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2012
SeniorS’ Chat TDI is pleased to begin the year 2012 with a welcome announcement from the FCC. The FCC issued a Report and Order requiring that video programs previously shown on television with captions must be displayed with captions when shown on the Internet. More details are available: click on: https://www.tdiforaccess.org/ https://www.tdiforaccess.org/news_events.aspx?key=News(Highlights)&select=News&nid=64 If you want to complain about captioning on your TV, you should contact FCC at this: http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/caption.html. You will need to fill out a form. NVRC HAS A CONTACT LIST OF LOCAL STATIONS. It is titled Area TV Station Contacts for Closed Captioning Complaints. Nancy Rarus referred to it when captions on NBC morning news were awful. After a series of emails back and forth, the problem was resolved. NVRC also has a contact list for CABLE TV. This is titled Cable TV Contacts for Closed Captioning Complaints. http://www.nvrc.org/wp-content/uploads/Closed-Captioning-Complaints2.pdf http://www.nvrc.org/wp-content/uploads/Cable-TV-Contacts-CC-Complaints.pdf
Thanks to:
Bill Center for bringing Jill Lensbower to Happy Hands luncheon on January 4th
14 people who showed up on Thursday, January 19 to play cards
Herndon Community Center for getting an interpreter for a resident who took Yoga and Tai Chi classes
About NVRC News
NVRC has an email news service called (surprise!) NVRC News. It helps us get information out to readers right away. It also saves us a lot of time and money since we don’t have to print, fold, and mail the monthly newsletters we once sent.
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Cheryl A. Heppner, NVRC Executive Director
Happy Hands Luncheon February 1, 2012 at 11:00 AM
NEED DIRECTIONS? Call contacts above or visit www.nvrc.org
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Brown Bag Lunch at Cascades Senior Center:
Because of unpredictable weather, we will have Brown Bag luncheon at Cascades Senior Center. Linda Whitworth will bring a red cake to celebrate Valentine’s Day and birthdays. Elaine Shaffer will bring ice cream.
For information, contact:
Elaine Shaffer, [email protected]
Linda Whitworth, [email protected]
Bring Your Own Drink (BYOD). Coffee & Hot Tea will be
provided.
Cascades Seniors Luncheon
February 8, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Brown Bag Lunch at NVRC:
Because of unpredictable weather, we will have Brown Bag luncheon at NVRC. If Fairfax County Public Schools are closed due to weather, NVRC will be closed too.
For more information, please contact JoAnn Pelarski at [email protected].
Bring Your Own Drink (BYOD) or buy Soda in the NVRC fridge. Coffee & Hot Tea will be provided.
Contest:
1. Who wears the most red?
Activity:
1. Valentine Trivia (see page 7) - answers
will be given after luncheon on Feb 1
Games:
1. Bean Bags
2. Ping Pong balls / Cups
3. Ping Pong balls / Straws
4. Ping Pong balls / Spoons
Crafts:
1. Make snowflakes
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Fall Prevention
on January 4, 2012
On January 4, Jennifer Edge presented a program on “Fall Prevention”. The title of her presentation was “What You Can Do to Increase Your Safety at Home and in the Community.”
Jennifer provided statistics on falls:
1. Across the nation, one third of older adults experience a fall every year. In 2005, 15,800 people died of fall-related injuries.
2. Over 65, you are 2X as likely to fall.
3. Over 75, you are 3X as likely to fall.
4. Over 85, you are 4X as likely to fall.
Jennifer’s recommendations are:
1. Regular exercise
2. Annual vision checks
3. Proper lighting, especially at night
4. Regular review of medications
5. De-Clutter (i.e., move things out of walkways and stairways, clear off kitchen counter)
6. Don’t rush
7. Clean up spills right away
8. Be cautious about floor surfaces that were waxed and shiny
9. Use grab bars in tubs, showers, and near toilet
10. Wear well-fitting shoes or slippers with non-skid soles
Jennifer is a Geriatric Care Manager with ElderLink, a cooperative program of Inova Health System, Fairfax Area Agency on Aging, and the Alzheimer’s Association, National Capital Area. She is also Program Coordinator of the Independent Living Project.
The Independent Living Project is a program presented by the Area Agency on Aging.
1. A free community outreach program to help older adults remain independent in their own homes.
2. A comprehensive program which includes exercise classes, educational seminars, and home visits.
3. Provide some safety equipment to participants who had home visits.
4. Appropriate referrals to community services, if needed
5. Follow-up calls, if needed
For more information, you can contact Jennifer at:
Mary Bagby and Jennifer Edge
To see more pictures, click on:
http://www.beechasl.net/happyhands/01-04-2012/Photos.html
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Photos from Cascades Deaf Group
Luncheon on January 11, 2012 Photos provided by Robert Whitworth
Photos from Card Games
on January 19, 2012
Thayer Dow, Dora Ing, Sharon Svenningsen,
Carolyn Willis, Irene Hunter, and Phoung Duong
Jack & Rose Otterman, Lois Cauthen, Mary Ann Kielsgard,
Ann & Steven Cole, and Carol & Steve Moore
Ross & Billie Kidwell, and Robert Whitworth
Linda Whitworth
Elaine Shaffer, Mary Malzkuhn, Jill Moebus, and Nancy Rarus
Treasurer’s Report Happy Hands & Cascades Funds as of 01/23/2012
Beginning Balance as of 06/30/11 $2,337.89
Total income since 06/30/11 $ 710.83
Total expenses $ 693.11
Petty Cash $ 50.00
Total Balance $2,405.61
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Sunshine Committee News
By Carolyn Willis
Myrtle Harper, age 82, of Alexandria, VA, passed away January 3, 2012. Myrtle was born on April 14, 1929 and grew up in Richmond, VA with five sisters and four brothers. She attended Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind. Myrtle’s life was forever changed when she was introduced to John Harper by Charles Dawson. They got married on August 27, 1966. They enjoyed traveling extensively. They visited England, Spain, Denmark and France during one of the Deaf Olympics in the 1970s arranged by Reuben Altizer. Myrtle gradually lost her sight and eventfully became blind around 1975. She was known for her independence. She went to Helen Keller School for the Deaf/Blind in Rochester, NY where she learned to read Braille, cook, and knit. She did almost anything by herself. She
was a bright and wonderful lady. She is survived by her husband, John Harper, and two of her siblings, Frank and Charlie Joyce. A scholarship fund was set up to honor Myrtle L. Harper in assistance of deaf-blind individuals. For those of you who are interested, please make checks payable to Deaf Interfaith with Memo line for Myrtle's Fund. Mail to Deaf-Blind Camp of Maryland, c/o Toby Witte-Dix, 911 Regina Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227.
For those of you who remember:
Wava Hambel, 95, Olathe, Kansas, passed away, Sunday January 8, 2012. She was born December 16, 1916 in Ruthven, Iowa. According to Elaine Shaffer, Wava was one of the founders of Happy Hands. Even after she moved away, she kept up membership in Happy Hands for many years. Wava’s family suggests memorial contributions to Olathe Deaf Club, 221 S. Chestnut Street, Olathe KS 66061.
Bonnie Teer Lee Burney, age 84, of Pleasant Grove, AL, passed away January 15, 2012. She attended Alabama School for the Deaf and Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. She was retired from the Washington Post newspaper at the end of her 25th year of employment in 1995 and moved to Alabama. She is survived by her husband, of 49 years, Charles W. Burney. Donations may be made to St. John’s Episcopal Church for the Deaf, 3794 Crosshaven Drive, Birmingham AL 35223.
Updates:
On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, Thayer Dow accidently slipped and fell down when her cane hit the paper on the floor injuring her left arm. Thankfully there were no broken bones, but the fall caused tennis elbow which is a common name used for acute tendonitis in the tendon fibers that attach the forearm muscle to the elbow. She had to use slings on her arm for two weeks. She’s up and around and was able to resume playing cards at NVRC on January 19.
LeRoy Christian was admitted to the hospital with various issues several weeks ago. He has returned home and is resting. Send up prayers for him.
We have good news about John Harper. Bill Center saw John at his home and is doing well. John is able to get around, using either a walker or cane. Bless Bill as he has been taking John out for grocery shopping and ran some errands for him. Also John is getting his meals on wheels every workday.
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Photos from Funeral Service
for Myrtle Harper on January 10, 2012
No-Fuss French Toast (from Rachel Billings, Holland Michigan)
After a holiday party, I always have some leftover eggnog, which is delicious but very rich. Fortunately, it works perfectly for making French toast – just dip sliced bread in the eggnog instead of batter and fry as usual.
Oatmeal Spice Cookies
Serves: 3 dozen
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup raisins
3 cups oatmeal
2 ½ cups flour
1 ½ Tablespoon each soda, salt, cinnamon
Dash nutmeg, clove
1 Tablespoon vanilla
Cream – Mix well. Dry – Mix well. Combine both. Mix well.
Spoon walnut size – roll in hand palm before put on sheet.
Flatten them.
Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Chill at least one hour or day.
Recipes contributed by Rose Otterman
Front: John Harper with sister Rose,
brother Joe, and sister Mary.
Back: Mary’s son Arnold and husband Ashbell (Junior)
A funeral service for Myrtle Harper was held
at First Baptist Church Alexandria on January 10.
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Valentine Trivia
Are you “HEART SMART”? (contributed by Kenny Hynes)
1. Does the date of Valentine’s ever change?
No
Yes
Maybe
2. Which Patron Saint is Valentine’s named after?
Saint Nick
Saint Valentine
Saint Aphrodite
3. What does the word Valentine mean?
Heart
Sweetheart
Love
4. How did sailors send messages to their loved ones while at sea in the old days?
Bottle
Sea Post
Carrier Pigeon
5. What fruit is also known as the “love apple”?
Tomato
Grape
Apple
6. Sailors often scratched or carved designs on bone, tusk or wood to give as a love token, this hobby was called?
Tatting
Whitting
Scrimshaw
7. What is the winged child shooting arrows at unsuspecting Valentines called?
Cupid
Cherub
Claude
8. What part of the body must Cupid’s arrows hit to be effective?
Head
Heart
Rearend
9. What is the Greek word for Cupid, God of Love?
Eros
Venus
Zeus
10. Who are Shakespeare's “Star-crossed Lovers”?
King Tut and Cleopatra
Romeo and Juliet
Fred and Wilma
11. What type of bird symbolizes Valentine’s Day?
Robin
Dove
Swan
12. What happens to someone struck by Cupid’s arrow?
Lovesick
Headache
Measles
13. Do doves mate for life?
Yes
No
Maybe
14. According to English tradition — what happens to the first man a woman sees on Valentine’s Day?
Dies
Marry Him
Kiss Him
15. What flower is most commonly symbolic of Valentine’s Day?
Lily
Red Rose
Poinsettia
16. What color is the symbol of warmth and feeling?
Red
Orange
Yellow
17. What color is the symbol of purity and faith?
Blue
White
Pink
18. What date was the first recorded Valentine sent?
1838
1415
1972
19. Where do you “wear your heart” if you are quick to show your feel-ings?
Chest
Hand
Sleeve
20. What do you need to kiss to turn it into a Prince?
Gerbil
Frog
Snake
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For more information about the Crafts events, contact Donna Graff at [email protected].
For more information about the Games Day events, contact Thayer Dow at [email protected].
Maryland Deaf Senior Citizens, Inc. will have its monthly event on February 16. For more information, see: http://www.mddeafseniors.org/.
Deaf Seniors of America 2013 will have a Fundraising event on February 5 at 6PM. For more information, see:
http://www.mddeafseniors.org/MDSC_Files/Super%20Bowl%20Party%20flyer.pdf.
Northern Virginia Association of the Deaf will have its monthly meeting on February 9 at 7:30PM. Contact Jill Moebus at
For more information about ASL Dinners, contact Robert Goodwin at [email protected]. URL is: http://www.furnation.com/boogi/asldinners/.
For more information about Deaf Coffee Chat events in Northern Virginia, see: http://happy.deafcoffee.com/category/virginia/
A. Woodbridge — Beth Klein at [email protected]
1st Sunday every month at 1PM-4PM at Wegman’s, 14801 Dining Way, Woodbridge VA
B. Leesburg — Josephine Bergner at [email protected]
2nd Friday every month at 6PM-10PM at Panera Bread, 215 Fort Evans Road NE, Leesburg VA
C. Winchester — Donna Day at [email protected]
3rd Thursday every month at 6PM-8PM at Daily Grind, 621 A West Jubal Early Drive, Winchester, VA
D. Fredericksburg— Timothy Willard at [email protected]
2nd Thursday every month at 7PM-10PM at Starbucks Coffee, 3500 Plank Road #A, Fredericksburg VA
4th Thursday every month at 7PM-10PM at Starbucks Coffee, 9907 Southpoint Parkway, Fredericksburg VA
For more information about Fairfax Deaf Dinner, contact Neil Ferris at [email protected]. This is on 3rd Thursday every month at 6PM.
February 16th will be at Wegman’s, 11620 Monument Drive, Fairfax VA 22030.
Crafts at
10:30AM
Crafts at
10:30AM to
2:00PM
Crafts at
10:30AM to
2:00PM
Happy
Hands
Luncheon
11:00AM
Cascades Deaf
11:00AM
Games Day
at 11AM
Games Day
at 11AM
Games Day
Happy Hands Events
MDSC
Leesburg
Deaf Chat Woodbridge
Deaf Chat
Games Day
DSA Fund-
raising
Fredericksburg
Deaf Chat
Fredericksburg
Deaf Chat
Winchester Deaf
ASL
Dinners
ASL
Dinners
Fairfax Deaf
NVAD
Crafts at
10:30AM to
2:00PM
Happy Hands Committee for 2011-2012 Chair — Nancy Rarus
VP 571-287-8042
Vice Chair — Elaine Shaffer
Secretary & Newsletter Editor — Pat Beech
Treasurer — Robert Whitworth
Member-At-Large — Mary Malzkuhn
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Member-At-Large — Jill Moebus
Activities Committee — Kenny Hynes
Committee members:
Mary Bagby
Food Committee — JoAnn Pelarski
Committee members: Lois Herberger,
Rose Otterman, Doreen Solar, and
Sharon Svenningsen
Sunshine Committee — Carolyn Willis
Itsy Bitsies by n
HH UPDATES: Since July 2011, Happy Hands has undergone quite a number of changes. There are more people involved in making these changes. Many of these changes lie in our eHappy Hands newsletter. You will see that a calendar of events has been expanded to include other organizational activities. Pictures of recipes are now included. At our first Wednesday get-togethers, we have prizes. We also have “trivia” and some games. At our meeting on January 23, we covered these following items and decided on several things: 1. Complaints re: Closed Captioning on Cable TV and Area TV Station (handouts will be distributed at the
February 1st meeting; URLs will be included in the February issue of the Happy Hands newsletter). 2. Membership Form — Receipts should be given to members (new and renewal). Robert Whitworth will
work on Excel database. 3. Activities — March: Who Wears the Most Green, April: Easter Hat contest and Best Decorated Easter
Tie, and May: Election (new officers will take over after picnic in June). 4. Food — February: Rose Otterman will bring Chili, March: Beef Stew, April: undecided, May: Hawaiian,
and June: Picnic 5. Sunshine — Carolyn would like to be informed of any deaths, illness, etc. 6. Membership Dues — We decided to leave alone the issue of a different rate for out-of-towners. 7. Donations in memory of those who passed away? - We voted that that HH would not make any
donations. We will continue name plates for the plaque and send sympathy cards to families. 8. NVAD Survey — Kenny & her committee will develop a Happy Hands survey. Action items for you to vote on at the February 1st get-together at 11:30 AM sharp are #6 and #7. Although the Fine Tuners have acted on these two items, it is necessary for the membership to approve. OF IMPORTANCE, TOO.....There is a website about the 2013 Baltimore DSA convention: http://www.dsa2013baltimore.org/. It also includes information that 800 people have registered.
CASCADESCASCADES Deaf SeniorsDeaf Seniors
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY ...to the folks with
birthdays in
February
LeRoy Christian [27th]
Joe Cohen [19th]
Peggy Daniels [12th]
Marylyn Doan [26th]
Jill Lensbower [23rd]
Howard Smith [19th]
Jim Ward [1st]
Avis Wilkie [10th]
Carole Wright [26th]
Loudoun Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace
21060 Whitfield Place Sterling, VA 20165
703-430-2397 Co-Sponsors: NVRC and
Loudoun County Parks and
Recreation Services
Coordinators: Elaine Shaffer
[email protected] Linda Whitworth
Happy Hands is a group of seniors
who use Sign
Language and meet monthly for
potluck lunches, trips, workshops and other
activities.
Guests are welcome.
Contact:
Nancy Rarus
Pat Beech
If you have any news, stories, upcoming events, trips, Anniversary celebrations, awards, etc., feel free to send the information to us, and we will add it to the next issue. We would love to hear what you think of our newsletters, and if you have any other ideas to add to it. You can call NVRC, TTY: 703-352-9056 or send an email to [email protected].
NVRC Staff
3951 Pender Drive
Suite 130
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-9055 (v)
703-352-9056 (tty)
703-352-9058 (fax)
571-350-8656 (VP)
www.nvrc.org
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It is time to pay dues for 2012. The dues are $12 per person. Please make check payable to NVRC/Happy Hands. You can either give that to Robert Whitworth, or mail to NVRC (Happy Hands). URL: http://www.nvrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012-Membership-Form.pdf
Deadline for
next issue is
February 20.