November 2013 GW Voice

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Vol. 17
17,, No. 11 – November 2013
P.O. Box 397, Cranbury, N.J. 08512
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A Monthly Periodical Serving Greenbriar at Whittingham
PRESENTED BY THE RESIDENTS CIVIC CLUB OF GREENBRIAR AT WHITTINGHAM
Meet and Greet... An Informative Feat
By Ruth Banks
Greenbriar at Whittingham
Snow Bulletin 2013-2014
This snow bulletin is a guide for residents to follow and
does not address all of the contractual concerns outlined in
the snow-clearing contract with our vendor.
SNOW GUIDELINES
1. If a snowfall is two inches (2”) or less, NO snow clearing will be
initiated by the Association, but rather it will be a resident responsibility.
2. If a snowfall is more than two inches (2”), roads, parking areas,
driveways and walks will be cleared.
3. If weather forecasts indicate a snowfall greater than four
inches (4”), plows will begin clearing roads as soon as sufficient snow has fallen. Plowing will then continue until the
snowfall ceases.
4. The clearing of driveways and parking areas and the shoveling
of walkways will start AFTER THE SNOWFALL HAS
STOPPED AND ROADWAYS ARE CLEARED.
5. Sequence of Clearing Events: Roadways, driveways, walkways and sidewalks will be cleared after snow has stopped.
IF ICING OCCURS, IT WILL BE EACH HOMEOWNER’S
RESPONSIBILITY TO APPLY ICE MELT TO HIS/HER OWN
DRIVEWAY & WALKWAY.
(Continued on page 25)
Monroe Cares Thanksgiving
By Ben Baum
In the October GW VOICE I
reported about the innovative
plan at the Senior Center for
Thanksgiving Day. This festive
meal, which will be served between 12 pm and 2 pm on November 28, was created for
those seniors who are alone
and/ or who have no family in
the immediate vicinity. I informed you that our goal is
keep the cost at $10.00 per
participant. This is going to be
possible because of the generous donations made by several businesses and health
providers (rehab center, assisted living facility, therapy
center); and now, in addition to
the donors I listed previously, I
am proud to share with you
that GW Connections is donating $500 to this activity. This
$500 is in addition to the
“Some Day…” by Irwin Montlack, Oil entry in Monroe Township
Cultural Arts Commission Juried Art Show on display at the Monroe Township Library (see story page 4.)
Although 14 people originally filed for one of the three
seats open on the Monroe
Twp. Board of Education, only
six candidates accepted the
invitation from the Residents
Civic Club to appear at the
October 9 monthly meeting of
the Civic Club in a Meet and
Greet the Candidates forum co
-sponsored by the League of
Women Voters of Monroe
Twp. Chairperson of the event
was League member and GW
Civic Club Board member
Juliet Klein.
The six candidates were
incumbents Lewis Kaufman,
Louis Masters and Ira Tessler.
The challengers were Michelle
Arminio, Thomas Nothstein
and Steven Riback. One candidate, Deborah Schneider,
had a prior commitment and
could not attend.
The forum was moderated
by League member Linda L.
Mather, IAF, Certified Professional Facilitator/Assessor with
Beacon Consulting Associates.
In preparation for the event,
the LWV MT prepared an information packet that contained a brief bio of each of
the six candidates, as well as
their responses to three questions posed to them by the
League.
(1) How does the school
budget affect the quality of
education in M.T.?
(2) What is the importance
of technology on the future of
education in M.T.?
(3) Considering all the challenges facing our school district, which do you think is the
most important facing the
Board?
In response to the budget
Moderator Linda L. Mather,
IAF, Certified Facilitator/
Assessor.
question, Kaufman, Masters
and Tessler stressed the need
to balance the totality of the
needs, which included more
than just curriculum but also
included maintenance, transportation, renovations, and so
News from the WHOA Board
By Bert Herling
Safety While Walking
When walking in our roadways, PLEASE walk against
oncoming traffic (facing the
oncoming cars). This has been
proven to be the safest way
to walk. Keep yourself safe by
observing this way to walk or
stroll on the road.
WHOA Election Results
On Wednesday, September
18, our community voted for
members to serve on all three
Boards: WHOA, Greenbriar
and Golf. The results were as
follows for the WHOA Board:
WHOA had three vacancies
which were filled by the following winning candidates: Miriam
Cohen, re-elected; Rod Kober,
re-elected; and Les Linet,
elected. The Board was reorganized as follows: President
– Bobbi Braverman, Vice
President – Bert Herling, Secretary – Paul Klarman, Treasurer – Gloria Girard, Trustees
– Miriam Cohen, Rod Kober,
Les Linet.
Generator Vote Coming
Once again, we ask that you
DO NOT DISCARD the mailing
you will be receiving regarding
the generator for the Towne
Centre.
Since this purchase is considered an improvement to
common property, what we
need to approve this expenditure under our governing
documents is:
1. A quorum (which is 536
residents) obtained by “ballots
in person, proxies or absentee
ballots, then once a quorum is
obtained;
2. A majority of those pre-
sent in person or by proxy or
absentee ballot to be in favor
(“yes” votes).
This procedure has been
specified by our outside attorney, Bruce Freeman, Esq.
Cleaning Service for
Towne Centre
In the Board’s continuing
effort to maintain and also to
improve the overall condition
of our Towne Centre, an outside, professional cleaning
service has been retained.
The additional benefit is that
this will also avoid hiring additional employees to perform
the needed services and also
frees up our own current employees to perform other necessary tasks.
The cleaning service is contracted to serve our Towne
Centre three nights per week –
Monday, Wednesday and Fri-
day after 11 p.m., when the
building is officially closed. In
addition to overall vacuuming,
sweeping and dusting, wet
mopping floors is included using a disinfectant cleaner. All
lavatories will be disinfected,
deodorized with floors being
wet mopped. All areas of the
Towne Centre are included:
lobby, stairs, lavatories, library, fitness center, locker
rooms with saunas included,
card rooms, ballroom, arts &
crafts, and billiards.
Our Ponds & Mother Nature
We are cognizant of the
condition of all our ponds, and
are in continuing contact with
the experts at Princeton Hydro, the recognized authority
in this field, as well as other
experts in this field. They have
indicated that a major part of
NEW RESIDENTS ARE WELCOMED
BY THE RESIDENTS CIVIC CLUB
to our meeting on
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
at 7:30 P.M. in the Ballroom
ALL RESIDENTS
are invited to meet their new neighbors and to have
an orientation on the organization of our community and
Monroe Township. New residents will receive a valuable
packet of materials prepared by Mayor Pucci’s office.
The following people will be present:
- Monroe Twp Council President - Jerry Tamburro
- WHOA President – Bobbi Braverman
- GWCA President – Marcia Forrest
- General Manager - Bill Hinkle
- Recreation & Facilities Manager – Monica Caterson
- Director of Senior Services – Bonnie Leibowitz
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
NOVEMBER 2013 – PAGE 2
GREENBRIAR AT WHITTINGHAM VOICE
WHOA
(Continued from page 1)
our problem in these areas is
due to natural causes (Mother
Nature) such as water level fluctuation and algae growth. They
have reported that several of our
ponds “appear to be dominated
by poor soils with the majority of
areas having exposed subsoil
and (a) few areas having a very
heavy clay soil.” Our consulting
experts are in the process of
designing a solution to our problem areas, where possible. They
will make recommendations
which will address the “look” of
the ponds as well as their actual
storm water management function. As we progress, we will
report to the community the
steps being taken to improve
their condition.
Railings Repainted &
Repaired
We hope you have noticed that
our white railings around Towne
Centre have been repaired,
where necessary, and repainted.
They are fresh, clean and fully
functional. These railings are essential, especially during inclement weather.
Towne Centre – Fixing Up
All the holes left from the removal of thermostats and other
items previously attached to the
walls in various rooms in Towne
Centre are being plastered and will
receive repainting, either in full or
partial (the latter only if we have the
original paint so that it matches the
existing paint). Otherwise, a new
full repainting will take place.
The ladies’ bathroom outside
the Ballroom is the first project to
be undertaken by the newly
formed Decorating Group. They
will review the situation and present their suggestions and samples, if required, to the Board for
review and final selection. This is
a priority project and will be completed in short order. Gloria Girard, WHOA’s Treasurer, is the
head of this group.
Non-Residents and Tap Room
REMINDER: Non-residents
can gain admission to our community in order to eat in our Tap
Room, provided: (1) the nonresident makes a reservation with
the Tap Room giving their name
and phone number, and (2) the
Tap Room advises Security as to
the name, phone number, and
time of reservation. Unless this
procedure is followed, there will
be no admittance at the gate.
This requirement is now part of
our ongoing security measure to
assure our continued privacy and
safety.
Resale Market Healthy at GW
Although there are ten adult
communities in Monroe Township, including ours, we have had
91 closings between January 1
and September 27. Greenbriar
had 51 and Whittingham had 32.
Since each buyer came here and
viewed us onsite and also paid
the $1000 capital contribution
fee at closing, it is apparent that
our community is desirable. We
are still considered by many to
be an attractive, clean and wellmaintained suburban community. We also have lots of
amenities and activities to
choose from, overall a wonderful
place to call home.
WHOA’s Board of Trustees,
Management and general staff
extend a warm welcome to our
new residents!
Are Assessments Avoided
By Magic?
It has come to the Board’s at-
Thank You Notes
Wow! Thank you for making
me feel so important when I
needed your support the most.
Dolores Schmidt
***
Our wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation
W HITTINGHAM VOICE
THE G REENBRIAR at
Staff Members
S. Alexander Banks, Editor-in-Chief
Amy P. Appleman
Ruth Banks
Ben Baum
Annette Cavaliere
Ellen Chmiel
Joan Freeman
Eileen Giacalone
Art Gordon
Don Greenfield
Dick Herlands
Dawn Horowitz
Freddy Howard
Arlene Lazar
Harvey Lazar
Gloria Montlack
Olga Naccarella
Dianne Pinkowitz
Martin Rich
Larry Sheppard
Elaine Wintjen
Editorial Board
S. Alexander Banks, Editor-in-Chief
Helen Oxenberg, Village I
Burton Farber, Village II
tention that the residents of
our neighboring communities
of Encore and Clearbrook
have been assessed $400
and $300 respectively due to
the Storm, Sandy.
Our community has not required an assessment because of our storm water
management system and
committee, and proper financial planning by our Budget &
Finance Committee. Each
committee is operated by our
residents who give of their
time and expertise to make
this possible.
Additionally, there has been
no assessment for the refurbishing of the Towne Centre
that has already taken place;
namely, the new lobby tile,
new carpeting, lobby table
and floral arrangement. This
should also be recognized by
the community as a result of
proper financial planning by
the Board as well as proper
reserve studies and funds set
aside by our professional empl o y e es , n a m el y P eg g y
Swanger, Controller, and Libbie Armstrong, Bookkeeper.
Obviously, magic is not a
substitute for expertise and
responsible planning, which is
the real reason for avoidance.
Fines for
Violations
All fines for violations under
our governing documents are
payable to WHOA whether the
violation was in Greenbriar or
Whittingham.
Arnold Riback, Representing Vill. II
WHOA Representative
Saul Brodman, Business Manager
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to my friends who called and
sent cards of condolence on
the passing of my brother.
Thank you very much.
Ed Goldman
***
All my friends and
neighbors, thank you so much
for your generosity and support during my recent illness.
The outpouring of concern
meant so much to me. I feel
truly blessed to live in a community where we are all there
for each other in time of need.
Carole Levey
***
I fully agree with the WHOA
board’s decision to increase
security in and around our
beautiful clubhouse.
However, the use of FOBS
solely for the purpose of entering the fitness center and
locker rooms makes little
sense to me. In a WHOA
meeting a few months ago I
suggested that would make
more sense to use FOBS to
secure the outside of our club
house as was done years ago,
since we do not live in a
"gated" community and anyone can walk into our clubhouse at any time. At the time
I made this suggestion, the
response from the board was
that they agreed 100% and I
am hopeful that this proposal
will soon be implemented.
Larry Krakower
***
On August 28, we had our
annual Greenbriar at Whittingham Prostate Cancer Research Day. A check for
$58,000 was sent to the National Prostate Cancer Foundation. Over the past 12 years,
we had given the Foundation
$475,000. We want to thank
the participants, the donors
and the residents for all their
efforts. Together, we have
succeeded in an amazing
achievement.
Saul Brodman
Message from The
Manager’s Office
B
y William H. Hinkle,
General Manager
On Tuesday, November 5,
2013, the Towne Centre Ballroom will not be available for
card playing or other activities
as the General Elections will
utilize that space. Please make
alternate arrangements for card
playing that day. The polls will
be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The WHOA Board elections
were held on September 18. I
would like to congratulate the
encumbants, Miriam Cohen and
Rod Kober, and welcome Les
Linet to the WHOA Board. Their
term will be through September
2015. I would also like to thank
former Trustee Linda Norden,
for her contributions to the
WHOA Board. I would also like
to congratulate Irwin Kaplan and
John Cassiliano for their reelection to the GWCA Board,
whose terms will also be
through September 2015.
During their respective November open meetings, the
WHOA and GWCA Boards will
present their 2014 budgets.
Residents are encouraged to
attend these meetings so that
you may become informed of
any proposed increases and
justification for changes to the
budget. GWCA will meet on
Monday, November 18 at 7:30
p.m., and WHOA will meet on
Wednesday, November 20; both
Boards will host their meetings
in the Towne Centre Ballroom.
There is an opportunity for questions and answers. The Boards,
budget committees, and staff
expend a considerable amount
of time annually in discussing
and preparing the budget to
keep costs at a minimum.
Additionally, at the November
20, 2013 WHOA meeting, the
first portion will be a Special
Meeting wherein residents will
have their final opportunity to
vote on whether or not a generator should be installed in the
Towne Centre. Watch your mail
for a voting package. To meet
the requirements of “Special
Meetings” as outlined in
WHOA’s Bylaws; the mailing
has a very short turn-around
time: it cannot be mailed less
than five (5) days nor more than
ten (10) days in advance of the
meeting date. A postcard has
been sent to each homeowner
encouraging them to watch for
the voting package which should
arrive sometime around November 12th and is returnable by
mail, in person, or by fax (609395-1122) prior to the meeting
on November 20th. Additionally,
as stated above, residents will
also be able to vote in person at
the beginning of the meeting on
Wednesday, November 20. After the votes are cast, the Special Meeting will be temporarily
adjourned so that the votes can
be counted; during this time, the
WHOA Board will open its regular Open Meeting wherein regular business, including the presentation of the 2014 budget, and
then close that meeting and
reconvene the Special Meeting
to announce the results of the
generator vote. We encourage
ALL residents to participate in
this important decision.
It is always a pleasure hosting
our annual committee appreciation breakfast in October, saluting the dedicated service of our
residents. Committee applications for both WHOA and
GWCA were mailed out in October and required an October 31,
2013 return date. Please be
sure to submit your application
in a timely manner as the
Boards will be making their selection for 2014 committee service. If you are a member of a
2013 committee, you must still
submit an application to be considered for 2014 committee service. Applications may be
mailed in or dropped off at the
Concierge desk.
As October comes to a close
we may be fortunate in avoiding
a third Hurricane or Tropical
Storm. It is unfortunate that the
events of last October still haunt
many New Jersey residents,
battling with insurance issues
and FEMA claims, realizing full
recovery may never come to
fruition. Fortunately our community was back to full service
within ten to twelve days, with
little noticeable remaining damage. With a break in the weather
it is a good time to review all
emergency preparedness procedures should we encounter a
rough winter.
Snow bulletins are available
in the Towne Centre; I would
like to remind residents to pick
up a supply of calcium chloride
to apply to their own driveways
and walkways if inclement
weather should occur. In the
event that a storm is predicted,
you may wish to consider applying some of this product prior to
the storm as a proactive measure in reducing build-up. If
someone in your household fits
one of the appropriate categories, complete a Preferential
Snow Clearing form available
from Management to apply to
have your name placed on
emergency clearing list. Date
and time of scheduled appointments is imperative, in order
that we can move quickly and
accurately through our requests.
As Greenbriar residents arrange for their irrigation systems
to be winterized, please remember to encourage your vendor to
core heads for spring start-up to
ensure proper operation and
minimize damage. Irrigation
systems should remain winterized through March of each
year. The Village I irrigation system will be winterized as well during November. Additionally, the
four aerators at our entrances will
be removed during the month of
November where they will be
serviced and stored until the
spring.
Landscape Maintenance Service will conduct its leaf clean up
into November, as needed.
Weather permitting, this process
may continue into December.
During the past month, you
may have noticed a couple of
changes around the Towne Centre: first, the Annex Lot was milled
and repaved giving a fresh look to
the area and addressing some of
the paving safety issues. In the
rear, the fence was removed behind the Ballroom and replaced
with a new fence; this area is
where trash and recycling is temporarily stored before it is moved
to the dumpsters near the Storage
Building. We have looked to move
this site away from the building,
but with limited space and for the
daily required trash removal, this
staging area is needed. The tennis court wind screens have been
removed for the season, though
nets will remain in play.
The annual fall cutting of the
front ponds is scheduled for mid
to late November. All growth will
be reduced to 8” during this cutting with the exception of trees,
which are identified prior to any
Meet the Stars
our emails/flyers/channel 3
and monroenjonline (website.)
Come to our shows —- you
may be the next one to Meet
the Stars!
Res. Civic Club
President’s
Message
By Gene Gursky
By Gail and Myron
Alpern
Backstage, at the September WHOA Show in MTHS,
Joan and Bill Weiss and Joan
and Nick Verzolini went backstage to meet Norm Crosby
who is a legend in the world of
comedy. Norm Crosby is remembered by all as the sidekick to Jerry Lewis in the Muscular Dystrophy Telethons and
was seen on television for
years on the Dean Martin
Show. His stories and jokes
were geared toward the experiences of those in the adult
community and he resonated
with the crowd.
Our 2013 season is drawing
to a close and when you read
this we will have produced our
October 12 – Phantom Ladies
and readying our November
16 — Bronx Wanderers. Don’t
miss out on our season finales. It is interesting to note that
Joan and Bill are longtime
residents of GW while Joan
and Nick are brand new to our
community. It is a good place
to meet and greet and catch
up with everyone at our sellout
crowds. Stay informed through
The Residents Civic Club of
Greenbriar at Whittingham
Is Conducting Its Annual
Holiday Fund Drive
We wish to thank our excellent, hard-working loyal staff.
We appreciate the efforts of our nurses, security, maintenance, office, and management employees who keep this a
beautiful community.
We suggest a minimum donation of $15.00 for a couple and
$7.50 for a single, but any amount will be appreciated.
Please note: WHOA & GWCA are not sponsors of the Holiday Fund.
Please make your check payable to “Residents Civic Club.”
Mark “Holiday Fund” in the memo section and deposit into
Lock Box #4 near the Concierge desk in the clubhouse.
Checks can also be mailed to:
Residents Civic Club
Box 4, 100 Whittingham Dr., Monroe Twp., NJ 08831
Manager
cutting. This is in connection with
our storm water management
plan and recommended by our
contractor, Princeton Hydro. Enviroscapes, Inc. will be conducting
the work. As we move into the
2014 season, we will continue our
contract for Seasonal Pond Maintenance, along with the employing
border collies to chase the geese
in a non-violent manner. Unfortunately geese control is not scientific in its approach, but a continued pattern of harassment. We
will be receiving our Annual Water
Quality Report from Princeton
Hydro, which for the most part
has always been favorable.
For those who will be leaving
for their winter retreats, please
remember to (1) leave your telephone active as it will disable your
alarm system’s ability to communicate with the central station
(mandatory for all Village I/
Whittingham residents); (b) complete a vacation form (available
from the www.gwmonroe.com
website, Concierge, or Security
Gate House) and drop it off at the
Towne Centre or with Security;
ensure your emergency contact
information listed with Security is
up-to-date; remove any and all
planters from your driveway or
walk/stoop and storm them so
they are not damaged during any
snow clearing operation; and remember to winterize your home
(MTMUA forms available through
our Concierge). Even for those
who are not wintering away, it is
very important to drain and blow
out your outdoor spigots to ensure
that there is no potential for a line
break. And, all residents should
remove outdoor planters from
driveways and walkways in
preparation for possible winter
clearing events.
Note that the Towne Centre is
now observing “winter hours” on
weekends wherein the Towne
Centre is open from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Anyone using the pool or exercise
areas should plan ahead and
vacate those areas not later than
3:45 p.m. to ensure that you are
ready to leave the building by 4
p.m.
Beginning with the first scheduled pick up after November 1,
2013, residents in Village I/
Whittingham will now be able to
place out their paper recycling in
the issued blue, rectangular
recycling container with the
snap-on lid after 8:30 p.m. the
night before. On a 90-day trial
basis, beginning November 1st,
Greenbriar will also be able to
do the same thing. Please note
that this change does not affect
the co-mingle recycling.
In observance of Thanksgiving, the Towne Centre will be
closed on Thursday, November
28, 2013. Towne Centre will
host regular hours the day before as well as the day and
weekend after. The staff and I
wish each of you a happy and
enjoyable Thanksgiving.
November 5 is Election Day.
Don’t forget to vote!
On October ninth we were
privileged to have Candidates
Night for six candidates from
the Monroe Township community running for election to our
Board of Education. There
was a lively discussion and
you will read more about it
elsewhere in this issue of the
GWVOICE.
Be sure that you are registered to vote and go out and
vote on Election Day for the
candidates of your choice. The
most important thing is to vote.
This month we are having
one of the largest New Residents Meetings that we have
ever had. Since our last New
Residents Meeting we have
had over one hundred new
people move into the GW
community. In addition to our
usual administrators and community presidents we will be
honored with the presence of
the administrator of our Senior
Center of Monroe Township
Bonnie Lebowitz. Please save
the date, November 13 at 7:30
pm in the Ballroom. Also many
club representatives will be
there to make their presentations before and after the
meeting. So come on down.
MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS
HOURS
As of November 15,
2013, the Management
Offices (on the second
floor of the Towne Centre)
will be available weekdays
only during the hours of 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
During lunch, the office
will be closed from 12:30
p.m. to 1 p.m.
At all other times, please
see the Concierge.
We thank you in advance
for your cooperation.
WHOA Board of Trustees
A Winner!
By Gloria Montlack
He entered the Middlesex
County Senior Citizens Art
Show, and won first prize for
professional oils!
His winning art, Boy at the
Window, went on to the New
Jersey State Senior Citizens
Art Show and won honorable
mention!
He entered a contest to design the official poster for the
Trenton Half Marathon and
won the cash prize and publication of his design!
Yes, Irwin Montlack has
been a very busy boy lately.
Besides his passion for bowling three days a week, he
has been working at his true
forté … art. After finishing
The Boy at the Window, he
found the challenge for the
Trenton Half Marathon and
submitted his design just under the wire. No sooner had
he finished that, he went on to
paint the adorable ballerina,
which is now hanging on the
walls of the Monroe Township
Library as part of the Monroe
Township Cultural Arts Commission Annual Juried Art
Show. (This one is not a contest, but an exhibition of accepted works of art.)
So, as Irwin collects his
medals and awards, the question becomes... What will he
think of next? Go Irwin!
Boy at the Window
Official Poster selected for the Trenton Half
Marathon.
Letters to the Editor
Got the Word?
We want all Greenbriar/
Whittingham residents to know
about a great opportunity. We
are a group of Scrabble lovers
who gather on Friday afternoons at 12:30pm at the
Towne Centre to play the
game. We are not an official
club. There are no dues. The
rules for play are very generous. We are looking for more
people to join us, the more,
the merrier. You can come
every Friday, or only whenever
you wish. There are no structured tabulations of winners.
We play for the fun and challenge of each game. For more
information, please contact
Martha Dillman at 4091538.Martha Dillman
A Slow Process
We write in response to the
letter written by Nancy James
in the October issue of the GW
VOICE concerning the Trent
Road pond. Many intelligent
questions were raised but due
to the fact that the cut-off date
for response was only twentyfour hours after receipt of the
publication we will only be able
to respond to some of the general questions at this time.
There is a process that will
be followed once we receive
the “Letter of Intent” and survey from the County which we
expect will include boundary
definitions, property restrictions and legal requirements
necessary to conclude the
transfer. Once these documents are reviewed by the
Board, our attorney and any
required engineering, environmental, and hydrology experts,
the next step will be the presentation of all of these findings
to the residents at an open
meeting. Before this open
meeting, we will respond point
by point to the questions you
raised in the letter. A letter will
be sent to all residents announcing the date of the meeting. This meeting(s) should
take place in the early spring
when our “Snowbirds” have
returned. At this meeting the
attorney and experts will be
present to answer all questions from the residents. One
question that you did submit
and that we can respond to
now is that we have been notified by the Department of Environmental Protection that
improvements must be made
in accordance with the NJ
Dam Safety Standards in accordance with (N.J.A.C. 7:20)
for either the repair or removal
of the structure. These improvements could be a considerable expense to the community.
It should be noted that the
actions by the County have
postponed the necessity of us
taking further action at this
time.
We want to thank you for
your community interest and
the submission of your letter to
the GW VOICE.
Greenbriar
Board of Directors
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GW Elections: Behind the Scenes
By Ben Baum
If you were a non-participant
in the GW Elections in September, then you were one of
the people who reinforced the
old adage that “every vote
counts.” One candidate lost by
only 10 votes!
The WHOA, Greenbriar and
Golf Association elections began about two weeks before
September 18, the final day of
voting, when the voting machine was utilized. The majority of voters voted by absentee
ballot, with a small minority
exercising their right to a proxy
and fewer than 300 using the
voting machine on September
18. I would like to thank the
residents who worked at the
polls on September 18. A special thank you to the following
residents who served as election judges working diligently
processing the absentee and
proxy ballots for two full days :
Rose Corso and James
Ungerleider (representing
Whittingham) and myself and
Justin Leibowitz (representing
Greenbriar) and Golf Course
Administrator Matt Heon. April
Schauer, Operations Manager,
and Bruce Feldman, CPA, coordinated the entire effort.
The golf amendment, requiring that all new residents pay
$1000, was defeated. The
vote was 647 yes and 96 no.
Several residents appeared to
be puzzled about why it didn’t
pass with the lopsided number
of yes votes. I’m afraid those
participants weren’t paying
attention on July 17 when our
community voted down our
ability to make changes with
less than a two-thirds majority.
In order to pass the golf
amendment we would have
needed 1072 yes votes.
Rather a challenge when only
743 households voted for or
against the amendment.
Several residents asked me
why there were numbers on
our ballots. They assumed
they were there to identify
them, thus negating the secret
ballot. The only reason the
numbers are on the ballots is
to provide a watermark so the
ballot cannot be copied and
permit someone to vote multiple times. Having served as a
judge several times, I can assure you that your absentee
ballot is a secret ballot.
Congratulations to Bobby
Braverman who was reelected
as WHOA President and to
Marcia Forrest who was
elected as Greenbriar President. And thank you to the
candidates who ran for election but lost their bids; their
interest in our community is
appreciated.
The most effective way to
be sure our governing bodies
are meeting our needs is to
attend the morning monthly
workshop and /or open public
evening meetings. If you have
a concern or problem, instead
of just grumbling about it,
show up at a meeting and
voice your concern
MCAC Presents the Official
Blues Brothers Review
On Sunday, November 24 at
5 pm, the Monroe Township
Cultural Arts Commission will
present The Official Blues
Brothers Review. The performance will be held at the Richard P. Marasco Theatre for the
Performing Arts, 1629 Perrineville Road, Monroe, NJ 08831.
This live concert show combines the comedy and hits
from the original movie and
pays homage to Chicago’s rich
history of blues, gospel and
soul music. The band hits the
right balance of humor, music
and mayhem. It will be a marvelous, fun-filled performance
of laughs and music.
The performance has been
endorsed by Dan Ackroyd and
the wife of John Belushi. The
music was directed by Paul
Shaffer.
For the convenience of concertgoers, this performance
will begin at 5 pm. General
admission $25, Patrons $22.
Students: FREE For more information go to:
www.MonroeTownshipCultural
Arts.com
For tickets call: 1-87777CLICK from 9 am-10 pm
EST or (732) 521-4400. Tickets will also be available for
purchase at the box office two
hours before the performance
THE COMMUNITY AROUND US
Civic Affairs
Odds and Ends and Congratulations
By Jerry Tamburro
Monroe Township
Council President
Every year there are various
programs for sports and skills
for seniors offered by the
Township and other organizations. Senior Olympics, league
competition, and most notably
the Mayor’s Cup are some of
the programs.
This year the Greenbriar at
Whittingham Senior bowling
league team won the Mayor’s
cup and kudos to captains
Nancy Greenley and Hong
Wu. Since the awards, each
year, are presented at the
regular Council meeting in October I have to sit passively by
while other communities receive a trophy for bocce. That
changed dramatically this year
when the “bad news bears”
from Greenbriar at Whittingham won the coveted trophy.
The team was captained by
Carole Tamburro. They only
lost one game. So this year, I
sat proudly at the Council
meeting as Carole and each of
us on the bocce team were
presented the Mayor’s Cup
Trophy by Mayor Pucci. Double kudos!
In other business, there will
be intersection improvements
in the next several months
throughout the Township.
Land acquisition for right of
ways is usually the most time
consuming issue for the installation of traffic lights.
The intersection of Union
Valley Road and Perrineville
Road turn lane property has
been settled so we will go out
to bid in 60 days and that dangerous intersection will have a
traffic light.
The intersection of 522 and
Spotswood/ Englishtown Road
was most compelling for land
acquisition. There were 13
different property owners and
the problems were many. One
property was owned by a company in bankruptcy and other
owners who were looking for
lottery numbers for small strips
of land. That has all been resolved and that also will go out
to bid soon.
Finally, the Applegarth Road
and Forsgate Drive intersection will have a dedicated left
turn lane and a left turn light.
November 5 is Election Day.
Don’t forget to vote!
Election Results To Be Main Course at LWV Luncheon
By Ruth Banks
“Holiday Happening,” the
League of Women Voters
annual winter social event,
will take place on Monday,
November 11, at the Forsgate Country Club. “What
Happened? What Changed?”
will be the focus of the guest
speaker, Ingrid Reed, wellknown policy analyst and former director of the NJ Project
at Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute
of Politics. As in past meetings following an election,
Ms. Reed will put into perspective the results of the
general election, and with
her extensive knowledge of
the state, will share her insights into its politics. The
luncheon will start at 12 noon
and reservations must be
made with Doris Altman at 4
John Adams Ct., M.T., 609655-5932. The cost is $36.
Ms. Reed has a wide audience among League members
and the general public owing to
her many op-ed columns in area
newspapers. While at Eagleton,
she was actively involved in issues of voter participation in
elections and government. A
founding member of NJ Future,
now is on the board of NJ Spotlight.com, a civic journalism
website designed to provide
news coverage about critical
issues shaping the state and its
communities.
Before joining Eagleton in
1996, she was vice-president for
public affairs and corporate secretary of the Rockefeller University in New York City, and
served as Assistant Dean of
Princeton University’s Woodrow
Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs, where she
also directed the Rockefeller
Public Service Awards Program.
The League of Women Voters
is a nonpartisan political organization with state and national
affiliations. Now entering the
94th year since being born, the
League continues to engage its
members in public policy issues
on the local, state and national
levels. The Natural Resources
Committee follows the issues of
climate change, especially as it
affects the access to water for
agriculture and personal use.
The Education Committee has
been tracking the many education reforms being implemented
in NJ, and a Social Policy com-
mittee has begun to study the
issue of Human Trafficking, especially as it relates to NJ.
The League meets monthly
on the fourth Monday of the
month at 1 pm, with exceptions
for holidays, at the Municipal
Building. For more information
and specific details of planned
programs, please contact Judy
Perkus, 609-395-1552, Ruth
Banks, 609-655-4791.
Jewish Federation Greenbriar Chapter
By Eddie Thompson
Shalom Haverem (greetings
friends),
There are many dates to
mark on your calendars:
Sunday, November 24,
2013 from 8:30 am-5 pm is
Jewish Federation’s Super
Sunday Holiday Boutique at
Douglass College Center. We
will conduct a Phonathon from
8:30 am-1 pm to solicit
pledges for donations for
2014. We will have a special
Holiday Boutique on that day
from 12-5 pm with games for
young people, and vendors for
the adults. It should be a fun
day and we hope everyone will
come and join in the festivities,
and in the morning when you
receive a solicitation call
please give generously so that
we may continue to fund all of
our many programs for sen-
iors, adults, children and all of
those in need of our services
in Middlesex County, Israel,
and other countries where
Jews need our help.
On Sunday, January 12,
2014, we will have our All Day
Super Sunday where we will
finalize our solicitation calls for
our 2014 fund drive.
Sunday, March 30, 2014 in
the afternoon, we will have a
community-wide Mitzvah day.
Details for this event will be
announced in the near future.
Our Annual Communitywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration will be on Sunday,
April 27, 2014.
May 4, 2014—the annual
Rutgers Hillel Walk & Run.
The Jewish Federation will be
involved with this event and
there will be an additional pro(Continued on page 7)
This year’s GW Federation honoree for service to the community,
Richard Diamond, responds to the his wife’s characterization that
"he is kind and generous; a person who wants to help anyone
who needs it" and does...as a participant in many Jewish and
general community endeavors.
Federation
gram to complement the day.
Israel Mission to Israel: this
will be a Mega Mission and will
involve Middlesex, Ocean,
Monmouth, and Mercer Jewish
Federations. The dates are
October 26—November 3,
2014. The costs are expected
to be between $1700-$2300
depending on which part of the
program the participants will
choose. These costs do not
include airfare. Further details
will be forthcoming.
The Jewish Federation
supports a special program
that many people are probably not aware of—not the
program, but the problem as
well. There is an organization
called The NJ Coalition
Against Human Trafficking
and they are partnering with
S.O.A.P. (Save Our Adoles-
cents from Prostitution.)
They help provide support to
victims of human trafficking,
and there may be a serious
problem in New Jersey during the upcoming Super Bowl
2014. Volunteers are needed
(200-400 volunteers). There
will be two training sessions
in New Jersey: Saturday,
January 25, 2014 from 9-2,
and Sunday, January 26,
2014 from 10-3. For additional information and to vol-
unteer, go online to
SOAPNJ.EVENTBRITE.COM or
WWW.NJHUMANTRAFFICKING.ORG.
If you have questions about
Jewish Federation, please call
co-presidents, Dorothy
Thompson (860-2664) or Judy
Brodman (395-8171), or you
may call the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex
County office at 732-5881800. If you wish to become
active with Jewish Federation,
we encourage you to contact
either our presidents or the
Federation office directly, and
we will be happy to welcome
you as an active volunteer.
Special announcement: Remember that the 1st Chanukah candle lighting is Wednesday night, November 27, and
the 1st day of Chanukah is
Thursday,
November
28,
which is also Thanksgiving
Day. We wish everyone a
Happy Chanukah and a wonderful Thanksgiving.
From Our Mayor
B
y Richard Pucci, Twp. of Monroe
Open Space and
Farmland Preservation
Calling for Minyan Volunteers
The Minyan Group of Greenbriar at Whittingham has serviced our
community for over 20 years and now we need your help in order to
continue this most important function. To cover the broad spectrum of
observance among residents, we need to ensure the presence of 10
men at all Shiva minyans. You do not have to be fluent in Hebrew to be
part of our group but we need your presence. However, if you are fluent in Hebrew, we could also ask if you wish to be a minyan leader as
well. For more information and to volunteer, please call: Eddie Thompson-860-2664/Aaron Nitkin-395-7598/Jim Penzias-860-8344.
Each year, we get closer to
our goal of keeping 50 percent
of Monroe Township undeveloped by purchasing open
space that is used for farmland, parks, woodland and
walking trails.
To purchase land for preservation, the Township utilizes
its Open Space Trust Fund,
which was authorized by the
voters and established through
a 2.5-cent (per $100 of assessed valuation) Open Space
Tax. Using the Trust Fund, the
Township has been able to
preserve more than 4,000
acres of open space including
green undeveloped woodlands
and our highly utilized parks.
Monroe regularly works with
Middlesex County and the
State of New Jersey on open
space purchases, sharing the
costs and work that go into the
preservation process.
The Township places priority on the preservation of lands
that are next to other preserved lands as a means to
create green belts throughout
the Township to ensure there
are large portions of Monroe
that will remain green forever.
The Township has just purchased three properties, totaling 80 acres east of Spotswood-Englishtown Road at
North State Home Road. With
the land already preserved by
the Township these parcels
will help create a green belt
connecting Monroe with Old
Bridge, abutting land preserved by Middlesex County in
our neighboring town.
This year’s targeted acquisitions for Township preservation will include approximately
75 acres next to James Monroe Park on Dey Grove Road
and 14 acres near the
Matchaponix Road extension.
Furthermore, two years ago,
the Township purchased the
development rights to the 14acre Balz Farm, which is adjacent to Jamesburg Park. Monroe is in the final stages of purchasing the development
rights to two other farms total-
ing nearly 55 acres, which
would bring the Monroe Township’s register of preserved
farmland to more than 1,300
acres.
Currently the NJ Turnpike
Authority is working on its 400acre wetland mitigation site on
Perrineville Road from the Millstone River to Longstreet
Road. Through wetlands mitigation, the Turnpike will create
and maintain wetlands on the
parcel to compensate for wetlands that will be lost during
the Turnpike widening project.
The
Monroe
Township
Council, the Township Open
Space and Farmland Preservation Commission and Environmental
Manager
John
Riggs should be commended
for their hard work in keeping
the Township green.
Around Town and Beyond
By Ben Baum
Library Board of Trustees
Meeting-September 16- The
fall issue of the New Jersey
Library Association Magazine
featured our Studio M, 3D
Printer. The Library Foundation is sponsoring a Jewelry
Show on November 3 and
conversion of 8mm./16mm.
films as well as slides to
DVD’s on November 9.
The New Jersey Library
Trustees Association Annual
Meeting was held at our Library on Saturday, September
21. Studio M, as well as our
drive-up window, were features of interest to the 60
statewide library board trustees who attended. Editor’s
Note: Ben Baum was elected
as Treasurer of the NJLTA at
the Annual Meeting.
Zoning Board Meeting September 26- (As reported
by Joe Gurney) Final approval
was given to the Verde Group
for the complex at the corner
of Applegarth, Bentley Road
and Route #33. The complex
will include 153 three-bedroom
townhouses, a day care center, bank, retail offices, a fast
food operation with 24 seats, a
convenience store and a bus
stop.
Freeholder’s Board Meeting-August 15- (via Freeholders website) The Department
of Housing has received
grants in the amount of $2.8
million for the construction of
low income housing for seniors, disabled residents and
impoverished citizens.
Freeholders’ Board Meeting- September 26-(via Freeholders’ website) Two ordinances were passed approving $10,578,145 in bonds for
equipment and vehicles
through the Middlesex County
Improvement Authority. The
Health Department is projecting a more severe influenza
outbreak this year; if you haven’t done so already, get a flu
shot. All fire personnel in the
County will be trained in how
to deal with fires that occur in
a roof that has solar panels on
it (the main reason the huge
warehouse in North Bergen
was completely lost). A power
point presentation was made
explaining the business portal
that is being developed to provide future world- wide businesses with data to assist with
their decisions to move to Middlesex County. The Middlesex
County Academy for Mathematics, Science and Engineering Technologies in Edison
has been named a US Blue
Ribbon School. This is the
second year in a row that a
Middlesex County Vocational
School has been so honored.
American Jewish Experience
Lecture Series
The American Jewish Experience Lecture Series, presented
by the Jewish Historical Society
of Central Jersey, concludes its
16th consecutive year with a
talk by Jason Gosnell entitled
“The Merging Synagogue Phenomenon.” The lecture will be
held on Monday, November 11
at 10 am at Jewish Family and
Vocational Services, 52 Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe
Township. Gosnell, a graduate
of Rutgers School of Law, has
worked as a transactional associate in law firms in both Israel
and the United States. He recently completed his thesis in
the Masters Degree program in
Jewish Studies at the Rutgers
Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences.
The lecture will be repeated
at the Highland Park Conservative Temple, 201 South 3rd Avenue, Highland Park , on
Wednesday, November 20, at
10:30 am Both lectures are
open to the public; a donation of
$2 is collected at the door. For
more information call the JHSCJ
office at 732-249-4894.
The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey promotes
and preserves all facets of the
American Jewish experience,
with emphasis on the Jewish
community of central New Jersey. The Society’s extensive
archival holdings are available
to researchers. The collections
include documents from religious, social, educational, and
community organizations, as
well as individual family records.
Jewish Family and Vocational
Services invites attendees to
join in a glatt kosher lunch immediately following the Highland
Park lecture. Reservations can
be made in advance by calling
the JFVS Intake Desk directly at
732-777-1940. Suggested donation for the meal is $3.50.
Visit the JHSCJ Website at
www.JewishGen.org/jhscj “Like”
us on Facebook!
· People with certain medical
Nurse’s Notes
conditions, such as diabetes
· People who are in recovery
Alcohol Use
Stephanie FitzsimmonsSexton, RN APN
There is a lot written about
drug changes as we age but are
you aware that alcohol may act
differently in older people than in
younger people? Some older
people can feel “high” without
increasing the amount of alcohol
they drink. This “high” can make
them more likely to have accidents, including falls and fractures and car crashes.
Drinking Too Much Can
· Lead to some kinds of cancer,
liver damage, immune system
disorders, and brain damage.
· Worsen some health conditions like osteoporosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, and
ulcers.
· Make some medical problems
hard for doctors to find and
treat – for example, alcohol
causes changes in the heart
and blood vessels. These
changes can dull pain that
might be a warning sign of a
heart attack.
· Cause some older people to
be forgetful and confused –
these symptoms could be
mistaken for signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
Drinking Limits
Safe drinking limits are hard
to set because the same
amount of alcohol can affect
different people differently. For
example, alcohol affects men
and women differently. Safe
drinking limits follow:
· For men, moderate drinking
means no more than two alcoholic drinks a day.
· For women, moderate drinking means no more than one
alcoholic drink a day.
· For men over 65 years of age,
moderate drinking means no
more than one alcoholic drink
a day. Older women should
drink somewhat less than this
level.
The Standard Drink
One alcoholic drink means
· 12 ounces of beer OR
· 5 ounces of wine OR
· 1½ ounces of distilled spirits
These drinking guidelines are
not intended for people who
plan to drive or perform activities
requiring attention
· People taking prescription
medicines or over-the-counter
drugs
from alcohol problems
Recommended safe drinking
limits do not take into account
body weight, patterns of drinking, or spacing of drinks. This is
particularly important for older
adults (especially older women),
in whom the toxic effects of alcohol are increased.
Never Drink Alcohol
· If you are taking prescription
pain medicine, sleeping pills,
or over-the-counter drugs for
sleep problems
· If you are taking prescription
medicine to treat anxiety or
depression
· If you have memory problems
· If you have a history of falls or
unsteady walking
So many of you work hard at
staying healthy and living active
lives that I wanted to make you
aware of the impact alcohol has
on the aging body. Let’s all live
as if we won the lottery for lifebe well.
(Adapted from:
National Institute of Health)
GW Lecture: November 4,
1pm “Dizziness: Causes and
Care” Dr. Dixit, Neurologist.
Please register with the Concierge.
Reflections
By Ben Baum
I wonder if the fact that the
young people in our society are
always hooked up technologically results in the brain being in
a constant state of stimulation. I
read that there are physical limitations to the ability to multitask;
therefore I ponder whether individuals can realistically be on
their smart phone, watch TV and
be doing their homework simultaneously. Yet I see our grandchildren’s generation doing this
constantly. Well, if these behaviors don’t stress the brain, they
certainly do result in decreased
person-to-person communication.
Noticed a new LED light bulb
in the hardware store. It stated
that the projected life of this bulb
will be 22.8 years. Found it
ironic that the bulb may likely
outlast me.
Regularly interacting with
my 97-year old mother, I have
become more sensitive to the
fragility of life. I frequently
think about the phrase “You
don’t know what you got ‘til it’s
gone” from the song It Takes
Paradise to Put Up a Parking
Lot. This certainly applies to
the physical conveniences we
have become accustomed to
as illustrated by the basic necessities that we lost during
Hurricane Sandy. And while
we rationalize that so and so is
older or has been terminally ill
we are never really prepared
for that person to be “gone”
from this realm.
As I write this we are mired
in the current national dilemma, namely shutdown and/
or possible financial default.
While we as a nation are fixated on these possibilities the
country and the world have
lost sight of a far greater problem. Will our planet, with its
burgeoning population, be
able to sustain itself? We do
not pay enough attention to
the starving millions at home
and abroad. It doesn’t take a
rocket scientist to figure out
that we are headed down a
path that will result in a time
Demonstrations November 1 - 15
The Cinema
By Larry Sheppard
THE FAMILY is advertised
as a black comedy. To put it
mildly, this is a monumental
understatement, especially the
black part. Mobster Giovanni
(ROBERT DE NIRO), his wife
Maggie (MICHELLE PFIEFFER), 17-year-old daughter
Belle (DIANNA AGRON) and
14 year old son Warren
( JOHN D’LEO) have moved
to a small village in France as
part of the witness protection
program. He had testified
against his fellow Mafioso and
his family is in hiding as the
mob plans to kill them all. FBI
agent TOMMY LEE JONES is
in charge of their safety and is
hard put to keep them out of
trouble as they react negatively to their foreign surroundings. Maggie burns down the
local grocery when the owner
makes a snide remark about
her preference for olive oil
over butter. Giovanni beats a
plumber senseless for not only
being late for his appointment
but dares to attempt a shakedown for doing his job. Belle
uses a tennis racket to demolish a smitten youth for making
a pass at her. Warren shows
his lineage by organizing several shady deals in school
aided by fellow students only
too willing to join his gang. All
of the violence is delivered
with gusto as past murders are
recalled, new grisly ones are
imagined and a final shootout
replete with piled up bodies is
displayed with appropriate
amounts of blood and gore.
Obviously, this film is meant to
be a spoof about the Mafioso
but this reviewer cannot laugh
when innocent bystanders are
mowed down with the use of
knives, guns, baseball bats
and other lethal weapons.
While De NIRO and PFEIFFER display their acting skills
to perfection, the plot is ridiculous, the violence too graphic
and the ultimate result not
funny. RATING…C-.
RUSH is about the world of
Formula One racing cars directed by RON HOWARD and
proves to be both entertaining
and educational. Based on the
rivalry of real life drivers
James
Hunt
(CHRIS
HEMSWORTH) and Niki
Lauda (DANIEL BRUHL), the
film vividly shows what it takes
to prepare for the race, the
mental state of the drivers and
finally, a very graphic portrayal
of being behind the wheel doing over 140 mph as they fight
for the lead. Hunt is the brash
Englishman who loves the
spotlight, the adoring women
and the action. Lauda is the
precise Austrian who is all
business with only the race on
his mind as he orders his crew
around relentlessly without
regard for personal feelings.
The aim of the drivers is to
accumulate points as they
race at various tracks all over
the world and is depicted with
all the color and excitement of
these events. There is the personal story of their domestic
relationships with their wives
but this takes second place to
the screaming engines, the
hair pin turns and the inevitable crashes. HOWARD does a
remarkable job of putting all
the pieces together with a realistic view of what it takes to
win in the professional racing
world. RATING…B+
ENOUGH SAID is another
gem from director and writer
NICOLE HOLOFCENER. Eva
(JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS)
and Albert (JAMES GANDOLFINI) are both divorced
and both have daughters going off to college. Eva uses her
sense of humor to be liked but
is beginning to tire of her sin-
gle life and
her career as
a masseuse.
Albert is also
funny in a
sloppy gentle
way and they both hit it off after a brief introduction. After
they become intimate, she realizes that this may lead to a
more permanent relationship
and it is time to get serious.
Complications ensue when
one of her friendlier clients
Marianne (CATHERINE
KEENER), also divorced,
drops hints about her exhusband’s shortcomings. Suddenly, Eva realizes that Albert’s ex-wife is this same
Marianne and she is dumbfounded about what to do.
Without giving away the plot,
the director’s ability to entertain and involve the audience
in the various relationships
between ex-mates, adolescents, lovers and marrieds is
truly engaging. JAMES GANDOLFINI in his almost final
role adds another facet to this
film with his ability to be gruff,
kind, warm and real. His talent
will be missed. If you liked
ENOUGH SAID, I heartily recommend HOLOFCENER’S
previous films, WALKING AND
TALKING (1996), LOVELY
AND AMAZING (2002),
FRIENDS WITH MONEY
(2006) and PLEASE GIVE
(2011). You will not be disappointed. RATING...A.
Finance and Investing
By Irwin Kaplan
A Fact Is a Fact
An anecdote about Abraham Lincoln has the sixteenth
President talking to a group of
farmers and wanted to make a
point. He asked one of them,”
How many legs does a bull
have?” The farmer replied,
"Four”. Lincoln said “Well if
you called his tail a leg, how
many legs would he then
have?” “Five,” said the farmer.
Lincoln said. “I don’t think so.”
His point was that a fact or
the truth is always the same,
no matter what words you use
to disguise it. The U.S. has
been in a depression for
nearly five years. Saying that
unemployment is less than it
was last month still means over
20 million Americans are unem-
ployed. It is also true the US
debt is at an historic high at almost 17 trillion dollars - I can’t
imagine how much that is.
That’s why when I hear or
read about “a slow recovery”,
I can’t rationalize anything
good for the economy or
Americans. The assumption is
made about the future outcome of the economy based
on meager economic information. Slow recovery means to
me it could take 5 to 10 years
from now, or longer, until the
US debt recedes to something
we can pay and unemployment is reduced substantially.
And, that’s just two elements that fuel the US depression we are currently wading
through. Propagating the idea
of “slow recovery” doesn’t
make the depression go away
or get Americans jobs, or reduce our Federal debt. Keep
in mind “slow” is a word with a
lot of different meanings and
interpretations.
I believe we are in uncharted economic waters now
and Congress and the President’s team have not reacted
to reality fast enough. When
you can’t change economic
conditions, I guess you start
renaming what is happening.
“Slow recovery” is positive
when you hear it or read it in
print. But, and it is a big but…
this economy the US is struggling through in 2013 is unique
and can go on and on, or even
longer.
At present, there is very little
factual information to predict
the exact timing of when the
U.S. will declare publically that
the US economy is prosperous, unemployment is at an
acceptable small percentage
of the population, our Federal
debt has been reduced to pre2008 levels, taxes have been
made fairer, housing starts are
Senior Solutions
By Helen Oxenberg,
MSW, ACSW
(Helen Oxenberg’s column,
Senior Solutions, is syndicated
and appears in several states)
Dear Solutions: My daughter
-in-law just came back from a
trip to Europe and brought me
a necklace and earrings that
are just not my style. I know
it’s not that cheap but I take
pride in how I dress and what
kind of jewelry I wear and I
would never consider this if it
weren’t that she bought it. I
know I could just wear it when
she’s around but now we have
a big family affair to go to and
she knows the gown I’m going
to wear and keeps saying “Oh
I’m so glad I got you that. I had
that gown in mind and think it’ll
really look great with that”. It’s
really kind of gaudy and flashy
and I always wear quiet jewelry. Should I wear it?
-NormaDear Norma: Yes. This time
you be a gaudy and flashy
mother-in-law by pointing it out
to people and boasting how
your daughter-in-law took the
time and effort to shop and bring
this for you all the way from
Europe. People at the affair may
not love the jewelry but they will
appreciate and maybe even
envy the good relationship you
manage to maintain with your
daughter-in-law.
Dear Solutions: Every time
one of my kids or close relatives has a problem and tells
me about it I start worrying
and can’t stop. I console them
the best I can and then when I
don’t hear from them for a
Reflections
when water and food will become more valuable resources
than oil.
Mankind has certainly developed a plethora of activities
and devices to avoid dealing
with the cold realities that require solutions. It’s easier to
watch your favorite sport team
than to become involved as a
citizen. Likewise it’s easier to
play cards and or mah-jongg
than be bothered by the current challenges in GW. On the
other hand we all have to have
some leisure time to recharge.
It doesn’t take much to be
more popular than the U.S.
Congress, their popularity rating stands at 10%!
November is the month that
permits us to be thankful for
what we have. Take time on
Thanksgiving to be truly thankful. The gemstones for November are either the topaz or the
citrine; the flower is the chrysanthemum. Mark your calendar for
the following days: Election Day
-5, U.S. Marine Corps Day-10,
Veterans’ Day-11, World Peace
Day-17, and Thanksgiving Day28. Help a friend or relative
move in the right direction by
introducing them to the Great
American Smoke Out on 21;
perhaps they can give up this
life threatening habit. Since I
take the observance of these
designated days seriously, I
expect to have several visits
from the security department to
interrupt my observance of
Chemistry Week on November
1-7 (Investigation of bizarre
odors emanating from my garage) and my observance of
Drum Month (complaints from
my neighbors for the perpetual
noise).
while I just keep worrying over
and over about what will happen. The same thing happens
when it’s my own problem.
How do I stop being a worrier?
HildaDear Hilda: Okay so you’re
a worrier. First, stop worrying
about it. It keeps you from
moving on so accept that
about yourself and then focus
on what you can do about it.
After you’ve consoled your
kids and then don’t hear from
them I’ll bet they’ve solved
their problem and have moved
on while you leave yourself
stuck in the same place. So,
until you hear from them again
assume they’ve solved their
problem. When you’re stuck
worrying about a problem of
your own try removing yourself. Step back and visualize a
friend asking your advice
about that problem. What
would you tell her/him? Also
when you’re feeling very nervous, try square breathing.
Take a deep breath, hold it for
a count of 4, release it slowly
through your mouth and repeat. And, each time the worrying starts and you haven’t
found a solution take a time
out. Actually say the words out
loud – “time out” and watch a
Finance
up several years in a row, and
public and private pension
promises can be kept. These
are just a few things that have
to happen before we have
“true” recovery. It will happen,
we just don’t know when, now.
The political squabbling
doesn’t help bring US government, states, and municipals
any closer to fiscal recovery
and rebalancing their budgets
to workable levels. Our congress and Government has to
face reality and make judgments and laws that produce
positive financial results. It is
easy to say this, but not easy
to accomplish.
So….I guess in the meantime I have to say that the
economy is proceeding toward
a slow recovery (?) Good
luck everyone, we sure are
going to need it.
movie read a book, anything
that will engage your mind,
After you’ve done all this
please tell me how it has
worked. If I don’t hear from
you I’ll worry.
Dear Solutions: I am in
charge of Thanksgiving every
year and I always have the
whole family here. My two
daughters have always gotten
along. My older daughter has
remarried this past year and
unfortunately my two sons-inlaw who were in competing
businesses are in what I would
call a feud about something
that happened. When they’re
together they argue constantly
over everything even the football teams they support. (and it
seems there’s always a football game to watch during the
holiday). My daughters stay
out of the arguing because
they really love each other and
love to get together. What can
I do about these guys so they
won’t spoil the day?
-UpsetDear Upset: Uh oh, here
comes Thanksgiving and here,
in your case, comes the three
Fs – food, football and feud.
Hopefully your daughters,
since they get along, will have
some influence on their husbands. To refrain from spoiling
the day for everyone. I would
The Green Thumb
By Laura Resnick
REMEMBER OUR MEN AND
WOMEN IN THE SERVICE
THANKSGIVING TABLE:
Make a floral pumpkin centerpiece. Cut off the top of the
pumpkin, clean out the inside
and rinse the shell with a weak
bleach solution. Start with floral foam (Oasis), which you
first soak in water for 3 minutes. Place the foam inside the
pumpkin, and insert the flower
stems into the foam. Include
some leafy stalks from your outside shrubs and add water. To
preserve the arrangement apply
just a pinch of floral preservative. (The standard envelope of
Floralife is good for five water
changes.) If you prefer to use a
plastic pumpkin, start with the
foam and proceed as above.
HOUSEPLANTS SLOW
DOWN in winter, with the
shorter days and weaker
sunlight. Keep your plants in
the brightest place available,
but for a north window or a
hallway choose plants that will
tolerate low light. You can liven up a dark corner with a
Kentia Palm or a Chinese Evergreen. Many foliage plants
such as snake plant, rubber
plant and peace lily, actually
prefer medium or low light. In
fact, the leaves of the Maranta
(Prayer Plant) have a lively
geometric pattern in brown
and bright green, which will
fade if kept in full sun.
ARE YOU GUILTY? Do you
tend to forget to water your
plants when they need it? If
yes, please hearken to this
TRUE STORY: In a scientific
experiment, various plant species were allowed to dry out
completely. While many died,
quite a few simply wilted, lost
some leaves, and recovered
quickly when watered normally. Among the survivors
were the Swedish ivy, sanseveria (snake plant), golden
pothos, peperomia, philodendron and piggyback plant. Re-
member that when you go
shopping for new houseplants.
FLOWER POWER: French
neurologist
Guillaume
Duchenne (1806-75) is renowned for his work in the
field of muscular diseases.
When he mapped the facial
muscles in 1862 he noted that
when a person smiles with
genuine delight it raises the
corners of the mouth, bringing
a warm glow to the face and
crinkles to the eyes. In 2006 a
research team at Rutgers University recorded the facial expressions of 150 women as they
received either flowers or an
alternate gift. 100% of those
receiving flowers had what
psychologists have dubbed
the “Duchenne Smile”—-not
your graduation or passport
grin. A
similar
study of
men found that the flower effect
was true for them as well. Cut
flowers are often more appreciated than houseplants, which
need care and may not flourish.
Fresh flowers give immediate
pleasure. Later on they can be
discarded, leaving pleasant
memories and no regrets.
A thought to ponder: How
many “Duchenne Smiles” will
you generate during this holiday season?
REMINDER: The Green
Thumbs will meet at the Monroe Twp. Senior Center at
11am on Tuesday, Nov.12.
Join us, to share and exchange cuttings and plants,
plus new information.
Memories
Growing Up In New Jersey:
School Days
By Len Greenberg
Many of the fondest memories of my formative years took
place at Hillside Avenue
School. The school was what
they call today a K-8 and what
they called back then a grammar school. Growing up in a
small community, albeit a
stone’s throw from New York
and a short walk from Newark,
everyone in my grade knew
each other. A number of us
went from kindergarten
through high school together.
There were only 100 in my
eighth grade graduating class
and only 250 in my high
school graduating class.
Like most children around
the country, back to school,
right after Labor Day, was particularly exciting. I remember
that all the desks would be
sanded and shellacked, like
new, and floors would be
painted with a fresh coat of
institutional gray. We lived just
a short suburban block from
the school and walking to
school was a way of life. We
had no school buses and
some children walked quite a
distance. Before my parents
bought the house a block from
school, my older brother and I
and several friends walked
many blocks through a
neighborhood of candy stores,
barber shops, grocery stores
and residences. I can remember just about every teacher I
had in just about every grade
Senior Solutions
also suggest that you call each
son-in-law separately and
without taking sides in their
argument, tell them you are
counting on them as you are
on everyone who is invited to
help make the day a success.
Then put a big sign on your
outside door which they will see
as they enter. It should say –
“Food, Friends, Football welcome inside: Feuds must be left
on the doorstep and may, if necessary be picked up on the way
out. No exceptions!!
Problems? Become part of
the Solution. Write to Helen
Oxenberg, Senior Solutions,
P.O. Box 346, Jamesburg, NJ
08831 or
email:helox72@comcast.net
from kindergarten through
eighth grade. My retired
teacher friends tell me that is
because we probably had exceptional teachers. This is
probably true. The teachers of
the day were notoriously
poorly paid.
However they wanted to be
teachers. As poorly as they
were paid, the metropolitan
area offered a better situation
for teachers. I remember
teachers who came from Kansas and West Virginia teaching in our schools. Of course,
we never let them forget they
were “hillbillies” compared to
us sophisticated New Jersey
12 and 13 year olds.
Recently, some of us went
back to Hillside Avenue
School for a wonderfully reminiscent tour. The current principal was thrilled that a group
who graduated back in the
early fifties still cared enough
to want to see the old place.
He asked us to come on a day
when there were teachers
workshops scheduled. None of
us had been back since probably high school and yet when
we were ushered in, the place
looked like it had not changed.
We all had the same feeling of
excitement like the opening
days of school so many years
before.
A particular experience of
this day was very telling of the
times we are going through.
One woman noted, with some
chagrin, that Barack Obama’s
portrait hung on the wall where
George Washington’s portrait
always hung. She could not
understand this. “After all,” she
said, “Washington was the
father our country.” I wasn’t
amazed at the change as
much as her complaint. I
thought that a portrait of a current President would be more
appropriate of the time.
At the end of the tour, we
were introduced to a group of
teachers who were present for
workshops. They looked at us
with amazement. We were all
old enough to be the parents
of most of them and certainly
old enough to be the grandparents of the children they
were teaching.
We all agreed it was a wonderful day.
Many of my friends who
Computer Tips and Tricks
By Herman Strauss
Get Free Stuff
The best things in life are
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cost a thing. Unfortunately,
some really good things, like
vacations, technology and
food, can get expensive. The
good news is that you can get
a lot of them without paying.
And I’m not talking about theft!
You can find free vacations,
goods, services, discounts and
giveaways on the Internet.
Here are five websites you
should visit to find free stuff:
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www.free-attractions.com]
America is chock full of
amazing parks, museums and
events. You could spend a
fortune trying to see them all!
But you might not have to at
Free-Attractions.com. This
website has tons of free things
to do in more than 1,500 cities
in the country. It also can help
you save money on travel and
lodging.
Free Birthday Treats
[www.freebirthdaytreats.com]
Many businesses offer free
perks or discounts for customers celebrating birthdays.
Here’s a website that has collected a list of plenty of them!
FreeBirthdayTreats.com has
discounted or free meals,
movie tickets and other presents. Even better, it might not
even have to be on your actual
birthday. Some offers are
good for your entire birthday
week.
Freeflys [freeflys.com]
Why would legitimate businesses want to give you their
product for free? Giving you a
sample gets their foot in the
door. If you like the product,
you’ll buy more. You’ll tell your
friends, too.
But you’re still reaping all
the benefits! You can get more
than a hundred free samples
at Freeflys. Browse by category or search to find ones
you want. You’ll need to sign
up using an email address to
use this site.
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For even more free samples, try talking to the Free
Sample Monkey! This website
searches the Internet for free
samples and collects them in
one place.
You can search for samples
or browse by the latest offers.
Memories
grew up in the boroughs of
New York City just don’t understand my fixation with
school memories and reunions
and all this reminiscing. When
I announce I am off to another
reunion (at least one a year,) I
am asked: “why bother? You
haven’t been friends all these
years and that’s not going to
change.” That’s true; however,
why do we look at old Ed Sullivan shows on PBS, or run to
Doo Wop shows? It really is
the same thing. We are trying
to go back to a happy and simpler time. The truth is I don’t
run to Doo Wop shows because the groups typically are
not the same people. I go to
my Hillside reunions because
the people are the same and
shared a life experience in a
special place at a special time.
Each one has the exact time it
was added and the site is constantly updated. You’ll always
find new samples to try!
I Love Giveaways [http://
www.ilovegiveaways.com]
Businesses also like to drum
up interest and engagement
through contests. It encourages you to interact with their
brand and register your con-
tact info with them.
The upside is that you have
a chance to win some really
great prizes! There are hundreds of giveaways going on
all the time. You can find many
of them at I Love Giveaways.
Check out the contests that
are expiring soon or peruse
the top 10 sweepstakes of the
week.
Essential Emergency Information
(Please cut out and save)
Gather the items listed below and place them in a
bag, suitcase, box, backpack or container (your kit) in
the event you have to leave your home.
1. Anyone on life support systems: get a back-up battery-pack.
2. Keep information and phone numbers (doctors, family, friends, hospital, list of medicines, pet shelters,
insurance, vital records) conveniently located in a
fire-proof, water-proof box. Put in easily accessible
place. Remember to update your kit and check on
its location often.
3. Buy battery operated radio, cell phone chargers for
car, flashlights, extra batteries.
4. Have cash on hand (at least $100.)
5. Clothing for family members.
6. Extra set of car and house keys.
7. Whistle
8. Buy a GPS for your car
Also, remember to complete these emergency tasks!
1. Keep car with at least 1/2 tank of gas filled (If notice
of a storm, full.)
2. For heat, boil pots of water, on stove. DO NOT just
turn stove on. NEVER leave unattended. Avoid using candles, but if you must, NEVER leave unattended.
3. Make contact with your neighbors, family.
4. Stock-up on water (1 gal/person/day), nonperishable foods, mechanical can opener, up to date
meds, AND don’t forget for your pets, too.
5. Fill tub with water for sanitary reasons.
6. People with special needs, register with the Township.
From the EEI committee
Gloria Girard, Irwin Kaplan, Miriam Cohen, Linda Norden
Ladies League
Golf News
News from the
Golf Course Board
The Golf Course remained
in exceptional condition
throughout the season. The
fairways were like a rich
green carpet. The Greens
were as smooth as velvet
and ran true. Visitors that
came to see the course were
consistently impressed with
the beauty and playability of
the course. This was very
important in our attempt to
attract new golfers to our
course. Congratulations to
John Cipriano and his staff
for such a remarkable job. It
was especially remarkable
after such difficult weather
during the summer and operating with a trimmed down
budget.
As we have stated previously, our community has
lost golf members over the
past few years due to its aging population. In order to
make up for the loss the Golf
Course actively began to
seek non-resident players
from various adult communities in our area. The Membership Committee visited
these communities along
with our Head Professional,
Kevin Darlington. We also
placed advertisements in
their community newspapers.
The non-residents who have
joined the Golf Course as
players have been a welcome addition. They have
become well integrated into
the golf community and many
have joined our Leagues.
The Golf Course ran a sale
for first time golfers in order to
bring in more members. Nonresidents could join the 2014
season for $900, and would be
allowed to play during the remainder of the 2013 season. If
they brought in a friend, they
could both play for the reduced fee of $800. A similar
offer was made to residents.
Their offer was a one-time
deal at $600 and $500 with a
friend.
Golf Outings were advertised in various publications
such as US 1, and The Clipper, in order to generate more
income. The Membership
Committee contacted many
groups to advertise the fact
that we were running Charity
Golf Outings. We contacted all
the Parent Teacher Organizations in Monroe Township. We
called the High School to see
if organizations like the Band
or various teams were interested in organizing outings.
We contacted the Girl Scouts,
Boy Scouts, and several recreation centers. We created a
new website that everyone
should visit at Greenbriargc.com.
While only some of the
things we tried have yielded
results we hope that others will
come through in the following
year. It takes time for some of
these procedures to come to
fruition.
We have trimmed our
budget and increased our income. At the same time we
also ran into unexpected costs
such as $13,000 to remove
trees that were damaged by
Hurricane Sandy.
We had proposed a Capital
Contribution Amendment. This
amendment would have
charged buyers $1,000 when
they purchased a home. The
seller would not pay anything.
During this past year 93
homes were sold. At $1,000
per house, this would have
brought $ 93,000 to the Golf
Course. In future years there
may not be as many homes
sold. However, even if there
were 25 homes sold, the income would help balance the
budget. In our current situation
we may have to increase the
monthly maintenance fee paid
to the Golf Course.
The Golf Course will propose the Capital Contribution
Amendment again around May
2014. If the amendment is accepted the Golf Course can
lower the maintenance fee
again.
Greenbriar at
Whittingham
Bocce Club
By Olga Naccarella
On September 26, at
Thompson Park, our bocce
team successfully captured
the coveted 2013 Mayor’s
Cup with a score of Greenbriar 11, Encore 8. After having won the play-offs, the
players who participated in
the final game were Ted
Naccarella, Nancy Romano,
Carmine Scavone, and Jerry
Tamburro. The other team
members who contributed to
this success were Tom Garuccio, Amelia Killough,
Marge Morgan, Rosemarie
Muir,
Olga Naccarella, Dolores
Portee, Loretta Serpe, Ralph
Serpe and our captain,
Carole Tamburro who deserves kudos for her expert
management.
Congratulations, team!
By Carol Cooper and
Ruth Reich
All bags are packed and
ready to go whether by plane,
car or auto train as many of
our residents are off to their
winter retreat.
It has been an incredible fall
with San Diego-like weather.
Our golf course is picture perfect with the leaves turning
into golden hues. How happy
we feel traveling down the fairways with golfing friends. As a
reminder, put away the orange
and yellow balls or carry a
rake to locate the lost balls
under the leaves.
The month of October
brought the end of our League
Tournaments. Last year the
ladies answered a survey, and
the results determined that
there would be a Closing
Breakfast in conjunction with
the Awards presentation.
We celebrated the 18 Hole
Club Champion, Pat Mizerek ,
Ann Hughes as 9 hole Flight A,
Ruth Sachs 9 hole Flight B, and
Bunny Applebaum Flight II.
The Closing Breakfast was
held at the Americana Diner on
October 11. We had a varied
selection of pancakes, cinnamon French toast, scrambles
eggs with bacon and Lyonnaise
potatoes, currant bread and
fresh fruit with coffee. The
women shared golf stories, relived their good as well as disappointing shots and discussed
their plans for the winter. It was
a bitter sweet time.
Two rules of play: During a
tournament you may not ask
for advice from anyone but
your partner, and if a player
hits the wrong ball, both infractions are a 2 stroke penalty.
Chip-Ins: Marcia Pudaluv,
Ruth Sachs, Rhoda Juskow,
Ruth Reich, Harriet Weitzner,
RosaLee Hodes, and Myrna
Reiter.
Our one and only Birdie for
the month of September goes
to Elaine Singer.
A healthy, happy time for all
our members wherever you go.
A Letter to the
Editor from
Len Greenberg
Pro Pro
It’s usually about this time
every year, when the golf
course budgets are being reviewed, that we hear from non
golfers and golfers who do not
belong to our club about how
we can cut expenses. Often
we hear “get rid of the pro”.
This usually comes from
someone who doesn’t play
golf. There are a few golfers
who do not play on our course,
however who also voice that
opinion.
I’ve played golf here for 15
years and have seen pros
come and go. Our present pro,
Kevin Darlington, is by far one
of the most professional people I have seen anywhere on
or off a golf course. He treats
the course as if it is his own
business. He truly is the backbone of our club. I would challenge anyone who thinks in
terms of getting rid of our pro
with one question. Who would
run the course? Any manager
you would hire would have to
be paid. The course cannot
administer itself. Who would
repair our clubs? Who would
After Hours Club
By Harlan Tuckman
Well, it isn’t exactly Welcome Back Cotter but
“welcome back Harlan” will
have to suffice. Nice to be returning to my loyal readers.
Hope I was missed (but I daresay, no one probably noticed.)
Now to the good news!
The After Hours Club has
returned to GW with a vengeance and the food, never better! Each new show is just
that, NEW! New members,
returning old members, the list
goes on. And it’s thanks to
you: members who have been
promoting the club, new
homeowners who have tried
the club and returnees who
have looked forward to coming
back.
The latest shows have been
hits.
Then, on November 23, it’s
Letter
observe our play and offer
suggestions for improving or
give lessons at below market
rates? Who would be there in
case of emergencies (we are a
senior course)? I’ve seen Kevin
settle disputes diplomatically
and run out to any crisis taking
place. If your opinion is different
than mine, I would ask you to
ask the membership what they
think of Kevin. He is the first
person new members talk to
when they visit, and handles
himself as a complete gentleman at all times.
While I am at it I should
mention our Course Superintendent John Cipriano who
labors with a small staff every
day to keep our course in tip
top shape. Golfers who have
played other courses in the
area are amazed at the great
condition our course has been
in throughout the season. The
Greenbriar Golf Course has
been in better shape than
most others through record
rainfalls and some of the worst
heat in years. Congratulations
to John and his crew.
Tennis Club
By Claire Finestein
Our meeting was called to
order on September 21 and
the minutes were read by the
newly elected Claire Finestein
as corresponding secretary.
We had a great turnout—where else can you get free
bagels, coffee, tea and juice. All
this for only $10 pp per year for
belonging to the Tennis club. I
don’t want to forget all the tournaments we have for fun.
Diane Altman read the treasurers report. Richie Diamond
with the cooperation of Diane &
Marty did an outstanding audit
of the books. He made many
suggestions in order to tighten
internal control. Our thanks to
him for all the time and work he
put into it.
The Norm Finestein tournament had to be called off due
to time and participation. This
year’s trophy will be awarded
to the individual who put a lot
of time and unselfishness into
the tennis club. The trophy
was given out at the Tennis
dinner dance on October 19.
our annual Holiday Party. This
year, we will be featuring the
Dale Stover Quartet. Once
again, fresh entertainment for
the GW crowd. Don’t miss out
on our best event of the year
as we say goodbye to the season and say so long to all our
snowbirds.
A short hiatus in December,
and then, 2014 here we come,
getting better and better as our
membership numbers continue to grow and our shows
continue to enhance your GW
After Hours Club.
Alisa Hadassah
By Rhoda Juskow
What a great afternoon!
Lunch at the Lemon Restaurant with cooking instructions,
great food and lots of fun.
October 14 was the annual
Book & Author combined with
Member Appreciation. It was
Marty thanked all those who
participated in the following—Diane Altman, captain of the
senior women’s Mayor’s and
olympic tournaments, Don
Sachs-senior men’s Olympics
and inter-condo tournaments,
Faith Sachs for all the beautiful notes she wrote to the ill or
otherwise, Richie Diamond for
all his hard work in fighting
prostate cancer with tournaments and luncheons, Frank
Cipolla, Sandy Korn, Carolyn
Marks, Linda Shiff all their
hard work setting up the bagels and all the trimmings, Arlene Lazar and if I left anyone
out, I do apologize.
At long last courts 4 and 5
have finally been repaired and
can now be used.
This year’s annual dinner
dance was catered by the Tap
Room. They served a full
course sit down dinner, with
one hour of cocktails, four entrees, many door prizes,
BYOB. The cost was $35pp
for tennis members, $40pp for
guests. A wonderful event enjoyed by all attendees.
Our thanks to Ed Goldman for
his hard work in getting a new
amendment to our constitution.
Marty discussed many more
things — he would like more
volunteers to become involved
in our future events. He also
suggested we get a defibrillator for the tennis courts and
perhaps WHOA should pay for
it. This is for the good of the
community. When we get it,
Tim Sutton volunteered to see
who will be able to instruct us
on how to use it. God forbid
someone falls ill on the tennis
court—every second and minute counts because by the
time the nurse could come, it
may be too late.
Suggestions were made for
next season on places where
we might go. Many suggested
day trips, Herb Levin suggested Rhode Island - the
Tennis Hall of Fame.
For our snowbirds Dick Brief
volunteered to look for a get
together for those who go to
Florida. The plans‘will be announced at a later date this
winter.
For the snowbirds and those
who choose to stay at GW this
winter, I wish a very healthy
and happy winter season. See
you all next spring.
our pleasure to honor four
women who have given many
years of their time and effort in
support of Hadassah: Edith
Becker, Brenda Charney,
Marge Joseph and Florence
Weiss. Each honoree was
Alisa Hadassah
given a certificate and a pin.
The author, Maggie Anton,
spoke about her latest book,
Rav Hista’s Daughter and discussed the research that goes
into a historical novel.
On October 21, our monthly
meeting was all about Hadassah. We nominated our slate
of officers for 2014. Then the
women broke into various
groups to discuss plans for
future education sessions, programs, advertising and the
bulletin, and fundraising.
Installation of officers will
take place at our November
meeting on Monday, November 18, at 7:15 p.m. at Congregation Beit Shalom. Following
installation, Senator Linda
Greenstein will speak about
issues concerning our state.
On Sunday, October 27, we
honored our two bulletin editors, Joanne Ferstan and
Sheila Farber as part of the
Southern New Jersey Region
Myrtle Wreath program at
Forsgate Country Club.
Wednesday, November 13,
from 11:30 am – 4 pm. is the
Hadassah Card Party and
Luncheon held in the Greenbriar ballroom. Contact Marilyn
Gerstein and put your checks,
made out to Hadassah, in
Lock Box 19 to reserve your
table.
Don’t forget to purchase
your every-occasion greeting
cards from Hadassah. They
are sold at every meeting.
Also, purchase certificates and
Tree Certificates, which can
be calligraphed by Dorothy
Brotman.
Greenbriar
Bridge Club
By Arthur Van Blerkom
It is now November and the
Greenbriar Duplicate Bridge
Club is still going strong. Starting Monday, November 4 the
Monday game switches to Encore. Greenbriar residents do
not pay at the games played at
Encore. The Monday Game at
1 pm is a non-sanctioned
game. The Thursday Game
which is held year round at
Greenbriar at 7pm is also nonsanctioned. All Greenbriar
residents are welcome to
come. There is no daily cost
for the Monday game. Starting
in October on Thursday nights
game there is no game fee
and annual dues are suspended until April 1, 2014.
Anyone who wants to play on
Thursday night should email
me that fact by 6 pm Wednesday to be guaranteed a spot.
On September 22 the bridge
club had its annual breakfast
followed by a duplicate game.
The game had 11 full tables!
Nat Fein roasted yours truly.
Even though everything Nat
said about me was outlandish
it was all true. Below is a pic-
ture of Nat Fein, President
Richard Assenzio and Director
Arthur Van Blerkom at the
breakfast. As far as the game
was concerned N/S was won
by Nat Fein and Carol Levy,
Richard Assenzio and Pauline
Cohen second and Anthony
and Inge Dippolito tied for third
with Frank and Marilyn Askin.
E/W was won by Elaine Egers
and Lila Pollinger, second was
Eve Buzin and Phil Zwalsky
and third was Doris Frisch and
Al Rose. Fourth place was
won by Mort and Marsha
Schwartz. All the players
played well and we hope to
repeat this affair next September.
The bridge club is trying to
develop a bridge class. The
original classes will try to bring
the rubber bridge players into
the 21st century as a lot has
changed over the past 50
years. Hopefully there will only
be a minimal charge to cover
material costs. Future
GWVOICE articles will bring
additional information. If interested please contact me at
860-6346 so we can get an
idea of the response to this
class.
If any player, a Bridge Club
member or not, has any bridge
questions, please contact the
writer of this letter at cpaavb
@aol.com or 609-860-6346.
Questions will be answered as
soon as possible.
This month I will discuss the
bid Pass in the bridge category. In the hand that follows
East doubles and then South
then redoubles. The double by
East is bad. Why? Not because South redoubles but
because East’s double tells
South about the bad trump
distribution and tells South the
only way he can make the
hand
Dealer South, Vulnerable
None, Opening Lead KH
NORTH
♠KJ
♥9654
♦A73
♣AJ32
WEST
EAST
♠ NONE
♠T87642
♥QT8
♥ AKJ32
♦62
♦ JT94
♣T6
♣ Q987
SOUTH
♠AQ953
♥7
♦KQ85
♣Q K 5 4
The normal bidding has gone:
EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH
PASS 1S
2H
3C
PASS 3D
PASS 3S
PASS 4S
PASS PASS
DBL REDBL ALL PASS
Try this hand out and see
why I say that the only reason
the hand is made is because
of the dbl. As I said before in
this article, dbl can be a nasty
and a bad bid. Use it with caution.
Social players who try duplicate often fail to understand
that their score on each hand
matters only in relation to what
other pairs do on the same
deal. At rubber bridge, party
bridge or IMPS, the goal is to
make the contract.
At matchpoint duplicate,
making the contract is not the
goal (as strange as that may
sound). South wants a higher
score than the other Souths.
The problem is when different
levels of players are playing
the game. Sometimes the less
experienced player will get a
better score on one particular
hand that is not played properly. But over 100 hands, the
person who does follow the
proper bidding procedures will
have a better overall score.
The above points have been
repeated from previous Voice
Bridge articles on purpose.
Duplicate players must automatically understand the different principles relating to duplicate bridge from other types of
bridge games.
Below is a summary of the
September 2013 games. They
are split between the non
sanctioned games on Monday
and the non sanctioned games
on Thursday The first number
is for number of first places,
the second number is for number of second places and the
third number is for number of
third places
Monday non sanctioned
game. Four games, on September 9, 16, 23, 30. No game
September 2.
Marilyn Askin 010, Richard
Assenzio 210, Saul Blum 111,
Claire Brinn 010, Natalie Cancel 010, Cheryl Davis 001, Anthony Dippolito 011, Inge Dippolito 011, Elaine Egers 100,
Daniel Engel 001, Sondra
Engel 001, Nat Fein 300, Ken
Friedman 111, Eileen Giacalone 010, Roseanne Goodstein 011, Ronnie Greenhouse
010, John Ievers 001, Manny
Jarvis 110, Seymour Orchowitz 300, Lila Pollinger 101,
Chuck Redburn 010 Barrry
Salka 010, Eileen Salka 010 ,
Elaine Singer 012, Myron
Stein 001 Elaine Stein 001,
Joseph Tauber 101, Kurt
Weiss 101, Phil Zwalsky 100
Thursday Non-Sanctioned
games. Three games, on September 12,19,26. No game
September 5.
Frank Askin 010, Marilyn
Askin010, Richard Assenzio
100, Eve Buzin 001, Paulyn
Cohen, 110, Elaine Egers,
Doris Frisch 100, Eileen Gialacone 001, Roseanne Goodstein 001, Warren Greenberg
200, Marlene Greenberg 200,
Ronnie Greenhouse 020,
Manny Jarvis 010, Stanley
Kaplan 002, Doris Kohlberg
010, Dorothy Kreitzberg 100
Richard Lazar 002, Carol
Levey 010, George Moehringer 100, Elihu Nemiroff
100, Gene Ross 001, , Elaine
Singer 001, Joseoh Tauber
011, Beverly Weiss 011, Kurt
Weiss 010, Phil Zwalsky 001
if any bridge player wants
additional information concerning time of games or what is
required to play on either Monday or Thursday, please contact Arthur at 609/860-6346 or
email at cpaavb@aol.com.
Computer Club
By Fran Solomon
Nat Fein, Arthur Van Blerkom (center) and President Richard
Assenzio
On August 24, Arthur Segal
from Rossmoor gave us a very
interesting talk about Digital
Photography and how to use
software to enhance photos.
On September 28, Joe Morris
spoke about his favorite inter-
Computer Club
net sites - Weatherspark.com,
Newsola.com and Crosstrain.com.
At the meeting on Saturday,
October 26 at 10 am John LeMasney from the Ewing Computer Center spoke about
“How Seniors can use Technology in a Sensible Way.”
All meetings are held in the
GW Ballroom. We have refreshments starting at 9:30 am
and the meeting starts
promptly at 10 am. We usually
start our meeting with a DVD
of jokes. Our computer experts
are here to answer any and all
of your computer questions.
You can bring your questions
with you for answers.
There is always something
interesting to learn about how
we communicate with computers, phones and tablets.
The computer club communicates with its members
through the GW VOICE, meetings, email, flyers in the
rounder and Channel 3. If you
change your email address or
want to be added to our mailing list be sure to notify Mary
at marylaresch@comcast.net.
Computer Tip: The Smartphones are really popular. If
you want a basic phone - not a
smart phone - there are still
some around. Here are just
three - Samsung Array, Verizon Samsung Gusto and Jitterbug Plus.
GW Connections
By Dorothy Thompson
Some of our members are
planning to leave Greenbriar/
Whittingham for the winter
months. We wish everyone a
very safe trip to wherever they
might be traveling and a safe
return home.
News flash! Two thumbs up
for “Connections”. We have
donated $500 dollars to the
“Monroe Community Cares
Thanksgiving Fund” to enable
seniors in our Monroe community the opportunity to enjoy a
Thanksgiving dinner at the
Monroe Twp. Senior Center on
Thanksgiving Day. If it were
not for the Senior Center having this dinner, some seniors
would be spending Thanksgiving Day alone. It is our pleasure to help the less fortunate
at this endeavor of our township.
You should have received
the latest copy of our bulletin,
”The Link”. Many thanks to
Elaine Wintjen and her committee for this wonderful bulletin.
Our next General Meeting
will be on Monday, November
4 at 7 pm in our Ballroom. Dr.
Robert Butts, a popular lecturer for the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, is presenting a terrific program entitled From Shakespeare to
Sunset Boulevard - The Story
of the Broadway Musical”. Dr.
Butts is professor of music at
Montclair State University and
the Baroque Orchestra of New
Jersey and Opera of Florham
Park. As the 21st century begins, the Broadway musical
remains one of the world’s
most popular musical formats,
reflecting the styles, trends,
and personalities of all who
enter its exciting world.
The New Jersey Council for
the Humanities offers speakers from politics and religion to
race, education and health
care. Humanities Connections
brings together some of New
Jersey’s most fascinating
scholars, authors, filmmakers
and educators in conversation
about critical topics facing our
state, nation and world. Invite
your friends to attend this informative program. Any questions - call May Herlands at
409-3828.
On November 19 we will be
going to the Michener Art Museum and have a docent led
tour of Grace Kelly - From
Philadelphia to Monaco beyond the Icon. Showing will be
over 100 objects including 40
designer dresses and the famous “Kelly” handbag. The
exhibit presents the woman
behind the celebrity and traces
her extraordinary life’s journey.
This exhibit is the first and only
one in the USA. The cost is
$65 with the bus leaving at
9:45 am. We will have lunch at
Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant in
Peddlers Village with discount
coupons for the shops in the
Village. If you have not made
your reservation for this fantastic trip call Selma Herzog
395-4031 or Juliet Klein 4091959 at once. If the trip is sold
out, we always have a wait list
because we often receive cancellations, even at the last
minute.
Looking ahead to 2014 - On
June 11, 2014 we will go to
Two Rivers Theatre in Red
Bank to see a delightful play
by Wendy Wasserstein entitled “Third”. The cost is $54
which includes the bus. You
can enjoy an early lunch on
your own at nearby restaurants as the matinee is 1 pm.
Checks are accepted now and
we urge you to place your
check in Box#5 ASAP. Any
questions - call Enid Kadish
409-4457 or Juliet Klein 4091959.
On Wednesday, October 8,
2014, we will go to The Pennsbury Manor in Morrisville, Pa.
The trip features a docent-led
tour of the charming Pennsbury Manor, situated along the
Delaware River. It is the reconstructed 17th century
home of William Penn, founder
and first governor of Pennsylvania. He also greatly influenced the founding fathers
and the development of American democracy. A delicious
lunch will be served at the historic King George II Inn,
known to be the oldest continuously-operated inn in
America - circa 1681. The cost
for this day is $59, which includes bus, tour, and early
lunch. Plan now and your
check will be accepted as of
June 9, 2014. Mark your calendars.
DUES UPDATE - Effective
immediately, the new date for
annual dues payment will be
from June 1 through May 31.
Consequently, all members
are currently paid through May
31, 2014. We will send everyone a reminder in May, 2014
for the next dues payment.
Always remember that we
continually donate clothing to
the Women Aware Shelter and
Home Front. Marilyn Steiner,
10 Umberland Place or Doris
Becker, 12 Severn Way will
accept clothing for men,
women and children. Please
place items in bags and just
drop the bags at their homes.
We also accept toiletry samples from hotels, cosmetic
samples, etc.
Our Study Groups continue
to have some openings.
Please Call Barbara Fineman,
395-8038 or Annette Roth,
655-9088 to learn more. The
Study Groups are: Book Study
- Barbara Fineman; The Classics - Jean Melden; It’s Debatable - Enid Kadish; Movie
Group - Lynn Padwee; Play
Reading - Marcia Lambek and
Jean Melden; Poetry - Arlene
Lazar; Provocative Thinking Rita Modell; Short Stories Juliet Klein.
Remember - you can always
send a lovely greeting through
“Connections”. Just call Dorothy Thompson 860-2664 and
for only $2.50 a card will be
sent.
GW Friends
By Len Greenberg
As I am writing this on October 1, we have arrived at another crisis in Washington,
D.C. The government has shut
down and lots of services are
set aside. Many government
workers have been furloughed. Now I do not want to
get political because I don’t
want to upset people who
think differently than I do, and
heaven knows there are plenty
of those.
Imagine if the high paid ex-
ecutives of the company you
worked for decided they no
longer liked the rules and instead of working to change
them stayed home. The companies would stop making widgets, sales would halt and
everyone from the assembly
line workers to the clerks in
order-entry to the sales force
would be without incomes. In
addition the people who need
the widgets would be without a
ready supply.
If you worked for the government imagine what would
happen when the boss in the
corner office decided that he/
she would do nothing for a
week. These Congressmen
and women get paid very well
and haven’t accomplished
much lately by most reports.
What right do they have to do
less and get paid for it? I just
don’t get it, however my job is
to lighten the mood and tell
you all about the fun events
we are planning at GW
Friends.
Right now our membership
is the highest it’s ever been.
This is due to the excellent
speakers programs, fun breakfasts, wonderful study groups
run by a dedicated group of
people, and even our one day
outings and tours.
Some of us just went to the
Roebling Museum in Roebling,
N.J. You don’t know where
Roebling, N.J. is? Just about a
forty minute ride down route
130 south of Bordentown. It is
the company town founded by
the Roebling company creators of steel cable. Two words
BROOKLYN BRIDGE. On November 6, we are planning
another outing to the Lakehurst Navel Historical Museum. One word HINDENBURG.
In early January and early
March we will be running
South Florida reunion breakfasts as we did in February of
last year. More information
regarding the breakfasts in
Florida will be coming at a
later date. On February 3, we
are planning a South Florida
golf outing which as of this
writing is almost sold out. Call
Jerry Roth if you are interested. 655-9088
Listed below are interesting
and fun events planned for
November:
Monday November 4:
Monthly breakfast in the Tap
Room. Just $7 gets you the
choice of the Tap Room’s
breakfast menu. We start at 9
a.m. Call Howie Katz to reserve your spot. 409-8606
Monday, November 4 Movie
Group meets in the Towne
Centre at 4 p.m. Discussions
and reviews of current movie
releases. Call Bob Modell to
reserve a seat at the table.
409-8575
GW Friends
Tuesday, November 12 Finance & Investing Group.
Irwin Kaplan leads the discussion of timely investment opportunities. The group meets
at 7:30 p.m. in the Towne
Centre library. Call Irwin and
let him know you are coming.
860-9582
Monday, November 1 MedSci Group. Meets in the
Towne Centre library for fascinating presentations about
medicine, science and technology. Attendees prepare and
present subjects which interest
them. The group meets at 4
p.m. November’s presentation
will be “The 3D Printer” presented by Norm Porter. Call Al
Brackup and tell him you are
interested. 409-7677
Monday, November 18 Music Group. Fun and fascinating presentations by members
of the group on all genres of
music. From Benny Goodman
to Brahms and Bo Diddley.
Jazz to Arias. The group
meets at 7:30 p.m. in the
Towne Centre library. Call
Dave Lasser for more informa-
tion call 409-7667
Tuesday, November 19 Current Issues Group. Meets
every month to discuss events
of global, national and local
importance. The group meets
7:30 p.m. in the Towne Centre. Call Gene Ross for information. 395-9311
Monday, November 25
Book Group. Meets in the
Towne Centre library at 4 p.m.
to discuss new releases and
old favorites. If books are your
thing, call Marv Bachman and
tell him you’re interested. 4095464 or 409-6762
Monday November 25.
Membership meeting and
Speakers Program. Business
meeting starts at 7 p.m. and
the Speakers Program starts
at 7;30 p.m. This month’s
speaker will be Fred Heyman.
Fred will discuss “Germany
1932-1945.” All you history
buffs be there for a fascinating
presentation. The speakers
program is free to members
and spouses/significant others. We ask a nominal $2 for
non-members which is applicable to your first year’s membership of just $10. Our
monthly meeting takes place
in the ballroom of the Towne
Centre.
Hope to see you at a GW
Friends event.
GW History Club
By Sanford Werfel
The History Club meeting on
October 14 took a step back in
time. The evening began when
the club members and guests
were informed that there were
two special guests who were
eyewitnesses to a naval battle
in Charleston Harbor in South
Carolina in November 15 and
16, 1863.
Our eyewitnesses were portrayed by naval historians Bruce
Tucker and the other was yours
truly.
Mr. Tucker portrayed Commander Andrew Bryson, USN,
who was the captain of the USS
Lehigh. I portrayed Lieutenant
Moreau Forrest, USN, who was
the First Lieutenant (Executive
Officer) on the USS Lehigh.
The timepieces were set and
we returned to the fall of1863.
The South had already
reached its high mark during the
summer. The focus of our meeting was about “A Ship of Heroes” where five USS Lehigh
crew members received the
Congressional Medal of Honor
for their courageous action under severe enemy fire.
The USS Lehigh was a
Passaic class, ironclad monitor.
It was stuck on a sand bar close
to enemy guns. The Lehigh was
equipped with the thickest armor
and the best guns of any vessel
afloat. The press and the public
thought the monitors to be impregnable. But as Lt. Forrest
said, Impregnable monitors’
were only ‘Impregnable’ in the
newspapers, Harper’s Weekly,
and in Washington.
During the night the rebels
commenced a heavy bombardment of Union positions on Morris Island. Admiral Dahlgren ordered his monitors to move
themselves to block rebel boats
from attacking our troops. Bryson moved the Lehigh off of
Morris Island’s Cummings Point.
Because of the darkness, having no navigation guides, responding to very heavy enemy
fire, the Lehigh accidentally
moved out of the ship’s channel
and went aground. The big rebel bombardment did not precede an attack on Morris Island.
There were no boats. There
was no attack.
There was no point on the
water in Charleston Harbor that
could not be hit by rebel guns.
Now as the sun came up the
USS Lehigh was between the
rebel Fort Moultrie, nine rebel
batteries and the rebel occupied
Fort Sumter. If the Lehigh was
not stuck aground and if it was
moving, it would be difficult to
imagine a worse situation. The
Lehigh was surrounded by
heavy rebel guns.
Nine rebel batteries switched
their target from Morris Island to
the now non-moving, exposed
and stuck monitor. It was too
ripe a target to be ignored. Two
shots hit the pilot house which
had 8” of armor. The armor deflected the shot and dented the
house to a depth of two inches.
It was as though one had put
one’s head in a bell. The pilot
Jim Branch kept covering his
ears by cupping his hands over
them. He told me it did not solve
the problem. He had a continuous ringing.
It was very unpleasant in the
pilot house, but at least no one
suffered any bleeding wound.
Commander Bryson then
said, “The miracle was in the
turret with the guns. We had two
gun crews of ten each. One
shot hit the roof. I think this was
a mortar round. It had to be a
mortar. It came down vertically.
It broke one of the plates. It cut
a piece of the composition ring,
and it bent two of the “t-bars.”
This hit had to be from a large
caliber mortar, a significant
piece of artillery.”
The real target was the gun
turret; it was struck sixteen
times. Seven of the sixteen
were very hard, very solid hits.
None of the turret hits penetrated the 11” thick armor. There
were significant dents. But the
real problem was not the dents,
nor the ringing in the ears.
The interior of the turret was
19’-2” in diameter. The turret
had two guns, two gun port covers, a ladder to pilot house, and
two shot racks filled with ball
and shells. The turret also had
two gun crews of ten men each.
If one crew member would turn
quickly it was near impossible
not to bump into a mate.
So when the rebs commenced firing at the turret the
problem was the direct solid
hits. These hits dented the turret
exterior 18” above the deck to
46.’’ The turret hits sent 22 bolts
flying inside the turret filled with
twenty sailors with no room to
duck. A hit by any one of those
bolts would have been lethal. So
the miracle of the turret was that
no one was killed or wounded
by the flying bolts. A layer of
canvass was hung around the
inside to absorb the impact of
the bolts or metal splinters.
It was not the hits on the pilot
house or on the turret that was
the problem. We suffered 11
shots on the deck. The deck
armor plates were only one-inch
thick. Five of the deck hits stuck
on the deck’s beams. Six of the
hits broke through the armor to
the wood plank deck below. As
each wave went above the 18inch freeboard (freeboard is the
height of the deck above the
waterline). We took on water.
If this were not enough, we
have taken fourteen hits on the
skirt’s armor. One hit on the port
bow was very bad. We were
seriously injured. The bow hits
had loosened all of the bow fastenings and opened the bow
plating four inches. The water
was rapidly coming in.
Somehow, even with the
large skirt overhang, we had
one hole into the hull below the
waterline. On an impregnable
monitor, to get a hole in the hull
was supposed to be impossible.
The hull shot was twelve
inches from the overhang. It
bent the plating in. It opened the
seams, and it made a considerable leak. We were now taking
on water at the rate of nine
inches an hour. “
Captain Bryson continued
relating the morning events,
“This was our situation. Our 8”
Parrot rifle when it fires sends
off 166 pounds. Our 15” Dahlgren sends off 387 pounds with
each round fired. Our best time
on one occasion was 5 minutes
to fire both guns.
If one allowed that we could
fire seven rounds from each gun
in an hour, that would mean we
would shed 3871 pounds, a lot
of weight. (One notes that does
not include the coal going up in
smoke.) Maybe that with high
tide will get us out of the grip of
the sand bar. I ordered Mr.
Forrest to commence a rapid
fire at the Sullivan Island batteries.
Captain Bryson continued:
“We were solidly in the sand
and mud. I commanded
‘Reverse engine!’ This shoal
sand bar had taken a firm hold
on our hull and it had no plans
of letting go. The engine reversed. We felt her try to go
back. Nothing! Again! Nothing!” I
then ordered: “All ahead full!
And then a moment later,
“Reverse engine!” Same result.
We were still suck on the sand
bar solidly.”
With all of the artillery striking
us and the water coming in at
nine inches per hour, I had to
consider ordering ‘Abandon
ship!’ Just then the monitor
Nahant came up to us I asked
for volunteers to get a 13 inch
diameter hawser tow rope to
her. It was near certain death to
go out into that barrage. I could
order no one to go out there.
Our surgeon Dr. William
Longshaw volunteered. Gunner’s Mate George Leland and
Coxswain Thomas Irving volunteered to go along with him.
Lt Forrest spoke to me privately after they volunteered. He
was concerned about allowing
Longshaw to go into that heavy
fire. “He is our only doctor.”
GW History Club
Forrest said. “But he has volunteered.” I answered, “Would you
do it?”
Forrest said, “Sorry Captain, I
only look foolish.” Dr. Longshaw, sailors Leland, and Irving
took a small boat, with a tow
rope twice. Twice the gunfire cut
the rope.
Three other sailors, Frank
Gile, William Williams, and
Horatio Young volunteered to
make another attempt. This time
the connection was made. With
the rapid firing of our guns, the
high tide, and the Nahant pulling, we got off the bar. In that
action of securing the tow hawsers and getting off the bar we
had suffered seven casualties.
Every man who went on deck to
get those ropes was wounded.
The five enlisted Lehigh sailors each received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their
bravery and courage under gunfire on the morning of 16 November 1863
Join us for our next inquiry
on Monday evening, November 11 at 7:30 pm. If you have
any questions or would like
additional information, please
contact me at sanfordwerfel@gmail.com or by phone
619-3229.
Italian American
Sr. Cultural Club
By Rose Corso
It’s the fall, or is it? Nevertheless, the Italian American
Sr. Cultural Club started the
month with a super celebration
in recognition of Cristoforo
Columbo.
The combination of singer
Billy Lawrence and D.J. Angelo Ucello, was magnificent.
Not only was there entertainment and plentiful food but
also a warm, friendly, cordial,
welcome. How can one not be
a participant.
Point of interest: Inquirers of
Italian American Heritage.
1) Leonardo da Vinci is
credited with an invention that
enabled vessels to get from
one level of water to another
simplifying the dangerous job
of lowering and lifting of boats.
2) What is the Italian word,
now part of the English language that means a public
declaration of intentions, motives or views?
3) The inventions of crystalline glass is attributed to a
master glass maker named
Beroverio, who perfected the
very transparent glass in 1463.
4) What accomplished pianist always wanted you to meet
his brother, George, on his
popular television shows of the
1950’s and 60’s?
5) Agnes Ion Robertson was
the first Italian-American
woman to be chosen All
American in this sport?
6) At sixteen, she became
the youngest Wimbledon
semifinalist since 1887.
7) This former Oakland
Raider All Pro linebacker was
selected to seven Pro Bowls
and played in three Super
Bowls during his career. Who
is he?
8) Who asked the musical
question, Who’s Sorry Now?
9) Who is the first female
vocalist ever to achieve four
top hit songs from a single album?
10) What is the most important ingredient of Venetian
cooking?
Answers: (1) The canal lock.
(2) Manifesto. (3) Venetian
glass. (4) Liberace (5) Basketball. (6) Gabriela Sabatini. (7)
Ted Hendricks. (8) Connie
Francis. (9) Cyndi Lauper. (10)
Fish.
Dates to remember: Nov. 1,
Music Night - Dec. 6, No General Mtg.- Dec. 12 is the
Christmas Event at the Country Club (not to be missed.)
Ciao a Tutti!
New Kids on the
Block
By Fran Solomon
New Kids on the Block is a
group of single homeowners in
GW who are interested in taking trips, learning something
new and meeting other singles. All ages are welcome.
Instead of our meeting on
September 18, 19 of us went
to the Little Szechwan in West
Windsor for dinner. We had a
really wonderful meal. On
September 25, Larry Krakower
led a group of 15 on a docent
tour of Drumthwacket, the
Governor’s Mansion.
On Saturday, October 5,
Diane Altman organized an
exciting event - dinner at Antonio’s followed by a Ghost Walk
in Princeton. On Sunday, October 13, we went to the
Sculpture Garden with Docent
Marcia Pudalov.
Our next meeting will be on
Wednesday, November 6 at
7:30 pm in the ballroom. Dr.
Ed Feldman will speak about
“How to Lose Weight and
Keep it Off.”
On Wednesday, December
4 at 7:30 pm, we we’ll have a
Holiday Party in the Ballroom.
Mike Malone, a caller from
Music N’Motion, will lead us in
line dancing. Pizza is also offered. This is open to all Line
Dancers and Singles in the
community.
If you are interested in
knowing about an event we
advertise on Channel 3, put
flyers in the rounder, have an
article in the GWVOICE each
month and send out emails. In
order to attend an event
(except line dancing) you must
be a dues-paying member.
Any single homeowner can
join this group; the dues are
only $10 per year. Put your
check made out to “New Kids
on the Block” into Box #26.
For more information about
New Kids on the Block call
Maddi Litoff 609-395-4071 or
email
her
at
di137@yahoo.com.
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ORT America
By Nancy Feuerstein
A fundamental value of ORT
is based on the highest level
of charity identified by philosopher Moses Maimonides. If
you give a man a fish you feed
him for a day, but if you teach
him how to fish, then you have
given him food for life and the
ability to live independently.
This principle of teaching individuals to live independently
has guided ORT since its inception in 1880. No organization does it better. ORT works.
Our support here in G/W is
vital in continuing this work.
On September 17 a group of
us enjoyed lunch together in a
Polish restaurant. Muriel Hertan spoke to us about life in
Poland today and our second
speaker was Marvin Fidler,
Barbara Fidler’s husband.
Marvin spent his childhood
and youth in Poland and was
trained for his future career at
an ORT school after World
War II. This is a perfect example of ORT’s importance, as
described in the first para-
graph of this article. Thank you
to Ann Gold , Muriel Hertan
and Barbara Fidler for planning this interesting and delicious Polish experience.
Join us Sunday, November
10 at the Forsgate Country
Club, 10:30 a.m. when the
North Jersey Region of ORT is
hosting a wonderful buffet
breakfast. The cost is $36 per
person. Our special guest
speaker will be Larry Strickler
who will discuss “Sex, Gangsters and the Film Censorship
Code”. Provocative films in the
30’s led to this censorship
code that lasted three decades. Larry is a well known
movie historian, college lecturer and performer. Contact
Roz Scheidt, 409-9097.
Our annual holiday party will
take place on December 11,
6:30 p.m. at the Monroe Township Library with our everpopular special and exciting
auction. Please bring a
wrapped new or un-used item,
valued at $5 or more, with a
poem describing it. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome.
Many exciting events are
planned for 2014, so watch for
The latest in our ORT chapter’s ethnic watch series focused on Poland. GW residents Marvin Fiddler explained, and answered interesting questions about his childhood in Poland, his surviving
world war two in the forest for two years, his Post-War ORT job training and emmigration to America. Marvin was introduced lovingly by his wife and series chair, Barbara to his left. Other cochairs
are Muriel Hertan, (l) and Ann Gold (r).
ORT America
further details. Save March 26,
2014 for a card party and June
2, 2014 for a performance of
the Mercer County Symphonic
Band.
Our on-going activities are
as follows:
Movie discussion group:
meets on the fourth Monday of
each month, members only at
1 p.m., Towne Centre. Lunch
on your own at 11:30 a.m. in
the Tap Room. RSVP to Betty
409-1168 or Nancy 860-6633.
Watch Channel 3 for details
about films to be discussed.
Ongoing: Bowling: Beverly
409-7993, Tribute cards: Rita
395-8993, Unwanted cell
phones: Kay 409-0955, Gift
cards for Stop & Shop and
Shoprite: Miriam 409-9160.
We hope to see you soon in
the coming months.
Martin Salmanowitz Senior
Social Club
By Paul Bresalier
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In our article in last month’s
issue of the GWVOICE we
paid tribute to two honored
members of our board who
passed away. A donation of
$200 has been made in memory of Henry Perotti to the National Pancreatic Cancer
Foundation. An additional donation of $200 has been made
to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in memory
of Jim Kelly, a charity he felt
passionately about.
On November 11 we will
commemorate Veterans Day
and remember the contributions and sacrifices made by
so many. At Greenbriar at
Whittingham we have many
veterans of World War II and
the Korean War. Some of the
younger residents may be veterans of the Vietnam conflict.
One of our distinguished residents and World War II veteran, Ray Feld, unfortunately
passed away on September
29. Ray piloted a P-51 in the
Pacific and flew combat missions over Japan. Ray and his
wonderful wife, Ethel, attended
many of the clubs’ events and
went on our trips. Ray will be
missed by all. We offer Ethel
our sincere condolences.
This month we will celebrate
Hanukkah and Thanksgiving.
We would like to wish everyone a happy holiday and hope
that we can continue to celebrate many happy occasions
together.
Bingo
Our club sponsors and conducts an evening of Bingo on
the 2nd Friday of each month
with doors opening at 7 p.m.
The next Bingo is scheduled
for November 8.
Save These Dates
The show we presented on
September 19, the New York
Vagabonds, was met with
great enthusiasm by the audience and was considered by
many to be among the top
shows the club has ever offered. In response to audience
demand, we will try to bring
the Vagabonds back in the
near future.
November 14 – Thursday, 1
p.m. - “All American Variety
Show” with Joey Arminio and
the Family. This luncheon
show is a tribute to our servicemen, commemorating Veterans Day. Deli platters will be
catered by the Tap Room. $17
pp members, $19 pp guests.
Waiting list.
December 7 – Saturday –
Holiday dinner show.
“Legendary Singers of the
50’s and 60’s” presented by
Ace in the Hole Productions.
6:30 p.m. Ballroom. Dancing.
Dinner catered by Jacques
includes salad, beef Bourguignon, chicken breast Florentine, ravioli, rice and broccoli au gratin, cake, coffee,
soda. $28 pp members, $31
pp guests.
January 9 – Thursday – The
New Year’s Brunch featuring
comedian Jack Fontana. 1 pm,
Ballroom. Brunch will be catered by the Bagel Bazaar and
features pancakes, French
toast, scrambled eggs, home
fries, bacon, sausages, bagels, rolls, muffins, assorted
salads, coffee, and a lot more.
$15 pp members, $17 pp
guests.
Yiddish Club
By Donna Steif
On Sunday, October 6,
Aryeh Green, Director of Media Central, a Jerusalembased project of Honest Reporting which provides support and services for Foreign
Journalists in Israel, spoke in
a most articulate and explicit
manner. Aryeh shared with
us the fact that so much information about Israel is not
reported factually, either by
untruths or by intended omissions. Interestingly, he used
as an example the front
cover of a prominent U.S.
magazine which had listed
many terrorist organizations
throughout the world EXCLUDING those known as
anti-Israel. The question and
answer period that followed
demonstrated how much the
audience
appreciated
Aryeh’s presentation.
We just want to remind you
that you need not worry about
having to speak or understand
Yiddish to attend our monthly
meetings. Most of our members DO NOT and yet they
look forward to the first Sunday of very month where they
can learn and be entertained
by our invited guests who
have much to share with us.
The themes are varied and the
speakers interesting – but
don’t forget, we ARE the Yiddish Club which means our
subjects are of Jewish content.
NOTE: Unless specified, our
programs take place the first
Sunday of every month at
10:15 a.m. Bagels, cream
cheese and coffee are served.
Tables are set up for 10 and
12. Charge is $6 per person
unless otherwise indicated.
Membership dues of $5 per
person must be PAID UP for
2013 to attend programs and
trips! Place your check and
seating arrangement form
taken from the rounder in the
Towne Centre into lockbox #6
with name and date of event
written on the outside of the
envelope. NO ADMISSION AT
THE
DOOR…RESERVATIONS A MUST!
Sunday, November 3, the
“Bumper “T” Caring Clowns,
represented by Dr. Huggabubbe (aka Aviva Gorstein)
and Dr. Curlybubbe (aka Ester
Gushner) will be here to talk
about “The Healing Power of
Humor…Jest for the Health
of It”. These amazing ladies
will share their profound experience visiting seriously ill
patients, distracting them for
a moment from their treatment, fears and anxieties.
That moment of levity or solace can last long after the
clowns leave the room. Join us
for an entertaining, inspiring
and refreshingly different aspect of health care!
ANNUAL GALA CHANUKAH PARTY will be held on
Sunday, December 1 at 10:15
am. Steve and Ro, our entertainment for this morning,
have appeared in various venues and have always been
well-received. We are certain
you will enjoy having them
with us. Platters of lox,
spreads and bagels will be
served. Cost per person is
$18.00. Flyers will be available
at the November 3rd breakfast.
NO RESERVATIONS will be
accepted before that date.
Sunday, January 5, 2014 we
are delighted to have as our
guest, Gloria Goldreich, author
of best selling “Leah's Journey.”
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Paula Jaffee of AIPAC will discuss the state of current
American-Israeli relationships.
HOLD THIS DATE: A SPECIAL EVENT will be held in our
ballroom on Monday, May 12,
2014 at 7 p.m. June Gable, as
famed actress Molly Picon, will
be accompanied by pianist, Elliot Finkel. Details to follow!
TRIPS:
Thursday, November 14 the
Yiddish Club Council consisting of the Yiddish Clubs of
Clearbrook, Concordia, Encore,
Ponds,
Greenbriar@Whittingham and Regency will be seeing the musical version of the film, “Lies
My Father Told Me”. Cost per
person is $54, which includes
transportation and your orchestra seat. Lunch is $15 ON
YOUR OWN at the Yiddish
Club’s favorite, Ben’s Deli.
SOLD OUT! We do have a
wait list – call Charlotte at 4097969.
On Tuesday, December 3,
our trip will be to the Center for
Jewish History on 16th Street
in New York City. Docent led
tour. Cost of $49, includes admission and box lunch.
2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014,
we will be bused to Franklin
Institute which includes admission to Planetarium, Pompeii
Exhibit and IMAX.
Nature’s Palette
By Juliet P. Klein
It was the rustling tree
leaves that made me look up.
Autumn in the air. No I wasn’t
walking along a country lane.
On a sidewalk it was, in my
very own gated community. I
had walked this route for many
years. Its alone I like to walk,
no conversations to distract
me for if I’m not deep in
thought, I’m always amazed at
the sights nature has to offer
in our well landscaped
grounds. What I saw that day
amazed and confounded me.
How could I have walked this
way for all those years and
never once noticed the intricacies of the rows and rows of
sycamore trees that line both
sides of the main roadway.
The sycamores were shedding their bark in chunks and
pieces. I was compelled to
stop to look closer. I gently
touched a loosened piece. The
piece gave way under my
touch. It was light. Its texture
was rough. It just peeled away
and floated to the ground. The
pieces of the bark that had
peeled away now had left a random pattern of smooth pale yellow, white or greenish surface,
leaving the appearance, in my
mind, of designs of abstract art.
The shading of the smooth
bark intrigued me and then
one day I looked carefully near
the base of the trees where
the bark was still much intact.
Now my imagination really
took hold. The unaltered bark
of a sycamore tree has a pattern….tiny dot clusters of varying shades of brown, deep
green and iridescent blue. For
days I puzzled over what
those tiny dots reminded me of
and finally it came to me. The
dots reminded me of pointillism. The painting technique
devised by the famous French
Post-Impressionist painter,
George Pierre Seurat….
(famous for his painting, Sunday In The Park) the basic tenets of which are that colors
have optical effects on perception. And although I could see
no patterns, still the overlap-
ping colors affected my perception. How curious that
these tiny dot clusters would
bind together to girdle the tree
trunks to the point where they
can’t breathe because “unlike
other trees which have to
yield to a growing trunk by
stretching, splitting, or infilling, the sycamore shows the
process more openly. The
explanation is found in the
rigid texture of the bark tissue
which lacks the elasticity of the
bark of some other trees, so it
is incapable of stretching to
accommodate the growth of
the wood underneath so the
bark sloughs it off.’’ The sycamore is not alone with this distinction some others are
Kawsa Dogwood, Lacebark
Elm and Chinese Quince.
(Source Wikipedia)
And so not only does the
sycamore, in my mind, put on
a bit of a show but so too the
colors of the leaves of the
many varieties of deciduous
and evergreen trees from
shades of deep dark green to
almost feathery light. One day
within my line of sight I
counted ten shades…but that
I’m sure is minuscule.
And was it a coincidence
that I received recently in snail
mail a few calendars with photos of birds, of fishes, of flowers and of animals. I marvel at
the photographers who have
the infinite patience to capture
nature’s bounty. It seems to
me that only viewing and
studying these photographs
can we really see the intricate
details of nature’s beauty. The
perfection of color combinations and softest shadings with
varying patterns and just the
right touch of a highlight color
on some birds and fishes …
awesome. Should you come
upon a photo of a Queen Angelfish or of a hummingbird or
a warbler bird give it more
than a glance…marvel at its
perfection.
So, dear reader, the moral
of my story…some things in
life are free….but we must
make an effort to grasp them.
Less Talk, More Action
By Elaine Wintjen
Put 12 women around a dining room table, pitch a newsworthy topic and you will soon
have an animated conversation. The problem is when you
have 12 women talking, it
doesn’t take long before we’re
well off-topic. Nevertheless, I
am part of this congenial and
convivial discussion group
which meets once a month.
Each member takes a turn
hosting the meeting and while
it doesn’t actually start until
10:30 am, we convene at 10
am. There is important business to which we must attend;
we have to eat! One simply
can’t think and solve the problems of the world on an empty
stomach, and so our hostess
offers a bountiful display of
bagels, cream cheese, cake,
and fruit and of course, the
ubiquitous coffee maker.
Our hostess has also prepared a list of topics for discussion. They can be a local,
national or international event
and, yes, we even dabble in
politics. On the assumption we
have read at least one newspaper, it is expected we will
have an opinion on most subjects. And if we do get into
some sort of political debate,
it’s a rational one. We are
aware we have members on
“both sides of the aisle”, but
should we get out-of-hand, the
hostess will simply introduce
another topic.
Not every member is all that
talkative; some just listen in
rapt attention to what the rest
of us are spewing out. Some
members occasionally ask a
question which has nothing to
do with the topic then under
discussion, but being polite
and responsive members, we
quickly change gears and offer
our thoughts.
Time passes quickly and at
noon, it’s time to leave. We
thank our hostess and establish where our next meeting
will take place. The timing is
just right because, quite
frankly, I am exhausted. Eating, thinking and talking can
be very tiring and because we
did not solve any of the problems we discussed, I am a bit
depressed. My Prozac just
doesn’t seem to be working.
Yiddish Club
Our Annual Trip to the New
Jersey Performing Arts Center
will take place on March 21,
2014 and includes rehearsal
and lunch. Details to follow.
LET’S SPEAK YIDDISH for those who like the sound of
Yiddish whether you can
speak well, not so well, or only
a little bit, come join this group
of women and men who enjoy
being with each other to converse in Yiddish on the third
Wednesday of each month
from 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Chairperson, Harriet Weitzner
extends an invitation to you to
join her and the group. Only
Yiddish Club members are
welcome.
MULTI-MEDIA CENTER:
Books, DVDs and Video cassettes may be borrowed on
the first Sunday of the month,
before or after the Yiddish
Club breakfast. Whatever you
choose must be returned the
following month. Librarian Natasha Rosenbaum will be
happy to assist you. If you
would like an annotated bibliography, e-mail her at softefive@aol.com.
For those who haven’t been
to a Yiddish Club breakfast,
how about trying it? It would
be our pleasure to greet you!
Less Talk
We head for home and the
next activity of the day...lunch! If
dining at home, alone, lunch for
me is a simple sandwich and
some soothing silence. If meeting a friend and dining out,
lunch is a simple salad and nonstop conversation. One of my
friends is as much a political
animal as I am and we spend
our entire time together castigating our current Congress and
any other politician currently
making some noise.
For someone who does not
consider herself all that verbose, I think I have now become a regular chatty Cathy.
Perhaps that could explain my
frequent bouts of laryngitis.
Good Night and Good Luck!”
By Arnold Bornstein
The Periodic Philosopher
has returned, not only to the
GWVOICE, but also from a
recent visit to Atlantic City
which has once again made
me examine the meaning of
the word LUCK.
I would think that just about
all of us have thought about it
as we go through the ups and
downs of life. In my case, after
moving to GW and its convenient location to and from Atlantic City, my wife and I have
made brief getaway trips there
for enjoyment and not necessarily for the casinos.
We enjoy the strolls on the
boardwalk, the restaurants
and stores, the shows, the ho-
tel amenities, and just getting
away.
Eventually, my habit of playing 25-cent slot machines with
the biggest jackpots, and
maximum bets, led to occasional one-dollar slots. However, I always set a relatively
small amount as the limit of
my gambling.
In any event, all this led to
my developing a slogan: “I’ve
got a feeling I’m gonna hit the
big one!” My immediate family
is quite familiar with the slogan
and occasionally and rightfully
tease me about it. Ironically,
about four years ago my wife,
on a quarter slot machine, did
hit a big one, $2,500, and we
ended up buying a large televi-
sion set.
On the recent visit, I played
a $1 slot machine, with maximum bets, but for a very short
time, and the jackpot was several hundred-thousand dollars.
No, I did not hit the big one!
And driving home, I finally decided to forget about my slogan, once and for all.
That isn’t to say that I don’t
believe in good luck or bad
luck. I am sure that all of you
have experienced it in one
way or another, be it playing
cards or mahjongg, health, the
stock market, betting on
sports, landing or not getting
that job, accidents, friends,
family relations, finding or losing something — and the list
goes on with nearly any activity done by humans.
In my case, it includes being
“cured” of prostate cancer, not
getting a reporting job at The
New York Times because the
city editor misplaced my submissions file and the opening
went to somebody else, narrowly missing a potentially fatal collision between two Navy
ships at sea, having a loving
family, in a split-second avoiding a left turn in which a highspeeding car would have
slammed into my driver’s side.
And flunking out of NYU
because of a lack of motivation, but a few years later coming back to NYU and graduating, with the GI Bill paying for
it, and while working at a
newspaper in New Haven, CT,
and eventually meeting by
chance the woman I love, with
Own a Computer?
From Herman Strauss
Actual dialogue of a former
WordPerfect Customer Support employee. (Now I know
why they record these conversations!):
Operator: ‘Ridge Hall, computer assistance; may I help
you?’
Caller: ‘Yes, well, I’m having
trouble with WordPerfect.’
Operator: ‘What sort of trouble?’
WordPerfect, or did you get
out?’
Caller: ‘How do I tell?’
Operator: ‘Can you see the
‘C: prompt’ on the screen?’
Caller: ‘What’s a seaprompt?’
Operator: ‘Never mind, can
you move your cursor around
the screen?’
Caller: ‘There isn’t any cursor; I told you, it won’t accept
anything I type..’
Operator: ‘Does your monitor have a power indicator?’
Caller: ‘What’s a monitor?’
Operator: ‘It’s the thing with
the screen on it that looks like
a TV.
Does it have a little light that
tells you when it’s on?’
Caller: ‘I don’t know.’
Operator: ‘Well, then look on
the back of the monitor and
find where the power cord
goes into it. Can you see
that??’
Caller: ‘Yes, I think so.’
Operator: ‘Great. Follow the
cord to the plug, and tell me if
it’s plugged into the wall..
Caller: ‘Yes, it is.’
Operator: ‘When you were
behind the monitor, did you
notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of
it, not just one? ‘
Caller: ‘No.’
Operator: ‘Well, there are. I
need you to look back there
again and find the other cable.’
Caller: ‘Okay, here it is.’
Operator: ‘Follow it for me,
and tell me if it’s plugged securely into the back of your
computer..’
Caller: ‘I can’t reach.’
Operator: ‘OK. Well, can
you see if it is?’
Caller: ‘No...’
Operator: ‘Even if you
maybe put your knee on
something and lean way
over?’
Caller: ‘Well, it’s not because I don’t have the right
angle — it’s because it’s dark.’
Operator: ‘Dark?’
Caller: ‘Yes - the office light
is off, and the only light I have
is coming in from the window.’
Operator: ‘Well, turn on the
office light then.’
Caller: ‘I can’t..’
Operator: ‘No? Why not?’
Caller: ‘Because there’s a
power failure.’
Operator: ‘A power.... A
power failure? Aha. Okay,
we’ve got it licked now. Do you
still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff that your
computer came in?’
Caller: ‘Well, yes, I keep
It is necessary to register for
all featured activities. Individuals, 55 years and older, who
reside in Monroe Township
and are registered members of
the Office, are eligible to attend Center programs and activities in our new home on the
corner of Halsey Reed and
Applegarth Road. For more
information, please call: 609448-7140.
Pickle Ball Clinic
On Monday, November 4, at
10 a.m., Norman Olinsky, Recreation Advisory Board, will
address the policies and procedures of outdoor Pickle Ball
and how to ensure a safe environment for all parties. Please
register in advance.
Drop-In Bridge and Duplicate Bridge
On Mondays and Tuesdays,
from 9:30 am to noon, enjoy
drop-in bridge. No registration
required. On Tuesdays, from 1
to 4 p.m., play sanctioned, duplicate bridge games. Preregistration is required per
game date. A $5 p.p. admission fee is due on each Duplicate Bridge game day.
AARP Drivers’ Safety Program
Two different classes are
available this month: Monday,
November 4, and November
18, both at 8:45 a.m. For
space availability and prices,
please call Rosanna at the
Center.
Silverscreen Nostalgia
1:30 p.m., join Bill Levy as he
looks at the greatest singing
duos of Hollywood: Nelson &
MacDonald, Rooney & Garland, and more!
Center Chorus
On Tuesdays, at 10 a.m.,
sing your way to a good time
and health with Sheila Werfel,
Artistic Director. New members must pay $5 annual dues
upon registering in-person.
Skinny Bracelet Demo & Do
On Wednesday, November
6, at 1:30 p.m., join Fran for a
fun, one-day craft where you
will create your own bracelet!
Students must have sewing
know-how and nimble fingers.
Course Fee: $12 p.p. (includes
all supplies and instruction.)
Space limited. Pre-registration
is required, in-person.
Friends Honor Veterans
On Friday, November 8, at
1:30 p.m., join the Friends of
the Senior Center as they
honor veterans. For more information, please consult November’s Friendly Tidbits, or
call: 609-448-7598.
Art of the Masters:
Berthe Morisot
On Friday, November 8, at 2
p.m., join Christina as she provides a brief lecture about the
life and works of Berthe Morisot. Then, 16 participants (with
a project coupon) will create
an individual masterpiece in oil
pastels. To participate in the
project, you must OBTAIN a
project coupon (available upon
request) while supplies last.
Watercolor Studio
On Tuesdays, November
12, 19, and December 17,
from 1 to 3 p.m., enjoy this
three-session class with Clare
Godleski. Students engage in
a variety of techniques and
learn about color theory as
they create their own masterpieces. No Experience Necessary! Course Fee: $35, due
upon registering in person.
Supply list available.
The U.S. and China in
Cyberspace: Competition
and Cooperation?
On Tuesday, November 12,
at 1 p.m., Dr. Adam Segal,
Council on Foreign Relations,
discusses how cyber attacks
impact not only governments
but also private citizens. He
will address U.S. and China’s
competing strategies in cyberspace and the possibilities of
establishing guidelines for international standards and priorities. This program is offered
in conjunction with the Monroe
Township Library and its Sixth
Annual Susi Silber Lecture
program. Free tickets are
available (limit two per person)
at the Library’s Welcome Desk
as well as the Senior Center.
Beginners Folk Dancing
On Wednesday, November
13, at 9:30 a.m., join Fran as
she teaches Folk Dancing
newbies the right moves. This
class will meet again in December. If there is interest,
Beginners Folk Dancing will
become a regularly scheduled
activity.
Introduction to
Floral Design
On Thursday, November 14,
at 10:30 a.m., learn how to
design and create a Thanksgiving-themed wreath and centerpiece during this fun demonstration with our new artist
friend, Andrea Casey. Please
register in advance.
Michael & Ted Present:
Betty Grable
On Thursday, November 14,
at 2 p.m., join our friends, from
WWFM’s The Classical Network, as they explore the life
and career of Betty Grable—
who is more than a pin-up and
who first appeared in Cole
Porter’s “Du Barry Was a
Lady”.
Working Artist Demo
10:30 a.m., meet Jeremy Taylor,
Watercolorist, as she explores the
world of watercolor while creating
a piece of art.
Living with
Rheumatoid Arthritis
1:30 p.m., Dr. Aly Cohen, in
conjunction with Abbvie sponsorship, will discuss the difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as well
as the signs and symptoms,
and treatment options. Lite
refreshments will be offered.
Register in advance.
Leger: Modern Art &
the Metropolis
On Monday, November 18,
at 1:30 p.m., join Nancy Hovnanian, Guide from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as she
features the important works of
French painter Fernand Léger
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now?’
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Alexa’s Dream
By Dawn Horowitz
For many believers in Judaism, the greatest honor a person can achieve is to emigrate to Israel, also known as
making aliyah to Israel.
“Aliyah” is commonly translated as “rising up” to live in
Israel to achieve a higher
spiritual style of life.
When my son Aaron called
and told me my granddaughter Alexa, age 19, was bypassing college in the United
States and “making aliyah,” I
was shocked. And I was further astounded when he explained that during the next
two years she was planning
to join the Israeli Defense
Forces, “to do her service.”
Alexa said that since she
planned to live permanently
in Israel, she believes that to
feel a true participant in Israeli society and culture, she
could only have a successful
future career if she completed some military duty to
the country as required of all
its citizens. Therefore, she
arranged to begin her life in
Israel by enlisting for the required two years.
Before she was accepted
into the program, Alexa successfully completed emotional and psychological tests
as well as passing all the
physical challenges thrown
at her. She was very excited
and enthusiastic about her
forthcoming experience and
eagerly explained to me that
she had dreamed of living in
Israel for years.
In support of Alexa’s
choices, husband Paul and I
joined our son Aaron and his
wife Donna last month as
they accompanied their
daughter to John F. Kennedy
Airport on the first leg of her
journey to Israel.
Of course, she had tons of
luggage. However, her flight
was arranged by El Al as an
“aliyah travel package” so
she was allowed three large
pieces of luggage, each
weighing 50 pounds. We
kept rearranging the contents
until we finally met the weight
requirements. Aaron told Alexa he would bring all the
equipment we could not stuff
into the bags at this time
when he visited her in December.
We arrived at the airport
early and got on line. Alexa
kept greeting friends as they
arrived. She socialized and
mingled and had a wonderful
time sharing experiences
with her fellow immigrants.
People making aliyah came
from many states in the U.S.,
Canada and various countries of the Western Hemisphere. There were 358 per-
sons listed as passengers on
the El Al flight specially arranged for the new immigrants traveling to Israel. The
age of the travelers ranged
from two months to 74 years
and included families, couples and single young adults.
While we were standing in
line, a couple of Israeli immigration officials approached
and asked Alexa if she was
happy to be making aliyah.
She replied, “yes.” Then,
they hit some keys on their
them in the closet..’
Operator: ‘Good. Go get
them, and unplug your system
and pack it up just like it was
when you got it. Then take it
back to the store you bought it
from.’
Caller: ‘Really? Is it that
bad?’
Operator: ‘Yes, I’m afraid it
is.’
Caller: ‘Well, all right then, I
suppose. What do I tell them?’
Operator: ‘Tell them you’re
too fehrblondjet (lost, technology challenged?) to own a
computer.
Good Night
51 years of marriage. There
were more ups and downs of
course, and if you think about
it and reflect on it, I am sure
you will have countless memories, as well.
My bottom line is I have no
real definition of luck. Does it
exist? Is it really something
else? Do we sometimes make
it?
At any rate, as Edward R.
Murrow used to say in closing
his newscast: “Good night and
good luck!”
during this PowerPoint presentation of the museum’s new
exhibit. Please register in advance.
Laughs on Us Series
On select days this month,
enjoy some laughs with the
following DVD presentations:
On Wednesday, November 20,
at 1:30 p.m., enjoy “World Of
Comedy” that features a 90minute collection of Bob
Hope’s funniest moments on
TV. On Thursday, November
21, at 1:30 p.m., have fun with
The Best of Sid Caesar. Enjoy
classic sketches from Your
Show of Shows and Caesar’s
Hour. Then, on Tuesday, November 26, at 1:30 p.m., it’s
The Tonight Show: 5.21.92
Episode This episode has
Johnny’s last two guests,
Robin Williams and Bette Midler, with farewell performances
that “bring down the house”.
Please register for each program date in advance.
From Dusk to Dreams
1 p.m., enjoy this DVD presentation with Michael Ferreira, which
features the spectacular opening night concert with Jennifer
Hudson, Willie Nelson, Martina
McBride, John Fogerty, and
Carole King at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
Membership Has
Its Privileges
Please note that to register for
programs, you must be a member of the Office of Senior Services. Interested individuals
need to fill out an application,
available at the front desk; and,
new members can stop by the
Senior Center to obtain their key
tag after processing. All members have the opportunity to
participate in daily activities and
trips. However, registering in
advance for programs and calling in for day trips is a must. For
Senior Center activities, members can call up to 48 hours in
advance, 9 and 11:30 a.m. the
morning of a program to see if
space is available at that time to
register. Call 609-448-7140.
Alexa’s Dream
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Must present before work done. Expires 11-30-13
iPad, primarily for identification purposes, and Alexa’s
picture and information came
up. They asked questions
about the information and
when she answered correctly
and signed the page, they
said, “Mazel Tov, you are
now an Israeli.” Her Israeli
passport and identification
papers were promised to be
mailed to her in a few weeks.
Thus, she will have dual citizenship, retaining her Ameri-
can identity and gaining an
Israeli one as well.
Alexa attended the elementary Hebrew day school
in Northbrook, Illinois and
studied Hebrew there.
She’s not fluent yet but its
more than passable for the
present. I think she understands more than she thinks
she does. I noted that Alexa
was happy to converse in
Hebrew with many of the
parents and students while
waiting for the approaching
GW RECYCLING
SCHEDULE
MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS HOURS
As of November 15, 2013, the Management Offices
(on the second floor of the Towne Centre) will be available weekdays only during the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
During lunch, the office will be closed from 12:30 p.m.
to 1 p.m.
At all other times, please see the Concierge.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
WHOA Board of Trustees
formal welcoming ceremony
for these newest Israeli citizens.
According to the program
mailed to the family describing the scheduled activities
at the airport, the list of
speechmakers was lengthy.
Fortunately, only short
speeches by the myriad of
dignitaries congratulating the
Alyah group began as soon
as all those making aliyah
were processed. The tributes
were “short” to enable the
flight to depart on time. The
final goodbyes were not as
difficult as expected since
Aaron and Donna plan to attend Alexa’s induction ceremony into the army in December.
Once Alexa reached Israel, a plan was set up for
her to be adopted by a host
family
in
a
kibbutz
(collective community) near
the Sea of Galilee. This follows the standard custom
for army personnel whose
immediate family does not
live in Israel to become a
member of a family somewhere in the country. Thus,
Alexa will have a “home” to
go to when she has free
time during a weekend or
during a holiday.
I found this entire alyah
experience fascinating and
moving: well organized and a
very emotional moment for
every participant. Even
though I never anticipated
that one of my grandchildren
would decide to permanently
live in Israel, and knew the
difficulties for a person who
lives miles away from other
family members, I still believe that it is wonderful for
Alexa to follow her dream.
TOWNE CENTRE NEWS
By Monica Caterson, Clubhouse / Recreation Manager
WHOA Entertainment
The Bronx Wanderers
Saturday, November 16, 2013
8:00PM ~ $25.00
@ The Monroe Township High School
Watch for our future shows!
WHOA Movies
In The Ballroom @ 1:00PM
Sunday, November 10, 2013
“The Guilt Trip”
Sunday, November 24, 2013
“42”
WHOA Trips
Mount Airy/Sands Casino
November 10-11, 2013
Celebrity Cruise from
Ft. Lauderdale
January 20-31, 2014
Royal Caribbean Cruise
from Bayonne, NJ
January 21-31, 2014
Ask about the
2015 Cruise!
*Flyers in Towne Centre*
WHOA
Atlantic City
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Bus Leaves Community @ 9:30AM
“Caesars”
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
“Taj Mahal”
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
“Showboat”
WHOA Duffy Square
Duffy Square will resume:
May 21, 2014
June 18, 2014
July 16, 2014
August 20, 2014
September 17, 2014
Snow Bulletin 2013-2014
NOTE: Although the term “salting” is used, salt should not be used
on any concrete (driveways, walkways, etc.) since the salt will kill
grass and damage concrete. CALCIUM CHLORIDE OR ANOTHER
TYPE OF ICE MELT PRODUCT SHOULD BE USED.
STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT
We have contracted to provide for the clearing of roads and
parking areas in an expeditious manner and for manpower to do
the required shoveling.
Curb and street markers are placed in judicious locations, as a
guide for the plows, similar to county and municipal roads
throughout the area.
Efficient operations require a plan that dictates starting at some
point and ending at another. It follows, therefore, that some homes
will be cleared first. Manor Home residents have no access to their
garage; therefore, they will be shoveled first; all others next.
Our personnel and contractors must be able to get here in order to work.
Be assured, however, that at all times during any storm conditions,
we will have equipment and personnel on site to react to any medical or
similar emergency. Police, fire and first aid services will be able to get
from the front entrance of the community to your home.
IMPORTANT: IN THE EVENT OF AN “EMERGENCY” DURING
THE SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM, PLEASE CALL 9-1-1.
1.Any medical treatment necessitating clearing must be preapproved through the Management Office.
2.The operation of “loaders” which clear the parking areas and
driveways have been directed to place snow in specific locations. The layout and design of our community requires snow
to be placed on lawn areas. Normally, lawns are NOT damaged by snow. (Any damage that might occur will be repaired
in the spring.) The snow is placed in locations most efficient to
the operation of the loader and cannot be “spread around
evenly.”
3.Medical experts tell us that shoveling snow is one of the most
physically exerting activities, and we strongly recommend that,
unless you are in the best physical condition, DO NOT
SHOVEL SNOW.
GENERAL REMINDERS
1. Weather forecasting is not a science when dealing with a
snowfall if the forecast is for more than an hour in the future.
Your help is required for us to “do the job.” We suggest that
you consider the following recommendations:
2. Stock one or two days of food supplies and medications at
home for those times that we do experience a severe storm.
3. Have snow tires on your car. (The law requires snow tires if
you travel on certain highways.)
4. KEEP A BAG OF ICE MELT for your walks and/or driveways
near your home. The snow melted by sun during the day will
freeze at night.
5. Please move your car when requested. If it remains in our
way and is plowed in, we will NOT come back and clear it.
6. DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR IN THE STREET whenever a
snowfall is forecasted. This is PROHIBITED. (Use of the Towne
Centre “upper” parking area is strongly recommended.)
7. Recognize that during or after a storm your normal routine
may be modified. Remember that a crash program of snow
clearing in our community will be of no benefit to you if you
find the surrounding roadways are not passable.
8. Your written suggestions for improvement of snow clearing
are welcomed.
9. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST SPECIAL CLEARING since
we will be unable to provide that service. In a snow-clearing
operation, it is impossible for the men and equipment to jump
around throughout the community. We must work in the predetermined order to get the snow clearing done.
10. NOTE: Our contractor has a reasonable guideline on how
long a complete clearing should take, dependent upon the
amount of snow.
11.Scratches, scrapes, gouges and cracks are a normal occurrence when snow is cleared by heavy equipment.
12.All other damage repair requests to Management, in writing,
on the proper form (available from the Concierge) within 30
days of the snowfall. Each situation will be reviewed on an
individual basis to determine if repairs are warranted.
13.With understanding and patience on your part and organization, planning and effort on our part, the disruption of your
schedule and activities will be kept to a minimum.
GW Voice Snowbird Mailing
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
Name ___________________________________________
Winter Mailing Address: _______________________________
Street ___________________________________________
City______________________ State _____ Zip __________
Monthly issues of the GW VOICE will be mailed to the above address.
$2.00 per month covers postage and handling.
Please circle months requested.
Nov Dec Jan Feb March April May
Make checks payable to: “GW VOICE”
Amount Paid: $2.00
x number of months = $____________
Date Paid_____________ Check Number_____________
Leave this request form with your check in
the GW Voice Mailbox in the Annex.
Monroe Cares
$2000 that GW Connections
will contribute to the local food
bank during 2013. Many local
Monroe Township residents
have also contributed individual checks to defray the costs.
It has also been announced
that the Township will provide
limited bus service to the Senior Center. We are asking that
those capable of driving themselves, please do so. To get
more information regarding the
bus service, call Bonnie at the
Office of Senior Services at
609-448-7140.
While this activity is limited
to seniors this year, the exception to that rule is if you need
to bring a caregiver with you.
Also, if the only way you can
attend is with your child who
has nowhere else to go, you
will both be welcome. The fee
is $10.00 for each attendee.
No one will be excluded because they feel they can’t afford the fee. Contact Bonnie at
609-448-7140 or me at 609235-9440.
The catered meal will consist of the usual Thanksgiving
fare-turkey, stuffing, mashed
potatoes, bread, a vegetable,
cranberry sauce and other
T h a n k sg i v i ng t r a d it i o na l
dishes. In addition, beverages
and desserts will also be provided (Costco has donated a
$200 gift certificate.) But most
of all, we are trying to provide
an atmosphere of family and
caring.
Paying by check is the preferred method. Checks should
be made payable to the
Friends of the Senior Center,
with Community Cares in the
memo section. Checks can be
mailed to the Monroe Township Office of Senior Services,
Attention Bonnie, 12 Halsey
Reed Road, Monroe Township, N.J. 08831. The deadline
for responding is November
14, 2013.
Meet and Greet
on, with the resources available. Challengers Arminio,
Nothstein and Riback suggested that “having more
money is not necessarily better (Northstein),” that “while of
course budgets affect everything in a school, we need to
have more bang for the buck
(Riback),” and that there is
“waste and misuse of funds
(Arminio).”
In the written responses,
Kaufman compared putting
together a budget “is like preparing a recipe. A poorly developed and underfunded
budget is the same as replacing quality ingredients with cutrate substandard or imitation
materials. You get what you
pay for.” Nothstein questioned
whether “spending more
money on education is the
panacea for an underachieving district...This is a question
of whether or not money improves the education of our
children. While it is safe to say
that an underfunded school
district might not have the
tools and resources to adequately educate their students,
the converse is not true.”
Arminio wrote that “the use of
funds is complicated and ...
affects the quality of education...Giving educators the resources, programs and equipment necessary to achieve
their goal of quality student
instruction is essential to student performance. However,
the waste and misuse of
money deprives students of
quality instruction.” Tessler
noted that by setting up a special program for autistic children within the school, we didn’t have to pay for sending
them out-of-district, which
would have been very costly.
Several candidates alluded
to the need to seek input from
parents and the community.
When it was determined that
more classroom space would
be needed at the Middle
School, community input was
solicited through the District
Facilities Committee, which is
comprised of township residents.
The importance of technology touched off heated responses from all candidates,
particularly when it touched on
the use of iPads in the high
school. While all candidates
agreed on the importance of
electronics and technology in
the future and that students
need to learn and be skilled in
the use of them in a global
marketplace, they didn’t all
agree on specifics of when
and how to incorporate them
in the curriculum. Kaufman
stated that all students need to
be able to “learn on electronic
media...It is not a question of
whether or not technology is
important, that debate has
passed...the critical issue is
how Monroe will adopt advanced learning media like
eBooks, iBooks, Wikis and
other modalities and break our
dependency on printed and
commercially published text
books in the very near future.”
Nothstein offered that
“technology without a plan is a
waste. ..Don’t be the first one
to try something new ...Let
other districts be the guinea
pigs for new technology so we
can learn from their mistakes
and benefit from their successes while at the same time
saving taxpayers money.”
Arminio admitted she is “just
learning about technology.
How and when to use it is important and research and a
Board of Education candidates vying for 2013 election on Tuesday, November 5 from the right, Michelle Arminio, Lewis Kaufman incumbent, Louis Masters incumbent, Thomas Nothstein, Steven
Riback, and Ira Tessler, incumbent.
plan to implement is needed.”
She criticized the planning and
purchase of iPads asserting
that “we must test the program
and train the trainers.” Masters
pointed out that iPads actually
save
money,
since
“technology can be used to
implement new programs or
expand programs for less
cost...thus doing more with
less.” Tessler demonstrated
the use of an iPad by tracking
one day of his daughter’s
class schedule and utilization
of the instrument. “A successful student must know how to
search for content on the Internet in order to research answers to questions. They must
be able to create their own
content and be able to collaborate with others in the workplace and in cyber space.” He
also wrote that “Over the next
few years the city of Los Angeles will be deploying iPads to
all 640,000 students.”
Riback pointed out that NJ
leads the nation in tech job
growth and that we “need to
be on the cutting edge of technology.” Whatever program is
purchased, we need a “pilot
program” to determine its
value and “teachers must be
trained.”
Challenges facing the board
provoked some very interesting responses. Kaufman pinpointed growth in the community as the most serious challenge.
“The
township...continues to grow at a
rapid rate. We enroll 200 to
300 new students every
year...the Board has no control
over the building of homes in
the township. Other districts in
NJ have been successful in
imposing impact fees on builders, Monroe must use this
same model, and slow
growth.”
Nothstein indicated that the
challenge is “not lack of funding, it’s inefficient spending...While challenges include
increasing the competency
levels of our children and
budgeting for future projected
enrollment, ..I believe we can
achieve the best...schools
while not reaching farther into
the pockets of the taxpayers.
We need to do more with
less...”
Arminio targeted “student
achievement and budgeting
wisely” as the biggest challenge. “The challenge is to
enhance the quality of education by reviewing educational
programs for efficacy, eliminating non-performing programs
and supporting academic excellence.” Masters pointed to
the fact that the “funding formula is not fully funded by the
state,” comply with court mandates, even as...board members are actively involved in
confronting the legislature and
the governor...” He urged
“increased political action at
the state and local level for fair
funding based on district
placement and specific needs,
and for school board input into
zoning/planning in township
development.” He also suggested “efficient planning and
use of budget monies and periodic reviews of practices, as
well as public feed back and
input into the budget process.”
Tessler indicated that
“maintaining quality educational programs, co-curricular
activities and other services,
given the constraints put on
our budget by the state....In
spite of the fact that the Board
has ... provided for increasing
student needs while...facing
flat or reduced state aid, ... the
District’s per -pupil costs have
steadily declined. ...We must
continue to seek state grants.”
Riback pointed to budgeting
and funding as major challenges. However, he also said
that “allowing high density
construction in the township is
insane. He wrote that he has
been very involved in
“supporting bills to overturn an
unfair limit on our state aid to
education...” and is “involved
in protesting what I call
‘uncontrolled ‘ residential
growth. Both of these items
are contributing to larger
school costs.
Audience questions targeted
taxes, cost sharing with parents around certain programs,
the need to continually review
practices and balancing, maintaining and/or increasing the
quality of education while
keeping costs level. The subject of teachers’ salaries was
brought up. While some candidates felt salaries were low,
compared to other districts,
and this was reflected in students scores, Riback commented that “you can’t judge
teachers based on their salaries.” Kaufman noted that “we
have a high performing school
district and can get top quality
teachers. We have an extensive professional development
program,” and Masters indicated that ...”we have no problem retaining teachers.”
In concluding the evening’s
event, moderator Linda Mather
reminded the audience that
members of the board of education work diligently to uphold
the standards and quality of
the educational program,
knowing that real estate values are directly impacted by
the quality of a school system,
and that board members receive no monetary compensation for their many hours devoted to the job. She also
urged all present to vote in the
General Election on Tuesday,
November 5, and bring three
people to vote. She reminded
the audience that there are
two ballot questions to be
voted on. For information contact the LWV NJ at contact@lwvnj.org or call the
Voteline 1-800-792-VOTE
(8683)
A limited number of Candidate Information Fact sheets
are
available
from
the
LWVMT. Contact Ruth Banks
at 609-655-4791 for details.
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garage cleanouts. Monroe
Township resident. All major
credit cards accepted. Licensed and insured. NJ License # 13VH03701800.
www.lenshandyman.com Call
(732) 353-6031.
WINDSOR MOVING COMPANY – Helping families pack
and move for over 20 years.
Fully insured. Lic. PC00512.
Call (609) 448-8840.
Miscellaneous/
Services
LEASE A NIECE – Companion, personal shopper. Help
with household activities, paperwork, shopping, appointments, local transportation.
New Jersey born and bred.
Tracie (732) 904-3885.
A. HARRINGTON LIMOUSINE – Owners are Greenbriar
Whittingham residents. Call
(800) 458-5466.
PC PROBLEM SOLVERS –
Low priced service. Slow computer? Viruses or spyware? Pop
-ups? Computer and internet set
-ups. We make house calls. Call
Herman (609) 409-0824.
CAR SERVICE – For a comfortable ride I hope you decide
to call John (609) 655-2015.
Airports, doctors, shopping.
COMPUTER ASSISTANCE in
senior's home. Help with all
aspects. Selection, set-up, and
training. (609) 409-7631.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
– Errands, doctor’s appointments, bank reconciliation,
household organizing and
more. Bonded, reasonable
and reliable. Call Carol (609)
448-9188.
COMPUTER REPAIRS - RJF
Sales Company LLC (formerly
Monroe Computer Service). Is
your computer running slow? It
may need a tune-up. Desktop
and laptop repair in your
home. Virus removal and protection. Monroe resident with
over 20 years of computer experience. www.monroecomputer.com (732) 723-9537
or (732) 967-3400.
Home Improvement
& Services
MIKE THE HANDYMAN –
See my display ad in this edition. (732) 780-0468.
EXPERT HOME REPAIRS Kitchen, bath, closet remodeling, tiling, painting. Call Bob
Katz – (609) 490-9522.for details.
RELIABLE
HANDYMAN
SERVICES – Local resident.
No job too small. All labor
guaranteed. Call me to discuss-no obligation. Reasonable rates. Call (609) 4097096 or (908) 385-5869.
JOHN PEARL HOME IMPROVEMENT AND LANDSCAPING, LLC – General
repairs, power washing, deck
staining, tile, sheetrock/
masonry repairs, painting, tree
removal, landscape projects
and more. Licensed and insured. NJ License #
13VH06515700. Call John at
(908) 208-1150.
TKS HOME IMPROVEMENT
– A full-service contractor and
handyman services. Roofing,
kitchens, baths, basements,
painting, tile, hardwood and
more. No job too big or too
small. Lic#13VH05970500.
(609) 259-2574.
PROFESSIONAL PET CARE
– Bonded and insured. Call
(609) 860-9696.
Wanted to Buy
I WILL BUY your old digital or
film camera. Arthur (609) 4090628. I will come to you.
For Sale
BETH ISRAEL MAUSOLEUM
– Desirable and scarce Garden Mausoleum for two with
preneed weekday opening.
$11,000. Call (561) 364-5542.
Help & Health
Services
CARING ELDER CARE – We
will help you live independently; a few hours a day or a
few hours a week. Experienced, reliable, affordable.
Local, references. (646) 4130813.www.CaringElderCare.c
om
LOOKING FOR BEST CARE
– Call Rose with good references. (609) 638-6774.
HOME ELDERLY CARE/
SICK – Eight years of experience. Call Alice (732) 4859215.
ANNA’S HOME CARE – Certified professional caregiver is
looking for live-in/live-out job in
Monroe Township. Experienced, references. Driver’s
license. Accepts long-term
care insurance. Low prices.
Private care option. Call Anna
at (609) 409-1600 or (732) 579
-8158.
OUR CARING HOME COMPANIONS help seniors live at
home. Personal care, meals,
housework, transportation, up
to 24 hour care. Top references and screenings, we do
things your way. Affordable
rates. VISITING ANGELS.
(732) 656-7720.
Housecleaning
Services
HENRYKA’S
HOUSE
CLEANING – Polish ladies,
reliable and experienced. References available. (609) 5860806.
NICE
JEWISH
GIRL’S
HOUSE CLEANING and
Health Aide Service. 20 years
experience. Low rates. Insured
and bonded. Call Eileen at
(609) 860-9050.
Monroe Township Library Events
The Operas of Puccini
presented by Jerry Kalstein,
Boheme Opera NJ
1 p.m., Monday, November
4. Live singing, along with CD
and DVD performances of the
operas of Puccini with emphasis on Tosca. Additional operas including La Bohème,
Madama Butterfly, and Turandot will be discussed. This program coincides with the live
Metropolitan Opera broadcast
at local theaters. This event is
offered in collaboration with the
Monroe Township Cultural Arts
Commission.
Free tickets are available at
the Welcome Desk beginning
Monday, October 21.
Coupon Club
1:30 p.m., Monday, November 4. Clip coupons and swap
‘til you drop at the Library’s
monthly Coupon Club. Spend
time with fellow couponers
trading unwanted coupons in
exchange for those you need.
Discuss deals, share frugal tips
and shopping experiences.
Bring a pair of scissors and
your stash of any non-expired
coupons. Program is free and
registration is not required.
Book Café
11 a.m., Wednesday, November 6. Join us for Book
Café, a book discussion with a
twist. Rather than focus on a
single title participants talk
about the books that they’ve
read and enjoyed. Register at
the Welcome Desk.
Open Mic Night
6:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday,
November 6. All ages are invited to share talents in a no
pressure, family-friendly environment. Program is open to
musicians, poets, stand- up,
and artists of all levels. Call the
Library or email Tyler at trousseau@monroetwplibrary.org to
reserve a time slot.
Fall International Film Festival
At 2 and 6:30 p.m., Thursday,
November 7. The Sapphires, a
2012 Australian comedic drama
based on a true story, will be
screened. Tickets are $1 and
available at Circulation.
Digital Memories Fundraiser
12-3 p.m., Saturday, No-
vember 9. Do you have VHS
tapes, 8 or 16 mm movies,
photos, slides, or photo albums
that you would like converted
to DVD? Innovative Document
Imaging LLP will be on hand to
help preserve your memories.
Conversion will be completed
in time for holiday gift-giving.
For more information and pricing, visit the Library. Proceeds
benefit the Monroe Township
Library Foundation. Registration is not required.
Muslim Journeys Film Series:
Prince among Slaves
2 p.m., Wednesday, November 13. The Library is proud to
present a film series featuring
resources from the Bridging
Cultures: Muslim Journeys
bookshelf collection received
through the National Endowment for the Humanities. This
documentary recounts the true
story of an African Muslim
prince who was captured and
sold into slavery in the American South. Free tickets available at the Library’s Welcome
Desk beginning Tuesday, October 8.
Altered Book Workshop
6 p.m., Wednesdays, November 13, 20. Book artist
Kathleen Metaxas teaches a
variety of techniques for creating a unique altered book.
Supplies provided. Register at
the Welcome Desk.
Great Decisions:
China in Africa
10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 16. Learn how global
issues affect you! Join a
friendly, town hall-style discussion group about issues affecting U.S. foreign policy. This
month’s discussion will focus
on China’s engagement in Africa. Does China’s growing
emphasis on political ties and
natural resource extraction
affect U.S. relations with African nations? Register and reserve background information
at the Welcome Desk.
Friends Holiday Book Sale
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday,
November 16. Purchase gently
used books at bargain prices.
Proceeds benefit the Friends
of the Library.
IZABELA’S CLEANING SERVICE - Professional house
cleaning. Quality work. References available. Reasonable.
2 bedroom/2 bath, $65 and up.
Experienced. Free estimates.
(609) 954-0181.
Tribute Swing Dance Concert
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County,
The Freehold Jewish Center,
and The Jewish Federation of
Monmouth County invite you
to join us for a celebration of
Monmouth County’s Jewish
War Veterans and the 60th
anniversary of the end of the
Korean War at a JWV Tribute
Swing Dance Concert featuring the Full Count Big Band.
The concert will be held on
Sunday, November 10 at 3 pm
at The Freehold Jewish Center, 59 Broad Street, Freehold,
NJ 07728. The price is general
admission $20; veterans and
guests $15.00 each.
We invite all veterans,
guests and lovers of swing
and big band music to join us
for a special afternoon of great
music and memories. The af-
ternoon will feature a JWV flag
ceremony and recognition of
veterans in attendance, followed by a concert, featuring a
professional 18-piece big band
with vocalist. Music and songs
from the 1940s into the early
1950s will be featured, including music and songs made
famous by bandleaders Benny
Goodman, Harry James, and
Artie Shaw.
For tickets call the Museum
(732-252-6990), or visit www.
jhmomc.org to buy tickets
online, or mail your payment to
the JHMOMC. PO Box 7078,
Freehold, NJ 07728. Make
your check payable to
JHMOMC. Please include the
number of tickets ordered and
your phone number on your
check. Tickets will be held at
The Freehold Jewish Center .
Please print your ad and mail it to Princeton Editorial
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:00 a.m. Yoga
9:30 a.m. Painting Group
11:00 a.m. Aquacise
1:00 p.m. 3D Dimensional
Art
6:30 p.m. Italian American
Club
3
10:15 a.m. Yiddish Club
4
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:00 a.m. Yoga
9:30 a.m. Line Dancing
10:00 a.m. GW Debatables
10:00 a.m. Body Sculpting
11:00 a.m. Aquacise
12:00 p.m. Woodworking
12:00 p.m. Men’s Fitness
1:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge
1:00 p.m. Painting
1:00 p.m. Storm Water Mgt
Committee Meeting
1:00 p.m. Health Lecture
4:00 p.m. Tap Dancing
4 p.m. GW Friends Movie Club
Daylight Saving
Time Ends
10
1:00 p.m. Movie: “The Guilt
Trip”
17
24
1:00 p.m. Movie: “42”
6:00 p.m. GW Connections
General Meeting
6:00 p.m. Water Volleyball
6:30 p.m. Meditation Class
(Triangle Time)
11 Veterans Day
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:00 a.m. Yoga
10:00 a.m. GWCA Grounds &
Landscaping Committee
11:00 a.m. Aquacise
1:00 p.m. Painting
4:00 p.m. GW Friends Movie
Group
(Triangle Time)
7:30 p.m. History Club
5
6:00 a.m. General Election
Polls Open
9:00 a.m. Sculpting & Arts/
Crafts Class
9:00 a.m. Healthy Bodies
Board Meeting
10:00 a.m. GWCA Site
Review Committee
1:00 p.m. Cards
2:00 p.m. Patio Discussion
Group
7:00 p.m. Cards
7:30 p.m. Billiards
12
Crafts Class
9:00 a.m. AARP Course
12:30 p.m. Orientation
Meeting
1:00 p.m. Cards
Group
7:00 p.m. Cards
7:30 p.m. Billiards
7:30 p.m. Finance Study
Group
7:30 p.m. WHOA Covenants
Committee Meeting
18
19
25
26
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:00 a.m. Yoga
9:30 a.m. WHOA Open
Workshop Meeting
10:00 a.m. Prov. Thinking
11:00 a.m. Aquacise
11:00 a.m. Golf Finance Mtg
11:30 a.m. WHOA Closed Mtg
1:00 p.m. Painting
1:30 p.m. GGCA Open Board
Meeting
4 p.m. GW Friends Science Grp
7:30 p.m. GWCA Open Mtg
7:30 p.m. GW Friends Music
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:00 a.m. Yoga
10:00 a.m. GW Connections
11:00 a.m. Aquacise
1:00 p.m. ORT Movie
Discussion
1:00 p.m. Painting
4:00 p.m. GW Friends Book
Club
(Triangle Time)
7:30 p.m. GW Friends
Crafts Class
1:00 p.m. Cards
Group
7:00 p.m. Cards
7:30 p.m. Billiards
7:30 p.m. GW Friends
Discussion Group
9:00 a.m. Sculpting & Art/
Crafts Class
1:00 p.m. Cards
Group
7:00 p.m. Cards
7:30 p.m. Billiards
6
7
8
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:30 a.m. Ceramics
10:00 a.m. Aerobic Exercise
10:00 a.m. Aquacise
1:00 p.m. Quilting
7:00 p.m. Resident Civic
Club Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. Yoga
7:30 p.m. New Kids on the
Block
9:30 a.m. Decoupage
10:00 a.m. Entertainment
Committee Meeting
10:00 a.m. Chorus
2:00 p.m. Senior Social Club
1:00 p.m. Cards
1:00 p.m. Knitwits & Art/
Sewing Class
6:00 p.m. Zumba
7:00 p.m. Cards
7:00 p.m. Stained Glass
Group
7:30 p.m. Billiards
7:30 p.m. Line Dancing
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:00 a.m. Yoga
11:00 a.m. Aquacise
Art
7:00 p.m. Bingo
13
14
15
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:30 a.m. GWCA Open
Workshop Meeting
9:30 a.m. Ceramics
9:30 a.m. Computer Club
Class
10:00 a.m. Aquacise
11:30 a.m. Hadassah Card
Party
1:00 p.m. Quilting
7:00 p.m. Yoga
7:00 p.m. Golf Finance
Committee Meeting
7:30 p.m. Residents Civic
Club Open Meeting
9:30 a.m. Decoupage
9:30 a.m. WHOA Building &
Grounds Comm. Mtg
10:00 a.m. Chorus
11:00 a.m. WHOA Towne
Centre Committee
Meeting
Luncheon
1:00 p.m. Cards
Sewing Class
6:00 p.m. Zumba
7:00 p.m. Cards
7:00 p.m. Stained Glass Grp
7:30 p.m. Billiards
20
21
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:30 a.m. Ceramics
9:30 a.m. GWCA Covenants
Committee
10:00 a.m. Decorating Group
10:00 a.m. Let’s Talk Yiddish
10:00 a.m. Aquacise
1:00 p.m. Quilting
7:00 p.m. Yoga
7:30 p.m. WHOA Open
Board Meeting
9:30 a.m. Decoupage
10:00 a.m. Chorus
1:00 p.m. Cards
Sewing Class
5:00 p.m. Italian American
Board Meeting
6:00 p.m. Zumba
7:00 p.m. Cards
7:00 p.m. Stained Glass
Group
7:30 p.m. Billiards
27
28
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
Thanksgiving ~ Towne
9:30 a.m. WHOA Budget &
Centre Closed
Finance Committee Mtg
9:30 a.m. Ceramics
10:00 a.m. Aquacise
1:00 p.m. Quilting
3:00 p.m. Bridge Board
Meeting
7:00 p.m. Yoga Class
Hanukkah Begins at
Sundown
SATURDAY
2
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
16
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:00 a.m. Yoga
11:00 a.m. Aquacise
Art
10:30 a.m. Tennis Club
22
23
29
30
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:00 a.m. Yoga
General Meeting
7:00 p.m. After Hours
11:00 a.m. Aquacise
Holiday Party
1:00 p.m. 3D Dimensional Art
9:00 a.m. Ping Pong
9:00 a.m. Yoga
9:30 a.m. Painting
11:00 a.m. Aquacise
Art
7:30 p.m. After Hours Club

November 2013 GW Voice

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