Published by the Carolina Village staff and residents July, 2017 • Vol 43, No 7

Historic Flat Rock, Inc. was formed as a non-profit organization in 1968, and is preparing for an anniversary in 2018. Today we can look back and see the footprint this small nonprofit volunteer organization has made within the Village of Flat Rock. Quietly, yet of significance, Historic Flat Rock, Inc. has saved no less than ten properties, and has historic preservation easements on over twenty. As an example: Mountain Lodge (built in 1827 by Susan and Charles Baring) was purchased by HFR, Inc. in 2015, resold, and, as a private residence, is being brought back to life. In addition, many homeowners have purchased and restored homes that are listed in the “ Na-tional Register of Historic Places.” By the way, the register for our area, was updated and funded by HFR, Inc. This process took twenty years, and was a true labor of dedication and commitment.

Historic Flat Rock, Inc. is proud to protect and preserve landmarks of historical, architectural, recreational or cultural value through fund raising, donations, and hard work through 100% volunteer effort. A critical aspect of the mission of the organization is to collect mate-rials of historic, literary or artistic value

and to provide for the preservation of such materials. As an organization, HFR is moving forward in fulfilling our mission to operate a Cultural Center/Museum so that historic information can be viewed and studied by the public. HFR is honored to have been able to open the doors of the 169-year-old “ Old Flat Rock Post Office “ building to the public. We opened for a special event Dec. 04, 2016, are open by appointment, and open Saturdays from noon to 4 PM. HFR opened for a spe-cial event December 4, 2016. The building is open by appointment and also open Sat-urdays from noon to 4pm. The organization looks forward to having meetings there, with lectures, book groups, and discussion that will be open to the public.

Please direct questions to: HFRCulturalCenter@gmail.com

Special Note: Watch for sign up sheet in July to tour the Historic Flat Rock Cultural Center.

Historic Flat Rock Cultural Center/MuseumBy Victoria Flanagan

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A large group of residents assembled in the Village Hall on Friday, June 9 to learn about recipients of 2016 Village scholarships. Grace Poli began the program promptly at 7pm. Last July, 13 scholarships (averaging over $3000) were awarded to employees and/or their dependents. Grace named all the recipients, introduced five in attendance, and read letters from four others.

Makayla Cabe described highlights of her freshman year at Western Carolina University with a Powerpoint presentation. In addition to her classes, she participated in the choir, performed community service, and worked here part time.

Letters from the Stepp twins apologized for their absence because of their annual family beach vacation. Nita is completing courses at AB Tech and has transferred to a very competitive program for surgical technicians at Blue Ridge Community College. On May 13, Nora received an Associates degree in marketing from AB Tech and has been accepted in a Mars Hill Bachelors program in Business Administration. She is the first person in her family to receive a degree!

Wellness Coordinator Laura Husak completed the initial requirements for a nursing degree at AB Tech and is now enrolled in a CNA program at BRCC. She is grateful for the financial support of the Village as she continues her education.

Sarah Kassem was in Washington, DC, learning about Congress. She is an honors student at UNC Greensboro and was one of 15 students selected for this special project. Sarah has earned straight As and is majoring

in German and Political Science. Originally a Business major, she is considering a career in international (probably European) politics.

Her brother, Adham Kassem, showed “The Next Big Thing in Presenting,” a video he prepared about his work in Computer Science at UNC Charlotte. He is a rising junior (like Sarah) and has completed his core classes. The Village scholarship permits concentration on education, not his finances. Adham and Sarah have served in the main dining room for four years. Their mother, Gynger, is our baker.

Sherry Shook, Jack Carver’s mother, is a Care Center nurse; he has volunteered there. Jack is grateful for the five Village scholarships he received and has found graduate work in exercise science very different from undergraduate studies. He’s participating in two research projects to increase longevity through physical activity.

A letter from Julie Estep described the opportunities and challenges she has encountered at Eastern Carolina. She is a double major in communications and political science, struggling to explain our country to Spanish-speakers.

Luc Rodriguez has worked on Village grounds; his mother, Melissa, is our Resident ILS nurse. At UNC Charlotte, Luc not only studied but worked as a softball announcer. He will spend the summer as a wealth management intern at Lincoln and is considering pursuing constitutional law.

Laura Beaver, Kaitlyn Delude, Jonah Van Dorn, Gabriel Waters also were awarded scholarships in 2016. Gabriel is studying pastoral leadership

2016 Scholarship Recipients

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at Liberty University. His email was received after the program and could not be included; he earned all As and maintained a 4.0 average both semesters.

Part way through the presentation, Amy Pace, a Board member and Chair of our Education Committee, provided an overview of our scholarship program. Since 2002, the Village has provided 158 scholarships totaling

$284,024. Amy urged residents to contribute to the endowment fund, encourage potential students, and help applicants for scholarships. Recipients for 2017 will be announced at 7pm on Tuesday, July 25; please save the date!

Grace concluded the presentation by thanking all who participated. Our scholars are an impressive group of whom we can feel great pride.

Veterans Honor FlightSeveral Carolina Village Veterans participated in an Honor Flight to Washington DC on May 13, 2017. The group toured the WWII, Korean, and Vietnam Memorials. They also visited Arlington National Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Tillie Zigovsky, Marty Zigovsky, Mike Lewis

David Sitton

Ron Stepp

Rev. Don Taws

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The Sittons trace their ancestry to England. When they came to America in the 17th century, they set-tled first in Massachusetts. Eventually, one branch of the family moved to South Carolina by the 1780s. From there, Philip Sitton (1770-1843), his wife, Winifred Bradley, and their children came to South Mills River. The state of North Carolina gave Philip a land grant of about 3000 acres as a boun-ty to establish an iron works. The grant included land on both sides of South Mills River. The moun-tain to the South became known as “Iron Works Mountain,” later changed to Forge Mountain.

Philip selected a site for his forge near the conflu-ence of South Mills River and Bradley Creek. I have not discovered a contemporary descrip-tion of the Sitton forge, but it probably was an open-hearth type known as a “bloomery” or a Catalin forge. Iron ore was hauled to the furnace by wagon or ox cart. Charcoal, produced locally from hardwood, served as fuel to heat the ore to produce a large mass of iron known as a “bloom.” This in turn was converted into malleable wrought iron bars by repeated hammering and reheating. The long bars could be used by gun makers or blacksmiths to fabricate various products. Exam-ples include door hinges, pot hooks, tools, horse shoes, plows, traps, and hunting rifles.

After a few years, Philip decided to abandon the Bradley Creek site and build a new forge a few miles down South Mills River. The new location offered several advantages such as better farm land for growing grain and raising livestock. It also provided better access to a labor force and good home sites for the family. An 1819 land deed mentioned the new forge and “other im-provements.” A water-powered grist mill installed near the forge provided stone-ground meal for workers and others in the community. A sizeable work force was needed to mine and transport ore, produce charcoal, and other activities at the rural industrial complex. It was common practice for the workers to be paid, at least in part, by meat,

grain, vegetables to feed themselves and their families.

Three generations of the Sitton family worked at the Mills River forge. Philip’s son, Lawrence Sitton (1794-1873) worked at the forge until it ceased operation during the Civil War. Philip L. Sitton (1814-1857), a son of Lawrence, also worked at the forge until his death. He was the father of Silas C. Sitton (1848-1912). Although the forge did not resume operation after the Civil War, Silas estab-lished a water-powered sawmill near the forge site and operated it until he died from injuries suffered in a mill accident in December 1912. Many of the Sittons were buried at the family cemetery located on a ridge overlooking Forge Mountain and the site of the forge, grist mill, and sawmill.

The heavy forge hammer used at the Sitton forge had an interesting history. It was fabricated in Baltimore, Maryland, and shipped to the port of Charleston, South Carolina. From there, it was hauled to South Mills River by wagon. The ham-mer weighed about 350 lbs., and was attached to a wooden beam driven by a water wheel. When it was operating, the loud ringing due to the ham-mer hitting the anvil could be heard for several miles. During the Civil War, the hammer was moved to a new site on Davidson River where it produced parts for Confederate weapons. The hammer still exists and is privately owned.

A few years ago, I found a few chunks of heavy black slag near the mouth of Bradley Creek. It had been a by-product of the iron making process and discarded near the forge. I also discovered the location of the second forge on South Mills River. An old Sitton mill dam made of wood and stone once was located a short distance up the river from the site of the forge, grist mill, and saw mill, but little physical evidence remains. A steep road leading to the Sitton-Gillespie family cemetery is adjacent to the intersection of South Mills River Road and Silas Sitton Drive.

The Sitton Iron Works in Mills River By Jim Brittain

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Tuesday Entertainment for July Submitted by the Program Committee

Here are the two dates for the special entertainment for this month: July 4 and July 18.

On the 4th of July, your Program Committee has been working with our Activities Director, Betty Hens-ley, to bring a “LET’S CELEBRATE” evening. Wear your red, white and blue—and join the patriotic fun.

Come to the Fireplace Lounge at 6:00 p.m. for an old-fashioned ice cream social sponsored by the Ac-tivities Department. (Remember—no evening meal is served in the dining room that day.) Then, at 7:00 p.m., we will have an evening of entertainment featuring Bill Moody and a Tribute to our Veterans. Bill Moody is no stranger to Carolina Village residents. Bill was the Snack Shop manager for 6 years, which is where our Bistro is now located. He is a gifted singer and has sung here for us many times. Bill was Music Director for 30 years at different local churches, and now performs monthly at 10 different retire-ment centers. He also performs each month at the Veteran’s Home.

During the Ice Cream Social time in the Fireplace Lounge, be sure to enter the drawing for one of the recently published books of poetry by the Seasoned Poets of the Blue Ridge, Poetry is Blooming. We will be giving away three of these books. One entry per person, and you must be present at the pro-gram in the Village Hall that evening to win. There will be a basket for you to enter the drawing in the Fireplace Lounge. Helen Palmer, one of the original members of the Seasoned Poets and our own Carolina Village Poet Laureate, will be reading one of her patriotic poems.

On July 18, we will welcome Ralph Congdon back to Carolina Village. For 38 years, he was concert master of the Hendersonville Symphony, 35 years concert master or assistant concert master of the Asheville Symphony, and 30 years concert master or assistant concert master of the Brevard Philhar-monic. He is also known to many at Carolina Village as a former teacher in the Henderson County School System, teaching mathematics, physics, chemistry, and more. Ralph is now retired, still doing a lot of music and other things. It is our pleasure to have him with us again!

July 14th, Friday Night Special ProgramA few years ago, Charlotte Self’s grandson learned about his grandmother’s involvement with the resis-tance operation against Hitler’s Germany when she was a young girl. He was so inspired by her experi-ences that he desired to know more, and then he decided they should work together to save her story in a book. That book became The Hitler Years Through the Eyes of a Child, published in 2016.

Since then, Charlotte , a Hendersonville resident, has received many invitations to talk about memories of her part in the German resistance.

On Friday night, July 14 in the Village Hall, Charlotte Self will share her own story of providing care, refuge and escape with her physician mother in Nazi Germany.

Please join us. There will be copies of the book available for purchase by interested attendees

1 Jane Anderson 1 Marge Korner 3 Hatha Dodge 3 Jeanne Reno 3 Bette Stone 4 Jack Spraul 4 Nina Todd 4 Anne Wiley 6 Mary Ann Burrell 6 Alice Gantt 7 Ivy Cowell 7 Dessie Follin 8 Dick Allen 8 Hal Beam 9 Pete Bedoian 9 Bob Lancaster 9 Anita Penner

10 Mary Ballard 10 Etholeen Gallagher 10 Vivian Hoeppner 11 Joan MacKinney 12 Bruce Murray 13 Pat Curley 14 Happy Gibson 14 Alma Wildfoerster 15 Larry Lehr 15 Nancy West 16 Rosalind Bauer 16 Ginny Burke 16 Bob Grosso 16 Pat Kohere 16 Betsy Lockwood 17 Pearl Barnes 17 Irene Robertson

18 Addie Cox 18 Ruth Wodock 19 Pauline Correa 20 Dwight Collins 20 Helen Palmer 21 Susie Ward 23 Skip Anderson 24 Marilyn Brain 26 Jean Strong 26 Tony Taddeo 27 Shirley Lamb 27 Nancy Payne 28 Loret Giuffre’ 29 Ron Korner 29 Audrey McLane 30 Frank Byrd 31 Josette Mowery

3 Charlie & Shirley Byrd10 Bill & Carol Teague12 John & Christine Cromarty17 Jim & Doris Scoville

19 Charlie & Eve Hall19 Bruce & Ann Murray22 Ralph & Gloria Morris22 Ken & Joyce Youngblood

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Birthday Party • July 19thJoin us at Noon in the Dining Room

Please RSVP to Betty Hensley 828-692-6275 ext. 206

MUST RSVP TO ATTEND

Clarence “Pat” Patty June 8

Submitted by Religious Life Committee

July Vespers

2 David Dupee - Presbyterian David Koehler - piano

9 Jack Presseau – Presbyterian Kelly Lamb - piano 16 Elliott Gordon – Baptist Othella Gordon, piano 23 Lester Vier – Congregational Louise Vier – piano

30 Sally Staton/Knott – Lutheran Rebecca Brake, piano

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In-Village Special Activities 4 Tu JULY 4th Ice Cream Social, Lounge, 6 pm JULY 4th Program, VH, 7 pm, Think Red, White & Blue 11 Tu Computer Club, Ed. Room, 2 pm 12 We Chaplain Sallie, Chapel, 1:30 pm 18 Tu Evening with, professional violinist, Ralph Congdon, VH, 7 pm 19 We Patriotic music with Moores Grove & Cummings Memorial Choir, VH, 7 pm 25 Tu All Resident’s Meeting, VH, 7pm 31 Mo Seeing Impaired Meeting, Mag. Room CC Bus at Front, 1:30 pm

Out-of-Village Trips 5 We Lunch Bay Breeze, Seafood, depart 11:15 am 6 Th Lunch &Tour Historical Flat Rock Cultural Center, depart 11 am 12 We Barter Theatre in Abingdon Va., depart 9:30 am 13 Th Flat Rock Play, depart 1:30 pm 26 We Folk Moot USA, BRCC, depart 1:15 pm Watch board for additional trips. Trips scheduled weather permitting.

Saturday Night Movies7pm in Village Hall

1 Hidden Figures 8 Stepmom

15 Fly Away Home 22 Shrek 2

29 Catch Me If You Can

Coming up at the end of July! “The Best Summer Camp Ever” is scheduled July 31st – August 4th. This is the second annual summer camp sponsored by one of our own residents for children and grandchildren of the staff. This is a week full of hiking, swimming, arts and crafts, ice breakers, dancing, eating, cooking, scavenger hunts and much more. The kids (ages 9-13) will be donned in matching camp t-shirts and found throughout the village all week. You won’t be able to miss them. Please contact Laura to volunteer to be part of the fun.

Laura Husak, Camp Counselor ExtraordinaireExt. 240

ACR = Arts & Crafts Room AR = Aerobics RoomCDR = Card Room CH = ChapelCFR = Conference RoomDR = Dining RoomEC= Education Center FE = Front Entrance FPL = Fireplace LoungeCCMR = Care Center Magnolia RoomPA = ParlorPPR/LDR = Ping Pong Room Line Dancing RoomTH = Media/Theater Room TP = Therapy PoolVH = Village HallYB = Youngblood Business Office

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Be alive as long as you live !

Emotional WellnessEnvironmental Wellness

Intellectual WellnessNutritional Wellness

Physical WellnessSocial Wellness

Spiritual WellnessVocational Wellness

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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2:30pm: Series- Upstairs, Downstairs (TH)

10am: Music Series- How Music Developed, Robert Hudson (TH)

2:30pm: Series- Upstairs, Downstairs (TH)

7pm- Travel Series: Scenic Drives, Texas to Yellowstone (EC)

10am: Music Series- How Music Developed, Robert Hudson (TH)1pm: Greeting Cards (ARC)2:30pm: Series- Upstairs, Downstairs (TH)7pm- Travel Series: River Cruises in Romantic Europe (EC)

10:30am: Strength training with Judith (CCMR)

11am: Quaker Worship Group (Med Center Craft Room)

3:45pm: Vespers (VH)

10:30am: Strength training with Judith (CCMR)

11am: Quaker Worship Group (Med Center Craft Room)

3:45pm: Vespers (VH)

10:30am: Strength training with Judith (CCMR)

11am: Quaker Worship Group (Med Center Craft Room)

3:45pm: Vespers (VH)

10:30am: Strength training with Judith (CCMR)

11am: Quaker Worship Group (Med Center Craft Room)

3:45pm: Vespers (VH)

6pm: July 4th, Ice Cream Social (FPL)

7pm: July 4th Program- Think Red, White & Blue (VH)

9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)10am: Art Series- Master Works of American Art (TH)1pm: Update your resident file, ILS Q&A (Main Street)2pm: Computer Club (EC)

10am: Music Series- How Music Developed, Robert Hudson (TH)2pm: Adult Coloring Workshop (ACR)2:30pm: Series- Upstairs, Downstairs (TH)7pm- Travel Series: Vietnam and Cambodia w/ John and Pam Gaitskill (EC)

9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)

10am: Art Series- Art surprise- video (TH)

7pm: All Resident’s Meeting (VH)

30 3110am: Music Series- How Music Developed, Robert Hudson (TH)Dep 1:30pm Seeing Impaired Meeting (FE)2pm: Adult Coloring Workshop (ACR)

9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)

10am: Art Series- Master Works of American Art (TH)

7pm: Evening w/ professional violinist, Ralph Congdon (VH)

2:30pm: Series- Upstairs, Downstairs (TH)7pm- Travel Series: China, Heart of the Dragon (EC)

10:30am: Strength training with Judith (CCMR)

11am: Quaker Worship Group (Med Center Craft Room)

3:45pm: Vespers (VH)

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Dep 9:30am: Barter Theatre, Abingdon VA (FE)12:30pm: Transitions Support Group (CDR)1:30pm: Chaplain Sallie (CH)2pm: Religion Series- Cathedrals (TH)

10:30am: Chaplain’s Worship Service (CCMR) 7 pm: Movie, Hidden Figures (VH)

10:30am: Chaplain’s Worship Service (CCMR)

7 pm: Movie, Stepmom (VH)

10:30am: Chaplain’s Worship Service (CCMR)

7 pm: Movie, Fly Away Home (VH)

10:30am: Chaplain’s Worship Service (CCMR)

7 pm: Movie, Shrek 2 (VH)

11am: Healing Service w/ St. James (CH)

Dep 11:15am: Lunch, Bay Breeze Seafood (FE)

2pm: Religion Series- Cathedrals (TH)

6pm: July 4th, Ice Cream Social (FPL)

7pm: July 4th Program- Think Red, White & Blue (VH)

9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)10am: Art Series- Master Works of American Art (TH)1pm: Update your resident file, ILS Q&A (Main Street)2pm: Computer Club (EC)

9:30am: Carolina Optics (CR)12pm: July Birthday Party (DR)2pm: Religion Series- Cathedrals (TH)7pm: Patriotic Music w/ Moores, Grove & Cum-mings Memorial Choir (VH)

9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)10:30am: Bible Study (VH)1pm: Movie, TBA (TH)Dep 1:30pm: Flat Rock Playhouse (FE)

9:30am: Handchimes practice (EC)

1:30pm: Knit & Crochet (ACR)

7 pm: Famous Greeks (VH)

9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)

10am: Art Series- Art surprise- video (TH)

7pm: All Resident’s Meeting (VH)

9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)10:30am: Bible Study (VH)11am: Update your resident file (Main Street)1pm: Movie, TBA (TH)Dep 1:30pm: Flat Rock Playhouse (FE)2pm: Reader’s Theater (PA)7pm: Trouble Sleeping? Are you Anxious a lot of the Time? (VH)

9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)

10:30am: Bible Study (VH)

1pm: Movie, TBA (TH)

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9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)

10am: Art Series- Master Works of American Art (TH)

7pm: Evening w/ professional violinist, Ralph Congdon (VH)

Dep 1:15pm: Folk Moot USA-BRCC (FE)

2pm: Religion Series- Cathedrals (TH)

2pm: Bingo (CDR)

9am: Dr. Ellis, psychologist (Apt 187)10:30am: Bible Study (VH)Dep 11am: Lunch and Tour- Historical Flat Rock Cultural Center (FE)1pm: Movie, TBA (TH)2pm: Reader’s Theater Rehearsal (PA)

9:30am: Resume Handchimes practice (EC)

10am: Caregivers Support Group Meeting (CH)

1:30pm: Knit & Crochet (ACR)7 pm: Student History Presentation (VH)

9:30am: Handchimes practice (EC)

1:30pm: Knit & Crochet (ACR)

7 pm: Book and Author- Charlotte Self (VH)

9:30am: Handchimes practice (EC)

1:30pm: Knit & Crochet (ACR)

7 pm: Famous Greeks (VH)

10:30am: Chaplain’s Worship Service (CCMR)

7 pm: Movie, Catch Me If You Can (VH)

2:30pm: Series- Upstairs, Downstairs (TH)7pm- Travel Series: China, Heart of the Dragon (EC)

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Wellness Classes & Monthly ActivitiesMonday8:30 am - NEW!! Water Tai Chi w/ Lynnia9 am - Abs/Core & Flexibility w/ Louis (AR)9 am - Aqua Power w/ Lynnia (Pool)9:20 am - Aqua Core & More w/ Lynnia (Pool)10 am - Helen’s Exercise Class (VH)10 am - Just My Speed w/ Lynnia (Pool)11:30 am - Ageless Grace® w/ Denise (VH) 2 pm - Playing Pool with Friends (Pool room)2 pm - Strength Training w/ Laura (AR)3 pm - Tai Chi Chih w/ Bev (AR)6:45 pm - Bridge (Card Room)

Tuesday9 am - Water Wave Challenge w/ Lori All are welcome. (Pool)9:30 am - Open Studio in Arts & Crafts room9:30 am- Resistance strength training w/ Marian and Eileen (AR)10 am - Aquasize for the Guys w/Lori (Pool)10 am - Men’s Book Club, first Tuesday11 am - Line Dance (LDR)11 am - Trivia/Jeopardy (AR)2 pm - Stronger Seniors Exercise Video (AR)2 pm - Playing Pool with Friends (Pool room)2 pm - Pinochle (Card Room)

Wednesday8:30 am - H2O 101 w/ Nancy (Pool)9 am - Advanced Abs/Core w/ Laura (AR)9 am - Aqua Core & More w/ Nancy (Pool)10am - Aquasize w/Nancy (Pool)10 am - Tai Chi Chih w/ Bev (AR)11 am - Balance Class w/ Laura (VH)11 am - Healing Service with St. James, first Wednesday (Chapel)1:30 pm - Chaplain Sallie’s “Grace-ious” Meeting with Grace Lutheran, second Wednesday (Parlor)

2 pm - Ping Pong (PPR/LDR)2 pm - Bingo, last Wednesday (Card Room)

Thursday9 am - Abs/Core & Flexibility w/Louis (AR)9 am - Just My Speed w/ Lynnia (Pool)10 am - Aquasize for the Guys w/Lynnia (Pool) 10:30 am - Bible Study (VH)11 am - Sit-n-Stretch w/Marian Soss (AR)1 pm - Matinee Movie (TH)2 pm - Playing Pool with Friends (Pool room)3 pm - Strength Training w/Laura (AR)

Friday8:30 am - NEW!! Water Tai Chi w/ Lynnia 8:45 am - Advanced Abs and Core w/ Laura (AR)9 am - Aqua Nuts w/Lynnia (Pool)9:15am- Resistance strength training w/ Marian and Eileen10 am - H.A.R.T w/Lynnia (Pool)10 am - Chair Yoga with Jennifer (AR)1 pm - Water Weight Loss w/ Lynnia (Pool) 2 pm - Water Weight Loss w/ Lynnia (Pool)2 pm - Stronger Seniors Exercise Video (AR)3 pm - Balance Class w/ Laura (VH)3:30 pm - Wii Bowling (AR)

Saturday10 am - Cribbage (Card Room)10:30am- Chaplain’s Worship Service (Magnolia Room)

Sunday10:30am- Strength training with Judith (Magnolia Room)11 am - Quaker Worship Group (Chapel)3 pm - Ping Pong (PPR/LDR)3:45 pm - Vespers (VH)

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Fire Extinguishers: Do you Know How to Use Them?Fire extinguishers can be intimidating if you are unsure of how to use them or if you are unaware of what is burning. The City of Hendersonville would like to give you some tips in case you ever have to use an extinguisher.

If you smell smoke or see fire, you need to get out of your house and call 911. Your safety and the safety of your family is first.

In the event you see a small fire start and you know what is burning, you can operate the fire extinguisher. The acronym used is P.A.S.S.

Always remember if you use an extinguisher, position yourself so that your back is to the exit door. You never want to take the risk of using an extinguisher and blocking your path out. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact maintenance department at ext. 226

P Pull the pin

A Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire

S Squeeze the trigger/ handle

S Sweep from side to side

Culinary NewsRevising the menu and our meal plans has been far more complicated than expected! Our five-week meal cycles are modified seasonally, about every three months. Chef Philippe Frespech has added summer soups and salads, and special evening “stations’ featuring roast beef, turkey, and baked potatoes. The evening stations, like noon pasta and stir-fry bars, are popular.

The Food Committee, which Jon Renegar defines as “a bridge between the residents and the kitchen” is being reorganized, slowly. The group probably will be limited to ten to twelve residents serving fixed terms; it needs a recognized goal. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:30pm on Tuesday, August 22. If you are interested in participating, please notify Jon as soon as possible.

Comment cards remain important. They are carefully examined by dietary administrators, then submitted to the Residents’ Council. It remains impossible to satisfy every taste, but please share your compliments and (if any) criticisms.

We are excited that we have begun culinary specific, customer satisfaction training with members of our culinary staff in the dining room. There is tremendous competition for qualified employees and we are always investigating possibilities to encourage staff retention.

Education News - July, 2017A highlight in Education Committee programming will be on Friday evening, July 14, at 7:00 pm in the Village Hall with the appearance of author Charlotte Self. Several years ago, Charlotte’s grandson learned about his grandmother’s involvement as a young girl with the resistance movement in Hitler’s Germany. He became so inspired

by her experiences that he wanted to learn more and to save and share her story, That story became a book published in 2018, The Hitler Years Through the Eyes of a Child. Since its publication, Charlotte, a Hendersonville resident, has been receiving many invitations to talk about her memories of the Hitler era and her part in the resistance.

Mrs. Self will bring her slides and story of assisting in escape and in providing care that she and her mother were doing in 1943 in Nazi Germany. The story of their rescue work will show us personal heroism in the face of war and terror. We wish to thank Mary Jane Swan-son of the Education Committee for bringing us this inspiring program. Copies of The Hitler Years Through the Eyes of a Child will be available should you wish to purchase a copy.

The recent poetry workshop conducted by Helen Palmer and her fellow Seasoned Poets yielded some interesting writing from members of the class. Helen has submitted three poems composed by residents as a sample for us all to enjoy. (see next page)

The science series will be canceled for the month of July because of scheduling conflicts and the absence of the science consultant who is working with the class. On Friday eve-nings when no special program is scheduled, the regular series on Famous Greeks will take place. A new series on Cathedrals will continue in the theater at 2:00 pm on Wednesdays.

The popular Armchair Traveler series on Monday evenings continues in July with programs on travel from Iowa through the Ozarks and four national parks, Europe’s historic waterways, and interior China. On July 17 Hendersonville residents John and Pam Gaitskill will share their recent trip to Vietnam and Cambodia.

Interest has been shown in a new class on conversational Spanish. If you are interested, please let Amy Pace know (692-0985).

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Wild AcresAlong the Blue Ridge ParkwayUnder a canopy of treesWhere you can feel at ease

A place to go and reflectHear music or a lecture,To lift your spirits, drop despair,Breathe in fresh mountain air.

Mountains, rocking chairs and more,Shady spots to rock galore, It’s all calling you to “Wild Acres.”Are there any willing takers? Ron Korner

The DreamI’m a low country girlWith a low country sound. With love of high country, But low country bound.

The escape was an effort.I finally broke freeOf ties to the sand hills,Close to the sea.

Dreaming the dreamWas easy for me.The hard part was takingThe risk to break free. Eve Hall

Who Am I? Where Am I From?Depending on Where is Who I am.‘Tis a mystery at times;For the me that was me yesterdayChanged its mind…skipped away.

Fickle not, though open to change,Tapestry of varied-colored threadsWoven straight here, zigzag there,In search of new meaning to share.

Places…choices…cause me to explore.Does this bring less of me, or more?Would this path? that? lead me to perceiveHow I’ve evolved, how now I believe?

Open to spirit…allowing the changeMay seem so uncertain and strange.How thoughts today came through my penI have no clue…nor certain ken. Fran Ackley

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Highlights - Residents Council MeetingJune, 2017 by Austin Hurley

The meeting was opened with prayer.

Treasurer’s ReportThe Treasurer’s Report was presented with a General Fund Balance of $25,931.91. This statement was approved as presented. Copies of the Financial Statement were distributed and will be attached to the meeting minutes filed in the Library Notebook.

Dietary CommentsCompliments were received for turkey dinners, beef carving station, Asian stir fry, pasta sta-tion and potato bar.

Old Business • Evelyn Uhrlass met with June Rogers regarding the Village Treasures Shop.

• The most important need is more space. This need will be kept in mind during the forthcoming expansion which will involve relocation of many existing departmental needs and services

• Volunteers are always needed and there is a need to let residents and prospective residents know that the Village Treasures is always in need of donations of items for resale.

• An article will be written for The Villager highlighting Village Treasures. Especially for prospective future residents, the need for contributions will be mentioned.

New BusinessRev. Don Taws made a presentation to the Council as follows: • Requested that the Resident Council consider providing a Memorial Garden on the premises of Carolina Village (He provided photographs of a similar facility located on the grounds of Covenant Presbyterian Church)

• Possible locations were discussed

• Kevin Parries agreed to speak with Strategic Planning on a possible site (behind Med Center)

He also requested consideration of a keyboard to be used in Vespers. • Spoke of the difficulty in using the present keyboard that can only be accessed by a Work Order and suggested that a less technical keyboard be purchased that can be more easily used.

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• Kevin Parries stated that Carolina Village will purchase a keyboard. Pastor Taws and Bob Kintner will recommend the instrument to be purchased.

A resident mentioned that there is some need for Alzheimer Day Care. The matter was discussed and possible help in this area will be looked into.

Executive Director’s Report • Scholarship application process is ongoing with deadline of July 1st. Thus far, seven applications have been received. After July 4th the review will start and selections will be announced at the All Resident meeting in July.

• Prior to the July 25th All Resident Meeting, Council Members will be asked to be seated at dinner with a member or members, of the Board. • Duke Power installing new cable and accidentally ruptured the 4” gas line into CV.

• Audit has been completed. Verbal report, everything looked good with no major recommendations. Final written report will be received next week.

• Expansion Project is moving along. Neighborhood information meeting was held with no opposition. The village is submitting requirements to the city and County and will meet with the City Council on July 10th. The administration is studying state and federal requirements with a goal of beginning site work in October.

Carolina Village is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that depends on the generosity of our residents and the community to enhance the lives of all current and future Villagers. Find out all the ways to support the Village throughout the year, contact Phyllis Smith at (828) 692-6275 ext. 274 or psmith@carolinavillage.com.

Your generosity enhances this community

Carolina Village is a non-profit 501(c)3

Your Feedback Is Important! The feedback we receive from our residents and guests is important to us. Suggestion boxes are located in the Fireplace Lounge and at the entrance to the Village Hall. If you would like to submit articles, event information, or celebrations for the September issue, contact Phyllis Smith by Friday, August 11 at 828-233-0659.

600 Carolina Village Road, Suite ZHendersonville, NC 28792

www.carolinavillage.com • 828-692-6275

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