October 2013 Concordian Edition

Inside Happenings in Concordia ........ 6 The Lighter Side ...................... 7 The Forum ............................. 10 At the Movies ......................... 12 Cinema Concordia ................. 12 Tobi’s Tips ............................. 13 Bridge Connection ................. 14 Trivia ...................................... 15 Clubs and Organizations ....... 18 On the Horizon....................... 29

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From the Editor’s Desk

By Mort Perlman Managing Editor

Zirkel who had first-hand ex-perience with the ravages of the event. Babs and her hus-band Dick, native New Jer-seyans, also own a home on Chadwick Island at the Jer-sey Shore. When the storm hit they were at their condo-minium in Sarasota, Florida overlooking the Gulf of Mex-ico. In that serene environ-ment they heard news of Sandy on television. They re-turned to New Jersey as quickly as possible. However, they were not given access to the Island for three weeks. Finally they were allowed to enter the Island but the family came down with the stomach flu which necessitated a hasty retreat. At last the Zirkels and their children got to see the trouble which was awaiting them at their home. Paneling was coming off the walls, floors were buckled, furnish-ings destroyed, dampness and mold were coming through all of the walls in the house. Needless to say all of their appliances as well as their heat and air conditioning unit were destroyed. A section of their home actually slid off the foundation. Babs and

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tinued on to yearly produc-tions on the Regency Stage with good shows, good mu-sic and eager actors ready to entertain all.

This decision was not made lightly. Our board met several times to see what could be done or changed to keep the show going on. But after much debate and dis-cussion, it was with heavy hearts that we made the de-cision to cancel based on several reasons including unfortunate circumstances, and waning ticket sales.

If you are one of our resi-dents who bought tickets to the show and have not as yet received your refund, please look on WCOC for our refund schedule. Also if you continue to have prob-lems, call me at 609-860-1669 and I will help you. If I


Volunteers Have Significant Role

September is sort of a re-organization month around here and in October things really start to percolate. Ap-pointed advisory committees begin functioning for the up-coming season; new club and organization officers are seated and the recently elected Board of Trustees, with a slight head start, al-ready is busy putting in place their yearly agenda.

It is also time to review the proper procedure when sub-mitting material for publica-tion in The Concordian. This month’s column is intended primarily for publicity chair personnel of our various or-ganizations and the commit-tees appointed by the Board; sort of a refresher course. On behalf of the entire Con-cordian staff, I encourage you to continue the excellent role you play. We welcome it.

Know Your Neighbor They Were Stronger than the Storm

Calling All Singles

By Tony Cibelli The Concordia Singles

group is reborn. We are now known as the “Concordia So-cial Singles.” We have elected a new Board consist-ing of: Shelby Brodsky and Toni Cibelli as co-presidents; Bernice Molin, vice presi-dent; Jessica Romer, treas-urer and financial secretary; Lynn Anderson, recording secretary. We are thrilled to have the pleasure to serve our Single community.

The Show Won’t Go On Players Cancel; First Time Ever

By Emely Cook, President The Concordia Players

cancelled this year’s show, “SHOW STOPPERS,” early in September. It was with much sadness that the Player board decided that the show, for this year only, could not go on.

As most of you know, the Concordia Players have been performing annually for our residents, their fami-lies and friends for 28 years. We started as a small group doing our thing in the Party room and con-

Concordia Wins Men’s Township Golf Title

been married for 60 years, and are the proud parents of two sons, one grandson, and one granddaughter. Her love of cats began one day when


By Frances Greenblatt Phyllis Fogel was born in

the Bronx, NY. She attended Walton High School and graduated from Hunter Col-lege. Her first job was with the NY Welfare Department where she spent three years, following which she went back to school to get a teaching degree. She taught mathematics for the next three years and then went into the grades and taught all subjects for almost 30 years.

She met her husband, Seymour, one summer at Orchard Beach. They have

By Vivian Mardenfield As we commemorate the

first anniversary of Super Storm Sandy, I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara


Accommodations Top Notch at Spacious Senior Center

By Mirah Riben No doubt you have driven

past and seen the expansive new Monroe Senior Center at 12 Halsey Reed Road, at the corner of Applegarth Road. Perhaps you read about the official grand open-ing ceremonies that were held on June 26.

The lavish nine million dol-lar building is comparable in its expansive look to the Make-a-Wish Fairy Tale cas-tle down the road a ways, minus the turrets and purple color.

Inside the main entrance is a light, bright, airy reception area complete with a self-playing grand piano as a center piece, surrounded by several warm cozy sitting areas, each with plants and a fireplace.

There is an art room and a computer room with eight computers that will soon be up and running for public use and classes, and a cafe that

Committee Seeks Common Courtesy

By George Michaels Com’on, lady, take your

high heel out of my ear. It makes it really hard for me to hear you screaming. While we’re on it, fella, would you mind if you stopped beating me over the head with your walker, it really messes up what is left of my hair.

Seriously, we of the Club-house Activities Committee, your neighbors who help


Seven of Concordia’s top golfers this summer brought home the 2013 Inter-community Men’s 18-hole Golf Championship. From left, top row, are Pat Finneran, Fred Steiger, Bill Bod-nar, John Graber. Bottom row: Blair Williams, John Tancredi and Bob Norman. Photo submitted by Howard Appelson

Barbara Zirkel Photo R. Kaufman

Phyllis Fogel

Phyllis Fogel: “The Cat Lady”

State JWV Honors Local Post

Bernie Passer, JWV Post 609 Commander, accepts three spe-cial awards from the State JWV in recognition of the Concordia post’s outstanding assistance to vets and active servicemen. Harry L. Ettlinger, State Cmdr., (L) and Ret. Col. Nelson L. Mel-litz, past State Cmdr., (R) made the presentation.

serves coffee and snacks with a place to socialize with free WiFi to accommodate



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chicken breast Florentine, grilled teriyaki salmon w/creamy dill sauce, sliced top sirloin in mushroom sauce, sun dried tomato, mascarpone cheese ravioli w/roasted pep-per cream sauce, string bean almandine and fresh steamed mixed garden vegetables, gar-lic cheddar and garlic mashed potatoes.

Assorted platters of mini Italian pastries and sugar free cream puffs will be served for dessert, and of course soft drinks will be provided as well as coffee and tea.

Do not miss this very festive evening and celebrate with your friends and neighbors; bring your checks in for the entire table. Cost is $60pp. Sign up with the Concierge.

CULTURE/

EDUCATIONAL CORNER

HEALING ART REIKI OFFERED TO RESIDENTS

On Tuesday, October 22, at 1:30 pm join us for a pres-entation of Reiki, by our Mas-ter resident, Jean Potter. Reiki is a gentle healing art that draws on universal life energy to benefit people of any age and in any state of health. Whether at home, clinic or hospital, sessions adapt easily to any situation.

Reiki offers comfort, relaxa-tion, nurture and support for the good health and balance of your mind, body and emo-tions. Learn about this gentle healing art that may benefit and improve your well-being. Sign up with the Concierge.

NOV. CULTURE CORNER

FEATURES EPIC FILM 130 Mins-Not Rated

Tuesday, November 26 at 1:30 pm

“It’s A Wonderful Life” was added to the library of Con-gress National Film Registry in 1990. James Stewart gives a flawless perform-ance, along with Donna Reed, Ward Bond, Lionel Barrymore and many more great actors.

This movie is about small town American life, civic co-operation and family love glorified; corporate greed and self-involvement are vili-fied. At the climax, a blanket of snow like spun sugar makes everything pure and clean like redemption itself. Come and watch this feel good movie. Sign up with the Concierge.

OCTOBER 5 DATE OF HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

Enjoy our second annual Holiday Boutique for the sale of new items only that may be purchased for the holi-days as gifts. Join us in the Regency Room Saturday, October 5 from 12 to 4 pm. Get in the shopping spirit and start your holiday shopping early!

We invite friends and rela-tives to shop as well as other senior communities. As you enter all shoppers will be given a free raffle ticket for donated prizes from vendors. Raffle numbers will be called every half hour and winners must be present.

Spend an enjoyable after-noon shopping at Concor-dia’s Holiday Boutique.

NOSTALGIX’S TO

APPEAR AT OCTOBER

AUDITORIUM SHOW The show for October is

“The Nostalgix’s” on Satur-day, October 19 at 8:30pm. The Nostalgix’s are a singing group composed of five vo-cals and five musicians with over 30 years of experience.

The group has appeared and played all over New Jer-sey and New York and the adult communities. The group has played with the Duprees, Tokens, The Hap-penings, Johnny Maestro, Skyliners, Temptations and the Classics. A lot of memo-ries will be brought back on this entertaining night.

After the show join us in the Party Room for frozen yogurt with toppings (sugar free available, let Concierge know), and coffee and tea. Show ticket is $7.50pp, combo ticket $15pp. Sign up with the Concierge. Open to guests!

NOVEMBER MOVIE NIGHT

“The Three Tenors Christmas”

Come to the Regency Room, on a wintry night be-fore the holidays Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 pm. This 81-minute DVD was re-corded live at the Konzen-thaus in Vienna. It features the Three Tenors: Jose Car-reras, Placido Domingo and Pavarotti. Enjoy

their voices as they cap-ture the joy and spirit of the holiday season.

The Tenors will take your heart away and leave it soar-ing. Bring your own food if you wish; however, we will be serving dessert turnovers, coffee and tea after the movie (sugar free upon re-quest). Cost of the evening is $5pp. Sign up with the Con-cierge. *New sale.

GALA CELEBRATION PLANNED FOR NEW

YEAR’S EVE Welcome in the New Year

of 2014 in your finest attire. Join us in the Regency Room on Tuesday, December 31 at 8pm. (Doors open at 7:30pm). Our entertainment for this ex-citing evening is the very tal-ented Vinnie Talarico, and his four-piece band. Vinnie is multi-talented, he dances, sings in three languages, and is an accomplished drummer. He uses his outgoing personality to incorporate jokes and audi-ence participation. If there is a performer today that can make you laugh, cry and be fully en-tertained in every sense of the word it is Vinnie Talarico.

As the doors open at 7:30pm, your table will have a cheese and cracker platter, fresh baked semolina bread, and salad to start your dinner. The Hot Buffet consists of

BUS TRIPS New York City

Spend a nice day in Manhat-tan on Wednesday, October 30, departing the Clubhouse at 9:15am. Drop off will be at 46th Street and 8th Avenue. You can buy discount theater tickets or shop while in the city. Lunch will be on your own. Departure for home will be 5:30 pm and arrive home approximately 7 pm. Cost of this trip will be $25pp. Dead-line October 13. Sign up with the Concierge. Open to guests!

Madison Square Garden Theater

“The Christmas Story” (The Musical)

Join us and get in the holi-day spirit as we enjoy “The Christmas Story,” Thursday, December 12 at the theater in Madison Square Garden, departing the Clubhouse at 9am. This new musical based on the classic 1983 movie, is drawn from stories by the legendary radio hu-morist, Jean Shepherd. It features funny heartfelt songs and captures holiday wonder with wit that it is sure to delight children and grown-ups alike. The show is at 11 am, (2 hours with 15-minute intermission) and we have premium seats. It was nominated in 2013 for the Tony Award for Best Musical.

After the show you will have time to have lunch and shop, Macy’s is across the street. Do not miss this great show. De-parting at 3:30 pm, we arrive home approximately 5 pm. Make sure that you have a large breakfast. Bring your children and grandchildren and make the trip a holiday family affair.

Cost of this trip is $74 pp. Sign up with the Concierge. Open to guests!

MOVIE REVIEW

GROUP A new discussion group is

held on the first Thursday of the month led by volunteer group leader Judy Pitkoff and Harriet Rosen. This Club-house activity is free of charge. A film of great worth will be shown and reviewed the last weekend of the month in the Regency Room. The movie for October review is “What Maisie Knew,” which will be discussed on Thursday, October 3 at 1:30 pm.

If you are interested in join-ing the group, just show up and sign in Thursday, October 3. Any questions call Judy Pit-koff 395-9043. (The movie for discussion in November to be shown Sunday, October 27, is “The Great Gatsby” with Leo-nardo DiCaprio.)

Ticket Procedure

First day of sign up is the second Saturday of the month. When purchasing tickets you must present your Concordia identification card at the time you present your check. When signing up for a full table, one ID card is needed and the address and phone number on all checks will be verified. Before entry to all shows, present your Concordia ID card along with your tickets. No cash; include phone number and ad-dresses on checks. Penciled in names for cabaret style shows for two days only. Ticket numbers for sales will not be given out before 8:30 a.m. Only Clubhouse num-bers will be honored. Club-house policy: you may al-ways sign up other couples; however each couple must submit their own check.

First day for new sales will be the second Sunday of the month, October 12.

AUDITORIUM SHOW

TICKET SALES If seating is still available,

you may always purchase auditorium tickets the same day of the show.

Saturday Night Show Reviews By Eileen Weil

An explosive evening show of fun and nostalgia opened with the talented Joey Vincent Saturday, August 17 in the Re-gency Room. Even though advertised as a comedian and im-pressionist, Joey was actually much, much more. He not only changed jackets and hats to emulate the stars he impeccably impersonated, but he sang and played various types of trum-pets in the style of his mentor. Among the various stars were Louis Armstrong, Harry James and Chuck Mangione. This multi-talented performer had the audience captivated with all his renditions and of course fast jokes with stinging punch lines.

Then came the Abba Girlz. Not only was this group of Polish talent pleasing to eyes (two gorgeous girls and two handsome young men) but vocals, dance routines and instruments that en-tertained and magically turned the stage into Mamma Mia. I could hardly sit in my seat. The songs and rhythms of Abba per-meated the room and enthralled the sold out audience.

Mystery Night in August The sight of balloon clusters and balloon painted faces with

headbands, feathers and gangster hats put everyone in a fes-tive mood as they attended the Mystery Night/Dinner Dance. Many were costumed for the Roaring Funnies Show and looked as if they’d entered a speakeasy.

The aroma of brisket, chicken, potatoes and string beans made everyone hungry. We dug into the ample salad and de-licious rolls already on the table. The buffet service went smoothly and quickly. A congenial crowd of 200 people min-gling for a night of fun and good company. Cake, coffee and dancing completed the evening.

We laughed with and we laughed at the performers. There are several good shows coming up. Come out on a Saturday night and join the fun.

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receipt will be given and you can submit it to your primary insurance company.

HEALTHCARE

REFORM “What Obamacare Means for Seniors and Families” Tuesday, November 12 at

1:30 pm This timely lecture will be

presented by Mary McGeary from the State Health Insur-ance Program from the State of New Jersey. Concordia is the only community that Ms. McGeary is able to present this talk due to her challenging schedule. I urge you to attend and ask questions. Light re-freshments will be served. Sign up with the Concierge.

Interacting with Food Labels and

Identifying Healthy Foods

Tuesday, December 10 at 1:30 pm

Therese Wyman is a regis-tered dietitian and a certified diabetes educator. The focus of this talk is for the average person and explains how to decipher food labels so you can make healthy decisions about food consumption. La-bels are tricky, and Ms. Wyman makes this topic inter-active and enjoyable! Light refreshments will be served. Sign up with the Concierge.

FINANCIAL SEMINARS Northwestern

Mutual “Building a Retirement

Income Plan” A very informative seminar

will be sponsored by North-

Please check Concierge desk after the lottery deadline to see if you made the class. If you cannot make a class please DO NOT call Instructor, call Concierge for an excused absence. In order to get your $5 returned at the end of class, you must attend half the classes and cannot have more than 3 excused absences. A CHOC consent form must be submitted by the resident along with a lottery form for any physical exercise.

For all Seminar & Culture Corners, PLEASE SIGN UP with the Concierge to assure adequate seating and refresh-ments. Concordians who have signed up will be checked in at the door after showing their I.D. No guests will be allowed without a $5 fee paid to the Concierge.

AARP DRIVING

CLASS This course helps mature

drivers sharpen skills. The class will be held Thursday, October 10 and Thursday, No-vember 14 from 12 to 6pm. Receive a discount when re-newing auto insurance and deduct two points from your motor vehicle license. You must have a New Jersey Li-cense and show your AARP card. If a couple signs up, two checks are needed.

Eat before you come and bring a light snack and/or wa-ter for break. Cost for mem-bers is $12 and cost to non-members is $14 per person. Make all checks payable to AARP. Sign up with the Conci-erge. * NEW SALE

INDOOR POOL

AQUACIZE DAY/EVENING Water exercise at the indoor

pool Monday-Friday 11 am. Spa is not open during class.

Tuesday evening’s aquacize is at 6:30 pm. Come exercise and join the fun.

The indoor pool is closed the second and fourth Monday of each month for routine maintenance.

SAINT PETER’S

MEDICAL SEMINARS “Memory and treatment: Bring Your Questions”

Tuesday, October 8 at 1:30 pm

Dr. A Hussain, a board certi-fied internist and geriatrician, will speak for a short time on memory and then welcomes questions from the audience about memory. Light refresh-ments will be served. Sign up with the Concierge.

FLU SHOTS

Wednesday, October 23 10 am-2 pm

Please bring your primary insurance card. If Medicare part B is not your primary in-surance there is a $25 fee. A

It’s the time of the year when instructional classes are being offered to residents at the Club-house. You have a selection to choose from.

The lottery courses listed today require a $5 registration fee that is refundable. The driving course offered by AARP has a one-time

charge. It is important to read the guidelines concerning these classes and the deadlines for applying.

A CHOA consent form must be submitted by the resident along with a lottery form, if it’s a physical activity.

western Mutual on Tuesday, October 1 at 1:30 pm. LuAnn Mascia, Financial Representa-tive, will make the presenta-tion. Discussion will walk audi-ence through phases of retire-ment planning, the six key re-tirement risks, and strategies for creating a sound retire-ment. Key topics will also in-clude integrating strategies to



build a financially secure re-tirement income plan, protect-ing assets and leaving legacy.

Refreshments will be served. Sign up with the Con-cierge.

“Getting the Most

from Social Security” The topic of this very infor-

mative seminar that every-

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cur the cost of purchasing supplies we need to know if there is enough interest. All interested please sign up at the Concierge desk. Sign up as a couple, a single or a team, it doesn’t matter, just sign up if you are interested. All those who participate will need to fill out a physical consent form to be able to play. This is a great way for those still working to release your stress and exercise with your neighbors while having fun. Sign up now.

am not home – leave a mes-sage – I will get back, to you.

Now, for next year. We will be back, full force, in business, with a new show, great music and good act-ing. This setback will not stop our group from what we enjoy the most – enter-taining our residents. We thank you all for your con-tinued support over the past 28 years. See you at our show Next Year!

*** Editor’s Note: The “Show

Must Go On” and it will next year. But, for now, circum-stances too difficult to over-come and a lack of ticket sales KO’d this October’s performance. As a commu-nity, we must support these hard-working, talented, de-voted Players who have en-tertained us annually for al-most three decades.


Paid for by Citizens for Tamburro & Schneider, 103 Concordia Circle, Monroe Township, NJ 08831

one should attend on Tues-day, October 29 at 1:30pm is “Getting The Most From So-cial Security.” The presenter for the day will be Artie Ber-naducci, a registered invest-ment advisor, with Break-through Financial Strategies. Sign up and learn simple se-crets on how to maximize your social security benefits. Refreshments will be served.

Sign up with the Concierge.

INTEREST Attention Pool and Exercise Enthusi-

asts!!! We thought it may be fun

to have a volleyball night on Thursday evenings in the indoor pool beginning at 6:30 pm. However, before we in-

Tell your single friends, male and female about us…we need lots of help to make this a success. We will be looking for volunteers to head up our entertainment committees, Membership registrations and special events. We also need ener-getic members to help with planning of trips and other various activities. There will be more to come as we roll out our plans so don’t miss out on the newest, hottest ticket in town.

We cannot do this alone. We need your support to make this re-birth a success, so please come out and sup-port us. We will be meeting bi-monthly on the second Wednesday in Meeting Room 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. Our next scheduled meeting is October 9.

Membership signup sheets will be available at the Kick off Meeting. So bring your single friends and your checkbooks.


Calling All Singles

Players Cancel

plan all of the nice shows and events at the clubhouse and man these events, have a real concern. That concern is that many of our nice neighbors, when they get to our activities, forget all the manners they learned during their life.

The committee members take their lives in their hands manning the doors and aisles of the club rooms. People pushing and shoving, disregarding check in proce-dures, not speaking nicely to workers, make being a vol-unteer far from the best way to spend one’s day.

Have a little mercy on us, and we will make sure that you are seated promptly. Anyway, we know you have a reserved seat on your ticket, so what’s the rush, or at least we realize that you own that seat in the fifth row.


Courtesy


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for the beautiful artistic dona-tions from Harold Barr and Charles Thalor. The WCOC TV staff provided excellent coverage of the show and in-teresting interviews.

Winners of the artwork in the free raffle were: William Bodnar and Barbara Millman. See you next year, same time, same place...Mark your calen-dar on Wednesday, August 27, 2014.

The participating artisans are: Harold Barr, June Barr, Sophie Becker, Audrey Ber-gen, Lee Berens, Piedad “Pete” Bernikow, Judith Black, Janet Brown, Enrico Canniz-zaro, Fred Cantor, Helen Cas-sell, Anne Chayut, Jain Chi-rayil, Patricia Ciccone, Adri-enne Cohen, Harvey Cohen, Bobbie Corbin, Cyndi Davis, Susan Dormont, Mitchell Dor-mont, Esther Drucker, Joe Ed-wards, Miki Eisinger, Leonard Epstein, Joyce Flaster, Susan Folinus, Sherry Freedman, Thelma Fried, Betty Gall, Milt Gladstone, Dorothy Glaser, Harvey Glick, Barbara Good-man, Dorothy Hamby, James Hons, Janina Hons, Florence

By Maxine Stem More than 500 people

were treated to view the crea-tive work of some 84 resident artists, who illustrated their talent in Concordia’s 15th An-nual Art Festival in August. There were 203 pieces dis-played in some 24 different categories. We were there and it was super.

Appreciation is extended to Donna Marie Gelesky, club-house director; Kathy Macaro, assistant director; Debbie Ste-venton, administrative assis-tant; and our custodial staff including Rich, Doug and Damian for their help and guidance throughout the ex-hibit.

Kudos also to the Art Com-mittee for its commitment and hard-work. They are: Harold Barr, Sylvia Brenner, Fred Cantor, Helen Cassell, Nor-man Lee, Caroline Maisel, Arlette Rosenberg, Maxine Silverberg, Maxine Stern and Charles Thalor. We are espe-cially pleased with the partici-pation of so many new resi-dents who contributed their talent and innovation. Thanks

Kaspin, Ann Kass, Diana Kirchoff, Marlene Klein, Maria Klinbovsky, Yvette Lederman, Henry Lehmann, Arlene Le-sny, Robert Lyons, Carol Ly-saght, Camilla Macina, Caro-line Maisel, Morton Miller, Bar-bara Millman, Estelle Model, Anthony Muscat, Seymour Nussenbaum, Victor Obsatz, Lois Perlman, Millie Perlow, Judy Peterman, Seymour Peterman, Herbert Picker, Ernest Price, Betty Prichep, Linda Rejowski, Mirah Riben, Richard Rockosi, Janet Ro-gan, Miriam Rogers, Arlette Rosenberg, Victor Schnur, Elmer Schwartz, Harriet Sei-denberg, Hilda Shafarman, Howard Shain, Liz Sigel, Maxine Silverberg, Myra Silverman, Ermgard Sillins, Jaffa Smigrod, Sandy Spector, Laura Stenburg, Maxine Stern, Charles Thalor, Verena Voegele, Paulette Wegh and Sheldon Wish.

Art Festival Committee members, from left, standing are Fred Cantor, Helen Cassell, Maxine Stern, Harold Barr, Norman Lee. Seated, Maxine Silverberg, Donna Marie Gelesky, Charles Thalor, Arlette Rosenberg. Not shown is Trustee Sylvia Brenner. Photo by Ray Kaufman

Creative Activity Exhibited In Annual Art Festival

Barbara Millman won the painting, and William Bodnar the stained glass in a free Art Festival raffle. Artists Charles Thalor and Harold Barr donated the beautiful pieces, respectively.

Photos by Barbara Goodman and Donna Marie Gelesky


upbeat Doo Wop group ... don’t miss them.

October is a fun month with the celebration of Co-lumbus Day and Halloween as well as (believe it or not) National Feral Cat Month. Whatever your choice have a happy and healthy month celebrating these diverse holidays.

Welcome to the following new residents: Orazio and JoAnn D’Alba (investor), 6D John Adams Court from Greenblatt; Janice Parnell, 9B Betsy Ross Drive from Shirley Lubow Trust; Janice Parrott, 6 Martin Van Buren Drive from Katz 1999 Trust; Orazio and JoAnn D’Alba (investor), 122H Concordia Circle from Chiara; Martin and Randy Silver, 8 Betsy Ross Drive from Bernard Lakritz; Leslie A. Cohen, 13A George Washington Drive from Madeline Dorn; Richard and Amy Scotti, 11 John Paul Jones Drive from Estate of Gilbert; Richard Micallef and Rosemary Rosig-Micallef, 2B Alexander Ham-ilton Court from Moses; Law-rence and Paula Dubov, 15 John Paul Jones Drive from Schilder; Cilla and Jay Karet-

October, October, October you fickle woman of a month. You begin your days with moderate temperature, ceru-lean skies and beautiful white, fluffy clouds. By the end of your month we find ourselves feeling the first sting of winter and our heavy coats are out of the closets and on our backs. Ughhh!

Things around Concordia begin to change also. Some of our residents begin to travel to their winter quarters to enjoy warmer climates. All activities now take place in the Clubhouse and as the population begins to shrink, those of us who remain here through the winter months seem to become closer to one another.

On the fifth of the month we will be having a Holiday Boutique for your gift shop-ping needs. Only new mer-chandise will be on sale for your purchase. This is a repeat of last year’s very successful sale so I hope you will take advantage of the many lovely and useful items you can buy. Our show this month takes place on the October 19 and stars the Nostalgix, an

HAPPENINGS IN CONCORDIA

A Celebration of Special Days and Events By Vivian Mardenfield

nick, 17A Bedfordshire Drive from Zelin; Hongyan Lu (investor), 15A Andrew John-son Drive from Zemachson; Ruth Goldwyn, 4B Ethan Al-len Drive from Obex Proper-ties; Mr. and Mrs. Gallina, 59B Yorkshire Drive from Dultz; Andres Aillon, 16A John Hancock Drive from Romano, Mr. and Mrs. Charny, 27 Rothwell Drive from Spatt; Orazio and JoAnn D’Alba, 10B George Washington Drive from Ni-meroff; Emanuel and Betty Leventhal, 10 Cambridge Drive from Emely Cook, John and Michele Nata, 1D Cam-bridge Drive from Jerome and Ethel Raddock; Orazio and JoAnn D’Alba, 123D Concordia Circle from McGowan.

And now onto those people celebrating birthdays and anni-versaries. We extend our deepest sympathy to those of you who have lost loved ones.

Happy Birthday Roberta Altman ............ 10/11 Stan Blechman ............. 10/17 Diana Bloch .................. 10/25 Estelle Brenner ............. 10/29 Seymour Brodman ....... 10/17 Adrienne Fein ............... 10/30 Miriam Fein .................... 10/8 Pearl Goldfarb .............. 10/26 Florine Isaacs ................. 10/6 Herman Jacobs .............. 10/7 Joseph Jacobson ......... 10/11 Ann Kass ...................... 10/17 Fran Koppelman ............. 10/4 Milton Leebaw .............. 10/10 Lynn Leonard ............... 10/10 Norma Levitt ................... 10/1 Marianne Liebowitz ...... 10/19 Deborah Linden ............ 10/29 Marilyn Mix ..................... 10/3 Lynn Murphy .................. 10/6 Bert Ozer ...................... 10/19 Fran Passer .................. 10/15 Arnold Reich ................. 10/19 Ed Ringel ........................ 10/3 Jeanette Rosales ......... 10/12 Reba Rosenberg .......... 10/18 Phyllis Rubenfeld ......... 10/19 Irwin Sandak .................. 10/4 Robert Siegel ............... 10/30 Maxine Silverberg ........ 10/25 Nat Small ........................ 10/8 Sandy Spector ................ 10/4 Evelyn Steckman ........... 10/5 Patrick Tedaldi ............. 10/19 Norma Vogel ................ 10/19 Annette Wagner ............. 10/6

Happy Anniversary

Charlotte & Sol Cohon . 10/14 Daisy & Harry Frankenberg ..................................... 10/24 Audrey & Mac Friedman 10/30 Edith & Hy Israel .......... 10/30 Janice & Len Karwatt ... 10/23 Sandra & Bill Miller ....... 10/27 Renee & Milton Perlman 10/15 Bea & Abby Saitzyk ...... 10/12

Condolences to: Jack Wanger on the loss of

his wife, Marilyn; to Bernice Leichter on the loss of her husband, Marty; to Norman Elkin on the loss of his wife, Judy; to Peggy Hart on the loss of her husband, Richard; to Arthur Goorin on the loss of his wife, Dorothy; and the f a m i l i e s o f A n n e t t e



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later, Senators Kerry and Ed-wards were missing meetings and floor votes, not what they were elected to do. President Bush made the White House an occasional place to visit around the time Kerry became the nominee. Polling in ad-vance of the ‘52 election was more primitive and far less annoying. And need we go into the circus that took place last year prior to the Republi-can Party realizing the only candidate who didn’t make their voters snicker (also sicker) was Mitt Romney? Time to change the rules in the way we elect presidents and the associated irritants. Some suggestions

Time Frame. Let’s pass a law barring campaigning for nomination prior to the actual election year. A good date would be the second week of February, right after the Super Bowl. This makes sense, since it’s the end of concentra-tion on football, enabling us to turn our attention to something which ranks, in many minds, as a far lesser concern up to that time of the year. Any can-didate caught addressing a group of more than 20, prior to the day after the big event, will be forced to sit in a room for one week, watching tapes of any Bill Clinton political speech.

Primaries. All primaries should be held on the same day. Since the campaign starts the beginning of February, pri-maries should be held the third week of July, giving candi-dates four plus months to run around making promises they can’t deliver. However, if the candidates are elected offi-cials, there’s gotta be a limit to the time they can stay away from their elected posts. Sena-tors can’t miss more than half their committee meetings. Governors must be in their capitols at least two days a week. As for Congressmen, nobody really cares.

Conventions. Conventions should be held the week be-fore Labor Day. Monday and Tuesday for one party, Wednesday and Thursday for the other. Next time around, they switch. In two days they can bring on one or two flame throwers to ignite the partisans and have the acceptance speeches. Then you let loose the balloons and get the hell out of there to prepare for…….

Campaigns. After Labor Day, we turn these jokers loose. We need an end to name calling. Conservatives can complain about oppo-nents’ liberal ideas, but can’t call them liberal as if it was a dirty word. Same for liberals, only in reverse. Candidates caught with fingers in the name calling jar must stand at a huge blackboard and write: “Name calling is naughty” 100 times on national TV. How do we know they’re lying? During speeches and debates, all par-ticipants get hooked up to a

THE LIGHTER SIDE

By Bill Kulberg

Election Correction Detection

The following is an up-dated repeat of an article written about five years ago, following the writer’s stay at the Center for Rehabilitation of Election Traumatized Im-beciles, Nitwits and Stone-heads, known by the acro-nym, CRETINS.

Not everything improves with age. A prime example is the electoral process. I don’t recall much of my initial experi-ence as a voter almost 60 years ago, but campaigns and news coverage then bore no resemblance to now. Remem-ber when all the states were the same color? Now they’re either red or blue. Conventions nominated candidates. No sig-nificant TV coverage. Cable TV hadn’t yet intruded upon us. The advent of cable news and talk shows has enslaved those of us who can’t get enough spin and wind up as CRETINS.

I do recall, in 1952, Democ-rats saying Eisenhower wasn’t smart enough. His role in WWII was evidently an aberra-tion. Not to be out-dumbed, Republicans shot back that Adlai Stevenson was too smart. I wouldn’t mind being insulted like that. Even as a teenager back then, I knew these guys weren’t attending Mensa meetings. The ‘52 election was a taffy pull com-pared to today’s incivility. At the rate they’re going, before long, the president will start campaigning for reelection during the Inaugural Ball.

Campaigning for the 1952 election began, strangely enough, in 1952. Fifty years

Silverman, Florence Cela and Norman Sher (a former resident of Concordia who passed away on August 11).

Personals We would like to take this

opportunity to again thank our Concordian friends and neighbors who not only ex-pressed their sympathy, but gave us their time, loyalty and support at a time when it was greatly needed. We will never forget the comfort you gave during the loss of my sister Jo, but also your con-tinued expression of encour-agement and inspiration.

As our Concord ian “family,” you are important to us and want to thank you again for being there for us.

Sincerely, Anne and Dave Adams

My heartfelt thanks to all

my friends who showed so much concern, compassion and unwavering love during my recent illness. They have totally re-defined the mean-ing of the word “Friend” for me and I will be forever grateful to the vagaries of fate that brought me to this wonderful community. God Bless you all.

Marie Intersimone


HAPPENINGS

polygraph. When the machine senses a lie, bells go off and a big sign flashes: “Liar, liar, pants on fire.” No polling the last week of the campaign. Why do we need to know what others think anyway? Besides, there’s no guarantee respon-dents are voting. And let’s out-law those obnoxious small signs you see on the side of the road.

Election Day. Make it a na-tional holiday. Can’t have peo-ple working a full day and then standing in line for hours. No campaigning or TV ads. Enough! Haven’t decided by now? Stay home! We send men to the moon. How hard would it be to place uniform voting machines all over the country, with a paper trail in case of recount? Duh! Get rid of exit polls! What purpose do they serve? Does anyone benefit from them? Other than pollsters? Shut down all TV news from noon to 8 pm. Take a nap. Read a book. Listen to music. Have philosophical dis-cussions. Last thing you want is to wind up in CRETINS.


By Tobi A. Bellovin Barry’s originally from

Brooklyn, Debbie from Queens. Together they lived in Brooklyn, Staten Island, on to Manalapan and have finally made Concordia their home.

Concordia’s attraction to this charming couple is the

lovely grounds and the space between the homes. The many features that the Club-house offers added to their enthusiasm.

The Beatles show and their love for rock music prompted them to invite six friends to join them as their guests. They will certainly be assets, in the near future, to the Clubhouse Activities Committee.

Barry is a practicing attor-ney, in Estate and Real Es-tate Planning. Debbie was a Speech Pathologist with Special Education Children in New York.

They are the proud par-ents of two children and have two grandchildren. Their son is an ER doctor and their daughter, newly engaged, is

Look Who’s New in Concordia - Debbie and Barry Weiner

a Speech Pathologist at the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Debbie met new friends at the pool and is now happily playing her favorite game of Mah Jongg. Together they enjoy Mexican Dominos. They both like music and are members of the Rock `n Roll-ers.

Most importantly, Barry has established a website - MonroeMen@Facebook. com. The purpose is to allow men in all senior communi-ties to find others with similar interests. Don’t be shy, log on and “like” the site. You’ll be glad you did. Be in on this venture from the begin-ning. And share this infor-mation with your friends. Ideas and suggestions are welcomed.

Inquiring Photographer: By Jim Fiorello

How would you like to be remembered?

Barbara Price Rothwell Drive

I hope my husband and children remember me as being loving and supportive. I would like my friends to think of me as being a true friend and know that I would do anything for them. I hope my folk dancers think that I have been patient and under-standing and my dedication to the charitable Christian Fellowship Club.

Barry Kass James Buchanan Dr.

I would like to be remem-bered for trying to be a good husband to my won-derful wife. I was an excel-lent father with two wonder-ful children; daughter Debra and son Jeffrey, and be-cause of it I have two won-derful, bright grandchildren to be proud of. Also to be remembered as a happy, smiley gentleman.

Debbie and Barry Weiner Photo by Ray Kaufman


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Walking on Concordia

Streets Please walk FACING

TRAFFIC not with traf-fic. Seeing oncoming vehicles is important.

Demonstrations October 1 - 15

All About BooksAll About BooksAll About Books A Book Review by Sylvia Sissman

The Middlesteins By Jami Attenberg

highlights the love and hate which coexists within one family and in the examina-tion of how and why we eat food (which was a wonder-ful place to hide). Food is shown to be not love, but a replacement for love.

“The Middlesteins” is a slim novel, but sticks to your ribs.

There is a touching para-dox in the first chapter of Jami Attenberg’s caustic, entertaining, and big-hearted new novel, “The Middlesteins.” Edie, 5 years old and 60 pounds is al-ready too solid in her mother’s estimation, too big for her age.

But how can her mother not feed her, when she and her husband feel that “food is made of love, and love is made of food?” How can the parents deny Edie life - giving nourishment, when Edie’s father, a Jewish im-migrant from the Ukraine nearly starved on his jour-ney to Chicago and has never been able to get enough to eat since.

“The Middlesteins” may just be the perfect literary corrective to overindul-gence in high calorie ex-pectations. The main char-acter is Edie Middlestein, a woman in her late middle age, suffering from diabetes and other complications of a lifelong addiction to food.

From a husky girlhood filled with thick liverwurst sandwiches and salty pick-les, Edie has thought of food as joy. In fact it is the only dependable happiness of her life.

When the novel opens, Edie’s body is falling apart and so is her family. Her husband, Richard, a phar-macist in suburban Chi-cago, has decided to slink away from their 30 year marriage, while he still has a shot at love with a more active partner.

At 60 years old or so, Edie weighs in at more than 300 pounds. Her profes-sional life has fallen apart, thanks to her weight; the law firm where she worked for three decades quietly retired her with a pension meant to “hush her up about their discriminating reasons for doing so.” Now, her most reliable comfort lies in food. She may go on eating herself to death, un-impeded by her family, if not for a terrible insult. Richard, her husband for more than 30 years, files for divorce, abandoning her to self-destruction.

In the wake of this out-rage, her children rally to her support, with increasing sense of urgency and dread as the intractability of her addiction becomes clear.

Though Edie is undoubt-edly the center of this mael-strom, the real subject here is a suburban Jewish fam-ily, and how it reacts to the disaster unfolding in its midst.

We learn what is perhaps the novel’s most surprising and lyrical chapter; what it’s like to be Kenneth Song, the owner of the Chinese restaurant that serves lus-cious pork buns and noodle dishes to Edie - a man who

is saddened by the loss of his own wife, experiences a renaissance of spirit as he falls in love with her.

The author traces the in-crease in Edie’s weight over the years and the nar-rative gains richness and complexity. The question which Attenberg explores with patience and sensitiv-ity is why Edie had em-barked on her self-destructive path. The an-swers themselves are not surprising. Edie married too early, ambivalent about par-enthood, and disillusioned with her career. What is re-markable is the unfeeling, emotional accuracy and specificity with which Atten-berg renders Edie’s de-spair, “She had lost her way,” Attenberg writes.

The Middlesteins cleverly


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The Fifth Season By Mildred Goodwin

October is a very special month. Indeed, to this writer it stands in solitary splendor as a “Fifth Season.” How is this possible, you might ask, when it was long ago ordained that we are entitled to winter, spring, summer, autumn? Let’s see if we can rationalize this addition to our calendar.

Our tenth month represents a true changing of the guard. The leaves on the trees tease us with their chang-ing hues: gold, red, bronze. They dazzle us with their bril-liance, only to droop and fall. The days are shorter and we can feel the chill of autumn. Can winter’s icy fingers be far behind? Work, school and even social schedules have been established. We can only reflect on those lazy sum-mer days that have gone their way - they are now memo-ries. But let us not regret the loss of July and August; we can now enjoy the crispness of autumn and anticipate the warmth of hearth and home.

Our “Fifth Season” has much to offer. We begin the month with a celebration of Columbus Day and the discov-ery of America. There was a time when October 12 was a sacrosanct date - never to be changed. But times have changed and the celebration now takes place on a Mon-day, history not withstanding.

After his trying voyage (remember the Pinta, the Nina and Santa Maria?), Columbus may not have found all the gold and treasure that he sought, but his arrival to the “New World” initiated the beginning of a new age. Only a trifle over 500 years has passed - a mere grain of sand in the history of time. There have been many decades of trouble, but much good has also taken place - namely, the birth of the nation in which we are privileged to live.

The mystique of October with its dazzling foliage and azure sky sparks excitement in both children and adults as they anticipate Halloween. Although this day has religious significance, October 31 is a special day for all. Witches, ghost stories, costumes, trick or treat - even Concordians get into the swing of it. What better time for watching a Frankenstein or Dracula movie with friends and family on that special eve?

All too soon our special season winds down and we have to set our clocks back on November 3. We are enter-ing a more serious month - Election Day on November 6 and Veterans Day on November 11, that special time to honor those men and women who have so valiantly served their country.

There is so much to look forward to in November and December. Thanksgiving is a personal favorite, a time to enjoy the pleasure of family (and, oh those calories). On November 27 we celebrate Chanukah which is the begin-ning of the festival to celebrate the miracle of lights; and on December 25, Christmas brings joy to millions of peo-ple throughout the world. And soon it will be New Years Eve with 2014 waiting in the wings, eager to make its de-but.

But we must not rush our lives away. Instead, let us rel-ish October – our “Fifth Season” – a unique moment in time. You might be interested to know that to the early An-glo-Saxons, October was known as Win-monath, a month for making wine. So, let us raise our glass and toast the goodness of our lives in Concordia. A happy Fifth Season to all!

Graduates of Thomas Jefferson Sought

If you are a member of the graduating class of ‘61, you are invited to reacquaint with former friends and class-mates at our reunions held throughout the year in New Jersey, Florida and New York. A unique and fun ex-perience awaits you.

Contact TJHS1961@ aol.com; include “TJHS” in the subject line. List your full name (ladies, maiden name, too) and contact info. If you would like to join the TJHS Alumni Association, tell us, and a membership application will be mailed to your home.

Members of all graduating classes of TJHS may apply for membership. Same info as above, list year of graduation, plus home address.

Thea Alpert Alumni Administrator

A Ticketing Blitz

In all the years I have lived in Concordia I have never received notice of a violation. However, there appeared to be a number of parking viola-tions at the end of July as numerous cars were tick-eted. An angry group of Con-cordians appeared at a hear-ing to contest the violation and resulting fine in the amount of $25 - $10 violation

fee and $15 Administration fee.

The violation was listed as improper parking, which was apparently a tire being about an inch on the blue line be-tween the parking spaces. The group was not contest-ing the violation itself, but rather what was viewed as unfairness for a first offense.

Letters to the Editor

We also encourage our fellow residents to illustrate their creativity by sending in their original poems and enjoyable short stories for publication. Your contribu-tions are very important in making The Concordian the interesting and informative periodical it is. There are several guidelines we would appreciate that you adhere to in preparing the material for publication.

They are as follows: The name, date, and title of ma-terial is to appear on every page; all copy must be dou-ble-spaced and preferably typed. All material is to be placed in “The Concordian” folder at the Concierge’s


All in Good Humor

By Ernie Price

Editor’s Desk

It was felt that a first offense should be a warning, not a ticket. Nowhere was a sign stating what was considered improper parking. Almost daily there are cars parked a little over the line but no tick-ets were issued.

Why the sudden ticket blitz?

Frances Greenblatt

desk in the Clubhouse. The deadline is no later than the first day of the month prior to next month’s issue. Du-plicate copies of each arti-cle are required and it is recommended that all writ-ers keep a copy for them-selves. It is also important that the material submitted be limited to two typewritten pages. The correct spelling of names and places is a must.

With your assistance and the enthusiasm I have wit-nessed from our editorial committee, we will do eve-rything possible to continue making this publication in-teresting and informative reading. Yours truly also looks forward to continuing my role and sharing your thoughts and ideas.

Support Kidney Walk

On Sunday, October 27, we will once again Walk-the-Walk in Central Park for the Kidney and Urology Foundation of America.

The Foundation remains dedicated to insuring that every American in need of a life saving organ or tissue transplant receives one; its ultimate goal is to take kidney and urinary disease from treat-ment to cure, and to see that no one ever has to wait for a life saving transplant.

We look forward to your support by mailing us your do-nation made payable to The Kidney and Urology Founda-tion and indicating on the lower left hand corner of your check, “Renee’s Team,” and mailing it to us at: 14-B Daniel Webster Avenue, Monroe Township, NJ 08831.

We hope to be honored, once again, as a Super Star Team.

Thanks for your help. Renee and Milt Gladstone


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By Grace Gouze The members of WCOC

(Wireless Communities of Concordia) thank Yvette Led-erman for her tireless service as Chairperson for the past several years. She has brought dedication and a world of knowledge to a diffi-cult job.

We have traveled far and wide (Senior Center, Fire-house, Elaine’s kitchen and even outside the borders of Monroe Township) to bring quality entertainment and informative programs to

WCOC Commends Yvette

Channel 3. We do not, at any time, plan or present the Sat-urday night shows!

The Clubhouse Activities Committee plans the Satur-day night shows as well other Clubhouse activities which is not an easy job.

We hope you enjoy our programs. Pick up the weekly schedule at the Con-cierge desk. When you enjoy the program, tell your friends about us. If interested in be-ing on our committee, come to our meeting every Friday morning at 10 o’clock.

By Adrienne Fein We look forward to welcom-

ing one and all to the Wel-come Coffee and Conversa-tion session to be held, Sun-day, October 6, in the Party Room starting at 12:45 p.m. What is going on around Con-cordia?

Do you want to know about our activities, entertainment, social events? Join us for cof-fee and an hour of conversa-tion with new and longtime residents.

It is a delightful way to spend a small amount of time getting to know your neighbors. There is nothing like coffee and refreshments to help the social atmosphere of getting to know you. It is amazing to hear some of the connections made at these sessions. Many old school chums and even some long lost relatives have recon-nected at these sessions.

One never knows who or what you will find out about at

this social event, which is held the first Sunday of each month. Hopefully, even if you have come to one session, you will come back for more enlightening social informa-tion. For more information, contact Adrienne Fein (860-5984). No invitation response necessary, just show up.

A Welcome Invitation

A Website for Senior Men

By Barry Weiner, Page Administrator

Looking for a game of ten-nis, paddleball, pickleball, bridge, gin, chess or someone to go to a concert or fishing with; or another guy with a common interest (music, bik-ing, etc.) or anything else you may be into, then log on to facebook.com/MonroeMen?fref=ts (or simply MonroeMen, if you have a Facebook page) and post what you are looking for along with your phone number or email.

This site was created be-cause four gin players could not find another player when a regular was unavailable. We bemoaned the fact that, al-though we had over 1700 families in our community, we could not find someone else to play. This site will enable the men of all the Monroe commu-nities to connect and find oth-ers with like interests. Just put down what you are looking for to find others with similar inter-ests and follow up for re-sponses.

So log on to the website and “like it” and use it. Ladies, if you want to get your husbands out of the house, tell them about it and set them up with a basic Facebook page to make it easier to reach us. Hope to see you all on MonroeMen.


THE VOW SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12

104 MINUTES-PG-13 2:00PM (CC) & 7:30PM

Rachel McAdams stars in this romantic drama about a newly-wed woman who slips into a coma after a car accident and awakens with amnesia. Her de-voted husband (Channing Tatum) must help her recover and also win her back. This movie is an emotional, senti-mental, romantic drama. Star-ring Jessica Lange, Sam Neil, Jessica McNamee and more.

BEGINNERS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 104 MINUTES-R-RATED 2:00PM (CC) & 7:00PM

Oliver, a graphic artist, is coming to grips with the immi-nent death of his father, who, at 75, has one last secret. He’s gay. Inspired and confused by his father’s determination to find true love at last; Oliver tenta-tively pursues his own romance. This movie is an emotional, quirky romantic drama. Starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Melanie Laurent.

PROMISED LAND Sunday, October 20

106 MINUTES- RATED-R 2PM (CC) & 7PM

Taking advantage of hard economic times, two salespeo-ple for a natural gas company come to a small town to buy drilling rights from the residents.

To their surprise, a local school-teacher mobilizes a campaign aimed at blocking the com-pany’s plans. This movie is a political drama. Starring Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski and more.

MAMMA MIA! Saturday, October 26

108 MINUTES-RATED PG-13 2PM (CC) & 7:30PM

On the idyllic Greek isle of Kalokairi, single mom Donna Sheridan (Merly Streep) goes into a tizzy when her bride to be daughter (Amanda Seyfried), in a bid to learn her father’s iden-tity, invites three of Donna’s ex-lovers to the wedding Buoyed by the tunes of Abba, this effer-vescent yarn-a Golden Globe nominee for Best Picture, is a feel good movie, romantic com-edy. Also starring Pierce Bros-nan, Colin Firth and more.

THE GREAT GATSBY Sunday, October 27

143 MINUTES-RATED PG-13 2PM (CC) & 7PM

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as literary icon Jay Gatsby in this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzger-ald’s novel. Fascinated by the mysterious, affluent Gatsby, his neighbor Nick Carraway bears witness to the man’s obsessive love and spiral into tragedy. This movie is imaginative, romantic. Some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language.

Cinema Concordia

At the Movies

By Mildred Goodwin

able to tell you what it is. You may be sure, however, that Therese has her reasons - her place of birth and place in the society into which she was born are paramount reasons.

“Therese” was the last film directed by Claude Miller who died in 2012 and will be re-membered for his penetrating ability to get into the minds and hearts of his characters without resorting to outward violence. One might say he is the master of the metaphor, and Audrey Tatou clearly un-derstands what he wanted to develop in the characters that were played by his actors. If you enjoy foreign films (with English titles, of course), I rec-ommend this sensitive, intelli-gent movie.

Afternoon Delight: My other film dealing with

women’s lives is “Afternoon Delight.” It is all about Rachel (Kathryn Hahn), a discon-tented wife and mother who lives in the affluent Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles - a woman who has all the trap-pings of the “good life.”

What are these trappings? A successful apps inventor husband, a young son, a tasteful, luxurious home, and a social circle that revolves around benefits, committees, luncheons, etc. In the review about “Therese,” it was obvi-ous she was disappointed in her husband. It is now 2013 and Rachel has a problem, not unlike that of “Therese” - lack of sex.

It is now the 21st century and Rachel seeks help from a

Perhaps it is coincidence, but this past month has had me quite mesmerized by two films that deal with the lives of women. These are women from a different time, a differ-ent country, different lifestyles, but they have one thing in common — the thread that binds them together is discon-tent. With what are they pri-marily discontented? Their husbands, of course!

“Therese” is a French film based on the novel “Therese Desqueyroux,” a 1927 novel by Francois Mauriac, who won the Nobel Prize in 1952. It stars Audrey Tatou; a charm-ing, vivacious actress who of-ten times in her films has the charisma of the late Audrey Hepburn. Not so in “Therese.” In this film she is a dour young woman, wearing a knit cloche, married to her best friend’s brother, Bernard (Gileles Lel-louche), a self-satisfied young man, always impeccably groomed, boring, emotionally and sexually unappealing. But this is an arranged marriage - based on uniting the property holdings of the families of Therese and Bernard. The combining of land in the world of the French bourgeoisie in the 1920s was a sensible thing to do and love was not consid-ered a significant issue.

And so, young Therese glumly gets on with her coma-like life until she meets Jean Azevedo (Stanley Weber), a young local townsman - good-looking, more worldly than Bernard, even Jewish (an ex-citing “no-no”) in this south-west area of France. Their passion is ignited and fires begin to burn literally and figu-ratively. Obviously, something has to happen and it does - a terrible crime committed by Therese. Of course, I am not

therapist, rather than from a lover. Dr. Lenore seems like a strange therapist for Rachael to select, inasmuch as she is a lesbian. Obviously, Rachel is an equal rights client. There is a lot of chatter in this movie amongst all the characters and much of it is idle. There are some compelling and interest-ing conversations exchanged by Rachel and her girlfriends that seem timely in today’s erratic society. But basically, “Afternoon Delight” has char-acters that we all may have known at one time or another - bored, well educated, well-to-do and discontented.

“Afternoon Delight” is an independent film and its direc-tor/writer, Jill Soloway won an award at the Sundance Film Festival. Although it is not a great film, it has some very clever lines and shows differ-ent versions of what is referred to as the “modern woman.” In the opinion of this writer, “Afternoon Delight” could be great for interesting conversa-tions amongst friends and pos-sibly group discussions.

Autumn is with us, and we are beginning to enjoy the striking colors of falling leaves, and also the anticipa-tion of the year’s best films that will soon come our way. After all, the Oscars are be-ing prepared for their annual party. Enjoy a peaceful, healthy month and I will see you all At the Movies!


THE CONCORDIAN

By Jack Galin Before two packed houses

the Concordia Chorale pre-sented its 2013 program “Music of the 20th Century; the Music of Irving Berlin, Burt Bacharach and The Beatles.”

Led by Director David Schlossberg and accompa-nied by drums and trumpet, the 40-member Chorale pre-sented a wide-ranging pro-gram running from Berlin’s “Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morn ing” to Bacharach’s “Raindrops Keep Falling” to The Beatles’ “Yesterday” and “Hey Jude”. Included in the program was the inscription on the base of the Statue of Liberty “Give Me Your Tired and Poor”

which Mr. Berlin had set to music.

A show-stopper was Esther Drucker and Frank Ponisi’s rendition of “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” a mirror image of Mel Brooks’ famous take-off in “Young Frankenstein.”

A new feature of the pro-gram, which consisted of 22 songs, with limited narrations, was a Sing-Along with and for the audience. A song sheet with four sets of lyrics was dis-tributed to the audience on arrival and as those songs “I Want To Hold Your Hand”; “Yesterday”; “What The World Needs Now”; and “God Bless America” appeared on the schedule, the lights were brightened; the sound turned up and everyone was invited

to join in. They did. The sound was overwhelming; the enthu-siasm was contagious and total.

Upon conclusion, it was agreed by all that the Cho-rale, the audience and the musicians, a great time was had by all.

Chorale Presents “The 3 B’s”

By Grace Gouze Memories of my Mom

One year before a Jewish holiday, my mother decided she would buy a live Carp so she could be sure that the Gefilte Fish would be fresh and she could save some money. What Momma wants, Momma gets. But where do you keep a large live fish? In the bathtub, of course! Well the Carp flourished beauti-fully while my three sisters, one brother, Mom and Dad and I had to sponge bathe in

the sink in the one bathroom we had.

Just before the Holiday and in time to make the fish, Momma could not kill the Carp. So she asked my Fa-ther, who could not kill a fly, to take care of it and the re-ply was “Not me!” She then called the Super and he killed the Carp.

Whereupon, Momma de-cided she could not eat a fish which had lived with us so she threw it out! No fresh Carp for my family!

Members of the Chorale recently presented a concert featur-ing music of the three B’s; Berlin, Bacharach and The Beatles. Among the chorus singing are, from left, Eleanor Abati, Fran Greenblatt, Liz Massimo and Mildred Goodwin.

Fresh Fish Story

Thanks to my dear readers for sharing their tips. Thelma, Lyda, Janet, Barbara, Ann and Fran took the time to share their ideas. These tips are tried and true. • When opening a bag of

chips, pretzels and such into a bowl just open the bottom of the bag instead of the top. This way the broken pieces are on the bottom and the more appe-tizing pieces are on the top.

• Find a button hanging by a thread, then drop clear nail polish in the center. Once it dries it will prevent the stitches from fraying.

• Clear nail polish can be brushed on tips of shoe-laces to seal the ends. Also good for stopping runs on pantyhose.

• Use the inside of a banana peel to shine shoes. Also

use on a roasting pan to help tenderize meat.

• Use lemon peels to polish chrome.

• Eating buttered popcorn can be a mess. Eat with a fork. You can enjoy the snack without having the oily residue all over your hands. It will take practice to learn how to spear the popcorn.

• Did you know that the pro-tein in milk neutralizes gar-lic’s smelly compound?

• Crack eggs like a pro by tapping on a flat surface. This method ensures your shell won’t break into smithereens.

• Learn to sharpen your knife by carefully pinging the blade. If it is a high


Tobi’s Tips

By Tobi A. Bellovin


The Bridge Connection By Rosalie Slutsky, Master Teacher and Director, Licensed by ACBL and ABTA

Duplicate Bridge August 3

NORTH-SOUTH Ethel Lane-Jean Firkser Helen Solomon-Leonard Solo-mon Becky Holman-Tom Newton EAST-WEST Rosalie Slutsky-Edith Rolnik Evelyn Hornick-Irwin Hornick Sandy Koppell-Leo Koppell

August 7 NORTH-SOUTH Helen Solomon-Len Solomon Bernard Pollack-Anita Pollack Lillie Rubin-Eileen Ratner EAST-WEST Barbara Dranoff-Corinne Edel-baum Carol Korris-Olive Agins Rosalie Gelernt-Barbara Ber-ger

August 9 NORTH-SOUTH Sandy Koppell-Leo Koppell Rosalie Slutsky-Edith Rolnik Becky Holman-Tom Newton EAST-WEST Roslyn Ettinger-Herb Ettinger Lewis Cohen-Barry Taback Dorothy Glaser-Phil Savage

August 14 NORTH-SOUTH Rita Rosenberg-Alice Pollard Lillie Rubin-Eileen Ratner Louis Katz-Phil Zipser EAST-WEST Barbara Berger-Rosalie Gelernt Phil Savage-Barbara Dranoff Gene Foladare-Bernie Berger

August 16 NORTH-SOUTH Anita Pollack-Bernard Pollack Dorothy Glaser-Phil Savage Becky Holman-Tom Newton EAST-WEST Bernie Berger-Bill Biega Renee Goodwin-Ruth Elblonk Evelyn Hornick-Irwin Hornick

August 21 NORTH-SOUTH Lillie Rubin-Eileen Ratner Ethel Lane-Milton Cohen Phil Savage-Olive Agins EAST-WEST Barbara Dranoff-Corinne Edel-baum Mike Richman-Bruce Fried-man Corinne Greene-Harriet Brandwein

August 23 NORTH-SOUTH Sandy Koppell-Leo Koppell Ethel Lane-Jean Firkser Corrine Edelbaum-Barbara Dranoff EAST-WEST Marion Ritzer-Charlotte Futter-man Dorothy Glaser-Phil Savage Renee Goodwin-Ruth Elblonk

August 31 NORTH-SOUTH Anita Pollack-Bernard Pollack Sandy Koppell-Leo Koppell Helen Solomon-Leonard Solo-mon EAST-WEST Edith Rolnik-Lewis Cohen Evelyn Hornick-Irwin Hornick Alice Pollard-Emely Cook

Social Bridge August 1

1. INGE SEIDORF & SAUL SMITH 2. HILDA GOLDSMITH & SHEILA DUCHIN 3. MIRIAM TOKIE & MIMI FEIN

August 8 1. LILLIAN WINIGRAD & BOBBY MILLMAN


• Don’t store onions and po-tatoes too close together. Potatoes contain moisture and will cause the onions to sprout.

• Fill small jars and contain-ers with potpourri. Punch holes in the cover and place in closets to elimi-nate odors.

• Slip large plastic trash bags between the mattress and box spring for easier turning.

• Best way to drain fried foods would be on a brown paper bag.

• Sprinkle a small amount of baking soda in your laun-dry bag to minimize odors that come from wet and soiled clothing. Thanks for reading and

until next time... (Note: Remember to heed

all manufacturer safety warn-ings before cleaning house-hold items and appliances. All advice is offered for infor-mational purposes only. Use your own best discretion when following all household tips.)

pitched sound the blade is still sharp. If you hear a dull tone you know it is time to sharpen.

• Grocery experts have shown that pre-packaged salad greens and spinach in clear bags are exposed to supermarket lights and lights maintain photosyn-thesis. Best for nutrition is the bag placed in the front.

• Shine silver by rubbing a wet raw potato that has been dipped in baking soda. Also good for rust stains.

• .If you are washing terry cloth or chenille items, you will find they produce a great deal of lint. To cut down on the lint and pre-vent it from getting onto other items in the wash, add one cup of white vine-gar in the water.

• Once per month your washing machine needs a cleaning due to build-up. Let your machine run with-out anything in it, but use only a cup of vinegar. This will dissolve the residue.

Tobi’s Tips

Recently I attended a Bridge Tournament and found that not only did the computer deal the Bridge hands, but the cards were put into the boards automati-cally. Up until recently, play-ers were required to deal out the hands by following pre-scribed pages of numbers and then manually put them into the boards.

After the game, analysis sheets were given to the players with suggested pos-sible bids. For instance this hand according to the com-puter could have bids for North/South of 4 NT; 6 Spades; 3 Diamonds and 5 Clubs. Without looking be-low, which bid would you make?

North ♠ A 4 3 ♥ A Q 10 8 ♦ Q 10 9 5 4 3 ♣ ——-

East ♠ 9 8 ♥ J 7 6 5 ♦ A J 7 2 ♣ 10 6 4

South ♠ K J 7 6 5 2 ♥ —— ♦ 8 ♣ A K J 9 7 2

The normal bidding se-quence with two five card suits is always bid the higher ranking suit first then bid and rebid the second one with one excep-tion...when you have two black 5 card suits. Then the first bid would be clubs. I was sitting South and de-cided with two six card suits to start with the Spades then bid and rebid the Clubs. With this holding the

major suit is the preferred bid. South West North East 1 ♠ pass 2 ♦ pass 3 ♣ pass 3 ♥ pass 4 ♣ pass 6 ♠ all pass Lead ♠ 9

West led a trump because it was obvious from the bid-ding that there were one or more voids and it reduced the trump holding and would cut down on cross-ruffing. The eight of Diamonds was discarded on the ace of Hearts and declarer merrily trumped the Hearts and back again to trumping two Clubs before drawing the second round of Spades. (just like ping-pong!) One Club had to be conceded but the contract was made for a top score!

It is often said that com-puter hands are different than hands dealt by people, but all the experts say they are basically the same. In this particular game, most of the hands were unusual, in fact the first six were ex-tremely interesting! By this time, I had decided that the computer was going to win out.

Another fact...if you see North/South hands are un-balanced, it is quite likely that East/West should also be unbalanced. In this case they were not. In fact, you couldn’t get any more balanced than the E/W hands!

I’ll leave you with this quote made by Omar Sharif many years ago when asked about the Middle East situa-tion, quite appropriate to-day...”If they played Bridge, they wouldn’t have so much time to hate each other.”

Happy Bridging, everyone!

West ♠ Q 10 ♥ K 9 4 3 2 ♦ K 6 ♣ Q 8 5 3


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after they’ve booby-trapped the Guns.

T H I S M O N T H – [email protected] with trivia the subject, or 655-2966.

Another non movie. What creature on earth has the largest brain in proportion of its size? Hint: It has nothing to do with anyone who thinks our Second Amendment gives anyone the right to own 50mm automatic weapons.

SUPER DUPER – Edu-cated at Stanford and the University of Nevada Engi-neering School, he became a staple of many westerns as a mostly, but not always, minor character who’d never have been suspected of having been a Stanford student. He appeared in some TV series and hosted a PBS documen-tary about his career. In his most notable film, he com-plained that he only longed for “a roof over my head and a rocking chair by the fire.” The latter role, had it been a bit larger, might have earned him a Supporting Actor nomi-nation. Who was he?

2. MIRIAM TROKIE & MIMI FEIN 3. LEE & HAROLD POTKO-WITZ

August 15 1. MIMI FEIN & MIRIAM TROKIE 2. LEE & HAROLD POT-KOWTIZ 3. INGE SIEDORF & SAUL SMITH

August 22 1. HAROLD & LEE POT-KOWTIZ 2. SHEILA DUCHIN & HILDA GOLDSMITH 3. MIRIAM TROKE & MIMI FEIN

August 29 1. INGE SEIDORF & SAUL SMITH 2. SHEILA DUCHIN & HILDA GOLDSMITH 3. LEE & HAROLD POT-KOWTIZ


Nurse’s Notes:

Social Bridge

By Bill Kulberg LAST MONTH – This was

easily the worst month for responses that I’ve seen in all the years I’ve been doing this. Perhaps it’s time to drop it all. West Virginia, Okla-homa, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and California all have something unique in com-mon. What is it? They were the names of the battleships sunk at Pearl Harbor, De-cember 7, 1941. If you have to ask what happened on December 7, 1941, you don’t belong in Concordia. Roz Brodsky and Janet Wood were the only ones that sub-mitted the correct answer.

S U P E R D U P E R –Incredibly, there wasn’t a sin-gle correct response. I asked either to name the actor, one of three major stars in the film, or the film itself, where the actor announced on three occasions that he couldn’t swim. The actor was David Niven and the film was The Guns of Navarone, also starring Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn. In the end, Peck does indeed save him

October Trivia

Durable Power of Attorney and

Advance Directives Stephanie Fitzsimmons Sexton RN, APN

Recently, in a local publi-cation, there was an article about a gentleman who fell last year and due to his inju-ries was not competent to make decisions for a period of time. Due to the accident he was made a ward of the state and he received health care using his insurance and supplemented by his private assets. At the moment he appears capable and is bat-tling to be declared compe-tent and independent. He has a home that he owns and yet cannot return to his home because he does not have the legal right to sign himself out of the assisted living where he currently re-sides.

Durable Power of Attorney for Property (DPA) is a docu-ment that allows you (the principal) to give authority to another person the legal right to make financial/legal deci-sions and financial transac-tions on your behalf. It is called “durable” because it remains effective even if the principle (you) become men-tally incompetent. Mental in-competence could happen for several reasons, a sud-den illness or accident where you are not able to speak on your own behalf or the devel-opment of Alzheimer’s dis-ease.

Now you are sitting there thinking – nothing is going to happen to me and if it does I have family members that will step forward to assist me. That could be true, but I think you should choose whom you want to make those decisions for you. A DPA is effective the day it is signed and executed. This

means that even if you are competent to make your own decisions, your DPA will have the legal authority to act on your behalf and en-gage in financial transac-tions.

A “springing” DPA, on the other hand, becomes effec-tive at a later date, usually when the principal (you) be-comes mentally incompetent – it “springs” into effect at the



The Mayor’s Message By Richard Pucci, Mayor Township of Monroe

Monroe Township was named the Best Community for Empty Nesters in the state in an article in the Sep-tember 2013 issue of New Jersey Monthly.

According to the story, Monroe was chosen to top this list because of its low taxes, open space and loca-tion in Central Jersey among many other factors.

“Many of the Jersey towns with a significant number of 55-plus communities – such as Manchester, Stafford, and Little Egg Harbor are located further south,” the article stated. “Monroe has the ad-vantage of being closer to population centers of North-ern and Central New Jersey and even New York. That makes it a good choice for empty nesters eager to downsize, but not ready to retire.”

In addition, the article, which is available online at www.njmonthly.com, also cited quick commutes to New York, whether by bus or train, as an advantage of liv-ing in Monroe.

“Express buses stop at Rossmoor and other loca-tions to pick up passengers for the 55-minute commute to the Port Authority in Man-hattan,” the article stated. “There are also several park-and-ride lots. New Jersey Transit riders typically drive a half hour to Matawan, New Brunswick or Princeton for the direct train connection to New York City.”

Furthermore, the Town-

ship’s low tax rate and local health-care industries were taken into consideration in getting Monroe to the top of the list.

“The presence of industrial ratables (drawn to the prox-imity of Exit 8A off the New Jersey Turnpike) helps keep taxes under control. The abundance of seniors also has spurred “overwhelming growth in the [local] health-care industry.”

The excellent school sys-tem and low crime rate were also cited in the article as reasons to live in Monroe.

“Monroe Township High School ranked 124 last year on the New Jersey Monthly list of Top High Schools,” the article stated. “Younger fami-lies seek out three-bedroom ranches for about $325,000 or the higher-priced four-bedroom colonials. Like the empty nesters, they appreci-ate the access to nearby centers of employment and culture such as New Bruns-wick and Princeton.”

Monroe was the only Mid-dlesex County community on the list of Top Towns for Empty Nesters, and beat out communities such as West Caldwell, Pennington, Flor-ham Park, North Caldwell and Manchester.

We have worked hard throughout the years to make Monroe a great place to live, raise a family and retire. It is an honor to be named by an independent survey as the Best Community for Empty Nesters.

point you lose capacity, as certified by a physician. Con-sult with your bank about its requirements for accepting a DPA.

Advance Directives are legal documents which pro-vide information about your treatment preferences to those caring for you, helping to insure that your wishes are respected even when you can’t make decisions your-self. A clearly written direc-tive helps prevent disagree-ments among those close to you and alleviates some of the burdens of decision-making which are often ex-perienced by family mem-bers, friends and health care providers.

Your directive takes effect when you no longer have the ability to make decisions about your health care. This judgment is normally made by your attending physician, and any additional physicians who may be required by law to examine you. If there is any doubt about your ability to make such decisions, your doctor will consult with an-other doctor with training and experience in this area.

Together they will decide if you are unable to make your own health care decisions. Your directive is in effect only as long as you are unable to make your own decisions.

References: Advance Directives for Health

Care (1991) retrieved Septem-ber 4, 2013

http://www.state.nj.us/health/healthfacilities/documents/ltc/

advance_directives.pdf Family Caregiver Alliance Dura-ble Power of Attorney retrieved

September 4, 2013 http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/

home.jsp

Concordia Seminar Date: Tuesday, October 8 Time: 1:30 p.m. Topic: Memory & Treatment. Bring your questions Speaker: Dr. Hussain, Geri-atrician RSVP: Concierge Light refreshments

Flu Shots Wednesday, October 23

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Re-gency Room.

Please bring Primary Insur-ance Card. For individuals who do not participate in Medicare Part B, there is a $25 fee; receipts will be given.

Driving While on

a Cell Phone

Please Do Not drive while using a hand-held cell phone within Concordia. There have been situations where our residents have come very close to severe accidents. The rules of the road in New Jersey also apply to the streets in our community!

Drive in a Safe Manner Concordia Security

(Graphic reprinted with permission from New Jersey Monthly September 2013 issue).

Township Tops List of Communities for Empty Nesters

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BAD KARMA? the heading “show Stop-pers!” on this beautiful poster created by Jerry Grossfield, appears to be ironic. Unfortunately (due to circumstances be-yond their control) the Concordia Play-ers seemed destined to cancel their an-nual production, the first time ever. Story on page 1.

Photo by Mort Perlman

Then and Now

By Frances Greenblatt I look into my mirror, and

what do I see An old woman looking

back at me Where did she come from,

who can she be She can’t be me — in my

mind’s eye I’m still twenty-three!

Fellow Concordians: How many of you feel like I do?

We thought it would be fun to run a series of then and now pictures. So dig into your albums for photo-graphs and send us a copy of your Then and Now pic-tures. We think you will en-joy such an interesting page in The Concordian.

Elaine Pepperman, left, and her Concordia friends Estelle Simon, Francine Anderson, Dorothy Gross and Fran Cohen attended an off-Broadway show, “Love, Genius and a Walk,” in which her grandson Alex, center, performed.

By Mort Perlman The cultural arts are high-

lighted throughout this issue. In particular, on the bright side, we pay considerable attention to our Art Festival, one of Concor-dia’s most successful attrac-tions. We start with some of the 500 viewers who attended… and, we move on to a group of residents catching an off-Broadway show.

On the dark side, we report on the curtain failing to go up for a group of talented Players we look forward to seeing perform annually.

The back page reveals only a portion of the wealth of talented people residing within Concor-dia.

The Art Festival story appears on page 5.

1. Vivian Santacapita leads the way for two exhibitors, An-thony Muscat and Thelma Fried, as they review their work.

2. Janet Ray, left, and Millie Heppen discuss the many facets of creativity on view at the show.

3 & 4. Ermgard Sillins de-signed and produced this un-usual doll and still had time to volunteer at the raffle table.

5. Jules Goldstone and Helen Kantrowitz seem to be pleased while strolling through the ex-hibit.

6. Two exhibitors, Anthony Muscat and Janet Rogan, take a moment to pose as they make their way around the festival.

7. Jacob and Sarah Wilk ad-mire a piece of 3D-art done by their great-grandma Hilda Shafarman.

8. Rae Horowitz, on left, and Stella Lupowitz look on appreci-ating the talent of our resident artists.

Photos by Ray Kaufman

At the Art Festival and More!


Fogel, a longtime resident of Concordia and one of the founders of our Club will be our guest speaker. His lec-ture will be “The Sun, Our Brightest Star.” We will meet, as usual, in the Regency Room.

For many years, Seymour was a teacher of mathemat-ics in the New York City school system. Although he enjoys the challenge and im-portance of math, one of his main interests has always been astronomy, and mem-bers of the Club have looked forward to his lectures for over twenty years. Certainly, the Sun has always been a source of discussion and cu-riosity amongst scientists and lay people.

Did You Know? The earli-est known iron artifacts are Egyptian beads dated to about 3200 B.C. Now re-searchers using advanced X-ray techniques have deter-mined that these beads were made not by melting iron ore, a technology developed later, but from meteorites, pounded into tubes. The beads, which contain nickel and cobalt as well as iron, were included on necklaces along with gold and lapis laz-uli, suggesting that the an-cient Egyptians found them highly valuable. Perhaps the wife or wives of King Tut had necklaces which included pieces of meteorites in their composition. Science affords us so much food for thought to contemplate.

Do join us on October 17 for a stimulating evening, interesting people, and deli-cious light refreshments.

Brandeis

By Betty Rosenberg On Thursday, October 17

at 1 p.m. Mildred Goodwin will present as part of her Classic Film Forum, Noel Coward’s love story “Brief Encounter.” This film starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson will be shown in the Regency Room. Refresh-ments will be served after the film. Come and enjoy the warmth of a beautiful movie, no reservations necessary. Remember to bring dona-tions for the Food Pantry at this meeting. Thank you.

The Men of Brandeis (MOB) on Wednesday, Octo-

ber 23 are planning a visit to the submarine USS Long (with a docent tour) at the grounds of the Naval Mu-seum in Hackensack. The museum was inundated with water from hurricane Sandy, but the submarine is just fine. A minimum of 15 people will be needed and the cost will be $10 or less per person depending on how many join us. Call Stan Teller 860-1316 to sign on or for any ques-tions.

The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation’s 39th Annual Concert, presenting the winners of the 2013 Inter-national Vocal Competition, will take place Sunday, Octo-ber 27, 3 p.m. in Alice Tully Hall, New York City. The cost is $35 a ticket per member - non-members $40 per per-son and includes a donation to “Science for Life.” Please call Sydel Singer at 860-9030 if you have any ques-tions.

Our Book and Author Luncheon featuring Letty Coffin Pogrebin will take place Wednesday, Novem-ber 6, 11:30 a.m. at the Radisson Hotel of Freehold, 50 Gibson Place, Freehold, NJ 07728, in the Emerald Room. The cost per member is $45 - non-members $50 (includes a donation to Sus-taining the Mind).

Ms. Pogrebin, a founding editor of Ms. Magazine, is an award-winning journalist widely published opinion writer, acclaimed public speaker, admired political ac-tivist, and author of several nonfiction bestsellers. She is a Brandeis graduate and lives in New York. Reservations are due by October 21. For addi-tional information call Sharon Falkowitz at 395-7179 or Yolanda Schiller at 235-9759.

Please save this date for more information in Decem-ber:

December 11 - Holiday lunch at “That’s Amore”

Chorale’s

Mystery Ride By Jack Galin

What a wonderful month October is, particularly for the Chorale. We have re-cently presented our pro-gram “The Three B’s; Berlin, Bacharach and The Beatles” to nearly sold-out houses and enthusiastic audience responses.

Soon, we will be meeting to determine our program for the coming year. It’s like be-ing born again; a clean slate; a new selection of songs (whatever they may be); and unlimited possibilities. What other group in this world, in this community, in this civili-zation, can say every year “Let us start all over?” It’s really priceless.

Informal discussions be-gan as the curtain came down on our Sunday after-noon performance. At the


A Memorable Day for

Congregation Beit Shalom

By Frances Greenblatt Sunday, August 11, was a

very special day in the lives of members of Congregation Beit Shalom, for it was a celebration of the arrival of a new Torah, Judaism’s Tree of Life. The Torah is a parch-ment scroll on which the Pentateuch, which contains the first five books of the Old Testament, the body of reli-gious law, literature and teachings given to Moses by God on Mt. Sinai.

The program began with the scribe completing the final two lines of the Holy Torah, con-sisting of 43 letters purchased by members of the Congrega-tion who were honored by posing for pictures as they watched the inscription of their letter. The following Concordi-ans participated in this portion of the ceremony: Sylvia Bren-ner, Tina Rogers, Sheila Duchin, Doris Altman, Paulette Wegh, Frances Greenblatt, Al and Gloria Fine, Bernice Mayer, Barbara and Morty Panzer, Paula and Stan Kof-sky, Doris Axelrod, Norma Vo-gel, Judith and Robert Sherman, Blanch Karp, Paul Ebert, and Roberta and Mau-rice Mahler, Synagogue Presi-dent.

Local dignitaries Senator Linda Greenstein and Gerald Tamburro, Township Council President, briefly addressed the crowd.

Following prayers and Psalms of celebration, a pro-cession began as the Torah was passed from person to person until it reached the Gladys Weiss Memorial Bibli-cal Garden outside the con-gregation. There was music and dancing as the Torah was returned to Cantor Eli Perlman, followed by all in at-tendance as the Torah en-tered its new home in the sanctuary. The new Holy To-rah now rests in the Holy Ark.

Astronomy/Science Club

By Mildred Goodwin On Thursday, October 17

at 7:30 p.m., the Astronomy/Science Club is pleased to announce that Seymour

Maurice Mahler, Beit Shalom president, center, looks on as his wife Roberta, assisted by the scribe, holds the pen affixing one of the last letters in the new Torah. Observing are Kathy Kansky, their daugh-ter, her husband Ian with their children Rachel and Russell.


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cast-party Monday evening (a truly fun event) one could hear “What composer? What show? What now?” The sug-gestions covered a broad spectrum. Since we had dipped our community toes into the bracing waters of The Beatles and Bert Bacharach, how far forward should we move next year; Rock and Roll? Country and Western? Heavy Metal? Or should we stop, take a breath, and allow the waters to settle.

At this moment in time, mid-August, no decision has been made. Many ideas have been bandied about, each more exciting than the next. We have no doubt that whatever we settle upon, it will be as toe-tapping and as exhilarating as it was for the Chorale, individually and col-lectively, because rehears-als, once they were under way, were joyous and fun. Stay tuned Concordians. Ex-citement is on its way.

Meanwhile, keeping our voices in tune, we are cur-rently rehearsing for sched-uled appearances at local nursing homes and an eve-ning program for a Concor-dian club. The pleasures of being a member of the Cho-rale do not stop “at the wa-ter’s edge.” Our year contin-ues; our activities within the community continue; our friendships and sense of ca-maraderie grows stronger with time. As does the Cho-rale.

Christian

Fellowship By Anne Adams

It’s official, fall is here. The month of October represents the autumn season and, awakens our senses to beautiful visions and warms feelings. October allows us to view colorful hues and breathe in warm, crisp fresh air that accompanies the au-tumn months. This is the time of year when changes are taking flight with conver-sions to personal attire as well as seasonal transitions to home and garden decor.

For many of us who enjoy the changing seasons, the month of October is a bless-ing. We gain energy and creative juices from Nature’s transformations into brilliant color and, it prevents bore-dom from taking place. We can polka at Octoberfest, go pumpkin and/or apple picking at our favorite farms, make a Jack-O-Lantern or, wear a costume to a Halloween party. October fun is there for the asking. So, let’s get out and enjoy the opening to a great season.

Speaking of fun, the Chris-tian Fellowship Columbus Day and Halloween Celebra-tion is sure to be a fruitful event with a refreshing de-velopment. Not only will our members have the opportu-nity to celebrate Columbus Day at our October 16 gath-ering but, will also have the added enjoyment of donning a costume and/or wearing a


festive outfit for this very spe-cial occasion. Please join us for our very own “October Feast” with a buffet dinner by Sir Ives and great listening and dancing music by DJ Tommy D. The cost per paid up member is $21. For de-tails on this activity and all future event dates, please refer to our Christian Fellow-ship Newsletter.

We look forward to seeing all our members at all our events and wish everyone a Happy Autumn and lots of October festivities.

Computer Club

By Len Solomon If on August 25 you were-

n’t at the Computer Club Lunch, you missed a real good time The food was great. Table discussions pleasant, and the door prize drawing exciting. Thanks go to Rosalie Slutsky and her crew for making this a re-warding time. The next Con-cordia Computer Club meet-ing will be on Thursday, Oc-tober 24, 7:30 p.m. in the Regency Room. The presen-tation will be given by Tech Expert Fenwick Silveira. He will be speaking about Win-dows 8 and Windows 8.1. I guess we are going to have to learn more about these operating programs. If you buy a new computer, Win-dows 8 will be the system installed. Further info will fol-low on COC and by email.

Now for the tip of the month.

If your PC is taking too long to boot, it’s probably because you have far too many programs running at startup. Reducing this is easy, it will make your PC launch noticeably faster and lighter upon first load. To change the items running at startup, go to Run using the hotkey Windows key + R, and type “msconfig.” A small window will appear, select the Startup tab. From here you will be able to turn off many startup programs, which can shave several seconds (or minutes) off your boot time. Try to make sure

you research what you are turning off as some proc-esses might be needed by third party programs or driv-ers you have installed.

Reminder: all Concordia residents are invited to at-tend the meeting as guests of the club.

P.S. We also stay in touch with club members via email. If you change your email ad-dress, notify Jerry Entin via e m a i l t o j e n [email protected].

Congregation Beit Shalom

The High Holidays have passed and we start on a new year with our new Torah and our new seats. Some of our members will be flying away to Florida or other sunny places for the winter and we wish you “happy trails.”

Services in October for Shabbat start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 12, 19 and 26. The Kiddush on Oc-tober 26 is sponsored by Donna and Lester Steif in honor of their children. The Oneg Shabbat Friday, Octo-ber 11 at 7:30 p.m. is spon-sored by Shirley Nelson in honor of her new great-grandchild, Dylan Joseph Levy - her first.

Sisterhood will be having a Card Party at 12 p.m., Mon-day, October 7, featuring a terrific lunch. Please call to register as soon as possible. Their Board Meeting will be Monday, October 14 at 1 p.m. The Men’s Club Break-fast will be 9:30 a.m., Sun-day, October 13. A lite bite will be followed by a program TBA. The Executive Commit-tee meets Wednesday, Octo-ber 9 at 10 a.m. and the Board of Trustees Sunday, October 20 at 10 a.m.

Our Education Committee again welcomes Murray and Sydell Singer with a program of “Mixed Selections of Jew-ish Music” on Wednesday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. They are back by popular demand. On Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. they present the


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Beit Shalom

film “Shanghai Ghetto.” As always, we request a $2 do-nation to keep up the quality of our presentations.

The Israel Bond Luncheon is Sunday, October 27 at 1 p.m. This year we honor three dedicated people: Past President, Joan Kornblum, our Bookkeeper for many years, Grace Mitgang and Senator Linda Greenstein for her efforts on behalf of our entire community. This luncheon is open to all and the cost is $20 per person. Please send your reservation to Congregation Beit Shalom as soon as possible to re-


serve your seat. The guest speaker is Dr. Ralph Nurn-berger, a leading authority on US Middle East Policy.

We welcome new mem-bers. Come and visit us at one of our marvelous events and consider joining our Congregation.

Deborah

By Adrienne Fein It is an honor and a privi-

lege to be the leader of Con-cordia’s Chapter of Deborah. The September meeting fea-tured “The Past, Present and Future of Deborah” celebrat-ing 90 plus years in busi-ness. It was truly amazing to watch the audience see, hear and understand the ac-complishments of this won-derful organization. Our chapter is working on new and exciting events for our group.

With all of the new chal-lenges imposed by changes in healthcare reimbursement, competition among health-care facilities, and our eco-nomic times, I am asking for your support to keep Deb-orah Heart and Lung Center (right here in New Jersey) and its Foundation in the top-quality sterling national and state institution rankings. There is no other institution in our country that offers ser-vices to all adults that are admitted to the facility with-out ever sending them a bill. The staff is never made aware of your ability to pay or not pay. Therefore, every patient is treated the same regardless of financial status. Come out - join us - enjoy wonderful activities while helping those who are less fortunate. It is truly a gratify-ing experience.

Our fundraising ‘walk’ for good health is set for Sun-day, October 13 at the Mon-roe Township High School Field on Perrineville Road (next to the Middle School). Each walker entrance fee is $7 per person. We urge you to get sponsors at $5 incre-ments. The person bringing in the most donations for the walk will be the lucky winner of a special wine basket. All walker and personal sponsor donations will be credited to those who are members for volunteer appreciation event credit. Join us for your health and for supporting those in the Center who need you to help them. Look for our fliers in the Clubhouse or contact Gloria Sansone or Betty Tan-credi for more information.

COME ONE COME ALL! In place of our regular meet-ing on Tuesday, October 22, we will be holding a Supper Card/Mah Jongg/Game Party night in the Clubhouse Party Room. Coffee and...will be available throughout the en-tire evening (something you only dream of when playing in the Clubhouse). Get your groups together and join us for an evening of what you like to do most. It is a perfect opportunity for those of you who are not usually available on meeting nights to help support this wonderful event. Fliers will be available in the area in the back of the Club-house by the Art Room. All

are welcome...you do not have to be a member of Deb-orah. For reservations, con-tact Bobbie Wilcox.

Hadassah

By Anita Brewer The Monroe Township

Chapter of Hadassah will cele-brate Membership Apprecia-tion Day Monday afternoon, October 14 — 11:30 a.m. at Antonio’s Restaurant on Ap-plegarth Road. The price is $13.50 per person and one must be a member to attend. We hope to enjoy a delicious lunch, each other’s company and a short business meeting to follow. If you have not yet made a reservation, please call Anita B. at 395-7535 or Barbara B. at 860-2862 with-out delay. Associates are in-vited. This meeting is in lieu of our regular monthly meeting.

Sunday, October 6 is the last day of our Shake-A-Can Campaign for this year. We are still in dire need of a few volunteers to man the doors at Stop and Shop that day. Please call Anita B. at 395-7535 and help us close this important fundraiser.

Come join us for “An Eve-ning of Delectable Desserts,” coffee and tea accompanied by the delightful music of Mel Berger. Time: 7:30 p.m. Sun-day, October 13, Place: Wyn-wood on Forsgate Drive. Do-nation: $10 per person, bene-fiting the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower. For reserva-tions please send your check to Anita Pollack, 16 Abraham Lincoln Court, Monroe Town-ship, NJ 08831, (609-860-1609) or Barbara Cohen, 24 Abraham Lincoln Court, Mon-roe Township, NJ 08831 (609-860-2838).

Myrtle Wreath Award and Ceremony will take place Oc-tober 27, 11:30 a.m. at Fors-gate Country Club. Recipient and speaker of the award will be Letty Cottin Pogregin, award winning journalist and author. In addition, the chapter will honor three very devoted and hard-working members of our Executive Board: Sharon Hochheiser, Maxine Stern and Hilma Zuckoff. The cost is $42 for members and $50 each for non-members. Isabelle Tucker will be taking checks for reser-vations at the meetings or call her at 860-1856 to accept your reservation.

Annual Card Party and Sit-Down Lunch will take place Thursday, November 14, 11 a.m. at Forsgate Country Club. This is always a wonderful af-ternoon. The charge is $25 per person. Organize your games and call Anita P. at 860-1609 or Anita B. at 395-7535 to set aside a table for your group.

Remember: All future Ha-dassah meetings will take place at the new and beautiful Senior Center on Halsey Road., off Applegarth.

JWV Post 609 By Bernie Passer

The next JWV General membership meeting will be Sunday October 6, in the Party Room at 10 a.m. The doors will open at 9:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be Joseph Brandspiegel CEO of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial



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Home at Menlo Park. Mr. Brandspiegel will describe the important activities at the facil-ity available for the veteran residents. Our posts past and future support will be also dis-cussed. We have had mem-bers of our Post and other in-dividuals in our community reside in the facility. It should be an interesting and informa-tive session.

Quartermaster Woody Schlackman left the Post in mid-September to reside in Georgia. He has been a su-perb quartermaster and will be missed. Good luck, good health and best wishes to Woody and his family. We are delighted to announce that Ron Slaten has volun-teered to be our new quarter-master. This is one of the most important positions on our Board.

We still have the need to shore up our infrastructure and staff our important Com-mittees and board. Please contact me at 609-655-4133 and offer to assist us in help-ing needy veterans and ac-tive military personnel.

Planning for the next Poppy Drive during the Vet-eran’s Day period is pro-gressing under the Chair-manship of Shelly Bloom, Sr. Vice Commander. Please contact him at 655-5666 and volunteer to collect. It re-quires only two hours or so of your time.

The Board has elected to continue our policy of keep-ing our FY 2013/2014 new veteran and patron member fee at $10. For further infor-mation contact Charlie Kop-pelman, Membership Chair-man at 609-655-3111.

0n October 25, the Monroe Township Veteran’s Council will be going to the new Wal-ter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, MD to visit with wounded service personnel providing them with gifts and other goodies. Based on our past visits, what they enjoyed most was talking to veterans of earlier wars. Free roundtrip bus ser-vice from the Monroe Munici-pal Building will be available to veterans and subject to space avai labi l i ty for spouses. Call Gene Price at 609-655-4944 for further in-formation and registration, ASAP.

If you have not paid your dues, please leave your pay-ment of $40 at the Concierge desk in the Concordia Club-house. Pay at our Sunday meeting or mail it to Charlie Koppelman, 6 Yarmouth Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831. Do not mail it to Washington. Stay well.

National Council of Jewish Women By Adrienne Fein

Change starts with a single action and NCJW has been in the limelight for many gen-erations of volunteer advo-cates advancing social jus-tice for all. One of the organi-zations many projects is to assist silent victims of do-mestic violence. Being raised


in a violent home can affect every aspect of a child’s life, growth and development. Similarly, growing up in pov-erty impairs a child’s emo-tional, intellectual and physi-cal development.

Higher Ground, the NCJW Domestic Violence Cam-paign, promotes public poli-cies that ensure all women have financial resources they need to leave a violent home. In doing so, NCJW helps victims of violence es-cape their abusers and give their children the opportunity to grow up in healthy envi-ronments. We encourage all Concordians, regardless of age, gender or color, to join us in our efforts to assist people in need.

The next meeting will be October 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Clubhouse. It is our annual paid up membership meeting and the only time that our event is only open to paid up members. The evening’s en-tertainment will be Laura Wetzler, singer, songwriter and guitarist. Please remem-ber to bring a donation of

canned goods pasta, or pa-per goods to help a local family in need.

Visit our table on October 5 at Concordia’s Holiday Boutique for an array of holi-day purchases of Mary Kay Cosmetics.

On Friday, October 25, we are sponsoring a day at Freehold Raceway. It starts with a lunch at noon where you get a choice of a crois-sant sandwich with tuna salad, chicken salad, or roast beef. You can then select your horses while enjoying cheese cake and coffee. The entire after-noon, which also includes admission, parking and the race program will cost you only $30 per person. Don’t miss a fast paced, fun filled day of excitement at the races. Sign up for a table of four. Leave reservation and lunch requests at the Con-cierge or call Gwen Mer-melstein (395-8419) or Janet Shannon (655-5690) for more details.

Don’t forget your change for Yad b’ Yad.

ORT America By Anne Getter

Let us enjoy the beautiful fall colors surrounding us as well as looking forward to these enjoyable events.

On Thursday, October 10,

a luncheon at the Cafe Spe-zia, enjoy a complete Italian feast at $25 per person with raffles. So save the date and flyers are available. Sign up quickly to make sure your



Security Tip

If are expecting guests, call Concordia Security at (609) 655-1880. You must inform security at least one hour before they arrive. Failure to call security will delay their arrival.

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now, remain the same but the new, larger facility will allow many more residents to be served and enjoy the pro-grams, activities and services, which include: • Free transportation from any home in the township to the center and back for those able to board and depart the bus without assistance • A food pantry, that in part-nership with the Kiwanis, al-lows the township to provide pick up and delivery of food to residents in need • Annual toy drive • Summer series including,

musical programs, cooking classes, numerology • Chess, painting, jewelry classes, folk dancing, ca-nasta, intermediate bridge, cancer support, low vision group, Parkinson’s support, diabetes support • Township mobile library • Assistance with home food shopping and delivery via computer services provided by ShopRite, Stop and Shop and Pea-Pod • AARP free tax preparation assistance begins in February • Help with any questions relating to Social Security and Medicare • Counselors are available during the State Health In-surance Program (SHIP) open enrollment period from October 15— December 7. Appointments must be made at the end of September. The SHIP counselors assist ap-proximately 2-300 households to select appropriate health and prescription coverage to supplement Medicare. • H e l p w i t h P A A D (Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled) appli-cations and Homestead Re-bates • A limited number of grants for eyeglasses and hearing aids • Individual counseling is al-ways available by appointment • Annual Thanksgiving dinner for all township residents held at noon so that no one is alone, and • Help dealing with frustrating but necessary calls to vendors such as Verizon or Comcast

If you are a senior resident of Monroe Township and want to know where to get help, call the center at 609-448-7140 and someone will assist you or refer you the right place.

You must be a member of the center to enjoy its pro-grams. Membership is free to residents 55 and over and re-quires completing a form and the picking up your member-ship key card. To help support the work of the Senior Center, you can become a friend for $5 a year and/or volunteer.

Neighbor

Dick are the proud parents of four living children and four grandchildren. Every-one helped in the recovery. They began the difficult task of emptying their home of all of their treasured pos-sessions. They all worked tirelessly to do the neces-sary chores. Today their home is for sale.

Shortly after their work was completed Babs and Dick went on a cruise. She was not feeling well and checking with her doctor upon her return was in-


formed that her problem was due to the exposure to the mold in her home. As if they already didn’t have enough to worry about, Babs now had to deal with this illness.

They moved to Concordia in May of 2013 and are just beginning to settle in.

As a survivor of the death of one of her sons when he was 48, esophageal cancer, a minor heart attack, quadru-ple by-pass and surgery to unblock both of her carotid arteries, Barbra Zirkel learned how to be stronger than the storm long before Sandy came along.

Phyllis Fogel

her son brought home a kit-ten, given to him by his teacher.

Before moving to Concordia years ago, Phyllis was deeply attached to the cat. Her hus-band gave her an ultimatum: me or the cat! She admits it took a while before she made her decision, but she chose her husband. However, she missed the cat and soon found substitutes! Friends knew of her love of cats, and when-ever they traveled they brought back cat gifts. Also, on any occasion requiring a gift, she received something with a cat image. Her vast collection includes cat jew-elry, ceramic figurines, pic-tures, sculptures, miniatures in shadow boxes, etc. There is one from England made of watch parts, one from Florida with seven cats arranged in-side the frame.

Her collection includes cats of all sizes and shapes. For one unusual looking shape she had saved dollar bills in order to purchase the cat from a Manhattan depart-ment store for $100. While in


France one year she saw a cat figurine in a store window and bought it. Her house is a shrine to cats! Even the tow-els in the bathrooms as well as doorknobs throughout house have cat figurines.

Each cat has a story, some interesting, some forgettable. The Fogels traveled a lot, and if by chance she saw a cat figure in a store window she always went inside and asked if it was for sale.

If you look at Phyllis’ hands, you will notice rings on her fingers, all ten of them. Some were gifts, some were purchased; some very unusual, but she loves wearing them. Phyllis is an avid collector. In addi-tion to her cat collection she also collects pictures of elderly men as well as reli-gious scenes. One wall in her home showcases these unusual scenes.

Phyllis and Seymour have been thinking about putting together a catalogue of their collections. However, Sey-mour feels that if any are left out, it would be a catastrophe. You have to have a good sense of humor to live in a cathouse.

your e-reader or tablets. The 26,000 square foot

building is a huge increase in size from the six-thousand square feet the Senior Cen-ter previously occupied in the basement of the municipal center that had a 70 person capacity and an exercise room that held just 30.

The new facility, which also serves the township Cultural and Arts Commission, con-tains a meeting room and mufti-purpose room that each hold 278 people and can be combined for a total capacity of over 500, or about 250-300 seated at round tables. These rooms are available for rental on weekends and weeknights.

The kitchen has a gas stove. However, still needed is a generator, which has been promised in order for the town-ship to help residents in the event of emergencies. Also needed is better signage to direct drivers to the entrance, which is past the Halsey Road Firehouse, and handicapped accessible doors, especially at the entrance closest to the handicapped parking.

Most of the services, for


The café at the Senior Center, a place to snack and chat. Photo by Mirah Riben

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Newspaper Encourages Readers’ Thoughts

The Concordian always welcomes “Letters to the Edi-tor.” We also invite our readers to submit their comments concerning letters that have already appeared in the newspaper. This exchange can open the door for inter-esting thoughts and ideas.

The policy of The Concordian is not to publish un-signed letters.

reservation is accepted . It should be a great afternoon. Another prospective mem-bership tea is set for October 1; please note: by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please call Marsha at 619-3970 for details.

The New Jersey Region is sponsoring the return by popular demand of Larry Strickler who will speak on “Sex, Gangsters and the Movie Censorship Code.” It is being held Sunday No-vember 10 at 10:30 a.m. at the Forsgate Country Club with a sumptuous breakfast buffet for $36. Check is pay-able to ORT America c/o Barbara Lauster, 29A Roth-well Drive, Monroe Town-ship, NJ 08831; phone: 609- 235-9574. RSVP by Nov. 2, 2013. Note: Come at 10: a.m. .to shop at Susan Greene’s fabulous Boutique.

Mark your calendar for our general meeting, Wednes-day, October 23, in the Club-house at 7:30 p.m. In the works is our very successful Holiday Party with grab bag, etc. scheduled for Decem-ber. Your contribution to ORT America provides the state-of-the art education needed to find jobs in today’s rapidly changing world and includes virtual learning, online training and tutoring to help at-risk students remain in school. ORT trains teach-ers, maintains education fa-cilities, provides laboratories, updates technology, devel-ops curricula and implements critical programs at ORT schools around the globe.

You can join this worthwhile organization for only $36 a year. Place your check, made out to ORT America, Attn: Membership Chairman, put it in an envelope addressed to ORT to be placed in the ORT


envelope at the Clubhouse. New design beautiful Tribute Cards for all occasions are available. Call Bernice Molin for further instructions at 860-2520.

Rock n Rollers

By Sandi Greenspan and Barbara Lauster

Valerie and Andre Drabyk recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Here they happily dance at a Rock n Rollers party.

Photo by M. Perlman We’ve done it again! A fabu-

lous evening of music, danc-ing, entertainment, schmooz-ing with our neighbors and friends, and food to boot. The RnRers summer August party was definitely a success. The individually packaged dinners awaited us, no long buffet lines, very conveniently placed boxed eats were right there in front of you at your table.

The Soul Tones came on stage and the Regency Room came alive. The tal-ented seven piece band (including singers) kept it coming all night long with the sounds of yesteryear. You talk about a place jumping, well it did and right here at convenient Concordia. The dance floor stayed packed, it looked like things could go on forever. As time grew late and the tootsies got tired, it

was time to call it a night - a night that will be remem-bered.

Sooo…last year we had Lady Gaga, Frankenstein, the Sushi Couple, the Ice Cream Cone and Sundae, the Sexy Witch, the Tan-ning Mom and many others. It’s your call...to dress any-way you want for our an-nual Halloween Party Fri-day, October 25. Be part of our costume parade and go before the judges for great prizes for best male, best female and best couple costumes. So come in cos-tume or if you’re not crea-tive, just wear orange and black…whatever you do, just be there for a great evening. Be entertained by DJ Derek Evan who will sing, moderate our costume parade and play the music we love to dance to.

The RnRers’ popularity has increased so much and in an attempt to try to accom-modate as many Concordi-ans as possible, we are add-ing to our yearly schedule a November party starting this, our 8th year.

Don’t miss out on all the

fun! Membership dues are $15 per year, per person. Best bargain in town. This year 12 parties are planned. With five Fridays in Novem-ber we will party on the 22nd. That comes out to $1.25 per month to be able to attend an unbeatable night of good times with good friends, lots of laughs, good food and great music. Dues paid now go thru September 2014. Life may not always be the party we hoped for, but while we are here, we might as well dance!!!

Concordia Seniors

By Stanley Hamel The Concordia Seniors

regular meeting for October

is Thursday night October 3 due to a management change. On Friday night November 1 we are having our annual Holiday Party serving deli sandwiches of corned beef, roast beef, pastrami and turkey with all the trimmings, plus coffee, tea and dessert.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. We will have a DJ for danc-ing and entertainment. The cost is $15 per member. Call Eileen Weil at 395-8550 for reservations or leave check at Concierge with choice of sandwich and whom you would like to sit with. Please bring your membership cards to all meetings.

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THE SPORTING LIFE

By Howard Appelson Who won the 2013 Inter-

community Men’s 18-Hole Golf Olympics?

We did! The team of Bill Bodnar, Blair Williams, Bob Norman, Fred Steiger, John Graber, John Tancredi and Pat Finneran brought the gold medals back home again. Not everyone played his best, but Pat Finneran shot a lifetime low gross score of 84 to make it a sure thing. Bravo and kudos to all of my friends who played.

Here they are, the winners of the 2013 C.M.G.A. Club Championship:

Flight A: Winner - John Tancredi, Runner-up - Bob Norman; Flight B: Winner - Irene Czop, Runner-up - Howie Appelson; Flight C: Winner - Allan Waldor, Run-ner-up - Sue Miller. John Tancredi will have his name permanently engraved on the trophy in the cafe.

August 21 - Blind Partners - Two-Man Team Tourna-ment:

Flight A: Pat Finneran and Kevin Nixon, Flight B: Jean Catanese and Allan Waldor.

August 28 - Shotgun Scramble Tournament:

1st Place Team: Abe Cohen, Tony Raimo and Mal Ratner; 2nd Place Team: Jean Catanese, Bob Norman and Allan Waldor.

The October schedule, alas, is pretty short. Our Closing Day Scramble with breakfast and lunch included is planned for October 2. Please don’t let it rain. Ac-cording to Golf Digest, the scramble format where a se-lected number of a player’s tee shots must be used is called a “Texas Scramble.” I didn’t know that either. The Seniors Tournament has been postponed to October 9 because of course mainte-nance. Optional post-season

Men’s Golf Association individual play is on the schedule for October 16. No prizes will be awarded, so “legal” wagering is suggested to make it more interesting: Nassau, Sixes, Skins, Bingo-Bango-Bongo, Acey Ducey, whatever. If you don’t know the formats, don’t ask me.

The Ball In my hand I hold a ball, White and dimpled, rather small. Oh, how bland it does appear, This harmless looking little

sphere. By its size I could not guess The awesome strength it does

possess. But since I fell beneath its spell, I’ve wandered through the fires

of Hell. My life has not been quite the

same Since I chose to play this game. It rules my mind for hours on

end. A fortune it has made me spend. It made me curse and some-

times cry. I hate myself and want to die. It promises a thing called “par” If I can hit it straight and far. To master such a tiny ball Should not be very hard at all. But my desires the ball refuses And does exactly as it chooses. It hooks and slices, dribbles,

dies Or disappears before my eyes. Often it will have a whim To hit a tree or take a swim. With miles of grass on which to

land It finds a tiny patch of sand. Then I offer up my soul If it will just drop in the hole. It’s made me whimper like a

pup, And swear that I will give it up. I take a drink to ease my sor-

row, But “The Ball” knows I’ll be back

tomorrow.

S.I. Amateur Female

Champion Joins Concordia Golf

Course By Howard Appelson

The Golf Course of Con-cordia is proud to welcome Elaine Lee, Staten Island Women’s Amateur Cham-pion, as a new member. How flattering is it that she chose our own golf course over all of the others available. Why? Because she thought our course layout was beautiful, interesting and in great con-dition. She now joins several other members from Staten Island who choose Concor-dia as their “home” course.

Attention all men and women who play in the Men’s Golf Association! Elaine says she is looking forward to playing in the morning leagues next year. As if things aren’t tough enough with the competition I now have. However, I too am proud to belong to such a golf course, and it is right here within our own commu-nity.


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ship Tournament on Septem-ber 30. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of our own season tournaments at the End of the Year Luncheon on October 8.

We are a very friendly group who love our golf and enjoy each others’ company. We welcome new members and urge anyone looking for fun playing golf to join us. If you are thinking of joining next year, do not worry about your handicap. We have members of various skill lev-els. Our organization is open to all women members of the Concordia Golf Club. For in-formation concerning the La-dies’ Nine Hole Golf Associa-tion, please call Nancy Diaz at 609-619-3778.

Relaxing in the Billiard Room are teammates who competed for Concordia in the Senior Condo Olympics’ Straight Pool event. From left are Lou Heisler, Manny Silverman and Rick Cannizzaro. Photo by Ernie Price

King Pins Bowl to Victory

The King Pins Bowling Team won 1st place in the Concordia Nite Owls Summer League. From left are: Bill Bodnar, Paul Par-ren, Irene Sherwood and Jack Hilferty. Photo by Ernie Price

Women’s High Game and High Series

Concordia Nite Owls Thursday Night

Week of August 1: High Game Linda Tokarz 171, High Series Linda Tokarz 506

Week of August 8: High Game Barbara Price 178, High Series Barbara Price 491

Week of August 15: High Game Linda Tokarz 191, High Series Linda Tokarz 509

Week of August 29: High Game Ellen Anderson 155, High Series Pat Petretti 400

Concordia Seniors Monday Morning

Week of August 5: High Game Flo Weinstein 157, High Series Janet Shannon 435

Week of August 12: High Game Doris Besman 166, High Series Doris Besman 412

Week of August 19: High Game Flo Weinstein 153, High Series Flo Weinstein 427

Week of August 26: High

Game Series Myra Horowitz 162, High Series Myra Horowitz 399

Men’s High Game and High Series

Concordia Nite Owls Thursday Night

Week of August 1: High Game Paul Parren 215, High Series Paul Parren 620

Week of August 8: High Game Stu Geller 208, High Series Paul Parren 500

Week of August 15: High Game Bob Martin 205, High Series Stu Geller 534

Week of August 29: High Game Paul Lipkin 208, High Series Paul Lipkin 517

Concordia Seniors Monday Morning

Week of August 5: High Game Harold Barr 202, High Series Harold Barr 536

Week of August 12: High Game Sol Cohon 173, High Series Bob Lombardi 482

Week of August 19: High Game Sol Cohon 187, High Series Sol Cohon 490

Week of August 26: High Game Harold Barr 174, High Series Harold Barr 488

Bowling

By Nancy Gray Diaz The Ladies’ Nine Holers

are finishing another suc-cessful season of golf, good fellowship and fun in the sun. This year has been very spe-cial because of our new rela-tionship with the Ladies’ Eighteen Holers. We have organized several events in coordination with them, in-cluding a breakfast and a

barbecue, and for the first time we will hold our End of the Year Luncheon with them. We have enjoyed working and socializing with them and look forward to holding more combined ac-tivities next year.

This fall our members took part in the Arnie’s Army Tournament on September 18 and the Christian Fellow-

The Ladies’ Nine Hole Golf Association


that don’t taste good, and in our society we tend to equate good taste with salt.

I was almost resigned to dying before I would really like to when I got an inspira-tion. You may have noticed that there are a few other elderly people in Concordia and it occurred to me that some might also have dietary restrictions. And then I thought there might be those who, unlike me, might really enjoy cooking and would do it for others. I began asking around about any such tal-ented humans. I struck gold when the same name came back to me from three inde-pendent sources.

I called my rescuing angel and we made a deal. She comes to my home approxi-mately once a month or whenever I indicate I need more food. She cooks with-out the salt that was killing me but puts into the dishes I ask her to make selected ingredients that produce wonderful taste. We freeze everything in portion sizes, and I bless her every night I eat a meal I can really enjoy.

While writing this I thought of not mentioning my be-loved chef’s name for fear that she would get so busy while I’m in Florida for the winter that she would no longer have time for me when I return. But I can’t be that selfish. She is a highly principled person as well as an excellent cook, so she’ll always remember who got

there first. Her name is Elaine Schaffer and she also happens to have a cooking show on WCOC. But I had to work to find her so I won’t make it too easy for those who might try to steal her away from me. You’ll have to look up her telephone num-ber in the Concordia tele-phone book and make sure you have the correct spelling.

By Rosalie Gelernt My name is Rosalie

Gelernt and I’m an old Jew-ish lady with a young Italian stomach. Let me explain! For years of working with a group of Italian ladies who were wonderful cooks (and I would have done well in a contest for “Worst Cook on Earth”) I developed an extraordinary fondness for Italian food. I could start off the day, as I note many youngsters do, with pizza (hot or cold,) meat balls and spaghetti, or any other wonderful leftovers from my restaurant visit of the night before. I would re-vert back to my Jewish roots by changing off with frank-furters, corned beef sand-wiches, and other luscious morsels left over or pur-chased from Jewish delica-tessens. Naturally, being the terrible cook I told you about, I ate out a great deal to avoid having to consume the awful meals I might otherwise be forced to produce on my very own stove. But what about my life and sanity; when did

these become an issue? Per-haps you guessed it already. A few months ago I was di-agnosed with a health prob-lem which made the doctor tell me that I was poisoning myself with sodium (better known as salt,) one of the chief ingredients in most of my favorite foods.

Having been told that I would probably shorten my life and suffer great discom-fort along the way if I didn’t change my dietary habits, I began a quest for a means of doing just that—-changing what I ate and liking it. I sought advice from a regis-tered dietitian and spent countless hours visiting some of our finest food stores, e.g. Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Wegman’s, and many of the other names I’m sure you’d recognize. I got a case of severe eye strain reading the small print on labels of prepared foods that were supposedly low in sodium. I concluded that there is really no such ani-mal. It’s hard to sell things

A Diet To Live for

Reactions to Words By Sylvia Sissman

When I was a mere young child (9-11 or so) I was com-pelled by my parents to ac-company them to Shul (synagogue) on the High Holy days - such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, etc. Children were shep-herded to the back of this old Shul and were ordered by an e lder s ta tesman the “Shamus.” Really he was our guard. His job was to instill fear and command us to sit, keep quiet and behave like the other participants, namely our parents. Never was this to transpire. His re-

frain which still reverberates into my brain transmitted into the direct nerves of my ears was, “Hey, sit down dere.” We quickly complied for only seconds.

So at this time in my more advanced years, when I hear the phrase “Hey sit down there I comply readily, sit qui-etly in my seat like a well-behaved mannequin. Certain phrases or words can be trig-gered to emotions and/or tied to experiences that occurred in prior decades of our lives. Some are tranquil, others can be anxiety ridden, but immediately obeyed!

Senior Center To Host

Thanksgiving The Monroe Township Of-

fice on Aging is holding its inaugural Community Cares Thanksgiving for seniors at noon Thanksgiving Day.

“Some residents don’t have anywhere to go on Thanksgiving,” said Bonnie Leibowitz, Monroe Township Office of Senior Services Di-rector. “So, we are opening the doors to the Senior Cen-ter on Thanksgiving to any-one over 55 who would like to spend Thanksgiving with their neighbors.”

Tickets will be sold for the event through the Senior Center in the coming months.

“We are still working out the exact cost of the event, but we do know that the tick-ets will not be more than $10,” Ms. Leibowitz said. “We will are also accepting ticket sponsorships, meaning residents can purchase tick-ets and donate them to a



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resident.” The Thanksgiving celebra-

tion will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving in the Irwin Nalitt Meeting Room at the new Senior Center, located at 12 Halsey Reed Road.

“We have a lot of great volunteers who have already helped with the planning process,” Ms. Leibowitz said. “We are very happy to have the High School National Honor Society on hand to help with the event, and we are especially happy with all of the businesses that have agreed to sponsor our Com-munity Cares Thanksgiving.”

The Gardens at Monroe, Brookdale Assisted Living at Wynwood, Saint Peter’s Hos-pital, Point of Care Phar-macy, Seaview Orthopedics, Senior Bridge, Hospice of New Jersey, Monroe Medical Supply and the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home are all sponsoring the event.

Anyone who is need of a place to go for Thanksgiving, or anyone interested in help-ing with the event, either with time or money should con-tact the Office of Senior Ser-vices at (609) 448-7140.


Thanksgiving

Green Fair Expands for 2013 Freecycling, environmen-

tally friendly storytimes by the Library, hybrid and elec-tric cars, bicycle exchange and so much more are on tap for the 4th Annual Green Fair.

The Fair, set to run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Oak Tree School on Ap-plegarth Road, is once again co-sponsored by the Monroe Township Environmental Commission and the Public Library.

“We are happy to continue our work with the Library to give residents the knowledge and access to products to make their lives a little greener,” said John Riggs, Township Director of Plan-ning and Environmental Pro-tection. “The Library provides arts and crafts, storytimes and puppet shows that bring the children at the fair into the ‘green’ conversation.”

Freecycling is a major component of this year’s Green Fair. Through Freecy-cling, residents can bring items that are in good work-ing condition, such as furni-ture, toys, lamps, tools or other items they do not need anymore, leave them at the freecycling site at the fair, for someone else to take home.

“We want to remind people that this is not a dump for garbage,” Mr. Riggs said. “The idea is to keep perfectly good items out of the landfill. Items that are not taken by residents will be donated to RISE.”

RISE is a non-profit or-ganization based out of Hightstown that provides re-ferral and support services to area families and individuals in need.

In addition, the fair will fea-ture the Bike Exchange, an all-volunteer effort that col-

lects, repairs and sells bikes from its shop in the Capitol Plaza Shopping Center on the Trenton/Ewing border. The bike exchange not only makes low cost bikes avail-able to low-income families it also makes financial contri-butions to the Boys and Girls Club.

Gordon MacInnes To Speak at LWV October Meeting

By Ruth Banks Having served as a State

Senator and a State Assem-blyman, an Assistant Com-missioner of Education, an author, a lecturer at Prince-ton, among all his other roles, Gordon MacInnes has learned first hand the ups and downs, the pitfalls and the successes, of the State of New Jersey

He will be sharing some of those insights with us at the October 28 meeting of the League of Women Voters of Monroe Twp. The meeting will be held at the Township Mu-nicipal Building at 1 p.m., and is free and open to the public.

Mr. MacInnes is currently the president of the New Jer-

sey Policy Perspectives, a pro-gressive think tank in Trenton. From 2007 to 2012 he was a Fellow at The Century Foun-dation in New York, and for two years also was a lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. His legislative experience was gained first in the General As-sembly and then in the State Senate from 1994 to 1998, representing a Morris County district, where he served on the education and environ-ment committees.

He was a director of the New Jersey Network, was the first director of the Fund for NJ and served as a special assis-tant to the commissioner of education and Governor Rich-ard J. Hughes. From 2002 to 2007 he served as the assis-tant commissioner of the NJ Department of Education re-sponsible for directing the im-plementation of court-ordered programs in the state’s poor-est city districts. Following his Senate term he led the Citi-zens for Better Schools, a non-profit organization that advo-cated for improved instruction in underperforming schools.

The LWV is a political but nonpartisan national and state organization, which means that the League does not sup-port or oppose candidates for public office, but does study and act on public policy issues which the members have agreed on. The League is open to men also, not just women, and meets monthly, usually on the fourth Monday of the month at 1 p.m. at the township Municipal building. In months when a holiday occurs on the fourth Monday, we meet on the third Monday. In June and in November the League hosts a luncheon at Forsgate Country Club. This year’s Holiday Luncheon is on November 11. For information on the luncheon, please call Doris Altman at 609-655-5932; for information on membership or programs please contact Ruth Banks, 609-655-4791, or Judy Perkus, 609-395-1552.


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Poetry Corner The Pencil

By Fran Cohen Once upon a time, many

years ago...I learned to read and write

The pencil became my friend, so I used it day and night

One day I tried a pen, it leaked all over me

Back to the pencil I went, as fast as could be

I used the pencil to write poems, it is lots of fun

Ooooops, I broke the point...and I’m not even done

The sharpener whirled round and round, the pen-cil point is back

Now to write again, before I hit the sack

Well, the pencil is short

now, sharpened for the last time, you see

G o o d b y e … g o o d -bye...you’ve been a good friend to me

Halloween Night By Frances K. Greenblatt I looked out of my window And much to my surprise I saw a golden pumpkin With bright, shining eyes I saw a funny little clown His face was painted white With big, dark eyes, a red,

red mouth And a Jack-O-Lantern light A gypsy with a tambourine A little fairy queen A pirate captain, big and bold An elf, all dressed in green Black cats, witches, goblins All came into sight Costumed children every-

where It is Halloween tonight

life-time By Charles J. Petretti who was judge, the keeper of

time’s line in the beginning a measure

never existed only the darkness and light

were known now those found beneath

give us a mark a life-time came and went

without care there was no obituary they just perished they drew to tell our story for next to find grand mo-ments have passed without monitor

Special Needs for Children Group Seeks

Dance Support The Jamesburg Elks

Lodge #2180 Charity Ball Committee will be celebrat-ing 50 years of supporting our “Special Needs Children” from Jamesburg, Helmetta, Spotswood and Monroe.

We are having a Golden Anniversary Gala on Novem-ber 9 at the Battleground Country Club, Manalapan, NJ.

If you would like to attend or have any questions, con-tact Kathy A. Martin at 732-521-3922.

American Jewish

Experience Lecture Series The American Jewish Ex-

perience Lecture Series, presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey, continues its 16th consecutive year with a talk by Harvey Hauptman enti-tled “Legal Eagle David Wilentz: Prosecutor, Power Broker, Patriarch”. The lec-ture will be held on Mon-day, October 14, at 10 a.m. at Jewish Family and Voca-tional Services, 52 Concor-dia Shopping Center, Mon-roe Township. Hauptman spent years in journalism and public relations, and



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ACTIVITIES: All guests must be accompanied by a resident in the Clubhouse and guests will be charged $5.00 per session for atten-dance at all structured activities. A paid receipt must be obtained from the Concierge for admittance.

*All residents must fill out a CHOA consent form before taking any physical activity classes. *denotes physical activity class.

ON THE HORIZON

*AQUACIZE DAY/EVENING Water exercise at the indoor pool.

Mon.-Fri. 11-12 pm Spa is not open during this class. Evening Aquacize Tuesdays @ 6:30pm. The indoor pool will be closed on the second and fourth Monday of each month for routine maintenance.

CERAMICS Thursday afternoons 1-4 pm in

the art room work on your own with your fellow Concordians in a ce-ramic workshop setting. Any ques-tions please call Arlette 4/2478.

CROCHETERS/KNITTERS This group meets every Friday at

12:30 pm and makes useful com-forts for patients in many nursing homes or security blankets for very ill children. Donations of washable yarn or old dryer sheets & stockings for therapeutic balls are appreci-ated. Any questions please call Elaine 4/1216, Adele 4/9563.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE Meets each Wednesday at 1 pm

and Friday night at 7 pm. If you need a partner please call Barbara Cohen 8/2838, Charlotte Futterman 655-8270.

*EXERCISE CLASSES Exercise Mon., Wed., & Fri., from

10-11:15 am in Regency Suite III to the video tape “In Sync with Cindy.” This video stresses flexibility, bal-ance and weight workout. On Tues-day “Exercise with Mary” in the Party Room from 10 am-11:15 am. Exercise will be done to an “oldies” music tape designed and led by our volunteer Mary.

On Thursday mornings in the Regency Room from 10 am-11:45 am, enjoy a Chair Exercise class weekly. Exercise to a training and encouraging senior activity video tape. Any questions regarding any class call Jannette 6/2275 or Betty 4/9992.

EVENING BOOK CLUB Do you enjoy reading books

about interesting people who live in different places? Do you want to discuss these books with your friends and neighbors? Do you want to share information about how these books relate to your own life? If so, please join us at 7:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Concor-dia Clubhouse. The books we choose are available in the Monroe Library, in local bookstores, and for purchase through the internet. Check with your friends; they may have the books. Please read the books before the meeting; it will enhance your participa-tion in the meeting Thursday, October 17 “The Midwife’s Confession” by Diane Chamberlin, Thursday, Novem-ber 21 “Resistance” by Anita Shreve. Any questions please call Eileen Mar-cus 395-9922, Linda Katz 655-1566.

LIFE’S CHALLENGES This discussion group will meet

once a month on the second Tuesday of the month at 10 am in the Club-house. Led by Bernice Mayer. This group will discuss all issues that make life a challenge. Perhaps your issues involve a spouse, in-laws, children or even friends. There is no charge or advance sign up for this group. Just show up on Tuesday, October 8 and help each other face and accept the ever-changing world in which we live. Any questions call Bernice 655-1501.

PAINTING & DRAWING Calling all Artists! Work together

with your neighbors in the art room at the Clubhouse every Friday at 10am and Wednesday at 1pm! Art-ists working in oils, acrylics, pastels and watercolors....Let’s get together and “kick-it” around! Newcomers and experienced artists are invited to come and share ideas, experi-ences and talent! Volunteer instruc-tor Sheldon Wish 619-3440.

READING ROUNDUP If you enjoy reading and discuss-

ing books our daytime book club meets in the Clubhouse from 10am-noon on the first Tuesday of the month. It is important that you read the book and participate in the dis-cussion. The selections are avail-able in the Monroe Township Library and may be reserved. Some books are available in large print. Books are available for purchase online as well. Meeting dates and books: Tuesday, October 1 “The Dove Keepers” by Alice Hoffman, Tues-day, November 5 “The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared” by Jonas Jonas-son, Tuesday, December 3 “Cutting For Stone” by Abraham Verghese. Any questions call Roz Brodsky at 860-6610.

SCRABBLE Meet each Monday at 1 pm.

Make new friends, bring a partner or come alone. Dictionaries and games provided. Enjoy a good mental work-out. Any questions please call Lyda 619-3259.

*TABLE TENNIS Meets Monday-Friday 10am-

12pm in the Regency Room. All new residents welcome, bring a partner or we’ll find one for you! WOMEN’S DISCUSSION GROUP

Meet on the second Sunday morning of the month with volunteer group leader Vivian Mardenfield. Please join us at 11am on Sunday, October 13. Our plan is to talk about any and all subjects interesting to women. You can feel free to suggest a topic at any time for consideration. We feel that this will be a vibrant, interesting monthly activity and ask that if you are interested in joining us, just show up on Sunday, Octo-ber 13 in the meeting room for stimulating conversation.

WORLD AFFAIRS- AM Around The World in 90 Minutes!

Come join us in the Party Room Friday mornings, 10:15-11:45am. Enjoy sparkling, thought-provoking discussions in a friendly environ-ment. Remember, 9 out of 10 doc-tors prescribe mental stimulation and socializing as two good ways to live a longer, happier life. Any ideas or questions call Ray 8/9015.

WORLD AFFAIRS- PM World Affairs PM meets at

7:30pm Tuesday evenings to dis-cuss current events. Questions call Seymour Fogel 655-5987 or Irwin Bialer 395-9561.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION NEW PHOTO I.D. CARDS

I.D. card pictures are taken on the 1st and 3rd Thursday 9:30-12, 1:30-4:30 pm. Evening I.D. cards taken by appointment only between 4:30-7pm. Please bring proof of age and identification (a utility bill, phone bill).

VALIDATION STICKERS 2013 validation stickers are avail-

able at the Concierge desk, to up-date your authorized visitor passes

only. PROTECTION ONE

Concordia’s hot line number to be used (ONLY) 800-238-3537. Any questions please call Protection One.

BAR CODES Bar codes will be affixed by ap-

pointment only at Maintenance on Tuesday from 8:00am-9:30am and Thursday from 2pm -3:30pm. Please call (609)655-4664. AUTHORIZED VISITOR PASSES

Applications will be taken 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month see Ilene or Kathleen. A permanent author-ized visitor pass can be purchased for $15. 9:30-12, 1:30-4:30 pm Eve-ning authorized visitor passes taken by appointment only between 4:30-7pm. The resident must supply a small stamp size picture with the address and phone number of the guest. Five passes per unit are al-lowed.

COMCAST NUMBER 1-866-277-5574.

INDOOR POOL The indoor pool will be closed on

the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month for routine maintenance. The indoor pool rules are now in effect.

BOOK MOBILE IN CONCORDIA Monroe Township public library

book mobile will be in Concordia every other Wednesday, at the main gate parking lot 10 am-11 am, Octo-ber 2 & 16.

SENSOR DOOR HOURS Front & Back door sensor to the

clubhouse will remain unlocked Monday-Saturday

8-11pm, Sunday 8-10pm. RECYCLING SCHEDULE

EVERY WED. WILL BE PICK UP DAY

Oct. 2 ............................ Commingled Oct. 9 .............................. Newspaper Oct. 16 .......................... Commingled Oct. 23 ............................ Newspaper Oct. 30 .......................... Commingled

CONTACT FORMS If you have not updated your

contact form in the last 2 years, please stop at the Concierge and pick up a form.

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT The Maintenance Department

closes for lunch from 1 pm-2 pm. If you have an emergency only your call will be forwarded to Security. Oth-erwise, please call between 8:30 am and 1 pm and from 2 pm-5 pm. Thank

you for your cooperation. FRONT DESK WILL NOT

CONDUCT Any money transactions or Club-

house business on Mondays until 4:30 pm.

CLUBHOUSE PRIDE Please be aware that there is no

eating and drinking in the Clubhouse unless you are attending a paid func-tion. We ask that you respect your Clubhouse property, your cooperation is appreciated.

SHUTTLE BUS TRIPS MONDAY Shuttle Bus Schedule:

9:15 am PICK UP FREEHOLD . QUAKERBRIDGE Oct. 7 Oct. 28 Oct. 21 *no bus October 14 Holiday

On the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month the Shuttle bus goes directly from shopping to the library. WEDNESDAY Shuttle Bus Sched-

ule: 9:15 am PICK UP Oct. 2 Cambridge Oct. 9 Hamilton Marketplace Oct. 16 Brunswick Square Oct. 23 Wegmans Oct. 30 Jackson Outlets

THURSDAY Shuttle Bus Schedule: Begins at 8:30 am and goes to Stop & Shop in Concordia and Shop-Rite on Route 130.

CLUBHOUSE DRESS CODE The established dress code for all

evening Clubhouse functions follows: Proper attire for women: no bare mid-riffs, no shorts and no flip-flops. Proper attire for men: no tank tops, no shorts and no flip-flops.

TOWNSHIP BULK PICK UP Call the Road Dept. at 732-656-

4575 to make an appointment now for a pick up before November 1. Pick ups are on Wednesdays and/or Thursday once a year only per unit. No paint, chemicals, tires. Garbage must be at curbside.

OPEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

Next open Board of Trustees Meet-ing will be Tuesday, November 11 in the Regency Room at 7:30 pm.

ALL SPORTS AND POOL RULES Located on the rack at the Club-

house in the Art Room Lobby. HOLIDAY PASSES

Available at the Concierge desk are your Columbus day passes.

16th ANNUAL FALL HARVEST FOOD DRIVE

The Middlesex County Food Or-ganization and Outreach Distribution Services (M.C.F.O.O.D.S) hopes that Concordia will once again join us in this very important food drive. Volun-

teers will deliver bags and flyers to the residents on Saturday, October 12. The Monroe Department of Public Works will go door to door and pick up the donations on Monday, October 21.

COLUMBUS DAY Monday, October 14 the Club-

house will be open for business, and no set ups. The pool is on a holiday schedule. Tuesday, October 15 the Clubhouse will not conduct any busi-ness until 4:30pm.

UPPER POOL DECK CLOSED Upper pool deck and back doors to

the Clubhouse will be locked for the season Friday, October 25.

CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS DON’T FORGET!!! Fall back,

spring ahead Saturday evening, No-vember 2.

WINTERIZATION PERMITS The Monroe Township Utility De-

partment (MTUD) requires residents winterizing their units to obtain a water permit, which is available at the Conci-erge desk. There is a $10 fee for the permit, payable by check to the MTUD. PLEASE BRING YOUR AC-COUNT NUMBER WITH YOU. It is required before we issue your permit. Only contractors approved by the MTUD may remove the meter for the winter. Residents will be receiving all the necessary information regarding winterization. If you have any ques-tions, please call the Management office 609-655-0382.

SNOWBIRD MAILINGS Once again this year the Club-

house staff will offer its service to those of you who will be partaking of the fun and sun in Florida (or another tropical paradise) for the winter sea-son. If you provide us with a stamped ($1.70) self addressed legal brown envelope (9-1/2x12-1/2) stating the months you will be away, we would be more than happy to provide you with all the fun filled activities, happening and news of the Concordia Commu-nity. Just leave the envelopes with the Concierge before you depart for the warmer weather. Allow one to two weeks for delivery.

ATTENTION RESIDENTS!!!! Representatives from Monroe

Township will be at the Concordia Clubhouse on September 19, 2013 at 7:30pm to discuss a program to help residents reduce their electric costs. This program would only be for resi-dents of Monroe Township.

Mark Your Calendar January 18

Movie and Chinese Buffet


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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

LEN’S HANDYMAN SER-VICE, LLC – Autumn is here- time for fix-ups and repairs. Specializing in home improve-ments. We do it all. We paint one room or the whole house. Sheetrock and wall repair. Crown moulding. Renew or repair that bathroom or kitchen. Doors, medicine cabi-nets, closet doors and closet remodeling. Bath tile and grout, caulking, shelving, Pergo flooring and ceramic tile, electrical work – anything in your home. Whole house/garage cleanouts. Monroe Township resident. All major credit cards accepted. Li-censed and insured. NJ Li-cense # 13VH03701800. www.lenshandyman.com Call (732) 353-6031. RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES – Concordia resi-dent. No job too small. All la-bor guaranteed. Call me to discuss – no obligation. Rea-sonable rates. Call (609) 409-7096 or (908) 385-5869. M & M POWER WASHING – Community special $110 plus tax. Includes one-story house, concrete front walkway and back concrete patio. Call for details. (732) 367-1071.

J. E. MOVERS – No job too small. House, garage clean-outs. Jamie Hulick. (732) 598-0220. WINDSOR MOVING COM-PANY – Helping families pack and move for over 20 years. Fully insured. Lic. PC00512. Call (609) 448-8840. SAM’S PAINTING COMPANY – Quality painting for over 30 years. Free estimates. License #13VH02599700 (732) 616-8402.

Miscellaneous/Services

HAIRCUTS DONE in the com-fort of your home. Call Renee (732) 641-2170. ATTENTION – Call (609) 619-3150. Ombudsman will assist, manage, coordinate every day problem issues. RJF SALES COMPANY LLC (formerly Monroe Computer Service). Is your computer running slow? It may need a tune-up. Desktop and laptop repair in your home. Virus re-moval and protection. Monroe resident with over 20 years of c o m p u t e r e x p e r i e n c e . [email protected] (732) 723-9523 or (732) 967-3400. COMPUTER ASSISTANCE in senior's home. Help with all aspects. Selection, set-up, and training. (609) 409-7631. PC PROBLEM SOLVERS – Low priced service. Slow com-puter? Viruses or spyware? Pop-ups? Computer and inter-net set-ups. We make house calls. Call Herman (609) 409-0824.

Wanted to Buy

RENOVATING? I need a re-frigerator for my garage and a fireplace surround. Call Marlene at (609) 409-7090.

CARS WANTED-CASH WAITING – I come to you. Any make, any year, don’t trade. Call me first, I’m a fellow senior. (732) 735-0125 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. 7 days a week. NANNIE’S PRETTIES AN-TIQUES – We buy antiques and used furniture. Call Elliott – “The Friendly Dealer.” (609) 462-2299.

Real Estate For Sale

DELTONA – FLORIDA – Pris-tine 4 bedroom, 4 bath estate on Lake Lehigh with in-ground pool. Asking $375,000. (386) 804-7151.

Help & Health Services

OUR CARING HOME COM-PANIONS help seniors live at home. Personal care, meals, housework, transportation, up to 24 hour care. Top refer-ences and screenings, we do things your way. Affordable rates. VISITING ANGELS. (732) 656-7720. CARING ELDER CARE – We will help you live independ-ently. Experienced, reliable, affordable. Local, references. (646) 413-0813. www.CaringElderCare.com EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER looking for full-time/part-time, live-in/out position as a com-panion/caregiver to a mature adult. Excellent references. Call (908) 587-8573. ANNA’S HOME CARE – Cer-tified professional caregiver is looking for live-in/live-out job in Monroe Township. Experi-enced, references. Driver’s license. Accepts long-term care insurance. Low prices. Private care option. Call Anna at (609) 409-1600 or (732) 579-8158.

Housecleaning Services

HOUSE CLEANING to clean your home expertly and thor-oughly. References, honest, courteous and experienced. Reyna (609) 371-4775. You’ll be glad you called. NICE JEWISH GIRL’S HOUSE CLEANING and Health Aide Service. 20 years experience. Low rates. Insured and bonded. Call Eileen at (609) 860-9050. H E N R Y K A ’ S H O U S E CLEANING – Polish ladies, reliable and experienced. Ref-erences available. (609) 586-0806. LILY WHITE CLEANING – Years of experience. Quality work. Call Laura (609) 902-9951. IZABELA’S CLEANING SER-VICE - Professional house cleaning. Quality work. Refer-ences available. Reasonable. 2 bedroom/2 bath, $65 and up. Experienced. Free estimates. (609) 954-0181.

Transportation TRANSPORTATION – Air-ports, events, doctor’s appoint-ments and more. Call George (732) 887-5437. CONCORDIA RESIDENT – Need a ride, call Morty. Very reliable. (609) 860-1488 or (732) 666-1213. Any place, any time. RICK’S CAR SERVICE – Pro-fessional driver. Greenbriar resident. Reasonable. (609) 902-9979 or (609) 655-8051. CAR SERVICE – For a com-fortable ride I hope you decide to call John (609) 655-2015. Airports, doctors, shopping. MARVIN’S LIMOUSINE – Low rates. Choice of Cadillac se-dan or Lexus SUV. $5 dis-count with this ad. Call (908) 812-6299. E X P E R I E N C E D L I M O DRIVER – NYC, airports, any-where. Clearbrook resident. Call John (609) 235-9191. A. HARRINGTON LIMOU-SINE – Owners are Greenbriar Whittingham residents. Call (800) 458-5466. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE – Errands, doctor’s appoint-ments, bank reconciliation, household organizing and more. Bonded, reasonable and reliable. Call Carol (609) 448-9188. NAT TRANSPORTATION – Monroe resident. All airports, shipyards, NYC and local. Doctor and hospital visits. (917) 657-5611. NEED RIDES? Shopping, Drs., beauty parlors, etc. Will also do shopping for you. Nancy (732) 236-0843. BOB’S CAR SERVICE – We go everywhere-anytime. Low rates. (609) 409-7174 or cell (646) 258-0241. TRANSPORTATION DOC-TOR – Airports, trains, piers, doctors, local service, NYC. Reliable and references. Call Lon J. (732) 423-1847. Home Improvement

& Services EXPERT HOME REPAIRS. Kitchen, bath, closet remodel-ing, tiling, painting. Call Bob Katz – (609) 490-9522 for de-tails. TKS HOME IMPROVEMENT – A full-service contractor and handyman services. Roofing, kitchens, baths, basements, painting, tile, hardwood and more. No job too big or too small. Lic#13VH05970500. (609) 259-2574. JOHN PEARL HOME IM-PROVEMENT AND LAND-SCAPING, LLC – General repairs, power washing, deck staining, tile, painting, ma-sonry repairs. Tree removal, landscape projects and more. Licensed and insured. NJ Li-cense # 13VH06515700. Call John at (908) 208-1150. MIKE THE HANDYMAN – See my display ad in this edi-tion. (732) 780-0468.

Safety Tip Obey Concordia

Speed Limits. Concordia Circle,

Cottingham Drive and Concordia Drive 25 MPH All other roads 15 MPH Drive safely every day.

Concordia Security Comm.

was a news, business and sports broadcaster for WCBS radio for more than 30 years. He has been the Rutgers University football stadium announcer, as well as announcing games at Giants Stadium for college football, the New Jersey Generals, and the New York-New Jersey Knights.

The lecture will be re-peated at the Highland Park Conservative Temple, 201 South 3rd Avenue, High-land Park , on Wednesday, October 16, at 10:30 a.m. Both lectures are open to the public; a donation of $2 is collected at the door. For more information call the JHSCJ office at 732-249-4894.

The Jewish Historical So-ciety of Central Jersey pro-motes and preserves all facets of the American Jew-ish experience, with em-phasis on the Jewish com-munity of central New Jer-


sey. The Society’s exten-sive archival holdings are available to researchers. The collections include documents from religious, social, educational, and community organizations, as well as individual family records.

Jewish Family and Voca-tional Services invites at-tendees to join in a glatt kosher lunch immediately following the Highland Park lecture. Reservations can be made in advance by calling the JFVS Intake Desk directly at 732-777-1940. Suggested donation for the meal is $3.50.

Lecture Series


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Walkers 9-10:00 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Painting & Drawing

Workshop 10-12:00 W.C.O.C. TV Comm. (Bd.

Mtg.) 10-12:00 World Affairs 10:15-12:00 Tai Chi Class 11:30-12:30 Extra Cards 12:30 Crocheters Club 12:30 Rock N Rollers (Gen. Mtg.)

6:30-10:30 Duplicate Bridge 7:00

Walkers 9-10:00 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Painting & Drawing

Workshop 10-12:00 W.C.O.C TV Comm. (Bd.

Mtg.) 10-12:00 World Affairs 10:15-12:00 Tai Chi Class 11:30-12:30 Extra Cards 12:30 Crocheter’s Club 12:30 Duplicate Bridge 7:00

General Elections 6:00AM-8:00PM

Walkers 9-10:00 Intermediate 3-D Art Class

9:30-11:30 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Seniors (Bd. Mtg.) 10-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Painting & Drawing

Workshop 1-4:00 Covenants Comm. (Bd. Mtg.)

6:30 Extra Cards 7:00 Christian Fellowship (Gen.

Mtg.) 7:00 Beginner 3-D Art Class

7-10:00

Walkers 9-10:00 Chair Exercise Class 10-

11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 AARP (Driving Course) 12-

6:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Tennis Club (Bd. Mtg.) 1-

2:00 Ceramic Workshop 1-4:00 Extra Cards 7:00 Christian Fellowship (Bd.

Mtg.) 7:30-9:00

Walkers 9-10:00 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Fitness Class 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Brandeis (Study Group)

1-3:00 Scrabble 1-4:00 Extra Cards 7:00

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

Yoga Class 8:50-10:15 Walkers 9-10:00 Intermediate 3-Art Class

9:30-11:30 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Duplicate Bridge 1-4:00 Painting & Drawing

Workshop 1-4:30 Computer Club (Bd. Mtg.)

4-6:00 Extra Cards 7:00 Beginner 3-D Art Class

7-10:00

Walkers 9-10:00 Con. Chorale ( Reh.) 9:30-

11:45 Chair Exercise Class 10-

11:15 Brandeis (It’s Debatable)

10-11:30 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Maxine’s Line Dance 11:30-

12:30 Extra Cards 12:30 Ceramic Workshop 1-4:00 Movie Review Group (Study

Group) 1:30 Extra Cards 7:00 Seniors (Gen. Mtg.) 7:30

Walkers 9-10:00 Table Tennis 10-12:00 W.C.O.C TV Comm.

10-12:00 Painting & Drawing

Workshop 10-12:00 World Affairs 10:15-12:00 Exercise Class 11-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Crocheters’ Club 12:30 Brandeis (It’s Debatable)

1:30-3:30 Duplicate Bridge 7:00

5 Walkers 9-10:00 Newspaper Comm. (Bd.

Mtg.) 10:00 Exercise With Mary 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Reading Round-Up 10-12:00 Country Line Dance Class

11-12:15 Extra Cards 12:30 Building & Maint. Comm.

(Bd. Mtg.) 1:00 Extra Cards 7:00 World Affairs 7:30 NCJW (Bd. Mtg.) 7:30-9:30

Yoga Class 8:50-10:15 Walkers 9-10:00 Intermediate 3-D Art Class

9:30-11:30 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Brandeis (Bd. Mtg.) 10-11:30 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Duplicate Bridge 1-4:00 Painting & Drawing

Workshop 1-4:00 Extra Cards 7:00 Singles (Gen. Mtg.) 7:00 Beginner 3-D Art Class

7-10:00 Deborah (Bd. Mtg.) 7:30

Walkers 9-10:00 Table Tennis 10- W.C.O.C. T.V. Comm. (Bd.

Mtg.) 10-12:00 Painting & Drawing

Workshop 10-12:00 World Affairs 10:15-12:00 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Extra Cards 12:30 Crocheter’s Club 12:30 Duplicate Bridge 7:00

Free Movie 2:00 Free Movie 7:30

Walkers 9-10:00 Jewish War Vets (Gen. Mtg.)

9-11:00 Welcome Coffee &

Conversation 12:45

Walkers 9-10:00 Exercise With Mary 10-

11:15 Life Challenges (Discussion

Group) 10-11:30 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Country Line Dance Class

11-12:15 Extra Cards 12:30 St. Peter’s Seminar 1:30 Extra Cards 7:00 NCJW (Gen. Mtg.) 7:30 World Affairs 7:30


11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Brandeis (Lecture) 1:00 Ceramic Workshop 1-4:00 Extra Cards 7:00 Astronomy & Science Club

(Gen. Mtg.) 7:30 Evening Book Discussion

Group 7:30

Walkers 9-10:00 Comfort Auditorium Show

8:30 Dessert & Coffee After the

show

Walkers 9-10:00 Women’s Discussion Group

11-12:00 Free Movie 2:00 Free Movie 7:00

Holiday-Columbus Day Desk Open No Set-Ups

Walkers 9-10:00 Welcome Comm. (Bd. Mtg.)

10:00 Newspaper Comm. ( Bd.

Mtg.) 10:00 Exercise With Mary 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Country Line Dance Class

11-12:15 Extra Cards 12:30 C.A.C. Comm. (Bd. Mtg.)

1:00 Extra Cards 7:00 World Affairs 7:30 Desk closed until 4:30pm

Yoga Class 8:50-10:15 Intermediate 3-D Art Class

9:30-11:30 Singles (Bd. Mtg.) 10:00 FLU SHOTS 10-2:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Duplicate Bridge 1-4:00 Painting & Drawing

Workshop 1-4:00 Extra Cards 7:00 Beginner 3-D Art Class

7-10:00 O.R.T. (Gen. Mtg.) 7:30

Walkers 9-10:00 Concordia Chorale (Bd. Mtg.)

9:30-10:00 Chair Exercise Class 10-

11:15 O.R.T. (Bd. Mtg.) 10-11:30 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Maxine’s Line Dance Class

11:30-12:30 Extra Cards 12:30 Ceramic Workshop 1-4:00 Astronomy & Science Club

(Bd. Mtg.) 3-4:00 Extra Cards 7:00 Computer Club (Gen. Mtg.)

7:30

Walkers 9-10:00 Free Movie 2:00 Free Movie 7:30


Walkers 9-10:00 Health Care Comm. (Bd.

Mtg.) 10:00 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Fitness Class 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Scrabble 1-4:00 Extra Cards 7:00 Government Affairs (Bd.

Mtg.) 7:00

Walkers 9-10:00 Exercise with Mary 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Culture Corner 1:30 Extra Cards 7:00 Concordia Players (Bd. Mtg.)

7:30 Deborah (Gen. Mtg.) 7:30 World Affairs 7:30

Yoga Class 8:50-10:15 Walkers 9-10:00 Intermediate 3-D Art Class

9:30-11:30 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Duplicate Bridge 1-4:00p Painting & Drawing

Workshop 1-4:00 Beginner 3-D Art Class

7-10:00


11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Maxine’s Line Dance Class

11:30-12:30 Extra Cards 12:30 Ceramic Workshop 1-4:00 Extra Cards 7:00 HAPPY HALLOWEEN


Walkers 9-10:00 Exercise Class 10-11:15 Fitness Class 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Scrabble 1-4:00 Jewish War Vets (Bd. Mtg.)

6:30 Extra Cards 7:00

Walkers 9-10:00 Exercise with Mary 10-11:15 Table Tennis 10-12:00 Extra Cards 12:30 Financial Seminar 1:30 Extra Cards 7:00 World Affairs 7:30

GARBAGE PICKUP WCOC Ch. 3 10am-10:00pm Every day

WCOC Ch. 3 10am-10:00pm Every day


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Holiday Boutique 12-4:00

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Creative Talent Demonstrated at Art Show 2013 Photos by Barbara Goodman

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