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The
mission
of
Holladay Park Plaza is
to create and maintain
a non-profit retirement
community where the
lives of residents are
continually enriched.
The Plaza Review is
published monthly by
Holladay Park Plaza
Editor
Barbara Euler
Art & Design
Chris Porter
Karin Towles
Calendar
René Swar
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Review may be submitted to the Front Desk or
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Submissions are due by
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Holladay Park Plaza
1300 NE 16th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 503-288-6671
Fax: 503-280-2524
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Do You Remember?
by Aunt Betsy aka Lee Forsythe
front to OHSU (but does NOT include transfers to TriMet).
TriMet is struggling to maintain service while
closing a $12 million budget shortfall.
Riders should also note some changes in bus
routes for #8, 9, 73, and 77, although not where they pass near the
Gulch. See trimet.org
In our neighborhood, tickets can be purchased at MAX vending machines, Fred Meyer, Safeway, Whole Foods, New Seasons, QFC
and the Alberta Food Coop as well as the Holladay Park Plaza
Reception Desk.
Bible Study Resumes
Submitted by Bob Fletcher
The bimonthly Bible Study will meet Friday, September 14th at 2:00 PM in the Club Room. The
group meets on the second and the fourth Fridays
of September, October and November.
Rev. Marian Boehr, who leads the study, will start with a series:
“The Joys of Knowing God! A study on the Attributes of God.”
All are invited to attend.
This Issue’s Contributors:
Larry Bingham (Oregonian), Jack Bishop, Marian Boehr,
Dave Brook (SGNA), Gloria Zeal Davis, Edward Engelberg,
Barbara Euler, Bob Fletcher, Lee Forsythe, Lois Manookian,
Susan Maselli, Berkeley Ormond, Ross Robson,
Janet Smithwick, René Swar
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The Plaza Review
September 2012
Do you remember your first teacher? I do, in fact she is one
of the few whose name I can recall. Perhaps it was because
I was so anxious to go to school. I had no playmates. My
family’s dairy farm was somewhat isolated. I drove my
folks crazy with the exaggerated tales I told about things I
saw on my meanderings up and down the long lane that led
to our place. Once I said I had seen an elephant. That was a
bit too much and mother challenged me. I stuck to my
story. Later when a large shaggy stray dog came into our
yard I confessed that was my elephant.
My two-room school was twenty-five miles away. Our jitney’s driver lived at the top of our lane. I was the first to
board. There was another girl but she was the last to be
picked up. The behavior of the two third grade boys encouraged by two sixth graders scared me. Early on I
learned to sit on my book bag and fight back. The first
grades were in one room and the last three in the other. A
long enclosed hall ran between the two sections and served
as our lunchroom and where any special program was conducted. On a rainy or very cold day we spent our recess
there. Our rest rooms, marked his and hers, sat behind the
building.
I was happy to meet my beautiful teacher, Miss Cornelia
Lee. Receiving my reader, a wide-lined tablet and pencils
thrilled me. Having learned most of my letters at home, I
wanted to “always” be the one called on first. Miss Cornelia gently reminded me that we must take turns. Third graders had their lessons first followed by the second graders. It
was difficult for me to sit quietly through both.
Once a week all three grades joined to learn songs. Every
other week we had art. Construction paper, crayons along
with Miss Cornelia’s skill made it fun. I distinctly recall
the Christmas cards we made. My mouth ran almost as
much as the paste.
My best memory is how I felt when, on gathering mail, to
find a beautifully decorated Christmas card addressed to
me. I loved it. It sits along with my report card in my
scrapbook. All A’s except, as you guessed, B’s on deportment. At the end of the school year Miss Cornelia announced her engagement and would no longer teach. Our
dairy farm was sold and the next year I could walk to my
suburban school.
September 2012
The Plaza Review
September 2012
Ecumenical
Vesper Services
by Berkeley Ormond
Teach me O Lord, your holy way,
And give me an obedient mind,
That in your service I may find
My heart’s delight
From day to day.
William Matson, 1866
Ministers Recruiter
Libby Ormond
September 2, 2012
The Reverend Dr. Patricia Ross
United Church of Christ Minister
September 9, 2012
The Reverend Linda Stewart-Kalen
Presbyterian Minister
September 16, 2012
The Reverend Jennifer Brownell
United Church of Christ Minister
September 23, 2012
The Reverend Mark Knutson
Lutheran Minister
September 30, 2012
The Reverend Donovan Burkert-Kerr
Presbyterian Minister
Each service begins at 3:55pm.
All residents are invited.
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