United Presbyterian Home News

Pat Jenkins celebrated her April 30 birthday in the Town Center on Friday morning. Pat treated everyone to cinnamon rolls from Sweet Blessings Café in Brighton.

Guests of Mildred Houseal on Saturday were her niece and nephew-in-law, Fred and Martha Yoder from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The Yoder?s enjoyed lunch in the Main Dining Room with Mildred and an afternoon of visiting. Martha and Fred are familiar with the United Presbyterian Home and have visited many times in the past as Martha?s parents, Maurice and Flora Meyer ,resided at the Home from 1978 until their passing in 2003 and 2004.

Janet Stafford of Killeen, Texas, spent the week with her mother, Georgina White. Janet?s visit was timely in that she was able to join in the celebration of her mother?s birthday and also make it a special Mother?s Day.

Dave Henderson returned from another fishing trip to one of his favorite places in Tennessee near Fairfield Glades. Dave always has interesting stories to tell of the people and places he meets along the way. Dave did manage to catch a 19-inch small mouth bass, but it was the Tennessee barbecue which he found most interesting this time, dining on barbecue spaghetti at the Calfkiller restaurant. One might ask why eat at a place named Calfkiller. Calfkiller is a common name along the Calfkiller River, a 42-mile-long stream in east central Tennessee which is named for a Cherokee Chief who once lived in the area and would make frequent raids on the young and tender cattle of the pioneers.

The Rev. Ben Blanchard of the United Methodist Church visited on Tuesday and shared lunch and fellowship in the Main Dining Room with members of his congregation.

The United Presbyterian Circle 4 held a Hymn Sing in the Health Center on Tuesday afternoon. Janice Twinam and Jane Cuddeback had help from Jerry King to lead residents in familiar hymns. They were accompanied by Julia Gamon on the piano. Mary Meeker gave a special reading.

Rachel Pollock enjoyed a visit from her niece, Lucia and her husband, Rick from California. Rick and Lucia are newly retired and making their way across the country to visit relatives. They spent several nights visiting Rachel and helped celebrate her birthday while here. Rachel is also pleased to announce the birth of her great-granddaughter, Magnolia Pollock. Magnolia was born one month ago to parents Andrew and Rachel Pollock.

Girls from a local spa set up shop at the United Presbyterian Home on Wednesday. They were booked with appointments for manicures, pedicures, facials and massages. Everyone wants to look and feel their best for the Cinco de Mayo Prom held on Thursday.

Wheelchair rides took place on Wednesday afternoon with the sun shining and slightly cool temperatures.

Connie Bauer is the artist whose work is on display this month in the UPH Gallery. Her work includes a variety of landscapes, many of which are based on places she?s been and from her own photographs. This includes barns, national parks and Italian architecture. She has studied a variety of painting techniques using examples from books. You will also find pencil portraits of three of her grandchildren. This is a fun exhibit wellworth the trip to the gallery downstairs. It will be up through May.

Classics Et Cetera for May 5, included the overture to ?Le Cid? by Jules Massenet; 3rd Movement of ?Pelléas et Melisande Orchestral Suite? by Gabriel Fauré; ?Wach? auf!? from ?Der Meistersingers von Nürnberg? by Richard Wagner; Finale of Wind Sextet by Franz Lachner; ?Bravura Variations? on ?Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star? by Adolphe Adam transcribed for euphonium and band: 1st Movement of ?Scheherazade? by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; ?Classified Ads,? galop by Joseph Hellmesberger Jr.

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), a Russian composer second only to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), had two great loves: music and the sea. As a boy, his ambition was to join the navy. He did, and he sailed around the world as a young officer in the Imperial Russian Fleet. Eventually he became Inspector of Naval Bands and professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He and Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) are considered the world?s two greatest orchestrators of all time.