SHERWOOD OAKS NEWSLETTER

March 2014 “For the residents, by the residents” Vol. XV No. 3

Oh When the Saints Go Marching In... “All that Jazz” by Liz Fox

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March 1.

2. 3. 4.

Mardi Gras

5.

Ash

Wednesday

6. 7.

1:30 PM

Resident

Get

Together

8.

Int’l.

Women’s

Day

9.

Daylight

Saving

Time

Begins

10. 11.

*7:15 PM

SORA

Quarterly

Meeting

12. 13.

*7:15 PM

Musical

Program

14. Pi Day

1:30 PM

Residents:

Info on

Cranberry

Ambulance

Services

15. Beware:

Ides of

March

16.

Purim

Begins at

sundown on

3/15

17.

St. Patrick’s

Day

18. 19.

*12:30 PM

Health

Program

Municipal

Building

20.

First Day

of Spring

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*10:30 AM

Health

Program

Auditorium

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*1:00 PM

Resident

Fashion

Show

Auditorium

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24. 25.

*2:00 PM

Bill Campbell

Country

Western

Singer

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27. 28. 29.

30. 31. 1. *7:15 PM

Water

Pollution

Program

* More information elsewhere in this issue

* March Gladness aka Continued Learning

March Gladness

March Gladness

March Gladness

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in New Jersey, they retired to the Las Vegas area where Patty has lived for the past twen-ty-two years. "In Las Vegas, tax rates are kind to seniors. It was a pleasant place to live, but less traditional than other places. Everyone is more mobile, less settled." Patty enjoys traveling, especially where she can explore sites of ancient architectural in-terest, such as Egypt, Turkey and Mexico. She visited Cairo at the time of peace talks between Egypt and Israel. "There were armed soldiers everywhere – on the balcony and in the stairwells of the grand, old hotel in which we stayed. It was interesting to look out and see the pyramids in the distance, while on the next street, rock music blared." The day she flew from Egypt to Athens was the day Anwar Sadaat was assassinated. Another trip she remembers is taking her nine-year-old son on a one-month tour of Europe, visiting Belgium, England, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and Yugo-slavia. He was the only child in the tour group, but got along very well. Patty enjoys eating in a variety of restaurants and trying different cuisine; her favorites are Greek and Italian. She also likes to cook. Her artistic interest is painting in oils, but she af-firms an oil painting studio must be separate from living quarters – the odor of oil paints and turpentine does not lend itself to gra-cious living. She enjoys PBS television pro-grams, especially British comedies and dra-ma. She is an Anglophile and appreciates the enunciation and facial expressions of BBC programs, as well as the more in-depth character studies. Patty’s son has lived in Moon Township and worked in Pittsburgh for many years. She had learned about Sherwood Oaks when she visited him and was impressed with what she saw of the community. She recently decided it was time to make the move. Please wel-come Patty as our new neighbor and friend.

Grace (Patty) Liang 356

Interviewed by Betty Eichler

Patty (Patricia is her middle name.) Liang has the distinction of having two birth certificates: one from Montclair, New Jersey, and one from Glen Ridge, New Jersey, because the hospital in which she was born sat right on the border between the two municipalities. She thinks this corresponds to her astrologi-cal sign, which is Pisces and is depicted as two fish. Years before that, when her father was on his way from China to the United States to enroll in college, he had stopped in Hawaii and there met his future wife. He later owned a business in New York City; so Patty and her two sisters grew up in the sprawling metropolitan area of New York and Montclair. Patty attended Hunter College of the City of New York University. She was a high school teacher of history and art history in New York City public schools for a few years, then at-tended Stanford University to earn her Mas-ter’s Degree. She returned to New York to continue teaching. She and her husband, David, an engineer with Allied Chemical, raised their son, Stanford, in New Jersey. After living in California for a time, then again

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MARCH GLADNESS CONTINUED LEARNING SESSIONS

After our super-cold winter, "March Gladness" can't come too soon! You'll have a spring in your step after you attend Continued Learning's March sessions. The pro-grams begin on Tuesday, March 4 and continue every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through March 27. All programs start at 10:30 AM in the auditorium. For several years a popular part of the March programs has been "Resident Careers". Sherwood Oaks residents and staff members share with us their life histo-ries: careers, yes, but also other paths their lives have followed. "Resident Careers" will be featured each Wednesday.

Week 1 Tues. Mar. 4: Philip Mathew, Cranberry jeweler, presents "Gems," a real sparkler. Wed. Mar. 5: - Resident Careers #1 - Joe Widmer and Dave Moon. Joe Widmer's interests extend from engineering to hiking. Dave Moon's career as a metallurgical researcher at Westinghouse R&D included presenting programs on radio and TV. Thurs. Mar. 6: Woody Cunningham, "Old Pittsburgh" An historian and Pitts-burgh tour guide, Mr. Cunningham received a Travel and Tourism Advocate Award from the Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau. Termed a "raconteur" and "hidden treasure," Woody Cunningham will brighten our morning.

Week 2 Tues. Mar. 11: Patricia Prattis Jennings, former principal keyboardist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, has been referred to as "one of the finest symphony key-boardists in the U.S." Ms. Jennings has performed with Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall and Arthur Fiedler and the World Symphony Orchestra. Wed. Mar. 12: Resident Careers #2 - Mary Ann Williamson and Charlie Brown. Mary Ann Williamson continues to be active as a volunteer. When she lived in Sau-di Arabia, she organized and held a pre-school in her garage. Charlie Brown's major occupation was with Gulf Research. He enjoys playing the trumpet and is looking for others of us to make music with him. Thurs. Mar. 13: Sgt. Chuck Mascellino, of the Cranberry Township Police Dept., will teach us "How To Avoid Scams."

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Week 3 Tues. Mar. 18: Storyteller Barbara Rankin. A public school choral and string mu-sic teacher, Ms. Rankin also volunteered at the Northland Public Library where she trained to be a children's storyteller and later became a storyteller for adults. Wed. Mar. 19: Resident Careers #3 - Bob Melhado and Gussie Dimmick. Brook-lynite Bob Melhado was a Sr. Design Engineer with Westinghouse's Bettis Atomic Power Labs. Outside work, Bob volunteered at South Hills Interfaith Ministry and other non-profits. Gussie Dimmick, formerly a reference librarian at Pitt's Hillman Library, has assembled extensive collections of minerals, gems and fossils. Thurs. Mar. 20: John and Susan Grab, "History of Hershey." We'll learn what transpired from Milton Hershey's vision of building a model town for employees of his candy factory to what is now called "the sweetest place on earth".

Week 4 Tues. Mar. 25: Mike Mills, Sherwood Oaks' Director of Security and Transpor-tation. Before he came to Sherwood Oaks, Mike held several positions, one of which was working at the Pentagon. Wed. Mar. 26: Resident Careers #4 - Tom Horan and Mike Rose. A school coun-selor, Tom Horan was involved in the historic merger of Braddock, Rankin and area schools with the Woodland Hills School District. Mike Rose, a New York City native, is a metallurgical engineer who also writes poetry, some of which has been pub-lished in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Thur. Mar. 27: Dr. Jno Hunt - "Why Don't They Write Them the Way They Used To?" or "Musicals After the 'Golden Age' of Broadway." Various types of musicals exploded in the 1960's: concept, jukebox and rock musicals, extravaganzas and musicals based on movies. We'll explore why this happened and hear excerpts from the wonderful musicals of recent decades.

And an extra afternoon attraction... Mar. 27 at 2 p.m. Dr. Hunt previews "La Boheme." In Paris in the 1830's, bohemian poet Rodolfo and frail Mimi, neighbors in garret apartments, fall in love. Rodolfo thinks their poverty is making Mimi's consumption worse. Will Mimi survive? Join us. You'll be glad you did! Watch for a Program Schedule in your mailbox and posters displayed outside the dining room.

Nancy Paul Continued Learning

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WHAT’S NEW WITH SORA?

February SORA Board report: Treasurers’ Report – The Reserve Fund lost 2% in January due to a weak market. Liaison Reports Landscape Committee - The majority of the ground crew’s time has been given to snow removal and care of sidewalks. The Commit-tee will hold a hanging basket sale this spring. Focus on the World - The program on prob-lems faced by returning veterans which was scheduled for February 20 was postponed due to bad weather. It is rescheduled for Thursday, April 17. A program on pollution of the Connoquenessing Creek and water pol-lution in general will be presented on April 1 at 7:15 PM, by Donnie Valentine, a senior at Seneca Valley High School, as part of his senior project.

*Welcoming Committee - The next quarterly

introduction of new residents will be at the SORA general meeting, Tuesday, March 11, 7:15 PM in the auditorium. Security and Transportation Committee - The former Tuesday bus trip to Pittsburgh/Oakland has been changed to Wednesday due to the Carnegie Museum’s being closed on Tuesdays. Consequently, the trip to the malls on Rte. 228 has been changed from Wednesday to Tuesday. A bus trip has been added to the schedule so that residents can attend the free movies at the North Hills Passavant Hospital Legacy Theater on Mon-day afternoons. A schedule of the movies is on the bulletin board in the mail room. Energy Conservation and Recycling Sherwood Oaks has received a certificate

of accreditation from Cranberry Township as a "Healthy Cranberry Business". The certificate is on display in the lobby. Management Mark Bondi reported that we had a 70%

return of the satisfaction survey and that results are very positive. General overall satisfaction rating averaged 4.525 on scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being excellent, which is significantly above the national average. The Resident As-sociation and The Acorn were both rat-ed very highly. Mark thanked all resi-dents who participated in the survey.

Management has been interviewing applicants, referred by CURA, for the position of Director of Dining Services.

Mark was approached by a local indi-vidual who would like Sherwood Oaks to conduct a signature drive for candi-dates of all political parties in our lobby. Motion carried that a committee be formed to explore this possibility.

Old Business The committee appointed to research the issue of using copyrighted material for community use met on January 15 and presented a Standing Rule draft for ap-proval by the SORA Board. It is to be com-municated by directors to all committees and activity groups, to be included in The Acorn and to become part of a president-to-president handout for annual dissemi-nation. Motion carried to approve and pub-lish this statement: "Copying copyright ma-terial is illegal. The following groups are aware of copyright issues and have agreed to pursue licenses to accommo-date the law: Chapel Committee, Drama Club, Handbells, and Chorus. Movies has a license paid by Sherwood Oaks.

Betty Eichler Reporter

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GIFT SHOP NEWS Do you like BARGAINS? We’ve got one for you! Our 48¢ Sherwood Oaks stamps can be used in place of the necessary 49¢ stamps. This saving is available because we cover the price of printing. If you al-ready have our 46¢ stamps only 2¢ addi-tional is needed. Ken will print them for you on request. Although we are unable to print “forever” stamps, we’ll be able to save you a whole penny on every stamp you purchase. Things will be coming up green as we head to St. Patrick’s Day. Special St. Patrick’s Day cards are featured on the table in front of the cash register. If the rack of everyday cards lacks a card of your liking, additional cards are available. The cashiers will be glad to help find one for you from the in-ventory drawers. Jane Vidt’s hand-painted cards are a unique way to acknowledge any special occasion. Hope we were able to supply your needs over those miserably cold days of winter. Remember that we will fill special requests if we have detailed information about the item needed: brand, size, strength, etc. Just ask the cashier for a Special Request Form. You will be called when the item is in. Please pick it up as soon as possible. Our monthly billing procedures are catch-ing on quickly but please note it is neces-sary to bring the entire bill to the shop when paying. Each item must be entered into the register individually to accommo-date our accounting program. We will extend our hours during Marketing events. Accommodating visitors appears to be beneficial in many ways.

Many thanks to all who have donated items. Check those closets! We are eager to receive items for spring. New Residents: Our aerial view postcards (4 for $1) make an excellent way to announce your new address. Poke a pin into the card at your new residence. Suggest the recipient hold the card up to a light source to locate your new home.

Marianne Davis Gift Shop

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INSPIRATIONS

We thank Fran Borrebach for submitting the reflection below in response to our invitation in the last Acorn issue. “I know you’ve seen them. Sometimes they’re sitting in front of the fireplace, he is in a wheelchair, she is on the sofa close to him. Sometimes she reads to him or she just talks to him and holds his hand so he’ll know she’s there. You’ve seen her offering help and encourage-ment while he is in physical therapy. When it’s a beautiful summer day you’ve seen her wheel him outside so he can feel the warmth of the sun on his face and see the trees and lovely flowers. You’ve seen him in the gym, sitting patiently in his wheelchair while she participates in an exercise class. You’ve seen them en-joying their 60th wedding anniversary par-ty hosted by their two daughters. Yes, I know you’ve seen them, and when you’ve seen Dolly Ference’s constant care and devotion to her husband, Alex, you’ve seen deep, abiding love become visible.”

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ATTN: SR. CITIZENS! TAX SEASON! Have you completed your tax returns yet? If not, then you can get them done for FREE! That’s right, AARP has trained volun-teers who will complete your return and e-file it over the internet straight to the IRS. The volunteers work at the Cranberry Library on Mondays from 10 AM - 2 PM. Call the Library for an appointment. The volunteers are also at the Mars Library from 10 AM -1 PM on Tuesdays, March 11 and March 18. P.S. There is a posting about this service on the bulletin board in the mail room.

Diane Neely

THIS YEAR I’LL DO MY OWN TAX

I start with my name and address, That’s fine, no cause for distress. I’m a housewife but single? Do the two really mingle? Shall I add an explanation to account for the situation? Will IRS add a fee for my inconsistency? I press on, decide not to wrangle, Then find my kept records are all in a tangle. Each time that I sum up my income I come up with a number that’s new, This just will not do. I refuse to panic and turn to mechanics. (Electronics are better at math than my head.) Sadly I find the battery’s dead. Bravely I thrash on in a less confident fash-ion, Subtracting deductions as per “simple” in-structions. Then, all aglow, when I think that I’m through I discover that I’ve left out a number or two. I go into shock and call Mr. Block.

Eleanor Bauer © 1994 Striptease

In tribute to the Winter Olympics…

WINTER CATHARSIS

Slippered in ermine, crowned with clouds Strained for the sky; Majestic, standing ramrod straight The regal pines glide by. Suspended between God and man Free of fear and dread Bathed in peace...but still aware Of that slender thread. Skis touch snow and glide with ease To that pensive place Where beauty blends with danger On the mountain’s face. Strategy completed Tactics laid to plan, Battle gear checked one more time Nature versus man. Through blinding speed and flying flakes The enemy is grand Never wavering from his aim He takes an honest stand. In the basin far below With battle lines erased Heart beat slows and muscles sag The enemy was faced. He fought a noble battle In defeat his mettle shone If man resembled mountain, He would not walk alone.

Michael Rose, SO resident Reprinted by permission

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HEALTH PROGRAMS

The Passavant Hospital Foundation spon-sors educational presentations at Sherwood Oaks and around the community all year.

* The next presentation will be Dr. Ved

Kaushik speaking on “COLON CANCER… What You Need To Know” at the Cranberry Township Community Building at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, March 19. Our Wednesday bus can be used for trans-portation. Just sign the list on the bulletin board during the week before the presenta-tion. The bus leaves about 11:45 AM for the 12:30 presentation.

* Two days later at 10:30 AM, Friday, March

21, in our auditorium, the Foundation will sponsor a presentation: “Treatment Options for Fecal Incontinence.” Dr. Marc Edward Brozovich will discuss causes and treatment options that may help to improve or eliminate the problem. Watch for Drug Drop-Off notices next month. The Health Affairs Committee will be cooper-ating with Township police to collect and dis-pose of pharmaceuticals, prescriptions, etc., to keep them out of the hands of children and out of landfills. We will collect them in front of Sherwood Gifts, just as we did last year, on a day to be announced.

John U. Davis Health Committee

*Country Music Concert

Oakdale’s own Bill Campbell will be in the auditorium on Tuesday, March 25 at 2 PM to present a concert of old and new country tunes. Please call 1-800-642-2217 to RSVP.

Tabby Alford

*FASHION SHOW

Hello, my name is Amanda Wise and I work in Dining Services at Sherwood Oaks. For my senior project, I am organizing a fashion show for any residents at Sher-wood to participate in. There are three modeling categories: Formal, Casual and Sports (golf, tennis, etc.). Participants will be asked to pick their favorite outfit to mod-el in the category of their choice. A “red carpet” will be provided for the models to walk down while their name and outfits are being announced. The event will be held on March 22, 2014 at 1:00 PM in the auditori-um. All residents are invited, both male and female. Sign-up sheets are located on every Unit and on the mail room bulletin board. Also, I will be holding a short meet-ing closer to the date of the event. This in-formation will be placed in your mailboxes; so be sure to include your apartment num-ber on the sign-up sheet. Any and all par-ticipation is very much appreciated.

Amanda Wise Server

* REMEMBERING CHARLIE CHAPLIN

The Program Committee will present Tom Roberts, pianist, composer and arranger on Thursday evening March 13 at 7:15 PM in the auditorium. Tom has composed new musical scores for The Charlie Chaplin films, ONE AM and THE RINK, through a commission from the Pittsburgh Symphony. He is currently work-ing on a new score for a newly restored version of THE PAWN SHOP. Enjoy an evening of fun and laughter as we watch the silent films and listen to Tom's musical arrangement.

Helen Haberlein Program Committee

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CONSIDER THIS - - - WHEN YOU ORDER YOUR TAKEOUT!

*** When you throw away your Styrofoam containers in the trash, they end up in a landfill. Since they are not bio-degradable they remain in their original condition for years. ***Metal containers can be recycled and do not add to the landfill. Although a little smaller, they hold regular sized portions. Your meal can be warmed directly in the oven or removed to a dinner plate and mi-crowaved. When finished, wash the metal container thoroughly and place in the re-cycle bin in the trash room. Consider the environment - - - switch to metal take-out!

Ellie Castle Energy and Recycling Committee

* PROTECT OUR WATERWAYS

At 7:15 PM on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, Donnie Valentine, son of Sherwood Oaks employee Allison Valentine, will be pre-senting an informative speech on the im-portance of protecting our waterways. As part of his senior project at Seneca Valley High School, he will be teaming up with his mentor and President of the non-profit organization called the Allegheny Aquatic Alliance, Christina Handley, to educate the community on our local waterways, litter and plastic pollutants, industrial waste and ocean pollution. Finally, he will discuss how he is assisting Christina in preparation of the 3rd annual Connoque-nessing Creek Cleanup. Everyone can help preserve our water, Earth’s most

important resource, but not many peo-ple are aware of this growing issue. Come support Donnie and Christina as they attempt to make a lasting impres-sion on the community.

Donnie Valentine and Ellie Castle Focus on the World

CAR-FIT COMES TO SHERWOOD OAKS

AAA Car-Fit is coming to Sherwood Oaks on Tuesday, April 8. Car-Fit is a program to help drivers, especially older drivers, be safer in their cars. Graduate students from the University of Pitts-burgh use a 12-point check-list including tires and mirror settings, seating posi-tion and access. The program is jointly sponsored by AAA, AARP and American Occupational Therapy Association. This was piloted in Mt. Lebanon last year. Sherwood Oaks is the first Car-Fit site scheduled in the North Hills. Resi-dents are asked to call 1-800-642-2217 in early March to make an appointment. Each appointment, in one of our parking lots, will take about 15 minutes. Coupled with this event, local First Re-sponders will make the PENNSYLVANIA YELLOW DOT program available to res-idents and visitors. The YELLOW DOT goes in the rear window of your car to show first responders that you have medical information in your glove com-partment. We do that with information on our refrigerators. This provides a good way to do it in your car.

Griff Griffin Health Affairs

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Photos by Joe Asin

Bob the Builder, Episode VI ...the finishing touches...

February 14, 2014

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ends. This book outlines activities of the pirates off East Africa and how they are being thwarted, how the container revo-lution stopped theft, how stuff gets so far at such small cost and how little we know about the decline of making stuff in the U.S. An easy read.

CURIO CABINETS

Once again residents responded enthu-siastically to the request for items for the curio cabinets. You can enjoy the antiques, heirlooms and treasures now on display until April 22. You surely will find many beautiful things to see and admire.

Fran Borrebach

Worth the Time By Ed Vidt

The Women T.C. Boyle (F Boyle) All about Frank Lloyd Wright, in a ficti-ciously embellished but mostly “for real” masterpiece by Boyle. Wright’s mis-tresses and wives complicate and en-rich his life. His determined and egotisti-cal views of how life and living should be carried on are interwoven with his views on art and architecture. Boyle is both entertaining and historically accu-rate, which is no easy task. The First American H.W. Brands (Bio Fra) Ben Franklin in all of his glory, from lightning rods to bifocals to a fleet of French warships. Those ships gave George Washington his victory over Cornwallis and a frustrated Britain. Brands provides an understanding of Franklin’s diplomatic defeats in Parlia-ment, diplomatic victories in France and diplomatic friendships with some of Europe’s most charming women. Ninety Percent of Everything Rose George (388.044 Geo) Ocean shipping! How we get so much stuff from China, Peru, Equador, India and, of course, Saudi Arabia. Not only how, but where it all starts and where it

The Acorn Co-Editors Ruth Becker

ruthbb@zoominternet.net Sally Donnell

donnells@zoominternet.net Profile Coordinator

Marianne Davis marianne.davis@zoominternet.net

Production Editor Tabby Alford

alfordtl@sherwood-oaks.com Staff Photographers

Joe Asin, Ed Borrebach Ex Officio

Mark Bondi bondi@sherwood-oaks.com

March Cover: Artwork—Liz Fox

Photography—John Becker

April deadline is March 15.

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BOOK REVIEW

Year Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Buruma

Aftermath: A Novel by Rhidian Brook

It is 1945.This is Year Zero in an histori-an's readable but often bleak account of the immediate aftermath of the war. The first chapter describes joyous celebrations around the world, at least among the vic-tors and the liberated, along with stories about the initial encounters of Allied troops with local populations. Thereafter, most chapters treat events in both Europe and Asia rather than separately in differ-ent chapters. The book sets out unflinch-ingly realistic accounts that are often grim: Death camps. Urban landscapes of rub-ble. Hunger. Homelessness. Revenge. What also emerges is a story of how initial idealism gave way to realism. The resto-ration of a functioning state and economy both in Germany and Japan became the first priority. For instance, given a need for for businessmen and bureaucrats as well as various professionals, the occupation authorities soon relaxed their initial push for denazification in Germany. At the world level, the slogan "Never Again" ex-pressed the aspiration to create a world federation that would eliminate future wars. But such an ideal gave way to real-istic diplomatic haggling that led to the United Nations. This was no minor achievement but far from the ideal. Buruma has written a bracing story that deserves a wide readership. It is a signifi-cant contribution, especially if thought of as a case study of what can happen in any war's aftermath.

It is 1946. Aftermath is a novel that cre-ates sympathetic and credible depictions of former enemies in Hamburg, a city devastated by bombings. The key events involve two families, that of a British colonel and that of a German ar-chitect whose spacious home the two families jointly occupy. The architect's wife appears to have perished in the firestorm created by the famous 1943 bombing campaign and the colonel's wife grieves for the loss of their oldest son in combat. Brooks weaves a compelling story about the emotional relationships that arise out of such familial losses on each side, in-cluding the possibility of forgiveness and even love. There is suspense here but this is neither a thriller nor just a story about two families. The context of the aftermath of war looms large at every point. It is not a criticism of Buruma's historical account to note that the novel-ist scales down the big picture to the lev-el of particular human beings and their feelings about each other. Thus, in dif-ferent ways, these two books each con-vey significant truths. Online at Amazon.com, reader evalua-tions were very positive (5 or 4 stars): 77 out of 86 for Year Zero and 82 out of 92 for Aftermath as of this writing.

Tom Fararo

Editor’s Note: You are not seeing dou-ble. Year Zero is the same book very briefly reviewed by Ed Vidt in his “Worth the Time” column last month. And further...our sincerest apologies to Bill Paul for omitting his name from last month’s book review.

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The Road to Grace Richard Paul Evans © 2012.F/EVA The Road to Grace Richard Paul Evans © 2012.F/EVA/L.T. Tatiana Martin Cruz Smith © 2013.F/SMI To the Last Man Jeff Shaara © 2004.F/SHA/pb Watergate Thomas Mallon © 2012.F/MAL White Fire Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child © 2013.F/PRE

The Woman Upstairs

Claire Messud © 2013.F/MES

NON-FICTION, INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES:

The Arrow of Time Coveny, Peter & Roger Highfield ©1990. 529/COV Blue Willow Mary Frank Gaston ©1983. 745.1/GAS/pb Germany, Hitler and World War ll Gerhard L. Weinberg ©1995. 940.53/WEI My Prison without Bars Pete Rose ©2004. ROS/Bio My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel Ari Shavat ©2013. 956.05/SHA The New Reagan Revolution Michael Reagan ©2010. 973.92/REA President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman William Lee Miller ©2008. 973.7/MIL Small Misty Mountain Rob McCall ©2006. 215/McC Tyrannosaurus Lex Rod L. Evans ©2012. 793.734/EVA When You Need an Angel Robert D. Lesslie ©2012. 235/LES Women of Faith: Daily Devotional ©2002. 242/WOM

The World War ll Desk Reference

©2008. Ref/940.54/WOR

COLETTA MCKENRY LIBRARY ACCESSIONS

FICTION INCLUDING LARGE TYPE:

The Execution Dick Wolf © 2014.F/WOL The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion Fannie Flagg © 2013.F/FLA The Broker John Grisham © 2005.F/GRI/L.T. Crow Lake Mary Lawson © 2002.F/LAW Death on the D-List Nancy Grace © 2010.F/GRA Dust Patricia Cornwell © 2013.F/COR /L.T. The Gods of Guilt Michael Connelly © 2013.F/CON A Good Woman Danielle Steel © 2008.F/STE/L.T. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford © 2009.F/FOR The Invisible code Christopher Fowler © 2013.F/FOW King and Maxwell David Baldacci © 2013.F/BAL King and Maxwell David Baldacci © 2013.F/BAL/L.T. The King's Reception Steve Berry © 2013.F/BER/L.T. The Longest Ride Nicholas Sparks © 2013.F/SPA Loss of Innocence Richard North Patterson © 2014.F/PAT/L.T. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon Alexander McCall Smith © 2013.F/SMI Missing Pages Vera Dodge © 2013.F/DOD No Man's Nightingale Ruth Rendell © 2013.F/REN On Such a Full Sea Chang-Rae Lee © 2014.F/LEE Orfeo Richard Powers © 2014.F/POW Poetry in Motion Kristin Eckhardt © 2013.F/ECK

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Women’s Bible Study First and third Mondays

10:45-11:45 AM

Men's Bible Study

Weekly, Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 AM

Holy Communion, Episcopal Rite

1st Tuesday of the month 11:00 AM

Quaker Meeting for Worship Fourth Sunday of the month

10:30-11:30 AM

CHAPEL NOTES

March 5 is celebrated in many churches as Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten Season. On that day, Eucharistic Ministers from St. Ferdinand Roman Catholic Church will be in the chapel on the lower level at 1:00 PM for the impo-sition of ashes. That afternoon at 4:15, there will be a service in the auditorium led by clergy from Sherwood Oaks. All residents are welcome to participate in either of these services. Because two of the ministers who were scheduled to lead chapel in February were not able to come, you will find their names on the list for March. March 2 - The Rev. Connie Frierson, Calvin Presbyterian Church, Zelienople March 9 - The Rev. Ron Hoellein, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Allison Park March 16 - The Rev. Harold Lewis, Rector Emeritus, Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh March 23 - The Rev. Stewart Lawrence, Sherwood Oaks resident March 30 - The Rev. James Gascione, Dutilh United Methodist Church, Cranberry Township Services are held in the auditorium each Sunday at 2:00 PM. Come, join in the observance of Lent.

Agnes Peebles

IN MEMORIAM

The special people who cross our paths in this life make the

journey more beautiful.

Teresa Goldner January 25, 2014

Otey Scruggs February 14, 2014

ACTIVITIES IN THE CHAPEL

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Joe Asin

In Like a Lion...

Out Like a Lamb...

...With the promise of

spring

Joe Asin

Sally Donnell