Commun ty Matters Fort Scott Presbyterian Village
Best of Show, 2015 Art Is Ageless Exhibit and Competition The competition was stiff as the judges contemplated which piece of art would take Best of Show in the Art Is Ageless exhibit at the Village. Tony Fornelli, of Prescott, slid in by a nose with his hand carved fish display.
“There were many worthy pieces of art that could easily have taken Best of Show,” commented Life Enrichment Coordinator, Melisa Fernandez. “It’s exciting to see so many talented works of art in one place. I’m encouraged to see people of all ages trying new forms of art every day.” All first place winners in each category will compete against other first place winners from the other 17 Presbyterian Manor campuses to see which pieces will be featured in the 2016 Art Is Ageless calendar.
Presbyterian Village offers many hands-on art classes throughout the year to give people the chance to try their creativity with different forms of art. If you are interested in leading an upcoming class please contact Melisa at 620-223-5550 or email mfernandez@pmma.org.
June 2015
Retired teachers recognized at Presbyterian Village Jim Porter, Kansas State Board of Education member spoke at the luncheon honoring retired teachers’.
On April 29, Jim Porter, Kansas State Board member of District 9, was the featured speaker at a retired teachers’ recognition and luncheon held at Fort Scott Presbyterian Village.
Teachers were reminded of the difference they have made in the lives of students both inside and outside of the classroom. That difference doesn’t stop with the child. It has a ripple effect that is felt for many generations. Now that retirement has created a new routine for them, many have found that their classroom size has now extended beyond the four walls of their previous classrooms. Once a teacher, always a teacher! A soft touch, a smile in the Wal-Mart line, a word of encouragement is all lifechanging to those who retired teachers come into contact with.
Although the payment they receive is no longer from the education department, they now enjoy a greater payment, the gift of a lifetime, the gifted personality to continue to change the lives of others. Thank you to all retired teachers!
Resident Tom Lee on family, fatherhood and faith When you’ve raised 12 kids and have 39 grandchildren and 42 greatgrandchildren (“and probably a couple more by now”), you know a thing or two about family.
Tom and his wife Martha Ellen were married for 66 years before she passed away last April. The two started raising their family soon after getting married, and Tom gave up his football career in college to supplement the $100 a month he got from the GI bill. He stayed in the Air Force for the next 17 years and taught programs for the University of Southern California on base for the military men. After retiring from that
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in 1969, he taught world history to high school students and social studies to junior high students in northeastern Oklahoma. After having the first three children fairly close together, they took a couple of years off.
“The children were complaining, ‘when are you going to have another baby?’ and I told them, ‘You have to pray for it.’ Every evening prayer they’d say, ‘Dear God, please send us another baby.’ After the second or third year a new baby came. And the next year, another baby came. And the next year, another baby came. And I finally said, ‘Hey kids, stop praying!’”
parenthood, so does having traditions. Tom had one he shared with his sons. “I always gave the boys their haircuts. Being in the military, you can imagine what kind of haircut they got … a crew cut.”
Tom also shared his faith with his family, and has more than 12 reasons to believe God hears prayers.
“During a war experience, as I was trying to eliminate a jam in one of our guns. A Japanese kamikaze was coming right towards our gun placement, and just before it hit, I told the gun crew to ‘hit the deck.’ I fell on top of an individual and said, ‘Dear God, not now.’ He heard me, In the end, Tom and Martha had seven so he caused that plane to rise just enough over us that we felt the heat daughters and five sons with 16 years from the flames of the plane. I know between the oldest and youngest. His very definitely that God hears prayer advice for parents? and will answer it according to what “You have to keep a firm hand. With he has in store for you. Maybe he the daughters, I always told the boys, doesn’t answer it right away, but ‘I’ve worn out about a dozen baseball maybe later on, in his way, he’ll bats on the hands of those who didn’t answer that prayer. So with the kids believe their curfew was 11 p.m.’ And praying and my praying, I’m sure it is they took heed,” Tom said. true that God will answer according While monitoring curfews comes with to his will.”
Coming up in Community Matters:
We’ll be talking about education in an upcoming edition of Community Matters. Were you a teacher or a school administrator? Do you have fond memories of what school was like when you were young? Are you amazed at the changes in schools now that your grandchildren and great-grandchildren are attending? Contact Ginger Nance to share your idea.Your story may be selected for the next issue of your community newsletter.
Kansas Waterways Tour
Our historical driving tours of the Kansas waterways will continue as we travel with tenants and friends to Elm Creek, June 3, and Rock Creek Lake, June 17, to learn the historical significance and beauty of the lakes. Some lakes were built in the 1930’s by the WPA. Rock Creek Lake has a breathtaking waterfall that many don’t know is there. When we have plenty of rain the waterfall is a sight that will ease all stress and tension away!
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the largest and most ambitious American government agency employing millions of unemployed people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. Almost every community in the United States had a new park, bridge or school constructed by the agency. The WPA provided jobs and income
Rock Creek Lake will be one of the waterways visited on our driving tour in June.
to the unemployed during the great depression in the U.S. It tried to provide one paid job for all families in which the breadwinner suffered longterm unemployment.
Robert D. Leighninger asserts that, “The stated goal of public building programs was to end the depression or, at least, alleviate its worst effects. Millions of people needed subsistence incomes. Work relief
Fort Scott High School Alumni Celebrates 70+ years together
was preferred over public assistance (the dole) because it maintained self-respect, reinforced the work ethic, and kept skills sharp.”
Join us as we travel to the Kansas Waterways to hear the significance that each location played in our local and state history and we enjoy the lasting effects of the beautiful scenery that the area has to offer.
Classmates and friends of Fort Scott High School will gather at 1 p.m. June 27 at Fort Scott Presbyterian Village for a special luncheon for the classes of 19251947. Attendees are invited to stay at Presbyterian Village to visit after the luncheon. Tours of the campus will be available after 3 p.m.
Bring pictures of family and friends to share and catch up with old classmates! Let’s reminisce about the old days together. We can’t wait to see you again! For questions, contact Janet Irvin at 620-2236539 or Sheryl Bloomfield at 620-223-5355.
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Father’s Day Cookout Father's Day Cookout to honor all fathers will be June 19th at lunch.
June 2015 Calendar of Events Monday 1
Tuesday 2
Exercise DIY Allium Blossoms Dollar General Coffee Shop Trail Walking Cooking Club Bistro
Wednesday 3 Rosary on 2nd floor Exercise Bible Study Waterway Tours Thursday 4
Friday 5
Saturday 6
Sunday 7
Monday 8
(Elm Creek)
10:45am 2:30pm 3:45
8:30am 2pm 3pm 4:15-5:15pm
10:00am 10:45am 1:30am 2:45 pm
Dog and Cat Treats 10:30am Animal Fabric Toys 2nd floor 2pm Cooking Club 3pm Bistro 4:15-5:15pm Exercise 10:45am Chicken Dinner downtown 5pm Good Ole Days Parade 6pm Dominoes 6:00pm
Bingo 2:00pm Good Ole Days Weekend in Ft. Scott Game Night 6:00pm
Church-Rev. Steven Cole 1:30pm Exercise Family Feud Sweet Tea Tasting By The Pond
10:45am 2pm
3:30pm
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Tuesday 9
Coffee Shop 8:30am Safety Pin Jewelry 1:30pm Cooking Club 3pm Bistro 4:15-5:15pm Dominoes 4:00pm
Wednesday 10 Exercise Bible Study Watermelon social Uno Attack
Thursday 11 Friday 12
Saturday 13 Sunday 14
Monday 15
Tuesday 16
Walmart Trip Cooking Club Bistro
10:45am 1:30pm 3:00pm 4pm
1pm 3pm 4:15-5:15pm
Exercise 10:45am Ice Cream float treats 3pm Dominoes 6:00pm Concert In The Park 7pm Bingo Game Night
Music Ministries
Exercise Fort Scott History Fishing
Coffee Shop Pictionary Cooking Club Dominos Bistro
2:00pm 6:00pm
1:30pm
10:45am 2pm 4pm
8:30am 2pm 3pm 4pm 4:15-5:15pm
Calendar items may be subject to change. Wednesday 17 Exercise Bible Study Waterway Tours Thursday 18
Friday 19
Saturday 20 Sunday 21 Monday 22 Tuesday 23
(Rock Creek)
10:45am 1:30pm 2:45pm
Trail Walking 9am Cooking Club 1:30pm (making homemade Ice cream) Cooking Club 3pm Bistro 4:15pm
Exercise 10:45am Father’s Day Cookout -at lunch Tenant Council 12:45pm Dominoes 6:00pm Bingo Game Night
Church Church of Christ
Exercise Menu Committee Outside games
2:00pm 6:00pm 1:30pm
10:45am 2:00pm 4pm
Coffee Shop 8:30am Minute to win it 1pm (Prizes for the winners!) Cooking Club 3pm Bistro 4:15-5:15pm
Wednesday 24 Exercise 10:45am Bible Study 1:30pm Tropical drinks 2pm Drive around Gunn Park 3pm
Thursday 25
Friday 26 Saturday 27 Sunday 28 Monday 29 Tuesday 30
Picnic lunch outside 11:30am Jewelry tutorial 1:30pm Low Vision Support Group 2pm Bistro 4:15-5:15pm Exercise Dominoes Jims Steak House
10:45am 6:00pm 4pm
Church Rev. Joan Koller
1:30pm
Bingo Game Night
Exercise Cooking Club Birthday Party
2:00pm 6:00pm
10:45am 1:30pm 3pm
Coffee Shop 8:30am Cooking Club 3:30pm Bistro and drinks by the pond 4:15-5:15pm