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Hershey’s Mill Sports Complex and Play

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Hershey’s Mill Board of Directors

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Update from the Board regarding the Hershey’s Mill Sports Complex and Play:
In accordance with government guidelines, Chester County is now in the COVID-19 Yellow Phase. Yellow Phase allows some marginal changes to sports. In keeping with recent government changes to sports guidelines, the following changes for the Hershey’s Mill Sports Complex have been made, effective immediately. Note the guidelines that have not changed also.

Doubles (and Singles) play will now be allowed for
Tennis, Pickleball and Paddleball
with the following guidelines still in place:

All state, county and township COVID-19 regulations and guidelines are still in place.
All courts are open for all residents and must be reserved on ROCO. See more ROCO information below.
No open play time is available at this time.
No team or league play at this time.
Pizza parties and other gatherings remain on hold.
Social distancing is to be maintained.
Face masks are to be worn immediately before and after play.
Bring your own hand sanitizer and use it just before, during and just after play to protect each other when touching balls.
Bathrooms are not available.

Reservation of Courts Online:
Please use our ROCO system to schedule time for play:
(ROCO = Reservation Of Courts Online)

Hint:
Sign up for the ROCO System a few days in advance of court reservation time so the System Administrator can register you. This is a one time step.

1) You must be a resident of Hershey’s Mill and be on the HM email platform.
2) If you have not signed up for ROCO access, there is a form available on the Hershey’s Mill Sports Group web site’s ROCO page. (See below)
3) Please sign up for the ROCO System a few days in advance of your desired play/court registration date to allow time for the System Administrator to register you.
4) You will receive an email back that you are registered and can then log on and reserve courts.

ROCO Registration and Use Instructions:
Please visit the ROCO instructions at:
Click here for ROCO Registration and Use Instructions https://hersheysmill.org/hmsg-organization/hmsg-roco/

ROCO Court Reservation
When you are ready to schedule on ROCO, it can be reached here:
Click here to be taken to ROCO Online Court Reservation
https://sites.onlinecourtreservations.com/reservations

HM Sports Complex and HM Sports Group
The Sports Complex is available to all residents.
All residents are also invited to join the HM Sports Group.
Keep up to date on all your favorite HM Sports Groups by visiting the web section menu at:
https://hersheysmill.org/hmsg-organization/

On behalf of the Board of Directors,
With your health and safety in mind,

Karl Grentz
President

Hershey’s Mill Board of Directors
Karl Grentz President
Dennis O’Leary 1st Vice President
Boyd Mackleer 2nd Vice President
Robert Bronner Treasurer
George Earle Secretary

COVID-19 Transition to Yellow Phase

Fellow Hershey’s Mill Residents,
(This has been sent to all HM residents registered on the HM email platform)
Update #36

PREPARING to MOVE to YELLOW PHASE

We are in Red Phase and still under Stay At Home Orders until June 5. Assuming the PA Governor moves Chester County to Yellow on June 5th, here are the Guidelines for the Yellow Phase:

PHASE YELLOW

In this phase, state officials will ease some restrictions and allow more businesses to open, but customers can still expect mitigation efforts such as curbside pickup/delivery only and potential limitations on the number of people allowed in store. Closures of schools, gyms, and other indoor recreation centers, hair and nail salons, as well as limitations around large gatherings, remain in place.

Click Below to be taken to the PA Government website:
https://www.governor.pa.gov/process-to-reopen-pennsylvania/

IMPORTANT: Once a county transitions to the yellow phase, the rates of infection will be monitored for significant outbreaks. Some counties could move to the green phase — in which salons, gyms, and restaurants reopen in a limited capacity — within two weeks if the infection rates continue to decrease.

As a Practical Matter, here is what we can and cannot do in the Yellow Phase:

Life under Yellow Phase for the majority of Hershey’s Mill residents means being able to leave your home and continue activities with the guidelines above and below, while wearing a face mask and social distancing.

SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS

We still have to wear masks
We still have to social distance
The stay-at-home order is lifted

Gatherings of more than 25 are prohibited

We will be able to enter some retail stores, but curbside and delivery is preferable.

Businesses and retailers will have to follow specific rules, such as limiting capacity in buildings, installing shields at registers, and mandating mask wearing among employees and customers.

Restaurants State wide, in Yellow Phase areas, will be able to serve customers sitting down at outside tables spaced six feet apart, and continue carry-out. Face masks must be worn by customers except when seated. Keep in mind, your favorite restaurant may not be able to have outside seating if on a through way sidewalk area.
We suggest making reservations early because of the high demand there will be for few tables.

All businesses must follow guidance for social distancing and cleaning.

Indoor recreation, meaning Table Tennis, Pool, Bridge, Movies, Gyms, etc. will remain closed.

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NOTES:

1) HM Community POOL – Gov. Wolf has not re-opened pools. Watch for notices via email.

The second step is PA Governor Wolf opening pools for our local area. This has not been done. There will likely be criteria that must be met in order to use facilities when they are re-opened. The Board is watching closely and abiding by Governor Wolf’s Orders and Guidelines. Watch for notices from emails issued through this HM Email Platform.

2) Meetings – In Person and in HM Facility Meetings continue to be Cancelled until further notice. This means pre-planned meetings and events.

MEETINGS Continuing Via Zoom, Skype, Conference Calls –
HM Board
HM Landscape Committee
HM Master Association
Nature Group
Sports Groups
Technology Committee & Sub Committees
Village Councils

3) Returning & New from out of State HM Residents – Things to Know:
PA DOH requires that we wear Face Masks when we leave home and when we enter the grocery store, pharmacy and other open businesses.

4) CAUTION – Face Masks: When we are finally able to go without face masks, we recommend that everyone keep their face masks. Health Organizations worldwide are expecting a second, possibly worse, round of the COVID-19 to occur during our next Flu season. This will complicate diagnosis and treatment. We expect that Face Masks will be required again. Remember – for now, face masks are required.

5) Walkers around Hershey’s Mill: Please be careful when crossing the street in Hershey’s Mill. Look both ways before stepping into the street. Be sure you can hear your surroundings over your ear phones. A few have almost been hit by a car and never even knew it.

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NEIGHBORS
Please check on your neighbors regularly. A simple phone call checking in may make all the difference in someone’s day. We are all in this together – call a neighbor or two today. If you just moved here an don’t know any one, call one of your Village Council members.

-Please communicate this information to any neighbor that does not receive emails.

– Please check with your friends and neighbors to be sure they see the COVID-19 emails.

COMMUNITY UPDATES

1) Please tune into Hershey’s Mill Community TV (HMTC) Channel 1971 for updates via scrolling banners

2) Please log onto hersheysmill.org for updates on the HersheyMill website.

We thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate these unprecedented times.

On behalf of the Technology Committee,

To your health and safety,

Wash your hands, wear a face mask, social distance, stay healthy,

Bill and Sherry Kane
Co-Chairs, HM Technology Committee

Note: Emails sent out Community wide through the HM Email Platform are for internal HM use only and not for public distribution, posting on any type of website, with the exception of the hersheysmill.org website, or used in any other manner available to the general public or those residing outside Hershey’s Mill.

COVID19 May 23 Outdoor Sports Facilities

Hershey’s Mill Board of Directors

Saturday, May 23, 2020

HM OUTDOOR SPORTS OPEN FOR PLAY

All HM outdoor sports facilities are open effective today, subject to the following:

No guests or spectators are allowed. Restrooms are NOT available.

ALL sports require reservations using ROCO. No reservation, No play.

Please do not arrive more than 10 minutes before your reserved playing time to keep social gathering to a minimum.

Players should bring their own masks, gloves and hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizer should be used both before and after play.

Tennis and Pickleball are open for singles play only. When playing, masks may be removed. Please refer to USTA Player Tips and Recommendations (attached) for safely playing both tennis and pickleball.

Bocce, Shuffleboard and horseshoes can be played with partners however, masks and gloves are required during play.

Please continue to adhere to CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19. (Gloves and masks, where appropriate; hand sanitizer before and after play)

Please continue to socially distance and wear masks while waiting to play and keep court time to one hour so everyone gets to play!

Please also note that participation in all Hershey’s Mill activities is at one’s own risk.

CONTINUE SOCIAL DISTANCING

We anticipate the village trails and walking paths being beyond busy this holiday weekend.

Please walk on one side of the trail and socially distance where safely possible, especially along the LAGOON section.

Please remember that we have established one-way walking along this path.

CLOSINGS

We trust that all will be respectful of these present norms and continue to follow federal and state guidelines regarding social distancing, hand sanitation, wearing of personal protection and will go the extra mile to ensure the safety of us all.

Violations of these restrictions will force the Board of Directors to reclose the facilities.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

With your health and safety in mind,

Karl Grentz
President

STAY AT HOME ORDER EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 8, 2020
Hershey’s Mill

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EXTENDED COVID-19 Government ORDER
STAY AT HOME ORDER EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 8, 2020

Fellow Hershey’s Mill Residents,

(This has been sent to all HM residents registered on the HM email platform)
Update #20

The PA Governor has issued an EXTENSION ORDER to Stay AT Home through May 8, 2020.
Click here to be taken to the PA.GOV page with the Extended Order as Shown Below
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Life under Stay at Home orders for the majority of Hershey’s Mill residents means leaving your home for essentially four things, including trips for:

–       food, including grocery stores or take out,
–       pharmacy,
–       doctor or vet for our pets, only after calling first as most ‘visits’ are telemedicine visits today.  Medicare has recently approved telemedicine as covered.
–       exercise
keeping a safe distance apart.  For us here in HM, we can walk on our many walking trails and for this special period of time on the golf course until it reopens for play.

NEIGHBORS:

– Please check on your neighbors regularly.  A simple phone call checking in may make all the difference in someone’s day. We are all in this together – call a neighbor or two today.  If you just moved here an don’t know any one, call one of your Village Council members.

-Please communicate this information to any neighbor that does not receive emails.

– Please check with your friends and neighbors to be sure they see the COVID-19 emails.

COMMUNITY UPDATES

1)    Please tune into Hershey’s Mill Community TV (HMTC) Channel 1971 for updates via scrolling banners

2)    Please log onto hersheysmill.org for updates on the HersheyMill website.

We thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate these unprecedented times.

To your health and safety,

Wash your hands, stay healthy,

Karl Grentz
President
Board of Directors

Note: Emails sent out Community wide through the HM Email Platform are for internal HM use only and not for public distribution, posting on any type of website, with the exception of the hersheysmill.org website, or used in any other manner available to the general public or those residing outside Hershey’s Mill.

Seniors with Covid-19 show unusual symptoms

Hershey’s Mill
Fellow Hershey’s Mill Residents,
(This has been sent to all HM residents registered on the HM email platform)

Update # 21

**Seniors with Covid-19 show unusual symptoms, doctors say**
Shared From: CNN through Apple News
Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News
Updated 7:36 AM EDT April 23, 2020
Older adults with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several “atypical” symptoms, complicating efforts to ensure they get timely and appropriate treatment, according to physicians.
Covid-19 is typically signaled by three symptoms: a fever, an insistent cough and shortness of breath. But older adults — the age group most at risk of severe complications or death from this condition ― may have none of these characteristics.
Instead, seniors may seem “off” — not acting like themselves ― early on after being infected by the coronavirus. They may sleep more than usual or stop eating. They may seem unusually apathetic or confused, losing orientation to their surroundings. They may become dizzy and fall. Sometimes, seniors stop speaking or simply collapse.
“With a lot of conditions, older adults don’t present in a typical way, and we’re seeing that with Covid-19 as well,” said Dr. Camille Vaughan, section chief of geriatrics and gerontology at Emory University.
Altered immune response
The reason has to do with how older bodies respond to illness and infection.
At advanced ages, “someone’s immune response may be blunted and their ability to regulate temperature may be altered,” said Dr. Joseph Ouslander, a professor of geriatric medicine at Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine.
“Underlying chronic illnesses can mask or interfere with signs of infection,” he said. “Some older people, whether from age-related changes or previous neurologic issues such as a stroke, may have altered cough reflexes. Others with cognitive impairment may not be able to communicate their symptoms.”
Read early signals
Recognizing danger signs is important: If early symptoms of Covid-19 are missed, seniors may deteriorate before getting needed care. And people may go in and out of their homes without adequate protective measures, risking the spread of infection.
Dr. Quratulain Syed, an Atlanta geriatrician, describes a man in his 80s who she treated in mid-March. Over a period of days, this patient, who had heart disease, diabetes and moderate cognitive impairment, stopped walking and became incontinent and profoundly lethargic. But he didn’t have a fever or a cough. His only respiratory symptom: sneezing off and on.
The man’s elderly spouse called 911 twice. Both times, paramedics checked his vital signs and declared he was OK. After another worried call from the overwhelmed spouse, Syed insisted the patient be taken to the hospital, where he tested positive for Covid-19.
“I was quite concerned about the paramedics and health aides who’d been in the house and who hadn’t used PPE [personal protective equipment],” Syed said.
Anecdotal case reporting
Dr. Sam Torbati, medical director of the Ruth and Harry Roman Emergency Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, describes treating seniors who initially appear to be trauma patients but are found to have Covid-19.
“They get weak and dehydrated,” he said, “and when they stand to walk, they collapse and injure themselves badly.”
Torbati has seen older adults who are profoundly disoriented and unable to speak and who appear at first to have suffered strokes.
“When we test them, we discover that what’s producing these changes is a central nervous system effect of coronavirus,” he said.
Dr. Laura Perry, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, saw a patient like this several weeks ago. The woman, in her 80s, had what seemed to be a cold before becoming very confused. In the hospital, she couldn’t identify where she was or stay awake during an examination. Perry diagnosed hypoactive delirium, an altered mental state in which people become inactive and drowsy. The patient tested positive for coronavirus and is still in the ICU.
Dr. Anthony Perry, an associate professor of geriatric medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, tells of an 81-year-old woman with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea who tested positive for Covid-19 in the emergency room. After receiving IV fluids, oxygen and medication for her intestinal upset, she returned home after two days and is doing well.
Another 80-year-old Rush patient with similar symptoms — nausea and vomiting, but no cough, fever or shortness of breath ― is in intensive care after getting a positive Covid-19 test and due to be put on a ventilator. The difference? This patient is frail with “a lot of cardiovascular disease,” Perry said. Other than that, it’s not yet clear why some older patients do well while others do not.
Data collection of atypical symptoms
So far, reports of cases like these have been anecdotal. But a few physicians are trying to gather more systematic information.
In Switzerland, Dr. Sylvain Nguyen, a geriatrician at the University of Lausanne Hospital Center, has put together a list of typical and atypical symptoms in older Covid-19 patients in a forthcoming paper in the Revue Médicale Suisse. Included on the atypical list are changes in a patient’s usual status, delirium, falls, fatigue, lethargy, low blood pressure, painful swallowing, fainting, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and the loss of smell and taste.
Data comes from hospitals and nursing homes in Switzerland, Italy and France, Nguyen said in an email.
On the front lines, physicians need to make sure they carefully assess an older patient’s symptoms.
Other complicating factors
“While we have to have a high suspicion of Covid-19 because it’s so dangerous in the older population, there are many other things to consider,” said Dr. Kathleen Unroe, a geriatrician at Indiana University’s School of Medicine.
Seniors may also do poorly because their routines have changed. In nursing homes and most assisted living centers, activities have stopped and “residents are going to get weaker and more deconditioned because they’re not walking to and from the dining hall,” she said.
At home, isolated seniors may not be getting as much help with medication management or other essential needs from family members who are keeping their distance, other experts suggested. Or they may have become apathetic or depressed.
“I’d want to know ‘What’s the potential this person has had an exposure [to the coronavirus], especially in the last two weeks?'” said Vaughan of Emory. “Do they have home health personnel coming in? Have they gotten together with other family members? Are chronic conditions being controlled? Is there another diagnosis that seems more likely?”
“Someone may be just having a bad day. But if they’re not themselves for a couple of days, absolutely reach out to a primary care doctor or a local health system hotline to see if they meet the threshold for [coronavirus] testing,” Vaughan advised. “Be persistent. If you get a ‘no’ the first time and things aren’t improving, call back and ask again.”

Click Here to be taken directly to the article

NEIGHBORS:
– Please check on your neighbors regularly.  A simple phone call checking in may make all the difference in someone’s day. We are all in this together – call a neighbor or two today.  If you just moved here an don’t know any one, call one of your Village Council members.
-Please communicate this information to any neighbor that does not receive emails.
– Please check with your friends and neighbors to be sure they see the COVID-19 emails.
COMMUNITY UPDATES
1)    Please tune into Hershey’s Mill Community TV (HMTC) Channel 1971 for updates via scrolling banners
2)    Please log onto hersheysmill.org for updates on the HersheyMill website.
We thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate these unprecedented times.
To your health and safety,
Wash your hands, stay healthy,
Karl Grentz
President
Board of Directors
Note: Emails sent out Community wide through the HM Email Platform are for internal HM use only and not for public distribution, posting on any type of website, with the exception of the hersheysmill.org website, or used in any other manner available to the general public or those residing outside Hershey’s Mill.

Golf Course and Lagoon Use Updates
Hershey’s Mill Master Association

Hershey’s Mill Residents,

(This email has been sent to all HM residents on the HM Email Platform)

***Effective Immediately: Golf Course and Lagoon Use Updates***
***All Hershey’s Mill Sports Complex Areas remain CLOSED until further notice.***
Please read both notices.

LAGOON
For everyone’s safety and well being and to maintain social distancing, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY:
The walking trail on the Lagoon located between Jefferson and the Gardens and directly across from the Sports Complex is a ONE WAY WALKING Trail – Counter Clockwise.  Please only walk Counter Clockwise now and in the future.  Wheeled vehicles, with the exception of ADA approved type mobilization equipment, like, wheel chairs are Not Permitted.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation,
HM MA Board of Directors

GOLF COURSE – see below

CDC: Wear a Face Mask when leaving your home

Hershey’s Mill Master Association

 

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Fellow Hershey’s Mill Residents, 

(This has been sent to all HM residents registered on the HM email platform)
(Note Update sequencing number is out of order.)

The Centers For Disease Control and the PA Dept of Health are advising  everyone to wear a Face Mask when leaving your home.

 

Everyone should wear a Face Mask when leaving their home: CDC & PA Dept of Health

See links below.

 

This email contains:
-more information on these advisories,
-a 45 Second Video from Dr. Jerome Adams, Surgeon General on How to Make A Quick Face Mask
-More information about making Face Masks, No Sewing and Sewing
– A Short Video on Why Face Masks are Important

-a short note from Mitchell A. Fremlin, MD. a surgeon, about masks
-see graphics below the email for postings from PA DOH on When to Seek Care, Social Distancing,
Are You Home?

Short Explanations:

“Wearing a mask helps prevent those who may be infectious but are only mildly symptomatic or not symptomatic from spreading the virus to others in the community. By increasing the overall number of people who are containing their coughs, sneezes, and other droplets, it will help us control the overall spread of the virus.” CDC

– My Mask Protects You, Your Mask Protects Me.  Scientist and Doctors, Worldwide are sharing critical and vital information with each other.  Here is an important message about Masks:
Click Here for Short YouTube Video on Masks – Are They Important for the Average Citizen?

– We are all in this together

 

– Stay Home and Break The Chain of COVID-19 Exposure

 

****Leaving Your Home:****
If you must leave your home, wear a homemade mask when:

🛒 shopping at essential business, like grocery store
⚕️ visiting health care provider
–     using public transportation
🏽 interacting with customers at essential businesses
feeling sick, coughing or sneezing
Wear a Mask when outside your home any where

****Going Outside**** for fresh air & exercise is encouraged

Yes, you can go outside for fresh air and exercise, but keep these social distancing guidelines in mind:
-stay at least 6 feet away from others who don’t live in your home
-avoid crowded areas
️-visit outdoor spaces in your community

 

When walking around Hershey’s Mill for exercise, we often see friends.  It is natural to stand close to friends and family.  RESIST the urge to stand close when greeting and speaking with each other.

****PA DOH: Wearing a mask DOES NOT mean that you can go visit friends or family in person or go back to work at a non-essential business. Stay home, PA!****

 

From The CDC
“We now Know from Recent Studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms (“asymptomatic”) and that even those who eventually develop symptoms (“pre-symptomatic”) can transmit the virus to others before showing symptoms.  This means that the virus can spread between people interacting in close proximity…” and “It is critical to emphasize that maintaining 6-feet social distancing remains important to slowing the spread of the virus. CDC is additionally advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others.”

> Dr Jerome Adams on making a Face Mask with NO SEWING.
Click Here to be taken to a 45 second YouTube by Dr. Jerome Adams, US Surgeon General on How to Make a NO SEW Face Mask

Click Here to be taken to the CDC Page on Prevent Getting Sick

Click Here to be Taken to the CDC Page on Do It Yourself Face Mask – Sewing and No Sewing

 

Short Video on: Masks – Are they important for the average citizen?

How to Significantly Slow the Spread of Coronavirus. Featuring the Minister of Health of the Czech Republic  Click here to be taken to the YouTube video

 

 

How To Obtain or Make Face Masks – Sewing and No Sewing
The Federal Government is mulling ways to possibly distribute re-usable Face Masks to the General Public. This would take too long to help the average citizen – you and I.  DO NOT WAIT. All distributed protective personal gear must go to those on the front lines.  If we don’t protect our doctors, nurses, PA’s, nursing assistants, EMT’s, Police Officers, Fire Personnel, etc, etc., they will not be there to help us when we need it most.  Make your own, if you can.  See instructions below.
Sewing and Non Sewing Tips:
– for those making elastic ear-lopes, try the following for elastic:
Cut Off the: Elastic band at top of socks, top of knee highs, anything with elastic in it.
– For the Nose Pinch, use twist ties you may have saved from bread bags, cut them off the top of fold down coffee bags, use any piece of thinner aluminum cut to size

1) A group is being organized in HM to make Face Masks for those who Do Not Sew and are not able to make a NO Sew Face Mask.  Please make your own Face Mask if you are able. Watch for more information on this in a future email.  If you would like to volunteer to make Masks, please send an email to helpinghandshmill@gmail.com.

2) Dr. Jerome Adams, US Surgeon General, on making a Face Mask with NO SEWING.Click Here for Dr. Adams

3) CDC on Home made Face coverings – No sewing and sewing
CDC Make Yourself Face Masks – Sewing and No Sewing

4) JoAnn’s Fabrics, Downingtown had Face Mask Kits.  Call ahead before going there.  Available stock will change.

5) From the PA Dept of Health – How to Make a Face Mask Sewing
How to Put on a Face Mask and How to Wear It Properly, Dr. Mitchell A. Fremlin

“You may have heard that surgical masks don’t work for preventing viral infections and may increase the risk of infection. Why is this? It is because people not accustomed to wearing masks can’t keep their hands off them. They constantly fiddle with them, adjust them, pull them down to talk and so on. Every time they do this, they are contaminating their mask with their hands, and if their hands have virus or bacteria on them, then they are risking infection.

 

As a surgeon, I am used to standing around for hours without touching my mask or my face, but it is very difficult for someone who is not used to this. So, if you decide to wear a mask for protection against viral or bacterial infection, here is what you need to do:

 

(1) Start with a clean mask. If you are reusing a mask, make sure that you keep it clean when you are not wearing it.

 

(2) Wash your hands well with soap and water, for a minimum of 20 seconds but preferably more.

 

(3) Place your mask and get it adjusted perfectly. It may help to do this in front of a mirror.

 

(4) Now wash your hands again. You are doing this to protect everyone else since you have contaminated your hands by touching your face.

 

(5) Do not ever touch the mask or any part of your face again unless you repeat steps 2 to 4.

 

That’s it. It may be hard to get in the habit, but if surgeons can do it, you can, too!”

 

Mitchell A. Fremlin
Westminster, Colo.

 

Life under Stay at Home orders for the majority of Hershey’s Mill residents means leaving your home for essentially four things, including trips for:

 

–       food, including grocery stores or take out,

–       pharmacy,

–       doctor or vet for our pets, only after calling first as most ‘visits’ are telemedicine visits today.  Medicare has recently approved telemedicine as covered.

–       exercise keeping a safe distance apart.  For us here in HM, we can walk on our many walking trails and for this special period of time on the golf course until it reopens for play.

NEIGHBORS:
– Please check on your neighbors regularly.  A simple phone call checking in may make all the difference in someone’s day. We are all in this together – call a neighbor or two today.  If you just moved here an don’t know any one, call one of your Village Council members.

-Please communicate this information to any neighbor that does not receive emails.

– Please check with your friends and neighbors to be sure they see the COVID-19 emails.

COMMUNITY UPDATES

1)    Please tune into Hershey’s Mill Community TV (HMTC) Channel 1971 for updates via scrolling banners

2)    Please log onto hersheysmill.org for updates on the HersheyMill website.

We thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate these unprecedented times.

On behalf of the Technology Committee,

To your health and safety,

Wash your hands, stay healthy,

Bill and Sherry Kane
Co-Chairs, HM Technology Committee