Meet Angela Carpenter – our new
Fort Scott Presbyterian Village
life enrichment director Fort Scott Presbyterian Village would like to welcome Angela Carpenter as the new life enrichment director.
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Five local artists among Art is Ageless® masterpiece level winners Five winning artists in Fort Scott Presbyterian Village’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition were selected as masterpiece winners in the annual Art is Ageless competition sponsored by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®). “Rona Rooster” by Helen Nuzum will be featured in the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar when it is released this fall. Works by local winners are automatically entered into a masterpiece level competition with winning art from 14 other PMMA® communities. More than 160 entries were received for this year’s masterpiece competition. The winners are featured in the Art is Ageless calendar with pull-out postcards and greeting cards. “Dragon Slayer” by Tony Fornelli, “Rona Rooster,” a quilt by Helen Nuzum
“Winter Mittens” by Linda Thompson, “Chubbie Chicks” by Earline Foster, and “Weedy Sunset” by Paul Milks will appear on greeting cards. “Our artists have so much fun and put so much work into their projects. It’s exciting to Art is Ageless – “Weedy Sunset,” a photograph by Paul Milks
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Angela is not a new face to Presbyterian Village. She came to Presbyterian Village in September 2018 as the human resources assistant and accepted the life enrichment/ activities director position in June, along with continuing to manage her human resources position.
Angela Carpenter
Since the beginning, she has jumped in and led a number of activities, including Art with Angela. She has been very successful in engaging the residents with activities such as meeting local author Brian Allen of Murder & Mayhem and organizing trips and other events. Prior to coming to Presbyterian Village, Angela worked for an insurance company for more than 17 years as the human resources assistant. She had volunteered for several years with the Bourbon County Relay for Life, where she started out as a team member, and has moved on to team captain. She joined the relay committee and has held other positions as team recruiter, entertainment, accounting and chairperson. When she is not working, she stays more than busy with her three beautiful grandchildren from her two children. u
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“Chubbie Chicks,” a quilt by Earline Foster
“Winter Mittens,” a Christmas entry by Linda Thompson
see them rewarded with the recognition they deserve,” said Marketing and Admissions Counselor Megan Brillhart. “This year’s entries were fun and interesting, and we’re overjoyed that these talented artists represent our Fort Scott community.” A copyrighted program of PMMA, Art is Ageless is open exclusively to people age 65 and older. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. PMMA’s Art is Ageless program encourages Fort Scott Presbyterian Village residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, educational opportunities and current events discussions “Dragon Slayer,” a painting by Tony Fornelli throughout the year. u Like us on Facebook to stay updated on news and events.
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Island life visits Fort Scott Presbyterian Village Fort Scott Presbyterian Village residents celebrated summer Hawaiian-style while enjoying shrimp and chicken kabobs, punch, hula music, and good company out on the patio on a nice breezy evening.
Clarice Russell, Nolene Whiteside, Georgie Simonsen, and Bert Nichols
Several dressed in their best Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts and even did a little hula dancing. It was a great night to enjoy summer, and we even had a new guest, Pastor Gregg Sweet, who helped serve food and drinks. He will be volunteering and leading some services here at Presbyterian Village. Altogether, we had a fun time with some great photo opportunities! u
Left to right: Janet Braun, Jeff Streitmatter, Ruth Streitmatter, Billie Cox, Betty Ruddick Gerald Cox
Marjory Bailey hula dances.
Gerald Cox Ester Stanbrough and Betty Barnes
Jan Patterson
Bob Williams Clarice Russell
Roy and Letha Johnson Ruth Bahr
Bert Nichols
Megan Brillhart
Georgie Simonsen
Wayne Thorpe - friend of the Village and Jerry Elliott
Jeff and Ruth Streitmatter with their daughter Gloria Fischer
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Coming home By Connie Banwart We moved a lot when I was little, and I soon realized that HOME was where Mother and the cut glass peppermint candy dish were. My father was there, too, after he returned from the South Pacific. Our parents are gone now, but Jim and I brought the candy dish with us to our new home at Presbyterian Village. Snuggled down in our new living room (yes, his La-Z-Boys came, too), we watched the opening of the Summer Olympics and appreciated once again the beauty and significance of the song “Imagine” — with its dream of all the peoples
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of the world living together in peace — as the fine young athletes from all across the world came together in the Tokyo Olympics venue for the opening ceremonies. Our new home is like that: We have joined our lives to those of a group of wonderful residents and capable, stalwart and kind employees. We benefit each other with smiles in the hall, concern, joy and care as we continue in the activities of our daily lives. Truly, “it takes a Village,” even at our age, to share with other human beings both joy and sorrow. Together, we ARE better. The year behind us has been unquestionably tough, and there will continue to be challenges to be met. But here at Presbyterian Village, on
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the edge of Fort Scott, we are surrounded by a sweetly scented meadow, where we can, if we choose, sit on one of the well-appointed patios, visit with family and friends, watch the wild birds, and remember the true meaning of “community.” Life is good. u
Connie Banwart inspects a young tree on the Fort Scott Presbyterian Village campus.