June 2019 guide– AND – digest A Publication of HMCTV at Hershey’s Mill WELL Wellington at Hershey’s Mill residents enjoy three delicious, healthy meals a day in a choice of dining venues – from our casual bistro to our elegant dining room. Come break bread with usserved and we’ll show you around. Live Well. Live Wellington. Join us: 484-866-9868 ( )5, 1' 7 / ( < 1361 Boot Road l West Chester, PA 19380 3 (48$/+286,1* WellingtonRetirement.com 23325781,7< Page • June 019 HersheysMill.org • Page Publisher Contents Hershey’s Mill Community TV HMCTV Guide and Digest From the Main Gate 7 A fully self-supported nonprofit organization. Volume XX Number 6 – June 2019 20 Hershey’s Drive, West Chester, PA 19380 Editor Louise O’Brien HM Residents Update 9 Tel 610-436-5922 • Fax 610-436-6429 Associate Editors Gail Habbersett, HMCTV Programming 10 Guide and Digest E-mail: [email protected] Sharon Kope, and Sue Staas Business E-mail: [email protected] Featured Writers Joe Kennedy and Technology Tips 13 HMCTV Board of Directors Don Trauger Donald J. Trauger (President), Carl Fletcher (Vice Getting To Know You 17 President), Gail Habbersett (Secretary) , Advertising/Marketing Director Jack Keeley Jack Keeley, Tom McGinn, and Louise O’Brien Marketing Finance Tom McGinn and Puzzle 19 Volunteer Coordinator Lee Gamma Joe Silio Bus Advertising 20 Please share with your Hershey’s Mill magazine! All submissions welcomed; with rights retained Dining Out 24 by the owner. Send to [email protected], Attention Editor. Hardcopy submissions are not accepted. Articles should be limited to 00 words (although Vine Talk 27 others may be considered), and photographs should be high-resolution. HMCTV determines suitability and has sole discretion to publish any submission. Submissions are due by the 23rd (37 - 40 days in advance of HM Library 29 each edition) for possible inclusion (those received after will be reviewed for the next); contact the Editor for exceptions. Articles are subject to editing for space, clarity, and grammar. Information and opinions are Pet of the Month 30 those of the author, and may not reflect those of Hershey’s Mill Community TV, its officers, or directors. Health and Well Being 33 Activities Calendar 34 Home Care for Seniors Classifieds 37 • Personal care Community News 38 • Hospice assistance Say What? 43 • Meal preparation Local History 46 • Medication reminders • Laundry Club News 48 • Light housekeeping Hershey’s Mill Golf Club 53 • Companionship HM Sports Group 54 • Transportation Unraveling ... Medicare Ins. 57 Affordable and compassionate care - we are Now with offices in licensed and our employees are bonded & insured. Puzzle Solution 61 Wellington at Hershey’s Mill serving Hershey’s Mill and Please call for a free assessment: Recipes 63 surrounding communities with 610-644-8160 very flexible service options Activities Contacts 65 www.angelcompanions.net Cover photo: Read more about Dominic Aleardi, of Franklin, on page 17. Advertisers’ Index 66 Page • June 019 HersheysMill.org • Page From the Main Gate EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO Marc Fraser | Director of Security how to operate your emergency TM door release. NOTE: Always take LOVE. LIFE. HERE. From time to time, usually during your house keys with you when you inclement weather, Hershey’s Mill leave home, as you cannot rely on INDEPENDENT LIVING X PERSONAL CARE X MEMORY CARE villages and the surrounding commu- entering your home through your nity may lose electricity. While most garage during a power outage. outages last two or three hours, a few 2. Keep plenty of flashlights around have lasted for more than 24 hours. the house and have extra batteries During power outages lasting any handy. length of time, the Security Depart- 3. Keep a charged cell phone some- PUB GAME ROOM ’50s DINER ment receives dozens of phone calls where in your house, as your home from residents who find themselves in phone will no longer have dial tone, A Premier Senior Living Rental Community inconvenient, or even emergency, situ- unless you have a backup battery for just minutes from Downtown West Chester ations that could be prevented with your FiOS equipment. some advance planning. Listed below 4. If you are dependent on any life- ENDLESS OPTIONS FOR RECREATION AND SOCIALIZING are a few suggestions that can better saving electrical devices (oxygen ON OUR COMMUNITY “MAIN STREET” FEATURING: prepare people for a power outage: pumps, medical monitors. etc.), please contact your medical supply 1. When the power is out, your auto- X Restaurant X Post Office company to discuss options for a matic garage door opener will not X’50s Diner XGeneral Store backup power supply. operate. For those residents with XMovie Theater XAviation Observation Room 5. Turn off any appliances that you detached garages, be sure you know XArts & Crafts Studio overlooking Brandywine Airport were using when the power went XPub XRooftop Deck off. When the power goes out unex- XGame Room XFull calendar of exciting pectedly, a person may have been using their stove, heating pad, or XFitness Center activities & fun events other device that requires monitor- X XAnd so much more! Salon ing. A person might leave the house and forget that these items were left LEARN MORE BY CALLING 484.401.9800 running. If the person is not home OR VISITING OUR WELCOME CENTER TODAY when the power is restored, then the stove, heating pad, etc. may begin operating again without any supervision, causing a fire hazard. Please call PECO at 1-800-494- NO LARGE 4000 to report that your power is out, ENTRANCE and for all outage-related questions, FEES! as PECO requires account holders to report their problem directly and does not provide the Security Department with any more information than they give to residents. Please do not call Security for infor- mation regarding a power outage, as www.arboursquareseniorliving.com this ties up our phone line; and people 484.401.9800 with security-related issues or emer- 1201 Ward Avenue | West Chester, PA 19380 gencies cannot get through. Page 6 • June 2019 HersheysMill.org • Page 7 HM Residents Update Connor, James & Margaret Rupsis, Mark & Eleanor 1283 Robynwood Lane 998 Kennett Way Flannery, Thomas & Page Tischio, Victoria & Henninger, Robert 434 Eaton Way UPDATED PHONE # Forbes, Michael & Nancy & Jordan 1112 Lincoln Drive Willis, Charles & Marcia 305 Devon Lane UPDATED PHONE # Gorelik, Anatoly & Irene 1743 Yardley Drive Wise, Joan 1488 Quaker Ridge Leeson, Gerald & Patricia 296 Devon Lane Wood, William & Hope 1541 Ulster Way UPDATED PHONE # 593 Franklin Way Page 8 • June 2019 HersheysMill.org • Page 9 Hershey’s Mill Community TV Programming June 1-1 (7 p.m. show HMCTV Programs June 1-0 HMCTV Programs June 1 will not be shown) Better Than Bacon “Let Freedom Sing” with Kay Ricker Kay talks to two members of this improv comedy with Jim McArdle and Bob Rullo 10:00 :00 7:00 1:00 The Mainliners Men’s A Cappella Chorus is per- group, that performs at the Knauer Performing 10:00 :00 7:00 1:00 Arts Center in West Chester. Learn how they am pm pm am forming at the Knauer Performing Arts Center am pm pm am in West Chester on June 9. Jim learns all about got started and how they make up every single the Mainliners from Bob and we get to hear their word and perform every single action completely quartet sing a few songs. on-the-spot. Reverse Signs of Aging with SmartBody – Part 1 Webb – “Band of Brothers” Concert It’s time for summer Concerts in the Park. Watch with Kathy Myers and Sharon Duffey the June 2018 concert featuring this party band, Learn about an expert’s unique background and 10:0 :0 7:0 1:0 with band leader Wally Hart, a resident of Ulster. inspiration to create a movement empowerment am pm pm am 10:1 :1 7:1 1:1 The concert features 1950’s rock ‘n roll and rock- program called SmartBody. It will include a am pm pm am abilly, and classic rock from the 60’s and 70’s. short overview to how using SmartBody gives us control over long term physical independence; Ends at 10: am, : pm, 7: pm, and 1: am whether this means longevity in our golf/tennis game or reducing the risk of falling. For Programs and Movies, go to Channel 1970 (Bulletin Board information Reverse Signs of Aging with SmartBody - Part 2 appears only if neither is currently airing); for continuous Bulletin Board infor- mation, go to Channel 1971. To view Programs online, go to www.hersheysmill. with Kathy Myers and Sharon Duffey org and navigate from TV & Digest to HMCTV to Original Programming. More details, examples & demonstrations to 10:0 :0 7:0 1:0 how SmartBody works & gets results, as well as am pm pm am June 14, 8:30 p.m. to June 21, noon answers to general questions. The Donner Party - A Film by Ric Burns Ends at 10: am, : pm, 7: pm, and 1: am Movies This haunting film tells the story of the ill-fated party of pioneers and their doomed attempt to get to California June 1 to June 7, noon in 1846. [Run time 1h 23m] Groundhog Day (PG) Noon June 21, 8:30 p.m. to July 1, noon Movies Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell & 2001: A Space Odyssey (G) A weatherman finds himself inexplicably living the same day 8:30 pm Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood over and over again. [Run time 1h 41m] After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Noon June 7, 8:30 p.m. to June 14, noon lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins.