St. Luke Living Center
By SUE GUTSCH
St. Luke Living Center correspondent
Feb. 15-24
We tinkered with the Thursday schedule and made necklaces in the morning, stringing small painted stones and glass beads. There were variations of green, gold, red, orange, and white, so no two completed pieces of jewelry looked alike.
The usual morning activity took place in the afternoon when Shirley Bowers and Sue Clough came to lead a hymn sing-along. How nice it is to have volunteers and then have them be so flexible.
Our cookie bakers decided to make cherry winks Friday morning in honor of George Washington and the cherry tree legend. As it turned out, this was a recipe familiar to many residents. We eliminated the dates and substituted for the corn flakes, but these cookies had "jobs" for everyone. We needed nut choppers, cherry cutters, and flake crushers in addition to mixers, dough ball makers, and crumb rollers, cookie sheet positioners, and cherry toppers. Whew! An hour wasn't enough time.
We don't know if Jeff Bina has "an inside track," but he came to visit his Grandma Agnes the same day and hour Magdalen Dvorak and her great kolaches were here for bingo Friday afternoon. Magdalen had plenty of pastries to share and we all enjoyed Jeff's company.
Bill Schimpf stepped in to lead our Sunday afternoon religious services this week. There was a large group gathered and we're grateful for his time and thoughtfulness.
Monday afternoon the cake bakers mixed up two chocolate sheet cakes to be used when celebrating our February birthdays. They were promptly popped into the freezer to await frosting.
A belated thank you to members of Brownie Girl Scout Troop 98 of Emporia who were here last week with homemade valentines for each resident. These girls have been working on their travel patch and are starting on a new patch called "write way." Phyllis Enos, a longtime Scout leader, had a granddaughter in this group and her mother, Kristie Wright is the leader.
Tuesday morning we used some mental muscle playing alphabet bingo. Our group was rather small but it made chances of winning greater.
A larger group met in the afternoon to listen as the Ingalls women began their trip to the Dakota Territory on the train to meet Pa. Laura's assignment was to "see out loud" for Mary and described the wonder of turning a shining handle on the wall and water coming out of the spout among many other wonders of the railroad.
The weather Thursday allowed the lunch bunch to come out of hibernation and make a noon trip to Lincolnville. Those who ventured out were Amelia Vinduska, Aline Bernhardt, Lydia Batt, Mel Brewer, Lillian Stenzel, Alice Van Buren, and Rick and Khrista Branson.
In the afternoon we partied, celebrating the February birthdays of Barbara Libal and Mel Brewer. Irma Benda of Pilsen came to participate and helped serve ice cream and cake to everyone. Then there was the ever-popular rendition of "Happy Birthday," and many more.
