The site of the new Bishop Gadsden Health and Rehab Center has been busy with bulldozers, pile drivers, trucks, and all kinds of construction equipment since February 24, when Bishop Gadsden received its building permit and the green light to break ground. What is being done is all the important unseen work that must go on before the actual health care building can start to rise from the ground. “The site is coming together,” said Belinda Grohman. Her company is BCG Consulting LLC. She is Bishop Gadsden’s representative and program manager. She helps us achieve our goals from the project’s conception to its completion. The general contractor’s company is Samet out of Greensboro, North Carolina, and its senior project executive, Todd Altman, has worked on projects at Bishop Gadsden for 20 years. Construction began with land clearing and tree removal. Today, over 3,000 earthquake drains for the building to rest on are all in the ground. Installation of pipes and conduits for such things as plumbing, electrical, low voltage and storm water is ongoing. The area has been graded, retention ponds dug, the access road from Camp Road created, and sites of the building pads placed. Even the road between the croquet court and the community garden has been carefully plotted out with tape on the actual area it will occupy to double check its proper placement. In Charleston, buildings usually rest either on driven pilings or on earthquake drains, Belinda explained. This is because of the extremely high water table and the sandy soil. Earthquake drains are tubes driven into the ground to provide a place for water to go in the event of an earthquake to keep the soil from liquefying, causing the foundation to fail. Installation has also begun for utilities such as sewer lines for plumbing, showers and toilets; roof drains for storm water, which will exit into retention ponds; and conduits for electrical, water, and low voltage technology. These structures run from under the building where the slab will be poured to the road. The project is divided into five areas. Area D is closest to Ferguson and Camp Roads and will be the first area to achieve complete installation of underground plumbing, electrical, foundation installation, and installation of the concrete slab. The other four areas will follow in the same way. Meanwhile, the contractor is meeting weekly with the subcontractors and going over a detailed schedule to make sure they meet deadlines. He also meets with the engineer and architect and is required to submit a construction document on each item in the building before it is delivered to the site to ensure that what is specified is installed, even though all of this is carefully laid out in the plans. “Next week we will be starting the foundation for the building, digging out around the perimeter and putting in rebar and concrete,” Belinda said. “The next step is to do the slab itself. I am glad to be a part of the project,” she added. “We have a good team. They are good at working together and supporting the project.”

Gadsden GAB

2 BG Drinks In

2 May’s Employee of

the Month

3 Message from

President/CEO

3 Our Splendid

Isolation! What’s

Next?

4 Back In Time

5 Quintessential

Survivor

5 Hurricane

Awareness

6 The Trails of BG

7 England in Crisis

8 Residents’ Council

Resolution

9 Happenings in

Pictures

10 Birthdays/Move

Ins

10 What to Watch

11 Chaplain’s Update

11 Social Media

During a Pandemic

12 Doc Talk

June 2020

Issue 362

A P U B L I C A T I O N O F B I S H O P G A D S D E N

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

T H E U N S E E N S T O R Y

M P W i l k e r s o n

Aerial shot of the Health and Rehab Center

construction site.

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B G D R I N K S I N

A d e l a i d e W a l l i n g e r

“My recommendation is reflective of many residents’ opinions: Emerald Todd, Catering Supervisor, is the embodiment of Bishop Gadsden’s culture of competence, service, and kindness. She routinely goes above and beyond what’s required, with a consistent professionalism and a ‘can-do’ attitude!” – Elaine Johnston, Resident

Congratulations Emerald on being May’s Employee of the Month!

M A Y E M P L O Y E E O F T H E M O N T H

L to R: Director of Culinary Services Jim Epper, Emerald Todd, and Culinary Services Operations Manager Kyle Markgraf.

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M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T / C E O

S a r a h T i p t o n

It is almost impossible for me to fathom that it is June! The way time has sped by these past months reminds me of a saying I heard often as a new mother years ago: “Always remember, the days are long but the years are short.” This message usually came from wise older friends reminding me to stay focused on the blessings and not the frustrations, and to live in gratitude no matter how hard the tasks at hand. What a message for our time! Yes, some of the days have been long but these months have indeed flown by. Looking back at what we have been through is astounding. Faced with an unprecedented threat to our health and very lives, we hunkered down and adjusted to change that came at a rapid pace. Over the weeks we learned to become armchair

epidemiologists, virologists, and economists as we endeavored to make good decisions. We prayed for family members who were affected by this pandemic – those who became ill, who suffered, and those who died; those who lost jobs and those who had to work more than they could manage; those who juggled and struggled with homeschooling children; those for whom stress and anxiety morphed into rage or depression. The whole human family has endured long days at the hands of COVID-19. And it isn’t over yet. Throughout this issue of the GAB, you will see that even in this time of coronavirus, our blessings abound. As a Community WE ARE HEALTHY. We are enjoying a return to some wonderful activities and services slowly, and safely. We are taking care of one another through our diligent distancing, handwashing, and use of face coverings. As we muddle through all the questions (is it safe to…? fill in the blank!), let’s remember we’ve come a long way and together we can face whatever is next.

O U R S P L E N D I D I S O L A T I O N ! W H A T ’ S N E X T ?

N a d a A r n o l d

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We’ve been blessed with a splendid isolation that brought us through safe, protected and un-besmirched by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. With gratitude to Bishop Gadsden’s extraordinary team, led with caring, resourcefulness, and unerring exactitude by CEO Sarah Tipton, we sailed so effortlessly through several months of safety, cozying, and pampering. Managers, side-by-side with hourly staff and interns—seemingly on duty 24/7—keeping us busy, content, and entertained. Knocks on the door delivered meals, groceries, beverages, packages, flowers, dry-cleaning—plus Easter baskets, Mother’s Day roses, Prosecco, gelato, and even rolls of TP. Curiously they were thanking us for being patient and accommodating when indeed it was they, ever gracious, making life pleasurable—in albeit restricted circumstances. BG: Lovely within, and beautiful, green, fresh and uplifting throughout. The grounds, weather, all cooperating for the best of possible COVID-safe worlds. We salute Susanne Emge for organizing creative staff shout-outs, energizing many residents for morning and mid-afternoon (shift changing) cheers: “Thank You! We Love You! You Make a Difference! We are Family!” The thanks encompass so many in health care, also housekeepers, nursing, culinary, maintenance, security. All, incidentally, leaving family environments for the unknown of helping us—the at greatest-risk older population. Sarah Tipton, with her upbeat, smiling, Hi Bishop Gadsden updates and staff intros, projects contagious confidence: “We’re going to make it!” Also, a palpably concerned emphasis on health and safety precautions. She constantly underscores the essentials of personal responsibility: Wear masks. Observe six-foot social distancing. Limit to four-person gatherings. Be a good neighbor. And the proof is in the perfect Cloister test scores; also absent of a COVID outbreak. We seem to be doing a good job of protecting ourselves and others. So, what’s ahead? What will the New Normal be? Sarah cautions against roaming. Keep track of travel time and log contacts. Prolonged time with anybody—don’t know where they have been—exposes one to risk. I am grateful to be here, and have faith and trust that all will be well. Eventually. In a recent virtual sermon, Pastor Phil Bryant of the Huguenot Church referenced, for guidance, Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr’s classic Serenity Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can. And wisdom to know the difference.

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B A C K I N T I M E : T H E P A L M E T T O F L A G

D r . J a c k H i s l e y

flag was shot down, and subsequently raised by Sergeant William Jasper. Unable to capture the fort, Commodore Parker ordered the fleet to cut their cables and drift seaward on the ebb tide. The results were clear. Charleston would remain in the Patriots’ hands until the fall of Charleston at 1100 hours on May 12, 1780. In his account of the Charleston campaign, Sir

Henry Clinton declared: “Quite simply, there was no effective fighting force left in South Carolina to prevent the Redcoats from overrunning the entire state”. When Charleston was finally liberated on December 14, 1782, Mayor General Nathanial Greene presented the flag popularly known as the Liberty or the Moultrie Flag as the first American flag to fly over the South. Following the South’s secession from the Union at the onset of the American Civil War, the independent state of South Carolina considered many designs for its national flag. On January 26, 1861, the General Assembly adopted a new flag known as the “two-day flag”, which consisted of an indigo blue field, white crescent moon without the word “Liberty” placed in the left upper quadrant, and a golden palmetto tree within a white oval in reference to the palmetto log casemates at today’s Fort Moultrie (formerly Fort Sullivan). The white oval with a golden palmetto tree was changed two days later on January 28, 1861 when it was then replaced with a white palmetto tree. When Fort Sumter fell on April 14, 1861, the Palmetto Guard Flag, a white field with a green palmetto tree and red star in the left upper quadrant, was raised. The Palmetto Guard Flag also flew over Fort Moultrie during the War of 1812. Other South Carolina flags include the Secession Flag, which was a red flag with two tails, a large white star and an upside-down white crescent that flew over the Charleston Custom House during the Civil War. When the Citadel cadets defended Morris Island in 1861, they flew the “Big Red”, which was a flag with a red field, white palmetto and white crescent in the left upper quadrant. As of January 18, 2020, South Carolina lawmakers have yet to come up with specific design guidelines for SC’s state flag. Instead, flag makers get to choose. One of the many nuances associated with the state flag is the debate over whether or not the crescent represents the moon. Consensus among some historians is that the crescent represents a gorget (from the French gorge meaning throat). Part of an infantryman’s uniform, a gorget is a metal shield worn at the soldier’s throat. During the War of 1812, the gorgets were made of leather and soldiers were called “leathernecks”. So interesting!

Commodore Sir Peter Parker, leader of British naval forces, assumed the Royal Navy could wreak havoc upon patriot strongholds along the Southern coast during the American Revolutionary War. A British reconnaissance party had discovered the patriots in the process of building a fort on Sullivan’s Island at the entrance of Charleston’s harbor. Since the fort was actively under construction and most likely manned by militia, the British believed that Charleston and her harbor would be highly vulnerable to attack. Located north of the harbor’s entrance, Sullivan’s Island is a sandy spit of land a mere three miles long and a few hundred yards wide. Near the island’s tip, a palmetto log and sand fort was being constructed that would one day be capable of accommodating 1,000 defenders. Fort Sullivan was designed as a square citadel with bastions at its four corners. Charleston-born Colonel William Moultrie, designated Commander of Fort Sullivan, received orders from Governor John Rutledge, head of the South Carolina government, to move to the island fort in early March 1776. Moultrie’s artillery at Fort Sullivan consisted of 21 smooth bore flat trajectory cannon that fired solid shot, chain shot, and cherry-red hot shot cannon balls. Hot shot balls were heated in onsite hot shot ovens and used to set the tar coated rigging and sails of the British war ships afire. Earlier, in 1775, the Revolutionary Council of Safety of South Carolina had asked Colonel Moultrie to design a flag to be used by SC’s troops in the Revolutionary War. At the time, there was no state flag to be used for the purpose of signals. Fort Sullivan was garrisoned by the first and second militia regiments whose soldiers wore caps with a silver or white crescent on the front and indigo blue uniform jackets. The Moultrie flag design was that of a flag whose field was indigo blue with a white crescent containing the word “Liberty” within and placed on the flag’s upper left quadrant. When the British armada came into view in early June 1776, Colonel Moultrie exclaimed: “The sight of the vessels alarmed us very much. All was hurry and confusion in Charleston with men running about securing means to move their families to the country”. Fort Sullivan, although unfinished, could bring 21 cannons to bear upon British ships as they entered the harbor. On June 28, 1776, Commodore Parker ordered his fleet to begin its assault on Fort Sullivan. Although the British fleet had the advantage in terms of rate and volume of fire, little damage was done to the fort and the defenders maintained discipline while under attack. The Palmetto

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T H E Q U I N T E S S E N T I A L S U R V I V O R

I k e S m i t h

What better time than in the midst of a pandemic to dwell on the subject of survival? At the time, the earth was lushly verdant, towering ferns with trunks a meter in diameter reached to the sky for nourishment. The Carboniferous period was rife with sea creatures of all sorts, reptiles were coming into being and insects abounded. Welcome to the world of the order Blattodea. Taxonomy can be a bit intimidating at times; so, to simplify the matter, bid greetings to the lowly cockroach. About 320 million years ago, Blattodea appeared on the scene of the Pangaea continent, the precursor to the present earthly continental structure, and had unfettered access to the leafy greenery that was widely present in a vast temperate zone. Think of an unlimited, free salad bar! Life was so good that our six-legged insect friend has since evolved into 4600 species of which about 30 are associated with human habitats and of that number, about four are well known pests. Why is this six-legged bug called a cockroach you might ask? It seems that name derived from a 17th century Spanish word “cucaracha” and morphed into “cock” and “roach” in English usage. Further to the nomenclature matter, our ubiquitous critter is locally best known as a “palmetto bug” which term also begs for an explanation. Story has it that southern dames were offended by the thought of roaches running around their kitchens, as that connoted poor housekeeping, and coined the term

“palmetto bug”, since the insect was often found around local palmetto plants, as being a more acceptable explanation. Which explanation best suits you? And, no, the palmetto bug is not the South Carolina state insect (did you know our state had a designated favorite?) but, rather, the Carolina mantid, Stagmomantis Carolina, or praying mantis. So back to the topic of survival... Since its arrival 320 million years ago, our six-legged friend has populated the globe and can be found in one form or another in all continents but Antarctica. The cockroach lives in a wide range of habitats and can be found thriving in leaf litter, rotting wood, in crevices, cavities between bark, under logs. Some are aquatic, some arboreal, some cave dwellers. This small (adults range in size from 0.25 inches to 2 inches) winged, brown in color insect is highly mobile and able to easily evade threats. Consider this: one experiment clocked a cockroach running at 50 body lengths per second, the equivalent of a human running at 210 miles per hour! So, don't feel badly the next time you are unsuccessful in running down this household pest! Unlike its cousin the termite, our palmetto bug does not live in a colony but does, however, tend to aggregate. The female version of Blattodea produces on average 9-10 egg cases from which immature cockroaches emerge after 6-8 weeks and mature within 6-12 months. The reproductive cycle can last as long as 600 days. What's the expression—survival of the fittest? This bug is destined to be around for a long time to come. In closing, lest you think there is no redeeming feature about this six-legged pest, our Chinese friends have long used the American cockroach to produce an ethanol extract which is listed in their traditional compendium of medicine as a wound healing and tissue repair drug.

H U R R I C A N E A W A R E N E S S

K a t i e J a y n e , D i r e c t o r o f C o m m u n i t y L i f e a n d C o m p l i a n c e

As we continue dealing with all of the challenges and uneasiness of COVID-19, we now also head into hurricane season! The team at Bishop Gadsden is finalizing our healthcare hurricane evacuation plan to ensure that we have made arrangements for any COVID-19 challenges. Luckily we have a lot of experience with planning and know how to be innovative while keeping everyone safe. In June we will have Hurricane Awareness Week that will encourage all Apartment and Cottage residents to assess their evacuation plan, allow team members to check supplies and survey every aspect of evacuation. Being prepared is what makes us stronger, and we hope that we will be spared this year from a hurricane. During these past three months I have been proud of our team and am confident that our strength will continue through the hurricane season. We are able to achieve excellence in anything the comes our way – even a hurricane.

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South. With the recent five-acre acquisition of property this past year, the Committee has expanded the trail system with the addition of a new side trail off the South Trail. From the beginning, the Committee recognized that those with poor balance and mobility issues still did not have access to the woods at BG. To open this opportunity to those residents, the Committee developed a plan to make the Middle Trail

smooth enough and wide enough to allow golf cart passage. The accessibility of the trail was tested when two volunteer residents over age 90, accompanied but not assisted by BG staff, easily made the circuit on foot using their walkers. Later the North Trail was modified so that the long Myers Hall golf cart with passengers could traverse it. Bishop Gadsden provided the Trail Committee with a storage shed and tools for trail maintenance. Trail maintenance requires periodic and persistent removal of plant undergrowth and vines, including poison ivy, that impinge on the trails as well as removal or grinding of some large roots and stumps left from cutting bushes. All of these tasks are conducted by volunteers, funded by gifts from a number of residents who share the Trail Committee’s passion for the trail system. Additional enhancements since the construction of the trails include: 11 benches donated by Bishop Gadsden, which are interspersed along the paths; a sign board with a trail map at the entrance of the North Trail; and trail markers to guide walkers. The construction and ongoing maintenance of the three trails has been entirely done by volunteers under the supervision of the Trail Committee. In addition, since the fall of 2018, the Committee, weather permitting, has been organizing trail walks for residents on Saturday mornings at 10:00. Two Committee members accompany the walkers in case anyone needs assistance. Although the three summer months are excluded from regularly scheduled walks due to the oppressively hot weather, individual committee members may spontaneously schedule a summer walk if there are interesting features along the trails at that time which would be of interest to residents. The current Chair of the Trail Committee is Scott Wallinger, who is a certified forester. The Committee’s stated purpose is “To create and maintain trails in the woods of Bishop Gadsden for the enjoyment of residents, staff and guests.” The Committee currently has an email distribution list of 135 residents and staff members and

Within minutes of meeting Norman Walsh, I recognized he was passionate about the woods. Having grown up in the woods of Pinopolis, SC, he feels “out of place without woods to go to.” So, it wasn’t surprising that when he first came to Bishop Gadsden in October 2015, the wooded area he could see from his apartment in the Quay sparked his interest. After asking around, he found only two residents who indicated that they had explored, although briefly, the wooded area on the campus. He quickly began exploring the wooded area and was impressed, making the assessment that it was a wonderful asset that Bishop Gadsden residents should be able to enjoy. The area had both high ground and wetlands that resulted in diversity of plant life, adding interest to the terrain. In January 2016, he introduced his vision to the Environmental Services Committee for primitive trails through the woodlands of Bishop Gadsden, particularly the section south of the Quay 600 and 700 buildings and west of the power lines. Such a trail system would make the woodlands on campus accessible to residents and staff. He then met with past CEO/President Bill Trawick to present his concept and walked the area with Mitchell Wise to ensure the trail did not encroach on neighboring properties. The trails would remain primitive, ensuring there would be no disturbance of the wetlands. Combining his knowledge of woods with his intuition, Norman, supported by the newly formed Trail Committee, outlined the property boundaries with surveyor’s tape and laid out the first trail now known as the Middle Trail, at the interdiction of wetlands and high ground, identifying each terrain by the types of plants growing in the area. The differentiation of plant growth is the greatest on the Middle Trail, making the variances in the terrain more observable. Simultaneously, the North Trail, which had less growth, was outlined. Norman, with a team of volunteers, cut and trimmed just enough of the woodlands to walk without having to bend limbs or step over fallen trees. It was fortuitous that Dick Gregory and Courtenay McDowell had just moved into the Quay about this time and offered their walk-behind bush cutter to cut through the underbrush. Within a year, the Middle and North Trails were completed, and the South Trail was developed shortly thereafter. Using the tops of soup cans supplied by the kitchen, each trail was marked with a different color: orange for North, white for Middle and yellow for

T H E T R A I L S O F B I S H O P G A D S D E N

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Entrance to the North Trail.

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In Erik Larson’s wonderful book, The Splendid and the Vile, he portrays the amazing Winston Churchill at his highs and lows during the brutal months before Pearl Harbor. It is a story of profound courage but with an interesting portrait of his family and associates surviving in the midst of horrendous bombings. On May 10, 1940, Churchill was named Prime Minister. His appointment was not applauded by everyone. The wife of a member of Parliament likened him to Hermann Goring as, “Full of the desire for blood and bloated with the ego and over-feeding, the same treachery running through his veins, punctuated by heroics and hot air.” Not a wholehearted endorsement for the man who was destined to become England’s savior! However, on his first day in office, in the midst of growing threats of bombings, Churchill created the Ministry of Aircraft Production devoted solely to producing fighters and bombers. In Churchill’s mind, this was the only thing that could save Britain from defeat. He chose Max Aitken, generally known as Lord Beaverbrook, an old friend, to oversee the new ministry. This seemed an odd choice as Aitken’s whole experience was in newspapers, not manufacturing. In fact, there was an outcry of dissatisfaction. An American general dubbed Beaverbrook, “A violent, passionate, malicious, and dangerous little goblin.” Even Clementine Churchill wrote to her husband, “Try ridding yourself of this microbe which some people fear is in your blood.” Ignoring everyone, Churchill pressed forward with his friend and production soared. As the Prime Minister settled into 10 Downing Street, the French army was in tatters and the British army was preparing to escape from Dunkirk. Miraculously, Hitler ordered his army to hold up, giving the British expeditionary force the opportunity to limp back to England with modest casualties. Finally, Hitler acquiesced to Goring’s belief that air power alone could destroy the British Isles. As the brutal bombing intensified, Churchill made his famous speech to the world, which was destined to remain in the history books forever. As his speech was ending he said the following, “We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island whatever the cost might be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender.” His historic words stirred the British public, but it was also directed to Roosevelt on whom he counted for England’s survival. Unfortunately, at that time, America was committed to isolationist sentiment…Pearl Harbor changed everything. The German army experienced very little competition until the “Battle of Britain” when the RAF upended Goring’s plans with its well-trained pilots and the highly successful fighter plane called the Spitfire. At the same time, Hitler made two fatal decisions. He attacked Russia and continued his air war on Britain with unsatisfactory results. Together with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, any chance for Hitler to reach his dreams was destroyed. Churchill made another of his famous speeches that ended, “If England should survive for 1000 years, this always will be seen as its finest hour.” So far, that statement seems to be true.

distributes information about the trails, reminders of weekly trail walks, and interesting photos of wildlife taken on campus. Residents not already receiving these emails who are interested in getting on the email distribution list should contact Norman Walsh. The creation of our trails would not have been possible without the financial contributions of many residents and the support from administration.

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R a y H o u l i h a n

T H E T R A I L S C O N T ’ D

Saturday morning walking group.

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R E S I D E N T C O U N C I L ’ S R E S O L U T I O N

C R E A T E D D U R I N G C O V I D - 1 9 P A N D E M I C

The following resolution was adopted by the Residents’ Council on May 14, 2020.

Whereas, firmly established in Bishop Gadsden’s Mission Statement is a commitment to providing positive living for all who live and work here; Whereas, the world is enveloped in a very deadly little understood viral pandemic causing illness and death throughout this country and the world; Whereas, it is recognized that residents in a senior living environment are deemed to be highly vulnerable to a viral infection; Whereas, new protocols restricting residents from leaving the premises and banning nonessential people from the campus made residents more dependent on the staff; Whereas, staff members at every level, despite concerns for their own health, the closure of schools, loss of child care and the health of their loved ones at home, day in and day out have continued to come to work and serve the needs of the residents; Whereas, many residents have shown their appreciation to the staff for the afore cited dedications by participating in Employee Salute greeting them as they come and leave in the morning and afternoon; Whereas, the precautions and dedication of the entire Bishop Gadsden staff have ensured no acute Coronavirus infections in either resident or staff populations; Now let it be herby resolved, that through this resolution the gratitude and love the residents feel for the staff shall forever be recognized.

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S T A Y I N G A C T I V E , I N T O U C H , T H A N K F U L , A N D S A F E

D U R I N G T H E C O V I D - 1 9 P A N D E M I C

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New Move-In

Melly Troia

W H A T T O W A T C H

A d e l a i d e W a l l i n g e r

I worry about the movies coming back amid these coronavirus times—but if TV didn’t kill them, then probably the virus won’t. An article I read on my phone from CNBC gave me some heart. We may very well get back to movie theaters but we will find them much changed. First, we will wear masks just like employees there. We will have our temperatures taken and we will sit according to social distancing rules. Most movies will only allow 50 percent of the theater to be seated to enable distancing. Paper ticket sales at the window will be no more. We’ll be required to buy our tickets online. There will still be popcorn and drinks paid for only by credit card but the theater food menu will shrink considerably. It looks like theaters will open late June or July. Some see drive-in movies coming back. Meanwhile, I have been searching TV for programs you’ll enjoy at home. Many new movies are being premiered on TV instead of waiting for a big opening like the James Bond thriller that will not open until Thanksgiving. High Note starring Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross, tells about the turning point in a superstar’s singing career (Ross) and the part her assistant (Johnson) plays in it. It has to be a comedy if Steve Carell is in the movie. Irresistible is about a mayoral campaign in rural Wisconsin. Carell is head of the campaign for Chris Cooper and Rose Byrne plays his rival campaigner from the other party, a thorn in his side. Both movies can be found on other streaming services like Amazon. On Netflix, Quartet has been in theaters but is so worth seeing for either the first time or again. A stellar cast lives in a retirement home for opera singers. They are planning a huge celebration of composer Verdi’s birthday when complications arise. How can you miss with Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins and Billy Connolly? Another oldie, Big Night is one of my absolute favorites – the kind I can see again and again. Stanley Tucci starred in the movie and directed it, too, when he had hair. He and Tony Shalhoub depict two Italian brothers trying to get their restaurant going in a seaside New Jersey town. To boost the restaurant’s popularity, the brothers invite celebrity Louis Prima to dine in their restaurant, planning a huge feast featuring a timballo, the star of an Italian multi-course meal. What fun to see them pull that giant, multi-layered timballo out of the oven successfully. Lots of romance here, too. Actresses Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini and Allison Janney add to the luster of the cast. It’s on Amazon Prime. Also on Amazon Prime: Renoir is about Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Michel Bouquet), the impressionist painter at his home in the South of France during the summer of 19l5. His son, Pierre (Vincent Rottiers), injured in a World War I battle, comes home for the summer to recuperate and falls in love with his father’s model, Andree (Christa Theret). Beautiful scenery that looks like the artist’s paintings. If you watched As Time Goes By many years ago on ETV, you’ll be pleased to find Season Seven featuring Jean (Judi Dench) and Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) and all the other characters who were part of their London life. You’ll remember that Jean and Lionel knew each other in their 20’s and met again much later in life, courting and finally marrying. Also on Amazon Prime. Back to the theaters in July? We’ll see!

J U N E B I R T H D A Y S

1 Gwen McCurdy

2 Tina Manos

2 Mary Reed

3 Wayne Partin

4 Warren Watts

4 Hella zur Loye

6 Sue Duckworth

6 Cal Low

7 Louise Lancaster

8 Shelton Hisley

8 Lynn Scoville

9 Eliza Chrystie

25 Barbara Burke

25 Bill Cooper

26 Tish Ray

27 Jim Allen

27 Kathy Harms

27 Diane Jaffe

28 Bob Hoopman

30 Claire Allen

30 Nelson Brown

30 Angela Estes

30 Mary Gadsden

30 Betty Anne Tate

9 Nancy Rudy

9 Marilou Watts

12 Tony Kelly

12 Caroline McMillan

12 Lester Pittman

12 Debbie Stanitski

18 Nell Evans

18 Bob Hamilton

20 Randolph Berretta

20 Bill Turner

23 Mary Newton

24 Angela Smith

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S O C I A L M E D I A D U R I N G A P A N D E M I C

M a g g i e B r o w n , C o m m u n i c a t i o n s A s s i s t a n t

Social media is a new media to us all. The way we communicate and interact with each other on social media changes constantly, and allows each of us individually, as well as brands, to directly converse with one another. From a brand perspective, much of what I do involves displaying the day-to-day happenings at Bishop Gadsden, announcing news, and maintaining our overall brand voice and brand position. Many may be wandering, was I taught this in school? The answer is yes. Social media is an integral part of communications studies these days. As a public relations major, most of the social media studies involved managing complaints or crises on social media, and assisting social media managers through situations with consistent messaging. With as many scenarios as we simulated, a global pandemic was not one of them. My motto during the pandemic has been “adapt and overcome.” With activities and events being cancelled, much of our content was eliminated. This led to a shift in our social media content strategy, and required us to change our creative process. The change meant shifting our approach in how we develop content for social media, and meant we had to get creative. We aimed to focus on the small stories within the Community, the many changes that were occurring, and how we were celebrating the small things in life. Just as we were constantly communicating within the Community, we were constantly communicating with our external audience on social media, as well. We develop our content on a weekly basis, and there were weeks where our content changed daily, despite careful planning. Those were the times to adapt and exercise our eleventh commandment of flexibility. Even though we were in a state of not knowing much of the time, we were effective and the engagement on social media was positive. If there is anything I’ve learned from this time it is to talk to your people, support your community as a whole, because so many more people are there to support you, than you may know.

The Gadsden GAB is a monthly publication written by and for the residents of Bishop Gadsden. Submissions from all residents and staff are welcome and are used on a space-available basis.

Jack Hisley, Editor

Kimberly Borts, Managing Editor

Stephanie Ochipinti, Assistant Managing Editor

Maggie Brown

Faith Dodge

Angela Estes

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M P Wilkerson

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D r . J a c k H i s l e y

I N L O V I N G M E M O R Y

Dr. Cheves Smythe 5/25/1924-5/11/2020

Lois Hair 8/29/1931-5/21/2020

Did you know?

Not everything is recycled the same way. For example, the clear plastic food containers from the Market Place Café are recyclable and should go into the blue plastic bags provided in the trash areas. However, the large white square boxes that your food comes in are biodegradable and can go into the trash because they break down.

being subjected to polygraph testing to root out communists. Popularity of the technique continued to rise and by the 1980s, there were over 1,000 trained polygraph examiners in the United States. Over two million examinations were performed each year, creating a 2.5 billion industry. In 1951, the U.S. Army developed the National Center for Credibility Assessment at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC to train examiners

for all of the nation’s intelligence agencies. In 2003, the U.S. National Academy of Science published an analysis of 57 papers that discredited the value of polygraph testing to discover falsehoods. Many criminals were able to beat the test. Not to be deterred, however, law enforcement liked the intimidation factor of the polygraph. Unfortunately, many innocent suspects plea-bargained for crimes they didn’t commit. When faced with positive results, American writer Ken Adler, explained in his book The Lie Detector, “The discredited lie detector cannot be killed by science because it was not born of science.” Today, many entrepreneurs are working to develop a more reliable lie-detecting device that tracks eye movements, voice changes, and various other physiological responses, often overestimating their results. Maybe someday, Artificial Intelligence will be used to discover patterns of deception by analyzing reams of meaningful physiological and psychological data.

Separation of fact from fiction has been on the minds of those in law enforcement for many years. In 1730, English novelist Daniel Defoe remarked: “Guilt carries fear always about with it. There is a tremor with the blood of the thief.” He proposed routinely taking the pulse of a would-be pickpocket to determine guilt. In 1905, Sigmund Freud wrote: “No mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips. Betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.” Over 200 scientific papers have been written focused on studying the ability of people to intuitively tell the difference between truth and a falsehood. The consensus is that people can differentiate between truth and lies only 54% of the time. In 1921, John Larson, a 29-year old police officer studying criminology in Berkeley, CA, developed an instrument that recorded a continuous reading of blood pressure, pulse, and breathing rate. Interrogation techniques included control questions along with those related to the crime in question, while recording the subject’s physiological response. Leonarde Keeler, a student who worked for the Berkeley Police Department, helped Larson refine his machine, which he called a “Polygraph Lie Detector.” His polygraph was embraced by both law enforcement and private industry, which used it to screen employees. During the 1950s, the Red Scare amplified by the McCarthy hearings resulted in thousands of federal employees