March 2014Volume 21 Number 2

Residents, Associates, Families & Friends www.asburymethodistvillage.org

A NEWSPAPER FOR ASBURY METHODIST VILLAGE

Hugh Andrew to Receive the Legion of Honor RewardBy Marilyn Gaut, Trott

Hugh Andrew will soon be awarded France’s Legion of Honor at

the French Embassy. Created to honor extraordinary contributi-ons to the country of France, the Legion of Honor is France’s high-est distinction. To be eligible for this outstanding award, the vete-ran has to fit strict criteria. He must have fought in at least one of the 4 main campaigns of the Liberation of France: Normandy, Provence, Ardennes or Northern France. Lt. Col Andrew has taken part in all four.

The file presented (Terry Shima of Diamond was the one who told Hugh that he should send this in) must contain the military separation record (hono-rable discharge), a chronological

resume about one typewritten page in length and a copy of a current identity document with a picture. If possible, it must also contain copies of citations for all

the decorations alrea-dy received in France or in the United States indicating meritorious action during opera-tions. Lt. Col. Andrew has received the Distin-guished Flying Cross and four Air Medals.

Since only a small number of Legion of Honor medals are awar-ded each year in the United States, care is taken to nominate only those with the most distinguished records.

Many have read in Village Life about some of Hugh’s missions during WWII.

Our Congratulations to Lt. Col. Hugh Andrew!

Hal Garman Receives Person of Character Award

By Jan Garman, Diamond

Asbury residents and three generations of Garman fam-ily members were among

those that overflowed Gaithersburg City Council Chambers on Febru-ary 3 as Mayor Sidney Katz awarded Hal Garman and four others Person/

Business of Character awards. Gar-man’s citation read:

Harold Garman is a retired min-ister living at Asbury Methodist Vil-lage.

Inspired by the vision of Dr. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Garman

Two-Piano, Eight-hands Piano Benefit Concert, Friday, March 21, 2014

By Al Tholen,

Park View

A t w o -p i a n o , e i g h t -

hands concert with pianists Ann Hoopes, Lydia Page, and Norman and Catherine Heim has become an annual treat for the past sev-eral years. All of our pianists have studied and played the piano since c h i l d h o o d . Lydia, Catherine, and Norman are Asbury residents who contribute their musical talents to many cam-pus events. Ann Hoopes is a com-poser, performer, producer and avid supporter of the musical arts, and has been active in the Music-The-

atre scene of Washington for many years. She has been playing two pia-nos with Lydia for 40 years.

This year the concert will be per-formed on Friday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Hefner Auditorium. As in

Photo: Hal Gaut

At left, Hugh Andrew as a pilot and above, Hugh Andrew today.

Photo : Patricia Lake

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Resident EditorsAnne Porter, MundMarilyn Gaut, Trott

Mac McCullough, DiamondBob Bernero, Wallace

POSITION OPEN, Edwards-FisherAl Tholen, Park View

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Resident StaffCourtyard Homes: Peter Cascio

Diamond: Alma Stewart Mac McCullough, Jan Garman

and Hal Garman

Edwards-Fisher: Joan Dunlop, Dorothy Harris, Luella LeVee

and may the March winds blow a kiss to Betty Goen!

Mund: Gil Snyder, Jack Brinley, Anne Porter and Bob Tedesco

Park View: Duane McKenna, Anita Taylor, John Eberhard

and Tom McIlrath.

Trott: Bettie Donley, Copy Editor; Jeanne North, Hal Gaut,

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OCP Warns Consumers to Be Cautious When Returning Missed Calls

Consumers should hesitate before call-ing an unknown

number on their cell phones. Scammers are luring local cell phone users to return their call by hanging up before a consumer answers the call. Cell phone users, believing that a friend or fam-ily member has called, return the call only to be slammed with international fees for as much as $19.95 in addition to min-ute charges of $9.00 per minute.

When a consumer returns the call, they will hear music or an advertise-ment as the crook charges access fees to their phone.

To prevent these charges, con-sumers should:

n Only return calls to known tele-phone numbers.

n Before returning a call to an unknown number, do an inter-net search on the telephone number.

n Contact your wireless provider and ask about blocking calls to your number.

n Remember, a legitimate caller

will call back if they are unable to reach you!

OCP, the County’s consumer pro-tection agency, investigates thou-sands of complaints each year

involving automotive sales and repairs, new home purchases, home improve-ments, credit issues, retail sales, internet services and most other consumer transactions. OCP provides pre-purchase information to consumers, as well as speakers to the commu-nity on consumer issues.

For more information, contact the Office of Con-

sumer Protection at T: 240.777.3636, Email: consumerprotection@mont-gomerycountymd.gov, or visit OCP’s website at http://montgomerycoun-tymd.gov/OCP.

Mac and Zil

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The “star rating system” of hotels and res-taurants is familiar to most of us. The high-er the number of stars, the more luxuri-

ous and expensive the place. Few of us can now afford a 5-star restaurant, but most of us expect and will look for a 5-star hospital or skilled nurs-ing facility such as our Wilson Health Care Cen-ter. We can, therefore, be proud and grateful that Wilson has earned a 5-Star rating from the Cen-ters for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). But what does that mean?

CMS states that “Nursing facilities with 5 stars are considered to have much above average quality…. [The rating is based on] health inspection information from the last 3 years of onsite inspections, including both standard surveys and any complaint surveys….Staffing rating has infor-mation about the number of hours of care on average provided to each resident each day by

nursing staff. This rating considers differences in the level of need of care of residents in dif-ferent nursing homes. For example, a nursing

home with residents who had more severe needs would be expected to have more nursing staff than a nurs-ing home where the resident needs were not as high. Quality Measures (QMs)–The quality measure rating has information on 9 different physical and clinical measures for nursing home residents―for example, the prevalence

of pressure sores or changes to resident’s mobil-ity. This information is collected by the nursing

home for all residents. The QMs offer information about how well nursing homes are caring for their residents’ physical and clinical needs.”

Stars may tell us a facility’s quantitative mea-sures for physical and clinical care, but what about the “TLC” measures? Those come from patient and family surveys. Wilson’s overall Mary-land Health Care Commission, overall-care rating is 8.5 out of 10, above the state average. Random family surveys average overall satisfaction at 91%; while discharged, transitional care patients overall satisfaction average rating is 93%. Hol-leran’s 2012 survey of friendliness and courtesy of associates and right to make independent decisions were two of the top ten highest rank-ing indicators.

Congratulations to our health care providers. Their jobs are physically and emotionally stress-ful, and we all appreciate their efforts.

[Source: Debbie Hedges, WHCC Administrator. CMS.]

By Marolyn Hatch,Villas

The C.O.I.K. (Clear Only If Known) Factor

Can You Hear Me Now?By Bea Kikawa, Edwards-Fisher

Dementia and Alzheim-er’s: the thought of those two illnesses

strikes fear in my heart and I would guess in the heart of many others. I have had per-sonal experience in caring for the victims of these illnesses and I know how heartbreaking it can be. I don’t want to put my family and friends through that experience.

In my reading lately, I have found that results of a huge clini-cal study show that with each 10 decibel loss in hearing, the risk of dementia rose about 20%. “Compared with those who could hear normally when first examined, the risk of dementia doubled among those with mild hearing loss, tripled among those with moderate hearing loss, and increased fivefold among those with severe hearing loss.” Those are scary numbers!

When you think about it, it does make sense. As Eve Bur-khardt explains it, if you hurt your hand and do nothing about it but put it in a sling and not use it, it eventually withers away. Then you can’t use it at all.

Eve is severely hearing impaired, and she speaks from experience. When you can’t hear, it becomes easier and eas-ier to just withdraw from other people. When you withdraw into your own little shell, the brain cells connected to audi-tory processing begin dying. Loneliness and lack of stimula-tion do their damage too. We

can’t afford to do that!What can we do to correct

this?Because of her profession (she

is a psychologist), Eve had to be able to hear and so she began actvely becoming aware of the areas where she had difficulty – the TV, the telephone, certain people’s voices, etc. She found that there was help available for these specific areas. Don’t delay; begin asking yourself, where am I not hearing?

Are you like me? I have hear-ing aids sitting on the shelf. I haven’t used them for over 3 years. I don’t remember what to do and they are probably not right for me now. I bought them in another city far away; where do I go to get service here?

Maybe you have noticed you are beginning to have problems hearing and you see all these ads in the paper. Which hearing aid do you choose?

Maybe you are wearing hear-ing aids but in certain situations they don’t seem to do you any good at all. ( e.g., the dining room).

There are certainly dozens of other questions you are wonder-ing about.

If so, please drop a note in the campus mail telling us a little about your problem. Include your name, campus address and phone extension and send it to either Eve Burkhardt, E-F G5 or Bea Kikawa, E-F 108.It will be a great help in planning programs with the Asbury Wellness Center and getting you the help you need.

What are Those Black Boxes You are Wearing?

By Linda Bowles, Park View

When asked this question, I enthusiastically answer, “They help me hear better.”

Due to Meniere’s disease, I have lost most of the hearing in my right ear. I have been wearing hearing aids in that ear for about 15 years. Gradually, I found it almost impossible to under-stand words spoken by someone on my right.

In October, 2012, I went to a pre-sentation here at AMV by an audiolo-gist professor from the University of Maryland. She described new Bluetooth communication technology being used with hearing aids to greatly improve their performance. Since the hearing in my left ear is only moderately impaired, I am able to use this new technology for that ear. It consists of two black boxes used with the hearing aid in my left ear.

The black box I wear on the neck chain is a remote to control my hear-ing aid settings. Using its LCD display, I can visually make all the changes to my four hearing aid programs, increase or decrease loudness, or wirelessly con-nect my hearing aid to other devices. Young people are fascinated with my black box — “Is it a new game?”

The other black box is a mini micro-phone that receives sounds and trans-mits them to the hearing aid in my left ear. Persons speaking directly into the mini mike can now be heard more clearly. And by attaching it to an object on restaurant tables, I can hear people 3 or 4 seats away. My grandchildren recently had a wonderful time passing it around clipped to a glass so they could talk to me through my hearing

aid. My husband Bob sometimes wears it when we are alone to help us with our conversations. The mini mike has its own volume control so it can be used in many different environments to further enhance hearing. I also am using a device with the system that transmits TV audio directly and more clearly to my hearing aid.

I have been using my new hearing aid with the Bluetooth devices since December. They have greatly improved my hearing and quality of life. Social events are now much more enjoy-able. It’s so nice not asking people to repeat what they said or trying to guess what they were saying. Instrumental music sounds brighter and vocal music is more understandable. There is still more “hearing” for me to explore! I encourage you to talk with your audi-ologist to learn if this system is a pos-sibility for you.

Photo: Al Tholen

Linda Bowles wears “those black boxes” for a reason!

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The Legend of the Talking Frog

Idon’t know about you, but the reason I always go down to the ponds is to relax and enjoy

the beauties of nature. Now, here was an Asbury resident telling us on television about another reason. I leaned back in my recliner and listened to Bob Yount, Villas, tell us the story in his own wry way on AVTV. It went something like this:

“On a recent warm weekend, I went walking down by the ponds. Spying a frog, I picked it up, examin-ing it in my outstretched hand.

“To my surprise, the frog started talking: ‘If you’ll kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful maiden and I’ll fulfill your deepest desires.’

“I put the frog in my pocket and started walking. The frog kept talk-ing: ‘Hey, didn’t you hear me? I said that if you’ll kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful maiden and I’ll fulfill your deepest desires.’

“I kept walking and muttered, ‘At

my age, I’d rather have a talking frog.’”

I just about fell off my chair laughing and so has everybody I’ve told the joke to since. Telling jokes is an almost sure way to get folks to smile. Bob says he’s been tell-ing this one for about 30 years. He refreshes his repertoire regularly by googling “jokes” on the internet.

But telling jokes is only one way. It works to smile warmly at folks

you pass in the hallways. (Tell me your favorite way and I’ll use it in a future “Smiles” column.)

I particularly like the way Trudy Meissner, Edwards-Fisher, shared with me. “Every morning,” she said, “I ask the Lord to send me those who need an encouraging word.”

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all did that – pass the encouragement around – and watch the smiles that result!

We don’t really need a talking frog, do we. But it would be fun to have one!

See you at the ponds.

BirdiesBy John Minton, Mund

The Dream Goes On: Fourth Annual Edwards-Fisher Night at Crawford By Len Jakubczak, Edwards-Fisher

On Saturday, November 23, 2013, back for their fourth annual performance, pia-

nists and singers from Edwards-Fisher entertained diners and staff at the Crawford Dining Room of Asbury Methodist Village. From 4:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., the performers brightened the pre-holiday spirit of the diners and staff.

Pianists Harry Deffley, Marjorie

Jovanov ic - Johnson, Beatrice Kikawa, Paul Meissner, Janis Rex, Alma Rhodes, and Lydia Skinner, as well as vocalists Polly Con-ley and Liz Van Billiard, all Edwards-Fisher resi-dents, took turns pro-viding background music or song. Each played or sang a ten-

to-fifteen-minute medley of popu-lar, classical, or spiritual music or song. Also, a surprise guest performer, teenager Nico Bernklau, an Asbury management intern from Germany and resident of the Trott Apartments, added to the festivities by his piano rendition of “Take Five.”

Over four years ago, Ruth Spoor, a resident of the Edwards-Fisher Apartments, conceived, promoted, and organized the first of a series of Edwards-Fisher Nights at the Crawford Dining Room as a contribution of her fellow residents to the holiday spirit of Asbury Methodist Village as

a whole. Ever since then, with the help of her husband, Ralph, she has continued to be the chief promoter and guiding light of the series. Asso-ciates of the Dining and the Pastoral Care Departments welcomed her ideas for such campus-wide enter-tainment, and have eagerly facilitat-ed their implementation over the years.

So, as intended by Ruth Spoor, the Edwards-Fisher pianists, vocal-ists, and friends again shared their enthusiasm and musical talents with a larger segment of the Asbury Methodist Village. The Dream Goes On!

Thank you to our new English tutors

The Literacy Council of Mont-gomery County held a Tutor Training Workshop here at

Asbury last month and we have three new Asbury tutors to help with our literacy program. With associates from countries all around the world we are always in need of more tutors so we are very thankful for these three dedicated people, Jan Garman, Mac McCullough, and Doreen Sexton, representing Dia-mond and Trott.

--Marilyn Gaut, Trott

Edwards-fisher party chair Doris Jakubczak.

Residents were enthralled with this music played on this Chinese violin.

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Keese School

Computer Corner

Do You Want to Communicate in Print or Email?By John Paul Eberhard, Park View

The executive committee of the Computer Club, at their meeting on February 5, 2014,

discussed a number of items that we thought residents would like to know about. Now that the Club has 311 members (including seventeen members of the Apple Corps – peo-ple who use Apple-based devices) we would like any additional resi-dents interested in developments in the world of computers to become members. There is no charge for membership – only a requirement

that you have and use a computer. Members participate in meetings each month where we hear about one of the exciting new develop-ments. For example, on February 12 there was a discussion of “3-D print-ing” by John Slotwinski, an expert from the National Institute for Sci-ence and Technology. 3-D printing is a new technology that can create objects by printing many layers of a design (sort of like slicing through an onion) and then assembling them into a finished product.

When the ExCom meeting dis-

cussed the various means of keep-ing residents informed of news from the Club, there was one argu-

ment that took the position we should communicate only via the Internet since we are advocates for computer-based systems. A sec-ond argument was concerned that a newsletter on the Internet will not be read by as many people as the traditional paper newsletter. We would be interested in hearing from any resident that has a preference. Just email me at jpeber@aol.com and I will see that you are added to our list of members for email or for printed newsletters if there are enough requests.

Keese School Opens Spring Semester With “Gusto”By Jan Garman, Diamond

“Gusto” is the 41-foot sturdy fiber-glass sailboat that Diamond resi-dent, Mary Walker, and her hus-

band, John, sailed around the world on a voyage of some 33 months from October 1979 until June 1982. Residents thronged into Parker Hall on February 6th as more and more chairs had to be brought in. Tired of winter weather, they obviously longed to hear of Mary’s adventures in warmer climes and the diminutive and often droll speaker did not disappoint them as she shared fascinating stories and beautiful photos.

In preparation for the voyage, Mary and John had taken every Power Squadron course avail-able. They had a fully equipped life raft, a 40-gal-lon fuel tank (they used fuel only to charge bat-teries), 70 gallons of fresh water, a four-burner kerosene stove (Mary often had to strap herself in so that she could stay standing upright at the stove), a HAM radio and coverage by Lloyds of London, the only company that would insure “Gusto.” However one thing that “Gusto” did not have was refrigeration. Mary related how they brought 15 dozen eggs coated with Vaseline, unsliced bread coated with white vinegar and lots of peanut butter.

Starting from Solomon’s Island, MD, they sailed in intercoastal waters as well as the Atlan-tic before visiting the Grand Bahamas and then the Panama City Yacht Club where they had to anchor overnight awaiting their turn into the canal. They had been warned about pirates and sure enough, there came a clamor in the night and voices demanding to board their boat. John got out his shotgun and the would-be intruders backed off. The next morning they learned that the “pirates” were actually only drunken sailors, but during several legs of their journey, pirates were a concern and they refrained from using the radio so as not to advertise their location.

Once through the Panama Canal, it was 21 days in the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos, where they anchored and boarded a tour boat. Mary shared photos of giant tortoises and large birds called “boobies” encountered in the Galapagos. In French Polynesia, John developed a leg infec-tion which the medicines in their well-stocked first aid kit could not cure. So they sailed back to Nuka Hiva, a volcanic island, which boasted the only hospital around, and the doctors there knew just how to treat the infection and they were off

once again. Several times on their journey, family and

friends flew to ports and joined Mary and John to help crew, but often it was just the two of them alone with the elements. They always sailed west so that they usually had the winds behind them and they stayed several months in New Zealand in order to avoid the hurricane season. Mary said that of all the places they visited, New Zealand was her favorite. The only time they took a break from their voyage was to fly to New York City to purchase a GPS. Among the many photos that Mary delighted her audience with were ones of a giant and overly-friendly emu in Australia and of safari animals in Kruger National Park in South Africa, where the animals roamed freely but the people were caged in during the night for their own protection. When questioned about their children’s reaction to the journey, Mary replied that they did not express much concern about their father’s going but one son expressed a great deal of concern that he was going to “take my mother!” Keese Schoolers, however, were delighted that his mother not only went but cap-tained the voyage for they were treated to a most enjoyable and informative evening.

Keese School Dean, Don Woodward reminds AMV residents that there are many more exciting lectures and concerts coming up between now and May 1. Keese School catalogues are available at reception desks. Residents can also watch for announcements on the AVTV scroll (Chan-nel 975) and on bulletin boards in all the living units. Don also reminds residents that it is not too late to contribute to the Keese School Educa-tional Fund which provides scholarship help to many of our young servers in the dining rooms. Checks made out to the Asbury Foundation with “Keese School Education Awards” in the memo line should be sent to Keese School Treasurer, David Webster, in Edwards-Fisher #504.

Mary Walker sailed around the world in this boat!

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By Mac McCullough, Diamond Reporter

Have you ever heard any of these com-plaints by Asbury residents: “I wanted to see ‘The Butler,’ but first it was bad

weather and then I forgot about it. I went over to Rosborough to swim and the pool was closed for cleaning. Remembering whether the Bargain Mart is open on the 2nd or 3rd Friday of the month is hard for me. Someone should have told me they were serving oysters and prime rib for din-ner last night.”

Those and similar complaints could be elimi-nated if we would just use one of Asbury’s untapped resources — the AVTV Scroll. Those who already use if find it keeps them current on what’s happening at AMV. By turning on AVTV’s Channel 975 at certain times each day they can stay current with activities.

Here are some excuses people use for not watching the scroll:

1. It takes too much time to watch.

Yes, it does take about 12 minutes. Is that too

much time to keep up-to-date?

2. The scroll is never there when I turn my

television on.

You’re right; so here are some of the times

during the day when you can be sure you will

get the scroll: 6:15 AM; 7:15 AM; 10:00 AM and

12:15 PM when the scroll is presented with a

voice-over; 5:00 PM and 11:00 P.M. The scroll

is on at other times during the day, but you

can be sure to get it at these times.

3. I don’t have a television,

Sorry, I can’t help you there. You’ll have to

depend on the bulletin boards, myamv.org

website on your computer and notices in

your mail box to stay current.

Why not give it a try today? Pretend you are on

a luxury cruise liner or at a fabulous resort hotel.

Turn on your television to AVTV’s Channel 975 at

one of the times suggested. Relax for 12 minutes

and see what is happening at Asbury Methodist

Village that might interest you.

COLD AND SNOWYBy Gil Snyder, Mund

Whether it is “cold and snowy” or “snowy and cold”, these words suggest that things can be

downright miserable. The month of Janu-ary and the first three weeks of February were certainly that throughout much of the USA. While bad in the immediate area we certainly had it much easier than a lot of other places; for instance the Mid-west and the South. Recalling my childhood, I ask myself: “What’s the big deal?”

I grew up in the small town of DuBois located in the northwestern part of Penn-sylvania in the hills and valleys of the Alleghenies during the 1940s and 1950s. With an elevation of some 1400 feet and with nearby elevations over 2000 feet, the area got lots of snow and it was nearly always cold. Snow usually came no later than November and it was not unusual to have snow in April.

Once snow came, it usually lasted throughout the winter with each passing storm adding to the accumulation. Ashes and sand were used to treat the roads with only the main roads and streets being plowed. This was a boon to us kids, as the city would block off several of the streets for sled riding and for some of the more adventurous, skiing. I lived near a dirt alley that was never plowed nor treated with ashes, so we kids in the neighborhood had

access to a great sledding run for most of the winter. The only issue with this alley was it was directly in front of my grandpar-ents’ house and if I did something foolish I would hear about it.

For over 11 years of my attending school in DuBois the only way to get there was by walking. Both the grade and junior high schools were within five blocks, but the senior high was a little over eight blocks away. Besides being cold in the winter,

snow could be an issue in walking, espe-cially if it snowed while school was in ses-sion. There were no cafeterias so everyone had to go home for lunch.

We moved prior to my senior year some three miles out of the city so I had to drive to school. If it had snowed during the night, it wasn’t unusual to have to put chains on the tires to get out of the driveway, and after getting to the main road, having to remove the chains so they wouldn’t get torn up on the bare pavement.

Schools didn’t close due to snow or cold weather. In 12 years of school I only recall school closing one time after an ice storm that brought down a number of power lines, making it unsafe to walk. Going to Penn State, weather didn’t shut down classes there either. There was one instance where a professor who lived sev-eral miles from State College couldn’t get in and aides had to take over so no classes were missed.

Living at Asbury during February 2014 points out one of the reasons I moved here: someone else does all the shoveling. However, the number of complaints that I heard about the warning sound that snow moving equipment must have when back-ing up is amazing; these warning devices are required by Federal Law. Are we weak-er? Less tolerant? Less grateful? Or do we just miss toughing it out? Hmmm…some-thing to think about!

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By Al Tholen, Park View

We find ourselves con-fronted with acronyms everyday. Most of us are

familiar with their use to reference large Government agencies: DOD (Department of Defense), EPA (Environment Protection Agency). etc. The evolvement of the Inter-net brought with it many acronyms: BALK (Boy am I confused), FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), and FTASB (Faster than a speeding Bullet). Now, the use of our smart phones and texting has introduced a large dictionary of acronyms such as BTW (By the Way).

BTW, let’s look at three selected and related acronyms adopted by Asbury over the years. At last count, there are 36 acronyms listed in the appendix of the Resident Hand-book! The three of them being addressed here are: QSB (Quality Service Board), CCAV (Coordinating Council, Asbury Village), and PAC (Partnership Advisory Committee).

To understand the importance of these organizations, one needs only to read the Asbury/Resident Partnership Agreement. To para-phrase,

1. The Administration seeks “the opinions and suggestions of residents on matters affecting the delivery of resident programs and services through the CCAV, PACs, and QSB; and

2. The Residents use the CCAV, PACs, and QSB to maintain and facilitate a system to secure, sum-marize and transmit input to the Administration and to receive and help process responses from the Administration.

QSB (Quality Service Board)

The membership of the QSB con-sists of:

1. The Administrator for Resi-dential Living (QSB Co-Chair), the Department Directors, and the Resi-dent members of the Asbury Board of Directors (Arrow 1 in the Chart), and

2. The Chair of each Residential Building’s Resident Council, one of which is the QSB Co-Chair , and the Chair of CCAV (Arrow 2 on the Chart).

The QSB meets on the second Wednesday of each month bringing together the Chairs of the Building Councils and Asbury managers to directly address resident concerns or recommendations. It is the most direct interaction between the Resi-dents and the Administration. Asbury management attempts to respond to each issue; either bringing resolu-tion at the meeting or researching that issue and addressing it in time for inclusion in the monthly meet-

ing report: the Administration Oper-ations Report (AOR). The report is distributed to all residents. Note: The QSB meeting is closed to par-ticipation except for the member-ship identified above.

CCAV (The Coordinating Coun-cil of Asbury Village)

The membership of the CCAV consists of:

1. The Resident Co-Chair of each Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC) (Arrow 6 on Chart), and

2. Two elected or appointed CCAV representatives from each Resident Council (Arrow 3 on Chart).

Membership of CCAV is 100 % residents. Attendance at meetings is open to any resident or administra-tor. The officers are selected from among the residents on the CCAV. Its primary purpose is to serve as the Coordinating Council of the Partnership Advisory Committees (PACs,) to bring the interests of the various PACs together for discus-

sion. The CCAV also encourages the Administration to attend their meet-ings and provide updates or other information pertaining to Asbury Methodist Village and Asbury Com-munities. Additionally, it provides the convenience of a central bank-ing service for other resident activi-ties on campus. The CCAV meetings are taped and broadcast on AVTV 975.

PAC (Partnership Advisory Committees)

Currently, there are seven PACs: Communications, Dining and Nutri-tional Services, Foundation, Future Projects, Health and Wellness, Mar-keting, and Spiritual Life. Each PAC consists of 12 members including:

1. The Associate Co-Chair repre-senting the Administration (Arrow 5 on Chart),

2. The Resident Co-Chair, and 10 residents representing the various buildings (Arrow 4 on Chart).

In line with the Partnership Agree-ment, the common mission of all PACs is to promote the quality of life at Asbury Methodist Village (AMV). Acting in an advisory capacity, the committees are expected to func-tion by receiving from residents, and initiating, evaluating, reviewing, recommending, planning and com-municating ideas within their areas of interest. The work of the PACs and their special project commit-tees is reported to the CCAV (Arrow 6 on Chart).

If you have not been involved with the activities of these impor-tant groups, do so ASAP (As Soon As Possible). Your participation is needed.

Visiting Wilson Health Care’s Bistros And MoreBy Jean Hubbell, Villas

Did you know there are two bistros at Wilson Health Care Center? A “bistro” is,

according to my dictionary, “a bar, tavern, or nightclub.” Really? At our Health Care Center? Yes, we do have two bistros at Wilson, but perhaps they could be better described as hospitality rooms or lounges. They are located on the second and fourth floors of WHCC but are available to ALL residents regardless of their floor, as well as their visiting fam-ily members and friends. While I am writing about little-known facilities at Wilson, let me also mention the two residents’ laundry rooms, also on the second and fourth floors of WHCC.

First - the bistros. The two rooms are located on the north side of the

Health Care Center just past the nurses’ station and face the park area of Asbury campus thus featuring a very nice view. To the right as you enter is a living-room-type area with comfortable sofa and chairs, room for wheelchairs, and large TV -- a lovely place to accompany a resident to when paying a visit. Across from this living room is a kitchen area which is available 24 hours a day with time-of-day-appropriate snacks and juices, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Then in the area next to the windows with the view over the campus are a num-ber of small tables suitable for writ-ing, chatting, eating, or game playing. All of this is available without charge to Wilson residents and their guests. Take time to visit a Wilson resident and go see one of the bistros. At a recent visit to the second floor bistro

a group of eight or nine residents were watching the Olympics and another resident was fixing herself a cup of hot chocolate.

Second - the laundry rooms just for residents. A few years ago when a WHCC resident chatting with a visi-tor mentioned her problem of hav-ing personal garments washed in the very hot water of WHCC laundry. The visitor was Mary Waldron-Ball who was then Guild President. Mary brought up the problem at a Guild Board meeting and working with the staff representatives to the Guild, the problem was resolved with the Guild agreeing to pay for two resi-dent laundry rooms with washers and dryers located on the 2nd and 4th floors next to the back hall eleva-tors. No need for families to take home their family member’s laundry

to wash. It can be done while they have a visit - perhaps in the bistro down the hall.

These special bistros and laundry rooms are gifts from Asbury Guild. If you are a Guild member/contribu-tor, these rooms are part of what you have helped provide. One of the Guild’s goals is to enhance to lives of those who live at Kindley Assisted Living and Wilson Health Care Cen-ter. Our thanks to all those who sup-port the Guild’s efforts through their monetary gifts and/or their time to accomplish this goal.

A MEET AND GREET occasion is planned for March 5, 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the community rooms at Rosborough Center. There are many ways the Guild serves. Take advantage of the opportunity to find out more.

QSB, CCAV, AND PACs

8 March 2014 Village life

It’s A Guy Thing

Mac and Zil

ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW COMINGBy Al Tholen, Park View

Hello artists out there. We encourage you to share your talents with your

neighbors and friends here at Asbury. Yes, the 19th annual Arts and Crafts Exhibition will be held in Hef-ner Auditorium during the entire month of May. That gives you a few weeks to get organized. The Asbury Fine Arts and Crafts Com-munity reminds us to begin now selecting and preparing entries for the exhibi-tion.

Your works may be paintings, drawings, photo-graphs, needle-work, quilts, afghans, crochet, knit-ting, carvings, sculptures, pottery, woodwork, models, collage, mixed media, etc. Drawings, paintings and photographs may not exceed 30 inches in any direction and must be framed and ready for hanging. Each

artist may submit up to three pieces of artwork.

Applications will be sent to all residents in early March. Complet-ed applications should be sent to Jeanne Noel, Villa 388. Deadline for receiving applications is APRIL 17th.

In addition to your own contribu-tions, encourage your artist friends to participate so that this year’s show will be bigger and better than ever. If you have any questions, call Mia Schulman (x5546) or Ruth Simpson (x6656).

Susan Heron (center) surrounded by her class of artists!

ART SHOW OF THE KEESE SCHOOL WATERCOLOR CLASSMarch 4 to March 25 in the Hefner Building

By Carol Dennis, Villas

One of the loveliest early breaths of spring at Asbury is the Keese School Watercolor Class Art Show that is presently displayed on the outside wall of the Hefner Auditorium. The show runs from

March 4 to March 25 – plenty of time to give you an opportunity to enjoy the works of this semester’s artists. The watercolor class has been taught for seven years by professional artist, Susan Herron. She is shown in the center of the accompanying photo surrounded by some of the class mem-bers exhibiting at this spring’s art show.

The two-hour sessions are on Tuesday mornings for eight weeks in the fall and spring. In addition, there are workshops to explore acrylics, pastels, collage and other art media. The classes include Asbury residents and mem-bers of the community who are both professionals and amateurs. The class members prepare paintings each week based on demonstrations of various watercolor techniques given by Susan Herron. Susan begins each lesson with helpful critiques of the submitted works. It is a cheerful class where members take their work seriously and are very supportive of each other. That atmosphere shows in the works displayed in the art show. Feel the warm breath of spring by coming to the Hefner Building to enjoy the paint-ings now showing at the Asbury Keese School Watercolor Class Art Show.

Temperature’s Rising…MINE!By Dan Muller, Villas

Some years ago I purchased a state-of-the-art electronic thermom-eter. It had a temperature sensor that is placed outside and a read-out panel inside on which outdoor temperature is displayed. The

inside panel also had readouts of interior temperature, humidity, indoor and outdoor highs and lows of the day, and weather forecast. The indoor and outdoor parts of the thermometer were connected electronically. It worked perfectly for many years; but then we had a brief power outage a few weeks ago, and when the power came back on, the indoor panel didn’t provide any readings. I immediately assumed the worst and blamed the power outage.

The indoor panel has many control buttons to push including sync, reset, plus (+), minus (-), degrees F or C, 12 or 24 hours, and quite a few others. Now, being a true died-in-the-wool guy, I immediately attempted to get it working by deliberate and logical analysis of the functions of the thermom-eter’s many control buttons. I can’t tell you of the many combinations of the control buttons I pushed, all to no avail. This went on for two or three days. I lost some sleep thinking about it; but it’s really not possible to solve problems while flat on one’s back in bed trying to go to sleep. I was about to throw out the thermometer; but by chance, I came across its operating instructions. In desperation I read and followed the instructions, and in a few minutes the thermometer was working perfectly!

Well guys, I guess there’s a profound lesson here….never throw out instructions? No, that’s not it. Oh! Read ‘em!

Photo: Hal Gaut

Residents always enjoy the work of their neigh-bors and friends at Asbury!

Village life March 2014 9

Y ou may have heard that 51 Asbury resi-

dents are deep in the throes of rehearsing for a musical show I’ve writ-ten called “Village Life: The Musical.” In one of the songs, I’ve declared that for single ladies on the campus, “Nothing could be ‘natch-el-er’ than tracking down a nice Asbury bachelor.” Obviously, one of the enticements is to wear a glamorous feather boa. Of course, I just happen to have some feather boas to donate to the scene, left over from my career as a cruise editor for AAA for 29 years.

Which reminds me of a story.If you’re like me, haute couture is a state you’ve

often aspired to but seldom achieved. Often you’re looking for something smashing to wear to the Captain’s Cocktail Party on your next cruise, but

never, in your wildest dreams, would you think to check out Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Me neither, until I paid a visit to their theme park.

Almost my first stop inside the gate was the House of Horrors. I know, I know, but after the monster masks and the vampire fangs and the daggers dripping blood, in an obscure corner of the shop, what really caught my eye, was a rack of black feather boas for $11.99.

So maybe they weren’t ostrich plumes or mar-abou--at best, turkey feathers, at worst chicken feathers! But how elegant they were. As I draped a cluster over my shoulders, I was Theda Bara personified.

The very next week I was invited to a press tour

on board the Celebrity Summit. What better time to try out my stun-ning new outfit than at the Captain’s Cocktail Party.

I could tell that the room steward was taken aback as I glided out of my stateroom in my black feathers and gauzy chiffon. He was downright speechless.

I was directed to a secluded corner of the

Rendezvous Lounge to await the Captain along with another ten dinner guests. Good! Since they were all couples, and I was the only single woman, I would be seated to the right of the Captain.

“Shall we go to dinner?” the Captain suggested, and clutching my feather boa around me, I accept-ed with alacrity.

The conversation went rather well, I thought, as I sat next to the charming Greek officer in his

white uniform. He was obviously captivated by what I was telling him ...particularly when I threw a few Greek words into the con-versation. (I’ve always found it easier to speak a foreign language with a lot of hand waving to illustrate the subject, and I probably flung my boa around more than was necessary.)

In the midst of one of my best stories, my gaze was transfixed as I glanced down at the Captain’s leg. What were those horrid black things clinging to his white trousers? Tarantu-las? Surely not! Wait just a little minute!

My boa feathers! I was molting! My chicken was taking flight. What else from the House of Horrors? And how many feathers can a boa lose before it’s just a spine?

What was the sophisticated way to handle this? I tried to keep the conversation going while I thought out my next move. Could I just quietly reach over and pluck the feathers off his leg or would that be suspect?

Should I laugh brightly and say, “I see you’re feathering your nest for the future?”

At times like this, a sudden headache is the only solution. Let him pick off his own feathers!

Next time I go to the House of Horrors, I’ll settle for a retractable machete and leave haute couture to the Bride of Frankenstein!

Z-Notes

By Phyllis W. Zeno, Wallace

Baubles, Feathers and BeadsThis Month in

the Gallery

The Rosborough Cultural Arts and Wellness Center is

home to an ever-changing gal-lery of arts and handiwork

created by our residents. Stop by and see what’s new. With 12 display cases to look at, there’s

something for everyone to enjoy. Here’s this month’s

sampling of art.

Heddy Taima, Park ViewOil Paintings

Abram Fajer, Edwards-FisherPhotography

10 March 2014 Village life

Resident Residence(s) Date of Death

Rev. Raymond B. Maloy Trott 01-28-2014

Patricia C. Armstrong WHCC/Kindley/Mund 01-29-2014

Phyllis J. Evans Diamond 01-29-2014

Eleanor Boyce WHCC/Kindley/Trott 01-30-2014

Dennis D. Driscoll Mund 02-04-2014

Joseph G. Lundholm Wallace 02-05-2014

Mary J. Baker WHCC/Trott 02-05-2014

Edith C. Wilkerson WHCC/Diamond 02-08-2014

Phyllis Nester Villas 02-16-2014

Ruth Graichen WHCC 02-16-2014

Milton J. Stickles, Jr. “Jack” WHCC/Kindley/Diamond 02-17-2014

Heinz Bondy Courtyarads 02-18-2014

Raymond Traut WHCC/Kindley 02-18-2014

Mary M. “Betsy” Olson Diamond 02-18-2014

In Memoriam

Photo: Hal Gaut

Three SusansBy Jack Hutchings, Trott

In October,Trott’s new residents included three Susans who were ser-endipitously named. Susan Andrews, Susan Morton, and Susan Veras. The first initial of their surnames confirms that they were destined for

AMV. Trott residents are delighted to have them as part of our family, and are grateful that they have already volunteered to help with a number of activities.

By Larry DeLormier, Wallace

An article in the Wall Street Jour-nal recently brought back a vivid memory from many years ago.

The article referred to the number of commercial aircraft landings at the wrong airports, landings which are made by such well-qualified pilots. It reminded me of an incident which I had some 55 years ago when I was flying as the radar intercept officer on an F-89 fighter interceptor with the Minnesota Air National Guard. The pilot with me was an excellent pilot who had survived many missions flying the F-51 during WW II.

We were making our mandatory month-ly four flying hours by flying from Min-

neapolis to W u r t s m i t h AFB in Oscoda,

Michigan. It was planned to be a quiet

2-1/2 hours’ trip and an over-

night stay with a friend in Oscoda before we flew back to Min-neapolis.As we were crossing Lake Michigan,

the plane shuddered and all of our instru-ments were inoperable. It was just getting

dusk but after surveying our condition we found nothing wrong except for the lack of any instrumentation. This meant no guidance, fuel condition or other naviga-tion means.

Since I had the only WAC chart (map) and was tan-dem to John, he asked me if I knew where we were. I told him that the two lakes on our right should be on the left if we were on course and that we were about 70 miles, or 10 minutes, from Wurtsmith AFB. So, due to the lack of instruments or fuel gauges, we asked Wurtsmith tower for an emergency land-ing and were so granted.

Just minutes later, John said that he saw the tower beacon and went to it. Wurtsmith gave us the landing runway heading and we were golden. We thought. As we took the heading toward the land-ing runway, I noticed that our magnet-ic compass showed a heading about 10 degrees off. But the imprecision of a magnetic compass led me to overlook it.

As we landed, we saw high weeds on

both sides of the runway and I said to John, “I think we have landed at the wrong field”. Just then the Wurtsmith tower was asking where we were. That confirmed our mistake -- if they didn’t see us on the runway. John, a quick thinker, told them that we were a short way out and then asked me, “Do you know where we

are?” As I looked at the WAC chart

I saw that there was a sum-mer train-ing base for

the Michigan ANG about 30 miles north

of Wurtsmith.W i t h -

out fur-ther comment, we tax- ied back to the end of the runway and took off for Wurtsmith.

If the tower operators sensed that any-thing wrong had happened, they said nothing and John and I were not about to broadcast it. We landed. The crew team at Wurtsmith found the problem with our loss of instruments and the next day we flew back to Minneapolis. So bad stuff can happen but my philosophy is that “All’s well that ends well.”

The Wrong Airport

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Asbury’s Bumble Bees – Environmental ThreatsBy Peter Cascio, Courtyard Homes

Of the nearly fifty species of North American bumble bees, researchers have found that five species are suf-fering a drastic loss of habitat range. Two of these five may be approach-ing extinction. And one of these two, Franklin’s bumble bee, hasn’t been seen since the summer of 2006.

While the reasons for the declines in bumble bee ranges is complex, causes could be: fragmentation of their habitat; overgrazing; use of pes-ticides; reduction in species diversity; occurrences of non-native pathogens; climate change and honey bee com-petition.

Habitat fragmentation arises with today’s more intensely farmed land for increased production. Bum-ble bees nest and overwinter at or just below ground level so any ground disturbance like plowing or mowing destroys these habitats. Ide-ally (in our dreams) farmers would leave a connected swath of native habitat across their county and state to restore range for our native polli-nators. Up to 2,500 contiguous acres are desired to provide the necessary support.

Overgrazing can happen in our natural areas if not managed properly. Grazing can change the growth habits and variety of vegetation which then goes on to impact our stage I protein providers: the insects. Sheep are par-ticularly destructive since they clip the grass too short for bumble bee nesting sites, eat the flowers upon which the bees depend and compact the soil above more nests. Good graz-ing management has been shown to be beneficial for our insects.

Pesticides consist of insecticides and herbicides among other ‘cides. Insecticides kill a portion of our necessary habitat dwellers without which we higher level life forms can-not flourish (one of these days I hope to illustrate that). Insecticides kill bees. Our understanding is that Brick-man does not use insecticides. Her-bicides are used at Asbury to make the lawns look nice. They eliminate crabgrass, clover, nut grass, plantains, goose grass and pusley. While herbi-

cides don’t aim to target insects, the flowers and plants they kill reduce our pollinators’ important sources of nectar, pollen and above-ground nest-ing sites. The fertilizer put down with the weed killers encourages new grass shoots to emerge in the lawn and provide the geese feasts that we observe daily. In turn, these activities provide exercise for the Geese Police dog.

Genetic diversity is required to maintain healthy colonies. The larger the community the greater the poten-tial for diversity through a variety of male chromosomes to fertilize the female’s eggs. After mating the female can store the sperm until needed and use it to control offspring gender. We would call it avoiding in-breeding. An apiarist calls it haplodiploidy (hon-est!). In the haploid part the female uses only her chromosomes and does not fertilize the eggs which will then develop into males. This avoids the diploid mistake which might com-bine the chromosomes from a too-closely related male with hers. These two similar sets of chromosomes will then again develop as haploid into unfertilized eggs and pretty-much-useless (except for mating) males. She needs a diverse male mate with dissimilar chromosomes to create diploid females who will forage for nectar and pollen to bring back to support the colony. All these societal problems are nicely solved by nature for bumble bees. All males die with the arrival of winter and all females

can become queens next year. Unfor-tunately, for some folks this natural solution was lost with the develop-ment of the “higher” orders of life.

Non-native pathogens are a sig-nificant threat to our North Ameri-can bumble bees. During the past 20 years bumble bees have increas-ingly been used commercially to pol-linate berry crops, tree fruit crops and greenhouse tomatoes and peppers. Several species sent to Europe to be raised commercially brought back a deadly pathogen that caused notice-able decline in some five of those spe-cies as well as some of our other wild bees. Only the common eastern bum-ble bee (Bombus impatiens) is now used commercially. Additionally, there is a variety of insect parasites, mites, fungal spores and viruses which need consideration in the commercial use and management of bumble bees to limit the spread to our other wild bees.

Climate change will adversely affect our entire native insect popu-lation. Specialized niches may risk extinction. Changes in the habitat, distribution and timing of flowers will impact our bees’ routines. Changes in temperatures and rainfall distribution, amounts and severity will need to be accommodated for survival. And reproduction will be affected by all these alterations; which are only those that we can foresee at this point.

Honey bee competition is a fac-tor that Asbury, so far, has avoided. Apparently there are no hives within honey bee range. Honey bees cause bumble bee populations to decline. With 50,000 in a hive they can out-gather nectar and pollen ahead of the bumble bee. To make up for its smaller numbers, the bumble bee is forced to gather earlier in the morn-ing and later in the evening than the more low-light and low temperature sensitive honey bee. Also, it is known that pollen is a vector for transmitting disease between the two types after visiting the same flower, a problem that may also visit higher life forms if not properly managed.

Next issue: Environmental Help for Our Bumble Bees

Bombus impatiens; Common eastern bumble bee,round black

spot in middle of the back.

12 March 2014 Village life

The Launching of a Career—Mine!By Evan Haynes, Trott

As a forestry student at Colorado State Universi-ty on the GI Bill required

to have two summers of practical experience before graduating, I accepted a job with the National Park Service at Prince William Forest Park in Virginia. I was to be the nature specialist for a series of five summer camps. These camps had been constructed in the 1930’s by the Civilian Con-servation Corps, an organization with “the dual mission of put-ting mostly young Americans back to work and protecting the nation’s natural resources,” leaving a legacy of conservation and natural resources develop-ment. The organizations oper-ating the camps were The Sal-vation Army, the Twelfth Street YMCA, the Camp Fire Girls and two public service agencies, all from the Washington, D. C. area. The children were in the 10 to 12 age group and many were underprivileged. It was segre-gation time. Two camps were Black and three White.

I lived in the corner of one building, ate camp food,had no car and no supervision. How to begin?

Early on the children and coun-selors brought me small animals. I began a collection and used them to create interest. A five-foot pilot black snake was the most popular. I could handle him well and trapped mice in the woods to feed him.

Another black snake was hand-ed to me at the Twelfth Street “Y” camp occupied by Black boys. I had not brought my snake so they offered one they had caught, caged and teased. I used this one to describe the nature of snakes to the crowd. In the transfer of the snake from the camp handler to me, the snake bit me twice. The children were wide eyed! Though the effect on me was no more than the scratch of a blackberry bush, still it was startling and not pleasant. The lesson to the group was awe-some. Using the term “nonpoi-sonous” is one thing, but being with the same group for another hour and demonstrating well-being was the best illustration of the term I could have made.

It was a rainy summer. Nature

programs are normally built around the trailside or stream-side. Activities had to be moved indoors. I dug though my library and came up with a variety of nature games that were well received. The games includ-ed contemplative ones as well as active races, all built around learning.

he learning was not limited to the children. Since all my hobbies, experience and training to that time were of the Rocky Mountain area, I had not been acquainted with the species of the East. Many of my early iden-tifications on the trail before a group were made directly from the textbook.

Nighttime slide lectures were used to acquaint the children with the woods. The projector had a noisy fan to cool the light bulb. We all enjoyed the glory of night insect sounds when I turned off the projector and stopped talking. Crickets and katydids took over the airwaves.

My last week of the summer was the best.. A D.C. church brought their street urchins to have a week of athletic games. At first, the church leaders were reluctant to accept my services, convinced that there would be no interest in nature. I began by coming early to breakfast and bringing different frogs, toads, salamanders and snakes each day. Soon I had a following on the nature hikes and nearly all the camp began to value the natural setting around them. My career was launched!

Beloved Community (BCI) VignettesBy Jan Garman, Diamond

Katie Monfortte Joins BCI

The BCI welcomes Katie Mon-fortte, a student at Wesley Theologi-cal Seminary, who is now working as an intern in the program. She will be at Asbury primarily on Fri-days. A graduate of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL with a BA in International Relations, Katie says that “working toward this degree taught me about the systems and structures that govern the world today and helped me think creative-ly to respond to injustice.” She was involved in campus ministries while at Eckerd and since then has been a Global Justice Volunteer with the United Methodist Church serving the Kenyan Network of Women with HIV/AIDS and has also served at the Susannah Wesley Community Center in Hawaii where her work was focused on youth programming.

Conversation Group with Latino Mothers and Asbury Residents

The conversations between Lati-no moms, who want to practice their English, and Asbury residents has resumed in the Russell Avenue Cafe Conference Room. The group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month (barring snow storms which close the schools) from 10:00 AM-11:30 AM. The Asbury Resident Co-Leader is Peg Vert (x6902). To get involved, just come by or con-tact Peg for more information. The Mothers Co-Leader is Milagro (Mily) Flores.

“Words of Wisdom” with Asbury Vets

March 14 and 21 will find young videographers from Gaithersburg High School interviewing five World War II veterans for a project called “Words of Wisdom.” The purpose of the WoW program is to pass on to future generations the personal val-ues, reflections, advice and blessings too important to go unsaid or be lost over time. This is a collaborative project between the Jewish Council of Aging (JCA) Heyman Interages Center, Montgomery County Pub-lic Schools/Gaithersburg High and the BCI. Gaithersburg High School envisions using the DVDs in their social studies classes and/or writing classes so that students can hear from people who actually lived through the war. Each participating veteran will receive their own copy of the DVD.

Save the Date: Thursday, May 15 @ 7:00 PM

That’s the date of the End-of-the Year celebration for the BCI to be held this year in the Rosborough Theater and Community Rooms. Thanks to a grant from the Gaith-ersburg Winter Lights Display, and by popular demand, the great Hon-duran Dancers from last year will return for an encore performance!

Valentine Day Pool Party Snowed Out

Also in the Spring, the mentoring students will have their pool party which the February 13th snow-storm and the subsequent cancel-ation of school managed to wipe out.

I Brake for Inspiration

Don’t automatically assume that you know what’s good for other people. A man

saw his neighbor’s car rolling slowly out of the driveway with no one at the wheel. He jumped in and put on the brake.

“I stopped it,” he shouted trium-phantly. “I know,” said his neighbor walking from behind the car. “I was pushing it.” Martha A. Brown,

Director of Pastoral Care

Inspiration Point

Evan Haynes

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What Is Gluten-Free? FDA Has The Answer©

People with celiac disease can now have confidence in the meaning of “glu-ten-free” labels on foods.

FDA has issued the final rule that defines what foods may carry the term “gluten-free” on their packaging. This is good news for the 3 million people in the U.S. who have celiac disease and others with gluten sensitivity.

Gluten Limit Set At Less Than 20 Ppm In Foods That Carry The “Glu-

ten-Free” Label• This is the lowest level that can be consistently detected in

foods using valid scientific analytical tools.

• Most people with celiac disease can tolerate foods with very small amounts of gluten.

• There is no cure for celiac disease.

• The only way to manage the disease is dietary—not eating gluten.

• This ruling keeps food safe for this population, giving them the tools they need to manage their health.

WHAT IS GLUTEN?• This means the proteins that occur naturally in wheat, barley,

rye and crossbreeds of these grains.

• Approximately 3 million in the U.S. (1 in 33 persons; 1 in 22 persons with a first degree relative with the disease) have celiac disease.

• The body’s natural defense system reacts to gluten by attacking the lining of the small intestine, which then cannot absorb the nutrients it needs.

• Can result in anemia, osteoporosis, diabetes, auto-immune thy-roid disease and intestinal cancers.

• Manufacturers have one year to bring package labels into com-pliance.

“Gluten-free” on a food label must meet the following requirements

• Inherently gluten free (fresh fruit or raw vegetables).

• Does not contain gluten-containing grain.

• Does not contain an ingredient from a gluten-containing grain that has not been processed to remove gluten, or the ingredient results in the presence of 20 ppm or more gluten in the food.

• Does not contain any unavoidable presence of gluten in the foods in amounts of 20 ppm or greater.

• The new rule does not cover meats, poultry, certain eggs or alcoholic beverages.

• FDA is working on regulatory efforts to disclose gluten-contain-ing ingredients in drug products.

www.fda.gov/For Consumers/ConsumerUpdates©

Use the Internet to become better informed:http://www.amvresidents.org/medical

Bob Hartman, MD – retired family practice and geriatric physician.

Ask Dr. Bob founded the Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative (GBCI).

Through this initiative, the com-munity has seen the benefits of pro-moting intergenerational relation-ships which connect people across lines of age, language, ethnicity, race, nationality, economics and educa-tion. His inspiration, dedication and sharing of time and talents has enabled Beloved Communities to grow and flourish, positively impact-ing hundreds of young people and their families.

Hal is quick to point out that without the dedication and hard work of many Asbury residents and associates, as well as the GBCI’s community partners, who have self-lessly shared their time, talent and expertise, the GBCI would not have grown and flourished. He sees the award as an award for the Beloved Community Initiative, not just for him personally.

Also receiving awards were Janet Neumann, a dedicated volunteer with Gaithersburg HELP, Carrie Reed, the Assistant Principal of Lake-

lands Park Middle School who tutors struggling students on her own time, and Celia Rivas, Legal Repre-sentative and Immigration Services Coordinator with Catholic Charities, who has provided many hours of free consultations and workshops.

Richard Biava of Gaithersburg Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc. accept-ed a Business of Character award for not only ethical business practices but for providing discounted or pro bono work for Rebuilding Montgom-ery County. Attendees were also treated with several young students reading their often poignant essays about “My Hero,” persons who had personally touched their lives.

The Person of Character awards have been given since 1997 and are part of CHARACTER COUNTS! a city-wide program that enables adults to teach the Six Pillars of Character---responsibility, respect, caring, fairness, trustworthiness and citizenship. It is predicated on the belief that good character is learned through direct teaching and by watching the behavior of others. Through the Beloved Community Initiative, Asbury is one of the com-munity partners of CHARACTER COUNTS!

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the past, this presentation will be for the benefit of the Benevolent Care Endowment Fund. Music to be performed is by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Grieg, Beethoven, Bennett, Brahms, and Gillock.

The two pia-nos with two players at each piano, infor-mally referred to as “8-hand piano”, or “2 piano 8 hands” became popular in the late 19th century before the advent of recordings. It was a basic means to repro-duce and study symphonic works. Music lovers, who could not trav-el to the concert hall, could hear the major symphonic works in the convenience of a parlor or music hall that had two pianos and four or eight pianists. The majority of 8-hand piano music consists of tran-scriptions, or arrangements of major symphonic works.

The upcoming Asbury concert will open with an 8-hand perfor-mance of two movements from Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 (the Italian Symphony). Mendels-sohn has been quoted as saying that this is “the jolliest piece I have ever written.” Included in the program

is the 8-hand version of the Andante from

Beethoven’s Sym-phony No. 5

The fee for a t t e n d a n c e starts at the m i n i m u m donation of $10 at the door.

Other options are Patron cat-

egory $100, Man-ager $200, and

Director $300. Other than the minimum donation,

donors will be listed in the program (Deadline for listing is March 19). Checks are payable to the Asbury Benevolent Care Endowment Fund. Send checks to Asbury Foundation, 201 Russell Avenue. This event is sponsored by the Asbury Founda-tion, the Pastoral Care and Counsel-ing Dept., and the Spiritual Life PAC. Join us!

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Jane Stutsman Edwards-Fisher 714, x5876 jtstutsman@comcast.net

The month of June traditionally means weddings and graduations, but to Jane Stutsman it meant mov-ing day, as on June 12, 2013 she made Edwards-Fisher apartment 714 her new home. She was born in Washington, DC and earned a BS at Mary Washington College in Vir-ginia, then moved on to receive her MPA/DCA from the University of Southern California.

Jane was a part of the Nation-al Science Foundation for nearly forty years, serving in a number of administrative and executive posi-tions, and achieving a many-faceted career. Statistics, science and math education, physics and budget pro-gram analysis were her specialties. Jane spent more than fifteen years as a member of the Senior Execu-tive Service.

Her hobbies and interests are as varied as her career. Jane loves to travel and if there is a lighthouse in the area it is sure to be researched and visited. She is an avid reader, enjoys the theatre and is always ready for the challenge of a puzzle. You can see how computer games would be a natural outlet for her. Jane is already deeply immersed in Asbury activities, lending a helping

hand at the Edwards-Fisher library and the Bargain Mart. Her faith is Episcopalian.

Not having to worry about snow removal or climbing stairs made the thought of retirement living very appealing to Jane, but it was her quest to gain a sense of commu-nity that made her choose Asbury Methodist Village. As we Edwards-Fisher friends share our purpose of creating a better life together, we all move in this direction.

--Joan Dunlop, Edwards-Fisher Reporter

Welcome New ResidentsRobert (Bob) and Nancy Turner

Mund 308, x6442

The Turners moved to Asbury from Kentlands, where they had built their retirement home. They had been taking advantage of the oppor-tunities offered here to prospective residents, attending some fitness classes and programs and were pleased with what they saw.

Bob was born in Goose Creek, Texas; Nancy in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Bob’s family moved to Brooklyn when he was nine years old, where he graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. Nancy’s family moved to Brooklyn as well when she was a child. They both elected to attend St. Lawrence University, where they met in a math class. Bob was on an accelerated course and he graduated in 1949 with a degree in Physics. He went on to Harvard, where he earned an M.A. in Applied Physics and PhD in Applied Mathematics.

Nancy graduated in 1950 and they were mar-ried that year. Nancy joined Bob in Cambridge and worked as a secretary there until her first baby was born. For several years, she was a full-time mother.

Bob went to work for G.E. in Ithaca, NY, initially as a Communication Theory Analyst. After nine years, he went to work in D.C. with the Institute for Defense Analyses. For several years he was a

consultant to and member of the Air Force Scien-tific Advisory Board. In 1969 he became Assistant to the President for JASON, a group of physicists who study problems for the Dept. of Defense. He worked at the Pentagon from 1974 to 1984, when he resigned and returned to the Institute for Defense Analyses until 1996, when he retired.

The couple had four children, the last of whom was born after they moved to D.C. When that child was five, Nancy went back to school at Catholic University and earned a Master of Library Science degree.

Her first position was as a long-term substitute librarian at the Rockville Library in Montgomery

County. Eventually she was hired on a perma-nent basis and worked first at Twinbrook branch and then at the Gaithersburg branch, eventually retiring in 1995.

Bob and Nancy retired to Kentlands, where they were active in the Citizens Assembly. Nancy served as Chairman of the Capital Improvements Committee. Bob helped found the Budget and Finance Advisory Committee and served on the Environmental Management Committee. He also was President of the Citizens Assembly for two years. He and Nancy helped found a Spanish Lan-guage Group, where they are learning to speak Spanish.

Travels include England, Scotland, Europe, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Australia, eastern Canada and Alaska. As a young man, Bob accompanied his father to London and Switzerland and was able to climb the Jungfrau at that time.

Two of their four children survive. A son, Michael lives in the area; a daughter, Christie, lives in North Carolina.

Before becoming a librarian, Nancy volunteered as she was able: with the League of Women Vot-ers in Ithaca, NY, where she was Treasurer; with the River Road Unitarian Church, while they lived in Bethesda. She studied piano as a child, and would like to get back to it now that they are settled in their apartment here.

—Anne Porter, Mund Reporter

Paul Sirotkin Edwards-Fisher 112, x5347With the first day of summer right

around the corner (hard to imag-ine with all the snow outside), Paul Sirotkin moved into Edwards-Fisher apartment 112 on June 20, 2013. When his family was expelled from czarist Russia they became expa-triates as they fled through many European cities. Paul was born in Liverpool, England.

The family emigrated to Canada, entering the United States through Detroit, Michigan and made their home in the “quad cities” area. In Davenport, Iowa Paul opened a lab and became a dental technician. He met his wife Millie when she was a volunteer at a local summer camp. Since she lived in New York, a long-distance courtship ensued with Mil-lie finally accepting Paul’s proposal complete with a Jewish wedding ceremony. The marriage produced three children, two girls and a boy of which a son and daughter are still living.

Millie made good use of her mas-ter’s degree in education by becom-ing an elementary school teacher in Detroit, moving on from her work for the state of Michigan.

Paul is a craftsman and has used his skills to create beautiful gold jewelry. In his younger days he gar-

dened and played golf. His curiosity and desire for the understanding of our scientific history made fos-sil hunting important to him. The governor of Michigan named Paul Volunteer of the Year for his work at the Cranford Science Museum.

After Millie was injured in an auto accident Paul knew that he need-ed professional help in order to carry on. Asbury Methodist Village seemed to be the ideal answer with the appropriate treatment for Millie available at Wilson Health Care Cen-ter. Now Paul has care for her as he is surrounded by his Edwards-Fisher friends.

--Joan Dunlop, Edwards-Fisher Reporter

Photo: Dorothy Harris

Photo: Dorothy Harris

Photo: Bob Tedesco

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Welcome New Residents

Jeanette Thompson Mund 406, x5617

Moving to Asbury was a “no brainer” for Jeanette, who prefers to be called Jean, as she was born in Montgomery General Hospital, attended the three-room elementa-ry school in Laytonsville, graduated from Gaithersburg High School and has lived in Gaithersburg all her life. She knows many people living at Asbury as well.

After high school, her first job was with People’s Life Insurance Company in D.C. where she was secretary to the Secretary of the Life Insurance Co. After working there for three years, she went to work as a secretary in a doctor’s office in Rockville where she stayed for thirty years. That practice now has multiple physicians and is known as Rockville Internal Medicine. She retired in 1995.

Since then she has taken three trips to England, Europe and Scan-dinavia with several friends. She

enjoys all kinds of needlework, espe-cially needlepoint, and cross stitch. She loves to read good fiction.

Jeanette is a member of Ascension Episcopal Church and served on the Altar Guild there for many years. She is divorced and has one daugh-ter, Susan, who lives in Montgomery Village.

—Anne Porter, Mund Reporter

Janice Sanderson Diamond 618, x6627

Janice was born in the small town of Craig, Nebraska, 65 miles northwest of Omaha. She attended school there and later at the Univer-sity of Nebraska and the Creighton University.

In 1944 she married a US Marine, who also happened to be her child-hood sweetheart. They enjoyed several postings around the United States before he was sent to Korea. He was killed in action in 1951. Janice returned to Omaha with her young son. In 1954 she married a RAF officer who had been stationed at the air base there.

Janice spent the next 34 years in Cambridge, England. A daughter was born and the four Sandersons had a wonderful life enjoying the British theater, museums, and gal-leries. She was widowed again in 1982, but stayed in England for the next six years.

In 1988, her son convinced Janice

to move to Potomac, where he and his family lived. Her town house was conveniently located near the Cabin John Mall and St. Francis Epis-copal Church. It was the experi-ence of friends from St. Francis who had already moved to Asbury that convinced Janice to move here and she has not regretted it.

—Mac McCullough, Diamond Reporter

Barbara Trewhitt Trott 604, x5864

Barbara was born in Quincy, IL, and grew up in Missouri’s Webster Groves, where she graduated from high school. Then for two years she attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where she met and married Hank Trewhitt. They had two children. Her hus-band was a foreign correspondent in the Diplomatic Corps.

Hobbies have special meaning in Barbara’s life: bridge, all types of reading, and volunteering in the Albuquerque NM Assistance League of Women Voters. Barbara and her husband both enjoyed traveling abroad and throughout the United States.

Barbara worked with other women to organize the “D.C.Events Planning Organization.” The pro-grams were developed for conven-tions, the largest being a Radiology convention using 33 hotels. Barbara and her colleagues were in charge of the many planned events. Ellen Proxmire and Barbara worked together on a World Bank conven-tion. Barbara also worked on several Pharmaceutical conventions.

Barbara was also part owner of an Alexandria Bath and Linen store. After retiring, the couple chose Albuquerque, where her husband taught journalism at the university. Hank liked to cruise and give lec-

tures as he did on their New Mexico cruise. Hank passed away in 2003.

Barbara moved to Asbury from Albuquerque, accompanied by her two cats: Tony, an Egyptian Mau, and Penny, her shyer Abyssinian cat. Her apartment was adorned artistically with a selection of Christmas items from her large collection obtained on her travels.

Barbara’s nearby family include a grown son in Monrovia, MD, Fred-erick County, and a granddaugh-ter’s family in Boyds, MD with great grandchildren. Another grandson lives in Winchester, PA.

We welcome Barbara with her many interests to join us in our numerous Trott activities.

--Lois Lord, Trott Reporter

Photo: Hal Gaut

Photo: Bob Tedesco

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