The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 2003 Page: 18 of 28
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THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2003
THE CANADIAN RECORD
PETTICOAT?!.!
Where Have All the lowers Gone?
If you have missed reading, in the past two issues of The Canadian
Record, the informative articles written by Jim Pollard and the series of
reports on assisted living by Record reporter Jenny Klein about The
Mesa, the proposed assisted living facility which is being planned for
our community, please go back and do so.
Although I had been hearing about this planned addition to Cana-
dian, reading the details about it and seeing the architect's plans in
black and white have helped me picture it much better.
And the picture is good; far-sighted, practical and attractive plans
for providing comfortable housing for our residents as we grow older
and no longer have a need for the homes in which we raised our families.
Being one of those individuals, I have examined the proposals with a
critical eye. The larger unit, with a separate bedroom, has more appeal
to me, personally, than the studio apartment. But both are roomy and
practical.
I grew up in a large home in Denver, with a full basement with a laun-
dry room, furnace room, restroom and storage space. The first floor in-
cluded a large livingroom, a diningroom, library-study, large kitchen
and pantry, and a small restroom, as well as a large entry hall. A lovely
stairease led to the second floor (another stairway toward the back of
the house was also useful) with its four bedrooms, bath, hallways and
linen closet. Another stairway led to a fully finished third floor, with
large closets under the eaves and one main room great for a play place
and for parties.
After marriage it was a bit difficult for me to get accustomed to first
floor bedrooms, but not impossible, of course. My present home is
larger than I really need, or can care for properly, so the plans for The
Mesa have real appeal.
The inclusion of a medicine room, two diningrooms (one for small
gatherings and private parties), library and lounge areas and a general
store where residents may purchase basic items for everyday living, all
have appeal. In addition, laundry facilities for the use of the residents,
or laundry service for a fee, are planned.
The combination of housing and services will allow seniors inde-
pendence along with dignity. It sounds like a winner to me and will make
Canadian an even more attractive community for the future.
This week and next there will be further information from Jim Pol-
lard about the proposed facility in the Record. And if you have questions
or concerns about The Mesa after reading them, call us and we will put
you in contact with someone who can provide answers.
PEO meets Monday
Members of PEO Chapter I
met Monday, October 6, in the
home of Grace Isaacs, Paula For-
rest was co-hostess.
Valerie Isaacs presided at the
business session. As a delegate to
the International Convention of
PEO, Vonda Robbins gave a pro-
gram on the event held in Septem-
ber in Oklahoma City. The
educational projects and opportu-
nities provided by the PEO were
highlighted at the convention.
Refreshments included pecan
dessert and coffee.
Present in addition to those
mentioned were Bonnie Abra-
ham, Betsy Alexander, Beth
Briant, Tria Godwin, Lauren
Haley, Cleo Isaacs, Joyce
Ricketts, Jane Rivers, Polly Tubb
and Sue Tubb.
Registry
The following brides and brides-elect
have made their wedding selections with us:
Jans sen Sherrard & Derek Anderson
Daniell Urshel & john Howeth
Hannah Conn & Cody Drager
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fl Review By Sett Bavidson
PETE SEEGER LOOKS better
at 84 than most people look at 50.
Spry, lean, alert, able to pick his
banjo and sing—standing—for
the better part of two hours, this
Harvard-educated, union orga-
nizing, harassed by the House
Un-American Activities Commit-
tee, friend of Woody Guthrie, civil
rights activist, WW II veteran,
Vietnam War protester, and
door-to-door salesman for the
power of peace was in Pampa on
October 4th for the last road show
of his 65-year career.
Invited to the birthday cele-
bration sponsored by the Woody
Guthrie Music Center in Pampa,
Seeger and his wife Toshi spent
three and a half days in the Pan-
handle getting to see, Pampa,
playing music, seeing old friends,
and inspiring people with music.
Jimmy Collier, Seeger's old
friend and lieutenant under Martin
Luther King, Jr., was also in town
for the event. An entertaining
speaker, brilliant musician, old time
blues grinder, and former chief of
sales west of the Mississippi for
Phillips—the first company plun-
dered by Boone Pickens—Collier
felt right at home in the heart of
Pickens country.
If you missed these guys, you
missed history. Seeger, the man
who wrote "Where Have All the
Flowers Gone," "Big Muddy," and
"Turn, Turn, Turn" performed
first at the cornbread and beans
dinner held at Stokes Barn on Fri-
day night. After dinner the E-Flat
Porch Band began playing, and
soon they invited Seeger and Col-
lier onto the stage.
Seeger's rich but occasionally
faltering and forgetful voice was
carried by the strength of the mo-
ment and the excellent backup
musicians: here on stage was one
PETE SEEGER
of Woody's original disciples and a
man who came to epitomize stand-
ing up for your beliefs.
Seeger's concerts can't strictly
be called concerts. His main con-
cern isn't that you listen to him, but
that you sing along. Teaching lyr-
ics, rhythm, and melody to the
crowd, wending his way from gos«
pel tunes to tales of Woody to "This
Land is Your Land," this was not
music for the record companies or
for MTV it was music for us,
Jimmy Collier, a youth in his
late sixties, had the crowd on its
SocietyBriefs
Bill and Venita Morehead have just returned from Destin,
Florida, where they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.
During their week-long stay they went on a Dolphin Cruise, Glass
Bottom Boat Cruise and The Silent Lady Dinner Cruise. The trip
was planned by their daughter, Marcella Morehead of Corinth. #41
feet throughout the evening. His
powerful rendition of Guthrie's
"Going Down the Road Feeling
Bad" left us all tired, happy, and
awed. And of course Guthrie's
great song, "So Long, It's Been
Good to Know You," hadus singing
in more than unison: how can a
crowd in Pampa not get worked up
over a legendary tune that begins,
. .in the County of Gray..
Seeger reminisced about his
last visit to Pampa, some sixty
years earlier. He had come to
Pampa with Woody as Guthrie's
marriage fell apart, and still re-
members being shaken violently
by Guthrie's mother-in-law, who
said, "Make this man take care of
my daughter!"
Guthrie didn't, of course. But
amidst his personal failings, he
tried to take care of our spirits
with wit and with music, and for
the millions who've been influ-
enced by him, he succeeded better
than anyone before or since.
QUILTS WANTED FOR THE
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during Fall Foliage,
October 18th & 19th
DEADLINE to enter quilts is
Wednesday, October 15th
CALL 323-6548
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