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We’re excited to announce that Wellington at

Hershey’s Mill is now a Senior Lifestyle community!

Senior Lifestyle has been dancing to the rhythm of

seniors’ lives for over 35 years, with a focus on HEART: Hospitality, Excellence, Appreciation, Respect and Teamwork.

And with all the ways the world has changed, we’re

committed to being here for you and your family.

Start a conversation personalized to your needs by

calling 484-861-2372.

Exciting changes are here

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discover the differenceDeb Dorsey Team is a professional and hard-

working team with decades of experiencethroughout the Main Line, Delaware and ChesterCounties.

Deb Dorsey Team helps clients buy and sellhomes in Hershey’s Mill. We would like to learnyour story and speak to you and your friendsabout your real estate goals.

Dave Dorsey, REALTOR®610.724.2879 | [email protected] of Glenwood Village

Deb Dorsey, Associate Broker610.724.2880 | [email protected] of Kennett Village

610.527.6400www.debdorsey.com

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service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity. Information not verified or guaranteed.If your home is currently listed with a Broker, this is not intended as a solicitation.

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What Residents Want To Know 6

From the Main Gate 9

Resident Directory Updates 11

HMCTV Programming 12

Classifieds 15

Mini Mysteries 17

Getting To Know You 18

Pet of the Month 20

HM Bus Trips 23

DiningIn 25

Vine Talk 27

Local History 28

Tech Committee 31

Activities Calendar 32

Health and Well Being 34

Monthly Health Focus 37

Community News 39

Hershey’sMillLibrary 43

Mini Mysteries Answers 43

ClubNews 45

Tech Tips 49

fortheLoveof… 51

FromaHMBoomer 53

HMSportsGroup 54

WordSearch 59

Activities Contacts 61

Advertisers’Index 62

Contents

Cover: Lily Ann Peppermint of Yardley.

Home Care for Seniors • Personal care • Hospice assistance • Meal preparation • Medication reminders • Laundry • Light housekeeping • Companionship • Transportation

Please call for a free assessment:

610-644-8160 www.angelcompanions.net

Affordable and compassionate care - we are licensed and our employees are bonded & insured.

Now with offices in Wellington at Hershey’s Mill serving Hershey’s Mill and

surrounding communities with very flexible service options

Hershey’s Mill Community TVA fully self-supported nonprofit organization.

20 Hershey’s Drive, West Chester, PA 19380Telephone: 610-436-5922E-mail: [email protected]

HMCTV Board of DirectorsDonald J. Trauger (President)Carl Fletcher (Vice President)Gail Habbersett (Secretary)Jack Keeley, Sharon Kope, Tom McGinn, Louise O’Brien, and Joe Silio

Volunteer Coordinator Lee Gamma

Publisher

All submissions welcomed; with rights retained by the owner. Send to [email protected], Attention Editor. Hardcopy submissions are not accepted. Articles should be limited to 500 words (although others may be considered), and photographs should be high-resolution. HMCTV determines suitability and has sole discretion to publish any submission. Submissions are due by the 23rd (37 - 40 days in advance of each edition) for possible inclusion (those received after will be reviewed for the next); contact the Editor for exceptions. Articles are subject to editing for space, clarity, and grammar. Information and opinions are those of the author, and may not reflect those of Hershey’s Mill Community TV, its officers, or directors.

HMCTV Guide and DigestTelephone: 610-436-6429E-mail: [email protected]

Volume XXI Number 7 – July 2020

Editor Louise O’Brien

Associate Editors Gail Habbersett, Sharon Kope, Kate Lindsay, Grace Reed, and Katherine Schilling

Featured Writers Scott Burkhart, Joseph S. Kennedy, Bonalyn Mosteller, Jurg Oppliger, Rosie Taylor, and Don Trauger

Advertising/Marketing Director Jack Keeley

Marketing Finance Tom McGinn and Joe Silio

G G S E N I V G F Z D Y R E Z G H X I AB V I X P L C X P S R U U G M Y R Q F YS I N B P P B N V E B O H T N Y U F Q XX R N E I M A H J O N G G P S I N P N FG H E G N B I O O N N C F H L W L U Q TM E T H O U L K L I S S K T Z A T W Y YE X E R C I S E T M P I E R Y A G X O IV Z L Q H T P T G O N R N E S I P H D BB T B I L L I A R D S J R G N Y A Q Z XV T A Z E N J T G E I S M R E N G T N TB T B I L L I A R D S J R G N Y A Q Z XV T A Z E N J T G E I S M R E N G T N TV T T I K U S G S C R R R V D R E L Y RD N Z T K D Y T B E L B B A R C S V L WZ F X Y S K F C M I L S N I A R T Z V QG U Y Z M R Q O W C I D Q N G G N C E OZ J X E X L O M S F F N A X K S O J U QR Z X X G B E P H O T O G R A P H Y R SP W M T Y I Q U O U C O D N C G U W K PE S D B F I M T H K J I H Q C L Q X N QU R A T P L L E P R E I A L S F J R M BS B Z L M O S R E D N R E L U N B V J L

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What Residents Want To Know

QUESTION: In the Master Associa-tion’s outstanding and helpful Email updates on the Covid-19 virus there is a note directing HM residents not to share them with anyone outside HM. What is their objection to sharing this valuable information with others when anyone outside HM can access them in pdf format from the PUBLIC Covid-19 page on the HM web site (https://hersheysmill.org/covid-19/)?

ANSWER: A Note, of the nature included at the bottom of these emails, is standard for most organiza-tions and businesses emails. Sharing hersheysmill.org, which is a private website open to the public, with family and friends is not prohibited.

QUESTION: What is the relationship between Hershey’s Mill and Welling-ton at Hershey’s Mill? On May 1, 2020, Wellington was acquired by Senior Lifestyle out of Chicago, IL. Wel-lington sits on capitalized Hershey’s Mill land. Is Wellington a part of our Hershey’s Mill?

ANSWER: NO.

QUESTION: What activities are recip-rocal between Wellington and Her-shey’s Mill?

ANSWER: Our understanding with the current management company, Senior Lifestyle, is still in effect. Wellington residents can belong to the golf club and use our amenities, if they are for-mer HM residents and HM residents

can use Wellingtons’ pool (at times) and exercise room (at times).

QUESTION: Even though we have a ‘representative govern-ment’, residents should have an opportunity to provide input to the MA and Board on all deci-sions that will have a significant impact on the community. At best, residents get a very edited version of the minutes two or more weeks after the meetings - so, what’s done is done. We trust our presidents to represent our interests, but currently, right or wrong, decisions are made based on the personal thinking of our presidents without any input from residents. Why can’t residents not receive the MA and Board agenda a week or so

Karl Grentz | President, Master Association

prior to the meetings so they would have time to provide input to their presidents.

What we have here is two questions in one. First, why can’t resi-dents receive the Master Association agenda a week prior to the scheduled meeting and the second question is why can’t the residents not receive the Board of Directors agenda a week prior to the scheduled meeting?

ANSWER: To answer the first ques-tion, the MA agenda is usually sent to the Presidents two days prior to the scheduled meeting. The answer to the second question is pretty much the same. The BOD agenda usually gets to the Board 2/3 days before the sched-uled meeting.

At both the BOD meeting and the MA meeting there is always a part in the agenda for ‘NEW BUSINESS’ as well as ‘OLD BUSINESS’. Speaking for myself, I have been very frank in ask-ing the presidents to ‘speak their mind’ and/or to ‘ask questions’.

It is incumbent on the village residents to contact their respective Presidents (Councils) with issues that the Presi-dent can either answer for the hom-eowner or raise that question at the NEW BUSNESS part of the monthly meetings. Presidents can contact myself or Ed McFalls, at any time, and ask for a subject to be added to the agenda.

Submit questions by e-mail at [email protected], by calling 610-436-6429, or by delivering them to the mailbox outside the Hershey’s Mill Community TV building.

Keep in mind, that in both the BOD meetings and the MA meetings, we usu-ally discuss COMMON GROUNDS/AREA of Her-shey’s Mill. Very rarely do we discuss individual vil-lage situations or problems.

QUESTION: Per our HMHOA bylaws, any Vil-lage President can attend any Board meeting. Also, per the bylaws there does not appear to be any

restriction of residents attending an MA meeting, is this correct, or is it simply tradition that residents cannot attend these meetings.

ANSWER: Except as may be deter-mined by the Board from time to time or mandated by law, all meetings of the Board shall be closed meet-ings, save that the Board may open any Board meeting and request or permit attendance by any Member, the Managing Agent, the Master Homeowners Association’s agents, servants, employees, contractors and professional advisors or consultants, and any other person authorized, invited or requested by the Board to attend a Board meeting, save that the President, or the Board by major-ity vote, may call any meeting of the Board into executive session at any time. (Amended Bylaws of HMHOA, Article VIII, Section 1, h)

As far as restricting the residents at meetings goes, we meet in the Ard-more Room and barely have room for the 23 presidents. We have on occa-sion, for specific reasons, held a couple of MA meetings in the Main Hall, but the acoustics make conversation among the group very difficult to hear.


Lankenau Medical Center | Bryn Mawr Hospital | Paoli Hospital | Riddle Hospital

Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital | Mirmont Treatment Center

HomeCare & Hospice | Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

Tending to your healthis always essential.There’s no denying the new realities brought on by COVID-19. And while much has changed, one thing has not: our commitment to human care. Which is why our hospitals, health centers and practices have put measures in place to safeguard your health. Learn more at mainlinehealth.org/patientsafety

Stay safe. Be seen.

From the Main Gate

Marc Fraser | Director of Security

Unfortunately, there are times when we need to call 911 in order to receive emergency medical treatment. The fol-lowing is information that you should know in order to ensure a quick response by emergency personnel, as well as proper care for you or your loved one:When dialing 911, you will be asked for:1. Your Name2. Your Address3. Your Township4. Your Phone Number5. A Cross-Street a. Mill Road only for Springton,

Newbury, and Eaton villages. b. Hershey’s Drive only for

Westbrook Village. c. Mill Road or Chandler Drive for

Kennett and Franklin villages. d. Chandler Drive only for all

other villages and all HM amenities below.

e. Type of Emergency (what is wrong?)

f. Age of the Patient

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING NEW ADDRESSES FOR SOME HM AMENITIES:

Community Center: 25 Hershey’s Drive

Sullivan House: 35 Hershey’s Drive Garden Area: 8 Chandler Drive Tennis Courts & Pool: 9 Chandler

Drive Wood Shop: 11 Chandler Drive

Hershey’s Drive

When emergency responders arrive at your house, you will be asked to provide:1. Patient’s Medical History (stroke,

cardiac arrest, diabetes....etc)2. Patient’s Current Medications3. Patient’s Allergies4. Copy of the Patient’s Living Will (if

applicable)5. Recollection of Events Leading Up

to the Emergency6. Hospital Preference (for transport)

NOTE: The emergency responders rely on the patient’s feedback in order to administer the proper treatment. From time to time, you may be asked if you can walk to the stretcher or ambulance.

If at any time you feel that move-ment or walking would cause you undue discomfort or pain, explain to the emergency responders that you prefer not to walk and wish to be moved or lifted onto the stretcher.

We highly recommend making a list, or lists, containing answers to all of the necessary informa-tion listed above; and keep that list somewhere handy (purse, nightstand, kitchen counter, on the refrigerator....etc) so that emergency responders, friends, or family can easily find it in case of emergency. Also, please do not forget to update that list(s) with any changes.


Barnett, Alexandra

1075 Kennett Way

Burns, Thomas & Suzanne

1487 Quaker Ridge

Fell, Albert & Elaine

1436 Quaker Ridge

Jacobson, Carolann

1039 Kennett Way

Richards, Robert & Maria

66 Ashton Way

Rodgers, Sue

1030 Kennett Way

Schectman, Richard & Helene

871 Jefferson Way

Seres, William & Pamela

1651 Yardley Drive

Shipley, William & McGuinness, Margaret

569 Franklin Way

Resident Directory Updates

(At left) Lovely Sullivan House


24 hours/day on channel 1971Bulletin Board

Times12:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m. - Noon, 4:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., 7:45 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on channel 1970

Hershey’sMillCommunityTVProgramming

Movies

Noon&

8:30 p.m.

July 1 to July 7, noonMrs. Brown (PG)

Judi Dench and Billy ConnollyQueen Victoria becomes the subject of scandalous rumors.

Based on true events. [Run time 1h 41m]

July 7, 8:30 p.m. to July 15, noonBreaking Away (PG)

Dennis Quaid and Dennis ChristopherHigh school graduates in Indiana deal with college frat boys, bicycle racing and maturity. [Run time 1h 41m]

Movies

Noon&

8:30 p.m.

July 14, 8:30 p.m. to July 22, noonBattle of Britain (G)

Lawrence Olivier and Michael CaineThe outnumbered Royal Air Force dogfights the Germans

to save Britain against all odds. [Run time 2h 12m]

July 22, 8:30 p.m. to July 31, noonA River Runs Through It (PG)

Craig Sheffer and Brad PittThe story about two sons of a stern minister growing up in

rural Montana while devoted to fly fishing. [Run time 2h 3m]

Programs July 1-15 (7 p.m. show on July 15 will not be shown)

Ecology of The Hershey’s Mill Pondswith Kathy MyersKathy invites Bruce Foreacre to educate us about the different plants, fish, and insects that are present in the pond at Mill Road and Chandler Drive, and how they contribute to the good ecol-ogy of it. Bruce also discusses the other ponds in The Mill and has some great pictures to illus-trate. Find out how BMP affects our ponds.

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Cardboard for Kidswith Jim McArdleThe Hershey’s Mill Woodshop is making customized cardboard furniture for children with disabilities. Jim interviews two project coordinators to find out how it is made and the reasons for it.Ends at 10:45 a.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m., and 12:45 a.m.

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Programs July 16-31 (7 p.m. show on July 31 will not be shown)

Cruising the Danube, Eastern Europewith Kay RickerKay welcomes Catherine Voorhees to discuss her Danube River cruise through eastern Europe. Catherine’s boat trip starts in Budapest and Hun-gary. She has some good pictures and discusses the local history. Her tour continues south on the Danube. She talks about visiting Kalocsa, Hungary; Osijek, Croatia; Belgrade, Serbia; and the Iron Gates between Serbia and Romania. The final part of Catherine’s cruise took her to Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria and then to Bucharest, the largest city and capital of Romania, where she visited the Palace of the People.Ends at 10:45 a.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m., and 12:45 a.m.

10:00a.m.

4:00p.m.

7:00p.m.

12:00a.m.

For Programs and Movies, go to Channel 1970 (Bulletin Board information appears only if neither is currently airing); for continuous Bulletin Board infor-mation, go to Channel 1971. Call HMCTV at 610-436-5922 if you aren’t able to receive our TV channels. To view Programs online, go to www.hersheysmill.org and navigate from TV & Digest to HMCTV to Original Programming.

HMCTV reserves the right to make program substitutions, and dates/times are subject to change. Opinions of hosts, guests, or advertisers shall not be construed as an endorsement by HMCTV. ©2020 HMCTV


Classifieds

Ad deadline is the 23rd, and ads run two months at no cost (due to lead time, an ad received on January 23 would start in the March edition, etc.). Please limit description to 30 words per item, and include pricing and contact information. Ads are subject to review/editing. Send submission to [email protected], attention editor, or place printed/typed copy in the HMCTV mailbox outside the building. You must be a HM resident to advertise.

FOR SALE Cemetery lot with six graves located at Philadelphia Memo-rial Park in Frazer, PA. Graves can be sold individually. Call .FOR SALE Two barrister’s cases. Cherry veneer with glass windows. 5' x 29" x 13". Good condition, $50 each. A 1930’s maple secretary, in need of minor repairs to the desk. Also needs some refinishing work. 78" x 30" x 16 ½". Please make an offer. Call

.FOR SALE Cherry desk, 4 drawers including file drawer, 2 pullout writing surfaces. 59" x 29" overall. Excellent condition, $200. Contact

.FOUND A gold watch in the Cove parking lot about a month and a half ago. I left it in the lost and found at the security gate and no one claimed it. It is now in my possession. If you are the owner, call me at .FREE Custom-lined draperies includ-ing traverse rods, hooks and cornices. Beautiful pink, mauve, cream floral pattern. Two windows, 23" & 56" wide. Cornices 49" & 81"wide, 5 ½" deep. Draperies 77" long. Call .WANTED Small freezer either upright or chest. Call .WANTED If you have yarn that you are willing to donate for making children’s’ blankets and hats for needy families, we would be appreciative. Call Mary Ann Kusner at . Thank you.

FOR SALE 1979 MGB white with new black top. “A” title. Garage kept. 96,500 miles. $4800. Call .FOR SALE Vintage furniture, Sun Gal-lery, from the Flanders Hotel, Ocean City, NJ. All stained wood, handmade construction from 1940’s, tradition and craftsmanship. Sofa, 3-cushion seats and backs. Chair, 2-cushion seat and back with magazine rack on left arm. Coffee table and end table with lower shelf both with glass inserts. Beautiful to behold. Make an offer for this treasure. Asking $900. Call

.FOR SALE TREK 800 “Antelope” off road men’s bike $100 or best offer; TREK 7500 Multitrack men’s bike $400, or best offer. Custom men’s racing bike, Atala Cromor Frame with Shimona Ultra/LX parts, orig cost $1300. Asking $500, or best offer. SARIS 2 bike trunk rack for any size sedan. $75, or best offer. Contact

.FOR SALE Three bar stools, counter height, custom ordered, metal finish with tan leather attached comfortable cushions. Excellent condition no dam-age of any kind. Original cost $1019 asking $300. Call .FOR SALE e-Moto power assist Hybrid Electric Tricycle, recharge-able battery. Full charge in eight hours, range 25 miles with a maximum 15 mph. Color red, rear carrier 24" x 18" basket. Includes new helmet and tire air pump. A great Hershey’s Mill ride. Asking $900. Call .


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2. Shauna was killed one Sunday morning. The police know who they are going to arrest from this bit of information:

April was getting the mail Alyssa was doing laundry Reggie was cooking Mark was planting in the garden

Who killed Shauna and how did the police know who to arrest?

3. Two train tracks run parallel to each other, except for a short dis-tance where they meet and become one track over a narrow bridge. One morning, a train speeds onto the bridge. Another train coming from the opposite direction, also speeds onto the bridge. Neither train can stop on the short bridge, yet there is no collision. How is this possible?

4. Justin Summers owns a vacation house in northern Ontario which has an A shaped roof. One side of the roof faces north and the other side faces south. The prevailing winds from the north are usually quite strong. The strange thing is that the stronger the north wind blows, the stronger the resulting updraft on the south side of the roof. Therefore, if a rooster was to lay an egg on the peak of the roof during a strong northerly wind, on which side should the egg fall most of the time?

5. There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls. What is it?

Mini Mysteries

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At this time, due to the pandemic and social distancing, we are going to introduce you to the staff of the Guide and Digest.

Louise O’Brien, EditorI moved to Hershey’s Mill from Haver-town in 1999. Recently widowed and retired from a career in the dental field the move to the third tee in Springton Village solved many problems. At the suggestion of my Springton friend, Linda Lang, I joined the staff of the Guide and Digest in 2009. Also, I am on the staff of the Community Center and enjoy playing pinochle with the ladies at Sullivan House.

I have two daughters and two sons and seven grandchildren. In 2000, I mar-

ried Gerry O’Brien who also has two daughters and two sons and ten grand-children. That makes us Hershey’s Mill version of the Brady Bunch.

Gail Habbersett, Assistant EditorMy husband, Gary, and I moved to Eaton Village in November 2013. Like so many residents in Hershey’s Mill, our goal was to downsize. One of my heart’s desires has been to live on the water. Our unit on the 9th fairway pond was an answer to prayer and the view provides endless hours of con-tentment for us.

Our previous home in Marshalton was built to our specifications and it was a wonderful place to raise our three daughters. That village was home to our family for forty years. Since both Gary and I attended Penncrest High

School in Media, we consider ourselves natives of this geo-graphic area.

Gary currently serves on the Eaton HOA Council and pro-vides administrative support to the HM Sports Group. In addition to volunteer-ing for the Guide and Digest, I serve on the Eaton Village Land-scape Committee, the HM Nature Group Steering Commit-tee and I attend the monthly Book Club.

As a couple, we’ve enjoyed bocce, nest

Louise O’Brien | Springton

Getting To Know You

box monitoring, and pickle-ball. Personally, I love garden-ing, connecting with people and being outdoors. Even with retirement, there just aren’t enough hours in the day!

Sharon Kope, Assistant EditorMy husband, Bob, had been talking about Hershey’s Mill for four years after having been invited to the club for

a business lunch. We talked about waiting a bit after we became empty nesters, but that lasted just three months as we fell in love with The Mill. We moved from a Vic-torian in Media to Robyn-wood Village on October 5, 2010. The first activity I got involved with was Pickleball which led me to being chair of the Sports Group Socials for several years. The next activ-ity I was asked to assist with was as accompanist of the Hershey’s Mill Singers. Three years ago, I became Associ-ate Editor of the Guide and Digest with Gail Habbersett, working with the wonderful editor, Louise O’Brien. A year later, I became Manager of the Community Center. We thoroughly enjoy living here.

(At left) Louise O’Brien. (Above) Gail Habbersett. (At right) Sharon Kope.

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Week 8 of social distancing, mask wearing and remaining home the majority of my waking hours. My activities outside of the home have been reduced to walking or running on HM trails (if you see me you would be hard pressed to guess which one I am doing) and grocery shopping. Luckily, I have a true companion to greet me when I return home.

She is blonde with blue eyes, spends most of her time sitting on my lap unless we are sleeping where she has her face next to mine on the pillow. I refer to her as my BFF…Beautiful Feline Friend. My companion getting me through these trying times is a Sia-mese cat named Lil Li (pronounced Lil Lee) If you have been around Siamese cats, you know they are talkers and I have learned to interpret the language

Scott Burkhart | Inverness

Pet of the Month

after a lifetime of living with the fol-lowing members of the Li family: Ching Li, Spike Li, Grizz Li, Sara Li, Belle Li and Lil Li. We have had some interesting discussions.

Lil Li was a birthday present for my daughter’s twenty-first birthday and accompanied her to the University of Pittsburgh. When my daughter got married, she learned that her hus-band was allergic to cats. After much consternation it was decided that she keep her new husband and give us the cat. So, at one time my wife and I were outnumbered by our Siamese coun-terparts. Sixteen years later time has taken its toll on our group to the point where Lil Li and I are the only ones left to face this COVID-19 pandemic together. We are weathering the storm pretty well and I am truly grateful to

have this cat by my side for companionship.

Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against dogs and truly loved the ones we have had, but I’ve always favored Siamese cats. I am now publicly out-ing myself as a bonafied cat lover, probably leading to my

being blackballed from ever being a card-carrying member of the “manly man” club. That’s okay, I’m looking to the future. If reincarnation is pre-sented as an option for my next life I am begging to come back as a cat. I have the necessary qualifications. I like to take naps and eat tuna. If I don’t get to see my barber soon I will have a mane that too should give me a leg up in the selection pro-cess. Wish me luck.

I recently learned that in cat years Lil is eighty years old, nine years older than I am. Maybe I will apply to the “manly man” club and tell them I don’t live with a cat, I live with a cougar.

Stories From a HM Boomer: True Companion

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Hershey’sMillBusTrips

Delaware ParkMondays, July 20 & August 17, 2020Cost: $17 + LunchDeparts: 10:15 a.m.Contact: Ann Seraphin

Join us for an exciting day at the races! Watch the horse racing or try your luck at slots and table games. $30 free slots play is given to everyone on the bus. Lunch is on your own.

NOTES:1. Prior to making payment, you

must first call the contact person to ensure there is still room on the bus.

2. All bus riders must be age 18 or older unless otherwise noted in the trip write-up.

3. Trip payment checks should be made payable to “HERSHEY’S MILL

HOA”, sealed in an envelope (not-ing trip name and date), and placed in the maroon “Customer Service” mailbox next to the Security Center in the exit lane at the Main Gate.

4. Refunds are only granted if the trip is canceled or has a wait list from which the vacated spot can be filled.

5. Bus leaves as scheduled. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early.

6. The Hershey’s Mill Bus Committee is always looking for more volun-teers to help share ideas and plan bus trips! If interested, call Marc Fraser at 610-431-4006.

***Hershey’s Mill residents may rent the bus for their own private trips or functions. For more information, con-tact Marc Fraser at 610-431-4006.

SERIES TRIPS2020–2021 Walnut Street TheatreThursday & Saturday MatineesCost: $51 per showDeparts: 12:30pmContact: Jayne Lytle (Thursdays)

Karen Smith (Saturdays)

This WST Season includes the following matinee shows:Thursday 9/24/20 & Sat. 10/3/20 “Rocky, The Musical”Thursday, 12/3/20 & Sat. 12/12/20 Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”Thursday 2/11/21 & Sat. 2/20/21 Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit”Thursday 4/8/21 & Saturday 4/17/21 Arthur Miller’s “Death of A Salesman”Thursday 6/10/21 & Sat. 6/19/21 “On Your Feet: The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan”Seats are still available, but call soon as they are limited and fill up quickly!

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Dining In

Charlie enjoyed his seafood dish but again, the presentation was a surprise. Looking back, this was probably our error. We were expecting those gap-ing mussel shells to be cratered by Charlie’s busy fork, the traditional approach. Instead there were sufficient pieces of crab and shrimp nestled in a mound of spicy sauce.

Finally I think we have been spoiled, but a bit of salad or bread would have been a welcome addition. We’ll surely be back to visit La Porta again when we can enjoy the ambiance, ask the wait staff questions and enjoy an eve-ning out.

A few days later we were bound to try a delivery dinner. Our choice was the Outback Steakhouse. It’s conveniently

located on Lancaster Ave-nue in Frazer. We ordered earlier in the day for a 5:45 delivery. Our choices were a medium rare bone-in ribeye and a filet mignon

prepared medium. With the meals came salads or soup and potato.

The delivery person rang our bell at 5:42. The steaks and baked potato were hot, the salads crisp. The poor French fries were a little cool, prob-ably to be expected. To our surprise and delight the steaks were perfect. As I am an awful griller, I consider this a magical feat. How to get two different cuts of meat done two different ways and arriving simultaneously.WELL! The rib eye was seriously huge, with so much left over we are having stir fry tomorrow with the remainder. We never thought a chain restaurant could measure up so well.

As we hang in and stay home, I wish you good health and happy eating in any way you can get it.

In these days of “Stay at Home” even the terms Dining In and Dining Out get blurred. Can Dining In include a meal picked up at the take-out win-dow of a favorite restaurant? After all, helping to keep an eatery afloat while enjoying a meal at home is admirable and easy.

Or must the meal be delivered to our home to be deemed an official din-ing in experience? I have no idea, but my husband Charlie and I tried them both.

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One of our favorite go-to spots, espe-cially when hosting out of town guests, is La Porta; a rustic Ital-ian restaurant on Route 352, aka Mid-dletown Road, Media. We’ve always found the menu to have unique offer-ings as well as traditional fare. They have everything from pizzas to exotic ragu sauces and meats. We ordered lasagna and seafood Fra diablo for our take out adventure. The parking lot was packed with others with the same idea. When I received our entrees, I could feel the heat and so was sure our dinners were freshly prepared.

It saddens me to say, though, that the meals were not as expected. The lasa-gna was very hearty with lots of meat but lacked that familiar cheesy oozi-ness. And I’ve never seen carrot pieces in my lasagna either. The lasagna was, for me, heavily spiced and very browned.

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The two top red French wines are Bor-deaux and Burgundy. Let us talk about my favorite: Bordeaux, called Claret in England. Bordeaux is in the west of France, near the Atlantic Ocean. It’s about four times the size of Napa val-ley, and grows mainly Cabernet Sau-vignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot for the red, and Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon for the white. The red ones are “men’s wines”–bold and strong; the whites are both dry and sweet.

Bordeaux wines are identified as “Cha-teau” (castle).There are over eight-hun-dreds of them. They are not specific pieces of land, but of ownership. Their classification is very complicated, so let me try to simplify it.

The modest everyday wines are just called “Bordeaux” or “Bordeaux Superieur”. The better ones are subdi-vided into regions. The major ones are:

Margaux gives us about forty austere, aristocratic wines that age very well.

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The top one is Chateau Margaux (2010 $2000).

Pauillac has three famous chateaux: Latour, Lafite-Rothschild and Mouton-Rothschild.

Pomerol has about forty chateaux; the top one is Chateau Petrus. A bottle of 2011 is $3700.

Graves makes very good red and whites. The top red is Chateau Haut-Brion (2016 $2800).

St. Emilion is somewhat different–a warmer, more easy-going and elegant red wine. There are about seventy-five chateaux. The top ones are Chateau Cheval Blanc and Chateau Ausone (2015 $820).

Sauternes makes the best sweet white wines. There are about forty of them, and the best one is Chateau d’Yquem (2010 $700, 2017 $150).

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Local History

In 1927, F. Scott Fitzgerald, his wife, Zelda, and their young daughter, Scot-tie, took up residence in a 30-room mansion called Ellerslie. The house was on the Delaware River in the vil-lage of Edgemoor, a few miles north of Wilmington.

At this point in his life, Fitzgerald’s career was stagnant. He was look-ing for a quiet place isolated from the social scene so he could concen-trate on writing. Yet while he lived at Ellerslie, he found no respite from his problems.

“...instead of bringing peace, the house inspired their riotous and protracted weekend parties,” Jeffrey Meyers wrote in his biography, Scott Fitzgerald (1994)

Joe Kennedy | Princeton It was a sharp comedown for a life that just a few years earlier had shown great promise,

Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in St. Paul, Minn., into a middle-class family. He received a prep-school education at Newman School in Hack-ensack, N.J. and later attended Princ-eton University, Fitzgerald was forced to leave Princeton early in 1916 “due to scholastic deficiencies.” In 1917, he enlisted in the Army and received a commission. While on duty near Montgomery, Ala., he met and fell in love with Zelda Sayre. “She was beau-tiful, independent, socially secure and responsive to his ambition.”

They were married soon after the pub-lication of his first novel, This Side of Paradise (1920). In the next six years, he published two collections of short

stories and his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby (1925). This collec-tion made him the spokesman for the “lost generation.” It also earned him money and fame. During this time, the couple would have a child and live on Long island and in Paris, where they entertained lavishly.

Late in 1926, he returned to the United States from Europe. His extrav-agant lifestyle, punctuated with the liberal use of alcohol, had diminished his income and his talent.

A friend from Princeton days, John Biggs, found Ellerslie for Fitzgerald. The rent was $150 a month and he signed a two-year lease. The size of Ellerslie made it possible for the three Fitzgeralds to live in isolation from one another under one roof. Fitzger-ald worked on the third floor of the house trying to complete his third novel, Tender is the Night. He would write a few lines, and then tear up what he had written. After a few hours he would leave the house and walk aimlessly around the grounds. Zelda turned a large ballroom inte 2 dance studio, where she practiced ballet from early morning to late into the evening. Scottie lived apart from her parents in another part of the house, tended to by a governess.

Fitzgerald, who was still handsome, charming and amusing, was able to attract notables to his weekend parties, which featured much drink-ing and little food (dinner was not always served.) Guests included play-wright Charles MacArthur; writers John Dos Passos, Thornton Wilder, Ernest Hemingway; and literary critic Edmund Wilson. The Fitzgeralds left Ellerslie in 1929.

Zelda eventually had to be hospital-ized and separated fromher family because of mental illness. She died in a hospital fire in 1947. Fitzgerald did complete his novel in 1934 but failed in his next career, a Hollywood screenwriter. He died of a heart attack in 1940. Scottie became a successful journalist. She died in 1986 and was buried next to her parents.

Ellerslie was torn down in 1973 to make way for DuPont Co.’s Edgemoor plant.


Technology Committee

As technology progresses, “smart” devices are providing an increasing number of features to existing appli-ances to make our lives easier. Smart Garage Door Openers are just one more area of improvement. Some of the Smart Garage Door features that you may find attractive: Keypads that can be programmed for guests and repair personnel. Some allow you to do this from your smart phone or tab-let, allowing the person to enter, exit and also having the ability to lock-out a code you have previously set up. Remote Control of the garage door from the application on your phone or tablet. History of garage opening and closing. Allowing delivery services (Amazon) to open your garage and deliver packages. Add a camera to your garage door opener to view entry and exit. Delegate use of controls to a trusted friend or family member. With a battery backup, ability to open the garage door during a power failure. If your internet is down because of

lost power, the keypad or the remote in your car will work. Lastly, I always question myself about having closed the door. Smart garage door apps can be reassuring.

Other Considerations: There are many manufacturers and several installers available to HM residents. Some fea-tures can be implemented by a home-owner and others require considerable effort best left to one with experience. Each homeowner should evaluate how difficult and time consuming the process is. If the feature you are evalu-ating includes replacing any part of the door mechanism, it should not be attempted by a homeowner for safety reasons. ONLY a reputable garage door installer should work on the springs or rail system.

Garage doors are one of the items that are important for our residents. All garage doors have many security and safety considerations. These can include an electric eye to stop the mechanism from closing, a sensor to avoid hitting an obstruction, and bat-tery backup so that you never have to open the garage door manually during a power failure. Additional fea-tures can include video cameras, and internet applications that allow you to control your door from across the country, and virtually do anything that you would do if you are home.

Write to us at [email protected] with your technology questions. Visit hersheysmill.org; Technology Committee page under the Resources Drop Down Menu for more articles and links to videos.

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Health and Well Being

This column will be the first of sev-eral which help us understand the exploding science related to how our thoughts literally influence our health. If you entertain “hope-less” thoughts, those neuronal messages literally release different biochemical reactions and ner-vous system responses than more resilient thoughts. This column is again written by Dr. Gabe Kresge, clinical director of Kinetic Physical Therapy in West Chester.

Dealing with pain is an example. Pain is one of the most common symptoms that bring people to see their general practitioners. While acute pain usually resolves quickly with traditional medical treatment, chronic pain often causes confusion for both patients and providers. By definition, “chronic pain” is pain that lasts over three months and is found in almost 20% of people over the age of 18 at some point in their lives.

While many people experience chronic pain, the experience varies from person to person according to our mental, emotional and physical make-up. For example, stress, fear and depression can amplify the perception of pain and lengthen the duration of

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the pain experience. In these cases, the brain is registering pain signals even in the absence of demonstrable tissue damage. This raises the question, “If my mental state changes my percep-tion of pain, how can I better control my mental state?”

Mind-Body approaches to chronic pain act to change an individual’s mental or emotional state or utilize physical movement to train attention and produce relaxation. Some of these approaches include progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, laughter, mind-fulness-based approaches, guided imagery, yoga and cognitive behavioral therapy. While traditional medicine, using pharmacology and surgery, have a role, patients with chronic pain need to implement other modalities to address their needs.

For example, mindfulness meditation used in conjunction with movement-based therapy such as rehabilitation or yoga have been shown to ease pain, stress and depression. You may be ask-ing, “How could simply tuning into your thoughts and feelings lead to so many positive outcomes?” Research-ers believe the benefits of mindful-ness are related to its ability to dial down the body’s “stress response”. For example, chronic stress can impair the body’s immune system and make other problems worse. By lowering the stress response, mindfulness may have downstream effects throughout the body, including reducing pain, fatigue and stress in patients with chronic conditions. For more information on the mind-body connection, check out Kinetic Physical Therapy’s Partner, The Art of Awareness studio.


Monthly Health Focus

That old adage, “As We Age…” can mean many things. As we age, we can move into the Hershey’s Mill Community, but more often it means we become more susceptible to health disorders. One such health problem is the increas-ing risk for developing cata-racts since the most common cause for this problem is the aging eye. Other contributing factors may be smoking, alcohol use, and long term exposure to light, an eye injury, certain medical illnesses, and certain medications. Talk to your Primary Care Provider about your risk for cata-racts, especially if there is a family his-tory of this eye condition.

While cataracts seem to be a common condition, what does this really mean? A cataract is when the lens becomes cloudy. The lens of the eye focuses the light and image on the retina. When the lens is not cloudy, the image is clear, but as the cloudiness increases, the images may become hazy and colors are not as vibrant. Generally, the growth of a cataract is slow and you may not realize you are having vision problems until you develop a sensitivity to the glare of lights, see halos around light, or have difficulty seeing at night. As your cataract con-tinues to grow, you may have blurry or double vision and you are not be able to accomplish routine tasks as easily as you had in the past.

Keeping your eye health is one of the best interventions to prevent cataract

development. You can maintain a healthy diet which include fruits and vegetables, stop smoking, wear sun-glasses (especially now that it is sum-mer), reduce alcohol use, manage your general health problems, and have regular eye exams.

While these behaviors may help pre-vent cataracts, when you do develop a cataract, surgery is the treatment that is most often used. Surgery removes the clouded lens and replaces it with a new lens. The surgery has evolved to a short procedure with short recovery period. A physician who completed education as an Ophthalmologist and who specialize in Cataract surgery will evaluate you. You will not only have an eye exam, but you will have multiple tests to determine the extent of your cataract and if you are a candidate for surgery.

Most people say that the surgery was easy, and they can see the benefit of this treatment, but remember it is surgery and there are risks which you need to evaluate with your surgeon. You can involve your PCP to help in making the decision.

CataractsKate Lindsay | Brighton

(Below) The left side shows a clear and healthy lens, while the right shows

the clouded lens of a cataract.


Community News

Hershey’s Mill Nature GroupChristine McCormick | AshtonThe Nest Box Monitoring program is well underway with successful Bluebird and Tree Swallow fledglings reported by the dozen monitors of over 100 nest boxes. Boxes have been repaired and new ones added. While meetings and events have been post-poned, resident naturalists have been walking and observing our commu-nity wildlife. Others have been closely monitoring activity at their bird feed-ers. Forty-one residents participated in Birding’s Global Big Day on May 9; a worldwide event with over 50,000 participants. In spite of the gloomy day, HM birders identified 55 species of birds. Our season total is now 75. Some spectacular residents include

Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Gros-beak, Pileated Woodpecker and Bald Eagle. Want to learn more about birds or flowers or wildlife? Join the Nature Group by contacting Wilbur Amand,

or Christine McCormick,

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UPDATE: 2020 Annual Sullivan House Fund Raiser Raffle PostponementAfter careful consideration for your safety and that of your family and friends, we are postponing the 2020 raffle until 2021. The 6th Annual Raffle was 7 nights, 6 days in Cape May Point, NJ.

Anyone who had already bought tick-ets received an email informing them of this decision. All tickets will be safe until next July when they will be added

A properly-masked Rosie Taylor of Princeton sets a great (and lovely) example for us all!

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to the big drum for the raffle drawing of the winner.

Our gracious host of this beautiful home is a resident of Hershey’s Mill. When we discussed the current situ-ation and all the unknowns involved, she kindly assured us that her home would still be available to us next year for this raffle. Her generous spirit inspires us all.

The Sullivan House Committee and FoSH (Friends of Sullivan House) wish you and your family good health. Thank you for your support of the Historic Sullivan House, the gem of Hershey’s Mill.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ann Gun at

or Shauna Flynn at .

Community GardensEd Sweeney | YardleyNothing stops good gardens. The gar-deners practice social distancing, wear face masks, and use sanitized garden equipment and still continue to produce beautiful gardens. Some garden activities include continually refreshing the contents of our garden cart. Also, several gardeners restored our beloved butterfly garden. A special thanks to Michelle Cohen, Bill Reyn-olds, Jim DiCarlo, Carroll Thompson and Maria Phelps for their efforts and hard work on this project. Most important, the gardens are producing lots of beautiful flowers and vegeta-bles. Happy Gardening!

(At right) Garden cart showcases the season’s finest(Below) Butterfly garden is coming along!(Below right) Happy gardener, Nina Jones, Kennett


Fresh opportunities await you at this vibrant community. Live the lifestyle you choose—participate in interesting classes and activities, hear knowledgeable speakers or help shape the life of the community. Keep growing. Our beautiful campus and extensive common areas create a social, friendly environment where residents enjoy the freedom to pursue interests, learn new things and thrive.

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Mini Mysteries Answers

1. Turn the note upside down. The numbers form letters which reads: Bill is boss. He sells oil.

2. April, since there’s no mail delivery on Sunday.

3. The trains were crossing the bridge at different times of the morning.

4. Roosters don’t lay eggs. 5. Windows.


BOOK CLUBCarol Barkovsky | EatonOur club is on hiatus until the third Thursday in September. Each month through June, we’ll meet in the Sul-livan House from 2 to 3 p.m. for lively discussions. If necessary, we will continue to meet via Zoom meet-ings. Books for the 2020-2021 season were chosen last month from a list of fascinating possibilities. Some that were considered were The Dutch House (Patchett), Overstory (Pow-ers), Bad Seed (Lieberman), American Dirt (Cummins), Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age (Pipher), A Spark of Light (Picoult), My Brilliant Friend (Ferrante), This Tender Land (Krueger), Nothing to See Here (K. Wilson), Blowout: Corrupted Democ-

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racy, Rogue Russia and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth (Maddow), Olive Again (Strout), Val-entine (Wetmore), and Small Great Things (Picoult). New ideas for your summer reading list? We gladly wel-come new members.

FOURTH SATURDAY NEWER USERS MAC HELPRene McNally | DevonCheck the website, www.mlmug.org, for information about the regular fourth Saturday Newer User’s Mac Group which would normally meet in the Paoli Room of the Community Center from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on June 27th. Our April, May and June meetings were held on Zoom. If we are unable to use the Community Cen-

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ter, we will probably continue to utilize Zoom, in which case I will send out the access information for the meeting to those on my email list. Contact me at [email protected] if you wish to be included on my list.

HERSHEY’S MILL KNITTING CIRCLERuth Schick | ChathamAt the time of this writing, our Circle is not meeting due to the Coronavirus and the closing of the Commu-nity Center. However, when we meet it is on Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. in the Community Center’s Paoli Room. During the summer we hope to meet at the pool at the same time. When the weather is inclement, we return to the Paoli Room. If the

pool and/or Community Center has opened and you are a knitter or cro-cheter, please join us. We are a group of handicrafters who enjoy helping each other with projects, and welcome knitters and crocheters whether they are beginners or experienced in their crafts. We are very happy to assist people with projects and techniques to the best of our abilities. For infor-

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PHOTOGRAPHY CLUBViews of Hershey’s Mill Not to OverlookNate Schwartz | KennettHere are a few selected pho-tos of some Hershey Mill senior tree stump residents. They are presenting them-selves from my photo book “STUMPED”.

Stump can be a “noun” which you would define as the bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down. The word stump can also be used as a “verb” which is defined as being too hard for, baffle, be at a loss, or be unable to work out what to do or say. Some “synonyms” include baffle, perplex, confuse, confound, and defeat.

These particular meanings and senses of the word “stump” are used to engage and stimulate the viewer’s interactions with the photos.

I have come to see tree stumps as poi-gnant visual metaphors with reflec-tions and interactions of life with death, and of man with nature.

What do you think the “STUMPS” are trying to tell us?

Buzz Mossholder | SpringtonEven though we can be stuck at home, engaging in hobbies you love can still be possible.

(Above) A different view of an Astilbe through infrared. (Below) Flower close-up while at home.


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Tech Tips

Windows 10 has been available to us for over 5 years. We’ve seen a number of problems in that time period. One of the major problems is Microsoft itself not fully testing their updates. We end up being their guinea pigs. For more information on the subject, please read my article on Microsoft Updates in the Nov. 2019 issue or type in the following link to read it at our HM website. https://hersheysmill.org/?s=advanced+options

Another area that has issues is the way Windows 10 boots up. Microsoft has a fast startup feature that does improve boot up speed but it can also intro-duce startup problems. Type Control Panel in the “Type here to search field” on your Desktop screen then click “Open”. Click Power Options. If you don’t see it, look at the upper right, click “Category” and choose “Large icons” then click “Power Options”. This fast startup feature can be turned off by clicking “Choose what the power buttons do”. In the next window click “Change settings that are currently unavailable” that is near the top of the window. Now remove the check next to “Turn on fast startup (recommended)” and click “Save changes” at the bottom and close any open windows.

The fast startup feature captures all the information from memory and saves it in one file when you shut down the computer. Upon turning

it back on it only has to read this one file to get the computer started and running. The problem that can arise is that it captures bad memory bits along with good memory bits. These bad bits can invoke all kinds of startup prob-lems on the next power up start. This does not frequently happen but it’s not uncommon either. Yes, there is a downside to turning this feature off, in that the next time you restart the com-puter it will take twice as long to come up to the Desktop screen. In other words it starts the same way older ver-sions of Windows started.

Remember to do your regular monthly maintenance to keep your Windows problems at a minimum. This is required and not an option or something like, “I didn’t know you had to do anything”, Read about here: https://hersheysmill.org/resources/technology/computer-performance-maintenance-tips/wise-disk-cleaner-and-registry-cleaner-mar-2020/.

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LIVE LIFE YOUR WAYIN THE COMFORT OF HOME.

Like many father-daughter relation-ships, I was ‘Daddy’s little girl’, his princess and the one who almost gave him a heart attack. It wasn’t inten-tional and I didn’t even know it was happening. I was sixteen and a mem-ber of my Mom’s bowling league. Yes, they were desperate for bowlers and, since Mom didn’t have her license, I was the only means of transportation since Dad worked. I had a blast bowl-ing with all these ‘old’ people, some even in their 50’s, listening to them complain about my generation with all their crazy Rock ’n Roll music, dunga-rees, flat shoes with bobby socks and Elvis. “What is this generation coming to?” was a frequent remark.

One Wednesday night, our team was fighting for first place. I stepped up and threw my first strike, then came the second then the third. I’ve had three strikes in a row before so no one got excited. Then came the fourth and the fifth strikes. I looked around and realized the bowling alley had become quiet and bowlers from the other lanes had started to huddle around the back of my lane. Among the crowd was my Dad, pacing, wiping the sweat off his brow and trying to remain calm. I waved but he gave me ‘the look’ meaning, pay attention, concentrate

and stop talking! Strikes six, seven and eight followed. Now you can hear a

pin drop and my Dad was gripping the rail in the back so hard, I could see his white knuckles from where I standing. Strike nine

and then the final frame. Dad stood ramrod straight, clutching his hand to his chest, eyes closed in prayer. Tenth frame, first ball a strike. Two more strikes and I’ll achieve the ultimate in bowling – a perfect game of 300. Next ball–a strike. One more. I stood on my mark, aimed at the board I’ve been hit-ting all night, and made my approach. The ball rolled over the board, hit in the pocket and 9 pins flew while one stood upright, never wavering…299. I turned to walk back to the bench to the sound of people cheering, my Mom crying and my Dad with the biggest grin I think I’ve ever seen. The game wasn’t perfect but the night was.

Over the next thirty-five years I bowled on and off on various leagues, even made it to the PS Regionals before finally giving my ball and shoes to another perfect game hopeful. Time marched on–I aged and moved. Our 55+ community has a bowling league

and, when asked, I jumped at the chance to be a substitute with

visions of that 299 game still in my head. First game, first frame–6 pins, then a gutter ball followed by more pins standing than falling down. First two games I didn’t break 100. However, in the third

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From a HM Boomer

We are now in our third month under the stay-at-home mandate. Is it getting harder or easier? If you are an AARP member, you received this month’s bulletin: Special Pandemic Issue. I was most interested in the article by astro-naut Sunita Williams relating how she survived 322 days orbiting the earth in a space station and offering tips on how we can use her experience to help us cope here on earth.

Sunita has organized her coping mechanisms into seven categories. I am now going to self-evaluate how I fare in each one:

Be considerate. I serve up two differ-ent types of Lil Li’s favorite cat food and share my breakfast yogurt every morning. My granddaughters came up with a plan to have a surprise birthday party picnic for their parents and I agreed to be the gopher for whatever they decided upon. They are five and eight years old but their list was wor-thy of a Hollywood gala. No problem. When I venture outside I try to greet the people close enough to hear me and always have a kind word for the

workers in grocery stores that look bored or frazzled. (Score 10)

Keep it clean. The house has never been cleaner. I use a Clorox-

based cleaner for kitchen and bathroom disinfect-ing (externally) and clean things like the base boards and ceiling fans that I have

been meaning to clean since I moved here four years ago. (Score 10)

Self- isolate. The only visitors I have had in the house since this began in earnest are those pesky little ants that appear out of nowhere. Our family gatherings are always outside and we stay somewhat near six feet apart. (Score 8)

Get inventive in the kitchen. Break-fast: orange juice, yogurt and an orange. Lunch: cereal with fruit and nuts. Supper: something I can throw together in under ten minutes. No inventions here. (Score 0)

Reach out to family and friends. I talk to family on a daily basis and think about calling friends I haven’t talked to in ages. One day, I’m going to actually call these friends. (Score 5)

Exercise. My fun exercises, the ones with racquets or paddles have been cancelled. A doctor told me if I don’t keep moving my arthritis will turn me into a version of the Wizard of Oz’s tinman. To keep my joints oiled, I either run, walk or workout in my

home gym. (Score 10)

Say I love you. We could all use a little love these days. If you used some of your spare time to read this…I love you (Score 10 points)

My total score = 76%, I didn’t want to be an astronaut anyway.

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HMSG PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEJohn Devol | PrincetonRemember the 1978 play Stop the World I Want to Get Off? Well on March 13, the world was stopped in many ways, and as of July 1, we know much of the consequences. Hopefully we are now in AV (After Virus) and getting back into rebuilding what has been lost. My condolences to family and friends who have lost loved ones, suffered significant sickness, and to the many that have expe-rienced dire financial con-sequences. As tax payers, we will be paying for this for many years. From the HMSG leadership, the only thing I can report with any

degree of assuredness is that we will have, as required by our Bylaws, an all member meeting on July 7. Some-where, somehow, we will have one. So mark it on your calendars and follow our updated website and e-mails.

BOCCE 2020 SEASONJoe Carrone | InvernessPlaying Bocce is a fun, friendly, com-petitive game of skill, and comes with its own set of health benefits for any-

one participating. It is an excellent activity for seniors to enjoy some safe exercise. Among the health benefits are increased heart rate, stress release, mental simula-tion, weight resistance train-ing, and improved flexibility.

The Master Association has given us permission to use the bocce courts on a restricted basis. We plan to restart the league in early July with other functions pending approval. Remember our number one rule is to “HAVE FUN”!

BOWLING LEAGUEEd and Eileen Isselmann | InvernessBy the time you read this article, it should be late June/early July. Our hope is that many of the bans will have been lifted, that the Coronavirus has peaked, and a vaccine is being readied. If the bowling alleys in Penn-sylvania are open, it is expected that the Hershey’s Mill League will start

on or about Tuesday, October 6 and end around Tuesday, March 30. For those who have not bowled with us, we meet from 9:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Tuesday between October and March. We always need more regu-lar bowlers and substitutes. Contact Ed or Eileen Isselmann at

or (Ed) (Eileen).

PICKLEBALLTom Fant | YardleyIt’s time to check on the new players that give us our neat growth and make

sure they have what they need to get the most out of The Mill pickleball experience. This game of ours is a real crowd pleaser partly because it is so easy to play. The hard part for most is finding ways to improve. The key word for the skill seekers is practice with a subsection

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(At right) Tom Fant at ease

(Above) 2018 Winners Rex and Joyce Cassel; runners up Gary and Gail Habbersett

(At left) Everyone has an opinion on the Bocce court! Including Mystery woman, Tre Carrone, Pat Kiefer and Joe Carrone.

(At right) You can almost hear the roar of the crowd at the Championship match!


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titled stretching. The rally-type prac-tice does not require much effort and only one other person. The more time you spend working on your ground stroke on court 4, or the slam board right next to it, the better your game becomes. New players get the best coaching from seasoned players start-ing with Lynn Mander. Lynn is our expert on rules as well as basic play. Pickleball practice at The Mill will get a boost from the new TUTOR PLUS ball machine. This little 25 lb. beauty

can hit lobs, dinks and smashes, as well as serves and ground strokes, with or without spin, to a number of spots on the court. Ball speed adjusts from 10 to 65 mph with the turn of a dial. “Walk on” pickleball has reserved time between 9:30-11:30 a.m. on weekdays, and Saturdays and Sundays after 2 p.m. until November. Our courts are just off North Chandler Drive behind the tennis courts.

TENNISDon Evons | PrincetonThe Corona virus has altered our sum-mer plans and as of the writing of this article, our courts are open with con-

ditions. In addition, the league play has been canceled, leaving few options for group organized play. For those of us who play singles or just want to hit, see the picture below. This should meet the requirements; sterilized balls, only two players, void of specta-tors and a controlled entrance to assure the players are virus free.

(Above) Edie Taylor (L), Zepher Glen, and Dawn Kowalchuk, Jefferson, intent on that little yellow ball and participating in Opening Day May 2020

(At left) Submitted by Don Evons

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Art Group ........................................................................... Sara Hamilton ......................Baby Boomers ................................................................................................ [email protected] Club ..................................................................... Joe Silio ...............................Bingo ................................................................................. Hal Deal ...............................Book Discussion Group ....................................................... Carol Barkovsky ...................Bowling (Oct-Apr) ............................................................... Ed Isselmann ........................Bridge Groups:

Golf Club Tuesday Bridge ............................................... J.B. Smink ............................Golf Club Friday Bridge .................................................. John Marks ..........................HM Duplicate Bridge, Mondays at 12:30pm .................... Bray LeBrocq ........................Social Club Party Bridge ................................................. Susan Hackstaff....................Talking Bridge ............................................................... Lisa Groff .............................

Card Games ....................................................................... Penny Adolf ..........................Caregivers Support Group .................................................. Sue Staas .............................Chester County Hospital Auxiliary ....................................... Helen Adair .........................Computer Club (PC) ............................................................ Don Trauger .........................Cradle Stitchers .................................................................. Donna Faunce ......................Dominoes (Mexican Train) .................................................. Sheila Di Croce ......................Exercise to DVDs ................................................................. Barbara Scott........................Gardens (Community) ........................................................ Jim DiCarlo...........................Hand and Foot Card Group ................................................. Agnes O’Leary ......................Knitting Circle .................................................................... Ruth Schick ...........................Mah Jongg (Groff) ............................................................. Lisa Groff .............................Men’s Bible Study ............................................................... Ken Mertz ............................Mermaid Book Club ............................................................ Marrie Truskey .....................Monday Night at the Movies ............................................... Lynne Urian ..........................Paoli Hospital Auxiliary ...................................................... Betsy Carlin ..........................Photography Club .............................................................. Carol Poling..........................Pinochle Club ..................................................................... Erna Graham ........................Poker Club ......................................................................... Mike Brindisi ........................Quilters .............................................................................. Diane King ..........................Scrabble ............................................................................. Marie Knox ...........................Singers (Casual Singing Group) .......................................... Paul Day ..............................Singers (Hershey’s Mill Singers) ......................................... Dolores Manion ...................Social Club ......................................................................... Judith Dooling ......................Sports Group (HMSG) ......................................................... John DeVol ...........................Sullivan House (FoSH) ........................................................ Elaine Becker ........................Table Tennis ....................................................................... Allan Shaffer .......................The Players ........................................................................ Shauna Flynn .......................Yoga .................................................................................. Ellie Sybesma .......................

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