ALLENTOWN STATE HOSP ITAL EMPLOYEES NEWS AND V JEWS November, 1979

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OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE AWARDS

Margaret M. CaffreyDale E. Newhart

James A. Serfass

Published monthly by and for theEmployees of Allentown State Hospital,Allentown, Pa. 18103

EDITORIAL BOARDLOSING MONEY?

RECREATION & TRAVEL:

ITEMS OF INTEREST:

You are, if you are not using yourCredit Union services. Your CreditUnion is:

-Leave statements for the third quarterof 1979 have either been issued, or willbe issued shortly, and should be reviewedfor acauracy. Contact your supervisor ifthere .are any discrepancies. ,-Next Holiday is Thanksgiving Bay (Nov. 22)-Our congratulations for those honored onEmploye Recognition Day (Nov. 7th)-Remember that no leave (annual or sick)can be advanced into the new year.

Currently paying dividends at 6.61%(6.5% compounded semi-annually).Providing life savings indurance atno extra cost to each member. Up tothe first $2,000 in shares (savings)is covered by insurance on the lifeof the member. Should a member diethe member's savings (up to $2 000)'will be doubled. 'Covered by share insurance. Eachmember's account is insured up to$40,000 by the National Credit UnionAdministration - an agency of thefederal government.

-ASHE Club Christmas Party is set for12/7/79; tickets are now available. Thisis the highlight of the year - food, drinkand music for a price that youlll nevermatch elsewhere.-Arrangements pendin~ for:

Caribbean Cruise (January)76'ers basketballTrip to the RacesBroadway show

-Remember your discount advantage atDisneyland/DisneyWorld. All it takes isa few seconds in the Personnel Office topick up your Magic Kindgom Club member­ship card. If you're heading south for avacation, make sure you stop by to see us.

Don't take our word for it·, do thefollowing for yourself:-Check the dividend rate with similarsavings accounts in commercial insti­tutions.

-Check the cost of the life insurancebenefit if you desired to purchase asimilar amount from a separate insur­ance company.

-See if the savings Lneurance La identicaLWhen you do all your checking, we're sureyou'll decide that saving at the CreditUnion is the place for you.

The Credit Union can offer morebecause it is xour Credit Union - youare the share holder. For more infor­mation, stop by or call your CreditUnion at extension 6199.

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ASH PROCEDURE MANUAL:

The Personnel Staff is still experi­encing difficulties with changes relatingto your personal data. When attempting tomail correspondence directly to an employe'shome, we are having a certain percentageof mail returned because of an erroneousaddress. Failure to keep your recordscurrent can only create confusion, delaysand the possibility of jeopardizing yourbenefi t s ,

In addition, when changing your bene­ficiaries, you must have the beneficiaries'social security number and birth dateavailable,

If you have any questions as to whatchanges should be reported, or informationis required, contact us. We'll be glad tofurnish whatever assistance is required.

Many of the questions and problemareas that const~ntly arise are alreadyanswered in the ASH Procedure Manual.When a question arises, employes shouldconsult the Manual located in their workareas. If you are not aware of theManual'S location, contact your super­visor.

If there is any subject matter thatyou feel needs additional clarification,or is not included, contact us and we'llgladly look into the matter.

Betty Albrecht, Managing EditorBetty Anderson Dave GeryJudee Bavaria Donald HuberSam Carlson. Sally OppermanSharon Dorshlmer Gloria SengNatalie Frankenfield Bruce Weidman

Tvoist: Robin Rabeno l d

In April 1979, Congress amended theAge Discrimination in Employment Act toincrease the protected age from 65 to70, ~ffective 1/1/79. Interpretive reg­ulatlons state that any reduction inbenefits due to age, beyond what can bejustified by increase costs, is discri­minatory.

The reduction allowed, using theCommonwealth's costs, is 35%. Therforeeffective 1/1/79, employes age 65 to 69'were entitled to £2% of the full am~lnt

of their group life insurance. When anemploye reaches age 70, their insurancewill be reduced to 50% of the full amount.

At this time, there is no action requi red by affected employes or the Person­nel Office. The Bureau of Risk and Manage­ment, Dept. of General Services, willautomatically correct the amounts ofinsurance on death claims for employesage 65 to 69.

FOR CURRENT RErIREES:

LIFE INStJR.A.NCE - AGE 65:

Assistance with tax questions can beobtained from Mr. :ames Stoneroad of theState Employes Retirement System. Youcan contact him be calling (717) 787-6973.

PERSONAL INFORMATION CHANGES:

Cossie SnydersAs I recall while I was growing up,Cossie Snyders specialized in seafood.I used to think this was a poshrestaurant, it held a curious fas­cination for me. Now that I've beenthere, the fascination, alas, isgone. Do not misunderstand, the foodis very good, although the menu waslimited. It's just that the realityof Snyders didn't compare with theimage I had in my mind. So much forgrowing up.

Well, neither my dinner partner norI felt very adventursome; we stuckwith beef as our selections. Wemade good choices, mine was filetmignon, done very nicely and mycompanion's choice was a New Yorkstrip with mushrooms. We bothenjoyed baked potatoes with sourcream and salads; the rolls weremerely hamburger rolls served ina bread basket, very uninteresting,in fact a bit "tacky" I thought.However, it was a good dinner,very satisfying, leaving no roomfor dessert.

Before and during dinner we hada good white wine.

Cassie Snyders has three diningareas, one of which is next tothe bar room which is where we wereseated. If you're looking for at­mosphere, forget it, but, if you'rehungry and don't care to linger longover dinner, you will enjoy CossieSnyders. Prices moderate. ~

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CollinsVery pleasant place is Collins IFine service, fine food,fine atmosphere!Collins is located at 1406 CenterStreet in Bethlehem. Parking is limitedbut you will not mind the inconvienenceat all.On entering Collins, one feels theconservatism of England. Dark rich colorsand wooden accents and furniturecombine for a warm atmosphere. Thesecond dining room is equally warmand richly decorated with several cheerystained-glass windows to adorn it. Itcauses a unique contrast of the deep colorsand wood to the brightly coloredstained glass. Very pretty.Again my conpanion and I chosebeef. Prime rib of beef for my dinnerpartner, done perfectly and a generousserving, about an inch and a half thickand covering a medium sized meatplatter completely. It will not surpriseyou to know my filet mignon was alsodelicious, done exactly as I prefer it tobe , with a pink center but not dry aroundit. We both chose "house" dressing on oursalads. That was quite tasty, it resemblesCreamy Italian dressing, but of course it'stheir own recipe. Vegetables of choicewere brussel sprouts and red beets servedvery invitingly. No rolls but do notdespair, instead each table is served around loaf of bread on a cutting board­fresh, home made bread. Since dinner wasso delicious we could not pass up dessert.My choice was a creme de menthe parfaitand my partner's was cheese cake. Bothwere just the perfect end of a deliciousdinner. Our cocktails of white wine andimported liquor were served at comfortableintervals; price and serving size reasonabl~

The waitress was efficient and graciousadding to the pleasure of dining at Collins.Reservations are a goooidea. Prices average.

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A DAY AT THE RACES

On October 14, 1979, 61 of ourfellow employes attempted to findtheir pot of gold at the Penn Na­tional Race Course.

The trip, sponsored by the ASHEClub, included admission to the ClubHouse, an official racing program, an"eight ladle" bui'fet dinner, and freebetting tips from Bob Marlatt andCharlie "R" Miller.

A highlight of the day was the 4thrace, the ASHE Invitational. For thisrace, ASH employes were publicly ac~

knowledged in lights and a trophy waspresented by Jim Serfass and DickSzulborski to the owner and jockey ofthe winning horse.

Although it was a sadder but wisergroup that returned home, everyone ad­mittedly had a good time and were lookingforward to the time when they can return.

STATER PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

Winners of the Stater's First AnnualPhotography Contest were announced onNovember 5th. First prize of $18.75went to Sharon Dorshimer, Personnel,for her Pentax K-lOOO study ofUmbellatem Lillie8; second, $10 toJean Gerancher, Nur~ing for aPolaroid shot, "Canadian Sunset";and third, $5 to Priscilla Denham,Chaplaincy, for an Instamatic portraitof her husband. Honorable mentions weregiven to Don Rohland, Social Service;Joanne &esh, Nursing; Sharon Dorshimer,Personnel; and Andie Stamm, Maintenance.

Thirty~five photographs of all im­aginable subjects were entered;kids, dogs and cats, Grecian, FarEastern and local scenery, flowerstudies, portraits, and one human(?) interest photo of a girl kissinga cow. All types of cameras wereused from a Brotmie Box camera toInstamatics and Polaroids, tosophisticated Yashicas and PentaxesoOne remarkable study was enlargedand printed from a 35 mlli. slide.All entries were displayed in theStaff Dining Room from November 5thto 9th.The all professional photo~

were Don Ulrich, Call-Tim Globe-Times,

Raub of the PhotoDept. Professional photographerssee pictures differently from therest of us. We look at the pretyscenery and the cute kids, whilethey mutter among themselves aboutfocus, color, composition. Yet, ourjudges had trouble choosing thewinners and kept asking, "How manyprizes?" At the end, they couldnot decide on only three winnersand added four honorable mentions.

It was an interesting and worthwhilecontest, and one that we hope will berepeated each year, bigger and betterall the time.

Meanwhile, the nicest thing of all ­the winners have donated their prizesto the Indigent Patients' Fund.

Pictured above is Tim Gilman, photographerfor Globe-Times of Bethlehem congratulatingFirst Place winner of Photography ContestSharon Dorshimer, Personnel. Seated 1 to r:David Raub, Manager, Sears Photo Dept., WhitehallMall and Don Ulrich, Evening Chronicle, Allentown.

Chaplaincy

Tidbits from Dietary

Ha~y Birthday wishes to:oV e 8 Freddie Gross

12 Barbara15 Mr. Bill18 Linda Burian20 Martha ~illiams

24 Gail Loder26 Peggy Furst

Belated anniversary wishes to Ed­gar and Susan Negron, who were marriedfar 4 years this past Oct. 23rd. OnK~ve 24th my husband, Joseph (BoilerPlant, Operator I), and I will cele­b~ate 6 years of marriage. Congrat­u~ations, to alII

Congratulations and good luck toDarlene Williams who is now on full­t:me employment as of Nove 3rd e Jane~iller resigned in October ,to take!~ll-time employment at the BethlehemS~eele Good luck, Janel

Effective Nove 30th, Tess Hoffmanwill be retireing citing health rea­s~nSe Tess worked at A.S H. over 8years, the last 4 years mainly in Ad­m:ssions and Shettel Cottage e Thisw~ek she and her husband, Ned, are en­joying a one week stay at the FlamingoHJtel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Have ahappy retirement, Tessl

On Thursday, Dec. 27, 1979, at 6;30PeM. there will be a Retirement Partyh~ld at Stahley's to honor Dietary'syear's retirees Among the honoreeswill be Tess Hoffman, Erna Lukow, MaeFerry, Helen McHugh, and Julie Shosh.Anyone wishing to attend can do so bycalling Mrs. Carol Urban at 821-6268.T~e cost is $6.00 per person and in­c2udes food and beverage.

We welcome back from the extendedsick list in the past 2 months DonaldWitman, Eleanor Hetrick, and Tess Hoff­man. A "get well soon" to Josie Shaf­e=, who's currently out with leg prob­lems.

After Thanksgiving, Mrs. KesseyCummings, her husband Randy, and babyBenjamin will be moving into their newhome in Ancient Oaks. Good luck inyour new home I

Our sincere condolences to MickeyLewis, his wife Betty and family ont~e death of his brother-in-law on Nove4~h. Our thoughts and prayers are withyou at this time.

On Oct. 27, 1979, Denise Adams,of Betty Mai, married Alfred

in the st. Catherine's SiennaCathedral in Allentown. Betty s son,David, gave his sister away and all of

's children and her 2 grandchild­ren were in the wedding party. Aftera reception at Twin Lakes, the newly­weds went overnight to the Poconos,looking forward to their honeymoon dur­ing the Thanksgiving holidays. Con­gratulations to the new couplet

We are glad to report that DennisMiller, son of Eleanor and Charles Mil­ler (Maintenance Supervisor), wasn'thurt too badly in a car-truck accidentin early October. Although his truckwas totaled, he only received a fewcuts and bruises. Darlene Williams wasalso in an accident in mid-Octoberwhich did $400.00 worth of damage toher new 4-wheel drive, but luckily noone was hurt e

Loida Rodriquez' mother, Ruth Soto,is now home recuperating after her re­cent hospital stay. Also TenniessChristine, husband of Mrs. LillianChristine, is home afeter his recenteye surgery in Reading Hospital. DonnaHeiney, youngest daughter of RosemaryHeiney is home after her recent emer­gency surgery in Children's Hospital inPhiladelphia. Doris Hummel's 2 daugh­ters, Jane and Natalie are being oper­ated on this week for knee problems andtonsils respectively. We wish all thesepeople a speedy and sure recovery.

This past month the annual electionswere held for the Dietary Benefit Fund.The new officers are as follows:

Chairperson- Gail LoderSecretary- Mrs. Carol UrbanTreasurer- Mrs. Kessey CummingsCollection Committee-

Jane HaldemanConnie HerbertMr. Jerry Furst

Trustees- Mr. Bill TillettMinnie GrubeBob George

Congratulations to alII

Happy Thanksgivingl!t

Gail Loder

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THANKSGIVING I

The first Thanksgiving included allthe foods that were plentiful thatyear, many of which were introducedby the Indians. There wa~ deer,duck, turkey, goose, oysters, clams,squash, pumpkin, corn, leeks, hominy,cranberries, apples, plums, berries,and even wine from wild grapes.How about that for Thanksgivingdinner? To make things simple,try these recipes below:

PREPARE TURKEY for roasting, thenstuff with OYSTER STUFFING

1/2 cup chopped celery1/2 cup chopped onion1 bay leaf1/4 cup butter or margerine6 cups dry bread crumbs1 tbs. snipped parsley3 cups shucked oysters with liquid2 beaten eggs1 tsp. poultry seasoning

Cook celery, onion and bay leaf inbutter till tender. Discard bay leaf.Add bread crumbs and parsley; mixwell. Drain oysters, reserving theliquid. Add oysters, eggs, poultryseasoning, ~ teaspoon salt and a dashof pepper to crumb mixture; mix well.Stir in enough reserved oyster liquidto moisten - stuff your turkey!

THE MIDNIGHT SLEUTH

November Birthdays:Mrs. Elsie Warren - November 2ndMrs. Lois Eliasan - November 10thFran Lynch - November 27th

EL 1-2 - A big welcome to Jennifer Miller whohas transferred from Hamburg State Hospital.She is taking Barbara Weiss's position. Barbarais now working on the second shift on EL 3-4.Best of luck in your new position!

WM 3-4 - Susan Martis also left night shift.She is working 3-11 on EL 3-4. A Brunch washeld for her celebrating her new assignment.Best of luck to you, Susan!

The Night Shift wishes to extend their deepestsympathy to Ann Marie Colcagnie in the recentloss of her brother. Also, Shirley Tomaskoin the loss of her sister-in-law.

WM 1-2 - A dinner was held at Poor Henry's onNovember 13th for Sharon Yonek. She is goingto have a little bundle soon. What a niceChristmas present!

EL ~-4 - Jane Weidner will be going to daysh I f t to WM 1-2. Lots 'of luck in your newassignment! Barbara Marks will be takingJane's position. If anyone has any newsfor the "Stater", she can be contacted onEL 3-4.

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INDIAN PUDDING

3 cups milk1/3 cup molasses1/3 cup cornmeal1 egg1/4 cup sugar2 tablespoons butter1/2 tsp. ground ginger1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

In saucepan, combine milk' and molasses;stir in cornmeal. Cook, stirring con­stantly, til thick, about 10 min.Remove from heat; beat egg slightlywith fork. Combine egg, sugar, butter,ginger, cinnamon and ~ teaspoon salt.Gradually stir in hot cornmeal mix­ture. Bake, uncovered, in a 1 qt.casserole in 3000 oven 1~ hours.6 servings.

Recipes submitted by Audry Gross.

Betty Anderson

Welcome to:

Patricia M. Vitek, NursingJoseph A. DeFranco, Social ServiceEvelyn J. Gilfert, X-Ray Dept.George Cope, Hskpg., Hilltop HavenJennifer A. Miller, NursingJoan Shelton, ChaplaincyTeresa I. Bylander, MD, Med/Surg.Catherine J. Zappo, Nursing

Some Name Changes are: DorothyMurray in Dr. Mantell's Office toD. Pesola; Kathleen Croyle in Nursingto K. Mertz; and Joanne Martisofskito Luknicki.

September-October Departures

Jerry CerezoDoreen M. ReddyKathleen A. BranscomPhyllis M. HughesHerman Smith (retired)Rosemary Serfass (retired)Joseph A. DruzbaShirley A. SassamanJosephine A. KluchinskyMary B. Reges (retired)Marcellus R. AndrewsIvan SuarezDavid Bar l IpJacquelyn JohnsonLewis LucasBarbara TakacsThomas P. EdwardsMary Jane Miller

EMPLOYEE WRECK-I-NITIONj

I would like to believe that EmployeeRecognition is a demonstration ofAdministration's sincere appreciationof those employees with long-term,dedicated, years of service; out­standing personalities and perform­ance; and perfect attendance records.But the facts prove otherwise. OnSeptember 19, many of you were in­vited to participate in an EmployeeRecognition Ceremony, and this oneday appeared very "Special". Therewere a lot of "Special People" whoreceived "Special Awards and Certi­ficates," but after the theatricsand carefully rehearsed words, thereremains the other 364 days of theyear to witness the shallowness ofthe IISpecial ll event. It becomespretty obvious when long-term em­ployees are overlooked for well-'deserved promotions or when otherstaff are assigned extra duties,because some "not-so-special" staffmembers aren't capable of performingtheir own duties or when there arereassignments of good personnel forno apparent reasons - to name justa few. It appears to be the "case­of-the-employee-once-too-often­recognized," only for an entirelydifferent purpose. It's a wonderAdministration bothers at all con­sidering they so quickly forget whothe "Specf.al," employees are when theopportunity comes to really show theira.nnrecia.tion in ways that count most.

Name withheld by request

Birthday wishes go out to LeRoySerfass on his November 8th birthday.

Congratulations to Dawn and TerryLindenmuth on their first weddinganniversary, November 4th. Terrysurprised her with a bouquet offresh flowers delivered to herduring her lunch break.

Congratulations, also, to LauraReimert who recently moved intoher new home in Allentown.

What Activity Worker is stillroaming the woods in hopes ofbeing followed by a Psych Nurse?

Mike Gyorek recently returnedfrom a trip to Illinois. He visitedsome friends and went on a sight­seeing tour taking in all thepoints of interest.

Welcome back to June Weikel whowas out sick with a badly sprainedankle.

Thanks so very much to each and every­one of you who made a contribution tothis year's SECA campaign. The finalsum of $7393.26 represents the largestamount ever raised at our hospital tFinal statistics show that 232 em­ployees contributed $6259.76 via"payroll deduction" and another306 employees gave $1133.50 in cash.

Special congratulations to RobertGeorge in the Dietary Division forwinning the two tickets to theA.S.H.E. Club's Christmas Dinner.Employees pledging $13 or more viapayroll deduction to SECA wereeligible for this drawing.

Again thanks to all for making thisyear's SECA campaign a smashingsuccess.

theGreat Wall and Mingthe extensive shoppingis, for China).

These are just a very. aini-mua flashes of our trip. en-tire trip was just superlativeexperience - the scenery, thesights, and mostly. the people.

We entered China just as Vice Presi­dent Mondale was leaving. It was amost interesting, exciting and fan­tastic trip. The people were sowarm and so unabashedly curiousthat in spite of their dull cloth­ing, they were fascinating. Weentered China walking across thebridge at Wu Lo and took a trainto Canton. The scenery was allgreen with terraced rice paddieseverywhere. Every bit of usableland was cultivated. There werewater buffaloes in the south andhorses in the north, but man wasstill used as a beast of burdeneverywhere. The farmers obviouslywork extremely hard and eat riceand cabbage for lunch. Canton isa dull gray city on the PearlRiver and during the rush hoursis swamped with thousands of blackbicycles and very few cars. Wevisited the Da Li Commune whichis quite extensive and in additionto the and orchards. hasseveral industries. Our nextstop about100border.withclean.someThenwhich

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Ken Bretz

the month ofwishes for Ken

"lill be onand to Roy Velez

on December 27 ewho will

Ken Bretz recentlyInstitutional Firewhich was conductedand assistants froming Section.

~~~rn~HATS OFF to all the laundry and sew­ing room employees for achieving a100% contribution to the .SECA Drive.Your generosity is appreciated byall concerned.

November Birthday wishes go out toJoyce Williams who celebrates herbirthday on November 25th and toNathan Rivers who celebrates his onNovember 27th.

Santiago Alvarado recently was apatient in the Sacred Heart Hospitalto have his tonsils removed. We allhope Sam is feeling better now.

Congratulations to Glenn Keiser onhis recent engagement.

"Lucky" Bob Marlatt, Cathryn Hudo-:k,Miriam Kline and Naomi Ritter ofthe laundry recently attended theraces at Penn National Race Courseon the hospital charter bus.

'Bob" showed his handicappingby picking the only

horse of the day. Betterluck next time. Bob was not atotal loser. He did beat Les Huberand Denton Kreibel in a beer drink­ing contest.

Dr. Smolinsky

WEDDING !IOur best wishes for a happymarriage to Dottie Murray, whobecame Mrs. John Pesola in alovely ceremony on September 22nd,

Also, Happy Birthday to Dottiewhose birthday falls on Novem­ber 21.

PPRCHASING has a big welcomeaboard for Sharon Craig, whosefirst day in this departmentwas November 5th,

CHAPLAINS CORNER

Chaplain Andrew Bambrick has justbeen appointed Regional Director forthe United States Catholic Conferenceof Clinical Pastoral Educational pro­grams in Eastern Pennsylvania. Thisis yet another in a long list of hisprofessional accomplishments.Congratulations, Andy I !