January/February 2013

New Year’s Resolutions

With the start of a new year, many of us

resolve to improve our health. Whether you

are looking to lose weight, quit smoking, or

lower your blood pressure, cholesterol, or

glucose levels, your focus will be the same.

Eating well, exercising regularly, and getting

enough sleep are essential to accomplishing

your goals.

Your ultimate goal is the big picture. Most

likely you will have to make several healthy

life style changes to accomplish your goal.

These lifestyle changes are habits that you

will need to maintain for the rest of your life. Don‟t set yourself up to fail. Be realistic with the changes you

try to make. Think small, take baby steps. Pick one lifestyle change to work on at a time. If you are trying to

increase exercise, and you do nothing now, attempting to exercise 60 minutes a day, five times per week will

be difficult to do. The key is to start slow. Consider exercising 10 to 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week, and

build upon that. (There are usually 10 minutes worth of commercials during an hour long TV show.)

Formulate a plan to accomplish your goal, and consider any road blocks that may prevent you from achieving

it. Change will not happen on its own…plan, plan, plan. Once you are consistently achieving that goal,

improve upon it or look toward making another healthy lifestyle change. It is important to track your progress.

I encourage you to keep a log. It will help you to stay focused on your goal. Review your log weekly. Look

for trends or road blocks that prevented you from achieving you goal.

To be successful in achieving your New Year‟s resolutions, you

need to be ready to make changes and take ownership. Look at the

small steps or changes you need to make to achieve your ultimate

goal. Choose one or two items to work on at a time. Formulate a

plan, otherwise it won‟t happen. Evaluate your progress regularly,

and adapt your plan as needed. Look for someone to be your

support system. That person should be someone who will hold you

accountable, encourage, and motivate you along the way. I wish

you a happy and healthy New Year!—Andrea Andrasi, Dietician

at Frey Village

January/February 2013

Inside this issue:

From the Chaplain‟s Desk 2

Plaque Rededication 3

Variety Program Schedule 4

Residents Enjoy Holiday Meals 5

Trips to Auto Show and Local School 6

Resident Birthdays 7

Annual Mitten Tree 8

Welcome

2013

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From the Chaplain’s Desk

A few years ago, a national fast food chain came out with a brightly-colored

coffee cup for the Christmas season. On it—among other things—were the

words, “Sip the JOY.” Now, I enjoy a good cup of coffee as much as many of

you do. In fact, I like the coffee that I get from time to time at the particular

chain of stores I just mentioned. I believe, however,

that if it were up to me I would choose a different

word to describe it than “joy.” Now understand, a

good cup of coffee can do a lot for me: It can often

put a smile on my face, relax me, or wake me

up if needed; it can make a long drive in my car

easier; it can be a great compliment to a

doughnut or a piece of cake; it can be a fun

thing to share with others along with good

conversation; and, there are probably a few

other perks (pun intended) that may have

slipped my mind. I just think I would reserve

the word “joy” for something more meaningful

and more lasting.

So, Pastor, some might ask, “Are you thinking

of some big-ticket item like a giant flat-screen television, or a fancy laptop

computer, or a bedroom suite made with expensive wood, or perhaps a really

fancy new car?” Any of those—and a lot of other things as well—might be

nice to have. They would, no doubt, be more meaningful and more lasting

than a simple cup of coffee. Each of them would make a great gift. But I

would not use the word “joy” as a means to describe any of them either. For, I

have gained enough experience in my life to know that they will only be

meaningful and lasting up to a point. Yes, they might make life easier or more

exciting or more interesting for a time, but all that will only go so far. None of

those things—in fact no material things—can give us what is ultimately

meaningful and lasting.

That is something only God himself can do. And in his son, Jesus Christ, he

has done precisely that. What we have been given in Christ is something we

cannot hope to get anywhere else, namely, a new and blessed relationship with

God which goes on forever. Without that relationship, all else in the world is

of only passing value for us. Christmas means not merely that God has given

us a present but that he has given us a presence…his own. Matthew spells it

out for us in the first chapter of his Gospel when—in telling us about the...

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Sunday Services

All services begin at 3 p.m.

Pastor Art Sonnenberg

Frey Village Chaplain

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— and —

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

Middletown, PA for hosting the January Residents Birthday Party

Zion Lutheran Church, Penbrook, PA for hosting the February Residents Birthday Party

Frey Village would like to thank...

Plaque Rededication

Frey Village hosted the rededication of a plaque for Eva Lingle

in the fall. Seven members of the Salem Church in Middletown

were in attendance along with Brenda Blough, Executive

Director; Pastor Art Sonnenberg; and John Allison, Major Gifts

and Planned Giving Officer for Diakon. Eva, a former resident

of Frey Village who lived to be 107, was an active member at

Salem Church. She moved to Frey Village in 1983, when she

was 89 years old. The plaque was originally placed at the foot

of a tree that, over the years, died and was cut down. Recently, the plaque was refurbished by Mike Dudeck,

Facilities Manager, and it has now been placed at the foot of a tree on the east side of the building.

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...significance of the birth of Jesus—he writes: “All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord

through the prophet: „Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,‟

which means, „God is with us.‟” (Matthew 1:22-23) In Christ God is with us, indeed! God showed his love for

us by taking upon himself our very humanity. And then, after humbling himself in that way, he took upon

himself our sins upon the cross so that we might become his children. And through his Spirit he is still with

us, guiding us day by day and revealing his glory. What earthly gift can compare with that wondrous news?

As he was at the point of death, the great 18th century evangelist John Wesley said, “The best of all is, God is

with us.” How true that is! And that presence is cause for joy beyond measure, not only during the 12 days of

the Christmas season but through time and eternity. “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!”

—In Christ, Pastor Art Sonnenberg, Frey Village Chaplain

The Salem group with Chaplain Sonnenberg (left) and

Brenda Blough (right).

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Staff Birthdays

January-February Variety Programs

Jan. 1 — New Year’s Day (no program)

Jan. 8 — Bill, The Tune Weaver

Jan. 15 — Mystery Tunes w/RJS

Jan. 22 — The Followers

Jan. 29 — Reuel Ryman

Feb. 5 — The Music Makers

Feb. 12 — The Sentimentalists

Feb. 19 — Daybreak

Feb. 25 — Janet Hilsher

January

1 Julie Rohrbaugh

7 Susan Bowers

10 Coleen Hughes

11 Kristine Zoll

12 Sherelle Thomas

16 Michele Hicks

Art Sonnenberg

19 Jessica Brubaker

20 Desiree Weaber

23 Lisa Jarman

25 Daniel Stone

26 Evelyn Shields

27 Mery Wijaya

29 Patricia Sherick

30 Delphie Dickerson

31 Danielle Cheinard-Foster

Julie Craft

February

4 Brittney Bowman

8 Lindsay Miller

9 Steve Duey

Eudovia Joseph

12 Dinene Rye

Rachel Stephens

23 Leann Gartland

Megan Meinsler

Melissa Noden

26 Jennifer Jenkins

28 Courtney Keefer

PA Farm Show Returns

January marks the return of the 97th

annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in

Harrisburg, so our three activity

departments will join together to bring

the Farm Show to the residents of Frey

Village. During the week of January 6,

we will have farm show-related

activities for the residents to enjoy. Activities will include a butter

sculpture slideshow, farm animals trivia, and Down on the Farm

Jingo. The week will end with the Farm

Show‟s famous milkshakes. Also during that

week we will be having a special farm show

luncheon that includes foods like Pork BBQ,

corn dogs, baked beans, corn, and for dessert,

mini funnel cakes! Throughout the week we

will also be broadcasting the many events

that take place at the Farm Show, such as

tractor square dancing, square dancing,

tractor pulls, sheep to shawl events, cooking

demonstrations and many more! Be sure to

stop by and check it out!

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Residents Enjoy Special Holiday Meals

Frey Village‟s Executive, Chef Joel Dincher (below),

and Christine McKeever, Director of Dining Services

(bottom, right), pulled out all stops to create a fine

dining experience for holiday dinners.

Resident Betty Kitzmiller (above) relaxes in the Personal

Care Dining Room after shrimp cocktail, turkey with stuff-

ing, cranberry sauce, candied carrots, and cheesecake for

dessert. Other residents opted for lamb with mint jelly,

mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli and ice cream.

Residents enjoying their holiday meal include (from left)

Gladys Toporcer, Erma Kinsey, Nancy Stouffer, and Jane

Shallcross.

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Residents Visit Auto Showcase

Recently, the Independent Living Residents of Frey Village

found themselves on the road to a very special place. A few

brave residents and I braved the first snow of the winter

season to venture out to the Hershey Antique Auto

Museum.

What a wonderful trip down memory lane! The museum

was decorated with beautiful Christmas trees throughout

and a wonderful train display. As we took our time and

meandered through the three-story building, we learned

some interesting facts about the museum and the history of

the automobile.

The very day we arrived, so did Whitney Houston‟s limo

which was fun to see. We also were able to see the bus that

was in the movie “Forest Gump.” As we strolled down

memory lane, we did a lot of reminiscing about the cars we

all had as youngsters. It sure brought a lot of smiles to our

faces. —Heidi Murphy, Tower Activities Coordinator

Personal Care residents (from left) Doris Koppenhaver, Rose White, Edna Mertz, Helen Yontz, Betty Fisher, and Sara

Hipple enjoyed the annual Holiday Program which was held at Robert Reid Elementary School in Middletown.

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Resident Birthdays

January

1 William Forney

2 John Hopple

5 Marlyn May

6 Harry Furst

Harold Fackler

9 Robert Travitz

10 Bette Jayne Tome

Henry Spangler

11 Hugh Schwalm

22 Ruth Fackler

27 Ivan Kinsinger

Margaret Taljan

30 Mary Bowman

February

3 Geraldine Judy

Beverly Shuller

6 Frank Vinsky

Mary Heubner

9 Gladys Lockard

Anna Herr

11 Elek Nimsz

15 Herbert Smith

17 Veronica Bious

22 Jacqueline Clark

23 Joyce Plott

24 Mary Downing

25 Sophia Montville

Rueben Appleby

28 Carol Harrison

Resident’s Son Earns Honors

Jay Stouffer, an Independent Living resident at Frey Village, is proud of

his son, Ronald J. Stouffer. Ron, a senior research climatologist and

head of the Climate and Ecosystems Group at the Geophysical Fluid

Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), won the Nobel Peace prize in 2007. He

received the honor for being a key contributor on all four

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports—which are

commonly viewed as the “gold standard” of climate assessments. Ron

received both his bachelor‟s and master‟s degrees in meteorology from

Penn State, is a highly published research author, and has won numerous

other awards.

Jay Stouffer (right), an Independent Living resident at Frey Village, poses with

his son, Ronald Stouffer, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

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Bring in your new

or hand-made

mittens, gloves,

scarves, and hats

and hang them on

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in the NCC

Activities

Room.

Frey Village‟s Annual

Mitten Tree

All donations

will go to

the Wilderness Center

or to Diakon‟s

Adoption & Foster

Care Program.

Until January 25...