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April 2010 CLUBHOUSE HOURS Mon. - Thurs. 7:30 am - 7:30 pm Friday 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday Noon - 5:00 pm Phone: 410-208-4994 Fax: 410-208-4996 Email: [email protected] Website: www.theparke.org It’s More Than a Community……It’s a Lifestyle. Mark Your Calendar Committee Meetings INSIDE THIS ISSUE Parke Happenings ..................................p. 2 General Manager’s Desk .........................p. 5 Committee Reports.................................p. 6 Recipe Corner ........................................ p. 10 Red Hats ............................................... p. 10 Care and Feeding of Your PC ................... p. 12 Outside The Parke .................................. p. 13 On The Lighter Side ............................... p. 14 Household Hints ..................................... p. 14 Health Matters ....................................... p. 15 Tax Tips................................................. p. 17 Sports & Fitness ..................................... p. 18 Activities Calendar .................................. p. 20 Board of Directors Candidates for 2010 By the Nominating Advisory Committee The Nominating Advisory Committee would like to thank Jim Angstadt, Dale Buley, Fred Husman, Lisa Schwartz, and Dominic Tangredi for volunteering to run for election to the Board of Directors. These five residents are competing for three openings on the Board. The election will take place at the Annual Members Meeting on Wednesday, May 12 th , at 2pm in the Assateague Room at the Ocean Pines Community Center located at Whitehorse Park. Biographical sketches and photos of the candidates appear on The Parke website. All of these individuals are, or have been in the recent past, very active in the governance of our community as either committee chairs or Board of Directors members. We are fortunate to have such a cadre of volunteers here at The Parke. At this time we are soliciting questions from all members of the community for the candidates to answer at a Meet the Candidates Forum scheduled for Saturday, April 17 th , at 9: 30am in the Clubhouse. You may submit your questions by putting them into boxes located in the Clubhouse and in the Mail Pavilion. Questions may also be submitted via the Parke website. Questions will be accepted until close of business on Wednesday, April 7 th . The committee will choose sev- eral questions, based on those having greatest interest to the community, for use at the Meet the Candidates Forum. We encourage all residents to submit questions and to seek out and meet the candidates as opportunities arise during the coming weeks. We are planning to mail election packets to all members of the HOA on Friday, April 9 th . The packets will contain an invitation to the meeting, an agenda, candidate information, and forms for (1) submitting proxies to assure a quorum at the Annual Members Meeting and (2) submitting an absentee ballot to vote for directors. These forms and voting pro- cedures will be similar to those used in 2009. Once you have received your packet, if you have any questions as to how to submit your proxy or absentee ballot, please contact Tom Weber at 410-641-5958, Janet Balbo at 410-208-1886, or any member of the Nominating/Election Advisory Committee. Detailed instructions are included with these forms. Failure to follow these instructions could invalidate your ballot. Energy April 1 10:00 am Operations April 6 10:30 am Design Review April 7 9:00 am Covenants April 7 2:00 pm Communications April 9 10:30 am Programs April 14 10:00 am Budget & Finance April 19 9:30 am Design Review April 28 9:00 am Shown here with Grathel, Clubhouse Coordinator, are Pam O’Dowd and Gene Edge. Welcome Grathel

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April 2010

CLUBHOUSE HOURSMon. - Thurs. 7:30 am - 7:30 pmFriday 7:30 am - 6:00 pmSaturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pmSunday Noon - 5:00 pmPhone: 410-208-4994Fax: 410-208-4996Email: [email protected]: www.theparke.org

It’s More Than a Community……It’s a Lifestyle.

Mark Your CalendarCommittee Meetings

INSIDE THIS ISSUEParke Happenings ..................................p. 2General Manager’s Desk .........................p. 5 Committee Reports.................................p. 6Recipe Corner ........................................p. 10Red Hats ...............................................p. 10Care and Feeding of Your PC...................p. 12Outside The Parke..................................p. 13On The Lighter Side ...............................p. 14 Household Hints.....................................p. 14 Health Matters .......................................p. 15Tax Tips.................................................p. 17 Sports & Fitness.....................................p. 18Activities Calendar..................................p. 20

Board of Directors Candidates for 2010 By the Nominating Advisory Committee

The Nominating Advisory Committee would like to thank Jim Angstadt, Dale Buley, Fred Husman, Lisa Schwartz, and Dominic Tangredi for volunteering to run for election to the Board of Directors. These five residents are competing for three openings on the Board. The election will take place at the Annual Members Meeting on Wednesday, May 12th, at 2pm in the Assateague Room at the Ocean Pines Community Center located at Whitehorse Park. Biographical sketches and photos of the candidates appear on The Parke website. All of these individuals are, or have been in the recent past, very active in the governance of our community as either committee chairs or Board of Directors members. We are fortunate to have such a cadre of volunteers here at The Parke. At this time we are soliciting questions from all members of the community for the candidates to answer at a Meet the Candidates Forum scheduled for Saturday, April 17th, at 9:30am in the Clubhouse. You may submit your questions by putting them into boxes located in the Clubhouse and in the Mail Pavilion. Questions may also be submitted via the Parke website. Questions will be accepted until close of business on Wednesday, April 7th. The committee will choose sev-eral questions, based on those having greatest interest to the community, for use at the Meet the Candidates Forum. We encourage all residents to submit questions and to seek out and meet the candidates as opportunities arise during the coming weeks. We are planning to mail election packets to all members of the HOA on Friday, April 9th. The packets will contain an invitation to the meeting, an agenda, candidate information, and forms for (1) submitting proxies to assure a quorum at the Annual Members Meeting and (2) submitting an absentee ballot to vote for directors. These forms and voting pro- cedures will be similar to those used in 2009. Once you have received your packet, if you have any questions as to how

to submit your proxy or absentee ballot, please contact Tom Weber at 410-641-5958, Janet Balbo at 410-208-1886, or any member of the Nominating/Election Advisory Committee. Detailed instructions are included with these forms. Failure to follow these instructions could invalidate your ballot.

Energy April 1 10:00 amOperations April 6 10:30 amDesign Review April 7 9:00 amCovenants April 7 2:00 pmCommunications April 9 10:30 amPrograms April 14 10:00 amBudget & Finance April 19 9:30 amDesign Review April 28 9:00 am

Shown here with Grathel, Clubhouse Coordinator, are Pam O’Dowd and Gene Edge.

Welcome Grathel

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Java Info Hour The topic for discussion at the Friday, April 2nd, Java Hour will be our Parke websites. There will be an on-line demon-stration of parkehappenings.org as well as the Parke Forum on theparke.org. Scrapbooking “You have pictures; I have time. Letme make your scrapbook for you.” Contact Lenora Urie at 410-208-6708 to see the different possible album choices. Monday night scrap-booking will be on April 5th and April 19th at 6:45pm in the Art Room. Arts and Crafts Fair Meeting On Wednesday, April 7th, at 10am in the Art Room, there will be an important meeting for all past exhibitors in the Parke’s Arts and Crafts Fair. Refer any questions to Sylvia Angstadt at [email protected] or 410-641-6038.

Meet the BOD Candidates A “Meet the Candidates” Forum will be held on Saturday, April 17th, at 9:30am in The Parke’s Clubhouse.

Parke Book Club The Parke Book Club will meet on Thursday, April 22nd, at 2pm in the Card Room. We will be discussing A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute. On Thursday, May 27th, we will be discussing The Help by Kathryn Stockett, also at 2pm in the Card Room. All Parke residents are welcome and encouraged to attend our Book Club meetings. If you have any questions, contact Sylvia Angstadt at 410-641-6038 or [email protected].

Brunch by the Sea On Saturday, April 24th, from10:30am - noon, we will have the popular“Brunch by the Sea” at the Clarion Resort Hotel in Ocean City. The signup sheet in the Clubhouse activity book is filling up, so if you are interested in attending, you need to do it soon. Enclose your check made out to “Parke Programs Committee (PPC)” at the time of signup. Seating is limited to 125 and since this is always a sell-out, you’ll want to sign up as soon as you can! There is ample parking on their lots, both ocean-side and across the street. The cost is still just $13 inclusive, and the menu includes: omelet station, scrambled eggs, pancakes (or French toast), sausage, bacon, creamed chipped beef, hash brown potatoes, biscuits & pastries, fresh fruit, hot oatmeal w/brown sugar, raisins, almonds, coffee, tea, milk and assorted juices. As always, in addition to the delicious food, camaraderie of your friends and neighbors, there will be door prizes, so you won’t want to miss this popular annual event. For any additional information, contact Joan Kessler at 410-641-8467 or [email protected].

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Parke Happenings

News for The Parke Bench should be sent to the Editor: [email protected] by the 15th of the month.

The Parke Bench is published monthly byThe Homeowners Association of

The Parke at Ocean PinesPresident, Mike StevensonVice President, Dominic TangrediSecretary, Tom WeberMember-at-large, Vicki McCormickMember-at-large, Steve HabegerTreasurer, Acting, Dominic TangrediJanet Kerner, Chair-Communications Advisory Committee

STAFFRick Rodgers, Editor ([email protected])Joyce Piatti, Recipe Corner ([email protected])Cathy Russo, Outside The Parke ([email protected])Gene Edge, Care & Feeding of Your PC ([email protected])Bob Strauss, Advertising Rep ([email protected])Abby Elliott, General Manager ([email protected])Grathel Banks, Clubhouse Coordinator ([email protected])

Day Trip to Historic St. Michaels The Parke is joining Ocean Pines in a day trip to St. Michaels on Thursday, April 29th. The bus leaves White Horse Park at 8:30am and returns from St. Michaels at 4:30pm. The cost of $75 per person includes a tour, river cruise, and lunch. Signup and further information can be found at the Clubhouse.

Mark Your CalendarMarch of Dimes Walk The March of Dimes 2010 “March for Babies” is being held on Saturday, May 1st, at Assateague State Park. We have always had a good turnout and have donated over $7300 since 2004. A kick-off luncheon was held on March 11th. Families attended with children who were born prematurely and had benefited from the work of the March of Dimes. It was inspir-ing to see how important our contributions to this cause are. All babies benefit from the work of the March of Dimes. In the past we have walked in honor of specific premature ba-bies who are grandchildren of Parke residents. If anyone has a special child they would like us to walk in honor of, please let us know. Walkers may sign up in the Clubhouse notebook and pick up a brochure which has an envelope attached for donations. Brochures will also be available at the Mail Pavilion. Once you have all your donations, please place the envelope in the Notebook. Those who will not be walking, but would like to make a donation, may do so by signing the donation page and placing your donation in the Notebook. If you have any questions, please contact the team captain, Ann Heslop, at [email protected] or 410-208-6911.

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Java Info Hour On May 7th the Java Hour will be a presentation about Lyme’s Disease by Marilyn Williams. There will also be a short description and information available about Life Line Screening.

Members Annual Meeting The election of three new Board of Directors members will be held during the Members Annual Meeting on Wednes-day, May 12th, at 2pm in the Ocean Pines Community Cen-ter.

The Parke Gala 2010 “Let the Good Times Roll” on Sunday, May 16th, from 5-10pm at the Princess Royale located at 9100 Coastal Highway in Ocean City for Parke residents and their guests. The DJ “Jumping Juke-box” and a large wooden dance floor will be located central to all tables. Round tables will seat eight guests. There’s a change in time for this event due to the fact that Ocean City’s noise ordinance is in effect at 10pm. Every year a different theme, a different venue. Gala 2010 signup is at 88+ attendees so far. Join in the fun with your neighbors and guests. The cost of a ticket is $44 per per-son. Choose one of two entries: (1) roast prime rib of beef or (2) boneless breast of chicken cordon bleu. Cash bar includes: sodas $1.95, domestic beer $3.75, imported beer $4.25, wine $4.50, and mixed drinks $5.00/up. Dress is cruise casual. Sign up at the Clubhouse. For information, contact co-chairs Mary Henderson, Diane McGraw, or Kathy Mundie.

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Life Line Screening Coming to The Parke On Tuesday, June 8th, The Parke at Ocean Pines is pleased to offer a preventive health event. Life Line Screen-ing, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive, painless health screening. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries, which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms, which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrilla-tion or irregular heartbeat, which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. We will be posting more information later.

Birthdays and Anniversaries (If you would like to be recognized for a special milestone anniversary (50 or more) or birthday (80 or more), please send your information to [email protected], or leave him a note in the Clubhouse.)

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SPECIALEnjoy 10% off Your Dinner Entrée,*Brunch or Lunch with this coupon*

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On March 9th The Parke welcomed its new Clubhouse Coordinator, Grathel Banks. Also welcoming her were Gen-eral Manager Abby Elliott, Dominic Tangredi, and Peggy Robinson.

Sue Spicer at the Paint on Porcelain art class at the Clubhouse.

It’s income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms,

sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in the aorta. -- Dave Barry

Celebrate Spring with the Women’s Club of Ocean Pines The Women’s Club of Ocean Pines invites Parke women to join them in “Celebrating Spring” at their annual Fashion Show to take place on Wednesday, May 19th, at the Clarion Hotel in Ocean City at 11:15am. Tickets are $30. We’re planning to make the event a fun-filled afternoon, deli-cious food, entertainment, beautiful spring fashions, vendor tables, raffles, and door prizes. Proceeds will allow us to pro-vide donations within our community as well as support high school scholarships. For more information, call Jeri Scott at 410-641-7170. For reservations, contact Pat Addy at 410-208-0171 or Diane McGraw at 410-208-2569.

Art League of Ocean City’s April Exhibit and Reception Honoring Corporate Sponsors

The public is invited to the Art League of Ocean City’s reception from 5pm to 7pm on April 2nd at the gallery at 502 94th Street. Refreshments will be served and admission is free. This is an annual juried show in honor of the corporate sponsors of the ALOC. They will each be presented with a print of the painting “Still Life with Dish Cloth” by Ed Challenger, the winner of last year’s Best in Show. This is a prestigious show for artists. There are submissions from local artists as well as artists from hundreds of miles away. The Art League appreciates the support of their sponsors who recog-nize the importance of the arts to our community. The show will be judged by Dr. Kent Kimmel, Professor Emeritus from Salisbury University. Dr. Kimmel has had a distinguished career both teaching and creating art. He spe-cialized in issues of color perception, learning and designing, as well as issues of the role of art instruction in the small col-lege or university. Awards will be presented at the reception including a Corporate Sponsor and a People’s Choice award. The exhibit will run through the end of April and works will be available for purchase. The gallery is open Tues-day-Friday 11-4 and Saturdays and Sundays 1-4. For more information, contact the Art League of Ocean City at 410-524-9433, or visit the website at www.artleagueofoceancity.org.

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From the General Manager’s Desk:

Abby

OC Air Show Volunteers Needed The Ocean City Air Show will be held this year on June 5th and 6th. Last year many Parke residents worked as vol-unteers, and many other others just came to the beach to enjoy the spectacular show. This is the best time to sign up to be-come involved with the 2010 Air Show. Go to www.ocairshow.com to get additional information about the show schedule, activities, performers, and the vol-unteer registration form. You must register at this website to volunteer. For further information, contact Lisa Schwartz.

The window inspections will resume this spring start-ing in mid-April. Please do not call or email John Bird directly. The inspections are for homes completed from 2000 to August 2003. Warranties are not extended. The window issue is just the taping and correcting issues related to the lack of tape; it is not for any other issue. Other issues need to be directed to the Centex/Pulte/Del-Webb warranty department, but let them know if the cause is Mother Nature. If the problem is a lack of hom-eowner maintenance, poor third party opinion, etc., then the request for service will be politely denied. They are not offering an inspection to all homeown-ers. Homeowners are welcome to use a third party, but Centex/Pulte/Del-Webb will not reimburse for the cost of the inspection or the cost of someone else completing the repair.Centex/Pulte/Del-Webb can be reached at 1-888-686-0269. It is recommended that you follow up the phone call with an email to [email protected].

Centex/Pulte/Del-Webb represen-tative, John Bird, was here in January speaking about warranty issues. I wanted to provide a follow-up to his visit with the following information:

Welcome New Residents The Parke welcomes the following new residents who bring fresh ideas and new outlooks on life to our community: Ed and Donna Gable have moved to their new home at 19 Easton Avenue

MacSayWINDOW FASHION DESIGN

• Custom Draperies • Decorative Hardware • Cornices & Valances • Fabric Roman Shades

• Sliding Panels • Natural Woven Shades • Solar ShadesWe appreciate your business.

Contact us for complete details and free estimate.Office: 410.208.1039 • Cell: 410.924.8868

Our quality window offer-ings have been expanded to include Custom made Soft Window Treatments

from their previous Parke residence of 28 Hatteras Street.

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. -- Albert Einstein

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Ray Horwath443-497-0040Fax: [email protected]

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“Yes ... We Do That”Flood Vents • Windows • Doors • Closets • Siding • Roofing

Kitchen • Crawl Space

MHIC # 122332Licensed • Bonded • Insured

410-208-4348

Committee ReportsPrograms Advisory Committee By Pat Addy, Chair

fullest. From my initial observations, the different commit-tees are busy at work maintaining and improving a desirable lifestyle. Thanks to Abby, our General Manager, the view from my office is smiling faces, busy professional business people will-ing to share a wealth of experience, knowledge, and valuable time for the benefit of the Association. I travel each day from Salisbury, so you may see Delilah, my daughter’s yellow VW, on Rt. 50. I am a graduate from Salisbury University and over the years have worked as a So-cial Worker in a variety of capacities including clinical coun-seling and nonprofit management. I have two adult children that are transitioning out of the house and have become great resources to me in navigating the World Wide Web and new technologies. I look forward to using the knowledge and skills I have accumulated over the years in serving this vibrant com-munity. I love to learn and experience new things, so please stop by my newly renovated office for a healthy discussion on recreational, social, cultural, and entertainment ideas you would like to share. We have sprung ahead and, as the days get longer and the weather gets nicer, you may consider venturing out and check-ing out all the wonderful activities happening at The Parke Clubhouse. American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED certification free training is available on Thursday, May 13th, at 1pm and Fri-day, May 14th, at 9am. The scheduled instructor will be Jes-sica Bradford from the Ocean Pines Police Department. There is limited space available, so please stop by and sign up in the notebook kept in the Library. If you have not done so already, please register to receive emails directly through the Parke Happening website. Just go to www.parkehappenings.org and on the right side you will see a space to place your email address. It is that simple and

this service will give you the most current announcements and updates on scheduled events. It is a wonderful way to stay connected. The calendar posted for April has some wonderful events scheduled, but if you have an interest in computers you will want to visit the Java Info Hour on Friday, April 2nd, at 10am. The Parke is busy with a breakfast buffet on a Saturday morn-ing later this month, a Gala on a Sunday in May, and ongo-ing fitness classes, card games, outdoor adventures, crafting, aquatics, and even an opportunity to work with neighbors cleaning up the Parke trails. This is truly a rich and wonder-fully active community at its best.

brunch on Saturday, April 24th. We have the bus trip to St. Michael’s coming up on Thursday, April 29th, and on to the merry, merry month of May and the annual dinner gala on Sunday, May 16th. The Programs Committee will be hosting a picnic on Monday, May 31st, at the Clubhouse. Details will be posted in April. We will be getting into more outdoor activities with warmer weather coming up, so keep a keen eye for details and, as always, if you have something to share or you think our party residents might enjoy, pass it on to one of our committee members or the Clubhouse, and we will make it happen.

With winter winding down and spring in the air, we, the Programs Com-mittee, are looking forward to upcoming events. In the month of April we have the monthly tea at the Mail Pavilion on Sat-urday, April 3rd, and our annual Parke

Grathel

From the Clubhouse Coordinator’s Desk: Thank you to all for welcoming me as the Clubhouse Coordinator for The Parke. I feel very fortunate to be with people that are active and engaged in the gusto of fine living. The Clubhouse is a perfect oppor-tunity to experience community to its

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Operations Advisory Committee By Dale Buley, Chair

Communications Advisory Committee By Janet Kerner, Chair

Coordinator. You have to go to the website to subscribe. You don’t have to go to the website to see the information that was posted. After you have subscribed, you will receive an email that includes the entire message. You can to go to the website if you want to view a video or pictures that have been posted. We will be posting a video of the Java Information Hours for those who can’t attend the session. You can go to the web-site to retrieve information that was in a previous update. All updates will be saved on the website. They will be saved in chronological order and will be archived by the month. There is a search function on the right side of the page to help you find any specific information. Parke Happenings is an interac-tive site. You can leave a comment about any of the updates. Our original website, theParke.org, is the place to go to access the on-line resident directory, the governing docu-ments, and committee information. The Parke Forum is still the place to post information you want to share with other resi-dents. The April 2nd Java Hour will be a presentation about both of our websites. The presentation will include on-line demonstrations and plenty of time to ask questions. Don’t forget to pick up your copy of the new smaller-size Resident Directory. They are available at the Clubhouse front desk. The next Communications meeting will be on Friday, April 9th, at 10:30 in the Card Room.

The development of our second website, parkehappenings.org, is going very well. Approximately 300 residents have already subscribed to receive an e-mail message ev-ery time there is an update posted on Parke Happenings. These updates are now taking the place of the emails from the Clubhouse

Significant progress has been made by the Board-approved taskforce to update the Parke Snow Removal Policy. Key personnel have been interviewed including The Parke administration, Parke residents, representatives from Ocean Pines Public Works, and The Parke’s snow removal contractor, Danny Moore. A number of significant changes will be recommended to the Board of Directors which should result in more efficient and timely snow removal. The Op-erations Committee is planning to approve the final recom-mendations at our April meeting. The Snow Removal Policy Taskforce is headed up by Martin Baer with Gordon Addy and Antonio Russo as members. Any questions or constructive suggestions are welcomed and should be directed to Taskforce members. Danny Moore has recommended that extensive pruning is necessary in order to prolong the life and the aesthetic beauty of many of The Parke’s bushes, e.g., inkberry, burning bush, and forsythia. The bushes in question are becoming woody, thus reducing a full array of foliage and an opportunity for new growth. We expect that this effort will begin in the early spring. Further, in our discussions with Danny Moore as to how best to reclaim and re-landscape Audubon Circle, we could not be assured, even with the installation of the most drought-resistant ground cover available, that it could not survive during the summer heat without water. Accordingly, since this requirement could not be satisfied and in consider-ation of the costs involved, Operations rejected this proposal. Since Audubon Circle is relatively large in comparison with most of the common areas and in consideration of the costs involved, we are now considering a multi-year plan using ma-terials not susceptible to the summer heat for completing the reclamation and beautification of the Circle. Members of Operations and our General Manager will be meeting with the gutter cleaning contractor in March to review resident concerns regarding the effectiveness of gutter cleaning and to insure that all contractual commitments are

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People who complain about taxes can be divided into two classes: men and women.

-- Unknown

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Energy Advisory Committee By Rich Dalton, for Dave Kohler, Chair At the March 4th meeting of the Energy Advisory Committee (EAC), the following items were discussed or acted upon.

1. The Chairman received a request to increase the level of lighting in the Clubhouse great room. Dale Buley, OPS Chair, stated that more illumination in the Clubhouse is an OPS item of interest and that there is an ongoing effort to increase lighting levels.

2. The GM reported that the billiards room has been re-lamped with energy efficient fluorescent bulbs and has received positive feedback from the pool players.

3. Fred Husman has met with a contractor to assess our Clubhouse space and make recommendations for a tactical plan for removal and replacement of failed HVAC equipment when it becomes necessary. We are now awaiting a proposal.

4. Energy savings through reduced operating times of street lights was discussed and rejected because of resident safety and community quality of life issues. Don Clagett took an action to investigate more efficient street lamp options.

5. The street light sensor mounted on the Mail Pavilion is in shade, resulting in inefficient lighting. Relocating the sensor will cost $250. The EAC has submitted a funding request.

More details can be found in the meeting minutes posted on the Parke website. The EAC usually meets at 10am on the first Thursday of each month, and meetings are open to all residents. The next meeting will be on Thursday, April 1st.

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being met. Also, as a reminder, an unofficial group of OPS members, Joan Gentile, Steve Franklin, and Martin Baer, are fostering an effort to determine whether enough Parke resi-dents would be interested in acquiring, at a possible discounted cost if enough residents sign up, helmet gutter guards for their homes. Signup sheets have been placed in the Clubhouse and Mail Pavilion for those interested in such a program. The Energy Advisory Committee (EAC) requested that since the glass transoms over the Grand Hall doors are never opened and that they are a potential for energy loss, that OPS consider insulating these windows. Energy savings could not be quantified. The insulation considered would be a Styro-foam or hardboard material sealed behind the blinds. Since energy savings could not be quantified and in consideration of the adverse aesthetics involved, Operations rejected the pro-posal. Further, the EAC requested that Operations reconsider our previous position not to perform a wholesale replacement of Clubhouse incandescent lighting with fluorescent lighting because of the large Parke inventory of incandescent lighting. However, the EAC suggests that future savings on electric bills will more than pay for the loss due to disposal of the supply of incandescent bulbs. Operations will study the feasibility and consider the costs involved with this proposal for resolution at our next meeting. Details of the current activities of the Operations Advi-sory Committee are included in the March 2nd meeting min-utes posted in the Mail Pavilion and on The Parke website. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 6th, at 1:30 in the Clubhouse. If you should have questions, concerns or constructive suggestions that should come to the attention of the OPS Committee, we strongly urge you to attend the next meeting.

I am proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is--

I could be just as proud for half the money. -- Arthur Godfrey

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Hello Everyone! By the time you see this message we will have finished mulching plant beds, the lawns have been fertilized, and we will be mowing! Our first lawn care treatment includes Crabgrass Preventer which retards all seed germination. That is one reason why lawns should be seeded in September! We‛re happy to be working for The Parke again!

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Recipe CornerBy Joyce Piatti [email protected] Red Hats

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Champagne Punch2 bottles champagne (I use extra dry – cheap brand)1 bottle sauterne4 cups canned pineapple juice (frozen ok)1 1⁄2 qt ice water1 qt sugar strawberries3 cups sugar (dissolved in lemon juice)2 c lemon juice Combine lemon juice and sugar with pineapple juice. Add water. Add sauterne right before serving. Add straw-berries and champagne. I often make a frozen ring with pineapple juice with fruit in it – this keeps it cold – and then I will add more champagne and sauterne as needed. Provided by Janeen Wolfe.

Chocolate Nemesisl/2 cup water 1 cup sugar1 pound bittersweet chocolate (good quality), chopped2 sticks unsalted butter, cut up7 large eggs, at room temperature, soft whipped cream or crème fraiche.Fresh raspberries for garnish Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease bottom and side of 9-inch spring form pan. Line bottom of pan with parch-ment paper. Dust side of pan with flour. Set pan on wide sheet of heavy-duty foil and tightly wrap foil up outside of pan to prevent water from leaking during baking. In 4-quart saucepan, heat water and 1/2 cup sugar over medium-high heat until sugar completely dissolves, stir-ring occasionally. Add chocolate and butter to mixture in saucepan; stir constantly until melted. Remove pan from heat; cool chocolate mixture slightly, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat eggs with remaining 1/2 cup sugar 6 to 8 minutes or until mixture thickens and triples in volume. With wire whisk, fold warm chocolate mixture into egg mixture until completely blended. Pour batter into prepared spring form pan; place in large (17” by 11 1/2 inch) roasting pan and set on oven rack. Pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to come halfway up side of spring form pan. Bake cake 30 to 35 minutes or until edge begins to set and a thin crust forms on top. Carefully remove spring form pan from water bath and place on wire rack. Cool cake to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate over-night. About 30 minutes before serving, run sharp knife around edge of pan to loosen cake; remove foil and side of pan. Invert cake onto waxed paper; peel off parchment. Turn cake right side up onto platter. Serve with whipped cream and berries, 16 servings. Provided by Diane McGraw.

Red Hats #4 (Scarlett O’Hatters) On Tuesday, April 13th, the Scarlett O’Hatters will be going to the Captain’s Table located in the Court-yard Marriott at 15th Street in Ocean City. We will then proceed to the indoor miniature golf at 68th Street to see how many can sink a hole-in-one.

Red Hats #6 (Crimson Parkettes) Tuesday, March 9th, saw the Crimson Parkettes visit The Dunes in Ocean City. Pictured here are (left to right, top row): Janet Raab, Judy Thost, Gloria Edge, Jan Nissen-Hawkins, Dot Jaeger, and Ozzie Tashian; (left to right, bottom row): Marie Pinder, Lin Dugan, Chris Dailey, Elsie Walsh, and Pat Addy.

Red Hats #7 (Red cHatters) March finds the Red cHatters enjoying the water view and a sumptuous lunch at the Shark Restau-rant. They visited O.C. Jamboree after for a hilarious comedian/guitarist presentation.

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Care and Feeding of Your PC By Gene Edge ([email protected])

Secure passwords With most websites requiring you to create an account, do you find yourself in a bit of a pickle when it comes to inventing passwords? Many people use the same password for all their online accounts and often forget the password they came up with months ago. Let’s face it - everyone has problems with creating and re-membering secure passwords. So, here are some tips on how to create, remember, and safeguard your secure passwords: Use the first letters of a sentence that you will remember. “I have 3 cats: Fluffy, Furry and Shaggy” becomes: “Ih3c:FF&S”, or a line from a favorite song, “Are you lonesome to-night, do you miss me tonight” becomes: “Ruls2nDumm2n.” Take the name of the website and then add your personal twist. Like your friend’s home address and height (e.g., “Amazon123OceanPkwy6’2”). Avoid using your own contact details like your phone number or house number. Remove the vowels from a word or phrase. “I like eating pancakes” becomes: Ilktngpncks.” Use a phrase from your favorite book. Then add the page, paragraph, or chapter number. (e.g., From the Bible you could use something like: “LetThereBeLightGen1:3”) Mix letters, numbers, and symbols, and use case sensitiv-ity (upper and lower case letters). The longer the better. Use passwords that are longer than six characters. Change your passwords at least every 60 days. Cycling a numeric value up or down makes the new password easy to remember. (e.g., “my101password,” “my202password,” “my303password,” etc.) Don’t use words or phrases or numbers that have personal significance. It is very easy for someone to guess or identify your personal details like date of birth, maiden name, or phone number. Avoid writing your password down, use a reputable password manager to manage all your passwords. (Go to www.download.com; Security Software, then Privacy Soft-

ware, and look for “my lockbox” in the list. It is a free pass-word manager. You can keep all of your user IDs and pass-words in ‘my lockbox’ and you will only have to remember one secure password.) Don’t use the same password for several different logins, especially if they involve sensitive financial or other personal information. Don’t tell anybody your password. (Well, maybe your spouse) When registering on websites that ask for your email address, never use the same password that you use for your email account.

If this seems like too much work, just send me $50 and a key to your house and I will manage your passwords for you. (hee, hee, hee)

Internet Tidbit Have you recently upgraded your cell phone? Do you have an old phone in a drawer somewhere? You can turn your old phone into cash by visiting Flipswap.com. Flipswap is committed to reducing electronic waste on a global level by giving old cell phones a new life. By using this website, you can recycle your old model and get credit at a store that sells cell phones. If you’ve already upgraded, you can get cash for your old phone or give the credit as a donation to your favorite charity. If your cell phone is in working condition or can be repaired, they provide a way for the phone to be reused. If it is beyond repair, they will recycle it in an environmentally friendly method. Best of all, this service is free, including shipping.

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Outside The ParkeBy Cathy Russo [email protected]

4/23-24 Ocean City International Kite Expo. Great specta-tor and participant event. Kites of all kinds flown for display and competition. Atlantic Ave. Fri to Sun 9am to 9pm, 410-289-78554/23-24 Ocean City Sweet Adeline Competition. Twenty-seven Sweet Adeline choruses and quartets from the Mid-At-lantic region vie for medals Friday afternoon and Saturday, culminating with the “Show Champions” performing at 8pm on Saturday. Convention Center, 717-529-3129 4/23-25 Ocean City-40th Annual Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival. Carvers and visitors from across the world convene for the most prestigious competition of contemporary wildfowl art. The event includes judging, benefit auction, classes, seminars, demonstrations and over 100 exhibitor booths of artisans and supplies. Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm, Convention Center 410-742-49884/25 Ocean Pines-Mid-Atlantic Symphony. Winner of the Cyso Concerto Competition. Mozart: Symphonie Concertante For Winds, Tchaikovsky: Symphony #5. Community Church, 3pm, 888-846-86004/27 Ocean Pines Library-Shirley’s Easy Gourmet. Ocean Pines’ own Shirley Martelo shares her talent and love of gourmet food. Come taste the samples and get your recipes. Tuesday 2:30pm4/29 Ocean Pines Library-Poetry Reading by Nancy Mitchell. Join us to hear selections from her book, Grief Hut. This presentation is both uplifting and emotional. Thursday 1pm4/29 Ocean Pines-Day Trip to St. Michaels. The Ocean Pines Rec. Department will again converge on St. Michaels. Participants will leave White Horse Park at 8:30am. At 10am you will be greeted by your tour guide and embark on a nar-rated tour of Historic St. Michaels. Included in the price of the trip is lunch at the Crab Claw Restaurant. After lunch board the Express Royale for a one-hour narrated history and nature cruise of the waterfront in Tilghman Island. At 2:30 you are free to explore the history, culture, architecture and shopping in St. Michaels. Board the bus to return to Ocean Pines at 4:30pm. The fee for this trip is $75 which includes tour bus transportation, land and sea tours, and lunch. 410-641-7717 ext.3050

4/1-4 Salisbury-Ringling Brothers Circus. “Illucination” a fantasy filled world of magic & daring creates the most unex-pected experiences. Tickets start at $4.00. Wicomico Civic Center for more info 410-548-49114/2-3 Dewey Beach-Delaware Music Festival. Music festi-val with 30 Delaware bands on four stages, no cover charge. Playing at the Rusty Rudder off Rte. 1. 302-227-3888.4/2-4 Ocean City-Easter Art & Craft Fair. Exhibits dis-playing fun and unique handcrafted items including lawn & garden décor, toys & florals. Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-3:30pm. 410-213-80904/3 Berlin-Easter Parade. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, games, food vendors, music, en-tertainment, an Easter Bonnet parade and Berlin’s annual pig races. Main St. Sat 10am-5pm. 410-641-47754/5 Ocean Pines-Washington Bus Trip. Join the Ocean Pines Rec. Dept. on a day trip to Washington, D C. The bus will leave White Horse Park at 7am and arrive at the National Mall around 10:30am. The day is yours to explore as you wish. The bus will leave 3pm and stop in Annapolis for din-ner. The cost for this trip is $35. 410-641-7717, ext. 30284/10-11 Chincoteague-Daffodil Festival. “Jew-els of the Spring” blooms and arrangements on display throughout town with crafters, food and entertainment. 4/16-18 Salisbury-Pork in the Park. This family friendly event has grown in leaps and bounds and this year it is antici-pated over 100 BBQ teams will compete. Friday night will of-fer a Country Showdown & Saturday night welcomes the re-turn of the Battle of the Bands competition. All entertainment is included with the $2 price of admission. Winterplace Park off Rte.50, Fri 4am-10pm, Sat10am-10pm, Sun 11am-5pm4/19 Ocean Pines Library-What’s All that Jazz About? Through a carefully balanced combination of live perfor-mances, lecturing, and listening to examples of classic record-ings from jazz icons including Miles Davis and John Coltrane, award winning saxophonist, Shenole Latimer, educates his audience about how to follow along with jazz tunes.

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On The Lighter SideThree old guys are out walking. First one says, ‘Windy, isn’t it?’ Second one says, ‘No, it’s Thursday!’ Third one says, ‘So am I. Let’s go get a beer.’

A man was telling his neighbor, ‘I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it’s state of the art. It’s perfect.’ ‘Really,’ answered the neighbor. ‘What kind is it?’ ‘Twelve thirty.’

A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlor and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool... After catch-ing his breath, he ordered a banana split. The waitress asked kindly, ‘Crushed nuts?’ ‘No,’ he replied, ‘Arthritis.’

Household Hints A resident would like to share some information about cleaning the vent for the dryer. She found a chimney service that had the right equipment for the required length of the vent. She has placed this business’s card in the Mailroom box under “Dryer vent cleaning.” (Thanks to Susan Fingerhut for this information.)

Healthy Living Tip Learning about your family tree can be fun and interesting, but it can also be useful to staying healthy. A family health history can help you know if you are at higher risk for certain diseases. You should ask your family members about any diseases and conditions they have. Keep some simple notes about the types of conditions they have, as well as their age at the onset of symptoms. This information can help your health care practitioner provide better care and proper screening for certain conditions.

Money Tip If you are finding it harder to see clearly as you get older, you may find a cheap solution at your local drugstore. While you can spend over $100 on designer reading glasses from an optical store, you may find that the glasses you get at the drugstore are just as effective. These stores often display their reading glasses in racks that make it easy for you to try them on, giving you an opportunity to find one with the right strength and comfort. If you find the solution there, you can read easier without spending a fortune.

SpringRain drops fall on spring’s sweet grass.

Butterflies gather and flutter just above the ground

searching for a safe place to land.Birds sing to welcome the dawn and the

sun rises to greet a new day.

Spring is a special time of yearThe rebirth of nature

A time for new beginningsA time of hope and cheer.

As seed sprout and leaves cover the trees,

we feel refreshed and new.

Gail ReeseMarch 28, 2008

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Symptoms of a Heart Attack -- in Both Men and Women:• Squeezing chest pain or pressure • Shortness of breath • Sweating • Tightness in chest • Pain spreading to shoulders, neck, arm, or jaw • Feeling of heartburn or indigestion with or without nausea and vomiting • Sudden dizziness or brief loss of consciousness

Symptoms More Likely in Women:• Indigestion or gas-like pain • Dizziness or nausea • Unexplained weakness or fatigue • Discomfort or pain between the shoulder blades • Recurring chest discomfort • Sense of impending doom

Your Action Plan:• Call 911 immediately. • Provide one aspirin to chew. • Heart attacks are caused by blood clots in heart arteries, and aspirin helps reduce these clots. • Give CPR if the patient is not breathing. • Get to the hospital quickly. • The longer it takes to get treated, the more badly damaged the heart will be. • If you don’t know CPR, find a class and sign up. It’s easy to learn, and it can save lives after a heart attack.

Health MattersWomen’s Heart Attacks: How They Differ Learn how women’s symptoms can differ. Have a heart-attack attack plan. You can save a life. If your husband has chest pain, you rush him to the hos-pital. However, many women would not recognize signs of heart attack in themselves. Many people are unaware that heart attack symptoms in women can be quite different from men’s. In fact, most people don’t have a plan of action if faced with possible heart attack. Yet acting quickly is vitally impor-tant. “Getting immediate, appropriate care is the single most important thing you can do to lessen the damage of a heart attack,” says Prediman K. Shah, MD, director of cardiology and atherosclerosis research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in New York City, in a news release. Dial 911 for an ambulance. “Do not waste time trying to reach your own doctor,” says Shah. “Don’t drive yourself or someone else to the hospital ... don’t call a cab.” Why? “Be-cause within the first few hours after a heart attack, there is a high risk of sudden fatal arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats), and only ambulances with fire department personnel or paramed-ics are equipped to revive you should your heart suddenly stop beating,” says Shah. “Remember, every minute of delay means more heart muscle is damaged,” he says. “When it comes to heart attack, time is muscle.”

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Christine Neto, M.D.

Watch that People Food It can be hard to resist your dog’s sad eyes when he or she is begging for a taste of your food, but it will be better for him in the long run if you deny him the treat. Some human food is loaded with fat, grease, and spices that can cause dogs to have upset stomachs, bloating, and gas. It can even lead to pancreatitis. Other foods are seriously dangerous, including alcoholic beverages, caffeine, chocolate, fat trimmings, rai-sins and grapes, chicken and turkey bones, onions, macadamia nuts, salt, and sugar. These foods can cause serious health problems and even be toxic. If you can’t resist the urge to treat your dog from the table, try offering vegetables, such as broccoli and carrots. But your better course of action is to stop the begging altogether. Do not reward your pet with human food. You can also feed your dog at the same time you eat, but in a different part of the house. Finally, you can get a toy to offer your dog when he begins to beg for food.

By the Numbers: Naptime• In a recent study by the University of California, Berkeley, a group of people who took a 90-minute afternoon nap scored better on rigorous learning tasks than those who did not nap. • Men and women who nap at least three times a week for an average of at least 30 minutes have a 37 percent lower coronary mortality risk than those who take no naps. • NASA researchers have found that a nap of 26 minutes can boost performance by as much as 34 percent. • Studies show that 20 minutes of sleep in the afternoon provides more rest than 20 minutes more sleep in the morning.• More than 50 percent of Americans are sleep-deprived.

Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is really quite as satisfying

as an income tax refund. -- F. J. Raymond

Like mothers, taxes are often misunderstood, but seldom forgotten.

-- Lord Bramwell

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By Rick Rodgers [email protected]

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1. The IRS does not send unsolicited e-mails about a person’s tax account or ask for detailed personal and financial informa-tion via e-mail.

2. The IRS never asks taxpayers for their PIN numbers, pass-words or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank or other financial accounts.

3. If you receive an e-mail from someone claiming to be the IRS or directing you to an IRS site, Do not reply to the message. Do not open any attachments. Attachments may contain malicious code that will infect your computer. Do not click on any links. If you clicked on links in a sus-picious e-mail or phishing Web site and entered confidential information, visit IRS.gov and enter the search term ‘identity theft’ for more information and resources to help.

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Sports & FitnessBenefits of Exercise for the Aged There are clearly many benefits that can be derived from participation in an exercise program for the mature exerciser. It is well-recognized that many deleterious physical and psy-chological conditions that commonly occur during aging can be prevented or delayed in asymptomatic persons with regular physical activity. A summary of the benefits for the aged is presented in Table 1. Physical activity in elders has been linked to playing a role in the prevention of some cancers, as well as reduced risk to heart disease, hypertension, osteo-porosis, obesity, type II diabetes, osteoarthritis and abnormal cholesterol. Mature adults who maintain high levels of car-diovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility are also less likely to be dependent for long-term care. Strength and flex-ibility exercises may prevent falls and injuries by improving balance and mobility. Falls have been shown to be the leading cause of fatal injury in people over age 75. Improved strength also helps individuals function independently, with improved gait and bodily control. Additionally, exercise is associated with effective stress management, fewer sleep disorders, en-lightened mental outlook, reduced loneliness, and lowered depression and anxiety.

Taxation with representation ain’t so hot either. -- Gerald Barzan

Safety Tip If you wear your seat belt when in a vehicle, you may think you are as safe as possible, but you should also make sure you are wearing your seat belt correctly. The lap belt should be po-sitioned across your upper thighs, with the shoulder belt across your chest. Never slip the shoulder belt behind your body or under your arm. You could be severely injured in the event of an accident. Your seat should be moved back as far as is comfortable, generally at least ten inches from the airbag unit. This will help prevent injuries during an airbag deployment.

Did You Know: Eggs

To tell if an egg is hard-boiled or fresh, give it a spin. If it spins easily, it’s hard-boiled. If it wobbles, it’s raw.

A fresh egg will sink in water; a stale one will float.

An egg ages more in one day at room temperature than in one week in the refrigerator.

Eggs can be kept refrigerated in their carton for at least 4 to 5 weeks beyond the pack date.

Eggs are one of the few foods that naturally contain Vitamin D.

A hen requires 24 to 26 hours to produce an egg. Thirty min-utes later, she starts all over again.

The largest single chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and double shell.

As a hen grows older she produces larger eggs.

A mother hen turns her egg over about fifty times per day to keep the yolk from sticking to the sides of the shell.

There are over 200 breeds of chickens.

White shelled eggs are produced by hens with white feathers and white ear lobes. Brown shelled eggs are produced by hens with red feathers and red ear lobes. There is no difference in taste or nutrition between white and brown eggs.

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