St. Luke Living Center
By AMELIA VINDUSKA and SUE GUTSCH
Contributing writers
Everything went pretty much as scheduled this past week until Saturday morning. With just a tiny bit of encouragement, Gene Vinduska and his accordion went beyond the call of duty this month and added a third Saturday appearance. His music certainly lifts our spirits.
We were honored Saturday afternoon to play host to violinist Neil Lentz and his wife, Mary Lou, of Hutchinson. Bob and Anita Brookens accompanied him. Mr. Lentz taught music in Kansas public schools for many years and taught Suzuki violin and cello lessons from 1985-2004 at Tabor College, where two of the Brookens' sons began studying with him.
What had been billed as a mini-concert was actually much more. Accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Brookens, Mr. Lentz played classical treasures, familiar hymns, and even did a little fiddlin' to a standing room only audience.
Our chapel was "filled to the brim" Sunday afternoon to share worship time with guest pastor Rev. Carl Helm of Marion Christian Church. Mrs. Helm, Lou Roberts, and pianist Donna Hayen also attended and added to the service.
Not all of us have been adventurous enough to have visited the Hawaiian Islands, but this Monday morning Hawaii came to us. Gloria Ash, who moved to the 50th state as a teen-ager from the Philippines, demonstrated hula dancing and meanings of the movements. Dressed in beautiful attire, she also attempted to teach us some words in Hawaiian. The morning also featured Hawaiian punch and Khrista's fairly adequate hula attempt.
An every other Tuesday activity is a game called Categories. Chosen at random, this week's categories were colleges and universities (and the cities where they are located), tools (screws could have been a category alone), and things eaten for breakfast which included mush, grits, and prunes.
As we racked our memories for additions to our lists, we even persuaded Harold and Vivian Conyers and Anita Brookens to participate. They had stopped by to visit, so be prepared — all those who enter our doors!
The living center often is the recipient of acts of kindness. For instance Rita Steiner of Durham brought in a box of plump, cherry tomatoes this week from her garden. They were bagged and ready to be eaten. Later in the day, Theodora Koslowsky brought vases of beautiful flowers from her garden. Our large, dining room tables were adorned with flowers from the Methvin family's recent wedding celebration.
