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S E C T I ON A Rehabilitation facilities..................... A19
Nutrition and Health......................... A20
Local Dining........................................ B2
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 2............. B3
REMINDER
President's Report............................... A2
Editorial.............................................. A3 Legal................................................ A21 Political.....................................................B5 D E LE G AT E M E E T I N G
Delegate Assembly Minutes................. A5 Dinosaurs Return to WPB..................... A23 CV Organizations/What's Happening..........B6
Reader's Corner................................. A23 Sports.......................................................B8
Friday 10/5/18
Officer's Reports.................................. A6
Story of Medical Building.................... A7 Entertainment.................................. A27 Tales from the Cold War.......................... B9 9:30AM in the Theater
Maintenance....................................... A8 Retirement Blues.............................. A28 Transportation/Excursion Trips.......... B12 Email articles & comments:
Medicare Enrollment Period.............. A11 Safety............................................... B13 ucoreporterwpb@gmail.com
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Events and Facts in October............... A12 Can Movies Teach History?................. B17
Library News..................................... A18 Radio: Gunsmoke................................ B1 Source of Neutrinos Found................... B18
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The
President’s
Report
By Dave Israel Let’s talk about Budget
Our diplomacy and development bud- at the delegate assembly—is not only Century Boulevard along the bound- and rent to be received from Atlantic
get is not just about reducing spending inefficient; it belittles the efforts of ary with the defunct golf course. This Broadband for the Cable Store to be
and finding efficiencies. We need a frank those who have labored for hours at project could cost two hundred thou- located at 5400 Fairway Street. These
conversation about what we stand for as Finance Committee meetings, care- sand dollars or more, as this effort incomes total some $36,500. We also
that 'shining city on a hill.' And that con- fully evaluating includes reloca- anticipate income from CD invest-
versation begins by acknowledging that concerns and Extending our budget out into the tion and widen- ments totaling some $56,000, net
we can't do it on the cheap. costs. Disap- future will allow us to forecast ing of the side- after taxes. In the final analysis, an-
—Colin Powell pointingly, at- walk. Another ticipated expenses currently appear
Budgeting is the process of cre- tendance at the
how much money we will be major project we to exceed anticipated revenue, thus
ating a plan to spend your money. Finance Com- able to reserve for important need to take up leading to an increase in the coupon.
This spending plan is called a BUD- mittee meet- projects such as new perimeter involves clean- Please study the draft budget, and if
GET. Creating this spending plan ings in August fencing, repaving of the roads ing and televis- you have some ideas for reducing ex-
allows you to determine in advance and the early ing our drainage penses, let us know at UCO.
whether you will have enough mon- part of Septem- and sidewalks and major system. This will Extending our budget out into
ey to do the things you need to do or ber was sparse. beautification projects. make the storm the future will allow us to forecast
would like to do. Please keep this drains work ef- how much money we will be able to
In August, the UCO Finance Com- in mind for the future: We need YOU ficiently and help UCO anticipate reserve for important projects such
mittee created the DRAFT OF THE to attend and provide your input! drain failures such as occurred at as new perimeter fencing, repaving
2019 BUDGET. This was the point A proper budget can help prioritize Bath and Borden streets some years of the roads and sidewalks, and ma-
at which the Committee needed in- projects and keep our finances on ago. This cost would be on the order jor beautification projects. Using a
put from those not on the Commit- track. The recommended 2019 bud- of one hundred thousand dollars. realistic budget to forecast our spending
tee—especially those with budget- get will be presented at the October 5 There are continuous daily ex- for 2019 and beyond will really help us
ary concerns—to discuss the details delegate assembly for a vote. penses incurred in repairing asphalt with our long-term financial planning.
of the budget. Why? Because this is Currently, it appears that there cracks caused by tree root intrusion We can then make realistic assump-
most effectively done then, with few- will be an increase in the UCO bud- and breakdowns in the irrigation tions about our annual income and
er people, with people who have some get coupon of approximately $5.00/ pipes and pumps. expense requirements, and plan for
knowledge of finances, when there month/unit. What are the drivers of long-term financial goals. I have in-
is no time pressure. To tinker with this anticipated increase? The most Some offsets: cluded the Draft UCO Budget for
budget details at the end of the pro- glaring anticipated expense has been Of course there are small offsets, 2019.
cess—when a couple of hundred peo- caused by our “good neighbor Drew.” such as rents received from Seacrest
ple are voting on the overall budget He took down 1350 feet of fence on for their use of the storage compound
REASONS TO VOTE BY A MAIL-IN 12. There is a difference between an undeliverable vote by mail
ballot and a rejected vote by mail ballot, Undeliverable ballots
BALLOT are not actually rejected but never delivered to a voter because
of an address change.
1. Ballots can be requested, filled out, and sent back all from the
comfort of your home.
13. Vote-by-Mail is one of three methods of voting in Florida.
2. No lines! Voters can also chose to vote in person during the early
voting period or on Election Day.
3. Voters don’t need to take off from work or school, or travel to
vote. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON VOTING BY MAIL- BALLOT, CONTACT:
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS 561-656-62004
4. Vote-by-mail is an effective and safe way to cast your ballot.
APPLICATIONS FOR A MAIL-IN BALLOT WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE
5. Voting by mail is safe. Rejection rates are low, and voters are
given an opportunity to fix problems on their ballot ahead of SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE THROUGH OCTOBER 31.
time rather than at the polls on election day.
2018 GENERAL ELECTION - Tuesday, Nov 6, 2018 -
6. Voting by mail is private, Your ballot is sealed and delivered
directly to the Supervisor of Elections. GENERAL INFORMATION)
7. Voting by mail is fast, Vote-by-mail ballots are actually the first Polling places are open from 7am to 7pm on Election Day. The
in the state to be counted. polling place for registered voters in Century Village is the
CENTURY VILLAGE CLUBHOUSE - between 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M.
8. The overall statewide rejection rate of vote-by-mail ballots is
approximately 1%.
If you wish, you may VOTE EARLY. The closest Early Voting
location to Century Village is the Supervisor of Elections
9. In many counties, you can track your vote-by-mail ballot to
make sure it is received. Office, 240 S. Military TRail.
10. If you have not updated your signature recently, you are The early voting period consists runs for eight days:
encouraged to do so. October 27 – November 3, 2018
11. There are cure provisions if there is deemed to be signature Any registered voter may vote at an early voting site in an
mismatch or missing a signature - and many Supervisor of
Election Offices will get in touch with you if this is the case.
election that contains state or federal races.
OCTOBER 2018 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE A3
EDITORIAL
The UCO Reporter POLICY
The UCO Reporter promises to
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Co-Editor.........................................Myron Silverman for publication:
Do You Care?
Co-Editor.................................................... Joy Vestal LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
Letters to the Editor should be
Associate Editors.............................. Anita Buchanan, limited to 250 words, and must be
Lanny Howe, Ruth Dreiss, Bobbi Levin e-mailed (ucoreporterwpb@gmail.
Advertising Manager...............................Phil DePaul BY JOY VESTAL AN D MYRO N SI LVE R M AN com) to the Reporter by the 7th of
the month prior to publication. Your
IT Manager......................................JoAnne Robinson Do you care that your building tion has approximately a $7 mil- opinions are important to us, but
Sports..........................Irwin J. Cohen & Sam Milham is not represented at the Delegate lion dollar budget that is adminis- please refrain from gossip, innuendo,
Assembly Meeting? Do you know tered by volunteers. Yes that’s right nasty or inflammatory remarks.
Copy Editor...........................................Andre Legault Letters deemed to be inappropriate,
that this meeting is held the first all volunteers.
Copy Editor.............................................Jody E. Lebel inflammatory or libelous will be
Friday of every month in the club- Your own building is run by vol-
returned by the Staff for revision or
Photographer......................................Kate Odoardo house theater? Do you know that unteers. They make the decisions removal. All letters must include the
Production...........................................................OPS you are welcome to attend even that affect your life, taking care of name, address and phone number
Circulation.......................Seacrest, Pruitt, Gallagher,
if you are not an officer in your the maintenance, paying the bills of the author. No letters from UCO
building? Then the next question and making rules for the better- Reporter staff will be published. They
CMC may however have the opportunity
is “Why should I bother? Because ment of their lives and yours. It’s
Staff............. Irv Rikon, Ginger Veglia, Lenore Velcoff to submit an opinion article also
the simple answer is, “It’s Your not a full time job but yes it does limited to 250 words.
Marilyn Curtis, Louise Warner Home” Whether it’s your home for require some time but so what ARTICLES: Articles for inclusion
part of the year or year-round don’t else do you have to do? And by should be limited to 500 words,
you want to know what is happen- the way there is insurance to cover e-mailed (ucoreporterwpb@gmail.
ing to make this Village even more the building officers if a problem com) to the Reporter by the 7th
of the month prior to the month
attractive than it is? Don’t you should come up
of publication. All articles will be
The UCO Reporter is a monthly publication care how your hard-earned money So come on folks jump into the limited to one per writer. The topic of
distributed within Century Village in West
Palm Beach. It is the official publication of is being spent? You can’t complain pool, you might like it! Start with your article is of your choosing, but
Century Village. For advertising information, when the budget goes up if you the next meeting, October 5 when the Staff has the discretion to edit it
please call 561-299-9908. Editorial and
Advertisement submissions are welcome, but haven’t participated in the process the 2018-19 UCO budget will be with your approval or reject it based
subject to editing at the publisher's discretion both for your building and the presented and a vote will be called. on the above stipulations. All articles
and publisher may decline to publish any must include the name, address and
submission. Facts and statements expressed clubhouse. It doesn’t take a great Or just sit home and complain.
phone number of the author.
in the editorial content are not necessarily deal of time to become an officer That will do a lot of good!
those of the UCO Reporter. All content is
copyrighted and may not be reprinted, copied in your building or a volunteer for Written by two very active UCO
or reproduced without written permission UCO or at the clubhouse. Century Village volunteers,
from the Publisher. ©2015.
Remember the UCO organiza- ADVERTISING SALES AND
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THURSDAY 4 SEARCH/NOMINATION UCO 10:00PM local businesses for new ads.
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FRIDAY 5 DELEGATE ASSEMBLY THEATER 9:30AM Salary plus Commission on
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EXECUTIVE BOARD TUESDAY 9 ADVISORY UCO 10:00AM skills needed. Print production
Christine Armour Herb Finkelstein WEDNESDAY 10 BROADBAND UCO 11:00AM
knowledge and newspaper
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Domenic Guarnagia Phyllis Richland
THURSDAY 11 COP ROOM B 9:30AM the successful candidate. Great
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Alice Schrass Michael Rayber WEDNESDAY 17 BEAUTIFICATION UCO 9:30AM Please send your resume to:
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Editor
about an incident which took transponder arm did not respond ask for identification of those
place at the Democratic meeting in immediately for me and I believed who are unable to use the closed
August. I want to clarify that this it to be the fault of my transponder transponder lane. Traffic is already
was an isolated incident and is not a which may have needed replacement. backed up in a long single line. This
reflection of our Club. The situation Later that day, I again came in to find practice was used years ago and
was addressed and resolved quite
that the traffic through that lane somehow got lost in the shuffle.
amicably by the parties involved.
was closed. Apparently the arm was
Please take note that all Century
malfunctioning. Ruth Dreiss
Village residents are welcome to
attend Democratic club meetings The purpose of this letter is to
unless otherwise noted. advise that in order to expedite
entrance once I moved to the guest
Rhoda Nadell lane, I had my CV ID ready and
President, showed it for entrance. The security
United Democratic Club guard seemed pleased that I had
of Century Village, WPB done this and waved me in with a
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What a pleasant surprise! At Isn't it great to live in CVWPB? As of day of this writing, Atlantic Yes, there are good days and not
the September Delegates meeting Recently I had a phone conversation Broadband is asking $10 a month for so good days. We all have them, do
two residents took the microphone with a friend of mine in Pennsylvania. Home wi-fi. Absolutely ridiculous. not despair. One of the best ways to
to thank the Reporter staff for its Of course the conversation finally When you get the modem it should get through them is come into the
work and compliment them on the turned to the weather and the have internet and wi-fi. I would UCO office and let our staff assist
September edition. On behalf of the obvious question was, "How can you suggest you wait to make any you in resolving your problems.
entire staff, I want to thank those stand the heat"? Well, here are a few decisions until UCO has further Some of challenges may seem
individuals and the other residents ways, go to one of the pools. They are talks with Atlantic Broadband. The insurmountable, but take a deep
who take the time to call or write always in very good condition. My package for $21.99 with TIVO and breath, set back from the issue and
or who say thanks in Publix! Our favorite times are early morning and voice activated remote is a good deal approach it from a different angle,
office has been through two moves early evening. Go to Clubhouse of and if you want another mini tv it it can be resolved quickly. Getting
in the last few years and some of our your choice, watch a movie, play pool, is only $10.00 a month. But until educated about condo living and
members have been ill and unable to go to a show or a one of then dances, we clear up this matter of Home wi- condo rules and regulations is the
work. Please send a card to Lanny check out the library, play cards or fi, personally I will not sign up for first step in the process of making
Howe, Irv Rikon and Sam Milham. scrabble or whatever. Take the bus anything. your association run smoothly and
These men have worked tirelessly to go shopping or just go around the Before any of my quadrants sign efficiently. There are classes being
for years to inform, entertain and village. Of course my response to my up with Atlantic Broadband please given by professionals that are free.
sometimes educate our residents. We friend was, I did not move to Century call me if you have any questions The classes are advertised in the UCO
miss them. Village to shovel snow. about the packages(Bundles) they are Reporter. Residents can come into
We need help! We need Many things are going on at the offering. the office and our staff can provide
proofreaders, writers (especially office this time of year as we are I would like to thank Arlene Kretz you with more details.
sports copy) an office manager and, preparing budgets for UCO and and Judy Amsler for all the work Looking good on the outside
let’s face it, any resident who would also for WPRF as well as the normal they are doing for getting the sign does not always translate to be that
like to contribute to our village. business at hand. I really do enjoy and looking into shrubbery for the way on the inside. Hidden under
Myron and I are proud of our being here. If you have a question or front of Okeechobee entrance. Also the paint on your walkways could
paper. We are proud of our staff a suggestion feel free to stop in. Even special thanks to Dom Guarnagia be corroding rebar and cracking
and, most of all, we are proud to say just to say hell-o. and Heyward Williams and Donald concrete that if not fixed could result
that we are residents of CENTURY Now the answer to my first Foster who will be watching the in a major liability suit against your
VILLAGE. question, YES it really is great to live construction of the new sign. Association. Invite your property
in CVWPB. Stay well. All Centenarians please make sure manager or concrete specialist to do
you are coming to our celebration of a walk-through of your property. Do
100 year olds and up. I look forward not kick the can down the road on
to meeting you all at your party on this issue.
November 8. Remember the hurricane season is
in full swing. Be prepared.
In case you were not aware,
National Grandparents day was
celebrated September 8. Today
grandparents make up a larger
proportion of the population than
ever before.
The following is for all those
grandparents that live in Century
Village.
A grandmother said to her young
grandson, “You know in a month I
am going to be a great grandmother.”
The little boy replied, “Grandma,
you’ve always been a great
grandmother!
Joe Rosenberger, PA
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Easy to navigate, ucoreporter.com contains links to other useful
online services, such as David Israel’s blog, the newly-created Atlantic
Broadband website for CV residents, and the Brightline train, where GO TRAVEL JMB
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SERVICES
The Proper Sequence of Repairs Before Painting
the Exterior of your Building
Maintenance under compression but poor
under expansion that has
run-off from rusting the mild-
steel reinforcing rod that anchors
as Behr, Sherwin Williams,
Benjamin Moore, etc. to return
By Dom Guarnagia occurred over time. The result the individual baluster, splitting the beauty of your building(s).
is cracking and failure of the the concrete and endangering its Premium Exterior Paint has a life
Paint is formed concrete elements such integrity. I seldom recommend a expectancy of approximately eight
merely a as structural columns, walkways, Contractor but our association (8) years before the elements react
decorative stairs balusters and walls of large hired a well-known concrete unfavorably with the masonry,
element that expanse. Reserve funds should be specialist to perform the work however caulking may last for a
slows down the set aside for the repair process to prior to our painting this fall. With few years between paintings and
process of wear repair and maintain the integrity a Palm Beach County Building interim applications should be
and tear from of the assemblages. It is necessary Permit and supervising and used. Some associations have used
the weather, that a Structural Engineer certifying Structural Engineer, a new product for eliminating
especially creates a list of crumbling Marc Romanelli and his partner slips and falls on the walkways.
deluges and the ultra violet light that components and near failures Mike, Owners of “Construction An epoxy-based series of sprayed
compromise the exterior masonry requiring removal, repairing & Remodeling 1, Inc.” complete speckled non-slip surfaces is
components. Preparation and and replacement of the affected with a Boom Lift, matching cast becoming quite popular lasting
execution should be accomplished parts as well as supervising and replacement components and up to six (6) years without being
with two steps preceding seal coating certifying the work performed. a very capable crew, performed cleaned and resealed. This
and painting as follows. This is work to be performed by the removal and replacement element will be excluded from
1. With more than forty years of a Licensed and Insured General of original parts with identical the Painter’s contract, however,
exposure, expansion / contraction Contractor with good credentials replacements, primed and painted the floors and steps must be
and water intrusion, the rebar, and references and certainly not the repairs using matching-color masked and protected to prevent
located a mere 1 ½” below the merely a Handyman. paint from our painting project unwanted splattering during the
surface has succumbed to rusting seven years ago. Clean-up and paint process. This should have
and scaling. Mostly unseen, water 2. Upon completion of the masonry
repairs, the back, left and right removal of debris left a completed a bearing on the cost to mask
seeping into cracks has turned project as if, they were never here. vs. the cost for painting. Proceed
existing steel reinforcing into sides of the balusters, those
matching decorative elements, 3. Lastly, look for a licensed / insured cautiously with the three steps
rust, that requires more space and good luck so both safety
than the original virgin steel. Rust created in their shop, that support Painting Contractor to prime-
the railing cap, should have a bead coat or seal- coat all the masonry factors and lengthy function are
occupies more space than virgin carried on.
steel, resulting in expansion. of Elastomeric caulking applied surfaces with well-named 100%
Concrete is a wonderful material to prevent the penetration of Acrylic Exterior Paint such
OCTOBER 2018 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE A9
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the types of changes you can make to your Medicare coverage. However, in other institution.
certain situations, you may be eligible for a Special Election Period to enroll in As mentioned, if you think you may want to switch Medicare plans, the
a Medicare plan, switch plans, or make other changes to your coverage. Annual Election Period (AEP) is generally a great time to do so. If you’re outside
Some examples of situations that may qualify you for a Special Election of the AEP and think you may qualify for a Special Election Period, you can call
Period include (but aren’t limited to): us to get your Medicare questions answered. I can help you figure out if you’re
• You move out of your Medicare plan’s service area. eligible to make changes to your Medicare coverage.
• You are eligible for Medicaid coverage – or you lose your eligibility.
• You get Extra Help (also known as the Low-Income Subsidy) with Chiamaka Chukwurah
your Medicare prescription drug costs. Licensed and Certified Agent
Century Village Resident
• Your Medicare plan leaves the Medicare program. 561 800 4536
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OPERATION
PILL DROP
DROP OFF YOUR UNWANTED
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS:
Keep prescription medicine away from
our children and out of our water supply!
YES - Accepted NO - Not Accepted
• Prescriptions • Needles (Sharps)
• Over-the-counter medications • Thermometers
• Vitamins • Bloody or infectious waste
• Samples • Medications from businesses
• Medications for pets or clinics
• Lotions • Hydrogen Peroxide
• Liquid medication in plastic • Aerosol cans
or leakproof containers • Inhalers
• Medication glass containers
LOCATIONS:
CENTURY VILLAGE CLUB HOUSE
DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th
TIME: 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL:
UCO OFFICE 561-683-9189
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CONDOMINIUM CLASSES AT CV
CLUBHOUSE
SEMINAR SCHEDULE:
SORRY TO REPORT.........
Congregation Anshei Sholom
Sisterhood The Pillsbury Doughboy died today in Minneapolis of a yeast infection and
traumatic complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.
Born and bread in Minnesota, Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but
Invites you to join us for a Deli Luncheon his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not regarded as a very smart
cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes.
& us
Invites you to join Card
for Party
a Deli Luncheon & Card
Party
Play your favorite games – Meet new Friends –
Despite being a little flaky at times, he still was a crusty old man and served
as a positive role model for millions.
Have a fun afternoon Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018
11:30 AM -3:00 PMnew Friends – Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough, three children: John Dough,
Play your favorite games – Meet
Jane Dough, and Dosey Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also
HaveContribution $18.00
a fun afternoon per person
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.
Reserve
11:30 AMa-3:00
Table
PM
The funeral was held at 3:50
Contribution $18.00 per person for about 20 min.
For Res. & Info: Reserve
call Anita
a Table – 688-2767 or
For Res. & Info: call ……… Roz – cell
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our area. Our professional research Library is located next to the Dunkin’
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knowledge needed to complete your Tuesday, and Wednesday from 10:00
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family history, and to better Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
understand your medical condition. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
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Rehabilitation
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BY LENORE VELCOFF
During the first phase of the renovation, the public will be referred
to the following locations for library service: Greenacres Branch.
Lantana Rd. Branch, Okeechobee Blvd. Branch
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When it comes to eating healthy, when you make baked sweet • Add turmeric to chicken as helpful to boost memory.
most people think of fruits, potato fries, or a baked sweet • Jazz up your rice dishes
vegetables and whole grains of course potato Ideas to include it in foods:
• Give egg salad that beautiful
are usually also included as well. • Give carrots a little zing • Rosemary goes well with chicken
golden yellow color while also
Did you know that spices and and other meats like pork, beef, or
• Add it to your oatmeal increasing nutrients
seasonings also provide health lamb
benefits? Hundreds of years ago, • Make blueberry muffins with a
cinnamon streusel topping Ginger • Add rosemary to season potatoes
spices were a rare and precious
or carrots
commodity, and traded amongst This fragrant root has been
ancient civilizations. In addition Turmeric used for centuries in foods and for • Rosemary bread can also be
to flavoring food, many spices back its medicinal qualities. Ginger is enjoyed
Alzheimer’s appears to be less
then were prized for their medicinal common in India than compared to thought to have anti-inflammatory
qualities. the United States and other Western properties, as well as helping to ease These spices are a wonderful
countries. Based on laboratory nausea. addition to your diet. They could
Cinnamon experiments that were conducted, it provide many health benefits and
Cinnamon is a spice most people is believed that turmeric may have Ideas to include it in foods: they also taste great. They can
are very familiar with. Growing up, beneficial properties. • Grate fresh ginger and add it to add variety in the flavors of your
who didn’t have cinnamon candies Results of some studies have stir-fries dishes. It is important to ask your
as a treat or a cinnamon roll or shown turmeric can be helpful for doctor if you decide to ingest the
• It can also be used ground up in
cinnamon toast for breakfast? In decreasing the amount of carcinogens spices in supplement form. It can
your smoothies
addition to tasting good, it is also in grilled meats. It also has, like be dangerous to over consume the
• Mix ginger into your baked goods beneficial compounds in these spices.
believed to have beneficial qualities other spices, anti-inflammatory and
like pancakes or gingerbread or For example, turmeric supplements
for good health. antioxidant benefits.
cookies should not be taken when on blood
As a result of some studies, When using turmeric, please note
to do so with caution. The yellow hue • Grate some ginger for a tasty salad thinners.
researchers thought this spice could
can stain your clothing or counters. dressing
help reduce blood sugar levels.
Furthermore, cinnamon is believed Jeanie W. Friedman is a Registered
Ideas to include it in foods: Rosemary Dietitian and nutritionist licensed in the
to have anti-bacterial and anti-
inflammatory benefits as well. Rosemary has been used State of Florida. This article is intended
• Turmeric can give your curry
throughout ancient history. It was for educational purposes only and is not
dishes a pleasing flavor
Ideas to include it in foods: considered to have antioxidant and intended as a substitute for consultation
• Fish and seafood would go with your health care professional.
• Sprinkle some cinnamon powder wonderfully with this spice anti-inflammatory properties as well
Orthopedic and Neurological Rehab * Improve Strength and Flexibility * Gait and Balance Training
UPPER FLOOR, CORNER, 1 BED 1.5/2 BATH UPPER FLOOR 2 BED 1.5 / 2 BATH
SALISBURY B Ceramic tile, central air, furnished, screened patio, rentable right away, near the Haverhill gate. Great investment! $49,900 WELLINGTON M This condo features newer kitchen with recessed lights. Granite countertops in kitchen & bathrooms.
CAMDEN J Beautiful ceramic tile flooring, near the Camden pool, unfurnished, lots of light, great association and the Popcorn ceiling has been removed & replaced with a beautiful smooth ceiling. Porcelain tile flooring & crown molding.
location of this condo is near the west gate $45,000 Hurricane impact windows on patio $159,000
SHEFFIELD L Ceramic tile flooring, knock down wall, partly furnished. Near Hastings fitness center and haver hill gate $49,500 GOLFS EDGE E 2 Br, 2 bth, 2nd floor, unfurnished, pergo wood flooring, w/d can be installed, galley kitchen, rentable $72,000
ANDOVER A Ceramic tile flooring thru out. Lots of light, central air conditioning, unfurnished, tenant in place, KENT F Unfurnished, near Kent pool, rentable, ceramic tile. Cul-de-sac, heart of community $59,000
plenty of upgrades, well taken care of!!! $47,900 WELLINGTON C Two full baths in this luxury condo, water view, unfurnished, ceramic tile thru out condo, newer kitchen
COVENTRY D Ceramic tile thru out, lots of light, fully furnished, cul-de-sac, ready to move into asap. Near the clubhouse air conditioning is approximately 2 years old. $109,900
and fitness center and the east gate. $45,000 SOMERSET H Fully furnished, ceramic tile, newer kitchen. Facing swimming pool and tennis courts, on a cul-de-sac.
DORCHESTER I Ceramic till flooring , near hasting fitness center, well taken care of lot of upgrades and close to pool One year rental restriction $105,500
and the Hastings fitness center. Rent able! $44,900 SOMERSET E Pergo wood flooring, furnished, newer kitchen and tile, lift included and water view!!
CANTERBURY C Corner unit very nice, clean beautiful view, spacious closet space, great lighting, updated kitchen and bath $45,000 Large spacious rooms, lots of light! Cul-de-sac, front view is the tennis and pool. $93,000
GROUND FLOOR CORNER 1 BED 1.5 BATH NORWICH B 24 Hour security, furnished, very desirable, near the Haverhill gate and clubhouse great building $55,000
CAMDEN L Ceramic tile flooring, furnished, well taken care of, move in ready! Immaculate, ac still has a 10 year warranty, *ANNUAL RENTALS*
newer hot water heater $52,000 GROUND FLOOR 1 BED, 1 BATH
CANTERBURY D This is a spectacular condo, ceramic tile floors thru out, beautiful mexican tile back splash, cul-de-sac, EASTHAMPTON E Excellent condition, unfurnished, near the Haverhill entrance & close to the clubhouse.
tenant in place, this is a 55 plus community. Unfurnished, corner unit with central air, lots of upgrades, well taken care of Ceramic & pergo wood flooring. Steps to parking & close to laundry & mailbox. Great building & very serene area. $850
and a great tenant. Near the Dorchester pool, and fitness center. 24 Hour security, active clubhouse and fitness center. $55,000 NORTHAMPTON I Unfurnished, being renovated, steps to condo, near pool, avail 9-15-2018 $900
UPPER FLOOR 1 BEDROOM 1.5 BATH KINGSWOOD D Unfurnished, garden view, ceramic tile, carpet, close to laundry & mailbox, steps to parking,
CHATHAM H 1 Br, 1 bth, 2nd floor, beautiful ceramic tile floor, fully furnished, well kept, water view, 24 hour security $59,900 available 1-1-2019 $750
STRATFORD N Unfurnished, lots of upgrades, freshly painted, ceramic tile flooring, large unit, near the haver hill gate $69,500 KINGSWOOD E 1 Br, 1 bth, 2nd floor, ceramic tile floor, unfurnished, well taken care of, near amenities. $850
STRATFORD N Ceramic tile , washer, dryer. Knock down wall in kitchen. Absolutely beautiful!! $68,500 BERKSHIRE J Close to parking, furnished or unfurnished, this condo is close to laundry and mail boxes. Close to the west gate,
garden view, great building. 24 Hour security, active clubhouse and fitness center. Pools, tennis, racquetball, live theater,
STRATFORD O Unfurnished, rentable, water view. Shows beautifully. Lots of upgrades. $55,000
blockbuster movies, transportation that goes every where. $850
WELLINGTON M Freshly painted, move right into! Furnish with the exception of the dining room set. Ceiling fans thru out.
Lake view! Laundry on each floor! Elevator building. $72,500 UPPER FLOOR 1 BED, 1 BATH
WELLINGTON A Decorator’s delight, upgrades, new wood flooring, ceramic tile, brand new appliances including CAMDEN K Steps to the Okeechobee gate, close to the Camden pool, extra clean & ready to move into. This condo is furnished.
dishwasher and built in microwave, h2o heater, newer backsplash, new countertop in kitchen, located in a great location, No carpet. Garden view. 24 Hour security. $850
near the pool, waterview, elevator and laundry, unfurnished $59,500 KINGSWOOD E Ceramic tile flooring, unfurnished, freshly painted, serene garden view $850
GROUND FLOOR 1 BEDROOM 1.5 BATHS BERKSHIRE D Water view! Beautiful renovated, new, new! Furnished, near Kent pool. $950
SUSSEX M Rare, one bedroom, 1 1/2 bath on the first floor. Steps to pool and close to the west gate. Fully furnished. WINDSOR H Absolutely pretty! Near the west gate, ceramic tile flooring, recessed ceiling in kitchen, very private patio view,
Ceramic tile floors. Available for closing march 2019. Cats allowed. No renting for 2 years. $45,000 24 hour security $850
STRATFORD N Ceramic tile flooring thru out. Unfurnished, large spacious rooms, two year waiting period for renting, ANDOVER H Wood flooring, immaculate, furnished, 55” TV, 2 AC units, laundry next door, 24 hour security, active community. $875
no pets, central air conditioning, freshly painted, patio off living room. Lots of light. Near the clubhouse and fitness center. $55,000 UPPER FLOOR CORNER 1 BED 1.5 BATH
GROUND FLOOR 1 BED 1 BATH WINDSOR C Corner unit with central air conditioning. Lift included. Furnished. Garden view. Near the west gate.
KINGSWOOD D Steps to parking, ceramic tile flooring, close to laundry and mailbox garden view, gated com $39,900 This community has so many amenities clubhouse, fitness center, pools, gated community! $900
UPPER FLOOR 2 BED 1.5 BATH
UPPER FLOOR 1 BEDROOM ONE BATH
WINDSOR E 1 Br, 1 bath, furniture only will convey, ceramic tile & carpet, 2 year rent restrictions, newer kitchen & GOLFS EDGE E 2 Br, bth, 2nd floor, unfurnished, pergo wood flooring, galley kitchen, w/d can be installed, 24 hour security $975
countertops, 3 year old refrigerator, new front door $52,900 NORWICH L Near the Hastings fitness center and the east gate, well taken care of freshly painted, wall units, serene area.
KINGSWOOD E 1 Br, 1 bth, 2nd floor unit, ceramic tile, unfurnished, rentable building, well taken care of, near amenities $45,000 24 Hour security, active community $875
GROUND FLOOR 2/1.5 FIRST FLOOR
SALISBURY E 1 Br, 1 bth, 2nd floor, parquet floor, near east gate, garden view, well taken care of unit, 24 hour security,
tenant occupied $42,000 NORWICH M Clean clean immaculate, ceramic tile flooring furnished, garden view, beauty! $975
EASTHAMPTON I 1 Br, 1 bth, 2nd floor, unfurnished, beautiful flooring, near east gate, 24 hour security, tenant in place $49,900 UPPER FLOOR CORNER 2 BEDROOM 1.5 BATH
CANTERBURY F Rentable building, furnished, move in ready, cul-de-sac, close to pool and fitness center, very nice unit, SHEFFIELD J Fully furnished, ceramic tile and carpet in brs, garden view, close to Hastings fitness center and pools,
tenant in place $39,000 beautiful and well taken care of, central air $950
KINGSWOOD D No smoking, no pets, beautiful setting, ceramic tile, great garden view, very nice kitchen and bath $36,000 SEASONALS
UPPER FLOOR CORNER 2 BED 1.5 / 2 BATHS NORTHAMPTON F Carpet, furnished, water view, enclosed patio, central air, cul de sac, near the Kent pool $1,800
SOMERSET H Fully furnished, ceramic tile flooring. Newer kitchen and baths, immaculate and ready for you, this unit has SUSSEX I Absolutely beautiful! 1 Br, 1 bath renovated floor to ceiling! Bright & cheery. Garden view, cul de sac with lots of light. $1,350
lift and laundry on the floor, over looking the pool and tennis front view of condo, and a water view from patio, will not BEDFORD I Waterview, fully furnished, carpet & central air conditioning. Close to clubhouse & pools, 24 hour security,
last, this condo is the prettiest in the village wow! $105,000 active clubhouse & fitness center $1,250
WINDSOR C Beautiful, upgrades everywhere, knock down wall in kitchen shows fantastic, ceramic tile flooring, SHEFFIELD J Beautiful two bedroom, one and a half baths, fully furnished, garden view first floor condo $1,500
water view, lift included steps to pool, and the close to the east gate, move right into, great location, great building $75,000 STRATFORD K Fully furnished. Large 2 bedroom, 2 full baths,central air. First floor, steps to parking.
GOLFS EDGE D Ceramic tile and carpet, this is a large two bedroom two full baths, washer and dryer is allowed in the 24 Hr. Gated community $1,400
building, walking distance to haver hill gate, chair lift comes with condo. Development has its own pool. Close to clubhouse $98,500 STRATFORD O Beauty 1 br 1.5 bath 1st floor condo. Central air, large rooms, fully furnished, ceramic floors $1,300
KENT F Unfurnished, near Kent pool, rentable. Ceramic tile, cul-de-sac, heart of community $59,900 SOMERSET H Beautifully done, water view, tennis and pool with in walking distance, beautiful furnishings steps to
SHEFFIELD J Ceramic tile flooring, carpet in bedrooms, fully furnished, serene view from patio, lots of light in this inside parking, two full baths spacious rooms two bed two full baths $2,500
corner, well taken care of, rent able $59,900 WALTHAM C One bedroom one bath and a half warm and cozy, fully stocked and furnished. Central air and ready close
DORCHESTER F This condo is located in a cul-de-sac, well taken care of with beautiful flooring, Hastings fitness center to east gate and clubhouse. $1,200
within walking distance with pool and wave resistance pool, also close to Dorchester pool, lots of upgrades, garden view, GOLFS EDGE F Beauty, central air, facing pool. 2 Bed and two full bath. 2nd floor, close to Haverhill gate and 24 hour security $1,450
and move in ready. $55,000
SALES IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
NORTHAMPTON O This condo has been well taken care of and is rent able. This building has a beautiful garden area.
24 Hour security, active clubhouse and fitness center. Lots of amenities to include: tennis, racquetball, pools, jogging, bicycling N FLAGLER DRIVE #1206 A centrally located condo in west palm beach with beautiful water views. Pulling up to the
and a mineral pool that is indoors and a lap pool. This has a tenant in place lease up june 2018. Rent able immediately. $65,000 slade is very picturesque. Valet, security guards & the outstanding lobby. Two infinity pools, large hot tub & cabana.
Upgrades include beautiful crown molding & custom floor base boards. Laminated Brazilian cherry wood flooring.
NORTHAMPTON L Outside corner unit, furnished, tenant in place, central air, private location, near the west gate $65,000 Matching, stainless appliances in kitchen, glass backsplash above countertop. $220,000
CANTERBURY C Tenant in place, lots of upgrades, unfurnished, close to gate, amenities galore, beautiful unit $59,900 HILL DRIVE #C A beautiful & well taken care of home that features wood flooring, newer central air & cabinets in
GROUND FLOOR CORNER 2 BED, 1.5 BATH kitchen with granite counter tops. Large patio for entertaining, washer & dryer, new roof in 2018. Great location! $182,000
NORWICH M Ceramic tile flooring, wall units, ready to move right in! Fully furnished. Rentable building, located near the ASHLEY DRIVE E UNIT C Tenant in place paying $720 wants to stay! Unfurnished, separate laundry, priced to sell! $52,000
east gate which is Haverhill & clubhouse $72,000 SHEFFIELD H Absolutely beautiful! Meticulously redesigned joining of two contiguous units resulting in an architectural
CHATHAM P Outside corner unit, tenant in place, unfurnished, ceramic tile flooring, heart of the community, very nice $65,000 uniqueness of 1476 square feet not found anywhere in century village. Flooring consists of hand scraped bamboo hardwood
GROUND FLOOR 2 BED 1.5 BATHS flooring and ceramic tile. There are two walk-in master bedroom closets. Kitchen includes a cooking island with granite
counters, stainless steel appliances, soft close sliding drawers, dishwasher, disposal plus a large pantry. Both master bedrooms
KENT D Beautiful condo, move right into,great association heart of the community, lots of upgrades, desirable area near have private, direct entry balconies, walk-in closets plus water saving commodes. A/C and 40 gallon hot water heater
Kent pool, condo is picture perfect $73,900 less than 3 years old. Front windows are wind resistant with plantation shutters. $199,900
OCTOBER 2018 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE A23
No Minimums – Accept Long Term Care Insurance, Private Pay, Medicaid Managed Care
Programs, and Veteran Benefits – On Hour Visits to 24 Hour Live-In Care – Respite Care,
Personal Care – Transportation for Doctor’s Appointments, Grocery Shopping and
Pharmacy Pickup – Safety Assessments and Medication Management – Light Cleaning,
Laundry, Linen Change We are your onsite neighbor in the
NR3012096, NR 3032096 Century Medical Care Center, Suite 104
October 2018
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 10:30AM-11:30AM 2 3 4 5 2:30-3:30PM
8:30-9:30AM 10:30-11:30AM 8:30-9:30AM
‘Wellness for You’ with Elissa Blood Pressure Screenings & Presentation with Blood Pressure Open Enrollment-Wellcare.
Erman, Universal Coaching. with MD Now. Dwanne S. Clayton- Memory with MD Now. Snacks provided.
Disorder Center @ Palm Beach
Free smoothies! Neuroscience Institute
8 9 10 11 12
12-1:00PM 2:30-3:30PM 8:30-9:30AM 11:30-1PM
8:30-9:30AM How to Safely Navigate Your Blood Pressure
Lunch & Learn with Dr. Rispler, Blood Pressure Lunch and Learn on ‘Diabetes
Home. Home SafetyTechniques with MD Now. Mellitus’ with Dr. Kankam,
Certified Foot and Ankle on“Corns, with MD Now.
& Devices with Century Amiscus.
Callus & Everything in Between”
Physical Therapy
15 16 17 10:30-11:30AM 18 19
12-1:00PM 8:30-9:30AM Florida Mobile 8:30-9:30AM 10:30-11:30AM
Lunch and Learn with Manor- Blood Pressure Mammography- Presentation Blood Pressure Area Agency on Aging Annual
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22 23 24 25 26
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“Immunization Awareness” Blood Pressure “Living with low vision” Blood Pressure ‘Join Curaleaf & Liberate Physician
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WPRF NEWS
BY E VA R ACHESK Y
D e a r been looking, for some time, for a
Residents, humane Iguana trapper. Several
As we near trappers came and went and the only
ATTENTION: ALL PINBALL WIZARDS
the end of the wildlife that was caught was a racoon. AND SKEEBALL FANATICS!
2017 – 2018 In meeting trapper Jay Gerrish, a
budget year challenge was offered, 1) show me
(October 31st) you can catch the elusive Iguana and MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!
the Pickle Ball 2) they cannot be destroyed. Within
project is still pending. WPRF is 15 minutes Jay caught a rather large
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
waiting on a date from the contractor Iguana and a deal was struck. A total
for the work to commence. Once
started and without any unforeseen
of 51 Iguana’s have been trapped and
taken to an eleven-acre property that
EXCURSION BUS TRIP TO
circumstances like heavy rains, the has large containment areas where SILVERBALL ARCADE IN DELRAY BEACH.
project should take approximately 2 the Iguanas roam free. For those who
months. would like to see photos of the area,
For those of you coming onto please come to my office for viewing. Be among the first to visit the
the Main Clubhouse island you will Anyone interested in having them “coolest place in Palm Beach County.”
notice the absence of Iguanas. This removed safely and humanely from
is due to the efforts of Treasure your condo area, you can reach Jay at
Coast Wildlife Trappers. WPRF has 772-626-3584. This state-of-the-art (handicapped
accessible) arcade features:
BLOOD WORK
The by Michael Connelly
Reader’s While this book will not win the
Pulitzer Prize, I found it a quick read.
I have read five books since I got out
of rehab and this is the only one I felt
I could report
the detectives on the cold case and
reviews the file, including the security
tape that shows the murder. As he
Corner
on. continues to look into the murder,
T h e McCaleb, who is a tenacious man
protagonist and little by little he realizes that
of the novel is someone is watching his every move
Terry McCaleb - - someone who has killed before and
BY LENORE an ex-FBI agent will kill again. Because of Terry's
who recently informal connections (friends still
VELCOFF had a heart employed in key jobs with the FBI),
transplant. he is able to get some information
This story that helps move the case forward.
takes the donor As he continues his investigation,
organ theme he also becomes involved with
and turns Graciela (the sister)of his donor.
it evil. One This love interest' stretches the
day, Terry is bounds of believability somewhat.
approached by Some of the twists are predictable,
a woman (the but I think Connelly knows that, so
victim’s sister) he throws in a few more that aren't
who tells him and it makes for an interesting read.
his heart came I found the new setting of a boat
from a murder docked at a Marina spitting distance
victim. She from Catalina Island refreshing and
wants him to welcome compared to the streets of
find the killer LA. The characters are fully fleshed
since the police out and very real.
have hit a wall. It is fast paced and, although
T e r r y a little predictable, has enough
reluctantly surprises to make it worth all the
agrees to look effort. It is gripping from start to
into the case. finish.
He talks to
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Saturday, October 6, 8 pm Saturday, October 13, 8 pm Saturday, October 20, 8 pm Saturday, October 27, 8 pm
HARMONY STREET DAVID MORIN’S ULTIMATE ATILIO MARINELLI MICHAEL SCOTT ROSS
WITH MIKE MILLER AND AMANDA MR. ROMANTICO
TRIBUTE TO ELVIS An outstanding entertainer with a magnifi-
COHEN Join Mr. Romantico as he takes you on a trip
Come join in the fun as David Morin pays cent voice, Michael Scott Ross brings Broad-
Let Mike Miller and Amanda Cohen take to the walled cities of Spain as he performs way to the Century Village stage. Originally
tribute to the King of rock ‘n’ roll - Elvis Pre-
you on a stroll down memory lane with Granada, then it’s on to the sun washed vil- from New York, Michael had the lead in many
sley. With his great vocal range, fantastic lages of Italy with Torna Surriento as well
all the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s songs that be- moves and boundless energy as he per- off Broadway productions as well as spending
as a visit to the dance halls of Buenos Aires
came important moments in your life. forms some of Elvis’ greatest hits. three years on the Las Vegas strip
with the very romantic Tango Argentino.
MOVIE SCHEDULE
Afternoon showings are at 1:45PM — Tuesday & Sunday. Evening Showings are at 6:45 PM.
The 1st Monday Evening & Tuesday Afternoon showings of each new movie (some movies are shown two Mondays and
Tuesdays) will have “Closed Caption” (for the hearing impaired) when available. No charge for residents.
10/09 Tue. 1:45PM THE LEISURE SEEKER – Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland and Christian McKay
10/11 Thu. 6:45PM R, 112 MIN. (RATED R FOR SOME SEXUAL MATERIAL.)
10/14 Sun. 1:45PM The adventures of an older couple who take an unforgettable journey in their faithful old RV called The Leisure
10/15 Mon. 6:45PM Seeker as they travel from Boston to the Ernest Hemingway home in Key West. Along the way they recapture their
10/16 Tue. 1:45PM passion for life and their love for each other.
10/18 Thu. 6:45PM BLACK PANTHER – Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan and Martin Freeman.
“R” Rated Movies 10/21 Sun. 1:45PM PG-13, 134 MIN.
“R” Rated (under 16 requires 10/22 Mon. 6:45PM This action packed blockbuster tells the exciting story of Marvel Comic book hero, T’Challa, the Black Panther.
accompanying parent or adult 10/23 Tue. 1:45PM T’Challa becomes the king of the isolated African nation of Wakanda after the death of his father and must protect
guardian).
10/25 Thu. 6:45PM his throne from a vengeful outsider.
Additional ratings for this movie are:
V for Violence
L for Language (strong language and
drug content) 10/28 Sun. 1:45PM OVERBOARD – Anna Faris, Eva Longoria and Eugenio Derbez.
N for Nudity (graphic nudity) 10/29 Mon. 6:45PM PG-13, 112 MIN.
SC for Sexual Content (pervasive
language including sexual references and 10/30 Tue. 1:45PM A retelling of the romantic comedy with the same name only this time the spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is a man
situations) who is thrown overboard while his much mistreated employee plots revenge.
An “R” rated motion picture, in the view
of the Rating Board, contains some adult (Continued in November)
lmaterial. An “R” rated motion picture
may include adult themes, adult activity,
hard language, intense or persistent
violence, sexually-oriented nudity,
drug abuse or other elements. Due to a
wide viewing audience, WPRF will not
censure “R” rated movies. Therefore, if
you find any of the above offensive, Entertainment information is provided by W.P.R.F.
WPRF suggest you “OPT OUT” of Any questions regarding Clubhouse entertainment should be
seeing this movie. directed to W.P.R.F. at 640-3120.
This showing will be in Room C
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take a break and come back in the had this happened? I can’t sleep
TIR EN house but that was worse because he when the TV light is flickering and
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s
proceeded to go around tightening pots and pans are clacking, and
u e
cupboards, oiling doors, and fixing the blender is whirring out in the
Bl
R loose things. Things that wobbled kitchen as he makes protein shakes
T
for years were suddenly steady as a at 2:00 in the morning. At about
rock. My jewelry box lid got screwed this time whenever we would run
on so tight I couldn’t open it. into neighbors at Publix he would
One of the first things he did tell them he loved retirement and
when he took himself out of the how darn happy he was. I, however,
garage and came in was to inform seemed to have developed a little eye
me that I wasn’t storing things in tic thing.
the refrigerator correctly. He said In our household I had always
it would make more sense to put handled the finances. All through
the food we use every day, like the the marriage. Every single month. I
milk and juice, on the top rack, and have my own system and it’s worked
the food we use frequently, like the for years. Suddenly Ken felt the need
butter and eggs, on the middle rack, to go through our files and whip
BY JODY LEBEL and leftovers that we probably would everything into shape. That evening
never eat, in the bottom drawers. I I had my book club ladies over and
When my first husband, Ken, gardening, and writing short stories. invited him, nay, encouraged him to they couldn’t help but notice Ken
retired I thought it would be great To be accurate my projects actually pursue his dream plan and he quickly hunched over stacks of bills, cancelled
to have him home with me. Right? produced something tangible but I and efficiently rearranged our fridge. checks, and other assorted papers
I pictured us enjoying cozy little let it ride. In any event whatever he To be fair I never told him I’d follow that now covered the entire top of
lunches where I’d make cucumber was doing it now seemed to take up it. The very next morning I put the the desk and had spilled over onto
sandwiches (I’ve always wanted to much of the day. Oh, and it required milk on the door and our first little the floor. He just grunted at them,
try those) with the crusts cut off; lots of beer. Sometimes I would peek post retirement ‘argument’ ensued. his fists clenched around crumbled
I envisioned long quiet afternoons out there and he’d be all hunched Nothing major but the milk did end bits of paper, as they passed by to
where we would cuddle and watch over the workbench, a single bulb up on the floor. get to the living room. I explained to
old movies; and I was certain we burning above, surrounded by boxes One week he told me that our the group in a calm but rather cold
would laze around in the sun room of electrical equipment and piles of clothes would come out cleaner if voice as I poured coffee that Ken had
in comfy old t-shirts reading piles tools, doing … something. Cut pieces I used only cold water and took been almost homicidal ever since
of books and drinking coffee. This of tarp were scattered all around advantage of the pre-soak function he found out I hadn’t saved all my
would be fun. Yeah, sure, now I the floor with foot-high mounds of on the washer. I just gritted my receipts and my ‘check register’ could
realize how stupid I sound but back metal and pipes and wires and knobs teeth, wrenched the laundry basket be and usually was on the back of
then I was an innocent babe in the and who knows what else. Ken swore out of his arms, and sent him on an any old scrap envelope. “Why, why,
woods. they were all viable jobs in various errand. Funny, and I’m not sure how why?” my husband lamented, his
Ken had been a police officer with stages of completion. To me they this happened, but somehow that voice drifting from the office while
the Eastwick Police Department for just looked like an assortment of week all of his white socks and boxers we tried to discuss the merits of this
forty years. He started in patrol, abandoned junk. came out pink. He frowned as he month’s novel. At one point he came
moved up to various drug and vice Talking to him was like conversing got dressed and then threw caution out with an armful of catalogs that
bureaus in the detective division, with a zombie, so I gave up and just to the wind when he announced I had organized with the efficiency
and finally made sergeant. For those checked periodically for breathing. that we could save energy by drying of the Russian army by store, type
who are not in the know, a sergeant It’s an adjustment I thought as I everything on hot. This time he hung of merchandize, and sale month.
is someone who bosses everyone quietly closed the door confident that around and made sure I did what he “For the love of gawd, why did you
around and gets his way even when pretty soon he’d get sick of walking wanted. When all my expensive bras keep these?” “Because I like them,” I
his way is wrong or backwards or just in oil spots and smelling gas fumes melted I will have to say he did drive replied, looking at the other women
plain stubborn. They even said “yes, and want to come in to the soft me to the mall and sat on the bench like “duh”.
sir” when they did his bidding. The arms of his beloved. Weeks turned without complaining while I bought The books say that retirement can
hours were sometimes brutally long into months and he never seemed to all new undies and put them on his be a very difficult transition for many
and he had to deal with bad guys. tire of puttering around out there credit card. men and understanding on the wife’s
Really bad guys. The kind with guns even though nothing ever seemed It was around this time that my part is important. Constructive
and face tattoos. I was glad about to come of it. He did move the big friends started to ask me if I was communication and helping them
the retirement. Really. I even threw refrigerator from the cellar out to the okay. They said that my voice seemed find balance is key. Humph. Sounds
him a big party. garage though. My only thought on growly and I appeared a bit snappish. to me like I have a new child in the
So now he was home. All day. that was if I killed him I could store Perhaps you’re coming down with a house. It went on to say, “Retirement
With me. The little woman. the body in it. And being the wife of bug or something? they inquired. can turn into a very long endeavor if
The first week I learned you cannot find activities
he hated cucumbers. How to do together as well
had I never noticed that as apart.” A definite
before? And he said he challenge because I don’t
wasn’t much of a reader. like to shoot guns and he
That puzzled me. If he wouldn’t go to karaoke.
didn’t like to read what was Just as I thought I would
that big pile of magazines lose my mind one day he
in the john? That week I came up behind me and
also found out how much grabbed me in a playful
he liked to tinker in the way and kissed my neck.
garage. On gawd only He whispered in my ear,
knows what because he “Want to go to Carvel
never made anything, he and get ice cream?” It
never fixed anything, and was the first time I smiled
he never cleaned anything in months. Maybe this
out there. When I gently retirement thing would
inquired as to what he was work out after all.
doing that took so much
time he quickly pointed
a finger at my quilting,
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In celebration of Christopher Dinner Menu Includes: Soup
Columbus who, though he sailed for (Minestrone or Pasta Fagioili) or
Queen Isabella of Spain, was Italian, Salad (Chopped, Caesar Entrees: With
try a traditional Italian restaurant. Chicken, Veal or Eggplant – served
Mamma Mia’s Trattoria has been Francese, Parmigiana, Fiorentini,
serving South Florida for almost Marsala, Scarpiello, Al Fresco, Picatta
10 years. It offers a variety of pasta or Calabrese. Seafood – Shrimp
dishes, prime veal, chicken or seafood & Scallops, Fradiavelo. Salmon
and daily specials. But bring a hearty Putanesca, or Calamari Marinara.
appetite as their portions are HUGE. If you do not recognize some of
Here is a sample of menus for Lunch, these items, you will have to go into
Early Bird or Dinner. If you are seated to the restaurant and ask your wait
from 3:00-6:00 Monday through person to describe them. I have only
Sunday they have a Sunset Special listed a few in each category, but their
where you will receive soup and salad, menu is extensive.
entrée and soft drink. It is a bargain. I didn’t order dessert because I
was stuffed, but they do have Toasted
On their regular dinner menu: Almond Cream Cake, Tiramisu,
Tartufo, Hazelnut Cake, Cannoli and
Appetizers: Calamari, Clams Ricotta Cheesecake or Spumoni.
Oreganata, Grilled Eggplant or
Burrata (mozzarella with artichokes & Reservations are a must as this
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OCTOBER 2018 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE B3
BY BOBBI LEVIN
My article in the September past. He quietly fought racism in room. And then I’d get out my “hoopsters” of all times, he is a
Reporter evidently struck a nerve the industry by hiring racial and guitar....” philanthropist and apparently a
in the Village. It seems that many religious minorities for his shows. good family man. He is cordial
of us are tired of discussing doctors, And, if there is room at the table, I Gayle said she would like to to the media and a social activist.
grandchildren, and the vegetation would like to invite JACK BENNY. invite GRANDMOTHER LENA. He is a great success story and a
growing on our defunct golf course. Who would not like to have dinner “ She passed away when I was great role model for kids as well as
BORING! DULL! TEDIOUS! with him?” eight years old and that was when adults.”
I learned that she and her younger
If you could invite anyone to Julie also said she would like sister were dancers and singers in Phil said he’d like to sit down
dinner - living or dead, famous to sit at a table with ELEANOR Russia. Soon after emigrating with JESUS CHRIST. “ Will he
or infamous, rich or poor, etc., ROOSEVELT. “Her reminiscences to this country, they both fell in say grace before the meal? Will he
who would you choose? Who do of the period when she was the love and married two brothers. turn the water into wine? I’d like to
you think would be an interesting United States’ Delegate to the Their husbands, who were not ask him if the Ten Commandments
dinner companion?” United Nations would keep everyone entertainers, always encouraged were written by G_d or by man
enthralled. She might even be their wives talents and the families and if he thinks there are other
I would like Philippe, Baron de persuaded to discuss her dear Uncle stayed close even after Lena moved commandments we should be
Rothschild to explain why his red Theodore and the WW1 years when to Woodstock, NY. I think that following. Perhaps he would
wine costs $1,000 a bottle and why FDR was Assistant Secretary of the everyone at the table would enjoy explain why the Old Testament
my “Chateau de Levin” costs $10 a Navy. As the evening progressed, hearing Lena’s reminiscences of describes G_d as “the G_d of wrath”
gallon. I would like to hear Joan I would ask for her opinion on her life in turn-of-the century NYC but in the New Testament he is “the
Rivers talk about plastic surgery. the current turbulent political and her stories would add a lot to G_d of love.”
I would like to listen to Mahatma scene and maybe she would offer the dinner conversation. I hope she
Gandhi talk about his work with a comparison to the early years of would bring her homemade pound Christine said she would like to
the Indian community in South the FDR presidency. But, most cake along with her!” invite her first grade school teacher
Africa from 1893 to 1914. of all, Mrs. Roosevelt’s kindness, to dinner. “MISS LOCKWOOD
generosity of spirit, and her decency Steven said he’d love to share was an inspiring person who
David B. said he would like to would help to soothe our troubled a meal with LEBRON JAMES. was determined to improve the
invite ELEANOR ROOSEVELT. minds.” “He was anointed as the next big education of the children in our
“She was one of the most influential basketball superstar while still in community of Camden, NJ. I
people of her time. If anybody Jack said, “This is an easy call high school and was recruited into loved speaking with her about the
deserves to have their likeness for me. MR. ROBERT PLANT, of the NBA as soon as he graduated. importance of a good education.
on our paper currency, it is Mrs. West Bromwich, UK would be my He quickly became just what was Her words stayed with me through
Roosevelt. Her gender is not an guest. A musician for 50+ years who predicted - a star! It would be high school and when I attended
issue. She deserves it solely for the is best known for fronting the 70s interesting to learn how he handled La Salle University and Temple
person that she was. I would also supergroup Led Zeppelin. His voice adulation and money at such a University, I wonder what she would
like to invite ED SULLIVAN. His has carried me through all phases young age. Who guided him and have to say to us about the quality
influence on the television industry of my life - good times, bad times helped him stay out of trouble and direction of public education
is unsurpassed. He intelligently (also a LZ song) and everything in when many others in his shoes these days.”
anticipated new entertainment between. Dinner, drinks and plenty went in the opposite direction? Not
trends by studying those of the of laughter would fill the dining only is Lebron one of the greatest
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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
BY D O R O T H Y JAC K S , C F E , A A S
The end property, we encourage you to apply levies. The amendment shall take property, except for school district
of the tax online or visit one of our service effect January 1, 2019. taxes, to 10% each year. If approved,
year is fast centers in the County. More commonly referred to as the amendment removes the
approaching This year the general election the “Third Homestead”, if this scheduled repeal of such provisions
and October will be held on November 6, 2018 amendment is approved by the voters, in 2019 and shall take effect January
is a busy month in my office as we and there will be 12 proposed this would give all homesteaded 1, 2019.
certify the ad valorem tax roll to the amendments on the ballot. Many of property owners an additional Amendment 2 allows for the
Tax Collector’s Office. these came from the Constitutional $25,000 exemption on value between continuation of the 10% cap on non-
(Please note: The Property Revision Commission which meets $100k and $125K. For example, if a homesteaded properties. The 10%
Appraiser's Office does not set tax every 20 years to review changes to property owner’s assessed value is cap was approved by voters in 2008
rates nor does it collect taxes. Tax the Constitution. To be added to below $100k (because they live in for the duration of 10 years and is set
bills will be mailed on November the state constitution, voters must a lower value condo or townhome, to expire on December 31, 2018. If
1, 2018. Questions about tax approve each amendment with a OR their cap savings has held their this amendment is approved by the
collections should be directed to the majority of 60% of the vote. assessed value below that threshold) voters, the 10% cap would continue
Tax Collector's Office.) they will NOT receive benefit from in perpetuity.
Also during this time, my office Upcoming General Election this additional exemption. If it does not pass, by law, my
will start petition hearings led by the - Tuesday, November 6, There are 339,832 homesteaded office will be required to remove the
Value Adjustment Board for property 2018. properties in PBC, of those, 224,522 10% cap savings that is currently on
owners who filed a petition because will benefit from this exemption some non-homesteaded properties.
Below is a summary of
they disagree with their property should it pass. Approximately 134,592 non-
Amendments 1 and 2, which will be
assessment or denied exemption, etc. Any additional exemption homesteaded properties would see a
on the ballot for the general election,
On average, the number of petitions approved by voters will reduce the tax increase.
held on Tuesday, November 6th.
filed in Palm Beach County is low, tax revenue each taxing authority As always, my office’s position
typically less than 1% of the total (except the school board) collects. is to adhere to the law concerning
parcels in the County. Amendment 1 the outcome of any constitutional
As we move into the final months amendment. If Amendments 1 and 2
of 2018, my office will continue to Language: Proposing an Amendment 2 receive approval from the voters, we
remind property owners to review amendment to the State Constitution will make any necessary changes to
Language: Proposing an
their homestead exemption status to increase the homestead exemption our processes to comply with the new
amendment to the State Constitution
to determine whether they might by exempting the assessed valuation laws.
to permanently retain provisions
qualify for additional property tax of homestead property greater than If you have any questions
currently in effect, which limit
saving benefits. If you do not have $100,000 and up to $125,000 for regarding Amendments 1 and 2,
property tax assessment increases
a homestead exemption on your all levies other than school district please call our office at 561.355.3230.
on specified non-homestead real
New Kitchen?
agency is busy the long holiday weekend.
preparing for
property tax
season which Your Teen: In the Driver’s
begins Nov. Seat
Kitchens For All Budgets. 1 when we
mail nearly Teaching your teen to drive is
70 0 , 0 0 0 exciting, challenging and important.
bills to Palm
Redeeming 1 Beach County property owners. We
will collect over $3 billion in property
We see teens and their parents/
guardians every day and know the
experience of getting a driver license
Kitchen at a Time taxes from Nov. 1 to Mar. 31, making
it our busiest time of year. Please keep
an eye on your mailbox and consider
can be stressful. We’re here to help!
Join us online during the month
561.290.5500
of October as we share information
paying online in November. You will designed to guide teens and parents
skip the long lines and enjoy the 4 through the process of getting a
percent discount!
Visit Our Website @ We love helping teens get their
first driver license and build skills
Florida driver license. We created
a new teen driver resource at www.
PropertyRedeemers.com for a lifetime of safe driving. While
pbctax.com/teendriver where you’ll
find fresh content including helpful
not a “property matter,” teen driver checklists, driving logs and videos.
safety is critically important. All this Don’t forget to engage with us on
month my agency will focus on teen Twitter and Instagram (@TAXPBC).
drivers and their parents. We’ll also We’ll wrap it all up with a “Rules
mark National Teen Driver Safety of the Road” trivia contest during
Week with special outreach on social National Teen Driver Safety Week
Call Us Today To Get Started media. Please visit www.pbctax.com/
teendriver to check out our new
Oct. 21 – Oct. 27. There’s sure to be
some memorable moments and lots
resources for parents and teens.
On Your New Kitchen. And finally a quick reminder that
of fun as we celebrate teens reaching
this important milestone.
C E NT U RY V I L L AG E O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
Information in this column will be limited to: BROOKLYN QUEENS CLUB: Second CONGREGATION ANSHEI SHO- KARAOKE:
Organization name Wednesday of the month - 2:00PM. LOM: 5348 Grove Street in Century • November through April - Friday
Meeting date Clubhouse Party Room. October to Village. 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. in Party Room. Host-
Meeting location April. Call Harriet Levine: 684-9712. •Weekday minyans - Monday and ed by Janisse
Contact person Thursday mornings at 8:45 AM. • November through April - Tues-
CENTURY VILLAGE ARTISTS: Info •Shabbat Services Friday evening - days 6:30 - 9:30 p.m Room C. Host-
Information should be addressed to:
ucoreporterwpb@gmail.com and must be about purchase or display -- Beth 5:00 PM and Saturday morning at ed by.Marshall Eads.
received by the 15th of the month or submitted Baker @ 684-3166. 9:00 AM. • May through October - Friday
at the UCO Reporter Office on Tuesdays, •If you need to say Kaddish, call evenings in Party Room. Hosted by
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:00AM to CENTURY VILLAGE BOOK CLUB- ahead so we can get a minyan to- Marshall Eads..
12:00PM. Information, call 640-6944 or email gether.
arzj@Hotmail.com •Rabbi Kavon’s class will resume in KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS: Palm Beach
Details on upcoming special events and the Fall every Thursday after minyan Rainbow Lodge #203 - 2nd and 4th
programs will be included in a new UCO Reporter CENTURY VILLAGE CAMERA CLUB: approximately at 10:00 AM. See of- Tuesdays - 1 p.m. Century Village
column - “WHAT’S HAPPENING”. Copy should Ken Graff at cameraclubcv@gmail. fice for details. Walgreens/Medical Building (sepa-
be sent to ucoreporterwpb@gmail.com and
com. rate ground floor entrance), CSI
must be received by the 15th of the month
or submitted at the UCO Reporter Office on COUNTRY LINE DANCING: Coun- Caregiver Services. For info, call
CENTURY VILLAGE COMPUTER
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from try and Regular, Monday and Friday Irv 683-4049 or http://knight203.
9:00AM to 12:00PM. CLUB: First Thursday of every month 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Art Room or blogspot.com .
at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse - Room 103. Party room. Contact Frankie 561-
Call Kathy @ 252-8495 or visit web- 777-5712 LATIN AMERICAN CLUB: First
ACT II COMMUNITY THEATRE - site at: http://www.cv-computerclub- Thursday of every month - 6 p.m.
Every Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Club- wpb.com DANCE PARTY/NIGHT CLUB: Sum- Clubhouse Card Room A.
house. mer Dance Party - Tuesdays 7 - 9 p.m. New members, call Ruben Ramos at
CENTURY VILLAGE CRAFT CRE- in Party Room. For information, 561-459-7176 or docruben1@gmail.
ACTORS STUDIO OF CENTURY VIL- ATIONS - KNITTING/CROCHETING
call Lou 398-8785. In November, the com .
LAGE: Every Monday 7-10 pm in CLUB: Tuesdays 9:30 AM -12 p.m.
Night Club will start at 6:30 p.m.
Classroom B. Craft Room (104). Info: Erwin 917-915-2174 EL CLUB LATINO AMERICANO:
Neil: 561-215-4999
Más información, comuníquese con
CENTURY VILLAGE GENEALOGY FRIENDS OF BILL WILSON: Every Rubén Ramos al 561-459-7176 o do-
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE CLUB - New group forming: 1st
Thursday 6:30: to 7:30 PM in the cruben1@gmail.com.
CLUB (AACC) - First Wednesday of meeting will be November 12 - 10:00
Clubhouse Craft Room.
every month - 6 p.m. in Clubhouse am - Card Room B. Group will meet
LINE DANCE WORKSHOP - For in-
Art Room. Contact Flo at (203) 218- on 2nd Monday of the month
‘FRIENDS OF P.O.S.T.” (Pediatric formation contact Jerri Adams 731-
3085, Les Rivkin at (315) 529-1221 or through March. For more informa-
Oncology Support Team). Second 439-0730
Eula at (561) 598-8405. tion, contact Arye 732-779-8079 Monday of the month. Clubhouse
Party Room - 11:30 a.m. Contact MERRY MINSTRELS: Looking for
AITZ CHAIM: CENTURY VILLAGE MEN’S CLUB: Shirley at 478-2391 or Marion 684- women and men who enjoy singing.
• Daily services 8:00 AM. First Sunday of every month at 9:30 5814. Note: Due to holiday, Sep- Contact Louis Ahwee at 561-531-
• Mincha and Maariv at Sundown. A.M. - Clubhouse Craft Room. Con- tember meeting - Sept. 17. October 3188.
•Sisterhood 3rd Monday of month tact Ruben J. Ramos 561-459-7176 or meeting - October 8.
10:00 AM. Charlotte 917-815-7711; docruben1@gmail.com MIND SPA: Will meet on October 11.
Charlotte 478-8756; Anita 686-9083.
HASTINGS CUE CLUB: Mon. - Sat. For information, call Gerald Caning
CENTURY VILLAGE NORTH AMER- 9:30 AM - 12 noon. 689-4346.
AL ’ANON MEETING Every Thurs- ICAN EDUCATORS CLUB: First
day - Clubhouse Craft Room - 1:30 Tuesday of every month at 10:30 AM
HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT RETIR-
pm. in the Art Room. Contact Bob Zuck- PALM BEACHES: First Wednesday EES: Anyone interested in attending
erberg at zuckie15@aol.com or 917- of month 9:30 a.m., Golden Lakes a meeting of the New York City Tran-
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: Free 796-1317.
Temple. Bus provided from Century sit Retirees of Florida, West Palm
community workshops every 2nd
Village Clubhouse. Information: call Beach Chapter, please call Kathy -
and 4th Tuesday starting on August CENTURY VILLAGE ORCHESTRA:
Kathy @ 689-0393 689-0393.
21, 2018. 10:30 a.m. - Noon in Card Every Monday - Classroom C - 1:15
Room B or C. Call Sandy 561-689- to 3:40 p.m. IRISH AMERICAN CULTURAL CLUB NORTHERN STARS: Will resume
3540 or Carmen 561-469-1220. from the third Monday in October to OF CENTURY VILLAGE - Our next in November on second Monday of
March 15. Call Rickie at 683-0869. meeting will be on FRIDAY, NO- every month. 6:30 to 9:30 PM - Club-
BABY BOOMERS CLUB: VEMBER 9th, at 2PM in the Party house Party Room . Call Janisse @
• April through November - 1st Tues- CENTURY VILLAGE (OA) OVEREAT- Room. STARTING DECEMBER 3rd, 586-291-8286 or email: northern-
day of each month - 3:30 pm, Class- ERS ANONYMOUS - Sunday 6:30 our meetings will be on the FIRST starsbo@hotmail.com
room B, 2nd floor. Contact Dixie: to 7:30 p.m. in Craft Room. For in- MONDAY of the month and will
dixiedugan13@gmail.com. formation call: 242-0189 or 347-469- continue through April 2019. Call PET CLUB: Contact hmalloy2000@
• December through April - 3rd 2929 or 308-6444. Carole 1-914-343-5547 for more in- yahoo.com.
Wednesday of each month - 3:30 p.m. formation.
Contact Lynn: Lynnsevan@aol.com CENTURY VILLAGE WOODWORK- PHILADELPHIA CLUB: 1st Thurs-
ING CLUB: 6 days a week from 8:30 ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE day in January, February, and March
BALLROOM DANCE GROUP: Mon- AM to 11:30 a.m.. Join us in our hob- CLUB: (IACC) OF CENTURY VIL- 2019. Clubhouse Party Room at
days 2 - 4 PM. Party Room, Call: Ir- by shop. LAGE: 3rd Wednesday of month - 12:30 p.m. Call: Phyllis at 561-712-
win 917-915-2174. Clubhouse Party Room - 1:00 pm. 0612 or 212-219-0297.
CENWEST FISHING CLUB: Starting Call Fausto 478-1821. Check our blog
BEST SHORT STORY DISCUSSION on December 5, meetings will be held at: http://cvitalianclubwpb.blogspot. PICKLEBALL: Courts open at 8:00
GROUP: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each first Wednesday of each month 3:00 com . each morning.
month. Craft Room 1:30 PM. Con- to 4:30 p.m. Classroom B. For more
tact Julie at 249-6565 Information, call Al at 561- 242-0351 JUDITH EPSTEIN CHAPTER OF PING PONG CLUB: Anyone inter-
or Mike at 802-479-4184. HADASSAH: Third Wednesday of ested in starting a ping pong club,
BIBLE STUDY GROUP - “Taste & month at Congregation Anshei Sho- please call Phil at 908-468-5477.
See”: Non-denominational group. CHRISTIAN CLUB: Call Marilyn lom.
Sunday at 5pm, Classroom B, 2nd Figueroa at 561-707-6548 or fig-
POLISH AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB
floor. Call Leonore 478-9459. gy3039@yahoo.com or www.group- OF CENTURY VILLAGE -1st and 3rd
trips.com/figgy. Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM at
B’NAI B'RITH CENTURY UNIT
the Art Room . Call Krystyna Teller
#5367: Opening meeting is Sunday,
at 561-674-4887 or www.facebook.
October 28 at Congregation Anshei
com/polishsocialclubflorida2x
Sholom - 9:30 a.m. Special breakfast
and entertainment at this meeting.
OCTOBER 2018 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE B7
C E NT U RY V I L L AG E O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
PROACTIVE RESIDENTS PROJECTS SHUFFLEBOARD CLUB: Summer UNITED DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF YIDDISH CULTURE GROUP: Pro-
COMMITTEE: The official organiza- schedule will begin May 1. Play will CENTURY VILLAGE - Next meeting grams will begin again on Wednes-
tion has been dissolved. However, begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and will dates are October 25, November 15 day, January 9, 2019 at 10 a.m. in the
the residents that oppose any devel- continue through October. Winter and December 13. For information Main Clubhouse Theatre and will
opment on the closed golf course will schedule will begin in November. on voter registration, mail-in ballots,
continue thereafter on every Wednes-
still maintain that opposition. The Call Jack at 640-3373. or club membership, call Rhoda at day. New season will begin with
current PRPC blog will be deactivat- 686-0835. an exciting program performed by
ed. SNORKEL CLUB: For summer snor- Chazzan David Pressler. For infor-
keling and hiking information, con- UNITERS SOCIAL FUN CLUB OF mation, call Golda Shore 697-3367.
SAILING CLUB: Meets every 2nd Fri- tact Christine at cmsmithfl@yahoo. CENTURY VILLAGE: Clubhouse
day at 10 AM, Classroom C. Sail- com. Club meetings will begin in Craft Room. Call Esther 561 328- WALL STREET CLUB: Meetings will
ing instructions given at boat dock. October on the 3rd Friday of the 7935 for meeting dates. Like us on begin in December - Every Wednes-
Contact Commodore Ray Cook at month. Facebook/Uniters Social Fun Club day at 4 p.m. in Clubhouse Room A.
561-603-9326. of Century Village. For more information call Gregory
SPANISH CONVERSATION CLUB: Kremenchugsky 248-489-9084 or
SCRABBLE CLUB OF CENTURY VIL- Weekly meetings in Clubhouse, VILLAGE SONGBIRDS: Perform in 248-790-5720.
LAGE: Every Tues .6:00 PM - 2nd Classroom B, Wednesday 10 a.m. Memory Care Nursing Homes in
Floor Card Room. Contact: Thomas Kansas, 864-504- Palm Beach County two or three
Call: Lucy @ 729-0705. 8285 or wizzrad30@hotmail.com times a month. We NEED a pia-
no player - music director that can
transpose music.
Call Carmen 561-469-1220 for re-
hearsal schedule.
W H AT ' S H A P P E N I N G
THIS COLUMN WILL CARRY SPECIFIC INFORMA- CHRISTIAN CLUB: Trips planned for • Dec.2 Singing Christmas Tree Noviembre
TION ON UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES October, November and December. • Dec 4-7 Amelia Island, St Augustine • Cena / Baile de Navidad - 16 de
IN CENTURY VILLAGE. Details should be ad- Call Marilyn Figueroa at 561-707-6548 & Jacksonville Diciembre
or figgy3039@yahoo.com or www.
dressed to: ucoreporterwpb@gmail.com and grouptrips.com/figgy for information. • Dec.16 Christmas Pageant
must be received by the 15th of the month. • Dec.19 Christmas Party - Club SHUFFLEBOARD CLUB: For more in-
Copy may also be submitted at the UCO Re- CONGREGATION ANSHEI SHOLOM: House 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. formation, call Jack at 640-3373.
porter office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and 5348 Grove Street in Century Village. • Feb 25 - March 2 Biloxi & New • Winter schedule will begin in
Thursdays from 9:00AM to 12:00PM. 684-3212 Orleans. November.
• Monday, October 1st Shemini
Atzeret at 9:00AM For information on trips, call: Figgy
Copy should include brief description of up- UNITED DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF
561-707-6548
coming activity, date and contact person.. • Yiskor services at approx. 10:30 AM • Jan.15-17 Miami & Key West CENTURY VILLAGE:
• Monday, October 1st Simchat • October 25 - League of Women
• Feb.4-7 Amelia Isl. St. Augustine & Voters - Amendments on November
For regular organization information, see ‘Or- Torah Celebration at 7:00PM Jacksonville
ganization News’ ballot
• Tuesday, October 2nd Simchat • March 18-25,Cruise 8 Days /M.S.C
Torah Celebration at 9:00AM Armonia /Carib.- Cuba-Antilles
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE UNITERS SOCIAL FUN CLUB OF CEN-
CLUB (AACC): For further information any of these • April 8-12 Savannah,Jekyll Isl. &
events, please call the Synagogue TURY VILLAGE:
• Card Night - Play Hand and Foot Charleston S.C., • Century Village Ms Pageant
in the Clubhouse Card Room every office 684-3212.
• May 4 - Fort Lauderdale Air Show/ coming in December. Deadline
Wed. at 6:00 P.M.. Contact Terry Blue Angels for submitting an application is in
(561) 249-7262, Eula (561) 718-7478 DANCE PARTY/NIGHT CLUB: October. Applicants must be 55 or
or Sadie (845) 541-7167. For information on trips, call: Miche-
• Summer Dance Party - Tuesdays 7 - older to participate. Contestants
9 p.m. in the Party Room. Call Lou lina 561-507-5658 must express their lifestyle through
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: 398-8785. evening gown presentation, talent,
• Free community workshops every • In November, the Night Club will KARAOKE: philosophy of life, and in an
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month start at 6:30 p.m. We play every • May through October - Friday interview with a judge. For more
-10:30 a.m. - Noon. Card Room B or genre of music from ballroom to evenings in Party Room. Hosted by information call Esther at 328-7935
C. This is your learning time. Please disco. Info: Erwin 917-915-2174 Marshall Eads..
do not bring along the person you • November through April - Friday VILLAGE SONGBIRDS: We perform
are trying to help. Call Sandy 561- 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. in Party Room. in Memory Care Nursing Homes in
689-3540 or Carmen 561-469-1220. IRISH AMERICAN CULTURAL CLUB Hosted by Janisse
OF CENTURY VILLAGE Palm Beach County two or three times
• February 10th, "Fun Night" Dance. • November through April - Tuesdays a month. We NEED a piano player -
CENTURY VILLAGE ARTISTS: View 6:30 - 9:30 p.m Room C. Hosted music director that can transpose mu-
• February 24th, Picnic. by.Marshall Eads. sic..
our artwork on 1st and 2nd floor of
main Clubhouse. Info about purchase • March 5th, Saint Patrick's Dinner/ Call Carmen 561-469-1220 for
or display -- Beth Baker @ 684-3166. Dance. rehearsal schedule..
LATIN AMERICAN CLUB: For addi-
Come to our meetings for more tional information, contact Ruben Ra-
CENTURY VILLAGE MEN’S CLUB: information. Contact Person: mos at 561-459-7176 or docruben1@ YIDDISH CULTURE GROUP: We pres-
Join us for dinners, dances, fishing Carole 1-914-343-5547. gmail.com. ent programs that perpetuate our Jew-
trips, sports events, casino trips, cruis- • Latin Dance - third Sunday of ish heritage. All programs are trans-
es and other fun activities. For more every month 5 – 9 p.m. Everyone is lated into English and are held in the
information, contact Ruben J. Ramos ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE CLUB: welcome. Main Clubhouse Theater.
561-459-7176 or docruben1@gmail. (IACC) OF CENTURY VILLAGE: • Weekly programs will begin again
For Club information, call Fausto 478- • Craft Class - October 3
com on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at
1821 • Pool Party (with DJ) - 11 a.m - 10 a.m.
• Oct 1, 2018 to Jan.31,2019 - October 13
CENTURY VILLAGE NORTH AMERI- Membership will re-open for new • Conversational Yiddish Class
CAN EDUCATORS CLUB: School- • Golden Corral Lunch - Nov 14 begins Thursday, Jan 10 - 10 a.m. -
members & renewals
related retirees and in-service person- • Christmas Dinner/Dance - Clubhouse Classroom A
nel meet to socialize, share ideas, and • October 20 - Saturday, 9:00 A.M. December 16
Bowling - Verdes Lanes Teams • Yiddish Culture Chorus will begin
learn about issues that affect them Wednesday, December 12 at 1 p.m.
now and possibly in the future. Con- will be set up for the new season.
- Large Music Room 2nd floor
tact Bob Zuckerberg at zuckie15@aol. Bowling will begin after meeting. CLUB LATINO AMERICANO: Clubhouse
com or 917-796-1317 for information. • Baile Latino: El tercer Domingo de
For information call Lenny 471- 2603. cada mes de 5 a 9 PM. Todos son • Yiddish Vinkel will begin Sunday,
• Oct. 22,2018 Luncheon at the bienvenidos. December 9 and will be held
CENTURY VILLAGE ORCHESTRA: thereafter on the 2nd Sunday of
We need more trombone, string and Golden Corral 2:00 p.m. • Clase de Artesanía - 3 de Octubre every month in Clubhouse.
percussion players. For more informa- • Oct.21-27 Nashville Tn., • Fiesta en la Piscina (con DJ) - 11 a.m
tion, call Rickie at 683-0869. • Nov.4-10 Myrtle Beach & - 13 de Octubre
Charleston, S.C., • Almuerzo Golden Corral - 14 de
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Petrina Penio - Licensed Real Estate Broker • Century Medical Plaza • 100 Century Blvd., Suite 102 • West Palm Beach
Never Pay Commissions Or Transaction Fees On Rental Renewals
RUSSIAN - SPANISH & YIDDISH SPOKEN HERE
OCTOBER 2018 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE B9
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I am offering some tools to help with your decision-making process for this
upcoming year.
Congressman Brian Mast is pleased to
October 15 – What’s New? Plan Changes announce that his Mobile Office will again
10am Humana 2pm Aetna
be visiting Century Village on a TWICE a
October 16 – Medicare 101: Turning 65? month schedule. The FIRST visit will be
Question and Answer 1pm
Friday October 5th and the SECOND Oct
October 17 – Sales Presentation
10am Humana 2pm Aetna 19, both from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at
October 19 – Sales Presentation the club house. Members of his staff will
10am Humana 2pm Aetna
be on hand to help with any problems or
October 24 – Sales Presentation
10am Humana 2pm Aetna questions that you may have concerning
The presenter for all events is Chiamaka Chukwurah, Licensed & Certified Social Security, Veterans Affairs or any
Agent, Medicare Writer for UCO Reporter and Century Village Resident.
related Federal Government issues.
All events will be held at: The Real Estate Center, 100 Century Blvd
(behind CSI) Feel free to come by, meet his staff and
Refreshments will be served
Please RSVP to: 561 800 4536 “Ms C” Chiamaka Chukwurah say hello and discuss any issues or
Agent is a licensed and certified representative of a Medicare Advantage
organization and/or a stand-alone prescription drug plan with a Medicare
concerns you may have.
contract. Enrollment in any plan depends on contract renewal.
OCTOBER 2018 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE B11
STRONG SCHOOLS...
STRONG COMMUNITIES.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY’S PROPOSED 1 MILL REFERENDUM
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V O T E E A R LY ELECTION DAY
Oct. 22 - Nov. 4 Tuesday, Nov. 6
Polls open 7am-7pm Daily
SERVICES
Safety in your surroundings . Lots of these
people are wearing face masks and
DESTROY your OLD card once you
have
By George Franklin in some instances they may not fit received the new one. Chop it,
correctly and cover partial eyesight. Shred it, Cut it into a zillion pieces.
Hi folks A Lot of times costumes worn are Serious discard it little by little
Well season is not made with reflective materials (AARP suggests a Confetti shredder)
starting and and can not be seen during evening You would be surprised what a few
soon will be in hours. Be on the look out for these pieces can mean if taken. NOW once
full swing. Just people and slow down in residential you have safely destroyed the card
NO
a few important neighborhoods even if the speed and feel safe and as I have written
reminders to limits are higher.I HOPE this little many times about the I.R.S. NEVER
think about. safety reminder for you all helps contacting you by phone the same
WEAPONS
October is Halloween month that when you are out doing errands and applies to MEDICARE. If you receive
means when driving on this holiday attending parties on this happy a call from some one claiming to be
keep a sharp eye out for Trick or holiday. with them HANG UP THE PHONE
Treaters. They come in all sizes On another subject DO NOT
OF ANY KIND
AT ONCE!! DO NOT engage in
really. They are not limited to just FORGET October Fifth (5th) the conversation or give out any of your
small children. Quite a bit of the OPERATION PILL DROP 10:00 personal information! IF you are a
times these little and big Ghosts and
Goblins are not paying attention
A.M. to 2:00 P.M. being held at the
Club House. Please DO NOT throw
MEDICARE member and have not
received your NEW card yet and you
ALLOWED ON
to where they are going. Crossing your old medications into the toilet have a computer you can see if one
streets in the middle of the roads
not walking on sidewalks but in the
or sinks Save them and bring them
to this FREE disposal program
was mailed to you by going to YOUR
account at MyMedicare.gov If it was
RECREATIONAL
roadways looking at their goodies
bags instead of vehicular traffic. YOU
sponsored by the Palm Beach County
Sheriff's Office and the Solid Waste
issued you can print it out that way IF
not you need to establish an account PROPERTIES
have to beware of what's happening Authority of Palm Beach County. For if you don't have one. . Also YOU may
further information call call 1-800-MEDICARE to check to
the UCO Office 561 683 see if your information is correct or VIOLATORS WILL
9189
My last subject for
needs updating. Also a good idea is to
check that Social Security has YOUR
BE REMOVED FROM
the month is regarding information correct and you can call THE PROPERTY AND
the NEW Medicare them at 1-800-772-1213. As always be
Cards. Those of you safe and secure out there and if you RISK SUSPENSION OF
that have received your have any issues or concerns I can be
new cards are warned reached at UCO and I will be glad to THEIR PRIVILEGES
that the Scammers are sit and discuss any of these matters
again hard at work. First by calling 561 683 9189.
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“If you don’t know history then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t
know it is part of a tree.”
Michael Crichton
begins with a text book. However, worked for me. When you know
this topic that appears in the text people, you have to behave towards
book often numb the students with them like human beings." Another
the sheer scale of devastation and time, Schindler described his behavior
the many lives that were lost in this differently, "There was no choice. If
A feature film is a film with a teaching of Holocaust. A major genocide. It’s simply impossible for you saw a dog going to be crushed
running time long enough to be consideration is the moral imperatives them to visualize. To help students
understand the impact using films REEL FACE REAL FACE
considered the principal of sole film to imposed by the slaughter of European
tell a story. According to the Academy Jews are never again and never forget that focus on an individual or
of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences a which means logically that the story individuals caught in the madness of
feature film at minimum is 40 minutes of the Holocaust must be repeated Nazism.
or longer. However most films today again and again. In the classroom the For older and more mature students
are over an hour long. The reason why basic objective of teaching any subject and adults the classic film Schindler’s
I make note of this is that a film is one is to engage the intellectual curiosity List would be appropriate. It is long,
of the most powerful ways for young of students in order to inspire critical over three hours, but students and
and old to gain an understanding of thought and personal growth, Lesson adults will find that it is well worth
the experience of those who suffered plans on the Holocaust are structured the time. Every school district has Liam Neeson Oskar Schindler
under genocide, and to be able to in such a way by keeping questions included in their history curriculum
reflect on the issues raised in the film of rationale, or purpose, in mind. lesson plans to use with the film under a car, wouldn't you help him?"
and hopefully they can learn from Teachers rarely have enough time Schindler’s List. For those who have seen the film
lessons of the past and help create a to teach these complicated topics, To summarizer the film, Oscar should remember the segments of the
world where these horrors will never though they may be required to do Schindler was a German industrialist film showing the girl with the red coat.
happen again. so by state standards. Lessons must who was willing to work with the Nazi Roma Ligocka: Steven Spielberg
be developed and difficult content leadership, even join the Nazi party, to did not knowingly base the girl on an
choices must be made. This explains increase his business. He used Polish actual person. However, after seeing
why teachers often use documentaries, Jews in his factory because their slave the film, holocaust survivor Roma
and commercial films to supplement labor was cheaper than that of free Ligocka (pictured here) identified with
the class text. The Holocaust workers. Over the course of the war, some of the film's characters. In the
provides one of the most effective as he watched over his workers, he
subjects for examining basic moral became more and more determined
issues. A structured inquiry into this to protect them and to keep them
history yields critical lessons for an from the death camps like Auschwitz.
investigation into human behavior. Eventually, the man who wanted to
It also addresses one of the central make money from his laborers wound
mandates of education in the United up spending his entire fortune on
States, which is to examine what it bribing German officials in order to
means to be a responsible citizen. save their lives
The role of the teacher is to help Why did Oskar Schindler do what
students decode the visual images he did?
from a movie or a text book. Using a Schindler never gave a clear
high interest and entertaining film, explanation for why he protected
The basic idea is how do we teach will allow the students to engage in and saved the lives of as many Jews
the young of America about the most activities that will, if done correctly, as he did. Some might say that his
profound and consequential evil of offer students an opportunity to learn humane actions and sacrifices need
the twentieth century, namely the about prediction, characterization, no explanation. Schindler attempted
Holocaust. There are many reasons themes and historical context. to explain his actions by saying the
why school curriculums require the Teaching the Holocaust often following, "I knew the people who
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First confirmed
source of high energy
neutrinos
BY: Z O Ë F R I E D M A N A N D A R T H U R F R I E D M A N
On Thursday, July 12, the the cosmos. This source is a "galaxy, the constellation Orion. instruments detecting different
National Science Foundation (NSF) billions of light-years away, with an The fact that scientists have types of messenger signals work in
reported a historical breakthrough especially active nucleus known followed a single neutrino four tandem to reveal information about
in astrophysics. Simply put, scientists as a blazar," explained Dr. Francis billion light years away from Earth the universe. In this particular case,
have, for the first time, pinpointed Halzen, the principal investigator proves that "consistent investment in IceCube, various orbiting telescopes
the birthplace of a high-energy at the NSF's IceCube Neutrino basic research pays off," according to and other instruments pooled
particle from space. Observatory in Antarctica and France Córdova, the director of the signals of electromagnetic radiation,
15 million of these high energy a professor at the University of NSF. Discovering the first confirmed gamma rays and neutrinos to answer
particles, dubbed "neutrinos," pass Wisconsin-Madison. source of high energy neutrinos also a question long left hanging: where
through Earth each year, undetected. The galaxy described by Halzen brings mankind one step closer to do neutrinos come from?
Despite being able to penetrate contains a massive black hole unraveling many more questions In addition, one scientist, Dr.
matter, neutrinos are invisible, at its center. When gas becomes lurking in the stars. As stated by Imen Al Samari, corroborated this
have no electrical charge and have gravitationally compressed in a disk Córdova, "when you get to mysteries exciting discovery by identifying
almost no mass - leading them to be around the black hole, it occasionally of the cosmos on a grand scale, that's twelve additional neutrinos which
described as "ghostly." It's extremely emits a jetstream of high energy really magic." were emitted by the same blazar. Al
difficult to detect a neutrino, let particles. These accelerated protons, That the finding was a massive, Samari's statistical analysis of 2014
alone trace one to its beginnings which collide as a consequence of international effort comprised archival data was fact-checked by a
nearly four billion light-years from their powerful charge, are known of 300 individuals representing team of three others.
Earth. as blazars when they are pointed 12 countries and 4 continents Wondering what it felt like to
Since neutrinos were first detected at Earth. Blazars, in turn, react indicates the level of corroboration represent The UCO Reporter at this
in 1912, scientists have spent nearly a with hydrogen and light to shoot needed to confirm the origin of groundbreaking press conference in D.C.
century searching for a phenomenon neutrinos into space, through the a single neutrino. In addition to among other reporters from CNN, ABC
powerful enough to produce such Earth and even through your body. data collected by NSF's IceCube and The New York Times? To view
high-energy particles. In the press The particular blazar discussed Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, the press conference in action, visit:
briefing on July 12, scientists finally at the news briefing, called TXS the detection was confirmed using h t t p s ://w w w.y o u t u b e . c o m /
revealed that they have traced the 0506+056, is located four billion the new field of "multi-messenger watch?v=iChBhHpFtMI
source of these cosmic rays across light years away in the direction of astronomy." In this emerging field,
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