Tower Topics Volume 75 Issue 3 March 2020 31st Annual Library Happening Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Two Performances: 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Don't miss this opportunity to entertain your friends and help support the Plymouth Place Library operating fund for the next year. Barbara Rinella, noted book reviewer and longtime favorite of Plymouth Place residents, will present “The Queen's Fortune,” a novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty, by Allison Pataki. Tickets are available for residents through donations of any amount to the Library. The Sales & Marketing department is graciously underwriting the major expenses of the day and will handle external mailings to their potential clients. Residents will receive a flyer to order tickets Thursday, March 12, with a return deadline of Tuesday, March 31. Mailings will then be sent to the public. The Plymouth Place Library depends solely on the Library Happening for its operation. The Library makes available the latest in books, large print books, magazines, and five major newspapers, plus two local papers. It is open 24/7 and staffed entirely by resident volunteers. Morning Performance 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Pastries and coffee Lower Level Dining Room (Please indicate number of servings desired) 10:30 a.m. - Barbara Rinella Show Dole Hall – First Floor Bistro Lunch (Optional) 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Credit cards only for non-residents) Afternoon Performance 2:00 p.m. - Barbara Rinella Show Dole Hall – First Floor 3:15 p.m. - Dessert Lower Level Dining Room (Please indicate number of servings desired) Page 2 CELEBRATINGHonoring OUR Our Residents March BirthdaysRESIDDENTS Patricia Dore 3/2 Join us for Birthday Bash! Marilyn Slanec 3/4 Betty Peterson 3/10 The second Wednesday of every month at Bernice Schawel 3/11 4 p.m., join your Plymouth Place family in Marlene Groeneveld 3/12 Dole Hall to celebrate monthly resident Bill Coates 3/15 birthdays in style. Enjoy delicious Hank Bode 3/15 appetizers prepared by Chef Lily, cocktails, Mary Fischer 3/15 and birthday cake, followed by a special John Easter 3/18 dinner in each dining room. This long- Daniel McEachran 3/20 standing tradition at Plymouth Place is Mercedes Heirgood 3/20 surely a favorite! Janet Guelfi 3/21 Millie Kelly 3/24 Barberree Holben (104) 3/25 Betty Niemoth 3/26 Introducing Our New Residents! Sue Gelderman 3/27 Dianne Luhmann 3/27 Bill & Betty Peterson of Westchester Larry Framburg 3/27 Apt. 628 Gloria Kleinke 3/28 Charmaine Blessman 3/28 Barbara Wiegel of Indian Head Park Joyce Allen 3/28 Apt. 518 Peggy Taylor 3/30 Dorothy Kaplan 3/31 Ruth Nicholson 3/31 In Memoriam Alice Harley Thomas Sherlock Page 3 Celebrating Our Employees This month we celebrated twenty-one associates who were awarded scholarships – totaling over $77,000 – to pursue educational courses specific to their role and area of service at Plymouth Place. These scholarships offer each of the awardees an opportunity for ongoing enhancement of personal knowledge and skills, which also benefits the Plymouth Place community. A unique and thoughtful bequest planted the seed for the Plymouth Place Scholarship Fund and we continue to see the generosity to this funding area grow. We are most grateful for the investment you make in our associates – knowledge is a priceless gift. THANK YOU! ASSOCIATE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY Althea Ashman-Pemberton AL/Greg’s Place Teepa Snow Trainer Tony Castorena Maintenance NFPA 70E; Basic Power Tools; OSHA 10 Lily Corpus Dining Services Healthy Kitchen Menus Stefanie D’Anna Wellness/LE Sport Nutrition Certification Kim Eddings HCC/AL/GP Applied Nursing Research Latoya Gibbs HCC Sociology Course Wendy Guerra HCC Teepa Snow Coach Joanna Kiec Assisted Living Applied Nursing Degree Matt Maguire Maintenance NFPA 70E; Basic Power Tools; OSHA 10 Rosie Martinez AL/Greg’s Place Teepa Snow Trainer Kathie Mattingly AL/Greg’s Place Teepa Snow Trainer Terri McGee AL/Greg’s Place Teepa Snow Trainer Charline Moore AL/Greg’s Place Teepa Snow Trainer Robert Murillo Maintenance NFPA 70E; Basic Power Tools; OSHA 10 Carolina Nevarez People Services aPHR (Human Resources certification) Laura Nickels HCC Teepa Snow Trainer Rish Peña Maintenance NFPA 70E; Basic Power Tools; OSHA 10 Caitlin Rossi AL/Greg’s Place Teepa Snow Trainer Christina Vosteen Development Doctor of Ministry Latisha Ward-Sykes AL/Greg’s Place Teepa Snow Trainer Diamante Yanez AL/Greg’s Place Pharmacology We wish our Plymouth Place Scholarship Fund recipients Welcome to the Plymouth Place Team! continued success! For gift Brianna Gaines—HCC Server Kelli Marquez—Agency CNA planning opportunities at Daphne Landfair—Agency LPN Diamond Wade—HCC Server Plymouth Place, please call Celia Marquez—Agency CNA LaTonya Winfield—Agency LPN Paddy Homan, 708-557-6678. Page 4 MeetCELEBRATING Your new neighbor OUR RESIDDENTS Joanne Everett had no need of a dating website when she and two friends took a spin in a borrowed car in 1951. They stopped to talk to two friends who were with a handsome young man in an Army uniform. The rest is history as Chuck Everett introduced himself to Joanne and had two dates with her before he was shipped to Korea. While in Korea he wrote to her every day. Joanne grew up in Sycamore with her sister, Reta, and attended the Minne- sota School of Business after graduating from high school. Back in Syca- more, she had secretarial jobs until Chuck returned and they were married two months later. Upon being discharged, Chuck began work at Danly Ma- chine Co., and they moved to Brookfield. Within the next two years, Gregg and Paula were born, with Mark and Marcy to follow later. The family en- joyed spending time with relatives in Iowa and Minnesota, camping, and many sports, especially tennis. The next move in 1954 was to Spring Avenue in La Grange where they remained until 1987. Joanne kept busy as a homemaker, mom, and volunteer and also held several part time jobs. She was interested in all craft projects and had a special passion for sewing. This led to a job at Flying Colors in Hinsdale where she finished needlepoint, later running her own small business from home. In 1985 Chuck joined Electronic Data Systems (EDS), and they moved to Western Springs two years later where they became very active in the Congregational Church. Chuck perfected the chocolate chip cookie recipe and became famous for providing 400 cookies at the semi-annual Rummage Sale. Sadly, Chuck died very suddenly in November 2018. Page 5 Continuing Education Joyce Linn, Resident Council V.P. Back to school! We know that seniors love to keep learning—we like to feed our intellectual appetite. That craving is the stimulus to begin to create our own Plymouth Place life-long learning venture...real classes with real educational content right here on our own “campus.” Lucky for us, Jeff Mishur, one of our favorite lecturers, has agreed to kick off this venture. Jeff’s art history lectures here are always popular and feedback consistently includes how much you enjoyed his teaching style. He has designed a syllabus, with materials, for four classes—“Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.” This will tie in nicely to better enjoy the coming Monet Exhibit at the Art Institute, along with their greatly admired collection of Impressionists. Watch for more specific information and a registration form in your mailbox soon. There will be a tuition cost, of course (to pay the instructor), and a minimum number of students will be required for the class to happen. The classes will be four evenings during April, in the Education Room, April 15, 20, 27, and 29. Spiritual corner Rev. Doreen Sterba DeZur, Chaplain On Mondays at 2 p.m., beginning March 2, there will be a weekly Lenten study entitled “Entering the Passion of Jesus.” During the Advent season, we had conversations around the short talks of Professor Amy-Jill Levine. She has created a Lenten study for this spring where participants will dive deeply into the history of the last days before the crucifixion. The six sessions will be: Jerusalem: Risking Reputation; The Temple: Risking Righteous Anger; Teachings: Risking Challenge; The First Dinner: Risking Rejection; The Last Supper: Risking the Loss of Friends; and Gethsemane: Risking Temptation. See PPTV for the weekly location. “Jesus’ final days were full of risk. Every move he made was filled with anticipation, danger, and the potential for great loss or great reward. Jesus risked his reputation when he entered Jerusalem in a victory parade. He risked his life when he dared to teach in the Temple. His followers risked everything when they left behind their homes or anointed him with costly perfume. We take risks as we read and re-read these stories, finding new meanings and new challenges. Author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the Passion story. She shows us how the text raises ethical and spiritual questions for the reader, and how we all face risk in our Christian experience.” -Abingdon Press Page 6 Bessie Roose Library—New Books American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. An Acapulco bookstore owner is on a desperate quest to escape Mexico with her son after the rest of their family is killed by a drug cartel. Murdered Midas by Charlotte Gray. A gold mine, a millionaire, an island paradise, an unsolved murder, a missing fortune, and the story of infamous Sir Harry Oakes. The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman. During humanity's darkest hour in 1941, three young women must act with courage and love to survive. The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.