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Volume 16 Number 7 July 2015

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776

The unanimous Declaration of

the thirteen United States of

America…

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness….

****** Homewood’s second annual reading of the Declaration of Independence is scheduled for Saturday, July 4, 2015, at 10:00 am in the Café. A short history of the writing and those involved will precede the actual reading.

All are invited to attend.

Nichols’ Notes

Eric T. Nichols, Executive Director

THE RESIDENT OPTIMIST

Be thankful for every new day, despite its challenges. The CHATTER recognizes Avadna Coghill as its Guest

Optimist. She rarely fails to reply to an IL hallway greeting that asks “How are you?” without a statement

beginning “Aren’t we lucky…!” On a hot and humid June morning, she ignited a spark of gratitude for being

able to walk from outside into the coolness of Homewood’s common areas. A very positive outlook when too

often we take such simple pleasures for granted!

Boy! What a day June 10 was for Homewood at Frederick at our 14th Annual

Golf Classic! The day was full of sunshine, a slight breeze and a full field of

144 golfers at the Glade Valley Golf Course. The golfers started to roll in at

10:00 am where they registered, bought 50/50 tickets, purchased their

mulligan cards, and a chance for an overnight stay at Capon Springs in West

Virginia. Next the golfers headed to the food tents where hamburgers and

hotdogs where on the grill waiting for them. At about 11:45 am the

announcements were made and I announced this year’s sponsors:

Platinum tee sponsors: Wagman’s Construction, Rogers Consulting and

Potomac Pharmatech

Gold: Noelker and Hull, M&T bank, Crabapple Deli (George Derrick),

and David H. Martin Excavating

Silver: Crawford Advisors, Petersen’s House of Carpet, Classic

Landscaping, Johnnie’s Restaurant Supply, Miles and Stockbridge

Bronze: Gaver Properties, Weiss Brothers

Practice Range Sponsor and Putting Range Sponsors: Shirley

Erdmanis in memory of Ansis Erdmanis, Larry and Shirley Silbernagle,

Paul Mellott, Rohrer Bus Sales and Functional Pathways

We also had 20 tee sponsors and 76 cart sponsors.

I am proud to announce that this year’s gross total for our golf tournament is $48,500, not only our best year ever but

Homewood Retirement Center’s best ever golf tournament, with the corporation having three other tournaments in

addition to ours.

The tournament got started at noon. The course was in excellent shape and the pace of play had all 36 teams moving

right along. At about 5:00 pm the golfers came off the course for the signature dinner of barbeque ribs and fried

chicken. Once again Jeff Hoffman and his kitchen crew did an outstanding job with the food. After dinner the

awards were given to the winning teams in four different flights. The overall winning team, with a score of 53, was

comprised of John Silbernagle, Jason Gentilcore, Cara Huff and Johnny Flynn. Homewood at Frederick’s team

placed first, with a score of 75, in the second flight of seniors: Graham McIntyre, Bob Morrow, John Maley and

Stan Adamiak.

Overall, it was a wonderful fundraising day. I thank everyone who participated this year through their donations or

those who volunteered. It took the teamwork of everyone to make this year’s tournament the success that it was. It

was a day of fellowship, food and golf, but most importantly, fundraising for the new bus for our Homewood at

Frederick campus.

Residents Association Richard Petre, President

Lifeline Campaign: The Homewood at Frederick

staff, the Council of the Residents Association and the

Homewood at Frederick Board of Directors are united

in a campaign to urge residents to wear their Lifeline

Personal Help Buttons with Auto Alert. It is most

important for Independent Living residents to remain

independent by wearing their Lifeline Buttons,

especially when they are alone and may need

assistance in the event of an accident. The Lifeline

campaign motto is “Be Smart, Not Late.”

Nominating Committee: Appointments to the 2015-

2016 Nominating Committee are Mara Dudrow

(Chairperson), John Freeland, Bob Manthey,

Evelyn Manwiller and Nancy Smith.

2016 Yard Sale Date Change: In 2016, the Yard Sale

will be on April 29 and 30. A scheduling conflict for

the Multi-Purpose Room arose on the May date.

Due to popular demand, the Homewood Auxiliary will

again hold a "Christmas in July" fundraiser to include

a delicious, holiday box lunch for $8.00 plus a special

dessert at a reasonable cost. We will also have holiday

music for this special occasion as well as Christmas

decorations to get you in the mood. Join in the fun

with Mrs. Claus who will be on hand. The date is

Thursday, July 30, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, in the

Community Center. Also, in July, the Auxiliary will

host its annual root beer float event. Flyers will be

posted for these events.

The Auxiliary recently visited the studio of Yemi, a

local artist and author, and creator of “The Pillars of

Frederick” portraits. The Auxiliary plans a fundraiser

in November to showcase and offer for sale a variety

of Yemi's interesting works of art.

Homewood Auxiliary Loberta Staley

Another Homewood Golf Classic event was played on June 10, 2015.

We extend our thanks to Peggy and Bob Strine for continuing as benefactors for the Resident Foursome, a role the

Strines have assumed for the past four years. It is also a pleasure to acknowledge that, for the first time in five years,

the Resident Foursome was authentic—comprised of Stan Adamiak, John Maley, Bob Morrow and me, all current

residents. We were awarded First Place for Flight Four while turning in a score of 75.

Readers may be interested in the accompanying table that is a partial snapshot of the annual Crumland Farms Golf

Classic since 2007. Note that in 2011, we were fortunate to field a ladies’ resident foursome for that year’s classic.

We could adopt the fielding of a ladies’ resident foursome as a goal for next year; are there any lady golfers who

would like to step forward? It would be a lot of fun.

Homewood Golfing History Graham McIntyre

NEW RESIDENTS Shirley Erdmanis

We welcomed Fran

Rondum into Apt. 267 from

Frederick, MD in April.

Fran has two daughters, five

grandchildren and two great-

grandchildren. She is a

widow who was born in

Philadelphia, PA.

Fran graduated with a BA in

history from Hood College,

and made a career in real

estate sales in Frederick for

20 years. She was a volunteer literacy teacher for 20

years, and also served on the Frederick Board of

Community Living. Fran has knitted hundreds of

“preemie caps” for Care Wear but indicates that other

interests are oil painting, travel, reading and church

activities.

Fran selected Homewood at Frederick as her retirement

residence because of its church affiliation; the facility

felt “more caring than a privately-owned facility.” She

has heard only good things about Homewood from

those who live here.

Joining us in Apt. 314

from Frederick, MD in

April is Betty Wheeles.

She is a widow, was

born in Jonesboro, AR,

and has three daughters,

four sons, 25

grandchildren and 17

great-grandchildren.

Betty graduated from

Parsons High School in

Kansas. She was

employed at a dental

office, from chairside to manager, for 25 years.

Betty was a volunteer at Frederick Memorial Hospital

and enjoys family, travel, reading and keeping in touch

with friends around the U.S. via computer. She selected

Homewood when she retired because of its nearby

location.

Cruise Goers Vernon Rippeon

Several new best sellers are now in the Homewood 3rd

Floor Library:

Debbi Macomber – Last One Home

Hanna Kriston – The Nightingale

James Patterson – NYPD Red 3

Steve Berry – The Patriot Threat

Clive Cussler – The Assassin

Daniel Steele – Prodigal Son

Stuart Woods – Hot Pursuit

Harlan Coben –The Stranger

Nora Roberts – The Liar

LIBRARY CORNER

Freda Litman

Homewood’s newest residents. Photo by Bill Drenning

Canada Cruise Reminder: About 17 Homewood resi-

dents will meet for lunch on Wednesday, July 29, at

11:30 am in the IL Private Dining Room. (Residents

can pay for lunches by charging to their Homewood

accounts.) A travel agent with AAA will be present to

answer questions. Make lunch reservations by calling

Judie Kirkpatrick at X5801 or 301-644-5801.

Future Cruise: The Travel Committee may schedule

another cruise, possibly to the Caribbean, in January,

February or March of 2016. Any Homewood resident

with early interest may contact Vernon Rippeon at

X5883 or 301-644-5883.

Training of Nursing Care Staff Stan Schweinfurth

On April 12, Vicki Keriakos, Director of Nursing, and Barb Kunkle, Coordinator of Staff Development, presented

information to the Family Council about the training of nursing-care staff of Homewood at Frederick. Training is a

very rigorous activity of the management and employees of the HealthCare and Assisted Living units. Thirty-six

courses and two “fairs” are required of all nursing staff which includes Assisted Living, for the purpose of nursing

staff training. Individual courses vary in length from 30 minutes to three hours, and in types of settings from

computer to classroom. A “fair” is a day-long activity in the MP room at which the staff are tested for their

knowledge and skill at performing the many tasks required in a nursing facility. One of these is the annual nurses/

nurses’- aides fair in October; the other is a fair on food-safety where staff are shown proper methods of food

handling. Courses are followed by on-the-floor observation and hands-on training if necessary. Training is

accomplished “on the clock.”

After being hired, new employees are required to take 14 health care courses mandated by the State of Maryland, and

are required to repeat the same 14 courses annually on or about their service dates. These 14 courses are presented

as videos of varying lengths, from 30 minutes to one hour each, and have built-in questionnaires to test the trainee’s

comprehension and retention. Subjects range from resident’s rights and accident prevention to the meaning of

dementia and to safe nursing practices. Trainees are given sufficient time to complete the courses and may divide a

course into several sessions.

In addition to the 14 mandatory beginning and annual-update courses, a General Orientation course lasting eight

hours is led by speakers from the nursing department and is offered monthly, particularly to new hires. At least 24

courses required by Homewood are taken during the year. Of these, eight courses focus on Alzheimer’s disease

alone and one on dementia in general. Three of the Alzheimer’s courses and the dementia course, adding up to an

additional eight hours, are required by Homewood of all new hires, and are taught in a classroom setting. In 2014,

all nursing staff had to complete five additional mandatory Alzheimer’s disease courses, for example, depression,

helping families and caregivers with coping ethics, managing challenging behaviors, philosophy and guiding

concepts to caring for residents.

The remaining 11 courses, all given throughout the year, are one hour long and are presented in a classroom setting.

They include subjects such as behaviors and interventions, proper coding of ADLs (Activities of Daily Living,

required by Medicare), delivering medicines, transfers (moving residents from place to place), food safety, dignity,

bullying, fire drill, restraints, falls and infection control.

The Director of Nursing plans to develop a “preceptor” (mentor, teacher) program to put the final polish on the

overall training program. Preceptors would provide one-on-one help to individual staff members in cases of issues

that may be beyond the capabilities of those individuals.

Residents

enjoyed the

Friday night

Bingo

sponsored by

Lewistown 4-H

Imagine your great, great, great, great grandchildren, 100 years from now, being able to access their family tree,

going back 10, 12 or even more generations, looking at photographs birth/marriage/death certificates, military

records, honorary degrees, descriptions of life events and much more. That is all possible if you start now! Learn

how, at a presentation in the Multi-Purpose Room on Monday, July 13, at 2:30 pm.

A generation or two ago family tree information was kept in carefully arranged photo books (or in shoe boxes) with

notes on the back of the pictures or, in the case of my mother, in a metal box and a calendar book.

During the past 25 years, computer technology has provided a tremendous number of data models to make it easier

to search, find missing data, share data from other family trees and organize family tree information. All you or a

family member needs is the motivation, some patience and a computer to help to identify family ancestry

information and log it in your family tree data base. My daughter, Dee Dee, began such a venture about eight years

ago and now has identified over 750 people in our family tree. She has also helped some of her friends identify

portions of their family trees.

On July 13, Dee Dee and I will present information on the opportunities available to you or a family member to help

you get started, or, if already started, to help you make more progress. Mary Mannix, Manager of the Maryland

Room at C. Burr Artz Library, and Marion Currens, Manager of the Research Center at the Frederick Historical

Society of Frederick, will also be present to answer any questions you might have. Please join us and bring

interested family members for entertainment and information. Perhaps you can share your family tree with other

family members as a Christmas gift!

SEARCHING THE FAMILY TREE Dick Kopp

Pink Striped Many Reds

Red Star

Coral

SARAH’s AMARYLLIS Sarah Drenning

The amaryllis bulbs that I moved from my home to Homewood last

June and stored in our garage over the winter have been blooming on

our front porch on Homewood Drive. They have been lovely! While

amaryllis are featured in shops at Christmas time, mine rest over the

winter and bloom in late spring. They were beautiful this year. I have

collected these bulbs over many years.

My love for flowers came from my mother’s love for them. She had

flowers growing outside in her garden and inside in pots in many win-

dows, and she taught me the names of so many. We also enjoyed

walks in the woods in the spring when the wild flowers were bloom-

ing. I have potted hibiscus that were hers that will be blooming as the

summer progresses.

No joke… Pat Morgan

IT REALLY IS ROCKET SCIENCE! For years, when I appeared to struggle with the meaning of something that other

persons were telling me, they would say, jokingly, “Come on! It isn’t rocket

science!” Recently, I stepped directly in the minefield of such science and its

practitioners, and realized it was, literally, out of this world, beyond my

understanding. (No wonder that my computer screen can change before my eyes

with only one mistaken mouse-click or keystroke, and the resolution is such a

mystery!)

In May, I attended the commencement exercises of the Whiting School of

Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. I was thrilled to be

present when one of my granddaughters received her MS in computer science,

having earned her baccalaureate degree in physics at the University of Maryland.

Just as puffed with pride two years ago, the setting, the atmosphere and the

candidates were a bit different at the Maryland Institute College of Art,

Baltimore, where her younger sister, following an undergraduate degree in fine

arts, graduated with a MA in teaching. At MICA, I was in my comfort zone and

able to speak the language.

The keynote speaker at the JHU engineering commencement was Salvatore Bruno, president and CEO of United

Launch Alliance, an organization which teams the Atlas and Delta for U.S. government space launches. Bruno holds

a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University. I think…I think…I

heard Bruno predict that within 10 years, thousands of humankind would be in space; all we need is water and other

natural resources, he said. He foresaw that many of the JHU graduate degree candidates would someday design and

monitor the programs, the rockets, the vehicles, the robotics, for those space expeditions. And that really is rocket

science…for which this grandmother needs an interpreter!

[According to The American Legion Magazine, June 2015, loaned to me by Homewood resident Eleanore Tressler,

in a column subtitled “Verbatim,” Ellen Stofan, chief scientist for NASA, believes the agency will find “strong

indications of life beyond Earth in the next decade and definitive evidence in the next 10 to 20 years.” Stofan also

said: “We know where to look, we know how to look, and in most cases, we have the technology.” The original

source was the Daily Mail.]

Becky and Caitlin Selzer, 1992 The way they were

Some Homewood cottage/patio folks, on both sides of Willow Road, are having

trouble getting the correct mail in their stand-alone mail stands. The U.S. Post Of-

fice is not always able to keep up with changes in occupancy in the cottages, and

sometimes mail delivery is made by a postal employee who has no prior experience

delivering on our route.

The Frederick Post Office recommends that each of us cottage/patio folks place a

clear tag on the inside of our mail box, including the name(s) of the occupant(s) and

the street address or cottage number. I’m assured that, with this action, our mail

service will improve!

Having Trouble Getting Your Mail? Dick Kopp

FAAM Group

The Frederick Adult Amateur Musicians (FAAM) held another musical

event on June 7 in Frederick. Music played was from a wide variety of

composers including Vivaldi, Chopin, Bach, Beethoven and Moszkowski.

FAAM is a recently organized group of amateur musicians who desire to

share their love of music (principally classical, but not exclusively) with

others within their group. Also, through our outreach program, several

recitals will be given in various non-profit venues. Membership is open to

any amateur musician in the Frederick area who shares our interests.

For more information about joining us or our outreach program, contact

Bart Kinlein at 301-631-6704 or email to bakinlein@yahoo.com.

CORRECTION:

The story, “Songs With

George,” in The CHATTER,

June 2015, should have stated

George Kleinspehn’s career as

a former chemistry teacher. The

CHATTER regrets the error.

NOTEABLES CHORUS

The first Spring Concert of the

newly-formed Noteables Chorus

of Homewood at Frederick on

May 31 may have been, as one

concert-goer proclaimed, “the best

event ever held at Homewood”! A

welcoming crowd that overflowed

from the Multi-Purpose Room into

the lobby of the Community

Center listened to the music. The

Noteables concert was directed by

Homewood resident Gail Slezak

with piano accompaniment by

Beverly Adams. The 30-member

chorus sang a variety of songs, from American folk and patriotic genres to nostalgia popular music, through the

decades between 1920 and 1950. Receiving standing ovations were George Smith, who entertained with his banjo,

and Pat Dawson and Richard Holter as soloists.

Don’t miss the Noteables in their next performance in December. If you like to sing and would like to join the

Chorus in the fall, Gail would be happy to talk to you. Call her at 301-662-8320. Photo by Lane Hart

HEIRS OF JOY CHOIR Shirley Erdmanis

To a small, but very enthusiastic group of residents, the Heirs of Joy Choir

presented a wonderful concert of religious music on June 6. The choir is

from Calvary United Methodist Church, Mt. Airy, MD. Between their

program selections, the audience was asked to make other selections from a

booklet the Choir provided with old-time hymns. A sing-a-long was very

much enjoyed by the audience.

Several members of the Frederick Adult

Amateur Musicians are (from left) Rob

Beers, Bob Powers, Susan Hill, Bart

Kinlein, Martha Badger and Diane

Kinlein. All are residents of Frederick

County. Bob, Martha, Diane and Bart are

Homewood residents.

SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIES

7:00 pm in the MPR (Subject to change) Nancy McIntyre

JULY 4 - AN UNFINISHED SONG

JULY 11 - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

JULY 18 - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

JULY 25 - BLUE SKIES

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER Suzanne Morris

Homewood has been blessed with many friendly and

capable volunteers who share their unique gifts with

our community. Weekly chapel services are

enhanced by residents who serve as musicians,

greeters, ushers, acolytes, audio visual technicians,

scripture readers and escorts.

The Religious Life Committee provides support and

assistance to the chaplains, both in worship and

behind the scenes as well. New members are

welcome to join the Committee at any time; just

speak with Chaplain Suzanne. Meetings occur every

other month on the first Tuesday of the month in the

Multi-Purpose Room at 3:00 pm.

In July and August those who attend worship will

have the opportunity to choose one of the hymns

each Sunday. Please add your favorite to the sign-up

sheet in the back of the chapel. We’ll do our best to

accommodate everyone’s choices.

The choir will take a well-deserved break for July

and August. THEOS will not meet in July or August.

Enjoy the many delights summer brings. Blessings

to all!

Why does the campus worship center/multi-purpose room

have Margaretta Slayman Chapel lettered above its

doorway? Who was Margaretta Slayman? A beloved

chaplain? A former Homewood resident? A generous

benefactor? Who knows the whole story?

Following the Slayman trail, after exhausting more than a

half-dozen leads, The CHATTER remembered the United

Church of Christ connection with Homewood’s history.

With many thanks to Fred Wenner, retired UCC

minister, and his computer files of clippings from The

Frederick News-Post, we now know who Margaretta was

and why the chapel bears her name.

Margaretta Fromke Slayman was, in fact, a Homewood

resident for 12 years at the downtown Frederick location,

until her death in 1999 at age 95. She was widowed

twice, first by Edward S. Shriner, and last by Charles H.

Slayman, Jr. Margaretta’s parents, Harry J. and Mary C.

Lorenz Fromke, predeceased her, and she was the last of

her immediate family. She was a graduate of Frederick

High School and formerly employed with Frederick

County National Bank. Margaretta was a lifelong

member of Evangelical Reformed UCC in Frederick, a 30

-year DAR member, and a member of the FMH Auxiliary.

Her grave is in Frederick’s Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

In early 2000, after receiving a $300,000 bequest from the

Margaretta Slayman Estate, Ernest W. Angell, President

and CEO of Homewood Retirement Centers, announced

that “we are pleased to name the chapel for Mrs. Slayman

in honor of the substantial gift to our capital campaign.”

The chapel was part of the $30 million retirement

community on the Crumland Farms campus which

formally opened on April 30, 2000.

WHO WAS MARGARETTA

SLAYMAN? Pat Morgan

HOMEWOOD MEDICAL

TRANSPORTATION

We realize that it is becoming increasingly difficult

to get an appointment with a doctor by 2:00 pm.

Beginning August 1, the Transportation Department

will increase its service time by one hour to

accommodate later doctor appointments. Residents

are still required to give the Transportation

Department at least a 48-hour notice for medical

appointments and should be scheduled for no later

than 3:00 pm for guaranteed pick-up.

Appointments that are made with less than a 48-

hour notice, or later than 3:00 pm for pick-up, will

be scheduled at the Transportation Department’s

discretion, and will be based on driver availability.

THIS IS A TEST! Submitted by Eleanore Tressler

This is the eighth-grade five-hour final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS. The original document is on file at the

Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and was reprinted by the Salina Journal.

Grammar (Time, one hour)

1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters.

2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no Modifications.

3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph.

4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of lie, lay, and run.

5. Define Case; Illustrate each Case.

6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation.

7. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of

grammar.

Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)

1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.

2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?

3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cents/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?

4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50

per month, and have $104 for incidentals?

5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.

6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.

7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per meter?

8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.

9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods?

10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.

U. S. History (Time, 45 minutes)

1. Give the epochs into which U. S. History is divided.

2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.

3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.

4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.

5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.

6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.

7. Who were the following; Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?

8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.

Orthography (Time, one hour)

1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, and syllabication?

2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?

3. What are the following, and give examples of each; Trigraph, sub vocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?

4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.

5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.

6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.

7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono,

sup.

8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball,

mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.

.9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.

10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabi-

cation.

Geography (Time, one hour)

1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?

2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?

3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?

4. Describe the mountains of North America.

5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernan-

dez, Aspinwall & Orinoco.

6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.

7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.

8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?

9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.

10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth

Barb Kunkle serves as Homewood’s Staff Development and Infection Control Coor-

dinator. She has been part of the Homewood staff for almost 25 years. Barb began

in 1991 as a GNA (Geriatric Nursing Assistant) and took her training class at Home-

wood. In 1994 she became a LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) and served as Charge

Nurse with Janet O ‘Brien in the former FSK Homewood location. Barb prepared

resident assessments at this location and then became Director of Assisted Living in

preparation for the move to Crumland Farms. In 2000 she became the Wellness Di-

rector. After nine years in this position, Barb returned to nursing in a part-time ca-

pacity so that she could be at home with her new son.

In 2014 Barb became Homewood’s Staff Development and Infection Control Coordi-

nator. She is responsible for all new hires’ immunization records including the re-

quirement for their two-step PPD test (a tuberculin skin test). Additionally she over-

sees the completion of all educational and in-servicing requirements for this

group. Barb teaches co-worker CPR classes and leads monthly classroom instruc-

tion. She monitors daily infection control reports and watches carefully for any changing trends. Barb also oversees

the PPD testing requirements for current co-workers, and maintains licensing renewal and verification information

for the professional staff. Recently Barb has been working to enhance the current training procedures through the

concept of a preceptor (sometimes called mentoring) program for nursing co-workers.

Barb and her husband met 27 years ago while she was working in the catalog department of JC Penney’s. With a

smile and a twinkle in her eye, she likes to tell people that she ordered her husband “from the catalog.” The two

adopted their son Landon seven years ago from Korea, and he is currently finishing the first grade.

HOMEWOOD STAFF PROFILE: Barb Kunkle Cathy Stull

Maurice and Mary Hassett

recently celebrated their

96th and 91st birthdays with

their family.

THE CHATTER NEWSLETTER STAFF

Editor……..…………………………….Pat Morgan

Reporters………Shirley Erdmanis, Vernon Rippeon,

Leslie Hobbs

Final Proofreader………………………Paul Mellott

Photographers………..Lane Hart, Shirley Erdmanis,

Vernon Rippeon, Roland Hobbs

Circulation Assistant…………………..Sylvia Little

Production Manager……………………Julie Norris

Ex-Officio…..………….President, Residents Ass’n

Contact Info: Pat Morgan, Editor

Email: patgmorgan@comcast.net

In-house: Box 213; Phone X 5810

DEADLINE to submit copy: 15th of any month

DINING ROOM COURTESY

SIGN UP FOR EVENING MEALS BY 3:30 PM at

the front desk, for both specials and menu orders.

AFTER 3:30 PM: CALL THE KITCHEN

DIRECTLY AT X 6133 if dining plans change,

for example, if unexpected guests arrive.

HANDS OFF the coffeepot for refills, or to adjust

window blinds or the thermostat. Insurance will

not cover an injury if you are or another person is

hurt, or if equipment is broken.

Ann Burnside Love, Food Committee Chair, at

the Request of Kitchen and Wait Staff

Activities are Subject to Change

Homewood’s monthly activities and trips are

subject to change. The monthly calendar – and

Travel Packet – are printed before the end of each

month. Often, changes occur to both of those

schedules after they are in residents’ hands. The

best way to find out about these changes is to watch

TV Channel 970 (if you have Comcast), check the

bulletin boards, and watch for email updates or

notices in mailboxes. Residents may also receive a

“robo” call. If you have any questions or concerns

about activities, please contact Julie Norris at 301-

644-5639 or in-house at X6039.

New On-Call Driver

Welcome to Homewood! Our

new on-call driver, Ed Alberstadt,

grew up in Montgomery County

and moved to Frederick 20 years

ago. He currently resides in Fair-

field, PA, and drives a school bus

for Frederick County. Ed has two

grown children: his daughter Audrey is a therapist for au-

tistic children and his son Steven is a car mechanic at a

dealership in Frederick.