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CAN WE HEAR A HALLELUJAH?! COVID-19 Reflections . . .
It is almost a certainty. In follow-up to In the February issue of happenings, we
our clocks “springing forward” on Sunday, asked readers to share what they have
March 14, Spring is officially scheduled to learned during this past year of the
arrive on Saturday, March 20. Daffodils pandemic; what they have learned to live
have already emerged, can the forsythia without, what they have learned is not as
be far behind? Before you know it, cherry critical as they once thought, and how
trees will be in blossom and the smell of their life philosophy has changed, if at all.
freshly-cut grass will be in the air. Signs of To those who responded, we thank you for
nature’s rebirth surround us. your time, effort, and openness in sharing
your thoughts and experiences.
With the change in season,
it may also be the perfect
time to refresh our internal W
W hat have I learned in the past
outlook. After being hunkered year during the COVID pandemic?
down all winter, we will We at WCBR are exceptionally
emerge from our cocoons, fortunate to share our fate in this
shedding our bulky winter clothes and remarkable place. How many
experiencing an increasing desire to others around the world are food
venture out into the bright spring light and residence secure at the
where the warmth of the sun warms moment? How many can afford
our cold, tired bones. More daylight means to shelter in place without fear of hunger,
more time to spend outdoors in the fresh eviction, homelessness? How many have
air, inhaling the earthy, early spring scent access to COVID testing and vaccines? Job
that wafts in the breeze. security is no longer on our minds. We are
WCBR is working on plans for us to safely so blessed. What I love is that my entire
emerge from our “COVID-19 cocoon” as world is right here, tucked in snug with
well. With local and state positivity rates my husband and our pets. We complain
on the decline, a large percentage of about mask wearing, but we want for
residents and associates having received nothing. I’m hesitant to leave the WCBR
vaccinations, and everyone now well-versed campus because a hostile world awaits.
in safety measures, WCBR will emerge, The virus is out there. I’m comfortable here.
slowly opening its petals to reveal open I feel safe if I follow the rules. Shopping
dining venues, fitness classes, new pools, excursions and restaurant meals are a
and other services that have been closed thing of the past. I don’t need them; my
or adjusted over the past year. world is here.
Ducie Minich
Let’s rejoice and celebrate a new beginning. (COVID-19 Reflections continue on p. 2)
page 2 March 2021 happenings
COVID-19 Reflections (continued from p. 1) create stories for our children or to read
L
L ife is always teaching us lessons. In this here at WCBR. We can paint, play an
last year there have been fewer have-to’s, instrument, sing the old songs, or even do
giving us more time, but there has also something we have always longed to do if
been enormous change. So many deaths, we “ever had the time.”
so many lost dreams, yet we survive every I have noticed that food is one thing we
day and often with grace. All around us can look forward to and seems to occupy
we see and experience acts of kindness. an enormous use of my energy and time.
Living here at WCBR we are so lucky. They Routines are so comforting. Who would
have worked valiantly to keep us safe have thought that I, one who has always
from the pandemic, connected, fed, and been a bit of a rebel and lover of change,
entertained. Life is simpler. I, a confirmed would find such comfort and security in
extravert, have always found interactions daily routines? That a sudden snow
with others to be my source of energy. shower or the promise of spring could
But now, like so many people here, I live bring so much joy? That even in silence
alone. Luckily I have my there is a symphony of sound?
little fur ball, Becca, my
So, our creative juices can flow, we can
dog. A bad fall took my
connect by phone or internet, and reach out
driving privileges away for
in other ways to help a friend or someone
much of the year and I
in need. The possibilities are endless. We
was more alone than I
can use this time, ironically, as a freeing
have ever been in my life. There were no
process and end the sense of isolation and
trips to look forward to, no dinners or
aloneness. If we can make it, it can be a
parties, no cultural events except for those
time of transformation.
viewed on the computer or television. This Alice Meador
has been true for everyone. And therein
lies the reason I have not been alone; we B
B elieve it or not, there are some things I
are all in this together. Everyone is facing will miss when we get back to normal, or
the same isolation, with a partner or not. what will become the “new normal.” I
will miss the feeling of justified self-pity,
Yes, we are old; our time is limited on
for one. Or the feeling that I had plenty
this earth. Each one of us could be
of nothing, and nothing was plenty for
overwhelmed with the sense of time
me. Seriously though, I have thoroughly
slipping away at a rapid pace. Each day
delighted in the virtual visits I have had
seems to whiz by. I think I went through
with far away friends and family, even
the stages of grief as the COVID virus
though there were restraints on personal
took our lives away: grief, anger, denial
contact with those close by. I have
and, finally, acceptance. We have not
observed how less driving results in clearer
had our lives taken away, just totally
air, giving a practical example of how
readjusted. Having to let go of the future,
adopting zero-emission vehicles will have
making plans, dreaming of tomorrow, we
a positive impact on our environment.
have been forced to live fully in the
Finally, I’ve learned that it is great fun to
moment and notice all the small daily
play Henry VIII and, in the privacy of my
miracles: a cardinal at the bird feeder, an
cottage, eat my food with my fingers —
upstart dandelion in the snow. And a
which means I’ll have to re-learn table
steady diet of memories. We are so lucky
manners when we are once again able to
to be old. We each have such a rich
eat communally!
treasure chest of memories that we can Nancy Baum
feed on endlessly. We can use them to (COVID-19 Reflections continue on p. 3)
happenings March 2021 page 3
COVID-19 Reflections (continued from p. 2) T
T here are so many things I miss (e.g., visits
M
My greatest sorrow during the pandemic from my family, socializing, and shopping).
was not seeing but three of my 20 family But I am particularly grateful to be living
members in fourteen months. Along with at WCBR with all the individual care and
that, my dear friends at WCBR. I have even the restrictions we have been living
been lucky to make up for that with the under. I have a daughter and her husband
telephone, iPhone, cards and letters. Last who live in MA and NY who search daily for
spring I began calling dear friends here a place that can give them vaccinations.
and around the country. There just is not a large enough supply.
They are both 69 plus years old. The waiting
Two examples where I reached out was in
list is so full that they are unable to sign
placing a bowl of gardenias at the edge of
up in either state. I have another daughter
my driveway for six weeks. In the summer,
who is a teacher and has been for
I took to Health Care or
years. She just turned 69 and is eligible.
gave away to residents
She lives in Ohio, but they, too, are short
over 200 figs from my
of the vaccine. Of course, I worry very
tree. Giving of myself
much about their welfare, but I see how
helped to pass the time.
fortunate we are here at WCBR.
Of course I can’t forget
my wonderful dog — she kept me focused Penny Goodsill
and feeling loved. Sending birthday wishes
or calls also made a wonderful outlet for
F
F irst of all, I have been reminded over and
over again how fortunate I am to live at
touching base with others.
WCBR — so much is done for us, and done
Last but not least, was with a kind word. My children are grateful
my project of filling too, as they hear their friends struggle
albums with all of my and with the needs of a parent, or two, without
my husband’s genealogy. such support. I miss hugs from family and
Nine albums to be exact. friends, and smiles, except in the eyes,
As the pandemic grew from anyone. I miss seeing my family and
watching my grandsons play basketball. I
worse, I decided I could still do something
rejoice in laughs, even at the smallest or
worthwhile for the future. I have made
silliest things, and friends who are ready to
albums of newspaper clippings about
share them. I am thankful for clear skies,
COVID-19, Trump, Black Lives Matter, and
songbirds, walks, good books and even for
Biden. These albums will be a history
more than enough time to pay attention
lesson of this most memorable time.
to these things.
My philosophy has not changed. I just Shelah Scott
used this time to be creative. I have not
given up so much, as I live a simple life.
The only hard adjustment was in not being
able to see or meet people.
There has been much time to think and I
have profited by that; dwelling on the past
and hoping for a brighter future.
Mary Lyle Preston
P.S. I have selected the Friday Night movies
for 11 years. The show must go on! Snowman, January 31 Storm by Deborah Stewart
page 4 March 2021 happenings
ATTENTION NEW RESIDENTS!
The Resident Information Center (RIC)
John Post March 2 Do you know your way around the RIC?
Jim Scuffham March 3 The RIC is located directly across from the
Front Desk in the Main Building. A hub of
Beth Berne March 8
WCBR information and activities, the RIC
Winkie Kuyk March 8 contains a bulletin board with information
Karin Mott March 9 from the Chaplain, Dining Services, and
Dick Radt March 9 other items posted by Activities Coordinator,
Inge Hull March 10 Sherrie Sykes. A list of
Residents’ Association (RA)
Mary Ellen Edmonds March 10
committees and an RA
Tom Best March 10 organizational chart are
Bill Seibert March 11 also posted.
Florence Gronn March 12 On the shelves are found
Henry Light March 12 notebooks which contain
John Surr March 12 minutes of the various RA
committees and groups:
Lindsay Nolting (100!) March 12
the Marketing Committee,
Donna Herndon March 12 the Buildings and Grounds
Doris Newcomb March 13 Committee, the Area Representatives’ Forum,
Martha Kingston March 13 and others. You will also find minutes of
David Barton March 14 the RA Quarterly and Executive Board
meetings.
Margaret Causey March 14
George Taylor March 14 A transportation folder contains up-to-date
brochures for Jaunt and cab services.
Carolyn Lalley March 15
Jean Bagby March 16 On the window sill is a box where
residents can place cards and calendars
Karen Ogden March 19
they do not need so that they can be
John Hollister March 19 distributed to fellow residents in Catered
Mary Beth Smyth March 20 Living, the Health Center, and Vista,
Leanne Grove March 21 where they are much appreciated.
Betsy Greene March 22 There is also a shelf where residents can
John Baum March 22 place bulletins from houses of worship
Jacquelin Guter March 23 so that other residents can read them.
However, due to the coronavirus, church
Joy Boatwright March 23
attendance has been greatly reduced so
Rick Watson March 24 there is not a lot of this information
Mary Holden March 25 currently available.
Peggy Harbert March 26 A wealth of other information is available
Sally Watson March 27 in the RIC for your perusal, so check it out
Frankie Welch March 29 and stay informed!
Steven Goldstein March 30 Glenda George
RIC Coordinator
happenings March 2021 page 5
Foundation News
In Memory of Earle Hilgert Leaves Generous Bequest
Sarah (Sally) Rinehart Earle and his wife, Elvire, moved to WCBR
January 20, 1940 – February 21, 2021 in 2003, spending most of their years in
a lovely Blue Ridge apartment. Following
Elvire’s passing, Earle
Chaplain’s News remained in the apartment
until a couple of years
As we enter into the holy seasons of Lent
ago, when he moved to
and Passover, I would like to encourage all
Catered Living. He was 97
of us to take time to be reflective on ways
when he died last year,
we may be called to serve our neighbors
leaving the Foundation a
during this time. We have been in the grip
very generous, unrestricted bequest. Our
of this pandemic for nearly a year now and
Trustees will determine where Earle’s gift is
it is easy for the fatigue to settle in. I feel
most needed, putting it to work for the
it myself. Not every day, but some days I
WCBR community.
feel like it is all I can do to keep my own
little boat afloat. I know it is the same for Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation
you. So may I offer a suggestion for us
The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation has
all? On days when we feel we may have a
renewed its support for the WCBR
little surplus energy, we find ways to
Foundation’s fellowship program for the
share that energy with others. And, on the
eighth year. This private foundation, based
days when we feel we have barely enough
in Atlanta, generously provides funding
energy to get ourselves through the day,
to young women seeking
may we all find it within ourselves to reach
to pursue their education
out and ask for support. Support can come
and to elderly women
in many forms — a phone call, a stop for a
who have exhausted their
socially-distanced chat in the hallway or a
financial resources. We are
common area, or surprising someone with
grateful for this ongoing
a card in the mail. These are all little
support and humbled to
things, but they can have a big impact.
have earned the respect of this wonderful
I pray that this will be a holy season for all organization.
of us and that we may bear the image
of love and the spirit of generosity to one
another in the weeks to come.
Chaplain Elaine Tola TOWN HALL
Vespers Leaders Wednesday, March 31
Sundays at 4:00 p.m. on Channel 972 at 2:00 p.m. on Channel 972
March 7: Dr. Dudley Rochester or https://it.wc-br.org/live
and The Rev. Elaine Tola Please submit any questions you may
March 14: The Rev. Elaine Tola have to townhall@wc-br.org or place
March 21: The Rev. Elaine Tola them in the white Town Hall question
box in the Mailroom between Monday,
March 28: Palm Sunday
March 15 and Friday, March 19.
Fr. Henry Minich
and The Rev. Elaine Tola
page 6 March 2021 happenings
Notes from the WCBR Library Notes
Residents’ Association If you see volunteer elves carefully
combing through the library shelves, here
Anniversaries
is what they are up to: The biennial
Anniversaries are opportunities to reflect “reconciliation project,” which verifies that
and assess our situations. It can be the the 6,300+ books on the shelves are the
anniversary of a happy event like a same ones that the library database says
marriage or graduation, the start of a new should be there. If any are missing, you
job, or move to a new home. Or, it can be may see a “Ten Most Wanted Books” poster
of a sad event such as the loss of a loved next month!
one, the end of a relationship, or move
Last year at this time, a special
from a place that was a source of much
display featuring travel and
happiness.
nature books was on tap.
For all of us, March is the anniversary of When the pandemic closed the
living under the constraints imposed on us library, that was the temporary
by the COVID-19 pandemic. This one-year end of that. Now we are back
mark prompts us to reflect on so many in business, and that display
aspects of our lives and how they have has been installed.
changed.
Nature books, in particular, fit
Many of us have learned how to adapt to right in with the program
using tools we had never heard or thought WCBR is sponsoring at noon
of before March 2020. Zoom comes to on March 22 as part of the
mind immediately. Other examples are virtual Virginia Festival of the
attending online exercise classes in our Book. The authors of The
living rooms with Matthew, Richard, and Book of Delights and World of Wonders:
Brittany leading us all; and ordering In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and
groceries online with delivery to our Other Astonishments will discuss their
door — a new service, one that is likely to works via Zoom. Specifics for how to
continue — why go back? register for this free event are provided on
Most of all, and I hope that you can join page 7. Both featured books are available
me in this reflection, I have learned to be in our library.
comfortable being right here, right now.
Even though I miss being with my children WCBR Book Groups
who live far away, I have made new
The next book group meetings
friends and deepened the relationships I
will take place in the Blue Ridge
have here at WCBR.
Room at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday,
This is also the anniversary of learning the March 11, and Friday, March 12. The book
best method of keeping ourselves safe, to be discussed is Of Human Bondage by
and that is wearing a mask — now two, W. Somerset Maugham. The April book will
washing our hands and keeping a safe be Atonement by Ian McEwan and the May
distance. This is not only what we have book will be The Paris Library by Janet
learned, but what we must continue to do Charles. Anyone wishing to join one of
until we have herd immunity. There is no the groups must sign up in advance of the
free pass. meeting. Contact Jenny Gaden (x3014) for
Charlie Stamm, President the Thursday group or Nancy Bonner
WCBR Residents’ Association (x2777) for the Friday group.
happenings March 2021 page 7
To participate, go the webpage for the
session headlined, “O Wondrous World!
Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil in
Conversation.” The link to that webpage is
https://vabook.org/events/o-wondrous-
world-ross-gay-and-aimee-
nezhukumatathil-in-conversation/.
WCBR Sponsors Poetic Click on the yellow “Register Here” button.
Discussion at the 27th After you are registered you will receive
Annual Virginia Festival an email with participation information.
of the Book
This year’s Festival of the Book will take Nurses Appreciation Week
place virtually, March 13—26, 2021. Ross
Gay, author of the New York Times
best-selling collection of essays, The Book
of Delights, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil,
winner of a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship in
poetry, will join the Festival at 12:00 p.m.
on March 22 for a session entitled, “O
Wondrous World! Ross Gay and Aimee
Nezhukumatathil in Conversation.” Gay
will join the session from his Ohio home
and Nezhukumatathil from her home in
Mississippi.
Gay and Nezhukumatathil will discuss their
new books — collected essays devoted to
This year, Nurses Appreciation Week begins
their appreciation of ordinary wonders of
on May 6 and ends on May 12. It is
the world, rendering them extraordinary.
especially important for us to honor all of
Through these short, lyrical essays, the
the associates who work in our health care
poets fully explore their own places in the
units this year. The Health Committee does
world and share what we can gain from
not know if we will be able to have
being open to its joy and beauty.
gatherings as we have had in the past, or
This meeting of literary minds is made if we will need to honor the associates in
possible by Westminster-Canterbury of another way. In either case, we need to
the Blue Ridge, which is sponsoring their collect money to pay for whatever we can
discussion. The best part for nature and do. If you or a loved one has been in any
poetry lovers: It’s free! In fact, the whole of our health care units, used the Clinic,
Festival is, thanks to sponsors such as or are just grateful to know that these
WCBR. services are available, we hope you will
“We are thrilled to receive support from want to contribute to our effort. Please
the Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue send money or a check made payable to
Ridge community for the 2021 Virginia Carolyn Lalley and addressed to Carolyn at
Festival of the Book,” said Jane B. Kulow, C76. There is no deadline for us to receive
Director of the Virginia Center for the money, but the sooner we know how
Book. “We know many WCBR residents much we have to spend the better. Thank
are long-time attendees, and we always you for your support.
welcome new readers!” Carolyn Lalley, Health Committee
page 8 March 2021 happenings
WCBR Gallery Walk Thank you, Lila!
The March exhibit features works of art by WCBR’s senior leadership team expresses
Resident artists. We have an abundance of its appreciation to Lila Mait for making
excellent painters in our community. Many “superhero” masks for each of them. Not
who are enjoying their retirement years in only are they vivid, they come with a nose
this special place had already dedicated bridge and adjustable ear loops! We very
part of their lives to art in its many much appreciate the thoughtful gesture.
different forms before coming here. A
number of Resident painters have also
enjoyed the art classes which have been
offered at WCBR for many years.
This month’s display reflects the wide
range of talents hidden behind apartment
and cottage doors.
Participating artists are: Joan Bascom, Randy
Baskerville, Marjorie Clark, Susan Eiseman,
Guy Fiske, Mary Kathryn Hassett, Ruthanne
Hassing, Phyllis Ihrman, Joan Kammire,
From left: John Kovaleski,
Mary Louise Maroney, Mary Pollock, Dudley Sandi Hall, Emily McDuffie,
Rochester, Debby Stewart, Anne Taylor, Bill Bryant, Erin Garvey,
Eleanor Vance, Niqui Wallrabe, Mary Beth David Saylor, Matthew
Wells, and David Whitcomb. Barresi, and Sammy Barnes
Peggy Harbert’s Gardening Tips
On a nice spring day in early March, seeds
of cool season vegetables such as spinach,
lettuce, radishes, etc., may be planted.
Prepare soil well, adding fertilizer.
Start saving egg shells to be used when
planting tomatoes. Rinse shells, let dry,
crush and store in plastic bag. Egg shells
provide calcium which helps to prevent
blossom end rot on tomatoes.
DON’T LOOK! Answers to puzzle on page 14:
12 - MARCH 16 - SUGAR
11 - SOUSA 15 - LAMB
9 - POST 14 - SIGNATURE
8 - JEKYLL 13 - PRETORIA
7 - LION 12 - MADNESS
5 - MARS 10 - IDES
3 - STRIPES 9 - PI
1 - SEVENTEENTH 6 - DAYLIGHT
DOWN 4 - EQUINOX
18 - HAL 2 - TWITTER
Spring, Photo by Mary Jane Wiecking
17 - HARE ACROSS
happenings March 2021 page 9
Enrichment Thursdays
Broadcast on Thursdays, 2:30 p.m., CH 972
3/4: Josh Groban: An Evening of Harmony,
59 min. Join global superstar Josh Groban
for a concert of timeless songs and music
from his 2020 album, Harmony, including
Bring Him Home, Over the Rainbow, The
Impossible Dream, and The First Time Ever
I Saw Your Face.
“LOUIE” Welcomed
Two-month-old toy poodle, Louie, was
welcomed to his new home at WCBR by
Nancy Beck and friends who hosted a
‘puppy shower’ for him. He loves all the
new toys he received and expressed (in
puppy language) his thanks for the very
gracious welcome.
Mary Beth Wells (proud owner)
A Good Nurse 3/11: PBS — Caring for Mom and Dad,
54 min. PBS examines the unprecedented
To become a nurse is a call from above,
demographic shift with 75 million baby
You must have patience, compassion
boomers now entering their retirement
and an abundance of love.
years and the problems of caring for this
Nurses care for the infirm night and day, aging population when they can no longer
Their patients look to them as a shining ray care for themselves.
Of hope and encouragement that 3/18: PBS — Independent Lens , 9 to 5:
everything will be OK. The Story of a Movement, 84 min. Dolly
They give their best to those in need and ill, Parton’s song, 9 to 5, was about a real
Their downtime at work is nil. movement that started with a group of
secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals
Let’s give nurses a cheer,
were better pay, more advancement
We think of them as dear.
opportunities, and an end to sexual
Hip, hip, hooray! harassment. Their fight would change
Let them know they are appreciated, the American workplace forever.
each and every day.
3/25: Keith Haring: Street Art Boy,
Geraldine Dearborn
52 min. Explore the definitive story of
February 7, 2021
international art sensation Keith Haring,
In memory of Theresa Mari Dearborn, my who blazed a trail through the art scene
mother, a great nurse for over 40 years, of 1980s New York and revolutionized the
who trained at Mass. General Hospital. world of pop culture and fine art.
page 10 March 2021 happenings
The WILL Team has planned March 15
five exciting sessions for Mary Beth Wells: Chagall’s
March. You won’t want to Jerusalem Windows
miss any! Enjoy them all
from the comfort of your Known as the Jerusalem Windows,
living room. the essence of these stained-glass
windows lies in Chagall’s use of
March 1 color and his ability to animate the material,
Steve Goldstein: transforming it into light.
Something Old is New Mary Beth will show the
Again — Phages to the Rescue dazzling luminosity of these
windows and describe how
Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her
Chagall’s colors result in
husband, Tom, were vacationing in Egypt
a combination of spirituality
when he came down with a stomach bug.
and fantasy.
She gave him an antibiotic and expected the
discomfort to pass. Instead, his condition March 22
turned critical. Doctors at an Egyptian clinic, Mac Dean:
an emergency medevac team,
Murphy’s Law — How
and a German hospital failed
Things Go Wrong
to cure him. Bloodwork at the
UC San Diego medical center Using numerous illustrations, Mac
revealed that he was fighting will list the many corollaries of Murphy’s Law
one of the most dangerous and how they act to thwart our plans and
antibiotic-resistant bacteria in lead us on a downhill path. You
the world: Acinetobacter baumannii. While may not realize you have been
desperately poring over the literature, victimized by Murphy, but you
Steffanie discovered a group of viruses that will learn that human progress,
“eat” bacteria, bacteriophages. It was phage particularly in building things,
therapy that saved Tom’s life. Steve will has been dogged by Murphy’s
tell the Strathdee’s story and describe how Law from the very beginning.
bacteriophages work. March 29
March 8 Dudley Rochester:
Don Nuechterlein: Artic Warming
Forty Years of Writing The Arctic region has undergone
Columns significant changes due to global
warming: warming of ocean and
Interviewed by Mitch Sams,
atmospheric temperatures, major loss of
Don will talk about what he
Arctic Sea and glacial ice,
learned during forty years of
thawing of tundra, and the
observing and writing about U.S. foreign
release of methane. Dudley
policy. He will also cover recurring U.S.
will describe how loss of
foreign policy themes, including Revolutionary
ice and snow cover reduces
Iran, which started Don writing in 1979.
the amount of solar energy
reflected back to space, which results in
Quarterly Meeting of the enhanced warming, accelerated rise in sea
WCBR Residents' Association level, and substantial impacts on Arctic flora
and fauna, including human residents.
Thursday, March 4
11:00 a.m. on Channel 972 WILL classes are broadcast every
Monday at 2:30 p.m. on Channel 972.happenings March 2021 page 11
Fitness and Wellness News Wellness Charts
Physical, Mental, and Community
Upcoming Wellness Challenges Wellness, March 29 — April 2
Luck of the Leprechaun The WCBR Fitness and Wellness Team will
Community Wellness deliver Wellness Charts to each resident.
March 1 — 27 As Spring begins, take time to intentionally
A little leprechaun will be participate in one Physical, one Mental,
paying a visit to WCBR to and one Community wellness activity each
spread good luck and cheer day for five days. At the end of the week,
to the community. Watch for return your completed Wellness Chart to
signs of his arrival outside be entered in a prize drawing.
your front door. He may even leave you
a treasure from his pot of gold. Will
Wellness Challenge Round-Up
you be one of the lucky ones he visits?
and Prize Winners
If so, he will leave instructions on how The WCBR community has been staying
you can help him make sure that a bit well all through the COVID-19 pandemic
of luck and treasure make their way to thanks to many different programs and
everyone at WCBR. challenges. Along the way, the Fitness and
Wellness Team has been giving out prizes
NCAA Basketball to winners as an added reward. Check out
and Nutrition Trivia the information below to get caught up on
Community Wellness all the challenge results and prize winners:
March 1 — 27 January 11 — January 15
Fitness Assessments Week 1
We all missed cheering for the Hoos in the
NCAA Basketball Tournament last year. Winner – Ruth Guirard
To help you jump back into the March January 18 — January 22
Madness mindset, get ready for some Fitness Assessments Week 2
NCAA basketball trivia. March is also Winner – Jim Craig
National Nutrition Month, so we will be January 25 — 29
testing your knowledge about healthy 2021 Wellness Charts
eating facts, too. Trivia questions will be Winner – Louise Dudley
displayed on WCBR Channels 970 and 972
The 2021 WCBR Has Heart Challenge
each weekday from Thursday, March 18,
came to an end on February 28, after the
through Friday, March 26. Each question
deadline for this month’s publication.
will be numbered. Throughout the trivia
Results for the challenge will be published
period, write down the answers to as
in the April 2021 edition of happenings.
many questions as you can on the
provided answer sheets. Send your trivia Thank you all for participating in our WCBR
response sheets to the Fitness and Wellness wellness activities and congratulations to
Team by April 1. We will tally up the our winners.
scores and the resident who has the most
correct answers will win a prize. We are
excited for you to challenge your mental The deadline for the APRIL issue of
prowess, not your googling abilities, so happenings is 5:00 p.m. on Monday,
please do not look up the answers. All March 22. Email your submittals to
answers will be published in the April issue sandy.streek@wc-br.org.
of happenings.page 12 March 2021 happenings
WCBR Show Times
Movies Will Be Broadcast on Channel 972
Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m.
3/5: A Civil Action, 1998, 3/6: Almost Famous, 2000, 3/2: The Legend of Bagger
PG-13, Drama, 115 min. At the R, Adventure/Comedy/Drama, Vance, 2000, PG-13, 139 min.
risk of bankrupting his firm 122 min. A high-school boy is With help from a mystical
and destroying his career, a given the chance to write for caddy, a down-and-out golfer
lawyer pursues a case against Rolling Stone Magazine about attempts to recover his game
the company responsible for an up-and-coming rock band and his life. Stars Will Smith,
causing people to develop as he accompanies them on Matt Damon, and Charlize
leukemia due to the water their concert tour. Starring Theron.
supply of the town being Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, 3/9: Fiddler on the Roof,
contaminated. Starring John and Kate Hudson. 1971, G, 181 min. A Jewish
Travolta, Robert Duvall, and 3/13: There Will Be Blood, peasant in pre-revolutionary
Kathleen Quinlan. 2007, R, Drama, 138 min. A Russia, works to marry off
3/12: Quiz Show, 1994, story of family, religion, oil, three of his daughters while
PG-13, Biography/Drama/History, hatred, and madness, which growing anti-Semitic sentiment
133 min. Charles Van Doren, focuses on a turn-of-the-century threatens his village. Stars
a big time show winner, is prospector in the early days Norma Crane, Leonard Frey,
under scrutiny by a young of the business. Stars Daniel and Topol.
lawyer, Richard Goodwin, who Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, and 3/16: Tootsie, 1982, PG,
is investigating a potentially Ciarán Hinds. 116 min. Michael Dorsey, an
fixed game show. Stars Ralph 3/20: Eternal Sunshine of unsuccessful actor, disguises
Fiennes, John Turturro, and the Spotless Mind, 2004, R, himself as a woman in order
Rob Morrow. Drama/Romance, 108 min. to get a role on a trashy
3/19: Thelma and Louise, When their relationship turns hospital soap. Starring Dustin
1991, R, Adventure/Crime/ sour, a couple undergoes a Hoffman, Jessica Lange, and
Drama, 130 min. Best friends procedure to have each other Teri Garr.
set out on an adventure, but erased from their memories. 3/23: A Beautiful Mind,
it soon becomes a terrifying Starring Kate Winslet, Jim 2001, PG-13, 135 min. Based
escape from being hunted by Carrey, and Tom Wilkinson. on a true story. After John
the police for the crimes the Nash, a brilliant but asocial
3/27: Casino Royale, 2006,
two committed. Stars Susan mathematician, begins secret
PG-13, Adventure/Thriller/Action,
Sarandon, Geena Davis, and work in cryptography, his
144 min. After he earns 00
Harvey Keitel. life takes a nightmarish turn.
status and a license to kill,
3/26: Dead Man Walking, Secret Agent James Bond Starring Russell Crowe, Ed
1995, R, Crime/Drama, 122 sets out on his first mission Harris, and Jennifer Connelly.
min. A nun, while comforting as 007. Bond must defeat a 3/30: Fletch, 1985, PG, 98 min.
a convicted killer on death banker funding terrorists in a Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher is
row, empathizes with both high-stakes game of poker at a newspaper reporter being
the killer and his victim’s Casino Royale, Montenegro. offered a large sum to off a
families. Stars Sean Penn, Stars Daniel Craig, Eva Green, cancerous millionaire. But he
Susan Sarandon, and Robert and Judi Dench. is on the run, risking his job,
Prosky.
and finding clues when it’s
clear that the man is healthy.
Starring Chevy Chase, Dana
Wheeler-Nicholson, and Joe
Don Baker.happenings March 2021 page 13
MARCH AT A GLANCE
Note: Most events/activities will be broadcast on Channel 972 and https://it.wc-br.org/live
until further notice. Additional programing information will be announced as it becomes available.
1 Mon 9:00 TV Aerobics 15 Mon 9:00 TV Aerobics
10:00 TV Strength Training 10:00 TV Strength Training
2:30 TV WILL, Phages 2:30 TV WILL, Jerusalem Windows
2 Tue 9:00 TV Functional Moves 16 Tue 9:00 TV Functional Moves
10:00 TV Chair Yoga 10:00 TV Chair Yoga
2:30 TV Movie, Bagger Vance 2:30 TV Movie: Tootsie
3 Wed 9:00 TV Tabata Intervals 17 Wed 9:00 TV Tabata Intervals
10:00 TV Strength Training 10:00 TV Strength Training
2:00 TV COVID-19 Update 2:00 TV COVID-19 Update
2:30 TV Memoirs Readings 2:30 TV Memoirs Readings
4 Thu 9:00 TV Functional Moves 18 Thu 9:00 TV Functional Moves
10:00 TV Chair Yoga 10:00 TV Chair Yoga
11:00 TV Residents’ Association Meeting 2:30 TV 9 to 5: Story of a Movement
2:30 TV Josh Groban: Harmony 19 Fri 9:00 TV Aerobics
5 Fri 9:00 TV Aerobics 10:00 TV Strength Training
10:00 TV Strength Training 7:00 BR Ping-Pong and Cornhole Start
2:30 BR Ping-Pong and Cornhole Start 7:30 TV Movie, Thelma and Louise
7:30 TV Movie, A Civil Action 20 Sat 7:30 TV Movie, Eternal Sunshine
6 Sat 7:30 TV Movie, Almost Famous 21 Sun 4:00 TV Vespers, The Rev. Elaine Tola
7 Sun 4:00 TV Vespers, Dr. Dudley Rochester 22 Mon 9:00 TV Aerobics
and The Rev. Elaine Tola 10:00 TV Strength Training
8 Mon 9:00 TV Aerobics 2:30 TV WILL, Murphy’s Law
10:00 TV Strength Training 23 Tue 9:00 TV Functional Moves
2:30 TV WILL, Forty Years Columns 10:00 TV Chair Yoga
9 Tue 9:00 TV Functional Moves 2:30 TV Movie, A Beautiful Mind
10:00 TV Chair Yoga 24 Wed 9:00 TV Tabata Intervals
2:30 TV Movie, Fiddler on the Roof 10:00 TV Strength Training
10 Wed 9:00 TV Tabata Intervals 2:00 TV COVID-19 Update
10:00 TV Strength Training 2:30 TV Memoirs Readings
2:00 TV COVID-19 Update 25 Thu 9:00 TV Functional Moves
2:30 TV Memoirs Readings 10:00 TV Chair Yoga
11 Thu 9:00 TV Functional Moves 2:30 TV Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
10:00 TV Chair Yoga 26 Fri 9:00 TV Aerobics
1:00 BR Thursday Book Group 10:00 TV Strength Training
2:30 TV Caring for Mom and Dad 7:00 BR Ping-Pong and Cornhole Start
12 Fri 9:00 TV Aerobics 7:30 TV Movie, Dead Man Walking
10:00 TV Strength Training 27 Sat 7:30 TV Movie, Casino Royale
1:00 BR Friday Book Group 28 Sun 4:00 TV Vespers, Fr. Henry Minich
7:00 BR Ping-Pong and Cornhole Start and The Rev. Elaine Tola
7:30 TV Movie, Quiz Show 29 Mon 9:00 TV Aerobics
13 Sat 7:30 TV Movie, There Will be Blood 10:00 TV Strength Training
14 Sun 4:00 TV Vespers, The Rev. Elaine Tola 2:30 TV WILL, Artic Warming
(The March at a Glance calendar continues on p. 14)page 14 March 2021 happenings
January 31 Snowstorm: Bear Sighting at WCBR January 31 Snowstorm: Early to Work
Photo by Chris Roberts and Joan Bascom Photo by Mary Hamrick
March Crossword Puzzle MARCH AT A GLANCE
Courtesy of Barbara Fontaine (Continued from P. 13)
ACROSS 30 Tue 9:00 TV Functional Moves
2. Jack Dorsey launched this on 3/21/2006 10:00 TV Chair Yoga
4. Day/night balance occurs on the ____ 2:30 TV Movie, Fletch
6. ____ Saving Time starts on March 14, 2021
9. Greek letter celebrated on March 14 31 Wed 9:00 TV Tabata Intervals
10. Carolyn Lalley, born on the ____ of March 10:00 TV Strength Training
12. NBA’s March ____ 2:00 TV Town Hall/COVID-19 Update
13. The Weavers sang “Marching to ____” 2:30 TV Memoirs Readings
14. 2/4 is a common time ____ for marches
15. ... and out like a ____ 7. March comes in like a ____
16. “March of the ____ Plum Fairies” 8. Frederic March performed in Dr. ____
17. March ____ in Alice in Wonderland and Mr. Hyde
18. ____ March asked expensive questions on TV 9. Washington ____ March
11. He is known as the March King
DOWN
12. Once the first month, now the third
1. March ___ is St. Patrick’s Day
3. “Stars and ____ Forever”
5. March named after Greek God of War
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