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2015
SeniorS’ Chat
Bill’s Column
The 2015-2016 year at Happy Hands has begun.
I write to thank you for giving me the privilege of serving a second term as chair.
I want to thank all the Fine Tuners for their great cooperation and support in making all
the events successful this past year.
Welcome aboard: Janet Blakely, Vice Chair; Nancye Torbett, Member-at-large; and Selina Gilson,
Member-at-large. Please congratulate them in their new roles. The only one person leaving the Fine
Tuners committee was Carolyn Willis. She dedicated her time serving on the committee in the past
several years. Best wishes to her in her new life in Colorado!
Next year will be the 40th anniversary of the Happy Hands! We are going to be gearing up for this
special event!
Upcoming events:
June 3 – annual picnic at Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, VA
July 1 and Aug 5 – bingo or social fellowship events with brown bags at NVRC
Picnic on June 3, 2015 10:00AM-4:00PM
(Rain or Shine)
Algonkian Park, Picnic Shelter #1,
47001 Fairway Drive, Sterling VA 20165
http://www.nvrpa.org/park/algonkian/
Deadline was May 25. For more information,
contact Bill Center at [email protected]
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Happy Hands Picnic June 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM
Picnic Menu:
Hamburger patties and Hot Dogs — Cheryl & Rocky Rockburn
Grill, Foil Pans, Packs of Ice, and Cases of Water Bottles — Bill Center
Hamburger Buns — Robert & Linda Whitworth, and Gary Viall
Hot Dog Buns — Paul Daniels
Baked Beans — George Herberger and Peggy Daniels
Cole Slaw — Nancy Rarus and Janet Blakely
Potato Salad — Selina Gilson
German Potato Salad — Nancye Torbett
Macaroni Salad — Rose Otterman
Fruit Tray — Pat Beech and Lois Herberger
Broccoli, Bacon, and Cheese Toss — JoAnn Pelarski
Raw Vegetables and Dips — Ann Marie Swiatkowski
Sliced Tomatoes, Lettuce, Onions — Jill Moebus
Relish, Mustard, and Ketchup — Jerry Pelarski
Cake — Lynn Keefe, and Ken & Elaine Shaffer
Cookies — Doreen Solar
Pie — Norma Thompson
Volunteers are needed for Tossed Salad and Bean Salad. For more information re: the menu, please contact
Cheryl Rockburn at [email protected].
For more information about the picnic, contact Bill Center at [email protected].
Shared by: Lois Herberger
2015 TDI Biennial Conference
"TDI and ADA: Leveraging 25 years of Achieving Access"
August 18-22, 2015
The Hyatt Regency Baltimore Hotel
300 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
For more information, see
https://www.tdiforaccess.org/index.aspx.
Photos from Happy Hands Luncheon On May 6, 2015
To see more pictures, here is URL: http://www.beechasl.net/happyhands/05-06-2015/Photos.html.
Fine Tuners for 2015-2016
Front Row: Jerry Pelarski, Nancye Torbett, Selina Gilson, Janet Blakely,
Lois Herberger, Cheryl Rockburn, and Nancy Rarus
Back Row: Lynn Keefe, Rocky Rockburn, Bill Center, Jill Moebus,
George Herberger, and Pat Beech
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We had sandwiches from Firehouse Subs for lunch. JoAnn Pelarski signed “Happy Birthday” to George
Herberger and Rose Otterman. An election of officers for 2015-2016 was held.
The Fine Tuners for 2015-2016 are:
Chair - Bill Center
Vice Chair - Janet Blakely
Secretary - Peggy Daniels
Treasurer - George Herberger
Memberships - Robert Whitworth
Raffles - Jerry Pelarski
Member At Large - Selina Gilson
Member At Large - Lois Herberger
Member At Large - Jill Moebus
Member At Large - Rocky Rockburn
Member At Large - Nancye Torbett
Food Committee Chair - Cheryl Rockburn
Sunshine Committee Chair - Lynn Keefe
Newsletter Chair - Pat Beech
Ex Officio - Nancy Rarus
Historian - Elaine Shaffer
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From Ken’s Memoirs: Spring Break at Camp MaWaVi
It was springtime April at Gallaudet College in 1947. I was in my Preparatory year,
approaching its end in May. And I was in a state of excitement as Spring Break had arrived
and we at Gallaudet were making arrangements to take a week’s break at camp, just for ten
dollars per person.
A senior from Montana had a driver’s license so he took the responsibility of renting a large
stake truck to tote the men’s personal effects to camp. Gallaudet had an old black cook who
had retired, so we made arrangements to hire him to cook our meals at camp. He rode in the
rental truck with the senior driver and me. The cook lived in a nice, neat house in Southeast D.C.
The camp was at Camp MaWaVi, somewhere near the Occoquan area. This was where the O.S.S. was based,
with training facilities to conduct secret activities. The mess hall was large and neat and the cabins each
housed four campers comfortably. Delicious meals were consistently prepared by the cook. At the end of camp
week there was a pile of beer cans about four feet high, outside the kitchen door for the trash truck to haul
away. Pictures were taken of that pile for memories.
In the evenings games were played -- Cards, Chess, Checkers, Monopoly, etc. The nights were very cool so
roaring fires were made in the fireplace. I volunteered to chop firewood a few times. Coming from California,
I was eager to learn about camping activities. Some early risers kept the fires going. Generally, a good time
was had by all and we felt rested up once we got back to campus.
Dr. Leonard Elstad was the new president that year. He came to camp early one afternoon for a visit. He stood
on the pier and visited with the campers who were swimming. The water was icy cold, and Dr. Elstad
marveled at the bunch of hardy souls plunging into the water. He had come to Gallaudet from Minnesota and
proved to be most efficient in making plans for a greater Gallaudet during his presidency.
Note: The name “MaWaVi” came from “MArylandWAshingtonVIrginia.”
Thanks to:
All who helped with the set-up and clean-up at the May
Luncheon
All who provided goodies at the May Luncheon
Cheryl & Rocky Rockburn for picking up sub sandwiches from
Firehouse for the May Luncheon
Pat Beech and Nancy Rarus for handling the election of officers
for 2015-2016 at the May Luncheon
Fine Tuners for 2014-2015
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Photos from Celebrate Communication On May 16, 2015
To see more pictures, here is URL: http://www.beechasl.net/happyhands/05-16-2015/Photos.html.
Happy Hands Booth
Rocky & Cheryl Rockburn, Elaine Shaffer, and Bill Center
Happy Hands Poster
was put together by Pat Beech
Amy Bopp and Bruce Franks
got their faces painted
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Paleo Shepherd’s Pie
Submitted by Ann Marie Swiatkowski
First, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Ingredients for Crust:
1 1/2 to 2 cups almond flour
1 tablespoon coconut oil
2 teaspoon ghee (clarified butter)
Melt coconut oil and ghee for 10 sec or so. Mix the flour with
coconut oil and ghee. Put in 8x8 inch pan or 10 inch pie pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes until light brown.
Cook 1 package of one pound grass fed ground beef.
Cut up the veggies:
1 box sliced mushrooms (you can cut them in half if they are too big)
1 whole bell pepper
1 purple onion (cut in half only and cut up cubed and bite sized)
1 zucchini (if you don't have any, you can use 6-7 baby carrots to slice)
2 cloves garlic to mince
You can use any seasoning on veggies. I used Basil and Italian seasoning. Use your judgment to have little
seasoning or more.
Put 2 tsp coconut oil on the skillet to melt and cook veggies until tender.
6 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut up cubed. Cook in boiling water until soft. Mash sweet potatoes with ghee.
You can add cinnamon for flavor if you want.
Layer in order:
Crust
Cooked veggies
Cooked ground beef
Mashed sweet potatoes to smooth on top of pie
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 min or so to heat up.
Very delicious! Yummy!
Below are links:
Welcome Letter
VAD Conference Schedule
Combo Ticket Form
Hotel Reservation Form
Talent Show
Happy Hands
Picnic
Events for June 2015
NVAD
FYI: If Fairfax County Government is closed due to weather (i.e., hurricane), NVRC will be closed too.
Maryland Deaf Senior Citizens, Inc. will have its monthly meeting on June 18. For more information, contact Willis
Mann at [email protected] or see: http://www.mddeafseniors.org/.
For information about Frederick Deaf Seniors events, contact Mary Sue Boxer at [email protected].
Northern Virginia Association of the Deaf will have three events in June at NVRC:
June 6 will have Midday Fare Lunch at the Michie Tavern and The Monticello Tour in Charlottesville, VA.
Deadline was May 25. For more information about this event, contact Gary Viall at [email protected].
June 13 will have a general meeting at 10:00AM-12:00PM and Strawberry Festival Cook-Out. For more
information, see page 7 or contact Donna Graff-Viall at [email protected] or see:
http://www.vad.org/nvad.html.
June 20 will have a presentation by Steve & Dot Brenner on “Viewing Our Exciting Trip to Cuba!!!” Dinner
will be at 5:00PM. Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, and Salad will be sold. Presentation will be at 7:00PM. For more
information, see page 8 or contact Donna Graff-Viall at [email protected] or see:
http://www.vad.org/nvad.html.
Fredericksburg Deaf Seniors meet on June 9 at noon. The location is Salem Baptist Church at 4044 Plank Road,
Fredericksburg VA 22407 (http://www.salembc.com/#/welcome/directions). For more information, contact Arva
Priola at [email protected].
For more information about the Cascades Coffee Chat group, contact Bev Young at [email protected]. This group
meets @ 10:00AM at Starbucks Marketplace, 210-21 Southbank Street, Sterling VA 20165.
For more information about ASL Dinners, contact Robert Goodwin at [email protected]. URL is:
http://www.furnation.com/boogi/asldinners/.
June 13 @ 6PM at Pei Wei, 4461 Market Commons Drive, Fairfax VA 22033
June 27 @ 6PM at Zorba’s Café (Greek), 1612 20th Street NW, Washington DC
ASL Dinners
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ASL Dinners
Fredericksburg,
Deaf Seniors
Happy Hands
Fine Tuners
NVAD
VAD Conference 2015 (see p. 8)
NVAD
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
...to the folks with birthdays in June
Jerry Pelarski [2nd]
Lois Herberger [3rd]
Jim Beech [6th]
Ken Shaffer [7th]
Jill Moebus [9th]
Jack Otterman [12th]
Selina Gilson [13th]
Toyoko Stryker [21st]
Pat Beech [28th]
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Bill Center
www.nvrc.org
Sunshine
News
Larry Barrett of Woodbridge died on April 25, 2015.
Jim Beech is recuperating from total knee replacement surgery on
May 20. He will have 10 days of In-Home Physical Therapy, and 4
weeks of Outpatient Physical Therapy.
Pat Beech’s nephew Matthew graduated from University of Toledo
with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree on May 9.
Janet Blakely has a new granddaughter, Violet Mae Edwards.
Annie Dickens and her daughter Jennie Miller were at Celebrate Communication.
Jim & Pat Beech had lunch at Sweetwater with Billie & Ross Kidwell, and their
daughter, Patty. Billie and Ross are doing well.
After a fall on May 16, Mary Malzkuhn was at Lansdowne Hospital and then
transferred to Arlington’s Virginia Health Center to be treated for pneumonia
and anemia. On May 24, she was transferred to Potomac Falls Rehab Center
in Sterling.
Elaine & Ken Shaffer celebrated Mother’s Day at Mimi’s Café with
daughter Karen and her husband Donald. Their grandson Brian
graduated from Shepherd University with a degree in Fitness &
Exercise Science on May 9.
Son Leo Yates, Jr. reported that his mother, Betty, is now home. She
has therapy done at home, making good strides.