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the votes and announces the winners; and disseminates infor-mation regarding the election process to the Community in a timely manner. Chair: Susanne Lazanov

Gazette Committee: The Gazette committee and its staff of resident writers provide articles and photos for each month’s Gazette. The committee strives to avoid contro-versial or inappropriate content, and to create articles of interest to the community. Chair: Susan Smart

Modifications Committee: reviews homeowner applications for regulated work, and recom-mends amendments to the Design Guidelines to the Board of Direc-tors for approval, and conducts community outreach to ensure that the Design Guidelines are understood, and to consider community input during the Design Guidelines amendment process. Chair: Gary Garber

We Want You!by Susan Smart

We want you – and need you – to volunteer for one of our many commit-tees! Meetings are usually only an hour per month, and you can help make decisions about your community. The following committees are asking for volunteers:

Communications Committee: works with the General Manager and/or Activities Director to provide advice and recommen-dations on communications functions and activities to the Board of Directors. Chair: Dan Augustine

Community Center Committee: works with the General Manager on the mainte-nance and improvements of the Center’s facilities, including pools, furnishings, locker rooms, fitness center and all other areas of the facility, and performs periodic inspections. Chair: Kathy Catalano

Covenants Committee: Conducts hearings regarding enforcement of governing docu-ments, at the request of the Board, provides review of other matters to ensure compliance. Chair: Tom Bruns

Elections Committee: conducts the Board of Directors election each year, supervises all aspects of the election; develops rules for conducting the election, including rules for campaigning; conducts the elections; counts and tabulates

Board Meetings:FRCA: 2/22/17 @ 7PM

Villas: 2/6/17 @ 7PM

Chuck is back for his Spring Lawn and Garden Talk: Friday March 3 at 1:00PM in the Community Center. Please sign up with the concierge beginning February 1, 2017.

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www.fallsrun.org Fredericksburg,Va. FEBRUARY 2017

Hats off to…...the residents and volunteers who helped with the Center flooding.

Winter notes: ■ Please take care walking and driving around the community and elsewhere. Roads and walks can be deceptively slippery.

■ If you need someone to shovel your driveway and sidewalks, contact the Concierge for a list.

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2 FallsRunGAZETTE February 2017

Falls Run GazetteThe Falls Run Gazette is the official publication of the Falls Run Community. The magazine, distributed to all Falls Run residences, is published monthly 11 times per year, with a com-bined July-August issue. Story ideas or articles can be submitted to the Gazette Committee Chair ([email protected]).Committee Chair: Susan SmartCommittee Secretary:

Brenda DudleyEditor: Susan Smart

Staff writers: Connie Block Barbara Chadwick Elizabeth Clements Jeanette Doolittle Joan Frank Art Gabler Donna Kappler Pat Parkinson Judy Rao Sue Silvers Susan Smart

Contributing writers: Chuck Heath Mary Mork

Staff photographer: Brenda Dudley

Advertising manager: Lara Lewis

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Falls Run Community AssociationPresident: Bob LawrenceGeneral manager:

Anthony Lugo (540) 899-9958 [email protected]

Activities director: Lara Lewis (540) 371-4563 [email protected]

© 2017 Falls Run Community Association

Property and Grounds Committee: periodically inspects common grounds and common property, (excluding the Commu-nity Center proper and its outdoor facilities) to determine condition and necessity of repair or main-tenance; advises and assists the Property Manager in monitoring and reviewing contracts and work accomplished; and provides infor-mation to the Finance Committee for use in preparing the Associa-tion’s annual budget. Chair: Cindy Horan

Social Committee: plans each month’s events with tasks dele-gated to each member based on event needs and committee avail-ability. Members have the gift of hospitality and like to greet and meet, but there are some who have an eye for design and enjoy deco-rating, while others like to shop, and still others have the knack for brainstorming and planning. On the day of events, all members participate in setup and cleanup. Chair: Kit Wilkinson

Travel Committee: provides opportunities for residents to maintain an active lifestyle by participation in a wide variety of tours and trips/events; analyzes what events will appeal to the resident’s interests and budgets; planning takes up the bulk of each

two hour monthly committee meeting. Chair: Sandy Gaudet

Villas Buildings and Grounds Committee: currently, the position of Chair of the committee is vacant and the 2017 VCA Board liaison to the committee is Barbara Barrett. Their greatest volunteer need is for leadership and expanded membership. Contact Barbara Barrett.

Villas Election Committee: develops a timeline for action and the various election documents; establishes procedures for dissem-inating all pertinent information; provides written notice of each election; organizes a Meet the Candidates forum for the Villas Board of Directors; and counts and tabulates votes at the Annual meeting, among other tasks. Chair: Anita Deegan

Villas Finance Committee: reviews and comments on monthly statements provided by our community management company; reviews and monitors contracts; prepares a draft budget annually, with the assistance of the Community Manager; monitors investment funds; and performs other financial tasks and analyses as directed by the Villas Board. Co-Chairs: Nancy Garner and Dottie Fields

We Want You! Continued from front page

In memoriamPaul Niemi

Barbara Wegman

The Falls Run Community extends sincere sympathy to the families on the loss of their loved ones.

February 2017 FallsRunGAZETTE 3

Who Knew: Art in Woodby Jeanette Doolittle

Mike and Teddy Woods collect canes. Mike says, “My name being Woods, I loved anything made of wood.” This combined with his interest in American history is the foundation of his 120-piece cane collection. Teddy Woods had a carpenter design custom racks to house his collection and make the canes readily available.

Each cane comes with a history and Mike enjoys telling the stories. He remembers how, why, and when he acquired each one. Canes were for support, but throughout the centuries became fashion statements, adver-tisements, used in parades and even had hollow chambers for holding daggers, whiskey and cigarettes, and identity papers for itinerant workers. Today their children and grandchildren voice interest in his collection.

Mike says 40 years of collecting is preserving American history.

Editor’s Note: This article begins a series on what our residents collect. If you have a collection that you’d like to share, please contact [email protected] or 540-373-2631.

Pad and Judy Rao also collect canes as well as walking sticks, and started their collection during their years of world travel. Pad’s favorite, though, is the cane he inherited from his father. The Rao collecting philosophy is “collect but use.” Judy employed the canes and Pad the sticks on their Appalachian Trail adventure. Canes are used for body support while sticks are used for hiking.

Today they have six walking canes and five hiking sticks. All are unique, hand carved, inlaid woods from India and Haiti. Their chil-dren are collectors so the canes and sticks will have a family home.

The eleven canes and sticks recall happy times in travels far from Falls Run.

Joan’s Vocabularyby Joan Frank

Corset – what the choir does when not singing.Counterattack - when Fido spies the meat platter.Coward – toward the cow.Crackpot – what you discover after you see water on your stove.Crayon – a crustacean at the end of your fishing line.Crestfallen – when you take off a bra.Cross walk – an angry stroll.Crowbar – where the birds go to drink.Curate – the percentage of healthy people.Cursory – where you learn bad language.Cynic – those who break commandments.Damage – complaining about how old you are.Dandelion – an animal with a top hat.Damper – more wet than yesterday.Deactivate – put in a large battery.Debate - what’s on your hook.Deceitful – no room, sit somewhere else.Decompose – erase what you’ve written.


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A Falls Run Patriarchby Beth Kelley

November marked the last Wednesday morning for Bob Gilbert as a Falls Run Concierge. Bob has faithfully served as a Concierge since the Commu-nity Center first opened in December of 2003. He remembers the grand opening celebration of the Center, complete with the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders! Bob has many firsts, including being instrumental in helping form the Wall of Honor with Bill Nosal, George Malhoit, and Scott Hysler in 2004. He served on the FRCA Transition team from Pulte/Del Webb to our community and was Chair of the Community Center Committee for several years. His early years as Concierge evolved into his role as Head Concierge, where he voluntarily did the sched-uling and payroll before those duties were eventually turned over to the first Falls Run management team. He remembers forming a fire/security watch group to watch the Center on a 24/7 basis for many weeks before the security system could be fixed. Bob also enjoyed being a part of the Travel Committee. Bob originally hails from New Jersey and attended Pace University in New York City. His “first” retirement was from SKF, the nation’s leading manufacturer of ball and roller bearings, where he worked for over 30 years as a Regional Sales Manager. He and his lovely wife Emma lived in Marietta, Georgia, and retired in 1994. To assist the Concierge staff, Emma volunteered to answer phones so all the staff could meet to discuss procedures and issues. They have five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Presidents’ Dayby Joan Frank

Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. It was originally established in 1885 in recog-nition of President George Washington’s Birthday on February 22. However, in 1971 the holiday was moved to comply with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. This was an attempt to create more three-day week-ends for the nation’s workers. Presidents’ Day should be viewed as a day to cele-brate all U.S. presidents, past and present.

And speaking of the past did you know:

■ Calvin Cooledge kept the most pets, including a pygmy hippo.

■ John Quincy Adams regularly skinny-dipped in the Potomac.

■ Franklin Pierce did not swear his oath of office. He instead affirmed it, placing his hand on a law book rather than the Bible.

■ Grover Cleveland was legal guardian to the girl he later married.

■ Warren Harding lost the White House China in a poker game.

Whether or not you think that Washington and Lincoln have been short-changed doesn’t really matter, since the name change to, “Presidents’ Day” has never been authorized by Congress!


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Ringing in The New Year FALLS RUN NEW YEARS EVE PARTY Wining, dining and dancing! A great way to ring in the New Year with friends and neighbors. Entertainment was provided by Ned and His Oldies.


Unusual Florida Sitesby Barbara Chadwick

Windover, Titusville FL

When a 3-year-old child died, her parents wrapped her in a blanket woven from local plants and placed her in the bottom of a boggy pond. Some 7,000 years later an archaeologist discovered her body still wrapped in that blanket and the bones holding the toys she had been buried with. Fast forward to 1982, when a backhoe driver

discovered a skull gleaming in a boggy pond that was being cleared for a new housing development. The pond held remains of over 176 people from a civili-zation that lived along this bog outside of Titusville, Florida. The State came in to investigate the findings for the next 7 years, which drew archaeologists from all over the world. They sorted through the bog. It is believed that when someone died, as this child did, their bodies were wrapped in the same type blanket and always placed in the bog, hence, their preserva-tion and the 1982 discovery. A woman’s body was found with what she had eaten the day she died. Many bodies were found intact, and several skulls with brains still inside were found. The vegetation in the bog was perfect for preserving human bodies. Bits of fabric, toys, household equipment, things that these people used were found with them. This is the largest and oldest cemetery found in the world and is over 3,000 years older than the pyramids. The book Life and Death at Windover, An Excavation of a 7,00 Year-old Pond Cemetery is worth a read. You can also go on a computer search, enter Windover, and read more of this fascinating part of Florida.

Micanopy

Micanopy was voted one of the 12 cutest small towns in America. It is south of Gainesville, FL and it looks untouched – it’s known as “the town that time forgot.” It hosts unique shops, B&Bs and quaint restaurants. Off the beaten path, but worth a stop.

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John Deering was retired and in poor health so the doctor suggested he move south. As a result, Mr. Deering built a several-million-dollar Italian-Renaissance home on Biscayne Bay, in the Coconut Grove area of Miami. Movie stars, presi-dents, the rich and famous were guests through the years in this elegant home. Deering had a large household staff, but the house had a few modern conveniences – a central vacuum system and a water filtration system. The house was built to take full view of the Bay, where Deering had three yachts. Soon after he died, he willed the house to his bachelor half-brother, and later the house was hit with a devastating hurricane. Future heirs were left to restore the house and grounds. Part of the movie “Ace Ventura” was filmed there. The house and gardens are open to the public.

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Computer Cornerby Susanne Lazanov

Merely moving a file into the recycle or trash bin doesn’t delete it. You must “empty” the bin as well.


Chef’s Corner by Sue Silvers

Cherry Blueberry Crisp-Easy and Impressive

Ingredients:

2 Cups frozen unsweetened cherries thawed

2 cups frozen blueberries not thawed

⅓ cup (packed) light brown sugar

⅓ cup butter

¾ cup flour

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup walnuts

½ cup Greek yogurt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400. Spray an 8x8 inch baking dish with Pam. Add the cherries, blueberries and brown sugar and stir gently to mix. Cut the butter into cubes and add to the bowl of a food processor. Add flour and pulse until the mixture forms crumbs. Pour into a medium-sized bowl and stir in the sugar and walnuts. Sprinkle mixture evenly over the fruit. Bake for 35 min or until top is golden brown and juices are bubbling. Serve with Greek yogurt and enjoy!

Makes 4 servings.

February – Short and Sweet by Judy Rao This month makes me think of hearts. A year with a new start, and Cupid and his dart!

Sometimes we make Valentines full of love, Or else we buy candy like Sees or Stover or Dove.

Really we love these people all year long but to miss the 14th would just be wrong!

February is so polite. It doesn’t stay too long. It is full of hearts and love of our family, where we belong.

If I planned a month it would be just like this. None of those long months that don’t include a kiss.

If it snows we can play or look through the windows all day. It’s a good time to read, watch TV or knit away!

Anything we do with fun in mind will make us live a good long time. Enjoy the month now. It will be gone with March coming on!

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February Horoscopeby Barbara Pixley

Aquarius January 20-February 18 Air Sign Symbol: The Water Bearer

Aquarians tend to be nonconformists, uncon-ventional—even eccentric. They are the 'thinkers' of the zodiac and are easily bored. They can be unpredictable free spirits, curious, friendly and annoying. Their spontaneous side prefers unplanned trips to out-of-the-way places; sometimes these trips are all in their minds. They like astronomy because they've been to all of those places. Their favorite topic of conversation is: "What is the true meaning of life?" Sometimes their brains work faster than they can speak. They like to spend time in the basement tinkering with their latest invention or calling the FBI to offer their services as a spy. When they were in school, while other kids were dreaming about the prom, the young Aquarian was trying to figure out how to rewire the fire alarm so it would ring every half-hour. The best dessert for an Aquarian is lemon bars. Aliens kidnap Aquarians more than any other sign.

Deanne Davenport Administrative Assistantby Sue Silvers

Deanne Davenport came to Falls Run in July. She is our new office administrator who took Holly’s job. Her previous jobs were in retail and customer service, so she fits in well here at Falls Run and is doing a great job. She also has experience in desktop publishing and database development and owned a dog training business for several years. Deanne’s hobbies and interests are drawing and craft projects, especially miniatures. She also enjoys exploring abandoned places and also anything that involves being outside with nature and wildlife.

Deanne has four parakeets that she inherited from friends who were moving and they could not fit them in their car. They keep her busy and entertained often, she tells me. Her number one love however, is dogs and she had a very special one named Jordan who passed on in March. Jordan was a very special dog who was an AKC Canine Good Citizen, a registered Therapy Dog, and held titles in obedience and agility. She was also an accomplished trick dog and performer, and together they did dog safety programs for kids at libraries across Virginia. Jordan appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, Animal Planet’s Pet Star, and in several commercials. One of the highlights of Jordan’s “career” was when she got to play “Toto” in a children’s theatre group’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” and Deanne got to work backstage. Deanne misses Jordan dearly but says when the pain subsides she will get a new puppy. I enjoy working with Deanne on Wednesdays; please stop by and meet her.

Jamie Meney Lead Service Technicianby Connie Block

Ever since he was a child, Jamie has considered fixing things a fun challenge. “If man made it, then a man can fix it,” he says. Before coming to Falls Run in February 2016, Jamie honed his mechanical skills in a variety of settings. He was head of maintenance at the Children’s Museum of Virginia, worked in the Circuit City warehouse on security apparatus for new stores, learned to repair X-ray machines in a “mom and pop operation,” and maintained equipment in a

large apartment complex. He values the multi- cultural aspects of those experiences. Switching from working around young children to inter-acting with us seniors has been interesting. The biggest work-related surprise at Falls Run was how often our mailboxes take direct hits!

Jamie is the proud father of two, a sixteen-year- old son and an eight-year-old daughter. His son in-herited Jamie’s love of music and has taken up the drums, like his father. The ear buds Jamie wears on the job bring him music; but more importantly, notify and allow him to respond to texts, emails and notices via an app the four- person management team uses. This enhances prioritization and execution of maintenance- related issues.


In The Junk Drawerby Barbara Chadwick

Did you ever think that one day you would never see your paycheck or pay for groceries with a piece of plastic? The new amazing wonder is not having to go to the grocery store for meals or to a restaurant if you don’t want to cook. Meals are delivered right to your door! All the ingredients come pre-measured with great instructions on how to put the meal together. You get to try foods and ingredients, spices that you might never have tried. There are many compa-nies now doing this – Blue Apron, Home Chef, Plated, just to name a few. You can go on your search site on your computer and look up “home food delivery services” to see what they offer, how it works and the cost.

We are using HelloFresh and loving it. We ordered three meals a week for two people. An album comes to put the recipes in as they come. The recipe instructions are very thorough, usually all you need is olive oil, salt and pepper. All the ingredients are pre-measured in individual containers. Quite often we will add a green salad or something left over from the previous night’s dinner. By doing this, one meal can become two dinners. When you order, you indicate how many people you are cooking for, and if you are vegetarian. There are veggie meals, fish meals, classic meals and you can mix and match. Several friends are already using this service. Great for singles or those who don’t like cooking, but love to eat. I love to cook, but these are great for those days I don’t want to cook. The meat can go in the freezer. What amazing “inventions” are happening and wondrous ones yet to come. Lucky us!

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Easy, Healthy Wheat Germby Barbara Pixley

It’s always nice to find a way to make our diets healthier. Wheat germ is an easy way to do that and it tastes good too. Its benefits include a boost to the immune system, a preventative measure against cardiovascular disease and cancer. It has anti-aging properties and can affect mental agility, muscle development, and it improves stamina and the healing rate for wounds. It also prevents damage to arteries and is packed with B vitamins and fiber. If this sounds too good to be true—it isn’t!

Wheat germ is the small, nutrient-containing center of the wheat kernel. Wheat germ in jars is found in local markets and is easy to introduce into your diet. Here are just few suggestions:

■ Sprinkle wheat germ over fruit and yogurt. Sprinkle it over applesauce with raisins and cinnamon.

■ Combine ½ peanut butter and ¼ wheat germ to spread on apple or pear slices, bananas or toast.

■ Split a bran muffin, spread with fat-free cream cheese and sprinkle with wheat germ. When making muffins, substitute ½ C wheat germ for an equal amount of flour.

■ Use as a casserole topping in place of crackers or breadcrumbs.

■ Sprinkle wheat germ over macaroni and cheese, stuffed pasta shells and lasagna just before serving.

Here’s to health!

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What You Need to Know About Dryer Vent Safety

by Beth Kelley

Can you imagine being without a clothes dryer? This simple machine is a most useful appliance and one we use every week (if not more)! Heat for a dryer is provided by a heating element, either electrical or a gas burner. Did you know that a heavy load of towels, sheets or bedspreads can contain up to a gallon of water? When it’s drying, the water molecules become airborne water vapors that leave the dryer via an exhaust duct (the dryer vent) vented to the outside.

Check your dryer vent to ensure:

….it is correctly connected (the rigid or semi-rigid dryer duct is firmly attached to the connection with no gaps or tears in the duct). If you routinely clean under the washer and dryer by pulling them out, make sure that movement doesn’t disconnect the ductwork.

….the ducts is not constricted. The flexible plastic or metal ductwork can be easily kinked or crushed where they exit the

dryer and enter the wall or floor. A good solution is to install vent elbows that allow 90° angles in the limited space usually provided for laundry rooms and allows the air to exhaust without restriction. Airflow restric-tions are a potential fire hazard.

….there is no buildup of lint in the duct. As your clothes tumble dry, small pieces of material are released. This lint can accumulate in an exhaust duct that reduces your dryer’s ability to get rid of the heated water vapor. If blocked, the dryer overheats and mechan-ical failures can trigger sparks that can cause the lint trapped in the

vent to burst into flames. The lint accumulated in the dryer duct (which in my house runs 14 feet to the outside vent) will ignite all along the duct. There are kits avail-able (less than $40) to clean the length of duct (some attach to a drill).

….that you ALWAYS remove lint from the dryer vent screen after each load of clothes – use a wet paper towel to make sure that the residue from fabric softener dryer sheets is removed

(a buildup can cause the screen and lint to heat up).

The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (Inter-NACHI) believes that house fires caused by dryers are far more common than are generally believed, a fact that can be appre-ciated upon reviewing statistics from the National Fire Protec-tion Agency showing the large number of house fires, injuries, deaths and property damage that result from improper lint cleanup and maintenance. Fortunately, these fires are very easy to prevent.

In 2010, the National Fire Prevention Association reported that approximately 16,800 fires involving clothes dryers or washing machines resulted in 380 injuries, 51 deaths and $236 million in direct property damage.


A Week at the Tablesby Elizabeth Clements

Sunday afternoons, beginning at 2:00 PM sharp, Mexican Train is played with dominoes in the billiards room. It is an easy game to learn and the more you play, the easier it becomes. The group welcomes new players, but it might help to watch a few times and ask questions before joining in.

Mondays at 1:00 PM there is a friendly game of bridge in the same room. If you have ever played bridge, even if you are rusty, come and join in. If you haven’t played the game, some of the participants are willing to help you learn. Gail Livingston is the contact person.

On the first and third Monday of each month at 6:30 PM Bunco is played. This is a simple to learn dice game with no skill required. Participants roll the dice to get a certain number, accumulate points and at the end of each round a win or loss is recorded. Gloria Nich-olson is the contact person.

Tuesdays at 1 PM Mah Jong is played with 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and sym-bols. Some members of the group are willing to teach new

players. Come and watch and see if this is a game for you.

And every Tuesday at 6:30 PM, ladies meet to play Poker. Contact Brenda Dudley if you’d like to play.

Wednesday afternoons at 1:00 PM residents meet to play Scrabble. In this popular game, players draw lettered tiles to make words in crossword style. Each letter is worth points and some of the squares on the board increase the score by doubling or tripling the letter or word. Contact person is Linda Amato.

Each Wednesday at 5:30 PM (except when there is a Board of Directors meeting) a friendly game of Duplicate Bridge is played in Room 3. All levels of players are welcome to join in with or without a partner. Contact person is Denzil Willis. If enough people are inter-ested in learning how to play Bridge or improving their game, Denzil is willing to form a class.

Also on Wednesdays, at 6:30 PM, residents come together to play a game called Shanghai. A variation of rummy where players make sets or runs, this game is easy to learn and fun to play. If you enjoy cards

and like a quick moving game with unlimited challenges try Shang-hai. Come before 6:30 and join a table to learn this exciting game.

Thursday at 1:00 PM two Canasta groups meet in the main room to play a variety of the game called Pennies from Heaven. Everyone is welcome to observe and even-tually sit in and join. Judy Haynes is the contact person. Another group in the billiards room plays either Pennies from Heaven or Hand and Foot Canasta. Contact person is Jean Lynch. Both groups welcome new people.

Thursdays at 7:00 PM the group of Pinochle players meet. The game is played with a 48-card deck and is divided into bidding, melding and trick-taking phases. Call Cindy Horan if you are inter-ested. Once again if you haven’t played in a long time come and watch and then join in.

Saturdays at 6:30 PM is game night when a variety of games are played, so come and choose one you like. All are welcome to these activities – join your fellow residents!

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Robert (Bob) and Grace Barzell are new neighbors at 9 Ashland Circle. Bob’s job as a chemical tech service engineer with McDermid & Enthone brought them to Virginia from Manchester, NH, where they had lived for the past eight years. Grace is interested in continuing to work with handi-capped children. Bob and Grace are originally from NY: Grace from Brooklyn and Bob from the Bronx. They have two children who live in Philadelphia and Boston. They also share their home with their dog, Roxy.

Hal and Jen Folts at 18 Dayton Circle made a short move from Hartwood, VA. For the past 10 years they lived in a section of what was the original school house built in 1889 at Holly Corner in Hartwood. Previous to that they lived in Vienna, VA. Hal is orig-inally from Long Island, NY. He is now retired but his past employment in govern-ment telecommunications took him and Jen around the world. Jen was born and raised in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, and has worked in banking. They have three children and 13 grandchildren.

Richard and Connie Mosher (76 Aspen Hill) came from Morrison, Illinois and moved here to be closer to their two children and 6 grandchildren. Their daughter lives in Triangle with her husband and three children and their son lives in Ruther Glen, Va. with his wife and three children. Richard is retired and was a Naval Officer for 25 years. Connie was a homemaker and enjoyed being at home with the children. They plan to check out some of the activities at the center and some of our upcoming trips.

Valentine’s Day: The Good, The Bad, And The Costlyby Joan Frank

The Good: Valentine’s Day is named after two different saints. Roman Emperor Claudius II executed two men — both named Valentine — on February 14 of different years in the 3rd century A.D. In 1382 the writings of Chaucer were the first written mention of St. Valentine’s Day as a romantic holiday. By 1840 the notion of Valentine’s Day as a holiday to celebrate romantic love had taken over most of the English-speaking world. The holiday is the second most popular greeting-card-giving occasion. Over half the U.S. population cele-brates Valentine’s Day. As to romantic love, dating services were eventually started, which now have an estimated $489 million in revenues.

The Bad: The holiday could be called “Singleness Awareness Day.” Not only that, but Americans eat about 27 pounds of candy because of the holiday! Legend has it that the original St. Valentine was a priest who performed illegal marriages for the Emperor Claudius’ soldiers.

The Costly: It was during the medieval period that iconography began to appear, and knights would give roses to their maidens. The Victorians adored the notion of giving elaborate cards and gifts. Now enters Richard Cadbury, a scion of British choco-late manufacturing, who developed “eating” chocolate. He saw a great marketing oppor-tunity for the new chocolate and started selling it in beautifully decorated boxes. We all know what that led to! The holiday has been hijacked to turn a profit!

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February is…Black History Month – A great opportunity to become familiar with history not just on the national level, but also that of your particular region or town. See the movie “Hidden Figures.”

International Friendship Month – This is an ideal time to stay in contact with friends from other coun-tries, either by letter, e-mail, or phone. Include celebrating friendships in your February activities, no matter where friends may be. It will make life richer.

National Cherry Month – Serve a cherry dessert, cherry beverage, cherry candy, or just plain cherries as many times this month as you can – at least once a week. Especially fun to do on February 22, George Washington’s Birthday, to commemorate the tale about young George cutting down the cherry tree.

National Bird Feeding Month – If you don’t yet have a bird feeder area, this is the month to set one up. This celebration was set up in 1994 by Congress to educate people about wild birds, their habitats, feeding and shelter, and to promote bird watching and iden-tification. Learn about the types of bird feeders, seed, getting or making a bird feeder, or a bird house.

Household Hintsby Judy Rao

Surprise uses for tea bags:

1. Put a few used tea bags in a dish in the refrigerator to deodorize it like you would baking soda.

2. Black tea bags can actually keep rust from forming on your pots and pans—the tannin in the tea prevents metals from oxidizing. Just rub a damp tea bag on surface of the pan after washing.

3. Puffy eyelids are relieved by the astringent effect of tea bags. Put a bag on each eye for 20 minutes.

4. If your rug smells even after cleaning, sprinkle dry tea leaves (wet tea might stain) over rug and leave for 15-20 minutes to absorb smells.

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