
3. Lori Hegel - Saul Penn
4. Angie Riani - Elly Gotkin
4. Ann Parrott - Betti Goodman
North-South
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
East-West
North-South
Friday, July 17, 2015
East-West
North-South
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
East-West
1. Alfred Caponiti - John Ryan
2. Ann Ruth Volin - Lea Rochkind
3.Doris Perschau - Thomas Leahy
4. Marilyn Udell - Maida Crocicchia
5. Aaron Navarro - Sue Swift
1. Joann Quinn - Sylvia Stoff
2. Diane Keiper - William Hudson
3. Thomas Leahy - Doris Perschau
4. Marilyn Rubinstein - Stan Rosen
1. Michael Stoller - Gerald Lerner
2. Nadyne Cheary - Saul Penn
3. Doug Brasse - Merrill Stern
4. Susan Weiss - Bernice Felix
5. Shirley Light - Rosmarie Suitor
1. Saul Penn - Lori Hegel
2. Graham Hartwell - Mel Schloss
3. Susan Weiss - Mildred Lieder
4. Betti Goodman - Ann Parrott
1. Aaron Navarro - Dora Levin
1. Angela Riani - Mary Lafferty
2. Marilyn Rubinstein - Stanley Rosen 2. Jerry Miller - William Hudson
3. Leonard Taylor - Lillian Taylor
3. Michael Stoller - Gerald Lerner
42 | Leisure World News August 7, 2015
n 10-Pin Bowling League
Consider Bowling for Fun and Easy Exercise
T
he Leisure World 10Pin Bowling League
is based on handicaps
with averages for the bowlers
ranging from 83 to 185.
The top League standings as
of July 24 are: the Late Comers
in first place; the Sliders in
second place; and the Huggers
in third place.
The week of July 10 top
scores are as follows:
•S
cratch Game – Half and Half
with 630 pins
• Scratch Series – Half and Half
with 1842 pins
• Handicap Game – Just One
More with 894 pins
• Handicap Series – Optimist
with 2608 pins
• High Average Men – George
Izumi with 186 pins
• Scratch Game Men – Al
Schlosburg with 201 pins
• Scratch Series Men – Al
Schlosburg with 525 pins
• Handicap Game Men – Barry
Potok with 265 pins
• Handicap Series Men – Barry
Potok with 734 pins
• High Average Women – Chris
Porter with 170 pins
• Scratch Game Women – Chris
Porter with 178 pins
• Scratch Series Women – Chris
Porter with 492 pins
• Handicap Game Women –
Cathy Linn with 245 pins
• Handicap Series Women –
Cathy Linn with 692 pins.
The week of July 17 top
scores are as follows:
• Scratch Game – Half and Half
with 656 pins
• Scratch Series – Half and Half
with 1869 pins
• Handicap Game – Sliders,
922 pins
• Handicap Series – Pin
Busters, 2595 pins
n Thursday Afternoon Ladies Bridge
Compiled by Trixie Lopes
July 9, 2015
First – Rae Minushkin, 3500
Second – Ruth Begley, 3400
Third – Catherine Davenport, 2680
July 16, 2015
First – Catherine Davenport, 3990
Second – Betti Goodman, 3690
Second – Rae Minushkin, 3690
Third – Ruth Kozlow, 3670
July 23, 2015
First – Ruth Kozlow, 3880
Second – Helen Hughes, 3020
Third – Angela Bishop, 2870
n Friday Bridge
Compiled by Betti Goodman
July 3, 2015
First – Syd Puteska, 3250
Second –Mort Faber, 2950
Third – Charlie Shea, 2940
Fourth – Leonard Bosin, 2750
July 10, 2015
First – Shirley Rosenhaft, 3510
Second – Shirley Griffin, 3410
Third – Syd Puteska, 3070
Fourth – Irwin Bauman, 2540
July 17, 2015
First – Izzy Wolfe, 2770
Second – Charlie Shea, 2580
Third – Hymie Rosenberg, 2570
• High Average Men – George
Izumi, 186 pins
• Scratch Game Men – Steve
Klopfer, 208 pins
• Scratch Series Men – Steve
Klopfer, 598 pins
• Handicap Game Men –Paul
Helmke, 253 pins
• Handicap Series Men –
Jerome Oslick, 727 pins
• High Average Women – Chris
Porter, 169 pins
• Scratch Game Women –
Kazue Waller, 190 pins
• Scratch Series Women –
Kazue Waller, 499 pins
• Handicap Game Women –
Kazue Waller, 260 pins
• Handicap Series Women –
Kazue Waller, 709 pins.
The week of July 24 top
scores are as follows:
• Scratch Game – Sliders, 637
pins
• Scratch Series – Half and Half
with 1841 pins
• Handicap Game – Sliders,
943 pins
• Handicap Series – Sliders,
2681 pins
• High Average Men – George
Izumi,185 pins
• Scratch Game Men – Bill
Barrett Jr., 205 pins
• Scratch Series Men – Bill
Barrett Jr., 545 pins
• Handicap Game Men – Bill
Barrett Jr., 276 pins
• Handicap Series Men – Bill
Barrett Jr., 758 pins
• High Average Women – Chris
Porter,167 pins
• Scratch Game Women –
Barbara Martin, 178 pins
• Scratch Series Women –
Barbara Martin, 476 pins
• Handicap Game Women –
Barbara Martin, 256 pins
• Handicap Series Women –
Barbara Martin, 710 pins
If you have not bowled in
years, come out and join the
league for fellowship, fun,
and easy exercise. You do not
need to be a good bowler to
join. There is no long-term
commitment.
The league bowls every
Friday morning at 9:45 a.m.
at BowlAmerica (1101 Clopper
Rd., Gaithersburg).
The cost for the three games
of bowling, the use of bowling
shoes and balls, and unlimited
cups of coffee is only $10.
If you are interested in
joining the league, please call
Rita (301-814-9196).
— Rita Mastrorocco
n Wednesday Night Chicago Bridge
Compiled by Doug Brasse (301-448-8708)
July 1, 2015
First – Joyce Riseberg, Dick Riseberg
Second – Sylvia Forman, Lenore Kuptzin
Third – Virginia Pace, Betty Hollrah
Fourth – Shirley Griffin, Joanne Bland
Fifth – Betti Goodman, Helen Montanaro
Fifth – Joyce Fischer, Jo Ellen Farina
July 8, 2015
First – Abigail Murton, Doug Brasse
Second – Bea Fried, Catherine Davenport
Third – Betti Goodman, Helen Montanaro
Fourth – Dottie Hurley, Bob Jackson
July 15, 2015
First – Virginia Pace, Barbara Bryant
Second – Joyce Riseberg, Dick Riseberg
Third – Sylvia Forman, Lenore Kuptzin
Fourth – Jo Ellen Farina, Joyce Fischer
Fifth – Abigail Murton, Doug Brasse
July 22, 2015
First – Sylvia Forman, Lenore Kuptzin
Second – Betty Hollrah, Doug Brasse
Third – Joyce Riseberg, Dick Riseberg
Fourth – Dottie Hurley, Bob Jackson
Fifth – Dean Owens, Pat Villareale
August 7, 2015 Leisure World News | 43
n Tennis Club
Leisure
World of
Maryland
Mission
Statement
Fencing Has Arrived
F
encing for Courts 1 and
2 has finally arrived and
been installed around the
courts. Some minor details still
need to be taken care of. The
windshield and the scoring
posts remain to be installed.
Pickleball play has been taking
place for a few weeks on Court
2. Now tennis can be played
without stray balls landing on
Leisure World Boulevard.
Residents are encouraged
to come out and play on the
courts. Because we are now
entering the “Dog Days of
Summer,” carefully consider
what time of day you decide to
play. To avoid excessive heat,
early morning or late afternoon
are preferred times to play.
Round robin and advanced
play takes place in the mornings
from 9:30-11. Late afternoon
brings a lower temperature, but
most inviting is that all four
courts are in the shade. Choose
a time that’s good for you and
come out.
You don’t have to leave town
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July 16: Installation of new fencing around the newly rebuilt Tennis Courts 1
and 2 was recently completed. Photo by Ralph Sheaffer
to have fun. On Friday, July
24, club members met in Olney
Park for the club’s annual
picnic. The weather was great
and the food was plenty and
delicious. Special “Thanks”
goes out to Christa Storm and
Lenore Conenello for their
effort in making this event
successful.
The club’s next meeting
is Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. in
Clubhouse II.
– Alfonso Holston
Leisure World
of Maryland
Corporation
is committed
to providing
professional
and courteous
management
services to the
residents of the
Leisure World
Community.
The Cascade Bistro
Is now open for
Dinner
Friday and
Saturday Evenings
From 5pm until 8pm
301 598 1330 for reservations
Dinner Entrees in the Bistro
will rotate among some of
your old favorites such as:
Filet Mignon
Lamb Chops
Crab Cakes
And we will also be featuring
some new items,
Such as:
Lobster Ravioli
Veal Tenderloin
Portabella Lasagna
Fresh Flounder
And more…..
We will be having 2
All you can eat
Crab Feasts this
year…….
First will be on
August 18th and
second will be on
September 19th.
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Classes & SEMINARS
Sign-up will be taken for newly advertised classes
beginning on the Tuesday after the date of the edition of
Leisure World News in which it appears. All sign ups begin
at 8:30 a.m. in Clubhouse I and Clubhouse II. Residents can
register for themselves and two other residents. Please bring your
Leisure World ID.
If required enrollment is not met five days prior to start date, class
will be cancelled.
***Please note fees for non-residents: add $10 for 1-6
session classes and $20 for classes of 7 or more sessions. ***
Payment can be made by check or credit card (MasterCard,
VISA or Discover) in Clubhouse I or Clubhouse II; no cash will
be accepted. Checks must be made payable to Leisure World of
Maryland Corp. Please sign up in advance of the starting date of the
class since instructors need to know how many will participate. Note:
Registration will not be accepted, nor refunds issued, after
the completion of two sessions!
Leisure World does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national or ethnic origin in admission policies, education policies
or programs.
EDUCATION
NEW – SelfDetermination and Full
Autonomy at the End of
Life, A CLL Seminar: Leisure
World resident Rosalind
Kipping is presenting a 1½
hour lecture on preparing for
end of life as part of the Center
for Lifelong Learning lecture
series. Over the course of this
interactive program, Rosalind
will supply the legal documents,
explain their importance and
answer questions. Supporting
materials will also be offered
to help each person focus on
personal values and end of
life goals. These materials
are also helpful for initiating
family discussions on end of
life decision-making. For more
information on this one-day
seminar, see page 4 in this
edition. This seminar meets on
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2 p.m. Fee:
$15 per person. Register:
Clubhouse I.
To learn more about Leisure
World’s Center for Lifelong
Learning (CLL), visit (http://
www.cllmd.com).
EXERCISE
NEW – Juliet’s Gentle
Pilates Mat Workout with
Hugs: Everybody can benefit
from Pilates and from hugs,
and in this class you will get
both! This one-hour class begins
with some simple stretching,
followed by a gentle Pilates
workout with some simple
ballet exercises (chair assisted if
necessary), and a relaxing cool
46 | Leisure World News August 7, 2015
down. The class is structured
to insure you progress at your
own speed as you strengthen
and tighten your arms and legs,
and improve your core muscles.
But most of all it’s fun and it
will make you feel “absolutely
fabulous!” The class meets
Tuesdays, Sept. 15-Nov. 3, 2-3
p.m. Fee: $55. Register:
Clubhouse I.
NEW – Zumba Gold
with Denny – Mondays
or Fridays: This program
was designed for the older
active adult, a person who has
not exercised in a long time
or individuals who may be
limited physically. The biggest
difference between Zumba Gold
and Zumba Basic is that Zumba
Gold is done at a much lower
intensity. It is just as much fun,
just not as fast! Zumba Gold
utilizes the same great Latin
styles of music and dance that
are used in the Zumba basic
program. Class meets Mondays,
Aug. 17-Sept. 14, 10:30 a.m., or
Fridays, Aug. 21-Sept. 18, 1 p.m.
You pick your day! Fee: $31.25.
Register: Clubhouse II.
NEW – Chair Tai Chi with
Robin: This Tai Chi program
is a simplified form of nine
basic movements that can be
repeated and performed with
varying levels of complexity
sitting or standing. The program
is directed at improving
balance; increasing strength,
tone and range of motion in
ankles, knees, hips and trunk;
improving circulation of blood
and lymph; promoting a general
sense of well being and energy,
and decreasing muscle pain.
The program is also good for
quieting the mind, soothing
anxiety and improving mood.
Instructor Robin M. Hartman,
CHHC, RYT, PTA, is a certified
holistic health coach, licensed
to perform physical therapy
in Maryland and is certified
in Tai Chi for arthritis and
Tai Chi for balance. She is
available after class to answer
questions or can be reached by
phone (240-350-8820). Class
meets Wednesdays, Aug. 26Oct. 21 (no class Sept. 30), 2-3
p.m. Fee: $100. Register:
Clubhouse II.
NEW – Chair Yoga
with Robin, Mondays or
Wednesdays: Age well.
Prevent or diminish the chronic
degenerative disease processes
that frequently accompany
the aging process. Gentle yet
effective movements done while
sitting in a chair. Increase joint
mobility, balance, flexibility,
strength, tone, circulation of
blood and lymph, and improve
breathing. Optional standing
balance exercises included.
Relaxing and fun! Mindfulness
training introduced and
basic holistic lifestyle habits
discussed. Instructor Robin M.
Hartman, CHHC, RYT, PTA,
is licensed to perform physical
therapy in the state of Maryland.
She is also a certified holistic
health coach, registered yoga
teacher, and yoga therapist.
She will answer questions after
class or can be reached by
phone (240-350-8820). Class
meets Mondays, Aug. 17-Oct.
19, 2-3 p.m., or Wednesdays,
Aug. 26-Oct. 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
You pick your day! Fee: $100.
Register: Clubhouse II.
NEW – Move to the Beat,
Evenings: If you do not like
to exercise but know you have
to keep moving, this is the class
for you. If you are coming home
from work, this is a perfect way
to unwind. Stretch, dance and
move to familiar songs (singing
along is allowed). Nothing to
remember; just follow along.
However, you must keep
moving, at a pace comfortable
to you. Grab a friend and join
Gerry and your neighbors as
they “Move to the Beat.” For
more information, call Gerry
(301-438-7452). Class meets
Tuesdays, Aug. 18-Sept. 29 (no
class Sept. 22), 6:15-7 p.m. Fee:
$39. Register: Clubhouse II.
NEW – Tap with Gerry,
Evening: Have you always
wished you could tap dance?
Now you can! Join Gerry as
you “Tap Your Troubles Away”
and “Shuffle Off to Buffalo.”
Tap dancing is a fun way to
exercise. The first half of the
class is devoted to beginners
where they learn basic steps of
tap. The second half of class is
devoted to dancers who already
have a knowledge of tap. This
is a way for the “performers”
to add “tap” to their resume.
For more information, call
Gerry (301-438-7452). Class
meets Thursdays, Aug. 20Sept. 24, 5:15-7 p.m. Fee: $45.
Register: Clubhouse II.
Bicyclists Traffic Rules
Bicyclists are required to ride as near to the right
side of the pavement as practical. All vehicular
traffic regulations must be adhered to, i.e., stop,
yield signs, pedestrian right-of-way, etc. Then
designated arm/hand gestures are required when
making left, right turns and stops.
Activities & NOTICES
Clubs & Groups
Short Story Group: On
Aug. 19, Sumner Katz is leading
a discussion on “Gesturing” by
John Updike. We read—not
write!—short stories. The Short
Story Group meets at 11 a.m. on
the first and third Wednesday
of the month in Clubhouse I.
For information, call Sylvia
Stoff (301-438-9613).
Knitting Corner: Join us
the second and fourth Friday
at the Inter-Faith Chapel
from 10 a.m.-12 noon. Our
next meetings are Aug. 14 and
28. Bring your knitting and
enjoy the conversations. We
have patterns and yarn for
your project. Yarn donations
gratefully accepted. Call Joan
(240-833-2724) if you have any
questions.
Quilt Group: Come and
join our fun group as we work
on our individual projects. We
now include those interested
in all needlework and knitting.
We meet the second and fourth
Thursday in Clubhouse II’s
Multi-Purpose Room at 9:30
a.m. If you have any questions,
call Clydis Kellough (301-6422430). Our next meetings are
Aug. 13 and 27.
Stitching Group:
Needlepoint, cross-stitch, and
more. If you enjoy stitching or
would like to learn, we meet
in Clubhouse II (in the MultiPurpose Room) every first
and third Thursday from 10
a.m.-12 noon. Come and share
your finished work and enjoy
stitching with us while we learn
new skills together. Call Audrey
(301-598-4903).
Clipper Workshop:
Recruiting is underway
for members who can help
assemble clown hand puppets
for Holy Cross Hospital. They
are used in the pediatric and
emergency rooms. No special
skills are needed. Some sewing
skills are necessary. We need
a sewing machine stitcher.
Bring a bag lunch (we will eat
in the lunchroom). We meet
every first and third Monday
in Clubhouse II from 10 a.m.2 p.m., or any portion of the
time you can devote to making
a child smile. We are looking
for donations of cotton fabrics,
stuffing, thread and iron-on
facing. Contact Joan Mahoney
(240-833-2724) or Jane
Brinser (301-438-2599) for
further information.
Model Railroad Club: The
Rossmoor Model Railroad Club
is located in the basement of
Clubhouse II. We have three
operating displays — O, HO
and N gauge — totaling more
than 1000 sq. ft. of track.
Club members get together on
Mondays and Wednesdays,
from approximately 6-7:30
p.m., and on Thursdays from
approximately 2-4 p.m. We run
trains, work on scenery, track,
etc. Our monthly meeting is the
second Thursday of each month
at 4 p.m. in Clubhouse II. Call
Marilyn Chmielewski (301-4383259) for further information.
Amateur Radio Club:
Calling all hams! All resident
amateur radio operators
(hams) – or would be operators
– are invited to join in our
business meeting/lunch the
second Tuesday of each month.
We meet in the Stein Room or
Terrace Room in Clubhouse
I at 1 p.m. For information or
to learn more about amateur
radio, call Bryan West (301598-0137).
Stamp & Coin Club:
Are you a philatelist or a
numismatic? Come join the
Stamp and Coin Club. We meet
on the first Thursday of each
month at 3 p.m. in Clubhouse
I. Members discuss their
collections, including first day
covers, day of issue programs,
yearbooks, coins, medals and
more. Stamps are shared for
“Show-and-Tell” and we hold
an auction of members’ stamps.
In addition, a gift certificate
from Coins of the Realm in
Rockville is awarded as a door
prize at each meeting. All
residents and non-residents
are welcome to attend. Annual
dues are $5. If interested,
contact Mason Goldman (301598-6749).
Wood Workers Users
Group of Leisure World:
Leisure World residents
interested in woodworking
and woodcraft are offered the
opportunity to visit and join
the woodshop. Located on the
lower level of Clubhouse I,
the entrance to the woodshop
is off of Gleneagles Drive.
Well equipped with hand
and power tools needed to
work with wood, the shop is
open Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3
p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-noon. A
reasonable annual fee provides
access and membership to all.
An experienced monitor is on
duty when the shop is open
to assist members with their
work and provide instructions
on operating and using the
shop tools. Members are often
willing to repair and refinish
projects for Leisure World
residents at the cost of supplies.
For further information, call
the shop (301-598-1308) or
Charles Gaumont (1-603-6604758).
Hispanos de Leisure
World: This is to remind
residents who are Spanish
speakers that this club
continues to offer cultural
activities such as movies (every
month), bingo and other table
games on Fridays at 3 p.m.
in Clubhouse I, plus other
opportunities to meet and
socialize, such as the annual
“Fiesta de la Amistad” and
Christmas dinner. The annual
membership is $15 per person.
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The Market is HOT In LW!
Many buyers would like to live in this wonderful
community. This is a great time to sell. If you’re
thinking about selling, call me for a free consultation!
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Office: 301-681-0550
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If interested, please contact
President Jose Soto (240-3081262) or Vice President Carmen
Docal (301-438-6094).
“JustUs”: A Leisure World
resident advocacy organization,
“JustUs” researches, reports,
informs and advises residents
on Leisure World governance
issues and practices. Residents
are invited to attend our
regularly held informal “think
tank” discussion meetings
held each Friday at 2 p.m. in
Clubhouse I - Annapolis Room.
For further information email
([email protected]).
Vegetarian Society:
Check out the activities of the
Vegetarian Society of Leisure
Wills, Wealth Planning & Trusts
Phone: 301-518-0423
Email:
[email protected]
Housecall: No charge!
www.battersbylawoffice.com
Simple will:
$175/person; $330/couple
$80
Financial power of attorney $90
Living will/medical directive
Probate: flat fee or hourly, not
a percentage of estate.
Luann Battersby
Leisure World neighbor
3510 Chiswick Ct
Estate and tax planning.
I also assist clients in other
related matters when they need
my help.
World (VSLW) on our new
web site www.vslw.org or
at our regularly scheduled
meetings at 7 p.m. on the
third Wednesday of the month
in Clubhouse II. We also
have started a Google Group
discussion group, VSLW, that
you can join online or you can
sign up for the Google Group
with our secretary at one of our
monthly meetings. VSLW is
open to both vegetarians and
non-vegetarians interested in
learning about a healthier diet.
Centering Prayer: Join
our group of centering prayer
practitioners on Wednesdays at
3:30 p.m. at 3588 Gleneagles
Drive. Centering prayer is a
method of silent meditation,
where you rest in God, without
saying anything, just happy to be
in God’s presence. Our intention
is be aware of the presence of
God and to welcome the action
of God within us. Beginners
are welcome, as are people of
all faith traditions. For more
information, call Eileen (301438-0422).
Call for Open Prayers:
Share your intentions via
prayers. Join us:—Share and
receive inspirational goodies;
birthday blessings; and name
day remembrances (Saint
Rita, Saint Michael, etc.). Old
prayers, new prayers, original
prayers, traditional prayers—
all are welcome. We meet
Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. at the
Inter-Faith Chapel. Questions?
Call Deb (301-332-0361), Anna
(240-669-6546) or Miriam
(301-801-4499).
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301-438-3280
Monday Night Bingo: No
bingo Monday, Sept. 7, Labor
Day. The Kiwanis Club of
Leisure World invites residents
and their guests to play bingo in
Clubhouse I on Monday nights.
Play begins at 7 p.m. A $500
jackpot is available each week
as well as a 50-50 drawing and
14 cash prizes. All proceeds
benefit the service projects of
the Kiwanis Club and charities
within Montgomery County.
Come join the Kiwanis Club
in an evening of fun and
fellowship.
Chess Club: For all you
chess players out there, the
Chess club meets in Clubhouse
II on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays from 1-4 p.m.
Membership is free. Please
contact Club President Bernard
Ascher (301-598-8577) or
Activities Chairman Pat Leanza
(301-598-4569) for further
information.
Wanted! Mah Jongg
Players
• Looking for three or four
Leisure World women for Mah
Jongg game at home. Call Bea
(301-438-8420).
• Beginners wanted to learn
Maj Jong call 301-598-3438.
Bridge
• Tuesday and Friday
Duplicate Bridge games
are at 7 p.m. New players with
partners welcome. Have fun,
win masterpoints. Questions?
Call Nadyne (301-598-5677).
• The Wednesday Night
Chicago Bridge Group is
looking for new members. The
group meets every Wednesday
in Clubhouse I. Play begins
promptly at 6:45 p.m. Bring
a partner and be ready for a
few hours of friendly games.
Questions? Call Doug (301448-8708).
• Men’s Bridge seeks
players. We meet Mondays
and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.
in Clubhouse II. No partner
needed. Please, no beginners.
• Thursday Ladies Bridge
welcomes more card players.
If interested, call Trixie Lopes
(301-598-1945).
Poker
• A few openings available
at the Greens. Thursdays 7-10
p.m. No prior experience
necessary. If interested, call
Earl (301-438-2822) or Al
(301-598-7133).
• Men’s Poker are seeking
new members. Play is daily,
beginning around 9 a.m. in the
Game Room in Clubhouse II.
Players Wanted: We play
all variations of poker, with
or without wild cards. Come
by Clubhouse II Tuesday and
Thursday at 7:15 p.m. and
play until 10 p.m. Spend an
enjoyable night with a bunch of
good people. Call Andy (240558-4787).
Pinochle Players: If you
enjoy pinochle, please join us at
Clubhouse II Monday evenings,
6:30-8:30 p.m. Call us at (301775-7238 or 240-669-8720).
Scrabble: Have Scrabble
game; will travel to Clubhouse
II, Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. Call
Arlyne (301-438-7442) if you
are interested in playing.
Cribbage: We meet for
150 minutes of competitive
fellowship Thursdays at 9:30
a.m. in Clubhouse II. We have
cards and cribbage boards,
and would be pleased to teach
you the game. It is a mixture
of rummy and pinochle and is
pure fun (we do not even keep
score). For more information,
call George (301-598-9747) or
Bill (301-598-7270). We look
forward to seeing you.
Jigsaw Puzzle: We now
have a jigsaw puzzle table in the
Clubhouse II lobby. Please feel
free, at your leisure, to work on it.
Duckpin Bowling: Join us
for the Duckpin Mixed Bowling
League Mondays at 12:30 p.m.
at White Oak Bowling Lanes,
11207 New Hampshire Ave. We
need bowlers of all skill levels
and will welcome you into our
enthusiastic group. We carpool
regularly so non-drivers need
not stay away. Call Grace White
(301-438-7892), Bud Money
(301-949-1599) or Flora Wolf
(301-598-5807) to join as a
substitute or regular bowler.
Lawn Bowling: Join us
on the green and lawn bowl.
We meet every Tuesday and
Thursday, weather permitting,
at 4:30 p.m. We have the
equipment and will teach you.
For more information, call Pat
Patton (301-598-7461) or Lois
Reese (301-438-3108).
Tennis: Looking for tennis
players (USTA 3 to 3.5 level) to
play Doubles or Mixed Doubles
every Saturday and Sunday
morning at 9 a.m. Please call
Sam Verma (240-669-8504) if
interested.
Fitness And Exercise
Club (supporting all Leisure
World physical activities):
Membership is open to any
resident interested in attending
an existing activity or in
creating a new activity. No
membership fees. For more
information on club activities
or to join, e-mailing your name
to ([email protected]).
Health and Well-Being
Stroke Support Group:
You are not alone! The
Leisure World Chapter of the
Montgomery County Stroke
Association invites stroke
survivors and caregivers to
attend its monthly meetings
on the 4th Wednesday of each
month from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
in Clubhouse II. No registration
is needed and all are welcome.
For more information, call
Ruth Burgos-Sasscer (301-
598-2288) or Sally MacDonald
(301-598-0246).
AL-ANON Meeting: AlAnon (for family and friends
affected by alcoholism) meets
Fridays at 2 p.m. at Our
Lady of Grace Church Parish
Center (near Leisure World,
enter through the back door),
15661 Norbeck Blvd., Silver
Spring, MD 20906. For more
information, call Mary Ann
(301-598-0647).
Alcoholic Anonymous
(AA): Newcomers welcome.
(If outside LW, check in at
the main gate.) Meetings are:
Mondays at 12 noon (Step
Meeting) and Thursdays at 6
p.m. (Big Book) in Clubhouse
I. Any questions! Contact Don
(301-598-3176).
Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous (FA): FA meets
every Wednesday, 8:30-10
a.m., at the Overlook, 3100
NLW Blvd., in the party room.
For more information, call Bea
(301-438-3093).
Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Support: The Alzheimer’s
Support Group meets the first
and third Wednesday of each
month at 3 p.m. in the InterFaith Chapel library. For more
information, call Sunny (301438-2446).
Amputee Support Group:
Amputee Support Group meets
the third Wednesday of the
month the Kozi Café in Leisure
World Plaza. The meeting is
opened to any amputee. You
do not need to live in Leisure
World. Call Mab by Monday
prior to the third Wednesday in
order to help with reservation
space, 240-669-6436 (H)
or 301-980-9367 (C). Look
forward to seeing you there.
Free Blood Pressure
Testing: Free blood pressure
testing is available on the first
and third Tuesday of the month
from 9-11 a.m. in Clubhouse I.
Medicare Benefits
Counseling: Senior Health
Insurance Assistance Program
(SHIP), a Maryland/Montgomery
County agency, provides free
individual counseling to help
with your Medicare problems,
Medicare Part D, Medigap
choices and the many incoming
savings programs. Call (301-5902819) to make appointments,
fourth Tuesday of each month 10
a.m.-noon in Clubhouse I.
Notices
Lost and Found: The
FISH Office in Clubhouse II
serves as the community’s Lost
and Found. FISH has all sorts
of items: car keys, umbrellas,
books, jackets and lots of other
clothing. Each month, a member
goes through the items turned
in and discard the oldest ones.
Abandoned items are donated
to a church and those in poor
condition are thrown away.
Rossmoor Library:
Located in Clubhouse I right
off the main lobby, the library’s
hours are Monday 1 to 4 p.m.,
Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m.-4
p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Leisure World Post
Office: Located in the
Administration Building, our
U.S. Postal Service center
is open from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Monday-Friday. Stamps,
mailing boxes, certified and
insured mail services are
available. Payment is accepted
by check or cash only. The
post office cannot provide
Express or International
Business services due to local
restrictions.
Looking for Volunteer
Opportunities? I am starting
a group – not a club – of
Leisure World residents
who would like to help their
neighbors by volunteering.
Opportunities to be decided
later. (Not for nursing or CNA
care.) If interested in this idea,
email Rae at dadshome07@
gmail.com.
Amateur Guitar Player,
Leisure World resident, seeks
jamming; partners just for fun.
Any instruments. Folk, rock,
blues, jazz, etc. Call Richard
Lederman (301-598-1132).
Recycling Reminder
From the Sanitation Department
WE DO RECYCLE
CARDBOARD!
If you do not have a designated area in your building for
disposal of cardboard, put it out with your newspaper pick
up. Thank you!
Personal Care Services In The Comfort Of Your Home
Family Owned & Operated
Serving Montgomery County
• Household chores
• Medication reminding
• Daily living and
companionship
• Meal planning,
preparation and
monitoring of
eating habits
• Overseeing activities,
such as walking,
to minimize the
risk of accidents
• Shopping for groceries,
with or without client
• Bathing and
grooming and general
personal hygiene
• Help with planning
and making decisions
• Nursing services
and many more!
Call for a Free Consultation and Assessment  301.717.2212  www.bestseniorcare.us
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Residential & Commercial Real Estate ▪ Mortgage ▪ Title ▪ Insurance ▪ Property Management
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Have Joined Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.® – Come See Us!
Houses
PINE VALLEY – Located in THE REGENCY, it
has fabulous, soaring 10’ ceilings, stone fireplace,
open, airy and full of light. Owner’s suite has ensuite bath with soaking tub and separate shower,
2nd bedroom and bath plus powder room on 1st
floor, 2 bedrooms and a bath, plus a loft on the
2nd floor. Full wall of glass opens to rear deck and
stone patio. Attached two car garage. First class
and white glove.
$689,950
NOTTINGHAM – 2 bedroom, 2 bath rambler in
MUTUAL THIRTEEN has attached one-car garage
with full 2-car driveway, and an extra room! Bright
kitchen opens to pretty, fenced patio. Wood flooring
Living Room, Dining Room, Bedrooms, hall. Updated master bath.
$249,900
DARTMOUTH – 2 Bedroom, 2-1/2 bath townhouse in MUTUAL TWELVE has private front
patio plus balcony from living room with lovely,
green views.
$135,000
SHERWOOD – 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath semi-detached
rambler in MUTUAL THIRTEEN has attached twocar garage, polished oak parquet floors, and lots
of storage!
$269,000
BARSTOW – Three bedroom rambler in soughtafter Mutual 16 has two baths, a fireplace in the
living room, big Florida room, atrium patio, and
two-car garage. Located on a quiet cul-desac near the Norbeck Gate and Clubhouse II.
$369,000
Two Bedroom Apartments
F with Garage – Located in Turnberry III, you’ll
have more than 1,300 square feet of finished living
space PLUS an enclosed balcony. Freshly painted
and new wall to wall carpeting, gas fireplace in
Living Room, updated kitchen with granite counters,
both bedrooms have custom built-ins, updated
bathrooms.
$299,000
H – Fabulous views of the golf course and lake
from the Living Room and both Bedrooms.
This end unit also has windows in the Kitchen
and Dining Room! Located in Building 2 of The
Greens.
$154,900
EE w/Garage in VANTAGE POINT WEST has
two bedrooms, two full baths, great room, dining room, kitchen with granite countertops and
breakfast bar.
$290,000
ARBOR – 2 Bedroom, 1-1/2 bath 4th floor apartment in THE PINES. Elevator building. Living
Room-Dining Room, Kitchen with room for a small
table, laundry in the unit, all you need and for such a
great price.
$92,000
F – Two bedrooms, two baths in Building 1 of THE
GREENS. Pretty view from glass-enclosed balcony, which opens to private terrace area. Great
closet space!
$139,000
G w/garage – In Turnberry Courts III, 2 bedrooms
+ library, 2 baths, living room, dining room, table
space kitchen, lots of closets.
$285,000
EE – Two bedrooms, two baths in CREEKSIDE.
Center-placed kitchen opens to Great Room – perfect for entertaining, or just very comfortable living.
Lots of closets. Glass-enclosed sunroom. $199,000
F – Two good-sized bedrooms with en-suite baths,
table space kitchen & separate dining room, raised
terrace accessible from enclosed balcony – a seldom available plus! Easy access to rear door of
building 4 in THE GREENS II.
$142,900
CALVERT/CARLYLE – Two bedrooms in easy-living MONTGOMERY MUTUAL. Only three steps
to enter, then lovely, sweeping views from balcony.
Freshly painted, new wall to wall carpeting, ready to
move in.
$81,000
F – Fourth floor in FAIRWAYS SOUTH, remodeled
kitchen – cabinets, granite countertops, white appliances. Sliding glass doors from living room to
sunny enclosed balcony.
$149,900
J – In FAIRWAYS NORTH – Wow! What a renovation! Walls removed to create true open concept
living, granite and stainless steel kitchen, crown
mouldings, new wall to wall carpets, freshly painted,
enclosed balcony.
$179,000
Don’t You Deserve
Something New?
VILLA CORTESE V
call or e-mail
Maynard Turow
direct – 301-518-3834
e-mail – [email protected]
website – MaynardTurow.LNF.com
Free Notary Service Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
By Appointment for Residents! Please call Maynard Turow
at 301-518-3834 in advance for available times.
Give Our Agents A Try
Peg Beck: [email protected]
Eve Burger: [email protected]
Pamela Canova: [email protected]
Andrea Essex: [email protected]
Dan Harper: [email protected]
Eileen Kane: [email protected]
Kathleen Kane: [email protected]
Slavka Novakova: [email protected]
Michelle Lee-Mitchiner: [email protected]
Frances Silk: [email protected]
Maynard Turow: [email protected]
Dedication makes a difference!
G – In Building Two of THE GREENS – Two master
suites with private baths; enclosed balcony looks
at trees, meticulously maintained.
$159,000
One Bedroom Apartments
A – In VILLA CORTESE, Bldg. 2 – 3rd floor location
w/ powder room, great updates, enclosed balcony
table space kitchen.
$140,000
STAUNTON – The big one-bedroom efficiency in
MONTGOMERY MUTUAL. Keep open plan or close
bedroom off with floor-to-ceiling folding wall. Lovely
view from enclosed, glass patio.
$52,000
ARBOR – 4th Floor in THE PINES, this one bedroom and den, 1-1/2 bath apartment has all the
space you’ll need for such a great price!
$79,900
Rentals
LANDLORDS: Our quality of service will please
you. List with us and make your property work for
you! TENANTS: Rentals can be hard to find but we
work with you to get the job done. Call SLAVKA,
our rental specialist, at 240-506-2772 or email her
at [email protected].
HIGHLAND – 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath apartment in MUTUAL 19B. First floor unit with enclosed patio and
breakfast room, separate laundry room, pets accepted on a case-by-case basis for additional $50/
month.
$1,295 plus electric
EMERSON – 1 bedroom, 1 bath end unit with kitchen
window. Located in MUTUAL 6A, very close to Clubhouse 1. Rented furnished. Owner/agent
$1,325/month includes utilities
B – In VANTAGE POINT EAST. Two bedrooms –
each has its own bath. Updated kitchen, enclosed
balcony.
$1,595/month plus gas & electric
ELIZABETH – In MONTGOMERY MUTUAL. Two
bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths, pretty balcony.
$1,500/month includes all utilities
Come Join Us – Stop By
& Meet Our Manager
Chris Jeffries
We are always looking for real estate
agents − experienced or not.
To learn more call or email:
301-598-7500 / [email protected]
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Calendar of EVENTS
Monday, August 10
Clubhouse I
9:15 a.m. Stretch & Tone Class
1:00 p.m. Paintbrush & Knife Class
7:00 p.m. Bingo
Clubhouse II
9:00 a.m. Senior Sneakers Class
12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
Tuesday, August 11
Clubhouse I
9:30 a.m. LW Gardens Group
9:30 a.m. Art Class/Any Medium
11:30 a.m. Ladies Golf Lunch
1:00 p.m. Amateur Radio Club
1:00 p.m. Physical & Cultural
Geography Class
4:30 p.m. Lawn Bowling
7:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge
Clubhouse II
9:30 a.m. Beg/Adv Tai Chi
11:00 a.m. Water Exercise Class
11:00 a.m. Mild Exercise Class
12:30 p.m. Scrabble Group
1:00 p.m. Non-impact Water Exercise Class
1:30 p.m. Comedy & Humor
Wednesday, August 12
Clubhouse I
9:00 a.m. Gentle Yoga Class
9:00 a.m. Bocce Ball Group
9:30 a.m. Watercolor Beg to Adv Class
1:00 p.m. Oil/Acrylics Class
6:45 p.m. Chicago Bridge
Clubhouse II
10:00 a.m. Lions Club Program
11:00 a.m. Mild Exercise Class
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
1:00 p.m. Ping Pong Club
5:30 p.m. Aqua Fit Class
6:00 p.m. Senior Ballet Exercise Class
Thursday, August 13
Clubhouse I
9:00 a.m. CHWP School Supplies Drive
12:30 p.m. Ladies Bridge
1:00 p.m. Oils/Acrylics Class
5:45 p.m. Lawn Bowling
7:00 p.m. LW Democrats
Clubhouse II
9:00 a.m. Senior Sneakers Class
9:30 a.m. Beg/Adv Tai Chi Class
9:30 a.m. Quilters Group
11:00 a.m. Water Exercise Class
12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge
1:00 p.m. Non-impact Water Exercise Class
4:00 p.m. Model Train Club
4:00 p.m. Balance & Stability Class
7:00 p.m. Tennis Club Meeting
Friday, August 14
Clubhouse I
10:00 a.m. Book Club Network
1:30 p.m. Watercolor/Any Level
2:00 p.m. JustUs Group Meeting
3:00 p.m. Hispanos de LW
7:00 p.m. Friday Duplicate Bridge
Clubhouse II
9:30 a.m. Open Computer Lab
10:00 a.m. Chinese Club of LW
10:00 a.m. Book Club Network
1:00 p.m. Ping Pong Club
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
1:00 p.m. Friday Bridge Club
3:00 p.m. Yiddish Conversation
Saturday, August 15
Clubhouse I
10:00 a.m. Open Art Studio
Clubhouse II
9:15 a.m. JRLW Religious Service
7:00 p.m. Going It Alone Social
7:00 p.m. Baby Boomers Movie
Sunday, August 16
Clubhouse I
Have a Happy Day
Clubhouse II
2:00 p.m. Movie/“Days & Nights”
7:00 p.m. Baby Boomers Group
Monday, August 17
Clubhouse I
9:15 a.m. Stretch & Tone Class
1:00 p.m. Paintbrush & Knife Class
6:00 p.m. Lions Club Meeting
7:00 p.m. Bingo
7:00 p.m. Republican Club Meeting
Clubhouse II
9:00 a.m. Senior Sneakers Class
10:00 a.m. Clipper Workshop
12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
2:00 p.m. Chair Yoga Class
2:00 p.m. Video/Florence
4:00 p.m. Ba Duan Exercise Class
Tuesday, August 18
Clubhouse I
9:00 a.m. Blood Pressure Testing
9:30 a.m. Art Class/Any Medium
1:00 p.m. Physical & Cultural
Geography Class
4:30 p.m. Lawn Bowling
7:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge
Clubhouse II
9:30 a.m. Beg/Adv Tai Chi
11:00 a.m. Mild Exercise Class
11:00 a.m. Water Exercise Class
12:30 p.m. Scrabble Group
1:00 p.m. Non-impact Water Exercise Class
1:30 p.m. Comedy & Humor
6:15 p.m. Move to the Beat Class
Wednesday, August 19
Clubhouse I
9:00 a.m. Gentle Yoga Class
9:00 a.m. Bocce Ball
9:30 a.m. Watercolor Beg to Adv Class
11:00 a.m. Short Story Group
1:00 p.m. Oil/Acrylics Class
6:45 p.m. Chicago Bridge
Clubhouse II
11:00 a.m. Mild Exercise Class
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
1:00 p.m. Ping Pong Club
1:30 p.m. Stroke Support Group
1:30 p.m. Open Computer Lab
3:30 p.m. Chair Yoga Class
5:30 p.m. Aqua Fit Class
6:00 p.m. Senior Ballet Exercise Class
7:00 p.m. Vegetarian Society Meeting
Thursday, August 20
Clubhouse I
9:15 a.m. Stretch & Tone Class
11:00 a.m. Writers Workshop
12:30 p.m. Ladies Bridge
12:30 p.m. Ladies Golf Lunch
1:00 p.m. Oils/Acrylics Class
5:45 p.m. Lawn Bowling
Clubhouse II
9:00 a.m. Senior Sneakers Class
9:30 a.m. Beg/Adv Tai Chi
10:00 a.m. Stitchers Group
10:00 a.m. Mac Club Meeting
11:00 a.m. Water Exercise Class
12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge
1:00 p.m. Non-impact Water Exercise Class
4:00 p.m. Balance & Stability Class
5:15 p.m. Tap With Gerry
7:00 p.m. Sock Hop
Dial 301-598-1313
for recorded Daily Events
Meetings of the LWCC Board of Directors,
Executive Committee,
and Advisory Committees
Community Planning
August 10, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse I
History
August 17, 1:00 p.m., Clubhouse I
History
August 10, 1:00 p.m., Clubhouse I
Government Affairs
August 17, 2:30 p.m., Sullivan Room
Physical Properties
August 11, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse II
Energy
August 18, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse I
Budget & Finance
August 12, 1:00 p.m., Sullivan Room
Health
August 19, 2:00 p.m., Clubhouse I
Landscape
August 13, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse II
Leisure World News
August 20, 10:00 a.m., Clubhouse I
Security & Transportation
August 13, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse I
Budget Forum
August 20, 3:00 p.m., Clubhouse I
Golf & Greens
August 14, 9:00 a.m., Clubhouse I
History
August 24, 1:00 p.m., Clubhouse I
LWCC Executive Committee
August 14, 9:00 a.m., Sullivan Room
Leisure World Mutual Meetings
August 11
Mutual 16 Board
9:30 a.m., Sullivan Room
Mutual 19A Board
9:30 a.m., Clubhouse II
Mutual 7 Board
1:00 p.m., Sullivan
August 13
Mutual 12 Board
1:00 p.m., Sullivan Room
August 14
Mutual 6A Annual
4:00 p.m., Sullivan Room
August 18
Mutual 14 Board
9:30 a.m., Sullivan Room
Mutual 13 Board
12:00 p.m., Sullivan Room
August 19
Mutual 20B Board
9:00 a.m., Party Room 4
Mutual 5 Board
9:30 a.m., Sullivan Room
August 20
Mutual 15 Board
9:30 a.m., Sullivan Room
August 24
Montgomery Mutual Board
9:30 a.m., Clubhouse I
Mutual 23 Board
10:00 a.m., Party Room
Mutual 9 Board
10:30 a.m., Sullivan Room
Meeting times and locations subject to change.
Friday, August 21
Clubhouse I
9:30 a.m. Basic Drawing Class
12:15 p.m. Kiwanis of LW
1:30 p.m. Watercolor/Any Level
2:00 p.m. JustUs Group Meeting
3:00 p.m. Hispanos de LW
7:00 p.m. Friday Duplicate Bridge
Clubhouse II
10:00 a.m. Chinese Club of LW
10:30 a.m. Zumba Gold Class
1:00 p.m. Ping Pong Club
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
1:00 p.m. Friday Bridge Club
1:30 p.m. Open Computer Lab
3:00 p.m. Yiddish Conversation
7:00 p.m. G&S Production “The Gondoliers”
Saturday, August 22
Clubhouse I
10:00 a.m. AARP Smart Driver Course
10:00 a.m. Open Art Studio
Clubhouse II
9:15 a.m. JRLW Religious Services
7:00 p.m. Going It Alone Social and Bingo
7:00 p.m. LW Ballroom Dance
7:00 p.m. G&S Production “The
Gondoliers”
Sunday, August 23
Clubhouse I
Have a Happy Day
Clubhouse II
10:30 a.m. Jewish News & Events Group
2:00 p.m. G&S Production “The
Gondoliers”
7:00 p.m. Baby Boomer Club
Monday, August 24
Clubhouse I
9:15 a.m. Stretch & Tone Class
1:00 p.m. Paintbrush & Knife Class
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7:00 p.m. Bingo
Clubhouse II
9:00 a.m. Senior Sneakers Class
9:30 a.m. Open Computer Center
10:30 a.m. Zumba Gold Class
12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
2:00 p.m. Chair Yoga Class
4:00 p.m. Ba Duan Class
Tuesday, August 25
Clubhouse I
9:30 a.m. Art Class/Any Medium
1:00 p.m. Physical & Cultural Geography
4:30 p.m. Lawn Bowling
7:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge
Clubhouse II
9:30 a.m. Beg/Adv Tai Chi
11:00 a.m. Mild Exercise Class
11:00 a.m. Water Exercise Class
12:30 p.m. Scrabble Group
1:00 p.m. Non-impact Water Exercise Class
1:30 p.m. Comedy & Humor
6:15 p.m. Move to the Beat
Wednesday, August 26
Clubhouse I
9:00 a.m. Gentle Yoga Class
9:00 a.m. Bocce Ball
9:30 a.m. Watercolor Beg to Adv Class
11:00 a.m. Short Story Group
1:00 p.m. Oils/Acrylics Class
6:45 p.m. Chicago Bridge
Clubhouse II
11:00 a.m. Mild Exercise Class
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
1:00 p.m. Ping Pong Club
2:00 p.m. Chair Tai Chi
3:30 p.m. Chair Yoga Class
5:30 p.m. Aqua Fit Class
6:00 p.m. Senior Ballet Exercise Class
Thursday, August 27
Clubhouse I
9:15 a.m. Stretch & Tone Class
12:30 p.m. Ladies Bridge
12:30 p.m. Ladies Golf Lunch
1:00 p.m. Oils/Acrylics Class
5:45 p.m. Lawn Bowling
Clubhouse II
9:30 a.m. Beg/Adv Tai Chi Class
9:30 a.m. Quilters Group
11:00 a.m. Water Exercise Class
12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge Group
1:00 p.m. Non-impact Water Exercise Class
1:00 p.m. Movie/“The Good Lie”
4:00 p.m. Balance & Stability Class
5:15 p.m. Tap With Gerry
Friday, August 28
Clubhouse I
9:30 a.m. Basic Drawing Class
1:30 p.m. Watercolor/Any Level
2:00 p.m. JustUs Group Meeting
3:00 p.m. Hispanos de LW
7:00 p.m. Friday Duplicate Bridge
Clubhouse II
10:00 a.m. Chinese Club of LW
1:00 p.m. Ping Pong Club
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
1:00 p.m. Friday Bridge Club
3:00 p.m. Yiddish Conversation
Saturday, August 29
Clubhouse I
10:00 a.m. Open Art Studio
12:30 p.m. Men’s Golf/Member Guest
Clubhouse II
9:15 a.m. JRLW Religious Service
7:00 p.m. Going It Alone Social
7:00 p.m. Roy Orbison Tribute
Sunday, August 30
Clubhouse I
Have a Happy Day
Clubhouse II
2:00 p.m. Fireside Forum
7:00 p.m. Baby Boomers Club
Monday, August 31
Clubhouse I
9:15 a.m. Stretch & Tone Class
1:00 p.m. Paintbrush & Knife Class
7:00 p.m. Bingo
Clubhouse II
10:30 a.m. Zumba Gold Class
12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
2:00 p.m. Chair Yoga Class
4:00 p.m. Ba Duan Exercise Class
Tuesday, September 1
Clubhouse I
9:00 a.m. Blood Pressure Testing
9:30 a.m. Art Class/Any Medium
1:00 p.m. Physical & Cultural
Geography Class
4:30 p.m. Lawn Bowling
7:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge
Clubhouse II
9:30 a.m. Beg/Adv Tai Chi Class
11:00 a.m. Mild Exercise Class
11:00 a.m. Water Exercise Class
12:30 p.m. Scrabble Group
1:00 p.m. Non-impact Water Exercise Class
1:30 p.m. Comedy & Humor Club
Wednesday, September 2
Clubhouse I
9:00 a.m. Gentle Yoga Class
9:00 a.m. Bocce Ball Group
9:30 a.m. Watercolor Beg to Adv. Class
11:00 a.m. Short Story Group
12:30 p.m. LW Golf MISGA Lunch
12:30 p.m. Na’Amat USA
1:00 p.m. Oil/Acrylics Class
2:00 p.m. Book Club Network
6:45 p.m. Chicago Bridge
Clubhouse II
11:00 a.m. Mild Exercise Class
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
1:00 p.m. Ping Pong Club
1:30 p.m. Open Computer Lab
2:00 p.m. Chair Tai Chi
3:30 p.m. Chair Yoga Class
5:30 p.m. Aqua Fit Class
6:00 p.m. Senior Ballet Exercise Class
7:30 p.m. Fun & Fancy Theatre
Thursday, September 3
Clubhouse I
9:15 a.m. Stretch & Tone Class
11:00 a.m. Writers Workshop
11:30 p.m. Ladies Bridge
12:30 p.m. Ladies Golf Lunch
1:00 p.m. Oils/Acrylics Class
3:00 p.m. Stamp Club Meeting
5:45 p.m. Lawn Bowling
Clubhouse II
9:30 a.m. Beg/Adv Tai Chi Class
10:00 a.m. Stitches Group
11:00 a.m. Water Exercise Class
12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge
1:00 p.m. Non-impact Water Exercise Class
1:30 p.m. Gilbert & Sullivan Society
4:00 p.m. Balance & Stability Class
Friday, September 4
Clubhouse I
12:15 p.m. Kiwanis of LW
1:30 p.m. Watercolor/Any Level
2:00 p.m. JustUs Group
3:00 p.m. Hispanos de LW
7:00 p.m. Friday Duplicate Bridge
Clubhouse II
11:00 a.m. Ping Pong Club
1:00 p.m. Chess Club
1:00 p.m. Zumba Gold Class
1:00 p.m. Friday Bridge Club
3:00 p.m. Yiddish Conversation
Saturday, September 5
Clubhouse I
10:00 a.m. Open Art Studio
1:00 p.m. LW Men’s Golf Lunch
Clubhouse II
6:00 p.m. Lions Club Program
7:00 p.m. Going It Alone Social
Classifieds
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ESTATE SALES
ESTATES WANTED – KENSINGTON
Antique Village. We buy items or
estates for immediate cash. 35 years
experience. Call Georgina. 240-6459029.
CASH FOR ESTATES – Jewelry to
furniture, collections, accumulations.
Buy out- clean up. 301-520-0755.
ATTIC TO BASEMENT ESTATE
Cleanouts LLC - I provide honest and
confidential estate cleanouts with
reasonable rates. I assist executors,
family members and guardians with
a personal touch. I will save you time
and money providing fast and efficient
service. I work with local auction and
hauling companies. Please call or email
me to set up an appointment Janet Ray
301 384-3198 [email protected].
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ESTATES PURCHASED; whole
apartment contents, whole house
contents, storage lockers. Buy out/
clean up. Gary – 301-520-0755.
FOR SALE
2004 VOLVO XC70 WAGON. One
owner. Like new. MD inspected. Only
65,000 miles. Loaded w/sunroof,
leather, all power. $8,000. Cars
wanted. I will buy your car even if you
don’t buy mine. Dealing with Leisure
World for 38 years. Licensed and
bonded. Cash or cashier’s check for
your car, van or truck. I also detail cars.
Please call Marty Salins at Auto Plaza,
301-325-1973.
1999 NISSAN SENTRA, 4-wheel
drive GXE. Automatic, A/C, power
windows & locks. Only 62,700 miles.
MD inspected. $3999. Cars wanted. I
will buy your car even if you don’t buy
mine. Dealing with Leisure World for
38 years. Licensed and bonded. Cash
or cashier’s check for your car, van
or truck. I also detail cars. Please call
Marty Salins at Auto Plaza, 301-3251973.
2009 NISSAN CUBE. Silver, 5-speed
manual. MD inspected. Like new.
$7,000 Cars wanted. I will buy your
car even if you don’t buy mine. Dealing
with Leisure World for 38 years.
Licensed and bonded. Cash or cashier’s
check for your car, van or truck. I also
detail cars. Please call Marty Salins at
Auto Plaza, 301-325-1973.
2005 Mazda Tribute SUV, 140K miles.
MD inspected. Great condition for its
age. As Is $3500. Call Dina 301-9907727.
TWO BURIAL PLOTS at Judean
Memorial Gardens in the Ten
Commandments Garden, Section
15. Total cost $4000 – reduced from
cemetery price of $6000. If interested,
call 301-990-2569 Aug. 12 or after.
ROLLATOR RED WALKER, new,
still the box. $60. Please contact Tom
Anessi (240-833-8660). 3601 Edelmar
Terrace, 130B.
GREAT, REASONABLE ANTIQUES!
Much jewelry, art, glass, china, oriental
rugs, music boxes, lamps, dolls,
figurines. 301-598-1698.
OLNEY THEATRE discounted most
matinees! $30. Regularly $70. “Guy &
Dolls” Nov. 18. 301-598-1698. Toby’s
Dinner Theatre, “Ragtime” Oct. 11.
$46.45. Regularly $55. 301-438-0801.
­REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
A WISE CHOICE. Call me. Marilyn
Rubinstein of Weichert Realtors. Your
expert in this great community. Top
1% Nationwide. #1 Office Producer
with over 40 years of experience and
hundreds of sales right here. Call
me for a free market analysis. Please
call and we’ll talk. I make buying or
selling an enjoyable and successful
experience. Call Marilyn today – 301674-1288.
THINKING OF SELLING your home
or that of a relative? 2015 has been a
super year for Real Estate! Inventory
remains low. Days on the market
remain less than two months! Prices
are creeping up. Please call for specific
stats on your property. I have sold
more community properties in the
first seven months of 2015 than in
any other year over the same time
period. June and July were extremely
busy with 12 of my deals going to
settlement. I’ve loved living in our
community for over 10 years. Meet me
at the Plaza office or our satellite office
in the Leisure World Admin. Building.
I know all the floor plans and how to
price them! I love to list…especially
close to home! My color brochures,
multiple websites, staging techniques
and new visual property tours display
your home and community at its
best. My weekly reports detailing
web hits, showings, & competing
properties keep you updated. Call for
a free competitive market analysis.
References available. Sue Heyman,
Top 1% of Agents Nationwide, Senior
& Relo Specialist, 301-580-5556.
FOR RENT $1,850 OR SALE
$395,000 by Owner: 3532 Fitzhugh
Lane, 1,822 sf +/-. One of the most
well-appointed homes in Leisure
World. Modified “Chesapeake”
Floor Plan Duplex. Features include:
Enclosed Entry vestibule, Large Family
Room and Dining Areas, Crown
molding throughout house, Kitchen
updated, Solid surface countertops,
French Door Refrigerator, Enclosed
Florida Room with wet bar heat and
AC, 2 large bedrooms, 8 closets, 2
full baths, Washer and drier laundry
center, Study/den/office with skylight
and great window, 2 car garage with
16 feet of additional floor to ceiling
storage closets. Principals only. No
Realtors. $395,000, split transfer
and recordation taxes with buyer.
2% of sale price to Leisure World
for association membership. Go to
3532Fitzhugh.com for pictures and
additional information. Call 301-8546309 or contact MSAssociates@msn.
com for appointment.
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
LEISURE WORLD HIGH RISE, 2
master BR/2 master BA condo (“G”
floor plan, 1195 sf). Freshly painted,
new hardwood floor, eat-in kitchen,
sunny balcony, spacious rooms, high
ceiling, beautiful view, additional
storage room. $1,600. Garage
parking $50 per month if interested.
Available Aug. 15. 610-2134747 (corrected phone number),
[email protected].
NAPLES FL. 3 bedroom, beautifully
furnished house for rent Oct-Jan. Min
30 days. Private pool, 36 holes, dining.
Leisure World resident. 15 min to old
Naples, 15 to Marco. 301-460-5362.
RENT TO OR SWAP your Condo with
Rossmoor (Leisure World) Walnut
Creek, CA couple for a month or more
this summer or fall. Contact Bob
McGowan 415-360-5165 shorebird@
hotmail.com for particulars.
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
The Leisure World News will allow
only those advertisers who show proof
of certification to advertise that they
are “certified nursing assistants.”
LOVING HOME CARE – “Care you
can trust and afford.” Companionship,
hygiene care, meal preparation,
housekeeping, errands, appointments.
Loving, dependable caregivers for
FT/PT or Live-in. We offer a flat rate
for live-in care. Low rates, no deposit
required. Call 301-490-1146. www.
lovinghomecare.org.
ELDERLY CARE: Over 10 years
experience. Great reference. Available
for long days or nights. Can drive.
Leisure World resident. 240-461-2188.
“A” HOME HEALTH CARE for Senior
Citizens – Care you can trust and is
affordable. Reliable and qualified
aide and nursing staff available.
Companionship, personal care, meds,
housekeeping, shopping, driving. Full/
part-time or live-in. Flat rate for live-in
care. Call 240-533-6599.
ADVANCED NURSING & HOME
SUPPORT: Serving Leisure World
residents for over 20 years! All care
providers are licensed, bonded and
insured and have clear criminal
background checks. Call today for your
complimentary in-home assessment.
240-430-1500.
REALIABLE AND CARING nursing
assistant with good reference available
for work and can drive. Please call
Rebecca @240-701-8169.
DEDICATED CARGIVER for over
20 years with hospice experience.
Excellent references will be provided.
Looking for hourly, day or night. CNA,
CPR. 301-980-9398.
EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER Trustworthy, caring and reliable male
caregiver looking for 24/7 private duty
work with elderly. Experienced with
stroke, Alzheimer’s and dementia
patients. Has clean driving record and
reliable car. Excellent reference from
local family. Contact Albert at 973704-0228/[email protected]. For
reference contact Kathy at 301-5805335.
PROVIDING QUALITY AND
AFFORDABLE CARE: Personal
care, companionship, nursing care,
housekeeping, shopping. Live-in and
live-out, full/part-time. Licensed,
insured and bonded. Call for free
consultation: 301-326-8511.
GNA/CNA. 9 years experience.
Dependable care with love, respect and
dignity to all. Services are: personal
care, companionship, assisting with
ADLs, laundry, light housekeeping and
meals. Call Grace, 301-256-2880.
ROCK OF AGES Healthcare Services
has well-trained, experienced,
respectful and trustworthy caregivers.
We conduct background checks and
offer very reasonable rates. Call 301257-2314 for a free home assessment
and details.
CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE provided
by a person with nursing skills.
Dependable, dedicated, caring and
honest. 20 years experience. Care
for elderly and all ages. Will provide
excellent references. Available for work
immediately! If interest, please call
Sheba at 301-593-3129 0r 240-4415109.
CERTIFIED CAREGIVER, over 10
years experience. Enjoy what I do
& am passionate about my job and
my clients. Reliable & Prompt. Have
my own vehicle to drive clients to
appointments, errands or just to get a
breath of fresh air. Can cook. Do light
cleaning. Assist with dressing, bathing
& exercise. Listen & learn each client’s
needs and preferences. What’s Great…
I’m Affordable!! Looking forward to
hearing from you soon. 240-640-7587.
EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY CARE.
GNA, certified nursing assistant. Light
housekeeping, medication reminder,
companionship, run errands. Call
Christine, 240-330-3058/240-4215664.
SEEKING ELDERLY CARE. CNA, 16
years experience. Honest, reliable and
hardworking. Character references
available. Available day/night. Contact
Abie, 240-551-3354.
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT.
Five years of experience. References
available. Responsible, patient,
reliable female caregiver. Brittany
240-533-2660.
CNA, CPR & First Aid certified. 25
years experience. Can do errands,
grocery shopping, appts., etc. Own
transportation. Live near LW. Very
good LW ref. Available any time.
Please call 240-277-2452.
CERTIFIED CNA with 9 yrs. working
experience looking for full/part-time
patient/elderly care. Will take care
of all needs. Have car. Great LW
references. Please call Louis 240-4268929.
ELDERLY CARE. Over 10 years
experience. Great reference. Available
for day or night. Call 240-481-7877.
LICENSED CAREGIVER/bond
insured. Private drive for only seniors.
Experienced & good references. Own
reliable car (Nissan 2014). Errands,
doctor appointments, airport, grocery,
hair salon drop off to a family home,
meeting place, restaurant, etc.
Florence, 202-422-9280.
NURSING ASSISTANT, caregiver/
companionship. I have cared for
elderly ladies for 22 years. Am a hard
worker, good person and I smile. I can
do almost everything. You won’t be
sorry. Thank you. My number is 301646-8859. Christine.
I AM A LOVING, caring person. Have
worked in Leisure World for 7 years. I
am looking for a part-time job, three
days/week. LW reference. Please call
Alice, 240-839-0087.
GENERAL SERVICES
ALTERATIONS - 28 years experience
in Leisure World! Men’s & woman’s
garments picked up and dropped off
at your convenience. Very competitive
prices. Call Mimi, 301-990-6468.
KITCHEN AND BATHROOM
Remodeling – Cabinet and countertop
replacement, and bathtub to accessible
shower conversions. Please call Joe
at JML Remodeling. 301-598-8400.
Serving Leisure World since 1988.
MHIC# 36674. Thank you.
HOUSE CLEANING – PROUDLY
serving the Leisure World community.
Quality service at affordable rates,
weekly, bi-weekly, monthly intervals
available. Please call CC & Son for free
estimate. 301-253-0544.
HOUSECLEANING – Sara (240-4772104) will thoroughly clean your home
for a fair price; all supplies included. I
am one of Sara’s satisfied customers.
Call me, Jackie (301-598-3711), for
references.
ALICIA’S CLEANING Services – Good
references. Good rate. Once a week or
every two weeks. 240-286-3807.
R & G CLEANING SERVICES – Small,
family-owned business catering to you
and your household needs. Friendly,
reliable and trustworthy with many
years of experience. Reasonable
rates and flexible hours. Licensed
and insured. Help with household
organization. Free estimate with
appointment. Call 301-442-5032.
ROSEBELLE CLEANING SERVICES.
We offer excellent cleaning services
at a reasonable price. We have over
seven years cleaning experience. Good
references. Once a week, bi-weekly or
monthly. Call 240-547-7840.
JESSICA ZAMORA CLEANING
SERVICE, 17 years of experience
providing services around the
area and your neighborhood. Free
estimates, good references and bond
insurance. Please call and leave a
message 240-535-9267 or email me
at [email protected].
(7.17-12.4)
DRAPERY CLEANING – Sheers
only. Take down – rehanging/no
charge. Free pickup and delivery. Free
estimate. Call Barbara, 301-384-4390.
COMPUTER SERVICES – Problems
with your PC or Network? Computer
Systems Engineer will come to you
with help. Home, Business. Call David
G. 301-642-4526.
COMPUTER LESSONS /
SERVICES - Need help with
your computer? Training, new
computer setup, troubleshooting,
installation. Lessons at your residence
at your convenience. Teach basic
computer, email, surfing the web,
digital photos, tablets, smartphones,
smart TVs, and more. Patient trainer
will sit by your side and teach you
in plain English - no technical talk!
Shopping assistance for all electronic &
computer items. Senior specialist since
1996. Senior discount. Call David at
301-762-2570. ComputerTutor
PC REPAIR/ELECTRONICS Installer
- $50/hour, 1-hour minimum.
Clean up viruses, spyware, diagnose
hardware problems, install PC’s/
printers, set up secure wireless laptop/
PC connections. Son of a Leisure
World resident. Gary, 301-339-3544.
A+ COMPUTER SERVICES. Free inhouse diagnostic of your computer,
Printer, or basic set-ups. A+ certified,
virus removal, back up, and retrieve
important data, photos, and music.
Also will teach lessons on Microsoft
Office and basic computer skills at your
home. Alex Nowrouzi, (301-312-2277). I reside in Leisure World.
SMALLS & SMALLS MOVERS, LLC
– We conduct every move with care –
all your items are treated with utmost
respect – small or large – prices to
match the items. Insured notary. 240286-5854, [email protected].
NOBODY CAN BEAT MY PRICES!
– Carpet stretching. Can help you get
your home ready for sale. Ten plus
years working in LW. Good references.
Save on painting and general home
improvements. Small jobs welcome.
Call now! Jesse Morales, 301-7475054)
OUR DOGS ARE AGEING TOO! They
require regular baths, ear cleaning,
nail trimming and annual vet care
including immunizations. I can make
grooming/vet appointments and
transport them for you. Pet sitting
during short hospital stays, vacations,
or as needed. Do you want reliable
door-to-door wheelchair accessible
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transportation for appointments,
dialysis, grocery shopping, to the
airport, etc.? I am a semi-retired Dr.,
Leisure World resident and dog lover.
Bonded, insured, reasonable rates and
outstanding Leisure World references.
Call Dahlstrom Senior Support
Services, Assistance with Senior Care
and the care of Senior’s Pets, 410-4999362.
HANDYMAN! LOCAL RESIDENT
needs odd jobs, home improvement
work. Free estimates, reasonable rates.
Call Leo 240-426-6926 or Kevin,
1-240-305-0708.
DRIVER/TRANSPORTATION.
Shopping. Doctors’ appts. Call Mike
(240-669-6231).
LOCKSMITH. Anti-theft lock & alarm
knobs, deadbolts repaired, replaced,
installed. Keys made for vintage
furniture; keys cut by code. 10%
discount LW residents. MD Locksmith
Lic. #219. 301-871-1859. Emergency
auto lockout, 240-671-9433 – 24/7.
TINTZZONE LLC. “Thermal window
insulation for year round comfort and
energy conservation.” We install and
remove window film. Commercial and
residential. For free estimate contact:
work – 240-833-2833; cell – 240-5072199; fax – 240-833-2834; email –
[email protected]
CLASS AUTO DETAILING. When
Class Auto Detailing comes to you,
your car is treated with care and a
gentle hand wash. Depending on your
needs, I offer many detailing services.
Exterior wash $30; wash & clean
interior $50; and wash & wax $100.
Available seven days a week to fit your
schedule. Wayne Randolph 240-8838140.
PERSONAL SERVICES
PRESERVE YOUR FAMILY
MEMORIES! Don’t let your precious
photos be forgotten or fade over
time. I’ll transfer your photos, slides,
and mementos to a CD so they can be
easily shared with friends and family. Once they’re scanned, I can bring your
photos to life in a memorable DVD
slideshow that will make a creative and
unique gift for any occasion. Call Kim
at Virtual Computer Services, 301-4383140.
INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES by
Carl. 30 years experience. Let your
home become your dream home
for life! Call Carl for a free in-home
consultation. (A Leisure World
Resident.) 443-812-1628.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZING
Downsizing or need help with
Clutter Control? For professional
organizing services contact Sandy
@ 202.486.8901 or sandy@
sandymaynard.com. I specialize in
offices, but organize closets, kitchens,
garages and more.
SINGLE AND LOOKING FOR
LOVE? Veteran matchmaker offers
professional men, ages 55-70,
complimentary memberships to meet
desirable female clients. Call Leora
Hoffman at 301-537-5266. www.
leorahoffman.com.
MOBILEMANI. Bringing Manicure
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and pedicure straight to your door.
Having trouble getting out? I’ll come
to you. Call 301-804-7930 or email
[email protected]. Licensed
in MD and VA.
PETSITTER, who loves animals
and has 10 years of experience, is
available for housesitting, mid-day or
evening walks, cat visits, birds or small
animals. Veterinarian trained to give
insulin shots and available weekends,
vacations, or business trips. Current
Leisure World references. Insured &
Bonded. Call Eileen at 301-442-3989
or 240-558-4348.
AVALON SALON & NAIL SPA, 3846
International Drive, Silver Spring,
MD 20906 (Leisure World Shopping
Center) - (301) 598-5780; (301) 5982000. 20% off Hair Services, 10% off
Nail Services, Monday & Tuesday. New
Customers Only!
HELP WANTED
VAN DRIVER, PART TIME, needed
for Winter Growth Adult Day Center,
Olney. Morning and afternoon hours
available to transport older adults. $11$12/hour. Ideal job in retirement and
to give back to the community. EOE
Please contact humanresources@
wintergrowthinc.org.
CLIENT CARE SPECIALIST: Home
Instead Senior Care in Silver Spring
is seeking a full-time Client Care
Specialist. This individual meets with
seniors and their families to explain
our services and performs a nonmedical intake process. Additionally,
this position visits clients in their
homes regularly to ensure services
are going smoothly. Individual must
be friendly and have a team player
attitude. Healthcare experience
preferred. Send cover letter, resume,
salary history/requirements to
(pattym@caregivingforseniors.
com). No phone calls please.
RECRUITING COORDINATOR:
Do you have a heart for seniors? Are
you a high-energy person? Do you
love being around people? Are you
an out-of-the-box thinker? Do you
enjoy having a lot of initiative in your
job? Then we may have the perfect job
for you! Home Instead Senior Care, a
Silver Spring-based home care agency,
is looking for a part-time Recruiting
Coordinator. The position is tasked
with developing and implementing
ideas that will specifically encourage
caregivers to join our company. Work
five-hour days, four days/week. Hours
flexible as long as hours are between
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Send cover letter, salary
history, and salary requirements to
([email protected]). No
phone calls please.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PART-TIME Math
Teacher Wanted. St. John’s Episcopal
School, Olney, is seeking a part-time,
10-month Upper School math teacher
for the 2015-2016 school year. This
position is needed for one, ten student,
7th grade pre-algebra class, meeting
five times weekly, Monday - Friday,
for a 45-minute class period, 10:5011:35. School begins Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Teaching experience preferred. For
more information, please call 301 7746804 and ask for Sharon Rippen or
Tom Stevens.
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
in Olney, MD is seeking middle
school coaches for the 2015-2016
school year for boy’s and girl’s
basketball. The ideal candidate
should possess strong organizational
and communication skills. Prior
coaching or playing experience is
required. Practices are two days per
week from 3:15-4:30. Interested
candidates should submit a resume
and cover letter with references to:
Kim Hutcherson, Athletic Director,
St. John’s Episcopal School, 3427
Olney Laytonsville Rd., Olney, MD 20832; [email protected],
301-774-6804 x196, 301-774-2375
fax.
VOLUNTEER WITH
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE!
Representative Payee helps lowincome persons with disabilities
manage their finances. Each
volunteer is matched with a client
who needs help with budgeting,
paying routine bills and keeping
track of financial matters. Interested
volunteers should contact Emily
at (301-424-0656, ext. 541) or
([email protected]).
MUSEUM GUIDES – at the
Montgomery County Historical
Society. Work two weekday afternoons
or one weekend afternoon per month
from noon to 4 p.m. Receive onthe-job training on local history and
museum interpretation. Also receive
special admission to programs and a
20% discount in the Museum Shop.
Contact Amada Elliott, Education &
Outreach Coordinator, (301-340-6534)
or ([email protected]).
MEALS ON WHEELS is looking for
caring and dedicated volunteers to
deliver meals to homebound and
disabled individuals in the Leisure
World area. Service area includes:
Leisure World, Olney, Wheaton, Sandy
Spring. Please contact Emily Trotter @
443-573-0925 [email protected], or
Amanda Fanning (410-730-9476) or
([email protected]).
MEALS ON WHEELS (MOW), which
runs out of the Inter-Faith Chapel
site, needs more volunteers to deliver
meals. If you have or know someone
who has one and a half to two hours
every other week or one time a month
and might be interested in serving in
this capacity, please contact (410-7309476).
THE SENIOR CONNECTION needs
volunteers who live in the 20906 zip
code area to drive seniors to medical
appointments and help with grocery
shopping. Schedules are flexible and
just 2-3 hours a month can make
a difference! Training and liability
coverage are provided. Call (301942-1049) or contact (volunteer@
seniorconnectionmc.org) to learn
more.
KOSHER MEALS ON WHEELS,
sponsored by JSSA, needs volunteers
to deliver nutritious meals to
homebound seniors. Volunteers
will pick meals up at the Hebrew
Academy in Rockville and deliver them
to seniors in Montgomery County.
Schedule is flexible. Call Diane HaysEarp at JSSA, (301-816-2639).
HELP A CHILD! In just 1-2 hours
a week you can make a difference
in a child’s life. Volunteers provide
friendship and encouragement,
help with reading, offer homework
assistance, and engage in crafts
and cultural activities at schools
near Leisure World. For more
information, contact Interages at
(301-949-3551) or (interages@
AccessJCA.org).
NOTICES
LOST – GRAY WALLET. Thursday,
July 16 between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.,
Clubhouse II. Reward offered. Prefer
text or call 301-598-4264.
KEEPING SENIORS SAFE- KSS.
Morton A, Davis, coordinator and
resident of Leisure World is available
to discuss theft prevention, driving
and shopping habits, frauds, home
safety inspection and property crimes
to any organization. The program is
part of the Montgomery County Police
Department Volunteer Resource
Section. Morton can be reached at
(301-318-0681) or (mortonadavis@
comcast.net).
WANTED
SHARED HOUSING WANTED for
current LW resident. Clean, quiet,
cheerful & healthy 62-year old
female (no smoking, drugs, alcohol,
etc.) looking for room with kitchen
privileges. Employed, but flexible
regarding rental agreement – can
pay cash and/or exchange services
(cleaning, cooking, transportation).
Call Bee at 301-910-6987.
LOOKING FOR A MAN who would
come over for 2 hours twice a week in
the morning to bring a disables man to
the swimming pool. $15 per hour. 240605-9821.
FAST CASH FOR USED CARS - Big
dollars paid for your used car! Over
40 years experience serving Leisure
World. Leave message 24 hours. I will
come to you. Cash or cashiers check at
your request. I can also help with your
new car purchase, any make or model!
Md. Dealer #U2927. Call Marty Salins,
301-325-1973.
WILL BUY MILITARY, WW2,
WW1, Civil War, memorabilia items.
Uniforms, Weapons, Helmets, Photos,
Medals, or any other items associated
with US, German, Japanese or other
military history. Call Dave 240-4640958 or email [email protected].
WANTED: FIREARM
COLLECTIONS, one piece or one
hundred, licensed local dealer will
come to you. Contact Richard Thornley
at 301-253-0425.
BUYING JEWELRY, WATCHES.
Cash paid for silver, gold, old coin,
pens, quality wristwatches, pocket
watches, military items, antiques, art,
collections. Please call Tom, 240-4763441.
HOUSING UNLIMITED, INC is a
non-profit organization that provides
housing for people in mental health
recovery. We accept furniture and
housewares that are in good condition
to furnish our homes. We do pick
up. The Housing Unlimited office is
301-592-9314. Thank you.
Why did all of these people move to Riderwood?
For worry-free living in a great location!
Your neighbors are making the move to Riderwood in Silver Spring. At Riderwood, you’ll
live the independent life you’re used to, but with added benefits like 24-hour security and
on-site health care.
When you’re free from the hassles of maintenance, you’ll be able to spend more time
enjoying the things you love. Meet friendly new people as you pursue opportunities for
travel, fitness, education, and more—all while enjoying peace of mind should your health
needs change.
See why your friends and
neighbors are choosing
retirement living at Riderwood.
Call 1-800-615-3940 to
request your free brochure.
3140 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Pictured from top left to bottom right: Betty Inabinett, Bob and Lyn Doyle,
Blanka Kucera, Florence Dick, Vincent Leahy, Gloria Smale,
Margretta and James Kennedy, and Nancy Allison.
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