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At the Emporium

POST HOUSE ‘The Breath of God’

Medium opens the door to windows’ past

Last month I provided a brief intro to our friend Gaye Miller, a well-known medium who visited the Post House Ball room to investigate our 100-plus-year-old windows, which were donated to provide protection to our bar for our bartenders and patrons. As we watched, Gaye inter acted with the past – she told the story of the windows. They were made by a gen tleman from Europe, who came to this area to work. He was a carpenter, a slen der tall man – possibly Amish. He tells Gaye that the windows came from a church not from this area and later installed in a home. Gaye continued to have a conversation with the gentlemen and later we found out the angel in the glass is actually the “Breath of God.” I always felt Lee County Council on Aging was blessed, but now we are truly Gaye Miller investigated the historical windows that where donated to shield the bar at the Post House Ballroom, due to Covid-19. blessed. For those of you who believe and for those who do not, I want to feel that God is always present, whether in antique windows or in every living thing. It is just a little story that reas sures us that the past and the present is always intertwining. Thank you, Gaye, for giving us a little hope during this pandemic that God is still watching over us. –Susan

LCCOA phone numbers Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

Main number 815-288-9236

Transportation 815-288-9236 855-407-9236

Post House Ballroom 815-288-0892

Outreach services & free phones for hearing impaired & low vision

Outreach hours 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Monday Walk-ins from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

E-mail us at lccoa@comcast.net Visit us at www.leecountycouncilonaging.net or www.posthouseballroom.net or find us on Facebook

Help us fill the time capsule!

Pictured here are two great items to not only commemorate our Post House

Ballroom for future generations seeing the types of events that were held here, but also a little piece of history to look back on: the flier for the celebration of the Ronald Reagan dance (a portion of the flier pictured here) and a newspaper clipping from 2002. Credit for these wonderful pieces of history came from Josie Almassy – thank you for sharing!

WCSC phone numbers

Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling

Transportation – 815-625-7433 • Information – 815-622-9230

ADRC hours:

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday Walk-ins from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Outreach and free phones for hard of hearing/ low vision 815-622-9230

Toll-free 888-622-9230

Email at info@wc-seniorcenter.org Go to wc-seniorcenter.org or follow us on Facebook. The Emporium Thrift Store 115 E. Third St., Sterling • 815-535-0368

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