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©The Pavilion at Westcott Lakes, December 2009

Volume 2, Issue 2; December 2009Meet Fellow Members

Recent changes at WestcottLakes have deOinitely notput a damper on memberenthusiasm for the community.Just ask Pavilion member PeggyMoore who is excited about theplans for the health centeredcommunity. “When WestcottLakes began, I thought theconcept was very good andrealized I should look into it,”Peggy says. “After hearing plansfor The Pavilion concept, I am

still very attracted to the idea.The Pavilion is going to providethe services that I may needsometime in the future, and Iwill have peace of mindknowing that they will beavailable. I like to know thatThe Pavilion will be there andthat I will have priority. To behonest, I do hope I will neverneed it, but as we age we haveto face the realities of life.People who don’t plan for theunexpected are sometimes veryunhappy.”Peggy, a native Floridianwho moved to Cincinnati for agood part of her life, movedback to Florida after retiring. “Iam a retired rocket scientist,”jokes Peggy, recalling her careerin the aerospace industry whereshe worked as a materialsengineer, value engineer andshop manager. “After I retiredin 1993, I had moved to St.George Island and I really lovedit, but once I became sick ofrunning from hurricanes, Idecided to make Tallahassee myhome,” says Peggy.

Peggy became very active inthe Tallahassee community andher church, Deer Lake UnitedMethodist. “I would call myselfa professional volunteer!” saysPeggy enthusiastically. She isalso very involved with theTallahassee Woman’s Club andhelping the homeless throughThe Hope Community HomelessCoalition. “Many might say thatI’m a great soup cooker bynow!” adds Peggy. Naturally,Peggy is very involved with theWestcott Lakes PartnershipCouncil of Advisors (PCA) andcurrently serves as Secretary.Additionally, Peggy is activelyinvolved in the Foster Childrenprogram, in which she has apersonal interest as two of hersix grandchildren are adopted.In her spare time, Peggyloves spending time with herfamily. “My son and his familylive in Tennessee and my twostepdaughters and theirfamilies live in Cincinnati. Ihave six grandchildren – 5 girlsand one boy! Of course, I thinkthey are the most beautiful

Peggy MoorePavilion Member

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By Bronwen Krause

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things in the world,” saysPeggy.Peggy also enjoys travelingall over the world, butespecially loves domestictraveling. “I generally gosomewhere in this countrythat I have not been before.Last year, I had theopportunity to go to a weddingin Vermont. I was able totravel around parts of Vermontand New York that I had notyet visited. When I go tomeetings, I will spend a weekjust exploring the area. I amgoing out west to Arizona and

Nevada in the spring with afriend and we are going to dosome bumming around…one ofthe places we are going to go isDeath Valley in April, so itshouldn’t be too hot. I am alsoplanning a trip to Italy nextspring as a guest of theUniversity Singers. I’m luckyto be able to go on this trip andenjoy the places they will beperforming and getting to hearthem. Needless to say, I’m veryexcited about all of my upcom-ing trips!”When asked about thevalue of being a member at The

Pavilion at Westcott Lakes,Peggy did not hesitate in heranswer. “The major value ofThe Pavilion at Westcott Lakesis the health center aspectwhich will encourage us totake better care of ourselvesand provide back-up. Ofcourse, I’m expecting that -because of its association withthe Medical College - it is goingto be a very good healthcareopportunity. Without a doubt,I am very happy to havesecured my place atThe Pavilion.”

As we close out the calendaryear, we look toward 2010as a year for great happeningsin our area. Early on, theFlorida Legislature will havetheir annual meeting and,hopefully, take steps to foster

positive economic changes inthe State. In the springtime,Tallahassee will celebrate theseason and link the city’s pastto a prospectively brightfuture. The Red HillsInternational Horse Trialswill return after anabsence this past yearand qualify horses andriders for the Olympics.The U.S. CensusBureau will count thenation’s and LeonCounty’s expandingpopulation in thebriefest censusinquiry since theOirst one in 1790.Our colleges anduniversities will reach theirpeaks in the classrooms, in the

research centers and on theathletic venues. And our goldshovel, held in reserve, will digup the earth to startconstruction of The Pavilionat Westcott Lakes. Just youwait and see!

Dr. Charles NamEditor

By Dr. Charles NamA Note from the Editor

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SOCIALLY SPEAKING

Aspecial thank you to eachof you for yourparticipation in the inauguralToys for Tots program as partof the Holiday Celebration.The Marine Corpsrepresentatives, headed byStaff Sgt. Figerea, werepleased to receive our toys,which will be distributedthroughout

Leon County by variousagencies.December 1-2, a Oilledmotor coach enjoyed anovernight trip to CallawayGardens to participate in thebreathtaking Fantasy inLights. A special thank you isextended to the FSU OfOice ofAlumni Affairs, the OfOice ofUniversity Relations and thePolice Department for theirassistance.The Bridge Club continuesto grow and enjoys itsmonthly meetings. If you lovebridge, please plan to join inthe fun. Please check thecalendar in Soaring eachmonth for future Bridge Clubmeetings and locations.New Year’s Eve!Please consider makingplans to attend a fantasticevening designed to welcomein the New Year. The SecondAnnual New Year’s Eve Galawill be hosted at theUniversity Center Club,7:00 p.m.–Midnight. ProceedsbeneOit the Character &Heritage Institute, anon-proOit that developsinnovative educationalprograms and productsthrough the arts. TheShow: A Tribute to TheEd Sullivan Show, is aCapital City Playhouse

production written anddirected by Mark A. Marple,creator of the “USO TributeShow” and “Rock’n the Ages”.The gala features stars of ourcommunity as iconic guests inEd Sullivan’s longest runningTV variety show.Reservations may be made bycalling: 850-224-0372.Reception/ Dinner/ Show/Dancing/ ChampagneToast/ Live Feed fromNew York CityA very special thank you isextended to the SocialCommittee and to Bass &Bass Ltd., for decorating theWelcome Center for theHolidays. The Center willremain fully decorated untilJanuary 6th for yourcontinued pleasure andenjoyment.Happy Holidays and a

Glorious New Year!

Dr. “Fancy” FunkPavilion Member

Mark Your Calendars for the New Year!by Dr. Fanchon Funk

Welcome Center Holiday Déc

orWelcome Center Holiday Décor

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Dr. Charles Nam presentedthe second in his series ongenealogy to the Life Collegeon November 10.He started with a review of“Nam’s Quick Guide toGenealogy,” which was sovaluable to the Oirst class ingetting started with someamateur genealogy. As atestimonial to that fact, hecalled upon your writer todescribe his experience after

the Oirst class. I caught the bugand immediately proceeded tosearch for my family tree. Ionly knew my ancestors backto my paternal grandfatherand my maternal great-grandmother so I did not havea running start. An on-linecomputer tool that Namhad suggested was myOirst stop. With it, Iworked my way back withthe goal of Oinding myancestors who had comeover from the old country.My Oirst stop wassufOicient as I found mypaternal ancestor, aCaptain Richard Stilwell,born 1732, who hademigrated from England tothe Colonies and eventuallyfought in the Revolution (onthe American side). I alsofound my maternal ancestor,born 1827, who had muchmore recently emigrated fromGermany.Dr. Nam then did someon-line searches of hisown family tree to showthe various databasesavailable. For example,he did an illustrativesearch for Oinding some ofhis family records usingAncestry.com andStevemorse.com. In-cluded were early 20thcentury censuses, WWIregistration, Social SecurityDeath Index, immigration

manifests and military records.The WOW factor came inwhen he searched forancestors of some persons inthe audience and found someimmediately that the personhad not previously knownmuch, if anything, about. One

search had distant relativespop up as the Oirst item on theresults.That was personally veryinteresting, but I was mostimpressed with his descriptionof the DNA project located atFamilyTreeDNA.com. Thisservice will send you a kit tocollect your DNA, and thenanalyze it to determine yourancestor’s ethnic backgroundand place of origin. It can evengive a history of yourancestor’s migrations from onepart of the world to another.There is a lot of data outthere and many services tohelp you get it. Try it and seefrom where and whom you aredescended.

Dr. Gary StilwellPavilion Member

Life Collegesm

By Dr. Gary Stilwell

Life College Class Attendees

Search for Your Ancestors

Charles Nam instructing Gary Stilwell onsearching for family records on-line.

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The Museum of FloridaHistory’s “Voices of FloridaWomen” is a wonderful exhibitconsisting of objects, artifactsand art reOlecting the lives andachievements of notable Floridawomen. Another exhibit, also inthe R. A. Gray Building, is“Artfully Aging: LifelongLearning through the Arts”.These are paintings by olderadult artists in North Florida.Nearby communities haveoffered wonderful invitations.Thomasville hosted “PlantationWildlife Arts Festival” and isgearing up for its “VictorianChristmas Celebration”. Also,Thomasville hosted “AnAfternoon at Birdsong,”including walks, nature hikes,hayrides, music, food and drinks.Calvary, Georgia hosted itsannual “Mule Day Festival”;Apalachicola “The AnnualFlorida Seafood Festival”; and

Havana, its “Holiday FestivalOpen House”. The Gadsden ArtsCenter in Quincy is exhibitingworks by more than 100 artistsfrom around the region, and theexhibit will remain throughDecember.The “Days of Dance”presented by the nationallyknown Department of Dance atFlorida State University, featuredworks choreographed by facultyand students. The College ofMusic presented “The Barber ofSeville”; the UniversityPhilharmonia performed worksfrom Beethoven, Tchaikovskyand Sibelius; and the SymphonicBand performed works by Bach,Tichelli and others. The Schoolof Theatre produced theoutstanding “Waiting for Godot”and the “Velveteen Rabbit”, andsoon will present its thirdannual beneOit performancewhich will be “Kiss Me Kate,”featuring alumni SummerBroyhill, DavisGaines and HenryPolic, II. The worldrenownedNational HighMagnetic FieldLaboratory openedits doors on aSaturday morningfor “The Scienceand Technology ofMagnets”.The FSUAlumni

Association held aspecial event when classmembers from the decade of the1950’s shared their collegeexperience with the future FSUFamily of 2109, sealing a timecapsule that will be opened onthe Alumni Association’s 200thanniversary. This capsule wasburied in the center of theAlumni Courtyard Complex.Another special event washosted to honor FSU presidentswith a special pianoperformance by Music ProfessorEmeritus Tommie Wright.Bringing down the curtain onthe FSU Alumni Association’sCentennial Celebration will be a“BIG BAND DANCE”, open to allon Friday, December 11th.Reservations must be made atalumni.fsu.edu or call 850-644-2761.All the best Holiday wishes,and blessings for the New Year!

By Dr. Betty Lou Joanos

Seminole Patchwork

Dr. Betty Lou JoanosPavilion Member

The Victorian Christmas Celebration inThomasville, Georgia always provideswonderful holiday entertainment.

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Between 1977 and 2007, employment ofworkers ages 65 and over in the U.S.increased 101 percent, twice as much forwomen as men. For those75 and over the gain waseven greater (172 percent).Was this due to the babyboom generation? No,because that cohort had notyet reached age 65. Wereolder workers mainlytaking part-time work? No,between 1995 and 2007most of the employmentincrease for them was infull-time work. Were thewomen in the groupprincipally divorced,widowed, or unmarried?No, actually the biggestemployment increase was

for married women. What does this allmean? It means that older workers havebeen especially hard hit by economic changesduring the most recent period.As a result, they were less likelyto retire early and more likelyto keep working to older ages.Many persons who had left thelabor force earlier returned tojobs to help raise familyincome. As baby boomersenter ages of majority they willfurther swell the number ofemployed seniors, dependingon the state of the economyand adequacy of support fromretiree beneOit programs.(Adapted from U.S. Bureauof Labor Statistics, Spotlight onStatistics, July 2008)

Have You Heard?By Dr. Charles Nam

The optometrist fell into hislens grinder and made aspectacle of himself.

If you take a laptop computerfor a run, you could jog

your memory.

We’ll never run out of mathteachers, because theyalways multiply.

A backward poetwrites inverse.

A boiled egg is hard to beat.

His parents thought he was abudding genius, but he turnedout to be a blooming idiot.

A plateau is a high formof flattery.

Those who get too big for theirbritches will be exposed in the end.

Acupuncture: a jab well done.

More “Punny” SayingsBy Dr. Charles Nam

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Preventing FallsFalling can happen at anyage, but as people get olderthey may fall more often for avariety of reasons. Theseinclude losing one’s balance,poor or obstructed vision,physical weakness, orunnoticed objects located inone’s path. One out of threepersons 65 and older in theU.S. and Canada have fallseach year. These may result inemergency room visits,hospitalization, bone fractureor even death. (CochraneDatabase of SystematicReviews, Issue 2, April 2009)Several factors can be ofhelp in avoiding falls.Exercising to improve balanceand strengthen muscles is a

primary factor. HavingsufOicient lighting where youwalk will enable you to detectitems you might trip over.Staying close to places whereyou can grab hold of a supportcan prevent or lessen the

harm of a fall. Using a cane orwalker will facilitate movingacross a Oloor. Raising yourfeet slightly instead of slidingthem, and shortening yoursteps, may be helpful. Holdingrailings or seeking personalassistance when negotiatingsteps are safety precautions.Having bars to grasp whenstepping out of a bathtub orshower is advantageous.You may have your ownmethods of minimizingchances of a fall. In any event,it is beneOicial to pay heed tothe risks of falling and adjustyour standing and walkinghabits accordingly.

By Dr. Charles Nam

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This newsletter is prepared by Dr. Charles B. Nam, Editor, with substantial assistance from members of the WestcottLakes Newsletter Committee (Dr. Betty Lou Joanos, Dr. Gary Stilwell, Dr. Fanchon Funk and Dr. Jessie Lovano-Kerr)and other Westcott Lakes members and administration staff, and with design and editorial contributions from

Bronwen Krause of the PRAXEIS communications staff. Dick Ambrosius and Stephanie Hinson of PRAXEIS providelogistical and guidance support. The Editor encourages submissions from other members with stories to tell (e.g.,travelogues, book reviews, historical accounts) that would be of interest to the general membership. These and

other communications concerning the newsletter should be sent to charlesnam2@embarqmail.com.

December Calendar of Events

Tuesday, January 12Mark Your Calendar! Jim Cater, CEO of PRAXEIS®, will discuss patio homes on The Pavilion at Westcott Lakes location.

To R.S.V.P. for an event, call the Welcome Center at (850) 645-7110. For more information on The Pavilion at Westcott Lakes events, give us a call!