IN THIS ISSUE: JoAnn Joselyn Recounts Her Career … past, gone into the dumpster. Unsold bread and...

THE MIRROR February, 2013

Volume 52 February 2013

IN THIS ISSUE:

New Year’s Eve p. 2

Bldr. Food Rescue p. 3

Birthdays p. 4

Dustin Roarke p. 5

Mars p. 5

Winterball p. 7

Second Friday p. 8

Atlantic Adventure p. 8

Burke Park Plan p. 9

Daffodil Days p.11

History Corner p. 12

Chan. 54 Movies p. 12

Romeo and Juliet p.13

M.L.K. Day p.14

Patty Roeker p.15

UNA Dialog p.15

New Van p.16

Library News p.17

Sustainability p.17

February Movies p.18

JoAnn Joselyn Recounts Her Career as a Space Scientist

J oAnn Joselyn was 14 years old when the Soviet Union put Sput-

nik 1 into orbit, ushering in the space age. “That was a pivotal

event for me,” she told a ca-

pacity crowd in the assembly

room on January 16 as she

recounted the educational

and career paths she followed

to become a space scientist

with the National Oceano-

graphic and Atmospheric

Administration here in Boul-

der and a leader in interna-

tional scientific organiza-

tions. She specialized in the

complex physics of solar

storms, their interaction with

the Earth’s magnetic field,

and the sometimes serious

consequences for communications, power grids, and even airlines.

Among her leadership roles was an eight-year stint as Secretary

General of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics,

which is dedicated to advancing and communicating knowledge of

the Earth system, its space environment, and the dynamic processes causing change. This and

other achievements led to her receiving the CU Alumni Association’s George Norlin Award and

being inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.

JoAnn’s talk was a reprise of one she gave in December at Chautauqua as part of the Boulder

Historical Society’s speaker series “Conversations with Extraordinary People.” In both talks she

ended with a plug for the local “Share a Gift” holiday toy project she has spearheaded for many

years. Phil Waggener


New Year’s Eve Celebration !

Kevin Bunnell

and Betty Bramhall

Joan Degraaf,

Alicelee Ewan,

and Betty Fischer

Ann and Hugh Evans

Watching the Ball drop

in Times Square


In Shakespeare's time,

mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.

When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, mak-

ing the bed firmer to sleep on.

Hence the phrase… 'Goodnight , sleep tight'

Riddle: If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'? Answer on page 10

Boulder at its creative best

F ood waste is a big problem for retail

stores. Fruits and vegetables from last

week’s shipment that were not sold have, in

the past, gone into the dumpster. Unsold bread

and bakery products can suffer the same fate.

If these go to the landfill, they ultimately gen-

erate methane, which is a potent greenhouse

gas. They might

go to composting,

which is o.k. With a

little work these

could go to an anaero-

bic di- gestor and

become fuel. BUT, as we learned on January

8 at our monthly People to People presenta-

tion, Boulder Food Rescue has a better idea.

There are hungry people out there for whom

the nutrition in those foods might be very wel-

come.

Starting in the fall of 2011, Boulder Food Res-

cue has partnered with Alfalfas, Whole Foods,

Breadworks, Lucky’s, and at least 11 other

businesses to divert usable, but not the fresh-

est, food items to serve more than 25 organiza-

tions, such as the Homeless Shelter, Attention

Homes, Bridgehouse, and EFAA. This is ac-

complished with a fleet of bicycles and volun-

teers from 12 to 75 and a clever scheduling

app created by a CU Ph.D. graduate student.

The team makes 89 pickups every week and

distributes over 4,000 pounds of food each

month to its Boulder clients. As a result, a lot

of people with limited means have been the

beneficiaries. Boulder Food Rescue fills a

useful gap between Community Food Share,

which can warehouse non-perishables to serve

the needy community, and unnecessary dispos-

al of still edible but perishable foods not sala-

ble by retail food suppliers. This clever idea

has been picked up by other cities around the

country for the benefit of other underserved

members of our urban societies.

There is also a limited opportunity to

distribute prepared foods that have not been

sold by restaurants or places like Frasier

Meadows. This requires adequate refrigera-

tion among the producing, transporting and

receiving operations. Discussion with our

management about how to implement this is

currently under way. Let’s hope something

can be worked out. It’s a good cause and

Boulder is out in front of the curve.

Pete Palmer

Boulder Food Rescue has a better idea !


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February Birthdays

INDEPENDENT LIVING Michael Yanowitch ......... 2.01 Margaret Baker ................ 2.07 Ted Walker ........................ 2.08 Betty Fischer .................... 2.13 Joyce Leiper ...................... 2.16 Roberta Nalley .................. 2.17 Bill Bradley ....................... 2.22 Janet Klemperer ................ 2.23 Gail Rowe ........................ 2.23 Inge Sargent ...................... 2.23 Anne Fisher ....................... 2.24 Fern Levin ......................... 2.26 ASSISTED LIVING Marjory Hellebust ............ 2.11 Lloyd Hansen ................... 2.19


Dustin Roark

Director of Housekeeping

O n December 31, 2012, Dustin Roark, an

employee of Health Care Services, took

over the job of Director of Housekeeping at

FMRC.

Dustin spent his early life in Colorado Springs

where he com-

pleted his ele-

mentary and

high school

education.

CSU was his

choice for col-

lege and he

completed a

degree in For-

estry. His high

school sweet-

heart, Annie, also attended CSU. They were

sweethearts for seven years and finally seven

months ago they tied the knot. Annie has con-

tinued at CSU as an employee.

During college Dustin had worked part time at

Home Depot and continued to work there after

graduation, in the Garden Department. He also

worked for John Deere in landscaping and fi-

nally joined Health Care Services. Prior to

coming to his present position at FMRC he

worked in a retirement facility in North Glen.

Both Annie and Dustin love to ski and have

begun an interest in golf. Dustin’s interests

include all outdoor sports. The couple current-

ly lives in Loveland.

Dustin took over the office formerly occupied

by his predecessor, Travis Weed, on the Gar-

den Level. If you haven’t met Dustin, stop by

and meet this very personable young man.

Ed Putzier

Mars –

up close and personal

O n Wednesday, January 23, we were

treated to a superb lecture by Scot Raf-

kin of the Southwest Research Institute in

Boulder about the Mars Curiosity mission,

from touchdown to this past week. For Curi-

osity to land safely on Mars and for all of its

tools to behave properly, over two thousand

individuals each had to do their assignments

perfectly. We were also reminded that radio

communications between Mars and Earth take

20 minutes each way. Thus, there are no last-

minute fixes if anything goes awry. We

shared the picture of the sheer joy and relief in

the command center when the news of the suc-

cessful landing was announced last fall.

Curiosity landed where it was supposed to, on

the floor of a 60-mile wide impact crater with

a central mountain about 15,000 feet high. We

were able to watch a film of this landing taken

by Curiosity as it descended and touched

down. The vehicle, which is about the size of

a small compact car, is amazingly complex. It

is equipped to analyze mineral and sediment

samples as well as atmospheric chemistry, do

weather and radiation detection, take high-

resolution real-color pictures with multiple

cameras, and drive across the crater floor and

up into the mountain identifying the rocks it

encounters and evaluating the details of the lo-

cal geology along the way. Its mission is four-

fold: to look for evidence that the potential for

life could have existed on Mars, to explore the

geology and geochemistry of the variety of

rocks already detected by earlier orbiters, to

get more of an understanding of the water

known to be present as ice beneath the soil,

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and to learn more about Martian atmosphere

and weather. After early weeks dedicated to

testing of its many analytical instruments,

some of which is still going on, Curiosity has

begun its slow trek toward the central moun-

tain which appears to be composed of sedi-

mentary rocks. These rocks should enrich our

understanding of the post-impact history of

the crater.

Already, the chemistry of the atmosphere has

produced some mildly surprising results. The

dominant atmospheric gas is carbon dioxide,

but the next most common gas is argon, fol-

lowed by nitrogen, oxygen and carbon mon-

oxide. The amount of argon was unexpected,

and the complete absence of methane correct-

ed some earlier controversial suggestions that

small amounts of that gas, which might indi-

cate active life, were present.

Geologically, some nearby sedimentary bed-

rock is conglomeratic, consisting of rounded

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pebbles, thus confirming that these sediments

were deposited by running water. Other sedi-

ments are finer-grained and appear to be shales

or siltstones. Laser-beam analyses of veinlets

filling cracks in nearby sedimentary rocks have

identified the filling as gypsum. The rock drill

is now in the process of obtaining actual exam-

ples of these fillings. There are

also nearby dunes of black rocks

that the lasers have identified as

basalts.

Curiosity and its tracks are visi-

ble in photos from overhead or-

biting satellites, and a “roadmap”

of its daily progress is continu-

ously plotted. A spectacular tele-

photo of the mountain slopes

ahead of the vehicle illustrates

the challenges awaiting the earth-

bound drivers of the vehicle as it

progresses up the slopes.

Radiation detectors, Scot’s spe-

cial responsibility on this mis-

sion, have determined that radiation dosages

are not instantly fatal to potential human astro-

nauts although high enough to be the equiva-

lent of two to three X-rays per day. The inten-

sity of the dosages rises and falls on a daily ba-

sis. All of this contributes to the challenges of

planning manned missions sometime in the fu-

ture.

Curiosity is expected to produce new and inter-

esting information over at least the next couple

of years. Scot has agreed to return, perhaps

early next year, to give us an update on new

discoveries and their significance.

Pete Palmer


Winterball - Dancing the night away

Crif & Kate Crawford

Jan Grenda & Al Leblang

Kathryn Aronson & Herb Swords

Ruth & Bob Weimer


In Loving Memory

Jean Byland Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 31, 1931

Entered FMR.C. . . . . . . . . Jun 30, 2011

Died . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 05, 2012

Emma Campbell Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 06, 1922

Entered FMR.C. . . . . . . . . Oct. 11, 2000

Died . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 30, 2012

Jean Mellblom Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 14, 1927

Entered FMR.C. . . . . . . . . Oct. 28, 2006

Died . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 03, 2013

Frances Stearns Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep. 16, 1926

Entered FMR.C. . . . . . . . . Jan. 07, 2010

Died . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 03, 2013

“SecondFriday” Book Discussion Features Mystery Writer

Who Says

"Retirement Homes are Murder"

M ike Befeler, well known author of mys-teries featuring old folks, will be dis-

cussing "Rejection is Not a Four-Letter Word." His presentation features a positive image of aging through humor and examples from his experiences writing. His approach to writing has been tagged "geezer lit." His mysteries carry such titles as "Living with Your Kids is Murder" and "Senior Moments are Murder."

Mr. Befeler lives in Boulder and is co-chair of the Boulder County Aging Advisory Council. SecondFriday Books will be held on February 8th at 2:30 pm in the Assembly Room. Kevin Bunnell

An Atlantic Adventure

A short tutorial on the challenges of cross-

ing a big ocean in a small boat was the

theme of a Men's Luncheon talk by John Har-

ris. John covered the highlights of the vessels’

equipment, the extensive preparation, and ex-

citement that is encountered in such an adven-

ture.

The subject will be expanded with 100 pic-

tures and a little more time for explanation on

Wednesday evening, February 6th in the As-

sembly Room at 7:30 PM. If you like adven-

ture without getting wet I think you will enjoy

it. John Harris

M any years ago in Eng-land , pub frequenters

had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.


Burke Park Planning

E ver Heard of the Miracle on 42nd

Street?

W ell, in mid-January we had our own

Miracle on Ponca Place. It was all

about major changes in Burke Park, and it

happened in our own Sky Lounge. This was

not the usual gathering of Frasier Folk to fig-

ure out how we could maintain the water level

in Thunderbird Lake. This was about rede-

signing the whole of Burke Park to accommo-

date the educational needs of students in Hori-

zons K-8 School, and to provide for Frasier

and the rest of the surrounding community

such amenities as nature pathways, board

walks among the reeds, a picnic area, a garden

and orchard, and an outdoor class room.

The miracle was in the number and variety of

people who crowded into the Sky Lounge that

cold winter morning. As the elevator slid to a

stop at the fifth floor and the door opened,

there appeared a room full of six foot tables

occupied mostly by Frasierites. Sitting around

the periphery and standing in every available

space were neighbors from the Meadows,

twenty or thirty students from the landscape

architecture department of the University, offi-

cials from the City of Boulder, and children

and faculty from Horizons School. The crowd

of interested and excited people numbered al-

most 200.

The meeting was organized by Jeff Dillon,

Boulder Parks & Planning Superintendent, and

the FMRC Activities Group, including Kathy

Pollicita and Molly Briggs. In addition to the

students, groups in attendance included The

Bramford, FMRC, the Meadows Condomini-

um Complex, the Military Officers Associa-

tion of America, Mountain View UMC, and

the Colorado School of Mines. The Parks and

Recreation Department has collaborated with

Horizon School students to design an educa-

tional program that would use the lake and its

ecosystem as a laboratory. The Environmental

Design Group is using its experience to sug-

gest alternative design features for the Lake,

while a graduate student from CSM will be

studying the hydrology of the Lake.

The assembled group was introduced to the

history of the Lake and alternative develop-

ment opportunities. Possible features include

a Horizons School garden on the southeast



side close to the Church, a picnic area, an ed-

ucation center on the southwest corner of the

Lake, two Lake view points with benches and

wheelchair accommodation and

a community space” with Park

gateway just across from

FMRC.

.The University students played

an especially interesting role be-

cause they have been assigned to

design and perhaps construct an

outdoor learning center for the

school and neighborhood.

Sentiments among the table

groups included concern that the

area be maintained as wild and

natural as possible, that the Lake

level be maintained at the sum-

mer 2012 level and that vegetation be managed

to allow clear views and to prevent further in-

vasion of reeds into the Lake. There was some

interest in FMRC residents participating in the

Horizon educational program. Some felt that

the physical features of the alternatives were

too elaborate, not consistent with the area as

nature reserve and that maintenance was likely

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In the picture below, a University student

reaches across the table pointing to a feature of

the architectural drawing. On his left is Grace,

a student at Horizons with her lead teacher.

Three Frasier residents complete the circle.

The small groups at the tables continued

their give and take for about a half hour

until the participants gradually drifted

away.

As the elevator arrived we noticed that

the University students had gathered in

a far corner of the Sky Lounge with

their professor to discuss what they had

learned from the diverse assembly of

people who care about the future of

Burke Park.

Then the elevator door closed on the largest

mix of people within memory to come together

in the Sky Lounge to help solve a common

problem. It was The Miracle on Ponca Place.

Chuck Howe and Kevin Bunnell


Riddle Solution from page 3 One Thousand

F ebruary marks the beginning of the

American Cancer Society Daffodil Days

Sale. As the first flowers of spring, the daffo-

dil is a symbol of Hope. With a $10 donation

you will get approxi-

mately 10 daffodils

and a reminder of the

hope you bring to the

fight against cancer.

Flower delivery is

scheduled between

March 5 and March

8. Last year we sold

over 100 bunches of

flowers. I am look-

ing for volunteers

willing to help deliv-

er flowers. Please

call me if you are in-

terested in assisting.

We began 2012 by raising money for the

Wellness Center’s Fall Prevention Program.

We trained one staff member, purchased soft-

ware to help us with tracking the progress of

the participants in

the program and

now we have reg-

ular clas- ses for

residents and com-

munity members

to help prevent falls. Thanks to Lyn and her

staff for bringing this program to Frasier and

the community.

At the end of the year, we launched a cam-

paign to add the finishing touches to our Short

Term Sub-Acute Unit in Health Care. To date,

we have raised nearing $10,000 to be used to

enhance the unit. Throughout the year, Frasier

has a number of resident members and com-

munity members who use the services of this

unit. Because it is only for a short time, we

want to make it feel as comfortable as possible

to help encourage

people to recover

quickly to go back

to their homes.

Also, thanks to

those of you who

have made gifts

for staff scholar-

ships throughout

the year. In Janu-

ary we approved

around $3,000 in

staff scholarships.

This is such a

wonderful gift to

our staff to assist

them in furthering their education.

On February 7, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., please at-

tend a meeting in the Assembly Room to dis-

cuss the initial plans for a Memorial Garden

for the courtyard area around the Health Care

Center. With initial gifts from the Men’s Ta-

ble and other gifts from residents, we will be

creating an area to permanently remember res-

idents and other loved ones in one location on

campus.

Thank you all for your continued generous

support. Kathy Pollicita

Director of Charitable Giving

and Community Outreach

American Cancer Society Daffodil Days Sale

. . improving

Health Care

Services


Channel 54 Movies for February February 5, 6, 7: Foreign Correspondent Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders and others in Alfred's Hitch cock's second American thriller. The climax is "a cinematic tour de force." February 12, 13, 14: Howard's End (1992) Based on E. M. Forster's classic 1910 novel, the film shows the need, in the words of the novel's famous epigram, to "only connect" with other people. February 19, 20, 21: Guess who's coming to dinner? (1967) Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play old- line liberals who are not prepared then their daughter introduces them to her fiancé, played by Sidney Poitier. February 26, 27, 28: Murphy's Romance (1985) Sally Field and James Garner in "a very gen tle romantic comedy."

T he monthly newsletter, The Mirror, was

also community-wide in its role at Frasi-

er but in a different way. Rather than coordi-

nating a range of activities as did the Resident

Council, the Mirror was issued by a small

staff that wrote and reported on Frasier com-

munity affairs. Over the years the staff

evolved in its form of organization and its

coverage of "news" so that one can follow

many of the affairs at Frasier in its pages.

Yet at the same time much was omitted,

which makes a wider range of Manor docu-

ments essential in order to record Frasier his-

tory adequately.

Both the Mirror and its staff changed over the

years. At first the Mirror was a joint project of

administration and residents, but soon it be-

came primarily a resident activity. The single

editor evolved into an editorial staff with a

regular stable of writers who met regularly as

an editorial board. A production manager su-


The History Corner—The Mirror


CU Prof Brings Romeo and Juliet to Frasier

L ast month Frasier folk received an intri-

guing dose of Shakespeare from a CU

English Department community outreach pro-

gram. Assistant Professor Richelle Munkhoff

came to the Sky Lounge on a Saturday morn-

ing bearing quotations from Romeo and Juliet

and a table full of fruit and benign drinks.

A specialist in Elizabethan literature, Richelle

has focused on how repeated episodes of the

plague in the late 1500s found their way into

Shakespeare’s plays.

The challenge to the 25 or 30 enthusiasts of

the Bard assembled was to find plague-related

passages in Romeo and Juliet. Richelle began

with many intriguing, little-known facts about

Elizabethan life. She showed a deep and pas-

sionate understanding of life in late Sixteenth

Century London and of the writings of Shake-

speare. As she spoke, she inoculated the

group with a strong desire to become more fa-

miliar with the Bard’s world.

She revealed that in Act 5, Scene 2 of Romeo

and Juliet, a messenger was to tell Romeo that

Juliet was entombed and drugged to simulate

death. She would soon awaken and could be

whisked away to safety. But the plague inter-

vened. Romeo never got word of the plot to

free them of the family feud and to let them

slip away to a life of wedded bliss.

Earlier in the play Romeo intervenes in a street

fight between the feuding Montagues and Cap-

ulets. Inadvertently he causes his friend Mer-

cutio to be fatally stabbed. Three times as he

is dying, Mercutio utters the phrase, “A plague

on both your houses.”

So, the mystery of the plague in Romeo and

Juliet was solved.

NOTE: Frasier’s own Shakespeare study

group will resume its weekly meetings shortly.

If you would like to join the group or just hear

more about what we do, leave your name with

Diana or Kevin Bunnell at 720 562 8233.

Kevin Bunnell

pervised the transition of the newsletter from a

few mimeographed sheets to a photocopied

document of ten or more pages complete with

black and white pictures. Major innovations

took place in 2012 with color copy and distri-

bution by e-mail as well as in hard copy.

“Covering the news” of Frasier Meadows was

a selective matter: what would be reported? In

the early decades "personals" were one of its

main features: information about the comings

and goings of residents, the trips they took and

the visitors they entertained, all items like

those many residents remembered from their

small-town papers.

At times the Mirror became an outlet for infor-

mation that the administration wished to dis-

tribute to the community. Over the years

“feature stories” about Manor people and

events seemed to dominate.

The Mirror maintained a policy of not covering

any potentially controversial matters, especial-

ly those pertaining to Manor governing affairs,

a policy extended even to the activities of the

Resident Council. For this reason the most im-

portant community-wide publication of the

Manor did not always serve to broaden

knowledge about or interest in the affairs of the

Council.

Sam Hays

(Continued from page 12)


I n March 1965 44 residents of Boulder and

Denver flew to Montgomery, Alabama, to

join the Selma to Montgomery march led by

the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. protesting

the denial of voting rights for African-

Americans in the state. Among them were the

husbands of two Frasier residents, Mildred

Nilon and Jean Gore.

The story of the group’s experiences was viv-

idly portrayed in the Assembly Room on

Martin Luther King Day by a slide show that

was prepared by an unidentified participant

over 40 years ago. It was presented by Wendy

Hall, manager of the Carnegie Library, where

the slides and accompanying narration were

archived and only recently came to light. One

Coloradoans’ Participation in

Selma to Montgomery March Recalled

photo showed the marchers holding a huge

banner listing the names of Coloradoans sup-

porting the march. In another photo, Charles

Nilon and Jack Gore, who had organized the

trip, could be seen in the crowd.

Before the slide show Jean Gore read a mem-

oir from a friend, Joan Bloom (formerly Mrs.

David Rowland), who was part

of the Boulder contingent. Joan

recalled walking through black

neighborhoods where residents

cheered and waved handker-

chiefs at them and then “moving

out of the black area into what

seemed a white sea of hate.”

Someone threw a brick at the

group,” she wrote, “and I believe

it hit Wilford Buggs, a black man

from Boulder.” It did indeed hit

Wilford, who now lives in

Niwot, who came to the presenta-

tion to share his memories of the

march and his experiences with

racism closer to home.

When the group boarded their

plane to return home, they heard that a

marcher from Detroit, Viola Liuzzo, had

been killed by the Klan and her driver, a

black man, seriously injured. “Instead of a

triumphant group of marchers returning

home after a job well done,” Joan Bloom re-

called, “we all felt deeply saddened, realizing

that what we had done was but a drop in the

bucket to end racism in this country.”

Phil Waggener

Mildred Nilon and Wilford Buggs


P atty Roecker has been a Frasier resident

for only a few months. It didn’t take

long to discover that she is a prolific talented

watercolorist. On January 9th we celebrated the

opening of her first one-woman art show at

Frasier. She filled the

walls of our Art Gallery

with over 26 paintings, all

bursting with joyful color

and optimism.

Most of the paintings are

landscapes. You will rec-

ognize some of your fa-

vorite local vistas such as

Shanahan Ridge. Her

colors flow freely into

beautiful transparencies

but are controlled enough to clarify the small-

est details. Many of the paintings are realistic,

perhaps inspired by photographs; others are

bold with imaginative colors and abstracted

shapes. One of my favorites is titled “Early

Snow.” By intensifying the colors and simpli-

fying the shapes, Patty has successfully caught

the cold white mood of winter.

There are five flower paintings in the show,

second only in number to the landscapes.

Flowers are obviously a favorite theme for

Patty. There are flowers arranged in glass vas-

es and baskets or growing freely in garden

beds. Some of the images have a soft almost

impressionistic light, others flash in the sun-

light.

Unfortunately we do not have one of Patty’s

portraits in the show. She is a sought after por-

trait painter and has completed numerous com-

missions. These paintings become family

treasures and are seldom available for public

display.

Patty has had a life long love affair with paint-

ing. She remembers

her first encounter with

paints and brushes in

kindergarten. Her in-

terest has never

dimmed and she still

paints regularly.

Many residents have

commented on how

much they have en-

joyed this show. It has

brought light, color

and joy to our halls. We thank you, Patty.

Diana Bunnell

Patty Roecker Lights up our Lives

UNA Dialog Saturday, February 9, 10:00 A.M.

in the Assembly Room

W e will be privileged to hear from two

young men, Ryan Ellingson and James

Harmoush, with recent first-hand knowledge

of Syria. They will discuss Syria’s history and

today’s mix of rival political groups and ide-

as. The topic is: “Understanding the conflict

in Syria in its regional context.” Ryan and

James presented much of this information ear-

lier to a highly appreciative audience at the

weekly UNA discussion group at the main

Boulder Library. Both are active members of

the CU Model UN group. Pete Palmer


A s The Mirror went to press, Frasier’s new

personal transportation van was being

modified to make it more accessible for pas-

sengers with mobility limitations. A power lift

will load a scooter or wheelchair into the rear

compartment, and a swiveling front seat will

swing out and down to ground level for ease of

sitting, then lift the passenger into the van and

turn to face forward.

The first phase of the van’s use is for transpor-

tation only. Once this is running smoothly, an

escort/companion service for medical appoint-

ments and procedures will be added. A third

phase that would provide semi-urgent trans-

portation is being considered. Information

about the program and how to use it is detailed

in a handout that is available at the front desk.

A sign-up sheet for requesting transportation is

on Simone Key’s desk in Administration. Res-

idents may also call Simone at extension

4364 to schedule a trip.

Phil Waggener

New Personal Transportation Van

Getting Accessibility Features


Off the Shelf - The rest of the story

L ast month the library received a book by

Roz Young that has a special significance

to Elmer and me, and to our former cat, Jason,

who came with us to Frasier. Roz Young, like

us, lived in Dayton, Ohio. She was a well-

known author and popular columnist for the

local newspaper. Roz also had a cat, not just an

ordinary cat, but the most famous cat in Day-

ton. The book we received, "Edith: The Cat

Who Ate the Elm Tree" is just one of several

writings featuring the antics of her cat. It cen-

ters on Edith and Roz as they transition into

life at a local retirement community. That's the

public part of the story.

Now for the first part of the rest of the story!

The word we heard in Dayton was that this re-

tirement facility did not allow residents to

bring pets of any sort -- but they really wanted

to claim the popular Roz Young as a resident.

So the rule was changed and Edith and her hu-

man moved in.

For the second part of the rest of the story you

need to know that in one of the chapters in her

book Roz describes a Blessing of the Animals

event held on the campus of United Theologi-

cal Seminary (where we worked). In actual fact

Roz brought Edith to one such occasion, and

we brought our cat Jason. (The seminary cam-

pus was a favorite dropping off point for un-

wanted pets. Jason had been a tiny starving kit-

ten who was discovered by a student, brought

to the library, adopted by us, and became an

ideal pet.)

Not in the book is what happened after the

blessing service had ended. We discovered that

Roz and Edith were just a few seats from us so

we went over to meet them. Jason was a per-

fect gentleman as he lay calmly in my arms

while we walked up to greet Roz and Edith.

Edith, on the other hand, hissed, howled,

bared her claws, and swiped out at us, thor-

oughly embarrassing the very apologetic Roz.

And that’s the rest of the story.

If you are a cat lover, you’ll enjoy "Edith: The

Cat Who Ate the Elm Tree." It’s in large print,

and on the New Book Shelf. Come to think of

it, you'll probably enjoy it even if you are not

a cat lover.

Betty O’Brien, Librarian

Sustainability Seminar Wednesday, February 27, 7:30 p.m.,

Assembly Room

I t’s already been a weird weather sea-

son. This month, we will be privileged to

have Bill Gail, incoming President of the

American Meteorological Society,

co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of

Global Weather Corporation in Boulder,

speaking to us about “Good Weather, Bad Weather: Why Weather will be so Important to the Coming Generation.” This is a great opportunity to be enlightened on a subject we talk about a lot. Mars is a tough act to follow, but it looks as if we will have another winner. Pete Palmer


February Saturday Movies

February 2:The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) Young Timothy shows up on the Green family doorstep one stormy night, and the unexpected "brings enchantment to the screen." February 9: Moonstruck (1987) With lead actors Nicolas Cage and Cher, Moonstruck is an exuberantly funny tribute to love.

February 16: Red Tails (2012) The story of the Tuskegee airmen of World War II, presented during black history month.

February 23: A Patch of Blue (1965) Shelley Winters, Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman and others in this classic film of mother-daughter conflict and resolution. Winters won an Academy Award for her per- formance.

The Scottish dinner on January 18 was more than

just dinner. Like a true Scots oc-

casion it had haggis and a bag-

piper piping.

Piper Scott Beach

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