Commun ty Matters Fort Scott Presbyterian Village
Appreciation for Angel Appeal
Thank you for all of the generous hearts who donated to our Angel Appeal campaign, which benefits our Good Samaritan Program.This program helps ensure that residents who have run out of resources through no fault of their own can continue calling this “home.” Mr. and Mrs. Jim Allen Mrs. and Mr. Minnie Allen Mrs. Marjory K. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. James Banwart Ann A. Detwiler Mr. David Faulhaber Fort Scott DQ Grill & Chill Dr. Edward C. Gordon Rev. and Mrs. W. Reed Hartford Mr. Richard Hedges Mr. Roger Irvin Mr. and Mrs. Dale Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Alan King Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Masters Mrs. JoAnn Mayhugh Mr. and Mrs. Craig McKenney Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Nuss Ms. Debby Rhynerson Ms. Janice Seaver Ms. Barbara A. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Otis Thomas Mr. and Mrs. R. Allen Warren
March 2019
Aggie proves art is ageless
Most seniors choose to live closer to family during their later years, but Aggie Keesling isn’t most seniors. Instead, Aggie moved away, or as she calls it, “home.” “After my husband passed away, I had to re-evaluate my life. I am from St. John but felt called to return to the cabin my parents owned at Farlington Lake, now called Crawford State Lake,” said Aggie. “It felt like home. My kids didn’t understand it, but it’s what I wanted to do.” But Aggie didn’t return to Aggie Keesling lives an active life and participates in Art is the lake cabin to live a Ageless®. sedentary lifestyle. Rather, she’s been very active, contributing her time and talents to local conservation and improvement projects, like a museum and storm shelter. “Several years ago, I asked about the old water tower, and what their plans were with it. I’d found some old artifacts from the men who’d built the lake in the 1930s and wanted to make a little museum. So that’s what I did.” Aggie and several other lake residents also worked to raise funds for the lake’s new storm shelter, to be installed this summer. “I have a Kawasaki MULE and me and some other ladies loaded up the back with coolers full of ice cream and other frozen treats.We went around the campgrounds selling them, and we donated the profits to the storm shelter project,” said Aggie. “When you get a bunch of old ladies together, we get it done!” Indeed, Aggie knows how to get things done, and enjoys doing so. It was this
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