St. Luke Living Center
By SUE GUTSCH
St. Luke Living Center correspondent
May 5-10
St. Luke Living Center will host an art exhibit today (Wednesday) of Butler Community College students. This is a come-and-go event from 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served and we encourage anyone, any age, who has an interest in seeing the talents of local artisans to stop in.
Recently our beauty parlor received a decorative re-do. Maybe Beautician Bonnie was inspired by Cinco de Mayo, maybe not, but the little shop certainly took on a festive appearance. There are brightly-colored flowers of yellow, orange, pink, and purple, colorful prints with lime green background, and a dollop of bright blue tulle. Very effective!
The living center bakers acquiesced to mounting pressure to produce chocolate chip cookies Friday morning. A "kitchen-tested Hershey classic" recipe was used and even though it included rolled oats, it was approved by the chip connoisseurs.
Agnes was the big bingo winner that afternoon, although we all consider ourselves winners as we eat Magdalen's kolaches following the games.
We experienced a wonderful hour of worship and fellowship Sunday afternoon with Pastor Larry King of Good News Christian Fellowship.
Sometime between pretty-up time, pitch, and Ellen's piano music Monday, Amanda Gardner brought in her families' eight-week-old Jack Russell terrier, Ringo, to make the acquaintance of the living center residents, staff, and no doubt, "head dog" Toby Branson.
The book club devotees went Tuesday morning with Almanzo, Royal, and their father in 40-degree below zero weather to cut and saw ice on the Trout River pond. The sawdust method of storing ice assures Mother Wilder would be able to make ice cream, lemonade, and cold egg nog all summer long.
That afternoon we welcomed hospital auxiliary representatives Evelyn Bredemeier, Penny and Bob Marler, Jean Case, Iris Summers, and JoAnn Fitzpatrick. These good folks brought mini cinnamon rolls, homemade lemon bars, snack crackers, cookies, and candies to share with us. And we shared coffee, iced tea, and the smell of very fresh paint as Gene finished up the dining room's first coat.
While on the "home improvement" topic, the wooden cabinet mentioned last week proved to be a beautiful corner entertainment center and the new television set is a 52-inch flat screen wonder.
Our Thursday activities changed direction like a Kansas wind. Lois Winter led a large hymn sing group after morning walks. Then interested horticulturists helped Debbie plant some flowers in the wooden barrel planters at the front entrance.
At 1:30 we were invited to an ice cream social in the courtyard in celebration of National Hospital Week. Our final activity was constructing a large graduation card for Laura Holt, our MHS senior nursing assistant who plans to attend Pittsburg State to pursue a degree in nursing.
