November/December 2014 Volume 21 Number 9

A NEWSPAPER FOR ASBURY METHODIST VILLAGE Residents, Associates, Families & Friends www.asburymethodistvillage.org Why Were Two Asbury Seniors “Hacking” In Nashville?

By Jan Garman, Diamond cial data! irst came the phone call informing this Eric explained that the Hackfest brought writer that her husband, Hal Garman, had together teams--primarily consisting of graduate been selected to receive Leading Age’s students and young professionals-- to come up F with new and innovative services for older adults Hobart Jackson Cultural Diversity Award for his work in founding and coordinating the Gaithers- using technology. As members of the “Council of burg Beloved Community Initiative (GBCI). Lead- Elders” our job would be to advise teams on the ing Age, a not-for-profit association of over 6,000 feasibility of their projects from the perspective organizations who provide services for older of the user. Thus we were thrust into an excit- adults, planned to present the award at its annual ing and intense two-day experience. The stakes meeting in Nashville, Tennessee on October 20. were high as the prize for the winning team was Next came the phone call from Eric Anderson, $5,000 and the runners-up each won $2,000. The Director of Communications for Asbury Com- technology savvy of our team members positive- munities, asking the two of us to participate in ly made our heads spin! Not only that, but these a “Hackfest” which preceded the official confer- youthful “hackers” were genuinely interested in ence beginning on October 17. Before I commit- older adults and took their task very seriously. ted the two of us on the spot (Hal did not yet We soon came to appreciate that Hackfest know about his award), let me hasten to add that shared two characteristics of the Gaithersburg LeadingAge Chair David Gehm and Lead- I did ascertain from Eric that he was not asking ingAge Nominations & Awards Committee us to “hack” into computer systems to steal finan- Continued on page 19 Chair Audrey Weiner flank Hal Garman. Hey, Gang, Let’s Put on Another Show!

By Phyllis W. Zeno, Wallace February and March, then more fre- t’s showtime, gang! And we’re quently as we get closer to show- ready to go into rehearsal for time. another original hit show by What’s the show about? You! And I all the funny things that happen on Wallace resident Phyllis W. Zeno... Village Life II: The Musical! And Continued on page 2 we’re adding an extra performance in 2015... Friday and Saturday eve- ning, May 1 and 2 and Photo: John Villforth Sunday afternoon, May 3. Can you Sing? Can you Dance? Of course not! That’s what they all Solar Serendipity said last year until they got up there on Rosbor- By Al Tholen, Park View minutes, before the Sun set below ough’s stage and found ou may have seen the pho- the horizon. they could do both, and tos that John Villforth post- What John observed beside the what fun they had doing ed in the elevators showing eclipse was unexpected. He enlarged it! Y the Sun’s image in his computer and the partial eclipse of the sun around Come to the Cast Call 6:00 PM on October 23rd. Most the eclipse was not the only pattern in Hefner Auditorium, observers in the DC area missed the on the Sun. There was an entirely Thursday, January 15 at eclipse because of the cloud cover, unexpected giant sunspot. Joanne 10 a.m. (You notice we but John went to the Park View 7th was tracking this event on a web didn’t say “Audition!” floor hall windows and was able site on her computer and sending You come...you’re in!) to photograph the event for a few Rehearsals will be Thurs- Continued on page 19 day mornings through Letter to the Editor VILLAGE I’ve just started reading October’s Village Life and much to my chagrin LIFE I see on page 2 that Mac McCullough Asbury Methodist Village has been credited with my photo- 201 Russell Avenue graph taken at the ice cream social Gaithersburg, MD 20877 [email protected] welcoming new residents. I am General information: 301-330-3000 attaching my photograph to back Website: www.asburymethodistvillage.org up my claim. —Betty Smith Village Life brought to you in part by

I apologize and am happy to reprint the photo here WITH the proper credit! —The Editor Editor Linda Williams Aber Director of Communications 301-216-4106 [email protected] Photo: Betty Smith Resident Editors Anne Porter, Mund Marilyn Gaut, Trott Mac McCullough, Diamond Calendar Events Coming Up in DECEMBER Mercer Cross, Wallace Joan Dunlop, Edwards-Fisher By Jean Hubbell, Villas ough Community Rooms Chapel at ll:00 a.m. both with Fr. Val Al Tholen, Park View Calendars can fill up in a hurry. Saturday, Dec. 13—2 p.m.in the Keveny Maria E. Roberts, Courtyard Homes Rosborough Theatre, Encore Cho- Three more dates on calendars Bill Brown, Villas For many it means traveling to Theresa Porter, Kindley out-of-town locations to observe rale Christmas Concert are December 15 when Hanukkuh Christmas but for those on campus, Monday, Dec. 15—2 p.m. in the begins at sunset and on December Resident Staff especially in the earlier part of the Rosborough Theatre, Showstoppers 26, the first day of Kwanza, and final- Courtyard Homes: Peter Cascio month, there are many opportuni- Tuesday, Dec. 23 --1:30 p.m. in the ly December 31, New Year’s Eve. Any Diamond: Mac McCullough, ties to share in the joy of the season. Rosborough Theatre, Dale Allen Jar- celebrations on campus planned for Jan Garman and Hal Garman It pays to keep an eye on the bulle- rett Christmas concert these dates are not known at this Edwards-Fisher: Joan Dunlop, tin boards. Some already publicized Wednesday, December 24 - Christ- time. There will undoubtedly be dif- Dorothy Harris, Luella LeVee, events are: mas Eve services 10:30 a.m. at Kind- ferent building community gather- Trudy Meissner and happy holidays to dear Betty Goen! Friday, Dec. 5—7:30 p.m. in the ley AL lst floor living room and 2:00 ings and off-campus events planned Rosborough Theatre, St. Cecelia p.m. at WHCC downstairs Social by the Asbury Travel Club during Mund: Gil Snyder, Jack Brinley, and Bob Tedesco Youth Orchestra Hall, both officiated by Rev. Dr. the month so be sure to watch the Wednesday, Dec. 10 - Elves’ Day at Gerry Green and 7:00 p.m. in the bulletin boards and be prepared Park View: Duane McKenna, Guild Memorial Chapel with Rev. to observe and celebrate this great Anita Taylor and John Eberhard and which the packing of the Christmas Tom McIlrath gift bags for residents in Kindley Anne Ellestad. season. Is there a let-down when Trott: Bettie Donley, Copy Editor; AL and Wilson HCC will take place December 25 - Catholic masses December is over? Look forward to will take place at WHCC Social Hall Chinese New Year.... Jeanne North, Hal Gaut, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Rosbor- Joan Brubaker, Becky Ratliff, at 9 a.m. and in the Guild Memorial Jack Hutchings, and Dr. Bob Hartman Villas: Carol Dennis, Dan Muller, Jean Hubbell, Marolyn Hatch, SHOW and Bill Brown. Continued from page 1 Wallace: Keith Steele and Phyllis W. Zeno Campus at Asbury. Have you noticed Design/Layout: that Prunes are often absent from Mina Rempe @ Electronic Ink A Special Holiday Gift the Salad Bar? Join the “Missing Printing: A gift from the heart! Don’t know what to get your friends or loved Prune Beguine!” Chesapeake Publishing Corp.. ones for the holidays? Asbury Home Services “Gift Certificates” are the And who’s sitting over there in perfect gift. The certificates can be used for any Asbury Home Care Paris planning “the meals we’ll eat Service ranging from concierge services, such as transportation to a next? The Sodexo Execs!” Some- specific event, theater or lunch trip, companion service, accompani- thing to sing about! ment to a medical appointment or personal care. Home services are Is your Campus Garden a “bloom- often the little helping hand that makes a huge difference in some- ing mess”? Sing about it in, “Oh, one’s life. For more information, contact Asbury Home Services on How I Love My Asbury Garden.” campus at 301-216-4275. Who’s keeping you slim and trim? We wish you a happy and joyous holiday season! Let’s hear it for “James and Marcus in the Gym!” GIFT CERTIFICATE We’ll be looking for you in Hefner, “The mission of Village Life is Thursday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. to provide timely, interesting and Presented to: ______entertaining news about the lives, concerns and activities of the peo- In the amount of: ______Hey, Gang, Let’s Put On ple who reside, work and volunteer Another Hit Show! at Asbury Methodist Village.” From: ______Village Life is published by For HCBS Services Village Life II: The Musical. Asbury Methodist Village Communications Department

2 November/December 2014 Village Life Holy Cross Health Partners at Asbury Methodist Village A Conversation with Annice Cody, President Holy Cross Health Network and Calvin Robinson — Vice President Operations, Holy Cross Health Network Question: What kind of health Holy Cross Germantown Hospi- health center? facility is opening at Asbury tal, just eight minutes away from Methodist? Asbury Methodist Village. Annice: In the new health cen- Annice Cody: Holy Cross Health Also, Holy Cross Health has a ter we are utilizing a care team is opening a primary care health number of community-based ser- approach to patient services. On center at Asbury Methodist Village It also allows us to develop bet- vices focused on senior wellbe- site will be a terrific, highly quali- in January, 2015. The health center ter methods of coordinating care ing. Medical adult day care, private fied physician with a specialty in will be called Holy Cross Health more effectively with other servic- duty home care and an enormous geriatric medicine. The physician Partners and will provide easily es available on campus. That leads array of community-based services we have selected has already met accessible, high quality primary to better health outcomes for the and programs including Senior Fit, some of the residents and the lead- care services to residents right residents of the community. chronic disease self-management ership of the organization. We are where they live. Hours of opera- programs, memory academy and very excited to have her as our tion will be Monday - Friday from Calvin: Not only will medical falls prevention. We’ve designed physician at this new center and 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Although care be convenient, but so will the these programs to keep seniors she is excited to be a part of this we will be operating during regu- support services. We’ll provide lab safe while improving their health new venture. lar business hours, we will have services, EKG services and speci- and well-being in a community- Calvin: We also plan to supple- 24-hour on-call coverage so resi- mens or blood samples that need based setting. ment the primary physician with dents will be able to access a pro- testing will be sent to a Holy Cross either a nurse practitioner or a vider after hours and on week- Hospital. That means a fast turn- Question: How did the alliance second physician. As volume ends. around in getting the results. between Holy Cross Health increases, we will add additional and Asbury Methodist Village staff, including a nurse who can Calvin Robinson: For example, if a Question: What experience begin? assist with care coordination as resident has a medical emergency does Holy Cross Health have Annice: Earlier this year, Asbury well as clinical care in the health at 6:00 p.m., that resident would in meeting the medical needs Methodist Village issued a request center. place a call directly to the health of seniors? for a proposal and we were so center provider. The provider will excited when we saw it because it Question: How will this impact have around-the-clock access to Annice: Holy Cross Health brings was an opportunity to align with my relationship with my cur- medical records and will be able a tremendous expertise in senior an organization with really simi- rent physician(s)? to determine what medical issues care to this project. We’ve long rec- lar values to ours and to begin are involved. A decision is then ognized that as people age, their building a better way of deliver- Annice: If you have a doctor made between the provider and clinical needs become more com- ing health care responsive to the you’re happy with, you can cer- the resident as to whether the best plex and their need for support changes that are associated with tainly keep that doctor. Participa- course of action is to immediate- services increases. In 2008, we both an aging population and tion at the new health center is ly go to the emergency room or opened the nation’s first seniors’ health care reform. entirely voluntary. But, we hope urgent care center, or to schedule emergency center at Holy Cross that many residents will want to a visit for the next morning. Hospital and we have just opened Question: Who will provide use our quality medical care with This kind of quick response is a brand new full service hospital, the medical care in the new a friendly compassionate staff in a one of the beautiful things about convenient location. the electronic medical record system we are using. It gives the Question: What makes the provider secure access to patient health center an attractive records from a laptop computer. alternative to my current phy- This is an important part of care sician? management because we don’t want patients taking unnecessary Annice: We will provide high trips to the hospital. quality medical care with a friendly, compassionate staff in Question: What is the value of a convenient location. We also having a health center on the will enhance continuity of care Asbury campus? by linking to Holy Cross German- town Hospital medical records Annice: Offering health care and establishing connections with where the residents live provides other services offered at Asbury the benefit of really being able to as well, such as assisted living and integrate with people’s lives. Being skilled care. close-by makes medical care not something distinct and different but part of their day-to-day lives. Calvin Robinson Continued on page 19

Village Life November/December 2014 3 Notes from the Laughter Zone By Linda Aber, Editor my two granddaughters on the door, on y office is a creative mess and my desk, on my walls and in my heart and as such it attracts only those mind. people who don’t mind it. If The Laughter Zone sign encourages M heads to pop in with one question: “Are there’s ever a question as to why Village Life is sometimes late to hit the mail- you laughing today?” And then, of course, boxes, blame it on my open door policy I am and so are they. My messy office is a and my willingness to be interrupted by comfort zone where many come in, flop residents who come in for a laugh. In down in a chair, and share their news and fact, a big pink wooden sign on my door views, and it’s from those conversations warns passersby that they are in (if they that many article ideas come. As 2014 dare to enter) the LAUGHTER ZONE. comes to a close, so does my eleventh A rubber chicken that squawks when year as an Associate at Asbury Method- squeezed sits on the windowsill open- ist Village. And as I begin year number mouthed and ready to startle. A plastic 12 I want to wish all of you holidays medieval-looking shield stands ready to filled with laughter and love, and a new shield me from verbal barbs that may year overflowing with new adventures, sometimes be hurled my way for such new achievements, new friends, and new reasons as putting the wrong credit on courage to be the best YOU possible. And a photo, showing a movie in the theatre if you are ever feeling just a bit down or that offended or put some to sleep, hav- blue, stop by the Laughter Zone, have a ing a typo on the AVTV menu making seat and have a chat that’s sure to cheer crab cakes crap cakes, or myriad other you. Or just pop your head in and say, Welcome to the Laughter Zone! unintentional gaffes. There are pictures of “Are you laughing today?” And I guarantee we both will be. Our Holy Cross Germantown Tour PRESERVE OR LOSE By John Hutchings, Trott ers. The couch for visitors converts acute mental illness for those who Asbury, will we have our hen some AMV residents to a bed for overnight stays. are eighteen and older. Arts and Crafts Show? and administers toured The lobby has easy access to the Our group talked with members The answer is, “We do not the new hospital one gift shop and a café. Down the hall of the nursing staff for so long that W is what used to be called the Radiol- we didn’t see all the floors, but we know.” week before the opening day, we Are you or a friend skilled found it well prepared and with a ogy Department, but now styled the certainly were impressed with the in organizing? Unless some- staff eager to get started. The main Imaging Center to reflect the varied thought that had gone into mak- one agrees to accept the entrance lobby evokes a feeling of functions of fancy new equipment. ing hospital visits as safe and com- challenge of being Chairman, space and light, and our eyes were Emergency Services, with a separate fortable for patients and their fami- Asbury will lose our tradi- drawn to the very attractive mobile entrance, has treatment areas and lies as possible. I was struck by the tional Spring Arts and Crafts high above with its bits of bright 14 individual patient rooms. Two of thought that, although I had visited Show. Mia Shulman will help blue. Everywhere we went was these are for isolation – a wise fea- innumerable hospitals in my pro- the new chairman under- fresh and sparkling, and all the hos- ture to have in this day of Ebola fessional career, I had never before stand the steps used in put- pital staff members were enthusias- anxiety. There are also 8 rooms for been in a brand new one. My fond ting on the shows of previous tic about being able to work in an observation. The E.R. is fully staffed hope is never to be in a hospital years. up-to-date environment. Over 8,000 24/7 and will care for both children again, but if I it’s absolutely neces- WHERE is it held? In Hef- applications were received for the and adults. There is no pediatric sary, I hope its Holy Cross German- ner Auditorium (because of approximately 500 staff positions. floor, so children needing inpatient town. special damage controlled Physicians are applying for staff care will be transferred. Many residents have asked me walls). privileges, with 200 already creden- Surgery occupies much of the why there are “only 90” beds in the WHEN is it held? Customar- tialed or in the pipeline. We talked second floor. Both inpatient and hospital. After the Federal govern- ily the month of May. with a number of the nursing staff, come-and-go surgery are done in the ment supported a great deal of hos- WHO’S NEEDED? A chair- and it was obvious that Holy Cross ORs with many types of equipment pital construction and hospital stays man or co-chairmen skilled has acquired a group of exceedingly unknown in my day. Nearby are pre- were radically reduced, the U.S. had in organizing and directing experienced employees. op and post-op facilities. Also on the an oversupply of hospital beds. Fed- volunteers. Call Mia Shulman, Visiting hours are 24/7. From the second floor is the 15 bed critical eral legislation now requires each 5546. lobby visitors may take elevators to care area. The rooms have outlets state to determine if there is need WHY? This show is an the third floor for maternity patients on the wall for oxygen, suction etc. for any new hospital beds. In this annual, beautiful tradition or to the fourth and fifth floors for to avoid bulky equipment filling up case the State of Maryland permit- which depends on getting med/surg patients, each with 30 space. We also visited a lovely cha- ted the new hospital in German- a volunteer chairman or co- rooms. All patient rooms are private pel and an area for occupational, town only 90 beds. In the future, if chairs soon. and designed to be patient friendly. physical, and language therapy. The the need for further beds can dem- —Lois Lord, Mia Shulman, Rooms have a spacious feel, large TV locked-off Behavioral Health Ser- onstrated, the new hospital has the Trudy Meissner screens, and bathrooms with show- vices Unit, formerly known to me capacity to expand as the Psych Ward, is for handling

4 November/December 2014 Village Life Jeanne Jarvis has eyes for Teddy Bear. Not Just Buttons and Hems By Jeanne North, Trott (after all, the eyes should match, he seamstresses in “Sew right?), but added a few stitches to What,” the sewing room on his slightly frayed nose and combed T the ground floor of Kind- his right ear that had looked almost ley, just down the hall from Arcadia as though I (or someone or some- Place, can handle virtually any sew- thing?) had chewed on it. ing challenge put before them: sew Payment for services? A donation on a loose button, shorten trousers to the Asbury Guild, in the amount of your choosing. Guild Treasurer or slacks, repair shirt cuffs, put new Nancy Grissom says that dona- elastic in the waist of pants or paja- tions range from fifty cents ($0.50) ma bottoms, stitch up a brassiere to $100, adding in an email that that’s seen lots of wear, and even, “Total sewing income for 2013 was to the delight of his owner, give a $2,729…[and that] through August Teddy Bear a new pair of eyes. of this year we have received When I couldn’t find a proper $2,653.” Along with checks in the eye for my octogenarian Teddy Bear, envelope provided often come who had lost one of his to some Photo: Hal Gaut notes from grateful, satisfied cus- long-forgotten shenanigans, I took Jeanne Jarvis holds Teddy while “Sew What”co-workers Betty tomers expressing their thanks for a him to Sew What for medical atten- McDonald and Sara Ramos look on. service cheerfully and expertly ren- tion. There, amid the clutter of a dered. One patron expressed the sewing room, with scraps of mate- lying about waiting to be returned to Jeanne Jarvis, Betty McDonald, Rose sentiments of many: “To the wonder- rial, needles, thread, elastic, scissors, customers, preside five ladies who Melton and Sara Ramos. ful ladies of the Guild: “You worked tape measures, sewing machines have earned the gratitude of many It was Jeanne Jarvis who took wonders with these — thanks a mil- (two working, others not), ironing residents of Asbury for their volun- over the care of Teddy. Not only did lion…— it is like having a new pair board, wall mirror, and bags of jobs teer services: Hildegard Hirschfeld, she give Teddy a new pair of eyes of pants!”

A Brief Encounter of the Bird Kind

By Maria Roberts, Courtyard Home were growing and demanding ever he first sign was from Glo- increasing meals of worms. ria Varrieur’s cats – they One day a fledgling hopped kept looking up at the cor- about on the Courtyard floor, pos- T ing for a picture – then, before ner eaves of her Courtyard home. That’s what made Gloria realize Gloria knew it, the nest was she was playing host to a nest full empty. The bird family took off, of parent and baby robins. perhaps for the area of the ponds, Fortunately, she was able to then probably to fly south, leav- keep her cats away from the nest ing nothing but the empty nest because three hungry baby robins behind.

Village Life November/December 2014 5 By Luella Nash LeVee, Edwards-Fisher Smiley Faces. We get lots of encour- n a dreary day in October, aging responses from people who I sat in the Edwards-Fisher simply see our car on the road. O lobby, feeling somewhat Most of our Asbury friends call ours dispirited, awaiting a ride to a doc- ‘The Happy Car.’” tor, when all of a sudden, I saw a Another place where smiles sight that not only made me smile dominated the conversation was but very nearly caused me to feel as the recent Activities Expo at the if I were hearing a mighty chorus of Rosborough Center. “Happy Days Are Here Again!” Since it was held on Halloween, What was it that created such a many people entered into the spirit response? – Just a simple Smiley of the day in what they wore. Fran Face on the side of a Honda Civic Blenderman, Villas, featured dispensing a passenger in front of orange pumpkins on her vest, her our building. I determined to ask socks, and tiny ones dangling from that passenger – Doris Jakubczak, her ears. She was out to encourage Edwards-Fisher –all about it. smiling. “When I see someone smile, “Our Smiley Faces—one for each I smile back.” She added, “After all, side of the car -- were made by our smiling makes the world go ‘round.” daughter Lynn Cavanaugh, a pre- Three Asbury clowns bright- school teacher in the Montgomery ened the Expo with their colorful County school system,” Doris said. costumes, their broad smiles, and “She cut them out of a sheet of mag- their brilliant red noses. “We have netized material and then painted a red nose waiting for anybody them. We always leave the Smiley who wants to join us as a clown,” Faces on the car but we rotate oth- said Ann Utterback, Villas. She ers she has given us – for instance explained that the clowns entertain those featuring cupcakes and can- primarily at Wilson Health Care Cen- dles for our birthday months.” ter. Clowns with her that day were Doris’ husband, Leonard, who had Susan Dunn, Diamond, and Mad- parked the car by then, joined us, eleine Bryant, Wallace. and added, Their mission (and the mission “There are so many other silver of this regular column in V.L.) is cars in the parking lot but we can summed up beautifully by a small plastic sign on Ann’s collar which easily find our car because of the Honk if you love Doris and Leonard Jakubczak’s “Happy Car.” reads, “Smiles Wanted.” Terry Shima in Wa shington Post Magazine By Artha Jean Snyder, Diamond of Foreign Service, and then he had a career he Washington Post Magazine for with the U.S. Department of State, Foreign November 9, 2014 contains a special Service Division. In retirement he has spent article in commemoration of Veter- many hours researching the accomplish- T nd ans Day entitled, “No Ordinary Lives: Our ments of the 442 Regimental Combat Team Area’s World War II Vets.” In it is a full-page and telling its story, especially to the younger photograph and a short interview statement generations. The War Department has said of several local veterans. Terry Shima, a resi- that the 442nd is the most highly decorated dent of the 10th floor of Diamond, is one of infantry unit for its size and period of com- them. bat. The article says: On February 14, 2013, in a White His summation of the United States: House ceremony, President Obama pre- “What a great country.” For a kid of Japanese sented Terry with the Presidential Citizens descent living in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor Medal, the second highest medal presented was bombed, it’s a remarkable opinion. “We by the White House, for his Japanese Ameri- were regarded as traitors and saboteurs for can community work. imperial Japan.” On May 21, 2013, the Japanese Ambassa- He joined the Army’s 442nd Regimental dor to Washington, DC presented him with Combat Team, composed of Japanese Ameri- the Japanese Emperor’s Order of the Rising can volunteers. He was back in Washington Sun with Gold Rays and Rosette for building on July 15, 1946, when President Truman a strong relationship between Japan and the reviewed the regiment. “He took the stigma USA. away. He said, ‘You fought enemy abroad and And on November 11, 2014, in the morn- prejudice at home and you won.’… ing Terry presented one of the wreaths at the Terry was born and raised in Hawaii. World Was II Memorial in Washington, DC, He was there when Pearl Harbor was and in the afternoon he attended the Japa- bombed on December 7, 1941, and he volun- nese American Veterans Association (JAVA) teered to serve with the 442nd. After the war Veterans Day program at the Japanese Ameri- he attended Georgetown University, School can Memorial near the Capitol Building.

6 November/December 2014 Village Life By Jan Garman, Diamond

Gaithersburg Student Union “TREATS” AMV Residents on Halloween After the traditional AVTV Halloween party, some AMV residents continued to party in the Rosborough Community Rooms with pizza and dancing, as the guests of the City of Gaith- ersburg Parks and Recreation’s Student Union. During a break in the dancing, everyone was treated to the Halloween video by AVTV’s Eric Thornett, thanks to a request by residents who had seen the video and wanted to share it with the students and to Eric who showed it. After the dancing was over, a few hardy residents accompanied the students into the pool for a pool party, always a favorite Belovedfor all involved. Community Vignettes SHARE Gaithersburg students invited the Halloween costumed residents to dance. SHARE, a monthly program for Asbury resi- dents and Gaithersburg High School students SHARE the fun! 309 (call Fanny Pantelis @ x4559 for more to share activities, conversation and refresh- information). Advisory Committee meetings BCI Programs Continue ments returned on the first Wednesday in are held the first Friday of every month (Janu- Full-Speed Ahead November. It will continue the first Wednes- ary’s meeting will be on the second Friday) day of every month at 2:45 PM in the The Mentoring Program meets every other at 9:15 in the Administration Building Confer- Edwards Fisher library. This is a collabora- Friday, the English Conversation Group ence Room. These meetings are open to all and tive venture between the Jewish Council for meets every Wednesday AM from 10:00-11:00 are a great way to become acquainted with the Aging’s InterAges, the Beloved Community, in the Russell Ave. Cafe Conference Room (call BCI’s Community Partners. Attendees can see Asbury’s Pastoral Counseling Department and Peg Vert @ x6902 for more information) and first-hand why the BCI is really the GBCI----the the Student Union. All are invited to come and the Spanish Class is meeting in Diamond Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative.

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service Dear Mary By Larry de Lorimier, Wallace By Mary Ebinger, Mund he Catholic, Protestant and Mary R. Ebinger, a Pastoral Counselor and National Certi- Jewish communities of fied Counselor, is the author of A Guide to Visitation - I T Asbury Methodist Village Was Sick and You Visited Me and a chapter in When a celebrated Thanksgiving with an Friend is Dying: A Family Deals with Grief. ecumenical service in the Asbury Guild Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, November 25 at 2 p.m. The service Dear Mary: was intended as a way for us to At times someone says something that makes me feel bad. I understand thank God for our abundant bless- you have resiliency questions that might help me. What do you think? ings here at Asbury and for our fam- —Sharon ily and friends who have shared in meals for persons who would other- these blessings. This was the sec- wise not have one. Special commu- Dear Sharon: ond annual celebration and all were nity-wide ecumenical Thanksgiving A strong sense of self-esteem is your best defense against hurtful things invited to share in this program.The services are held throughout our someone might say. Think about your strengths, your talents, and the posi- President of the United States pro- nation and around the world wher- tive things you know to be true about yourself. Coming from a position claimed Thursday, November 27, a ever Americans are living and work- of strong self-esteem, here are some questions to ask yourself when some- “Day of Thanksgiving” for all of its ing. The purpose of these services thing a person says bothers you. citizens. Beginning with Abraham is for Americans, however different Is it true? Lincoln, every President has annu- our backgrounds, to express grati- If it is true do I want to do something about it? (Rather than letting it ally made this same proclamation tude to God for the abundance of bother you, ask a question of the person who said it: I’m sorry you feel that and always on the fourth Thursday food and natural resources in our way, do you have a suggestion for what I might do to change your opinion? of November. homeland, to recall how our nation Whose problem is it? (If you let it get to you it becomes your problem.) Families gather on Thanksgiving was formed to provide freedom for How long am I going to let it bother me? (Choose to let it go and move day, congregations have prayers of all citizens, to worship in their own forward with a positive attitude.) thanksgiving in their weekend ser- manner and to express the fact that Is the person who said this thing someone whose opinion I trust and vices before offerings of food are we are “ one nation, under God, with value? (If not, you may choose to disassociate yourself from the person.) received to provide Thanksgiving liberty and freedom for all”. I hope this helps. —Mary

Village Life November/December 2014 7 Meeting The Challenges Of Alzheimers

By Julia Sessions, Park View drug. The second involved taking en years ago in Octo- pills that were found to be inef- ber, Bob Sessions got fective. The third study, sponsored the dreaded diagnosis of by Georgetown itself, was study- T ing the effects of large doses of having the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. Bob’s mother resveratrol, the substance in red and aunt both died of Alzheimer’s wine that is thought to be healthy; and Bob and his wife, Julia, both this was in pill form. The fourth knew what it was like, having sup- study is also an immunity booster ported his mother through the and will involve once a month disease. injections of an infusion drug. All Dr. Aison, then the head of of the studies require MRIs, some- Georgetown Hospital’s Memory times PET scans and CAT scans, as Disorder Unit (but since moved to well as EKG’s and regular blood San Francisco to head the Nation- draws. Frequent memory tests al Research program for Alzheim- are also made during the studies. er’s) gave the diagnosis. He put Patients have to wait from three Bob on two medicines, Razadyne to 18 months between studies and Namenda; both drugs help has paid big dividends. Instead before beginning another study. manage symptoms but do not of wondering if something was All of the studies have a percent- slow or stop the disease progres- wrong with Bob, friends would age of participants who receive sion. Dr. Aison also advised Bob express amazement when he actu- a placebo. No one except the to stay physically, mentally, and ally entered conversations with sponsoring organization knows socially active, to get plenty of perception and creativity. The sec- which patients get the placebo. rest, and to eat a diet rich in fruits ond decision made was to find joy While there are mild risks in and vegetables and low in fats. every day in daily living. As abili- participation, there are greater Bob and Julia both were deter- ties declined, appreciation of sur- risks of doing nothing and let- mined not to let the disease ruin roundings grew. Bob daily loves ting the disease run its course their lives. Bob, wisely, decided the beauty of cloud formations, without being challenged. Why he wanted to make it an open wildlife at Asbury, friendly people Bob also opted to participate Bob is still functional ten years process and not sweep it under every day, and enjoying our pets, in clinical studies at George- later is not known, but the fam- the rug. He has shared his jour- Wesley and Tiger. Dog Wesley is town. He starts his fourth clini- ily agrees that all of these factors ney with family, friends and some- well-known. Tiger (a huge Calico cal research study in October. named have worked in his favor. times the media. This decision cat) is only known to those she The first involved 12 intravenous Any challenge that brings hope to chooses to socialize with. injections of an immune -boosting the field is worth the effort.

Mac and Zil ASBURY ENCORE CHORALE HOLIDAY CONCERT: 12/13/14

By Carol Dennis, Villas emember 12/13/14 and you will have the date for The Asbury Encore Chorale Holiday Concert at the Rosborough Theater on R Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13, at 3:30 P. M. This will be our third holi- day concert at Asbury, and we are better than ever! There will be choral works for everyone with great arrangements of festive music for the sea- son including fun songs, English, Spanish and African carols, a Chanukah anthem, and closing with – what else - Handel’s Halleluja Chorus. Conduc- tor Bob Johnson and accompanist Mary Beth Gowen are again helping us make beautiful music. MC Jerry Dennis will add to the enjoyment with his knowledgeable insights into the music presented. So come join your Asbury neighbors and friends on Saturday, 12/13/14, at 3:30 P. M. We look forward to singing for you and filling the Rosborough Theatre with that special holiday spirit.

8 November/December 2014 Village Life In Defense of Sloth Join SNAP Today! By Mac McCullough, Diamond BLT N - Better late than never - the By Jack Brinley, Mund novel, I doubt if they are relevant cronyms are used every- Village Life. (Editor’s note: boo hoo) recent edition of the Vil- to my daily life. Frankly, learning where - in government (e.g., lage Life contained such to do the Queen’s curtsy 20 times TMI - Too much information - FBI, NSA, NIST, IRS), in medi- a persuasive exegesis of seems unnecessary, since she and A stuffed campus mail boxes. A I move in different social circles. cine (e.g., CAT, MRI, COPD, DNR) the benefits of exercise by Ms. NAM - Not another meeting - said and even at Asbury Methodist Village Zeno that I was only able to pass There was, however, one exercise by our volunteer leaders. the fitness center with the great- which I intend to fully master. (e.g., CCAV, PAC, CCRC, QSB). But WIDAH - When in doubt ask Henry est exertion of willpower on my Although described in the article Planetree, the consulting firm that - call the Executive Director. way to an afternoon movie where as a technique to escape from has been working with the Asbury I could slouch passively in dark kidnappers who have stuffed staff to improve performance, says PDQ - Pretty darn quick - response anonymity. you in a chair with rubber bands Associates and Managers should to work orders. Present-day society is sufficient- around both legs and feet above stop using them. Why? Because they IIWIS - It is what it is - accept the ly frenetic due to texting, selfing, the knees, I think the exercise are not resident friendly, are confus- reality of the situation. twittering, friending, facebooking, will be invaluable in exiting from ing and often unknown, particularly etc., that I feel no need to bur- the coach seat on my next United by new residents. OFMPC - Oops, forgot my POS card den additionally my life by includ- Airlines flight. All right, so staff can be careful - heard at the podium. Although I doubt that I will ever ing exercise. For those who do, not to use acronyms in speaking or SOB - Shortness of breath - many overcome my antipathy towards I cede to them the moral high writing; but what about residents of us suffer. exercise, the medical experts say ground wherein they may sweat who have their own personal acro- it is for my own good, ignoring POV - Point of view - there are a lot and sway as much as they like. nyms? Here are a few examples: However, for my part, I will not the fact I am quite content to of them around Asbury. keep my own bad. So I suppose GOK - God only knows - reply sacrifice the pleasure of idleness, We should try to stop using acro- I’ll have to sign up for something when asked why management did upon the altar of fitness. nyms. That’s why you need to join in the near future. I wonder if Tid- something Although many of the exercis- SNAP (Stop Non-essential Acronyms dlywinks will pass muster? es described in the article were GE - Good enough - how we evalu- Permanently). If we all work hard ate what we’ve done. we can do it. OK?

What a Delightful Experience By Bob Wood, Villas reography was so clever and am not very keen on bal- appropriate, while the danc- let. Oh, I do love much ers were graceful, humorous, of the ballet music, but and just very professional. I The narration, which was watching the dancers just doesn’t do much for me. So done by the group’s director, when I found out that the who was also the choreog- Metropolitan Ballet Company rapher, was very well done; of Gaithersburg (the METRO- clear, articulate, and full of POLITAN BALLET COMPA- expression. NY OF GAITHERSBURG????) It was one of the most would be appearing at the entertaining programs I Rosborough Theatre on Fri- have attended in my nearly day, October 24, I figured this six years here at Asbury. The one I’ll miss. Then I thought show lasted about forty min- no, I’ll appear for fifteen min- utes, and I’m sure all of us Ballerinas bring a graceful presence to the utes or so just to show my in the audience were sorry Rosborough Theatre. support for our Asbury activi- when it came to an end. If ties, and then nip off for my this group comes to Asbury regular Friday afternoon ping pong. a variety of skits, with colorful cos- again, and I really hope they do, you Boy, was I wrong! I was treated tumes, and offered, either as a solo should do yourself a big favor and to a marvelous, absolutely delight- or in groups, each of the many ani- make sure you attend. They are abso- ful program. The music was Saint mals depicted with the music. We lutely terrific. Saens Carnival of the Animals with were treated to dances presenting And I even made my ping pong that wonderful narration by Ogden the lions, elephants, kangaroos and about twenty minutes late. What a Nash. The six dancers appeared in fish to mention only a few. The cho- win, win afternoon!

Village Life November/December 2014 9 Spain and Portugal: There’s Moor to the Story By Marolyn Hatch, Villas the industry that has welcomed it de Castro lived and produced 10 e all recall the ditty about is a billion dollar one. Jay and I children before Pedro’s father had the bear that went over prefer to slip quietly into a culture Inez assassinated. He suspected W the mountain to see what and see and listen to it sitting in that she would influence his son to there was to see. I suppose that is plazas or eating with local guides draw Portugal into a Spanish civil the motivation for most travel and who share the lore and retrospec- war. The legend of their love affair tive history of their countries. rivals Romeo and Juliet! There Thus it seemed as though we was a more modest 15th C Moor- have recently returned from ish house set on a hill opposite the Middle Ages, the height the brooding relic of Alhambra. All of what we know as Portugal spoke in the quiet of the evening and Spain. of times when Moor, Christian and The focus of our trip was Jew lived in brokered peace, but the Moorish influence on also they sighed of the horrors Andalusian art and architec- of religious conquests and re-con- ture. Jay designed our trip in quests, the echoes of which seem 2010, but a series of “acci- to be returning to our ears. dents” delayed implementa- In 1492 Ferdinand and Isabella tion until 2014. We chose to took back Granada, thus sealing stay in cities’ old quarters or the fate of the Moorish Caliphates the mountain frontier “towns,” in Europe. Had this not occurred, finding centuries old palaces we would all be Muslims, as the and restored private homes Moors had once held a vast area of all sizes. There was the city of “Europe.” Despite some trea- block in Seville’s old Jewish ties guaranteeing peaceful coexis- Once more with ceiling! Another quarter consisting of 27 fif- tence, the Moors and Islam took a view of the cathedral. teenth-century houses inter- setback. Moorish forts were often connected by eerie, cellar demolished although, like the tunnels barely high enough for from Jewish wealth and power to Roman walls, the Moorish architec- Jay to pass. Guest suites were rejection and expulsion. There was tural influence remained. former rooms off quiet court- the Quinta das Lágrimas, the 14th One edifice captures the differ- yards allowing us to absorb the century palace where Prince (later ence between Islamic and Christian history that over time moved King) Pedro and his beloved Inês The Cathedral of Seville Continued on page 19

By Carol Dennis, Villas and family following the French Revolution. randywine Valley is a beautiful place It is a more modest home that gradually located in Delaware and Pennsylva- BRANDYWINE VALLEY increased in size but kept its Early American B nia and dating from Early American roots. The tour included the Eleuthere Black times. It used to be famous for the Battle Powder Mills and included a small but loud of Brandywine in 1777, but that has been demonstration of a gunpowder explosion. overshadowed by the du Pont family which The visitors’ center displayed examples of in turn has been upstaged by the television du Pont designs that progressed from gun- show, Downton Abbey. powder to nylon to many space age exam- Our latest trip to this historic area began ples of “better living through chemistry.” with ads featuring the Downton Abbey The final day of our trip included a visit to Costumes at the Henry Francis Du Pont mansion, Winterthur. Since we are Down- the fabulous home of Alfred I. du Pont that ton Abbey aficionados, my husband and I resembles a French chateau and is named decided to take a few days to round out our Nemours for the final part of the du Pont former visits to the area. What a wonderful full name. The formal gardens are patterned experience! The weather was perfect for after those of the Petit Trianon at Versailles. sightseeing, and the dining each day was Carol and Jerry visit the Downton Abbey Costume show at Also on the grounds is the newly expanded excellent. the Henry Francis Du Pont mansion, Winterthur. Alfred I. du Pont Hospital for Children. We started with our timed entrance to On our next visit, we plan to return once works by N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. Since my the Downton Abbey Costumes show based more to Longwood Gardens where Pierre du Pont brother is an illustrator, I was particularly interested on styles and samples of actual fabrics of the early had his summer home. In its conservatory is the 20th century. Whether living Upstairs or Downstairs, in N.C. Wyeth’s works. His illustrations for “Trea- largest residential Aeolian pipe organ ever con- every day seemed spent changing clothes. It was sure Island” and “Kidnapped” were so exciting that structed. It has just undergone a complete renova- all great fun and included explanations of life on we feel we must read the stories again. Andrew is tion and now has a full organ recital series. a country estate, whether Downton Abbey or Win- famous for “Christina’s World,” and he has had a terthur. We then took the house tour to see some recent show at the National Gallery of Art. Jamie In addition to the du Pont mansions, there are of H. F. Du Pont’s vast collection of Early American carries on the Wyeth tradition with his own real- many lovely Early American homes, woods and roll- furniture and artifacts. The visit ended with an istic style and often paints his wife, Phyllis Mills, ing hills. The area is also famous for its mushrooms, open-sided shuttle ride around the estate’s wood- daughter of Alice du Pont Mills. and there is a mushroom festival each year. We had land gardens. In the afternoon, we visited the 1802 Hagley terrific mushroom soup while in the area. We look The following day, we began with a trip to the home and gardens of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont de forward to more mushrooms, mansions and muse- Brandywine River Museum with its collection of Nemours, who migrated from France with his father ums on our next visit to the Brandywine Valley.

10 November/December 2014 Village Life Doing the Chicken Soup Dance n the five joyous years that “Listen, Harvey, I really have to get Harvey and I were together, he out there and sell a few books. I’ll I became so much a part of the Z-Notes talk to you tomorrow.” This Month in laughter we shared that perhaps “Why don’t I buy a couple of your you’ll indulge me if I include one books. How much are they?” the Gallery more story that might bring you a “Fourteen ninety-five each.” Har- laugh or two. vey mused a minute. “I don’t want We met on Match.com on Decem- to be picky, but I was an accountant ber 8, 2008. Harvey was in New for CBS. How many words in the The Rosborough Cultural York, I was in Florida. The odds of football story?” Arts and Wellness Center is our getting together were almost I sighed. “Around 1,500 I would home to an ever-changing gal- unimaginable. Yet here we were, think.” lery of arts and handiwork two 82-year-olds who stumbled on By Phyllis W. Zeno, Wallace “Wow! You are really well paid at created by our residents. Stop each other on the internet and were $14.95. That’s about a dollar a word. by and see what’s new. With 12 instantly smitten. I tried to follow I guess that makes your Resolution display cases to look at, there’s the rules of the dating service ... no Soul. One book is 101 Resolutions book a real bargain with two stories something for everyone telephone numbers, no addresses, and the other is Tales of Golf and in it. I’ll send you a check for $30. to enjoy. Here’s this month’s pure anonymity. Sport.” What’s your address?” sampling of art. But Harvey was almost too good “Let me get this straight. You’ve “Harvey, Match.com doesn’t want to be true. A widower...handsome... made 101 New Year’s resolutions?” us giving out our addresses.” witty... a former executive at CBS. he asked. “Shall I send the check to Match. Our e-mails via Match.com burned “Only two.” com then?” up the air waves. After a week, he “What do you mean only two? This man was really getting on my was begging for my phone number. What about the other 99?” nerves. After a brief resistance, I gave him “Somebody else wrote them.” “All right. I’ll give you my address. my phone number. He called imme- “You’re signing a book that you But don’t come stalking me.” diately, and his voice was warm and only have two stories in? And what “Stalk you? I’m going to marry reassuring. We talked for more than about the other book ... the golf one. you!” an hour ... about our backgrounds, Do you only have two stories in that “You are? All right. But first you our families, our careers ... then I one?’ have to buy my Chicken Soup took time out. “One.” books.” “I’ll call you this afternoon” he ‘’You only have one story in the Harvey was thoughtful. “ I’m writ- said. golf book, and you’re signing it, too? ing the check now. Are you wrap- “I won’t be home,” I apologized. “ I never figured you for a golfer, but ping my books?” I’m doing a book signing.” I’m happy to hear that because I’m “They’re practically in the mail.” “What is that?” he asked. quite a golfer myself. Maybe we can “ And I’m practically on the next “I have two new Chicken Soup play a game when I finally meet you.” plane down there.” books out, and I’ll be signing them.” “I’m not a golfer, and I did not “In that case, why don’t I just hand “You’ve written two books of write about golf,” I sput-tered. “ I them to you when you arrive?” chicken soup recipes? I’m impressed. wrote about football.” You must be a great cook.” “I see. So you play football. Now P.S. And he did fly to Florida, and “I don’t cook,” I laughed, “and they I’m really impressed. You wrote a I did marry him, and he did buy my aren’t recipe books. They’re part of story about football in a book about Chicken Soup books... all of them! a series called Chicken Soup for the golf.” Tiiu Kera, Villas Cross-stitched Christmas Ornaments It’s A Guy Thing Leave it to Guys

By Dan Muller, Villas often just around the Villas. t’s early November when I’m writing this, the I remember walking on the streets of the suburb of leaves of the trees are falling, and essentially cover- New York City where I lived. At that time, home own- ing every square inch of the ground. ers raked leaves from in front of their houses and piled I them into the street gutters. Boys my age took great Employees of Brickman, our grounds keepers, have been busy with leaf blowers trying valiantly to keep delight in walking through these piles of leaves and ahead of the falling leaves, actually not too successful, doing the best we could to scatter them everywhere. because one glance up, shows many leaves that have It was just plain fun. not yet fallen. Now here’s where the little boy in me comes out. Nevertheless, as I write this, there are large piles of Can you imagine the temptation I now experience as I leaves here and there in the street. Generally, some- walk around the Villas and each of these large piles of thing like fifteen or twenty feet in diameter and a foot leaves tempts me. I confess, I did walk through a pile or two deep. of leaves kicking them as far as I could. I’m sorry Brick- Duane McKenna,Park View I live in the Villas and quite frequently I take a walk, man, but guys will be guys. Illustration

Village Life November/December 2014 11 EXPO 2014 By Al Tholen, Park View PACs as well as serving as Treasurer of ELCOME TO THE ACTIVI- several other activities. Expo was origi- TIES EXPO! The Welcome nally organized to display the work of sign announced that EXPO each of the eight PACs (Policy Advi- W sory Committees). Each PAC provides was sponsored by the Coordinating Committee, Asbury Village (CCAV). advice to the Administration in a coop- This annual event provides visual evi- erative effort to maintain and improve dence of the broad volunteerism of life on the Campus. Each PAC table our residents. The hallway leading to is manned by members of each PAC. the Community Rooms was They are ready to provide information a very busy on the activities place with resi- of their PAC dents streaming and, hopefully back and forth recruit new vol- on the way to, unteers to join. from, or at dis- Over time, plays. Approach- the EXPO has ing the throng I expanded dra- found myself at matically with the “Stitch and the addition of Knit” display displays by other manned by two volunteer orga- smiling greeters nizations on the Ila Trautvetter (Vil- Susan Dunn, Diamond campus. Special las) and Pat Hus- fund raising orga- Ila Trautvetter, Villas and Pat Huson, ton (Courtyards). nizations like the Courtyard They proceeded to Bargain Mart and the explain the work of Williamsburg Clothes this group which Closet not only display meets weekly to knit their merchandise but items for the Chil- provide an opportuni- dren’s Head Start ty to do some serious Program. Ila held up Christmas shopping a beautiful pink and (Bargain Mart), or pick tan sweater. up a blouse, skirt , jack- Entering the com- et or some other hard munity rooms and to resist bit of clothing the bustling crowd, (Clothes Closet). Funds I was greeted by raised through these Photo: Hal Gaut sales go to The Asbury a clown (actually Judy Beisner, Chair CCAV Susan Dunn, Dia- The Hallway, Jam Packed Foundation or other mond). She was special outreach pro- there with several of her grams. cohorts with the inten- EXPO is a wonder- tion of recruiting more ful example of the sig- residents to volunteer as nificant contributions clowns. They do a won- resident volunteers can derful service visiting Wil- make to the comfort and son Health Care Center happiness on the campus to entertain the patients. as well as to the commu- Beyond were rows of dis- nity around us. See you play tables. Sitting next at next year’s EXPO. In to the CCAV exhibit sip- the meantime, join a PAC ping a cup of coffee was or other group. You will CCAV’s Chair Judy Beis- have a real sense of con- ner. As Chair she leads tribution sharing your the CCAV which coordi- The Bargain Mart: Ned Hopper (Wallace), Kathy Albertson, Villas), Tracy talents with other like- nates the activities of the Cahoon (Villas), Joyce Rohmiller (Wallace), and Al Benson (Mund). minded residents.

12 November/December 2014 Village Life What Are Those Nerds Up To Now? Music for the Mission Donors By Jeanne North, Trott of Gaithersburg, and Peter Cottrell, Asbury Foundation Thanks Donors ou know who they are. The Director of the Department of Infor- geeks that talk about ram mation Technology, City of Gaith- at Annual Luncheon ersburg, “The Use of Computers in and download speed and he Asbury Foundation welcomed more than 100 guests on Y Gaithersburg Public Services Sys- modems and routers, leaving every- Thursday, November 6 for the annual Donor Appreciation tems” one else at the dinner table feel- Luncheon, which celebrates members of the Heritage Society February 11 Don Woodward, T ing out of it. Sorry, folks, but for (those who have made a legacy commitment to AMV) and Leadership AMV Resident, “Computer Predic- some ,the lingo has taken over and Annual Donors (those who give $1,000 or more over the course of the tions of Snowfalls by the US Corps they just can’t help themselves: they year). Founda- of Engineers” (Provisional title) have to talk like that! tion President March 11 Professor Daryl Kleist, But seriously, sometimes the Doug Myers University of MD, “Weather Model- Thank you for your support of the 2014 nerds have interesting things to say. also present- ing” {Date is provisional) They’re even worth listening to. At ed a special April 8 Bob Nisbet, Smithey Cen- the November 12 meeting of the plaque to the With your help, we raised a net total of more than ter, “Microsoft Windows 10” (Date Computer Clubs, four nerds plus a volunteers $16,000 for the AMV Benevolent Care Fund! and title are provisional) moderator told tales of their suc- from the Bar- May 13 Bob Carpenter, Computer Sponsors cesses and failures with their com- gain Mart in Club, “Linux - a Way to Continue Holy Cross Germantown Hospital John Armentrout puters and members of the audi- DeLeon & Stang recognition of Trademark Design & Build ence joined in with questions as to Use ex-XP PCs on the Internet” Eric Stewart Group their tireless Eyre Bus Service Gimmel, Weiman, Ersek, Blomberg & Lewis well as answers. (Bob’s date is provisional) As noted, Orbit Technologies, Inc. dedication to Ariosa & Company LLC R.M. Thornton Sandy Spring Bank Let's Move Rehab 1st there are still uncertainties about TAD Relocation And just look at this lineup of supporting Miracle Ear Sandy Spring Wealth Management some dates and titles. upcoming programs of the Comput- residents in A speaker is needed for the June Platinum Patrons Silver Patrons Bronze Patrons er Clubs (note the plural, folks, now Judy and John Bankson Brad and Christy Andrus Linda Aber need. Charles and Page Boteler Marie Barone George and Jean Aubrey 9 meeting. If you have one in mind, Scott and Carol Brewer Henderson Booth Leona and Clifford Bachrach that the PC and Apple people have Allen and Martha Beach If you would Joseph and Wilma Cantrel Donald and Corinne Couchman Jane Carroll Barbara Dedrick Charles and Pearl Benjamin cozied up together). All you bright feel free to contact Ken Rogers, Pro- Sarah Corbett Jean Emery Marvin and Joy Burt like to discuss Linda Dawkins Marjorie Fuller Mary and Carmine Castellano Mary Ebinger Hal and Jan Garman Mary Jean Davidge gram Chair. Harry and Barbara Deffley intellectual on-top-of-things folk can Tom and Jean Hefner Elaine Greif ways that you Terry and Mary Herndon Martha Grimm Virginia and George Dixon You see, what did I tell you? Mac and Minette McCullough Robert Hartman Russel Freese make sense of these topics. Just look James Miers Leonard and Doris Jakubczak Joanne Genevish could become Barbara Olson Alice and Art Johnson Roberta and John Gill Who doesn’t want to know about Kenneth and Katharine Rogers Beverly Johnson Robert and Mary Jane Gilliat what’s happening: William Seebold Catherine Johnston Leonard Hines a member of Gilbert Snyder George Karras Fern Kauffman the weather? of cybersecurity? or Frances Stickles Jane Martin Bea Kikawa Computer Clubs Program Chair Carol Watkins Mary Matzen Rae King the Heritage Vivian Woods Kenneth and Sylva McCulloh Jim and Delores Kline computer predictions of snowfall? Bruce and Virginia McDowell Linus Klitsch Ken Rogers has lined up the speak- Gold Patrons Blanche Messerly Jean and David Kosow Society or a Daniel Muller Dory and Fred Lippert (brrr) Fran and Marty Blendermann Eleanore Olson Ruth Lotz ers listed below for the following Vera and James Green Pat and Maria O'Toole Sally Lusk Leadership Frank and Hazel Hughes Mildred Reynolds Nancy and Arthur Morse Anyway, check out the programs. Pat and George Huson Carlton and Cathryn Robinson Mary and Hubert Morsink six meetings: Annual Donor, Jim and Mary Mehring Bill and Connie Root Rosemary Pasek Julian and Freida Reitman Jean and Harry Seeback Art and Virginia Rabenhorst December 10 Dr. Jane LeClair, You might find the nerds aren’t Aurora Sevilla Mike and Phyllis Skiba Esther Saito contact Pat William and Almedia Snape Sidney and Katherine Smith Jan and Anneke Sengers Alice Smith John Smith all that bad. Programs are held the Jane Sorrows National Cybersecurity Institute, Artha Jean Snyder O’Toole in the Jane Stutsman Sally Stoneman second Wednesday of each month Harry and Hideko Taima Merritt and Dorothy Techter “Cybersecurity Issues” Anita Taylor Happy Veirs Foundation Robert and Dorothy Tedesco Robert and Mary Jane Von Moss (except July and August) in the Ros- Mary Ann Tierney Sarah Young January 14 Britta Monaco, Direc- Mary Waldron Office at 301- Nancy Weintraub borough Community Rooms; Q&A tor of the Department of Commu- 216-4052. nity and Public Relations of the City at 7:15 p.m., program at 7:30 p.m.. Computer Corner Recollections of Solving Computer Problems

By John Paul Eberhard, Park View (“keypass”). People suggested printing the pass- n the evening of November 12 four stal- words on a sheet of paper you keep next to you warts of the Computer Club confessed computer -- if you are in a secure area like your O that they had once upon a time had home office. troubles with their computers. Two of these pre- Q: I worry about giving my credit card info to senters had used PCs: Nancy Chapman and Hal a vendor on the Internet. Gaut, and two of them had used Macs or iPads: A: Several possibilities were suggested: use a Marybeth Morsink and John Travis. As Jim Utter- special card just for Internet charges and have back, the moderator for the evening, pointed out, only a small balance available on the card; or each presenter had taken a different path on don’t let the vendor store your card number for their journeys from neophytes to regular users. later use; or use Paypal. The audience was treated to lively discussion of Q: How to avoid a paper jam when I scan a how they had done so. large number (over 50) of pages? The evening’s format provided for questions and answers from audience members as well A: Divide the project into smaller stacks of as panel members. Here are some of the issues Q: When I try to print, only half the page prints. paper to scan...i.e. smaller than 50 pages. discussed: A: Probably not using the proper print function Bob Nisbet reported on his preliminary testing (do not use the print indicator in the upper right Q: When I try to feed paper into my printer it of Windows 10. He said he thought many of the corner of the computer screen). won’t go through. problems people have been having with older Q: I have trouble remembering my password. versions of Windows will be resolved with this A: Try turning off the computer and then turn new version. it back on. (a suggestion for dealing with a num- A: There are special files for passwords avail- ber of computer problems). able for the MAC (“roboform.pro”) or the PC

Village Life November/December 2014 13 WILSON HEALTH CARE CENTER WORKING TOWARD THE FUTURE

By Al Tholen, Park View ditioning and heating to all floors, resulting in he Wilson Health Care Center (WHCC) major improvements in the delivery of heat opened its doors almost 40 years ago. and air conditioning to all areas throughout T The facility has continued to evolve to WHCC. Residents will find controls in each meet the needs of a steadily growing popula- room where they can adjust the cooling or tion on the Campus. As resident population heating to satisfy their needs. has grown and newer medical technology and The latest electronic technology will be treatments have occurred, the Administration introduced, providing new tools for use by the has endeavored to increase the capacity and staff to assist them in performing their services update the services available at WHCC. The lat- to the residents. Staff will be equipped with est plans to continue the enhancement of ser- tablets and iPods which will be integrated vices offered is underway with expectations of with a base system. An example of one feature completing them by June 2015. was explained to me: if a resident needs to The initial focus has been on making sig- Reconstruction Underway reach a nurse or aide, he or she will activate nificant changes to the facilities on the South a bedside button and the request will register wing of the first floor (the transition care rently being installed. on every staff person’s iPod. Consequently, this area). A major group of resident rooms as well All resident rooms on the first floor will should speed up response time. as the central corridor have been cleared out be upgraded and many will be reconfigured In summary, the major changes underway to make space for several new features. At the from semi-private to private rooms. Another will add comfort, convenience, and expanded time of this article, that area is enclosed with interesting change will be the elimination of service for the residents using the WHCC in barriers and not open to the public. Partitions the nurses station to make room for a relaxing the future. have been removed and framing installed for parlor or “resident living area”. I’m told that it the new room configuration. Dry wall is cur- will even feature a fireplace: meeting friends here will be relaxing and pleasant. The addi- tion of a bistro (see sketch) is another surprise that will offer a place to relax while enjoying a bite to eat. The redesigned corridor running through this floor (see sketch) will be brighter and offer the feeling of openness plus ease of moving around by staff, patients, and visitors. In addition to the physical changes described above, a major update of the heating and air conditioning system is currently under way. This installation will involve adding 24 HVAC units. Related to the new units, new duct work Bistro Schematic will be installed to bring the enhanced air con- Open Airy Corridor Safety Nets By Mac McCullough, Diamond the annual Membership drive. Over its long his- igh wire performers in the circus know tory, the Guild has provided millions of dollars in there is a safety net that will catch them support of Benevolent Care. Finally, the Williams- H if anything goes wrong and they fall. burg Clothes Closet provides additional funds to Here at Asbury we have two safety nets in case be used to meet specific needs of some residents we fall on hard times. (dental work, hearing aids, etc.). Since its start in One is Maryland Medicaid, administered by 1982, that total has been more than $450,000. the State of Maryland, which covers residents There are safeguards in place to make sure of Asbury Methodist Village living at the Wilson no one is taking advantage of these programs. Health Care Center. The other is Benevolent The financial history of any resident applying Care, funded by the Asbury Foundation for resi- for Maryland Medicaid or Benevolent Care is dents who have outlived their financial resources carefully reviewed. The past three years of the through no fault of their own. This is especially applicant’s financial dealings are looked at (bank important because there is no public safety net accounts, sale of property, giving away of assets, for those in Residential Living or Assisted Living. number of sources. First of all is money given by unusual gifts to others). No one should try to pay Both programs provide assistance with rents, residents and friends to the Annual Fund, which down assets in order to get into these programs. food expenses, medical care, and medicines. is put to immediate use for residents in need. (Note: The Internal Revenue Service goes back Benevolent Care also provides assistance with Second is the investment gains and interest from four years and Medicaid five to be sure individu- dental care, eyeglasses, hearing aids and helps the Endowment Fund. Last year, the total benefit als are not spending down.) cover additional needs of residents on Medicaid. from annual gifts and the Endowment amounted No one wants to outlive their financial resourc- In 2013, the total amount of Benevolent Care to nearly $1.3 million. Next is the contribution es, but isn’t it comforting to know that these provided at AMV was more than $2.4 million. made by the Asbury Guild from the hard work safety nets are in place to protect us and our Money to support Benevolent Care comes from a done at the Bargain Mart, Wilson Gift Shop, and neighbors?

14 November/December 2014 Village Life What’s In A Name? By Al Tholen, Park View top. To this day I use ost of us the same idea with have been note cards headed addressed with an owl sitting BySCHOOL Gil Snyder, Mund DAYS M on a tree branch. by various versions of s I was pre- their given names. For My quick adoption paring for my example, I was named of my new moniker third year of led to some unan- A Albert after my father. attending the Johns My mother always called me by that ticipated results. Primarily, the most Hopkins University name: quite often in a loud voice lasting and prolific outcome was OSHER classes at with an exclamation point at the the gradual accumulation of lots Asbury, my seven- end expressing her exasperation. and lots of owls; stuffed, crystal, year-old granddaugh- My dad called me “son”, and an bronze, ceramic, etc. I even bought ter Samantha was uncle called me “alewishes”. More a gold owl necklace in the bizarre entering second grade recently I have been promoted into in Istanbul while on a trip to Turkey. while her sister Hai- a more international category, hav- One of the games visiting grandchil- ley, three years old, ing been dubbed with the name dren played was to walk through was starting her first the house counting the owls. By the “Albehr” (pronounced “owl bear”) year of preschool. Photo: Nikki Snyder. by my son who is a specialist in time Marion and I decided to retire While I was grow- Gil’s girls: Samantha, the oldest. the French language and head of to Asbury, I had a collection number- ing up in DuBois, PA, the language depart- ing well over 100 owls. neither preschool ment at his university. Most of us living here nor kindergarten were available. medical doctors, several engi- Being what I consider had to make decisions The school system was a great neers and architects, and count- to have been a typical on what to bring. Well, system for its time and it pre- less school teachers from a high male I, like many of I narrowed my collec- pared me and many others to school class of 157. The class also you, have occasionally tion down to a couple attend college. Before I entered had several members who joined been called by names dozen of the more valu- the first grade my Mother visited the military and upon getting not appropriate for a able. The rest I spread the elementary school I would out went on to attend college or publication read by out to a few grandchil- be attending and requested that work in a field related to their very proper senior dren. One day, when I be put in the classroom of her military training. citizens. visiting my daughter’s first grade teacher who was con- Besides Samantha and Hailey, I About 40 years ago, I had a delight- house, granddaughter sidered the better of two then have three other grandchildren: ful secretary. One day while I was Lynn took me into her bedroom teaching first grade. This elemen- Nicholas, 22, who just gradu- away from my desk at a meeting, a to see her new dollhouse. To my ated from UC Berkeley phone call came in for me. As usual, delight, she had a couple owls in in bio-chemistry; Mad- she wrote a note with information most rooms of the dollhouse. Part eline,16, who is a junior about the call and put it on my desk. of my current owl collection was in high school; Colin, 14 Upon my return, I glanced at the on display in Rosborough for a few who is a freshman in message, then noticed that she had months four years ago. high school. These three addressed the note to “Owl” instead In closing, I can imagine some- have the advantage of of “Al”. I thought this was very cute one who doesn’t know me asking having preschool and and began envisioning myself as an “who is that old bird?” Actually, I kindergarten and the owl (sometimes even fantasizing don’t give a hoot what you call me, advantage of participat- with the modifier “wise “). I ordered just accompany the salutation with ing in advanced high a redo of my stationary with a the a smile. school classes; this face of a small smiling owl at the became very appar- ent to me when Colin told me he was taking calculus, a subject that I wasn’t introduced to In Memoriam Photo: Nikki Snyder. until the second semes- Hailey, the youngest. ter of my freshman year at Penn State. I am Resident Residence(s) Date of Death always amazed when I Jane M. Allen Kindley/Wallace 10-20-2014 tary school (first grade through am around any of my grandchil- Victor Lehtoranto WHCC/Kindley/Mund 10-21-2014 sixth), Olive Avenue, was one of dren to see just how much fur- Ezat Manesh WHCC 10-24-2014 three that fed into the city’s sin- ther along in learning they are than I was at a similar age. Christine Haynes WHCC/Trott 10-28-2014 gle Junior High School (seventh grade through ninth)and single Returning to OSHER classes at Martin Moon, Jr. Diamond/Kindley/WHCC 10-28-2014 Senior High School (tenth grade Asbury, all of you out there should Olive Price WHCC/Edwards-Fisher 10-28-2014 through twelfth). Olive Avenue take advantage of this opportu- James Robert Hopkins Wallace 11-01-2014 had two classes each of the six nity to attend these great classes. This semester, I am finding the Harry Seeback Trott 11-06-2014 grades. Although my classmates and class on Sid Caesar’s writers such Mildred “Millie” Lucas WHCC/E-F 11-08-2014 I didn’t have the benefit of pr- as Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and Maxine M. Richards Wallace 11-09-2014 school and kindergarten, a great Neil Simon not only to be hilari- Arthur Albertson Villas 11-10-2014 many of us went on to attend ous but most informative about early television of the late 1940s Mary K. Ishii WHCC/Kindley/Mund 11-17-2014 college. My class graduated three and early 1950s.

Village Life November/December 2014 15 70 Cheers for 70 Years ob and Rita Wysong’s family helped them Ask Dr. Bob B celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary in November! The couple was married at St. Patrick’s in Sleep Changes D.C on November 24, 1944. A Foreign Service couple, © they raised their five chil- in Older Adults dren, Linda, Susan, Mary, Most adults need 7-8 hours of sleep to feel alert during the day. As we Bobby and John in foreign age we may have difficulty sleeping. Many things can affect our ability countries including Mexico, to get enough sleep. Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and the Sudan. What Sleep Changes are Common? For almost the past 50 • Getting sleepy earlier in the evening. years, the couple has made • Trouble falling asleep. their home in Maryland. They are currently residents • Inability to sleep all night. of Asbury. Bob is a patient in • Early morning awakening. the Wilson Health Care Cen- What Causes Sleep Problems? ter. To facilitate frequent vis- its, Rita lives in an apartment Bob and Rita Wysong with great grand- • Disturbances in sleep-awake cycle. in the Trott building nearby. daughter Dahlia, age 3. • Changes in hormone production – growth hormone, melatonin. Thirty years ago, Rita • Lifestyle habits – smoking, drinking alcohol or coffee. interviewed scores of Asbury resi- ing newcomers.” • Illnesses, pain, medication. dents for her newspaper column. The Wysongs have 14 grandchil- • Sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, periodic limb movements. “Then as now,” she says, “I found dren and one great grandchild. Most Asbury people among the best— of them live nearby and are a source What is Sleep Apnea? very interested in life and welcom- of much joy to their grandparents. • Person stops breathing repeatedly while asleep. • Most individuals snore very loudly. • Sleep patterns are disturbed, making it hard to get a good night’s OUR NATIVE PLANTS (2 of a series) rest. • Can cause high blood pressure, increase risk of heart attack. JOE-PYE WEED • Diagnosis requires sleep laboratory studies. By Peter Cascio, Courtyard Homes Root contains the solvent euparin, What is Restless Leg Syndrome? upatorium purpureum is a an oleoresin that helps dissolve gall- • This condition causes your legs to feel very uncomfortable when native herbaceous perennial stones, kidney stones, vesicular cal- sitting or lying down. This can make it hard to sleep. also know as Sweet or Sweet- culi and relieve painful urination, • Medication may help this problem. E prostatitis, urethritis and other prob- scented Joe-Pye weed, Purple Bone- set, Queen-of-the-Meadow Root, Kid- lems caused by too much of the Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) neyroot, Gravel Root and Trumpet wrong kind of calcium in the body. • One or both legs kick many times during sleep. weed. The tallest one in our Pol- Purpureum, when referred to as • Person is unaware of the kicking unless bed partner talks about it. lination Plot #2 at the south end of Queen-of-the-Meadow, is known as • Prevents good sleep and causes daytime drowsiness. a nervine that will feed and build the upper pond is about five feet • Medication may help this problem. tall. They will grow to eight feet or the nerves including the entire sym- more similar to many of its white- pathetic nervous system. It will ease What Can You Do to Sleep Better? flowered cousins Boneset (Eupa- the discomfort of neuralgia. The diuretic effect and stimulant to the • Go to bed and get up the same time every day including week- torium perfoliatum) that is more ends. prolific and taller in the plot this heart will draw the fluids out of the • Do not take naps longer than 20 minutes. year. The pinkish-purple flowers are legs to reduce dropsy. • Don’t read, snack or watch TV in bed. Use bedroom for sleep. produced at the top of the stems in And then we come around to • Avoid caffeine 8 hours before bedtime. convex to domed arrays. The plants how Joe-Pye weed got its name. Joe bloom from mid to late summer Pye was the name given to a New • Avoid alcohol and nicotine in the evening. Alcohol can help you and are popular attractions for our England area American Indian medi- fall asleep initially, but will probably make you wake up in the native pollinator bees, wasps, flies cine man by the Pilgrims. When his middle of the night. and butterflies. people got sick he would use this • After 30 minutes of trying to sleep, get up and do something quiet Eupatorium got its name from herb as a diaphoretic to encourage (reading, listening to quiet music) for a while in a different room. the Roman Empire king Mithridates sweating. When Indian villages were • Ask your doctor if any of your medicines could be keeping you Eupator. He wanted his subjects swept with typhus fever which was awake at night. Examples: antidepressants, beta- to be healthy so he taught himself fatal to many, Joe Pye would use • blockers, cardiovascular drugs. about this herb family and his peo- the herb to make a hot tea to cause • Ask your doctor for help if pain or other health problems keep ple named the herb family after him. heavy sweating intended to break you awake. the fever. Over these 2000 years the family has • Try to exercise a little every day. Exercise helps many older adults If you have any of the above symp- grown and one of these offspring is sleep better. the species purpureum. toms consult your medical physi- cian. Please do not raid PP#2 for the Purpureum with the common © Familydoctor.org 1/12 names Gravel Root and Kidney Joe-Pye weed. Thank you.

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Mary Ann Champion She married Charles Champion in 1948 Trott 706, x6077 and worked as an aide in a VA hospital. Mary Ann Champion comes from Ches- She also trained as a cosmetologist, then ter County, Pennsylvania, where she lived operated her own beauty salon, all her life. She attended local schools and The couple travelled the world, often went to college there for a year but when visiting their oldest daughter, Beverly, who she learned that students of color were was in the diplomatic corps. This daugh- not permitted to use the swimming pool, ter, who lives in North Potomac, recently she left and joined a band. Her mother retired and was influential in bringing her was horrified but consented after learn- ing that the band leader was the son of a mother to Asbury. Baptist elder. He promised he would look After 66 years of marriage Charles after her, and he did. passed away last year. They have five chil- The band, the Dukes of Rhythm, per- dren, all college graduates, 13 grand- chil- formed mostly on the Eastern shore and dren and six greats. Pennsylvania. Mary Ann was the vocalist Mary Ann still likes to travel and has a from the time she was 17 until she was lively interest in music, dancing, reading, 22. At one time she went to New York to audition at the famous Apollo theatre in the casino, the computer and her Baptist Harlem, received an offer, but was too shy church. Photo: Hal Gaut to take it. —Becky Ratliff, Trott

Kathleen and Brian Shea New Jersey and Montgomery County Edwards-Fisher 101, x6568 school systems and was a part of the Montessori preschool program. Married Most of us were shaking the sand for forty-six years, Kathy and Brian have from our beach towels when Kathleen two daughters and three grandchildren. and Brian Shea began their move to Their daughter and son-in-law manage Edwards-Fisher apartment 101 on July the Montessori school that for twenty- 27, 2013. Kathleen or, as she prefers, five years was a big part of Kathy’s life. Kathy was born in Jamaica, New York, As Roman Catholics, volunteer work and holds a BS degree in elementary at the church was an important outlet education. for Kathy. Brian enjoys the challenge of She has completed some cours- fishing while Kathy is fond of relaxing es required for her Masters. Born in with a good book. Having lived in the Springfield, Massachusetts, Brian gradu- area, Asbury Methodist Village was a ated from the United States Naval Acad- familiar complex to Kathy and Brian. emy at Annapolis in 1960 and earned a Located near their children, it seemed Master’s degree from George Washing- to be the best place to suit their present ton University in 1972. and future needs. We Edwards-Fisher Submarines dominated Brian’s naval friends and neighbors heartily concur. career as he served on both conven- —-Joan Dunlop, tional and nuclear powered vessels. Edwards-Fisher reporter Kathy taught fourth grade in both the

Alex Stouck Alex and his wife rented an apart- Trott 406, x6828 ment in Florida and finally purchased Alex was born in Baltimore but and decorated a place, but his wife came to Washington when he was died before they could move in. That six. He graduated from Roosevelt is where Alex lived for several years High School and the University of before coming to Asbury this past Maryland. College was interrupted summer. He has two children, a son by his stint in the Navy during WWII. in Potomac and a daughter in Ocean He and his wife later lived in Silver Pines. She has a daughter and his son Spring, then Bethesda. has two girls and a boy. Quality Supplies, the business Alex has enjoyed playing duplicate that Alex owned for 35 to 40 years, bridge for 65-70 years. He and his supplied cleaning products to wife have travelled all over the world Asbury during the 80s when Trott, (82 countries) and played bridge in Edwards-Fisher, and Mund were the several of them. Photo: Hal Gaut only apartment buildings. —Marilyn Gaut, Trott reporter

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Barbara Lockett, bibliographer at the New York State Wallace 319 University in Albany, the capital, and later became head of reference at the Exercise has always been important state library there. to Barbara Lockett. It didn’t take her After retiring in 1994 as director long, after moving to Asbury Sept. 30, of libraries at Renselaer Polytechnic to start going to yoga classes twice a Institute in Troy, N.Y., she moved to week. She has taught slow-motion Tai Santa Barbara, Calif. There she became chi. Along the way, she’s been a biker, a master gardener. For several years, a tennis player and a cross-country she worked at the botanic garden in skier. It all began with her performing Santa Barbara. She’s always been an the rigorous Royal Canadian Air Force avid gardener, and she looks forward exercises. to having a plot at Asbury. Barbara moved here from Fairfax, Among her many talents, Barbara where she’d lived for three years. She was an accordion player. In Santa has a daughter in Arlington. Barbara, she founded an accordion Her life began in 1936 in Northamp- group that played concerts regularly. ton, Mass., as Barbara Pradulos. She She moved back east in 2001, when a was an only child. Her father was an tremor ended her accordion playing. electrician. In 1956, while she was a In 1985, Barbara married Benjamin chemistry major at the University of Lockett, a former merchant marine Massachusetts, she married her lab engineer. He had designed firearms instructor, Richard Rice. They moved for Springfield Rifle, and then worked to California, where Barbara worked Photo: Mary Waldron in security for the Atomic Energy as a chemist at UCLA. She also taught Commission. Benjamin loved to hunt junior high and high school science and fish; he and Barbara took many and chemistry. ing a master’s degree in library science at camping trips. “I was good at sitting in Barbara and Richard divorced in 1967, and the University of California at Berkeley, she a boat,” she said. Benjamin died in 1991. Barbara embarked on a new career. After earn- moved back east. She worked as a science —Mercer Cross, Wallace Reporter

Susie Jones al Development Program of the National Mund 507, x6461 Cooperative Business Association in Wash- ington, D.C. and stayed for 41 years, eventu- Susie moved to Asbury after living in the District of Columbia for most of her work- ally becoming the Director of Recruitment ing life. She says she did a lot of research and Program Support. The association’s into CCRC’s before making her choice. It purpose was to provide technical assis- was important to her to have access to pub- tance to impoverished farmers and others lic transportation, since she does not own a to improve their incomes by improving car. She lived in DC for many years, so she production and marketing. has friends there and attended The Church Her work included recruiting staff for of the Saviour. She was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. overseas jobs in Africa, Latin America, Asia Her mother could not care for her, since and the Middle East; creating and man- she needed to work to support herself and aging training programs and some proj- so Susie was cared for by foster parents ect design and evaluation. She traveled for two years and then when she was six, to India, Indonesia and Somalia. Many her mother placed her in the Baptist Chil- projects resulted in substantial income dren’s Home. There she received excellent increases for project participants. care, and a good education, not only in the Susie enjoys travel, especially to art academic subjects, but also in the tenets of the faith. She was able to go home for some museums; reading biography, history and weekends and holidays and for a two week fiction; and attending ballet and theater summer vacation, and so didn’t lose touch performances. She actively participated in with her family. debate teams in high school and that expe- She left the home at age 18, having gradu- rience led to an invitation to attend Wake ated from high school and been accepted Forest to participate in the debate team as a student at Wake Forest University in there. Her special interest is economic Winston-Salem. She majored in Speech and Political Science, then earned an MA in For- justice for the impoverished. She has been eign Affairs from the University of Virginia an active member of the Church of the in Charlottesville. Photo: Bob Tedesco Saviour and led intercessory prayer groups Susie went to work for the Internation- and mini-retreats there.

18 November/December 2014 Village Life ers more efficient and family-friend- life on a video offering him their we also attended a very fine pre- HACKING ly. congratulations. Theirs was not the sentation on resident engagement Continued from page 1 On Sunday night, after the majori- only AMV presence. The theme of by AMV Executive Director Henry ty of Hackfest concluded, we attend- the conference was “Redefining Moehring and Asbury Solomons Beloved Community Initiative: ed the premier of the very mov- Age,” and the plenary began with a Executive Director Andrew Apple- diversity and collaboration. One ing film, “I’ll Be Me” about country video of AMVers, Barbara and Tony gate. team came from Australia while music legend Glen Campbell’s last Barnard, Gene and Susan Dunn, Jean As we explored the conference one of my team members started tour as Alzheimer’s began taking its Hefner and Alton Smith, and Mary Expo with its over 500 exhibitors, his life in India, another in Malay- toll on him and his family. The pre- Waldron and Russ Weber doing just we discovered that not all adver- sia. Their backgrounds included mier took place at Nashville’s huge that, and doing it beautifully! tisers market to the 19-35 year-old healthcare administration, graphics, Music City Center, the Leading Age During the conference, we saw segment of the population. Along finance, computer science, counsel- conference site, and was followed firsthand progressive and forward- the way we managed to experience ing, among other fields, and they by the introduction of the Campbell looking ideas, many of which are some good country music, partake used their expertise to collaborate family and a concert by Campbell’s imbedded in the way AMV impacts of delicious barbeque and visit with team members to design their daughter, Ashley, and her band, as our lives. Not only was The Asbury some of what downtown Nashville products. What did the teams come well as appearances by Delta Rae Group (TAG), Asbury’s for-profit has to offer. Back home at Asbury, up with? Three of the ten projects and the Band Perry. consulting and management arm, but still reveling in our Leading Age had to do with falls. Does this have Monday was the big day for a prime sponsor of Hackfest, but experience, we are most grateful a familiar ring to it? Hal’s team came Hal’s award, Not only had two of leadership for Hackfest came from to Asbury for nominating Hal for up with a means of recording the our daughters flown down to join Asbury’s Chief Information Officer the award and we are especially memories of seniors in the begin- some 7,000 conference attendees Chip Burns, Chief Operating Offi- grateful to all the Asbury resi- ning stages of Alzheimer’s Disease in witnessing the award ceremony, cer Doug Leidig and Asbury Board dents and associates who make and my own team with a way to but Hal was totally surprised to see member Bob Burke, as well as Eric the Gaithersburg Beloved Com- make visits by Geriatric Care Manag- some of his GBCI friends larger than Anderson. During the conference, munity Initiative possible.

dral inside of it. have a health need that’s urgent. CATHEDRAL It was difficult for the conquer- HOLY CROSS Continued from page 10 ing Christians to resist the beauty Continued from page 3 Calvin: I want residents to under- of the Moorish style: arches, grace- stand that we will be scheduling art: the serene Mosque of Cordova ful calligraphy, stunning tiles, and Calvin: There will be better coor- appointments in a way that won’t (begun in 785 atop the Visigoth peaceful courtyards. One such dination of wellness services as make them feel rushed. Each patient Christian church, a former Roman Christian, Pedro I (14th C), embel- well, so it is not just about medical will have sufficient time with the temple) with its extensive repeti- lished Seville’s Alcazar, a former issues. The new health center will provider so that they feel that they tion of arches painted in sienna and Moorish fort. Being on good terms be part of a bigger picture in terms have really gotten the attention cream and the incomparable mosa- with the city’s Moslem leader, he of the residents’ health, well being they needed and that they’ve had ic of the Mihrah bringing one awe hired the Mudejar artisans to work and overall quality of life. Plus, the ample time to discuss all of their and a quiet peace. Following the their magic. The Mudejar were Mus- new health center is easily acces- issues and concerns. The initial visit conquest of Cordoba in 1236, Fer- lims who remained after conquests sible to residents. We’ll be just a is also a great time to meet with the dinand III consecrated the ancient but did not convert. Their artistic walk, short drive or a shuttle bus staff member who is doing the care Mosque and began construction of style was popular at the time as away. That makes a big difference coordination. The resident can sit the Cathedral. The latter could not it combined Moslem geometric to people who don’t want to spend and talk to them about their various be more different from the Mosque. design, colorful tiles and calligraphy half their day traveling to and from medications and make sure there Taking several centuries to com- in praise of Allah with small crosses a doctor’s office. are no conflicts with potentially plete, the baroque style is complex- and Christian symbols. The tolerant adverse reactions. ly ornate, and like most Christian art Pedro mistook the word Allah for Question: How long will it take celebrates the martyrdom of saints God and even asked for a Jewish to be seen by a medical profes- Question: What do I do if I need and the Crucifixion. Our guide star to be part of a wrought iron sional at the clinic? a specialist? offered a most likely apocryphal gate in appreciation of his Jewish Annice: The clinic will be oper- criticism of the church by one of minister of finance. Times were eas- ated like a typical medical practice Annice: Our physician will refer the early kings: “You have managed ier then and art flourished. which means that residents will patients to specialists and ensure to destroy something unique and Returning home after 5 weeks, we be seen on an appointment basis. appropriate follow-up after the visit. replace it with something anyone felt like time travelers seeing the However, we recognize that illness- Over time we hope to be able to could have built.” Whatever one’s best of the Medieval period without es don’t always come when you’ve offer the services of various spe- personal feeling about this com- experiencing its related horrors. It is got an appointment scheduled, so cialties, particularly physicians who bined edifice, I was glad that those good to be back. Now to finish sort- we have also committed to mak- provide the most common services of the early period recognized the ing the photos! ing same day appointments avail- for seniors such as cardiologists and incredible structure of the Mosque able. This supports our goal of hav- orthopedists on site. and preserved it by tucking a cathe- ing people seen quickly when they

25 years, and that it was a concern later, the sunspot rotated to behind The sun is composed of plasma SOLAR because the emissions from the the Sun and the anticipated emis- gas. Sunspots are comparatively Continued from page 1 “flare” - which emanates from the sions never occurred. John tracked cooler areas on the sun. And as the sunspot - had the potential to send and photographed this 80,000-mile- sun spins, its magnetic field releases John reports about this phenom- electromagnetic and other radia- wide colossal sunspot every day ionized gas and big solar flares - enon. tions towards the Earth and possi- until it rotated behind the Sun. He equivalent to billions of Hiroshima- Various observatories indicated bly disrupt communications and the used special filters on his digital sized nuclear weapons. that this sunspot was the largest in power grid. Fortunately, by six days camera to protect his eyes.

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