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Longview News
Longview residents & tenants are welcome to make submissions to Longview News.
Deadline for articles in the March Issue: February 25th
Special Events in February!
M 2/2 Groundhog Day! Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? 10:00AM Catholic Mass 10:30AM Coffee Talk with Mark 2:00PM Orchid: Movie & Discussion T 2/3 7:00PM Intergenerational Choir!! All are welcome. W 2/4 2:00PM Protestant Communion 3:00PM Be Sharp! Stay Sharp! 6:30PM IC Gerontology Film Screening: Alive Inside F 2/6 3:00PM Afternoon Tea with Sophie (Violin) Sa 2/7 10:00AM Cornell Companions Pet Therapy Visits Su 2/8 7:00PM Stretch Your Spirit: Tales of Light and Darkness: Caravaggio & The Baroque Vision M 2/9 1:00PM Enhanced/Assisted Living Council Meeting 6:30PM IC ‘After Dinner Mint’ Faculty Showcase Performance W 2/11 2:00PM Celebration of Life 3:30PM Crafts with the Ithaca Youth Bureau Teens 7:00PM February Birthday Party with Joe Falo F 2/13 3:00PM Afternoon Tea with the Mad Hatter Kazoo Ensemble 1
Sa 2/14 Happy Valentine’s Day! M 2/16 Presidents’ Day Independent Tenant Q&A T 2/17 10:30AM Longview’s Annual Mardi Gras Pancake Race W 2/18 Ash Wednesday 10:00AM Catholic Mass 3:00PM Be Sharp! Stay Sharp! 7:00PM Sing Along with Bev 10:00AM Bailey the Collie and Stephanie – Pet Therapy Visit 11:00AM Th 2/19 Chinese New Year F 2/20 3:00PM Afternoon Tea with Jerry & Friends The Savage Club visits Longview Sa 2/21 10:00AM Cornell Companions Pet Therapy Visits T 2/24 10:30AM Meditation & Harp W 2/25 7:00PM IC Speaker: Craig Duncan – The Social Contract F 2/27 3:00PM Afternoon Tea featuring Longview Tenant/Resident Talent Show! 7:00PM Shopping Trips: 2/3 – P&C 2/5 – Walmart 2/10 – Wegmans 2/12 – The Dollar Store 2/17 – Aldi’s 2/19 – Target 2/24 – Tops 2/26 – Kohl’s 2
Recreation News
“Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.”
John Muir There are so many benefits to music. Many more than I will attempt to highlight here. A little self‐reflection first ‐ your favorite song comes on the radio and you close your eyes. Where did you first hear it, or what event made the song so memorable? Are you smiling? Did you get a burst of energy? An overall feeling of calm? You’ve just experienced the therapy of music. In clinical terms music provides opportunities for: memory recall and reminiscence, positive change in mood and emotion, along with enhancing social and emotional skills, awareness of self, and reduction of stress, anxiety and depression. Furthermore, music therapy promotes wellness, memory enhancement, improve communication and alleviate pain. Longview fosters music in many different forms, such as: Meditation and Harp with certified therapeutic harp practitioner, Jayne Demakos, the Longview/Ithaca College Intergenerational Choir, Hymn sings, our Kazoo Ensemble, sing alongs, trip to Ithaca College and the greater Ithaca community for musical performances. School is back in session, students are starting their fieldwork hours (that means friendly visitors for you!), and we’ll be attending many musical performances at Ithaca College. Please look at your weekly schedule (delivered to your door on Fridays). There are so many programs! I often hear folks saying “I didn’t know.” I urge you to use this resource! We are planning a Longview Resident/Tenant Talent Show for Friday, February 27th at 3:00PM (during Afternoon Tea). If you are interested in sharing your talent, you’ll have about five minutes depending on how many sign up. A sign‐up sheet will be posted on Friday February 6th at 2:30PM. We’re looking forward to another great show! Just a reminder to be safe outside! Bundle up with hats, mittens and sturdy winter boots. Best, Bree, Erik, Sarah, Laurie and Kylie
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Dawn Frutchey
February 6
Richard Banks
February 7
Bea Lower
February 8
Onolee Conklin
February 14
Ruth Moleski
February 17
Mertie Decker
February 18
Bill Scanlon
February 19
Helen Lamphere
February 19
Barbara Zimet
February 22
Nancy Gwynne
February 24
Margaret Shakespeare February 25
Longview’s
Louise Morton
February 26
Anita B. Chusid
February 26
Carmela Savarese
February 26
February birthday
party will be held
on Wednesday,
February 11th at
7:00 pm in the
Auditorium.
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New Faces
Compiled by Anna & Hermann Moratz
Many of you have already met our most recent neighbors in Wing B-1, who
moved in late last year. But it’s not too late to introduce them to you:
HERB ISRAEL moved here from Missouri, but spent much of life in
Ithaca. He first taught High School in Chicago with a BS in Science.
Later, with an MS in Botany and Zoology, he became a Doctor of
Philosophy in 1962. He was a Senior Research Associate in Cornell’s
Department of Physiology, Growth and Development before joining the
Graduate School Faculty in 1973. He co-founded the H&I Agritech
Company with his colleague, which appraises, manages, conducts
research in Agricultural Biology and the Environment. He and his wife
Ruth raised two daughters and a son, all Cornellians. Ruth, a teacher,
passed away in 2010 after eight years of cancer. They were very involved
in our community through sports and various activities, many focused on their church. Herb’s
hobbies include photography, baroque music and fishing of all kinds!
MARGARET MYERS grew up in Rockford, Illinois. She attended
Augustana College and obtained graduate degrees at the University of
Illinois (MSW– social work) and Rutgers (MLS– Library Science). Much
of her career was working at the American Library Association in
Chicago. After her retirement, Margaret served as a Peace Corps
volunteer for two years in Botswana (Africa). She then moved to Ithaca
fifteen years ago, where her son and daughter live (another son lives in
Texas). Her grandchildren are three, eleven and twenty-three years old.
As a volunteer in recent years, Margaret helped some Burmese refugees
get settled in Ithaca. At Longview, Margaret hopes to participate in the
exercise programs. She likes the IC-Longview connections. On her own,
she hopes to have more time for genealogy, printmaking and reading.
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Stay healthy this year!
Tips for avoiding cold and flu:
1. Get a flu shot– it’s the #1 thing you can do to prevent flu.
2. Wash your hands– a lot! A good way to know if you’ve scrubbed
long enough is to sing “Happy Birthday” twice while sudsing up.
3. Use hand-sanitizer– if you can’t get to soap and water, handsanitizer’s the next best thing to kill cold and flu germs.
4. Cough or sneeze into your arm, sleeve, elbow or a tissue. Wash
your hands after coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose.
5. Avoid getting close to people who are sick. And keep away from
people if you’re feeling ill yourself. Stay in your room or apartment if
you’re not feeling well to avoid spreading germs. Independent tenants
should call Dining to have a sick tray delivered; 4th floor & Garden
residents should speak with an aide to arrange their meal.
6. Keep a healthy lifestyle. It’s important to look after your own health.
Get plenty of rest, eat well and drink plenty of fluids.
http://symptoms.webmd.com/cold-and-flu-map-tool/avoid-cold-flu
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Partnership Events
by Chris Pogorzala
BeSharpStaySharpforFebruary
This‘brainaerobics’programledbyChrisPogorzalawillmeetonWednesdaysFebruary4th
and18thfrom3:00–4:00PMintheIthacaCollegeClassroomonthesecond loor.This
groupconsistsofpuzzlesofvariouskinds,discussion,humorandcreativitytohelpkeepthe
brainactive.Allarewelcome!
ScreeningoftheALIVEINSIDEDocumentaryatIthacaCollege
Apublicscreeningofthedocumentary,ALIVE
INSIDE,willbeheldonWednesday,February4th
from7:00–9:00PMintheHockettFamilyRecital
HallatIthacaCollege.Transportationwillbe
providedbytheLongviewvan.Therewillbeasign‐
upsheetintheRecreationarea.
Thisscreeningismadepossiblethroughapartner‐
shipoftheIthacaCollegeGerontologyInstitute,
ParkCenterforIndependentMedia,Departmentof
RecreationandLeisureStudiesandtheSchoolof
Music.Thefollowingisadescriptionofthis ilm
whichwontheAudienceAwardatthe2014SundanceFilmFestival.
ALIVEINSIDEisajoyouscinematicexplorationofmusic’scapacitytoreawakenoursoulsand
uncoverthedeepestpartsofourhumanity.FilmmakerMichaelRossato‐Bennettchroniclesthe
astonishingexperiencesofindividualsaroundthecountrywhohavebeenrevitalizedthrough
thesimpleexperienceoflisteningtomusic.Hiscamerarevealstheuniquelyhumanconnection
we indinmusicandhowitshealingpowercantriumphwhereprescriptionmedicationfalls
short.
ThisstirringdocumentaryfollowssocialworkerDanCohen,founderofthenonpro it
organizationMusic&Memory,ashe ightsagainstabrokenhealthcaresystemtodemonstrate
music’sabilitytocombatmemorylossandrestoreadeepsenseofselftothosesufferingfromit.
Rossato‐Bennettvisitsfamilymemberswhohavewitnessedthemiraculouseffectsof
personalizedmusicontheirlovedones,andoffersilluminatinginterviewswithexpertsincluding
renownedneurologistandbest‐sellingauthorOliverSacks(Musicophilia:TalesofMusicandthe
Brain)andmusicianBobbyMcFerrin(“Don’tWorry,BeHappy”).(Quotedmaterialistaken
fromtheALIVEINSIDEwebsitewww.aliveinside.us).
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Partnership Events, Continued
by Chris Pogorzala
ICLectureSeries:TheSocialContract
CraigDuncan,anassociateprofessorofPhilosophyatIthacaCollege,willgivea
presentationon“TheSocialContract”onWednesday,February25thfrom7:00–8:00PM
intheLongviewauditorium.
AccordingtotheDeclarationofIndependence,governmentsderivetheirjustpowersfrom
“theconsentofthegoverned.”Butisthatreallyso?Despitethepopularityofthis“social
contract”viewofgovernment,theviewfacessomeimportantchallenges,whichwillbe
criticallyexploredinadynamictalkanddiscussiononpoliticalphilosophy.
Making“Sense”ofHearingLoss&Lipreading:
Doyoumisunderstandwhatothersaresaying?Do
youhavetroublehearinginanoisybackground?Do
youhavepeoplerepeatthemselves?Thenthisclass
mightbeforyou!FourIthacaCollegeSpeech
LanguagePathologygraduatestudentsandfaculty
memberSusanDurnfordwillshareinformation
abouthearinglossandteachlipreadingtechniques.
Comelearnandhavefun!Thisactivitywilltakeplace
inthelivingroomareaonthefourth loorfrom
1:00–1:45PMonthefollowingFridayafternoons:
2/20,2/27,3/20,3/27,4/3,4/10and4/17).Ifyou
areinterestedinparticipatinginthisclass,please
contactChrisPogorzala(274‐1051/[email protected])atICorBreeNash(375‐6335)at
Longview.
CreativeStorytellingActivity
FourIthacaCollegeSpeechLanguagePathologygraduatestudentsandfacultymember
SusanDurnfordIthacaCollegewillleadafun,creativesharedstorytellingactivity.This
collaborativestorytellingprocessusesunusualandcolorfulpicturesalongwithgestures
andoccasionalprops.Storieswillbewrittendownastheyarecreatedandretold.Expect
thistobefun!Thisactivitywilltakeplaceinthelivingroomareaonthefourth loorfrom
2:00–2:45PMonthefollowingFridayafternoons:2/20,2/27,3/20,3/27,4/3,4/10and
4/17.Allarewelcome.Noregistrationisrequired.
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A History of Aprons
(author unknown)
The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress
underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was
easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material.
But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty
ears.
From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes halfhatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy
kids.
And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her
arms.
Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the
hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of
vegetables. After the peas had been
shelled, it carried out the hulls.
In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from
the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how
much furniture that old
apron could dust in a
matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto
the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it
was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents
something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that
served so many purposes.
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ThursdayNightIsQuiltingNight
TheQuiltersDream,meetsat7p.m.intheIthacaCollegeClassroomonthe
second looreveryThursdayallyear.ThereareparticipantsfromtheLongview
Community—residents,tenants,patiohomes;IthacaCollegestaff(presentand
retired);collegestudents–includingalinebackerinthefootballteam.Itisagreat
timeforlearningandsharingideas.
Wehaveacupboardfullofsupplies:fabric,
sewingmachines,cuttingmats,rulers,patterns,
scissors,thread–whateveryouneedtogetyoustarted
orkeepyougoing.
CheckusoutThursdaynights!
Hello Longview Resident and Tenants!
My name is Marisa Rosenberg and I am a
senior at Ithaca College. I am the new Health
Administration intern working with Mark
and Sue in the administration office. I can’t
wait to meet all of you! Please feel free to
come and stop by and introduce yourselves to
me. I will be working throughout the
building.
As we all wait for spring try to remember
this. “Never cut a tree down in the
wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make
your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be
patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.”
See you around!
Marisa Rosenberg
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Villanelle: November Movements Moving toward dusk at the close of the day, Wee sanderlings follow the ebbing de While the sun hovers red o’er the bay. Their black bills probe watery sand for prey, Their black legs blur as they race by my side, Moving toward dusk at the close of day. Damp sands ease my steps and hasten my way. The ny birds fly, horizons stretch wide While the sun hovers red o’er the bay. Ra s of brants float near and briefly delay Before pressing west with their stately glide, Moving toward dusk at the close of the day. As the sky grows dull, less pearly, more gray, Shore birds have found themselves places to hide, While the sun hovers red o’er the bay. Ebb de is turning, but wavelets at play Remain calm. Home I turn, at peace inside, Moving toward dusk at the close of the day While the sun hovers red o’er the bay. Buzz Elias, Cape Cod. 2005 Editors’ Note: This poem was printed in the January 2015 issue of the Longview News with several errors.
We have re-printed it here with corrections made and our deepest apologies to the author.
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Longviewisverypleasedtoannouncemassagetherapyserviceson‐sitefor
ourresidentsandtenants!Servicesarecurrentlybeingofferedinour
“MassageTherapySuite,”formerlyknownasapartment200B,andarealso
availableinyourownapartmentorroomonrequest.Pleasecontactthe
therapistofyourchoicetosetupanappointment!
JannaEdelman,BA,LMT
Mondays,9AM‐12PM
(607)327‐2820
[email protected]
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Fridays,1PM‐5PM
(203)444‐6251
[email protected]
Clockwise, from
upper left corner
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Thursdays,9AM‐12PM
(610)750‐2853
[email protected]
KatieBarnes,LMT
Tuesdays,9AM‐12PM
Fridays,9AM‐12PM
(607)382‐5803
[email protected]
IngeJohnson,LMT
Thursdays,1PM‐5PM
(607)280‐2750
www.ingejohnsonlmt.com
SuzanneKates,LMT
Wednesdays,9AM‐12PM
(607)342‐3892
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Pricing:
2015rates:$40for30minutesand$70for60minutes
Specials:Ifyougetafriendorfamilymembertosignupforanappointmentback‐to‐back
withyourappointment,thentheratesarereducedto$30for30minutesand$60for60
minutesforeachappointment.
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Opera news
By Anna Moratz
Thanks for helping us to a good start of the 2015 season with “The
Mikado” by popular request. It’s nice to see many of our audience
attend regularly. The youngest aficionado is thirteen and the most
senior one is one hundred years old!
There will be no opera movie in February.
Here are two dates to come; both planned for 1:30pm in our Auditorium
(also known as the “Longview Opera House”)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11:
RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto, the hunchbaked jester of the Duke of Mantua, is
horrified that the Duke, a notorious womanizer, is pursuing his
beautiful daughter Gilda. She has been kidnapped to his quarters.
Rigoletto makes her leave there in men’s clothes and hires paid
assassin Sparafucile to kill the Duke. A terrible storm enables
Sparafucile to spare the Duke; he kills the “next man he sees”
instead. The duped Rigoletto, about to sink the body into the river,
hears Gilda breathing inside the bag. Telling of her love for the Duke, the dying Gilda forgives
her father.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22:
THE MAGIC FLUTE by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
(Synopsis to follow)
SPRING IS NOT FAR AWAY!!
Stay safe and warm and watch for more announcements in future Longview newsletters!
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Good news on the transportation front! Longview’s
TCAT service has changed for the better!
Bus route 65 will no longer serve Longview. Route 11 once again serves
Longview. Buses will arrive at Longview on the hour, every hour, at regular times
(:00 in the a.m., :54 in the p.m.) starting at 8:00am with the last stop at 6:54pm
(service starts at 10:00am on Sundays). And for the first time, we’ll have Sunday
service!
This change will eliminate the confusing schedules and difficulty residents and
tenants have had in using TCAT buses to get to their destinations.
Copies of the regular schedule and route will be available near the front entrance
the Friday before the change is set to take place. A “cheat sheet” is on the next
page, showing just the stops around Longview and the downtown areas. (To see all
the times & stops on Route 11, please use TCAT’s official schedule.)
Route 11 goes from downtown (with stops at Seneca Street and the library), to
Ithaca College, to Longview, back through campus, and then downtown. Once
downtown, the route changes to #30 and goes out to the mall. So if you’re
interested in taking the bus to the Mall or Triphammer Road shops, you have a
“one-seat” ride all the way!
We know bus schedules can be confusing- although this one is a big improvement!
Please don’t hesitate to contact Kerry Barnes in the Development & Community
Relations office (375-6315) with any questions.
Happy trails!
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SpiritualLifeNews
byBarbaraRhudy
Protestant Worship
Services
Longview Chapel
Sundays at 2pm
FEBRUARY 2015
Feb 1
Jane Sautter
Lansing United Methodist
Feb 8
Chaplain Tim Dean
Cayuga Medical Center
Feb 15
Rev. James Depue
People’s Baptist Church
Feb 22
Ms. Sue Fast
Groton City UCC
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SpiritualLifeNews,Continued
byBarbaraRhudy
And February Comes inviting us (at least in this culture) to kindle our hearts and attend to the art of love loving. God Would Kneel Down I think God might be a little prejudiced. For once He asked me to join Him on a walk through this world, and we gazed into every heart on this earth, and I noticed He lingered a little longer before any face that was weeping, and before any eyes that were laughing. And sometimes when we passed a soul in worship God too would kneel down. I have come to learn God adores His creation. ~St. Francis of Assisi Love Poems from God, edited by Daniel Ladinsky (Peguin Books, 2002) Continued on next page
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SpiritualLifeNews,Continued
byBarbaraRhudy
It is February and it may be cold outside, but inside there are many opportunities to keep the fires of our hearts and souls burning. We begin the month with a “Stretch Your Spirit” offering by Carol Hockett, Coordinator of School and Family Programs at the Johnson Museum of Art. Sunday, February 8th, at 7pm, join Carol for her talk, “Tales of Light and Darkness: Caravaggio and The Baroque Vision,” where we’ll explore the works of 16th century Italian painter Caravaggio and his realistic and contemporary interpretations of subjects such as the Supper at Emmaus, The Calling of Matthew and The Conversion of Saul. Known for his dramatic use of light, gritty naturalism and sensitivity to psychology, Caravaggio has an extraordinary ability for making the scriptures powerfully relevant to his viewers. Wednesday, February 11th at 2pm, we will gather again for a Celebration of Life Service; a time set aside to celebrate the lives of so many of our friends and neighbors at Longview who have died over the previous three months. I have found these to be lovely, life‐honoring, life‐giving services. In the Christian tradition, the season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, February 18th, a day of repentance, as we prepare our hearts to journey with Jesus to Jerusalem where he will ultimately face his crucifixion and all that follows. I have come to think of Lent as a time where, once again, we are invited (called) to open ourselves ever more fully to the love of God and to let that love transform us. Fr. Carsten Martensen of Ithaca & Cornell Colleges, will be here on Ash Wednesday to offer a Mass and the disposition of ashes for all Christians at 10am. Throughout the month there will be the regularly scheduled Spiritual Life offerings: Mass, Communion, Worship, Bible Study, Hymn Sings, and Shabbat. (Please see the calendar printed in the newsletter and on the chapel door). Of special note is Shabbat, Friday, February 6th. That day the Ithaca College students from Hillel will join us for our time of welcoming the Sabbath. ALL ARE WELCOME! There is no remedy for love but to love more. Henry David Thoreau May we join St. Francis & The Holy One in whom we live and move and have our being, in adoring His creation, Barbara 19
Contributors:
Buzz Elias,
Susan Howe,
Anna Moratz,
Hermann Moratz,
Bree Nash,
Chris Pogorzala,
Barbara Rhudy,
Marisa Rosenberg,
Wenona Spencer,
Liz Yale
Editor:
Kerry A. Barnes
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