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Florida's Finest Reskient-Owned Retirement Community August 1985

Old GloryAt any place, in any land, on any ship at seaNo other flag in all this world could mean so much to me.It leads parades on holidays and waves to all the crowd,It thrills the youngest wide-eyed tot, the oldest Vet so proud.In stadiums across the land it soars above the dinTo comfort those who taste defeat and cheer the ones who win.When presidents and statesmen die, their times on earth too brief,Our dear flag drops to half its staff and bows its head in grief.It mourns the men who gave their lives, whose hearts were young and braveIt drapes the soldier's final rest and marks the hero's grave.So as we pledge allegiance to this flag we hold so dearRemember those who gave their lives to banish want and fear.Let's keep our land forever free, give what we have to give,And strive to keep America a place we love to live.

- Ethel McQuillan

Hawthorne TriviaQ. Who was the first Hawthorne car registrant?A. The Hartzers, Emil and Elsie.Q. What month and year was Hawthorne dedicated?A. March 7, 1974.Q. What is the longest street in Hawthorne -

and how long?A. Hawthorne Boulevard - 1.52 miles.Q. What are the names of Hawthorne's four lakes?A. Fountain, Serenity, Sunrise and Birdsong.Q. How many boat slips are there in the marina and

how many are covered?A. 150 total boat slips, 40 covered.9. Name within five, the total number of official

program activities.A.68.Q. Estimate the average number of gallons in the

swimming pool.A. 89,904.Q. How many Coves, Drives and Avenues in

Hawthorne?A. 15 Coves, 7 Drives, 0 Avenues.Q. Name the colors in the Hawthorne logo and what

do they represent?A. Rust, the clubhouse roof; yellow, sunset; and

green, grass.Q. The original thermal pool was not enclosed. What

month and year was it enclosed?A. July, 1975.

- James J. Moore

Women Veterans National GatheringThe Women's Army Corps Veteran's Association

will hold its national convention on September 26-29at the Hyatt Orlando Hotel in Kissimmee. GraceStuemke, past president of Chapter 59 Deland-MidFlorida, and Laura Spica, Historian,will be among theprominent members present. A large attendance isexpected.

Grace helped organize the original NationalAssociation in 1947, in the Chicago area, and waspresident for two years. With a membership of over600, the WAC Veteran's Association, under the Codeof Laws of the District of Columbia, was incorporated.Today there are more than 59 chapters with 5,000members.

The goals of the WAC Veteran's Association followan impressive program of progress. Volunteer workersare in many Veteran's Hospitals all over the U.S. Theyalso have achieved equal recognition with all veteran'sorganizations as they continue to be of service to allveterans.

Pallas Athene, the emblem of the Women's ArmyCorps, is incorporated in the emblem of the Women'sArmy Corps Veteran's Association. Pallas Athene wasa Greek goddess associated with a variety of womanlyvirtues. She was the goddess of handicrafts, wise inindustries of peace and arts of war, also the goddessof storms and battles, who led through victory topeace and prosperity.

The convention will also include a well plannedseries of social programs and workshops designed tomeet and advance the goals of the organization. Im-portant among these is the Pallas Athene luncheon onSaturday. _ Anna K. Merlino

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Editor's NotebookYou are getting old when you bend over to tie yourshoe and wonder if there's anything else you shoulddo while you are down there.

* * * * * *The Good Neighbors Club became an activity of theProgram Advisory Group here at Hawthorne on June20, 1985 under Education, as a health service toHawthorne. Henry Hadman is chairman of the group.They provide transportation for their handicappedneighbors for such things as trips to the doctor, at-torney, bank, grocery, beauty shop and even to playBingo or whatever activity they wish to attend. Thesepeople do many other things, too, just being goodneighbors.

* *Hal Wines, from Jacaranda Dr., has been electedpresident of the Hub City Lions Club in Leesburg. Halhad been active in the Lions Club in Milwaukee,Wisconsin for 30 years before he and his Willa movedto Hawthorne in late June of 1983. Willa serves astreasurer for the Hub City Lions Auxiliary.

* * * * * *An old time cobbler advises: "If you want to forget allof your other troubles, wear tight shoes." .

* * * * * *Golden Wedding Anniversary ....On July 20, Frank and Louise Fagan of 103 JacarandaDr., celebrated fifty years together. They were marriedon July 20, 1935, in Kingston, Pa. Frank retired fromRailway Express in Detroit, Michigan in 1969, and theymoved to Leesburg, Florida in October of 1973 aspioneers here at Hawthorne. They had no children butdo have a foster daughter, Evette Boyer from France,who still works and lives in Troy, Michigan. TheFagans are very active at Hawthorne; Frank with theBreakfast Club and is their block captain, and Louisewith Hospitality and the Health Group who do theblood pressure tests, hearing and sight evaluations,etc.

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Hawthorne HeraldHawthorne-at-Leesburg

Post Office Drawer "T," Leesburg, Florida 32749Telephone (904) 787-1000

Published bi-monthly by the HawthorneResidents Cooperative Association, Inc.

Editor Pro Tern Verna GarberAssociate Editor Bunny McCarlEditorial Staff Elnora Bolan,

Anna K. Merlino, Howard Murray, Marie L.Richardson, Web Stull, Rosalind MacRae Sykes,Dewhirst W. Wade

Photographers , Nathaniel Bodinger,Don Comunale, John Tienken

Hawthorne Neighbors

Ruth and Jess Murray, at home in Hawthorne.They met and were married in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 20, 1941.They have one son and one grandson. Jess was retired from GeneralMotors at Lordstown, Ohio, in April, 1975 and they moved toLeesburg, Florida that same year. Then some nine years later, de-cided. they weren't really retired, what with a boat, one and a halfacres of citrus and fruit trees, a quarter acre of garden, 40 active beehives and enough grass to mow that left no time for resting. That'swhen they found the quiet warmth of Hawthorne and moved toChestnut Street in January 1984.

Profile of a Veteran

He was born on a wild night in late October just asWorld War I was endlnq. Thunder boomed and rolledacross the heavens in a crescendo of frightingsounds. And jagged daggers of lightning stabbed theearth.

Yet nature was mild in its efforts compared to thedestruction of man during World War II. Jess Murraywas one of those caught up in this maelstrom of

GOLFINGOne of the world's greatest popular sport games

for men is to play golf.'Tis an out-of-door game, in which a small resilient

ball is driven with special clubs into a series of 9 to 18holes, distributed at various distances over agrassland course, having natural or artificialobstacles. The object being to get the ball into eachhole in as few strokes as possible.

Many of our Hawthorne golfers (men and women)play at nearby private clubs. Also, here at Hawthorne,we have two practice putting greens for our residents.

A special group of men and women golfers playeach Friday morning at Rolling Hills Golf Club inWildwood. For more information, check the"Hawthorne" weekly program bulletin; or, call BobArtman at 326-3135;or, Jack Stevens at 326-5635.

- Dewhirst W. Wade

disaster. He served with the 191st tank battalion sur-viving 446 combat days. He was in the invasion atSalerno. His outfit received 943 decoration medals,including the congressional medal of honor.

It was at Anzio where he was awarded the bronzestar for holding his unit together and keeping firepower going during a hail of anti-personnel bombs. Hecalled for the medics to assist the wounded and dying.It was a blood and guts situation. For his own wounds,he received the purple heart.

On another occasion, he was on a bridge fortifiedwith explosives when one of the German shells hit thebridge. For what seemed an eternity, he didn't know ifhe were going up or down until he hit the water below.

He was in the invasion of southern France, thenacross the Rhine river into Germany, and souththrough Nuremberg. What is most impressive in hismemory is when he and a lieutenant left the Oachaurailroad station for the death camp after learning of itsexistence. They travelled the short distance by jeep.Here they remained for a short period of time becausethere was still a possibility that the fleeing Germanshad left some snipers behind. That was long enough,as they experienced one of the most horrible sights ofthe war. Bodies were piled in parked box cars, otherswere strewn along the tracks. But the Nazis could nothide their atrosities. A few survivors were trying to col-lect the bodies. It was most evident that the victimshad been starved to death. What they witnessedrevealed the brutality of the Nazi regime.

When Jess returned home he had a choice of gOingwith the Rust Construction Company which wouldhave meant a lot of travelling, or returning to GeneralMotors, which he chose. He served in variouscapacities with G.M., spending some time at the TechCenter in Michigan. In the Leesburg area, he hasserved with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, andis a past president of the Lake County Council on Ag-ing. Because there are other Hawthorne veteranswho can empathize with him in their war expe-riences, Jess requested that I keep this low key. Soon a lighter note, I will close by saying that Jess is thehorse shoe pitching champion of Hawthorne.

- Howard Murray

TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOWOne of the worst floods in our nation's history oc-

curred at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1889;2,200 people lost their lives.

Wherever one resident of that city went, hebragged about his part in the flood. He could tell manystories about it and the more he told, the morepreposterous they became.

The man died, and went to heaven. He wasn't therebut a minute when he started to tell stories about theJohnstown flood.

Soon the angels got tired of his rantings. They sug-gested that instead of telling the stories to each onehe met, that he speak to a large group of angels.

The big day came. The gathering was large, andthe former resident of Johnstown was in his glory. Hewas ready to tell his tall tales.

Then an archangel came from the wings on stageand whispered in his ear: "Noah is in the audience!"

Arthur R. Kozlik

:aQ July 4th at Hawthorne 1985'Q'July 4th - Independence Day is the birthday of the

United States of America. It is the anniversary of the day onwhich the Declaration of Independence was adopted by theContinental Congress. Representatives of 13 British coloniesin North America adopted an eloquent statement settingforth the reasons for declaring their independence fromGreat Britain.

The Declaration of Independence was signed inIndependence Hall, Philadelphia, on July 4, 1776.

Traditionally the day has been celebrated with fireworks,parades, music, games and in ever so many colorful andexciting ways.

Here at Hawthorne, the entire day was filled withpatriotism, fun, games, music, contests, boat parade, goodfood, fellowship and sharing with neighbors. Here ourphotographers give us a sampling of the days activites.

The holiday crowd gathered in the clubhouse at noon to cool offand enjoy a catered, picnic-style fried chicken dinner with al/ thetrimmings. These people pictured are waiting their turn as the twolines are served in the background.

Participating in the early morning flag ra/smg ceremony atHawthorne on July 4th, are Art Piehl, holding the American flag;Gwen Black, with the bi-centennial anniversary flag, and ChuckPoulsen with the Florida State flag.

One of the most colorful events of the July 4 celebration was the boat parade that passed in review down the river, under the bridge in front ofthe Marina. This Pontoon boat, the Kayot, is owned and piloted by Jim and Ann Miller and won 3rd ptece in the event. At right: Carl Curtis is adelightful Uncle Sam and busied himself during the day looking elegant as he visited with the people and he helped out with the awardingof prizes. s

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Bunny McCarl, Program Coordinator

What is America? Since 1900 this question has beenanswered in many different ways.

"What is America?" 1900-1910- There were "ice men" instead of refrigerators- Cars were named Ford, Pierce Arrow, Peerless,

Baker & Columbia- There were only 45 states- Tin Pan Alley & Ragtime music was popular- Ziegfeld Follies, George M. Cohan & Victor

Herbert were famous- President McKinley was assassinated"What is America?" 1910-1920- The automobile became widely popular - Ford

Tin Lizzie- Suffragettes marched in Washington, D.C. in

1913- Famous people: Robert Frost, Carl_Sandbu~

Fannie Brice, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fair-banks, Gloria Swanson & Charlie Chaplin

- World War I- Social dancing was popular - waltz, two-step,

the grizzly & kangaroo- Jim Thorpe won the Pentathlon & Decathlon

Olympic Game events"What is America?" 1920-1930- Roaring Twenties, Charleston & Black Bottom- Radio, phonograph & juke box- Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic- The presidents were sculpted on Mt. Rushmore- Babe Ruth played baseball- Fashions: fringe, flappers, short bobbed hair-

cuts, beads- The stock market crashed in 1929"What is America?" 1930-1940- The Great Depression- Soup & bread lines- Oklahoma dustbowl exodus- Bonnie & Clyde .- "Blue Moon" and "Deep Purple" were popular

songs- Fashions: short hair, dresses cut low in back,

dropped waistline to the hips & accented witha scarf

"What is America?" 1940-1950- World War II & rationing- Famous people: Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth,

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, GuyLombardo & Ingrid Bergman

- Fashions: page boy haircuts, hair was rolled upover rollers called rats, skirt hems dropped to 8"from the floor almost overnight

- Jitterbug dance craze- Nuremberg Trials- Presidents were Franklin D. Roosevelt & Harry

S. Truman"What is America?" 1950-1960- Happy Days- Saddle shoes & bobby socks- Poodle skirts & sweaters- Sputnik

- Beehive and Jackie Kennedy hairstyles; flattops for men

- New singing stars: Eddie Fisher, Rosemaryrj Clooney & Johnie Ray

- Eisenhower was President"What is America?" 1960-1970- Flower children and Hippies- Mini skirts- First man on moon- The Beatles- Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy,

Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy- Vietnam- Protests- Presidents were John Kennedy, Lyndon

Johnson and Richard Nixon"What is America?" 1970-1980- Cease fire in Vietnam- Watergate- President Richard Nixon resigned- Elvis Presley died- Disco music- First balloon crossing of Atlantic Ocean- Voting age lowered to age 18- "Star Wars" movies- Presidents were: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford &

Jimmy Carter"What is America?" 1980-1985- First movie star ever elected President of the

United States-Ronald Reagan- Iran released U.S. hostages- Attempted assassinations of President Reagan

& Pope John Paul II .- Mt. St. Helen volcano errupted- Nuclear Freeze movement- Punk rock, "punkers," wild haircuts & hair

colors & neon colored clothing

As you can see our past is painted in different col-ors and styles, and our future will create new and ex-citing pictures that will answer the question "What isAmerica?" One thing is for certain and that is that weAmericans enjoy our freedom to be ourselves and wewill enjoy the different pictures as they appear. P."lIt is wonderful to be an American! cf)

"Kids For America." These 200 young people from Tavares Elemen-tary School appeared in concert at Hawthorne on May 7, 1985, to thedelight of everyone. (Nat Bodinger photo)

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Pain and Pride The quiet clop of horses feet -With slow and measured solemn treadThe honor guard with the honored dead.Taps from the hillside - the rifle squad -The folded flag - the prayers to God -A thing of beauty - a thing of pain -A thing which we don't want again.As you were lowered in ArlingtonRiots were raging in Washington.Looting and arson across the nationSo often termed just "demonstration."Killing and stealing and violence -For one man's murder - a recompense?There are hawks and doves and of the restThe worst is the bird who fouls his nest.Who cares what color a man may beAs long as he proves that a man is he.For the mobs that roamed in WashingtonA military force was drawnWhose size, it's sad to think uponWas twice as big as at Khe Sanh.You died for freedom, and men will still ,But not freedom to loot - to burn - to kill.Surely the least that is deservedBy those fine men with whom you servedIs a land of justice, of law and orderOf peace and beauty within its border.When they'll come back no one can sayBut when they do for that "II pray.And for you Captain - for you, Son,God bless your soul, and carryon.

From California to Da Nang;Two days there and off again.One day more; then, at Phu BaLThe next, your orders were to flyBy helicopter to Khe SanhTo join the Marine garrison.In Viet Nam your days were fourAnd now, for you, there's no more war.A real short tour of duty, Son,And now you lie in Arlington.On the day you were interredYour mother, brothers, and I heardThat the garrison that was beseigedFor weeks at Khe Sanh was relieved.It was there that you were boundInto that hell of fire and soundEn route to join your own outfit -One mile to go - the craft was hitBy enemy fire - the ship was downedTo explode on impact with the ground.Automatic weapons fire - they said -Passengers - crew - twenty-two dead.

There's little solace found in warBut there is one we're thankful forThat they could then recover youWhose mission was recovery too.A mission that you wrote aboutThe day before they sent you out.We got your letter from Phu BaiBut didn't know it meant good-byeUntil your classmate came and said,"Mister , Sir, your son is dead."We know how you enjoyed lifeYou and, too, your lovely wife.Gone is the joy but not the prideIn the way you took things in your stride,The insignia that you woreSo very proudly - of the Corps.The Corps - Marines - the finest yetAnd you as good as they will get.You died doinq what you wanted toAnd you, our son, we're proud of you.

That was nineteen sixty eightAnd now - though it's a trifle late -It may have been well worth the waitFor recognition now is greatNot just for him but for them allAll those who served and s~rving diedAre honored on the Nation's MallTheir names appearing side by sideOn a chevron-shaped black granite wall.

- Web Stull

There are some things that we must doAnd that was so well known by you.You did not want to kill or dieNor do your brothers, nor do I.But here we have no argument,When duty calls you go where sent.You didn't kill but you did dieAnd it does no good to wonder why.When things are done, they're done and soWe don't look back - but where to go.From the chapel we looked aheadTo graveside rites, but looked with dread.The drums with steady muffled beat

Viola and Web Stull in their home on Azalea Trail in Hawthorne.T~ey ~ad ~hree sons, all of whom were Marines. The oldest, Jay waskllle.d In VIet "lam on February 28, 1968 at the age of 29, and was thesUbJ.ectof this touching poem by his father. Jon is a Major in theManne C?rps. Stephen, the youngest, was in the Marines for fouryears - tnJu!ed in 1965 when only 12 out of 72 survived a militaryplane crash In Hong Kong harbor. He is now with Citibank in SeattleWashtngton. '

·LORELEILEGENDLIVES

There they were: in the middle of low tide, rock-strewn Homossassa River, flowing through the 30,000acre Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuse,Lorelei! But, instead of stroking golden tresses, thetwo longhaired and bikini-clad girls smiled as theystroked the starter rope of an unresponsive motor inan open boat.

"Who's going to swim to their rescue?" A malevoice queried in the midst of 47 Hawthorne Boat Clubmembers. Was it one of our fearless leaders, FrankDeckart or Vic Goodman?

Our boat captain assured the longhaired maidensthat he'd send help, as we glided past on the flat-bottomed H.S. Tiger Tail.

Just a few feet outside the channel, we passed arock-foundered, battered and burned power boat. Ken

- Mowen commented, "This river is no fun to navigate.The narrow channel is too confining."

Jack Malach led the happy boaters in singing"Happy Birthday" to former Hawthomite VivianSchaal, aboard with husband Marion Schaal, asguests of Martha and Carl Curtis. Reba Heintzelmanphotographed Mildred Bovee, enjoying her retirementouting.

We continued our cruise to the Crows NestRestaurant, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Wewandered outside midst sun, sea and waving palms.We enjoyed fresh caught Grouper and trimmings, andKey Lime Pie.

While dining, we welcomed our longhaired girls,now suitably garbed and rescued. When we left, theyclimbed aboard with us for our return trip.

Songs of laughter sounded. "Sailing Along onHomossassa Bay," "Drifting and Dreaming," "An-chors Aweigh," and a round of "Row, Row, Row Your

WHO NEEDS A GREYHOUND?Riding on the Hawthorne busIs a ton of fun for us.The bus comes to our doorAnd takes us to the store.Who could ask for more?Riding on the Hawthorne busEliminates the traffic fuss.Come, join us on a shopping spreeAnd bring plenty of mon-e-e-e-e-Those goodies in the stores ain't free!Riding on the Hawthorne busBeats looking for a parking spaceIn Leesburg's Downtown maze.So come along, we saved your placeOn the good old Hawthorne bus.Some people ride the Greyhound bus,But the Greyhound's not the bus for usHawthorne gets us thereWith lots of time to spareAnd riders who share and care.

- Don Dornbrook

Boat," with Reba leading the second part, reflectedhigh-spirited comradeship.

And then, the boat motor quietly died. The boatcaptain checked. Red-faced, he acknowledged he wasout of gas. The river patrol boat soon appeared. It hadtrouble disengaging its lines to secure a towing posi-tion. Our songfest changed to, "We Won't Be HomeUntil Morning ... and Maybe Not at AIL"

Another boat brought us some gas. Our captainstruggled mightily to loosen the main tank cap. Final-ly, we were shipshape. The captain heaved and heavedto hoist our anchor, caught in the rocks below.

Ourlonghaired maidens smiled, pleasantly. I heardsomebody mutter, "That'll teach us to mess withmermaids."

In due time, our home port hove into view. As wedisembarked, Dar Sykes quipped to Fred and HelenBlackmore, "Next time, let's each bring a thermosof gas!"

Our longhaired maidens smiled, and disappeared.... Lorelei?

- Rosalind MacRae Sykes

Jack Malach, with back to camera, leads the group on board the fuelstarved craft in singing "We Won't Be Home Until Morning." (JohnBramow photo)

This is the new Hawthorne bus that was put into service on June 19. The bus makes twotrips each week to Leesburg shopping center, one trip each month for a shopping excur-sion to Lake Square Mall and once a month to Paddock Mall in Ocala. There's an average of30 who ride the bus regularly. The bus is a blessing for those who can't ;Jrive and ~ ple~surefor those who just don't want to. We are sorry our photographer wasn t able to Identify allof the riders pictures.

A Unique ElderhostelBen and Minnie Goodman attended a fascinating

Elderhostel in Israel last April. I asked Minnie howmany were in her party. "We traveled in a group of 41.Among them were two Canadians, and people from asfar West as California," she said.

The Goodmans were very enthusiastic about thecourses they took. Ben explained, "Our first coursewas given at Tel-Aviv University under the sponsorshipof Everyman's University. The curriculum is geared forpeople of all ages. One can earn a BS degree, or juststudy for self improvement. Many scholars, as well asaverage people, study art and literature to expandtheir horizons. Some study to help their careers. Forinstance, librarians can go for assistance."

It seems that those unable to attend lectures cantake correspondence courses. Busy housewives,working people or remote soldiers take subjectsby mail.

The first week's lectures covered "The History ofIsrael in Biblical Times," starting with the exodus fromEgypt to the fall of Jerico. The lecturers were pro-fessors from Israel, France and the United States, in-cluding many who had degrees from Harvard and ourIvy League colleges. "We mingled with the regularstudents as school was still in session. OurElderhostel group stayed at the Tel-Aviv Country Club,with all the comforts," Minnie said.

The hostelers took field trips to archaeologicaldigs. Biblical history which they studied came alive ineach layer of the digs. Pottery, wine jugs and stonetablets from Samaria and Judah made it all seem real.

They spent the second week at Hebrew University,Mt. Scopus Campus, to hear lectures about"Jerusalem, past and present." These studies encom-

( passed political and cultural aspects of the nation.They learned that Israel accepted people from 80 dif-ferent countries who are encouraged to keep their own

Minnie & Ben Goodman in their home at Hawthorne, sharing one oftheir treasures from Jerusalem.

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Hundreds of Jews in Jerusalem gather at the Western Wall, which isthe last massive remnant of the Second Temple, to observe thefeast of the giving of the Torah. This small isolated group have come-to the Wall to worship. Note the shawls. (Photo from the Goodmancollection)

cultures, costumes and ways. Yet, they areassimulated with the Israelis. The country is verycolorful and vibrant as a result.

"We saw Arab women who are still coverlnq theirfaces, and Hassidem (citizens) wearing the traditionalblack suits. They blended with people dressed in thelatest fashions. Israelis are allowed to retain dualcitizenship, which means that they are citizens of twocountries, of Italy and Israel, or the United States andIsrael, etc," Ben said.

As part of the course, the Hostelers touredJerusalem. They went into the walled city of OldJerusalem (sometimes called the City of David), andthe New City. They are cities within cities, with shopsand churches. The group visited historical sights: Mt.Zion and the Jewish Quarters of the Old City, TheDome of the Rock Mosque, synagogues, the allegedsight of The Last Supper, The Way of the Cross, andthe Church of Mary Magdalene.

Another highlight was a concert with the IsraeliPhilharmonic orchestra featuring Galaway, theflautist, for which the Goodmans had orchestra seats.Folk Dancing was a part of the evenings when theydanced the Hora.

The group lived in a Kibbutz (a village settlement)for the third week, and attended Haifa University inTel-Aviv. Here they learned about political parties,politics and administration in Israel. After living in aKibbutz, the Hostelers left Israel feeling a closenessto the modern day pioneers.

The last page of the Elderhostel schedule in-structed, leave for the airport. It was nice having you!The Elderhostel group responded, "It was nice tobe there."

- Elnora Bolan