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2014
SeniorS’ Chat
Itsy Bitsies by n
HERE’S TO ANOTHER NEW YEAR!!
How many does this make for you? 60? 70? 80? 90?
What happens on that day?
You make a resolution, right? Or, you make many resolutions?
By now, we in our silver-haired years know that we can’t keep resolutions if we make too
many...nor that it should be just once a year..but that it should be made daily.
There is just ONE resolution I think we all should make daily. Thanking the good Lord for keeping us safe.
However, there is just ONE OTHER resolution that I feel most of us could afford to make and keep:
learn how to use our computers
go on the internet
subscribe to the many websites that are designed for the deaf
Never before have we had so many opportunities to learn right away what is happening out there with other deaf
people. We used to depend on the postal service. We used to depend on newspapers for the deaf (i.e. Silent News,
Sign News, Deaf American, N.F.S.D., and TDI).
Many organizations of and for the deaf have their own websites. I am listing those that I often check to learn about
what is happening. The first category is by subscription (meaning that you have to sign up for it.) The second
category is you check it out yourself.
BY SUBSCRIPTION:
http://www.nad.org
http://www.nvrc.org
http://deafseniorsofamerica.org
http://deafnation.com
CHECK-IN:
http://www.vad.org
http://www.wrad.org
http://www.vad.org/nvad.html
I learned that there are deaf bikers having the time of their lives. They do have websites. Here’s one for the local area:
http://www.easterndeafbikers.org.
Happy Surfing!
http://ideafnews.com
http://www.h3.tv
http://www.oicmovies.com
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Happy Hands Luncheon January 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM
The Happy Hands group will meet on January 8, instead of January 1.
Because of unpredictable weather, we will have Brown Bag luncheon.
We will provide unlimited Chili for $5.00 and dessert. After lunch, we
hope to have a presentation on how to keep yourself physically fit. If no
presentation, we will play Bingo. For more information, contact Bill
Center at [email protected].
FYI: If Fairfax County Government is closed due to weather (i.e., snow), NVRC will be closed too.
Bill’s Column
Something interesting to note about the astronomical signs or events in 2014-15…….
You probably remember seeing old headlines on Israel’s rebirth as a nation on May
14, 1948 and her victorious war for independence in 1948-49, and her recapture of
Jerusalem, her ancient city, during the Six-Day War in June 1967. Well, it’s
interesting to note that all those histories were related to the total lunar eclipse events
that rarely happened on the Jewish feast days (within 2 years in Israel) in 1949-50 and 1967-68. Historically,
those events were the sixth and seventh of the seven rarer occurrences since the Messiah’s time. Each
occurrence means that two total lunar eclipses known as blood moons happened on the feast days (Passover
and Sukkot) during one year and two more on the same feast days the year following in a row. When four
consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the group is
known as a tetrad. The 8th occurrence of the tetrad will happen
in 2014-15. Also, a total solar eclipse will occur on the Jewish
New Year (1st of Nisan) in 2015. All this is very rare! There
won’t be any more occurrences until after 100 years later.
See interesting links below concerning the coming blood moons.
These include the dates of these moons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QXc6BdRlOQ
http://www.pray4zion.org/TheComingBloodMoons.html
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Photos from Happy Hands Luncheon On December 11, 2013
Making Festive Pomanders
Sharon Svenningsen
To see more pictures, here is URL: http://beechasl.net/happyhands/12-11-2013/Photos.html
Mary Malzkuhn and
Nancy Rarus
Cheryl & Rocky Rockburn, and
Anne Marie Swiatkowski
Lois Cauthen and
Mary Kielsgard
Linda & Robert
Whitworth
Doreen Solar and
Jill Moebus
Donna Graff &
Gary Viall
Ed McGann &
Lois Herberger
Paul & Peggy Daniels
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Photos from Happy Hands Luncheon On December 11, 2013 (continued)
Rose & Jack Otterman Tom Dowling and Pat Beech Jerry & JoAnn Pelarski
Deborah Titus and Jill Moebus Carolyn Willis with Blackie, and
Nancye Torbett
Betty & Leo Yates, and Howard Smith
Joe Cohen, Howard Smith, and John Wade
Happy Hands
Events for January 2014
NVAD
FYI: If Fairfax County Government is closed due to weather (i.e., snow), NVRC will be closed too.
For more information about the Cascades Coffee Chat group, contact Bev Young at [email protected]. This group meets @ 10:00AM at
Starbucks Marketplace, 210-21 Southbank Street, Sterling VA 20165.
Fredericksburg Deaf Seniors meet on January 14 at noon. The location is Salem Baptist Church at 4044 Plank Road, Fredericksburg VA
22407 (http://www.salembc.com/#/welcome/directions). For more information, contact Arva Priola at [email protected].
Maryland Deaf Senior Citizens, Inc. will have its monthly meeting on January 16. For more information, see: http://www.mddeafseniors.org/.
Northern Virginia Association of the Deaf will have its monthly meeting and New Year Celebration Party on January 11. The meeting will
be at 2PM-3PM. The party will be at 3:30PM-8:00PM. For more information, contact Jill Moebus at [email protected].
For more information about ASL Dinners, contact Robert Goodwin at [email protected]. URL is:
http://www.furnation.com/boogi/asldinners/.
January 11 @ 6PM at Green Olive Buffet, 7405 Richmond Highway, Alexandria VA 22306
January 25 @ 6PM at Magill’s Famous Pizza & Buffet, 7201 Little River Turnpike, Annandale VA 22003
For more information about Deaf Coffee Chat events in Northern Virginia, see: http://happy.deafcoffee.com/category/virginia/
A. Leesburg — Josephine Bergner at [email protected]
2nd Friday every month at 6PM-10PM at Panera Bread, 215 Fort Evans Road NE, Leesburg VA
B. Martinsburg — Donna Day at [email protected]
4th Thursday every month at 6PM at Starbucks inside Target Store off I-81, Exit #12
C. Winchester — Donna Day at [email protected]
3rd Thursday every month at 6PM-8PM at Starbucks, 191 Market Street, Winchester VA
(inside Target off I-81, Exit #317)
D. Fredericksburg— Timothy Willard at [email protected]
2nd Thursday every month at 7PM-10PM at Starbucks Coffee, 3500 Plank Road #A, Fredericksburg
4th Thursday every month at 7PM-10PM at Starbucks Coffee, 9907 Southpoint Parkway, Fredericksburg
ASL Dinners
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Cascades
Coffee
Cascades
Coffee
Cascades
Coffee
Cascades
Coffee
ASL Dinners
Fredericksburg,
Deaf Seniors
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
...to the folks with birthdays in January
John Wade [2nd]
Doris Campbell [5th]
Susan Rountree [8th]
Doreen Solar [10th]
Doris Thomas [19th]
Dee Carrell [20th]
Irene Hunter [29th]
Nancy Rarus [29th] Nancy Rarus
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 send an email to [email protected].
www.nvrc.org
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Thanks to:
Correction for December 2013 issue: Mary
Malzkuhn, Sharon Svenningsen, Nancye
Torbett, and Carolyn Willis for placing bids to
help with expenses for Turkey platters at the
November luncheon
Rocky Rockburn for setting up tables and chairs
at the December luncheon
Lois Herberger, Jill Moebus, JoAnn Pelarski,
Sharon Svenningsen, and Carolyn Willis for
supervising the December luncheon
Marla Dougherty and SB Morgaine for their
Festive Pomander ideas for the December
luncheon
Nancy Rarus and Sharon Svenningsen for signing songs at the December
luncheon
An Angel (anonymously) for donating $175 to the Raffle fund at the
December luncheon, plus 6 ornaments with bills inside
Donna Graff & Gary Viall for being elves at the White Elephant Gift
Exchange at the December luncheon
Future HH Luncheons January 8, 2014
February 5, 2014 (Snow Date: Feb 12)
March 5, 2014 (Snow Date: Mar 12)
April 2, 2014
May 7, 2014
June 4, 2014 (Picnic)
Address Nell Garrette
12100 Chancellor Village
Fredericksburg, VA 22406