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The scenery around the campus of Carolina Village is delightful this time of year. The trees are decorated with vibrant colors of red, orange, and yellow. Fall flowers adorn the flower beds along with a pumpkin and scarecrow scattered here and there. In some ways life on the campus speeds up as well. The population of squirrels is scurrying around gather-ing up food for the winter. Seeds are being scattered so that life will begin again in the spring. All this has to happen to prepare for the winter period to come. The one thing we know about the seasons is that they will always come and they always go.

Seasons are likewise a portion of our existence, a measure of each year, and at times part of each day. For us, autumn approaches when we get mature and life steadily changes. Our bodies slow down, and our priorities change. We discover that we are no longer defined by our strength, and bright new

ideas. In the autumn of our lives, we are free to prepare for the mature and wiser person we become.

The last week of September was a perfect example of how the residents at Carolina Village live a vibrant and exciting life in the mature season of

adulthood. All across the campus the activities of Active Aging Week con-fronted the culture’s re-duced potential of aging by showing that, regardless of age or health conditions, mature adults can live a full life.

Just as autumn can be seen as a time of splendor our

mature years can be seen as a time of grandeur. This gives us the opportunity to go inside and acknowledge our situation. We can let go of what we no longer have and accept the situation we currently have. This gives us the opportunity to go deep into our roots and redefine our values and priorities and “Explore the Possibilities”.

Published by the Carolina Village staff and residents

Seasons of Change submitted by Phyllis Smith

November 2016 • Vol 42, No 11

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Carolina Village Program Committee Your new Program Committee for the coming year will take over its duties on November 1. We give special thanks to Ginny Vallar for her leadership of this committee last year, and also our thanks to Mary Jane Swanson who will continue to be a member of this committee. Joining Mary Jane will be Barbara Smith, Emily Trexler, and Nancy Wert (chairman).

You will be seeing bright green placards on the tables in the dining room before each program to remind every-one of what is planned for the Tuesday evening entertainment. There will also be information at the take-out window. Of course, there will continue to be information printed in each month’s Villager and on Information Channel 63.

On November 8, Election Day, Jacey Langford will be in the Fireplace Lounge from 7-8 pm entertaining us in her usual upbeat style. Don’t forget to vote, and then come and enjoy an evening of entertainment in the round. After the frantic pace of the election process, it will be wonderful to have an evening of pure enjoyment! Jacey will welcome us to sing along with her.

On November 29, A Christmas program, Deck the Halls, will be performed by Musicke Antiqua in Village Hall at 7 pm. The program contains music from the 13th century through the 20th century. There will be several traditional carols beginning with Deck the Halls and ending with Psallite by Praetorius with popular old carols sprinkled throughout. We will also hear small ensembles pieces played on crumhorns, gemshorns, viola da gam-bas and flute. Low recorders two feet to six feet long will be performing In Dulci Jubio. The concert will end with two American Broadway tunes, Hallelujah! and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

Come and enjoy this concert as we begin the Christmas season at Carolina Village, and don’t forget to put these two dates on your calendars.

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We all remember Frank Sinatra singing the ‘Septem-ber Song’. Those poignant words. ‘but the days dwin-dle down to a precious few, September, November….’

Most of us are in the ‘November’ days of our lives. We realize that the golden days are on the way out, and winter is approaching. Not that we should be sad, for we look back on our lives and are thankful to God for the strength of youth and the joy of love and fam-ily, of work and play. And most of us have that peace that passes understanding and the conviction that the closing of this age leads to a life stretching beyond the grave to an eternity of heaven.

With this belief, November doesn’t seem cold at all! For the God who made us and loves us will be with us as ‘winter’ draws near. For His hand is always out-stretched, waiting for us to believe and trust and take that hand trusting that His love will carry us through the ‘valley of the shadow of death’.For the Lord who cares for the sparrow, will certainly care for His children! For God’s Son said ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’. It is with this deep down joy, therefore, that we face the ‘precious few’ days ahead.

These Precious Days submitted by Chaplain Don Taws

American Tapestry was a big hit!The conductor called out “All Aboard” and Ryan Bane the son of Scottie and Kristel Bane scampered onstage and blew the train whistle. The big screen “came alive” with trains of all sorts roaring by. The music rang out with “oldies and goodies” from long ago. Thus the audiences in Village Hall Thursday September 29th and Friday September 30th were “primed and ready” for an adventure called, “An American Tapestry”. For those of us lucky enough to score tickets and obtain a seat (both performances were sold out) we were treated to entertainment that showcased the WWII era. All areas of CV staff as well as many residents were represented in this venue. They gave us dancing and lip synching. Some acts were poignant, some were thought provoking, others just plain hilarious. Many of the “coura-geous” actors gave show stopping performances! Going off to war, Hollywood stars, music greats, and the end of the war were all represented.

Why all the action? To raise funds for a Veteran’s Garden to be located near the Bistro side of the Main Entrance. Currently 115 men and women Carolina Village residents have served in the military. It is fitting and proper to honor them. Who was behind all this? Phyllis Smith, our talented Public Relations Specialist wrote the pro-gram. She was assisted by Anita Pittman Storm, Resident Care Services and Mrs. Pauline Corn. Anita and Pauline were both a big help throughout this project. The joint office of Phyllis and Anita began filling up with clothing and props many weeks before show time. Countless hours were spent by these three and many more by the “actors” who brought about this special event. The program closed with a “crown jewel” skit by Phyllis and George Oldham. They were dressed as Abbott and Costello and did the famous, “Who’s On First” dialogue. What a fun way to send us home, laughing and reminiscing about a very special time in our country’s history that we all experienced!

Please join us for our Veterans Day Recognition Event on Friday, November 11 at 7pm in the Village Hall. We will focus on the recent Honor Air flight, which visited the Korean War Veterans Memorial and other national monuments in Washington, DC. Three Carolina Village residents participated along with 77 Korean War veterans who flew with the Blue Ridge Honor Air program; Jack Holland, Louis Santiago and Tony Taddeo will describe the mis-sion. Over 100 Veterans from

World War II and Korea, along with their companions and administrators, filled a 181 seat American Airlines flight. This was Honor Air’s first flight for Korean War veterans, and it also marked Honor Air’s 10th anni-versary and 500th trip! Mike Murdock of Honor Air will share photographs from this terrific program started here in Hendersonville by Jeff Miller of Miller’s Dry Cleaners. We’ll start with patriotic music - please come to celebrate those who served!

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Carolina Village’s search for a satisfactory alterna-tive to polyfoam for carry-out food and beverage has been discouraging. Kevin, Chef Phillippe and Samson Middleton who does purchasing for our dietary department have been looking for an adequate substitute for some time. Huge quanti-ties of polyfoam (Styrofoam is a brand name for polystyrene foam) go home with residents from the take-out window or from the dining room. All that foam goes into the trash and ends up in a landfill somewhere. So far we haven’t found an economical, recyclable substitute for the foam.

One large grocery chain has found an answer. Publix which is scheduled to bring a new su-permarket to Hendersonville has a long history of concern for the environment. They are now collecting for recycling used polyfoam brought into their stores by consumers. Publix uses large amounts of the cheap, thermally effective mate-rial for packaging food products in their deli sec-

tion and elsewhere. A spokesperson for Publix described the process at use now in their nearby Arden store: collection bins similar to those now in wide use for paper are placed near the entrance; polyfoam collected there is delivered to a process-ing plant near Greensboro, where it can be thor-oughly cleaned and melted into small pellets. This material can then be sold to manufacturers of a wide variety of construction materials and con-sumer goods.

That’s a beautiful vision – the mountains of poly-foam being put to good use rather than clogging up our earth. Of course the fact that Publix can recycle all the polyfoam brought in by customers doesn’t solve the Carolina Village dilemma. At the present time waste collectors in our area including our Republic Services are not recycling polyfoam. But it will happen and Publix and other “green” companies are moving us closer to the time when we can use plastic foam without guilt.

Veterans Day Recognition Event

Recycling Submitted by Charlotte Shipley

Education NewsRecently we have been treated to two wonderful presentations of unusually fine resident crafts. Alice Drummond showed us many samples of her unique twist on the craft of weaving, even wearing some of her exhibits! Liz Brennan demonstrated her beautiful and unusual parchment craft. The Art Committee would like to showcase other residents’ fine work. Let Eve Hall know about your special interests.

Just in time for Christmas the Music Committee is reorganizing a chorus called the Village Singers. If you did not respond to the recent music survey, but would still like to sing with a group of friends, let Marguerite Martin know. Rehearsal times are posted on the Education Bulletin Board outside the dining room.

Be sure to check the Villager calendar and the bulletin boards between now and the end of the year because special programs and holiday schedules often require changes in the timing of educational events.

November in the science series The Joy of Science will feature some exciting lectures on astronomy, (galaxies, nebula, solar systems, planets) and the earth and plate tectonics. Do you sometimes wonder about “this Earth, our island home”? Come to the theater at 2 pm on Tuesdays for some interesting insights.

The concluding session on the life and writings of C.S. Lewis will be Thursday evening, November 4, at 7 pm in the Village Hall with a film, The Chronicles of Narnia. You will enjoy the film even if you have not attended the earlier programs in the series.

Thanks to all who attended the September 27 Active Aging Education Day on Main Street. It is never too late to learn!

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1 Edith Bosely 1 Carsten Johannsen 1 Valerie Lehr 1 John Sams 2 Len Dykstra 4 Gloria Morris 4 Georgette Weitbrecht 5 Joann Milliken 6 Betsy Holmes 6 Ann Hudson 6 Frances Munk 7 Christiane Bose 8 Janet Faragher 9 Yvonne Burrell 10 Sallie Kintner 11 Beneta Polley

12 Dave Stewart 15 Marnie Chase 16 Ed Cushing 16 Linda Gruehn 16 Nelle Higdon 16 George Lamb 16 Cathy McLean 16 Sharon Stepp 17 Jack Hallberg 18 Ken Anderson 18 Carol McGlone 18 Katharine Wylde 20 Patrick Faragher 21 Gloria Evans 22 Dick Shipman 23 Anne Morton

23 Alice Parshall 24 Peachy Brady 25 Marian Anderson 25 R. E. Harmon 25 Dave Marquardt 25 Anne Thomas 26 Helen Pearce 27 Dave Radcliffe 28 Tom Hart 29 Andy Andrzejewski 29 Patricia Edwards 29 Betty Justice 29 Arland MacKinney 29 Bill McClain 29 James Scoville 30 Florence Wood

1 Mike & Lou Ellen Lewis 5 Len & Ruth Dykstra 5 Larry & Valerie Lehr 6 Dick & Dot Shipman 8 Ron & Marge Korner 10 Dave & Carol Stewart 18 Richard & Gloria Hofer 26 Ken & Pat Calhoun 26 Charlie & Linda Gruehn

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Robert Tracey September 22Carol Wales October 18

Submitted by Religious Life CommitteeNovember Vespers

6 Don Chapman - Alliance Beth Taws - accompanist

13 Lester Vier - Congregational Louise Vier - accompanist

20 Greg Stiekes - Bethany Bible Church Bob Kintner - accompanist

27 Major Gilliam - Salvation Army

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In-Village special activities 3 Th Reading Buddies, Ed. Room, 9:30-10:30 am 8 Tu VOTE, VH, 6:30 am-7:30 pm 8 Tu Computer Club, Ed Room, 2 pm 8 Tu Music with, Jacey Langford, Lounge, 7-8 pm 9 We Chaplain Sallie, Chapel, 1:30 pm 11 Fr Program on Honor Air Trip of Sept. 24, VH, 7 pm 17 Th Kevin’s Town Hall, VH 2 pm 29 Tu Musicke Antiqua, VH, 7 pm 30 We Bingo, Card Room, 2 pm

NO Seeing Impaired Meeting in Nov. or Dec.

Out-of-Village trips 5 Sa Hendersonville Swing Band, depart 2:30 pm 9 We Asheville Mall/Tops, depart 10 am 14 Mo Asheville Art Trip, depart 10 am 15 Tu Lunch, P. F. Chang’s, depart 10:30 am

Watch the board for additional trips

5 Eddie the Eagle

12 To be announced

19 The Terminal

26 To be announced

SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIES

7 pm • Village Hall

A BIG THANK YOU for the Halloween PartyFrom all the Little Spooks !!

Although many familiar faces were missing, the Arts and Crafts Fair on Wednesday, October 12 in the Fireplace Lounge was stunning. The 14 exhibits represented 13 residents, many of them new to Carolina Village. Sewing, quilting, weaving, handmade cards and art, jewelry, wood-working, knitting and crocheting were available. 90 hats to be donated to WCAA and clothes sewn for IAM were displayed.

In fact, the fair was so interesting; many residents hope it can be scheduled twice a year instead of once! Many residents visited several times, and enjoyed the free re-freshments. We are fortunate to live in a very talented community and trust our artists and crafters are hard at work preparing for the next fair.

ACR = Arts & Crafts Room

AR = Aerobics Room

CDR = Card Room

CH = Chapel

DR = Dining Room

EC= Education Center

FE = Front Entrance

FPL = Fireplace Lounge

CCMR = Care Center Magnolia Room

PA = Parlor

PPR/LDR = Ping Pong Room Line Dancing Room

TH = Media/Theater Room

TP = Therapy Pool

VH = Village Hall

YB = Youngblood Business Office

NOVEMBER

Be alive as long as you live !

Emotional WellnessEnvironmental Wellness

Intellectual WellnessNutritional WellnessPhysical WellnessSocial Wellness

Spiritual WellnessVocational Wellness

11 am: Quaker Worship Group (CH)

3:45 pm: Vespers (VH)

Daylight Saving Time Ends





9:30 am: Carolina Optics (PA)

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

1 pm: Series- Upstairs, Downstairs (TH)

2 pm: Adult Coloring Workshop (ACR)





2 pm: Adult Coloring Workshop (ACR)


1 pm: Greeting Cards (ACR)


Dep 10 am: Asheville Art Field Trip ( FE)



10 am: Art Series- The World’s Greatest Paintings (TH)

11 am: Line Dancing (LDR)

2 pm: Science Series - The Joy of Science (TH)

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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6:30 am-7:30 pm VOTE (VH)




2 pm: Computer Club (EC)

7 pm: Entertainment- Jacey Langford, singer (FPL)


Dep 10:30 am: Lunch, P.F. Chang’s (FE)








7 pm: Christmas Program- Musicke Antiqua (VH)




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9:30 am: Handchimes Rehearsal (EC)

7 pm: Lecture Series- TBA (VH)

10 am: St. James Bible Study (PA)

7 pm: Movie, TBA (VH)

7 pm: Movie, The Terminal (VH)

7 pm: Movie, TBA (VH)

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

12 pm: November Birthday Party (DR)

3 pm: Religion Series (EC)

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

3 pm: Religion Series (TH)


10 am: Support Group for Memory Loss Caregivers (CH)

7 pm: Film- Chronicles of Narnia (VH)

Dep 10 am: Asheville Mall/Tops Shoes (FE)

12:30 pm: Transition Support Group (YB)

1:30 pm: Chaplain Sallie (CH)

2pm: Stroke Prevention Speaker Dr. Craig Miller (VH)


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Dep 2:30 pm: Hendersonville Swing Band (FE)

7 pm: Movie, Eddie the Eagle (VH)

2 pm: Bingo (CDR)


9:30 am: Reading Buddies (EC)

10:30 am: Bible Study (VH)

1 pm: Matinee - TBA

2 pm: Less Agile Dancing- Fox Trot (LDR)

7 pm: Ballroom Dancing-Fox Trot (LDR)


11am: Veterans Garden Ground Breaking Ceremony (Flagpole)

7 pm: Honor Air Trip Presentation (VH)


6:30 am-7:30 pm VOTE (VH)




2 pm: Computer Club (EC)

7 pm: Entertainment- Jacey Langford, singer (FPL)


Dep 10:30 am: Lunch, P.F. Chang’s (FE)








7 pm: Christmas Program- Musicke Antiqua (VH)


1 pm: Matinee - TBA

2 pm: Less Agile Dancing- Fox Trot (LDR)



NO Matinee

2pm: Kevin’s Town Hall Meeting (VH)



NO Matinee

HappyThanksgiving

2 pm: Bingo (CDR)


Wellness Classes & Monthly Activities

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Monday8:30 am - Stretch-N-Tone w/Lynnia (Pool)9 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)2 pm - Aqua Fit w/Lynnia (Pool)3 pm - Hydro Gym w/ Lynnia (Pool)3 pm - Tai Chi Chih w/ Bev (AR)6:45 pm - Bridge (Card Room)

Tuesday9 am - Aquasize for the Guys w/Lori (Pool)9:30 am - Open Studio in Arts & Crafts room10 am - Water Wave Challenge w/ Lori All are welcome. (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 pm - Chaplain Sallie’s “Grace-ious” Meeting with Grace Lutheran, second Wednesday (Chapel)2 pm - Ping Pong (PPR/LDR)2 pm - Bingo, last Wednesday (Card Room)3 pm - Stronger Seniors Exercise Video (AR)

Thursday9 am - Abs/Core & Flexibility w/Louis (AR)9 am - Aquasize for the Guys w/Lynnia (Pool)10 am - Just My Speed 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 - Stretch-N-Tone w/Lynnia 8:45 am - Advanced Abs and Core w/ Laura (AR)9 am - Aqua Nuts w/Lynnia (Pool)10 am - H.A.R.T w/Lynnia (Pool)10 am - Chair Yoga with Jennifer (AR)1 pm - Cardo Wave w/ Lori (Pool) 2 pm - Aqua Fit w/Lori (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)

Sunday11 am - Quaker Worship Group (Chapel)3 pm - Ping Pong (PPR/LDR)3:45 pm - Vespers (VH)

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Monday8:30 am - Stretch-N-Tone w/Lynnia9 am - Aqua Power w/ Lynnia10 am - Just My Speed w/ Lynnia2 pm - Aqua Fit w/ Lynnia3 pm - Hydro Gym w/ Lynnia

Tuesday 9 am - Aquasize for the Guys w/Lori10 am - Water Wave Challenge w/ Lori

Wednesday8:30 am - Stretch-N- Tone w/ Nancy9 am - Cardio Wave w/ Nancy10 am - H2O Challenger w/ Nancy

Thursday9 am - Aquasize for the Guys w/Lynnia10 am - Just My Speed w/ Lynnia

Friday8:30 am - Stretch-N-Tone w/Lynnia9 am - Aqua Nuts w/ Lynnia10 am - H.A.R.T w/ Lynnia1 pm - Cardo Wave w/ Lori2 pm - Aqua Fit w/Lori

All classes held in the pool.

NEW Pool Classes for the Fall

Stretch-N-Tone: Low intensity moves, stretching and toning for a complete workout - all levels.

Aqua Power: Cardio segment, then strengthen muscle and improve balance and coordina-

tion - all levels.

Just My Speed: Arthritis, Strengthen muscles, flexibility & pain management - all levels.

Aqua Fit: Moderate to high intensity Strength & Cardio - all levels.

Hydro Gym: Combines stationary exercises with cross current exercises - all levels.

Aquasize for the Guys: A variety of formats and equipment will be used. Men only.

Water Wave Challenge: Use the waters natural resistance to increase cardio fitness.

Cardio Wave: High energy core and balance - all levels.

H2O Challenger: Water weight loss - all levels.

Aqua Nuts: Anything goes! A variety of formats and equipment will be used - all levels.

H.A.R.T: Focuses on posture and core muscle groups lots of movement and fun - all levels.

Thanks to all who participated in the

34th Annual Carolina Village Hunger Walk. We raised over $5000

and still counting!

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10 things you can do to avoid fraudSpot impostors. Scammers often pretend to be someone you trust, like a government official, a family member, a charity, or a company you do business with. Don’t send money or give out personal informa-tion in response to an unexpected request – whether it comes from a text, a phone call, or an email.

Do online searches. Type a company name or product name into your favorite search engine with words like “review,” “complaint” or “scam.” Or search for a phrase that describes your situation, like “IRS call.” You can even search for phone numbers to see if the other people have reported them as scams.

Don’t believe your caller ID. Technology makes it easy or scammers to fake caller ID information, so the name and number you see aren’t always real. If someone calls asking for money or personal information, hang up. If you think the caller might be telling the truth, call back to a number you know is genuine.

Don’t pay upfront for a promise. Someone might ask you to pay in advance for things like debt relief, credit and loan offers, mortgage assistance, or a job. They might even say you’ve won a prize but first you have to pay taxes or fees. If you do, they will probably take the money and disappear.

Consider how you pay. Credit cards have significant fraud protection built in, but some payment meth-ods don’t. Wiring money through services like Western Union or MoneyGram is risky because it’s nearly impossible to get your money back. That’s also true for reloadable cards like MoneyPak, Reloadit or Vanilla. Government offices and honest companies won’t require you to use these payment methods.

Talk to someone. Before you give up your money or personal information, talk to someone you trust. Con artists want you to make decisions in a hurry. They might even threaten you. Slowdown, check out the story, do an online search, consult an expert – or just tell a friend.

Hang up on robocalls. If you answer the phone and hear a recorded sales pitch, hang up and report it to the FTC. These calls are illegal, and often products are bogus. Don’t press 1 to speak to a person or to be taken off the list. That could lead to more calls.

Be skeptical about free trial offers. Some companies use free trials to sign you up for products and bill you every month until you cancel. Before you agree to a free trial, research the company and read the cancellation policy. And always review your monthly statements for charges you don’t recognize.

Don’t deposit a check and wire money back. By law, banks must make funds from deposited checks available within days, but uncovering a fake check can take weeks. If a check you deposit turns out to be fake, you’re responsible for repaying the bank.

Sign up for free scam alerts from the FTC at ftc.gov/scams. Get the latest tips and advice about scams sent right to your inbox.

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A Big Creek Wilderness HuntBy Jim Brittain

In 1947, I took advantage of an opportunity to assist in the annual Big Creek Wilderness Hunt. My father, R.F. Brittain, contracted to haul the hunters’ supplies from the car parking lot at Bear Branch across Trace Ridge to the campsite on Big Creek. I received per-mission to miss three days of school at Mills River High School on two consecutive weeks. I remember that my English and Latin teacher, Miss Willie Lou Jordan, commented that the experience would be a useful contribution to my education and she was right.

On the designated day in November, we drove a two-horse wagon from our home on North Mills River to Bear Branch on Bent Creek Road. There we loaded bedding, food, and other supplies on the wagon and hauled it over the rough wagon road to the camp. We made two or three trips and carried the supplies for one late arrival rather than to subject the horses to another crossing. We spent three nights in the small shack at the camp site with the ranger who managed the hunt. The building con-tained a wood-burning heater and a couple of rustic bunks.

On one occasion, I carried a small deer on my shoulders from where it had been shot in Rich cove, upstream from the Hendersonville water intake dam, to the camp. Larger deer or bears were usually carried out by two men using a wooden pole or a crude stretcher made from two poles.

Most of the hunters were World War II veterans, and I enjoyed listening to their stories each evening. The ambiance of the hunting camp was quite appealing to me as a 16 year old high school student. The wilderness hunts continued until the early 1950s. When I last visited the site, the old ranger shelter was gone and there was little or no physical evidence of the hunts. Wilderness hunts also were held for several years at a site near the mouth of Cantrell Creek on upper South Mills River.

The Treasurer reported that Jeanne Reno has agreed to serve as the Auditor for the Council’s financial records. Pauline Corn also agreed to continue serving as Treasurer until newly elected Treasurer Charlie Gruehn is able to take on the position.

A total of 135 comment cards were received in September and reviewed. Most (97%) involved dietary comments equally split between compliments and complaints. The wait staff continues to get good marks; however, wait time for service continues to be a concern.

The Council committee assignments are being updated as new chairpersons and Council liaison responsibilities are being implemented. Individuals to oversee the Yule log and Bingo night events have been identified.

A recommendation to assign a staff representative to oversee the Audio/Video equipment, maintenance and operation was reviewed. The proposal will be reviewed by CV management. Council representatives attended the quarterly meeting of the Western Carolina CCRC organization at Givens recently. Representatives from seven facilities shared their ideas and information about their operations. A common concern was expressed about how Medicare rules apply during hospital visits for observation vs. admittance. A recommendation was made for CV management to include details about these differences at a future Town meeting. Some of the new beds ordered for the Medical Center have been received and installed. The remainder of the order is expected by mid October. The Bistro plans to implement a modified menu later this month to include additional luncheon items. The results of the Active Aging Week events were reviewed. Over 700 people attended the picnic and many residents learned about the Life Enrichment program throughout the week that followed. The weeklong event was considered to be a huge success. The campaign to increase the contributions to the Employee Appreciation Fund was started. Posters are being displayed throughout the facility to remind residents about the importance of contributing to this fund and what it means to our employees and their families.

Highlights - Village Residents Council MeetingOctober 12, 2016 Submitted by Jim Wert

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Veterans Garden Ground Breaking Ceremony

Friday November 11th at 11 amMeet us at the flagpole

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Ray and Pat Kohere

Pat and Ray met at Wheaton College in Illinois, she a nursing student and he a music student. Pat then worked as a nurse.

Ray was drafted and sent to Germany and was assistant to the Army’s Chaplin for Europe, a general overseeing 120 chapels. Ray chauffeured Billy Graham and Ruth on their evangelical tour of Germany and accompanied a general to meet Pope Pius XII. Pat and Ray married and moved to New Jersey where she worked in hospitals and for a two-doctor office. Ray taught music and became the music coordinator of all the New Jersey Schools. He was in the choir at Riverside Church in New York City for 19 years. Metropolitan Opera stars attended Riverside and Ray sang with many of them. He sang for Nelson Rockefeller’s funeral. Ray has two degrees from Wheaton and a Master of Arts degree in music education from Columbia University.

Ray started a ski school for children with 300 enrolled. He took 100 to ski each weekend. They were told to stay on certain slopes. A boy disobeyed. Ray tore up his lift ticket and sent him to sit on the bus for the rest of the day. Word spread and no one else disobeyed.

The Kohere’s retired to Connestee Falls in Brevard in 1994 and Ray started the Connestee Falls Chorale. They enjoy traveling. Both Pat and Ray have Dutch heritage so they especially

enjoyed Holland. They visited most of Europe, the Caribbean, and the States. They have three children, and nine grandchildren, including two sets of twins. Pat did needle work. They both ski and now walk for exercise. They are members of Hendersonville Presbyterian Church where Ray sings in the choir. They were ready for a new car, Ray said, “I selected the last car, so you can choose.” Pat got the car of her dreams, a red convertible Toyota Solara. Pat said, “We feel right at home at Carolina Village. We know so many people.”

Gib and Nancy CampbellNear natives, Nancy came to Hendersonville from Oak Ridge, TN when she was nine and Gib came here from Hartsville, SC. when he was ten.

They were in the same class at Hendersonville High School where Gib played football for the Bearcats. They both served on the Annual Staff.

Nancy graduated from North Carolina Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Health from Mars Hill. She worked for the Red Cross, in hospitals, home health, and dialysis. When a patient at St.Josephs in Asheville, Nancy commented, “Fifty years ago I was a nurse here.” Word spread and the head nurse and others came to see her. One visitor was a Nun who worked at St.Josephs with Nancy. Nancy has traveled to

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England, France, Switzerland, Central and South America. She has been a volunteer for Interfaith Assistance Ministry for 15 years and volunteered for the Henderson County Community Service Department and Carl Sandburg National Historical Site. Her hobbies are flowers, reading, needle work, painting, photography, and scrap booking. Nancy’s most exciting adventure was riding in a Hot Air Balloon for her 50th birthday

After two years of college, Gib and Nancy re-discovered each other one Sunday at Laurel Park Lake. A year and a half later they married. That was over 55 years ago.

After their marriage, Gib had a year and a half remaining at Clemson where he earned a chemical engineering degree. They spent a year and a half in Charleston and three years in the Virginia mountains before returning to their favorite Western North Carolina mountains, where Gib worked for Ecusta Paper. There he held diversified manufacturing jobs before moving into his favorite area, marketing. Gib traveled the western world – U.S.A., Canada, Europe, Central and South America. After retiring from Ecusta in 1993, he worked in real estate sales at Beverly Hanks for eleven years. He has been a volunteer for Interfaith Assistance Ministry for 20 years; he became a founding board member of The Free Clinics and later volunteered at The Free Dental Clinic for ten years.

Nancy and Gib have two sons, two grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. They love to cruise on the “Dam Ships” of Holland American. They especially liked Hawaii, Alaska, the Caribbean and the Galapagos Islands. They attend Hendersonville Presbyterian Church.

Larry and Annette Baber Can you believe that Larry was once shy? He is a farm boy from Rutherfordton and went to Berea College in

Kentucky. Berea was and is a college that requires students to work for their tuition. Larry was small for his age and shy. He was good at track. In his sophomore year he excelled and it was a life-changing event. His personality blossomed. While Larry was dancing, Annette noticed him. They married and “roamed around for awhile,” Larry said. A friend and pharmacist recommended Larry to the dean of the pharmacy school at Chapel Hill. Larry went, graduated and had a profession. He and Annette decided that they wanted to live close to his family and her family in Swannanoa. They found a map, determined the lid from a peanut butter jar was the right size and drew a circle with the two hometowns on the edge. Hendersonville was in the middle, 45 minutes to each home. They moved here fifty years ago. Larry bought Whitley Drug Store in 1969.

Annette earned a degree in music education and taught music in Hendersonville schools. She opened and ran a clothing store for ten years. At age 57 Annette took tap dance lessons. Her daughter and granddaughter both tap dance. At one performance of Pat’s School of Dance, all three generations were on the stage at the same time. “Just living every day is exciting,” said Annette. In addition to putting up with Larry, and her grand kids, she has a very active exercise program, and works at her daughter’s shop, Dance Etc., which sells dance costumes

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and supplies. Annette learned to text to stay in communication with her grandchildren. Their son is a Physician’s Assistant with Carolina Mountain Gastroenterology.

The Babers’ travels include four ski trips out West, four trips to Hawaii, a Rhine and Danube river cruise. “We go to Hilton Head every six weeks,” said Larry. Why? “For Annette to get away and read, while I look for something to do,” he

responded. Larry’s hobbies have included 50 years of motorcycle riding, buying and selling quality jewelry (the good stuff ), tractors, boats, and old cars. Recently his 1972 VW Bug caught fire in his garage. “That was scary,” said Larry. After breakfast at the Mustang, a very popular breakfast and lunch café, Larry spends most of his day at Whitley Drug Store talking with customers and then goes around town seeing people.

Buff Collared Nightjar - 1987

Madera Canyon is in the northwestern face of the Santa Rita Mountains, twenty-five miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona. Current guides tell us that is has campsites, picnic areas, and miles of hiking trails. The canyon is also used as a resting place for migrating birds, and as I remember, mesquite filled wash-es, stray cattle, and a rare buff-collared nightjar, alias cockcheea.

It was just beginning to darken as the sun sank in the west; we had eaten our dinner and driven to the canyon with the sole purpose of seeing a nightjar, a cousin of the whip-poor-will. Once parked, and all accounted for, we hiked through a grass and shrub area similar to a New England pasture, with a west-ern accent, and it was getting dark.

We dutifully spread ourselves along a wash and waited. Our goal, of course, was to hear the call of the nightjar so that we could visually fix it in our sight as it flew back and forth along the wash. Binoculars were useless in the dark so we really had to catch a glimpse of the bird as it flew. Like others in its family, it would fly for a while, then settle on the ground for a while, and do this repeatedly, giving our guide the opportunity to fix the landing spot in his mind. When we had slowly worked our way to this spot, and the bird was transfixed in the beam of a flashlight, our leader gently picked the bird up, giving us all a remarkably close view for a few seconds before it was released. How does it go? “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” Or was it, “A bird in the bush is worth two in the hand”?

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