Canterbury Tales - Canterbury Court

Canterbury Tales
Published by the Residents Council and the Staff of Canterbury Court
Volume LII, No. 6
June 2014
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Summer is time for Mattie’s Water Aerobics Cover Story Page 4
CONTENTS
Accumulation Sale
Andrea’s Desk
Art
Birthdays
Book Club
Calendar, Activities
Calendar, Bus Schedule
Canterbury Treasure
Computer Help
Cover Story
Dining Services
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27
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19
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Dining Committee
Four C’s
Foxhole
Garden
Holy Eucharist
Humor
In Memoriam
Know Your Staff
Letters to the Editor
Library
Movie Schedule
Pastoral Ponderings
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20
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Pictures of Activities 10-11
Poetry
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President’s Corner
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Recycling
17
Resident Awards
19
Resident Services
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Social Services
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Travel
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Treasurer’s Report
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Vespers
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Welcome Mat
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Wellness
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Canterbury Tales
Published by the Residents Council and the Staff of Canterbury Court
President ……..….. .............. Sue Mobley
Executive Director ........................... Andrea Price
Vice President ……… Bill Schneidewind
Marketing Director .…………...…... Mark Lenox
Secretary …………….. ....... Gloria Davis
Resident Services ............................. Kathy Hobbs
Treasurer. ............. Mickey Debardelaben
Pastoral Care. .................................... Mike Bryant
Assist. Treasurer……...Hewitt Covington
Editor ………………………………………….…...…Roger Scovil
Artistic Director……………………………...…..MaryEarle Scovil
Staff Writers:Barbara Cheshire, Diane Fowlkes, Margaret Langford
Proofreader………………………………………… Barbara Hinkle
Production…………………………...Rebecca Oleson, Linn Brown
Photos…………………………………....Clyde May, Roger Scovil
Website………..……………………………………..Rodney Fisher
Canterbury Tales is published monthly from September through June.
It can also be found on the Canterbury Court website at www.canterburycourt.org .
Summary of Residents Council Financial Position Through April, 2014
In US Dollars
Actual
41,698
Appreciation Fund
Income
Expense
General Fund
Income
Expense
Actual
Year to Date
Budget
Year to Date
Variation
from Budget
10,190
36,450
-26,260
94,980
60,845
34,135
76,000
64,656
11,344
18,980
3,811
22,791
535
653
963
4,349
10,932
6,330
-118
-3,386
4,602
-9,969
1,981
-7,988
0
205
Chapel Fund
Income
Expense
0
0
0
205
Income
130
420
Expense
210
210
Foxhole Fund
-80
210
Total Income
Total Expense
-26,458
1,366
96,569
65,404
86,932
70,986
20,961
5,792
Net Income
-27,824
31,165
15,946
15,169
See Treasurer’s Report on Page 5
In Memoriam
Mrs. Alice Brunstad
5/19/14
Mr. William (“Bill”) Lester
5/4/14
Mr. John Olsen
5/21/14
Mrs. Marion Sampson
5/20/14
Mr. Donald Remter
5/22/14
Lord, keep our friends in your loving care.
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BIRTHDAYS
June
4 Jean Beskin
6 Ralph Jones
7 Margaret Langford
8 Linda Salzman
9 Lucy Hagan
9 Tina Louis
11 Evelyn Woltjen
13 Willem Westerman
15 Norman Currey
20 Donna Sellen
21 Brad Currey
23 Eloyse Hyatt
25 Charleyne Bragg
27 Pat Brinson
July
4 Jack Langford
4 Susan Perry
11 Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon
12 Dorothy Armstrong
13 Betty Philler
14 Lydia Smith
14 Gene Haywood
15 Walter Shelton
18 Dot Byers
18 Jack Pinkerton
20 Ann White
21 Nancy Campbell
22 Marilyn Clements
27 Carolyn Pettyjohn
28 Graham Dellinger
28 Eleanor Harrison
29 Mary Crawford
August
4 Sam Ledbetter
5 Mary Byrne
5 Betty Knighton
5 John White
7 Rebekah Ward
8 Mary Martin
9 Anne Bell
9 Bill Riley
10 Joseph Cheshire
11 Mary Archer
12 Dan Sasser
15 Janet Dawson
15 Jane Murrill
17 Kathryne Timberlake
17 “T.J.” Anderson
18 Charles Raper
19 Bill Pritchard
21 Esther Ann Comer
25 Harold Bott
27 Nan Brown
29 Doug Johnson
HOLY EUCHARIST
Holy Eucharist begins at 10:00 a.m. each Wednesday in the Chapel.
All residents are invited regardless of denominational affiliation.
VESPERS
During the summer months there are no vespers services at
Canterbury Court.
The next vespers service will be on September 2.
Bill Pritchard #371
Vespers are held September through May on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel.
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FROM ANDREA’S DESK
Comments from the Executive Director......
As we take our summer break from our newsletter
and reflect back on the last 6 months, I want to commend the many efforts of our extremely active Residents Council. We have 24 committees and I cannot
mention all in this article! but do want to highlight a
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Because our Residents Council previously received
the designation of being a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, residents are able to get a tax deduction for contributions to the Residents Council. The Scholarship
Committee has profited most from this designation and
is now actively granting scholarships to eligible employees for college, technical school and GED coursework, because our residents recognize the value of an
education. What a great incentive to our employees!
The Recycling Committee started off with a bang and
hasn't slowed down yet! They started with baby steps
with just batteries and now we are recycling everything
with the guidance of RockTenn and the muscle from the
Housekeeping staff. They are now even encouraging us
to find alternatives to styrofoam, which is currently under study.
The Accumulation Sale Committee is the work horse
committee for the entire Residents Council because they
produce revenue for all the other efforts of the Residents
Council. They just completed their first of two sales for
2014, and there were at least 60% of our residents helping.
The 4C's Store group definitely deserve recognition
because of their service to both residents and
staff. They will gladly stock any item requested and
will even personally deliver items needed by those under the weather or in healthcare. What a great service,
and an anticipated destination for our employees on
break!
The Garden Committee keeps up with all the details
of our grounds, greenhouse and orchid house. With 11
acres of grounds, we would have to hire more staff
without their oversight and input. Their current focus is
on a future plan to best utilize all this property for the
benefit of the residents and is guided by our original
landscape designer, Edward Daugherty.
Our Marketing and Hospitality Committees have
been the wind beneath our wings in keeping Canterbury
Court filled. One of them helps bring in prospects and
validates their life experiences here, whereas the other
helps acclimate new residents to their new home. We
could not be as successful without all these committee
members!
Due to limited space, I will only include 3 more
committees: Flower Arranging, Vespers and Canterbury Tales. Our building is always a showplace with
the welcoming, exquisite flower arrangements that greet
everyone. How lucky could one get to have this talent
within it's own residents - thanks Roseann! The Vespers Committee is the glue that keeps us going during
the good and bad experiences. I always tell prospects
that our church sponsorship is an intangible presence in
our community. By arranging for weekly vesper services in addition to our weekly Eucharist services, our
Vesper Committee keeps us fortified for whatever life
presents. And our Canterbury Tales editor is our task
master who keeps us on schedule to report all the many
wonderful happenings at the place we call home.
THANKS to each committee, whether mentioned
by name or not! We would not be the loving, caring
and accepting community we are without each of your
contributions.
Andrea C. Price, Executive Director
COVER STORY
Come on in, the water’s fine! Summer is a good
time to put on a bathing suit and join one of Mattie’s
Water aerobics classes. In our cover picture she leads
residents (clockwise) Nancy Bradfield, Bobbie Schneidewind, Alex King, Sudie Hanger Peggy Smith, and Eleanor Beckman in a “noodle workout to promote flexi-
bility and endurance. If you’re a candidate for hip or
knee surgery, now’s the time to get in the pool! Several
residents have said that doing water exercise before orthopedic surgery made all the difference in the world.
MaryEarle Scovil #672
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THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Vacation! Whether that word evokes
visions of toes in the sand, an Alaskan
cruise or something in-between, everyone must surely want to vacate the daily
routine occasionally. Some of us at Canterbury leave for the summer, others visit
S u e family and friends on shorter trips, while
many of us stay right here.
Some of us are born with the "travel bug". I had an
aunt who traveled with her nieces well into her 90's.
When she gave up after her last trip, she started reading
her many travel diaries, thereby extending her love of
travel.
Memories of vacations often fuel conversations at
lunch and dinner here. You might spend June asking
your table companions about their best (or worst!) trips
and contributing vivid details of your own.
Here's a request: please make notes during your vacation in order to write a short article for Canterbury
Tales. Everyone here truly enjoys reading of others' adventures, and you will have a travel diary in print.
Photos are welcome too.
Whether "here" or "there", have a relaxing summer... by travel or memories.
BON VOYAGE!
Sue Mobley #077
TREASURER’S REPORT
Unlike our friendly Internal Revenue
Service, our Residents’ Council experienced rather low activity for the month
of April. Contributions for our Employee Appreciation Fund totaled
$10,190 for the month, bringing us to
M i c k e y $95,105 in contributions through April.
Debardelaben Expenses to the appreciation fund to-
taled $25,307 in checks written to the employees and
$11,142 to various institutions for scholarships.
Income to the General Fund in April totaled $535 in
accumulation sale items, bringing us to a year-to-date
figure of $956. This number will be considerably increased by the results of our recent successful accumulation sale.
Mickey Debardelaben, Treasurer #460
DINING SERVICES
Are you feeling hungry but can’t
wait until the Grille opens at noon? Do
you want to pick up a few items to
munch on but don’t want to spend your
entire lunch budget? Or are you looking
for an afternoon ice-cream? Maybe you
R e b e c c a just want a cup of coffee and good conLaMontagne versation among friends. If you answered yes to any of these I have the
place for you. The Court Café located
on the ground floor of the West Tower in the Wellness
Center. The Café is open Monday through Friday from
10:00am – 3:00pm. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday you can join your fellow residents at 9:30am for a
cup of coffee, sweet and salty snacks and good conversation courtesy of Kathy Hobbs and her Resident Volunteers. The Court Café offers a variety of homemade
soups, salads, sandwiches, snacks, beverages, icecream and more. We have a variety of grab and go op-
tions as well as items made to order. You can dine in
or take out, the choice is yours.
The Court Café also recycles. In an effort to help
move Canterbury Recycling forward, Dining Services
has purchased a recycling trash can for plastic, paper
and cans. We have also implemented new service ware
if you choose to “dine in” that can be washed and reused. No more eating off Styrofoam! Next we’ll be
changing the soup cups and coffee cups to paper, which
can also be recycled without having to leave the café.
The best part about the Court Café, other than our
wonderful staff members Shuntavia, Denise &
Shunika, is that when the end of the month is near you
can use any unused meal dollars. Which means you
can stock up on milk, water, ice cream etc. If you
haven’t visited the Court Café lately, stop in and see
what we have to offer. Suggestions are always welcome; after all we’re here for you!
Rebecca LaMontagne, Director of Dining Services
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PASTORAL PONDERINGS
I am always wonderfully amazed at
the inherent uniqueness of each and
every person in God’s magnificent creation. Marcia and I have been privileged
and blessed to witness and nurture the
marvelous and intrinsic distinctiveness
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that marks the innate individuality of
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each of our five children. I recall some
time ago reading a remarkable story of
how one culture recognizes and celebrates the matchlessness of each Divinely-created life.
There is a particular tribe in Africa in which a
woman, upon discovering that she is pregnant, goes out
into the wilderness with a few friends and together they
pray and meditate until they hear the song of the child.
They believe that every spirit has its own vibration that
expresses its unique flavor and purpose. When the
women attune to the song, they sing it out loud. They
then return to the tribe and teach it to everyone else.
When the child is born, the community gathers and
sings the child’s song to him or her. Later, when the
child enters education, the village gathers and chants
the child’s song. When the child passes through the
initiation into adulthood, the people again come together and sing. At the time of marriage, the person
hears his or her song once again. And finally, when the
spirit is about to pass from this world, the family and
friends gather at the person’s bed just as they did at
their birth, and they sing the person into the next life.
Indeed, family and friends are those who know
your song and sing it to you when you have forgotten
it. Those who love you are not driven away by the mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about
yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel
ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when
you are confused.
You may not have grown up in an African tribe that
sings your song to you at such crucial points in your
life, but your life is always reminding you when you
are in tune with yourself and when you are not. When
you feel good, what you are doing matches your song,
and when you feel awful, it does not. In the end, we
shall all recognize our song and sing it.
Though you may feel a little unsteady at the moment, remember so have all of us at one time or another. Just keep singing and you will divinely find
your way Home!
Mike Bryant, Coordinator of Pastoral Care
SOCIAL SERVICES
In the past month it seems that a lot
of you have been experiencing many
losses. Grief is the natural reaction to
any important change or loss in your
life. Grief is a healthy response and to
ignore it can lead to all kinds of probMichelle lems. Of course the first thing we think
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of regarding grief is the death of a
spouse but it could also be the loss of a
child, friend, family, pet or other significant people in
our lives.
Examples of types of losses are:
A divorce
An injury, loss of physical abilities, or a challenging new diagnosis
A difficult relationship
Having to give up driving
Moving from your apartment to Personnel Care or
the Pavilion
Depending on the depth of the relationship the
grieving process may lead down different paths and
there is no time table for the amount of time it can take
for closure. You may feel like your life has fallen apart.
The emptiness may be overwhelming. You may be
wondering, “What will happen next?” Handling simple
tasks may seem impossible.
Because this is such an important issue we have
secured some grief specialists to form a Grief Support
Group. The first meeting offering “Introduction to
Grief 101” will be held on June 3rd in the Community
Room. This will be an open forum with support from
Canterbury staff and Halcyon Hospice. Based on the
needs you have, the support groups will be “tailor
made”.
Jeff Brookshire and William Hemphill will be
speaking and facilitating the discussions. Jeff is the
lead Bereavement Coordinator and William is the
Chaplin for Halcyon. Jeff has worked as a Hospice
Chaplin for five years and a Pastor for seventeen years.
He is a graduate of Purdue University and received a
Masters of Divinity from Duke. William has worked as
a Chaplin for ten years in both the hospital and hospice
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settings. He is board certified by the Association of Bryant at Ext. 3253, Kathy Hobbs at Ext. 3262 or me at
Professional Chaplains and is a graduate of Candler Ext. 3269. Be on the lookout for more information on
School of Theology. With their educational back- the weekly calendar.
grounds and wealth of experience they will be a great
Michelle Mortland, LBSW,
source of support.
Social Service Coordinator
If you would like more information, contact Mike
WELLNESS
We enjoyed sharing the results from
our fitness assessments in last months
Canterbury Tales. A couple of the important pieces that we get from the assessment are to look at ways that we can
improve the quality of programming and
enhance participation. In order to exA n d r e w perience the benefits of physical activity,
we must be willing to participate consistently. We have a core group of residents that do so,
however we are hoping to get more involvement. We
ask, “Can you commit at least 30 minutes of your day to
activities that can benefit your health?”
How much physical activity do adults need? According to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for
Americans, we need about 2 hours and 30 minutes of
moderate intensity aerobic activity such as brisk walking and on 2 or more days a week that work all major
muscle groups(legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders and arms). You have 40 opportunities a week to
accomplish this guideline with the classes that Mattie
and I teach. Yes, you have that many opportunities to
participate in activities that can improve your health!
On any given Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, you
will see a good amount of participation in our classes,
especially in the morning. After finishing my “Circuit
Training Class”, I get to walk past Mattie’s, “Low Impact Aerobics Class”, and it is gratifying to see the variety of programs that are offered at Canterbury Court.
Mattie and I have been working together for eight years,
and she would agree that full classes give us the most
joy. Why? Because, we know that this will make you
feel better. There is a great energy and look of satisfaction on everyone’s face. Maybe, it could be relief that
the exercise is over with, but you know that it will make
your day that more productive for doing so.
One morning, I talked to one of you before a class in
the pool. I asked how it felt to get in the water. The response was full of positive adjectives such as wonderful,
delightful and refreshing. The body felt less stiff after
being in the pool. This person has been getting in the
pool regularly, and he wouldn’t be feeling this way if it
was every now or then. We are asking you to do the
same. Yes, we have a core group that comes regularly,
but we want all of you to experience the benefits.
We have classes that are an hour in length, 45 minutes, and 30 minutes. We’ve noticed an increase in
some of our 30 minute classes, and we hope to build on
it. Research has shown that 30 minutes of moderate
physical activity can improve one’s health. You can
have a stronger heart, lungs, muscles, improved mental
health and be able to perform activities of daily living
more efficiently. As I mentioned earlier, you have many
opportunities to get 30 minutes of exercise. With your
pool, you can get balance, gait, and aerobic benefits
from participating in classes. The pool has a lengthy
shallow surface to work on this. This is an ideal environment for any of you that are having challenges with
ambulation and balance. Also, we have 30 minute chair
and conditioning classes to address strength training. If
you recall, of the 150 minutes of exercise recommended
a week, it is suggested that 2 or more come in the form
of strength training which these classes address. If you
haven’t been coming down to the Wellness Center,
please give us a call. We can help you!
Andrew Wiltz, Wellness Director
Canterbury Tales is by and for the residents and prospective residents of Canterbury Court and their relatives and close friends. From all our readers we need
your travel stories, poems, articles of interest, jokes, pictures and letters to the editor. Your input is what makes
CTales interesting and alive. Send your material to the
editor at: [email protected] or Roger Scovil,
Canterbury Court #672, 3750 Peachtree Road, NE,
Atlanta, GA 30319.
If you are considering a move to Canterbury Court
for yourself, a friend, or a relative, call Mark Lenox,
Director of Marketing at 404-261-6611 and request to
be added to our mailing list. On the web at canterburycourt.org.
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The Welcome Mat
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Linda Salzman
Birthday: June 8
Place of birth: Dayton, Ohio
Apartment #779 Move in: May 8
Linda Salzman tells a wonderful story about her
family’s move from Dayton, Ohio to Alabama, first to
Birmingham and then to Montgomery. Her father was
with the General Motors and Frigidaire Company when
somebody had a great idea -- they said let’s go air condition the South! Linda’s father was sent first to air
condition Birmingham and then to Montgomery. Linda
was graduated with a BA in Radio and Television from
Alabama, where she was in Who’s Who in American
Colleges and Universities. She was a member of Alpha
Gamma Delta Sorority and she also became active in
politics.
Her next move was a very adventurous one for a
young woman in 1960. All by herself with little planning, she decided to live and work in Honolulu, Hawaii.
She happened upon an apartment with three other
women in a stable on Diamond Head, and she landed a
job in advertising. Her stay was exciting with military
officers looking for dates and with movie stars vacationing there. After two years of bustling Hawaii, she
moved back South, this time to Atlanta for another adventure. She and some sorority sisters started the Young
Republicans, an organization that grew rapidly from 13
people to about 300. One of her friends at the time became Ted Turner’s second wife.
And then Linda fell in love with a dashing architect,
Alan Salzman. Alan had degrees from Emory and
Georgia Tech and had fought in the Korean War. Linda
and Alan were married by our own Judge Jack Langford. They soon had a daughter, Alexa, who went on to
graduate with the first coed class at Washington and
Lee. She lives in Wellesley, MA where she is Senior
Vice President of Fidelity Bank in Boston. She and her
husband, a genetic specialist, have three daughters aged
6, 8, and 10. With Alexa’s family in Mass, Linda is so
happy to have son, David Scott, living close by in Doraville. Her husband, Alan, died of leukemia in 1989.
Linda is associated with the Atlanta Humane Society, the Atlanta Botanical Society, the Assistance
League of Atlanta, the Atlanta Symphony, and Atlanta
Music, circa ’38.’ She enjoys reading, gardening,
bridge, walking, and soccer (until she broke her ankle a
while back). She looks forward to working in the Wellness Center and the pool. We welcome you, Linda, to
your next adventure at Canterbury.
Barbara Cheshire
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Frances and William “Bill” Lounsbery
Birthdays: Bill—May13 Frances—January 9
Both were born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Apartment #474 Move in: May 7
Bill and Frances Lounsbery have been married for
63 years. They met at the University of Cincinnati in
their hometown where Bill was earning a degree in
Aeronautic Engineering and was a member of Lamda
Chi Alpha fraternity. Bill had survived 18 combat missions over Japan as a B29 radar officer and was enjoying college life to the fullest. Frances was earning her
degree in Medical Technology while working at Christ
Hospital in Cincinnati.
The couple married in 1950 during the Korean War
era. They lived in Dayton, Ohio three different times,
moving about as military families do, to Caribou, ME,
Camp Springs, MD, Torrance, CA, and finally Ft.
Walton Beach, FL.
They reared two daughters, Jane and Gail. Jane
graduated from the University of Florida and then
earned a Masters Degree from Georgia State University.
She now lives close by in Dunwoody. Gail graduated
from Duke in Business and now lives “far away” in
Montana. Bill and Fran also have a granddaughter, Joanna, who lives in San Diego.
After retiring from the Air Force, Bill worked as an
engineer with Marta for 15 years. When he retired from
his second job, the couple enjoyed travelling space
available with the Air Force, a wonderful opportunity
offered to military retirees at age 60. They particularly
liked Italy and the Greek Isles. Other places they enjoyed are South America, Central America, and one trip
that covered England, Normandy, and Spain.
Bill and Frances attend Peachtree Presbyterian
Church where Fran has worked with the Wedding
Guild. She also has helped prepare meals with the
Buckhead Christian Ministry as well as working with
the Salvation Army.
Frances looks forward to enjoying the Wellness
Center and meeting Canterbury residents. Bill says he
“used to” play golf. He likes sports and watching baseball. He says he really wants to walk more and build
strength. But for now he yearns to relax and meet new
people. They confirm that Canterbury residents have
been very welcoming to them.
Barbara Cheshire #177
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MAY EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
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Canterbury regular Judy Baum makes
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Author Barbara Brown Taylor signs copies of her
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Accumulation Sale
The Accumulation Sale held on May
15 and 16 was a testimony to teamwork.
The Sale Committee, the Set-Up and
Clean-Up crews, the Maintenance Staff,
the Pricing teams, the Stringers and the
many volunteers who worked before and
MaryEarl during the Sale made the effort run
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smoothly and successfully. And successful we were: In spite of the fewer shoppers attending, the proceeds totaled $7,481.55. Adding
to that the amount that Norm Currey has received
through interim sales, our total YTD is $8,419.24. Not
bad for a bunch of amateurs! The proceeds, of course,
go to the Residents Council. Congratulations and
thanks to all who participated.
After the Sale, one of the biggest challenges is how
to dispose of the unsold items, especially the clothing.
Through the years we have worked with many different
charitable organizations which can pick up what’s left.
This year, thanks to Loyd Kinnett’s suggestion, we
were able to donate furniture and household goods to
Habitat for Humanity. What’s more, their nice driver
volunteered to take the 14 large black plastic bags of
clothing to Goodwill for us! We would very much appreciate your suggestions of other charitable groups
that we might be able to work with.
Now it’s summer and we can all relax for a few
months. See you in September!
MaryEarle Scovil #672
Art
The paintings of our talented artist, Cynthia lery adjacent to the Grill during the month of June.
McMorries, will continue to be displayed in the Art Gal-
Book Club
There will be no more meetings of the Book the summer is Bodyguard of Lies by Anthony
Club over the summer months. Our next meeting Brown.
will be September 22nd at 2:00 in the Hightower
Room. The book we have chosen to read over
Gwyn Webb #802
Gwyn Webb
Dining Service Committee
Millie
Toussant
The Dining Service Committee met becca LaMontagne, explained the new billing system
for meals and answered questions from the group. Our
on May l4th in full force.
The new Grille menu was discussed meeting adjourned in 45 minutes.
with mixed reviews. Coffee service continues to be fairly slow. Chef Adam got
Millie Toussaint, Chair #817
a lot of praise for the soups.
Our Director of Dining Services, Re-
Canterbury Tales is on the web at canterburycourt.org / Events and News / Newsletters, including back
issues. And you can print your own copies of pages directly from the web.
We need your fairly clean, non-political, positive, socially acceptable jokes and stories.
E-mail attachments are preferred but hard copy is acceptable. Put your name on all sheets of hard copy
submittals. Send them to the editor at [email protected] or box #672.
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Four C’s
Our wonderful Canterbury Tales will not be can count on our 4C’s store being open to serve
published in July and August, but every Monyou all summer long. See you there!
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day, Wednesday, and Friday except July 4 you
Anne Haltiwanger #174
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Foxhole
Photos show examples of most of our
repair work that we do for residents. If
you have a request for most any repair
work, you can:
1. Bring it down to the Foxhole on the
West Tower ground floor and leave it at
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bring it in.
2. If you have a large item, you should
call the front desk and ask them to put in a work order
Left: Chairs repaired by Foxhole woodworking
to have your item brought to the Foxhole by the staff.
volunteers Cole Stratton and Clyde Herron.
If you have a question about the possibility of reRight: Volunteer Billy Bell repairs residents
pairing your item, you can call me at 3682 or Billy Bell lamps and electrical appliances.
(for lamps) at 3920 to come to your apartment to look at
it. We will do what we can and have the item returned
Cole Stratton #682
to you. To have your knives sharpened on our wet
grinder call Roger Scovil at 3672.
Garden
Susan Perry #076
Isn’t it wonderful that the designers
of the Canterbury gardens planned
blooming plants all year round?! We
even have pansies during the winter! I
hope you have seen the blossoms on the
climbing rose bushes in the South GarS u s a n den. They have been gorgeous all
month, as have the purple iris along the
wall near the south bridge.
This month we will see magnolias alive with blossoms, as well as day lilies that border many of the garden areas.
The private gardens have never been more beautiful.
Jack Stringer’s roses have surely responded to his diligent care. We must not forget the gardens with vegeta-
bles! Nancy Campbell’s tomato plants rival anyone’s
plants, as does her crop of greens. My two blueberry
bushes hold a bumper crop of berries. I will be sharing
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them with many birds, who seem to realize their nutritional value.
Margaret Langford and her helpers are still treating
each orchid plant for bugs, and in July the green houses
will be professionally fumigated. All plants will be
moved outside and sprayed with Malathion.
Emily Huie is growing and sharing flowering plants
to attract Monarch and other butterflies.
Private gardeners!! Pull those weeds! Walkers!!
Early morning strolls can be delightful.
See you in the garden!
Susan Perry #076
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Canterbury Treasure
At 2 PM every day, Francesca Raggi strides out of
her apartment to walk the corridors or the garden paths
for her daily exercise. She might be wearing her walking shoes instead of her usual pumps, but otherwise, you
can be sure she is dressed in her lady-like skirts and
jackets.
Francesca was born in Sfax, Tunisia. Her mother
was French and her father Italian. During World War II,
her father was briefly sent to a concentration camp by
the French. When he was released, the family moved
safely to the small town of Sabina in Italy and later to
Rome. Francesca obtained a teaching degree in Italian,
a proficiency degree in English from the British Institute
in Rome, a diplome de l’University de Grenoble in
French and a degree in music at the Academy of Santa
Cecilia in Rome.
Albert Raggi had a degree in law from Fordham
University in New York and worked for Standard Oil of
California and Caltex (a merger) in New York, Turin
and Rome. He and Francesca met in Rome, and they
were married in 1951 by Don Luigi Sturzo who founded
the Italian Social Democratic party. Their two children,
Judy and Emil, were born in Turin.
Because of Al’s work with the oil company, he,
Francesca and the children moved to the United States
and lived in Scarsdale, New York for eight years. They
returned to Italy, and after several years, unfortunately,
Al died. When asked why she and the children then decided to move back to the United States, she replied that
one night at dinner with friends from America, the
friends talked her into moving to Atlanta. And she did!
“We lived in the Emory area, and I worked in the Classics Department at Emory,” explained Francesca. “I
also did volunteer work for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.” In the meantime, her children obtained many
honors. Judy received a PhD in languages and literature. Emil got a Masters in Mechanical Engineering at
Georgia Tech.
Francesca came to Canterbury Court in July 2007.
A bridge playing friend had persuaded her to come see
the place. “After
a whole hour’s
walk around the
gardens and the
halls, I was convinced that this
was the place to
be.”
One of
Francesca’s
many talents is
sewing.
When
her granddaughter Jessica was
RS two years old,
she started sewFrancesca Raggi
ing for the little
girl and kept on until Jessica was about 12 years old.
“Finally, she came to me, very apologetically,” confided
Francesca, “and said ‘thank you, Nonna, but I would
rather select my own clothes and buy them at the
store.’” After that, Francesca started sewing for herself
with Vogue patterns and high quality material, and she
is still wearing some of the outfits she made years ago.
Everyday, Francesca goes to the Pavilion to spend
time with residents there, especially Mary Lynn Morgan, with whom she has a close relationship. “My admiration for Mary Lynn is enormous, even as she gets
more and more frail. She has been my mentor. It is
wonderful to be at Canterbury Court and have friendships such as these.”
Playing bridge, watching movies, volunteering for
the Accumulation Sale, working at the Four C‘s shop,
reading, exercising fill Francesca’s days. Although she
is busy, there is a calmness and a grace about her life.
She is very happy here, and her optimistic presence is
testament to that.
Of such qualities are our Treasures.
Margaret Langford #872
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Know Your Staff
The smell of muscadines reminds Tiffany Paul of
her childhood when she visited her grandparents on
their farm near Winder, Georgia the second and fourth
weekend of each month. Having been born at Grady
Hospital and having lived in Atlanta all her life, Tiffany
cherishes those memories of being close to chickens,
pigs, cows, horses, vegetable gardens. Even the outhouse was an experience!
With her five siblings here in Atlanta, Tiffany spent
happy days playing out door games (especially baseball
in the street), as well as sharing household chores with
them. The family often travelled to Florida and Ohio,
visiting friends and relatives. Tiffany graduated from
Columbia High School and Atlanta Technical College
where she studied to be an Emergency Medical Technician. She is now working to pass her EMT State
Boards, and she would like to work at Grady in the
Emergency Room or even do ambulance work.
Tiffany’s father was employed here at Canterbury
Court in the Security Department, so it was natural that
she would come here to work. At first, she served in the
dining room and then was transferred to the third floor
where she now works in the Assisted Living dining
room. “We get very
attached to the residents whom we see at
least twice a day.
This dining room has
recently been renovated, and it is beautiful with its new décor.
We have about a
dozen residents for
meals each day.”
Tiffany has a five
year old daughter who
plays T-ball (an elementary type of baseRS ball). “Her name is
Jazmyne, and she is the
Tiffany Paul
love of my life,” admits
Tiffany. Cheerful, optimistic and caring, Tiffany Paul
makes life brighter for so many of us here at Canterbury
Court.
Margaret Langford #872
Library
New Books at Canterbury Court:
BIOGRAPHY
Crystal, Billy - Still Foolin’ ‘Em LP
Garlin, Jeff - My Footprint: Carrying
the Weight of the World
Betty Seely NON FICTION
Academy of American Poets - Fifty
Years of American Poetry
Fleischer, Ari - Taking Heat
O'Connor, Flannery - A Prayer Journal
Rich, Ronda - What Southern Women Know CM
About
Faith
Stossel, John - Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity
Wilson, Charles Reagan, Ed. - The Encyclopedia of
Southern Culture
FICTION
Baldacci, David - Saving Faith
Clark, Mary Higgins – I’ve Got You Under My Skin LP
Rushdie, Salman - Luka and the Fire of Life
Slaughter, Karin - Undone
Stedman, M. L. - The Light Between Oceans LP
Woods, Stuart - Standup Guy LP
The Library thanks Dr. Brown Dennis for:
The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
A Prayer Journal by Flannery O’Connor.
LP = Large Print
Note: Lois Anderson is on Vacation. Betty Seely is
the part time retired professional librarian hired by
your Residents Council to work with the library
committee.
what you want to read. Please return the books to the
PAPER-BACK BOOKS
Most of the paper-back books in the Chat Room rack when you have finished and add to the rack any
(next to the Card Room) have been replaced with a new new paper-backs you would like to share with others.
supply. There is no check-out procedure - just take
Bob Evans...
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Poetry
EPIGRAMS
An Epigram is a brief poem making an
observation on human behavior, the nature of
things or other insights which characterize
our life, often with a humorous ending or
twist. Many are rhymed. A classic example
was written by Ogden Nash, "candy is dandy
but liquor is quicker”. Many are more sober
Tom Sellthan that one. Oscar Wilde was a prolific
epigram writer as in “The more corrupt the
government, the more laws it has." Here are some of
mine:
1. Motivation
Most days I need
Just gentle leading,
But sometimes,
I require stampeding.
5. Not Yet
Can human beings
Be perfected?
Little progress
Is detected.
6. Disguise
Beneath those fine
And fancy clothes,
An ordinary mortal
Goes.
7. Advancement
For "progress' sake"
Some things are done
That never should
Have been begun.
2. Pilgrimage
Our trips of Faith
Go many ways,
Journeys lasting
All our days.
8. On Its Own
Facts may pass
From man to man,
But Faith must grow
As best it can.
3. Bragging Rights
Though they praise
Their kids for hours,
Theirs will never
Equal ours.
9. Self-censored
I only scan the headlines
To read about the news,
Ensuring perfect wisdom
Of my opinionated views.
4. Reciprocal Advice
If you were I,
And I were you,
We'd know exactly
What to do.
10. Mr. Hyde
Mankind's darkest nature
Is a terror to behold,
And lingers deep in each of us,
If all the truth be told.
Tom Sellers #824
To Our Local Bard
His dream of being like Percy or Shelley
In a hand basket went right straight to helly.
Thus distraught, he gave up all hope to compose
‘Till he woke up one night from a wonderful doze
With a nice little poem about a great dame
That brought, if not fortune, a small bit of fame.
We enjoy our good rhymer named Tom
And oh! do his poems show aplomb.
He is clever as jumpin' Jehoshaphat
He even has some that he saved in his hat.
But one time he got very stuck
No longer inspired and no luck.
His brain was as clean as if swept with a broom
He thought that this time he’d face poetic doom.
By Ken Kinnett #410
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Recycling
Recycling Committee member Walda
Lavroff recently returned from a visit to
Europe. She presented this report to the
Recycling Committee at its recent meeting:
Recycling in Europe’s ‘Low Countries’.
R u t h Observations from my recent trip to
Anne Foote
Holland and Belgium
During a short but intensive trip with
Lindblad/National Geographic I could not help but notice that there was essentially no trash anywhere. We
began in Holland. Recycling bins were frequent and
well labeled. Even in Amsterdam, known as the world’s
most Liberal City, I saw no trash in streets or in the canals.
We learned that the Recycling Industry operates under European Standards, which are closely watched.
In Holland landfills are used for less than 10% of all
waste. The Dutch compost more than all other European countries. The reason for that became obvious as
we were guided through dikes: there is NO land to
spare. Hollanders respect their land, much of which
they have reclaimed from the sea over centuries with
their ingenious dike building.
We were told that concrete and bricks from demolition sites are ground up and used as road fills.
On a tulip farm which we toured, even huge crates
holding thousands of bulbs each, were made from recyclable material, as the owner proudly told us. Dutch
cleanliness was everywhere.
In Belgium - we were in Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent
- trash containers were more or less neatly stacked curbside to be picked up by garbage collectors. Coffee
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shops serve in recyclable cardboard-like cups. I saw no
Styrofoam cups. We learned that Belgium authorities
are working with universities to develop locally specific
and efficient recycling programs. Walda Lavroff #575
At Canterbury Court, the Court Café is going green!
Check Dinning Director Rebecca LaMontgagne’s column for details. Committee members have enjoyed Rebecca’s assistance, creativity and enthusiasm as she has
planned with to us reduce the use of Styrofoam. Watch
for more developments over the summer as planning
continues.
Ruth Anne Foote #620
Letters to the Editor, etc.
Let us have your comments and suggestions about life at Canterbury Court. How can things be improved?
Do you need to express thanks for something that has already been done? Send your comments to the Editor at
box #672
WANTED MEN’S POKER PLAYERS
Canterbury has had a mens poker game for many years. This is NOT a high stakes game. $5 is the max.
We play for fun and fellowship. You may lose your chips early but continue to play without betting. Your
cards will say it all. We meet every Wednesday nite in the club across from the theater, 7 to 9 pm. Give it a
try. The attrition rate over the years makes room for new players. Call me if you have any questions. John White, 3472
drawl so’s they don’t know we is from Alabama.”
Bubba and Billy Bob are walking down the street in They go in and Bubba says with his best fake Georgia
drawl, “I’ll take 50 of them suits at $5.00 each, 100 of
Atlanta, and they see a sign on a store which reads,
them there shirts at $2.00 each, 50 pairs of them there
“Suits $5.00 each! , shirts $2.00 each, trousers $2.50
trousers at $2.50 each. I’’ll back up my pickup and...”
each. “
The owner of the shop interrupts, “Y’all from South
Bubba says to his pal, “Billy Bob, Look here! We
could buy a whole gob of these, take ’em back to Sand Alabama,ain’t ya?”
Mountain, sell ‘em to our friends, and make a fortune. “Well……yeah,” says a surprised Bubba…….”How
come you knowed that?”
Just let me do the talkin’ ’cause if they hear your accent, they might think we’re ignorant, and won’t wanna “ ’cause this here is a dry cleaners”
sell that stuff to us. Now, I’ll talk in a slow Georgia
Contributed by Barbara Clark #282
Feriners
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Travel
Viking China Cruise
by Gwyn Webb
My trip to China with my old friend from Mississippi, Harriet Kuykendal, and my son-in-law Hal Daniel
turned out to be one of the grand adventures of my life. I
felt like Dorothy in OZ, or Alice in Wonderland, when
we landed in Beijing after our long flight over the top of
the world.
Our first glimpse of China was of mountains and a
huge city at their foot with very tall buildings stretching
for miles to the horizon.
The Kerry Hotel where we were to stay, was very
sumptuous, and our 40th floor rooms were only part way
up the building! The food throughout our Viking Cruise
was excellent as were all of our accommodations.
Those Chinese people with whom we came in contact
seemed happy, polite, and beautiful. The children were
like playful little dolls, adored by their families.
We were taken to dinner that first night by Hal’s
lawyer friends, Selina and Jerry. My daughter and Hal
had entertained Selina when she was visiting this country and so they were anxious to give us a good time.
The restaurant they chose was typically plain and un-
Harriet, me and James, our guide, in HongKong
adorned, with separate private rooms for their guests. A
large menu was presented to Selina who ordered a vast
array of delicacies, brought in by several waiters to the
lazy susan in the center of the table. The point was to
savor small portions of many flavors, not gorge on steak
and potatoes.
The next morning we set out for Tiananmen Square
and the Forbidden City, the world’s largest palace complex. The streets turned abruptly right or left and all the
thresholds were at least a foot high to prevent evil spirits
from getting
in.
There were
many stairs
with
no
railings. I
loved the
beauty of
the
old
buildings,
and espeAtop the great wall
cially the
Empress Dowager’s private courtyard and bed chamber.
Throughout the trip I was struck by the conformity of
the culture which seemed at odds with the extreme refinement and beauty of the ancient civilization.
On day two we visited the Great Wall in the morning followed by a long walk along the Sacred Way of
the Ming Tombs in the afternoon. On our last day, before flying to Xian, we visited the old Hutongs section
and were taken by rickshaws through the narrow alleys
of the old neighborhoods. The houses seemed like
slums to me but are considered very valuable because
they are privately owned and larger than the apartments
where most people live.
The Terra Cotta Army in Xian impressed me the
most of all the marvels we saw on the trip. All of the
soldiers were individual, all with their own stance, size
and personality.
From Chongqing, where we saw the pandas, we
boarded ship to sail through magnificent gorges on our
five day cruise down the Yangtze River. The Three
Gorges Dam, like so much of the new building we saw
in the cities, was on a monumental scale. It is the largest hydroelectric power station in the world. At Wuhan,
where we finally docked, we visited a wonderful museum, heard a bell performance, and saw the tombs of a
warlord and his concubines who were killed and buried
along with his large collection of musical instruments at
his death.
We ended our trip with visits to Shanghai, Guilin
and Hong Kong. The beautiful Yuyuan Garden in Old
Shanghai and the strange mountains of Guilin were awe
inspiring. More museum visits, walking the Bund, fabulous restaurants, visits to jewelry and silk factories, and
the trip above the smog to the top of Victoria Peak in
Hong Kong left us with more wonderful memories.
Gwyneth Webb #802
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Resident Awards
versity of Georgia,
specializing in 19th
Century literature.
In addition, while
Dr. Barbara Clark has made “immense contributions
teaching by day,
to life and learning at our university,” stated Lawrence
Barbara earned a
M. Schall, president of Oglethorpe University. As a reCPA certificate in
sult of her leadership as a faculty member, her concern
the evenings and a
for her students and her twenty-seven years of teaching,
in ProfesOglethorpe University
awarded Barbara
honorary
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home
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for
NURSING
us. We'll HOME
be checking
FOR into
US!!!
aMaster’s
Holiday
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sional
Accounting.
Doctor of Humane Letters degree, honoris causa, at
During all this, Barits graduation ceremonies on May 17th, 2014. “With the
Dr. Barbara Clark
bara raised two chilendorsement of the Oglethorpe University faculty and
dren successfully
our Board of Trustees,” Dr. Schall wrote in a letter to
and earned acaBarbara, “you join a permanent list of honorary degree
demic honors, inrecipients that includes presidents of the United States
RS cluding Phi Beta
(Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt), poets, artDr. Barbara Clark
Kappa. She is still a
ists and art collectors, as well as great minds in science,
practicing CPA, although she now has retired from
medicine and education.”
Barbara taught for a total of 32 years at four differ- teaching. ent colleges: Floyd College, University of Georgia, At Oglethorpe, she wore many hats, as adviser to
Mercer and Oglethorpe Universities. She has many de- students, founder of a chapter of Alpha Chi Honor Socigrees to add to her name: a Bachelor’s degree in English ety, serving on its national board, and as an innovative
literature from Georgia State University, a Master’s de- instructor. She was a tenured professor of English
gree, with the help of a Woodrow Wilson fellowship, literature and also taught accounting. Barbara may be
from the University of Kansas, and a PhD from the Uni- small in physical size, but she has accomplished “largerthan-life” status in academia! Honorary Doctorate Degree
Awarded To Resident Barbara Clark
Humor
A survey was conducted asking American parents what they would do if they found out that their son is a
Homo Sapiens. About 70% said they would kick him out of the house.
From a Facebook post
Getting older is no problem. You just have to live
long enough. Groucho Marx
Computer Help
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For free routine computer help and beginner lessons: Call Roger Scovil at 3672 or [email protected].
For more complicated problems or problems with the Wi-Fi hookup, call staff member Joe Austin at
3216 or Myreon Shockley at 3484
For beginner and advanced Computer Tutoring for Seniors including PC.s, Macs, iPads, and iPhones, call
Jenny Papevies at 404-405-2754.
For professional computer help with serious computer problems or installation call:
Brandon Joseph, Lucential Consulting at 770-356-9313 or
Canterbury Court Board Member Bill Moore at 404-276-1501 or Nash Pritchett, Grandson of Ralph and
Hazel Jones 404-989-6391 (note new number)
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MOVIES
West Tower “G” Floor Theater
Every Day at 3:00 & 7:30 P.M.
Two films alternate between afternoon and evening daily.
See weekly schedules posted in elevators and on bulletin boards for times each day.
MAY 30–JUNE 5:
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (2013) 114 Minutes
A day-dreamer (Ben Stiller) escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with
heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, he takes action in the
real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could
have ever imagined.
THE BIG HEAT (1953) 89 Minutes
Fritz Lang directs this gritty drama that follows Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford), a detective who investigates a
police sergeant's suicide and winds up on a personal quest for vengeance. When Bannion suspects foul play & is
promptly taken off the case, he defies his superiors and continues to pursue it on his own. Also stars Gloria Grahame.
JUNE 1 & 5
THE SCARLET AND THE BLACK (1983) 156 Minutes
This riveting drama is based on the true-life story of Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty (Gregory
Peck), who helped allied P.O.W.s escape from Nazi-occupied Rome. O'Flaherty challenged Nazi officers and his
Vatican superiors to save the lives of Jews during World War II. With German soldiers controlling Rome,
O'Flaherty made a determined effort to hide and shuttle to safety as many Jews from the city as possible.
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JUNE 6-12:
A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING (2013) 98 Minutes
The day before his widowed father’s wedding, a 15-year-old bird-watching fanatic impulsively sets off on a
road trip with three friends in an effort to locate the extinct Labrador duck he may have spotted.
POSSESSED (1947) 108 Minutes
In a rare unglamorous role, Joan Crawford stars as Louise Howell, who stumbles through the streets of Los
Angeles in search of a man named David (Van Heflin). After passing out from exhaustion, she ends up in a psychiatric hospital. The unhealthy love she carries for David-despite her marriage to her employer (Raymond
Massey) - is soon revealed in a series of flashbacks and paves the way for a psychotic breakdown that leads to
murder.
JUNE 8 & 12
RED BALLOON (1956) 34 Minutes
A boy makes friends with a seemingly sentient balloon, and it begins to follow him. It follows the boy to
school, to the bus, and to church. Boy and balloon play together in the streets of Paris and try to elude a gang of
boys that want to destroy the balloon. Winner of the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and there is almost no dialog
spoken in the film.
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JUNE 13-19:
ONCE (2006) 85 Minutes RATED “R” FOR LANGUAGE
An (unnamed) Guy is a Dublin guitarist/singer-songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in
his Dad's Hoover repair shop by day, and singing and playing for money on the Dublin streets by night. An
(unnamed) Girl is a Czech who plays piano when she gets a chance, and does odd jobs by day and takes care of
her mom and her daughter by night. Guy meets Girl, and they get to know each other as the Girl helps the Guy to
put together a demo disc that he can take to London in hope of landing a music contract. During the same several
day period, the Guy and the Girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another,
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through their songs.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002) 141 Minutes
New Rochelle, the 1960s. High-schooler Frank idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his
parents separate, Frank runs away to $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tracks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for
passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an
attorney.
JUNE 15 & 19
SHOLEM ALEICHEM: LAUGHING IN THE DARKNESS (2011) 93 Minutes
Discover the man behind the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” in this biography of Sholem Aleichem. Vintage
photographs, film clips, and interviews with historians reveal his world and how he parlayed turmoil into a new
Jewish cultural identity
JUNE 20– JUNE 26:
THE MONUMENTS MEN (2014) 118 Minutes
During World War II, Frank Stokes learns that Hitler is stealing all of the great works of art for his personal
museum. So, with permission from Roosevelt, Stokes recruits 6 men who are each art experts and they go to
Europe under the guise of being soldiers to find out where the art that was taken is. When some of them die while
trying to do it, it becomes personal for the rest to finish what they started. Based on a true story.
MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS (1995) 143 Minutes
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) takes a job as a high school music teacher,
convinced it’s just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by
with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine
his life’s purpose. Dreyfuss earned an Oscar nomination for his outstanding work in this emotional drama.
JUNE 22 & 26
THE RAPE OF EUROPA (2007) 117 Minutes
Joan Allen narrates this documentary that chronicles 12 years of the Nazis’ pillaging works of art throughout
Europe and the international effort to locate, protect, and return millions of valuable treasures. The film traces the
story of art lovers and everyday heroes who tried to thwart the looting Nazis and reveals how works of art missing
or hidden for decades.
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JUNE 27–JULY 3 :
BULL DURHAM (1988) 108 Minutes RATED “R” FOR LANGUAGE &
CONTENT
The perennially pitiful Durham Bulls sink pitching phenom "Nuke" (Tim Robbins), a gifted but undisciplined
rookie, in hopes that he'll usher the team to victory. But it's up to seasoned bush-league catcher "Crash" Davis
(Kevin Costner) to keep him in line. Meanwhile, a winsome groupie (Susan Sarandon) who confers sexual favors
on a new player each season chooses Nuke as this year's beneficiary. The problem is, she's more attracted to
Crash.
STILL MINE (2013) 102 Minutes
After years of stability, the lives of octogenarian couple, Craig and Irene Morrison, are slowly beginning to
change. Because of changing times and regulations, they are no longer able to make a living from their small
coastal New Brunswick farm. And Irene has begun to show signs of early dementia. Against the wishes of their
two offspring, who still reside in the area and who would like to see more standard care provided for Irene, Craig,
the son of a master shipbuilder who inherited his father's building abilities, decides to mill lumber from trees on
their property and with it build a more suitable, small one story house on the property in which he and Irene can
live.
JUNE 29 & JULY 3
SWING TIME (1936) 104 Minutes
In this classic musical, Fred Astaire plays Lucky, a gambler who misses his wedding to a young socialite and
must come up with $25,000 for another chance with her. But after meeting lovely dance instructor Penny (Ginger
Rogers), he forgets about his old flame. Often cited as the best of the 10 Astaire and Rogers movies, Time
Magazine named it one of its All-Time 100 Movies. Songs include "The Way You Look Tonight."
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UPCOMING MOVIE IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM
MONDAY--JUNE 9th 3:00 PM
HERE COMES THE GROOM (1951) 113 Minutes
Pete Garvey (Bing Crosby), foreign correspondent, has been running an impromptu adoption agency for war
orphans in Paris, when an ultimatum from his erstwhile fiancée Emmadel (Jane Wyman) draws him back to Boston, complete with two adopted orphans to melt her heart. Too late! She's now engaged to rich, handsome Wilbur
HUMOR
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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile
National Monuments.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a
great king from history:
- Spades - King David
- Hearts - Charlemagne
- Clubs - Alexander, the Great
- Diamonds - Julius Caesar
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =
12,345,678,987,654,321
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has
both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If
the horse has one front leg in the air the person died
as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse
has all four legs on the ground, the person died of
natural causes.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles
Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but
the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of
what?
A. Their birthplace
Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the
most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would
you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any
other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
 In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on
bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the
phrase... 'goodnight, sleep tight.'
 In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts...
So in old England , when customers got unruly, the
bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and
quarts, and settle down.'
It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
 Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a
whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used
the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle'
is the phrase inspired by this practice.
 At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick
their elbow!
 Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe
it or not, you can read it.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I
was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan
mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be
in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the
huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the
wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

Contributed by Billy Bell (a few years ago! But it fit
the space available!)
Think we should have some new jokes? We do too! Send us some of yours. But be patient. They have to fit
the space available!
The Editor #672
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RESIDENT SERVICES
Kathy Hobbs
Resident Services
JUNE MUSICAL EVENTS
Canterbury Court will be offering the following array of musical programs during June.
Please check your weekly calendar for current information.
Kathy
Hobbs
“The Way to Carnegie” Piano Program with Tzu-Yi Chen
Tuesday, June 3
Treat yourself to an amazing piano program with Tzu-Yi Chen. The program will feature a piece written by our
very own T. J. Anderson as well as other classical pieces by Mozart, Brahms, Handel and Mussorgsky. As many
of you know Ms. Chen will perform at Carnegie Hall in October.
Enjoy an afternoon concert filled with a variety of music, culture and color.
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, June 3 at 4 p.m. in the Community Room.
Friday Happy Hour
Enjoy Happy Hour with Susan Marie on Friday, June 13 at 5 p.m.
Beth Michaels will entertain on Friday, June 20 from 5-6 p.m.
Si Wages will be here on Friday, June 27 at 5 p.m.
We will provide mixers and snacks. B.Y.O.B.
Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX
Genesis Youth Choir, Tuesday, June 17
The Genesis Youth Choir of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas is comprised of 35 seventh through
twelfth graders from throughout the Dallas area and is part of the sacred music education program for children and
students offered by Highland Park Presbyterian Church. The students represent a diverse level of musical experience and come together to enrich the lives of many people through their musical performances. The choir sings
monthly for a 1500 member congregation and presents special programs during the Church year. An annual summer mission trip is the highlight of each year’s activities. While in the area, the Genesis students will be volunteering with Sheltering Arms, a nonprofit early childhood education program that serves working families with high
quality, affordable child care and education resources. On Sunday morning June 15, 2014, Genesis will be leading
in worship at North Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, June 17 at 4:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Tommy Somerville, “Summertime Jazz”
Tommy returns this month for a fun-filled, lively evening of jazz piano music.
Everyone loves Tommy! Please join him on Wednesday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
The Anderson’s Piano and Vocal Concert
“Songs, Sonatas and Serenades” on June 25
Neal Anderson (vocal) and Joshua Anderson (piano) will be back for an encore performance of “Songs, Sonatas
and Serenades”. The program will feature a variety of classical and traditional favorites including: O Sole
Mio!, Edelweiss, They Call the Wing Maria and Nella Fantasia; Italian arias: Celeste Aida, Una furtive lagrima, Il
balen del suo sorriso, and E Lucevan le stele; spirituals Amazing Grace and Panis Angelicus, as well as the solo
piano works Sonata in Eb major by Haydn, Intermezzo in A major by Johannes Brahms, and Largo by Antonin
Dvořák.
This father – son duo will amaze you with their talent!
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Mark your calendar for Wednesday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be provided by Personal Care, Inc.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Atlanta Symphony trips on Thursday evening will continue this month.
Our last concert this season will be Series 4 – June 5. Residents are responsible for purchasing their own
tickets. We will offer transportation for next season on Thursday evenings for ASO Series 1, 2, 3 and 4 as
well as Super Pops on Friday nights.
Call 404-253-5980 for more information.
Atlanta Opera 2014-2015 Program
It is not too late to purchase your tickets for the Atlanta Opera.
We plan to send a bus on Tuesday evenings.
Next season includes:
November 11, 2014 – Madama Butterfly
March 3, 2015 – Rigoletto
April 7, 2015 – The Marriage of Figaro
Call 404-881-8885 to purchase your tickets.
JUNE ACTIVITIES
Quarterly Residents Council Meeting, June 2
The Quarterly Meeting of the Residents Council will meet on Monday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Community Room. Please plan to attend this important meeting.
“Grief 101” Program with Halcyon
All residents are welcome to meet the Halcyon Hospice staff, who will give an overview of their services
available at Canterbury Court. Anyone experiencing loss is encouraged to attend.
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, June 3 at 11 a.m. in the Community Room.
Global Jewelry Repair, June 4
Locksley will return to repair and sell jewelry and replace watch batteries on Wednesday, June 4 from 10
a.m. until 2 p.m. in the George Hightower Room.
Current Event Group, June 10
Don Jordan returns for lively discussions about national, international and local issues.
All are invited to attend this group meeting on Tuesday, June 10 from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
in Peachtree 1 & 2.
Activity Surveys
Thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out your Activity Survey coming later this month. Your Canterbury Activity Committee uses this information to plan fun and exciting events, concerts and trips for your enjoyment. Please share your ideas for trips, parties, lectures and concerts!
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JUNE TRIPS
Summer Sunday Bus Schedule
The Summer Sunday bus schedule has begun. The bus to All Saints will leave at 9:30 a.m.
The bus to St. Luke’s will leave at 10:30 a.m. Please sign up by Friday at the Front Desk
if you plan to ride. There is no cost involved for this service.
The Cherokee Garden Library Presents
“Following in the Bartram’s Footsteps”
Lunch at the Swan Coach House
Thursday, June 5
The Cherokee Garden Library will be a major venue in the Southeast for the exhibit Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps. Join us for a docent led tour of this special exhibit. There will be a local component to the indoor exhibition, featuring rare maps, books, and artifacts from the Garden Library and History Center collections.
The exhibit features contemporary botanical artworks, depicting plants discovered and introduced by two
generations of the Bartram family. It reflects John and William Bartram’s passionate observation and nature, which has influenced generations of artists and explorers throughout the world. This exhibit will engage a wide range of audiences including those interested in botanical art, science, history, and nature. The experience will foster a deeper understanding of our shared horticultural heritage and heighten our respect for the natural
world in the twenty-first century.
In addition to this special exhibit, we will have a private tour of the Library by Staci L. Catron, Cherokee
Garden Library Director.
After the tour we will have lunch on your own at the Swan Coach House.
Please sign up at the Front Desk for this play. Admission and trip fee is $9.
This trip is on Thursday, June 5. We will leave at 10 a.m. and return around 2:30 p.m.
High Museum of Art, “Dream Cars”
Thursday, June 12
Visitors to the High Museum of Art exhibit Dream Cars, Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas showcases seventeen groundbreaking concept cars from the 1930s to the present, all of which push the limits of the imagination. Featuring unique American and European automobiles alongside conceptual drawings, patents and
scale models, the exhibition showcases the visionary process of car design and explores the influence of
automotive events such as the Motorama and the Paris Salon de l’Automobile. Visitors will have the opportunity to view pioneering, masterworks by automotive leaders Ferrari, Bugatti, GM and Porsche, among
others. Explore design innovation through the lens of the automobile!
Sign up at the Front Desk. Please include your membership number when you sign up.
This trip is on Thursday, June 12. Cost for admission and trip fee is $18.
Leave from the Front Desk at 1:30 p.m. and return by 4 p.m.
June Wellness Screenings
For your health and convenience, Canterbury offers monthly health screenings.
The Podiatry team from Providence Foot and Ankle Center will be at Canterbury Court Wellness Center
on Monday, June 16.
Please sign up for an appointment at the Front Desk or with Linn at the Wellness Center.
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Dermatology Consultants, P.C. has been providing dermatological care for the Buckhead community for
over 75 years. Staff from Dermatology Consultants will be here on
Tuesday, June 11 in the Wellness Center. Call Linn at X 3062 for an appointment.
Direct Mobile Dentistry Clinic with Dr. Lee Cohen will be here on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
Call 770-883-6868 to schedule your appointment.
Patients are seen in the George Hightower Room.
The Hearing Aid Clinic will be conducted by Monica on Tuesday, June 24 from 10-10:30 a.m.
in the Card Room.
Coming This Summer!
Sam Hagan (vocal) and Judy Boehm (piano) program on Tuesday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Luau Party with Class Act Band on Thursday, July 31 at 4:30 p.m.
“The Smart Driver Course” with AARP on Thursday, August 7, 2014.
Al Mahan (vocal and guitar) on Wednesday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m.
MORE HUMOR
They go in and Bubba says with his best fake Georgia
drawl, “I’ll take 50 of them suits at $5.00 each, 100
Bubba and Billy Bob are walking down the street in
Atlanta, and they see a sign on a store which reads, of them there shirts at $2.00 each, 50 pairs of them there
“Suits $5.00 each, shirts $2.00 each, trousers $2.50 trousers at $2.50 each. I’ll back up my pickup and……”
each.”
The owner of the shop interrupts, ““Ya’ll from
Bubba says to his pal, “Billy Bob, Look here! We South Alabama, ain’t ya?”
could buy a whole gob of these, take ‘em back to Sand
“Well……yeah,” says a surprised Bubba…….”
Mountain, sell ‘em to our friends, and make a fortune.
How come you knowed that?”
Just let me do the talkin’ cause if they hear your accent,
“Because this here is a dry cleaners”
they might think we’re ignorant, and won’t wanna sell
that stuff to us. Now, I’ll talk in a slow Georgia drawl
Contributed by Barbara Clark
so’s they don’t know we is from Alabama.”
Origins
One more: Bet you didn't know this!
In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and
many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannons
fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep
a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square-based pyramid with
one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which
rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls
could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon.
There was only one problem....how to prevent the
bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the oth-
ers. The solution was a metal plate called a 'Monkey'
with 16 round indentations. However, if this plate were
made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it.
The solution to the rusting problem was to make
'Brass Monkeys.' Few landlubbers realize that brass
contracts much more and much faster than iron when
chilled.. Consequently, when the temperature dropped
too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much
that the iron cannonballs would come right off the monkey; Thus, it was quite literally, 'Cold enough to freeze
the balls off a brass monkey.' (All this time, you
thought that was an improper expression, didn't you.)
Contributed by Angela Foster
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.
~ Emo Philips
Contributed by Angela Foster
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10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s
Church
9:30 Bus to All Saints
Church
29
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid/
SunTrust/Kroger
30
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid/
SunTrust/Kroger
9:30 Bus to All Saints
Church
10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s
Church
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22
10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s
Church
10-11:30 Publix-Brookhaven
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid/
SunTrust/Kroger
9:30 Bus to All Saints
Church
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1:35 Bus Rite Aid/SunTrust/
Kroger/Wells Fargo Bank
18
1:45-3:15 Bus, Perimeter
Mall/Walmart (min. 3)
10-11:30 Publix-Brookhaven 1:35 Bus Rite Aid/SunTrust/
Kroger/Wells Fargo Bank
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1:00-3:15 Bus, The Forum
& Trader Joe’s (min. 3)
17
10-11:30 Publix-Brookhaven 1:35 Bus Rite Aid/SunTrust/
Kroger/Wells Fargo Bank
1:45-3:15 Bus, CVI VisAbilty Store (min.3)
16
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid/
SunTrust/Kroger
15
10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s
Church
9:30 Bus to All Saints
Church
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19
27
20
13
6
Fri
28
21
14
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JUNE BUS
CALENDAR
1:30 Trip to
High Museum
“Dream Cars”
12
10
10-2:30 Trip to Cherokee
Garden Library
Lunch at the Swan House
5
Thu
8
1:35 Bus Rite Aid/SunTrust/
Kroger/Wells Fargo Bank
4
Wed
7:00 ASO-Series 4
9
10-11:30 Publix-Brookhaven
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid/
SunTrust/Kroger
1:45-3:15 Bus, Peachtree
Battle (min.3)
3
Tue
2
Mon
10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s
Church
9:30 Bus to All Saints
Church
1
Sun
Sat
28
24
9-Dr. Cohen-Dentist-GHR
10-T’ai Chi-Aerobics Room
10-11:30 Publix-Brookhaven
10-10:30 Hearing Aid ClinicCard Room
1:45-3:15 Bus, Perimeter
Mall/Walmart (min. 3)
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30
9:30 –11:30 Four C’s
9:30 Bus to All Saints
Coffee/Tea Court Café
Church
11 Exercise Level 1
1:30-2:30 Produce
10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s Express South Tower
Church
Parking Deck
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid/
3:00 Exercise Level 2
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23 9:30 –11:30 Four C’s
Coffee/Tea Court Café
9:30 Bus to All Saints
11 Exercise Level 1
1:30-2:30 Produce
Church
Express South Tower
10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s Parking Deck
Church
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid/
3:00 Exercise Level 2
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10-T’ai Chi-P1&2
10-11:30 Publix-Brookhaven
1:00-3:15 Bus, The Forum &
TraderJoe’s (min. 3)
2:00 Dermatology Consultants-Wellness Center
16 9:30 –11:30 Four C’s
Coffee/Tea Court Café
11 Exercise Level 1
9:30 Bus to All Saints
1:30-2:30 Produce Xpress
Church
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid
2:00 Podiatry Services10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s Wellness Center
Church
2:00 Executive Committee
Meeting-P1&2
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10-T’ai Chi-P1&2
10-11:30 Publix-Brookhaven
NO BP Check today
1:30 Current Events-P1 & 2
1:45-3:15 Bus, CVI VisAbilty
Store (min.3)
10
9 9:30 –11:30 Four C’s
Coffee/Tea Court Café
11 Exercise Level 1
9:30 Bus to All Saints
1:30-2:30 Produce Express
Church
S. Tower Deck
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid
10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s 3:00 Movie PresentationChurch
Here Comes the GroomCommunity Room
1
8
Tue
3
10-T’ai Chi-MOVED to the
Aerobics Room
10-11:30 Publix-Brookhaven
11 Halcyon Talk-Community
Room
1:45-3:15 Bus, Peachtree
Battle (min.3)
4:00 Tzi-Yi Chen ConcertCommunity Room
2
Mon
9:30 –11:30 Four C’s
Coffee/Tea Court Café
11 Exercise Level 1
9:30 Bus to All Saints
1:30-2:30 Produce Express
Church
S. Tower Deck
1:35-3:15 Bus-Rite Aid
10:30 Bus to St. Luke’s 3:00 Exercise Level 2
Church
7:30 Quarterly Resident
Council MeetingCommunity Room
Sun
25 9:30-11:30 Four C’s Coffee/
Tea Court Cafe
10 Holy Eucharist
11 Exercise Level 1
1:30 Spiritual Wellness-P1& 2
1:35 Bus Rite Aid/SunTrust
3:00 Exercise Level 2
3:30 Exec. Dir. Forum-Card Rm
7:00 Men’s Poker-Club Room
7:30 Anderson’s Vocal & Piano
Tea Court Cafe
10 Holy Eucharist
11 Exercise Level 1
1:30 Spiritual Wellness-P1& 2
1:35 Bus Rite Aid/SunTrust
3:00 Exercise Level 2
3:30 Exec. Dir. Forum-Card
7:00 Men’s Poker-Club Room
18 9:30-11:30 Four C’s Coffee/
11 9:30-11:30 Four C’s Coffee/
Tea Court Cafe
10 Holy Eucharist
11 Exercise Level 1
1:30 Spiritual Wellness-P1& 2
1:35 Bus Rite Aid/SunTrust
3:30 Exec. Dir. Forum-Card Rm
7:00 Men’s Poker-Club Room
9:30-11:30 Four C’s Coffee/Tea
Court Cafe
10 Holy Eucharist
10-2:30 Global Jewelry-GHR
11 Exercise Level 1
1:30 Spiritual Wellness-P1& 2
1:35 Bus Rite Aid/SunTrust
3:30 Exec. Dir. Forum-Card Rm
7:00 Men’s Poker-Club Room
4
Wed
9:30-11:30 Four C’s Coffee/
Tea Court Café
10 Bible Study-Card Rm
11:00 Exercise Level 1
3:00 Exercise Level 2
5:00 Happy Hour with “Si”
Wages & Bill Jukins in the
Admin. Dining & Garden
Rooms
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Sat
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES
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11-12 “A Course in
Miracles”-4th Floor NorthTower Lounge
9:30-11:30 Four C’s Coffee/
Tea Court Café
10 Bible Study-Card Rm
11:00 Exercise Level 1
3:00 Exercise Level 2
5:00 Happy Hour with Beth
Michaels in the Admin.
Dining & Garden Rooms
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9:30-11:30 Four C’s
Coffee/Tea Court Café
10 Bible Study-Card Rm
11:00 Exercise Level 1
3:00 Exercise Level 2
5:00 Happy Hour with
Susan Marie in the Admin.
13
6
7
9:30-11:30 Four C’s
Coffee/Tea Court Café
10 Bible Study-Card Rm
11:00 Exercise Level 1
3:00 Exercise Level 2
5:00 Happy Hour with in
the Admin. Dining/Garden
Rooms
Fri
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11-12 “A Course in
Miracles”-4th Floor NorthTower Lounge
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1:30 Trip to High
Museum ‘Dream Cars”
11-12 “A Course in
Miracles”-4th Floor NorthTower Lounge
12
10-2:30 Trip to Cherokee
Garden Library
Lunch at the Swan House
11-12 “A Course in
Miracles”-4th Floor
NorthTower Lounge
2:00-3:30 Dementia
Caregivers Support
Group-GHR
5
Thu