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At LA k e Ri d g e<br />
Volume 15 • Number 12<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
A Great Place To Live<br />
The Fairways Legend is authorized by the Fairways Homeowners Association<br />
Photo by Paul Halpern
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
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Fairways Legend
Fairways Legend<br />
Proofreader<br />
Helen<br />
Hojnoski<br />
The Fairways at Lake Ridge<br />
Co-Editor<br />
Al Walter<br />
Writer/<br />
Proofreader<br />
Linda<br />
Werner<br />
Proofreader<br />
Kathy<br />
Luraschi<br />
Editor<br />
Lynn Buechler<br />
Proofreader<br />
Barbara<br />
Chesnicka<br />
Adrienne Langan<br />
Burton Mokotoff<br />
Rabbi Jacob Friedman<br />
Writer<br />
Eleanor<br />
Venturini<br />
Proofreader<br />
Miriam Skaar<br />
Co-Editor<br />
Nancy Romanenko<br />
Proofreader<br />
Amelita<br />
Berardi<br />
ConTRiBuTing WRiTERS<br />
Writer/<br />
Proofreader<br />
Barbara<br />
Trevaskis<br />
Photographer/<br />
Writer<br />
Paul<br />
Halpern<br />
Proofreader<br />
Norma<br />
Levine<br />
Priscilla Moriarty<br />
Robert Mattsson<br />
Rosalie Auerabach<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
Table of Contents<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Activity Coordinators / Lifestyle Assistants........16<br />
Activity Group Updates.................................13-15<br />
Board Schedule ......................................................7<br />
Calendar..............................................................63<br />
Cook's Corner........................................................48<br />
Crossword Puzzle................................................58<br />
Fairways Bus Schedule........................................19<br />
Fairways Organization Chart.................................7<br />
Let’s Go Traveling...........................................44-45<br />
Poet's Corner...................................................55-56<br />
Public Safety.........................................................20<br />
Swimming Pool Rules.........................................18<br />
Theater Listings....................................................60<br />
Upcoming Special Events...............................10-12<br />
Weekly Recurring Events.....................................61<br />
Fairways Legend Dec. <strong>2012</strong> Schedule<br />
Deadline for articles...........................................11/5<br />
The statements and opinions expressed and the content of all<br />
articles, reviews and other news contained herein are those of the<br />
individual contributors and they do not represent the opinions<br />
or official pronouncements of The Fairways at Lake Ridge<br />
Homeowners Association, Inc., nor does the Association assume<br />
or acknowledge any responsibility whatsoever for the accuracy<br />
thereof.<br />
The products and services offered herein by advertisers have not<br />
been tested, sanctioned or approved and they are not otherwise<br />
promulgated or endorsed by The Fairways at Lake Ridge<br />
Homeowners Association, Inc., nor does the Association warrant<br />
that they are fit for their intended purposes. The procurers of such<br />
goods and services must determine for their own purpose if goods<br />
and services fulfill their personal needs, under terms and conditions<br />
that are acceptable to them.<br />
The Legend reserves the right to reject, edit, or condense all<br />
submissions, and will not accept any article or advertisement it<br />
deems libelous, inflammatory, or in bad taste. We disclaim all<br />
responsibility for the goods and services advertised. Complaints<br />
should be directed to the Better Business Bureau or the Ocean<br />
County Dept. of Consumer Affairs.<br />
The Fairways Legend is printed by <strong>Senior</strong> Community Media,<br />
a division of R&K Publishing. For advertising, contact <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Community Media at 732-240-6611.<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
As I drive through The Fairways and<br />
see the devastation caused by the recent<br />
storms we have had, it makes me sad to see<br />
the beauty of this community so damaged.<br />
Yet, I realize that we are the lucky ones.<br />
So many people have lost their homes and<br />
valuables. I was amazed to see a bright pink geranium<br />
blossom poking its head through the snow in front of<br />
my house. My neighbor’s pink roses also refused to<br />
give in to the weather. Think pink!<br />
It is wonderful to see how The Fairways pulls together<br />
in stressful times. Harvey came to the rescue by making<br />
over five pots of coffee for residents who were cold and<br />
without electricity to make their own coffee. Residents<br />
came to the clubhouse, sat, drank coffee and just chatted<br />
with one another. Pat Iacono was volunteering to play<br />
CDs of old Red Skelton shows and volunteered to show<br />
two movies that evening. A big thank you to both Pat<br />
and Harvey for their help in getting us through the days<br />
without electric.<br />
Welcome to Jackie Achan, who is our new Property<br />
Manager. I interviewed Jackie and really enjoyed<br />
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From the Editor’s Desk<br />
by Lynn Buechler<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
talking with her. I wish her many productive years at<br />
The Fairways.<br />
If you will be celebrating your fiftieth anniversary<br />
or have already done so, please consider putting your<br />
photos and information in the paper for our February<br />
Valentine issue. The information regarding what<br />
to write and how to handle your photos is below my<br />
editorial. But you may call me if you have additional<br />
questions. The deadline for this information is the end<br />
of <strong>December</strong>.<br />
Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for<br />
articles in <strong>December</strong> is the third instead of the<br />
fifth. Please keep this in mind when submitting<br />
materials.<br />
The Legend staff wishes everyone blessed and happy<br />
holidays.<br />
Guidelines for<br />
Fiftieth Anniversary Issue<br />
Please submit a copy of your original wedding<br />
photo. Staples will make copies for 99 cents. A<br />
copy of your Fiftieth Anniversary celebration<br />
photo is also needed. If your celebration has not<br />
occurred, submit a current photo.<br />
Write a paragraph about where you<br />
honeymooned – the location of your wedding and<br />
where you lived when first married. Include details<br />
about your fiftieth anniversary celebration.<br />
You may begin submitting this information<br />
at any time. Please drop your articles at the<br />
Activities Desk in the Clubhouse. I have a<br />
newspaper dedicated box behind the desk. Any<br />
questions, please call me.<br />
New Newspaper<br />
GuideliNes<br />
1. Newspaper submissions must be double spaced,<br />
typewritten, and no longer than two to two and<br />
one half pages long.<br />
3. Articles must be submitted by the fifth of the<br />
month, unless special arrangements have been<br />
made with the editor or one of the Legend staff.<br />
Please enclose a CD with your article. Floppy<br />
discs are now considered obsolete.<br />
4. All photos are welcome. They will be used at the<br />
discretion of the publisher and available space.<br />
5. The staff reserves the right to edit any and all<br />
articles submitted.
Manager's<br />
Office<br />
Dear Homeowners:<br />
My name is Jackie Achan and I am<br />
your new Community Manager.<br />
I look forward to working with the<br />
Board of Directors and the Residents<br />
to make Fairways at Lake Ridge the<br />
best place to live.<br />
I had the pleasure of meeting some<br />
of you and I am looking forward to<br />
working and meeting those of you I<br />
have not met.<br />
Before I came here, I was working at Shadow Lake<br />
Village, a 55 & older Active Adult Community located<br />
in Red Bank, NJ. Prior to that I was at Four Seasons<br />
at Mirage, also a 55 & older Active Adult community<br />
located in Barnegat, NJ. I have quite a few years of<br />
experience in this field.<br />
Managers Report<br />
by Jackie Achan<br />
BEST PRICES IN TOWN<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
The Management Office Team includes Fran Davis,<br />
your Activity Director, helping you to schedule and<br />
plan your events. Beth Millman, your Administrator<br />
,is here to help you with your work order concerns.<br />
Maintenance Staff, Jimmy Saldutti, is Supervisor of<br />
Clubhouse amenities and Courtyard maintenance.<br />
Harvey Chupper will setup all your events, and Russell<br />
Ernst is here to assist Jimmy on all projects. My goal<br />
is to work together as a team on all Community needs<br />
and Administration.<br />
As always, the Management office is here to help you<br />
and answer any questions achieving our goal to make<br />
The Fairways the best place to live.<br />
I look forward to meeting and working with the<br />
Residents of Fairways. I hope you all enjoy the holidays<br />
with your friends and family. Wishing you and your<br />
family a Happy and Healthy New Year!<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Meet our new Property Manager, Jackie Achan<br />
By Lynn Buechler<br />
Jackie is a very vivacious, friendly person who<br />
immediately makes you feel welcome. After spending<br />
some time interviewing Jackie, I feel sure that we are<br />
in good hands.<br />
Jackie was born and raised in Richmond Hill, Queens<br />
on a “beautiful tree lined street.” Jackie’s mom and<br />
dad both worked, so the kids were taken care of by<br />
her grandparents. “I have wonderful memories about<br />
my grandparents,” she said. “Richmond Hill was a<br />
wonderful area to grow up. In those days we would<br />
play hide-n-seek and be outside for hours.”<br />
After getting married, Jackie moved to New Jersey<br />
and now resides in Old Bridge with her daughter.<br />
Jackie started at The Fairways as a temporary Property<br />
Manager, but was asked to stay on as a permanent staff<br />
member. Jackie is very happy in her new position and<br />
looks forward to many years of productive management.<br />
“My first day was my first board meeting,” she said,<br />
“and I was extremely impressed with the exceptional<br />
people on the board. Everyone I have met is fantastic<br />
--- from the front desk staff to the various managers.<br />
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I was really impressed by everyone here during the<br />
hurricane. Believe me, it’s not the norm.”<br />
Jackie has an impressive business background, which<br />
she brings to her new position at The Fairways. She<br />
worked for Toys ‘R Us in the corporate office involved<br />
in the construction end of the business. She then opened<br />
an organic, specialty coffee and tea café in Manhattan<br />
on Amsterdam Avenue and 86th Street. “Everything we<br />
served was organic, including our sandwiches, cakes<br />
and coffees,” she explained. She enjoyed meeting<br />
and interacting with the customers. For the last seven<br />
years Jackie has worked for Taylor Management and<br />
has been involved in property management in senior<br />
communities.<br />
When she is not working, Jackie enjoys reading,<br />
crocheting and cooking. “I also love to socialize with<br />
family and friends,” she said.<br />
At the present time Jackie feels that she is in an<br />
“analysis” period, where she has to assess how things<br />
are done. “It’s a great community. My ideas will be<br />
presented to the board. I am here to do a job for the<br />
community --- to help the community. I look forward<br />
to the future.”
Fairways organization Chart (november <strong>2012</strong>)<br />
LAWN MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE – <strong>2012</strong><br />
Fairways<br />
Board Schedule: <strong>December</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
Please remember to tell our advertisers<br />
that you saw their ad in The Fairways Legend<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
Jackie Achan<br />
CUTTING EDGING FERTILIZING<br />
Dec 6 Fall clean up/lime application<br />
All dates are tentative, and subject to change.<br />
Board Meeting Public Meeting<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>December</strong><br />
3 Monday 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.<br />
17 Monday 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.<br />
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Snow & ice Policy <strong>2012</strong>/2013<br />
from Board/Managment<br />
Residents are encouraged to keep a supply of ice melt<br />
or calcium chloride on hand in the event of melting and<br />
refreezing of the driveway and sidewalk areas.<br />
Please Note: What triggers a snow clearing effort is<br />
an accumulation of three inches of snow. At that time,<br />
the Maintenance Supervisor/Manager will determine a<br />
course of action.<br />
1. The first step is an initial pass on the main<br />
boulevard.<br />
2. Step two is a first pass on all resident side streets.<br />
3. Sand and salt is applied according to the need. No<br />
homeowners should apply salt to concrete surfaces.<br />
4. Once the streets are cleared, the contractor will<br />
begin to clear the resident driveways.<br />
5. Lastly, service walks will be cleared. All residents<br />
are asked to please enter and exit their homes by<br />
way of their garages whenever there is snow on the<br />
ground.<br />
6. The order of removing snow shall be rotated with<br />
each snowfall.<br />
• Ice Storms are a bit of a different story and will<br />
be handled accordingly. Resident safety is always a<br />
primary concern. If ice forms on the roadways, the main<br />
roads and intersections will be treated first. Resident<br />
side streets will be treated, if needed.<br />
Contractor is not responsible for: driveway<br />
scratches, gouges less than 3/8” in depth, and less than<br />
1’ in length, lights alongside driveway, pots, hose reels,<br />
etc. left on the driveway.<br />
Snow Emergency List – Residents receiving ongoing<br />
treatment; i.e. chemotherapy, radiation, dialysis, and<br />
homebound services, will be placed on an emergency<br />
list. Please notify the office as soon as possible of the<br />
days and times you will need assistance. Doctor’s<br />
appointments, dentist appointments, getting to work,<br />
are not considered emergencies and will not be<br />
considered.<br />
In the event of an emergency, please call 911.<br />
Please refer to the front of your resident directory for<br />
more information.
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
30th District By<br />
Senator Robert W. Singer • Assemblyman Sean T. Kean • Assemblyman David P. Rible<br />
SenIor newSletter Column • november <strong>2012</strong><br />
We would like to share information about traffic safety<br />
and ice and snow, as provided by the Department of<br />
Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General,<br />
Division of Highway Traffic Safety.<br />
With the winter driving season here, the Division<br />
of Highway Traffic Safety is reminding motorists<br />
to remove all snow and ice from your vehicle before<br />
driving , especially from the hood, windows and roof.<br />
It is the law in New Jersey. Motorists who fail to do so<br />
face fines of $25 to $75 for each offense, regardless of<br />
whether the ice and snow is dislodged from the vehicle.<br />
If flying ice or snow causes property damage or injury<br />
to others, motorists face fines of $200 to $1000 for each<br />
offense.<br />
More winter driving tips are provided on the Division<br />
of Highway Traffic Safety website , and they include:<br />
• Drive slow (at or below the posted speed<br />
limit) and adjust your speed for the changing road<br />
conditions.<br />
• Turn on your headlights, using low beams when<br />
traveling in snow.<br />
• Increase your following distance. In winter weather,<br />
travel at least eight to ten seconds behind the car in<br />
front of you.<br />
• Give snowplows plenty of room to work. Don’t<br />
tailgate and try not to pass. If you must pass, take<br />
extreme caution in doing so. A snowplow operator’s<br />
field of vision is restricted. You may see him, but they<br />
don’t always see you.<br />
• Slow down before exiting the highway. Exit ramps<br />
often have icy patches, sharp curves and stalled or<br />
stopped vehicles.<br />
• Have a personal safety kit accessible in your vehicle<br />
that includes an ice scraper/brush; shovel; jumper<br />
cables or battery starter; blanket; sand, salt or kitty litter<br />
for traction; lock de-icer; flashlight and new batteries;<br />
extra windshield wiper fluid; safety flares/warning<br />
device; cell phone with spare battery; water and nonperishable<br />
food; and paper towels or a cloth.<br />
A complete list of tips and other information can be<br />
found at www.nj.gov/oag/hts/ice-and-snow.html<br />
At this website, you may print a two-sided palm<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
card which addresses the safety concerns and penalties<br />
associated with not adequately removing all ice and<br />
snow from your vehicle before driving. Additionally, it<br />
includes a list of “Winter Driving Tips” to help ensure<br />
the safety of motorists during this challenging driving<br />
season. Additionally, a related Ice and Snow Poster<br />
can be downloaded. This informational poster can<br />
play an integral part in any winter driving awareness<br />
campaign.<br />
There is also a 30-second TV PSA reminding motorists<br />
about the snow removal. This amended law became<br />
effective October 20, 2010.<br />
You may also click on NJ511 Alerts, available at<br />
the website, (or go on your favorite search engine to<br />
511nj.org). This web page presented by the New Jersey<br />
Department of Transportation provides an easy, user<br />
friendly way for commuters to see where incidents,<br />
accidents, congestion and events like weather and<br />
construction are occurring on New Jersey’s roads.<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
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"I heard a bird sing<br />
In the dark of <strong>December</strong><br />
A magical thing<br />
And sweet to remember.<br />
'We are nearer to Spring<br />
Than we were in September,'<br />
I heard a bird sing<br />
In the dark of <strong>December</strong>."<br />
- Oliver Herford, I Heard a Bird Sing<br />
Let’s all welcome Jackie Achan, our new Property<br />
Manager! While I previously mentioned that I was sad<br />
about Gina Kuhlwein leaving; I must admit that when<br />
Jackie joined us, she has been ready, willing and able to<br />
work, and that is so very much appreciated! Thank you,<br />
Jackie, for joining our family at The Fairways!<br />
You all know by now that <strong>December</strong> is my favorite<br />
month because that means the holidays are here! I<br />
just caught a wonderful program featuring “Thomas<br />
Kinkaid,” and I was so very happy. Aside from loving<br />
his artwork, there are wonderful feelings of happiness<br />
and peace in my heart when I look at his pieces. If I<br />
had the money, I would buy up all his winter scenes,<br />
as they truly remind me of my childhood during the<br />
holidays. There is nothing better for me than a snowcovered<br />
ground, a snowperson on the lawn, holiday<br />
lights twinkling, the smell of a standing rib roast coming<br />
out of the oven with sour cream mashed potatoes, green<br />
beans almandine and dinner rolls dripping with butter<br />
with a roaring fireplace – I am in heaven and that makes<br />
me happy!<br />
By now, all the clubs/groups, etc. have either already<br />
enjoyed or are going to enjoy their holiday dinners and<br />
luncheons; and I know for a fact that when one goes<br />
with the attitude to have a good time, you can have<br />
even a better time! Everyone is looking forward to and<br />
wondering what the Grandparent’s Group has up their<br />
sleeves in re-creating Paris at The Fairways on New<br />
Year’s Eve!<br />
A reminder to all Snowbirds to fill out the Snowbird<br />
form at the management office.<br />
Also, if you require special needs and feel you<br />
should be on our Emergency Snow Removal list,<br />
please contact the management office ASAP (they<br />
upcoming Special Events<br />
Compiled by Fran Davis, Activities Director<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
will let you know if your situation fits the criteria<br />
used for this list).<br />
I wish you all a very Happy and Healthy Holiday<br />
Season and New Year!<br />
Here are some of the events taking place in<br />
<strong>December</strong>, <strong>2012</strong>:<br />
1 Enclave-Fairways Choral Group Holiday Show at<br />
7:00PM in our Ballroom<br />
3 HOA Community Update Meeting in the Ballroom at<br />
11:00AM<br />
5 Kimball’s event in the Ballroom at 1:00PM (check<br />
flyer for details)<br />
6 Amici Club Christmas Party in the Ballroom at<br />
6:00PM<br />
8 Hanukah begins at Sundown<br />
9 Happy Hanukah to all!<br />
10 Hebrew Culture Club Holiday Party in the Ballroom<br />
at 6:00PM<br />
11 Claddagh Club bus trip to New York City – leaves at<br />
1:30PM<br />
12 Garden Club Holiday Tour and Lunch (check flyer<br />
for details) at the View<br />
13 Men’s Club Holiday Party at Crystal Point (check<br />
flyer for details)<br />
14 Fairways Cinema presents: “The Nutcracker,” a<br />
ballet starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, followed by<br />
holiday refreshments in the Ballroom at 7:00PM<br />
20 Clubhouse Committee Annual Luncheon<br />
21 Winter begins today<br />
24 Christmas Eve – Management office closed.<br />
25 Christmas Day – Management office closed - Merry<br />
Christmas to all!<br />
26 Kwanzaa begins<br />
28 Wine and Cheese Lovers Group event (check flyer<br />
for details)<br />
31 Grandparent’s Group New Year’s Eve Gala in the<br />
Ballroom at 7:00PM<br />
31 New Year’s Eve - Management office closed<br />
noTE: For availability or wait list after the sign-up date,<br />
please check with Fran or one of the Lifestyle Assistants<br />
at the activity desk (732-942-3213) or contact the person
on the list. Please continue to check the bulletin board at<br />
the clubhouse or watch the closed circuit TV (Channel<br />
77) or pick up a copy of the weekly calendar in the lobby<br />
in the magazine rack outside the library, or check on<br />
the website, as some sign-up dates, as well as events,<br />
may miss our press deadline. All dates are subject to<br />
change. I am a firm believer in double-checking dates<br />
and times - don’t assume anything – so please give<br />
me a buzz a few weeks before your function to ensure<br />
that the date and time is correct and that we have a set<br />
up, if needed. My e-mail address is franatfairways@<br />
optonline. Thanks!<br />
Some reminders that are easily forgotten, as<br />
follows:<br />
If you have not done so yet, please provide the<br />
Management Office with your e-mail addresses – this<br />
will be most helpful during snow removal time and for<br />
other important notices we send out to the community.<br />
Also, please remember that the “Management Office”<br />
at the Clubhouse is not the “Management Company”<br />
(Taylor), and therefore, the “Management Office” does<br />
not accept checks for your maintenance. If you have<br />
a question or need to make a payment, please contact<br />
Taylor Management at 973-267-9000.<br />
Also, when handing in a Request for Check form –<br />
please keep in mind that the “normal” turn-around time<br />
has always been 5 business days - our goal is to have<br />
them done beforehand, but it does not always work out<br />
that way. Thank you for your kind cooperation.<br />
Here are some holiday events going<br />
on in our area, as follows:<br />
old Fashioned Christmas Puppet Show<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1-30<br />
Village Green - Historic Smithville Village<br />
The Brownstone Puppet Theatre & Museum invites<br />
children of all ages to experience the magic of<br />
Christmas through the fantasy of the puppet theatre. A<br />
Teddy Bear Tree & a Pinocchio Tree will welcome you<br />
to the decorated theatre & museum. The enchanting<br />
holiday production of “A Teddy Bear Christmas”<br />
features Annabelle Bear, dancing & skating bears,<br />
a magical Christmas tree & holiday music on the<br />
calliope. NOVEMBER 28 through DECEMBER 30<br />
- FRIDAYS 4 P.M.- SATURDAYS 12 P.M. 2 P.M. 4<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
P.M.- SUNDAYS 12 P.M. 2 P.M. - PLUS CHRISTMAS<br />
WEEK PERFORMANCES! DECEMBER 26-30 12<br />
P.M. 2 P.M. http://www.brownstonepuppettheatre.com/<br />
specialsandmore.htm<br />
Christmas Festival at the Morristown green<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1-22<br />
West Park Place at Park Place, Morristown, NJ<br />
The month-long celebration will feature various<br />
activities including a train ride around the Green,<br />
holiday concerts, and ice sculpting demonstrations. Of<br />
course, Santa Claus himself will be in his house and<br />
available to visit and have his picture taken with kids<br />
from one to ninety-two. Click the link below for more<br />
details. Free Attraction! http://www.morristown-nj.<br />
org/special_events.html<br />
Haddonfield's Candlelight Shopping<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1-24<br />
Downtown Haddonfield, NJ (Not far from Camden) -<br />
Step back in time when shopping was pleasant.<br />
Merchants greet you with genuine feeling and the<br />
merchandise is distinctive and unique. The streets<br />
twinkle with white lights and luminaries, while the clop<br />
of hooves from a horse-drawn carriage mingle with<br />
the songs of strolling carolers and the sweet sounds of<br />
a dulcimer. The streets are filled with free events and<br />
entertainment. Candlelight Shopping Friday evenings,<br />
6-9pm Carriage Rides, Santa, and a variety of Holiday<br />
Entertainers - Saturday & Sunday afternoons Carriage<br />
Rides, 12noon to 3pm & Seasonal Sounds, 12noon to<br />
5pm. http://www.haddonfieldnj.org/events.php<br />
Adventure Aquarium's Christmas Celebration<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1-January 3, 2013<br />
Adventure Aquarium - 1 Riverside Drive, Camden,<br />
NJ. Meet and take photos with Rudolph the Red-nosed<br />
Reindeer, as well as our newest Rudolph character,<br />
Bumble, and watch him light a 12-ft Christmas tree;<br />
take a fantastical ride on the Polar Express in our 4D<br />
Theater (powered by PSE&G); get down and boogie at<br />
Gill's holiday mascot dance party; delight in holiday<br />
treats; or watch as Scuba Santa dives in our 760,000gallon<br />
Ocean Realm exhibit! FISHMAS at Adventure<br />
Aquarium is a family tradition you'll want to create and<br />
relive year after year! http://www.adventureaquarium.<br />
com/upcomingevents.cfm<br />
Downtown Freehold Christmas Tree Lighting<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
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Fairways Legend<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1<br />
Hall of Records Plaza - 1 East Main Street, Freehold,<br />
NJ. The annual Christmas tree lighting marks Santa's<br />
arrival in the borough! 5 pm - 7 pm. In front of the Hall<br />
of Records. For more information please call (732)<br />
462-3584. http://www.freeholdcenter.com<br />
Festival of Trees at Morven Museum<br />
<strong>December</strong> 2 - January 10<br />
Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton, NJ. Morven’s<br />
annual holiday event where festive trees, artfully<br />
decorated by local businesses and garden clubs, grace<br />
each of Morven’s elegant galleries. Tickets: Adults $5<br />
<strong>Senior</strong>s (60 & older)/Students $4. Call 609-924-8144 ext<br />
106 for more information http://www.historicmorven.<br />
org/programs.html<br />
"It's a wonderful life," the musical<br />
<strong>December</strong> 4-12<br />
Main Street Theater - 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin,<br />
NJ. The perennial Christmas classic based on the<br />
Frank Capra classic motion picture that starred Jimmy<br />
Stewart. George Bailey, a downhearted man, is visited<br />
by his guardian angel and shown what the world would<br />
be like without him.. http://www.smstc.org/<br />
Downtown Toms River Tree Lighting<br />
<strong>December</strong> 4th<br />
Washington Street, Toms River, NJ.<br />
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Courtyard of Town Hall and Toms<br />
River Branch of the Ocean County Library presented<br />
by Downtown Toms River Downtown Toms River: 732-<br />
341-8738. Live entertainment. 5 pm - 8 pm. For more<br />
information, please call 732-341-8738. http://www.<br />
DowntownTomsRiver.com
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Activity group updates<br />
note: Check bulletin board and tv for any changes of activities planned for the ballroom.<br />
AMiCi CLuB<br />
Committee<br />
The Christmas Party on <strong>December</strong> 6 will be the last<br />
event of this year for The Amici Club and the last party<br />
planned by its present committee.<br />
Al and Vera Fortunato, Joe and Pat Guardino, Matty<br />
and Fay Scutaro, Frank and Chris Scialabbo, Frank and<br />
Claire Occhiogrosso, and Jim and Eleanore Venturini<br />
are the committee of The Amici Club and have been<br />
for the past ten years. Through the years, we, the<br />
members of the committee have enjoyed planning the<br />
yearly events for our club’s membership. We were so<br />
happy to see the club grow and become one of the most<br />
successful clubs of our community. We could not have<br />
succeeded without the loyalty, support and participation<br />
of our members throughout the years. For this we are<br />
truly grateful.<br />
But it is time for us to retire and a new committee<br />
to take over. Some of our committee members will<br />
remain for a short time to help with the transition.<br />
All of us are looking forward to attending the parties<br />
and events planned by the new Amici Club Committee<br />
for 2013. We know that the new committee members<br />
will enjoy working together, as we did, and we wish<br />
them a very successful year.<br />
For the last time the 2002 – <strong>2012</strong> committee want<br />
to wish the Amici Club members and all the residents<br />
of The Fairways a Blessed Christmas and a Happy,<br />
Healthy New Year.<br />
ARTS AnD CuLTuRE gRouP<br />
Coordinators Marilyn Karl,<br />
Harriet Selinger, Barbara Slater<br />
Thanks to all of you who came to the tribute honoring our<br />
vets earlier in November. It is important to remember<br />
that the benefits of our way of life must all too often<br />
be protected by those who serve. We will be offering<br />
a four part DVD series in the clubhouse about the life<br />
and music of Beethoven at 1:30 pm on November 14,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 12, January 9, and February 13.<br />
Further details on these programs may also be found<br />
on the community TV channel 77 and on the clubhouse<br />
bulletin board.<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
BooK DiSCuSSion<br />
Alyce Brandman, Coordinator<br />
Do you need a great book to read? Get that book at<br />
The Fairways <strong>Book</strong> Discussion Group that meets the<br />
last Thursday of every month to discuss the month’s<br />
book choice. The conversation is lively, opinionated,<br />
intelligent, humorous and very multi-faceted. Please<br />
join in with our ever expanding group of book loving<br />
residents. The next meeting will be on Thursday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 27, <strong>2012</strong>, at 1:30 pm in the ballroom. The<br />
book selection is One Thousand White Women. Pick<br />
up a copy of the selected book at our meeting and enter<br />
our circle of reader.<br />
CLADDAgH CLuB<br />
The final event of the year for the Claddagh Club is the<br />
bus trip to New York City on <strong>December</strong> 11 and dinner<br />
at Connolly’s Restaurant. We have 56 participants and<br />
a waiting list is at the Activities Desk.<br />
See the Bulletin Board for the list of the planned<br />
activities and dates for next year. We look forward to<br />
a wonderful active Claddagh Club next<br />
year.<br />
We would like to thank everyone for<br />
their participations in our events. We<br />
couldn’t do it without you. We wish you<br />
all happiness in the Christmas – Holiday<br />
Season and health, wealth, hope and peace in the New<br />
Year. Dues remain at $15 per person and can be left at<br />
the Activities Desk in the Clubhouse. All are welcome.<br />
Slainte.<br />
FAiRWAyS CinEMA (FCg)<br />
Pat Iacono, Coordinator<br />
HolIDAY event<br />
Fri., Dec. 14, 7 pm<br />
“The Nutcracker” (USA, 1977, 78 min.)<br />
Starring Mikhail Baryshnikov<br />
Join Mikhail Baryshnikov in the realm of toy soldiers,<br />
dancing snowflakes and sheer magical entertainment in<br />
this absolutely wonderful ballet.<br />
Holiday refreshments will be served after the<br />
performance.<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Coming Attractions<br />
Friday, January 11, 7 pm:"Moneyball"<br />
starring Brad Pitt.<br />
Monday, January 28, 7 pm:"My Week<br />
With Marilyn"<br />
The Fairways Film Library will be<br />
open from 6-7 pm on all evenings the Fairways Cinema<br />
shows a film. Happy Holidays to all!<br />
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FAiRWAyS FiLM LiBRARy gRouP<br />
Pat Iacono, Coordinator<br />
Do you like sports? You could borrow any of the<br />
following feature films that has a sport theme from the<br />
Fairways Film Library:<br />
• "Million Dollar Baby"-boxing<br />
• "61*"-baseball (Billy Crystal, director)<br />
• "The Greatest Game Ever Played"-golf<br />
• "Invictus"- rugby<br />
• "The Legend of Bagger Vance"-golf<br />
• "Seabiscuit"-horse racing<br />
• "The Game Plan"-football<br />
• "Radio"-football<br />
• "The Street Stops Here"-basketball (documentary)<br />
• "The Blind Side"-football<br />
The Fairways Film Library will now be open Mondays,<br />
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 to 11 am. The<br />
Fairways Film Library will also be open from 6-7 pm,<br />
ONLY when the Fairways Cinema has scheduled a film<br />
showing. Two DVDs may be borrowed at a time.<br />
Borrowed DVDs must be returned either to a Film<br />
Librarian when the Film Library is open, or they can<br />
now be deposited in the locked DVD drop box located<br />
in the clubhouse on or before the due date. The Film<br />
Librarian will show you where it is when you borrow a<br />
film. DVDs may be borrowed for three days; four days<br />
if borrowed on a Thursday.<br />
Please borrow a DVD only when you are sure that<br />
you have time to watch it in the allotted time. If you<br />
have not had a chance to watch the film within the days<br />
allowed, you must return it on the due date and borrow<br />
it again, if you wish.<br />
In the magazine rack just outside the Library you will<br />
find the section "Film Library." There you will find the<br />
current alphabetical list of films you can borrow. A title<br />
followed by (F) means that it is foreign. The list will be<br />
updated periodically.<br />
The Fairways Film Library will be closed on Christmas<br />
day. A DVD that is due on that Tuesday will now be<br />
due on Thursday, <strong>December</strong> 27. The Film Library will<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
also be closed on New Year's Day. A DVD due on that<br />
Tuesday will be due on Thursday, January 3.<br />
If you have any DVDs that you no longer want and<br />
would like to have them included in the Fairways Film<br />
Library inventory, please hand them to a Film Librarian<br />
or drop them off in the DVD drop box.<br />
The expenses to establish and then operate the<br />
Fairways Film Library were funded by the Fairways<br />
Cinema Group. Approximately 80% of our 250 films<br />
were purchased by the Fairways Cinema Group with<br />
the remainder donated by residents. The Fairways<br />
Cinema Group and the Fairways Film Library Group<br />
are two separate groups.<br />
Happy Holidays to all!<br />
"I'll have what she's having." When Harry Met<br />
Sally, 1989<br />
gARDEn CLuB<br />
Adrienne Langan, President<br />
The Garden Club Holiday Luncheon will be held at<br />
the View Restaurant at Eagle Ridge On Wednesday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 12 at 1:00pm. Lauren-Michelle Greco will<br />
present a program of holiday songs.<br />
The cost of the luncheon is $24.00 and includes a<br />
glass of wine.<br />
HEBREW CuLTuRE CLuB<br />
Jack Weber, President<br />
On Monday , <strong>December</strong> 10 at 6 p.m. the Hanukkah<br />
party will take place in the ballroom. This is our annual<br />
signature event and includes a full kosher catered dinner<br />
from Fred and Murry’s of Freehold, plus entertainment<br />
by the popular Hester Street Troupe and their enjoyable<br />
klezmer music. Cutoff date for sign up was November<br />
30. Cost is $30.00 for members, $45.00 for nonmembers.<br />
Fee for our members is partially subsidized<br />
by the club.<br />
Our new Corresponding Secretary Diane Snyderman<br />
will be sending out cards for members who are ill, have<br />
a loss, or a special “simcha.” Call her if you know of<br />
anyone who should receive a card from the HCC.<br />
The Thursday afternoon Yiddish classes have been<br />
well-received and enjoyed by those who attended.<br />
Classes will resume in the spring when the instructor<br />
returns from Florida.
Plans are in the works for programs for 2013. Please<br />
watch for news on the exciting happenings scheduled<br />
for next year. In the event that you need a minyan due to<br />
the passing of a family member, you may call Jeanette<br />
Schatzman or Donald Glassner.<br />
KiMBALL AuXiLiARy<br />
Kathy McGill, Norma Levine, Happy Cuthill<br />
Representatives<br />
Our last meeting for this year is on Wednesday<br />
<strong>December</strong> 5, at 1 p.m. in the ballroom. This is our<br />
Health Fair. This is open to all residents and is free.<br />
There will be many stations set up for everyone to stop<br />
by and speak to our professionals. Some of them will be<br />
Wound Healing, Center for Healthy Aging, Audiology,<br />
Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Out Patient Infusion Center,<br />
just to name a few.<br />
KMC Auxiliary will continue in 2013 under the direction<br />
of Angela Ashley who is Director of Development for<br />
Kimball Medical Center. Angela is in the process of<br />
speaking to several ladies from The Fairways who have<br />
indicated that they would be willing to volunteer their<br />
time and services also. Please watch the TV, the bulletin<br />
board and next month’s Legend for further information.<br />
If anyone wishes to speak to Angela, her number is 732-<br />
886-4148.<br />
The first meeting for 2013 is on Wednesday January 16,<br />
at 1p.m. More information to follow. The dues for 2013<br />
will be $5.00 per person. Make your checks payable to<br />
KMC Auxiliary, and leave them at the activity desk in<br />
the Kimball Folder.<br />
Just a reminder, Kimball Medical Center provides<br />
a free phlebotomy service to all residents of The<br />
Fairways. it is available the 1st and 3rd Monday<br />
each month, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Arts & Craft<br />
room. You do not need an appointment. All you need<br />
is a script from your doctor and your insurance cards.<br />
As you clean out your closets and garage this year,<br />
please remember the hospital thrift shops need your<br />
clothes, blankets, shoes, etc. Lots for Little is located<br />
in Lakewood, The Treasure Chest is in Lakehurst, and<br />
Kimball Closet is in Jackson. If you want the addresses,<br />
please call Norma Levine at 732-370-8186.<br />
We personally wish to thank each and every one<br />
who over the last three years have helped at the scrub<br />
sales, attended our meetings and fundraisers, helped<br />
in the kitchen, or cleaned up the Ballroom. A great big<br />
THANK YOU! You all know who you are.<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
men'S Club<br />
Dave Garfield, President<br />
Starting January 1, 2013, a new Men’s Club<br />
Board will be installed, as follows:<br />
President: Joe DiMattina<br />
Vice President: Ron Glotzer<br />
Treasurer: Lee Amato<br />
Secretary: Greg Lima<br />
Director of Entertainment: Alan Wolfson<br />
Sunshine Club Coordinator: Dave Garfield<br />
Meetings will take place on the second Monday<br />
of each month, starting January 14, 2013 in the<br />
ballroom at 6:30 PM.<br />
Come on back to a great club!<br />
SingLES gRouP<br />
Happy Cuthill, Coordinator<br />
The Singles Group is open to all single men and women<br />
who are Fairways residents. We meet on the third<br />
Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm in the ballroom .<br />
New members are always welcome. Join us to meet and<br />
socialize with your friends and neighbors. Interesting<br />
programs and refreshments are offered.<br />
The annual Holiday Brunch has been set at The View<br />
Restaurant’s Twilight Room, on Sunday, <strong>December</strong> 2<br />
at noon . Sign up was at the activity desk in November,<br />
$30.00 per person.<br />
On Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 1 at 7 p.m. we are sponsoring<br />
a program with the Fairways and Enclave Chorus in<br />
our ballroom. The cost is $5.00 and you can pay at the<br />
door<br />
After many years of her very capable leadership, Happy<br />
will be stepping down as coordinator of the Singles.<br />
Starting in January 2013 Alice Tate will take over this<br />
position. We wish them both lots of good luck.<br />
We offer to our members, when necessary, rides to the<br />
doctor, medical tests, and prescription pick-ups. Please<br />
call Happy if you require this assistance.<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
The Fairways at Lake Ridge<br />
Activity group Coordinators<br />
as of <strong>December</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
If you would like to join a group or would like additional<br />
information, please contact the coordinator or the activity<br />
desk. Also anyone who would like to start a new group,<br />
please contact Activity Administrator.<br />
ACtIvItY CoorDInAtorS<br />
Amici Club..................................................................Committee<br />
Arts & Culture Group.....................Barbara Slater, Marilyn Karl,<br />
Harriet Selinger<br />
Artists Group.........................................................Marie Szilagyi<br />
Atlantic City Bus Trips.............................................Marvin Kerr<br />
Billiards Mens & Womens.......................................Ed Tomicich<br />
Bingo............................................................................Bill Smith<br />
Blood Pressure Monitoring...............................Arlene Mokotoff<br />
Bocce........................................................................Frank Ernest<br />
<strong>Book</strong> Discussion................................................Alyce Brandman<br />
Bowling - Monday................................................Sy Burschlag<br />
Bowling (Fairways 2)..............................................Paula Cusick<br />
Bridge (Tues.)...........................................................Walter Alina<br />
Bridge (Wed.)................................................................................<br />
Bridge Duplicate..........................................................Mel Mintz<br />
Bridge Instruction.....................................................Walter Alina<br />
Camera Group............................................................Steve Abbe<br />
Canasta........................................................................Vera Curry<br />
Ceramics................................................................Jocelyn White<br />
Claddagh Club..............................Mary Keating, Pat Guanuccio<br />
Computers..............................................................George Slutter<br />
Fairways Cinema..........................................................Pat Iacono<br />
Fairways Film Library..................................................Pat Iacono<br />
Fishing Group...........................................................Frank Ernest<br />
Garden Club......................................................Adrienne Langan<br />
Gin Rummy...........................................................Ted Morrissey<br />
Golf-Men's Traveling Teams..............Pat Galvin & Joe DeFalco<br />
Grandparents Group...................Carina Hayes & Roberta Harris<br />
Hebrew Culture Club.................................................Jack Weber<br />
Italian Classes....................................................Elena Marinescu<br />
Keno.............................................................Margaret Antonczyk<br />
Kimball Auxiliary Representatives.......................Happy Cuthill,<br />
Norma Levine, Kathy McGill<br />
Knitting.......................................Tippin Correra & Anne Arnold<br />
Ladies Needlecraft, Quilting.....Ilona Neufang & Erni Valentien<br />
Library....................................................................Claire Ferretti<br />
Line Dancing...........................................................Pat Freemyer<br />
Mah Jongg.....................................................................................<br />
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Fairways Legend<br />
Men’s Club.............................................................Dave Garfield<br />
Newspaper.............................................................Lynn Buechler<br />
Opera.......................................................................Miriam Skaar<br />
Party Planners.............................Barbara Balog & Annette Torro<br />
Pinochle.................................................................Jimmy Fioretta<br />
Pokeno (Friday Evenings)......................................Barbara Baker<br />
Poker-Ladies...............................................................Linda Raith<br />
Pool Committee........................Kristine Castellano & Fran Gatti<br />
Qi Gong.................................................................Kathleen Ward<br />
Sailing Group......................................................Charlie Jameson<br />
Scrabble.............................................................Arlene Morrissey<br />
Shuffleboard...............................................Gloria & Dick Becker<br />
Singles Group..........................................................Happy Cuthill<br />
Softball-Men’s................................................................Vic Landi<br />
Stained Glass...........................................................Dave Garfield<br />
Strength & Conditioning..............................................Fran Davis<br />
Table Tennis...............................................................Bob Speedy<br />
Tennis (Men’s)........Bart Meissner, Pat Mayfield & Mike Hoban<br />
Tennis (Women’s)......................Flo LoCastro & Maggie Wolter<br />
Tennis (Mixed Doubles)..........................................Alice Roberts<br />
Tennis Clinic Coordinator.....................................Ronnie Frusteri<br />
Theatre Group...........................................................Joanne Scher<br />
Travel Group........................................................Barbara Saffran<br />
Yoga..............................................................................Ellen Fuhr<br />
Water Aerobics - Ladies..................................... Angela Sheridan<br />
Women’s Social Group................................................Vera Curry<br />
Zumba...........................................................................Fran Davis<br />
Activity Coordinators’ lists with phone numbers<br />
are available at Activity Desk.<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
18<br />
Fairways At Lake Ridge<br />
Swimming Pool Rules and Regulations<br />
indoor Pool Hours<br />
Monday-Thursday: 11am - 7pm<br />
Friday: 11am - 5pm<br />
Saturday & Sunday: 9am-5pm<br />
RESiDEnTS AnD guESTS<br />
MuST Sign in<br />
Buddy system required when no lifeguard is on duty.<br />
Pool cleaning 1/2 hour before closing.<br />
FAMiLy SWiM TiME<br />
Monday - Friday: noon - 2pm<br />
Saturday, Sunday,<br />
& Legal Holidays: noon - 3pm<br />
noTE: Children under 15 years of age must be<br />
accompanied by an adult at all times.<br />
NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF THREE (3)<br />
IS PERMITTED INSIDE THE POOL FENCE.<br />
EVERYONE OVER THE AGE OF THREE (3)<br />
MUST BE TOILET TRAINED AND OUT OF<br />
DIAPERS.<br />
NO DIAPERS OF ANY KIND OR SWIMMIE<br />
(PULL UP) DIAPERS ARE PERMITTED. NO<br />
STROLLERS, BABY CARRIAGES OR BABY<br />
CARRIERS ARE PERMITTED INSIDE THE POOL<br />
AREAS AT ANY TIME.<br />
THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS HAVE<br />
BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR YOUR SAFETY AND<br />
COMFORT. IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU GIVE<br />
THE STAFF YOUR COMPLETE COOPERATION.<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
general Rules<br />
• Residents must display their Green Badge. Guests must<br />
display their Yellow Guest Badge. (Residents may purchase<br />
up to six (6) yellow guests badges at $1.00 per badge.)<br />
Badges are required for entry to the pool complex.<br />
• Homeowners are requested to accompany guests to the<br />
pool.<br />
• Homeowners are responsible for the conduct of their guests.<br />
• Non-swimmers (including those with flotation devices)<br />
must be accompanied by an adult into the water/pool.<br />
• By State law, everyone must rinse off before entering the<br />
swimming pool.<br />
• No soap and washing of hair is permitted at the outdoor<br />
shower.<br />
• Persons who show evidence of any of the following<br />
conditions shall not use the pool: skin disease, sore or<br />
inflamed eyes, nasal or ear discharges, any communicable<br />
disease.<br />
• Only bathing attire permitted in the pool. No outdoor<br />
sneakers/shoes allowed in the pool.<br />
• No alcohol is permitted inside the pool fence. Persons who<br />
appear to be under the influence of alcohol will be refused<br />
entry to pool. The Board of Directors may authorize the use<br />
of alcohol at special events.<br />
• Pets are not permitted inside the pool fence nor may they<br />
be chained in the area immediately surrounding the pool,<br />
with the exception of Seeing Eye dogs and appropriately<br />
marked service dogs. No pets are permitted in the pool.<br />
• No glass items or other breakable materials are permitted<br />
inside the pool fence or eating areas. Eating is only permitted<br />
under the green awning or at the side of the kitchen and<br />
DESIGNATED AREAS AS POSTED.<br />
• Jumping, diving, running, “cannon balling,” Frisbee,<br />
blow up tubes and all manner of horseplay are prohibited.<br />
Appropriate pool toys and floatation devices are permitted.<br />
Violators can be excluded from the pool. One noodle per<br />
person is allowed in the pool.<br />
• Injuries and other safety rule violations must be reported to<br />
the lifeguard and the management office.<br />
• The pool and surrounding area must be vacated immediately<br />
when the lifeguard deems it necessary.<br />
• NO SMOKING INSIDE THE ENTIRE AREA OF THE<br />
POOL FENCE.<br />
• Headphones must be used with radios, etc.<br />
• Failure to adhere to the above rules may result in forfeiture<br />
of pool privileges and/or other penalties as provided in<br />
The Fairways at Lake Ridge Homeowners Association<br />
governing documents.<br />
• COPIES OF THE POOL RULES MAY BE PICKED UP<br />
AT THE MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
Tuesday<br />
A&P<br />
Route 70, Brick<br />
14/4 Target<br />
12/11 Wal-Mart<br />
12/18 Kohls<br />
1st<br />
Wednesday<br />
ocean<br />
County Mall<br />
&<br />
Farm Market<br />
2nd<br />
Wednesday<br />
Freehold<br />
Mall<br />
Top Tomato<br />
(1) 9:30AM Holly Court...................Fairways Boulevard<br />
(2) 9:30AM Winding River Court.....Fairways Boulevard<br />
(3) 9:30AM Winding River Road.....Fairways Boulevard<br />
(4) 9:31AM Oakmont Road...................Rosewood Drive<br />
(5) 9:31AM Oakmont Road.............Morning Glory Lane<br />
(6) 9:32AM Morning Glory Lane..........Pine Valley Road<br />
(7) 9:32AM Pine Valley Road..............Pine Hollow Lane<br />
(8) 9:32AM Pine Valley Road................Rosewood Drive<br />
(9) 9:33AM Strawberry Lane.................Rosewood Court<br />
(10) 9:34AM Strawberry Lane.................Wellington Lane<br />
(11) 9:34AM Skyline Drive................Skyline Drive (End)<br />
(12) 9:35AM Skyline Drive......................Strawberry Lane<br />
(13) 9:35AM Skyline Drive......................Wellington Lane<br />
(14) 9:36AM Skyline Drive...................Rolling Hills Lane<br />
(15) 9:37AM Skyline Drive.................Valley Stream Lane<br />
(16) 9:37AM Skyline Drive..................Round Valley Lane<br />
(17) 9:38AM Skyline Drive.................Round Valley Court<br />
(18) 9:39AM Skyline Drive.................Valley Stream Lane<br />
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3rd<br />
Wednesday<br />
Monmouth<br />
Mall<br />
4th<br />
Wednesday<br />
Freehold<br />
Mall<br />
Delicious<br />
orchards<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Friday<br />
Shop Rite<br />
Route 70,<br />
Manchester<br />
(The anticipated trip for the grocery store is approximately two hours. The mall trip is approximately<br />
four hours). Each household is limited to four bags and requested to handle their own purchases.<br />
Please call the Activity Desk (942-3213) several days before the date to ensure a seat. on Wednesdays, the<br />
bus driver will pick up residents at their homes, not at bus stops. This applies to Wednesdays only.<br />
(19) 9:39AM Skyline Drive...................... Oakmont Road<br />
(20) 9:43AM Rosewood Drive....................Skyline Drive<br />
(21) 9:43AM Rosewood Drive.................Sandhurst Road<br />
(22) 9:44AM Ivy Hill Road..........................Sunrise Court<br />
(23) 9:45AM Ivy Hill Road....Ivy Hill Road (Cul-de-Sac)<br />
(24) 9:45AM Sandhurst Road...........Winding River Road<br />
(25) 9:46AM Schoolhouse Lane.............Rosewood Drive<br />
(26) 9:47AM Schoolhouse Court..........Schoolhouse Lane<br />
(27) 9:48AM Oakmont Road................Schoolhouse Lane<br />
(28) 9:50AM Fairways Boulevard................Skylark Lane<br />
(29) 9:51AM Skylark Lane...............Winding River Road<br />
(30) 9:52AM Skylark Lane....................Sunnybrook Lane<br />
(31) 9:53AM Foxwood Road.................Sunnybrook Lane<br />
(32) 9:54AM Foxwood Road....................Deerchase Lane<br />
(33) 9:55AM Foxwood Road.........................Casco Court<br />
(34) 9:56AM Foxwood Road....................Deerchase Lane<br />
(35) 9:57AM Deerchase Lane............Fairways Boulevard<br />
(36) 9:58AM Clubhouse<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
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Public Safety Committee<br />
Joe De Angelo, Chairperson<br />
Safer Trees and Decorations<br />
When purchasing an artificial tree, look for the label<br />
"Fire Resistant." Although this label does not mean the<br />
tree won’t catch fire, it does indicate the tree will resist<br />
burning and should extinguish quickly.<br />
When purchasing a live tree, check for freshness.<br />
A fresh tree is green, needles are hard to pull from<br />
branches and, when bent between your fingers, needles<br />
do not break. The trunk butt of a fresh tree is sticky with<br />
resin, and when tapped on the ground, the tree should<br />
not lose many needles.<br />
When setting up a tree at home, place it away from<br />
fireplaces and radiators. Because heated rooms dry live<br />
trees out rapidly, be sure to keep the stand filled with<br />
water. Place the tree out of the way of traffic and do not<br />
block doorways.<br />
Cut a few inches off the trunk of your tree to expose<br />
the fresh wood. This allows for better water absorption<br />
and will help to keep your tree from drying out and<br />
becoming a fire hazard.<br />
Use only noncombustible or flame-resistant materials<br />
to trim a tree. Choose tinsel or artificial icicles of plastic<br />
or nonleaded metals. Leaded materials are hazardous if<br />
ingested by children.<br />
Never use lighted candles on a tree or near other<br />
evergreens. Always use nonflammable holders and<br />
place candles out of children’s reach.<br />
Take special care to avoid decorations that are sharp or<br />
breakable, keep trimmings with small removable parts<br />
out of the reach of children to avoid the child swallowing<br />
or inhaling small pieces, and avoid trimmings that<br />
resemble candy or food, which may tempt a child to<br />
eat them.<br />
Wear gloves to avoid eye and skin irritation while<br />
decorating with spun glass "angel hair." Follow container<br />
directions carefully to avoid lung irritation while<br />
decorating with artificial-snow sprays.<br />
Bright ideas for Lights<br />
Indoors or outside, always use lights that have been<br />
tested for safety by a recognized testing laboratory that<br />
indicates conformance with safety standards.<br />
Check each set of lights, new or old, for broken<br />
or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires, or loose<br />
connections, and throw out damaged sets.<br />
Use no more than three standard-size sets of lights per<br />
Holiday Hazard Checklist<br />
by The u.S. Consumer Public Safety Commission<br />
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single extension cord.<br />
Never use electric lights on a metallic tree. The tree<br />
can become charged with electricity from faulty lights,<br />
and a person touching a branch could be electrocuted.<br />
Before using lights outdoors, check labels to be sure<br />
they have been certified for outdoor use.<br />
Fasten outdoor lights securely to trees, house walls,<br />
or other firm supports to protect the lights from wind<br />
damage. Use insulated staples to hold strings in place,<br />
not nails or tacks. Or run strings of lights through hooks<br />
(available at hardware stores).<br />
Plug all outdoor electric decorations into circuits<br />
with ground fault circuit interrupters to avoid potential<br />
shocks.<br />
Turn off all lights when you go to bed or leave the<br />
house. The lights could short out and start a fire.<br />
Friendlier Fireplaces<br />
Use care with "fire salts," which produce colored<br />
flames when thrown on wood fires. They contain heavy<br />
metals that can cause intense gastrointestinal irritation<br />
and vomiting if eaten. Keep them away from children.<br />
Do not burn wrapping papers in the fireplace. A flash<br />
fire may result, as wrappings ignite suddenly and burn<br />
intensely.<br />
Before lighting any fire, remove all greens, boughs,<br />
papers, and other decorations from fireplace area. Check<br />
to see that the flue is open.<br />
Food Safety<br />
Bacteria are often present in raw foods. Fully cook<br />
meats and poultry, and thoroughly wash raw vegetables<br />
and fruits.<br />
Be sure to keep hot liquids and foods away from the<br />
edges of counters and tables, where they can be easily<br />
knocked over by a young child’s exploring hands.<br />
Wash your hands frequently, and make sure children<br />
do the same.<br />
Never put a spoon used to taste food back into food<br />
without washing it.<br />
Always keep raw foods and cooked foods separate,<br />
and use separate utensils when preparing them.<br />
Always thaw meat in the refrigerator, never on the<br />
countertop.<br />
Foods that require refrigeration should never be left at<br />
room temperature for more than two hours.
Charity at Home<br />
Anonymous<br />
When the going gets rough, the tough get going.<br />
And that includes the residents of The Fairways at<br />
Lakeridge. They are known to be a major source of<br />
charity and service given anonymously, at times, to<br />
countless organizations that help the surrounding area.<br />
In light of the recent event, super storm Sandy, I<br />
have witnessed numerous heart-lifting acts of kindness<br />
to those hit hardest by the storm. I needed to submit my<br />
reflection of this to the Legend. I know it is not needed<br />
nor expected in any way. But, to the entire Fairways<br />
community I applaud you and am proud to live among<br />
such caring people. We are a role model of communities<br />
because we don’t talk about it, we act on it. Because of<br />
your generosity many received coats, blankets, canned<br />
foods, baked goods, donations and prayers for their<br />
recovery. Casco Ct. and Foxwood Rd. took action to<br />
ensure six affected families will have turkey with all<br />
the trimmings for Thanksgiving.<br />
Thank you Fairways, for your unceasing answer<br />
to help no matter what. God bless you and keep you<br />
well.<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Trivia Quiz for <strong>December</strong><br />
by June Whyte<br />
1. China is the world’s leading tea producer?<br />
(True or False)<br />
2. In 1845, some two million Irish came to America<br />
to escape religious persecution? (True or False)<br />
3. Mexican Republic shares borders with the United<br />
States on the North & Nicaragua & Panama to the<br />
South? (True or False)<br />
4. During World War II, “The Blitz” killed more than<br />
twenty thousand Londoners? (True or False)<br />
5. Eggs Benedict are named for the famous traitor<br />
Benedict Arnold? (True or False)<br />
6. What was the original name for Memorial Day?<br />
7. Known as the “Mother Road,” what highway<br />
connected Chicago to Los Angeles?<br />
8. Who was the first host of the “Tonight Show”?<br />
9. What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution<br />
called?<br />
10. Who are the two NON-PRESIDENTS on American<br />
paper currency?<br />
Answers on page 66<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
The new Amici Club Committee<br />
by Gene Ferretti<br />
Sorry to say that the existing Amici Club Committee<br />
will no longer plan the club’s events. All of the<br />
committee members have decided to step back from<br />
the rigors of running the club effective January 1, 2013.<br />
In the past ten years, since the Amici Club was first<br />
organized, this committee has planned and hosted some<br />
of the finest affairs here at The Fairways. Personally,<br />
I would like to thank them all for their hard work and<br />
dedication in providing the Amici Club members with<br />
some of our community's most enjoyable functions.<br />
At an Amici Club meeting I was asked to consider the<br />
idea of formulating a new group to replace the retiring<br />
committee. After discussing it with my wife Claire<br />
and receiving gracious offers of help from some Amici<br />
Club members, we all agreed it sounded like a fun and<br />
exciting undertaking. Although our new committee<br />
has many new ideas, we still plan to celebrate some of<br />
the club’s traditional events, such as the San Gennaro<br />
Feast and Christmas Party. We realize that in taking<br />
over from the previous committee we have a tough act<br />
to follow but our new group is committed to provide<br />
the Amici Club members with lots of entertainment<br />
and good times.<br />
The Amici Club is open to all Fairways residents and<br />
we encourage all residents to join us as we continue to<br />
enjoy our golden years.<br />
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The new Amici Club Committee<br />
Claire & Gene Ferretti<br />
Georgette & John Pflug<br />
Laura & Frank DiLorenzo<br />
Marie & Fred Petito<br />
Maria & Al Alleva<br />
Josephine Oliveri<br />
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Autumn Splendor in<br />
The Fairways<br />
by Cookie Rittenhouse<br />
The Garden Club thanks everyone who participated<br />
in our “Autumn Splendor” project. The community<br />
looked so very beautiful, enhanced with plants that<br />
were incorporated into the landscape.<br />
The following homes delighted our eyes, drawing<br />
them toward their front entrances with beautiful mums<br />
planted among shrubs and along pathways:<br />
Margee Burke, 58 Ivy Hill<br />
Adrienne Langan, 27 Strawberry Lane<br />
Cathy Cowan, 3 Strawberry<br />
Terry Lima, 42 Ivy Hill<br />
Pam Onori, 143 Skyline Dr.<br />
Shirley Taff, 8 Foxwood<br />
Catherine Lombardi, 108 Foxwood<br />
Jean Esposito, 203 Skyline<br />
We would also like to mention those who participated<br />
by decorating their homes for Halloween. Although this<br />
wasn’t the criteria, it was still appreciated and enjoyed.<br />
Mark A. Majeski, DPM, FACFAS<br />
Susan L. Belanger, DPM, FACFAS<br />
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Fairways Auxilians Honored at Kimball Medical Center Luncheon<br />
by Lynn Buechler<br />
Rose Dattoli and Kathy McGill were recognized for<br />
their outstanding service to Kimball Medical Center at<br />
the hospital’s recent luncheon.<br />
Held at the Crystal Point Yacht Club, the luncheon<br />
honored auxilians from the various Kimball thrift shops<br />
and auxiliaries in nearby areas.<br />
Rose Dattoli has worked in the Emergency Department<br />
at Kimball Medical Center for more than five years. For<br />
the past year and one half she has enjoyed volunteering<br />
her time at the Lots for Little Thrift Shoppe. She has<br />
also been a volunteer at The Fairways Auxiliary Vendor<br />
Scrub Sales at the hospital. At Fairways Auxiliary<br />
meetings, you can find Rose in charge of the<br />
coffee machine and lending a helping hand with<br />
set-up for various meetings.<br />
Anyone who has ever been to a Kimball<br />
Auxiliary event or meeting will recognize Kathy<br />
McGill. Kathy has worked tirelessly for numerous<br />
fundraising events and has also served in various<br />
capacities as an officer in The Fairways<br />
Auxiliary. She was Treasurer for many years,<br />
Vice President for four years, and President for<br />
five years. She has also served on the Executive<br />
Board of the Kimball Medical Center Auxiliary<br />
Council as Vice President and Treasurer and<br />
has been Chairperson of the Annual Auxiliary<br />
Council Luncheon for five years.<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
Norma Levine has served on the Auxiliary as Vice<br />
President for two years and co-representative this year.<br />
She has also chaired fundraisers and worked on many<br />
Kimball events.<br />
Happy Cuthill is another easily recognizable figure at<br />
all Kimball events. She has been President for numerous<br />
years and has also served as President on the Kimball<br />
Medical Center Auxiliary Council. Happy has also<br />
chaired many successful fundraisers for the hospital, as<br />
well as the vendor scrub sales<br />
Congratulations to these women who have worked so<br />
hard volunteering many years at our local hospital.<br />
(Left to Right) norma Levine, Rose Dattoli, Kathy<br />
Mcgill, Happy Cuthill<br />
Capturing A Moment...<br />
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23
oCToBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
24<br />
The Arts and Culture and Writers groups Hosts<br />
The Poetry Café<br />
by Joan Saunders<br />
The ballroom looked wonderfully inviting on<br />
Wednesday October 10, for the Poetry Café, with tables<br />
set with a delicious array of cakes, cookies, coffee and<br />
tea. The event was sponsored by the Arts and Culture<br />
and Writers Groups and a nice size audience of poetry<br />
lovers assembled in anticipation of the joy of verses<br />
shared.<br />
Marion Stavitsky introduced a tribute to the<br />
poet,Phillip Levine and told us a little about his life and<br />
work and read a couple of his poems. Fran Karnish read<br />
a wonderful poem by Leonard Cohen, ‘On the Sickness<br />
of My Love’ and many of the audience read several of<br />
their own poems. We shared many poems on a variety<br />
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of topics and it was a fun and greatly entertaining event,<br />
which was enjoyed by all who attended.<br />
Marilyn Karl, Rabbi Bob Sandman, Susan<br />
Ameika, June Shoup, Joan Saunders<br />
Marion Stavitsky, Allan Wolfson, Barbara<br />
Pastorello, Fran Karnish, Rosalie Auerbach,<br />
Harriet Sternbach, Elaine garssi<br />
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Sally Murphy, Rose Tucciarone, Marge<br />
Atonczyk, virginia bower, barbara Chase,<br />
Philip Levine
Hebrew Culture Club Breakfast Draws a Crowd<br />
Article and Photos by Paul Halpern<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Ninety-four members and guests of the Hebrew Culture Club gathered in the<br />
Ballroom on October 21, for a Sunday breakfast. Club President, Jack Weber,<br />
presided over the event and became one of the first to use the newly installed<br />
sound system. That seemed only fair, considering he was a member of a special<br />
committee that did all the heavy work in getting the system installed and running<br />
smoothly.<br />
Sixteen Club volunteers worked with the co-chairs of the HCC Hospitality<br />
committee. Myrna Coiro and Judi Weber, spent the evening before the event<br />
preparing the platters of food, including rolls, bagels, lox, cream cheese,<br />
tomatoes, whitefish salad, fresh fruit, assorted cheeses, and cookies and pastries.<br />
The volunteers were Pat Iacono, Pauline Behar, Roz Sherman, Renee Weissberg,<br />
Ellen Falk, Harriet Selinger, Dianne Snyderman, Doris Young, Gary Friedman,<br />
Al and Judy Bohrer, Ron Glotzer, Dorothy Holtz and Linda Koretzky.<br />
Lucille Alina opts<br />
for the fruit platter<br />
while checking<br />
out the rest of the<br />
available food.<br />
Renee Weissberg (L.) and Marilyn greenberg top off<br />
their Sunday breakfast with fresh fruit.<br />
michael Scheinzeit and Gloria leiman find their<br />
tablemates amusing at the Hebrew Culture Club’s<br />
recent Sunday breakfast.<br />
A wide array of delicacies await their fate at the<br />
Hebrew Culture Club’s recent Sunday breakfast.<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Hebrew Culture Club The 9/11 Memorial Trip<br />
by Diane Snyderman<br />
On Thursday, October 4, <strong>2012</strong>, two filled buses left<br />
the clubhouse for a memorable trip to New York City.<br />
The first portion of the trip was stopping at the South<br />
Street Seaport for lunch. Since we were on our own for<br />
lunch, everyone was able to choose a restaurant that<br />
was both interesting and delicious. In fact, there was<br />
sufficient time to walk and browse the numerous shops<br />
before returning to the buses.<br />
At 2:00 pm, the buses dropped everyone off so we<br />
could begin the tour. After walking through the security<br />
check stops, we entered the sacred grounds of those lost<br />
on September 11, 2001. The Memorial site consists<br />
of two pools set in the footprints of the original Twin<br />
Towers. Thirty-foot waterfalls cascade into the pools,<br />
each then descending into a “black hole.” How moving<br />
it was to read and touch the names of the victims…<br />
some all too familiar. These names are inscribed in<br />
bronze parapets around the pools for all to NEVER<br />
FORGET. One lone tree known as the “Survivor Tree”<br />
lived through the horror. People from all walks of life<br />
and numerous countries were there attempting to grasp<br />
the depth of the horrific actions of 9/11.<br />
As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg<br />
stated, “This tribute is a reminder of the enormous<br />
loss suffered on 9/11, but also a symbol of hope for the<br />
future.” The Redevelopment project will be nothing<br />
short of spectacular.<br />
As people left the 9/11 Memorial Grounds to go<br />
home, one universal theme could be felt and heard…<br />
.WE WILL NEVER FORGET.<br />
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The Fairways Annual Communion Breakfast<br />
by Al Walter<br />
The Catholic Community of The<br />
Fairways held its eleventh annual<br />
Communion Breakfast on Thursday<br />
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at 9:30 A.M. at Holy Family Church,<br />
followed by a superb buffet breakfast at<br />
the Ramada Inn. One hundred and ninety residents attended.<br />
The celebrant of the Mass was Rev. Michael Sullivan, the<br />
Pastor of St. Mary of the Lake and Holy Family Churches.<br />
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He was assisted by Deacon Bill Malone, a Fairways<br />
resident.<br />
After breakfast we heard a presentation by our guest<br />
speaker Pat Stephens, the Spiritual Director of St. Joseph by<br />
the Sea Retreat House in Mantoloking. Pat had previously<br />
spoken at our breakfast a few years ago. She gave a very<br />
entertaining and inspiring talk on both occasions. It was an<br />
honor for The Fairways to have Pat speak to us.<br />
Thanks go to the Communion Breakfast Committee, the<br />
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On Sunday, Oct. 21, Al Walter’s four children hosted<br />
an 80th birthday party for him in the ballroom at<br />
Eagle Ridge Golf Club. One hundred and five people<br />
attended. The party was not a surprise to Al because<br />
he had been asked to prepare a list of invitees<br />
by his children. However, everything about<br />
the party was a surprise – table decorations,<br />
posters, a video, the menu and an 80-candle<br />
birthday cake.<br />
The surprises actually started the night before<br />
the party. Al was asked to go outside and<br />
bring in a package from the car. Hidden in the<br />
shadows was his oldest grandson who flew back from<br />
Vietnam, where he was working, just to be at the<br />
party. Incredible! And then at 8 P.M. as the family<br />
was around the kitchen table, Al was asked to answer<br />
the phone. Who was it but Al’s best friend and tennis<br />
partner from his California days in the 1970s. They<br />
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California and moved to live on a fishing boat.<br />
He was virtually unreachable. Daughter Maureen<br />
knew how much her Dad wanted to find<br />
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trying to find Dan using every available<br />
means. By incredible good luck she<br />
found him a couple of weeks before the<br />
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fantastic surprise that night.<br />
The party and the surprises went beautifully. In<br />
making a few comments at the party, Al invited<br />
everyone to come back in 10 years for his 90th.<br />
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Salute to FAIRWAYS VETERANS Wows Large Audience<br />
Story and Photos by Paul Halpern<br />
Memory Lane: uS Army veteran, Jack<br />
Weinstein shares an experience from his<br />
service days in WWii.<br />
Maggie Worsdale brings down the house with<br />
her rendition of the WWii favorite.<br />
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On Veterans Day, the<br />
Arts and Culture Group<br />
came up with a program<br />
which was perfect in both<br />
content and audience<br />
appeal. There was a<br />
patriotic sing-along and<br />
unscripted memories<br />
from veterans of three<br />
different wars. Dessert<br />
was typical USO Canteen<br />
fare of donuts, milk, cider<br />
and coffee served up by<br />
attractive volunteers.<br />
The highlight of the evening was<br />
“World War II in Words and Music,”<br />
presented by the Traveling Literary<br />
Theatre from nearby Jackson,<br />
New Jersey. This entirely original<br />
production was more than a year in<br />
research, construction and rehearsal<br />
before it was ready for local audiences.<br />
It consisted of an interspersing of<br />
quotes from 1938 through 1945, by<br />
world leaders, such as Churchill,<br />
FDR, Adolph Hitler, and Admiral<br />
Yamamoto, with actual<br />
letters from a father to<br />
his son at the time of<br />
his enlistment, a V-mail<br />
from a rifleman to his<br />
brother a week after<br />
the battle of Anzio, and<br />
a gripping memoir by<br />
one of the few survivors<br />
of the battleship USS<br />
Indianapolis, who spent<br />
four days drifting in<br />
shark-infested waters.<br />
This trio of highly<br />
professional entertainers consists of<br />
the husband and wife team of Maggie<br />
and Tom Worsdale, a retired Air<br />
Force Lt. Colonel, and James Dyne,<br />
originally from London. The two<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
Words and Music of WWii. The Traveling Literary<br />
Theatre group of Jackson, nJ wows the audience.<br />
men delivered the stirring words and<br />
funny anecdotes in well-modulated<br />
tones which were easily understood by<br />
the crowd which filled every Ballroom<br />
seat. But it was the distaff side of the<br />
Worsdale team which earned the most<br />
applause, with her perfectly pitched and<br />
timed delivery of such familiar WWII<br />
tunes like, “I’ll Be Seeing You,” “The<br />
White Cliffs of Dover,” and “We’re<br />
Going to Hang Out the Washing on the<br />
Siegfried Line.”<br />
uSo Canteen nostalgia: donuts,<br />
coffee, cider and milk served by (r.<br />
to l.) Eleanor Porowski, gretchen<br />
Harris and Joy Cosgrove to<br />
audience members of the veterans<br />
Day celebration.
Garden Club Installs New Slate of<br />
Officers at The View<br />
By Lynn Buechler<br />
The Garden Club held its October meeting at The View<br />
restaurant at Eagle Ridge. The new slate of officers was<br />
installed, and Kenneth Malagiere owner of Narcissus<br />
Floral in the Sea Court Pavilion was the club’s guest<br />
floral designer.<br />
Adrienne Langan remains as the Garden Club President;<br />
Anne Arnold is First Vice President; Lynn Buechler,<br />
Second Vice President; Laura Denero, Recording<br />
Secretary; Fran Collins, Treasurer; and Laura Saladino,<br />
Corresponding Secretary. The officers were installed<br />
by Barbara Balog.<br />
Besides being an award-winning floral designer,<br />
Kenneth Malagiere is also a celebrated artist with many<br />
of his artworks on display in his shop. He is presently<br />
President of the Board of the Garden State Philharmonic,<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
and holds board positions at Farleigh Dickenson<br />
University, Ocean County College Foundation and is<br />
Honorary Commander of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix,<br />
Lakehurst as well as many other organizations.<br />
Done in clear glass containers, Malagiere’s designs are<br />
centerpieces that everyone can do. He uses clumps of<br />
flowers that are cut and wrapped tightly and then placed<br />
in the glass containers. Using carnations and roses to<br />
create some of his designs, Malagiere’s centerpieces<br />
are contemporary and unique.<br />
The Holiday Luncheon will be held at The View<br />
Restaurant at Eagle Ridge. The date is <strong>December</strong> 12<br />
and the cost is $24.00. Please bring your check to the<br />
next meeting or leave it at the Activity Desk. Besides<br />
a delicious buffet lunch, entertainment will be provided<br />
by the talented Lauren-Michelle Greco who will sing a<br />
medley of holiday songs.<br />
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Warren Schueler, a graduate of the Culinary<br />
Institute of America and Le Cordon Bleu in<br />
London, treated the Wine and Cheese Group<br />
to three of his gourmet hors d’oeuvres and a<br />
dessert.<br />
The evening began with a mushroom<br />
and goat cheese crostini, which was paired<br />
with a Cava Spanish sparkling wine. The<br />
crostini was delicious and the wine nicely<br />
complimented the food. The crostini was<br />
followed by a crabmeat cheesecake, which was<br />
complimented by a Prosecco sparkling wine.<br />
Both were delicious. Our final hors d’oeuvre<br />
was a scallop puff pastry, which was paired<br />
with a Gruet sparkling wine. I couldn’t resist<br />
the mouth-watering dessert, which was angel<br />
food cake filled with a delicious chocolate<br />
mousse. The food, which was prepared by<br />
Warren Schueler, was a gourmet treat that<br />
everyone enjoyed.<br />
Mrs. Schueler assisted<br />
her husband<br />
by Lynn Buechler<br />
After satisfying our appetites, our versatile chef became<br />
a magician. Several in the group volunteered to assist him<br />
with his tricks. Everyone had fun trying their “slight of<br />
hand” with magic.<br />
If you enjoyed the wines served that evening, you may<br />
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A thank you to Harvey Schurkman for arranging this<br />
special evening for the Wine and Cheese Group.<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
Warren Schueler,<br />
gourmet Chef
Party Planners Sponsor<br />
by Al Walter<br />
On Saturday evening, October 13, The Fairways<br />
Party Planners sponsored an Octoberfest party in<br />
the Clubhouse ballroom. We had a full house, with<br />
297 people in attendance. The Channel Three band,<br />
appropriately dressed in lederhosen attire, played<br />
a variety of music including many foot-stomping<br />
polkas.<br />
The tables were decorated with centerpieces of yellow,<br />
blue, and white balloons. Large soft pretzels with spicy<br />
mustard dip were on the table when people arrived,<br />
followed quickly by both dark and light beer.<br />
Our dinner, catered by Eagle Ridge, was a German<br />
delight. Potato salad, roast pork chops, rosti potatoes,<br />
grilled beef bratwurst, carrots and red cabbage slaw<br />
were presented for the main course. For dessert, Eagle<br />
Ridge served warm apple turnovers with vanilla ice<br />
cream. Tea, coffee and soda were available.<br />
The Party Planners ran a 50-50 raffle, with four<br />
lucky winners. Joyce Rappoccio, Mary Ann Boyd and<br />
Angelo D’Adamo each won $100, and Tom Bowman<br />
won $50.<br />
As always, the Party Planners did not miss a trick.<br />
Octoberfest was a blast at The Fairways, and we thank<br />
them for their diligence. It was a great event.<br />
The hat makes the oktoberfest<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
The Party Planners<br />
Paige nezzio, Joyce Rappoccio<br />
Channel 3 Band and Singer<br />
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Bocce League Holds<br />
End of Season Dinner-Dance<br />
Monday<br />
Morning Team<br />
Overall<br />
Winners<br />
by Al Walter<br />
On Thursday evening, Oct. 11, The<br />
Fairways Bocce League sponsored its<br />
annual end of season dinner-dance. Usually<br />
the affair is held in an off-site catering<br />
facility. However, this year the affair<br />
was held in our clubhouse ballroom. One<br />
hundred twenty people attended.<br />
Catering was done by Janine and her staff<br />
from Spring Lake Manor. They put out an<br />
excellent buffet which included shrimp,<br />
chicken, sliced beef, and salad. For dessert<br />
they served bananas foster and<br />
a tray of fancy cookies and<br />
pastries.<br />
We had a live band – Channel 3<br />
– playing music for our dancing<br />
and listening pleasure.<br />
The head of the bocce<br />
league, Frank Ernest, presented<br />
awards to the 6 winning teams,<br />
including the overall champions<br />
Jack Weber and his Monday<br />
morning team. The captains of<br />
the other five teams that each<br />
won a night’s league are:<br />
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Mon. P.M. – Jim Raith<br />
Tues. P.M. – Matty Scutaro<br />
Wed. P.M. – Joe Guardino<br />
Thurs. P.M. – Ed Glaiszewski<br />
Fri. P.M. – Bob Freemyer<br />
Frank also presented awards to the<br />
coordinators of each day’s bocce and thanked<br />
them for making the year’s play run smoothly<br />
despite a lot of difficulty caused by frequent<br />
rain and faulty floodlights.<br />
And lastly, we thank Frank for a great job<br />
running the bocce league.
Monday Night<br />
Winners<br />
Bocce coordinators with Frank Ernst in the background<br />
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Tuesday Night<br />
Winners<br />
Friday Night<br />
Winners<br />
Thursday Night<br />
Winners<br />
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Grandchildren Enjoy Ha low en Festivities at The Fairways<br />
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by Linda Werner<br />
On Saturday, October 27, the Grandparents<br />
Group held its annual Halloween party at<br />
the Fairways clubhouse. Upon check in,<br />
the kiddies had the opportunity to enter<br />
the "Guess The Number Of Candy Corns"<br />
contest, which was the beginning of a funfilled<br />
day. The children enjoyed a tasty<br />
lunch followed by yummy cupcakes and<br />
cookies made by Donna Grass and Catherine<br />
Lombardi.<br />
While some children dressed in their<br />
Halloween finery danced to seasonal tunes<br />
like I Want Candy and Witch Doctor, others<br />
got tattoos at the tattoo station, some enjoyed<br />
freshly popped popcorn and everyone had<br />
fun playing with friends.<br />
Pee Wee The Clown provided the<br />
entertainment with face painting, organizing<br />
a conga line dance, and performing a wide<br />
variety of magic tricks to the delight of<br />
everyone in attendance.<br />
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Committee members Eleanor<br />
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Corio, Jim and Eileen Galyas,<br />
Al and Betty Magley, Roberta<br />
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Catherine Campbell did a great<br />
job in organizing the event, and<br />
a special thanks goes to Donna<br />
Grass and Catherine Lombardi<br />
for providing the desserts and<br />
to Jim Galyas and Mike Hayes<br />
who picked up lunch, made the<br />
coffee, and helped serve the<br />
guests who definitely enjoyed<br />
the Happy Halloween Party!<br />
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THE COLLECTOR'S CORNER - NUTCRACKERS<br />
By Linda Werner<br />
A popular Christmas collectible emerged in 19th<br />
century Germany with wooden figures resembling<br />
soldiers, kings, miners, and more. According to<br />
German folklore, nutcrackers were given as keepsakes<br />
to bring good luck to families and to protect homes.<br />
They represented power and served as a traditional<br />
messenger of good will.<br />
The ornamental nutcracker became associated with<br />
Christmas with the 1892 debut of Tchaikovsky's<br />
Nutcracker Suite ballet, which became a holiday<br />
tradition.<br />
The practice of collecting nutcrackers in the United<br />
States began in the late 1940s. During WWII American<br />
soldiers visited "Markets," open during the Christmas<br />
Large collection of various sizes from various manufacturers<br />
Steinbach nutcrackers are highly collectible<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
A Christmas Tradition The nutcracker Suite Ballet<br />
holidays. There they discovered nutcrackers, and many<br />
brought the protectors home to their families where the<br />
collecting craze began.<br />
Steinbach, a famous German maker of these wooden<br />
treasures, has produced limited editions, making them<br />
highly desirable and costly. There are, however, many<br />
other manufacturers that mass produce the figures,<br />
making them an affordable Christmas collectible for<br />
all to enjoy.<br />
Madame Alexander Clara doll<br />
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On October 23rd , a busload of Fairways residents<br />
traveled to Philadelphia to visit the National Constitution<br />
Center. In this impressive new building, situated close<br />
to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, they toured<br />
the many interesting and educational exhibits, most of<br />
these interactive, pertaining to the Constitution of the<br />
United States.<br />
Everyone said they learned much of the country’s<br />
history, dating from the<br />
time of the Revolutionary<br />
War, the Declaration of<br />
Independence, the writers of<br />
the Constitution, and many<br />
events pertaining to the<br />
amendments.<br />
In Signers’ Hall the room<br />
is filled with bronze lifesize<br />
statues of the writers<br />
of the Constitution. These<br />
statues, including George<br />
Washington, Benjamin<br />
Franklin, James Madison,<br />
and more are standing in<br />
conversation with each other.<br />
At their feet is a plaque with<br />
the name, age, state and<br />
occupation of each one.<br />
Here are some fast facts about the Constitution:<br />
• It was written in 1787, and ratified in 1788 by<br />
the necessary nine states.<br />
• It was prepared in secret, behind locked doors.<br />
• In 1791, Americans added a list of amendments<br />
to the Constitution. The first ten became known as<br />
The Bill of Rights.<br />
• Two of America’s founding fathers, Thomas<br />
Jefferson and John Adams, were serving as<br />
ambassadors in France and Great Britain and did<br />
not sign the Constitution.<br />
• George Washington established the first national<br />
Thanksgiving Day in 1789 as a way of “giving<br />
thanks” for the Constitution.<br />
We, The People<br />
by Harriet Selinger<br />
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A special exhibit entitled "American" Spirits:<br />
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition” was especially<br />
eye-opening to the Fairways group. Prohibition<br />
went into effect in 1920 with the 18th<br />
Amendment to ensure a safe “dry“ nation. It<br />
continued until 1933 when Prohibition was repealed.<br />
That era of illegal liquor, speakeasies, gangsters,<br />
flappers, and jazz changed American culture<br />
Harriet Selinger being "booked" between Al Capone and Lucky<br />
Luciano for breaking the Prohibition Laws.<br />
forever. Many of our group knocked on the door of<br />
a "speakeasy," where one could enter, sit at a bar or<br />
table , and even learn to dance the Charleston. To<br />
find more details on this fascinating display, go to<br />
Asbury Park Press website (www.app.com) and look<br />
for the Oct. 28 article entitled “Running Dry.”<br />
Thanks to Marilyn Karl, a coordinator of the Fairways<br />
Arts and Culture Group, for arranging this trip.<br />
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EXIT 109<br />
Red Bank is a borough in northern Monmouth<br />
County, NJ located on the southern bank of the Navesink<br />
River. It is bordered by Middletown Township and the<br />
boroughs of Tinton Falls, Fair Haven, Shrewsbury and<br />
Little Silver. The community was named for the clay<br />
banks along the river. Red Bank became a thriving<br />
port in the 1600s due to the rich oyster beds. Seafood<br />
and produce were harvested in Red Bank and shipped<br />
north to New York City. By 1844, Red Bank became<br />
a commercial and manufacturing center focused on<br />
textiles, tanning and furs for sale in Manhattan. In<br />
1845, the Navesink River was dredged, and steamboats<br />
transported commuters to Manhattan. Red Bank grew<br />
in size due to the construction of a railway in the town<br />
by the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad in 1860.<br />
During the 20th century Red Bank was a strong cultural,<br />
economic and political center in Monmouth County<br />
until the economic recession that began in 1987. In<br />
1991 a number of urban re-development projects took<br />
place.<br />
Today Red Bank is noted for its boutiques, designer<br />
clothing, top-notch antiquing, art galleries, home stores,<br />
parks and restaurants. It is considered a center of<br />
artistic activity. Approximately 80,000 people descend<br />
on Red Bank daily to work at such companies as Smith<br />
Barney, Merrill Lynch and Dean Witter. There is the<br />
Count Basie Theatre for music lovers. It is named after<br />
the legendary jazz pianist who was born in Red Bank<br />
in 1904. The theatre was built in 1926 and hosts many<br />
Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank<br />
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concerts and plays. Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon<br />
Jovi give yearly charity concerts there. The Two River<br />
Theatre and The Marion Huber Theatre are two other<br />
theatres that give great performances.<br />
Boating, sculling, sailing and fishing are popular<br />
outdoor activities. Also, ice boats sail in the Navesink<br />
River when it freezes. Broad Street is one of the central<br />
streets and is known for its lavish Christmas decorations<br />
during the holiday season. The street is closed to traffic<br />
for a free concert sponsored by the Holiday Express<br />
after which the lights are lit. Up to 7,000 people attend<br />
the shows annually. An annual fireworks display (called<br />
“Ka Boom! Fireworks”) is held on July 3 almost every<br />
year on the Navesink River.<br />
Red Bank hosts a Jazz and Blues Festival. Another<br />
event is “First Night,” a New Year’s Eve arts and<br />
entertainment festival designed to provide an alternative<br />
to alcohol-related events. Food lovers will appreciate a<br />
great dining experience at the many restaurants.<br />
Whether you are taking in a show, dining at the variety<br />
of restaurants, shopping, attending the many holiday or<br />
summer festivities, or just taking a stroll, Red Bank is a<br />
charming place to visit.<br />
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Red Bank Train Depot<br />
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navesink River view Red Bank<br />
On September 28 ten Fairway’s residents jetted off<br />
to London, England, where we took the town by storm.<br />
In only two days some of the group went to dinner<br />
and a play, others took the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus/boat<br />
and visited Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham<br />
Palace, the Tower of<br />
London and many other of<br />
London’s famous sights.<br />
Some of us took a ride on<br />
the London Eye where<br />
we enjoyed a fantastic<br />
view of the city. The next<br />
morning we traveled to<br />
Southampton, England<br />
where we embarked on the<br />
Celebrity Constellation for<br />
our 12-day Wine Immersive<br />
Cruise.<br />
Our first port was Le<br />
Havre, France, where we had two days in Paris to visit<br />
Notre Dame, the Arc of Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower and<br />
the Louvre Museum and to take a trip to Giverny to<br />
visit Claude Monet’s home and spectacular gardens.<br />
Some of us visited Rouen, France, the ancient capital<br />
of the Duchy of Normandy. Rouen is a treasury of<br />
medieval architecture with lovely timber houses dating<br />
European Trip<br />
by Sandy Kraus<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
Restaurant and shops line<br />
the streets of downtown Red Bank<br />
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from the 15th century. Rouen Cathedral, a 4th century<br />
building, was painted by Monet at different times of<br />
day, and in different weather conditions, for his famous<br />
cathedral series. We visited the Church of Joan of Arc<br />
which was built in the spot where in 1431 Joan of Arc<br />
was condemned as a heretic<br />
and burnt at the stake.<br />
Then on to Bordeaux,<br />
France, the premier wine<br />
region of France, to sample<br />
their famous Cabernet<br />
Sauvignon, Merlot and<br />
Sauvignon Blanc wines.<br />
Our next port was Bilbao,<br />
Spain, the heart of the<br />
Basque Country and the<br />
home to the Guggenheim<br />
Museum. The heart<br />
of the city is lined with<br />
Renaissance, Baroque and Modernist buildings. Our<br />
next port was Vigo, Spain, a major fishing port and<br />
home to one of Spain’s most important fishing fleets.<br />
Then on to Porto, Portugal, the birthplace of a nation<br />
and famous for producing port wine. Finally, we sail<br />
edback to Southampton to begin our journey home to<br />
The Fairways. We were all wined, dined and had a<br />
great time sampling all those wines!<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
1000 island River Boat Cruise St. Lawrence River<br />
by Barbara McCarthy<br />
On September 29 four couples left The Fairways for a<br />
<strong>Senior</strong>tours motor coach, land/sea tour of the Thousand<br />
Islands, starting in Kingston, Canada and sailing to<br />
Ottawa. The bus trip was great; our <strong>Senior</strong>tour’s guide<br />
Doug kept us all busy with games, movies and jokes<br />
besides serving us drinks and snacks.<br />
After a first fun day on the bus, we stopped for an<br />
overnight in Syracuse, NY. We were all given $35.00<br />
cash to have a nice dinner at one of the fine restaurants<br />
near the Hotel. The next day after arriving and touring<br />
in Kingston Canada, we boarded the Canadian Empress<br />
for a scenic six-day river cruise. The ship passed<br />
through several St. Lawrence River locks while visiting<br />
Upper Canada Villages, Montreal and Ottawa. The<br />
scenery while passing through the Thousand Islands<br />
was breathtaking, the hospitality and food on board the<br />
Canadian Empress was superb.<br />
After disembarking the ship in Ottawa, we did a bus<br />
tour of the city before we left for another overnight, this<br />
time in Watertown, NY.<br />
The next day we were on our way home, Doug, once<br />
again, made the bus trip pleasant and fun. We arrived<br />
at The Fairways Clubhouse at about 5:00 pm tired but<br />
happy.<br />
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Join another fun-filled vacation on <strong>Senior</strong>tours. This 6-<br />
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EXPLoRER oF THE SEAS<br />
JAnuARy 22 – FEBRuARy 1, 2013<br />
Yes, we have another winter escape cruise!! Sailing<br />
from Bayonne, this 10-night Eastern Caribbean<br />
cruise sails to Labadee, San Juan, St. Thomas, and<br />
St. Maarten. Leave the snow and cold weather<br />
behind as you enjoy one of the beautiful beaches, a<br />
dip in the pool, or a cocktail on your private balcony.<br />
Call Rose Evers 732-905-0558 or Barbara Saffran 732-<br />
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venICe to rome<br />
MAy 22, 2013 – 12 nigHTS<br />
Join our group on Celebrity Cruise Line’s beautiful<br />
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amenities of this Solstice Class vessel. Imagine sailing<br />
the scenic Adriatic Sea starting in VENICE (overnight),<br />
and stopping at KOPER, SLOVENIA, a picturesque<br />
port town with a medieval center that has a backdrop<br />
of the Alps and where you can visit Postojna Caves,<br />
RAVENNA, ITALY (known as the “Mosaic City”) and<br />
gateway to Bologna and the tiny republic of San Marino,<br />
SPLIT, CROATIA, a seaside town lined with palm trees,<br />
DUBROVNIK, CROATIA, established 1300 years ago,<br />
KOTOR, MONTENEGRO, home of the Cathedral of<br />
St. Tryphon built in 1166, BARI, ITALY, with its narrow<br />
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Memorial, Needle Highway, Custer's State Park, Chuck<br />
Wagon Supper, Hot Springs, Deadwood, Badlands<br />
National Park, Wall's Drug Store and much more...<br />
For additional information call Barbara Saffran<br />
732-363-6162 for availbility.
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Military Tattoo set against the backdrop of Edinburgh<br />
Castle, featuring the largest gathering of pipes and<br />
drums, the Royal Armed Force, Commonwealth and<br />
International Military Bands; Loch Ness scenic cruise;<br />
North Yorkshire Moors Railway vintage train ride and<br />
tour of Castle Howard where "Brideshead Revisited"<br />
was filmed; walking tours of Chester to discover Roman<br />
walls and medieval buildings; Beatles-themed tour of<br />
Liverpool; tour of London highlights and the Tower of<br />
London to see the crown jewels.<br />
Professional Tour Director, 10 nights in hotel, 7 dinners<br />
including Scottish cabaret and dinner in Edinburgh,<br />
historic pub in York, round-trip airfare from Newark<br />
airport, airport transfers and all local taxes, hotel service<br />
charges and portage for one suitcase per person. For<br />
more information call Barbara Saffran 732-363-6162<br />
for availbility.<br />
11-DAY "SCAnDInAvIAn CAPItAlS" CruISe<br />
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AuguST 13-24, 2013<br />
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views and queen beds.<br />
Glide through the Norwegian fjords. Explore Oslo's<br />
lush parks, and bold architecture. Our overnight stay<br />
in Copenhagen will allow time to explore palaces and<br />
canals. Another overnight stay in Stockholm allows<br />
more time for leisurely exploration. Other highlights<br />
are the beaches of Warnemunde and the Stockholm<br />
Archipelago. Call Shelley Bellinger Halpern for more<br />
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15 DAy HAWAiiAn iSLAnD CRuiSE<br />
oCToBER 7-22, 2013<br />
Set sail in San Diego for an island-hopping adventure that<br />
blends tropical scenery and exhilarating activities with<br />
modern comforts and conveniences of a Celebrity cruise.<br />
Enjoy world-class shopping, a diversity of restaurants,<br />
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entertainment rich in island culture and beaches you've<br />
only dreamed of.<br />
inside Cabin $1579, outside Cabin $1829, Balcony<br />
Cabin $2449<br />
Prices are per person, double occupancy, and do not<br />
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transportation is based on minimum of 32 passengers.<br />
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‘Tis the season to be jolly. Many of us are excitedly<br />
making plans for the upcoming holidays. It’s time to<br />
decorate our home, plan our family get-togethers, and<br />
begin to think about our New Year’s resolutions. But<br />
not everyone will be filled with feelings of warmth,<br />
joy, and cheer. For some older folks, the holidays are a<br />
time of stress, fatigue, and gloom. The “holiday blues”<br />
often include headaches, thoughts of suicide, excessive<br />
crying, overeating or loss of appetite, excessive<br />
drinking, sudden isolation, and difficulty sleeping or<br />
sleeping too much.<br />
“Holiday blues” are natural reactions to the seasonal<br />
holiday stress and fatigue, and can become harder to<br />
manage as we age. As we get older our lives become<br />
more complicated, our childhood memories of the<br />
holidays and the magic we felt can become even more<br />
difficult to reconstruct.<br />
There are many situations that can contribute to feeling<br />
“blue” over the holidays. Many older adults have lost a<br />
spouse or close friend, family members may be miles<br />
away, and others may be in ailing health. Other factors<br />
to feeling “blue” may include:<br />
• Stress and fatigue<br />
• Loss of loved ones, divorce, separation and<br />
unresolved grief<br />
• Financial resource limitations and demands<br />
• The increased demands of shopping, parties,<br />
family reunions, and house-guests may also<br />
contribute to tension and sadness during the<br />
holidays<br />
• Not enough sunlight exposure. Blues may be<br />
caused by seasonal affective disorder (SAD)<br />
The following are tips to help battle the “holiday<br />
blues”:<br />
• Establish realistic goals and expectations for the<br />
holiday season, and do not label the holiday season<br />
as a time to cure all past problems. The holidays<br />
do not prevent sadness or loneliness don’t compare<br />
today with the “good old days.”<br />
• Limit alcohol intake. Many seniors can develop<br />
alcohol dependence after retirement or loss of a<br />
loved one. Alcohol is a depressant and will<br />
intensify those feelings of sadness.<br />
• Don’t isolate yourself. If you can’t be with family,<br />
invite some close friends over to share the<br />
holidays.<br />
Holiday Blues<br />
by Priscilla Moriarty MSN, RN<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Volunteer your time. Many churches or civic<br />
groups would be glad of your help. Helping others<br />
is a great way to forget your own troubles.<br />
• Do not feel obliged to feel festive. Accept your<br />
inner experience and do not force yourself<br />
to express specific feelings. If you have recently<br />
experienced a tragedy, death, or romantic breakup,<br />
tell people about your needs. Express your feelings<br />
to those around you in a constructive, honest, and<br />
open way.<br />
• To relieve holiday stress know your spending limit<br />
and stick to it. Enjoy holiday activities that are free,<br />
such as driving around The Fairways and<br />
surrounding neighborhoods to look at holiday<br />
decorations. Go window shopping without buying<br />
anything. Most seniors are on a fixed income.<br />
Don’t feel guilty if you can’t afford to buy<br />
grandchildren expensive gifts, it’s you they will<br />
remember, not the gifts. Overspending will cause<br />
worry over bills after the holidays are over.<br />
If you know someone who is experiencing the “holiday<br />
blues,” here are some suggestions:<br />
• Be sensitive to people who have fresh or unresolved<br />
losses. Try to involve them in holiday activities,<br />
but don’t be forceful.<br />
• Be a good listener. If people express suicidal<br />
thoughts or feel depressed, hopeless or worthless,<br />
be supportive. Let them know you are there for<br />
them are willing to help them seek professional<br />
help. Never issue challenges or dares.<br />
• If the depressed person is chronically ill, express<br />
that you understand that the holidays do not cure<br />
illness.<br />
• Be aware that the holidays can be difficult for<br />
people, especially when reality doesn’t measure<br />
up to their expectations. Help them establish what<br />
is real and what is not.<br />
Don’t forget to save time for yourself this holiday<br />
season. Understanding and recognizing the signs and<br />
symptoms of “holiday blues” can be our biggest gift to<br />
everyone. May you all feel the peace and blessings of<br />
the season and share it with those less fortunate.<br />
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Hot Mulled Cider<br />
½ cup brown sugar<br />
¼ teaspoon salt<br />
2 quarts apple cider<br />
Cheesecloth bag containing:<br />
½ teaspoon allspice<br />
1 teaspoon whole cloves<br />
Dash nutmeg<br />
Cinnamon stick<br />
Bring all ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan:<br />
reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Remove bag of<br />
spices. Serve with cinnamon stick stirrer.<br />
Note: To make in a crock pot: Put ingredients into pot<br />
and cook on “hi’’ for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove spice<br />
bag: reduce heat to “Lo’’ until ready to serve. May be<br />
keep on “Lo’’ for many hours.<br />
Yield: 10 servings<br />
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Cook's Corner<br />
Tasty drinks for special occasions<br />
by Nancy Romanenko<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
Cranberry Cocktail<br />
(Must be made ahead. )<br />
4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries<br />
1 quart water<br />
2 cups sugar<br />
½ cup orange juice<br />
2 tablespoons lemon juice<br />
Cook cranberries in water until they pop. Add sugar<br />
and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.<br />
Press fruit through sieve or colander, and add juices.<br />
Cover and refrigerate until chilled and thickened.<br />
Yield: 6 cups<br />
Hot Spiced Fruit Punch<br />
(Non-alcoholic with wonderful aromas)<br />
1 gallon apple juice<br />
1 quart orange juice<br />
2 cups lemon juice<br />
1 heaping cup sugar<br />
1 16-ounce can frozen pineapple juice, thawed<br />
2 cinnamon sticks<br />
2 whole cloves<br />
Put all ingredients in a large saucepan or stockpot; heat<br />
to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer for 1 hour. Serve in<br />
warmed mugs with cinnamon stick stirrer.<br />
Yield: 24 servings<br />
Recipes from “Christmas Memories Cookbook’’<br />
published by Mystic Seaport Museum Stores, Mystic,<br />
Conn.
Restaurant Review<br />
by Al Walter<br />
rocco G's Italian Kitchen<br />
2114 New Jersey 70<br />
Manchester Township, NJ 08759<br />
(732) 941-4806<br />
Recently I got a call from Fairways resident Mike<br />
Caruso (aka Frank Sinatra) about a restaurant he, his<br />
wife and friends visited. Mike asked me to write a<br />
review about it, and I told him I’d gladly comply after<br />
I sampled their fare. Open only seven months, Rocco<br />
G’s located in Hudson City Plaza at the junction of<br />
Route 571 and 70 was the object of their delight.<br />
Our foursome, on a mission, arrived at Rocco G’s to<br />
find a small place with about a dozen tables. Cheerfully<br />
greeted by Amy, our waitress, we were immediately<br />
seated and presented with a very ambitious menu.<br />
Of course, those old stand-bys ravioli, lasagna and<br />
manicotti were available. In addition, chicken in<br />
many styles such as Milanese, Marsala, Sorrentino and<br />
Francaise were freshly made to order. Six different<br />
dinner salads, fourteen sandwiches, three shrimp dishes,<br />
etc. etc. You get the picture. There is something here<br />
for every palate.<br />
When our dining companion had a question about<br />
a dish not mentioned on the menu, our server quickly<br />
summoned the chef, who came to our table and said<br />
while she was out of one of the required ingredients,<br />
she would be happy to prepare his favorite with just a<br />
day’s notice.<br />
We ended up ordering from their special menu. At<br />
“two for $24.99,” you get one appetizer, two entrees, and<br />
one dessert. How can you miss for $12.50 per person<br />
for dinner? To start we were served a plate of fresh<br />
bruschetta and delicious olive bread. We got a good<br />
salad of mixed greens with a soft Italian vinaigrette,<br />
then our tried and true spaghetti & meatballs and ravioli.<br />
Loved it. It was carefully served, not watery in the dish<br />
when the pasta is not drained properly. Great gravy and<br />
al dente macaroni!<br />
Topped off with ice cream and a pizzelle, we left this<br />
restaurant with a satisfying smile.<br />
I strongly urge you try Rocco G’s, when you have<br />
to have Italian. Reservations are not necessary during<br />
the week, but to be safe, you should call ahead on a<br />
Saturday night.<br />
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Christmas was a time I remember the best as a child,<br />
and was quite a big deal in our family. Well, as big as<br />
it could get with so little money to spend. Everything<br />
we grew ourselves or made ourselves. Vegetables, we<br />
grew in the small garden allotment we were allowed<br />
in a neighboring field. My brother, Alan, was the main<br />
caretaker of this and was quite good at it. Most years,<br />
he would also raise a turkey, to be ready by Christmas.<br />
The day before, he would chop off its head and bring<br />
it home, for mother to pluck, gut and prepare for the<br />
oven. She’d drag it out to the back yard, if it wasn’t<br />
too cold and, sitting on the three-legged stool with the<br />
bird between her legs, she’d begin the arduous task of<br />
plucking and gutting. As I got older, I helped her with<br />
this process, but as a very young child, the sight of the<br />
headless, bloody, huge body of feathers was scary, to<br />
say the least and I would usually stay indoors and away<br />
from the scene, until it looked ‘normal’ to me, and ready<br />
for the oven.<br />
And so the preparation begin!<br />
Mother’s preparations for Christmas began in October.<br />
Of course, she made everything herself. The first to<br />
be made would be the mincemeat. This had nothing<br />
to do with meat and was a mixture of many different<br />
types of dried fruits – raisins, currents, sultanas, dates,<br />
candied citrus peel,<br />
grated very tart<br />
apples, dark brown<br />
sugar, cinnamon<br />
and nutmeg and a<br />
copious amount of<br />
shredded fresh suet<br />
and a good dollop<br />
of scotch or brandy.<br />
All this would be<br />
mixed well together, put into mason jars, capped with<br />
waxed paper, tied off and stored until Christmas to be<br />
made into mince pies.<br />
The next would be the plum puddings, or Christmas<br />
Puddings, as they are called in England, and again, they<br />
have nothing to do with plums any more. The ingredients<br />
are very similar to the mincemeat, excluding the suet<br />
and with self-rising flour added, except that the mixture<br />
is placed into deep, white, pottery bowls (pudding<br />
basin is the English term for these white ceramic<br />
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Memories of Christmas Past<br />
by Joan Saunders<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
containers). They would be topped with buttered wax<br />
paper, wrapped in a heavy gauze, tied at the top for<br />
lifting, placed in a large<br />
saucepan half filled with<br />
water, brought to the boil<br />
and cooked in that way<br />
for several hours. Then,<br />
for the Christmas cake.<br />
This was always the<br />
pièce de résistance of the<br />
Christmas preparations<br />
and one that took an<br />
inordinate amount of time and patience. The ingredients,<br />
again, very similar to the puddings, but baked in a large,<br />
round cake pan. Just the preparation of the pan took<br />
quite a while – two layers of very particularly cut and<br />
folded waxed paper, to line the tin, which could not<br />
be wavy or creased in any way. It had to be perfectly<br />
smooth, or mother would rip it out and start over again,<br />
with her patience<br />
ebbing away, so we all<br />
kept our distance until<br />
the pan was ready.<br />
Once the cake was<br />
baked, it would be<br />
wrapped in two layers<br />
of waxed paper, stored<br />
in a large, airtight tin<br />
and religiously ‘fed’<br />
with scotch or brandy,<br />
a couple of times each month, until the cake was<br />
extremely rich, heavy and moist.<br />
The final preparations were the thick layer of almond<br />
marzipan all over and topped with another thick layer<br />
of hard icing, then carefully decorated with red berries<br />
and green leaves and a miniature Santa, complete with<br />
sleigh and reindeers, all made out of hard icing and<br />
colored with cochineal, then trimmed around the sides<br />
with a hand-made frill, cut from red and white crepe<br />
paper.<br />
Christmas Tree…Christmas Tree…!!<br />
Christmas was the best time of year for our family,<br />
partly because there was ‘more’ of almost everything<br />
available to us during this season. More food than<br />
usual, more gifts certainly, as there were none at any
other time, more camaraderie with neighbors and the<br />
family tensions lessened. Each year, my brother Ernest<br />
would ‘locate’ a Christmas tree. I never knew exactly<br />
where it came from. We certainly didn’t buy it. With<br />
their dirty, pit worn hands, my brothers would drag it in,<br />
and I’d be pulling along with them, with all my feeble<br />
strength, helping to get it upright and into the tin bucket<br />
filled with earth.<br />
“Where’d ya get it?” I’d always ask.<br />
“From Paris of course, after the Jardin des Plante<br />
had locked its gate for the night,” he’d joke, though I<br />
believed him and didn’t even know where Paris was,<br />
but it sounded very exotic.<br />
On Christmas Eve, mother would bring out the box<br />
filled with small candle holders that gripped the ends of<br />
branches, a new box of candles and the colored glass<br />
balls she had kept for years. We’d decorate the tree, leave<br />
two mince pies and a glass of Harvey’s Bristol Cream<br />
sherry for Santa, and a couple of carrots for Rudolph.<br />
Then it was time for my sister and I to go to bed. I’d<br />
go look for my perfect tom cat, Ginger, to put him out<br />
for the night, and invariably find him asleep, in that still<br />
pool of air, under the branches of the Christmas tree, in<br />
the midst of glass balls dangling, almost touching his<br />
nose…so there I’d let him stay.<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Christmas Shoes<br />
by John Patrick Gatton<br />
A rich man’s shoes make a statement about the level<br />
of his wealth. American made shoes are middle<br />
class, shoes from Italy tell of disproportionate<br />
disposable income. To a poor man, shoes are a<br />
Christmas gift from a friend, or one who donates<br />
clothes to charity. When we were kids, in the wake<br />
of the Great Depression, shoes weren’t worn in<br />
summertime because playing without them meant<br />
the wear and tear was absorbed by a kid’s feet, not<br />
by the low-quality-leather shoes. Going barefoot<br />
in the summer kept our shoes available for the fall<br />
and winter. In October we put shoes on again,<br />
though we soon had to put replacement cardboard<br />
inside them to cover the holes that easily wore into<br />
low quality soles. From that October day when I<br />
put the first pieces of cardboard inside my shoes, I<br />
looked forward to Christmas because it was certain<br />
there would be a “new pair” of shoes, with holeless<br />
soles, under the tree. In later years, I realized<br />
that the active kindness of friends and charity<br />
givers confirmed my belief that we should love our<br />
neighbors.<br />
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52<br />
Symbols of the Christmas Season<br />
Submitted by Eleanor Venturrini<br />
Christmas is the most widely celebrated holiday the<br />
world over. There are the commercial aspects of the<br />
Christmas season and there are the religious rituals<br />
and traditions of this holy day practiced by the faithful<br />
through the ages.<br />
You are familiar with the many symbols associated<br />
with the celebration of the feast of Christmas. But did<br />
you know how they came about?<br />
Bells – Church bells rang to announce<br />
the birth of Jesus. They still ring today.<br />
Candles – They represent the light<br />
Jesus brought to the world. Pagans who<br />
converted to Christianity used candles on<br />
the sacred evergreen tree.<br />
Christmas Cards – In 1843 Sir Henry<br />
Cole had 1000 special designed cards<br />
printed. Instead of writing personal notes<br />
of good tidings, the use of the printed<br />
Christmas greeting began.<br />
Christmas Caroling – A medieval<br />
custom of singing and dancing around<br />
the Christmas tree. Early carols were not<br />
holy enough to be sung inside of church,<br />
so caroling was done outdoors.<br />
Christmas Cookies – Originated<br />
with pre-Christian Romans who gave<br />
sweet cakes to their senators.<br />
Creche – A manger scene<br />
representing Jesus’ place of birth.<br />
Christmas Seals – A Danish postal<br />
clerk sold Christmas seals to show that<br />
their users had given to a worthy cause.<br />
Holly – Holly is a shrub with spiny<br />
leaves and red berries. The leaves remain<br />
green throughout the year. Pagans<br />
thought its greenness was a promise that the<br />
sun would return.<br />
Icicles – Icicles are sometimes used as<br />
a tree decoration. A story is told that the Christ child<br />
took shelter for a night under a pine tree.<br />
When the tree realized that it was caring<br />
for Jesus, tears of happiness fell from its<br />
branches. The tears froze into icicles.<br />
Mince Meat Pie – Mince Meat Pie<br />
is full of spices and fruit. It represents<br />
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the exotic treasures of the east that the<br />
Wisemen brought to the Baby Jesus.<br />
Mistletoe – A sprig of an evergreen<br />
plant hung at Christmas time. Custom is<br />
that people can kiss each other standing<br />
under it.<br />
Saint Nicholas – He was a kind<br />
bishop who brought presents to children<br />
and needy persons.<br />
Star – The Star of Bethlehem guided<br />
the Three Wisemen to the manger to<br />
honor the Baby Jesus.<br />
Tinsel – A legend tells of parents who<br />
trimmed a tree with stripes of metallic foil<br />
while their children were asleep. Spiders<br />
came to see the tree, leaving cobwebs all<br />
over it. The Christ Child came to bless the<br />
tree and turned the cobwebs into silver.<br />
Wassail – It is a mixture of mulled<br />
eggs, curdled cream, apples, nuts and spices<br />
poured from a punch bowl while exchanging<br />
Christmas greetings.<br />
Yule Log – The word “Yule” means<br />
“wheel” a symbol representing the sun.<br />
Before Jesus was born, pagans thought<br />
the sun stood still for 12 days at the end<br />
of the year. A log was cut large enough<br />
to burn for this time period to burn away<br />
last year’s evil.<br />
Poinsettia – This flower was brought to the United<br />
States by Dr. J.R. Poinsett in 1825. He was the first<br />
United States ambassador to Mexico. Because of its<br />
flamed leaf, the poinsettia is sometimes called the<br />
Christmas Star.
Holidays elicit many personal memories, and these<br />
recollections combine with our natural senses to make<br />
each holiday unique. During Chanukah, history and<br />
tradition surround us as the sights, smells, touch, tastes<br />
and sounds of all that Chanukah embodies culminate<br />
in a true celebration. The smells of the special foods<br />
that are prepared are closely associated with this joyous<br />
occasion. The rich aroma of potato pancakes heaped<br />
alongside thinly sliced brisket smothered in gravy tempts<br />
everyone. The delight we experience as we enjoy the<br />
various flavors of each special holiday course.<br />
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This article first appeared on the web site of www.<br />
chocolategelt.com which has given written permission<br />
to “The Legend” to reprint it here in its entirety.<br />
Savings bonds, checks and small chocolate coins<br />
wrapped in gold foil – those are the modern incarnations<br />
of the traditional gift known as Hanukkah<br />
gelt. “Gelt” is the Yiddish term for<br />
money.<br />
Although it is an old and cherished<br />
custom, the roots of gelt-giving go back<br />
much further than the Middle Ages, the era<br />
in which the custom is usually said to have<br />
originated. Although it is not mentioned in either the<br />
Talmud or the Shulhan Arukh (the code of the Jewish<br />
Law), the importance of coins in the history of the<br />
Hasmonean period is undeniable.<br />
The First <strong>Book</strong> of Maccabees records that in 142<br />
B.C.E., 22 years after the Temple was recaptured,<br />
Simon the Maccabee, the surviving son of Mattathias,<br />
finally brought independence to Judea. Syria’s King<br />
Antiochus VII declared to Simon: “I turn over to you<br />
the right to make your own stamp for coinage for your<br />
country.” (I Maccabees 15:6) The ability to mint its<br />
own coins was a concrete expression of the newly-won<br />
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independence of the Jewish people.<br />
During the following years of the Hasmonean dynasty,<br />
the first Jewish coins in history were issued. Most<br />
depicted cornucopia, symbolic of the prosperity of the<br />
country during these years. One of the coins minted by<br />
the last of the Hasmonian kings, Antigonus<br />
Matiyahu (40-37 B.C.E), portrayed the<br />
seven-branched menorah on one side and<br />
the Table of the Shew Bread, on the other;<br />
both symbols of the restored Temple. Some<br />
scholars conjecture that these symbols may<br />
actually have been intended to remind the<br />
people of Hanukkah, which had been neglected during<br />
the waning years of the Hasmonean dynasty.<br />
When the Second Temple was destroyed in 70 C.E<br />
Jewish coinage ceased until modern times, except for a<br />
brief period during the Bar Kochba Revolution (132-135<br />
C.E.). So no Jewish coins were available to distribute<br />
when the customs of Hanukkah gelt-giving emerged<br />
as an important part of the festival during the Middle<br />
Ages. Then, it was traditional to give Hanukkah gelt<br />
to the local Jewish teacher; in fact, it was his primary<br />
means of support. When the tradition was expanded<br />
to include giving coins to children, it became a way to<br />
emphasize the importance of Jewish education and the<br />
study of Torah.<br />
Since the founding of the State of Israel, Jewish<br />
coinage has become a fascinating part of numismatics<br />
worldwide. In 1958, the Bank of Israel initiated a<br />
program of striking special commemorative coins for<br />
use as Hanukkah gelt. In a brilliantly conceived move<br />
to link the modern world with the ancient history of our<br />
people, the first Hanukkah coin portrayed exactly the<br />
same menorah that had appeared on the last Maccabean<br />
coins of Antigonus Matiyahu, 1,998 years earlier. Each<br />
year, since 1958 (except 1964-71) the Hanukkah gelt<br />
coin has honored a different Jewish community around<br />
the world. In 1972 a silver coin was struck showing a<br />
20th century Russian menorah, a rather clear message to<br />
the world about Soviet Jewry. On the 200th Anniversary<br />
of the United States’ Declaration of Independence, the<br />
1976 Hanukkah coin featured a colonial American<br />
menorah. Other issues through the years have featured<br />
menorahs from many different lands where Jews have<br />
lived.<br />
Whatever your source of Hanukkah gelt, it is always a<br />
wonderful tradition to put some of what you receive in<br />
a tzedakah (charity; ed) box in order to share your good<br />
fortune with those in need or for a good cause.
MOVING TO THE BEAT<br />
By Anise Singer<br />
in those days<br />
When i was young<br />
My legs took off<br />
Before dawning sun<br />
Knees and heart<br />
in rhythmic stride<br />
exhilarated to be alive<br />
Six miles each day<br />
Around the lake<br />
While houses showed<br />
no signs of wake<br />
The freedom of running<br />
Still beats in my heart<br />
Writers group Poet's Corner<br />
But my running legs no<br />
longer<br />
Move to start<br />
Gone is the gazelle<br />
in sun setting years<br />
i now leave the house in<br />
Walking gear<br />
Still able to bounce<br />
With music in my ears<br />
To the beat of Life.<br />
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Christmas<br />
By Joan Saunders<br />
racing<br />
gold and silver<br />
spheres that dart<br />
into a tree –<br />
lights flicker<br />
in glass –<br />
white crystals<br />
streaming into<br />
dark green spruce –<br />
filigree reindeers flying<br />
awkward – up to<br />
the star – electric star –<br />
mimic beyond meaning<br />
thoughts turning<br />
into then and now –<br />
children grown<br />
into merry folk<br />
who jest<br />
amid red wine<br />
like you<br />
and like<br />
me<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
“DECEMBER”<br />
By June Whyte<br />
It’s that time again for some Holiday Cheer<br />
Out with the Old and in with the New year<br />
Santa will be on his way<br />
Bringing presents on Christmas day<br />
The hustle and bustle of shopping at the mall<br />
picking and choosing gifts to fit all<br />
Christmas lights and trimming the tree<br />
Children’s faces filled with glee<br />
Family and friends gather once more<br />
Food to eat and Christmas parties galore<br />
Happy Holidays to everyone, by golly<br />
Tis’ the season to be jolly<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Janet’s Joy<br />
By Frederick J. Karol<br />
Historic homes project a sense of<br />
mystery and intrigue,<br />
And custodians of the past cultivate a<br />
magical mystique.<br />
Numbers matter when it comes to<br />
eighteen-fifty homes:<br />
A maze of twenty rooms leaves chores<br />
for lots of days.<br />
Historic homes thank Heaven for their health,<br />
A fabulous feat for one-hundred-fifty three.<br />
Janet’s bedroom flaunts its new attire of violet<br />
pearl and Dover white,<br />
While Tuscan tan with silver sage peeks<br />
across the hall.<br />
A shaky wooden staircase salutes the<br />
master suite,<br />
pygmies must have built these rooms,<br />
Why else have ceilings just five feet?<br />
Bathrooms don’t often like to speak;<br />
They stand with silent, stately, stern composure,<br />
Their marble complexion betrays an impatient,<br />
bare exposure.<br />
Sitting rooms cherish memories and secrets<br />
whispered long ago:<br />
Jean’s Ave Maria, errol’s garden hoe,<br />
Grandpa;s indiscretions, the Depression woes.<br />
Kitchens don't seem to hide their age so well,<br />
China dishes hold the key with dates from<br />
eighteen-sixty-three.<br />
Older clocks tend to lose a sense of time,<br />
They proudly chime it's summertime,<br />
But sadly it's wintertime--<br />
Just a six-month shift of paradigm<br />
Historic homes invite us to share the past,<br />
Although we know we can't go home again.<br />
There is a thing within us all,<br />
A belief in immortality that elevates the soul.<br />
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More...Poet's Corner<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
About Christmas<br />
Copyright <strong>2012</strong>, John Patrick Gatton<br />
in modern day news, Christmas seems to be<br />
about---<br />
The sight of snow covered trees<br />
The sound of a distant tolling bell<br />
The scents of pine and retail store perfumes<br />
The feel of a new and expensive coat<br />
The tastes of a well cooked meal<br />
More accurately, the remembrance of the<br />
birth of Jesus is about---<br />
you are a child of God<br />
i come to you<br />
Come to Me<br />
Love your neighbor<br />
Live in, and with, your community<br />
With Me, discern your gifts<br />
Give of yourself<br />
Continually forgive once more<br />
Let love flow through you<br />
Tell others of your contentment<br />
Join with Me to create miracles<br />
Let go of what you seem to possess<br />
Give over to Me your burdens<br />
Laugh with Me, let joy fill you<br />
Ask for help, believe it is given<br />
Speak to Me<br />
Turn to the light<br />
Know that perfect love created you<br />
Set the example of doing for the greater good<br />
Sacrifice for your community<br />
Display your love of God<br />
Feed the hungry<br />
House the poor<br />
Attend the sick<br />
Nurture family<br />
recreate community with love each day<br />
Bring the children to Me
nothing<br />
by Rozalie Auerbach<br />
I’ve written innumerable articles for The Legend.<br />
From the latest mah jongg tournament, to various<br />
celebrations, sundry events, and even an occasional<br />
burst of poetry, they were written for their weighty<br />
compilation of information that I’ve put into print.<br />
Unfortunately, I have never written about a truly<br />
important aspect of life here at The Fairways. I’ve<br />
never written about – nothing. With kudos to Jerry<br />
Seinfield, nothingness, as we have learned, is a very<br />
active part of our everyday lives.<br />
We are infused with a myriad of moments, some long,<br />
some short, of pure blatant nothingness. It is not an<br />
easy task to contemplate the existence of a life without<br />
– nothing. Justifiably, in reality, nothing walks hand in<br />
hand with us. It is the triumph of a beautiful summer<br />
day or the bane of a snowed in Saturday. Nothing is just<br />
simply – nothing. It is the backbone of conversations<br />
and our daily encounters with ourselves.<br />
Nothing continually creates more – nothing and that<br />
can leave us either quite happy, definitely morose, or<br />
just experiencing – nothing. Perhaps, interacting with<br />
nothing is best because you cannot get overly distraught<br />
about nothing, and nothing leaves you with nothing to<br />
say or do, and no ill-humored feelings. These are all<br />
the by-products of – nothing.<br />
I’m not the guru to write lengthy tomes of supercilious<br />
words and writing about nothing leaves me with nothing<br />
to write. Therefore, enjoy your day, inhale the joy and<br />
comedy of having nothing and always look forward to<br />
the next, of course, expanse of – nothing.<br />
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OCEAN COUNTY SWIM, INC.<br />
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WHAT IS IT?<br />
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WHERE DO WE MEET?<br />
We meet at the Ocean County yMCA in<br />
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our use.<br />
WHEN DO WE MEET?<br />
We have our sessions each Wednesday<br />
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June. We sign in at 12:30 in the lobby of<br />
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from 2:00 until 3:00 pM.<br />
WHO DO WE NEED?<br />
We need yOu to volunteer to help us run<br />
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Across<br />
1. She's "back in town" lady of<br />
song<br />
5. Tartan sporters<br />
9. "Skedaddle!"<br />
12. Kind of football<br />
14. Hindu queens<br />
16. Latin i<br />
17. piANO<br />
19. Figs.<br />
20. Biblical prophet<br />
21. ice hockey jerseys<br />
23. Musical finale<br />
25. put in the hold<br />
26. __________in accounting;<br />
future CpA's study of interest<br />
30. ___ incognita<br />
32. in the past<br />
33. "Norwegian Wood"<br />
instrument<br />
35. Attendance counter<br />
37. Downhill racer<br />
39. Down under bird<br />
40. Sponge cake ingredient<br />
(plural)<br />
41. Greek epic poet<br />
43. reagan's nickname<br />
46. All the rage<br />
47. Knocked them out!<br />
49. Choke<br />
51. regatta<br />
52. Compos mentis<br />
53. Old West lawmen<br />
57. Derisive laughter<br />
61. Sidekick<br />
62. ALTO<br />
64. Neighbor of Mo.<br />
65. Dig<br />
66. Lukewarm<br />
67. Classic opener<br />
68. razz<br />
69. Lover of Aeneas<br />
Down<br />
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2. Caspian Sea feeder<br />
3. First name in jeans<br />
4. World Heritage Site<br />
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administrator (acronym)<br />
5. French vineyard<br />
6. places for experiments<br />
7. De novo<br />
8. Like Miss Congeniality<br />
9. BASS<br />
10. Borodin's prince<br />
11. Light throw<br />
13. Detests<br />
15. They could be in-line<br />
(plural)<br />
18. Forearm bones<br />
22. German dessert<br />
24. Chipped in chips<br />
26. Moonshine mix<br />
27. Luminous<br />
28. DruMS<br />
29. Full range<br />
31. Star in perseus<br />
34. Buzzi and Hussey<br />
36. Direction in Durango<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
38. Creator of a popular scotch<br />
whiskey brand<br />
42. A set of instructions<br />
44. Jalopy<br />
45. "really!"<br />
48. Render a snake harmless<br />
50. Swarmed<br />
53. public relations effort<br />
54. vigorous<br />
55. Kodak competitor<br />
56. Neatnik's opposite<br />
58. Arizona indian<br />
59. Novelist Bagnold<br />
60. edible root of the taro<br />
63. Salon application<br />
puzzle solution on page 66
Some years ago Erma Bombeck wrote a short<br />
article about a birthday month. We didn’t know each<br />
other, but I couldn’t make up my mind whether to be<br />
annoyed or to laugh. The title of the article was “Go to<br />
Pot Month.” Her reference was the month of August<br />
– my birth month. In the article she complained that<br />
August was the only non-holiday month – no hats,<br />
no horns, no Easter eggs, no presidents' birthdays, no<br />
parades, no bank closings, no house decorations, no<br />
flag wavings, no interruptions in garbage pick-ups.<br />
She liked that because it “stabilized her summer<br />
cold and she survived another vacation without<br />
killing someone.” She then continued, “The grass<br />
was brown and didn’t need cutting, too late to diet<br />
for bathing suits, too early to start Christmas parties.<br />
It is too hot to cook, too humid to let your hair grow,<br />
etc.”<br />
Then just in time before the month slipped away,<br />
I was born. I’m glad I didn’t miss my month, as<br />
I didn’t have to share the limelight with George<br />
Washington.<br />
A Birthday Month<br />
Story by George Young<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
It is now too late to get a gift for me. Mark your calendars<br />
for 2013. By doing that now, you won’t know the date so<br />
you don’t have to get me a gift, and I’m not telling you.<br />
But, if you insist, call me and I will whisper it into your<br />
ear. A happy birthday to one and all!!<br />
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<strong>December</strong> Theatre Listings<br />
by Barbara Trevaskis<br />
<strong>December</strong> Theatre Listings<br />
By Barbara Trevaskis<br />
ALgonQuin ARTS THEATRE, 1733 MAin STREET, MAnASQuAn 732-528-9211<br />
12/1-9 various “Scrooge! The Musical”<br />
12/15-16 various “The Nutcracker”<br />
12/31 various “Simply Diamond New Year’s Eve” (Neil Diamond songs)<br />
CounT BASiE THEATRE, 99 MonMouTH ST., RED BAnK 732-842-9000<br />
12/1 7:30pm A Holiday Doo Wop<br />
12/2 4pm Monmouth Civic Chorus – Messiah and More<br />
12/7 8pm 6 th Annual Sinatra Birthday Bash<br />
12/8-9 various “Nutcracker Ballet”<br />
12/12 8pm Irish Tenors – Wright, Kearns, Tynan<br />
12/13 7:30pm Holiday Express Benefit Concert<br />
12/14 7:30pm Nancy Scharffs Christmas<br />
12/15 7:30pm “A Christmas Carol” (national tour)<br />
12/21 7:30pm State Ballet Theatre of Russia: Ballet in Two Acts<br />
12/29 7:30pm Black Nativity<br />
12/31 9pm New Year’s Eve with Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes<br />
nJ REPERToRy CoMPAny, 179 BRoADWAy, Long BRAnCH 732-229-3166<br />
12/13-1/13 various “Esther’s Moustache”<br />
oCEAn CounTy CoLLEgE, CoLLEgE DrIve, tomS rIver 732-255-0500<br />
12/12 8pm MidWeek Jazz: Pianist, Jesse Gelber<br />
oCEAn PRoFESSionAL THEATRE CoMPAny, BARnEgAT 609-312-8306<br />
12/8-16 various “Home for the Holidays”<br />
PAPER MiLL PLAyHouSE, BRooKSiDE DR, MiLLBuRn 973-379-3717<br />
11/23-12/30 various “Sound Of Music”<br />
PollAK tHeAtre, 400 CeDAr Ave., weSt lonG brAnCH 731-263-6889<br />
11/29-12/2 various Holiday Guys starring Marc Kudisch & Jeffry Denman<br />
12/7 8pm Father Alphonse & the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea Christmas concert<br />
SPrInG lAKe CommunItY HouSe, tHIrD & mADISon AveS 732-449-4530<br />
12/6-22 various “Scrooge”<br />
STRAnD THEATRE, LAKEWooD 732-367-7789<br />
12/7-9 various “Scrooge – A Christmas Carol”<br />
12/12-13 1pm “It’s a Wonderful Life” a Live Radio Play<br />
12/14 8pm Irish Christmas in America<br />
12/31 6:30pm New Year’s Eve Bash with the Smithereens<br />
SurFlIGHt tHeAter, beACH HAven 609-492-9477<br />
11/23-12/21 various Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”<br />
trACo tHeAtre, 16 wASHInGton St., tomS rIver 732-228-7273<br />
No events scheduled<br />
two rIver tHeAter Co., 21 brIDGe Ave., reD bAnK 732-345-1400<br />
12/8-30 various “A Wind in the Willows Christmas”<br />
Fairways Legend
Fairways Legend<br />
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Gary M. Wheeler, D.M.D.<br />
Member: ADA and nJDA<br />
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• Implant Reconstruction • Crown and Bridge<br />
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• 5% <strong>Senior</strong> Courtesy<br />
• Insurance Plans Accepted<br />
• Affordable Financing<br />
Proudly Serving our Adult Communties for Over 22 Years!<br />
Fairways Legend<br />
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Fairways Legend<br />
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Attic Fans Installed & Repaired<br />
Robbie Home Maintenance<br />
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Half-Round Windows Resealed<br />
Gutters Cleaned & repaired<br />
Storm-Doors Installed ~ Wall Cracks Repaired<br />
Painting & Caulking ~ Handyman Service<br />
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OFFICE (732) 920-1900 x304<br />
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NJ Lic. No. 2316<br />
732-408-5992<br />
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EXP. 11/30/12<br />
Family Owned and Professionally Operated for<br />
Two Generations by The Intelisano Family<br />
Silverton Memorial Funeral Home<br />
2482 CHURCH ROAD TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753<br />
732-255-6363 • 800-371-6364<br />
Pre-Arrangements, Pre-Need Rvocable & Irrevocable Trust<br />
Accounts, Traditional, Cremations at Affordable Prices<br />
Teresa intelisano, Director<br />
NJ Lic. No. 3294<br />
gregory DeJohn, Director<br />
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Licensed New Jersey and New York • Fully Handicapped Accessible<br />
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(732) 278-9805<br />
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Crossword Solution<br />
About this puzzle:<br />
Time Out, an album of subtle Cool and West Coast<br />
jazz influences was less than enthusiastically released<br />
by Columbia Records in 1959. The songs in the<br />
album were based on various time signatures that<br />
were unusual to the jazz genre at that time. All the<br />
songs were composed by pianist Dave Brubeck, with<br />
the exception of “Take Five.” Composition credit for<br />
this top 40 hit single went to alto saxophonist Paul<br />
Desmond. Brubeck credits Desmond with the melody,<br />
but the beat is entirely the creation of drummer<br />
extraordinaire Joe Morello. Rounding out the group<br />
was the talented bassist Gene Wright. The quartet is<br />
known as “The Classic Quartet” and played together<br />
for 10 years.<br />
Time Out was panned by critics when it was released.<br />
Despite this, it became one of the best-known and<br />
biggest selling jazz albums where it peaked at #2<br />
on the Billboard pop album charts and was certified<br />
Answers to Trivia Quiz<br />
1. False, India is the largest producer of tea,<br />
followed by China Sra Lanka & Japan.<br />
2. False, The potato famine sparked the Irish<br />
immigration to America.<br />
3. False, Guatemala & Belize are Mexico’s<br />
southern neighbors.<br />
4. True, Per Museum of London, the aerial<br />
bombing of London by Nazis between<br />
September, 1940 & May, 1941 cost at least that<br />
many lives and left 1.5 million people<br />
homeless.<br />
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CENTrAL JErSEy<br />
GArAGE DOOr<br />
Sales•Service•Installation<br />
automatic door openers<br />
732-905-9975<br />
NJ HIC #13VHO1856500<br />
CENTrAL JErSEy<br />
GArAGE DOOr<br />
Springs and cables replaced<br />
Same day Service availaBle<br />
732-905-9975<br />
NJ HIC #13VHO1856500<br />
platinum by the Recording Industry Association of<br />
America (RIAA). Dave Brubeck is still active and will<br />
be age 93 on <strong>December</strong> 6, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
<strong>Source</strong>s: Wikipedia and “It’s About Time,” by Fred M.<br />
Hall; University of Arkansas Press<br />
5. False, Per legend, the dish was devised as<br />
a hang-over remedy for a guest at the Waldorf<br />
Astoria hotel and later named in his honor.<br />
6. Memorial Day began as “Decoration Day,” a<br />
national day of remembrance on which the<br />
graves of dead soldiers were adorned with<br />
flowers.<br />
7. The fabled “Route 66."<br />
8. Steve Allen hosted the “Tonight Show” from<br />
1954 until 1957.<br />
9. The Bill of Rights.<br />
10. Alexander Hamilton on the $10.00 note &<br />
Benjamin Franklin on the $100.00 note.
Fairways Legend<br />
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Fairways Legend