Free Concert!

Hillsboro to the MAX

with the Hillsboro Community Youth Choir

Saturday, February 4^th at 2:30 pm

Do you enjoy learning about the past? Then you’ll love Hillsboro to the Max, a production that sets history to music, making the stories of the past come alive right before your eyes! Cornell Estates is proud to invite you to this free musical concert on Saturday, February 4^th, at 2:30 pm at Cornell Estates Retirement and Assisted Living.

Hillsboro to the MAX is a celebration of Hillsboro’s rich history, set to song and dance. The show centers on Alexi and Emily, two sisters who are headed by MAX to their grandmother’s house in Hillsboro. But instead of arriving at the next stop, they arrive in 1843 Hillsboro!

In fact, each stop along the MAX line brings them to a different era in Hillsboro’s history, including 1876, 1908, 1943, 1955, and 1978 before arriving back in their own year of 2012. At each stop along the way, the girls explore Hillsboro’s history by talking with famous historical figures and through popular music of the era.

Written in collaboration with the Hillsboro Historical Society, Hillsboro to the MAX is funded by a Community Arts and Culture Grant from the Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council. Local playwright Linda Needham wrote the entertaining script, and Kay Demlow from the Hillsboro Historical Society is the costume consultant. The revue will also be performed on Sunday, February 5^th, at 3:00 pm at the Venetian Theatre in Hillsboro. Both performances are free and open to the public.

The Hillsboro Community Youth Choir (HCYC) is a non-profit choir committed to promoting excellence in choral music and is dedicated to enriching the lives of youth by instilling a life-long love of music through performance and education. The choir is open to any K-12 students in Washington County and performs several times a year, including Handel’s Messiah with the Portland Chamber Orchestra as well as its own concerts. Founded in 2003, the choir is now in its 7^th season.

This program is free and open to the public. Cornell Estates is located at 1005 NE 17^th Avenue, Hillsboro. For more information, please call (503) 640-2884.

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Today’s Tip: Treating Peach and Nectarine Tree Fungus

Hello and welcome, fellow gardeners!

We’re delighted to entertain and educate you each Friday as Arden shares garden tips learned over a lifetime as a master gardener.

This week, Arden goes into detail on phase 2 of treating peach and nectarine tree fungus. It’s important to perform this treatment now, before buds start to appear on these trees. According to Arden, that could occur as early as mid-January with just a few days of unseasonably warm weather. For more details on recommended fungicides and correct treatment procedures, click the play button below.

Arden In The Garden - Treating Peach Nectarine Fungus

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Music Matters Series presents:

The History of Elvis Presley

Wednesday, January 18^th at 1:30 pm

Ask anyone today about Elvis Presley, and you will receive a wide variety of responses: latest Elvis sightings, a comment on their favorite Elvis song, or perhaps a story about a Las Vegas elopement with Elvis as the star witness. But who was Elvis Presley? Join Gordon Neal Herman at Cornell Estates on Wednesday, January 18^th, at 1:30 pm and find out!

In honor of Elvis’ January birthday, Gordon will lead us on an expedition into the personal history of The King of Rock and Roll and his music. Born in 1935, Elvis grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, surrounded by a wide variety of musical styles.

2 years after recording his first album with Sun Records, he was an international sensation, starring in movies, TV specials, as well as ground-breaking sold out crowds on his live tours. Although he died in 1977, he is still one of the most iconic pop culture figures. So if “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” then you’ve “Got a Lot O’ Living to Do” as you join Gordon for this exciting presentation.

Gordon is a classically trained pianist who plays jazz professionally. He has led several different jazz groups, toured and recorded with a jazz quintet for 10 years. As a composer, Gordon has written music for wind ensembles, string quartets, and voice, and has worked with several local theater companies as a music director and sound designer composing music for several theater productions.

Gordon has been very active in the arts and education. He was the Fine Arts Program Director for a public broadcasting station and the booking manager for a ballet company. He has taught music history at several colleges, including Linfield College and Marylhurst University, as well as classes for OASIS programs.

This program is free and open to the public. Cornell Estates is located at 1005 NE 17^th Avenue, Hillsboro. For more information, please call (503) 640-2884.

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Educational Travelogue: The Gulf Coast

Friday, January 20^th at 1:30 pm

If you were to hear someone say, “I took a road trip across America,” chances are that images of RVs, gas stations, and long stretches of empty highway would spring to mind. For Bob Kuest, however, the opposite is true. Join Bob on Friday, January 20^th, at 1:30 pm at Cornell Estates Retirement and Assisted Living as he shares his road trip experiences to the Gulf Coast and the Midwest.

Our rather unusual journey begins at the National Churchill Museum (as in Winston Churchill), located in Fulton, Missouri. The museum is housed in a 12^th century church that was relocated from London to honor the location where Churchill gave his famous “Iron Curtain” speech. Walk alongside Bob and Lenora as they take us through a world-class collection of Churchill memorabilia through pictures and stories.

Next, let’s travel on to Lake Peigneur near New Iberia, Louisiana. On the morning of November 21^st, 1980, this 1300 acre lake was only 11 feet deep. Somehow, a Texaco drilling mine accidentally struck a salt mine shaft below, and in the course of 3 hours, the entire lake drained into the salt mines beneath it. Bob will re-tell the tale of the salt miners’ harrowing escape, and how the Gulf of Mexico refilled the empty basin, completely changing the landscape and ecology of the area.

Unlike our first two destinations, our final visit is to a very famous landmark: Carlsbad Caverns. Marvel at Bob’s beautiful pictures of columns, pillars, stalagmites, and stalactites. In his own words, the main Carlsbad cavern is “bigger than the Rose Garden!” It’s also home to several species of bats, and the wildlife area surrounding the caverns are crawling with interesting wildlife.

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Lecture: Preventing Falling Injuries

Tuesday, January 17^th at 3:00 pm

As our population grows older statistics are indicating that the rate of both fatal falls and fall hospitalizations increase with age. Falls are the leading cause of hip fractures and traumatic brain injuries among Oregon seniors. On Tuesday, January 17^th, at 3:00 pm, Bruce Montgomery, a representative from the Hillsboro Fire Rescue’s Community Education Division, will address the important topic, “Preventing Falling Down and Falling Injuries.” The lecture is free and open to the public.

Falls are often due to hazards that are easy to overlook but also easy to fix. Montgomery will cover the Hillsboro Fire and Rescue’s fall prevention program which offers six tips that can help keep you safely on your feet. The goal of this program is to make seniors more aware of these hazards and help reduce them. The most frequently noted type of fall resulting in hospitalization among Oregon seniors was slipping or tripping on a level surface; an average of 2,400 falls of this type occurred each year.

Bruce Montgomery presents fire and life safety education to various segments of the Hillsboro community. He also serves as back up Public Information Officer which entails communicating fire and emergency response information to the media and public as dynamic emergency situations arise. Lastly, He serves as Chaplain providing support for individuals and families in our community who have been impacted by any number of traumatic events.

This program is free and open to the public. Cornell Estates is located at 1005 NE 17^th Avenue, Hillsboro. For more information, please call (503) 640-2884.

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AARP Driver Safety Program

Wednesday, January 11^th and Thursday, January 12^th

8:45 am – 12:00 pm each day

In mid-January, Cornell Estates Retirement & Assisted Living Community will once again be hosting the AARP’s Driver Safety Program. This 6-hour driver safety workshop for drivers age 50 and older will be held over two days: Wednesday, January 11^th, and Thursday, January 12^th, from 8:45am – 12:00 pm each day.

Why take a driver safety refresher course? Cars have changed — so have traffic rules, driving conditions, and the roads we drive on every day. This course is an excellent way to brush up on driving skills to stay safe!

The AARP Driver Safety Program has offered this classroom course in communities around the country since 1979. It is the nation’s first and largest course for drivers age 50 and older. The program has helped millions of drivers protect their safety on today’s roads.

This workshop is open to the public. There is a $12 registration fee for AARP members, and $14 for non-members. Most auto insurance companies provide discounts for completing this course, so check with your insurance company.

To register, please call Cornell Estates at  (503) 640-2884. Cornell Estates is located at 1005 NE 17^th Avenue, Hillsboro.

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Planes, Trains, and Automobile Series Presentation:

Private Pilot Col. Scott Powell, Retired

Friday, January 13^th at 1:30 pm

Every summer, thousands of people flood the Hillsboro Airport for the annual Air Show. But what is it really like to fly into combat as a pilot? Join us for an intimate window into a military pilot’s life on Friday, January 13^th, at 1:30 pm as Retired Colonel Scott Powell describes his flying career.

Col. Powell’s presentation will cover his life-long pursuit of airplanes, from serving as a US Air Force pilot in Vietnam, to piloting classic planes for the Hillsboro Classic Aircraft Museum and finally as an International Air Ambulance Pilot. He will mix slideshows with history lessons, memorabilia with little-known interesting facts, and anecdotes from 40 years of flying great aircraft.

During his 30 year history in the armed forces, Col. Powell accumulated over 5,500 flying hours in 8 different aircraft. His 650 combat flying hours span 301 combat missions in Southeast Asia during 1971-72, including Vietnam and Okinawa, as well as a distinguished 24-year career in the Oregon Air National Guard. He currently runs a 300 acre farm in the Willamette Valley, flies in the Northwest Air Shows each year in a variety of retired “Warbirds,” and pilots international Air Ambulance Lear Jet missions.

This program is free and open to the public. Cornell Estates is located at 1005 NE 17^th Avenue, Hillsboro. For more information, please call (503) 640-2884.

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Today’s Tip: Best Seed Catalogs and Training Fruit Canes

Hello and welcome, fellow gardeners!

We’re delighted to entertain and educate you each Friday as Arden shares garden tips learned over a lifetime as a master gardener.

This week, Arden provides two tips: best practices for training your fruit canes over the winter to stick to your fence or other support structure, and the best of the seed catalogs that will soon be flooding your mailbox, if they are not already doing so.  Just click the play button below to get started!

Arden In The Garden - Fruit Canes

Arden In The Garden - Seed Catalogs

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