Community Matters Aberdeen Village
May 2016
Schoolmates Don McCaul and Gib Hart reconnected at Aberdeen Village, many years after they attended grade school together.
It’s a small world after all Residents Don McCaul and Gib Hart were grade school chums “back in the day.” Alongside their photo is a newspaper clipping about their elementary class activities. Don and Gib continue to share a wonderful friendship here at Aberdeen Village.
A sweet response to a sour situation By Don Wilson, interim chaplain
I recently shared with a group something I had observed in an airport a while back. My wife and I were on a flight home from the west coast. We had to change planes in Denver. As we boarded the plane we were informed that our departure would be delayed for a few minutes while a slight mechanical problem was solved.
Don Wilson interim chaplain
The few minutes became more than an hour. Because we were already seated in the aircraft, patience was wearing thin. It was a hot day and the temperature, along with the level of annoyance, was rising. The flight attendants finally allowed us to return to the terminal, where it was air-conditioned. Some of the passengers were expressing to the flight attendants frustration and anger with the situation. A newspaper clipping of a Thanksgiving activity they participated in while they attended grade school together brings back fun memories. CEO, continued on page 4
One man went to the desk and loudly exclaimed “This situation is unacceptable. What are you going to do for us?!” Just then I noticed another passenger responding to the situation in a
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SWEET, continued on page 2