United Presbyterian Home News

Bob and Donna Koehler celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Saturday with family in the Moore Family Dining Room with dessert catered by Café Dodici. Their son, Brad hosted the event to include relatives from Minneapolis, Minnesota and nearby. Bob reports that it was wonderful to spend time with family.

Friendly Persuasion was the movie shown Saturday night as residents gathered in the Campbell Room featuring movie stars from the 1950's, Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire and Anthony Perkins. A Quaker family living in the Midwest during the Civil War is faced with making some difficult decisions of faith and persuasion as their community is threatened.

Carole Martins helped residents construct fabric pumpkins this week. They recycled old sweaters and other articles of clothing in fall colors which they cut out, stuffed and tied together in the shape of pumpkins. These turned out so well that residents are now constructing more to be used as Christmas gifts. Another favorite craft is turkeys constructed out to coffee filters.

Julia Gamon hosted a coffee for the women on the second floor of Ker Hall. The group welcomed new residents Donna Orris and Donna Proudfit. Carla Carter's daughter Cathi Hill was a guest.

Jim Davison celebrated his birthday with friends and neighbors in the Town Center this week. His daughter, Carmela Ulin baked delicious muffins for the enjoyment of all in attendance.

Classics Et Cetera for November 21, 2019 included the overture to 'Pirates of Penzance” by Sir Arthur Sullivan; 'Tarantelle” in A-flat Major by Frédéric Chopin; 'La Danza” by Gioachino Rossini; 'Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix” from 'Samson and Delilah” by Camille Saint-Saëns; Prelude in C Minor by Frédéric Chopin; 'Pickles and Pepper” played by Turk Murphy's Jazz Band; 2nd Movement of Symphony No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven; 'Gallito” a pasodoble by Santiago Lope.

Tarantella, a fast whirling dance originating in the 16th Century and named for the city of Taranto, Italy, is said by ancient folklore to be the cure for the poisonous bite of the tarantula spider. Frédéric Chopin (1809-1849) wrote a very fast and wild tarantella for piano about which he said, 'I hope I won't write anything as dreadful too soon.” Robert Schumann (1810-1856) also had a comment about Chopin's Tarantella, 'Is he not once in a while permitted to display the dark side of his soul?”