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August 2016 Number 416

The first time Larry and I laid eyes on PVN was in April 2014, the month PVN announced its grand expansion. On a

whim during a visit to Dallas we made an appointment to check out the CCRC. What we found was a place that

couldn’t better suit our desires and expectations. We wanted to be proactive about our future while we ourselves were

still very active. We signed up on the spot.

“Nancy and I were both excited and anxious about moving from our home in Fredericksburg, TX to PVN,” said

Larry Miller. “We had a wonderful life there and would not have chosen to leave except that it made sense at this time

in our lives. Between us we have four kids who are scattered and we enjoy travel. Being in Dallas will make traveling

easier. PVN is conveniently located for us to enjoy activities we like such as live theater, the arts, dining out and

more.”

Some months after our first visit to the Village we returned to gather with fellow depositors. Instead of a

beautifully landscaped campus, we saw chain link fences, limited parking, and a mountain of dirt. We wondered what

in the world the current residents must have thought about us—newcomers who, though inadvertently,

inconvenienced their pleasant lifestyle. We soon found out. They welcomed us graciously, applauded our foresight,

and helped us feel excited about our future.

We both had been widowed for some years when we married twelve years ago after meeting on a cruise in Alaska.

Larry was a retired division manager and I a freelance journalist. Along with travel, we both enjoy reading and

following the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. We root for each other’s team except when they play each

other. Larry is a photographer and founded Fredericksburg’s first photography club the year he arrived there. I enjoy

creating collage cards and playing mah jongg. We have volunteered in several different areas. We know we’ll find

kindred spirits at PVN.

Our marriage began a new step in our life journey, and moving to PVN is the next. We expect a smooth transition,

one where we build new relationships and enjoy different experiences in this active, interesting community.

Submitted by Nancy Miller

OBSERVATIONS OF NEWCOMERS TO PVN

Nancy and Larry Miller

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THE VILLAGE BUGLE Presbyterian Village North

8600 Skyline Drive, Dallas, Texas 75243

Ron Kelly, Executive Director

Noel Pittman, Village Council President

THE VILLAGE BUGLE STAFF

Editorial Board: Joyce Forney, Frank LaCava, Noel Pittman, Bill

Schilling, Mark Schweinfurth, Jim & Sally Wiley

Copy Editor: Sally Wiley

Assistant Copy Editor: Jim Wiley

Photography Editor: Joe Brockette

Reporters: Barbara Baker , Bill Branson, Al Cloud, Joyce

Forney, Ann Gilliland, Kathleen Gleason, Marion Goodrich,

Frank LaCava, Mel Larkin, Craig Millis, Judy Morris, Noel

Pittman, Betty Rogers, Kathy Rotto, Ingram Schwahn, Mark

Schweinfurth, Audrey Slate, Christi Thompson, Tom

Wilbanks, Jim Wiley

Typists:….…...............................................Dor is Anschuetz

Photographers: Barbara Baker , Joe Brockette, Joy

Upton

Desktop Publisher:……………..………...…Letty Valdez

Proofreaders: Ruth Dunlap, Patr icia Johnson, Wilma

Malhiot, Joan McClure, Noel Pittman, Bill Schilling, Jean

Vohtz, Sally Wiley

Meetings:………………………….………Doris Anschuetz

Distribution: Chester Bentley, Betsy Green, Hazel Risch,

Irma Sendelbach, Martha Wetheimer

Archivist:..…………………………….…….....Pat Pittman

PVN FOUNDATION FACTS

Residents are eagerly awaiting the completion of

the Lifestyle Fitness Center. New exercise

equipment and facilities such as the pool will

inspire us to attain our fitness goals. The PVN

Foundation is pleased to have contributed a total of

just under three million dollars toward the total

wellness project. Its name will honor former

residents Jim and Bess Blanchette whose support

of the Foundation contributed greatly in time,

talent, and treasure to making this grant possible.

We look forward to seeing you for informal

meals at The Café, which is also part of the

Lifestyle Fitness project. Grants such as these are

possible only through your continued support of

your PVN Foundation.

Margaret Ann Thetford,

Foundation Trustee

Council Corner

2016: The Year of the Volunteer at PVN

The PVN Pantry is open Monday through

Friday to serve residents, staff, and occasional

visitors. Volunteers stand at the counter to register

sales, and they stock the shelves with food and

drinks, gifts, and selected toiletries. Customers are

greeted with warm smiles by these volunteers:

Sandra Sanders, Christina Chen, Karen Stotts,

Lucy Thomas, Mary Bonno, Pat Pittman,

Esther Laufer, Barbara Baker, Elisabeth Bilan,

Grayce Herring, Martha Binion, and Irma

Sendelbach. We’re looking for more volunteers

now—one for a Friday afternoon shift and others

on standby. If you are interested, please call Letty

Valdez (214-355-9023) or Lisa Englander (214-

355-9033). Stop by the Pantry and give the

volunteer working at the counter a hearty Thank

You! And collect that warm smile.

Welcome to our new neighbors in Martins

Landing! We’ve been waiting to meet you for

some moons. Now that you’re here, you’re one

with us—true Villagers. And you became members

of the Village Council of Presbyterian Village

North the day you moved in, entitled to vote in

affairs of the Council. We meet in McGowan

Auditorium at one o’clock on the first Tuesday of

the month. As an inducement, an ice cream social

always follows. See you at the next meet! Shannon

Radford, Wellness Director , and Brandi

McBride, Rehab Manager , will talk about the

new and exciting programming that is planned

when the Lifestyle Fitness Center opens!

Noel Pittman

Left: Sandra Sanders and Right: Elisabeth Bilan

READ & TALK BOOK GROUP

Books for Sept. 21 and Nov. 16 meetings

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader

Ginsburg

By Irin Cameron and Shana Knizhnik—Dey Street

Books 2015

Death Comes for the Archbishop

By Willa Cather—Vintage Classics 1927

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What would a service of worship be without

music! That was the thought of Peggy Barbee

who joined the PVN staff in Fall 2000 as an

assistant in the Chaplain’s Office. First known

simply as “The Choir,” Village Singers under

Peggy’s direction began their musical ministry

caroling in the Health Center at Christmas that

year. Providing music at Sunday Vespers,

accompanied by Mary Bonno, soon followed.

And just like today, those singers performed in the

Grey Fox Follies.

Peggy, who had been attending Perkins School

of Theology at SMU during her tenure at PVN,

completed her studies and left in early 2004. We

were fortunate that Margaret Bell and her husband,

Elmo, moved to PVN. Margaret, with her

degree in Music Education from Texas Woman’s

U. and years of experience as a public-school

music teacher, was the perfect person to assume

the position of director of The Choir. Margaret

faithfully fulfilled this volunteer position for five

years; however, in 2009 she decided it was time to

hang up her director’s baton. The search was now

on to find a replacement!

A past resident who had appreciated the music

in our Vesper services had given generously to

Spiritual Life to fund the music ministry, allowing

the hiring of a professional. The search for a new

music director led to Jordan Elizabeth Stewart, a

candidate for a Master of Sacred Music degree at

SMU. Jordan suggested the Choir needed a new

name to reflect the group’s performance at more

than Sunday Vesper services. After several

suggestions, a vote was taken and The Village

Singers was chosen. Under Jordan’s capable

direction the group presented Christmas and Easter

cantatas for the first time, bringing these musical

programs not only to Vesper services in McGowan

Auditorium, but to Joyce Hall as well.

When Jordan graduated, the hunt for a music

director was on again. The position was soon

filled by the very talented and capable John

Hendricks, grandson of The Village Singers

accompanist, Martha Binion. John has challenged

and stretched our singers as we have had fun

learning new music. After a much-deserved

summer rest, The Singers will begin rehearsals in

mid-August in preparation for the dedication of the

Blair & Cyndy Monie Chapel.

THE VILLAGE SINGERS—A HISTORY

GOOSY GOOSY GANDER

By Guest Writer, Cris Oliver

In January two majestic Canada geese, handsome

in their black hoods and white chinstraps, arrived

on the PVN campus. They chose our new lake for

their breeding ground, and breeding season occurs

from January until April. About April 17 our Lady

Goose began laying her eggs, one egg a day, until

there were five. She chose a nesting site near the

lake edge in the grass, stomped out a bowl-like

depression, and then lined it with grass, leaves,

and down. Jerry Busby reported that from the

clutch of five eggs two goslings hatched.

During their gestation period of some twenty-

eight days, the gander stood ever vigilant with

neck high and head constantly scanning the

landscape for predators. The young goslings

emerged from their shells on or about May 22, and

in two days headed to the water where they began

learning to scavenge for food in the grass and mud.

Both sexes are the same color and look alike,

but sexes, age, and groups of family members can

be distinguished by behaviors, vocalizations, and

size. The gander has a slower, low-pitched

“hronk,” while the goose’s voice is a much quicker

and higher-pitched “hink” or “ka-ronk.” In an

aggressive stance, they lower the neck and hiss.

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If you like to sing (please note, we did not say

“can sing”) then why not join this lively group that

enjoys singing praise to the Lord and bringing a

special kind of joy to the Vesper services and other

activities. However you keep up with the time…if

it’s 4:00 PM on Thursday, it’s time for The Village

Singers. Join us as we “Make a joyful noise unto

the Lord!” Ps.100:1.

Barbara Baker

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When they drop by for cracked corn, only the

gander makes a low hissing sound with his tongue

lolling out of his beak. They allow the goslings to

eat first, next mama, lastly papa. One of the

goslings always sits in the middle of his corn mash

and enjoys eating around himself. One morning I

was reading the paper when I heard a very loud

noise. It was the “General” knocking persistently

with his beak on the glass door, demanding food.

His wife and kids were patiently waiting.

The pairs mate for life with only an occasional

divorce. They do not fly during nesting or

parenting season. Molting also occurs during this

period, which makes for a no-fly time for the

parents. In August when the goslings have grown

their feathers and learned to fly, they may leave or

choose to stay. It might also depend on the status

of our lake. We shall see. Migration patterns in the

fall and spring have altered considerably with

agricultural and climate change, so some geese

become year-round residents.

Everyone on campus has enjoyed their

presence, often with cameras clicking. If

perchance these birds become part of your

conversation sometime, please remember that they

are Canada geese, not Canadian geese.

MY OTHER LIFE, AWAY FROM PVN

This is what I do in My Other Life: Recently, my

parents’ home was infested by a swarm of bees. In

the garage, in the attic, in the walls, and other

unlikely places. Since I am the only member of

my family that is not highly sensitive to bee stings,

I was selected to assist the professional Bee

Keeper to remove all those critters. Do you know

who I am? (See page 6 for answer)

Marion Goodrich

Hillcrest Residents Celebrating 4th of July with a

sing-a-long

Life Enrichment and Dining Teams celebrating

4th of July

1940’s USO Show

L to R:Marty Ruiz, Anne Hinson, and Steve Summers

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Wedding Anniversary

Barbara and Charles Baker

August 12, 1967

Carroll and Howard Wahl

August 16, 1958

Happy Birthday!

`Frances Cason 08/02

`Joe Nall 08/02

`Wilma Malhiot 08/05

~Virginia Thompson 08/06

`Mable Reeves 08/08

~Clara Bacallao 08/09

~Billie Ferguson 08/11

`Aileen Rutherford 08/11

`Ellen Shambaugh 08/11

`Mary Bonno 08/17

`Don Powers 08/19

~Kathy Smith 08/22

`Jim Clutts 08/29

`Ruth Walton 08/29

In Memoriam

-Charlene Toerck 06/22

-Shirley Stahl 06/22

-Cleo Ruhnke 06/27

-Pedro Longoria 06/30

-Katherine Allen 07/01

`Nancy Dolph 07/12

-Florence Wortman 07/15

-Nora Ray 07/16

-Healthcare

~Assisted Living

`Independent Living

Residents visit Federal Reserve Bank

THE DOG DAYS ARE A SIRIUS MATTER

The Dog Days of Summer—is it that time when

the heat is so oppressive that our canine friends lie

panting in any shady place they can find? No, it

has nothing to do with dogs at all! The term was

coined in ancient times by the Greeks and referred

to that sultry time when the Dog Star—or Sirius—

was no longer visible along the Mediterranean

coast, a period of twenty days before the

disappearance of Sirius till twenty days after its

reappearance. Of course, we realize now that the

star didn’t “fall out of the sky”. During this period,

Sirius simply rises and sets with the sun, thus

rendering it invisible to the naked eye during

daylight hours. The phrase “dog days” was

translated into our language by the Anglo Saxons

some five hundred years ago, referring to the

oppressive heat of summer. So while we may

associate the “dog days of summer” with our

Texas heat, at PVN the phrase conjures up the

delight called our Fourth of July Pooch Parade.

Barbara Baker

HEALTHCARE SUMMER SOCIAL

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WELCOME TO JOYCE HALL

EvaLee (Lee) Miller (Unit 5211) moved from

PVN's Independent Living area in late June. A

member of First Presbyterian Church Dallas, Lee

enjoys Bridge, tennis, the arts, and classical music.

She also loves being with her three children.

Clara and Jose (Pepe) Bacallao (Unit 5305)

moved to PVN soon after the Fourth of July. Clara

was born in France but was moved to Cuba when

she was only forty days old. She was educated in

Cuba and married Pepe there. In 1960 they moved

to Chicago, where Pepe finished his medical

residency. They settled in Centralia, Illinois, where

he practiced as an internist and she managed the

office. They are parents of three daughters. When

they retired in 1994, Biscayne, Florida, became

their home because they both loved the beach. The

need to be close to a daughter brought Clara and

Pepe to Dallas, thence to PVN.

A very warm welcome to all of you.

Marion Goodrich

PVN BOOK REVIEW CLUB

Dear Residents:

I would like to inform you of a wonderful

opportunity to enjoy yourselves, and, if you wish,

to repay obligations by bringing a guest.

The PVN Book Review Club meets eight times

a year, from September through May (no meeting

in December). We convene on the fourth Tuesday

of each month. If you choose to join, a fee of $35

will be billed on your October statement. There

will be a charge of $5 each time you bring a guest

from outside of PVN, and PVN residents may

come once for $5 to see if they like it.

We have different reviewers each month, and

they are the best in Dallas. For more information,

Pat Tharp, the club leader , can be reached at

214-348-3875, or pgttx@att.bet; or you can find

Lisa Englander in the Life Enr ichment Office.

Submitted by Doris Anschuetz

MARKETING AND MASTER PLAN UPDATE Residents have begun moving into Martins Landing, and the

consensus is an overwhelming thumbs up The residents this reporter

has spoken to are more than happy with their apartments.

A reception for independent living residents was held on July 1 in

the Martins Landing Commons area. It featured the club room, the

lobby, lounge and the outdoor areas.

New residents will continue moving in during the month of

August and into the fall. Very few residences are left in Martins

Landing as of this date.

The Villas are slated to open sometime this Fall. Residents who

will move to the Villas will receive a sixty- day move-in notice by

late summer.

When the new community buildings (the Fitness Center and the

Café) are almost complete, another open house will be held for

residents, projected for late summer or early fall. The Chapel will

have its own opening celebration.

The Terrace at Joyce Hall received a Certificate of Occupancy,

and is now or soon will be home to seventy additional residents.

Floors one and two are assisted living with Memory Care, with enhanced care Assisted Living occupying the

third floor. Bridging Time, a new memory care program, is enjoying great success in its beginning stages.

Musicians from SMU have been on campus to assist with this program, provided through a generous grant

from the PVN Foundation.

New residents who want to move into existing patio homes will have special incentives if they plan to

move before December 2016. We will be welcoming many new residents in the coming weeks and months

while the amenities that we all enjoy will continue with exciting new additions in physical, mental, spiritual

and emotional health for all.

Judy Morris

Heather Ashby is our resident bee keeper

mailto:pgttx@att.bet