Mission Statement

COMMUNITY
MEETINGS
Monday, May 4
Floor Meetings
Time Varies by Floor
Thursday, May 7
Resident Council
1:30PM
Tuesday. May 12
Environmental Committee
10:30 AM
Montclair Committee
10:30 AM
Thursday, May 14
Library Committee
1:30 PM
Board of Directors
1:30 PM
Tuesday, May 26
Resident Services
Committee
11:00 AM
Mission Statement
“To be of service to the residents of Clairmont Place and The Montclair...
“To work together in a spirit of willing cooperation for the common
good of the community...
“To enhance the safety, security and comfort of our residents and to
promote an active, independent lifestyle...
“To be the best that we can be in order to preserve Clairmont Place as
the premier retirement community in the Atlanta area”
May Outings
Friday, May 1
9:15 AM Men’s Breakfast to JRs
1:00 PM Mystery Trip
Sunday, May 3
3:00 PM Chorale II Concert
Wednesday, May 6
7:15 PM Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra
Clairmont Place
Board of Directors
President: Betty Daniels
Vice President: Bob Gary
Secretary: Elizabeth Mabry
Member: Betty Asbury
Member: Bob Jones
Thursday, May 7
7:00 PM Atlanta Symphony
Senior Association
Management, LLC.
Friday, May 8
9:15 AM Ladies Breakfast Outing
11:00 AM Carlos Concert: Musical Jokes
2:00 PM Mason Mill to Medlock Walk
Managing Director:
Paul McGough
Business and Food Service Director:
Chris Rajack
Housekeeping Director:
Vazianna Davis
Maintenance Director:
Wade Smith
Montclair Director:
Breda Collins
Resident Services Director:
Lynn Mayer
Monday, May 11
4:30 PM Dinner Outing to Longhorn
Wednesday, May 13
6:45 PM Aurora Theatre
Friday, May 15
10:30 AM Red Top Mountain Picnic
Saturday, May 16
5:30 PM Gwinnett Braves vs. Louisville
Sunday, May 17
2:15 PM The Festival Singers of Atlanta
Wednesday, May 20
12:00 Noon TLC (The Lunch Club) to Mellow
Mushroom Pizza
Friday, May 22
9:15 AM Atlanta Botanical Gardens in Gainesville
Tuesday, May 26
5:00 PM Dinner Outing to Red Snapper
Thursday, May 28
7:00 PM Atlanta Symphony
Friday, May 29
9:15 AM Atlanta Botanical Gardens in Atlanta
The Neighboring News and
Clairmont Conversation are both designed and
edited by
Lynn Mayer, Paul Bugg
and Peggy Ray
Clairmont Place Senior Living Community,
2100 Clairmont Lake, Decatur, Ga. 30033
Professionally Managed by Senior Association
Management, LLC.
Lynn’s Pen
Wedding photo’s, bridal dresses
and tuxedo needed: As we prepare for the
month of June we ask each of you to bring your
wedding picture to the Front Desk . We will make a
copy of it and return your original to you. We will
have a wedding dinner party and would like to display
wedding dresses and a tux. Please talk with Lynn
Mayer if you have a wedding gown or tux that we
could display at the dinner for a couple of hours.
Manipulation is a card game. Join others as
they have a good time playing Manipulation ON
Sundays at 3:00 in the card room.
Stationery Bike: Please note that when you
ride the stationery bike with the arm handles in our
Fitness Center that not only should you adjust the seat
to be able to reach the foot peddles , but the arm
handles adjust also. If you do not know how to
unscrew the knobs on the bar for the handles and
move the bar, please ask Lynn Mayer to show you.
This will make it easier and you will want to adjust the
foot peddles and arms handles to fit your body. We
always adjust the rearview mirror in a car when
someone else drives it before us so the same principle
applies.
Season tickets:
This summer watch the
calendar for Coffee Chats with guest speakers
bringing the season ticket lineup for theatres, the
Atlanta and DeKalb Symphony concert schedules.
Group sales for The GA Ensemble Theatre will be at
Coffee Chat on Wednesday, May 20. Come hear
about the season and pick up forms for your season
tickets. Want to go to new or different theatres? If
you have visited other theaters and seen good
performances let Lynn know. We are always open to
trying out a different theatre company. Atlanta has
many good theatres.
Genealogy: Interested in continuing the
Genealogy group and share what you know or want to
know about genealogy with other interested
residents ? Let Lynn know and a date and time will be
set. Next meeting: May 18, 6:30 PM, Board Room.
Clairmont Place Singers hit the
road: Our own Clairmont Place Singers were received
with much happiness and a request for an encore at
Clairmont Crest. By popular demand our singers will hit
the road again on June 29 to sing at Clairmont Oaks.
Luau Dinner Party: On June 4 plan to dress
for our annual Luau. Do you need a grass skirt? You may
place an order at the Front Desk by May 6 to order an
artificial grass skirt. Prices are listed, plus shipping. You
may also try Party City.
Ageless Grace chair exercise seminar and
certification to be held here at Clairmont Place May 1, 2 &
3. Caregivers, family members or others interested in
attending the seminar or becoming certified may check the
web site for more information. Www.Agelessgrass.com/
schedule
Ageless Grace exercise is ideal for individuals
who would like to stay youthful and vibrant while having
fun, as well as fitness professionals, caregivers, family
members and educators who want to learn the 21
TOOLS to utilize and stimulate the 5 areas of the brain
while energizing and activating the physical body.
Registration can be done by going to the web site or
contact instructor Sandy Bramlett at swbsun@aol.com.
Mother’s: We need a picture of all of our mothers. If
we took your picture last year we will use it again. If you
were not here last Mother’s Day we would like to take a
quick picture. Please stop at the Front Desk to have a
picture made.
Father’s: We need your pictures for Father’s Day. If
we did not take your picture last year please stop at the
Front Desk and have your picture made by Peggy or
Helen.
11Alive Who Care Community
Service Awards: On Saturday, May 9, Betty
Bolander will receive this award for her 20 years of
volunteering at Central Outreach and Advocacy Center
and a lifetime of service throughout the world. The show
will air Saturday, May 9 from 7:30—9:00 PM on 11Alive
and Sunday, May 10 from 12:30—2:00 PM on THE ATL
Senior’s Exam
You only need 4 correct out of 10 to pass.
1.
2.
3.
4.
How long did the Hundred Years’ war last?
Which country makes Panama hats?
From which animal do we get cat gut?
In which month do Russians celebrate October
Revolution?
5. What is a camel’s hair brush made of?
6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named
after what animal?
7. What is King George VI’s first name?
8. What color is the purple finch?
9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10. What is the color of the black box in a
commercial airplane?
Answers at the end of Lynn’s Pen.
It’s a rare person who doesn’t get discouraged.
Whether it happens to us or to an associate we’re
trying to cheer up, the answer centers around one
word: perseverance.
The value of courage, persistence, and
perseverance has rarely been illustrated more
convincingly than the life story of this man (his age
appears in the column on the right):
Age
Failed in business
22
Ran for legislature—defeated
23
Again failed in business
24
Sweetheart died
26
Had a nervous breakdown
27
Defeated for Speaker
29
Defeated for Congress
39
Defeated for Senate
46
Defeated for Vice President
47
Defeated for Senate
49
Elected President
of the United States
51
That’s the record of Abraham Lincoln.
Bits and Pieces, Vol. R/No. 10. p. 5
Golfer Arnold Palmer has never flaunted his success.
Although he has won hundreds of trophies and awards,
the only trophy in his office is a battered little cup that he
got for his first professional win at the Canadian Open in
1955. In addition to the cup, he has a lone framed plaque
on the wall. The plaque tells you why he has been
successful on and off the golf course. It reads:
If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you like to win but think you can’t,
It’s almost certain that you won’t.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger woman or man,
But sooner or later, whose who win
Are those who think they can.
Bits and Pieces, Vol. R/No. 10. p. 11
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May) is a
celebration held on May 5. it is celebrated nationwide in
the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in
the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Dia de la
Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of
Puebla). The date is observed in the United States as a
celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. In the state of
Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican
army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of
Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. Contrary to widespread,
popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s
Independence Day—the most important national patriotic
holiday in Mexico—which is actually celebrated on
September 16.
Senior Exam Answers:
1. The Hundred Years War lasted 116 years.
2. Panama hats are made in Ecuador.
3. Sheep and Horses provide cat gut.
4. October Revolution is celebrated in November.
5. Camel’s hair brushes are made of Squirrel fur.
6. The Canary Islands are named after Dogs.
7. King George VI’s first name was Albert.
8. A purple finch is Crimson.
9. Chinese gooseberries come from New Zealand.
10. The black box is Orange.
Johnny Mercer Movies in May—Cinema During the month of May
we will show a few movies featuring songs with lyrics by Johnny
Mercer. We will also show other movies. Watch the movies and decide
which ones feature Johnny Mercer Music.
The Men’s Group, Every Sunday, 3:00 PM. Bar Area. The Men’s
Group is for all Clairmont Place men to get together and chat, get to
know one another and BYOB... Bring Your Own Beverage.
Men’s Breakfast Outing to JRs, Friday, May 1, 9:15 AM. The
Clairmont Men enjoy sharing stories with Paul McGough and Paul
Bugg while having a hearty breakfast. Cost: $3 for bus and money for
breakfast.
Mystery Trip, Friday, May 1, 1:00 PM. Metro Atlanta. Have lunch
early so you won’t miss the bus for this requested Mystery Trip many
of you have asked about. Some walking—easy. Cost: $3 for bus and
possible spending money. Deadline: April 28. Need 10-15 to sign up.
Kentucky Derby Happy Hour, Saturday, May 2, 4:00 PM. Bar Area.
In the traditional Kentucky Derby style mint juleps and ham biscuits
will be served. Pay 25¢ per horses name to draw names for the winning
horses. The race will be shown in the Dining Room on TV following
dinner. Will your horse be the winner? Kentucky Derby hats are
welcome.
Chorale II Concert, Sunday, May 3, 3:00 PM. First Baptist Church of
Tucker. Peggy Ray and members from Chorale II will be in concert on
Sunday, May 3. Sign up to go to Peggy’s concert. Cost: $3 for bus.
Deadline: April 30. Need 10 or more.
Sunday Cinema, May 3, 4:00 PM, Johnny Mercer, The Dream’s on
Me, (2009) Starring Bill Charlap, Julie Andrews, Harold Arlen. Rated:
TV Movie.
Car Detailing, Monday, May 4, 9:00 AM—5:00 PM. Located next to
the red Pick-up at the Visitor Parking area in Parking Lot. Mr. Antonio
James returns with his car detailing business to clean you car inside and
out at a price that is a great deal and convenience. Sign up for your
appointment time at the Front Desk. Tips are appreciated. Cost: $25
for a car and $35 for a truck or SUV.
Cinco de Mayo Cocktail Party, Tuesday, May 5, 4:00 PM. Place to be
determined. We’re celebrating Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday. We
celebrate because it’s fun! We have live music and free margaritas.
Coffee Chat, Wednesday, May 6, 9:00 AM. Main Dining Room. Floyd
Williams, Speaker.
Atlanta Symphony, Thursday, May 7, 7:00 PM. Woodruff Arts
Center. Program: Liadov: The Enchanted Lake; John Adams:
Scheherazade 2 (Symphony for Violin and Orchestra); Ravel:
Pavane; Respighi: Pines of Rome. Cost: $3 for bus and season
ticket. Deadline: May 4.
Ladies Breakfast Outing, Friday, May 8, 9:15 AM. Old Hickory
House. The ladies will have a grand time sharing stories while enjoying
country ham and eggs, or pancakes homestyle breakfast and coffee.
We’ll be back in time to go to the Carlos Concert. Cost: $3 for bus and
money for breakfast. Deadline: May 4. Need 10 people.
Carlos Concert: Musical Jokes, Friday, May 8, 11:00 AM. Emory
Carlos Museum. As the season winds down for the noon concerts at
the Carlos, sign up to go to a Free concert and get a Kiss! A Hershey’s
Kiss! Cost: $3 for bus. Deadline: May 4. Need 10 people.
Mason Mill to Medlock Walk, Friday, May 8, 2:00 PM. Mason Mill
Rec. Center. If you haven’t walked the paved path you can see from
your parking lot sign up to walk the one mile walk from Mason Mill
Park to Medlock Park. Our bus will drop off and pick up at each park.
Cost: $3 for bus. Deadline: May 5.
Saturday Cinema, 6:30 PM, May 9, Hatari!, (1962) Starring John
Wayne, Elsa Martinelli, Hardy Kruger. Rated—Approved.
Sunday Cinema, 4:00 PM, May 10, I Remember Mama, Starring
Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka. Rated—
Approved.
Car Detailing, Monday, May 11, 9:00 AM—5:00 PM. Located next to
the red Pick-up at the Visitor Parking area in Parking Lot. Mr. Antonio
James returns with his car detailing business to clean you car inside and
out at a price that is a great deal and convenience. Sign up for your
appointment time at the Front Desk. Tips are appreciated. Cost: $25
for a car and $35 for a truck or SUV.
Dinner Outing to Longhorn, Monday, May 11, 4:30 PM. Piedmont
Road. Our nearby Longhorns hasn’t re-opened yet, so we’re going to
dinner at Longhorns on Piedmont Road. Cost: $3 for bus and money
for dinner. Deadline: May 7. Need 10 or more.
Craft Class, Tuesday, May 12, 2:00 PM. Paint attractive, decorative
small boxes.
Birthday Dinner, Tuesday, May 12, 5:00 PM. Main Dining Room.
Pianist, Debra Lieb, will entertain residents as we celebrate and
recognize all of our May birthday guests.
A Day in History with Paul Bugg, Wednesday, May 6, 2:40 PM.
Community Room. Following Chapel in the Community Room, Paul
Bugg, history lover, will talk about this day in history.
Coffee Chat, Wednesday, May 13, 9:00 AM. Main Dining Room.
Aurora Theatre Speaker.
Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, Wednesday, May 6, 7:15 PM.
Emory Schwartz Center. The Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra will
perform a Free concert and would be happy to have your listening ears
at their concert. Cost: $3 for bus. Deadline: May 3. Need 10 or more.
Theatre. Inspired by the acclaimed 1997 documentary, this musical is
infused with a soulful rockabilly score. Hands on a Hardbody is a
hilarious, hard fought contest deep in the heart of Texas. Cost: $3 for
bus and season ticket. Deadline: May 10.
Marcelle Mitchell Handmade Bags and Bibs, Thursday, May 7,
11:00 AM—1:00 PM. Shop for handmade fabric bags to carry mail and
other items in and also cute bibs by Marcelle Mitchell in the bar area.
Near our jewelry vendor, Marisa.
Mackie Wilmer, Guest Speaker, Thursday, May 7, 11:00 AM.
Community Room. Guest speaker, Mackie Wilmer, returns with her
program, The Mystique of the Southern Lady, a program you are
sure to enjoy!
Marisa the Jewelry and Scarf Vendor, Thursday, May 7, 11:00 AM—
1:30 PM. Bar Area. Shop for yourself, a friend, a daughter or someone
special at Marisa’s lovely jewelry and more here on May 7.
Hands on a Hardbody, Wednesday, May 13, 6:45 PM. Aurora
Classy Collections, Thursday, May 14, 10:00 AM—2:00 PM. Dining
Room Parlor and Bar Area. Classy Collections returns with spring
blouses, tops, jackets, scarves and costume jewelry. Let Trish Silveria
and her staff assist you with some new spring fashions here at
Clairmont Place. Bring money to shop.
Mother-Daughter Tea, Thursday, May 14, 12:00 Noon. Private
Dining Room. Mothers and Daughters: the lovely tea held in our
Private Dining Room is delicious, served with tea in pretty tea cups.
Treat yourself and your daughter to the best tea ever. A true tea party.
Cost: $11 per person. Deadline: May 7. Must have 20, first come.
Red Top Mountain Picnic, Friday, May 15, 10:30 AM. Red Top
Mountain State Park. Weather permitting, we’re heading to our favorite
covered picnic pavilion over looking Lake Allatoona at Red Top
Mountain. Always a pleasant outing with lunch from Kentucky Fried
Chicken. Cost: $9, includes picnic and bus. Deadline: May 12. Need
15 to sign up.
Sound of Music with Julie Andrews. We’re showing it in the
Gwinnett Braves vs. Louisville, Saturday, May 16, 5:30 PM.
Gwinnett Coolray Field. The Gwinnett Braves take on the Louisville
Bats on Saturday, May 16 for this exciting game at Coolray Field, a
very easy stadium for us to go to. Order food from the concessions.
Cost: $13.50, includes ticket and bus. Deadline: May 13. Must have
12 for group tickets.
Craft Class, Tuesday, May 26, 2:00 PM. Paint beautiful
decorative glass bottles.
Saturday Cinema, 6:30 PM, May 16, How the West was Won, Part
I, (1978) Starring James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner.
TV Mini-series.
The Festival Singers of Atlanta, Sunday, May 17, 2:15 PM. Druid
Hills Presbyterian Church. The Festival Singers of Atlanta, an a
cappella Chamber choir perform a spring concert The Many
Languages of Love on Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 PM The program is
drawn mostly from the Italian Madrigal. Donations accepted. Cost:
$3 for bus—donations accepted. Deadline: May 14. Must have 10 or
more to go.
Sunday Cinema, 4:00 PM, May 17, 4:00 PM, The Great Race,
(1965) Starring Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon. Rated—
Approved.
Ice Cream Social and Entertainment, Monday, May 18, 1:30 PM.
Main Dining Room. It’s time for ice cream with a delicious bowl of
ice cream plus all the toppings. Live entertainment at 2!
Burgers and Bridge, Tuesday, May 19, 10:00 AM. Card Room.
Reserve a table for four for a game of Bridge and the famous, popular
Clairmont Place hamburger for lunch. Cost: $9 for guests, residents
can swap a meal.
Coffee Chat, Wednesday, May 20, 9:00 AM. Main Dining Room.
Lynn Mayer/Georgia Ensemble.
TLC (The Lunch Club) to Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Wednesday,
May 20, 12:00 Noon. Mellow Mushroom not only has good pizza, but
salads, calzones or other options for lunch. See the menu in the sign
up book. Cost: $3 for bus and money for lunch. Deadline: May 15.
Need 10 or more.
cinema. Due to the length of the movie we are showing the first
part at 3:30. There is an intermission. We will show the second
part at 6:30 PM.
Dinner Outing to Red Snapper, Tuesday, May 26, 5:00 PM.
Cheshire Bridge Road. The Red Snapper on Cheshire Bridge
Road is a local favorite with many residents. Sign up at the Front
Desk and take a look at the menu. Cost: $3 for bus and money
for dinner. Deadline: May 22. Need 10 or more to go.
Coffee Chat, Wednesday, May 27, 9:00 AM. Main Dining
Room. Becca Bogenschutz and Victoria Kingsland, Central
DeKalb Senior Center.
Walker and Ramsey—twin pianists, Thursday, May 28, 2:00
PM. Main Dining Room. Twin sisters, Alice Walker and Becky
Ramsey, graduates of Agnes Scott College and very gifted and
trained musicians, will present a piano program on Thursday,
May 28 at 2:00 PM in the Main Dining Room.
Atlanta Symphony, Thursday, May 28, 7:00 PM. Woodruff Arts
Center. Program: Sibelius: The Bard; Beethoven: Piano
Concerto No. 4; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. Cost: $3
for bus and season ticket. Deadline: May 25.
Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Friday, May 29, 9:15 AM. The
Atlanta Botanical Gardens has a lot in bloom this season, and
benches to rest on. After visiting the garden we’ll stop for lunch
at the Varsity. Cost: $20.23, includes ticket to garden and bus.
Deadline: May 22. Need 12-15 to sign up and to show up.
Friday Cinema, 6:30 PM, May 29, Quartet, (2012) At a home
for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's
birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the
former wife of one of the residents. Starring Maggie Smith,
Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly. “A must see for all ages.”
Good Housekeeping. Rated PG-13.
Saturday Cinema, 6:30 PM, May 30, How the West was Won,
Part III, (1978) Starring James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce
Boxleitner. TV Mini-series.
Tim, the Jazz Singer, Thursday, May 21, 2:00 PM. Main Dining
Room. Tim Olivar, the very talented singer with pizzazz, who sings
some great Sinatra songs.
Sunday Cinema, 4:00 PM, May 31, Hyde Park on Hudson,
(2012) Starring Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Williams. Rated
R.
Atlanta Botanical Gardens in Gainesville and lunch, Friday, May
22, 9:15 AM. Gainesville, GA. The Atlanta Botanical Garden opened
a satellite location in Gainesville, GA. We plan to visit this garden on
May 22. Weather permitting. Cost: $11.00. We will stop for lunch on
the way back. Deadline: May 18. We need 15 or more.
Callanwolde Concert Band, Sunday, May 31, 4:25 PM.
Decatur First United Methodist Church. Music from The
Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Unsinkable Molly
Brown, plus more, along with the Chancel Choir of Decatur First
UMC. Cost: $3 for bus and Free Concert. Deadline: May 27.
Must have 10 or more.
Saturday Cinema, 6:30 PM, May 23, How the West was Won, Part
II, (1978) Starring James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner.
TV Mini-series.
Sunday Cinema, May 24, Charade, (1963) Starring Cary Grant,
Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau. Rated—Approved.
Noon Buffet on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 12:00 Noon.
Main Dining Room. The noon barbeque meal is the only meal served
on Memorial Day.
Sing a Long with Betty Bolander, Monday, May 25, 3:00 PM. Main
Dining Room. Come to the Main Dining Room and join in an oldfashioned sing a long with our resident, Betty Bolander.
The Sound of Music, Monday, May 25, 3:30 PM and 6:30 PM.
Cinema. In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the movie The