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February 2017 Number 422

Think of it. As human beings we gather in

large groups to enjoy watching and listening

to others of us who have been given an

exceptional talent—be it music, athleticism,

grace, rhythm, or beauty. Coming to PVN is

an opportunity to marvel at performers who

not only possess a combination of all of

those gifts in great abundance, but who have

spent countless hours practicing and honing

those talents to an exceptional degree. Ballet

is not easy. The easier it looks, the better the

performer. It takes years of strength training

of muscles that most of us do not know we

have. Try walking around a room on your

tippy toes, all the while striking a pose that

must not vary and then running and jumping

and turning and landing in this perfect pose.

The Avant Chamber Ballet, directed by

Katie Cooper, will present excerpts from

Sleeping Beauty and other selections in our

auditorium on February 21. Ms. Cooper is

the spouse of David Cooper, principal

French hornist of the Dallas Symphony

Orchestra who we have heard on our stage

as a member of the Dallas Symphony Brass

Quintet. He is also the musical director for

the Ballet.

This Chautauqua program, compliments

of the PVN Foundation, is one you will not

want to miss.

Frank LaCava

THE AVANT CHAMBER BALLET

Megan Van Horn

2 Bugle February 2017

THE VILLAGE BUGLE Presbyterian Village North

8600 Skyline Drive, Dallas, Texas 75243

Ron Kelly, Executive Director

David Lodwick, 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, Noble

Crawford, Joyce Forney, Kathleen Gleason, Marion

Goodrich, Frank LaCava, Mel Larkin, Nancy Miller, Craig

Millis, Judy Morris, Noel Pittman, Betty Rogers, Kathy

Rotto, Mark Schweinfurth, Audrey Slate, Tom Standlee,

Christi Thompson, Tom Wilbanks, Jim Wiley

Typist:….….................................................Dor is Anschuetz

Photographers: Barbara Baker , Joe Brockette, Lar ry

Miller, Joy Upton

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

Proofreaders: Betty Chan, Noble Crawford, Nancy

Miller, Dolores Rogers, Bill Schilling, Shirley Scott

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

Distribution: Chester Bentley, Betty Chan, Betsy Green,

Shirley Scott, Irma Sendelbach, Martha Wertheimer

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

COUNCIL CORNER

One of the things I get to do as president of the

Village Council is to offer a few words to you in

this column called “Council Corner.” I’m not

certain yet what I will do with this opportunity.

Maybe sometimes it will be a PVN news story. At

other times it may be just musings about our days

here at PVN—or about…well, who knows what.

Under the “who knows what” banner, please

accept these few words about the joy of music in

our community. We are regularly treated to song in

Corrigan’s Great Room and in McGowan

Auditorium. Our spirits are lifted by piano, choir,

and hymn singing in the Monie Chapel. The

frequent sing-alongs in the Hillcrest House

memory care unit are magical. Memories that

cannot recall the events of yesterday know every

line of songs from our youth.

Here’s a great big hurrah for the resident

volunteers and staff members who make this music

possible for all of us.

For the common things in every day

God gave us words for the common way

For the higher things men think and feel

God gave the Poet words to reveal

But for the heights and depths no words can reach,

God gave us music—the Soul’s own speech!

Unknown author

David Lodwick

CARING HEARTS AND VALENTINE’S DAY

GO HAND IN HAND

There are as many ways to celebrate St.

Valentine’s Day as there are facts and myths that

cloud the day’s origin. One has several choices

about the date that it was first recognized and

which person named Valentine gets the honor of

being its namesake.

Was it a prisoner, a Christian martyr in Rome

named Valentinus during the time of emperor

Claudius II? Legend has it that Valentinus fell in

love with Julia, a jailer’s daughter. On the eve of

his death on February 14, A.D. 270, he wrote a

note to Julia and signed it, “From your Valentine.”

Or perhaps the date stems from an attempt to

Christianize the pagan Roman fertility festival of

Lupercalia held on February 14, the ides of

February. Geoffrey Chaucer gets the credit for

making Valentine’s Day and romance synonymous

with a poem he wrote in 1382 to celebrate the

engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne

of Bohemia.

Today we often celebrate Valentine’s Day with

tangible expressions and gestures regardless of

what is fact or myth. More than a billion cards and

two hundred million roses are sent each year.

Presbyterian Village North has a strong tradition in

its Caring Hearts program. It’s a time and way that

Independent Living residents let those in

Healthcare and Special Care know they are

remembered with kind thoughts.

The traditional program kicks off when paper

hearts with names of residents in Healthcare and

Special Care on them are taped to the Pantry’s

window and walls. You might notice a few

changes in the program from years past. This year

Caring Hearts gifts will be a Valentine-themed

stuffed animal. A balloon and Valentine’s Day

card will be delivered with each gift. Gifts may be

purchased for $2 in the Pantry from Wednesday,

February 1, through Monday, February 13.

The Life Enrichment team and our wonderful

group of volunteers will deliver the gifts on

Tuesday, February 14. Those who deliver the gifts

have the pleasure of seeing smiles of joy on the

faces of the happy recipients. Happy Valentine’s

Day!

Nancy Miller

3 Bugle February 2017

Construction of the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and

Palliative Care Center is nearing completion. One

of its missions is to provide our Dallas community

with its first hospice care center for terminally ill,

allowing them to "finish well" with dignity and

comfort. Usually, such care is administered in the

home, but around-the-clock nursing care can be

complicated. For others, the memory of a loved

one dying in the home can be unbearable. A better

option is a residential inpatient hospice center like

the Pickens Center's nine-acre campus just north of

Medical City hospital. Pickens and other donors

have generously provided funds for Presbyterian

Communities and Services (PC&S) to build a

three-story, thirty-six-bed stand-alone hospice

center caring for the physical, emotional, social,

and spiritual needs of those who desire to finish

their lives well.

A visit to Pickens Hospice Center reveals the

insight poured into its design. PC&S and its donors

have meticulously planned it to meet not only the

needs of future patients, but also those of their

families and friends who will soon enter its doors.

The Center sits apart from the city's noise. Its

exterior gives the impression of a retreat center

rather than a hospital. Every patient's private suite

and balcony overlooks the lake with garden and

paths below. Inside there is no clinical atmosphere.

Imagine you are returning to visit your father,

recently admitted. His pain and needs are being

carefully managed so he is able to enjoy time with

you. On your way to his bedside you don't hear

echoes of long halls or see the closed-in clutter of a

home in chaos. His suite is one of six close to the

nursing station and its door opens into a peaceful

and spacious room. He in his bed takes center

place in the room as in your heart. Perhaps he will

like to be wheeled onto his private balcony later

this morning. There is a bed and changing area for

you in his suite so you can spend a night or longer.

Two restaurants are always open. When your

brother and family come tomorrow, you can be

together in one of the nearby alcoves to talk

about...everything. Their toddler can be looked after

Although the endowment for the Pickens Center

is yet to be fully funded, the Hospice Center will

likely open this March. In addition to private pay, a

patient's stay is usually covered by Medicare and

most private insurance. The Hospice Center,

designed for all faiths, includes a Spiritual Care

Center with a chapel that is available for family

gatherings—for example, weddings where patients

may participate.

The Pickens Center welcomes requests to tour

its campus, including the Hospice Center. We hope

none in our PVN community will need its services

soon, but we have been promised priority entry

should any of us need it. An excellent visual

presentation of the campus can be found on You

Tube:

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5-I9LBqPUw).

More information can also be found on line at:

(www.faithpreshospice.org/hospice-care-center/).

Tom Standlee

in a supervised area when her attention span

expires. You have been shown other areas open to

your use: library, exercise room, laundry room, TV

room, quiet areas for meditation, and even a kitchen

to keep snacks and food handy. This place is like an

oasis for families in emotional and stressful times.

FINISHING WELL

T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center

Sitting area for families at the Hospice Center

SEASONS OF THE CHURCH YEAR, 2017

January 6 ................................. Epiphany Celebration

January 8 ................................... Baptism of the Lord

February 26 .................... Transfiguration of the Lord

March 1 ............................................ Ash Wednesday

March 5 ..................................... First Sunday in Lent

April 9 ...................................................Palm Sunday

April 10-15.............................................. Holy Week

April 16 ............................................................ Easter

June 4 ......................................................... Pentecost

June 11 ............................................... Trinity Sunday

November 26 ....................... Christ the King Sunday

December 3 ...........................First Sunday in Advent

December 25 ...................................... Christmas Day

4 Bugle February 2017

GRANDMA NEVER EXERCISED

Grandma never exercised a minute in her life, and

she never saw the inside of a hospital until the year

she died at the age of ninety-two. She didn't need to

exercise―daily life was strenuous enough: pumping

well water, weeding the garden, tending to flowers,

canning summer garden vegetables for the winter,

and walking to town for groceries. Add to that,

rearing a family. Today's modern conveniences will

be the death of us.

"How often do you exercise?" If your answer is,

"I don't find time to exercise," then there is every

danger that "you will find time for illness." If you

ignore your health, it will go away. Physical fitness is

a journey, not a destination. We accept too little

responsibility for our own health. Pay attention to

your body.

If you bump up your strength to a higher level,

you are starting from a higher baseline and you can

do more. You have to sneak up on yourself. Tell

yourself you'll exercise for ten minutes, and if it feels

good, go for fifteen.

“Why bother?” you ask. To be able to open

doors, climb stairs, have fewer heart attacks, sleep

better, lessen depression, improve your immune

system, and increase metabolism―for starters. Then

add health, weight control, and increased energy to

the list. Energy makes people beautiful. The key is to

do something on a regular basis; go from unfit to

moderately fit; take one step at a time. How do you

eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

Studies show that of the sixty-five plus age

group, fewer than thirty percent exercise, and that a

small segment of eighty plus are active. Set SMART

goals: Sensible,

Measurable,

Achievable,

Rewarding,

Trustwor thy.

Write goals down; get a friend to join you. Inch

by inch anything's a cinch.

Loretta J. Dunbar

OPERA @ PVN

In November, approximately twenty-nine residents

enjoyed the New York Metropolitan Opera’s new

production of Madama Butterfly here in our

auditorium. Typical of Puccini, the opera is full of

beautiful music and high drama that builds to

Butterfly’s suicide.

On February 11, in contrast, we will have

Donizetti’s La Fille du Regiment, a new co-

production of London’s Royal Opera and the New

York Met. It is a madcap physical comedy with

impeccable coloratura singing, that comes together

to tell the story of a feisty tomboy—sung by Natalie

Dessay—who was reared by a regiment of French

soldiers, and a young Swiss villager sung by Juan

Diego Florez who conquers her heart with a slew of

high notes. The staff that cleans the PVN Great

Room could learn from the ballet dancers who clean

the Duchess of Crackentorp’s palace salon.

This laugh-out-loud production was also a

runaway hit at the Met.

La Fille du Regiment

The Daughter of the Regiment

By Gaetano Donizetti

Sung in French with English subtitles.

McGowen Auditorium

Saturday, February 11 at 2:00 PM

Wine and Cheese at Intermission

PROUD OF OUR SEW-N- SEWS

Combining camaraderie with community service, the

twenty two members of the Sew-n-Sews who meet

weekly at the home of Janice and Chester Bentley,

produced nearly six thousand items during 2016.

These stuffed animals (2000 of them), crocheted and

knitted baby caps, pillows, chemo caps, baby

blankets, and other items are distributed to

community facilities such as Pedi Place,

Presbyterian Hospital, and our own Health Care

Units. Some of the items are retained for sale at the

periodic bazaars held on the PVN campus. These

items are very popular among our residents as they

make ideal gifts for family and friends. The entire

proceeds from these sales are used to purchase the

materials used to create new items. Thus, the group

is completely self sustaining and merits our

admiration. We can express our appreciation for

their efforts by supporting their sales.

The Sew-n-Sews hope to admit newcomers as

soon as the Arts & Crafts Center is reopened in the

Corrigan building. Presently, the Bentley home can

barely accommodate the current membership. Here’s

to the Bentleys for hosting the group during the

construction period and especially to Janice Bentley

for her tireless leadership.

Frank LaCava

New Fitness equipment in the Lifestyle Fitness Center

5 Bugle February 2017

In his opening remarks at the January PVN

Council meeting, David Lodwick introduced

himself saying, "I suppose some of you are

wondering what the new guy standing up here is

going to be like. Well, me too. I'm wondering a bit

too."

It was a stretch for him to say yes to the

Nominating Committee, for David's beloved Helen

is in Memory Care and he spends time with her

every day. He's maintained strong ties with his

church leadership at Preston Hollow Presbyterian

and he's devoted to the athletic schedule of a

grandson who plays for Highland Park High.

David's initial contact with PVN was made

while he served nine years on the Board of Grace

Presbyterian Village in Oak Cliff. He admired

Grace a lot; but, when time came to find a

retirement home for himself and Helen, it was

easier to move from their Northwood area home to

PVN and remain in closer proximity to their

children. Now, settled in a pleasant apartment in

Martin's Landing, he's able to visit Helen or to take

in meals or meetings at Corrigan conveniently.

Dave's life trajectory was changed when, as a

small town boy in Iowa, he received an

appointment to West Point. Too good to pass up,

though he'd completed one year of college, he

accepted and chose a future in the Air Force. He

and Helen married immediately after graduation

and she followed him as he won his pilot's wings

at Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, TX, and

completed his service obligation while serving as

an Instructor Pilot and Academic Instructor at

Reese AFB in Lubbock, TX.

Back they went to Iowa and he went to work

for Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. His first job

was as Production Coordinator but he soon moved

to various management jobs in Manufacturing,

Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Process

Development, Business Development, and

International Operations. Those assignments took

him to relocations in Canada, in Dallas (three

times), and Cedar Rapids (once more), and

Melbourne and Canberra, Australia. Collins'

Human Resources was pretty astute; they saw in

David the adaptability and the transparency that

made him part of each new team, where he could

use his insightful questioning and listening skills.

After retirement and a few months of golf and

travel, various coincidences led David to full-time

volunteer opportunities. He served on the Board of

Grace Presbyterian Village and served his local

church, Preston Hollow

Presbyterian, in many

capacities. He also

served the broader

Presbyterian Church at

the Synod level,

including as Moderator

of the Committee on

Ministry. While

President of the Men's

Conference at Mo-

Ranch he met Joe Nall

and David Jordan; their

friendship may have

helped the Lodwicks

pick PVN when the time came. When he and

Helen decided to settle on a retirement home, PVN

was a natural choice, too, because it was nearer the

kids. If you’re dining with Dave, don’t be

surprised if he announces he has to leave early. All

those years of coaching in basketball, football, and

baseball are useful in connecting with

grandchildren, and that grandson at Highland Park

has a loyal booster in Granddad. That’s one of the

admirable things about David Lodwick; when he

commits to a job, he gives it his all. And that’s

what he will do for our Village Council.

Joyce Forney

WELCOME TO JOYCE HALL

Mary Ellen ("Mel") Larkin became a Joyce

Hall Resident on Monday, December 19. Mel and

her husband Israel are long-time residents of PVN

Independent Living. At present, Israel lives at The

Terrace on the PVN campus. Mel enjoys reading,

doing library work, using a computer, playing

Bridge, and listening to music. She also admires

embroidery and crafts.

On Thursday, December 29, Elaine Dodgen

joined our Joyce Hall Family. Elaine was born in

Beaumont, Texas, but grew up all over the state.

She has a son and a daughter in the Dallas area,

but what really brought her here are her two

grandchildren. Her Kindle brings her much pleas-

ure reading books by Christian authors.

Here’s a warm Joyce Hall Welcome to both

Mel and Elaine.

Marion Goodrich

SPOTLIGHT ON DAVID LODWICK

David Lodwick

6 Bugle February 2017

HEALTH CARE CENTER RENOVATION

Brighter, fresher, and better lit. That's the idea

behind a redo of the PVN Health Care Center. "It's

been desperately needed," said Director of

Nursing, Jennifer Goen-Runnels. " The space

hadn't been updated since the 1980's, and things

are outdated and worn out."

The project, which will cost a minimum of $3

million, includes everything in patients' rooms:

paint, flooring, furniture, and bathrooms. All 180

rooms as well as public areas such as dining rooms

and nurses' stations will be redone. Jennifer

photographed all art, however, and most of it will

be returned to the walls. She and other staff

members worked with a designer familiar with

senior centers, choosing not only such things as

paint and flooring, but also furniture appropriate

for health-care centers; for example, upholstery

that resists incontinence.

The new designs include dove-gray floors,

with beige-gray stone in the bathrooms and LED

lighting everywhere. Rugs and curtains will be

replaced. A sixteen-year veteran of senior care,

Jennifer said carpets and draperies are too often

germ catchers.

The work began in the early fall, one room at a

time, a total of fifteen rooms to date. But, if

logistics can be worked out in early 2017, PVN

may do a whole floor at a time (there are three

floors), thereby speeding the renovation.

"It’s important for our families to know we care."

Kathleen Gleason

Cathy O'Donnell

ST. VALENTINE, THE REAL STORY

Flowers, candy, red hearts and

romance. That's what Valentine's

Day is all about, right? Well,

maybe not. The origin of this

holiday for the expression of love

really isn't romantic at all. It was

not invented by florists or card

companies. In fact there really

was a St. Valentine. It is thought

that St. Valentine was a Roman

Priest in the third century A. D. at a time when

Emperor Claudius was persecuting the church.

Claudius issued an edict that prohibited the

marriage of young people. He was concerned

about the capabilities of his soldiers and he

reasoned that unmarried soldiers fought better than

married soldiers because married soldiers might be

afraid of what would happen to their wives or

families if they died. Also during that time,

polygamy was quite popular, and yet some who

practiced it were apparently attracted to the

Christian faith. The church taught that marriage

was sacred and only between one man and one

woman until their death. Therefore, the church

encouraged marriage for Christians. The idea of

encouraging Christians to marry within the

Christian church was a major focus for St.

Valentine; and in opposition to the edict, he

secretly married young people. Because of his

position, St. Valentine has come to be known as

the patron saint of lovers. St. Valentine was

eventually caught, imprisoned, and tortured for

performing marriage ceremonies in the Christian

church against the command of Emperor Claudius

II. In the year A. D. 269, Valentine was executed

for his stand on Christian marriage. “God gave us

marriage for the well-being of human society—

God gave us marriage as a holy mystery in which a

man and a woman become one just as Christ is one

with the church. In marriage, husband and wife are

called to a new way of life, created, ordered. and

blessed by God.” St. Valentine was named a

martyr by the Church because he gave up his life

to perform the sacrament of marriage: for love of

love and love of God. But he knew—and we

know—that love is worth celebrating; it is

probably the best thing to celebrate. “Faith, hope,

and love abide, these three; but the greatest of

these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13: 13).

Rev. Carolyn Mitchell

A CAROLING THEY DID GO… Noble and Kay Craw-

ford, along with Ken-

neth (Kay’s brother)

and Sally Henneberger,

gathered their families

together for their annual

Christmas Eve celebra-

tion. As is customary

with this family, there is always an activity

associated with their gatherings, and this time they

went caroling throughout the halls of Martins

Landing. They knocked on doors and invited

residents to join them as they strolled up and down

the halls singing Christmas carols. At the finale in

the foyer, their group had grown by an additional

six residents. A joyful time was had by all.

Noble Crawford

7 Bugle February 2017

Happy Birthday! `Pat Pittman 02/02

`Carol Burrow 02/04

~Adlyn Smith 02/05

`Thelma Nelson 02/05

`Charles Baker 02/06

~Patricia Robuck 02/08

`Sam Riley 02/09

`Debbie Kvasnicka 02/10

`Kathy Rotto 02/12

`Twila Kimbrough 02/12

`George Dolph 02/12

`Tom Wilbanks 02/13

`Chester Bentley 02/14

~Mary Lou Thoele 02/17

`Madelon Mosier 02/17

`Kyle Hobin 02/18

~Dub Miller 02/19

`Gerry Unsell 02/22

`Grayce Herring 02/23

~Kitty Wilson 02/23

~Donna Stark 02/24

~Vern Muncy 02/24

`Merle Wratislaw 02/24

`JoAnn Angiel 02/25

`Larry Miller 02/25

`Jean Vohtz 02/28

`Patricia Lupia 02/29

In Memoriam

-Robert Kates 12/27

-William Spivey 12/28

-Josephine Martin 12/30

-Mary Smith 01/07

~Ruth Walton 01/11

-Ziona Baladan 01/19

-Healthcare

~Assisted Living

`Independent Living

A BETTER PLAN

FOR WELLNESS AND REHAB AT PVN

Beginning February 1, PVN will adopt a new and

better structure for administering our outstanding

PVN fitness and rehab programs, according to

Keith McCrate, director of Physical Therapy.

He and his staff of Physical Therapists,

Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists

will be employed by Health Pro, an organization

well-versed in Medicare Services and regulations

governing billing for Healthcare. The Fitness Staff

will be directed by Shannon Radford and her staff,

who will remain PVN employees.

This change, along with the opening of all the

new facilities, will free up therapists to concentrate

on patient care and program decisions. The health

professionals will maintain their tenure and

positions, with Health Pro administration allowing

therapy teams additional support and resources.

Residents can expect to see more

comprehensive programs in balance, balls, and

pain management, home safety assessments, and

speech and swallowing treatment. These, in

conjunction with the completion of our

construction will bring a change in venues and

programming for independent living residents as

well as assisted living, health care, memory care,

and short-term rehab residents.

A dedicated rehab team for independent living

residents, under the direction of Brandy McBride,

will be housed in the Life Fitness Center and work

closely with Shannon and the wellness team. At

the end of construction, the Healthcare Center will

have its own team specializing in treating those

with functional impairments and helping them to

lead the most independent lives they can.

The Terrace will soon open a new gym and

wellness center serving the needs of those in

assisted living. Many of the therapists with extra

training in memory care will be at this facility.

The TCU (Transitional Care Unit) is a 100-bed

unit for short-term rehab such as that needed when

one is recovering from joint replacement therapy

or from extended hospital stays.

Patient services to the North Dallas

Community will be expanded as the need for

excellence in senior rehab services outside PVN

continues to increase.

Look for a program on rehab services to be

held later this month and a grand tour of all the

facilities upon completion of construction.

Judy Morris

Seriously, Spring is an experience in

immortality. An optimist is the human

personification of Spring. Our mind is a

garden and our thoughts are the seeds: thus we

will harvest either flowers or weeds.