Isssue #7 - 07/03/2024 << Back to Home

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Wish a foot doctor was available at Friedrichs?

Wish granted!

Jean Carlson (Friedrichs) has taken the first step and has arranged to have a podiatry doctor available to offer their services at Friedrichs. The next step is up to you: Write to Jean Carlson for additional information. Jean's email is jeancarlson01@gmail.com. Or call or text her at (914) 278-0854. The Podiatrist accepts both Medicare and Medicaid. Jean hopes to soon expand this service to other residents at Wartburg as well.

Tired of the Lincoln Avenue Red Light that keeps you waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting?

Good news:  The Mayor of Mount Vernon has given the Green Light to possibly speed up the light!

Thanks to Allan Minsky (one of the newest residents of Friedrichs), Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard has given the green light to have the red light possibly shortened to a more reasonable waiting time. Allan Minsky wrote:

“I have had email correspondence with the Mayor of Mount Vernon. The effect of my writing to her has been as follows: When you drive out of Wartburg, you arrive at a traffic light. A left turn onto East Lincoln Avenue will reveal turning instructions on the ground. That information was too light and hence just about invisible. I got the Mayor to have the details painted and now the site is crystal clear.

The traffic light mentioned above has a very long wait time until it changes from red to green.  After changing to green, it remains in that status for too short a period of time. I have seen people pass the light while it was still red. They might have thought it was broken. The current traffic light status is that a feasibility study is being conducted to determine how to handle the matter because it involves the towns of Mount Vernon and Pelham.  When more information is available, it will be provided. Hopefully, the Mayor, working with the Town of Pelham, will eventually have the light retimed. Any alterations will be contingent upon results of the feasibility study.

If both of the above are accomplished, then I would urge anyone who drives to or from the Wartburg to vote for the Mayor because we have benefited from her actions and she serves her constituents with delivery, not just promises.”

Talking about things that are green...

Does it sometimes seem the grass is always greener at the Wartburg? These recent outdoor photos from Clyde Herring (Friedrichs) will prove it's true...

Also on the grounds: A Book Signing at the Wartburg...

A Special Update to True Stories: Exploring Memoir

What is a memoir? Whose stories make it into print? What is the relationship between truth and fabrication? How do private lives intersect with public events? Over four weeks, we will meet to discuss a few of the most important memoirs of the last one hundred years and begin to address questions about what defines memoirs, who writes them, and which ones have stood the test of time. We will meet over eight sessions to discuss four memoirs. In addition to the reading group, I will also facilitate an optional second session for anyone who wants to try their hand at writing their own stories. In a one-hour workshop, I will create writing prompts based on topics and techniques that we find in the memoirs we are reading. Bring a laptop or pen and paper. You are welcome to join for both the reading group and the writing workshop or just one or the other.

Reading Group: 2:00-3:00pm

Writing Workshop: 3:00-4:00pm

Please email Emily Bloom at ebloom@wartburg.org if you would like to join the reading group and/or writing workshop.

Week One: Writing One’s Place in History

Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth (Part 1)

June 24: Chapters 1-3

July 3: Chapters 4-5

Week Two: Wartburg Author Day

Featuring Emily Bloom, Victoria Brooking, and Concetta Tomaino

July 17th

3:00-5:00pm in Berkemeier Living Center – Creative Aging Room

Week Three: Writing Illness

Susannah Cahalan, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Guest speaker Maia Pujara (Psychology professor at Sarah Lawrence College)

July 22: Chapters 1-34 (pages 1-174)

July 24: Chapters 35-53 (pages 175-249)

Week Four: Injustice and Overcoming

Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

July 29: Chapters 1-21 (pages 1-152)

July 31: Chapters 22-36 (pages 153-289)

Week Five: Childhood and Growing Up

Tobias Wolff, This Boy’s Life

August 12: Pages 1-172

August 14: Pages 173-322

About the Instructor:

Emily C. Bloom is a Mellon Public Humanities Fellow at Sarah Lawrence College and the Wartburg Adult Care Community. She is the author of The Wireless Past: Anglo-Irish Writers and the BBC, 1931-1968 (Oxford University Press, 2016), which was awarded the First Book Prize by the Modernist Studies Association. Her most recent book is a USA Today best-selling memoir, I Cannot Control Everything Forever: A Memoir of Motherhood, Science and Art (St. Martin’s Press, 2024).

You don't just live at Wartburg, you can play, too! 

 In a recent game of Scrabble, residents of Friedrichs, Clyde Herring and Linda Burkhardt, demonstrated incredible skill. Linda scored an impressive 71 points by using all her tiles in a single play; while Clyde, who is pictured, was celebrated for winning the game. Great job to both players for their outstanding performance. - Contributed by Delores Alvarado

What's happening at Friedrichs in July

 Meadowview General Store News:

Gloria Mcgalagly of Lohman Village wants all Friedrichs and Lohman residents to know that the Meadowview General Store is stocked and open for business.

Stop by on Wednesdays from 12:30 PM to 2 PM in the Meadowview gathering lounge to check out the Meadowview General Store. You can purchase personal care items, candy, greeting cards, puzzle books, gifts and much more. You never know what small treasure you may find. So make it a habit to visit the store regularly.  

Delicious Recipe (from allrecipes.com ): 

Red, White and Blue Dump Cake

- 1 (21-ounce) can strawberry pie filling
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 (18.25-ounce) package white cake mix
- ½ cup butter, melted

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Dump strawberry pie filling into a 9x12-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with blueberries. Pour cake mix on top of blueberries. Drizzle melted butter on top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the top is a light golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve warm

Note: A special thank you to Beverly Yannantuono (Friedrichs). It was Beverly's inspired idea to include recipes in our newsletter.

Words of Faith from Mother Teresa

"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."

- Contributed by  Beverly Yannantuono (Friedrichs)

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