Flat Rock Towers Newsletter - May/June 2011

Volume VII, Issue 3

A Newsletter of Flat Rock Towers

May.June. 2011

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job easier.

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(506), Janice Driscoll (509), Nancy Schaffer (307), Dorothy White (305).

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be thi~ki~g about Council: Mav16-June20 Inspection of nominating our, General: Mav23-June21 all apartments lead~rs for the up- * Recently Hospitalized * You made our coming year. The Edna Berna (613), Raymond officers have all en- Nuckolls (202), Dorothy Utter ~ffi~&

joyed working together this year. The job has been a challenge and a good learning experience.

(Elections will be held in June, and new officers take of-

New Liaison CSI has sent us a new Liaison in Peter Lillie.

He was born in Ann Arbor, graduated from Pioneer High School and EMU with a degree fice on July 1.) in Construction Manager---_ _ _ _..... _~-.-.S.<C-.::e ~e..-~~~~ . :...-;~ -f A~_--, mente He's been 'a t CSI ,.J?t P.... .tf..e ~I1U for 2 1/2 years.

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Former Second Floor resident, Dorothy Zambeck, 92, passed away April3rd. She had been living at Hearthstone, an Assisted Living facility, for almost two years.

Mother of five sons and three dau,g hters (2 sons preceded her in death), grandmother of 23, greatgrandmother of 45, and Great-great grandmother of 4, she was very proud of her family.

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On April 11, Carolyn Seifert's 78th birthday, she passed away in her apartment. She had suffered from emphysema for over a year. She made many friends during her 3"12 ye~rs here.

She is survived by one daughter and three sons, 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and her beloved cat, Mo-Mo. She will be ~ greatly missed.

Longtime resident, Mary Louise (Lou) Whisler, 87, passed away in a Nursing Home (rehab center) on April 19. After a fall in her apartment, she spent several weeks in a hospital and then the rehab center.

She leaves two sons, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Lou has served as Secretary, Fifth Floor Rep., Election Chairman, as an Interviewer, and most recently as an assistant in the Leasing '\ : ...::; We'll miss her. office. ...

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Blood Pressure check by Laurie Brown leads us in aerobics, cardio- nurses (in our Community vascular, and weight-lifting exercises in an Room.)

9 - 10:30 a.m. atmosphere of fellowship and fun.

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, On the second or third Thursday each month Laurie Brown, Senior Coordinator of the city of Flat Rock, comes to our Com-munity Room and leads us in creating a craft project. Bring $1, scissors, & a glue gun(if you have one).

Wednesdays at 3 & Fridays at 6:30

Ja?ic~ Sanchez (608) Invites everyone to

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Towers Activities :JCitcIten galli-Janice Driscoll

Shopping Trips -

Every Tuesday for only $2, the City bus takes our residents to nearby shopping centers to shop. The bus leaves here about 11 a.m. & returns around 2:30 p.m.

Sign-up sheet noting destination

(509), Kitchen Chairman, thanks all her devoted helpers for their hard work.

S· h Ign Up s eetsfor all upcoming meals will be in the office, as t h e . . . $5 cost must be collected at the IS on first floor bulletin board. time of sign-up. §~'~ §~ Dates of the meals and menus d will be posted on all Floors. . E ucation is an admirable We welcome suggestions, and ~hing, but it is still well to we appreciate volunteers to remember from time to thne help serve and/or clean up_ ~hat nothing that is worth

Call Janice at 783-1301 ;aturday Night at thr Movies leeds a new Chairman. If ,ou are willing and able to )rovide a novie for viewing )y several of your Towers =riends, let Suzanne know.

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Come down to play some pool. Join your friends in the Community Room Mondays or Fridays at 6 p. m.

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"Images of America Flat Rock" This newly published history of our city is now a permanent part of our library thanks to the generosity of a former president of our liistorical Society, Lila Fedokovitz.

She 'spent more than a year helping to compile this very interesting book.

We look forward to a visit from Lila when she will share some of her experiences while putting this book together.

Thank you, Lila

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condolences to carol wolas (217) on the passing of her 95-year-old mother on the first weekend in April.

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that the NominaOn Saturday and Sunday May 14 & May 5 - 10 a.m. tion Box is now on 15, we will participate in a Garage Crafts with Laurie the table in the 1st Sale to add to our House Funds.

May 19 9 -10:30 a.m. floor hall? listen for announcements.

Blood Pressure Check On a small piece of May 25 9 a.m. paper, write the Laugh lines .

Commodities name of a resident Knowledge is knowMay 30 and the office he/ ing that a tomato is a Memorial Day she will serve; then fruit • June? 10 a.m. fold it and put it in Wisdom is not putting Crafts with Laurie the box. CandiJune 14-Flag Day dates will be estabone in a fruit salad' lished at May mtg.

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DATES TO REMEMBER:

Needlecraft 10 a.m. j~ 14-~~ q) Happy Birthday Tuesdays &. . Commodities 30 ~ To everyone 1 p.m.

Sign-up sheet on 1st ::Al'em ~af15 celebrating a Thursdays floor Bulletin Board on nv birthday during By Pat Gann (502) rL---------'------ Mayor June.

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Barbara Edwards (615), Summer Pasta Salad '~: ~~ Chairman of the Show1/2 c salad dressing case Committee, has set hours 1/4 c grated Parmesan cheese for selling: 10 - 12 on Mon., - ..

2 T milk my and 1 - 3 on Tues., Wed., Thu., -:;. favorite Combine and mix well.

-• • recipe! & Fri. Barbara still· needs 1-1/2 c cubed ham volunteers to fill these time 1 c shell macaroni cooked slots. If you can help, call Bardrained and cooled. bara: 734-558-4356 (new #.)

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Page 3A Senior Spelling Bee On Thursday, April 14, our Recreation Center played host to the Wayne County sponsored Senior Spelling Bee. Twenty Senior citizens spelled words offered by Judge James Kersten of the 33 rd District Court. Two of our Towers residents participated, and three others served as "support." A buffet luncheon was served before the pre-registered spellers took their seats facing the Judge on the raised podium. These citizens had not been given a list of words to study and therefore DID NOT come "prepared."

This Bee was a real challenge because many participants hadn't been in a spelldown for 50 years or more. (I hadn't been in one since 19431) There were five spellers left when I went down. to Carol Wolas (217), first runner-up. She was given a slow cooker (crockpot) as her prize.

Many thanks to Suzanne Beattie (403), Peg Bobier (604), and Beverly O'Dell (512) for their loving support.

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SAVE THOSE LABELS!

Continue to clip those labels from Betty Crocker We h3'.'e. been keep路, products, Campbell, Gener?1 Mills, Saran ~~ap, !Ing a vigil on ~ and many more. Put them In the box that s Just Mama Duck, who ; inside the Community Room. All these labels, ~s sitting on a nest logos, and codes can be converted to mo~ey that .n front of our Tow- will buy playground equipment or something else ers. Someone saw for Flat Rock Elementary Schools. This is an 12 eggs. Since the j ongoing project that is so worthwhile and so Incubation time is : easy.

Condolences to 21 days, we will soon see a family Dale Hospital (301) on the of ducks walking passing of his sister, Leona Lenardi, single file headed in March. The 92-ye~r-old was also for the river. the mother of Sharon Dunne, the !

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In March, a friend home several skeins and I took 14 afghans of yarn in many to Southshore Hoscolors. If you'd like pital. The Chaplain, to make an afghan, lody Petrie, was very come and pick out happy to receive them. the yarn you want.

She had received 16 SPECIAL 31 others from two other J q~L'JI:~ " ,..rr -nM ---$--"A-nU-O groups. She said she was "runn ing low" on I blankets in her storage 1 closet.

I cu rrently have 'to blankets, which I will take next time.

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Next Issue: First week of July '11

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The Prez Sez (cont. from Page 1) The Officers have attended every training opportunity, and we have been told by other Co-ops that it is nice to see Flat Rock Towers represented so well.

I would like to see a kinder, gentler campaign this year. Why can't we make our selections on basic truths: kindness, caring and honesty? If we have more than one person nominated for an office,Jet's not tear each other apart by false statements.

I want to thank everyone for giving me the opportunity to express my leadership abilities.

We have a great bunch of residents here.

It has been a fun year, and I have enjoyed the job very much.

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SMOKE-FREE BUILDING? We will be voting on a Proposal to make our residence a SMOKE-FREE building. This issue will be discussed at all May Floor Meetings, prior to the May 16 Council meeting.

EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND YOUR FLOOR MEETING AND VOICE YOUR OPINION. THEN YOU WILL VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT IN YOUR FLOOR MEETING.

Your Floor Rep. will then take your vote to the Council Meeting. PLEASE participate and exercise your voting right.

Remember, this is what being a Co-op is all about. You, the residents, decide what your residence rules will be â&#x20AC;˘ .This is your Co-op. If you don't participate n the decision, you shouldn't complain about the outcome. This vote is where you voice your agreement or disagreement on this issue.