Meet Senator Bruce Starr

with Special Presentation by

The Fraud and Identity Theft Enforcement Team

Wednesday, August 25th at 1:30 pm

Identity theft. Fraud. Political controversy. These stories frequently make newspaper headlines and TV spotlights. They can touch anyone, from national healthcare reform to using your credit card on the Internet. That’s why Cornell Estates is thrilled to invite you to meet State Senator Bruce Starr and Oregon House of Representatives candidate Shawn Lindsay on Wednesday, August 24th, at 1:30 pm. Sergeant Shawn Dunn from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office will be joining them with a presentation entitled “Fight Fraud and Identity Theft.”

Senator Bruce Starr, currently serving his 2nd term as a state senator, is a Hillsboro resident and native. Originally the owner of a construction company, Bruce currently advises companies on public affairs strategies. As a political advocate for his western Washington County district, his public service priorities include education reform, transportation investments, and economic development incentives.

Shawn Lindsay is a candidate for the Hillsboro and North Plains State Representative House District. Like Senator Starr, Shawn is deeply concerned about Oregon’s future and its impact on residents in Hillsboro and North Plains. Currently a business attorney, this father of 3 daughters cares immensely about our schools, economic strength, and ability to keep up with the growing burden of state government.

The Fraud and Identity Theft Enforcement Team (FITE) is the first successful interagency effort to combat the issues of fraud and identity theft Oregon. A cooperative effort between the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Hillsboro Police Department, Sergeant Shawn Dunn and his 5 team members aggressively track down fraud suspects and help victims recover from their losses every day.

This event is a unique opportunity for Hillsboro’s citizens to learn more about their state representatives and to protect themselves from fraud and identity theft. We look forward to welcoming you to Cornell Estates on Wednesday, August 25th at 1:30 pm for this special event!

This event is free and open to the public. Cornell Estates is located at 1005 NE 17th Avenue in Hillsboro. If you have questions or comments, or would like to plan an activity at Cornell Estates, don’t hesitate to contact us.

The Night Sky

Friday, August 20th at 1:30 pm 

Cornell Estates is pleased to invite Bernie Keuhn, a member of the Rose City Astronomers, to present “The Night Sky” on Friday, August 20th in the party room.  The one hour presentation will include a tour of the night sky, the structure of our celestial “neighborhood,” some of NASA’s latest scientific breakthroughs, and of course a question and answer session. 

Keuhn has been the advisor for the Astronomy Clubs at Hillsboro and Century High Schools for many years. For the past 10 years he has also been in charge of the Youth Astronomy program at the Oregon Star Party in Central Oregon. A retired high school choir director (Century High School) and university instructor (Pacific University), Keuhn is an ardent promoter of astronomy education whenever anyone will listen.   

This event is free and open to the public.  Cornell Estates is located at 1005 NE 17th Avenue in Hillsboro.  If you have questions or comments, or would like to plan an activity at Cornell Estates, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Showtime at Shute Park

Thursday, August 19th from 7-9 pm

Join us as we sponser the Oregon Symphonic Band for a “Concert under the Stars” on Thursday, August 19th at 7 pm.  Part of the Showtime at Shute Park summer concert series, the concert is free for everyone.  

This year Cornell has sponosed the Oregon Symphonic Band (OSB), Oregon’s premier symphonic band.  Formed in 1988, the award-winning band is comprised of 65 brass, wind and percussion players who volunteer to play together out of their love of music.  These players are some of Portland’s finest amateur and professional musicians. The band plays three concert series per year, ranging from marches to jazz, orchestral transcriptions to Broadway showtunes, to contemporary band literature. 

Each year Cornell residents make their way to Showtime at Shute Park to enjoy some of the best music in the county.  We invite you to join us this year for what is sure to be a fabulous concert! 

Showtime at Shute Park is a free concert for everyone, and we encourage you to join us!  If you have questions or comments, or would like to plan an activity at Cornell Estates, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Educational Travelogue: Tuscany, Italy

Friday, August 13th at 1:30pm

Tuscany, known for beautiful landscapes, a rich artistic legacy and its vast influence on high culture, will be Cornell Estates’ educational travelogue destination on Friday, August 13th at 1:30pm. Hillsboro residents Pat and Norm Sandberg will share their travels to this beautiful region of Italy. It is widely regarded as the true birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and  home to some of the most influential people in the history of arts and science, such as Dante, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci,  and Galileo.  

Their program highlights include Montalcino, a walled hilltop town in Tuscany where the climate and nature of the soil favors the numerous acres of vineyards from which some of Tuscany’s most esteemed red wines are produced. It is also home for the Palazzo Comunale, a brick and stone building with a very fine 13th century tower. 

The Sandbergs traveled to one of the Tuscany’s most populous city, Florence.  The city lies on the River Arno and is known for its history and its importance during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This grand city is regarded by many as the art capital of Italy and is the home of several museums including the Pitti Palace and the Uffizi, its most popular museum. 

Another historic center that will be covered is Siena, famous for its cuisine, art, museums, and medieval cityscapes.  It is home of the Piazza del Campo, now regarded as one of the most beautiful civic spaces in Europe.  The Piazza del Campo is the site of the local market and the location for various sporting events including a horse race, the Palio. 

Since their retirement, Hillsboro residents Norm and Pat Sandberg have traveled both in Europe and the United States.  They have also been active in the Elderhostel programs.  Photography has been a lifelong hobby of Norm’s and Pat is a Quilter sewing for charity and active in local groups and a Guild.

This event is free and open to the public.  Cornell Estates is located at 1005 NE 17th Avenue in Hillsboro.  If you have questions or comments, or would like to plan an activity at Cornell Estates, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Stars & Strips:  The History of American Marching Bands

Join us on Friday, July 2nd at 1:30pm as Gordon Neal Herman Pianist, Composer and Musicologist will be on hand to present the history of American marching bands. He will cover the American Marching Band’s rise to popular music status in the early 1900’s.  Such figures as John Phillip Sousa and Arthur Pryor will be covered along with musical examples.

Northern European Getaway to Belgium, Lexembourg and Holland

Come hear all about touring in the land famous for vaious great cheese and yummy chocolates!  On Friday, July 30th at 1:30 pm Cornell has invited Morgan Brown recently back from her tour of northern Europe.  During the power point presentation, she will explore beautiful Brussels with its museums, parks and stores in the inner city–as well view the European Union Headquarters affectionately known as “Manhattan”.

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. in the Party Room to discuss this fascinating story.

Phillips played a vital role in wartime Manila in helping U.S. prisoners in the infamous Cabanatuan prison camp.  Her autobiography, Manila Espionage, published when Phillips returned to Oregon after the war in 1947, is a heart-pounding tale of danger, drama, romance, and tragedy.  Film clips, rare memorabilia, newspaper clippings, and photos illustrating her amazing life will also be on display.

Sig Unander is currently working on a documentary on the life of Claire Phillips.  Unander, a fourth-generation Oregonian, is a historian, and an aviation art collector and dealer.   He grew up in a family dedicated to the ideals of public involvement and community service.  Mr. Unander served as an elected City Councilor in Cornelius and on several appointed governmental boards in Washington County.  A fluent Spanish speaker, he holds a B.A. in Political Science from Pacific University and a post baccalaureate degree in Latin American Studies from Portland State University.

Cornell Estates is proud to partner with OASIS  Portland which offers challenging programs in the arts, humanities, wellness, and technology and    volunteer services.

Free and open to the public.

The Street Children of Odessa

Monday, April 19th, at 1:30 p.m.

Robert Gamble, D. Min., Director of This Child Here program will discuss the children moving from street life to life in homes in Odessa, Ukraine. Cornell Estates will host the program on Monday, April 19th, at 1:30 p.m. in the Party Room.  Of Ukraine’s nine million children, 65,000 live in state-run institutions, often separated from their siblings. Most of these children are abandoned by their parents due to poverty, unemployment, alcoholism, and drug use. They live under the streets and in the abandoned buildings and parks of Odessa.

In September of 2005, as Pastor of The First Presbyterian Church of Daytona Beach, Florida, Bob traveled to Ukraine and volunteered at a shelter for street children in Odessa. He met the staff and photographed children on the streets.  In 2006, he returned to Odessa where his photographs were on exhibition during that week as a means to increase awareness of the plight of homeless children. Touched, Gamble resigned as Pastor of his church and moved to Odessa to help.

This Child Here has a mission to guide and encourage street children toward a life with a family, in a shelter or an orphanage, and to provide these children with the love, encouragement, life skills and motivation to lead healthy emotional, physical, mental and spiritual lives.

Bob Gamble’s mother, Bee Gamble, was a resident here at Cornell Estates and has graciously agreed to conduct this program.

Free and open to the public.