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S E C T I ON A Maintenance........................................... A21 Volunteer Luncheon.................................. B8

President's Report..................................... A2
Office of Commissioner Weiss.................... A2
Legal : Top Board Member Mistakes.......... A4
Delegate Assembly Minutes...................... A5
UCO Officer’s Report.................................. A6
Get Ready to Vote!..................................... A8
Breaking the Stigma of Mental Illness..... A14
Star Spangled Banner............................. A15
Groundhog Day....................................... A16
UCO Elections Voter Guide....................... A17
Welcome to Tomorrow............................... A22
Visit Manatee Lagoon............................. A21
Safety...................................................... A23
Thrifting the Day Away............................ A24
SEC TION B
Local Dining: Restoration Hardware.......... B4
The Reader's Corner........................................ B5
CV Organizations......................................... B6
Vegerarianism and Veganism.................... B8
Sports Milestones...................................... B9 REMINDER
The Golden Age of Radio: A Review............. B10
Shadowing the Doctors........................... B12 D E LE G AT E M E E T I N G
Classified................................................. B13
Friday 2/1/19
Nutrition/Norton Museum Reopens ....... B14
9:30AM in the Theater
Clubs of Century Village........................... B25
The Moon and the Venus......................... B17 Email articles & comments:
Ellis Island: Part 1.................................... B18 ucoreporterwpb@gmail.com
Entertainment........................................ B20
What to Do at 3AM.................................. B24
PAGE A2 | UCO REPORTER | FEBRUARY 2019
The
President’s
Report
By Dave Israel
As many of our readers know, the
Advisory Committee has been pre-
paring a draft revision of the UCO
Bylaws. This process has been on-
going for close to two years, and lit-
erally thousands of man-hours have
been expended in the effort. The
Committee Chair, Anita Buchanan,
has orchestrated, in conjunction
with UCO Attorney Rod Tennyson,
a well thought out draft document
for your consideration which you
will see included in this edition of
our UCO Reporter.. Anita and the
Advisory Committee have done
yeoman work in this endeavor.
One would imagine that reason-
able people would work harmoni-
ously to help get this task accom-
plished by cooperation with the
process and intellectual consid-
eration and assistance. However,
while this is the case for the vast
Board Takes First Step In Making Changes
To Home Caregiver Rules.
Strengthening Ordinance That Protects Vulnerable Seniors
Proposed changes to a county or-
dinance aimed at protecting seniors
from abuse by caregivers received
unanimous board approval at the
first County Commission meeting of
2019.
The home caregiver ordinance
which has been in effect since April
2016 requires people who provide ac-
tivities in support of daily living such
as bathing, shaving, dressing, pre-
paring meals, housework, shopping,
and managing finances to vulnerable
adults to obtain and carry a county
issued ID badge.
Applicants must be fingerprint-
ed and pass a criminal background
check in order to get the home care-
giver ID badge. People providing
care without the badge can be fined
up to $500 and sent to jail for up to
60 days per violation.
There are exemptions to who is re-
quired to carry the badge: specified
Revision of the UCO Bylaws
and the Disruptors
majority, there is a very small mi-
nority who insist upon disrupting
the Executive Board and our Dele-
gate Assembly meetings.
What is the reasoning behind
such disruptive behavior? It turns
out, that major studies have been
made which provide considerable
insight into the nonsense we have
experienced at our Delegate Assem-
bly meeting for years and which reg-
ular attendees are certainly aware
of. So, let’s look at a bit of history.
During the Second World War,
the United States and its allies in-
vested a fortune in research to un-
derstand why so many people in
the Axis nations seemed willing
to believe the unbelievable, do the
undoable, and follow leaders who
seemed unhinged. Victory depend-
ed on understanding the ideology
and behavior of the enemy. When
Office of County Commissioner Gregg Weiss
family members such as spouse, par-
ents, grandparents, grandchildren,
children, siblings; health profession-
als holding a valid Florida license as a
nurse, certified nurse assistant, occu-
pational or physical therapists; court
appointed guardians and people
working under the control of facili-
ties that are licensed by the Florida
Agency for Health Care Administra-
tion. Since its inception more than
10,000 badges have been issued.
The proposed modifications to the
ordinance include making it illegal to
advertise caregiver services without
a valid Caregiver ID badge; makes it
possible to fine businesses that pro-
vide the services of Home Caregiver
without having a Home Caregiver
ID badge. It also lets the County fine
agencies that don’t timely notify the
Division of Consumer Affairs when
a caregiver quits, is fired or becomes
ineligible.
the Cold War followed, these stud-
ies continued for the same reasons,
and ultimately led to the devel-
opment of a new field: Political
Psychology. Believe it or not, the
things learned during those times
of great global strife can be applied
on even the most micro level - at a
co-op or condo board meeting, an
Executive Board meeting or a Dele-
gate Assembly meeting.
There is no doubt that we have a
few residents who are closed-mind-
ed, argumentative, and simply must
have their own way. Thus, they at-
tend meetings where they have an
audience. This is not an uncommon
situation at our Delegate Assembly
and it makes the business of run-
ning an important meeting immea-
surably more difficult. The truth is
that while you are not going to have
a lot of success changing a truly dif-
“The changes strengthen this im-
portant ordinance that protects
vulnerable seniors from abuse,” said
County Commissioner Gregg Weiss.
Nearly one third of the county’s 1.5
million residents are over the age of
60, and each year more than a thou-
sand seniors fall victim to fraud and
theft, crimes that are often com-
mitted by people they thought they
could trust.
The board of county commission-
ers will have to adopt the ordinance
before the changes can take effect.
This is scheduled to happen on Feb-
ruary 5, 2019 following public com-
ment.
ABOUT THE COUNTY
CAREGIVER ID BADGE:
Leading the way in protecting se-
niors, Palm Beach County is the only
county in state to require ID badges.
ficult person’s thinking, we must
make every effort to manage their
behavior, so as to get the business of
the Village done.
So, while we in UCO and, in this
case the Advisory Committee,
strongly elicit well-reasoned and
constructive criticism of the pro-
posed UCO Bylaw revisions, we
suggest that the disruptive efforts
of the tiny minority be ignored and
that this disruptive element be fil-
tered out of the body politic espe-
cially if they seek any sort of UCO
office.
So, finally, please read the pro-
posed “Amendments to the Bylaws
of United Civic Organization” in-
cluded in this month’s Reporter.
Save this document and bring it
with you to the upcoming town hall
meetings when the proposed revi-
sions will be discussed.
Issued by Palm Beach County De-
partment of Public Safety, Division
of Consumer Affairs, the ID-badge
is valid for 5 years. You can look up
licensed home caregivers at https://
tinyurl.com/pbcIDbadge. Ques-
tions concerns call Consumer affairs
561-712-6600 or 1-888-852-7362
ABOUT COUNTY COM-
MISSIONER GREGG
WEISS’S OFFICE:
Constituents are important to
us. We want to hear about the
issues that affect you. If you run
into problems that we might be
able to help with don’t hesitate to
contact us. 561-355-2202 or email
us: district2@pbcgov.org
Sign up for the Weiss Words
e-newsletter, Facebook: @Gregg-
WeissPBCCommissionerD2
Twitter: @GreggPBC
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LEGAL
My Top List of Board Member Mistakes
BY MARK FRIEDMAN, FLORIDA BAR CERTIFIED AS A SPECIALIST IN
C O N DO M I N I U M AN D PL AN N E D DE V E LO PM E N T L AW
During a sions to the law.
recent new 3. Written inquiries received by
seminar I Certified Mail, must be responded
gave at Century Village, I went over to within 30 days with either a sub-
the top Board Member mistakes stantive reply or a reply that legal
based on my 14 years of working counsel will be assisting in draft-
with Century Village clients. For ing the answer. If legal counsel is
those who could not attend, here is assisting there is a 60-day window
my list: to provide the final reply. Failure
1. Board members are required to provide a substantive reply could
to hold a meeting to officially des- result in a loss of prevailing party
ignate a place on the common el- legal fees if a unit owner sues about
ements for posting their notices. something that could have been ad-
Most have forgotten to do that and dressed in a reply letter and the unit
just use a convenient bulletin board. owner does not prevail in the subse-
2. Board members do not keep quent lawsuit.
official records for the time peri- 4. Conducting Association votes.
ods required by law. The law has I could write an entire article just
changed slightly. Board meeting on this area, but for the upcoming
minutes must now be kept in per- elections of directors remember
petuity. Further, once a written re- that while you need a quorum for
quest to inspect records is received, the annual meeting you do NOT
the Board must provide access need a quorum for the election of
within 10 working days, instead of 5 directors. For the election all you
working days per the recent change need is 20 percent of the voting in-
in the law. Adjust previously draft- terests submitting a ballot.
ed rules, if any, to match the revi- 5. Alterations to the Common Ele-
ments. The Common Elements are
the portions of the condominium
property outside of the units. The
statute allows for material alter-
ations based on the vote required by
your Declaration. Unit owners may
not alter the common elements un-
less the Declaration permits. An-
nexing common elements, such as
installing a patio requires approval
of 100 percent of the voting inter-
ests.
6. Levying a special assessment.
Do not do this on your own. There
are four main steps: (i) review the
documents to ensure you have the
authority to special assess; (ii) send
out a notice that complies with Sec-
tion 718.112 for special assessments
which provides that a special as-
sessment will be levied, the purpos-
es and the amount, all on the face of
the notice; (iii) mail or hand deliver
and post the notice of the special
assessment and place an affidavit
of such mailing into the Associa-
tion official records; and (iv) send a
required follow up letter to all unit
owners after the special assessment
has been levied.
7. Hurricane Shutter Specifica-
tions. The statute requires that each
board of administration shall adopt
hurricane shutter specifications for
each building within each condo-
minium operated by the association
which shall include color, style, and
other factors deemed relevant by
the board. All specifications adopt-
ed by the board must comply with
the applicable building code.
To be continued next month . . .
Mark D. Friedman, B.C.S. is an at-
torney certified by the Florida Bar as
a Board Certified Specialist in Con-
dominium and Planned Development
Law. This article is for educational
purposes only and is not meant as a
substitute for consultation with your
own attorney. Mr. Friedman may be
contacted at Mfriedman@becker-
lawyers.com

February Classes at Century Village

Presented by Mark D. Friedman, B.C.S.
Mark Friedman is recognized by the Florida Bar as a Board Certified attorney in the
area of Condominium and Planned Unit Development Law.
February 13, 2019 - Party Room - 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Understanding Insurance. The insurance professionals at John Galt Insurance have worked with Becker a number of times to educate
Board members and managers about the reality of insurance coverage: what it covers, what it doesn’t cover, how claims work, etc. The
information is informative and in an easy to understand format. Since all Associations have insurance issues, I strongly recommend you
consider attending this class and meet our guests. Easy to understand facts about insurance and your coverages.

February 15, 2019 - Meeting Room C - 10:00 a.m. - Noon

Fair Housing Laws and Avoiding Discrimination. My colleague, Attorney Joann Burnett, whose practice deals with Fair Housing Laws,
joins me for a lively presentation geared toward trying to keep you from being sued for intentional and unintentional acts of discrimina-
tion. Each year you deal with numerous discrimination complaints in Century Village, some of which could have been avoided by atten-
dance at this seminar. Your Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance does not cover judgments if you lose in a fair housing complaint.
We will discuss emotional support animals, service animals, and when you cannot deny applications for sales or leases.

February 22, 2019 - Meeting Room C - 10:00 a.m. - Noon

Legal Update – Not a Board Certification Class. This is an update on the new laws and a chance to ask more questions on these issues.

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UCO Delegate Assembly Minutes
The meeting was called to order at
9:30 AM by President David Israel.
PBSO Capt. Palenzuela led the
Delegate Assembly in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
John Gragg, Chairman of the 5k
Walk/Run, presented to Mary Phil-
lips from the V.A. Hospital, 2- 75”
T.V.’s. Donations from Atlantic
Broadband and affiliates made this
possible. The Walk/Run will be held
on Feb. 18. Sign up in the clubhouse
lobby.
Attendance 175 Delegates
signed in. Quorum requires 141.
Quorum met.
ASSOCIATIONS NOT SIGNED IN
AT THE JANUARY 4, 2019
DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
On January 4, 2019, the following
Associations were either not repre-
sented or were underrepresented at
the Delegate Assembly. This may be
because the Association’s Delegate(s)
failed to sign in or was not pres-
ent. Since some Associations have
more than one Delegate, the number
missing is noted when there could
have been more than one signed in.
Please encourage your Association’s
Delegate(s) or Alternate Delegate(s)
to participate at each Delegate As-
sembly. The Delegate(s) must be
signed in to count toward quorum or
to vote
ANDOVER A, B, D, E, G, I, L
BEDFORD D, E
BERKSHIRE A, B, D, G, I, K
CAMBRIDGE A, B, F
CAMDEN E, F, H, L, M, N
CANTERBURY A, C, D, G, I, J, K
CHATHAM A, F, J, K, O, P, Q, S
COVENTRY A, C, H, K, L
DORCHESTER A, B, D, F, I, J, K
DOVER 2 of 9
EASTHAMPTON A, B, C, E,
GOLF’S EDGE 3 of 7
GREENBRIER A 1 of 2, B 1 of 2, C 1 of 2
HASTINGS B, H
KENT A, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, N
KINGSWOOD A, C, E, F
NORTHAMPTON A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J,
K, L, O, Q, R
NORWICH A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, K,
L, N, O
OXFORD 200 1 of 2
PLYMOUTH III 0 of 2, IV 0 of 2
SALISBURY B, E, F, G, I
SHEFFIELD A, D, E, F, H, I, K, M, N, O,
Q each of the nest 110 days.
SOMERSET E, G, I, J, L
SOUTHAMPTON C 2 of 3
STRATFORD C, E, G, K, L
SUSSEX A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, M
WALTHAM A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I
WELLINGTON B 2 of 2, C 2 of 2, G 1 of 2
WINDSOR A, B, G, H, I, J, L, M, N, O,
P ing out the month of December.
Thank you for your increased par-
ticipation. Sandra Cooper, Corre-
sponding Secretary
This meeting is being videotaped
by UCO.
JANUARY 4, 2019
Minutes: Accepted with cor-
rection as noted. (Re: Spelling of
Rifkin)
Guests in Attendance
• PBSO; Capt. Palenzuela
• Dave Aronberg, States Attorney
and Assist. Mike Edmundson
• County Commissioner District 2;
Gregg Weiss and Administrative
Assist. Niels Heimeriks,
• Mike Pratt, Appraisers’ Office
• Danielle Petty, rep. from The Ball-
park of the Palm Beaches
PBSO Reports
• Capt. Palenzuela: There were a
few robberies outside the wall of
C.V, but all was Ok inside the vil-
lage.
• The will be an Active Shooter Pro-
gram” Feb. 7th 9:30 to 12 P.M. This
program will be given in the audi-
torium by Deputy Baker
• Bike registration will be held Feb.
9th behind UCO office bldg. from
9 to Noon. There is only 60 regis-
tration kits available—First come,
first serve.
• There was a $20K loss in a Lottery
scam—Beware! Other scams not-
ed were: deposit a check and split
money, grand kids need bail mon-
ey, etc.
• 1 car burglary-unlocked car. Also
a tree and building were reported
to have collided with cars.
The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
representative Danielle Kenney re-
ported that there will be 3 Century
Village Days at the park this year,
Feb. 25, March 5, and March 20th.
There will be a $9 dollar discount on
each ticket purchased. Tickets are
also available online, for more infor-
mation call 561.440.1097 and ask for
Farida.
Dave Aronberg, States Attorney
reported on the progress made with
the “Opioid Crisis”…40% decrease in
Palm Beach County. Crack down on
Sober Homes- some moved out of
county. If you know of Opioid abuses
report it. Happy New Year.
County Commissioner Gregg
Weiss says he will be back often, if
you have a problem or need informa-
tion, please call him at 561-355-2202.
Right now the commissioners are
working on a program to get “Home-
less Veterans” into housing. The goal
is 1 veteran a day, back in housing, for
Treasurer’s Report
• CPA Sebastian Yeend reported on
the enclosed Treasurer’s report
ending Nov. 30, 2018 YTD. $100K
under budget so far, but still clos-
The project on (ICS) interest bear-
ing accounts for reserve funds
earning interest, with all FDIC
insured, are expected to generate
around $125k.
• In an effort to improve efficiency
in the UCO Reporter the accounts
receivable have been put on Au-
to-pay.
• An analysis of Investigations
in the years 2017-2018 revenue,
found an average return of $ 24
per investigation.
New Business:
Nominations for Officers
and Executive Board
Members
Nominations committee member
Jackie Karlan, is overseer of the nom-
ination from the floor of the delegate
assembly.
Nominations’ open for Vice Pres-
ident:
Ed Grossman-Accepted nomina-
tion.
No further nominations for Vice
President: nominations closed.
Nominations for Executive Board:
Myron Solomon- Accepted Nom-
ination.
Jerry Sutofsky—Accepted Nomi-
nation.
David Torres—Accepted Nomina-
tion.
No further nomination for Execu-
tive Board: nominations closed.
These Candidates’’ bios, along with
others that have been submitted, will
be in the UCO Reporter. IF THERE
ARE ANY OPEN SEATS AFTER THE
ELECTION, THEY WILL BE FILLED
BY APPOINTMENT AND RATIFIED
BY THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
Officer’s Report
• Sandra Cooper: All associations,
after completing yearly meetings,
please be sure to fill in and submit
your list of new Officers and Dele-
gates form to the UCO Office.
• David Boas: Thanks to all who
turned out for this meeting and
welcome back to the seasonal res-
idents, and Happy New Year!!
• Louise Warner: Polled the dele-
gates for computer users and en-
courage them to use the new web
site’ www.UCO Reporter.com.
Use it for getting information,
signing up for the ballpark and
other opportunities.
• John Hess: Happy New Year!
Great turn out!!
• Stewart Richland: Good turn out
today; hope it continues through-
out the year. The Advisory Board
committee provided the new
changes in the By-Laws. Be sure
to read it through and attend the
town hall meetings to discuss the
changes to be able to make an
educated decision on approval or
disapproval of the changes.
• Barbara Cornish: Happy New
Year. The schedule for AB equip-
ment sign up will be out soon.
AMR meeting for discussion on
keeping their services coming in
March.
FEBRUARY 2019 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE A5
• CAM: Storm drain mapping and
cleaning is still continuing. Re-
moval of root obstructions to be
evaluated and put out for bid.
• Coconut removal from trees, DO
NOT EAT CHEMICALLY TREAT-
ED
Committee Reports
Information included in packet:
• Nominations Committee. Nomi-
nations for Office; nominees will
need to submit a Biography, no
later than January 18, (deadline
to submit for publishing in Feb.
UCO Reporter).
• Anita Buchanan – Advisory Com-
mittee. The quorum change to
117 has been approved by three
bodies and after being published
to the public for two months it
needs to be approved by the dele-
gate body to become official.
• Read the amendment changes,
attend the town hall meeting
and come to the delegate assem-
bly and vote whether to accept it.
This will be done in 3 sections as
to allow the residents to under-
stand the changes and to let their
delegates how they wish for them
to vote.
• One unit-one vote proposal under
consideration.
Guests:
Mike Pratt – Homestead exemption
due. Last sign-up Feb. Personnel will
be in lobby for you convenience..
Good of the Order
• Received bill from fire Dept. for
hospital transport. AMR for
transporting.
• Lennar Home Builders-pending
closing
• Wellington A setting up medical
equipment exchange-no charge
for use, no longer needed equip-
ment donations welcome, Call
631-742-1300, or to request equip-
ment.
• Sign up for AB at Anshei Shalom-
Call Barbara Cornish for informa-
tion.
• Active Shooter program Feb 7,
9:30 to Noon, in the Clubhouse.
• Jan 22 Trial at court house.
• Feb. 1 Pill drop
• Feb 9. Bike registration at UCO 9
am to Noon
• Use web site UCOReporter.com
• Lock down bar on dumpster $55
• Do Not Feed Raccoons
• Jan 13th Volunteer luncheon.
• Writers needed for stories in UCO
Reporter
• Roadway agreement modification
progress under advisement.
The motion to adjourn was made.
The meeting adjourned at 11:05 A.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
John Hess, UCO Recording Secre-
tary
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UCO OFFICER'S REPORTS
Stew Richland
Andover • Bedford
Golf’s Edge • Greenbrier
Kingswood • Oxford,
Southampton • Dover
At the recent Executive Board
meeting a change to lower the
quorum number of the Delegate
Assembly was introduced. This is-
sue is critical to the efficient man-
agement of our Village. In recent
months important issues had to be
postponed due to the fact that the
minimum quorum number had not
been reached.
Some attendees attempted to
marginalize the efforts of the Ad-
visory Committee who had devoted
so much time and due diligence in
attempting to update the UCO By-
laws in order to reflect the chang-
ing demographics of Century Vil-
lage. Based on the fact that we have
had a constant decline in atten-
dance at the Delegate Assembly, the
Committee concluded that the only
reasonable solution to ensuring
that the Delegate Assembly would
function as it was designed to do
was to lower the quorum for voting
on proposals. This change was the
most practical solution to resolve
this most troublesome issue.
It was so encouraging to see so
many delegates attend the January
Delegate Assembly. We hope this
will become the new norm. Howev-
er, the reality that UCO has to deal
with is the fact that this will not
be the case and that is why we are
urging the delegates to support the
plan to lower the quorum figure.
The UCO Reporter has begun to
publish the names of the associa-
tions that were not represented at
our Delegate Assembly. Your VP’s
have been asked to contact these
associations to identify the reason
why an association was not repre-
sented. The result of these call is
depressing to say the least. At least
80% of those residents identified
as delegates by their associations
had phone numbers that were shut
down. When I followed up with
calls to the Presidents of these
boards to advise them of this prob-
lem, I found that not only were the
Presidents unaware of who their
delegates were or they were out of
town and could not be reached,
This explains why UCO has sup-
ported the lowering of the quorum
figure.
UCO has informed Century Vil-
lage shareholders that the Adviso-
ry Committee has completed their
task of preparing a new set of By-
laws. A series of town hall meet-
ings have been set up for discus-
sion of the new bylaw proposals.
The dates for thee meetings will be
anonunced shortly.
Samuel Johnson once comment-
ed, “Man alone is born crying, lives
complaining, dies disappointed.,”
We at UCO are taking action in the
direction of our goals to improve
the quality of life here in our Vil-
lage. Please do not stand as a shad-
ow on the sidelines and complain.
You make progress by implement-
ing ideas and that is what the Ad-
visory Board has done. Please help
us bring this project to a successful
conclusion.
Barbara Cornish
Berkshire • Camden
Hastings • Salisbury Somerset •
Wellington
Windsor
Well, as we start 2019 let’s hope
we all enjoy a very healthy year.
Atlantic Broadband and Con-
verged Services have each donated
a 75" TV to the Veterans Hospital in
West Palm Beach as part of our 5k
Run. I hope everyone will donate to
the 5K Run and get a tee shirt in the
coming weeks. Remember: A lot
of our residents use the West Palm
Veterans Hospital. Many compa-
nies are contributing and we will
print a complete list after the 5k
Run. SUPPORT those vendors that
SUPPORT our VETS.
I am waiting for a schedule line-
up of channels from AB. Mean-
while I have been told that letters
have gone out to the Associations
as to when they will go to sign up
for their package at Anshei Shalom.
Buses will be routed there. If you
do not know where the temple is
located, please call me. I will try to
be there to help anyone in my quad-
rants that need help in deciding
which package they should take.
Also you can come in to UCO or call
me at home 640-9789.
Again, if you are not connected
to AB before you go home...PLEASE
return all your Comcast equipment
so you don't get charged.
There will be a meeting for your
ambulance service AMR on Febru-
ary 20th a Wednesday from 1-3.at
the Clubhouse.
I urge people to use Gate Access
for guest. If you need help stop in
or call.
The Volunteer Luncheon held on
January 13 was enjoyed by everyone
who was in attendance. Great food
and great entertainment. Unfor-
tunately, more than 40 volunteers
who had made a reservation did not
show up.
Happy Valentines Day to All.....
We all Love someone!
LOUISE WARNER
Cambridge • Canterbury
Chatham • Dorchester
Kent • Northampton
Sussex
Well, it’s the beginning of a new
year, and by now I imagine we’ve
already made – and broken – a few
New Year’s Resolutions. So, here I
am, offering up some new ones for
your consideration:
1) Get to know your Board
members. Often, our residents
come to the UCO office thinking
we can help them with just about
anything. As much as we’d like
to, there are many areas where we
can’t get involved. And that’s why
it’s important to get to know your
own Board members. They are your
first line of defense, advice, and
help when it comes to living in Cen-
tury Village. You should have their
names and phone numbers, and
you should be able to consult them
regarding what’s going on around
your building, from noisy neighbors
to barking dogs, and what stranger
is parked in your spot.
2) Know the name of your
Management Company, have their
phone number, and know when
to call them. Seacrest has a phone
help line and a website for report-
ing such things as outside building
lights that have burned out or bro-
ken sprinklers. Your Board will let
you know when they want you to
report things directly to your man-
agement company, and when to call
them.
3) Go to your association’s
Board meetings. Ask questions and
always keep it professional. Know
how your money is being spent. It’s
your right. If you have doubts or
questions about how your associa-
tion is being managed, we will do
our best to answer your questions.
4) Familiarize yourself with
the online entry system known as
“gateaccess.net.” If you are used to
going online to get things done, you
will find it convenient. One trip to
the Clubhouse office where you get
your visitor passes, and from then
on you can sign all your guests into
the Village using your computer
and not your phone. No need to call
your guests in every morning and
hope that the system is working.
5) Know all of your import-
ant names and phone numbers and
keep them together in one handy
place. It doesn’t matter whether you
have a smartphone or paper and
pen, keep a list that includes board
members, management company,
doctors, emergency contacts, bank,
insurance company, and friends.
You never know when you will need
them – and it’s good to be organized
in case of an emergency.
6) Read the UCO Reporter be-
cause it’s still the best way to know
what’s going on in the Village. And,
if you go online, you can read the
paper and get even more informa-
tion at www.UCOReporter.com. We
have the bus schedules, the shows,
movies, clubs, and classes, as well as
upcoming Village events and hap-
penings about town.
Of course, we’re still happy to
have you come around and visit us,
and we are always willing to help
and listen to what you have to say.
And remember that you are also a
welcome guest at UCO meetings,
which are listed in the paper. Who
knows? Maybe you will get interest-
ed in some aspect of Village opera-
tions and come join us.
David Boas
Coventry • Easthampton
Norwich • Plymouth
Sheffield • Stratford
Waltham
It's that time of year. All around
Century Village you can see it is
very busy. A hearty welcome back
to our "snowbirds" Lots of things
going on at the Clubhouse. The
shows have been great. Capitol
Steps performed to a large audience,
The Bronx Wanderers sold out and
Tony Orlando was another sell out.
Wow! Be sure to get your tickets for
other upcoming shows.
On Sunday the 13th, we had the
Volunteer Luncheon. The food was
great and there was a very talent-
ed singer. Another great party was
planned by Bobbi Levin and her
committee. Later on in the evening,
I went to see the The Actors Studio
of Century Village performance of
two recreations of Golden Age Ra-
dio Shows. The show, which was
very well attended, was a delightful
presentation and just a lot of fun.
Talk about busy, stop at the UCO
office. Investigations are in full
swing as well as the requests for
gate passes and vehicle bar codes.
I am always amazed at the large
number of residents who do not get
a barcode for their vehicles. Why
would you wait in line, especially at
this time of year, when you can get
a barcode for your vehicle for only
five dollars? I'm sure that you would
easily spend more than five dollars
a year on gas just waiting in line. If
you have trouble getting to the UCO
office during regular hours, call the
office and we will try and set up an
appointment for you to come in.
Remember, we are always look-
ing for volunteers, stop in the office
and get an application. Until next
month, be polite and stay well.
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Get Ready to Vote on UCO Delegate Vote on

Bylaws!
A N I TA B U C H A N A N ,
ADVISORY COMMIT TEE CHAIR
Delegates, you can find the Advisory Com-
mittee’s proposal to amend UCO Bylaws in the
separate insert enclosed in this issue of the Re-
porter. Over the coming months you will have
the huge responsibility of voting for the rules
and regulations that govern UCO. You get the
final say.
Please keep the insert for reference during
three upcoming town halls when questions
and concerns will be addressed.
For manageable discussion of 32 pages of text,
each town hall will cover a group or “cluster” of
bylaw articles. The first town hall will cov-
er Bylaw Articles I-V. The second will cov-
er Articles VI-VIII, and the third, Articles
IX-XIV. We’ll announce the full schedule of
meetings at the February 1 Delegate Assembly
and publish it in the Reporter and on the UCO
Reporter.com website, on Channel 63, by blog
and Information Forward emails. All Century
Village residents will be welcome at town halls
and refreshments will be served.
Watch for a brief summary of each cluster of
bylaw articles in the Reporter followed the next
month by a town hall, and the month after that
by delegate vote, one article at a time. With
your participation, three of these cycles will
produce an amended version of UCO bylaws by
the end of the year.
Some of you are asking whether we will pres-
ent a proposal for one unit-one vote, and we
will do so in the next few months, separately
from this round of bylaws.
Delegates, please talk to your fellow dele-
gates, residents and unit owners as you consid-
er the proposed changes. Talk to your associ-
ations. Come to the town halls prepared and
open to others’ opinions. The same goes for the
delegate vote in February on the 117-member
quorum proposal, also summarized in this is-
sue. 2019 will be a big year for bylaws, and we
are fortunate to have informed, responsible
delegates to make these important decisions.
The Advisory Committee thanks all those
who contributed to this project.
JUST A FEW of the BYLAW CHANGES
DELEGATES WILL DECIDE!
• New definition of UCO Membership
• 100 signatures required for petitions
• Signatures accepted on online peti-
tions via third-party websites
• One Member per unit to sign a peti-
tion, and for one unit only
• Leave of absence for officers
• Three minutes uninterrupted “right
to speak” at Delegate Assembly
• UCO budget line item veto for dele-
gates
• 18 standing committees up from a
handful in the past
And many more…
117 Quorum
At the February 1, 2019 Delegate Meeting, a vote will
be called on a proposed bylaw amendment to adopt
the current 117-member summer quorum for all Del-
egate Meetings. As bylaws require, the proposal has
been voted on by the Advisory Committee, Officers
Committee and Executive Board, and now appears
in this issue of the UCO Reporter. Those supporting
the proposal believe the change will help avoid de-
lays in conducting UCO business which occur when a
quorum is not met. Those opposed believe that the
141-winter quorum should be maintained and the is-
sue of non-attendance by Delegates addressed in other
ways.
Please come to the February 1 meeting to share your
opinion. Listen to others and VOTE. Delegates - you
have the final say.
Proposed Bylaw
Amendment
The presence in person of one
hundred seventeen (117) Dele-
gates at any annual, regular or
special meeting of the Delegate
Assembly shall constitute a quo-
rum for any action except as oth-
erwise provided in the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws.

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
IT’S TIME TO PLAN AHEAD FOR
HURRICANE SEASON.
DO YOU DEPEND ON:
• Electrical devices
• Supplemental oxygen
DO YOU HAVE:
• Full time caregiver(s)
• Progressive Alzheimer’s or dementia
SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER ACCEPTANCE
REQUIRES A COMPLETED APPLICATION
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FOR APPLICATIONS CONTACT:
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APPLY FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION NOW!
Representatives from the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
are in the lobby of the Century Village Clubhouse on the 1st Thursday of
every month between from 1:30 – 2:30 pm.
Our next visit is scheduled for Thursday, February 7. This is the last
month to qualify for the homestead exemption for 2019. When we return on
March 7th,we will be taking applications for the 2020 exemption year. For
more information: https://www.pbcgov.org/papa/homestead-exemption.
htm
When qualifying for the Homestead Exemption, you will need the
following documents for all property owners applying:
• Florida Driver’s License or Florida ID if you do not drive
• Florida car registration
• Florida Voter’s ID (if you vote)
• Immigration documents if not a U.S. citizen.

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THE ON-SITE CENTURY VILLAGE SPECIALISTS
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Norwich B ................ 1 BR / 1 BA...............................................$37,900
Somerset G................ 1 BR / 1 BA...............................................$39,900
Cambridge H ............ 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$41,900
Kent G ........................ 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$42,000
Camden I .................. 1 BR / 1 BA...............................................$42,999
Cambridge B............. 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$43,000
Sheffield I ................... 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$43,500
Norwich B .................. 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$46,900
Plymouth C ................ 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$47,000
Camden G ................ 1 BR / 1 BA...............................................$47,500
Camden I .................. 1 BR / 1 BA...............................................$47,500
Easthampton F .......... 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$47,500
Kingswood A ............. 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$49,900
Coventry B................. 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$53,000
Norwich E .................. 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$53,000
Chatham Q ............... 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$54,900
Southampton B ......... 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$55,000
Coventry L ................. 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$59,900
Berkshire B ................. 1 BR / 1 BA.... Waterfront ........................$64,900
Wellington M ............. 1 BR / 1.5 BA Waterfront ........................$64,900
Chatham P ................ 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$66,900
Stratford I ................... 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$67,000
Southampton A ......... 1 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$71,900
Wellington E............... 1 BR / 1.5 BA Waterfront ........................$84,000
Chatham M ................ 2 BR / 1.5 BA Waterfront ........................$67,900
Chatham M ............... 2 BR / 1.5 BA Waterfront ........................$67,900
Hastings C ................. 2 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$71,000
Camden E .................. 2 BR / 1.5 BA Waterfront ........................$74,900
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Andover M ................ 2 BR / 1.5 BA Waterfront ........................$74,900
Oxford ....................... 2 BR / 2 BA...............................................$79,900
Chatham D ................ 2 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$79,900
Wellington A .............. 2 BR / 2 BA.... Waterfront ........................$79,900
Sheffield G ................. 2 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$85,000
Wellington J ............... 2 BR / 2 BA.... Waterfront ........................$89,900
Chatham Q ............... 2 BR / 1.5 BA Waterfront ........................$89,900
Oxford ....................... 2 BR / 2 BA...............................................$90,000
Chatham P ................ 2 BR / 1.5 BA ...........................................$90,000
Wellington J ............... 2 BR / 2 BA.... Waterfront ........................$93,900
Wellington K .............. 2 BR / 2 BA.... Waterfront ........................$99,900
Wellington J ............... 2 BR / 2 BA.... Waterfront ........................$99,900
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Norwich C............ 1 BR / 1.5 BA .....................................................$850
Norwich B ............. 1 BR / 1.5 BA .....................................................$900
Norwich M ............ 1 BR / 1.5 BA .....................................................$950
Waltham G ........... 1 BR / 1.5 BA ..................................................$2,000
Coventry G ........... 2 BR / 1.5 BA .....................................................$950
Norwich J.............. 2 BR / 1.5 BA .....................................................$975
Dorchester E ......... 2 BR / 1.5 BA .....................................................$975
Coventry B............ 2 BR / 1.5 BA ..................................................$1,050
Cambridge F ........ 2 BR / 1.5 BA ..................................................$1,050
Cambridge F ........ 2 BR / 1.5 BA ..................................................$1,050
Sussex D................ 2 BR / 1.5 BA ..................................................$1,100
Chatham D ........... 2 BR / 1.5 BA ..................................................$1,200
Easthampton H..... 2 BR / 1.5 BA ..................................................$1,200
Coventry B............ 2 BR / 1.5 BA ..................................................$1,600
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PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION

2019 UCO INSTALLATION LUNCH 2019 UCO INSTALLATION LUNCH

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

Avanti’s Italian Restaurant Avanti’s Italian Restaurant
6101 Winston Trails Blvd. Lake Worth 6101 Winston Trails Blvd. Lake Worth

$20 per guest $20 per guest

Guest #1 Name: ___________________________ Guest #2 Name: ________________________

Guest Phone Number: ______________________ Guest Phone Number: ___________________

I prefer (CHECK ONE): I prefer (CHECK ONE):

_____ Minestrone soup _____Salad _____ Minestrone soup _____Salad

I prefer (CHECK ONE): I prefer (CHECK ONE):

_____ Eggplant Parmigiana with linguini _____ Eggplant Parmigiana with linguini

_____ Chicken Marsala with linguini in _____ Chicken Marsala with linguini in
marsala mushroom sauce marsala mushroom sauce

_____ Salmon over sautéed spinach with _____ Salmon over sautéed spinach with
linguini in garlic & oil linguini in garlic & oil

I prefer (CHECK ONE): I prefer (CHECK ONE):

_____ Cheesecake _____Tiramisu _____ Cheesecake _____Tiramisu

(Coffee, soda and tea included – Cash bar available) (Coffee, soda, and tea included – Cash bar available)

LEAVE RESERVATION FORM AND YOUR LEAVE RESERVATION FORM AND YOUR
CHECK (PAYABLE TO UCO) AT CHECK (PAYABLE TO UCO) AT
UCO INFORMATION DESK UCO INFORMATION DESK
BEFORE MARCH 5. BEFORE MARCH 5.
United Civic Organization of Century Village United Civic Organization of Century Village
2102 West Drive WPB, FL 33417 2102 West Drive WPB, FL 33417

UCO INSTALLATION LUNCH

Sunday, March 10
AVANTI’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT – 6101 Winston Trails Blvd., Lake Worth
3 miles south of Lake Worth Rd - Left into Winston Trails
This is a gated community - be prepared to show identification at gatehouse.

Cash bar will be available to guests at 11:30 a.m.

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Let’s Break the Stigma BY E VA R AC H E S K Y

of Mental Illness Dear Residents,

Alzheimer’s disease is the only
top 10 leading cause of death in our
country without a prevention, treat-
ment or cure. It ranks as the 6th
leading cause of death in America
as well as the 6th leading cause of
death in Florida.
Currently, there are more than 5.7
million Americans living with Alz-
heimer’s disease, with someone de-
veloping it every 65 seconds. In the
state of Florida, there are more than
540,000 Floridians presently diag-
nosed. This makes our state the 2nd
highest in prevalence and “ground
zero” for this healthcare epidemic.
In Palm Beach County, there are
just over 47,000 people living with
Alzheimer’s. Given this number, it
is possible that everyone in Centu-
ry Village may either be affected by
this horrible disease or know some-
one who is.
Carmen Watson, a Century Vil-
lage resident and an Advocate-Fa-
cilitator for the Southeast Florida
Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Associ-
ation recently addressed the Coun-
ty’s Legislative Delegation meeting.
She asked that the County:
• Increase support for respite ser-
vices and other Alzheimer’s initia-
tives to assist the 1.1 million care-
givers in Florida;.
• Promote early detection and diag-
nosis as well as broaden outreach
to diverse and underprivileged
communities;;
• Work to ensure that we protect
our most vulnerable adults from
financial abuse and exploitation.
While many Snowbirds have
been making their way to us, the
week after the New Year holiday
is when the flood gates open and
approximately 14,000 residents fill
the Village to capacity. These large
numbers can be felt everywhere, es-
pecially the Main Clubhouse park-
ing lot and the serious lack of park-
ing spaces. Due to limited parking,
the foot traffic to the Clubhouse is
heavy during January, February and
March. The risk is high for a vehicle
vs pedestrian incident. Please be
extra vigilant when looking for the
illusive parking space and consider
taking the bus or carpooling when
coming for shows, dances, club
events, etc. While Security does an
excellent job of managing the flow,
the risk remains high and I ask all
residents to be careful.
Another issue is those vehicles
that are parked improperly. Please
note:
• Front end parking ONLY! The
spaces are angled and when
parked nose out your vehicle is
angled against the directional
traffic arrows.
• Check your vehicle’s position in
the parking space. Did you pull in
far enough or too far and extend
into the next space?
• Please display your Handicap
tag when parking in a Handicap
space.
• NO PARKING in a Handicap
walkway.
• NO PARKING zones are exactly
that…NO PARKING. These areas
are for emergency vehicles in case
of an emergency.
• Please pull up beyond the front
entrance into the cutout to drop
off any passengers.
• To exit properly, please obey the
signs and go around the traffic
circle in front of the Clubhouse.
When coming to the Clubhouse
the idea is to come and enjoy your-
self. Please be compliant of our
rules and cooperate with Security.
Have your ID with you and be pre-
pared to show it. I have seen foot-
age of residents going after Security
and it gets UGLY. I’m stunned by
the animosity and feel the need to
make the point that Security does
not make the rules nor are they hu-
man punching bags. If you have an
issue with any of the rules, please
come see me upstairs in the Admin-
istration Office.
Wishing everyone a year of good
health and may you find joy in the
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Does it bring back any fond memories?
Bruce Springsteen, a performer I
am not to fond of, wrote a song in
1984 called, “Glory Days.” It was a
song that described a person look-
ing back to the “Good Old Days”
and wondering where the time
went. The song describes a man in
his thirties and in my case in his
eighties, who looks over his shoul-
der and is shocked by how fast time
has raced by and attempts to recall
some of those events that made up
his “wonderful life.”
I hope when I get old
I don't sit around
thinking about it but
I probably will.
Yeah, just sitting back
trying to recapture
A little of the glory of,
well time slips away
And leaves you with
nothing, mister but
Boring stories of glory days.
Well I am old, living in Century
Village, and I do think about the
past and in this instance I am sore-
ly disappointed, however, not to the
point where I will run out onto my
walkway and shout, “I’m as mad as
hell and I’m not going to take this
anymore!” Well, what has hap-
pened to trigger off my angst is the
boomers Millennials and Genera-
tion X’ers are hanging on a ledge by
their fingertips.
I wonder how many of my readers
remember sitting in a music appre-
ciation class in public school learn-
ing the lyrics of the Star Spangled
Banner. Most Americans tend to
be fairly ignorant about their past,
especially with the “Star Spangled
Banner” because of the conflict in
which it was set. The War of 1812” is
a big unknown for most Americans.
Just a few years ago the 200th anni-
versary of the War of 1812, consid-
ered the 2nd War of Independence,
came and went with no pomp and
circumstances. Most Americans do
not understand that the Star Span-
gled Banner describes the bombard-
ing of Fort McHenry by the British.
Looking back, this event may not
seem very significant, however, the
fact that the British were unable to
capture Fort McHenry prevented
the British from capturing Balti-
more. We were losing. Washington,
D.C. had been burned, And Amer-
icans were wondering if we would
ever be a nation again. Francis Scott
Key wrote the song in relief that
the United States did prevail. Look-
ing through Key’s eyes he saw “the
bombs bursting in air” and then the
“Star Spangled Banner waving” over
Fort McHenry. To most Americans,
in general, it really is not the most
decisive moment in the history of
American wars but it has become
immortalized because of the Na-
The Star Spangled Banner:
BY STEW RICHL AND
tional Anthem. The National An-
them was first known as “The De-
fense of Fort McHenry.” In the 19th
century, it was one of America’s
most beloved patriotic songs. But it
didn’t become the National Anthem
until 1931.
For the past few weeks I have
been watching the college bowl
games and the NFL playoffs. What I
hoped would happen did not occur.
Not one venue played the Nation-
al Anthem for the television audi-
ence. What has happened? Celeb-
rity culture has hijacked our nation.
Major TV networks are fearful of a
backlash by the “politically correct”
horde and mindful of their ratings.
They took the cowards way out and
opted to not play the National An-
them for the millions of their view-
ers, but played it before the game
started, not to be viewed in case,
“someone took a knee.”
For those of you that had the
strength to listen to Andy Grammar
sing the National Anthem before
the NCAA college football playoff
championship game between Ala-
bama and Clemson, Monday, Jan. 7,
2019, I congratulate you. According
to Kenneth Slowik, the Director of
the Smithsonian Chamber Society,
the difficulty with singing the Na-
tional Anthem, “has a lot to do with
the range, the notes are very high.
Trained choirs and singers have
trouble with the song, and some flat
out refuse to sing it because it is to
difficult. So if people whose liveli-
hood is singing can’t do it, what are
the untrained to do? The Smith-
sonian offers this advice: “Sing the
song the way it was originally in-
tended, that is to be sung as a tra-
ditional British Gentleman’s Club
song where you can just belt it out.”
They also suggest you get the lyrics
right.
During my research for my arti-
cle on the Star Spangled Banner, I
came across an interesting bit of lit-
tle known historical nostalgia that I
think my readers will find interest-
ing. A cultural historian, Cort Vitty,
wrote an article entitled "The Star
Spangled Soprano," in 2010 which
details the life and career of a re-
markable singer, Lucy Monroe who
by best estimates sang the national
anthem over 5,000 times.
According to John Dunning,
who wrote the Encyclopedia of
Old Time Radio, Lucy Monroe was
hired as a headliner when the New
York World's Fair of 1940 was orga-
nized. The spectacle was called the
American Jubilee, and part of Lucy
Monroe's duties included singing
the National Anthem at opening
and closing ceremonies each day.
During this busy period of her ca-
reer, an unnamed publicist chris-
tened her "The Star Spangled So-
prano."
Continued on Page A23
Lucy Monroe was a native New
Yorker and was a direct descendent
of President James Monroe. Her
mother, Anna Laughlin, was ap-
pearing on Broadway, in the orig-
inal production of the Wizard of
Oz, when diamond merchant Van
Monroe, who had been visiting
backstage, met and courted Anna.
This acquaintance developed and
led to the couple getting married.
Lucy was born in New York in 1906
and was educated in the New York
school system. She attended Thom-
as Mann High, where here singing
proved good enough to warrant for-
mal voice lessons, which promoted
her mother to think about a singing
career for her daughter. When Lu-
cy's father passed away, she took a
job dancing in the Ziegfeld Follies
to earn extra money. Her big break
came when she filled in for a singer
who became ill. Her talent was rec-
ognized and [resented an opportu-
nity to segue into radio, becoming
a regular on Manhattan Merry-Go
Round. She also co-starred with
Irish tenor Frank Munn, on the
American Album of Familiar Music.
She was also a regular performer
with the New York Philharmonic
and the Metropolitan Opera. Lucy
worked hard at her craft. When in-
terviewed she said, "I practice vo-
cal exercises an hour each day and
sometimes work at the piano for
several hours on new music.”
Lucy worked for NBC and they
recommended she sing The Nation-
al Anthem at the American Legion
convention in New York. Lucy got
the job and ultimately became the
Legion’s official soloist. In 1938, she
gained national attention singing
The Star Spangled Banner over a
network of 500 radio stations. Her
television debut occurred in 1939
and Variety reported: “Lucy Monroe
registered a clear-cut click on tele-
vision. She looked extremely good;
her smile and personality matched
a voice that was distinctively some-
thing.” In the spring of 1941, Lucy
made a commemorative recording
of The Star Spangled Banner, to cel-
ebrate its 10th anniversary as our
anthem. To mark the occasion, she
borrowed the original sheet music
FEBRUARY 2019 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE A15
from the Library of Congress and
performed the song at Constitution
Hall, accompanied by the National
Symphony Orchestra
In 1941, it was clear that the U.S.
might be drawn into to a war. The
Mighty Music Box, author Thomas
DeLong commented on her early
commitment to service: “Few per-
formers from radio labored as long
and hard as soprano Lucy Monroe.
Six months before Pearl Harbor, she
left radio and toured army camps
and defense plants.” Lucy gave up
well-paying contracts to devote her-
self exclusively to personal appear-
ances, often at a grassroots level.”
According to Delong, Lucy said,
Her favorite rendition of the an-
them occurred during a July 4th
celebration in 1942, while leading a
community sing on the grounds of
the Washington Monument.” The
crowd, holding lit matches in the
moonlight, joined her in singing the
anthem’s chorus. “It was the kind of
moment when you could cry with
pride and joy at being an Ameri-
can,” stated Lucy. This was creative-
ly estimated to be the 1,776th time
she sang The Star-Spangled Banner.
She’d go on to conduct many more
community sings, including one on
the steps of the Lincoln Memorial,
with over 40,000 people in atten-
dance.
RCA Victor made her director of
patriotic music. During the war she
worked tirelessly selling war bonds.
During one of her campaigns she
contacted hepatitis which put her
out of action. “A dreary ailment”
said Lucy, “The only thing that re-
ally helps is bed rest. You just can’t
do anything. You turn yellow and
you look awful and feel awful. If
you walk a block, you’re exhaust-
ed. It’s dreadfully dull.” After a full
recovery, she resumed her hectic
schedule. As the official soprano
of The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
she extensively toured hospitals
all over the country. Lucy never
sang the anthem when she visited
armed service personnel: “The ser-
vice men don’t need it. They’ve lived
it.” Always happy to take requests,
Schubert’s Ave Maria was a favor-
ite, along with When Irish Eyes are
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★★★★★ ★★★★★ VOTER GUIDE

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UCO Vice President

1. Edward R Grossman
MARCH2019
★
★ • Managed over $50,000,000 in credit lines and over 2. Fausto Fabbro
(Wellington A) 1,000 employees worldwide. (Greenbrier A)

★ ★ • President - national wall covering manufacturer.

• President - commodities trading company.
• Principal of my own auditing firm for over 20 years
of CV (a legal Non Profit Corporation in State of
Florida)

★
and still active. • 5 years volunteer usher

★ • President of a Long Island Condominium Association

• Co-Publisher of three (3) weekly local Long Island
newspapers.
•
•
•
1 year UCO Executive Board
2 years UCO Vice President
2 years President Greenbrier A

★
• Member of The Free and Accepted Masons of the • 2 years President Greenbrier Association ( Pool &

★ State of New York

CV/UCO EXPERIENCE:
•
Grounds )
Member of Committees: Security, Operations,
Programs & Services,

★
• 2010: Board member and UCO delegate for • Bar Codes, Transportation, New Cable Contract,

★Education:
• 1960 - Graduated: Bernard Baruch School
of Business (City College of NY) B.B.A.
Wellington A Condo Assn.
• 2012 – present: President of Wellington A
Condominium Association Inc. and delegate.
Education:
• 3 years Canaan College
• Graduated Lincoln Tech Inst. (Auto Tech)
•
•
Insurance.
Community Service & Leadership:
30 years Kiwanis (Hixson Fellow, Past Lt. Gov. NY)

★ and Florida
★
• Certified Public Accountant: New York

• Member of American Institute of Certified

Public Accountants
• Founder, president and publisher of an independent
Village paper.
• Founder of the CV Messenger Club.
• Founder and publisher of The CV Messenger paper.
• Certified NEASE Tech

Work Experience:
•

•
27 years Knights of Columbus (Past Grand Knight
5293)
19 years Rotary Club of Mastic Shirley (Paul Harris
Fellow)
• Strong business background:

★ Certified Accountants
★
• Member of New York State Society of

• Member of Florida Institute of Certified

Public Accountants
• Sponsor of the only Century Village Memorial Day
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• Sponsor of Independent candidate forums and
important issue forums
• Fiat Manager many years
• Catering business
• 12 years Director Shirley/Mastic Chamber of
Commerce

CV/UCO EXPERIENCE: CV unit owner 17 years; full time resident 9 years.

★
Work Experience:
★
• Chief financial officer of a jointly held
Merrill Lynch Inc. and Kay Corporation,
both public and well-known companies.
Century Village resident from 2007 to present
• 12 years Canterbury B Board, 9 years
President
• President of Italian American Culture Club

★3. John Gluszak

★ Work Experience:
3. Stewart Richland
(Somerset K)
• Oldest active teacher in Palm Beach County;
retired November 2014. Participated in special
(Salisbury H)

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• All phases of construction
summer program in the Bronx, working with

★ • Worked primarily in tunnels in NYC supplying water

from upstate
• Member Local 147 past 55 years
under privileged minority children age 4-12

★
• Laborer to Project Mgr. 45 yrs. on some of the largest

★ projects in Tri State area

• Owned cabinet shop doing work for homes,
hospitals and hotels
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• Voting Delegate Somerset K
• Member of the Advisory Committee and

★ ★
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security reasons
Executive Board 2015-17
• Bids Committee, Programs and Services,
Beautification Committee.
• UCO Vice President for past two years.

★
• Take care of needy and homeless through Sheriff’s

★Education: Dept. Education: • Contributor to UCO Reporter – writer of articles

• Masters Degree History, plus 60 dealing with history, culture and contemporary
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CV unit owner 26 yrs.; permanent resident for 11 additional graduate credits
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★ ★ years

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Knights of Pythias.

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4 Years United States Navy – Korea 1951-1955

★ ★ • Los Angeles Unified school system

• Palm Beach County school system - also
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1. Carol Mainwald
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2. David S. Torres
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3. Marcia Ziccardy
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4. Jackie Karlan
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life.
• 50 years employment experience in all
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including 37 years as president of
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• 18 yrs. State University of New York
• Downstate Medical Center - Accounts
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• Investigation Dept. 6 years.
CV/UCO Experience:
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• Member Executive Board 5 years
• Member Nominating Committee 1 year
• Member Advisory Committee 1 year
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★ 5. Carole Szepesi
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• Vice President of Wellington Federation
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• Served on Committees: Advisory,
Beautification, Transportation, Programs &
Services,
• Beautification
Association 5 years to present
• Current Vice President/ Secretary
Wellington L Association
• Former Co-Treasurer/ Vice President
★
• Management of pool services contract.

★ Military Experience:
• 6 years service (active and reserve) in US
Army Signal Corps, specialist 4th class.
• Responsible for re-starting Chatham
Federation
• Former president of Chatham R
• Former president of Chatham Federation
Wellington L Association

Year-round CV resident 15 years

★
★
• Honorable discharge.

Year-round CV resident
Full time CV resident over 20 years 7. Myron Solomon
(Camden K)
★
★ 6. Les Rivkin
(Stratford J)
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Education:
• Point Pleasant Beach High School, NJ
• Ocean County College, NJ
• Rutgers University, NJ
•
•
•
Program Mgr. with Association for the Blind
Rehab counselor
Executive Director ARC
★
★ Career Experience:
• Signal School, Fort Monmouth, NJ
•
•
CEO drug & alcohol agency
20 years as psychotherapist with abused
children
• Post Retirement: Census taker, board
★
• Supervisor, Radar Division, Ft. Monmouth,

★
NJ member NOW, ACLU

★
Education:
• Music Teacher throughout my working • VP of AACC, Member of LWV in passage &
implementation of Amendment 4 • Graduated from High School 1946
years and beyond • Seton Hall College 1 year
• Medical Assistant for 2 surgeons, 6 years

★
CV/UCO Experience:
• East Coast Director, Student Exchange Education:

★ • Treasurer & Pres. Tennis Club 7 years Career Experience:

Program (American Education Connection),
1980 thru1999
• Retired from State of NJ, Welfare Director
• BA Psychology, Minor in Sociology, MS in
• Board member Stratford J 10 years; • Manufacturer of women’s dresses for 25
Counseling years
president 3 years
• Credentials as drug & alcohol counselor, • Owned women’s dress shop called Filly’s for

★
• Board of Stratford Umbrella Assoc.
• Certification as rehabilitation counselor;

★ • Broadband Committee 10 years

CV/UCO Experience: clinical hypnotherapist
• President Chatham G – 2005-2014 • Board of CV Democratic Club
• License Real Estate agent CV/UCO Experience:
• Co-President Chatham G – 2015 • UCO Vice President 2005-2007

★
• Chatham G Board Member – 2016 CV/UCO Experience:
Career Experience:

★ • Army – rank of Sergeant (E-5) • Operations Committee 2005 - 2009

• Three terms Executive Board • Taught 7th grade of 41 students • Responsible for rebuilding the theater in
• President CV Computer Club 6 years • Door to door salesman the clubhouse after Hurricane Wilma
• Instructor for CV Computer Club 10 years • Case worker in Welfare Dept. CV resident 13 years, 9 mos. a year • Was one of two complainants whose

★ Year round resident of Century Village since

2001
lawsuit enabled the Village to recover
$3,750,000 in damages caused by
Hurricane Wilma. ★
Follow the Candidates at
★ ucochannel63.blogspot.com
CV resident full time 15 years
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★ UCO Executive Board

★
★ ★
★
8. Maureen Debigare
(Cambridge I)
9. Olga Wolkenstein
(Northampton R)
10. Michael Rayber
(Wellington K)
11. Gerry Sutofsky
(Wellington E) ★
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★Education: Education: Education: Education:
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• 1973 Newington High School Graduate
• Cosmetology Academy 1974
• Washington Irving High School, New York
City, N.Y.
• Graduate, Berkshire Community College,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• Nassau Community College Long Island
New York

Career Experience:
• BA 1968 – Yeshiva University
• MS 1972 – CUNY-College of Staten Island
• Post Graduate degree in Supervision and
Administration
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Career Experience:

★
• Hairdresser
• Cosmetology Teacher
• Retail
• New York State University, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Lee College, Houston, Texas

Career Experience:
• General Manager Sam Ash Music Stores
• Owner Bressler Ice Cream Palm Beach Mall
• Emt/Field Operations Supervisor, AMR
Ambulance
Career Experience:
• 35 years working for the Board of Education
City of New York
★
• Childcare Teacher, Early childhood

★
- Schoolagers
• Transportation (van driver) for special
needs children
• Self-Employed Restaurant Owner
• Chef and Dining Room Manager, Brooklyn
College
• School of Performing Arts, Indian Hill
CV/UCO Experience:
• President Wellington K
• UCO Executive Board Member
• Teacher Trainer in the area of computers
and educational software
• Principal of Jewish Day School
★
• Paraprofessional Elementary school

★
classrooms Campus, Stockbridge Massachusetts • Security Committee

★• Theatre: Tap Dancer, Community Theatre,

Choreographer
• Children’s and adult shows
• Renovated and built homes
• Massachusetts Real Estate Broker’s License
- Inactive
Military Service:
• US Coast Guard Aux
CV/UCO Experience:
• President of Wellington E Condo
Association for the past 10 years

★
• Florida Real Estate Sales Associate License • Board Member for 3 years prior to

★CV/UCO Experience:
• Pass out clickers at all monthly UCO
meetings
- Inactive
• Retired U.S. Postal Service Full time CV resident for last 14 years
becoming president.

Year-round CV resident

★
• Currently an Usher CV/UCO Experience:

★• Worked as a Security Guard

• ACT 2 Repertory Theatre
• Active member, Assistant Director,
• President, Northampton R Association 20
years
• Past Member of Executive Board, Bid
Committee, Finance Committee,
13. Ruth Dreiss
(Chatham F)

★
choreographer, actor
• Annual Resident Show, Tap Dancer
• Italian Club member
• Board Member, Treasurer of Cambridge I
• Programs and Services Committee

CV Year Round Resident

CV/UCO Experience:
• UCO volunteer since inception 1982
• UCO Vice President
★
★CV Resident since 2011, residing about 10
months a year
• Executive Board member
• Served and/or chaired committees:
• Security, Auto Decals, Gate Passes,
Transportation, Investigations, Cable,
★
★
Nominations, Ambulance, Finance (Asst. to

★12. Richard Handelsman

(Plymouth W)
Treasurer), member of Millennium
Agreement Committee during negotia-
tions, Advisory, Broadband, Operations,
Typesetter for UCO Reporter and currently

★ • Emerson and Thoreau (Wellesley College).

• University of Vermont: Differential Calculus.
Education:
• Walton HS graduate, New York City, NY
staff writer, assistant to UCO President
Arthur Bernhard, Secretary and/or
Treasurer of 2 bldg. associations, Secretary
Chatham Federation
★
Career Experience:

★ Career Experience:
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, English, University
of Illinois,
• Bookkeeper children’s dress manufacturer,
NYC 14 years
• Bookkeeper architect, Miami Beach, FL 6
years
CV resident 47 years
Year-round resident of CV ★
★
• Instructor, English: Cincinnati University;
Millikin University
• High School Teacher, Lithia Springs High School
(Ga.)
14. Petrina Penio
(Chatham B)
★
★
• Language Arts

★ • Advanced Placement, English Literature Chicago, IL in 1981

Education: • Advanced Placement, English Composition • Admitted to Illinois Bar in 1981
• Princeton High School. National Merit • Developed and Taught SAT Prep, Math and • Admitted to Florida Bar in 2014
Scholar; Valedictorian

★
Verbal

★
• Princeton University B.A. with High Honors
• University of Chicago: M.A.
• University of Illinois: PhD
• Valdosta State University (Ga.): Gifted
• Developed and Taught Program for Gifted
Secondary Students, SAT Math, AP Literature, Career Experience:
AP Composition • Managing Broker, Real Estate Center of
WPB in CV

★
Education Certificate
• National Institute for the Humanities
Summer Programs: Faulkner (University of
Louisiana);
CV/UCO Experience:
• Delegate, Plymouth V association
• Broadband Committee member
• Managing attorney for a 3-person law firm
in CV ★
Full-time CV resident 12 years

★ Year-round CV resident
Education:
• Graduated Dominican University, River
Forest, IL 1978
• Graduated IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law,
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★ UCO Executive Board
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15. Mary Patrick 16. Marilyn Curtis 17. Joyce Reiss 18. Patricia Keane

★ (Golf's Edge 7)
★ (Camden I) (Wellington G) (Easthampton H)

★ ★
★ ★
★ Education:
★ Education: Education: Education:
• Gratz College, Philadelphia - Associate • BA in English, Florida International University, • BA from Queens College, Flushing, NY • Fordham University graduate, Bronx, NY

★
Degree
• Work Experience: Administrative Asst. ★
Solomon Schechter Day School - 18 years
until move to WPB
Miami, FL
• Master’s Degree in Teaching; National Louis
University, Wheeling, IL
Career Experience:
• Worked at Major League Baseball Players
Career Experience:
• Worked for Caterpillar machinery
Association (Baseball Union) dealership 37 years In accounting,

★ CV/UCO Experience:
• Golf's Edge - Board member since 1993.
★
• Volunteer Guide at Hines Museum - 5 years
Career Experience:
• CTI (Computer Telephony Integration)
Instructor for Rockwell Electronics
• English Teacher, Fulton County Systems,
• VP of Union and Shop Steward

CV/UCO Experience:
advertising and sales depts.

CV/UCO Experience:
• President Easthampton H Association

★
• Member of Wellington G Board 10 years
• President 6 times over the years. Currently Atlanta, Georgia

★ • Delegate for Wellington G • UCO Investigations 1-1/2 years

President.
• UCO- Executive Asst. to UCO presidents
from Vivian Walsh to David Israel.
• Member of CERT team
• UCO Executive Board member
CV/UCO Experience:
Committees:
• President of Camden I Condo Assoc since 2014 CV owner since 2006; full time resident

★
• Currently member of Operations, Advisory, • Advisory 2 years; Search/Nominations 6
• Reporter for the UCO Reporter since 2016

★ & Investigations Committees & UCO years; Operations 4 years

Executive Board.
CV resident since 2013
CV resident 15 years; have recently become

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2019 – PRO ACTIVE MAINTENANCE
SOMETHINGS NEW AND SOMETHINGS OLD
Maintenance
By Dom Guarnagia
Reiterating
something that
I said lately,
my monthly
columns are
based on situa-
tions that arise
during the pre-
vious month,
messages left at the UCO Office.
situations with returning winter
residents and queries that come up
in conversations with friends and
acquaintances. Most recently, I ad-
vised the elimination of all electric
water heaters above the ground lev-
el and connecting a common insu-
lated copper pipe up to and includ-
ing the top floor washing machine,
thereby serving those washers in
the entire tier from one heater. This
action was meant to reduce both
the number of water heaters and
the amount of standing hot water
continually reheated awaiting its
use hours or days in the future.
Innovative change seldom come
with an immediate monetary sav-
ings. The realization sets in months
or years later after upgrading or re-
placing such things as incandescent
and fluorescent light bulbs. Several
Monday
4 5
10:30-11:30am
Medical Alert Systems;
What are your options
with the new Technology.
11 12
10:30-11:30am
Systemic Affects of
Oral Health presented
by the Tooth Fairy
Mobile Dental
18 19
10:30-11:30am
Dr Maza presents
Keeping the Flow
and the Rhythm
25 26
10:30-11:30am
Bagels with Brookdale
Senior Living: When is
it time to consider ILF
or ALF?
FEBRUARY 2019 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE A21
years of reduced utility bills confirm
the savings. Replacing multiple wa-
downward.
• When retrieving dry cleaning
ter heaters, utilizing the newest one from the cleaners, remove the
to replace the others and adding a thin plastic bag that covers the
pipe to supply hot water up through contents and place the contents
the existing concrete-slab floor(s) on the rear porch to eliminate the
can be accomplished inexpensively scent of the cleaning fluid used
by a Licensed / Insured Plumbing to cleanse the items. The slight
Contractor with an immediate re- fumes can be irritable to sensitive
NO
turn on the FPL bill while the wa- lungs.
ter usage remains the same. Our
Association will be performing the • While you were away the soapy
water and hair that is left behind
WEAPONS
reduction in the number of water
heaters this month and I’ll report in the drains has dried into a mass
the cost and savings for that period that can impede emptying the
sink(s). Pour some drain cleaner
in one of the next two months.
There are several things that can such as Draino to eliminate the
sluggish draining.
OF ANY KIND
be done inexpensively, to make life
a bit easier. A few are listed as fol-
lows;
• The grease filter located under
your microwave oven, if it is lo-
ALLOWED ON
• We are now in the ‘dry’ season.
Your entrance door swings out-
cated above the cooking range,
should be removed and left soak- RECREATIONAL
ing in soapy water for an hour or
ward. The hinges and the lock(s)
have been exposed the wind and so before re-installing. PROPERTIES
driving rain. Share a can of a wa- • If you have not yet changed the
ter disbursement with a neighbor dining area bulbs with low watt-
(WD40) to drive out moisture and age LED bulbs, this could be the VIOLATORS WILL
lubricate the locks and hinges for time to make the change. Most
more effective results. LED bulbs are ‘dimmable’ and BE REMOVED FROM
• Remove the fabric filter in your the dining room chandelier that
AC Unit located under the win- serves the table for dining as well THE PROPERTY AND
dow, for more efficient operation. as a writing surface, can still have
• Reverse the direction of the ceil-
differing lighting values and pro- RISK SUSPENSION OF
vide the biggest bang for the buck.
ing fan rotation so warm air that
rises to the ceiling can be directed
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WELCOME
TO
TOMORROW
Auto repair shops will go away
over time - Why?
• A gasoline engine has 20,000 in-
dividual parts. An electrical mo-
tor has 20. Electric cars are sold
with lifetime guarantees and are
only repaired by dealers. It takes
only 10 minutes to remove and
replace an electric motor. Faulty
electric motors are not repaired
in the dealership but are sent to a
regional repair shop that repairs
them with robots. Your electric
motor malfunction light goes on,
so you drive up to what looks like
a Jiffy-auto wash, and your car is
towed through while you have a
cup of coffee and out comes your
car with a new electric motor!
• Gas stations will go away. Parking
meters will be replaced by meters
that dispense electricity. Com-
panies will install electrical re-
charging stations; in fact, they’ve
already started. You can find
them at select Dunkin Donuts
Visit Manatee Lagoon
Manatees are found throughout
Florida, but The Palm Beaches have
long been known as a haven for
them, and Florida Power & Light
runs the place to see these famous
“sea cows:"
First of all, admission to Manatee
Lagoon is free! You can't beat that.
It's open Tuesday through Sunday
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The discovery center sits on a
prime manatee-viewing locale: the
shoreline of Lake Worth Lagoon
/ Intracoastal Waterway in Riv-
iera Beach. Dedicated observation
decks allow visitors to scout for
manatees cruising by, even in big
herds. (Don’t worry—you can’t miss
locations. Most (the smart) major
auto manufacturers have already
designated money to start build-
ing new plants that only build
electric cars.
In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 em-
ployees and sold 85% of all photo
paper worldwide. Within just a few
years, their business model disap-
peared and they went bankrupt.
Who would have thought of that
ever happening? What happened
to Kodak will happen in a lot of in-
dustries in the next 5-10 years and,
most people don't see it coming.
• Did you think in 1998 that 3 years
later, you would never take pic-
tures on film again? With today’s
smartphones, who even has a
camera these days?
• Forget the book, “Future Shock”.
Welcome to the 4th Industrial
Revolution. Software has disrupt-
ed and will continue to disrupt
most traditional industries in the
them. Manatees usually grow to be
9 feet long and can weigh close to
1,200 pounds.) The best time to see
them is between Nov. 15 and March
31, when the waters are colder and
these gentle giants huddle together
for warmth.
Manatee Lagoon’s two levels of
interactive exhibits offer a welcom-
ing atmosphere to experience how
manatees spend their lives. Learn
about the endangered manatees,
plus the natural wonder that is Lake
Worth Lagoon. Outside are a picnic
area and pavilion, as well as a gift
shop and café where you can pur-
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THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW YEAR FROM
AN ANONYMOUS PROGNOSTICATOR
next 5-10 years.
• UBER is just a software tool. The
company doesn’t own any cars,
and is now the biggest taxi com-
pany in the world! Ask any taxi
driver if they saw that coming.
• Airbnb is now the biggest hotel
company in the world although
they don't own any properties.
Ask Hilton Hotels if they saw that
coming.
Artificial Intelligence: Computers
become exponentially better in un-
derstanding the world. This year, a
computer beat the best Go-player
in the world, 10 years earlier than
expected. In the USA, young law-
yers already don't get jobs. Because
of IBM's Watson, you can get le-
gal advice (so far, the basic stuff)
within seconds with 90% accuracy
compared with 70% accuracy when
done by humans. So, if you study
law, stop immediately. There will
be 90% fewer lawyers in the future
and only omniscient specialists will
remain
• Watson already helps nurses di-
agnosing cancer, its 4 times more
accurate than human nurses.
• Facebook now has a pattern rec-
ognition software that can rec-
ognize faces better than humans.
In 2030, computers will become
more intelligent than humans.
Autonomous cars: In 2018 the
first self-driving cars arrived. In
the next 2 years, the entire industry
will start to be disrupted. You won't
Feel Down? Get Up!
Emotional Benefits of Exercise
Research has shown that the ben-
efits of exercise go beyond just phys-
ical well-being. Exercise helps sup-
port emotional and mental health.
So, next time you’re feeling down,
anxious, or stressed, try to get up
and start moving!
Physical activity can help:
• Reduce feelings of depression
and stress, while improving your
mood and overall emotional
well-being.
• Increase your energy level.
• Improve sleep.
• Empower you to feel more in con-
trol.
• In addition, exercise and physical
activity may possibly improve or
maintain some aspects of cogni-
tive function, such as your abili-
ty to shift quickly between tasks,
plan an activity, and ignore irrele-
vant information.
want to own a car anymore as you
will call a car with your phone. It
will show up at your location and
drive you to your destination. You
will not need to park it. You will
only pay for the driven distance and
you can be productive while driv-
ing.
• The very young children of today
will never get a driver's license
and will never own a car. This
will change our cities, because
we will need 90-95% fewer cars.
We can transform former parking
spaces into parks. 1.2 million peo-
ple die each year in car accidents
worldwide including distracted
or drunk driving.
• We now have one accident every
60,000 miles. With autonomous
driving, that will drop to 1 acci-
dent in 6 million miles. That will
save a million lives plus world-
wide each year. Insurance com-
panies will have massive trouble
because, without accidents, the
costs will become cheaper. Their
car insurance business model will
disappear
• Electric cars will become main-
stream about 2030. Cities will be
less noisy because all new cars
will run on electricity. Cities will
have much cleaner air as well.
Electricity will become incredibly
cheap and clean.
WELCOME TO TOMORROW –
it actually arrived a few years ago!
Exercise ideas to help you lift your
mood:
• Walking, bicycling, or dancing.
Endurance activities increase
your breathing, get your heart
pumping, and also boost chem-
icals in your body that may im-
prove mood.
• Yoga. A mind and body practice
that typically combines physical
postures, breathing exercises, and
relaxation.
• Tai Chi. A “moving meditation”
that involves shifting the body
slowly, gently, and precisely, while
breathing deeply.
• Activities you enjoy. Whether it’s
gardening, playing tennis, kick-
ing around a soccer ball with your
grandchildren, or something else,
choose an activity you want to do,
not have to do. Quick Tip: Exer-
cise with a friend and get the add-
ed benefit of emotional support.

Safety
By George
Franklin
Hi, folks!
This month my
column is on something that many
of you may find repulsive.but I am
bringing it to your attention from a
safety perspective. That subject is
REPTILES AS PETS.
I have not heard that anyone in
Century Village is keeping any rep-
tiles in their units but with almost
eight thousand units here, I am sure
someone has something "hidden
away". Why is this dangerous?.
Keeping snakes as pets does not
cut it in this writer’s mind. And if
the pet is a poisonous snake, there
is a real danger. An owner might be
bitten. In an emergency situation, a
first responder could be bitten and
seriously injured. Suppose a snake
gets loose. Then what? I don’t agree
with the Florida Wildlife Com-
mission (FWC) that says you may
keep a poisonous reptile if you have
a special permit issued by FWC.
That means with a permit, we have
a right in this area to keep water
moccasins, rattle snakes, and coral
snakes. All three of these species
are poisonous.
Century Village has posted signs
regarding these reptiles and I hope
no one has one in his unit. There are
also huge lizards in south Florida
that, if my memory serves me cor-
rectly, are members of the monitor
lizard family. If bitten, the venom is
toxic - not poisonous but extreme-
ly dangerous. The venom is loaded
with bacteria that can kill in a very
short time. I have not seen one in
our area yet but one never knows.
Now and then some huge lizards
shows up on the six o'clock news.
The point I am trying to make
here is: “If you see a snake, do not
approach it. Let it go on its way.
Rattlesnakes make a nasty rattle
buzzing noise. Coral snakes and
water moccasins don't make noises.
Water moccasins are an aggressive
snake and will attack.
If you know anyone who is keep-
ing a “pet snake”, I suggest you re-
port it.
Until next time, be safe and se-
cure out there!
STAR SPANGLED BANNER –
Continued from Page A15
Smiling.
Lucy sang the anthem at the 50th
anniversary of the Key Museum
in 1948. According to The Freder-
ick News: “The beautiful and very
gracious lady stuck warm response
from Frederick hearts by simple un-
pretentious charm.” The highlight
for those attending came when Lucy
stood in the afternoon sunlight and
sent her exquisite voice soaring in
the stirring notes of the Star Span-
gled Banner. She may have sung it
3,000 times before, but none in her
audience could believe she ever had
more gloriously than in the perfect
setting of the tree rimmed base of
the author’s gravesite memorial” (As
reported by the Frederick News.)
Lucy continued her call to service
by touring Korea in 1953, giving two
full performances for thirty con-
secutive days. Later, semi-retired in
peacetime, she graciously accepted
invitations to sing The National An-
them at baseball games and other
sporting events.
The Star Spangled Soprano was
estimated to have sung The Nation-
al Anthem over 5,000 times during
her patriotic career.
Most singers who have been asked
to sing the National Anthem are
presented with a song with an enor-
mous melody. Michael Dean, chair
of the Department of Music at UCLA
observes that the song is difficult,
even for the most trained singer, it
FEBRUARY 2019 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE A23
calls for an enormous vocal range.
“It’s very difficult for pop singers to
sing notes anymore, because R&B
and pop songs are more like vocal
improvisations these days.”
Some famous singers get tripped
up on the words like Country music
star Luke Bryan and had to read the
words from a crib sheet. Here are
some of the others that have man-
gled “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Beyonce lip synced her anthem at
President Obama’s 2013 inaugura-
tion. In 1990, Rosanne Barr, at a San
Diego Padres game in which she in-
famously wore a untucked, baggy
white shirt and shrieked her way
through the song. Christina Aguil-
era and Michael Bolton also flubbed
his attempt to sing the anthem Pop
star Rachel Platten botched the Na-
tional Anthem in a SPECTACULAR
way at an NWSL soccer game When
she grabbed the mic, it was amateur
hour. It started bad ... "Oh say can
you see, by the STARS early light." It
got worse ... she had to restart twice
and even asked for someone to give
her the lyrics. She eventually recov-
ered and finished ... but good lord.”
Fergie took a lot of heat after her
slowed-down/jazzy take on "The
Star-Spangled Banner"
Let’s face the fact that ordinary
people really can’t sing “The Star
Spangled Banner” well and even
professionals struggle with it but we
should at least try.
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if t ing t he
Thr a y
D a y A w
A
very pop-
ular pastime in Cen-
tury Village is ‘thrifting.’ To join
the club, you simply have to make
a list of items you’d like to replace
or upgrade around the house (and
no, this doesn’t include spouse) and
head out to any of one or more lo-
cations listed below where you may
find those needed items at a frac-
tion of the cost of regular retail. It’s
even better if you pack your own
bag or box of things you don’t use,
like, or want -- and pay it forward
by donating to your favorite shop
on the same trip.
Thrift shops, sometimes called
second-hand stores or resale shops,
have become serious contenders
for the dollars consumers spend for
merchandise. And why not? This is
a habit which can stretch a family’s
budget in concrete ways while help-
ing your community at the same
time. Did your coffee-pot just give
out and you’ve got guests coming
over this weekend? You can pur-
chase one at a regular retail outfit
for $20-$150 or more, OR you may
find just what you need for $10 at a
nearby thrift. Have you been wish-
ing someone would pick up on your
hints and get you a set of goblets to
make your table prettier? Step this
way… the selection is huge.
Some folks have entered the game
bit by bit. Many of the people I spoke
to about thrifting confessed that in
the beginning they had reserva-
tions about reusing objects owned
and discarded by someone else. But
after their first successful purchase
of a needed item that, after a lit-
tle cleanup, or tune up, performed
beautifully for a price well below
what the same item would cost new,
they became ‘bitten,’ and within a
tragically short period found them-
selves to be ‘junk store junkies’
cruising their favorite shops once
or twice a month for a ‘hit’, an item
that became irreplaceable at a price
that was equally stunning.
Recently, a couple of us checked
out some of the circuit favorites. The
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was a Wednesday,
because almost without excep-
tion, that is Senior Discount Day.
The discounts ranged from 20%-
50% on purchases though each
store had its own special way of
qualifying what is discounted and
the amount of discount.
This article will feature a few pop-
ular thrifts that accept donations
and sell used items to the public.
stop. Located nearby on Military find something you didn’t realize
Trail, this not for profit organi- you ‘needed’! Donations are taken
First on the list - Goodwill In-
zation also focuses on providing at the back of the store.
dustries. Accessible to all, there training and opportunity to all who Location: 7600 S. Dixie High-
are over twenty locations in South
need help. Their stated mission is way, WPB, FL; 561 494-0125 (.5
Florida, each one staffed by an or-
“To help whenever, wherever, and mi south of Forest Hill Blvd)
ganization that offers employment
however” they can, and they have Hours: M-F 10AM-6PM, Sat
without discrimination. Some lo-
been doing so for decades across 10AM-5PM, closed Sun.
cations seem more organized than
the globe. They also provide pick- Senior discount day (25%) is
others, but all of them offer low,
up of large items, but will advise Wednesday. Specials are posted
standardized prices on goods do-
you if they have a surplus of cer- at the front of the store.
nated to them. Most ‘thrifters’
tain items when you call, and there
agree Goodwill is the ‘go-to’ place
for lowest prices and largest inven-
may be a week or more of wait time Habitat for Humanity Re-
for pickup. They offer special dis- stores is a resource center that
tory. They take donations at the
counts throughout the week, using may interest both you and hub-
back of the store (drive through)
color codes to guide buyers. Look by. Originally known for reclaim-
and offer tax receipts. If you call
for discounts available on the board ing doors, windows, fans, etc from
ahead, they do pick up furniture
at the front of the store that range home renovations and tear-down
donations, but a wait may be re-
from 25-75%, and include Senior sites, this group expanded and now
quired. On Wednesdays, they offer
Wednesday discounts of 50% and offers used appliances, furniture,
a 25% senior discount. Each week
all furniture reduced by 25% on Fri- kitchen items, beds, and much
a color is posted at the front of the
day. Plus Salvation Army charges more. You can find everything
store with the “Color of the Week,”
no sales tax. from hard-to-find hardware pieces,
designating which color offers a
Location: 655 N. Military Trl, to overhead fans, lamps, wall sconc-
50% discount. If the color sign at
WPB, FL; 561 683-3513 es, crystal, and even books! Today’s
the front is yellow, and you find an
Hours M-Sa 10AM-6PM, closed Restore sites allow those who wish
article of clothing with a yellow
Sun. to ‘do it themselves’ a place to find
plastic tie attached, it will be half
Donations are taken at the back used cabinets, countertops, plumb-
the listed price. If it’s a household
of the store between 9AM- ing, etc, donated by renovation
item, and you see a “Y” after the
430PM. sites, that can be used for your own
price, it is half-off.
DIY projects. Hours at two nearby
Hours for Goodwill Stores are
fairly standard (9AM-8PM, M-S,
The Lord’s Place; Joshua locations are M-F, 10AM-6PM, Sat,
Thrift is a popular thrift located 10AM-4PM, closed Sun. You can
open on Sun, 10AM-6PM)
on Highway 1 in West Palm Beach. call the donation hotline for pick-
Three of their locations were con-
It has been a mainstay in the area ups. Wednesdays they offer 25% off
sistently mentioned as ‘best of the
for over 30 years. To quote from purchases of $10 or more.
best’:
their site, they are “a non-profit, 6831 N Military Trl, Riviera
4895 Okeechobee Blvd, WPB,
non-sectarian, 501c3 organization Beach, FL, Phone: 561 207-2294
FL; Phone 561 478-8824 (closest
committed to breaking the cycle of 4639 Lake Worth Rd, Lake
location to Century Village)
homelessness with programs and Worth, FL Phone: 561 253-2290
1280 W. Indiantown Rd, Jupiter,
services.” Many customers were Did we miss your favorite spot?
FL; Phone 561 748-6614
greeted by name, so they have a loy- Share your own thrifting experienc-
5400 S. Dixie Highway, WPB,
al following. With an eclectic range es and tell us about your it if we’ve
FL; phone 832-8893
of goods (a $400 dollar telescope missed it in this article. Send your
was featured the day we went) it’s comments to ucoreporterwpb.com
Salvation Army is another
a fun shop to go through. You may
worthwhile (and worthy) thrift
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the UCO Security
Committee have set February 9 to register your bike into a
National Data Base. If your bike is stolen, registration will make
recovery easier for law enforcement. There is NO CHARGE for
this service. At this time, the program is in high demand so there
are only 53 packages available to Century Village. If you want
to register your bike, come to the REAR of the UCO Office on
Saturday February 9th between 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon. First
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PUBLICATIONOF
Atlantic Broadband Update
During the last week in January,
AB initiated a mailing campaign
whereby every Century Village res-
ident received a postcard which ex-
plained the new cable products and
reinforced the types of services that
will be available. No prices were
listed on this particular piece as it
was merely an introductory mail-
ing.
Early in February, a second mail-
ing will go out to everyone outlin-
ing dates, times, and the place to ac-
tually sign up for your cable, phone,
and/or Internet services.
• This mailing will assign each unit
a 4-hour window on a particular
date. Please try to show up on
your designated date and time.
AB understands about vacations,
doctor’s appointments, etc, and
will have a phone number on
the mailing for you to sign up by
phone should you not be able to
attend on your designated date.
That will be your Plan B.
• Don’t worry if you have to miss
your window. You can always
sign up using the website or con-
tact the call center with the phone
number that will be provided on
your mailings. The website is
currently not active to take your
orders, but it will be in the near
future.
Sign-ups will take place between
January 21st and February 28th,
and each building will have a partic-
ular date and time for its residents
to schedule their new services. As
of this writing, I have no informa-
tion as to dates of actual installa-
tions. The sign-up times will be be-
tween either 8am to noon or 1pm
and 5pm. You may show up at any
time between those hours.
OFUNITED
UNITEDCIVIC
CIVIC ORGANIZATION OF CENTURY
ORGANIZATION OF CENTURYVILLAGE,
VILLAGE,WEST
BY J O DY LE B E L
Atlantic Broadband’s phone num-
ber is 833-694-6192. Our Channel
63, as well as David Israel’s blog, will
carry scheduling details. And you
may view AB’s products and prices
on their website which is dedicated
solely for Century Village at https://
atlanticbb.com/select-communi-
ties/century-village. Please note
the website was not active as far as
prices and sign-up capabilities as of
this writing, but it should be live at
the time of your reading.
Sign-ups will take place in the
Great Room at Anshei Shalom
which is located just outside the Vil-
lage property in the Hastings area.
Upon entry to the Temple, you will
be given a number just like at a deli.
There will be price sheets to view
while you wait in the waiting area.
At the sign-up location, you may:
• Use the self-serve tablets that will
be provided;
• Or make use of their direct phone
connection to an AB call center;
• Or you can opt for personal assis-
tance from an AB representative
when your number is called.
AB expects to be able to handle
200-250 persons each day. A cable
only express desk will be available
for those who do not wish to have
Internet service or landline phone
service.
You will select which package is
best for you on the sign-up date and
each package and the costs will be
explained. AB staff will be available
to answer your questions and assist
you in choosing the best deal for
your personal use. For those of you
who choose to use the self-serve
tablets that are provided, there will
be several roving AB representa-
tives to assist you.
There will be ten tables that can
serve 14 persons at a time and each
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appointment is expected to last ap-
proximately ten minutes. Should
you not be able to wait, another
option would be to use the sign-
up sheet where you can leave your
name and phone number and a rep-
resentative from AB will contact
you at a later time.
Hands-on education on the use
of the remote and DVR options
will be available. There will also be
French and Spanish speaking per-
sons to assist. The Century Village
Computer Club, which meets on the
third Thursday of each month, has
donated the use of their computer
room for future education meet-
ings/classes should it become nec-
essary. More information to follow.
SNOWBIRDS WHO ARE OUT
OF TOWN ON SIGN-UP DATES
HAVE A DIFFERENT SITUA-
TION: Once AB is up and running
and our Comcast contract expires
in June of 2019, Comcast will begin
charging for any unreturned boxes.
In addition, those wishing to wait
until they return in the fall to make
the decision whether to change over
to AB or to keep Comcast as their
provider need to be aware that the
contract rate will no longer exist.
Comcast will raise your month-
ly fees to a normal consumer level
and also may require you to sign
on for another year’s contract. It is
your responsibility to return the
Comcast box before the end of
the contract if you are switching
to AB. Once your Comcast service
has been discontinued and the box
has been returned, you can breathe
easy. The next step for you would
be to call Atlantic Broadband at
your convenience and schedule an
install date to coincide with your
return this fall/winter. Their phone
Section B
2019
number is 833-694-6192. Also very
shortly you may view their products
and prices on their website dedi-
cated solely for Century Village at
https://atlanticbb.com/select-com-
munities/century-village. Soon AB
will have a spot on that site for you
to sign up via Internet.
ALL RESIDENTS - DO NOT
TURN IN YOUR COMCAST BOX
UNTIL YOU ARE UP AND RUN-
NING WITH AB: More informa-
tion on how-to and where-to will
be published in the UCO Reporter
with ample time for you to get this
accomplished.
• There may be designated spots in
the Village for you to leave your
box for a small fee or
• You may call Comcast and ask for
a free shipping box to be delivered
to your door which you will then
mail back yourself or
• You may take the box directly
to the UPS located at 721 Village
Boulevard where they will pack-
age it for you and give you a re-
ceipt. If you want a receipt, the
UPS store would be your choice.
More information will be forth-
coming. Don’t panic.
Officers in each Association are
encouraged to post all Atlantic
Broadband notices on their bulle-
tin boards, assist residents who may
need help, and formulate a plan to
make sure that the installers can
access each unit on the set installa-
tion day(s). The installers may have
to access your attic spaces, so be
prepared to allow that. If your attic
space is located in a particular unit,
be sure the unit owner is aware that
access is a must.
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ATLANTIC BROADBAND IS EXCITED

TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS
OF CENTURY VILLAGE.

AS PART OF YOUR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT

YOU WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
TV WIRE MAINTENANCE
PLAN & 24X7 SUPPORT

n TV service with over 300 of the

most popular cable channels
n Worry-free service calls and support
n Tons of movie channels HBO, EPIX,
n Dedicated customer service
Starz and StarzEncore
phone number for
n 1 HD Digital Video Recorder Century Village residents
n Up to 2 HD Digital Adapters

STAY TUNED: In the coming weeks you will be receiving more information
about how to sign up for your installation appointment.

VISIT: ATLANTICBB.COM/CENTURY-VILLAGE
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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BY LENORE VELCOFF

If you have a very special occasion We were there for lunch. The
(and I hope you have many) and menu is not extensive except for
really want to splurge, go to this the beverages. They offer 5 types
restaurant. of unusual juices, 8 coffees, 4 teas,
Everything is impressive from 4 bottles of soda (no free refill), 15
the valet parking ($8 pus gratuity) kinds of wine, 4 beers and finally,
where they make a note of any dam- 2 bottled waters. But what they do
age on your car so they will not be have is delicious.
blamed for it later to the couches We first ordered a bottle of Pro-
available so that you can wait for secco which is an Italian cham-
your car to be brought up in com- pagne, a little lighter and just a
fort (45 seconds). touch sweeter than French. Since
Before dining (this experience is this was lunch and not dinner we
not called eating), walk through the did not order any of the 8 “For The
entire building and look at the fur- Table” appetizers, nor 4 salads (5 table, apologized, and said they did with a House salad (greens dressed
niture that they offer for sale. Ev- add-ins), but went straight to the not have the French Dip, so com- with a Balsamic vinaigrette).
erything in the store, including the “Plates.” There were 7 to choose panion 3 ordered Truffled Grilled Once again, no dessert (too much
restaurant, is white or grey with a from. Two of my companions or- Cheese (cheddar, sourdough). wine at lunchtime). But they do
slight touch of black. There is not dered the Turkey Club (avocado, When the bill came, we noticed that have one dessert for the table that I
one drop of color in the entire store. bacon, Bibb lettuce, tomato, mul- there was no charge for the Grilled wanted to order, a Banana Split for
I mean everything – from the art on tigrain). One ordered the Shaved Cheese to make up for their lack of $16, but nobody was willing to help
the walls to the comforters on the Prime Rib (French Dip, Swiss her original choice. By the way, the me eat it, so no-go.
beds to the carpet on the floors to cheese). And, for the piece de resis- Lobster Roll was exceptional; very
the furniture in the glass enclosed tance, I ordered the Lobster Roll. THE FELDMAN AND SACKSence
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American Pastoral
by Phillip Roth
The
Reader’s
This month I reread AMERICAN book is not upbeat, not once, not But then The Swede, our Golden
PASTORAL by Philip Roth after ever. It’s moody, sad, and weighted Boy is undone by his daughter. He
reading it the first time back in 1998 down with the heaviness of yearn- had allowed his little girl, Meredith,
when it won the Pulitzer Prize. This ing, regret, and disillusionment. to behave like a pampered child,

Corner
The title “lends its never punished, never opposed,
name to a genre and always content. But she got in-
of literature, art volved with a bunch of intellectual
and music that snobs and turned into a monstrous
depicts such life girl. Merry baffles and betrays all
BY LENORE in an idealized that her father is when she becomes
VELCOFF manner,” to quote an uncontrollable teenager who re-
Webster’s. sorts to acts of terrorism. Isn’t that
The beginning just too prevalent these days? Per-
part of the sto- haps, but this is American terror-
ry is told by Na- ism. That’s right, the home grown
than Zuckerman stuff that arose out of the 1960s, the
(Roth’s alter ego) Vietnam war.
and then by the You can be any nationality and
protagonist and relate to this story and sympathize
main character, with these characters. Roth covers
“Swede” Levov. It immigration, religious and ethnic
tells about much ties, class, generational divides, and
of his life, the the dark times in their lives. While
good, the bad and I did enjoy it, it also made me quite
the sad. At first uncomfortable at times. Some of
he is the hero of the language, while necessary, is
his high school in uncouth. The story itself was inter-
Newark, is a great esting and I felt that it was really a
athlete, marries story of Americans trying to come
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C E N T U R Y V I L L A G E O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
Information in this column will be
limited to:
Organization name
Meeting date
Meeting location
Contact person
Information should be addressed to:
ucoreporterwpb@gmail.com and must
be received by the 15th of the month
or submitted at the UCO Reporter
Office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays from 9:00AM to 12:00PM.
Details on upcoming special events
and programs will be included in a
new UCO Reporter column - “WHAT’S
HAPPENING”. Copy should be sent to
ucoreporterwpb@gmail.com and must
be received by the 15th of the month
or submitted at the UCO Reporter
Office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays from 9:00AM to 12:00PM.
ACT II COMMUNITY THEATRE -
Every Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Club-
house.
ACTORS STUDIO OF CENTURY
VILLAGE: Every Monday 7-10 pm in
Classroom B.
Neil: 561-215-4999
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
CLUB (AACC) - First Wednesday of
every month - 6 p.m. in Clubhouse
Art Room. Contact Flo at (203) 218-
3085, Les Rivkin at (315) 529-1221 or
Eula at (561) 598-8405.
AITZ CHAIM:
● Daily services 8:00 AM.
● Mincha and Maariv at Sundown.
● Sisterhood 3rd Monday of month
10:00 AM. Charlotte 917-815-7711;
Charlotte 478-8756; Anita 686-9083.
AL ’ANON MEETING Every Thurs-
day - Clubhouse Craft Room 2-3
p.m.
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION: Free
community workshops every 2nd
and 4th Tuesday starting on August
21, 2018. 10:30 a.m. - Noon in Card
Room B or C. Call Sandy 561-689-
3540 or Carmen 561-469-1220.
BABY BOOMERS CLUB: December
through April - 3rd Wednesday of
each month -
3:30 p.m. Contact Lynn: Lynnsevan@
aol.com
BALLROOM DANCE GROUP:
Mondays 2 - 4 PM. Party Room, Call:
Irwin 917-915-2174.
BEST SHORT STORY DISCUSSION
GROUP: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each
month. Craft Room 1:30 PM. Con-
tact Julie at 249-6565
BIBLE STUDY GROUP - “Taste and
See” Sunday, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30PM in
Main Clubhouse, Classroom C. For
information, call Terry at 908-635-
9833 (Terrygirl908@gmail.com) or
Tony at 561-371-6324 (Drmassage@
comcat.net)
B’NAI B’RITH CENTURY UNIT
#5367: Meets on 4th Sunday of
every month at Congregation Anshei
Sholom - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast and
entertainment at all meetings. Call
Sondra Lee Winn at 640-9998.
BROOKLYN QUEENS CLUB: Second
Wednesday of the month - 2:00PM.
Clubhouse Party Room. October to
April. Call Harriet Levine: 684-9712.
CENTURY VILLAGE ARTISTS: View
our artwork on 1st and 2nd floor of
main Clubhouse. Information about
purchase or display -- Beth Baker @
684-3166.
CENTURY VILLAGE BOOK CLUB -
Information, call 640-6944 or email
arzj@Hotmail.com
CENTURY VILLAGE CAMERA
CLUB: Ken Graff at cameraclubcv@
gmail.com.
CENTURY VILLAGE COMPUT-
ER CLUB: First Thursday of every
month at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse Room
103. Call Kathy @ 252-8495 or visit
website at: http://www.cv-computer-
club-wpb.com
CENTURY VILLAGE CRAFT CRE-
ATIONS - KNITTING/CROCHETING
CLUB: Tuesdays 9:30 AM -12 p.m.
Craft Room (104).
CENTURY VILLAGE GENEALOGY
CLUB - 2nd Monday of every month
at 10 a.m. - Card Room B through
March. For more information, con-
tact Arye 732-779-8079
CENTURY VILLAGE MEN’S CLUB:
First Sunday of every month at 9:30
A.M. - Clubhouse Craft Room. Con-
tact Ruben J. Ramos 561-459-7176 or
docruben1@gmail.com
CENTURY VILLAGE NORTH
AMERICAN EDUCATORS CLUB:
First Tuesday of every month at 10:30
AM in the Art Room. School-relat-
ed retirees and in-service personnel
meet to socialize, share ideas, and
learn about issues that affect them
now and possibly in the future. Con-
tact Bob Zuckerberg at zuckie15@aol.
com or 917-796-1317.
CENTURY VILLAGE ORCHESTRA:
Every Monday - Classroom C - 1:15 to
3:40 p.m.
through March 15. Call Rickie at 683-
0869.
CENTURY VILLAGE (OA) OVER-
EATERS ANONYMOUS - Sunday
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Craft Room. For
information call: 242-0189 or 347-
469-2929 or 308-6444.
CENTURY VILLAGE WOODWORK-
ING CLUB: 6 days a week from
8:30 AM to 11:30 a.m.. Join us in our
hobby shop.
CENWEST FISHING CLUB: First
Wednesday of each month 3:00 to 4:30
p.m. Classroom C. For more Informa-
tion, call Al at 561- 242-0351 or Mike
at 802-479-4184.
● For more Information, call Al at 561-
242-0351 or Mike at 802-479-4184.
CHRISTIAN CLUB: First Wednesday
of every month - until May. Club-
house Party Room 1 p.m. Next
meeting dates: February 6 and March
7. For club information, call Rae 561-
254-2290.
● Casino dates: January 14 -1 p.m;
February 18 - 1p.m; March 18 - 1 p.m.
For information on trips, call Figgy
561-707-6548
● February 25 - March 2: Motor coach
trip to Biloxi & New Orleans
● April 2 - 4: Motor coach trip to Or-
lando Cocoa Beach
● May 17 - 26: Motor Coach trip to
to Texas (San Antonio, Padre Island &
Gulf of Mexico)
CONGREGATION ANSHEI SHO-
LOM: 5348 Grove Street in Century
Village.
● Weekday minyans will be held on
Monday and Thursday mornings at
8:45 AM.
● Shabbat Services Friday evening at
5:00 PM and Saturday morning at 9:00
AM.
● If you need to say Kaddish, please
call ahead so we can get a minyan to-
gether.
● Rabbi Kavon’s class will be held
every Thursday following minyan ap-
proximately at 10:00 AM. See office
for details.
● Hebrew for beginners will begin on
the 1st Monday in November. Class
led by Sara Farkas. No fee.
COUNTRY LINE DANCING: Country
and Regular, Monday and Friday 9:00
to 11:00 a.m. in Art Room or Party
room. Contact Frankie 561-777-5712
DANCE PARTY: Tuesdays 7 - 9 p.m.
in Party Room. For information, call
Lou 398-8785.
DOO WOP CLUB: Meets in Club-
house Room C: 7 - 9:30 p.m. Janu-
ary 10, February 14,
March 14, April 11
FRIENDS OF BILL WILSON: Every
Thursday 6:30: to 7:30 PM in the
Clubhouse Craft Room.
‘FRIENDS OF POST” (PEDIATRIC
ONCOLOGY SUPPORT TEAM):
Meets second Monday of the month.
Clubhouse Party Room - 11:30 a.m.
Contact Shirley at 478-2391 or Marion
684-5814.
HASTINGS CUE CLUB: Mon. - Sat.
9:30 AM - 12 noon.
HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS OF THE
PALM BEACHES: First Wednesday
of month 9:30 a.m., Golden Lakes
Temple. Bus provided from Century
Village Clubhouse. Information: call
Kathy @ 689-0393
IRISH AMERICAN CULTURAL CLUB
OF CENTURY VILLAGE - First
Monday of the month at 2 p.m in
the Party Room through April 2019.
Call Carole 1-914-343-5547 for more
information.
ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE
CLUB OF CENTURY VILLAGE:
Meets every 3rd Wednesday of each
month in Clubhouse Party Room at 1
p.m. Now accepting new members.
For further club information, call
Fausto 478-1821. Bowling every Sat-
urday morning at Verdes Lanes 9 a.m.
For information, call Lenny 471-2603.
JUDITH EPSTEIN CHAPTER of HA-
DASSAH: For current information,
call Marilyn at 689-3647.
KATHY’S KITCHEN: November
through April on 3rd Friday of the
month at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse Party
Room. Can we dish? Come for a
nibble! Bring along a dish that we can
all enjoy, Discuss recipes. For more
information call Kathy 561-252-8495.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS: Palm Beach
Rainbow Lodge #203 - 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays - 1 p.m. Century Village
Medical Building in CSI Caregiver
Services. For info, call Irv 683-
4049 or http://knight203.blogspot.com
.
LATIN AMERICAN CLUB: First
Thursday of every month - 6 p.m.
Clubhouse Card Room A.
New members, call Ruben Ramos at
561-459-7176 or docruben1@gmail.
com .
EL CLUB LATINO AMERICANO:
Más información, comuníquese con
Rubén Ramos al 561-459-7176 o do-
cruben1@gmail.com.
LINE DANCE WORKSHOP - For
information contact Jerri Adams 731-
439-0730
MERRY MINSTRELS: Looking for
women and men who enjoy singing.
Contact Louis Ahwee at 561-531-3188.
MIND SPA: For information, call
Gerald Caning 689-4346.
NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT RETIR-
EES: Anyone interested in attend-
ing a meeting of the New York City
Transit Retirees of Florida, West Palm
Beach Chapter, please call Kathy -
689-0393.
NIGHTCLUB: Dancing in a night-
club atmosphere. All genres of music
- ballroom, disco, R & B, Motown,
swing and line dancing. January 29,
February 26, March 26, April 30 and
May 28.. Party Room 7 - 9:30 p.m. If
you are interested in performing in
the SPOTLIGHT - dancers, singers,
comedy and skits - call Erwin 917-
915-2174 for more information.

C E N T U R Y V I L L A G E O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
NORTHERN STARS: Will meet on
second Monday of every month. 6:30
to 9:30 PM - Clubhouse Party Room .
Call Janisse @ 586-291-8286 or email:
northernstarsbo@hotmail.com
PET CLUB: Contact hmalloy2000@
yahoo.com.
PHILADELPHIA CLUB: 1st Thursday
in February, and March 2019. Club-
house Party Room at 12:30 p.m. Call:
Phyllis at 561-712-0612 or 215-219-
0297.
PICKLEBALL: Courts open at 8:00
each morning.
PING PONG CLUB: Anyone inter-
ested in starting a ping pong club,
please call Phil at 908-468-5477.
POLISH AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB
OF CENTURY VILLAGE -1st and 3rd
Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM at
the Art Room . Call Krystyna Teller at
561-674-4887 or www.facebook.com/
polishsocialclubflorida2x
THIS COLUMN WILL CARRY SPECIFIC
INFORMATION ON UPCOMING
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN
CENTURY VILLAGE. Details should
be addressed to: ucoreporterwpb@
gmail.com and must be received by the
15th of the month. Copy may also be
submitted at the UCO Reporter office on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
from 9:00AM to 12:00PM.
Copy should include brief description
of upcoming activity, date and contact
person..
For regular organization information,
see ‘Century Village Organizations’
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
CLUB (AACC):
● Card Night - Play Hand and
Foot in the Clubhouse Card Room ev-
ery Wed. at 6:00 P.M.. Contact Terry
(561) 249-7262, Eula (561) 718-7478 or
Sadie (845) 541-7167.
AITZ CHAIM:
● Daily services 8:00 AM.
● Mincha and Maariv at Sun-
down.
● Sisterhood 3rd Monday of
month 10:00 AM. Charlotte 917-815-
7711; Charlotte 478-8756; Anita 686-
9083.
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION:
● Free community workshops
every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the
month -10:30 a.m. - Noon. Card Room
B or C. This is your learning time.
Please do not bring along the person
you are trying to help. Call Sandy
PROACTIVE RESIDENTS PROJ-
ECTS COMMITTEE: The official
organization has been dissolved.
However, the residents that oppose
any development on the closed golf
course will still maintain that opposi-
tion. The current PRPC blog will be
deactivated.
SAILING CLUB: Every 2nd Friday
at 10 AM, Classroom C. Sailing in-
structions given at boat dock. Contact
Commodore Ray Cook at 561-603-
9326.
SCRABBLE CLUB OF CENTURY
VILLAGE: Every Tues - 6:00 p.m. 2nd
Floor Card Room.
Call: Lucy @ 729-0705.
SHARON CHRISTIAN CHURCH:
3443 Haverhill Road North, WPB
(561) 683-1868
● Please join us November
through April
● Sunday service - 10:45 A.M.
SHUFFLEBOARD CLUB: We play
singles on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
and bowling pin on Thursdays. We
start at 1:15 p.m. so come before then
to sign in. Everyone welcome. Come
early and I will be glad to show you
how to play. Ed Wright 561 632 5268
W H AT ' S H A P P E N I N G
561-689-3540 or Carmen 561-469-
1220.
CENTURY VILLAGE MEN’S CLUB:
Join us for dinners, dances, fishing
trips, sports events, casino trips,
cruises and other fun activities. For
more information, contact Ruben J.
Ramos 561-459-7176 or docruben1@
gmail.com
CENTURY VILLAGE ORCHESTRA:
We need more trombone, string and
percussion players. For more infor-
mation, call Rickie at 683-0869.
CENWEST FISHING CLUB: No mat-
ter your skill level, we encourage you
to attend a meeting to learn what we
have to offer. Information: Al (561-
242-0351 or Mike (802-479-4184)
● Discussion of condition of CV
lake and requirements to fish in CV
waters,.
● Plans for annual picnic on Duck
Island
CHRISTIAN CLUB: Trips planned
for February through May. Call
Marilyn Figueroa at 561-707-6548
or figgy3039@yahoo.com or www.
grouptrips.com/figgy for detailed
information.
● Feb 25 - March 2: Motor coach trip
to Biloxi & New Orleans
● April 2 - 4: Motor coach trip to
Orlando & Cocoa Beach
● May 17 -26: Motor coach trip to
Texas
Continued on Page B13
SNORKEL CLUB: Contact Christine
at cmsmithfl@yahoo.com. Club
meetings will begin in October on the
3rd Friday of the month.
SPANISH CONVERSATION CLUB:
Weekly meetings in Clubhouse, Class-
room B, Wednesday 10 a.m. Con-
tact: Thomas Kansas, 864-406-9580
and leave your name/number.
TABLE TENNIS: Now located on
2nd floor of Clubhouse in former
Sewing Room. Tables reserved for
advanced players every day between
10 a.m. and non. Tables are available
to all other players from noon until
the Cubhouse closes. Information,
call: Julian Wolfe at 561-223-0637 or
juwolfe1941@gmail.com
UNITED DEMOCRATIC CLUB
OF CENTURY VILLAGE - Next
meeting date is January 31 in Party
Room. Sign-in and refreshments at
1 p.m. Meeting begins at 1:30 p.m.
For information on voter registration,
mail-in ballots, or club membership,
call Rhoda at 686-0835. Meeting dates
for 2019 are: February 28, March 28,
April 18, May 16, June 20, September
19, October 24, November 21, and
December 19.
CONGREGATION ANSHEI SHO-
LOM: 5348 Grove Street in Century
Village. 684-3212
● Wednesday Jan. 30th @ 11:30 AM –
Sisterhood Card Party & Lunch – Re-
serve your table, Call Roz Meilamed
310-1186
● Sunday, Feb. 10th @ 10:00 AM –
Our Breakfast Club meets again with
a full deluxe breakfast. Call Len Wa-
ghelstein for reservations and details.
● Wednesday, Feb. 27th @ 12:00
PM – Our annual Sisterhood Fashion
Show with a Deli Lunch. Call Harriet
Waghelstein for further details – 596-
5635
FRIENDS OF POST” (PEDIATRIC
ONCOLOGY SUPPORT TEAM):
● Card Party at Avanti’s - 4th Mon-
day of every month
● Overnight trip to Naples, Fl - April
7-8
● Watch for details on possible Carib-
bean cruise.
THE IRISH AMERICAN CULTURAL
CLUB OF CV::
● Feb. 10th: “FUN NIGHT DANCE”
6 -10 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
$5 Residents - $ Non-Residents.
BRING YOUR OWN EVERY-
THING...
● Feb. 17th: PICNIC-DUCK IS-
LAND. Opens to set up at noon.
$5 Guests..
● March 4th: Club meeting - Party
Room 2 p.m.
● March 5th: SAINT PATRICK’S
DINNER/DANCE 5 - 10 p.m. Doors
FEBRUARY 2019 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE B7
UNITERS SOCIAL FUN CLUB OF
CENTURY VILLAGE: Clubhouse
Craft Room. Call Esther 561 328-
7935 for meeting dates. Like us on
Facebook/Uniters Social Fun Club of
Century Village.
VILLAGE SONGBIRDS: Perform in
Memory Care Nursing Homes in Palm
Beach County two or three times a
month. We NEED a piano player
- music director that can transpose
music.
Call Carmen 561-469-1220 for rehears-
al schedule.
YIDDISH CULTURE GROUP: Pro-
grams every Wednesday at 10 a.m.
in the Main Clubhouse Theatre. For
information, call Golda Shore 697-
3367.
WALL STREET CLUB: Every
Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Clubhouse
Room A. For more information call
Gregory Kremenchugsky 248-489-
9084.
open at 4:30 p.m.
$30 Residents - $33 Non-Residents.
Tickets for both dances are on sale
now. Contact: Carole Burns 914-343-
5547
ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE
CLUB: (IACC) OF CENTURY VIL-
LAGE:
● April 7 Annual Dance: For infor-
mation call- Fausto 478-1821
● March 18-25: Caribbean and Cuba
cruise
● April 8-12: Savannah, Jekyll Island
& Charleston, S.C.
● May 4: Ft. Lauderdale Air Show (
Blue Angels)
For Travel information contact: Mi-
chelina--507-5658
JUDITH EPSTEIN CHAPTER OF
HADASSAH: Join us at a meeting on
Wednesday, January 9 at “Traditions”.
For more information, call Marilyn
Gorodetzer 561-689-3647.
KARAOKE:
● November 2 through April - Fri-
days 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. in Party Room.
Hosted by Janisse
● November through April - Tues-
days 6:30 - 9:30 p.m Room C. Hosted
by.Marshall Eads.
LATIN AMERICAN CLUB:
● Club Meeting for all members is the
first Thursday of every month at 6pm
in Card Room A Clubhouse. Games
afterward
● Latin Dance is the third Sunday of
every month 5 – 9pm.
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Vegetarianism and
veganism
B Y A N D R É L E G A U LT
Please don’t let the title scare you!
Here is a brief definition of those
two terms.
• Vegetarianism is the practice of
not eating meat or fish. People
who follow vegetarianism are
called vegetarians. Most vegetar-
ians eat or drink animal products
like milk and eggs.
• Veganism is the practice of ab-
staining from consuming animal
products, not only meat but also
eggs, dairy products and any oth-
er animal substance. People who
follow this practice are called veg-
ans.
The alternatives to meat have be-
come tasty, healthier, cheaper, bet-
ter for the environment and pose
fewer ethical challenges. Joseph D.
Puglisi, a Stanford University pro-
fessor of structural biology who is
working on meat alternatives says:
“We can now use a broad range of
plant protein sources and create a
palette of textures and tastes.” There
is an explosion of research in the
food industry and meatless prod-
ucts are tastier, loaded with protein,
vitamins, antioxidants, omega-3s
and are more and more available in
grocery stores. They are also free of
antibiotics and hormones.
According to a 2015 Harris Poll,
there are about three million veg-
etarians ages 8 to 18 in the United
States, representing 5 percent of
that age group. That exceeds the
3.4 percent of adults surveyed who
declared themselves vegetarians.
Many children are deciding to be-
come vegetarians on their own,
driven mainly by ethical concerns
Our Volunteers Enjoy a Luncheon
B Y R U T H B E R N H A R D - D R E I S S | P H O T O S B Y W A LT E R J O H N S O N
Reservations for 125 were made
for the Sunday, January 13th party
planned to honor UCO’s dedicated
volunteers. The annual luncheon
was held in the Clubhouse Party
Room and the menu featured ribs,
barbecued chicken, sliced brisket,
macaroni and cheese, beans, sal-
ad, coleslaw and cornbread. Enter-
tainment was provided by Tom “Big
T” Pollard who belted out western
tunes throughout the party. His
booming voice and engaging per-
sonality added to the celebration.
UCO President David Israel
opened the celebration by welcom-
ing and thanking the volunteers
without whom our community
could not function. Their work
saves residents millions of dollars
each year.
The delicious food was provid-
ed by Brother Jimmy’s BBQ which
and the toll that meat production
takes on the environment. In North
America livestock cause more
greenhouse gases than humans.
One acre of land can yield 50,000
pounds of tomatoes, 53,000 of pota-
toes, 30,000 of carrots but only 250
pounds of beef.
Susan Levin, director of nutrition
education for the Physicians Com-
mittee for Responsible Medicine
said that studies show that vegetar-
ian children and teens are at lower
risk than their non-vegetarian peers
for being overweight and obese—
conditions that are linked to Type 2
diabetes and heart disease.
Vegan diets are slightly more
challenging than vegetarian. The
only essential nutrient found in an-
imal products that is not found in
plants is vitamin B12. While vege-
tarians can get that through dairy
products, vegans cannot So it’s typ-
ically recommended that vegans
take a B12 supplement or consume
foods fortified with vitamin B12 of-
ten added to almond milk, veggie
meat and some breakfast cereals.
There’s the presumption that going
veggie means people will choose to
eat healthier, but that’s not always
the case. It’s important to under-
stand what a healthful diet looks
like. It’s fruit, vegetables, grain,
nuts and seeds, not Oreos (which
are vegan), potatoes chips, soda and
sports drinks.
My son Patrick turned vegan four
years ago and has since educated
me about a whole food plant-based
lifestyle and I’m now eating far
more healthfully. The student has
become the teacher !
is located on the 2nd level of City
Place near the movie theater. Dave
and his staff arrived early, set up the
buffet lines and dished out plentiful
portions - firsts,seconds, and thirds,
to all the guests.
The members of the Social Events
Committee did a magnificent job
with table decorations. The red
cowboy hats and bandanas gave
the Party Room a real Western
hoedown feeling. Many thanks to
the committee - Bobbi Levin, Di-
ane Andelman, Betty Duralia, My-
ron Silverman, Mary Patrick, Ron
Massa and Isabel Scherel, assisted
by LCAM Donald Foster who vol-
unteered to shop for and carry the
heavy cases of soda and water into
the Clubhouse the day before the
celebration. Our UCO Reporter
photographer, Walter Johnson was
on hand to take pics of the event.
Végétarisme et
végétalisme
PA R A N D R É L E G A U LT
Ne laissez pas le titre vous effray-
er. Voici une brève description de
ces deux termes.
Le végétarisme consiste à ne pas
manger de viande ou de poisson.
Ceux qui suivent cette pratique sont
appelés végétariens. La majorité
des végétariens mangent ou boivent
des produits animaux comme du
lait et des oeufs.
Le végétalisme consiste à s’abste-
nir de consommer non seulement
de la viande mais aussi des oeufs,
des produits laitiers et d’utiliser
tout ingrédient animal. Ceux qui
suivent cette pratique sont appelés
végétaliens.
Les substituts à de la viande sont
devenus plus appétissants, moins
dispendieux, meilleurs pour l’envi-
ronnement et plus éthiques. Joseph
D. Puglisi, professeur de biologie
structurelle à l’université Stanford,
travaille sur les produits substitutifs
de la viande, disait: « Nous pouvons
maintenant utiliser un éventail de
protéines végétales et créer une pal-
ette de textures et de goûts. » Il y
a une recrudescence de recherches
dans l’industrie alimentaire et, les
aliments sans viande ont meilleur
goût, ils sont enrichis de vitamines,
d’antioxidants et d’omega 3. De
plus, ils sont davantage disponibles
en épicerie et ils ne contiennent pas
d’antibiotiques et d’hormones.
Selon un sondage Harris en 2015,
il y a aux États-Unis approximative-
ment trois millions de végétariens
âgés de 8 à 18 ans représentant 5 %
de ce groupe d’âge. C’est plus que
les 3.4 % d’adultes qui se déclar-
ent végétariens. Plusieurs enfants
deviennent végétariens parce qu’ils
sont concernés par les questions
d’éthique et par les conséquenc-
es environnementales. Un âcre de
terre produit 50,000 livres de to-
mates, 53,000 de patates, 30,000 de
carottes mais seulement 250 livres
de boeuf.
Susan Levine, directrice de l’Éd-
ucation alimentaire au Comité des
médecins pour une Médecine re-
sponsable, dit qu’une étude démon-
tre que les enfants et adolescents
végétariens sont à moindre risques
que les non-végétariens d’être en
surpoids ou obèse: ces deux condi-
tions sont liées au diabète de type 2
et aux maladies cardiaques.
Les régimes végétaliens représen-
tent un défi plus grand que les ré-
gimes végétariens. Le seul élément
nutritif contenu dans la nourriture
animale qui ne se retrouve pas dans
les plantes est la vitamine B12. Alors
que les végétariens peuvent trou-
ver cette vitamine dans les produits
laitiers, elle n’est pas présente dans
les aliments végétaliens. Il est alors
suggéré que les végétaliens pren-
nent des suppléments de vitamines
B12 ou de manger des produits
qui en contiennent comme le lait
d’amandes, la viande végétalienne
et certaines céréales pour le déjeun-
er. On peut penser que les gens qui
mangent végétalien vont manger
santé mais ce n’est pas toujours le
cas. Il est important de comprendre
ce qu’est une diète santé. Ce sont
des fruits, des légumes, des gran-
ulés et des noix et non des biscuits
Oreo (qui sont végétaliens) des gri-
gnotines, des liqueurs gazeuses ou
des boissons énergisantes.
Mon fils Patrick est devenu
végétalien il y a quatre ans et m’a en-
seigné ce type de nutrition. Depuis,
je m’alimente mieux. L’élève a dé-
passé le professeur !
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Do you Remember These Sports Milestones?

BY TED MILHAM
This year will mark the 50th anni- Jackie Robinson. • 1960 -The great catcher,Yogi Ber- swer: NO One - It was cancelled
versary of the stunning upset of the ra, playing left field watches in due to a players strike.
Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl 3 by • 1951 - As an old lover of the vain as Bill Mazeroski hits a walk
the New York Jets, which was pre- BROOKLYN Dodgers, it pains me off home run to beat the Yankees • 1996 - Bombing at the Atlanta
dicted by Jets quarterback Broad- to mention the 1951 “Shot heard in the World Series. Olympic games.
way Joe Namath. Whether he truly round the world” home run by
Bobby Thomson when the Giants • 2004 - The Red Sox purge the
meant it or it was just pregame bra- curse of the Bambino and become
vado, we will never know. Shock- won the National League pennant
playoff after trailing Brooklyn by World Champs.
ingly, the following year The AFL
Kansas City Chiefs also upset the 13.5 games in August. • 2004-2005 - The entire NHL
NFL entry in the Super Bowl, and • 1954 - The first sub 4 minute mile hockey season was cancelled due
lead to a merger of the two leagues. run by English medical student, to a players strike.
This got me thinking of other years Roger Bannister.
where seemingly earth shattering • 2013 - Terror in Boston at the Mar-
events occurred in sports. athon.

• 1919 - The Black Sox scandal Columnist George Will, a rabid

when several Chicago players, Cubs fan told a great joke in one
best known among them, Shoe- of his books about Cubs futility,
less Joe Jackson accepted bribes to “What do a bear on birth control
throw the world series. pills and the World Series have in
common”? Anwer, NO CUBS.
• Alas, in 2016 a great joke became
• 1962 - The expansion New York obsolete as the Cubs came back
• 1955 -The Brooklyn Dodgers final- Mets stink up the field winning 40 from a three game to one game
ly win a World series, but I missed and losing 120 games,(2 rainouts), deficit to fly a world champion-
it because Uncle Sam had me but redeem themselves in 1969 by ship flag over Wrigleyville.
driving an M47 tank on maneu- beating a great Baltimore Oriole
vers in Fort Knox, Kentucky. But I team convincingly in 5 games in
got the good news on returning to the 1969 world series.
the barracks. • 1972 - The shooting bloodbath at
• 1957 (a year which will live in in- the Munich Olympics.
famy) - The Dodgers and Giants • 1988 - World Series interrupt-
move to California at the end of ed by, of all things, a California
the season. Thank you Walter earthquake.
• 1947 - The entry of the first black O’Malley @#$%!^.
player in Major league baseball, • 1994 - Who won this series? An-

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“The Golden Age of Radio”

The Actors Studio, a resident act-
ing group here in Century Village,
performed for a packed house on
January 13th when they took a nos-
talgic look at two contrasting radio
episodes from the 1940s, a time
when radio was the dominant force
in entertainment and news for lis-
teners of all ages. Radio was the
most popular of the popular arts,
and an integral part of the everyday
lives of millions of Americans. The
finest actors, performers, writers,
producers, directors, and technical
craftsmen delivered outstanding
programming that fueled the imag-
ination of listeners with drama,
comedy, westerns, detective stories,
science fiction and adventure.
Actors Studio chose a 1945 epi-
sode from the funny The Life of
Riley with Chester A. Riley’s life
turned upside down by a visit from
A review of Actors Studio
BY J O DY LE B E L
his mother-in-law. Chester, played invariably leads to their paying with one of the members but tonight this
well by Lenny Perlman, along with their lives. The show was from 1942 group took a different approach by
his wife Peg, played equally well by and was titled The Blind Beggar recreating a radio studio on broad-
Inez Levy got himself in trouble by Dies. The Shadow was played by cast night … and it worked. The
listening to the advice of his neigh- Chuck Otterson, and his deep voice Actors Studio has a rich history of
bor and co-worker. Although the was reminiscent of Frank Readick entertaining the residents here in
audience could see the actors as they Jr. Century Village. This group meets
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back to the days when families sat along, and Allen also voiced the old members and remind everyone that
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entertainment. hear again. ence to come out, read a part, and
Neil Moore used sound effects Most scripts used by the Actors have some fun.
from the actual radio shows which Studio are original works written by
leant an air of authenticity to the
pieces. A cue card girl, played by
Kim Liebskind, told the audience
when to applaud bringing the audi-
ence into the act.
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Two 75-Inch Smart TVs Donated to
New Veterans Facility in West Palm Beach
Atlantic Broadband, the nation’s
9th largest cable operator, and our
new telecommunications provider
in 2019, partnering with Converged
Services, donated two 75-inch
Smart TVs to the Veterans Admin-
istration’s new Mental Health Dom-
iciliary located in West Palm Beach.
The presentation held January 3rd
at the UCO office, was attended by
Sarah Wattick, Martin Alvarez,and
Danny Gonzalez from AB and Mar-
cel Korman, UCO’s Project Monitor/
Consultant. UCO President David
Israel thanked the two companies
and noted, “We picked the right
telecommunications partners.” The
donation was also announced at
the January 4th delegates meeting
where Mary C. Phillips, MTRS, Vet-
erans Affairs, happily accepted the
generous contribution.
This project was John Gragg’s
brainchild. The TVs will be used in
the dayrooms at a new 60-bed Men-
tal Health Domiciliary on North
Military Trail in West Palm Beach.
The facility, scheduled to open
April 1st, will house homeless vet-
erans as well as veterans recovering
from mental health issues and ad-
diction.
UCO, which represents the inter-
FEBRUARY 2019 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE B11
BY J O DY LE B E L
est of condominium owners in Cen- vember on the occasion of Veterans tion our veterans have made to this
tury Village, conducts an annual Day, “It is good to pause each year region and to our country.”
5K walk/run for charity. It has ear- to reflect on the contribution made Leo Delgado, President of Con-
marked this year’s proceeds to pro- by our military personnel in their verged Services, added, “On behalf
vide funds for fitness equipment, service to our country, as well as the of Converged Services, we are hon-
including treadmills and ellipti- substantial sacrifices our veterans ored to provide this donation to the
cal trainers, at the new VA Mental and families have made in carrying VA of West Palm Beach as a token of
Health Domiciliary. out that service. Still, our support our appreciation to all veterans. We
In presenting the large screen TVs, for veterans cannot merely be one of salute you and thank you for your
Elizabeth L. Michelsen, Vice Presi- thanks and appreciation, but find- service and sacrifice. We would also
dent and General Manager of Atlan- ing concrete ways to support vet- like to thank our partners - UCO,
tic Broadband’s Florida region, said, erans in our communities. It is our Century Village West Palm Beach,
“Atlantic Broadband team members hope that this donation will serve as and Atlantic Broadband - for pre-
live and work right here in the com- a regular reminder of the contribu- senting this opportunity to us.”
munities we serve, so our com-
mitment extends well beyond
connecting our customers with
advanced telecommunication
solutions. We also are dedicat-
ed to giving back to local orga-
nizations that meet the unique
needs of our community mem-
bers, including our Veterans. It
is our hope that this donation
will serve as a regular remind-
er of the contribution our vet-
erans have made to this region
and to our country.”
Atlantic Broadband Pres-
ident & CEO, Richard Shea,
who served as an officer in the
army overseas and in the Unit-
ed States before achieving the
rank of Captain, said last No-
PAGE B12 | UCO REPORTER | FEBRUARY 2019
Pain Management and Anesthesiology
Nicholas Ma is a 3rd year Pre-Med Biology student at the University of Florida and long-time
contributor for the UCO Reporter. Over this past summer, he has “shadowed” (followed) several
local physicians to learn what they encounter on a typical day.
One summer morning, I sat in
the lounge of Comprehensive Pain
Care of South Florida. My mind
could only fuss about my attire: a
pair of slacks, buttoned-up shirt,
and striped tie—was I underdressed?
One can never be too formal when
shadowing anesthesiologists….
“Nicholas, Dr. Goldfarb is ready
to see you,” said one of the nurses,
opening the door for me. “Please,
come this way.”
“Thank you,” I mumbled and ad-
justed my tie.
She led me down the hallway,
where, tucked away in the corner,
was a small office. Inside, however,
it seemed much more spacious, with
a wall-mounted flat-screen TV, sofa,
and large desk, behind which sat a
tall gentleman with a wide grin on
his face, dressed in blue scrubs and
neon-orange sneakers.
“Hi, Nick, I’m Dr. Howell Gold-
farb,” he said, shaking my hand. I
figured at that moment I could at
least lose the tie next time.
After brief introductions and pa-
perwork, he leaned in and asked
me: “So what do you know about
Pain Management?”
My mind went blank, and I looked
away from the doctor. There, behind
me, perched on a shelf with a golf
club leaning against it, was a sign
that read “It is what it is.” That’s as
good an answer as any.
“I would imagine it involves…
managing pain, like chronic…or
acute pain…through physical thera-
py or pain medication or…” My voice
began to trail off.
“Come with me,” Dr. Goldfarb
said, springing from his chair.
Indeed, I had much to learn. For-
tunately, there is no shortage of op-
portunities with the weekly stream
of patients after 9:00. Many are ex-
pectedly older, but there was no in-
significant amount of working-age
or younger patients, nor was there
Shadowing the Doctors:
BY NICK MA
any noticeable prevalence in gen-
der, race, or apparent wealth.
“Doc, my back’s been killin’ me,”
many consults, or first-time pa-
tients, cry.
“Does it hurt when I do this?” Dr.
Goldfarb asks, bending the patient
forward. A negative head shake is
often the response.
‘How about now?” Dr. Goldfarb
pushes the patient’s spine upright,
and then bending slightly back-
ward.
“A-ah! Yep, that’s it!”
Dr. Goldfarb pulls out a vertebrae
model.
“You see the spine here? Between
each bone, there’s a facet joint.
When you’ve got arthritis,” he says,
bending the model, “bending over
opens the joint, so you don’t feel
too bad. When you stand straight
or bend back,” Dr. Goldfarb says,
bending the spine in the opposite
direction, “that’s going to pinch a
nerve.”
Rather than merely resorting to
painkillers, the solution often in-
volves facet injections to relieve the
pain. However, a more effective,
long-lasting treatment would be a
rhizotomy, or injecting radio waves
to stun the nerve.
Muscle spasms are treated with a
“bombing run” of trigger point in-
jections. The procedure involves in-
jecting corticosteroids or anesthet-
ics such as Lidocaine all over the
general area (usually the shoulder)
where a patient may feel painful
knots in their muscles. A “compli-
mentary massage” follows the injec-
tion, loosening up those knots.
Dr. Goldfarb was not the only
practitioner I shadowed. I also had
the privilege of shadowing three
wonderful nurse practitioners, An-
gelline, Nicole, and Amanda; the
latter two are alumni of my cur-
rent school, the University of Flor-
ida. Most of my time apart from Dr.
Goldfarb, however, was spent with
the equally-friendly and easygoing
Dr. Keith Dietrick. On Mondays
when Dr. Goldfarb wasn’t occupied
with patients, I bounced over to
Dr. Dietrick, chasing after his dark
scrubs and blue sneakers over to the
procedure room in the back.
“Are you afraid of blood or nee-
dles?” was Dr. Dietrick’s first ques-
tion.
“No, sir.”
“Are you sure you’re not going to
faint?”
“I’ll do my best.”
Dr. Dietrick opened the door and
bid me enter. On the operating ta-
ble laid an elderly lady face-down
with her bare back toward us.
“Good morning, Mrs. Jones,” Dr.
Dietrick said. “Nick here will be
performing your operation today.”
I dare any patient—no matter the
pain level—to leave Dr. Dietrick
without at least a smile or chuck-
le. The little old lady roared with
laughter: “They’re getting younger
every time!”
Getting into the stride of the ban-
ter, I said, glancing at the needles
on the tray by the table: “I suppose
it’s pretty much like Pin the Tail on
the Donkey, right?”
Dr. Dietrick mostly performs epi-
dural injections, treating pain from
the spine, like a herniated disc,
that radiates out to the limbs. The
procedure involves injecting a cor-
ticosteroid into the epidural space,
guided by an X-ray machine, which
is why we always had to suit up in
lead aprons for protection.
“Cold,” he warned, as he numbed
the injection point with a spray be-
fore plunging the needle in. The
first injection was the local anes-
thetic, the bent needle wriggling
like a worm into the X-ray monitor.
Then came the contrast dye, and I
watched as dark fluid oozed out like
squid ink over a small radius.
“How are you feeling so far, Mrs.
Jones?” Dr. Dietrick asked. “Does it
hurt?”
“No, I’m fine,” she said. Her eyes
suddenly lit up playfully. “Should I
be worried? I think my hands are
shaking.”
“No worries,” Dr. Dietrick replied,
holding up the syringe. “My hands
are shaking too.”
Finally, he injected the steroid,
which diffused along the spine on
the X-ray.
“That’s it, Mrs. Jones! Everything
good?”
“Good as could be,” she mumbled.
As July wilted away and mid-Au-
gust approached, I left with a sigh
at the end of my adventures with
Comprehensive Pain Care. Before I
left, though, I realized all this time
that I knew the perfect patient for
Dr. Dietrick: my grandfather, who
has struggled with chronic back and
neck pain. After the first few weeks
of treatment, there was no better
reward from my shadowing than
to see, for the first time in three
years, the signs of relief on his face.
Therefore, I’m not only grateful for
the valuable time and experience
the practitioners of Comprehensive
Pain Care have given me, but also
for devoting the same care and at-
tention to helping my grandfather
find the good health and comfort
he has long needed.
Locations:
• Wellington
2585 South State Road 7, Suite 110
Wellington, Florida 33411
• Lake Worth – Lantana
5507 South Congress Avenue,
Suite 150
Atlantis, Florida 33462
Phone: (561) 795-8655
Website:
www.comprehensivepaincare.com
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WHAT’S HAPPENING –
Continued from Page B7
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BEDFORD C - 1/11/2 CORNER. Light & bright, pristine, updated.
Ceramic tile, overlooks garden. Walk to club & gate ................................... $58,500
SOUTHAMPTON B - 1/11/2 PARK AT YOUR DOOR! NEW CONSTRUCTION!
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KINGSWOOD A - 1/1. Beautiful exposure, completely updated, new open kitchen,
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SUSSEX E - 2/11/2. RENTABLE. Updated open kitchen, like new appliances, new
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STRATFORD H - 1/11/2. Walk to both clubs from lovely upper floor oversized
one br, tile, updated kitchen & baths, furnished .............................................. $59,900
DORCHESTER I - 2ND FLOOR CORNER Pristine, perfect corner condo,
located on preserve adjacent to pool. Lovely, furnished & ready for season!! . $49,900
KINGSWOOD D - GROUND FLOOR BEAUTY. Lovely private garden patio,
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DORCHESTER E
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Nutrition and Health

Goals and Resolutions
BY JE AN I E W. F R I E D M AN, M S R D LD / N

Welcome 2019! Many people start
off the year with ambitious goals to
become healthy and fit. Now that
we’re about a month in, how are
you doing on the goals that you set
for yourself? Let’s review the most
common goals.
Quit Smoking:
• Smoking cessation is a rather
common goal. Smoking is a very
costly habit; not just due to the
price of cigarettes and cigars, but
also due to the toll it takes on our
health.
• According to the Centers for Dis-
ease Control (CDC), more than
480,000 deaths a year are caused
by cigarette smoking.
• The last few years have seen a rise
in e-cigarettes or vaping. This
was a “new” way to smoke. Liq-
uid is heated until it turns into a
vapor (gas) which is then inhaled.
Nicotine, like in traditional ciga-
rettes, is one of the main chem-
icals found in vaping solutions.
The vapor from some brands of
vaping liquids may also contain
formaldehyde.
• Inhaling anything other than the
air we breathe is generally not
healthy. It is best to avoid smoking
altogether in order not to shorten
your lifespan.
Exercise More:
• Regular physical activity is an
important component of good
health. With exercise, blood and
nutrients are circulated through-
out the body. Your heart works
hard to pump the blood needed.
• Better blood sugar control can oc-
cur with regular exercise as well
and exercise can be a great stress
reliever. Physical activity can also
offer opportunities for social time
with friends.
• Exercise, along, with eating
healthy, can help maintain weight
or help with weight loss. Be cau-
tious with any temptations to
have that second slice of pie or
several more cookies because
“you’re working out”. That kind
of mindset can undo all that hard
work.
• According to a Harvard Medical
School calculation, walking for
30 minutes at 4 miles per hour
can allow a person weighing 155
pounds to burn off about 167 cal-
ories. For someone weighing less,
125 pounds, the calories burned
would amount to about 135 calo-
ries. With less weight, the body
doesn’t need to use up as much
energy to move it. One fast food
chocolate chip cookie can set you
back around 200 calories. Add
one more cookie and that’s 400 cut down on extra sugars.
calories.
• Remember, it is important to Lose Weight:
check with your doctor before en-
gaging in any physical activity. • Weight loss is at the top of many
lists for New Year’s resolutions.
Cut Down on Sweets: Healthy weight loss takes time
and a conscious effort to follow
• Now that the holidays are over, a healthy lifestyle; eating more
many people make a commitment whole foods over processed foods,
to stay away or limit sweets. Pro- watching portions, and physical
cessed sugar can be detrimental activity.
to our health by adding to excess
weight gain and filling us up with- Jeanie W. Friedman is a Registered
out giving us much nutritionally Dietitian and nutritionist licensed in
in return. Satisfy that sweet tooth the State of Florida. This article is in-
with fruit. Change up textures tended for educational purposes only
and flavors with a variety of fresh, and is not intended as a substitute
packaged, frozen, or dried fruit. for consultation with your health
Buy applesauce unsweetened to care professional.

Transformed Norton Sailing Club

Museum Has Re-Opened
A transformed Norton Museum
of Art reopened to the public on
February 9. The opening festiv-
ities began with a parade around
the building led by Florida Atlantic
University’s Parliament Sound Pep
Band and featured dozens of giant
collaged puppets and ornaments
made and carried by members of
the community.
Through the generosity of a pair
of family foundations, admission to
the Museum, for years to come, will
be free on Fridays and Saturdays .
Museum visitors will enjoy spe-
cial exhibition areas, new galleries,
new acquisitions, a new Museum
store, and a new restaurant.
The Museum’s new hours are:
· 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday;
· 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday;
· 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The Museum is closed on
Wednesdays and major holidays.
Admission prices are:
• General: $18
• Seniors (60+): $15
• Students: $5 with valid school ID
• Free for Norton Members
• Free for teachers end educations
with a valid school ID
• Free for active military (and im-
mediate family) with valid ID
• Free for children ages 12 and un-
der
Museum admission is free to
the public on Fridays and Satur-
days:
• Free Fridays are made possible
by the generosity of The Lunder
Foundation
• Free Saturdays are made possible
by the generosity of the Anna-Ma-
ria and Stephen Kellen Foundation
and Damon and Katherine Mez-
zacappa.
Free parking is available across
the street from the museum at 1501
S. Dixie Highway.
For additional information, please
call (5610 832-5196 or visit www.
norton.org
February 2019
BY CHRISTINE MOHANT Y
Championship races started on
Tuesday, January 8 followed by
navigational on Friday, January 11.
Winter season will continue for six
weeks, weather permitting, with
plans to start spring races on Feb-
ruary 19.
On Saturdays at 2PM, we offer
spectators the opportunity to view
our Sunfish in action decorated
with international country courte-
sy flags graciously supplied by Ken
Campbell. Best viewing is near
parking lot of Dover A or the gaze-
bo between Dover B & C. However,
for those who’d like to have the full
experience of sailing, dock master
Bob Wilson is available Monday
through Thursday from 11AM to
5PM to get you on board while Ken
helps out on Friday and Saturday.
In addition, outgoing Commodore
Ray Cook gives lessons at 12:30 on
Tuesdays and knot tying class is at
2PM. We now have a motorized res-
cue boat at our disposal for added
security.
At our well-attended Installation
Breakfast held January 16, we swore
in our new Commodore Kris Ohlen,
Vice-Commodore Ron Helms, Purs-
er Kathy Forness, and Scribe Bob
Wilson. Our January 8 pot luck was
a huge success as usual. Our next
one is February 5 (second Tuesday
of each month through April). At
our meeting, January 11, Bob Wil-
son recapped all that was discussed
on December 14 prior to our learn-
ing what was coming in on the next
wave. Next meeting is slated for Fri-
day, February 8.
Our annual luncheon is at Golden
Corral Wednesday, February 13 at
noon with members paying only $5
thanks to club subsidy. Good rea-
son to join up! The Ryan and the
Rockers dance usually sells out at
the bargain-basement cost of $10, so
buy your tickets early for the Sun-
day, March 3 event.
Best bargain of all - with all the
sailing lessons you can take FOR
FREE, why not come on down to
our dock to SAIL AWAY!
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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN

LEARNING TO SPEAK SPANISH?
The Spanish Conversation Club is looking for Century
Village residents interested in the Spanish language.
Everyone is welcome whether you have a basic or
advanced knowledge of Spanish. Join us: Every
Wednesday - 10 a.m. Clubhouse Classroom B - no
fee. Our aim is to practice the language in a fun
and casual setting. If you are a native speaker from
a Spanish speaking country, we can use your help
working with club members. Call: Thomas Kansas at
864-406-9580 for more information.

Table Tennis Has a New

Home in Main Clubhouse
BY JULIAN WOLFE
TA B L E T E N N I S C O O R D I N AT O R
Many of us in Century Village, irrespective of the level of skill we pos-
sess, enjoy playing table tennis or what is sometimes called ping pong.
The table tennis room located on the first floor of the main Clubhouse
is a rather small room which can house one or at most two tables.
I am very pleased to announce that by Feb.1, 2019, table tennis will
move to a much larger room which will comfortably accommodate 3
tables. The new location is on the second floor of the main Clubhouse in
what was formerly the Sewing Room. We have two good quality tables
now and will shortly add a third.
Advanced players will have the room reserved for them every day
from 10 a.m. to noon. The room will be available to all other players
from noon until the Clubhouse closes.
For all inquiries, please contact Julian Wolfe at 561-223-0637 or email
juwolfe1941@gmail.com.
Shuffleboard Is Back!
BY EDWARD WRIGHT
Shuffleboard is back after the holiday hiatus. We play on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, and Thursdays beginning at 1:15 p.m. Everyone is wel-
come. Please note that we have made a change in our schedule. We no
longer play doubles on Wednesdays. We now play singles on Tuesdays
and Wednesdays and my favorite bowling pin on Thursdays. Good to
see seasonal residents returning to the courts each week .At our first
tournament completed just before the Christmas break, the winners
were Jack Fahey, Archie McKay, Carlos Munz, Peter Van De Graaf, and
Ed Wright. Have you noticed that our courts were refinished during the
break and are very nice? We appreciate the new awnings that give us
shade while we play. Why not make plans to come to the shuffleboard
courts located behind the main Clubhouse? We invite new “shufflers”
to join us. You don’t have to play everyday - come as often as you like.

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This morning as I walked out of my
home, the two elephants in the dark
sky were the Moon and her baby Ve-
nus staying close to each other. Their
beauty was simply stunning.
I wondered about the many ways in
which my eyes were fooling me with
optical illusions. First of all they were
showing these heavenly objects only
in two dimension when they were
actually spherical objects. Secondly
the Moon had an interesting quarter
moon shape since I couldn’t see the
dark parts of our satellite. Thirdly the
glow in the dark was simply a reflec-
tion of light from the Sun which was
nowhere to be seen yet. Fourthly the
mama was actually Venus, more than
three times bigger than the Moon,
actually the baby of mother Earth.
How much Science has illuminated
us in the last few centuries to know
these are optical illusions!
It was only after a few minutes did
I turn my head straight to look at
what was in front of me on our own
planet.
I said “Good Morning” to the first
walker that crossed me; he did not
respond as he was engrossed in his
cell phone and headphones. The
second walker said “Happy New
Year” in her enthusiastic voice; she
reminded me that it was New Year’s
Day for the first time since I woke
up an hour earlier. I was grateful for
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As I realized that I wanted to write
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Ellis Island - Part 1

The Doorway To The Promised Land Is 125 Years Old
On New Year’s Day 2019, Ellis Is-
land celebrated the 125th anniver-
sary of its opening as the federal
immigration depot. We all know its
storied past as the place where our
last names got mangled. But, you
may not know that it was not orig-
inally much of an island at all and
it has been the object of extensive
legal battles between New York and
New Jersey.
Ellis Island was the largest immi-
gration station in the United States
from 1892 to 1924. Over 12 million
immigrants came through Ellis
Island during this period. The is-
land was nicknamed the “Island of
Hope” for many immigrants com-
ing to America to find a better life.
Ellis Island operated from 1892 to
1954. The federal government want-
ed to take control of immigration so
it could make sure that immigrants
didn’t have diseases and were able
to support themselves once they ar-
rived in the country.
The Busiest Day Ever
It took more than 11,000 people
— 11,747 to be precise — to set the
record. That was how many indi-
viduals went through immigration
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at Ellis Island in New York on April
17, 1907, precisely 110 years ago. That
day would be the busiest ever in the
history of the famous immigration
center, which processed an estimat-
ed 5,000 on an average day, accord-
ing to the New-York Historical So-
ciety.
Immigration control had been left
to the states until the late 1800s, in-
creased immigration and immigra-
tion from parts of the world that
had previously sent fewer people
to the U.S. — Russia, Italy, Greece
or Poland for example — led many
people, for either practical or xeno-
phobic reasons, to feel it was time
for a national immigration system.
“People are starting to say that
the federal government should take
control, and we should be a little
more particular about who we let
in,” as Vincent Cannato, author of
American Passage: The History of
Ellis Island and professor of history
at the University of Massachusetts,
Cannato notes that nationalization
led to the creation of Ellis Island
as a point of entry, and by 1907 the
processing center had hit its stride.
The American economy was
booming and industry needed
cheap labor to keep the factory sys-
tem running. “The years leading
up to 1907 marked an uptick in vi-
olence against Russian Jews — the
pogroms — that served to drive
more Jews out of Russia and to the
U.S.” Most other European nations
were not providing economic op-
portunities for their citizens and
so millions of Eastern and South-
ern Europeans were told that the
“streets were paved with gold,” in
the United States and fled to the
promised land.
The majority of immigrants ar-
rived in the United States by ship.
The great steamship companies like
White Star, Red Star, Cunard and
Hamburg-America played a sig-
nificant role in the history of Ellis
Island and immigration in general.
First and second class passengers
who arrived in New York Harbor
were not required to undergo the
inspection process at Ellis Island.
Instead, these passengers under-
went a cursory inspection aboard
ship, the theory being that if a per-
son could afford to purchase a first
or second class ticket, they were less
likely to become a public charge in
America due to medical or legal rea-
sons.
The Federal government felt that
these more affluent passengers
would not end up in institutions,
hospitals or become a burden to
the state. However, first and second
class passengers were sent to Ellis
Island for further inspection if they
were sick or had legal problems.
This scenario was far different
for “steerage” or third class passen-
gers. These immigrants traveled in
crowded and often unsanitary con-
ditions near the bottom of steam-
ships with few amenities, often
spending up to two weeks seasick
in their bunks during rough Atlan-
tic Ocean crossings.
Upon arrival in New York City,
ships would dock at the Hudson or
East River piers. First and second
class passengers would disembark,
pass through Customs at the piers
and were free to enter the United
States. The steerage and third class
passengers were transported from
the pier by ferry or barge to Ellis Is-
land where everyone would under-
go a medical and legal inspection.
As the United States entered
By 1916, it was said that a doctor
could identify numerous medical
conditions (ranging from anemia
to goiters to varicose veins) just
by glancing at an immigrant. The
ship’s manifest log, that had been
filled out back at the port of embar-
kation, contained the immigrant’s
name and his/her answers to twen-
ty-nine questions. This document
was used by the legal inspectors at
Ellis Island to cross-examine the
immigrant during the legal (or pri-
mary) inspection.
Only two percent of the arriving
immigrants were excluded from en-
try. The two main reasons why an
immigrant would be excluded were
if a doctor diagnosed that the immi-
grant had a contagious disease that
would endanger the public health
or if a legal inspector thought the
immigrant was likely to become a
public charge or an illegal contract
laborer.
Below are two questions dealing
with the topic of immigration in to
the United States found on a recent
New York State Regents test. Test
your knowledge on this subject by
answering the following questions
based on your knowledge of Amer-
ican history. The correct responses
will be found at the end of this ar-
ticle.
1. An important educational goal for
new immigrants during this
time period was:
(1) teaching them to read and
write in their native language
(2) promoting religious tolerance
(3) ensuring the preservation of
their native cultures
(4) promoting the English lan-
guage as a method of assim-
ilation
2. During the 1920s, Congress es-
tablished a quota system for im-
migration in order to
(1) ensure that the United States
would have enough factory
workers
(2) keep migrant workers out of
the country
(3) reduce immigration from
southern and eastern Europe
(4) assist refugees from war-torn
countries

World War I, immigration to the EDITOR’S NOTE: This inter-

Deli Luncheon (Turkey, corned beef, pastrami or salami) United States decreased. Nu-
merous suspected enemy aliens
& very large dessert table. throughout the United States were
brought to Ellis Island under custo-
WEDNESDAY, February 27th, 2019 dy. Between 1918 and 1919, detained
suspected enemy aliens were trans-
12:00 NOON ferred from Ellis Island to other
locations in order for the United
Contribution $18.00 per person States Navy with the Army Medical
Department to take over the island
To make your selection of sandwich and For Res. & Info: call……. Harriet complex for the duration of the war.
Waghelstein – 596-5635 When immigrants arrived it took
about three hours to process them.
Doctors would briefly scan the im-
Reservations Only: Please reply by Feb. 22nd so we may have an accurate count. migrants for obvious health ail-
ments.” Doctors at Ellis Island soon
No admittance at the door became very adept at conducting
these “six second physicals.”
esting and informative article
will continue in the March RE-
PORTER. I invite you to contrib-
ute your personal or family im-
migration story. Did you arrive
in America through Ellis Island?
Why did you come to America
and where did you settle? Please
send a paragraph or two to the
ucoreprterwpb@gmail.com by
February 15. Your story may help
us all better understand who we
are.
Answers to quiz:
1. 4
2. .3
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FEBRUARY 2019 ENTERTAINMENT
Sat., February 2, 7 pm
MELISSA MANCHESTER
Singer, songwriter and actress, Melissa
Manchester is one of popular music’s
most enduring, talented and versatile
performers. At the start of her long ca-
reer, she was a founding member of
Bette Midler’s original group The Har-
lettes.
Entertainment
information is provided
by W.P.R.F.
Any questions
regarding Clubhouse
entertainment should
be directed to W.P.R.F. at
640-3120.
“R” Rated Movies
“R” Rated (under 16 requires
accompanying parent or adult
guardian).
Additional ratings for this movie are:
V for Violence
L for Language (strong language and
drug content)
N for Nudity (graphic nudity)
SC for Sexual Content (pervasive
language including sexual references and
situations)
An “R” rated motion picture, in the view
of the Rating Board, contains some adult
lmaterial. An “R” rated motion picture
may include adult themes, adult activity,
hard language, intense or persistent
violence, sexually-oriented nudity,
drug abuse or other elements. Due to a
wide viewing audience, WPRF will not
censure “R” rated movies. Therefore, if
you find any of the above offensive,
WPRF suggest you “OPT OUT” of
seeing this movie.
Sat., February 9, 8 pm
BROADWAY AT THE MOVIES
Join Broadway veterans Emily Padgett and
Josh Young as they journey through 80
years of movies and musical theater fea-
turing the most loved and celebrated songs
from such classics as Carousel, The Sound
Of Music, West Side Story, The
Wizard Of Oz, Les Misérables and much
more.
MOVIE SCHEDULE
Afternoon showings are at 1:45PM — Tuesday & Sunday. Evening Showings are at 6:45 PM.
The 1st Monday Evening & Tuesday Afternoon showings of each new movie (some movies are shown two Mondays
and Tuesdays) will have “Closed Caption” (for the hearing impaired) when available. No charge for residents.
F E BR UA R Y 2 0 19 M OV I E S
Sun. Feb. 03 1:45 pm
Mon. Feb. 04 6:45 pm
Wed. Feb. 06 1:45 pm
Sun. Feb. 10 1:45 pm
Mon. Feb. 11 6:45 pm
Wed. Feb. 13 1:45 pm
Thurs. Feb. 14 6:45 pm
Sun. Feb. 17 1:45 pm
Mon. Feb. 18 6:45 pm
Wed. Feb. 20 1:45 pm
Sun. Feb. 24 1:45 pm
Mon. Feb. 25 6:45 pm
Wed. Feb. 27 1:45 pm
(Continued in March)
Sat., February 16, 8 pm Sat., February 23, 8 pm
BILLY McGUIGAN’S ROCK THE MODERN GENTLEMEN
TWIST BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Billy McGuigan is back with a brand new They were a smash hit last season so we
show that is sure to have the audience brought them back. The Modern Gentlemen
cheering for more, more, more! With fresh have appeared onstage with The Beach
arrangements of rock and jazz standards in Boys, The Manhattan Transfer, Tony Ben-
this truly unique show. nett, Smokey Robinson and toured with
Frankie Valli.
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
PG, 114 MIN.
This sequel to MAMMA MIA! begins with the grand
re-opening of the Hotel Della Donna as Donna’s daughter
Sophie prepares for her wedding while learning more about
her mother’s past. Using all that wonderful ABBA music,
the film flashes back in time to tell Donna’s story. The movie
stars Amanda Seyfried as Sophie, Lily James as her mother
Donna, Pierce Brosnan, Meryl Streep and Andy Garcia with
a special appearance by Cher.
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
PG-13, 96 MIN.
In the fall of 1980, Bobby Shafran arrived at a small commu-
nity college in upstate New York for the first time. Puzzled
by the many students who seemed to know him, he begins a
journey of discovery that results in the jaw-dropping knowl-
edge that he is one of three triplets separated at birth.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT
PG-13, 147 MIN.
Ethan Hunt is back in an action-packed film that is filled with
thrilling, impossible stunts, lots of fun and much suspense.
In this go-around, Ethan and his IMF team have to race
against time after a mission goes terribly wrong. The movie
stars Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg,
Alec Baldwin, Rebecca Ferguson and Angela Bassett.
THE CHILDREN ACT | R, 105 MIN. (RATED R FOR
SEXUAL REFERENCES.)
Emma Thompson stars in this drama as an eminent High
Court judge in London who presides over ethically complex
cases of family law with wisdom and compassion. Her mar-
riage at a breaking point, she is called upon to rule on a case
of parents refusing their brilliant boy’s transfusion needed to
save his life. Also starring in the film are Stanley Tucci and
Ben Chaplin.

Love is in the air
in Century V illage
LOUISE VELCOFF
REMEMBERS THE
“HANDY” MAN:
We were four 16-year-old girls from
Newark, NJ whose mothers allowed
us to go away to Brighton Beach (a
section of Brooklyn) for Labor Day
weekend in 1952. We stayed in one
room at the Manhattan Beach Ho-
tel (I guess they thought there was
safety in numbers). One girl knew
a boy from Brighton who said if she
brought three friends for the week-
end, he would fix us up with blind
dates. Even back then, how did you
get three 18-year-old boys to go on
a blind date? You promised them
they would all have SEX!
Estelle went with the boy she
knew. My friend Lois was 5’10” tall,
so she had to have the tallest guy.
That left Myrna and me. Both boys
walked over to me. II found out
years later that they both felt Myrna
was too chubby. Marty looked like
a wiseguy and I believed I would be
safer with Artie, the cute guy who
was squinting (he wore thick glass-
es that he hid in his pocket) and
through his haze, he said I looked
“fairly normal”. Just goes to show
you, you can’t judge a book by its
cover.
We walked on the Boardwalk to
Coney Island and rode on some of
the amusement park rides. All eve-
ning long, I fought off Artie who
seemed to have 20 hands. Even
though none of the boys got what
they expected, they agreed to meet
us at Bay 2 the next day.
When my three friends and I got
back to the hotel room that night, I
announced that I was going to mar-
ry my “blind” date, though it took
me two years to convince him. I
guess I liked all those hands! We
were married in 1955 and had 60
mostly wonderful years together
until Arthur died in 2015. Lois, Es-
telle, Myrna and I remained friends
until Lois died in 2016 and Estelle in
2017. I am meeting Myrna for lunch
next Thursday.
ANITA AND TOM BU-
CHANAN REVEAL
THEIR SECRET:
Tom and I started dating at 18
after being good friends in high
school and my having to watch his
escapades with my girlfriends. We
fell in love and despite obstacles like
our parents’ objections to marrying
outside our religions (families were
more rigid then), we knew we would
be together forever. I’ve always be-
lieved our families’ resistance bond-
ed us together, a mistake I vowed
not to repeat with my own children.
Our marriage has not been with-
out its ups and downs – we always
say we should have divorced ten
times but were too pig-headed to let
each other go. Today after 52 years
of marriage, he sends me an anni-
versary card every year that says,
“Happy Anniversary, but don’t read
anything into this. I’m not ready to
make a commitment.” He makes me
laugh and I feel the same way about
him as I did as a girl.
After my parents objecting to us
marrying for years, they ended up
giving us a very big, lovely wedding
by the seaside that felt magical and
improbable after years of conflict.
We laughed the whole time, won-
dering how we ever “got here from
there.” My parents ended up loving
Tom and he took great care of them
when they needed us at the end of
their lives. My mother told him,
“Tom, you are my comfort,” and my
Dad wouldn’t leave his side when
he lived with us after my mother
passed away. One never knows.
Our advice to newlyweds would
be to accept each other as you are.
Take it from us you won’t change
each other. Just get over that. And
just love each other because that
can get you through loss and sad-
ness and trouble like nothing else.
Marriage is the hardest thing you’ll
ever do and the best. I wouldn’t
change a thing.
ANONYMOUS RE-
CALLS A FLEETING
ROMANCE:
I have fond memories of Valen-
tine’s Day. Some have stayed with
me, even after a few decades. I can
still see a particularly nice bou-
quet of red and white flowers in my
mind’s eye. It was from a new beau
and warmed my heart. It was deliv-
ered to my office and made quite an
impression on me, and honestly, on
my co-workers. It even had a little
stuffed bear included. This young
man called me later to make sure I
got the flowers. I was about to let
him know how happy I was when he
proudly explained his uncle owned
the flower shop and he got a really
good price on a leftover arrange-
ment. My heart didn’t drop, but it
cooled off a little and for some rea-
son I had the teddy bear longer than
Continued on Page B22
I had the beau.
SANDRA COOPER vs.
HALLMARK:
My husband and I hate to buy
each other cards. Maybe it’s be-
cause we can’t decide on only one.
Or maybe we have sticker shock in
the card shops.. Sometime before
Valentine’s day you will find us in
the greeting card aisles showing
each other this card, then that card.
You will hear us laughing or saying
ooooh or aaah. Then we put them
all back where we found them and
go on with our errands. We don’t
carry cards home with us, but you
can’t say we didn’t give each other
several of the best Valentine’s cards
we could find.
ANONYMOUS says
“BE CAREFUL WHAT
YOU WISH FOR!:
After years of receiving practical
gifts like a humidifier, a car battery
charger, a pair of designer garden-
ing gloves, and a pressure cooker,
I begged my husband to surprise
with with a romantic Valentine’s
Day gift. The big day arrived and
he presented me with a box profes-
sionally wrapped from Korvette’s.
(In the 1970’s, this was the “elite”
discount chain store in the area.)
Overwhelmed with excitement, I
ripped the box open and found the
most hideous creation ever stitched
together in a third-world sweat-
shop. It was a red nylon lace, neck-
to-ankle, long sleeved jumpsuit
with silver hearts sewn in strategic
locations. And, it was a Small and
I wore a Large! Needless to say, I
professed my love for both the gift
and the donor. After struggling for
twenty minutes to get the itchy fab-
ric stretched over my derriere, raw
welts covered my body. The next
day, I told my husband that while
I appreciated his loving gesture, I
really wanted and needed another
pair of gardening gloves! And I nev-
er begged for a romantic gift again!
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
- SORT OF!
By Jody Lebel
At age six Frank Cornish knew
what he wanted, and what he want-
ed was Barbara, the little girl down
the block. Cute as a button, fun and
FEBRUARY 2019 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE B21
easy to play with, Frank was smit-
ten. She made his heart pitter-pat
and when they played stickball he
always picked Barbara for his team.
Not only did he really, really like
her but she played a good game.
This was the kind of girl he’d glad-
ly share finger paints with. So at
the tender age of eleven he got up
the courage and asked her to mar-
ry him. Barely out of grade school,
Frank experienced his first broken
heart. She said no.
As young teenagers Frank would
see Barbara only when the neigh-
borhood group hung out together,
and much to Frank’s dismay she
remained elusive. So it was quite a
surprise in senior year that Barba-
ra invited him to her prom at the
Hawaiian Room in New York City.
Frank’s spirits were so high that
after the prom he started talking
about marriage again. But Barba-
ra was not ready to settle down.
She yearned to see the world and
experience new things. With an-
other no under his belt, Frank, his
heart as flat as a dime, went off and
joined the military and the couple
had no contact for two years; not a
call, not a letter, not a peep. In 1963
Frank got discharged from the ser-
vice and went to work at a grocery
store in Flushing, New York. Bar-
bara, now a little more interested
in settling down, looked him up.
That started another round of dat-
ing which meant another proposal
from Frank. This time Barbara said
yes, which by the way made her
mother quite happy. Frank bought
her a ring; mom put a deposit down
on the reception venue … then four
months later Barbara called it off.
Frank and Barbara split up again.
She walked away from him but she
lingered in his heart.
Barbara traveled and continued to
live the single life until 1965 rolled
around when she found herself
searching for Frank again. Seems
like it was meant to be because the
engagement was back on. They
used the same ring; the one Frank
had originally bought for her and
had saved for her. This time Mom,
once burned, refused to shell out a
deposit. Barbara was independent,
strong-willed, and witty, all the
things that attracted her to Frank,
but the relationship had its ups and
downs. One night while they sat in
a parked car, an argument ensued
and Barbara called off the engage-
ment by throwing the ring out the
window and into the street. Frank,
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LOVE IS IN THE AIR – Meet Walter Johnson

Continued from Page B21
flashlight in hand, searched the
area until he found it, at which time
he put it back in his pocket because
once again Barbara and Frank were
no more.
Barbara got a scholarship to Hunt-
er College and planned to attend af-
ter spending the summer employed.
She found that she loved her job so
much she decided to forgo college
and pursue a working career. Frank
attended college on the GI Bill and
worked for a food company. They
saw each other on and off and Frank
just wouldn’t give up. The heart
wants what the heart wants, and
his heart wanted Barbara. About a
year later history repeated itself in
the form of a fifth proposal where
Barbara once again said yes. At that
time all of their friends started tak-
ing bets on whether Frank and Bar-
bara would make it to the church.
Barbara flat out told Frank that if
he was serious about marriage, and
she knew he was, that she wanted
him to get a more reliable job so
their future would be more secure.
She asked him to join Con Edison,
where at the time she worked as
an engineering tech. Frank did not
hesitate. He gave up a good job
to start at the bottom in Barbara’s
company, but this move turned out
all right because he quickly rose to
the top. This time the relationship
fared better and about a year later
in 1967 mom opened her purse for
the reception room deposit.
Finally on February 11, 1968,
the wedding day arrived. Barba-
ra’s maid of honor told her if she
walked all the way down the aisle
and turned around to find Barbara
missing she would have a fit, but
the wedding went smoothly and
the two were hitched as they say.
They honeymooned in the Poconos
in Pennsylvania. Although this
couple started off shaky, and they
both dated around when they were
separated, Frank knew Barbara was
his soul mate. He knew it from
childhood and over the years he
patiently, quietly, and deliberately,
little by little, tightened the screw
that pulled them together. Their
marriage has lasted 51 years and has
only grown stronger. They trav-
eled, raised a family, and have be-
come life partners. Barbara is more
in love with Frank than ever. Her
smile grew and her eyes softened
as she told me what a wonderful
man and husband he is and, more
importantly, her best friend. Frank
says he would still pick Barbara for
his stickball team. He adores her.
Just like he did at age six.
UCO Reporter Photographer
While growing up in Cleveland
Ohio, I always wanted to be an
artist. Having no exposure to the
world of art, I was disappointed
but the fire continued to burn deep
within. As I grew up, the artistic
desire never left.
Years later Ken Brown, who taught
calligraphy basics on a weekly PBS
television show, kept saying how
easy it was to build strokes to make
letters. The idea intrigued me so I
began to practice.
I was lucky that
the job I had at the time allowed me
to practice, practice and practice
some more.
All that practice paid off and I got
my first big break. I was afforded the
opportunity to teach a summer ba-
sic calligraphy program to teachers art hanging in the Clubhouse, I have
of the Detroit Board of Education. challenged myself to create at least
I also taught classes for several lo- two new pieces of art each quarter.
cal YWCA’s and several community I have since begun taking drawing
groups. That exposure opened the and photography classes. Sudden-
door for me to pen wall hangings, ly I started noticing light, shapes,
poems, wedding invitations and colors, textures, people, buildings,
certificates for Detroit’s who’s who. trees, flowers. Everything around
I retired in 2005 and moved to Cen- me looks different since I started
tury Village in 2006. seeing the world through the eyes
In 2014, instead of buying com- of a photographer. My future proj-
mercial art to decorate the club- ects will contain a combination of
house, Beth Baker who curates the calligraphy and photography.
art in our Clubhouse, put out a call
to me and my fellow resident artists. My latest challenge is accepting
Her call woke up the calligrapher in the position of the UCO Reporter
me that had been lying dormant for Photographer.
30 plus years. Now, inspired by the

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Transportation Feb. 21 with a lunch destination to

7th Annual
be determined. When details for
By Lori Torres this trip are finalized, it will be pub-
Due to the licized in time for signup. Excursion

Century Village
absence of trips are limited to two per month
Jose of Trans- and this would be one of them. The
dev who was other is the baseball game on Feb.

WPB, Florida 5k on vacation,

some issues
will be ad-
Run/Walk dressed when
he returns.
One is a stop at Greenbrier A which
has been eliminated and requested
to be re-instituted by riders. This
requires further discussion for the
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 feasibility of its return. Another
is the elimination of one of the two
CV CLUBHOUSE - 9 A.M. buses that went to the Hastings Fit-
ness Center. At the present time,
only the No.2 bus is going from the
REGISTRATION: Clubhouse to the gym. A resident
attending the January Transporta-
$15 DONATION tion Committee meeting spoke of
the inconvenience caused by tak-
ing a bus away. Riders are forced
PROCEEDS BENEFIT to walk from the perimeter to the
Hastings gym which is quite a long
WEST PALM BEACH VA MEDICAL CENTER walk and is a further inconvenience
during rain. In addition, an hour of
gym time is lost by making other
connections. It was further pointed
PICK UP APPLICATIONS AT: out that Hastings is not only a gym
UCO OFFICE • HASTINGS FITNESS CENTER but the site of other recreational
activities in which residents partic-
CV CLUBHOUSE • CENTURY VILLAGE REALTY ipate. A motion by the committee to
reinstate this bus back into service
was voted 10 to 2 in favor, but will
have to be discussed with Jose for
FIRST 175 APPLICATIONS RECEIVE T-SHIRTS feasibility.
DONATED BY CENTURY VILLAGE REAL ESTATE An excursion trip to Yesteryear
Village is in the works for Thursday,
25 which is Century Village Day. In
March, there are two baseball trips
scheduled. The committee voted to
eliminate a bus for the UCO Instal-
lation Lunch on March 10. The site
for the luncheon is in Lake Worth
and drivers should be able to car-
pool for this event.
Residents, once again, are remind-
ed that excursion buses are not a
“valid common expense” which has
been confirmed by legal opinion.
These excursions are pleasure trips
and not a necessity. They are costly
with expense borne by all residents.
The committee voted at a former
meeting to reduce the number of
monthly excursions to two which
was voted on through budget.
The subject of the feasibility of
Atlantic Broadband sign-up at Tem-
ple Anshei Sholom was brought up.
This site was chosen by AB and it
doesn’t appear to be a workable
location since hundreds at of resi-
dents will be notified to sign up at
the same time for cable and oth-
er chosen services. With residents
needing bus service to the temple,
further discussion is needed with
the company.
Ruth Bernhard-Dreiss
Transportation Committee

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
EXCURSION BUS TRIP
FEBRUARY EXCURSION TRIPS
to THURSDAY 21 Yesteryear Village and
YESTERYEAR VILLAGE – Mario The Baker
“A Living History Park” MONDAY 25 Ballpark Mets vs Astros
at the South Florida Fairgrounds (55 passenger bus for 2 loads, first load leaves at 11:45AM,
second load at around 12:15PM GAME STARTS AT 13:05PM)
Discover Florida life from 1895 to 1940.
Tour the 1935 Loxahatchee Groves School House. EXCURSIONS DEPART CLUBHOUSE AT 10:00A.M
Visit replicas of post office, general store and
blacksmith shop.
AND RETURN ABOUT 3:00P.M
See 1893 Red Level Baptist Church.
- and many more - You will be told the time to come back to the bus by the
authentic buildings, collections, exhibits and artifacts. driver and also when you sign in before leaving.
ENTRANCE FEE: $7/PER PERSON If you are NOT returning with our bus please notify the
(cash or credit card) driver.
SIGN-UP SHEET AT CLUBHOUSE INFORMATION DESK
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
MALL BUS ONLY OPERATES ON
Lunch at “Mario the Baker”
(not included in entrance fee) MONDAYS-WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
SHUTTLE BUS OPERATES ON TUESDAYS AND
BUS WILL LEAVE CLUBHOUSE AT 10:15 A.M.
THURSDAYS ONLY.
AND RETURN AT 3 P.M.
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3AM
What to do at
when you can’t
SLEEP BY J O DY LE B E L
1) Watch the clock and keep close
track of how much sleep you’d get
if you fell asleep right now. Repeat
every five minutes.
2) Ponder the dumb thing you said
at the Clubhouse today. If you didn’t
say anything dumb today, revisit
something you said last year, or the
year before. Come on, I know you
can find something. Worry about
what everyone thinks of you now.
3) Try to use your awake time wise-
ly. Think about cleaning your clos-
ets. Think about who you need to
send a card to. Think about how
awful your diet is. Vow to immedi-
ately start eating better. Remember
the pumpkin pie in your fridge. Re-
member how your mother used to
tell you that children in China were
starving. Vow to start eating better
on Monday.
4) Wonder if your high school ro-
mance still thinks about you. Pull
in your stomach and see how long
you can hold it. Put a huge smile on
your face and think of something
funny/interesting to say if you meet
that person again. If you put your
teeth back in before you do this it
works better.
5) Wonder what the heck that noise
was and hold your breath to hear
better.
6) Become convinced that there is
someone touching your foot. Chal-
lenge yourself to not move. You
moved, didn’t you? Now the serial
killer knows you’re awake and he
will kill you.
7) Remember what you read about
bedbugs. Feel sick. Seriously dis-
gusted. Now check your mattress
about five times. Check it again.
FEBRUARY FUN FACTS
BY RUTH BERNHARD - DREISS
FEB-ew-ERR-ee or FEB-roo-ERR-
ee. However pronounced, February
is a month not only for expressions
of love on February 14 but for other
interesting facts.
It is the shortest month of the
year and the third month of win-
ter. In the southern hemisphere,
February is a summer month, the
equivalent of August. While travel-
ing during February, I was delight-
ed with the warm temperatures in
Australia while friends and neigh-
bors in Florida were sometimes in
their “colder” spell. We are experi-
Try not to scratch that spot on
your arm where you feel something
crawling. Is your head itchy now?
OMG, you’ve got lice.
8) Think about how you can’t re-
member jokes anymore. Worry
that you have a brain tumor.
9) Get up and Google brain tumors.
Learn that you have one. Go eat
half the pumpkin pie while you can
still remember what it tastes like.
10) Think about making a list of
things you want to tell your chil-
dren. Good things. Words of wis-
dom. How to make the best of their
lives. How to work hard. How to
set goals. Never mind. They don’t
listen anyway.
11) Plan your funeral. Think about
who you don’t want to invite. Think
about who is going to be crying and
who is going to be happy you’re
gone. Think about what music you
want. Make up a playlist in your
head. Think about the look on peo-
ple’s faces when your music starts
up at full volume and it’s all Elvis
songs.
12) Make a mental list of all the
things you’ve been meaning to do
but have put off. Like changing the
oil on your car, which is five thou-
sand miles overdue. Or return-
ing that library book, which is five
dollars overdue. Or losing weight,
which is 50 pounds overdue.
13) Find an expired bottle of over-
the-counter sleep aids and wonder
if they are expired. If they are ex-
pired, wonder what will happen if
you take three of them. Take three
of them. Panic.
14) Think about the drug epidem-
encing that spell as I write and the
manatees are happy in warmer wa-
ter at the lagoon here in West Palm
Beach.
Some fun facts:
• The birthstone is amethyst.
• There are 2 zodiac signs -- Aquar-
ius,January 20 to February 18 and
Pisces, February 19 to March 20.
• The month has 29 days in leap
years when the year is divisible
by four. The next Leap Year will
occur in 2020. In common years,
the month has 28 days and the
birth flowers are Viola (plant) and
ic in our country today. Worry if a
pothead is going to break into your
home. Wonder if people even smoke
pot anymore. Feel nostalgic about
pot.
15) Think about all the time you’ve
wasted trying to lose weight. Think
about your skinny friends. I mean,
really, they eat whatever they want
and they don’t exercise and they’re
just jerks. Decide you hate them and
won’t invite them to your funeral.
16) Freak out about how you might
never sleep again and they will have
to bury you with these awful dark
bags under your eyes. Read an ar-
ticle about how lack of sleep can
make you gain weight. Consider
that maybe you’ll end up so fat that
when you die they will have to take
the door off just to get you out of the
house. Then folks at your funeral
will gawk at your humongous cas-
ket. That will take their minds off
Elvis for a few minutes.
17) Calculate the very latest you can
sleep in tomorrow and still not miss
your bus to Publix.
Primrose.
• February frequently occurs in
lists of the most commonly mis-
spelled words in the
• English language. How many
have spelled it “Febuary”?
• February is the only month that
can pass with no full moon.
• February 14 --St. Valentine’s Day.
The sweetest holiday. Greeting
cards are the second most pop-
ular card-giving occasion after
Christmas. There are 190 million
cards exchanged annually on
Sweethearts Day.
• Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is
Feb. 12 and George Washington’s
is Feb. 22.
• Super Bowl Sunday -- every 1st
Sunday of February
18) Think about how easy you used
to sleep in your forties. Think about
how you used to stay out all night
and party and still get in a few hours
of sleep. Think about how you can’t
do that anymore. Get depressed and
throw your pillow across the room.
Go get your pillow because you real-
ly can’t sleep without it.
19) Think about what you would say
to other drivers on the road if you
had a megaphone attached to your
car roof. Think about how startled
they will be when you tell them to
get the &*$# off the road and let you
pass. Think about the adrenaline
rush you will feel when you see the
barrel of a gun extending out their
window. Wonder if Medicare cov-
ers gunshot wounds.
20) Get up and remake your entire
bed. Now get back in and decide
the feet are too tight. Kick your
feet until the blanket loosens. Now
there’s a draft on your feet. Get up
and fix your bed again. Get back in.
Get all comfy. Start to drift off. Now
get up and go pee.
• Groundhog Day -- Feb. 2
• Flag Day of Canada -- Feb. 15
• Presidents Day in the United
States -- the 3rd Monday in Feb-
ruary
• February is Black History Month,
Chinese New Year, American
Heart Month and Chocolate Lov-
er’s Month.
In other languages:
Chinese -- eryue
Danish -- febuar
Italian--febbraio
Latin -- februarius
Spanish -- febrero
Enjoy the month of February in
Florida where you may be cold, but
you aren’t knee-deep in snow!