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PATRICIA RORRER
When Patricia finished at Woolwine, she took a bus north to James Madison in
RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT ON . . .
of Lynchburg.
Bill, 98, was born and raised in Lynchburg and graduated from VPI in 1941 with a degree in mechanical engi-neering and a commission in the Army.
Bill spent the war years in the Pacific and when mustered out with the rank of captain, he came back to Lynchburg. Soon after returning home, Bill visited his Aunt Avie Phillips at Lynchburg General Hospi-tal. She was instrumental in establishing the first blood bank in the area. While visiting, he met Carolyn Hammond, a first-year nursing student. In a whirlwind romance, they married a short two weeks later. They celebrated their 72nd anniver-sary last August.
R elatively new residents Bill and Car-olyn Phillips moved into independ-
ent living at Valley View on November 27th and come from the Boonsboro area
BILL & CAROLYN PHILLIPS
P atricia (Pat) was born in Woolwine, Virginia (Patrick County) to Ora and
Buren Elgin. She was 4 of 7 children with 3 older brothers and 3 younger sisters. Her father was a preacher at Smith River Church of the Brethren in Stuart, Virgin-ia, while her mother was a homemaker. As many did in that era, the family also farmed so Patricia learned to milk the cows and feed the chickens at a young age.
Patricia attended Woolwine High School where she met a tall, dark and handsome young fellow by the name of Alvin Rorrer. They would become life-long sweethearts. Alvin graduated high school and enlisted in the Army. Shortly thereafter, Alvin left for Korea to serve our country, leaving his heart in Virginia.
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In This Issue . . .
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Patricia Rorrer Bill and Carolyn Phillips
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Patricia Rorrer Bill and Carolyn Phillips
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Administration
Pam Grigg
Community Director
Freda Payne
Office Manager
Joy Tyree
Marketing Director
Mark Dillon
Food Service Director
Chris Rogers
Maintenance Supervisor
Lori Motley
Activity Coordinator
Cecelia Peters
Sherry Byers, LPN
Resident Care Coordinator
Retirement Community
1213 Long Meadows Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434/237-3009
(Fax) 434/237-2601
www.valleyviewretirement.com
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ASSISTED LIVING
Welcome the new employees
in our Assisted Living
department:
Karen Higginbotham
Raejeen Johnson
Melissa Stapleton
FOOD SERVICE
New employees in our
Food Service department
include:
Dana Andrews
Scott Derrickson
Elizabeth Karnes
Eden Merchant
Marcus Stamps
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EMPLOYEE NEWS
James & Wilma Skinner 328
Marian Wade 306
Phillip Parks 321
Robbie Perrow 107
Hugh & Maymie Keys 324
Jane Roark 300
Kitty Griffin 415B
Donald Walker 404
Bill & Carolyn Phillips 217
Augusta Phelps 103
Patricia Rorrer 426
Angela Avery 326
Frances Swart 408
Doris Bainbridge 209
Doris Sharp 114
Barbara Rakes 425A
Do you know someone who
would like to become a part of our
Valley View family? If you have a
friend or relative that is interested
in an apartment please contact the
marketing department.
Upon completion of their move-in
paperwork we will submit your
name to the home office for a nice
"bonus" for your help in growing
our community. Remember, they
must include your name on their
application.
RESIDENT REFERRALS
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Let us know if you have something you would like to do with our group. Here are a few suggestions that we have received… picnic in the park (warmer weather), trip to Roanoke, trip to Hobby Lobby in Danville, Smith Mountain Lake on the Virginia Dare Cruise and go to the movies for a big screen event. Our doors are open, so let us know your interest.
Please be considerate of Charles as he pro-vides transportation to doctors’ appoint-ments. The schedule is as follows:
Mondays and Wednesdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. we will provide transport for your appointments. Make sure that you inform the Front Desk with all the neces-sary information: date, time, address and phone number for each visit. In an effort to help us stay on schedule, please be on time for your departure. In the event that you cancel your appointment, it is also very important to notify us regarding this change.
We also provide shopping opportunities each week: on Tuesday at 9 a.m. to your bank and Tuesday at 10 a.m. to Kroger. Please make sure that you are in the lobby waiting on us to provide this service. We will not inconvenience everyone as a result of your tardiness.
Third Thursday at 10 a.m. everyone’s fa-vorite store Walmart. Check your calendar for other Thursday shopping opportunities like The Fresh Market, Aldi’s, The Dollar Tree.
Friday shopping trips are randomly sched-uled to book stores, consignment shops and the mall, so again check your monthly calendar.
Join us for a change of scenery, no shop-ping required!
your activities girls, Lori & Penny
Wow, another year has flown by. But boy do we have a lot in store for 2018. Please make sure that you consult your calendar and special notices in the elevators and on the bulletin board.
February is the month we associate with love, Valentine's Day and heart health month. We will have a lot of activities centered around the heart; educational opportunities and musical performances by some of your favorite groups. These in-clude Rick Dellinger, Rebecca McCord, McKinley Cardwell, Joe Trent, Ray Lang-ford, Phil Bailey, and Second Wind, who comes every month to sing for our birthday party. We will also be introducing some new entertainment for you, Julio Aleman and a quartet named Broken featuring Lori's aunt. We will have a lot of fun, so make an effort to attend these fun filled events.
Don't forget that each week we have the following evening activities as well...
Mondays at 6 pm in the Game Room: our dedicated knitting and crocheting group gets together and stitches for fun. They also take on community projects. They welcome all levels of skill, so plan to join them.
Tuesdays at 6 pm in the Lobby: join the Poker group, not high stakes, just pennies to play!!
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7 pm in the Game Room: it's everyone's favorite — BIN-GO. Cost is 25¢ per card and you win CASH$$. A big thank you goes out to Kay Shreve, Esther Markert, Freda Womack and her granddaughter Kati for volunteer-ing to call Bingo each week.
Sunday at 4 pm in the Game Room: join us for a variety of board and card games. A great way to meet your neighbors.
Remember to keep your body fit as well as your mind. Our wellness room is open 365 days a year for your enjoyment. If you need help on equipment use, see Penny or Lori. Also, plan to join us on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Club Room for exercise class. Penny has a class at 10 am and Lori at 10:30 am. Come for one or both, we would love to have you.
If you need PT or OT, we can offer that in house with Seven Hills Home Health. For additional information, contact the activi-ties staff, front office or marketing. They also provide educational opportunities throughout the year. See your calendar for upcoming seminars.
Theatre Arts opportunities through your activities department are looking very excit-ing for the coming month. Look what's ahead...
Feb. 11: Barry Manilow's Copacabana the musical at EC Glass High School (FREE)
Feb. 25: Jefferson Choral Society presents the 70's at Timberlake UMC (FREE)
March 3: Taylor Rodriguez as Taylor (not Elvis) at The Academy $20 plus tax
March 4: Bye, Bye, Birdie at Liberty Uni-versity Tower Theatre $18.20 plus tax
A Spring production of The Wizard of Oz will be presented at Brookville High School — dates and times TBD
June 24 or 30: The Buddy Holly Story at Randolph College
We have a lot to celebrate at VV this year. 2018 gives us 5 Centenarians...
Ladies please share your secret with the rest of us! Congratulations!
Wedded Bliss for over 70 years for five couples at VV - Wow a lot of compro-mise...
Buddy & Doris Schmidt - 73 years
Bill & Carolyn Phillips - 73 years
Richard & Doris Finch - 71 years
Ralph & Ella Abrams - 70 years
Hugh & Maymie Keys - 70 years
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During her time there, she commuted to night classes at Longwood College to obtain her certification in social work.
Alvin and Pat always recognized the importance of education and they instilled this value in all of their children, as they all went on to obtain bachelor degrees with some obtaining second degrees and master degrees as well. The children married and started their own families, blessing Al and Pat with 8 beautiful and brilliant grandchil-dren. Kim makes her home with Tim and their children (Kevin, Patrick, Kate and Andrea) in Brookneal, Virginia. Sheree and Marc live in Milton, Georgia with their son, Cole. Rick resides in Leasburg, North Caro-lina, while his adult children (Autumn and Patrick) live and work in Raleigh. Carla and Stan live in Rustburg with their son, Adam while Jill and Richard make their home in Lynchburg, Virginia.
In 1994, Alvin and Pat made the deci-sion to retire and enjoy their golden years. They thoroughly enjoyed retirement and became road warriors, traveling out west several times, up the east coast and even back to Little Rock, Arkansas where they had exchanged wedding vows decades earli-
Bill worked for Lynchburg Foundry as a time-study engineer at the Radford plant from 1945-1962.
Both children, Steve and Janet were born in Radford in 1947 and 1948. Carolyn obtained her teaching degree from Radford College and taught in Dublin before Bill was transferred to the Lower Basin Foundry Plant in 1962. Carolyn taught at Paul Munro School until Steve and Janet entered college.
Bill earned his Certified Professional Industrial Engineering designation and was instrumental in designing the Archer Creek Foundry plant as well as several tools and designs for work improvement and safety.
Upon retiring, he immediately con-structed a drafting table and designed and built the gazebo in the backyard of his home. He then designed an automatic dog feeding station that would rotate based up-on a timer so their beloved Brittany Spaniel, Miss Priss, would have timely meals. It was during this time that Bill decided to try his hand at painting. He soon found his medi-um of choice was water colors.
Several classes later, he developed his own style and enjoyed venturing out of doors, painting on site as well as taking pho-tos to complete paintings later. Bill and Carolyn took a few trips north, west and to
er. They enjoyed short trips to neighboring states as much as the long trips. It was all about the journey, the sites they saw along the way and the memories made.
In March of 2001, Alvin unexpectedly left this world, leaving his family stunned and broken. Pat’s children rallied around her as did her siblings, friends and church family. Life was forever changed, but Pat stayed strong. She once said, “Life will nev-er be the same, but it can still be good.” Pat moved to Richland Hills in Lynchburg where she resided from 2003 to 2015. She enjoyed living closer to shopping and restau-rants. She would regularly meet friends at the local restaurants to visit and catch up. In early 2015, Pat decided to move into a retirement community. She resided in that location for almost 3 years, at which time she made the decision to make Valley View her home in December 2017. Pat feels “at home” here at Valley View. The atmos-phere, residents and care providers are all so warm, kind and helpful.
With respect to interests, Patricia en-joys reading, singing, listening to music, watching movies, meeting other history buffs, playing / watching Jeopardy, cross-word puzzles, social events and Bible study. Her future plans include spending time with loved ones and making new friends and memories here in her new home.
PATRICIA RORRER
Harrisonburg, Virginia to begin her higher education. When the Korean War ended in 1953, Alvin returned to the States and was stationed in Texas. In June of 1954, the couple made a plan to meet in Little Rock, Arkansas where they were married. A few months later, Alvin completed his three years of service with the Army and returned to Virginia. Patricia transferred to Radford College in Radford, Virginia to be with him and finish her schooling.
After living in Radford for a short while, the couple moved to Danville where Alvin attended Danville Technical Institute (DTI) and obtained his education in elec-tronics. In 1957, Alvin and Patricia moved to Lynchburg when Alvin took a job with General Electric. He worked there 37 years until his retirement in 1994. Patricia used her education degree and taught at Rust-burg High School. She also had some brief stints between babies doing secretarial work for Virginia Baptist Hospital and Babcock and Wilcox. Their first child was a baby girl named Kim born in 1958, followed by her little sister, Sheree who arrived in 1962. A boy, Richard (Rick), came along in 1965, at which time Patricia became a full-time homemaker. A 4th child, Carla was born in 1966 followed by Jill in 1969. Pat would return to the work force in the early 1980s at which time she went to work for Camp-bell County Social Services in Rustburg.
Mexico to attend painting classes. Several of his works depict those locations. Bill had several showings at the Lynchburg Art Club and remains a supporter of that local insti-tution.
Bill is an avid duplicate bridge player and tries to play whenever a game is offered. He says bridge in any form is a delightful way to stimulate the brain and keep mental-ly sharp.
A showing of Bill's art work is planned in the activities area here at Valley View later in February. A sample of his work can be seen on page 5 of this publication.
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February
Friday, the 2nd – Groundhog Day
Wednesday, the 14th – Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday
Monday, the 19th – President’s Day
(banks and post office closed)
March
Sunday, the 11th – Daylight Savings Time begins
(spring forward one hour)
Saturday, the 17th – St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, the 20th – Spring begins (yippee)
Sunday the 25th – Palm Sunday
Friday, the 30th – Good Friday
April
Sunday the 1st – Easter
May
Saturday the 5th – Cinco de Mayo
Sunday the 13th – Mother’s Day
Monday the 28th – Memorial Day observed
(banks and post office closed)
June
Thursday the 14th – Flag Day
Sunday the 17th – Father’s Day
July
Wednesday the 4th – Independence Day
(banks and post office closed)
September
Monday the 3rd – Labor Day
(banks and post office closed)
Sunday the 9th – Grandparent’s Day
Tuesday the 11th – Patriot’s Day
October
Monday the 8th – Columbus Day observed
(banks and post office closed)
Wednesday the 31st – Halloween
November
Sunday the 4th – Daylight Savings Time ends
(fall back one hour)
Tuesday the 6th – Election Day
Sunday the 11th – Veteran’s Day (thank you for your service)
(post office closed Monday the 12th)
Thursday the 22nd – Thanksgiving Day
(banks and post office closed)
December
Friday the 7th – Pearl Harbor Day
Monday the 24th – Christmas Eve
Tuesday the 25th – Christmas Day
(banks and post office closed)
Monday the 31st – News Year’s Eve
2018 HOLIDAY CALENDAR
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CUPCAKES FOR A CAUSE
In our f irst ever fundraiser to support Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness, we raised $390.00!
WAY TO GO VALLEY VIEW!
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John Heckman
Army Air Corps
Vernie Barrow
Marine Corps
Harry Waldrop
Navy
John Main
Army
Richard Finch
Army Air Corps
Bob Chevalier
Navy
Buddy Schmidt
Navy
Our Veterans - We Salute You Army
Billy Saville
Paul Sherman
Phillip Parks
Dick Hamilton
John Main
Jim Skinner
Navy
John Manning
David Sallume
Pete Monroe
Brown Blankinship
Calvin Evans
Navy Air Corps
Larry Hicks
Air Force
Harry Coffman
Howard Austin
Army Air Corps
Jim Cox
Marines
Paul Fonteyne
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Lori & Penny,
Thanks for all you do to make
Valley View a fun place to live.
We appreciate you and your
dedication to us.
We love you!
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Knitting Group
Our Knitting & Crocheting Club
is hard at work. Not only do they
have fun but they give back to
the community as well. Their
latest project, these adorable red
hats made for the February ba-
bies born at Virginia Baptist
Hospital.
Thanks ladies!
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ACROSS
1. Any time at all
5. Trims the lawn border
10. Sleep under the stars
14. Mother of Artemis
15. Superfluous thing
16. Hodgepodge
17. 1623 Shakespeare
collection
19. Talk like a three-pack-
a-day smoker
20. Most convenient
21. Shylock's city
23. Back muscles, for short
24. Prior, in poetry
25. "____ Squad!"
28. Hamlet's homeland
32. Think
33. Arum
34. Emulate a traveling flea
36. Forest: Ger.
37. Pointless enterprise
38. Lock of Shirley
Temple's hair
39. Gp. That kidnapped
Hearst
40. Neighbors of the
Chippewas
41. Mercutio's pal
42. Checks incoming calls
44. '60s war drama
45. Us, in Berlin
46. Inviting word
47. "____ of Nations"
(Smith)
50. Appearances
53. "___ Gun Will Travel"
54. "Titus
57. Claim definitively
58. Mandy's "Princess Bride"
role
59. Goes wrong
60. Fratemity party result,
Often
61. Scout's job, for short
62. Winter feeder fodder
DOWN
1. Rivendell resident
2. Varicose venue
3. To be, to Henri
4. Orlando's beloved
5. Worn out
6. Scoria
7. Trip Midas was on?
8. Yale Bowl Regular
9. Like Oscar Madison
10. Eye's "window"
11. Jai ___
12. Various items: abbr.
13. Francis, since 2013
18. Minute amount
22. Author Hornbeck
25. Hogan's heroes, e.g.
26. Iridescent gems
27. Whitman's flower of
memory
28. Valleys
29. Extensions
30. Point on a mariner's
compass
31. Pork Chop Hill's locale
33. Director Joel ("Raising
Arizona")
35. Piece of land
37. Quicksilver Messenger
Service hit
38. "Twelfth Night" et al.
40. Half an opinion?
41. Caesar, e.g.
43. School desk sticks
44. Don Ameche film of1985
46. ___ pants ('99 fashion fad)
4 7. Slugfest sound
48. Mansard part
49. Sts.
50. Letters decaled on a bank
door
51. Hose shade
52. Definite
55. Windpt.
56. JFK sight, once
THE BARD
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Rent Payments Rent payments can be placed
in the drop box located on the
front office door at any time,
or you are welcome to pay at
the front office during normal
business hours Monday
through Friday 9AM till 5PM.
Maintenance
Requests All maintenance requests
must be turned in at the
front desk during
normal business
hours. If you have
an emergency mainte-
nance request please
call 237-3009 any time.
Faxes
Valley View is happy to be
able to offer this convenient
service to our residents, but
this service is not available to
extended family or to outside
guests. Local faxes are free
while long distance faxes cost
50 cents per
page.
Notary
Service
If you need
the services
of a notary,
please call the front desk to
schedule a time between
9:00AM and 5:00PM Mon-
day through Friday. This ser-
vice is provided as a courtesy
to our residents. It is not of-
fered for use to extended
family or outside guests.
Miss a Meal?
For those independent living
residents who miss their
evening meal please remem-
ber that you can make it up.
You are offered lunch the
next day at no charge in place
of a missed dinner meal. If
you miss Saturday evening’s
meal you may make it up on
Monday. Lunch is served in
the main dining room from
11:30 AM till 1:00 PM Mon-
day through Saturday. This
does not apply to special oc-
casion meals, which cannot
be made up.
Medical Appointments