CHATTER
Homewood at Frederick
The
Volume 16 Number 7
July 2015
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of
the thirteen United States of
America…
When in the Course of human events, it becomes
necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have
connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of
the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of
Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to
the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the
causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive
of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,
laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most
likely to effect their Safety and Happiness….
******
Homewood’s second annual reading of the Declaration of Independence
is scheduled for Saturday, July 4, 2015, at 10:00 am in the Café. A short
history of the writing and those involved will precede the actual reading.
All are invited to attend.
Nichols’ Notes
Eric T. Nichols, Executive Director
Boy! What a day June 10 was for Homewood at Frederick at our 14 th Annual
Golf Classic! The day was full of sunshine, a slight breeze and a full field of
144 golfers at the Glade Valley Golf Course. The golfers started to roll in at
10:00 am where they registered, bought 50/50 tickets, purchased their
mulligan cards, and a chance for an overnight stay at Capon Springs in West
Virginia. Next the golfers headed to the food tents where hamburgers and
hotdogs where on the grill waiting for them. At about 11:45 am the
announcements were made and I announced this year’s sponsors:
Platinum tee sponsors: Wagman’s Construction, Rogers Consulting and
Potomac Pharmatech
Gold: Noelker and Hull, M&T bank, Crabapple Deli (George Derrick),
and David H. Martin Excavating
Silver:
Crawford Advisors, Petersen’s House of Carpet, Classic
Landscaping, Johnnie’s Restaurant Supply, Miles and Stockbridge
Bronze: Gaver Properties, Weiss Brothers
Practice Range Sponsor and Putting Range Sponsors: Shirley
Erdmanis in memory of Ansis Erdmanis, Larry and Shirley Silbernagle,
Paul Mellott, Rohrer Bus Sales and Functional Pathways
We also had 20 tee sponsors and 76 cart sponsors.
I am proud to announce that this year’s gross total for our golf tournament is $48,500, not only our best year ever but
Homewood Retirement Center’s best ever golf tournament, with the corporation having three other tournaments in
addition to ours.
The tournament got started at noon. The course was in excellent shape and the pace of play had all 36 teams moving
right along. At about 5:00 pm the golfers came off the course for the signature dinner of barbeque ribs and fried
chicken. Once again Jeff Hoffman and his kitchen crew did an outstanding job with the food. After dinner the
awards were given to the winning teams in four different flights. The overall winning team, with a score of 53, was
comprised of John Silbernagle, Jason Gentilcore, Cara Huff and Johnny Flynn. Homewood at Frederick’s team
placed first, with a score of 75, in the second flight of seniors: Graham McIntyre, Bob Morrow, John Maley and
Stan Adamiak.
Overall, it was a wonderful fundraising day. I thank everyone who participated this year through their donations or
those who volunteered. It took the teamwork of everyone to make this year’s tournament the success that it was. It
was a day of fellowship, food and golf, but most importantly, fundraising for the new bus for our Homewood at
Frederick campus.
THE RESIDENT OPTIMIST
Be thankful for every new day, despite its challenges. The CHATTER recognizes Avadna Coghill as its Guest
Optimist. She rarely fails to reply to an IL hallway greeting that asks “How are you?” without a statement
beginning “Aren’t we lucky…!” On a hot and humid June morning, she ignited a spark of gratitude for being
able to walk from outside into the coolness of Homewood’s common areas. A very positive outlook when too
often we take such simple pleasures for granted!
Residents Association
Homewood Auxiliary
Richard Petre, President
Loberta Staley
Lifeline Campaign: The Homewood at Frederick
staff, the Council of the Residents Association and the
Homewood at Frederick Board of Directors are united
in a campaign to urge residents to wear their Lifeline
Personal Help Buttons with Auto Alert. It is most
important for Independent Living residents to remain
independent by wearing their Lifeline Buttons,
especially when they are alone and may need
assistance in the event of an accident. The Lifeline
campaign motto is “Be Smart, Not Late.”
Nominating Committee: Appointments to the 20152016 Nominating Committee are Mara Dudrow
(Chairperson), John Freeland, Bob Manthey,
Evelyn Manwiller and Nancy Smith.
2016 Yard Sale Date Change: In 2016, the Yard Sale
will be on April 29 and 30. A scheduling conflict for
the Multi-Purpose Room arose on the May date.
Due to popular demand, the Homewood Auxiliary will
again hold a "Christmas in July" fundraiser to include
a delicious, holiday box lunch for $8.00 plus a special
dessert at a reasonable cost. We will also have holiday
music for this special occasion as well as Christmas
decorations to get you in the mood. Join in the fun
with Mrs. Claus who will be on hand. The date is
Thursday, July 30, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, in the
Community Center. Also, in July, the Auxiliary will
host its annual root beer float event. Flyers will be
posted for these events.
The Auxiliary recently visited the studio of Yemi, a
local artist and author, and creator of “The Pillars of
Frederick” portraits. The Auxiliary plans a fundraiser
in November to showcase and offer for sale a variety
of Yemi's interesting works of art.
Homewood Golfing History
Graham McIntyre
Another Homewood Golf Classic event was played on June 10, 2015.
We extend our thanks to Peggy and Bob Strine for continuing as benefactors for the Resident Foursome, a role the
Strines have assumed for the past four years. It is also a pleasure to acknowledge that, for the first time in five years,
the Resident Foursome was authentic—comprised of Stan Adamiak, John Maley, Bob Morrow and me, all current
residents. We were awarded First Place for Flight Four while turning in a score of 75.
Readers may be interested in the accompanying table that is a partial snapshot of the annual Crumland Farms Golf
Classic since 2007. Note that in 2011, we were fortunate to field a ladies’ resident foursome for that year’s classic.
We could adopt the fielding of a ladies’ resident foursome as a goal for next year; are there any lady golfers who
would like to step forward? It would be a lot of fun.
NEW RESIDENTS
LIBRARY CORNER
Freda Litman
Shirley Erdmanis
We
welcomed
Fran
Rondum into Apt. 267 from
Frederick, MD in April.
Fran has two daughters, five
grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
She is a
widow who was born in
Philadelphia, PA.
Fran graduated with a BA in
history from Hood College,
and made a career in real
estate sales in Frederick for
20 years. She was a volunteer literacy teacher for 20
years, and also served on the Frederick Board of
Community Living. Fran has knitted hundreds of
“preemie caps” for Care Wear but indicates that other
interests are oil painting, travel, reading and church
activities.
Fran selected Homewood at Frederick as her retirement
residence because of its church affiliation; the facility
felt “more caring than a privately-owned facility.” She
has heard only good things about Homewood from
those who live here.
Joining us in Apt. 314
from Frederick, MD in
April is Betty Wheeles.
She is a widow, was
born in Jonesboro, AR,
and has three daughters,
four
sons,
25
grandchildren and 17
great-grandchildren.
Betty graduated from
Parsons High School in
Kansas.
She was
employed at a dental
office, from chairside to manager, for 25 years.
Betty was a volunteer at Frederick Memorial Hospital
and enjoys family, travel, reading and keeping in touch
with friends around the U.S. via computer. She selected
Homewood when she retired because of its nearby
location.
Several new best sellers are now in the Homewood 3rd
Floor Library:
Debbi Macomber – Last One Home
Hanna Kriston – The Nightingale
James Patterson – NYPD Red 3
Steve Berry – The Patriot Threat
Clive Cussler – The Assassin
Daniel Steele – Prodigal Son
Stuart Woods – Hot Pursuit
Harlan Coben –The Stranger
Nora Roberts – The Liar
Cruise Goers
Vernon Rippeon
Canada Cruise Reminder: About 17 Homewood residents will meet for lunch on Wednesday, July 29, at
11:30 am in the IL Private Dining Room. (Residents
can pay for lunches by charging to their Homewood
accounts.) A travel agent with AAA will be present to
answer questions. Make lunch reservations by calling
Judie Kirkpatrick at X5801 or 301-644-5801.
Future Cruise: The Travel Committee may schedule
another cruise, possibly to the Caribbean, in January,
February or March of 2016. Any Homewood resident
with early interest may contact Vernon Rippeon at
X5883 or 301-644-5883.
Homewood’s newest residents.
Photo by Bill Drenning
Training of Nursing Care Staff
Stan Schweinfurth
On April 12, Vicki Keriakos, Director of Nursing, and Barb Kunkle, Coordinator of Staff Development, presented
information to the Family Council about the training of nursing-care staff of Homewood at Frederick. Training is a
very rigorous activity of the management and employees of the HealthCare and Assisted Living units. Thirty-six
courses and two “fairs” are required of all nursing staff which includes Assisted Living, for the purpose of nursing
staff training. Individual courses vary in length from 30 minutes to three hours, and in types of settings from
computer to classroom. A “fair” is a day-long activity in the MP room at which the staff are tested for their
knowledge and skill at performing the many tasks required in a nursing facility. One of these is the annual nurses/
nurses’- aides fair in October; the other is a fair on food-safety where staff are shown proper methods of food
handling. Courses are followed by on-the-floor observation and hands-on training if necessary. Training is
accomplished “on the clock.”
After being hired, new employees are required to take 14 health care courses mandated by the State of Maryland, and
are required to repeat the same 14 courses annually on or about their service dates. These 14 courses are presented
as videos of varying lengths, from 30 minutes to one hour each, and have built-in questionnaires to test the trainee’s
comprehension and retention. Subjects range from resident’s rights and accident prevention to the meaning of
dementia and to safe nursing practices. Trainees are given sufficient time to complete the courses and may divide a
course into several sessions.
In addition to the 14 mandatory beginning and annual-update courses, a General Orientation course lasting eight
hours is led by speakers from the nursing department and is offered monthly, particularly to new hires. At least 24
courses required by Homewood are taken during the year. Of these, eight courses focus on Alzheimer’s disease
alone and one on dementia in general. Three of the Alzheimer’s courses and the dementia course, adding up to an
additional eight hours, are required by Homewood of all new hires, and are taught in a classroom setting. In 2014,
all nursing staff had to complete five additional mandatory Alzheimer’s disease courses, for example, depression,
helping families and caregivers with coping ethics, managing challenging behaviors, philosophy and guiding
concepts to caring for residents.
The remaining 11 courses, all given throughout the year, are one hour long and are presented in a classroom setting.
They include subjects such as behaviors and interventions, proper coding of ADLs (Activities of Daily Living,
required by Medicare), delivering medicines, transfers (moving residents from place to place), food safety, dignity,
bullying, fire drill, restraints, falls and infection control.
The Director of Nursing plans to develop a “preceptor” (mentor, teacher) program to put the final polish on the
overall training program. Preceptors would provide one-on-one help to individual staff members in cases of issues
that may be beyond the capabilities of those individuals.
Residents
enjoyed the
Friday night
Bingo
sponsored by
Lewistown 4-H
SEARCHING THE FAMILY TREE
Dick Kopp
Imagine your great, great, great, great grandchildren, 100 years from now, being able to access their family tree,
going back 10, 12 or even more generations, looking at photographs birth/marriage/death certificates, military
records, honorary degrees, descriptions of life events and much more. That is all possible if you start now! Learn
how, at a presentation in the Multi-Purpose Room on Monday, July 13, at 2:30 pm.
A generation or two ago family tree information was kept in carefully arranged photo books (or in shoe boxes) with
notes on the back of the pictures or, in the case of my mother, in a metal box and a calendar book.
During the past 25 years, computer technology has provided a tremendous number of data models to make it easier
to search, find missing data, share data from other family trees and organize family tree information. All you or a
family member needs is the motivation, some patience and a computer to help to identify family ancestry
information and log it in your family tree data base. My daughter, Dee Dee, began such a venture about eight years
ago and now has identified over 750 people in our family tree. She has also helped some of her friends identify
portions of their family trees.
On July 13, Dee Dee and I will present information on the opportunities available to you or a family member to help
you get started, or, if already started, to help you make more progress. Mary Mannix, Manager of the Maryland
Room at C. Burr Artz Library, and Marion Currens, Manager of the Research Center at the Frederick Historical
Society of Frederick, will also be present to answer any questions you might have. Please join us and bring
interested family members for entertainment and information. Perhaps you can share your family tree with other
family members as a Christmas gift!
SARAH’s AMARYLLIS
Sarah Drenning
The amaryllis bulbs that I moved from my home to Homewood last
June and stored in our garage over the winter have been blooming on
our front porch on Homewood Drive. They have been lovely! While
amaryllis are featured in shops at Christmas time, mine rest over the
winter and bloom in late spring. They were beautiful this year. I have
collected these bulbs over many years.
Red Star
My love for flowers came from my mother’s love for them. She had
flowers growing outside in her garden and inside in pots in many windows, and she taught me the names of so many. We also enjoyed
walks in the woods in the spring when the wild flowers were blooming. I have potted hibiscus that were hers that will be blooming as the
summer progresses.
Coral
Pink Striped
Many Reds
No joke…
Pat Morgan
IT REALLY IS ROCKET SCIENCE!
For years, when I appeared to struggle with the meaning of something that other
persons were telling me, they would say, jokingly, “Come on! It isn’t rocket
science!” Recently, I stepped directly in the minefield of such science and its
practitioners, and realized it was, literally, out of this world, beyond my
understanding. (No wonder that my computer screen can change before my eyes
with only one mistaken mouse-click or keystroke, and the resolution is such a
mystery!)
In May, I attended the commencement exercises of the Whiting School of
Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. I was thrilled to be
present when one of my granddaughters received her MS in computer science,
having earned her baccalaureate degree in physics at the University of Maryland.
Just as puffed with pride two years ago, the setting, the atmosphere and the
candidates were a bit different at the Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, where her younger sister, following an undergraduate degree in fine
arts, graduated with a MA in teaching. At MICA, I was in my comfort zone and
able to speak the language.
Becky and Caitlin Selzer, 1992
The way they were
The keynote speaker at the JHU engineering commencement was Salvatore Bruno, president and CEO of United
Launch Alliance, an organization which teams the Atlas and Delta for U.S. government space launches. Bruno holds
a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University. I think…I think…I
heard Bruno predict that within 10 years, thousands of humankind would be in space; all we need is water and other
natural resources, he said. He foresaw that many of the JHU graduate degree candidates would someday design and
monitor the programs, the rockets, the vehicles, the robotics, for those space expeditions. And that really is rocket
science…for which this grandmother needs an interpreter!
[According to The American Legion Magazine, June 2015, loaned to me by Homewood resident Eleanore Tressler,
in a column subtitled “Verbatim,” Ellen Stofan, chief scientist for NASA, believes the agency will find “strong
indications of life beyond Earth in the next decade and definitive evidence in the next 10 to 20 years.” Stofan also
said: “We know where to look, we know how to look, and in most cases, we have the technology.” The original
source was the Daily Mail.]
Having Trouble Getting Your Mail?
Some Homewood cottage/patio folks, on both sides of Willow Road, are having
trouble getting the correct mail in their stand-alone mail stands. The U.S. Post Office is not always able to keep up with changes in occupancy in the cottages, and
sometimes mail delivery is made by a postal employee who has no prior experience
delivering on our route.
The Frederick Post Office recommends that each of us cottage/patio folks place a
clear tag on the inside of our mail box, including the name(s) of the occupant(s) and
the street address or cottage number. I’m assured that, with this action, our mail
service will improve!
Dick Kopp
NOTEABLES CHORUS
The first Spring Concert of the
newly-formed Noteables Chorus
of Homewood at Frederick on
May 31 may have been, as one
concert-goer proclaimed, “the best
event ever held at Homewood”! A
welcoming crowd that overflowed
from the Multi-Purpose Room into
the lobby of the Community
Center listened to the music. The
Noteables concert was directed by
Homewood resident Gail Slezak
with piano accompaniment by
Beverly Adams. The 30-member
chorus sang a variety of songs, from American folk and patriotic genres to nostalgia popular music, through the
decades between 1920 and 1950. Receiving standing ovations were George Smith, who entertained with his banjo,
and Pat Dawson and Richard Holter as soloists.
Don’t miss the Noteables in their next performance in December. If you like to sing and would like to join the
Chorus in the fall, Gail would be happy to talk to you. Call her at 301-662-8320.
Photo by Lane Hart
FAAM Group
The Frederick Adult Amateur Musicians (FAAM) held another musical
event on June 7 in Frederick. Music played was from a wide variety of
composers including Vivaldi, Chopin, Bach, Beethoven and Moszkowski.
FAAM is a recently organized group of amateur musicians who desire to
share their love of music (principally classical, but not exclusively) with
others within their group. Also, through our outreach program, several
recitals will be given in various non-profit venues. Membership is open to
Several members of the Frederick Adult
any amateur musician in the Frederick area who shares our interests.
For more information about joining us or our outreach program, contact
Bart Kinlein at 301-631-6704 or email to [email protected].
Amateur Musicians are (from left) Rob
Beers, Bob Powers, Susan Hill, Bart
Kinlein, Martha Badger and Diane
Kinlein. All are residents of Frederick
County. Bob, Martha, Diane and Bart are
Homewood residents.
CORRECTION:
HEIRS OF JOY CHOIR
The story,
“Songs With
George,” in The CHATTER,
June 2015, should have stated
George Kleinspehn’s career as
a former chemistry teacher. The
CHATTER regrets the error.
To a small, but very enthusiastic group of residents, the Heirs of Joy Choir
presented a wonderful concert of religious music on June 6. The choir is
from Calvary United Methodist Church, Mt. Airy, MD. Between their
program selections, the audience was asked to make other selections from a
booklet the Choir provided with old-time hymns. A sing-a-long was very
much enjoyed by the audience.
Shirley Erdmanis
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Suzanne Morris
WHO WAS MARGARETTA
SLAYMAN?
Pat Morgan
Homewood has been blessed with many friendly and
capable volunteers who share their unique gifts with
our community.
Weekly chapel services are
enhanced by residents who serve as musicians,
greeters, ushers, acolytes, audio visual technicians,
scripture readers and escorts.
Why does the campus worship center/multi-purpose room
have Margaretta Slayman Chapel lettered above its
doorway? Who was Margaretta Slayman? A beloved
chaplain? A former Homewood resident? A generous
benefactor? Who knows the whole story?
The Religious Life Committee provides support and
assistance to the chaplains, both in worship and
behind the scenes as well.
New members are
welcome to join the Committee at any time; just
speak with Chaplain Suzanne. Meetings occur every
other month on the first Tuesday of the month in the
Multi-Purpose Room at 3:00 pm.
Following the Slayman trail, after exhausting more than a
half-dozen leads, The CHATTER remembered the United
Church of Christ connection with Homewood’s history.
With many thanks to Fred Wenner, retired UCC
minister, and his computer files of clippings from The
Frederick News-Post, we now know who Margaretta was
and why the chapel bears her name.
In July and August those who attend worship will
have the opportunity to choose one of the hymns
each Sunday. Please add your favorite to the sign-up
sheet in the back of the chapel. We’ll do our best to
accommodate everyone’s choices.
Margaretta Fromke Slayman was, in fact, a Homewood
resident for 12 years at the downtown Frederick location,
until her death in 1999 at age 95. She was widowed
twice, first by Edward S. Shriner, and last by Charles H.
Slayman, Jr. Margaretta’s parents, Harry J. and Mary C.
Lorenz Fromke, predeceased her, and she was the last of
her immediate family. She was a graduate of Frederick
High School and formerly employed with Frederick
County National Bank. Margaretta was a lifelong
member of Evangelical Reformed UCC in Frederick, a 30
-year DAR member, and a member of the FMH Auxiliary.
Her grave is in Frederick’s Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
The choir will take a well-deserved break for July
and August. THEOS will not meet in July or August.
Enjoy the many delights summer brings. Blessings
to all!
HOMEWOOD MEDICAL
TRANSPORTATION
We realize that it is becoming increasingly difficult
to get an appointment with a doctor by 2:00 pm.
Beginning August 1, the Transportation Department
will increase its service time by one hour to
accommodate later doctor appointments. Residents
are still required to give the Transportation
Department at least a 48-hour notice for medical
appointments and should be scheduled for no later
than 3:00 pm for guaranteed pick-up.
Appointments that are made with less than a 48hour notice, or later than 3:00 pm for pick-up, will
be scheduled at the Transportation Department’s
discretion, and will be based on driver availability.
In early 2000, after receiving a $300,000 bequest from the
Margaretta Slayman Estate, Ernest W. Angell, President
and CEO of Homewood Retirement Centers, announced
that “we are pleased to name the chapel for Mrs. Slayman
in honor of the substantial gift to our capital campaign.”
The chapel was part of the $30 million retirement
community on the Crumland Farms campus which
formally opened on April 30, 2000.
SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIES
7:00 pm in the MPR
(Subject to change)
Nancy McIntyre
JULY 4 - AN UNFINISHED SONG
JULY 11 - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
JULY 18 - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
JULY 25 - BLUE SKIES
THIS IS A TEST!
Submitted by Eleanore Tressler
This is the eighth-grade five-hour final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS. The original document is on file at the
Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and was reprinted by the Salina Journal.
Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters.
2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no Modifications.
3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph.
4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of lie, lay, and run.
5. Define Case; Illustrate each Case.
6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation.
7. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of
grammar.
Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cents/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50
per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per meter?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.
U. S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U. S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following; Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.
Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, and syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each; Trigraph, sub vocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono,
sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball,
mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
.9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.
Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall & Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth
HOMEWOOD STAFF PROFILE: Barb Kunkle
Cathy Stull
Barb Kunkle serves as Homewood’s Staff Development and Infection Control Coordinator. She has been part of the Homewood staff for almost 25 years. Barb began
in 1991 as a GNA (Geriatric Nursing Assistant) and took her training class at Homewood. In 1994 she became a LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) and served as Charge
Nurse with Janet O ‘Brien in the former FSK Homewood location. Barb prepared
resident assessments at this location and then became Director of Assisted Living in
preparation for the move to Crumland Farms. In 2000 she became the Wellness Director. After nine years in this position, Barb returned to nursing in a part-time capacity so that she could be at home with her new son.
In 2014 Barb became Homewood’s Staff Development and Infection Control Coordinator. She is responsible for all new hires’ immunization records including the requirement for their two-step PPD test (a tuberculin skin test). Additionally she oversees the completion of all educational and in-servicing requirements for this
group. Barb teaches co-worker CPR classes and leads monthly classroom instruction. She monitors daily infection control reports and watches carefully for any changing trends. Barb also oversees
the PPD testing requirements for current co-workers, and maintains licensing renewal and verification information
for the professional staff. Recently Barb has been working to enhance the current training procedures through the
concept of a preceptor (sometimes called mentoring) program for nursing co-workers.
Barb and her husband met 27 years ago while she was working in the catalog department of JC Penney’s. With a
smile and a twinkle in her eye, she likes to tell people that she ordered her husband “from the catalog.” The two
adopted their son Landon seven years ago from Korea, and he is currently finishing the first grade.
Maurice and Mary Hassett
recently celebrated their
96th and 91st birthdays with
their family.
New On-Call Driver
Welcome to Homewood! Our
new on-call driver, Ed Alberstadt,
grew up in Montgomery County
and moved to Frederick 20 years
ago. He currently resides in Fairfield, PA, and drives a school bus
for Frederick County. Ed has two
grown children: his daughter Audrey is a therapist for autistic children and his son Steven is a car mechanic at a
dealership in Frederick.
DINING ROOM COURTESY
SIGN UP FOR EVENING MEALS BY 3:30 PM at
the front desk, for both specials and menu orders.
AFTER 3:30 PM: CALL THE KITCHEN
DIRECTLY AT X 6133 if dining plans change,
for example, if unexpected guests arrive.
HANDS OFF the coffeepot for refills, or to adjust
window blinds or the thermostat. Insurance will
not cover an injury if you are or another person is
hurt, or if equipment is broken.
Ann Burnside Love, Food Committee Chair, at
the Request of Kitchen and Wait Staff
Activities are Subject to
Change
Homewood’s monthly activities and trips are
subject to change. The monthly calendar – and
Travel Packet – are printed before the end of each
month. Often, changes occur to both of those
schedules after they are in residents’ hands. The
best way to find out about these changes is to watch
TV Channel 970 (if you have Comcast), check the
bulletin boards, and watch for email updates or
notices in mailboxes. Residents may also receive a
“robo” call. If you have any questions or concerns
about activities, please contact Julie Norris at 301644-5639 or in-house at X6039.
THE CHATTER NEWSLETTER STAFF
Editor……..…………………………….Pat Morgan
Reporters………Shirley Erdmanis, Vernon Rippeon,
Leslie Hobbs
Final Proofreader………………………Paul Mellott
Photographers………..Lane Hart, Shirley Erdmanis,
Vernon Rippeon, Roland Hobbs
Circulation Assistant…………………..Sylvia Little
Production Manager……………………Julie Norris
Ex-Officio…..………….President, Residents Ass’n
Contact Info: Pat Morgan, Editor
Email: [email protected]
In-house: Box 213; Phone X 5810
DEADLINE to submit copy: 15th of any month