Something for every(active)body - Cross Keys Village

New Oxford, Pennsylvania Vol. XXXIX No. 3 Fall 2011Something for every(active)bodyA talent show. A bonfire. Massages and other spa treatments.Water volleyball and a Scrabble variation played in the water.Golf and a golf cart parade. Ice cream.The common denominator for those activities and others thattook part the last week in September at Cross Keys Village – TheBrethren Home Community? It was Active Aging Week, and thisbecame an even more active place than usual.As these photos show, lots of people took part. Some said it wasthe best week they could remember.Wait until next year.Inside...Chicken BBQ & Apple Butter photos“Changes” & Dr. Zickafoose

Fourth Annual Apple Butter FestivalIt just keeps growing. The Fourth Annual Apple Butter Festival at Cross Keys drew its largest crowd to date October 8, as members of thecampus community and neighbors listened to music, shopped, ate, took hayrides and generally made the most of a gorgeous fall day. Hereare some photo highlights.Resident Jim Ball was one of many whosampled the apple butter on fresh bread.Shoppers could choose fromcrafts of all kinds.▲As she tries to do every year, residentKatie Kopp takes a turn at stirring, whilePresident Vernon King looks on.Freshly pressed cider and – of course –apples were available to enjoy.The best part of the festival was being to bringhome some apple butter and bread.Slim Harrison, right, and the Rock Candy Cloggers drewa capacity crowd in Nicarry Meetinghouse.5Hot dogs, hamburgers, cream of crab soup andapple dumplings moved briskly in the lunch line.

Chicken Barbecue highlightsHealth Care Center resident Janet Heckmangets an escort from team member Pat Gardner.Resident Marie Dillon and her familywere taking in the sights.For diners of all ages, it was a great dayto eat barbecued chicken.This year attendees could pet thisgrass-munching guest, courtesy ofBig Mount Alpacas.It’s not easy shopping for “previously enjoyed” books in the rain, but that didn’t stop the buyers.This “Yo-Yo” quilt was createdby Health Care Center residentsto be sold at the auction.▲Once the classic cars are lined up, theadmirers will start checking them out.▲Photos by Dennis Hare and Ron Harris6Chaplain Kathryn Pfaltzgraff is all smilesas she settles down for lunch.

Forty-two years laterBy Donna H. BarthleIn the summer of 1969, young Dr. David Zickafoose opened his private practice on PotomacAvenue across from Hanover Hospital.“That summer a fellow doctor practicing in New Oxford asked me if I wanted to go to theBrethren Home and do some work,” Zickafoose recalled, “and I said, ‘Sure.’ I’ve been at CrossKeys ever since.“When I started at the Brethren Home, it was a 19th century brick structure on the cornerthat had been a tavern,” he said. “In the next year or two they built new structures, and it hascontinually expanded ever since. A few years later, Medicare insisted there be a specific person asMedical Director, and I took on that role.“My role really was to put out fires, to look, listen, address issues one on one. I was not so muchinvolved with policy; my job was more with the patients, doctors and staff.“My goal – or rather our goal – was to ensure that medical care was delivered in the mostefficient, courteous, and ethical fashion. And in 40 years, we’ve had no major problems. We’veDr. David Zickafoosehad rough spots, sure. The staff is universally outstanding and so little problems are alwaysaddressed so that they don’t become big problems.”The mix of patients has changed drastically over the years. “Rather than a place someone came when they were ready to spend outtheir days rocking on the porch, it’s become a more aggressive medical facility,” Zickafoose said. “The practice of medicine also changeddrastically in terms of medications, methods of treating disease and as a result, increased longevity. I consider myself fortunate to havewitnessed such a profound change in certain areas of medicine.”Technology has also changed drastically in the last 42 years. Dr. Zickafoose got his first computer in 1984 and was fascinated. “Oneafternoon, I physically brought one in, set it up in one of the conference rooms and demonstrated what punching buttons could do,” herecalled. “We did all kinds of reports: accidents, injuries, how many diabetics, etc. But that was fun for me.”And speaking of change: “Recently, as a result of Medicare regulations, the role of Medical Director is changing, becoming more intensive.So I spoke with Vernon [King] and Amanda [Chase], and said, ‘OK, it’s time to transition to a new medical directorship.’ I’ll still maintainactive practice here – I enjoy what I do – but I can now take off a little time and maybe visit our kids on the West Coast.”(NOTE: Drs. Joann Chan and Thomas Keller became Medical Directors effective October 3.)A new“GEM” forCross KeysCampus transportation got a little“greener” this summer when Cross Keysacquired its first GEM mini-truck.GEM (which stands for Global ElectricMotorcar) is a North Dakota-basedcompany that recently was sold byChrysler Group to Polaris. The flatstake bed model will be used by facilitymaintenance and security.It joins two GEM coupes used byvillagers as alternatives to golf carts.The new GEM truck, plugged in and ready to go.7

Gifts of Love“Not he who has much is rich but he who gives much.” - Erich FrommReceived July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011In Honor Of…Joan BradfordNancy AshmoreWayne BrantAnna PeirceCampus Inn StaffJohn & Ruella BarnesMatt & Amber DiehlRobert & Annie BradleyRuella FunnerJohn & Ruella BarnesRichard (Dick) HermanNancy AshmoreAmy KirkpatrickRobert & Bonnie WetzelBrian LawrenceJack & Betty MalenkeMaintenance DepartmentMarcella KoserJanet LohrRay & Marlene McLemoreNancy AshmoreCorinne PetersonJanis KlimaGrace PinterEarl & Jane BrennemanMillie RauscherNancy AshmoreMartha SchaefferNancy AshmoreIn Memory Of…Harold E. AucheyMildred RauscherEleanor BooneCarol Kenneth HiltebeitelSusan CallahanJack CoxVernon ClapperAdeline FrantzDoris TaylorRalph CulpCharles BennettRuth Ann CulpBeatrice M. DiehlC. Geneva MummertRobert DoughertyMary Jane DunkinEllajean KeyCharles PiercePaul & Marlene RudisillJoan EngelmannJohn EngelmannHelene EwaskoAnonymousAdeline FrantzDoris TaylorVelma FitzAdeline FrantzDavid GerberCarroll & Cula AdamsAnonymousRichard & Ellen ArnoldBob & Rosemary BenjaminRichard & Joan BikleRobert & Annie BradleyBrant Builders Inc.Ron & Cheryl BuserChurch of the Brethren Benefit Trust Inc.Terry ColemanJack CoxNettie ElliottSara EllisAudrey EshlemanSusan FeltchAdeline FrantzLloyd GeissingerLinda J. GerberLarry & Lois GladfelterWalter & Dorothy GreerRhea GrissingerKeith & Susan HallJoyce HammeJoshua & Kristin HauserRandy & Jill HoffackerThomas & Jennifer HoffmanArla Mae HoltzappleDr. Dean HooverHarold & Naomi HorstCarolyn IwancioReuben & Judite JohnsonKairos Health System Inc.Ellajean KeyDale & Estella KingCharles & Barbara KlingWayne KnepperCharlotte KrohGreg & Rita KuglerTobin & Julie LearIsabelle Lehman8Michael LeiterJack & Betty MalenkeBeverly ManleyCynthia MasonRichard C. MichaelRomaine NitchmanAndrew OberdierJohn & Helen OsborneCarl & Ethel PeaseGrace PinterLarry & Jane PlymireJanet RaynorReese, Lower, Patrick & Scott LTDFloyd & Lauralie RobertsonPaul & Marjorie RoppPaul & Marlene RudisillDixie SchaeferPete & Hilda SellRichard & Joy ShafferRonald & Rosemary StonerFred & Helen TalbotDiane VerdierVisiting Angels Living Assistance ServicesFrank & Ruth WachterPaul & Jeanne WahAnnabelle WernerMary WernerEmory & Betty WildasinPatrick & Portia WilsonMillicent GernertAdeline FrantzLarry & Lois GladfelterFloyd & Lauralie RobertsonPaul & Marlene RudisillRuby HeindelGerrit & Cynthia BesselaarGloria GregoryJean LauverAndrew & Carolyn RoswoldLouis HooverCarl & Ethel PeaseEdward & Sandra TenneyRuth E. KernDennis & Deborah ShankJames KeyEllajean KeyAda M. LuckenbaughJayne MurphyJames MillerDonna Bowen

Minnie OberdickRuth AnthonyMarie BrownMiles & Alice BurdLee & Linda GladuDonald & Sally LindtJohn & Ruth McDonaldElwood & Lois SechristEthel ParrAccounting Services of CKV-TBHCRalph PeckCree PeckViolet PfaltzgraffAdeline FrantzPaul & Marlene RudisillSarah RodgersDaniel, Brenda & Angie PickelDonald SaundersRaymond & Marlene McLemorePaul & Marlene RudisillThelma ScottCharles & Sheryl SnyderBetty ShafferPaul & Marlene RudisillRush & Caroline SiegBarton SiegAnna “Cassie” SmithPatti MuccilloDaniel SmithSterling StambaughWendell & Conchita SweitzerCarl StapletonCarl & Ethel PeaseOtto TibbettsJohn & Sofia BerwagerJack & Betty MalenkeGeorge & Mary Kay MaurerFrances NyceCharlotte WesterfieldBob & Annie BradleyCarroll Hospital Center Laboratory StaffHarmony Ridge RailroadPaul & Marlene RudisillNevin & Dorothy WagnerMillard WolfgangBernard & Nancy Anthony Jr.Joyce AnthonyNancy AshmoreEarl & Jane BrennemanLarry & Lois GladfelterArla Mae HoltzappleDean HooverRaymond & Marlene McLemorePaul & Marlene RudisillFoundation Board MemberVan Order diesMartha Van Order, a member of the Brethren Home Foundation Board of Directors,died August 30.The wife of R. Bruce Van Order Jr., she was a former realtor and educator and anactive member of Codorus Church of the Brethren, where she was a Deacon andSunday School Teacher. Besides her husband, she is survived by four children, fourgrandchildren, three brothers and two sisters.The Brethren Home Foundation and Cross Keys Village – The Brethren HomeCommunity mourn the passing of this “good and faithful servant” who contributedmuch to her community.In RemembranceJuly - September 2011Michael M Basta 1927James P Brown 1940Ralph K Culp 1929Beatrice M Diehl 1929Robert L Dougherty 1930Helene B Ewasko 1923Sylvia S Geiselman 1934Millicent O Gernert 1906Kathryn R Grim 1910Bernadette C Grove 1916Walter C Hale 1934Donald L Hall 1921Elsa Mae Harget 1925Donald B Hess 1927Myrtle L Hetrick 1921Arlene E Hockensmith 1926Alice M Hoover 1925Louis A Hoover 1926Ruth Innerst 1916Silas H Kneller 1924Hazel V Kopp 1918John W Leib 1930Charles E Markle 1931Lena V Merriam 1922Dorothea L Miller 1913Rosalie L Mullins 1940Barbara A Mummert 1929Elsie A Mummert 1926Minnie C Oberdick 1916Ethel D Parr 1929Violet Pfaltzgraff 1919Dorothy V Pundt 1917Martha M Reiblich 1920Martin J Reid 1942Donald W Saunders 1923Betty J Shaffer 1926Gladys S Smith 1930Carl L Stapleton 1957Ruth E Sullivan 1939Otto S Tibbetts 1918Mary V Walter 1926Janet L Wayne 1936Arline S Wentz 1909Charlotte S Westerfield 1929Millard H Wolfgang 1919William S Yingling 1922Elsie M Zinn 19239

Pathways Institute drawsa crowd in first fullsemester at Cross KeysMore than 100 students signed up for courses in the first fullsemester of the Pathways Institute for Lifelong Learning® at CrossKeys. The total number of course registrations was well over 200for the two dozen classes offered.Classes ranged from history to health and from communicationto crafts. Courses began in early September and continuedthrough early November, meeting from one to four times each.Off-campus offerings included a Gettysburg battlefield tour and aHarrisburg Symphony concert.The next Pathways Institute semester will begin in early March,with a kickoff event to be scheduled in late February. ContactBrian Lawrence at 717-624-5428 for more information.Congressman Todd Platts of York visited Cross Keys this summer tobecome more familiar with the Health Care Center operations andissues related to healthcare reform. Here Platts stops to talk withTherapy volunteers (from left) Rita Gotwalt, Gail Smethers andMarie Weeks.Villager and Pathways Institute student Jan Zimmerman tries herhand at wood turning in a Pathways Institute class taught byfellow villager Charles Snyder.Enjoy some‘Sheer Harmony’Sheer Harmony Salon & DaySpa at Harmony Ridge isnow open to Cross Keys teammembers and public membersof the Wellness Center as well asvillagers and residents.The hair stylists, nail techniciansand massage therapists at SheerHarmony are experienced andcertified.Whether it’s a quick touchupof the “hair-do” or a fullpampering with massage,manicure/pedicure and hairstyle or color, you might justfind your new salon homeat Sheer Harmony. Currentoperating hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday. Call 624-5550 for an appointment.When wet weather interfered with the New Oxford High School’soutside conditioning program, the team came to Cross Keys andjoined residents and other Wellness Program members for thisfitness class.10

One College Ave (vocal group)Saturday, November 19Fine Arts Series: One College Ave(vocal group)7:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseSunday, November 20Memorial Moments3:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseSaturday, November 26Christmas Bazaar8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., NicarryMeetinghouseSaturday, December 3Sue Davis Recital (15 students)2:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseSunday, December 4Celebration of Lights4:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseSunday, December 11Kralltown Singers2:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseMonday, December 12Veterans’ Program(VFW-promoted with BermudianSprings school choir)10:00 a.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseThursday, December 15Auxiliary “In the Bag” SaleNicarry MeetinghouseFriday, December 16Village Choir Cantata2:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseCalendar of EventsSaturday, December 17Fine Arts Series: WestminsterRingers7:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseSunday, December 18Becky Wareham StudentPiano Recital2:30 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseTuesday, December 20Dance Academy “Christmas inReview” Program6:30 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseWednesday, December 21Conewago Community Band(Christmas Carols)7:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseSaturday, December 24Faith Community Christmas Eve Service7:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseSaturday, March 172012 Fine Arts Series: Renovah 4(woodwind quartet)7:00 p.m., Nicarry MeetinghouseWestminster RingersWorship ServicesThe Faith Community meets at 10:00 a.m.each Sunday in Nicarry Meetinghouse.The mid-week worship service is held at2:00 p.m. each Wednesday, also in Nicarry.All are welcome at both services.Support GroupsThe Alzheimer’s Support Group meetsthe first Friday of each month from1:30 – 3:00 p.m. in the Heritage Lounge.The “Compassionate Friends” caregiversupport group meets the last Wednesdayeach month in the Adult Day Servicesbuilding. The Hearing Loss Associationof America-Adams/York chapter holdsa support group the fourth Thursdayof each month at 2:00 p.m. in NicarryMeetinghouse to help people with hearingloss and their families successfully copewith their situations. For more informationabout these and other groups, call717-624-5203.For more information...Call 717-624-5227 for Auxiliary advanceorder food events. Call 717-624-5606/5672for Campus Inn events. Call 717-624-5203for other calendar listings.Fine Arts Seriesscheduled announcedfor 2012The 2012 Fine Arts Series at Cross KeysVillage will include a variety of musicand a dramatic portrayal, again providingsomething for everyone.The series will begin on Saturday, March17, with the woodwind quartet Renovah4. The spring /summer portion of theseason also includes the folk music ofJay Smar, who will return to Cross KeysApril 21 with his coal mining songsand clogging. The ballroom jazz/swingsounds of Octagon will fill Nicarryon May 19, followed on June 16 byQuintessence, a mixed barbershopquartet.The fall portion of the season will includeJames Hayney portraying AbrahamLincoln on September 15, the HanoverStandardbred Barbershop Chorus onOctober 20, the bluegrass sounds ofRemington Ryde on November 17, and aChristmas season program December 15by the Keystone Brass Quintet.All performances will be at 7:00 p.m. inNicarry Meetinghouse.More details will be available soonon the Cross Keys Village website(www.crosskeysvillage.org), and abrochure for the season will be availableearly in 2012.11

Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home CommunityP. O. Box 128New Oxford, PA 17350-0128NONPROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGEP A I DYORK, PAPERMIT NO. 391Mission Statement: Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community, a vessel for Christian ministry reflecting theChurch of the Brethren value of compassionate service, promotes health and wholeness, provides nursing care,rehabilitation services, and adult residential housing to individuals of all faiths.www.crosskeysvillage.orgCross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community maintains a mailing list of people who we feel are interested in the activities, events, programs, and services of the Community. Crossing Points as wellas other information is mailed to these people. If for any reason you want your name removed from this list, please cut off the mailing label below and mail it to the Crossing Points Editor with your request.Join us in ourCelebration of LightsSunday, December 4, 20114:00 p.m.Nicarry MeetinghouseIntergenerational Musical EntertainmentVideo tribute and candle lightingto memorialize and honor loved ones.Refreshments will be offered.Contact the Brethren Home Foundation at:717-624-5208 for more information and to learn how toreceive a centennial ornament.