June 2015
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INSIDE THIS ISSUEParke Happenings .....................................p. 2GM Report ................................................p. 5 Committee Reports ....................................p. 6 Red Hats ..................................................p. 8Recipe Corner ...........................................p. 9Your PC ................................................... p. 12 Outside The Parke .................................... p. 13 Health Matters ........................................ p. 14On The Lighter Side ................................. p. 14Science Corner ......................................... p. 18
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Ever see the Parke Bench in color at www.parkehappenings.com? WOW!
President’s Corner
Covenants June3 9:00amCommunications June3 1:00pmOperations June9 9:00amPrograms June10 9:00amDesignReview June16 9:00amBudget&Finance June22 9:30amBoardofDirectors June24 9:30am
Congratulations to the 2015 – 2016 Board of Directors!Here is our Board of Directors for 2015 – 2016, from left to right: Peg Robinson - Secretary, Bob Bradford - Member at Large, Donna McCracken – President, Chris Wanzer - Vice President, Jim Angstadt - Member at Large, and Carol Wanzer, Treasurer (not shown).
IwanttothankouroutgoingpresidentDaleBuleyforhismany years of service and dedication toThe Parke’s Hom-eownersAssociation (HOA). Dale has devoted his energy,visionandknowledgetothebettermentofourCommunity.ItwasapleasuretoservewithDaleoverthepasttwoyears.ItiswithgreathonorthatIbeginmytermaspresidentofourCommunity.IlookforwardtoworkingwithmyfollowBoard members, the Clubhouse Staff, our committees, andofcourseourresidents.BobBradford,PegRobinson,ChrisWanzer and I want to welcome JimAngstadt to the Board.Jimhaspreviously servedon theBoardandasBoardpres-ident. As you can imagine he brings with him a wealth ofknowledge. AsBoardmembers,weareresponsibleforestablishingpolicy for theAssociation and for makingoperational deci-sions. These policies and decisions must be based on theauthoritiesgrantedbyourgoverningdocumentsand theap-propriatelocalandStatestatutes.YouhaveourcommitmenttoalwaysconsiderthewelfareoftheAssociationasanentitybeforeundertakinganyaction.Welookforwardtothecom-ingyear.Wishingyouallasafeandfunfilledsummer.
Donna McCracken
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
–St.FrancisDeSales
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
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Parke Happenings
News for The Parke Bench should be sent to the Editor: [email protected] by the 15th of the month.
The Parke Bench is published monthly byThe Homeowners Association of
The Parke at Ocean PinesPresident, Donna MaCrackenVice President, Chris WanzerSecretary, Peggy RobinsonMember-at-Large, Jim AngstadtMember-at-Large, Bob BradfordTreasurer, Carol WanzerChair-Communications Advisory Committee, Pat Addy
STAFFRick Rodgers, Editor ([email protected])Joyce Piatti, Recipe Corner ([email protected])Nate Boring, Outside The Parke ([email protected])Gene Edge, Your PC ([email protected])Joan Kessler, Advertising Rep ([email protected])Kristi Clarke, General Manager ([email protected])Barbara Cordrey, Asst. GM ([email protected])Mekia Cherone, Clubhouse Coord. (webmaster@ parkehappenings.com)
Delmarva Chorus TheDelmarvaWomen’sBarbershopchorus ishostingaGuestNightonMonday, June 1,at7pmattheOceanPinesCommunity Center. Please join us for “Wine,Women andSong”tofindoutaboutourloveforsingingharmonyandsup-portingcommunityevents.Womenofall agesenjoymusic,laughter,fellowship,andlotsofsinging.ContactJeanBeattyat410-208-4149foradditionalinformation.
Let’s go to Tangier Island!
TheOceanCityAirShow,scheduledforJune 13-14,willbethebestyetwiththe first ever performance of the U.S.NavyBlueAngelsflyingoverthebeachandboardwalk.Otherperformers
ProgramsCommitteeissponsoringacruise toTangier Island on Tues-day, June 16. Tangieris a quaint island in themiddle of the Chesa-peakeBayandhasbeenthe subject of many in-terestingarticlesovertheyears. We will carpoolto Crisfield, MD, ridethe Steven Thomas to
Tangier, enjoy a traditional Eastern Shore lunch at HildaCrockett’sChesapeakeHouse,exploretheisland,andthenre-turntoCrisfieldinlateafternoon.Lookforflyersandsignupsheets, available on www.parkehappenings.com and in theClubhouse.
Be involved inTheParke’scommuni-ty event andhopefullyyoucanearnextracash,makeafewnewfriends,emptyyourgarageorfindafewitems.Allyouneedisa table(s) inyourdrivewayandgarageonSaturday,June 6,from7am-12:00noon.
Spring Community Garage Sale
Signup is required in the ClubhouseActivity NotebookNLTMay30. There is a registration feeof $1.00 to coverexpenses.TheEventChairisseekingvolunteerstoassistwiththeplacementofsignsandpreparationofthemaps.Tohelp,[email protected].
Ocean City Air Show Coming Soon
includetheseven-jetBreitlingJetTeam,fromFrance,intheirfirsteverU.S.tour.Moreperformerswillbeannouncedsoon,butitisshapinguptobeanoutstandingshowwiththenation’sbestmilitarydemonstration teamsand thebest civilianper-formersflyingaerobaticmaneuversthatwillleavethecrowdinawe.
The Parke Book Club TheParkeBookClubusuallymeetsthefourthThursdayofeachmonth from 2-4pm in the Club-house.Thegroup’sscheduleisasfollows: June - The PoisonwoodBiblebyBarbaraKingsolver;July-Natchez BurningbyGregIles; and August - No Book Club. New members are wel-come.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,callMaryStevensat410-641-7946.
Afternoon Tea At the Mail Pavilion TherewillbeanAfternoonTeaattheMailPaviliononSaturday,June 20, from2-4pm.Pleasestopinandvisitwithyourfriendsandneighbors.Bringafriend.Therewillbecoffee,tea,etc.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself,instead of a second-rate version of
somebody else. –JudyGarland
Wine Appreciation Group TheWineAppreciationGroupwas formed in2006andenjoyswinetastingsonthe3rdSundayofeverymonthfrom2:30-4:30pmattheClubhouse.Thesehostsinviteyoutojoinus:
• Jun 21 –Carol&RonMehrling. Theme:Cheapwine,anykindunder$10.• Jul 19 –JaniceSpieler.Theme:Anylight,summertime wineforsippingandrelaxing. Participantsareaskedtobringtheirownglasses,alightsnack, anda themedbottleofwine to share. If youwouldliketojoinus,contactHaroldFingerhuton410-973-1616orDianeMcGrawon410-208-2569.
SAVE THE DATEWelcome Beach BashOnSaturday, July 18,from4–6pmintheClubhouse,theWelcomeCommitteewillhostaHappyHourtowelcomeallresidentswhohavemovedtoTheParkesinceJuly2014.WeaskallParkeresidentstojoinintowelcomeournewneigh-bors.Detailswillbecomingatalaterdate.Hopetoseeyouthere!
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Home Repairs #201Workshop Ifyoulivealone,thisworkshopwillenhanceyourknowl-edge of home repairs. The Worcester County CommissionforWomeninvitesyoutoattendaSuddenlySingleworkshop“HomeRepairs#201”tobeheldattheHomeDepotinBerlin,locatedat11408OceanGateway,onSaturday,July 18,from10-11:30am.NeilO’Callaghanwilltalkaboutenergysavingtips,useofhandtools,andwinterizationofyourhome. To attend the “HomeRepair #201”workshop, call 410-641-6517 or email [email protected] NLT July 14.Lightrefreshmentswillbeserved.Spaceislimitedandthereisnochargeforthisworkshop.Forquestionsaboutthis“Sud-denlySingle”project,callBeverlyThomasat410-641-8299.
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Safety in the Parke• Summerishereandweneedtobeawarethatthereis anincreaseintrafficinOceanPinesandintheParke.• Pedestriansandbikeridersneedtobealerttooncom- ingtraffic.• Bikelanesareclearlymarkedbysolidlinesfromthe roadstothegrass.• Driversshouldmakesurewhenturningatintersec- tionsthattheystayintheirlanesandnotusethe designatedbike/pedestrianmarkedlanes(solidwhite line)asaturninglane.• Obeythespeedlimitatalltimes• CometoafullSTOPatallstopsigns.
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Recently, a group of neighbors on Cambridge Place got together to celebrate our new solar streetlight. The light is one of two recently installed by our HOA as rec-ommended by the Operations Advisory Committee and approved by the Parke Board of Directors. There is a storm water management pond at the corner of Cambridge Place and Easton Avenue and residents have been concerned about the possibility of someone missing the turn and driving into the pond which has no guardrails. A solar light was a low cost solution to the problem. The other streetlight was in-stalled on the Ocean Parkway spur. The picture shows residents from left to right, Jer-ry Richards, Carol Sullivan, Carol Weber, Ed Colbert, Gloria Richards, Ron and Mary Ann Tuturice, Syl-via Angstadt, Fred Husman, Jack Perry (holding the “Bench”), Milly Marx, Carl and Mary Ann Ballance, Gus Terrier, Elissa Mulligan and Gail Terrier celebrat-ing under the new Cambridge Place solar streetlight. A dedication ceremony took place to name the streetlight “Bella Luce” preceded by an outdoor Happy Hour to honor the occasion.
Residents Don and Laura Gold recently visited the Kilauea Lighthouse on the northern coast of Kauai, Hawaii.
AGH Looking for Volunteers Atlantic General Hospital isalways looking for volun-teerstoserveinthemanysupportiverolesthroughoutthehos-pitalandhealthsystem.Volunteersserveanimportantneedinour localcommunityhospital suchasgreeting thepublic,providing patient assistance, fundraising, and serving spe-cial functions, such as working with the We-Care program.TheyprovidecrucialsupporttoAGHwhichinturnprovidesinvaluableservicetoourcommunity. AnumberofmembersofourParkecommunityvolun-teertheirtimeatAGH,butthenumberofvolunteershasbeendiminishinginrecentyears.SeveralinourcommunityhavemadeuseofthemedicalservicesofAGH,andwithtime,thisnumberisboundtoincrease.So,pleasegiveseriousthoughttovolunteeringyourservicesforagoodcause–you’llfinditmost rewarding. TheAGHAuxiliary accepts volunteer ap-plicationsatanytimethroughouttheyear.Applicationsmaybe submitted online athttp://www.atlanticgeneral.org/volun-teeroryoumaycalltheAuxiliaryOfficeat410-629-6859.
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From the General Manager’s Desk: HappyJunetoall. Thismonth’sarticleisthepresenta-tionthatIgaveattheAnnualMeeting;intheeventyouwerenotthere,youstillhavetheopportunitytoreceivethesameinformationasthoseinattendance. Myroleasageneralmanagerissimple–itistogener-allymanage.MyargumentationandlogicprofessorwouldbeverydisappointedthatIusedthewordtodefinetheword….Butinreality,itiswhatIamtodo–generallymanage. IworkatthedirectionoftheBoardofDirectors.I’dliketothinkthatitisasimpletaskofimplementingtheBoard’sdecisions,butweallknowthatitisnotalwaysthatsimple! Thereisacertainlevelofprofessionalism,consideration,patienceandrespectaswellastheoccasionalswiftkickinthepantsthatisneededinordertoimplementsomeoftheirdeci-sions.ButthisdiverseapproachiswhyIenjoymyjobhereatTheParke.Yes,Isaidenjoy. Asahumanbeing,Ibelievethatwewerecreatedtobeamongstotherhumans.Whetherthatbeafamilybyblood,afamilyoffriends,oragroupofsimilarbeliefsandcommongoals.Let’sfaceit,whenyoupurchasedhereatTheParke,youbecamepartofacommunity,agroupofsimilarbeliefs.Thosebeliefsarebaseduponaneighborhood–alifestyle–aparticularwayoflivingamongstothers.Andwhenweliveamongst eachother, there is a necessityof participationoneachindividual’spart. In a family, different members take on different roles.Backintheday,theroleswereverycommonacrossfamiliesandtodayrolesareverydifferentacrossfamilies.Butinallsuccessfulfamilies,theneedtopromotethecommongoodofeachotherliesatthecenter.Thisisinherentinthedignityofthehumanperson.Sosimilartoafamily,TheParkehastheresponsibilitytoalsoworkforthecommongoodofeachother.Andjustlikefamilies,youhavesomethatcontributemoreandsomethatcontributelessand,yes,eventhosewholiketoshakeitupandmakeholidaysamess!(Youknowwhoyouare……)IttrulyisauniquechemistrythatshapesthisCommunityandIbe-lievethatthisCommunityisgood–trulygoodandhealthy.Itiseasytogetcaughtupinamyopicmanner,focusingononeparticularprojectoraspectthatmostoftenisofadis-appointment.But,thereisgreatvalueinsteppingbackand
openingyourvisiontoseemuchmorethanjustthatoneaspect,toappreciatehowyourmyopicviewmayaffectthecommu-nityasawhole. Thisistheuniqueattributethatisneeded,andcultivated,among thosewhovolunteer in thiscommunity, tomake thiscommunityasgreatasitis…andkeepitjustasgreatyearafteryear! I’dlikeeachofyoutorecognizeeachother(pastandpres-ent) in your roles of Board members, Committee members,communityvolunteerswhichincludesCRR’s,blockcaptains,neighborhoodwatchgroups,helpinghands,thelendinggroup,andIamsurethatIammissingothers.Inaddition,tothoseofyouwhoaregoodneighborstoeachother,supportingeachotherinpersonalwaysthattheAssociationcannot.Andeventothoseindividualswholiketostirthingsup…youkeepoth-ersontheirtoes….andIbelievethatgoodcomesofthisactiv-ity….But–justkeepitinsmalldoses! Iwouldliketorecognizemyfellowstaffmembers–Me-kiaCherone,BarbaraCordrey,TomDeBaugh,andRonInners.Yourindividualpersonalities,strengthsandcontributionsmakethisofficework–andworkwell! Inclosing,Ibelievethateachofushavearightandadutyto participate in society, seeking a common goal together, acommongoodtogether–thiswillultimatelyproduceahealthycommunityinwhichwechoosetoliveandworkin. Ilookforwardtomanymoreyearsasyourgeneralman-ager–ifyouwillhaveme!
Kristi Clarke
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TheCommunicationsAdvisoryCom-mitteemeetsthefirstWednesdayofeverymonthat1pmintheClubhouseandisopentoallresidents.TheMayJavawashostedbytheGoodEarthOrganicMarket.Thepresentationontheuseoforganicfoodswaswellreceivedwithquestionsonthecost/benefitsassociatedwith theproducts thatweredis-cussed.Severalresidentssharedtheirexperiencesandsomeresidentscautionedinconcludingthebenefitsespeciallywithsupplements.Allwastakengood-naturedlyandmuchusefulinformationwasgained.ThiswasthelastJavauntilSeptemberwhenourspeak-erwillbefromAtlanticGeneralHospital. DetailsoffutureJava’s will be forthcoming, so look for information in TheBenchoronthewebsite. The committee will be working on the Budget in themonths of June and July to present to the Board. We as acommitteemustdeterminewhatfundsareneededtofulfilltheresponsibilitiesassociatedwithourcommittee,including:ad-vertising,theresidentdirectory,JavaHours,TheParkeBench,website,andtheWelcomeCommittee. Once thebudget ispresented, it isback tobusinessasusual. Wewillstartbyreviewing the2014survey tosee ifweneedtoworkonanyactionsuniquetoourcommitteeortoinformthecommunityofanychangesorprojectswewillbeworkingonasaresultofthesurvey,e.g.,websitetaskforceandClubhouselibrarycommitteeandprocedures.Wehavehadinputfromthecommunityaboutthedesireformorespeakersontheculturalorartisticlevel.Weareat-temptingtoschedulethem;however,wecontinuetolookforsuggestionsfromresidents,sopleasecontactanymembersofourcommitteewithyourinput. TheCommunicationsCommitteeiscurrentlyworkingonamoreefficientprocedurefortheincreasedamountofbooksdonatedtothelibrary.Wewanttothankourresidentwhofor
thepastsevenyearshasfaithfullyassumedtheresponsibilityof“ParkeLibrarian.”Wearelookingintosettingupaproce-dureandperhapssettingupatimeselectionforthedonationstobereceivedandaccepted.Anyfeedbackisalwaysappreci-atedandwillbeconsideredbeforeweestablishanynewpro-cedure. Next year we will be looking for two or possibly threereplacements on our committee. So in keeping with com-municatingwiththecommunity,wewant toaskyoutostepupandbecomeamemberofthecommunicationscommittee.Ourneedwillbeforresidentswhoarebothnon-technicalandtechnical.Thereisfunworktobedonebyboth!!
At theCovenantsCommitteemeet-ingonMay4th,theCommitteeapprovedthefinaldraftsofthedocumentsonus-ingorleasingtheClubhouseGrandHallandother rooms. Thesedocuments in-clude the forms to be filled out by theresidentwhowouldbeusingorleasingtheroomsaswellastheformswiththerulesthatapply,andthechecklisttobeusedbytheCRRorStaffmemberaftertheevent.Thedocumentsalsoincludeinformationconcerninganycatererthatwouldbeused aswell as the caterer’s liability insurance information.TheseformswillbepresentedtotheBoardatitsJunemeet-ing.ThesubcommitteeonbylawrevisionsmetonMay5thandhas another meeting scheduled for May 26that 1pm. Goodprogressisbeingmade.Thesubcommitteehopestohaveitswork completed in time to present to the Board at its Junemeeting. Notincludingthetwodocumentsmentionedabove,theCovenants Committee reported to the Board at the AnnualMeetingthatithadcompletedtherevisionofsixotherpolicieswhichhavebeenacceptedbytheBoardandhavebecomepartofTheParke’soperatingdocuments.Covenants’nextmeetingwillbeonWednesday,June 3rd,at9am.Allresidentsarewelcome.
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Design Review Committee ByLindaOlsen,Chair
Programs Advisory Committee BySusannPalamara,Chair
COMMITTEE REPORTS Continued From Page 6
Bunco continues to be popular and takes place in theGrandHallat2:30onthesecondTuesdayofthemonth.Costis$5perpersonandparticipantsshouldsignupinthebookattheClubhouse.It’simportanttoknowhowmanyplayerstopreparefor. OnJune 6we’llbehavingaSpringGarageSalepertherequestofseveralresidents. JunewillseeanothermovienightonJune 14 at7pmwiththefilmMacFarlandUSAwithKevinCostner. OnJune 26 we’llbehavingadeckpartyfrom1-4withboxedlunchesfromEm-ings.Costofthiseventis$7perper-son. Weareencouragingallresidentstodecoratetheirhomesforthe4thofJuly.Let’sshowsomepatrioticspirit.Displaysomered,whiteandblue. ThankstoCathyandSteveHabeger,wewillbecruisingtoTangierIslandonJune 16. PleaseputasuggestionintheProgramsSuggestionBoxintheMailPavilion.WewanttoknowwhatyouwouldliketoseefromPrograms. We’reworkingonapossibleconcertinCentralParke,butkeepinmind,thesetypesofeventscostmoney.Thisisthemainreasonwehold50/50stohelpfundthem.Finally,wearelookingforsomeonetostepforwardandchairtheArtsandCraftsFairinNovember.Thefairwillbecanceled if no one volunteers to chair this event. A lot ofinformationisavailablefrompastcraftfairstohelpwiththeplanningandorganizing. Feelfreetoattendanyofourmeetingsandbringusyourideas. Wemeeton the secondWednesdayof themonth at
Summeratlast!Seemslikewehada long winter and then it was summer.Wasn’t spring supposed to be in theresomewhere? And warm weather inTheParke means that residents are startingtheiroutsideprojects.Wearesoimpressedthattheapplica-tionsandNOI’sareinsuchgoodorderwithallthenecessarydetail,signatures,andplats.Goodjob,everyone.AsIhaveremindedyoubefore,mostanyoutsideprojectsyoudoneedtohavea formfiledwith theDRC. Ifyouaren’t sure,callus.Wewillalwayshelpyouinanywaywecan.Someout-sideprojectsalsorequirepermissionfromOceanPines.Ifindoubt,pleaseaskbecauseitwillsaveyoutimelater. Recentlyonourmonthlydrive-aroundwesawseveralscreenedgarages.Justareminder,theinstallationofagaragedoorscreenrequiresanapplicationandapprovalbytheDRC.Thescreensmustbeoutofsightwhenthegaragedoorsareshutorpartiallyopen.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,callusorcometooneofourmeetings. I’llremindyouonemoretimethattheannualmoldin-spectionwillbeJuly 9and10.PleasedoanycleaningtotheoutsideofyourhomebyJuly8sowecandriveonbywithouthesitationwhenwearetakingourmoldtour.TheDRCmeetsonthethirdTuesdayofthemonthat9amintheCardRoom.Residentsarealwayswelcometoobserve,participate, question, or just generally enjoy our meetings.Hopetoseeyouthere.
Operations Advisory Committee ByTomPiatti,Chair
AttheParkeAnnualMeetingonMay13, I provided the Board with a writtenreport and the large audience a verbalsummaryofalltheactionstheOperationsCommitteecompletedin theprevious12months. Whatwasasurprisetomewasthenumberof residentswhoapproachedmeafterthemeetingandattwosocialevents–theyhadnoideawhathadbeenaccomplishedand reasonsbehind thoserecommendations to theBoard. BusinessconductedatOpsmeetingsisfullydocumentedinminuteswhichareprovidedtotheBoardforitsmonthlymeeting.IfyouareinterestedinlearningmoreabouthowandwhyOpsrecommendswespendyourmoney,thosedocumentscanbefoundontheParkeweb-siteunder“BoardofDirectorsPacket.”OutoftheOpsMaymeetingcametworecommendationstotheBoard:(1)theupgradeofourseriouslyantiquatedAva-ya Clubhouse telephone system to state-of-the-art Polycomtechnology. Polycom incorporates advanced call handling
featuresandallowsforhandsetexpansionintootherroomsoftheClubhouse foruseasan intercomsystem,outgoingcalls,besides desktop teleconference capability for meetings; (2)fourlandscapinginitiatives:apaverpatio/walkwayattheEye-brow Island at Central Parke East; a planting bed at the endofArcadiaCourttoshieldutilityboxesandtoactasabuffertoOceanParkway;repairandvehicularcontrolplantings/stoneplacementaroundtheClubhouseparkinglot;andthepruning/repositioningof plantings around theClubhouse for buildingpaintingpreparation.ThenextOpsmeetingisonJune 9at9am.
WehadabusyMay.EnjoyedaKentuckyDerbypartyintheClubhouse. Over 40 people helped celebrate CincoDeMayowithaTacoBarHappyHourintheGrandHall.
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Ocean Pines Resident
Red HatsActivities
Crimson ParkettesTheCrimsonParkettesenjoyedagreatlunchatCap-tain’sGalleyRestaurantinWestOConTuesday,May12,with17RedHatsisters.ThankyoutoPatAkowskeyforarrangingourluncheon.Everyoneenjoyedthefood.
Red cHattersTheRedcHattersenjoyedadelicioustenderloinlun-cheonattheUniversityofMarylandEasternShoreinPrin-cessAnne’s.After lunch, they tookaguided touroftheTeakleMuseum,alovelyrestoredhistorichomeinPrin-cessAnne.Forthosewhostillhadtimeandenergy,awaytheywenttoSysco’sinPocomoke.Itwasafantasticafter-noonplannedbyGaleAlfordforthegroup.
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Operating Cash $326,979
Reserve Investments $328,847
Income YTD (4 Months) $394,428
Expenses YTD (4 Months) $304,848
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Did You Know: ZoosJune is National Zoo and Aquarium Month.
Oneof thefirstknownzooswasinEgyptabout3000yearsago. The pharaohs would have wild animals captured andhousedfortheiramusement.Thesemenageriesincludedhip-pos,elephants,wildcats,andbaboons.
Duringhismilitaryexpeditions,AlexandertheGreatsentani-malsbacktozoosinGreece.
Manyroyaltythroughouthistorykeptwildanimalsiname-nagerie,includingmanyofthekingsofEngland.
Theoldestzoointheworldis theTiergartenSchönbrunninVienna,Austria.Itwasopenedin1752fortheroyalfamilyandmadeaccessibletothepublicin1765.
Itwasn’tuntiltheearly20thcenturythatzoostookonacon-servationrole.
Therearemorethan350zoosintheUnitedStatesandover2,800intheworld.
ThePhiladelphiaZooopenedonJuly1,1874,andistheoldestzoointheUnitedStates.
TheBerlinZooinGermanyhasthelargestvarietyofanimalsintheworld.
TheMontereyBayAquariumhasthelargestnumberofani-malsof anyzoo in theworld,withover124,000 individualanimalsinitsfacilities.
TheaverageadultentrancepriceforzoosintheUnitedStatesis$9.
Quick Tips:Safety Tip TobesafewhenusinganATM,trytoavoidusingstreetATMsatnight.ItisalwayssafertogointoanopenbusinesstouseanATM.Itisimportanttobeawareofyoursurround-ings. Be on the lookout for suspicious vehicles or personsidlingintheareaoftheATM.Ifyouareconfronted,itisbet-tertogiveupyourmoneythanriskinjuryorworse. Trytoengagearobberaslittleaspossiblebynotfightingorarguing.Assoonaspossible,call911forhelp.
Healthy Living Tip If you haven’t yet taken a vacation this year, summermightbethebesttimetoindulgeinsomegetawayactivities.Researchhasshownthatavacationcanloweryourbloodpres-sureandcanreducelevelsofstresshormonessuchascortisol.Ifyoucan’tmanageafullvacation,considergoingawayforaweekendortwothissummer—evenshorttripshavehealthbenefits.
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Innovationhas always been at the heart of Willow Valley Communities’ success.
With the opening of The Clubhouse, Willow Valley
breaks through convention to create something that
once again helps redefi ne senior living. Every amenity
in this 30,000-square-foot building illustrates the
spirit of “agelessness” that guides the philosophy of
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(MythankstoTechRepublicandCNET,formuchofthesourcematerialformycolumns.)Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10IlivedthroughtheVistaerabyholdingontoXP,andupgradedtoWindows7onlyafteritwasvetted.WhenIsawWindows8coming,IhunkereddownandstayedwithWindows7,andithasservedmewellthroughWindows8and8.1.
Now thatWindows 10 is on the horizon, Microsoft has an-nounced that the new operating system will be offered as afreeupgradetoWindows7andWindows8users.NowI’mhearingevenbetternews;Windows10willrunonmyexistingWindows7PC.Let’stakeacloserlook.
Tobeginwith,Idon’tbelievethatMicrosoftwouldmakethatclaimifthatwasn’tthecase.Imaginethebacklashifitprovednottobepossible. Windows10isbeingdesignedtorunona variety of platforms, from desktops and laptops down tophonesandtablets.Surely,Windows7PCsfrom2009(whenWindows7wasreleased)wereatleastaspowerfulastoday’sphonesandtablets.
WhenWindows7wasreleased,theminimumsystemrequire-ments,asspecifiedbyMicrosoft,were:1GHzorfaster32-bit(x86)or64-bit(x64)processor1GBRAM(32-bit)or2GBRAM(64-bit)16GBavailableharddiskspace(32-bit)or20GB(64-bit)DirectX9graphicsdevicewithWDDM1.0or higherdriverThesearealsotheminimumsystemrequirementsforWindows10.
ManyPCsbuilt inthaterahavemorethantheminimumre-quirements.So,chancesarethatyourWindows7systemhas
better hardware and, according to Microsoft, the minimumsystemrequirementsforWindows10areexactlythesame.
So, it appears thatWindows 7 users will indeed be able tosimplyupgradefromWindows7ontheirexistinghardwaretoWindows10--forfree!AndforyouVistahold-outs,Win-dows7requiredlesshardwarethanVista,soyoushouldbeabletoupgradetoWindows10also.Idon’tknowifMicro-softisgoingtochargeforanupgradefromVista.
Windows10willprobably launch thissummer,andwillbethe last major version of Windows. Instead of releasing awholenewversionevery fewyears,Microsoftplans to im-proveWindowsthroughregularupdates.Microsoft’sdevel-operevangelist JerryNixonmade thisannouncementat thecompany’s“Ignite”conferenceinChicagolastmonth.
“Rightnowwe’rereleasingWindows10,andbecauseWin-dows10isthelastversionofWindows,we’reallstillworkingonWindows10,”hesaid.
Butdon’tlethiscommentsfreakyouout,Windowsisn’tgo-ing away. Microsoft is changing theway it distributes im-provementsfortheoperatingsysteminthefuture.Insteadofreleasingawholenewversioneveryfewyears,asit’sdoneuntilnow,MicrosoftplanstoimproveWindowsthroughregu-larupdates.
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Summer has arrived! Well, technically summer 2015beginsonJune21,butifyouarelikemostfolksyoustartedsummeronMemorialDayweekend. Afterourcold,snowywinterand,saveforafewdays,achillyspring,I’mhopingforahotandstickysummerseason.Bytheway,July4thwillbehereinablink,andfallsonSaturdaythisyear.
Every Wednesday starting June 3 - Movies on the Beach at the Carousel.Freemoviesonthebeachfortheentirefamily!Bringyourbeachchairorablanketandenjoythenightbesidetheocean.Thereareabunchofothersummer-longactivitiesthatyoucanfindatthewebsiteococean.com.
Saturday, June 6 - Hal Holbrook in “Mark Twain Tonight” at the Performing Arts Centerat8pm.Ticketsmaybepur-chasedintheVisitor’sCenterat40thStreetorthruTicketmas-ter.Ticketsare$40and$55.Thereviewsofthisshowhavebeenterrific.
Friday to Monday, July 10 to 13 - Delmarva’s Largest Greek Festival! This is the 26th year that the ConventionCenterwillbetransformedintoaplacefor“AllthingsGreek,”feedingandentertainingthousandsofDelmarvatouristsandlocal familiesalike. Admission: freeuntil4pm, then$2forages14andup.Formoreinformation,visitwww.stgeorgeby-thesea.org/greek-festival.Various Dates – Freeman Stage at Bayside –Ihavehigh-lightedmany times theeventsatFreemanStage. Thisyeartheirscheduleisjustpackedwithtopflightentertainment,sogototheirwebsitefreemanstage.orgtofindashowforyourtastes.
Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14 - Celebrating its 8th year, the Ocean City Air Show is back! The organizershit the trifectawith theBlueAngels, theAir Force F-22 Raptor Demo team, andthe Breitling Jet Team making this year’s show one of thebest in thenation. Fora lineupofperformersandscheduleofevents,andtopurchasetickets,visitwww.ocairshow.com.Let’shopeforclearskies.
Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14 – OC Car and Truck Show. If aircraft don’t interest you, you can checkout thevehiclesatCarShowattheConventionCenter.Fromtunerstoexotics, fromtrick trucks toslammedSUV’s, fromcrazyclassicstosuperbikes,theOCCarShowhassomethingforeveryone.Admission.Visitwww.occarshow.comforinfo.
Saturday, June 20 – 25th Annual Lewes Garden Tour.10–4.Thetourwillfeatureuniqueandprivategardensthatcanonlybefullyappreciatedbysteppinginsidethegatesthatenclosethem.Formoreinformationonthetour,ortoorderticketsinadvance,call302-645-8073.TicketswillgoonsaleMemo-rialDayweekendattheLewesChamberofCommercevisitorcenterintheFisher-MartinHouseinZwaanendaelPark.
Sunday, June 21 – Celtic Woman – 10th Anniversary World Tour. WicomicoYouth&CivicCenterat3pm. The10th
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Saturday, June 27 - Three Tenors and a Diva, 7:30, at the Performing Arts Center. TicketPrices:$45,$40,$30.“BeautyattheBeach”-WhatbetterwaytodescribeaconcertthathasbroughtstandingovationsacrosseverycontinentoftheworldthatisnowcomingtoOceanCity’snewPerformingArts Center? The evening promises to dazzle you with thebestofcontemporarypopcrossovers,Broadwayshowtunes,adashofopera,andtheiruniqueblendofhumorandwit.TheconcertissponsoredbytheCommunityChurchatOceanPinestobenefitthemanyministriesofthechurch.
Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28 - Art’s Alive at Northside Park. Cel-ebrating 15 years, this is Ocean City’sbiggestandbestfineartshow.Visit100artistsastheysell theirworks,lunchatthe Artists’ Café and enjoy live musicwhileyourchildrenenjoyfreeartactivi-ties.Art’sAlivewilltakeplaceoutdoorsrainorshine.Hours:9–5.
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Boost Your Memory by Improving Your Diet Weallknowthatahealthydietcanincreaseyourenergylevel, lower the risk of heart disease, and help fight weightgain.Nowresearchershavefoundthatahealthydietcanalsoimprovethewayyourbrainworks. AstudyreleasedbythejournalNeurologyrevealsthatahigherqualitydietcanhelpboostmemoryfunctionasyouage. The researchers define a “healthy diet” as one that hasminimal redmeatandalcoholconsumption,while includinglotsofnuts,fish,fruits,andvegetables. Theresearchersdidnotdefineoneidealdiet.Instead,theystudiedalmost30,000participants age55 andover fromover 40 countries,with avarietyofdifferentapproachestonutrition.Thecommonfac-torsinthosevariousdietsweretheinclusionoffishandawidevarietyoffruitsandvegetables. Participantswhohadthehealthiestdietswere24percentlesslikelytoshowcognitivedeclineafterfiveyearscomparedtothosewhosedietswerenotashealthy.Therewereotherben-efitsrevealedaswell—thosewithhealthierdietshadalowerBMIanda lowerriskofheartdiseaseandstroke. Butevenwhenresearchersaccountedforotherfactorssuchassmoking,obesity,andexerciselevel,thoseeatingahealthydietcameoutaheadincognitiveability. Sohowcanyoureapthebenefits?Striveforfourservingseachofvegetablesandfruiteachday.Avoidredmeatandeatthreeormoreservingsoffishaweek. Avoidprocessedfatssuchasmargarineanduseoliveoil inyourcookinginstead.Includethreeservingsofnutsandlegumes(beans,peas,andlentils)eachweek.Finally,limityouralcoholintaketoatmosttwodrinksaday.
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Trusting More As We AgeResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityhavepublishedtheresultsoftwostudiesthatshowthattrustofotherpeopleincreasesaspeopleage,whichcanbegoodforgeneralwell-being.Thefirststudy,conductedover26years,showedthatolderpeoplehadhigherlevelsoftrustofotherpeoplethanyoungerpeople.Thosestudyparticipantswhohadhigherlevelsofinterpersonaltrustalsoreportedhigherlevelsofwellbeing.Thesecondstudywasconductedtoconfirmtheseresults.Participantswerefollowedforfouryearsandcomparedacrossagegroups.Thisstudyalsoshowedthatinterpersonaltrustincreasedasweage.Thereisastereotypeoftheelderlybecomingmorecynicalandsuspicious,butthesestudiesshowother-wise.Theresearchersdidnotlooktoseewhythismightbe,buttheydidspeculatethatitcouldbeduetoanumberoffactors.Olderpeopletendtobemoreoptimisticandforgivingofthesmallclashesofpersonalitiestheyhavewithothers.Theyalsotendtobebetterjudgesofchar-acter,withthisperhapscomingfromalifetimeofexperi-enceswithbothtrustworthyanddeceitfulpeople.Therecanbeadownsidehowever,suchaswhenaseniorcitizengetsdupedbyafraudstertryingtostealfromthem.Butoverall,anincreaseininterpersonaltrusthassignificantbenefitstooverallhealthandfeelingsofwellbeing.
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The Science CornerToday’s Topic: Dogs & the Ties that Bind ByBruceJarvis
Theriseofcivilizationsowesmuchtothedomesticationofaselectgroupofanimals(SeeGuns, Germs, and SteelbyJaredDiamond).Humanshaveadoptedsomeoftheseanimalsaspetsalongwithavarietyofotheranimals.Butofalltheani-malsfromcatstolizards,nonehaveoccupiedamorespecialplaceinhumansocietythandogs. Allsocialanimalsfromantstohumansrequireacombi-nationofinheritedgeneticimprintedtraitsandenvironmentalcuesthatprovidethenecessarylinkstobindthemembersofanysociety.For“lower”animalssuchasantsandtermites,theprincipalfactorsarechemicalsthatareexchangedbetweenthemembers. For mammals, chemicals can also play importantrolls,thoughinteractionsmediatedbythesensesplayamoreobviouspart. In the early1990’s, aUniversity ofMarylandprofessorand her students investigated an unusual social behavior inamammal, theprairievole:monogamy.Monogamyismostunusualinrodents.Theinvestigatorsfoundthatwhenavolepair firstmated, a hormone calledoxytocinwas released inboth the male and female vole.The levels of this hormoneremained relatively high throughout their lives, and furtherexperimentationhasshownthat thishormoneplayedacriti-calroleintheformationofthissocialbond.*Althoughthereissomeevidencethatoxytocinhasasimilarbutmoremod-esteffectpeople,thereisclearevidencethatthishormoneisresponsibleforthesocialbondingofmotherandchild.Fromtheveryfirstgazeexchangedbetweenmotherandchild,thelevels of oxytocin in both rise significantly.This effect canbeduplicatedwithanunrelatedwomanandnewbornchildbyadministeringthehormoneinanasalspray. Youngchildrenanddogssharesomesurprisingsimilarso-cialbehaviorssuchasrespondingtocooperativehumanges-turesandmakinguseofeyecontactasaformofcommunica-tion;theseabilitiescomenaturaltobothdogsandinfantsfromtheverybeginningoftheirlives.
Thisisnotthecasewithanyotheranimalincludingthosemostclosely related tous.Apes and chimpanzeesneed extensiveexperiencewithhumansbeforetheycanpickuptheseskills. In a recent report, Japanese scientists have shown thatthissamehormone,oxytocinmediatestheremarkablesocialconnection between dogs and us. Like human mothers andtheir children, when a dog and its human owner gaze upononeanother,thebloodlevelsofoxytocinincreaseinboth,andthiseffectistypicallyrestrictedtoasingleperson,usuallytheowner.This happens only with humans and dogs, and withnootheranimal,evenwolvesfromwhichdogsevolved.Youmaywellhaveafavoritecatorparrot,but thelevelof theiroxytocindoesnotchangewhenyouinteractwiththem.Thoseofyouwhohavehadmuchexperiencewithcatswillnodoubtfindthisstatementunremarkable.
*There are those who feel that our government wastes itsmoneyonprojectssuchasinvestigatingthesexlivesofprairierodents.However,thisandrelatedworkhasledtothepoten-tial useof this hormone for variousneurological conditionsincludingautism.
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During the summer months, your lawn needs more water than Mother Nature will normally provide. In dry weather most lawn grass-es will begin to wilt and then go into a dormant state (turn brown) when soil moisture gets too low. This is a natural process. Some-times the grass will recover when summer storms bring enough rain, but often the lawn will begin to thin out as roots start dying. You must water properly to prevent browning and thinning in your lawn. Measure the amount of water you are providing on a weekly basis by using a rain gauge. Rule Of Thumb…a total of one inch of water per week will keep your lawn green and healthy. A crew will continue treating for scale and other insects during the upcoming months. Call the office to schedule an appointment if you are concerned about the health of your trees and/or shrubs. The Moore Companies is your full service landscape mainte-nance company. Free proposal can be provided for installation of an irrigation system, paver patio, outdoor lighting or any other land-scape need.
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Games Billiards/8 Ball League Tuesday, Billiard 1:30 PM-4:00 PM Ed Tewell Bridge-Duplicate Tuesday, GH 7:00 PM-10:00 PM Dave Keller Bridge-Party Tuesday, CRD 6:30 PM-10:00 PM Pam O'Dowd Canasta Monday, CRD 1:00 PM-4:00 PM TBA Mah Jongg Monday, Library 1:00 PM-4:00 PM TBA
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