Voter Assistant Program

Wednesday, May 5th

at 10:00am in the Party Room

Washington County Elections Voter Assistance Program will be on hand with their Voter Assistance Team at Cornell Estates on Wednesday, May 5th, at 10:00am, in the Party Room to assist voters who: need help reading the Voters’ Pamphlet and/or their ballot; need someone to be their “pencil”  to assist them in completing the ballot; or want to vote privately and independently using an alternative format ballot.  Assistance provided will not  include making voting decisions for the voter.

Honoring Mothers

Throughout Washington County

Friday, May 7th at, 1:30pm

in the Party Room

Carol Ann Wheeler, former Ladies National Fiddle Champion, will perform a FREE concert and reception for mothers throughout Washington County in celebration of Mother’s Day.  On Friday, May 7th, at 1:30pm in the Party Room, Carol Ann will play a variety of styles, including Irish, Scottish, Canadian, Texas, Gypsy & Classical violin and is proud to preserve America’s heritage of Old-Time Fiddle  Music.  In the audience will be Carol Ann’s mother, Irene Ledbetter, a resident of Cornell Estates.

Fiddle, or “mountain music”, represents perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than native American music, and is termed  “old-time”.  Her contributions to old-time music can be found in her  numerous instructional books and recordings with the Mel Bay Company.  Jeff Heberle, who plays the guitar, adds the perfect accompaniment to the violin for their performance.

Historically, the fiddle was always the leading melodic instrument and, if no other instruments were available, dances were accompanied only by a single fiddler, who often also acted as a dance caller.

Bruttles & Bernard Candy

Monday, May 10th from 10am to 3pm,

in the Main Living Room

 “Bruttles” and Bernard Candy will be at Cornell    Estates on Monday, May 10th, from 10am to 3pm, in the Main Living Room with everyone’s favorite mouth watering candies .

Bernard Callebaut Chocolate will be featuring handmade toffee and caramels covered with butter Belgian chocolate.  Also available are Gourmet Butterfingers in five flavors.

Based in Spokane Valley, “Bruttles Candies” makes soft peanut butter brittle (with and without chocolate coating) that’s used as  a turn down treat  in guest rooms at the  Davenport Hotel.   Bruttles has long been affiliated with the Davenport Hotel and sells its products from the Hotel Candy Shoppe.

The Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra

Friday, May 14th 

at Liberty High School from 7pm to 10pm

The Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra welcomes you to its family of local musicians, a group who graciously give of their time and talents in order to share the love of music with their community.

They are pleased to invite you on Friday, May 14th from 7pm to 10pm to their ninth concert season at Liberty High School.  Performances this year will take you on a musical journey through the past, present and future.

From the Sea to the Sky:

A Photographic Journey

Friday, May 21st, at 1:30pm

in the Party Room

Cornell Estates welcomes armature photographer, Terry Steel, as he shares his photographic journey from Santa Cruz Island to the Oregon Coast, Mt. Hood National forest to the very northeast corner of Oregon, the Wallowa Mountains and north to Whistler, BC.  His power point presentation will begin at 1:30pm in the Party Room on Friday, May 28th.

His presentation will begin on Santa Cruz Island, one of the five islands that make up the Channel Islands National Park, located just twenty five miles off the Southern California coastline. From there, the audience will journey north along the Oregon Coast making brief stops at a few of the Central and Northern beaches.

Next stop is Mt. Hood National Forest with its many lakes and hiking trails to the very northeast corner of Oregon, to see the Eagle Cap Wilderness in the Wallowa Mountains. This area has been described as the Oregon Alps and has over fifty alpine lakes. The last stop on the journey is Whistler, BC; one of the venues for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Photographer Terry Steele, son in-law to Cornell Estate’s resident Rose Enyeart,  spent several years living in Ventura County , which lies along the Southern California coastline, before moving back home to Oregon.  In exchange for the beautiful sailing waters off Ventura,  he has rediscovered the wonderful back country of the Pacific Northwest.

Portland Rose Festival Princess Visit

         Monday, May 24th at 3pm, in the Party Room

The Rose Festival Court is comprised of 15  outstanding women who are selected from 15 Portland-area high schools by their respective student bodies.  The   mission of the Rose Festival Court program is to provide scholarships for higher education, to promote community outreach and volunteerism and to offer networking and mentoring opportunities to  outstanding young women in a program that perpetuates an appreciation for Rose Festival history and tradition.

On Monday, May 24th, at 3pm in the Party Room, the 2010 Rose Festival Princesses and seven chaperons will visit the residents  of Cornell Estates Retirement and Assisted Living.  These lovely ladies will begin “Bridging Communities” by “engaging” our community in kicking off the 2010 Rose Festival season.

Century High School Art Showcase 

Wednesday, May 26th, at 1:30pm

in the Party Room

On Wednesday, May 26th at, 1:30pm in the Party Room nine talented Advanced Placement students from Century High School’s art program will share and discuss their senior art projects as part of the  Artist  @ Cornell Program at Cornell Estates.

The students have the opportunity to receive college credits by submitting a portfolio with 24 works of art in either a drawing, 2D design or 3D portfolio. All students are required to have six pieces of art for FAME night to complete their senior project requirement for graduation. FAME (Focused Arts and Media Education) night is June 2nd at 6pm at Century High school.  Their art teacher Anne Johnson said, “This class has been outstanding.  They are constantly  challenging themselves and doing amazing work!”

The following are biographies from 3 students who will be participating:

Roxanne Olsson’s art work is inspired by world cultures and her travels to China.  She loves experiencing and researching other cultures and brings that to her artwork. Often times her pieces are combinations of animals, people, and traditional patterns that are part of a specific country or region. Next year she will be attending the University of Oregon for International Studies.

Katerina Edwards is inspired by the Fauvists (such as Matisse) and then likes to incorporate contour drawing. Her primary subjects are friends and family as well as incorporating backgrounds that are relevant to the person or personality. She will either go to Portland State University, to study psychology and art or to Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Special Event 

Honoring Mothers throughout Washington County

FORMER LADIES NATIONAL FIDDLE CHAMPION will perform the upcoming FREE Mother’s Day concert and reception at Cornell Estates on Friday, May 7^th at 1:30pm

Carol Ann Wheeler, Former Ladies National Fiddle Champion, will perform a free concert and reception for mothers throughout Washington County in celebration of Mother’ Day.  She will play a variety of styles, including Irish, Scottish, Canadian, Texas, Gypsy & Classical violin and is proud to preserve America’s Heritage of Old-Time Fiddle Music. In the audience will be Carol Ann’s mother, Irene Ledbetter, a resident of Cornell Estates.

Fiddle or “mountain music” represent perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music and thus termed “old-time”.  Her contributions to Old-Time music can be found in her numerous instructional Books and Recordings with the Mel Bay Company. Jeff Heberle, who plays the guitar, adds the perfect accompaniment to the violin for their performance.

Historically, the fiddle was nearly always the leading melodic instrument, and if no other instruments were available, dances were accompanied only by a single fiddler, who often also acted as a dance caller.

Cornell Estates and Mooberry Elementary Celebrate Year-long Community Alliance

In August 2009, Cornell Estates’ retirement resident Anne Matthes spotted an article in the Hillsboro Argus which described how some Hillsboro elementary schools were struggling last year.  One of the schools mentioned was nearby Mooberry Elementary.  Matthes approached Cornell Estates’ staff and asked “What can we do to help?”  This little question has spawned a year-long community alliance between Cornell Estates Retirement & Assisted Living and Mooberry Elementary.  Together, they have committed time, energy, and resources to five ongoing innovative intergenerational collaborative projects.

By the end of this school year, over 50 residents of Cornell Estates will have participated with over 150 students in these projects, including serving as bi-weekly Pen Pals with Miss Mito’s 3^rd Grade class, volunteering each Monday afternoon in the SMART Reading program, and working with students in the after-school Math & Science Club.  To support Mrs. Walls’ 6^th grade music classes for their international music performance coming up in May, Cornell residents have been making costumes and props, as well as recording international books on tape to cheer the children on in their preparations.  Mooberry principal Linda Bishop says, “The collaboration with Cornell Estates has been a “win-win” for our students and the senior residents.  Children here have enjoyed writing letters, reading, and learning about their special friends at Cornell.We feel very fortunate to have this partnership.”  This month on April 20^th, Cornell Estates residents join with 4^th graders at Mooberry Elementary in an intergenerational drumming circle, a fitting tribute to the motto of the year-long alliance that “we are better together”. 

Matthes, a retired school psychologist, participates in three of the partnership projects.  She says, “I have always enjoyed working with school children.  Projects like SMART Reading allow us to participate in providing extra practice for the children, and they seem to really enjoy the extra one-on-one attention we offer.”  Both Cornell Estates and Mooberry Elementary hope to expand their partnership in the 2010/2011 school year with additional projects to support the Mooberry children and the good work of the school staff and faculty.

This community alliance is one of many intergenerational partnerships that Cornell Estates has launched over the past year with local organizations as part of their “Engaging the Community” initiative.  Through these community partnerships, Cornell Estates residents have the opportunity to engage in meaningful projects with members of their surrounding community.  Research demonstrates that staying connected and contributing in the community is good for our health.  By engaging with community members of all ages, we are staying healthy together, says Landa Carlson of Cornell Estates.

Pictured in photograph:  Cornell Estates’ resident Anne Matthes sharing poetry with Mooberry Elementary Pen Pals Trystain Lybrand Long, Amber Gehrke, and Maria Madrigal.

Manila Espionage

The True Story of an Oregon Heroine

Friday, April 9th, at 1:30 p.m.

Learn the true story behind the Hollywood movie,  “I Was an American Spy,” and fascinating details of  real life heroine Claire Phillips; a native Oregonian.  Sig Unander is a Portland-area writer and filmmaker, and will be on hand at Cornell Estates on Friday, April 9th, at 1:30 p.m. to discuss this fascinating story.

This free lecture is open to the public.