Details

Published: 07 November 2019

Special Pre-Veteran's Day Event at The Waters on 50th Gets Media Attention

      More than 70 years have passed since they served their country, but their sacrifice will never be forgotten.  On Nov. 7, 18 veterans who now make their home at The Waters on 50th senior living community were honored for their service during the community’s Fall Ball, which was covered by KSTP Television, The Southwest Journal and the MN Sun Current.

       Among them, three World War Two heroes who each received Quilts of Valor.  The honorees are Dr. Sheldon Mandel, who is now 97. He served from 1943 - 1949 in the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Medical Services Corp., and did a tour of duty with a M.A.S.H. unit aboard the hospital ship U.S.S. Comfort.

   96-year old Chape McCabe, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. from 1942 to 1946, spending time in the South Pacific. 

   And 95 year old Harold Lundeen received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered while in action in the Pacific Theatre. He served with the U.S. Army’s Company B 187th Parachute Glider Infantry 11th Airborne Division from 1944 - 1946.  A 4th resident who has previously received a Quilt of Valor also lives at the community. His name is Jim Kemp. 

   Quilts of Valor is a program started in 2003 by Delaware resident Catherine Roberts, whose son, Nate, had been deployed to Iraq. She felt a need to say “Thank you for your service, sacrifice and valor” to as many servicemen and women as she could. 

   After the ceremony, the celebration continued with a champagne reception, dinner and dancing to The Execs Big Band, a 17 piece orchestra.

Details

Published: 04 October 2019

Calumet Editions Launches Elliott Foster's Panic River on Nov. 2

    Elliott Foster's latest novel, Panic River, published by Calumet Editions, officially launched with a party at the Black Dog Cafe in St. Paul on Nov. 2.
   Panic River is the story of Corey Fischer, a gay man on the cusp of his 40s.  As the story gets underway, he stands to lose all connections in his life, from his family, which has disowned him because of his sexuality, to his chosen husband Nick, who has betrayed his trust. His artistic pursuits do not hold the promise they once did, either, and this is one of the reasons Nick, who has been largely supporting them, has grown distant and disappointed.

    In her review of the book, D. Donovan, the senior reviewer for Midwest Book Review says, "In many ways, Panic River is the quintessential story of middle-age revelations and angst; but it also presents an edgy exploration of the impact of an inheritance which changes everything and exposes the darker underside of a much-changed relationship.... Elliott Foster excels at creating a hard-hitting story that begins softly, with a life on the verge of big changes, and then moves into the protagonist's ability to accept illusion and, finally, reality. This forces him - and readers - to understand not only the pull and power of past influences, but their ability to craft and warp present-day reality." 

   Learn more about the book at Elliottfoster.com.