Volume 113 January 4 through January 17, 2015 The Bulletin Taylor Community’s 2015 Music Series

The Taylor Community 2015 Music Series, generously sponsored by Bank of New Hampshire, kicks off at Woodside Sunday, January 11 at 3 p.m. with Pianist Paul Dykstra and Violinist Zoia Bologovsky. These two accomplished New England musicians will play Proko-fieff and Grieg sonatas and Gershwin preludes.

Dykstra performed and taught in West-ern Canada for 19 years and has been teaching in New England since 1999. A member of the College of Examiners of the Royal Conservatory of Music, and its counterpart in the U.S. – the Music Development Program – he travels and assesses young artists in Canada and the U.S. as well as being a sought-after Festival and Competition Adju-dicator. Dykstra teaches at St. Paul’s School, Concord, and in his private studio in Portsmouth.

Bologovsky graduated from Julliard and has traveling around America and Europe with the Arden String Quartet. Past positions include the Portland and Springfield Symphonies and the Rhode Island Philharmonic. Currently she is Concertmaster of North Shore Philhar-monic, MetroWest Symphony and the

Portsmouth Symphony. Bologovsky is also Principal 2nd violin of Nashua Symphony and PORTopera, and can be found teaching at St. Paul’s School, the Coop-erative Middle School in Stratham and her studio in Stoneham, Mass.

Music Series performances are free and open to the public, with no reservations required.

Singing In the Holiday

What better way to add some holiday spirit than through the voices of children? Taylor Community had the great pleasure of a performance by the Laconia Christian Academy at Ledgeview on December 22. This lovely group sang carols and then spent some time visiting with residents. We think that this charming lad shown below may have a career as a diplomat. He’s surely charmed residents Dean Erb with his hand-shake and Loraine Radice with his hug!

IRA Holiday Party 2014

Santa greeting guests, festive party fare, friendly reindeer serving wine. . .

fabulous friends!

Fully-costumed Dickens Carolers

provided the entertainment!

WOODSIDE THEATER

Saturday Nights - 7:00 PM Saturday night movie titles

are posted outside the Theater, in the elevators, on the Information Board and on Touchtown

Sunday Matinees - 1:00 PM Jan. 4 - Downton Abbey

Jan. 11 - No Matinee Today

1/2 Allen Gable Woodside

1/2 Ken Ross Ledgeview

1/4 Priscilla Morse Back Bay

1/6 Arlene Ilgenfritz Ledges

1/8 Alta Koch Woodside

1/9 William Zeckhausen Taylor Connection

1/11 Gloria Cunningham Woodside

1/11 Barbara Bolduc Ledgeview

1/12 John Cochrane Ledgeview

1/13 Mary Capone Meeting House

1/16 Harriet Bean Meeting House

1/19 Bob Stackhouse Meeting House

1/19 Judy Dean Ledges

1/19 Bette Ohlson Ledges

1/22 Sue Knowles Ledgeview

1/25 Mary Whitehead Taylor Home

1/26 Hope Walker Ledges

1/27 Denny Stringfellow Ledges

1/27 Margot Thomas Woodside

1/28 Bob North Ledges

1/31 Alice Purcell Woodside

1/31 Shirley Powers Ledges

January Birthday Celebration for Independent Residents of the Laconia Campus

The Independent Resident Association’s monthly birth-day celebration for independent residents with January birthdays will be held Sunday, January 18 at 5:30 p.m. in conjunction with the Sunday Nite Social. All inde-pendent residents are invited. The Social begins at 4:30 p.m. in the dining room at Woodside with refresh-ments (please feel free to bring your favorite snack to add to the festivities). The Birthday Celebration will begin at 5:30 p.m. Hope to see everyone there!

~Sharon Guild

Please extend a warm “Taylor Welcome” to the following new residents:

David & Leni Buttrick 12/1 Meeting House

Bruce & Harriet Terkelsen 12/1 Back Bay

Donald Foudriat 12/10 Taylor Connection

William & Barbara Zeckhausen: 12/17 Taylor Connection

Welcome to the Community!

Community Social Reservations Taylor now has a dedicated phone line for making res-ervations for the monthly Community Social and Buffet.

Beginning this month, please make your reservations at 366-1449. Barbara Miles will still take your reservations, but if she is unavail-able when you call, you will simply follow the prompts on the answering machine. Barbara will them return your call when she receives your message to confirm your reservation.

Woodside Neighborhood Christmas Party

Neighbor-to-Neighbor organizers planned a fun get-together for Woodside residents on December 20, their objective being to “get folks in the spirit, get out their decorations, and come together as neighbors.”

The festivities began with an open-house “hallway stroll” with prizes given for Best Decorated Doorway, Best Open Apartment and Best Decorated Scooter, Walker or Cane. Beverley Dubin won the Doorway prize, Joe and Lorraine Picard took the Open Apart-ment prize with an elaborate gingerbread house (it must have taken HOURS!), and Timmie Nolan won the Scooter, Walker or Cane prize. Many other displays were also notable, an historic White House ornament display by Blanche Sleeper, a “Hope Box” with a posi-tive message for each visitor to choose created by Vince Kuharic, and many unique hand-stitched creations and other fun decorations.

Residents later met in the Fireside Dining Room for eggnog, punch, food and a lively Yankee Swap.

The excitement was palpable, the party and its intent a huge success, with several residents remarking that they’d “never seen so many lights and decorations as this year.” All hope for a repeat next year!

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Campus Happenings

Banter with Bob Mon., Jan. 5 @ 10:00 a.m., Woodside

IRA Coffee Hour Tues., Jan. 6 @ 10:00 a.m., Fireside Dining Room

Women’s Luncheon Speaker: Paula Wanzer

Tues., Jan. 6 @ 11:30 a.m., Woodside Please RSVP to Mary Anna Blandford at 524-5208.

*The shopping bus will not depart until 1:15 p.m.

Men’s Breakfast Speaker: Ed Soucy

Wed., Jan. 7 @ 8:00 a.m., Woodside Please RSVP to John Larson at 524-7131.

Healthy Seniors: Be Strong & Live Long Jessica Croteau, Physician’s Assistant Student,

St. Francis University, Pennsylvania Wed., Jan. 7 @ 2:00 p.m., Woodside

Please RSVP at 524-5600.

Taylor Community 2015 Music Series Performance Sun., Jan. 11 @ 3:00 p.m., Woodside

IRA Executive Committee Meeting Mon., Jan. 12 @ 9:30 a.m., Woodside

Play Readers Group Mon., Jan. 12, 1:00 p.m., Woodside Wet Craft Room

IRA Coffee Hour Tues., Jan. 13 @ 10:00 a.m., Fireside Dining Room

American Red Cross Blood Drive Tues., Jan. 13, 2:00 - 7:00 p.m., Woodside

Line Dancing with Bonnie Deutch Sat., Jan. 17 @ 10:00 a.m., Woodside

Residents: $3; Non-residents: $5 Please RSVP at 524-5600.

Fitness News Contributed by Chris Guthro, Fitness & Aquatics Coordinator

Think “Evolution,” Not “Resolution”

You’re once again feeling motivated to eat better, exercise more, drink less caffeine or make any number of the positive lifestyle changes you've been telling yourself you want to make. You've tried before — proba-bly declaring another attempt as a New Year’s resolution — but without feeling much success. Making a life-

style change is challenging, especially when you want to transform many things at once. This time, think of it not as a resolution but as an evolution.

Lifestyle changes are a process that take time and re-quire support. Here are five tips from the American Psychological Association to help you make lasting, positive lifestyle and behavior changes:

1. Make a plan that will stick. When making your plan, be specific. Want to exercise more? Detail the time of day when you can take walks and how long you’ll walk. Write everything down, and ask yourself if you’re confident that these activities and goals are real-istic for you. If not, start with smaller steps.

2. Start small. Break down your goals into small, manageable steps that are specifically defined and can be measured. Is your long-term goal to lose 20 pounds within the next five months? A good weekly goal would be to lose one half to one pound a week. If you would like to eat healthier, consider as a goal for the week replacing dessert with a healthier option, like fruit or yogurt.

3. Change one behavior at a time. Unhealthy behav-iors develop over the course of time, so replacing un-healthy behaviors with healthy ones requires time. Many people run into problems when they try to change too much too fast. To improve your success, focus on one goal or change at a time.

4. Involve a buddy. Whether it be a friend, co-worker or family member, someone else on your journey will keep you motivated and accountable. Perhaps it can be someone who will go to the gym with you or some-one who is also trying to stop smoking.

5. Ask for support. Accepting help from those who care about you and will listen strengthens your resil-ience and commitment. Making the changes that you want takes time and commitment, but you can do it. Just remember that no one is perfect. You will have occasional lapses. Be kind to yourself. When you eat a brownie or skip the gym, don’t give up. Minor mis-steps on the road to your goals are normal and okay. Resolve to recover and get back on track.

Source: The American Psychological Association

Taylor Playreaders

The Taylor Playreaders enter 2015 with plenty of space for newcomers.

Mostly we read plays for our own edification and amusement, and once a year we go public: 2013 seri-ously; 2014 less so. For our 1:00 PM meeting on Mon-day, January 12 in the dry craft room in Woodside, we will undertake Luigi Pirandello's "The Other Son." We have extra anthologies for those who want to join the fun; non-reading audience is appreciated too.

Change to January 23 Trip to Belknap Mill

As the Greenside Restaurant is closed on January 23, lunch will be at the Lyons’ Den Restaurant in Gilford. The pick-up time will remain the same. Thanks!

THE LAKE ROOM at LEDGEVIEW Join us! Breakfast is served from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. daily, Lunch/Dinner from 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. daily, and Supper

from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (please join us at the Woodside Café Tuesday and Thursday nights). Please RSVP at 366-1202. See you there!

WOODSIDE CAFÉ Join us! The Café is open Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Dinner is served Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Reservations are requested for Dinner so that we may better serve you at 366-1481.

Mon., Jan. 5 Entrée: Chicken Cordon Bleu Sides: Baked Potato, Broccoli

Tues., Jan. 6 Entrée: Asian Beef Stir Fry with Orange Sauce Sides: Jasmine Rice, Steamed Carrots

Tuesday Dinner Jan. 6

Baked Cod with Ritz Crumb Topping, Rice Pilaf and Boiled Carrots ($15) or Veal Parmesan with Linguini, Steamed Broccoli and Garlic Bread ($17).

Choice of Garden Salad or Corn Chowder. Dessert: Chef’s Choice, SF Chocolate Cake, GF Brownie Sundae

Wed., Jan. 7 Entrée: Veal with Basil, Garlic & Lemon Sauce Sides: Baked Sweet Potato, Swiss Chard

Thurs., Jan. 8 Entrée: Barbecue Pork Roast Sides: Mashed Potato, Butternut Squash

Thursday Dinner Jan. 8

Corned Beef and Cabbage with Boiled Potato, Carrot and Onion ($15) or Pan Seared Salmon with Roasted Corn Tomato Salad and Hand-Cut Potato Fries ($16).

Choice of Caesar Salad or Turkey Vegetable Soup. Dessert: Chef’s Choice, SF Chocolate Cake, GF Brownie Sundae

Fri., Jan. 9 Entrée: Broiled Salmon with Tomato Basil Hollandaise Sides: Pierogies, Asparagus Tips

Menu for Week of January 5th

Save the Date! The next Community Social & Buffet at Woodside is January 24!

Hors d’ Oeuvres: Roasted Vegetable Dip with Crackers; Swedish Meatballs; Fruit and Cheese Display

Garden Salad: Choice of Italian or Ranch Dressing

Entrées: Carved Ham with Rum Raisin Glaze; Baked Cod with Crab Stuffing and Chive Hollandaise; Chicken & Dumplings

Sides: Mashed Potato or Rice Pilaf; Green Beans, Red Pepper & Corn or Garlic Roasted Mushrooms

Dessert Bar: Lemon Layer Cake; Blueberry Pie; Banana Cream Pie (SF Apple Pie and GF Brownie Sundae)

$18 per person Please RSVP to Barbara Miles at 366-1449 by 1/21. See you there!

Mon., Jan. 12 Entrée: Chicken & Dumplings Sides: Baked Sweet Potato, Whole Kernel Corn

Tues., Jan. 13 Entrée: Garlic Herb Pork Tenderloin with Gravy Sides: Mashed Potato, Steamed Broccoli

Tuesday Dinner Jan. 13

Seasoned Tuna Steak (Seared Rare) with Sweet Ginger Soy Sauce, Lo Mein Noodles, Stir-Fried Asian Vegetable Medley ($17) or Braised Pork with Roasted Apples and Onions, Mashed Potato, California-

Blend Vegetables, Pan Gravy ($15). Choice of Mixed Greens Salad with Bacon Bits, Blue Cheese, Grape Tomato and Shaved Red Onion or Vegetable Soup. Dessert: Chef’s Choice, SF and GF Banana Cake

Wed., Jan. 14 Entrée: Barbecue Pork Ribs Sides: Baked Potato, Mashed Butternut Squash

Thurs., Jan. 15 Entrée: Lemon Marinated Chicken Sides: Rice Pilaf, Spinach with Mushrooms

Thursday Dinner Jan. 15

Braised Beef Brisket over Cauliflower-Infused Mashed Potato with Steamed Petit Carrots ($15) or Red Pepper and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breast, Lemon Rice and Sautéed Spinach ($16).

Choice of Fruit Salad or Chicken Noodle Soup. Dessert: Chef’s Choice, SF and GF Banana Cake

Fri., Jan. 16 Entrée: Shepherd’s Pie Side: Roasted Rutabaga

Menu for Week of January 12th