Community Matters Aberdeen Village
August 2017
Bouquet of Magnolias,” a needlework by Twila Butts.
Aberdeen Village artists among Art is Ageless® masterpiece level winners
Three winning artists in Aberdeen Village’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2018 Art is Ageless Calendar produced by Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica. “Here’s Looking atYou,” a drawing by Shirley Dixon, and “Striking,” a drawing by Carol Rondinelli, will both appear in the calendar when it is released this fall, as well as “Harvest,”
Patios are refreshed for relaxing Aberdeen Village residents have some newly refreshed spaces where they can go to relax and enjoy the outdoors. Outdoor life is abundant on the Aberdeen campus. We have walking trails, a putting green, a pond with a fountain and numerous flower and vegetable gardens, but there doesn’t seem to be anything quite like spending time on the patios. Ellen Petelin, our life enrichment assistant, and her sister Elisha McGuire worked evenings and weekends to get the patio planters ready. They cleaned out the old plants and worked in the fresh soil for the new plants. Ellen and Life Enrichment Director Sandra Barnes picked out plants that would work well on our neighborhood patios and front entrances. Each area has its unique needs. Ellen and Sandra considered the amount of daily sunshine the plants need through the summer months. Ellen researched which plants do best in sun and heat and how to take care of them. She also wanted plants that would keep blooming throughout the summer so that our residents could enjoy their colors every day. Ellen and her sister came in during their time off to finish the patio projects. They did an awesome job, and she is working hard to keep them looking nice by watering them. Ellen has also taught residents how to
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