2020

JULY

A DAY FOR PRAYER AND REFLECTIONIt may always be said that we live in interesting times. Perhaps some times are more “interesting” than others. As a community and nation we continue to navigate the uncertain landscape of COVID-19. Civil unrest and discord dominate the headlines and a major political election is on the near horizon. Certain moments call for us, as a community of faiths, to come together to share in that practice which bonds us most closely to one another and to God. This seems such a moment. The practice is prayer.

The Department of Spiritual Arts invites all residents and Artists of Arbor Acres to participate in an event we have designated “Arbor Acres Together – A Day for Prayer and Reflection.” The idea is a simple one. On July 3rd you are

encouraged, throughout the day, as you go about your tasks and activities, to reflect and to offer prayers for whatever may rest on our heart. To commemorate and support the intention of that day, the Department will offer a recorded prayer service on Channel 1390, to be shown at 11:30 am, 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm.

We invite you to set aside time to view one of the services but, more importantly, to join as a community on that day in reaching up to God and thereby reaching out to our world. Every individual prayer is powerful and transformative. The joined prayers of many unite us and offer our strongest statement of solidarity. So, on July 3rd, let us be: Arbor Acres Together!

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See Parade Route Map. We will leave Berrier Parking Lot and proceed along Fountain Hill past Womble Parking Lot up into Strickland Parking Lot circle and continue along marked route. Map available on Wellzesta and on Cubby Room carousel.

Please join us if you have a golf cart!

Golf cart owners who wish to participate, please arrive at the Berrier parking lot to line up at 2:00 pm. Spectators are encouraged to stand in their front yards and cheer the parade along as we pass by! We will not be able to go down all streets. See parade route map. Look for your flags and decorations from the April parade!

Dress in red, white and blue! Decorate your golf carts, if you have materials to do so. Janice has limited supplies available. See her if you need some decorations. We will maintain social distancing while doing this event, so please keep that in mind while you participate! Questions? Call Janice at ext. #1266.

Patriotic Golf Cart Parade Wednesday, July 1 at 2:00 pm

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We RememberJacqueline Fowkes December 11, 1927–May 23, 2020

Josephine Lauerman January 6, 1919–May 26, 2020

Jean Culler July 1, 1929–June 14, 2020

July FitnessIn addition to TV 1390 class offerings,

and on-demand classes in Wellzesta, we also have some additional classes for you.

Locations subject to change.

Outdoor Exercise Classes

Monday through Friday

9:30 am Walk with Suzy Meet at the four-way stop

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

10:30 am Outdoor Class at Hanes Park

Tuesday and Thursday

10:30 am Yoga on the Fitness Terrace

Pool Sign-upPlease call Suzy at ext. 1227

or email svaile@arboracres.orgto reserve your 30-minute spot in the pool.

**Locker rooms are not available at this time.

Bookmarks presents

Tom Clavin & TOMBSTONE

Monday, July 13 at 7:00 pm

Free ZOOM Event!

Tom Clavin is a New York Times bestselling author of many books on history, mostly

concentrated in the American west. This new book focuses on the true story of the Earp

brothers and the famous Battle at the OK Corral. This is a virtual event. Use the code WILDWEST

at checkout to receive a discount on the book purchase. Local author Charlie Lovett will be in conversation with Tom Clavin at this event. To

register, e-mail info@bookmarksnc.org.

Thursday, July 210:00 am–Town Hall

Join Andrew and Frank Rayburn as they stream Town Hall from Piner Hall. We are continuing our social distancing due to COVID-19, so tune in to TV 1390 to view or watch on Wellzesta.

2:00 pm–Livestream Bingo

We play Bing0 from Piner Hall 1st and 3rd

Thursdays. REMEMBER WE ARE ONLY PLAYING WITH ONE CARD! Pick up your prize if you win from the Front Lobby on Friday morning. Prizes will be removed after 4:00 pm.

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Charles & Gordayne Griffin 401 Stockton

Howard Shields 304 Corpening

John “Buck” Summerson 306 Corpening

Welcome Newcomers!

Starting from the commercial building in our housing development called “College Village,” my wife, Charlotte, and I decided to live in Winston-Salem while I practiced office pediatrics with admitting privileges to both of the hospitals in town. After 23 years of practice and seven years of being on the full-time faculty of Wake Forest School of Medicine, we decided it was time for me to retire.Arbor Acres was just beginning to be constructed about that time, so we began to think that since we had no relatives nearby to take care of us in our later years, we should consider alternatives. As time went on, more and more of our friends entered the retirement home until it was the thing to do at our age. So, we put in our application to the management.As time passed, we heard nothing except that our friends were entering Arbor Acres every now and then, and we began to hear that we were not included because we were not Methodist. In fact, we realized our friends had joined Centenary Methodist Church from First

Presbyterian so they could be admitted to Arbor Acres. In all, 14 years went by before we got the call that ten units were being constructed at one time, and there were only six Methodist couples ready to move in, so non-Methodists were invited.John Wesley Circle was being built and we were shown two plans – A and B, with A being larger than B, and only the western side large enough to accommodate two A units. We were offered only a stackable washer & dryer, only ladder access to the attic and very little change to the basic plan. I wanted a small office, but I had to be satisfied with two bookshelves to designate a room. In spite of the small limitations that were imposed, that house served us well for 19 years and provided us with an ideal place to live until my wife died and it became the loneliest place in North Carolina.

In the February Lamplighter, we asked that you submit memory articles detailing your first impressions or experiences with Arbor Acres. In celebration of the 40th anniversary, we will be sharing these submissions with you on a monthly basis. Please enjoy–and please keep ‘em coming!

Memories of Arbor AcresTed Blount

Kalawi PeachesFor many years we’ve been traveling to Candor for the Peach Festival on the 3rd Friday of July. Since we aren’t able to travel to Candor this year, the peaches from Kalawi Farms are coming to us! This is the farm stand we normally purchase peaches from. Watch Wellzesta and the Cubby Rack for an order form. RSVP by July 9. Pick up in the Womble Lobby July 15 between 2:00–3:00 pm. Questions? Contact Janice at ext. #1266, or jlutzvanhoy@arboracres.org.

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Tuesdays at 7:00 pm on TV 1390

These favorite musicians have performed many times in the past in Piner Hall and now during

COVID-19 restrictions, we are working with them to provide YouTube concerts we will show

on TV 1390.

Ethan Uslan – July 7

Ragtime pianist from Charlotte, Ethan Uslan will perform tonight and also offer a weekly

musical concert for us. Each week will feature a different show. Ethan gives his phone number

during the show so that you can call and leave a message to request a song for next week! Enjoy his show this evening and watch for his weekly

show time on the TV 1390 schedule.

Tom Fisch – July 14

Flat Rock folksinger Tom Fisch's style has been described as "..great acoustic music…a cross between Tony Rice, James Taylor and Guy

Clark.” Interspersed with stories and anecdotes, his concerts flow smoothly from a beloved

traditional song to one of Tom's fine originals to a favorite cover.

Sasha & Justin Poindexter – July 21

Arbor Acres favorites Sasha and Justin Poindexter in Our Band will present a concert for us to enjoy from their home in New York

City!

Patty Carver – July 28

Patty Carver will entertain us with her show 1954, Songs of Nostalgia from Connecticut! A gallon of gas was 22 cents, I Love Lucy was the most popular TV Show, and Eisenhower

was President. Hit songs included Secret Love, Hey There, Papa Loves Mambo, Cross Over the

Bridge and Young at Heart.

Join Patty Carver on a trip down memory lane with songs, trivia and Nostalgia from that

unforgettable year… 1954!

Creating During COVID-19Galleria outside Piner Hall

Have you been creative or crafty during this time of COVID-19 isolation? Let’s have a display of our creations made during COVID-19! Drop off ready-to-hang items or freestanding items that will fit on a narrow tabletop on Monday, July 20 at 10:00 am. Please write your name on the item and give any description needed for it. Place items on the Galleria wall or on the table. Janice will be there to help arrange items. Return by 3:00 pm on Friday, July 24 to pick items up. Please be aware that items are potentially vulnerable to loss and Arbor Acres is not responsible for any loss or damage of displayed items. Questions? Contact Janice at 336-748-4646, ext. #1266, or jlutzvanhoy@arboracres.org.

Virtual Sing-alongs with Art BloomJoin us for streaming half-hour sing-alongs with Art Bloom on TV 1390 and Wellzesta on Mondays and Wednesdays starting at 4:30 pm, and Thursdays starting at 11:00 am. Contact Janice or Alice if you have songs to suggest! Turn in your requests for the next sing-along, and don’t forget to mark the future dates. Songs are updated every two weeks!

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Clara & Mr. Tiffany Virtual Book ClubIn anticipation of the Reynolda House exhibit Tiffany’s Glass Painting with Color and Light (August 7 – November 29, 2020), we are offering a virtual book club, reading a 2011 national historical fiction bestseller, Clara & Mr. Tiffany, by Susan Vreeland. It is 1893, and at the Chicago World’s Fair, Louis Tiffany makes his debut with a luminous exhibition of innovative stained-glass windows. Behind the scenes in his studio is the freethinking Clara Driscoll, head of his women’s division. Publicly unrecognized by Tiffany, Clara conceives of and designs nearly all of the iconic leaded-glass lamps for which he is long remembered.Clara struggles with her desire for artistic recognition and the challenges that she faces as a professional woman, which ultimately force her to protest against the company she has worked so hard to cultivate. She also yearns for love and companionship, and is devoted in different ways to five men, including Tiffany, who enforces a strict policy: he does not hire married women, and any who do marry while under his employ must resign immediately.This book can be purchased via Amazon (paperback $15.50, hard copy $23.88 price subject to change) and via Bookmarks ($17.00 paperback). If you need help in purchasing a copy, see Janice prior to July 6. We will host a Livestream discussion group from Piner Hall at 2:00 pm on July 30. We will have space for up to 10 people in Piner Hall. Please contact Janice if you would be interested in being in Piner Hall for the live discussion. Everyone else will tune into TV 1390. There is a copy of the book in the library available!

Car Wash July 11, 8:00 am–until

Thirty minute time slots will include washing the exterior of the vehicle, tire shine, interior window washing, door jam and vacuuming. Janice will assign time slots, on a first-come basis, once she receives your sign up sheet. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your assigned time. All vehicle washing will done in the loading dock parking lot adjacent to the back of Womble Building, in the upper part of the parking lot near the stairs to Fountain Hill Rd.

See Janice for RSVP form. Cost is $35.00 per car and $45.00 per SUV/Truck. RSVP by July 8 by 3:00 pm to Janice.

Snack Attack Tuesdays ContinueTuesday afternoons, 2:30–3:00 pm

Walk Up in Womble Lobby & Drive Up Watch for more info via Wellzesta, Cubby

Rack flyers & the calendars! Got a suggestion for a treat? Let Janice know!

Library NewsThe Arbor Acres library has added 20 new

books–mostly large print. Temporarily, they will be in a separate cart near the computer. Many of these titles were recommended by

residents. Be the first to sign one out! Yours, Pat Geyer and Joy Dial

Lamplighter is published monthly byArbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community 1240 Arbor Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104

The online version of Lamplighter is available at www.arboracres.org.

Questions? Contact Janice Lutz-Vanhoy,Wellness Arts Coordinator, at 336-748-4646 or jlutzvanhoy@arboracres.org

R E S I D E N T S E M P L OY E E S

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Pranab DasTruman Kiger

Marja Newton

Stella DanielsKimberly Siemers

2nd Marion Avera3rd Jeff Helms Calvin Douglas4th Phillip Whaley

5th Gail Troost Sabrina PeeleKaitlyn Simmons

6th Mary Lois LeithMarge Silber

Linda WalkerTonya Walker

7th John Dial Mark EdwardsDavid Morgan

8th Janeth Pulliam Esmeralda VazquezTamala White

9th Maricela Olea Munoz

10th

Peggy AndrewsMartha ClarkFrank Lowder

11th Kimberly Parsons

12th Doris ClarkAnne Stanford Liliana Bustos-Jaimes

13th Bobbi Caldwell Shanita Scott14th Carol Cunningham

15th Jasmine Durham Holly Gibson

July Birthdays R E S I D E N T S E M P L OY E E S

16th Vernell Wagner17th Kimberly Williams

19th Pat CrewsMarvin Scherl

20th Cama MerrittPam Molenaor

21st Elisha HiltonAmber Joyce

22nd Dot HornLeClare Turner Rosemary Vasica

23rd Marge Hatchell Kristian Kennedy24th Sarah Hines Lashawn Chapman

25th Ken BoylesBill Horne

26th

Libby BookeDick Stockton

Thomas Stockton

Jeremy BrannockMichael ShepardHarold Weitzel

27th Kathleen Osborne

28th

Lewis DodsonJane SullivanIsabel Zuber

Melissa FlippinAmy Wallace

29th Kay BaldridgeSue Northcraft

Shaun BellJenna Wolford

30th Grace McKinnon

31st Barbara Sterchi Jonathan FarmerTyler Hairston

Back-to-School Supplies OutreachHelp us help our Artists’ children succeed this year in school! Please consider making a monetary donation towards the purchase supplies for Artist children. Due to COVID-19, we will not be accepting donations of supplies. Last year, we were able to provide 156 Artist students supplies. 100% of the supplies provided to the students were

financed by resident donations. Thank you! Due to COVID-19 this year, we will not gather to pack back to school supplies or to have a Back-to-School Bash with the students and Artists. Wellness Arts will pack and distribute the supplies to Artists for their children. We look forward to a time when we can once again interact with the students and their parents!Place your monetary donation in the red box at the bulletin board near the Book Nook. Make checks payable to Arbor Acres—memo Back-to-School supplies– by July 13 to allow time to order, receive and pack them before school starts.