OF MARYLAND Club Celebrates Arbor Day with Tree Planting New
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Leisure World News May 5, 2017 • Published Twice a Month • www.residents.lwmc.com/lwnews OF MARYLAND Board of Directors Club Celebrates Approves Resolutions Arbor Day with Tree by Maureen Freeman, upgrades. Leisure World News The existing game room, Planting which has several pool tables he Leisure World and a poker table, will convert Community Corporation to meeting room space and will T board of directors include new paint, a lighting approved several resolutions at upgrade and a room divider. its April 25 meeting. MedStar Lease Clubhouse II Renovations The board authorized Leisure The board approved a 2018 World general manager Kevin maintenance fund payment for Flannery to complete an oper- fitness center and game room ating agreement and lease with renovations in Clubhouse II. MedStar Health, which has With the projected August leased the medical center on completion of a new fitness North Leisure World Boulevard center in the clubhouse, the since 2013. existing fitness center will The proposed new lease become a game room with would run from January 2018 Garden and Environmental Club president Mary Ann Steele, left, and outgoing new carpet, paint and lighting ➤ to page 3 Club president Peggy Reynolds shovel mulch around a newly planted Bloodgood Japanese maple tree April 28. Photo by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News New MedStar Manager by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News real focal point, because every- body drives through here. The esident tree lovers and first thing they see is this area,” Focuses on Integrative guests joined the Garden said Aaron Tenley, grounds R and Environmental Club maintenance. Health for an educational program Two firs and a redbud tree by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News As part of this effort, the and tree planting to celebrate located nearby are on the decline, medical center recently transi- National Arbor Day April 28. so the new tree will help to keep he MedStar Health tioned from a paper to electronic Landscaping contractor the area spruced, Tenley added. medical center’s new medical record system. The McFall & Berry Inc. planted a Bloodgood Japanese maple manager of operations, system links Leisure World’s Bloodgood Japanese maple tree trees have star-shaped leaves that T at the Trust property’s grassy produce reddish purple foliage, Kamran Hassan, said he is MedStar center to all other dedicated to bringing integrative, MedStar hospitals and in-patient area near the intersection of the especially in spring and fall. The high-quality care to Leisure facilities – a useful upgrade in Georgia Avenue Gate entrance tree will mature to about 15-20 World residents. He joined the service because Leisure World and Leisure World Boulevard. feet tall. “We’re trying to make this a center’s staff March 6. residents constitute a third of ➤ to page 4 His vision for the medical MedStar Montgomery medical center on North Leisure World center’s patient base, Hassan said. Boulevard is to combine “high- When a patient visits another quality providers with high- MedStar facility, Leisure Outdoor Pool Reopens quality level staff, and make it World’s MedStar has access to very inviting and friendly for resi- the medical records from the For what you need to know about dents to come in, so that they can patient’s hospital trip or medical the outdoor pool before its May 27 get seamless healthcare services,” opening, see page 40. he said. ➤ to page 4 Governance & Information .... 6 Sports, Games & Thoughts & Opinions ............. 8 Scoreboards ........................ 40 Events & Entertainment ...... 10 Classes & Seminars ............ 46 residents.lwmc.com Movie Schedule ................... 14 Calendar of Events .............. 49 Formerly lwmc.com, the website Health & Fitness ................. 16 Governance Meeting still contains meeting agendas Schedules ............................ 49 INSIDE Clubs, Groups & and minutes, notices and other Organizations ...................... 20 Classifieds ........................... 52 community information. Club Trips Listing................. 37 ■ Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) Learn to Take Great Digital Photos by Arthur N. Popper graphic experience, take better pictures, the Rossmoor Camera or most residents, Club, in collaboration with the the words “Brownie,” Center for Lifelong Learning F “Instamatic,” and “Kodak (CLL), presents an eight-week Moment” bring back fond course on digital photography. memories of taking snapshots The series is geared to very basic with simple cameras. During the digital camera users, and every Brownie days, one had to take the class discusses how the partic- film to the local pharmacy and ipant can use his or her device wait days till it was developed, consistent with the session’s only to discover that many images topic. did not come out well. The course, which begins in Today, taking pictures with June, is designed to address digital cameras can be as easy residents’ questions on how to as with the Brownie, but the take photographs using almost results are available instantly, and every type of device imaginable, pictures can be retaken until they including smartphones, tablets meet the photographer’s expec- and any type or brand of digital tations. While in the past one had camera. to remember to take the Brownie The course is in eight sessions, on a trip, many residents always but the Camera Club has have a camera with them in the designed it so that each session form of a smartphone or other is self-contained. Thus, someone digital device. not interest in a particular type of Top: Equipment used to take digital photos. Bottom: A heron takes flight. Photos One of the real advantages of picture or who will be away for a by Lou Paley modern digital photography is few sessions will not miss out. that most devices can be used The first two classes, June 7 two classes, July 19 and 26, on provides mentors to help guide to take snapshots as done with and 14, cover basic principles of travel photography cover taking participants. an Instamatic. But, unlike in the photography, including learning pictures of broad scenes as well Additional details and regis- days of the Instamatic, the images about the features of each partici- as people. The last class, Aug. 2, tration information can be found can be enhanced with simple- pant’s device. The June 21 and 28 returns to the outdoor photog- in Community Classes and Semi- to-use but very sophisticated classes are about indoor photog- raphy and focuses on taking nars section on page 48. software built into the camera or raphy; residents learn how to take pictures of action scenes, such as For more information about smartphone. pictures of family and events, grandchildren and animals. the course or the Rossmoor While we do carry digital as well as photograph moving Each class is taught by Camera Club, contact Louis Paley cameras with us, most of us don’t objects. a different member of the at (cautiousphotographer@ really know how to use the device The July 12 class covers Rossmoor Camera Club, all of gmail.com) or (301-598-2493). to take the best possible pictures. outdoor photography in which who have much experience in For more information about To help residents, and partic- participants learn how to photo- photography, especially digital all CLL courses and lectures, see ularly those with minimal photo- graph landscapes. 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