Commun ty Matters Sterling Presbyterian Manor
Residents Swap Winter Tales
January 2016
JonVanVeldhuizen, MS, Activities Director & Social Services Designee
COMING UP IN COMMUNITY MATTERS:
Everyone has a story to tell
You can hardly turn on the television without being reminded that we are in a presidential election year. We’re looking for residents with a story to tell about a memorable election or voting experience. What motivates you to go to the polls? Did you ever hold public office? What was that like? Did you work on a famous politician’s campaign or meet a famous politician? Tell us your story. If you’ve got a story to share about living out your civic responsibility, contact Cindy Moore and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
During a recent activity, residents spent time reminiscing about past winters. With an ice storm already in the books for this winter season, many residents had stories to tell. One resident recalled the winter of 1949 or 1950 where the drifts got so high from the snow they had to cancel a high school basketball game. “I was a freshman that year so it was my first time playing basketball in high school. I was rather disappointed that the game was cancelled,” he said, “That was probably the most snow I can remember since I have lived in Kansas.” Another resident had contrasting stories as she spent time in south Texas, Chicago, California and now Kansas. “I had never seen snow until my family moved from south Texas to Chicago, and only once before that had I seen icicles.” She recalled various storms throughout the 13 years she spent in Chicago that dumped as much as three feet of snow on the ground.
A third resident, who split time between Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado, seemed to think there was always snow in Colorado. Time will tell what amount of snow precipitation will accumulate this winter, but one thing is for certain, all will look forward to its beauty.