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April
27,
2012
Vol I, No. 6
Robins,
then
Workers
When we see robins in the
Village, we know workers
won’t be far behind.
Despite lingering snow,
the birds are back along
with two busloads of Work
Week volunteers. Holden
is alive this week with
the sounds of saws,
hammers, vacuum cleaners
and happy voices as Work
Week troops prepare the
Village for summer. In
line with tradition
established by
“Forerunners” in 1961,
the workers have
incorporated both fun and
Bible study (led by
former Holden pastor
Nancy Winder) into every
day.
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Remembering
John
Maakestad
John Maakestad, 83,
carver of the colorful
“Welcome Tree” that
stands near the dining
hall, died April 10
following a brief
illness. As he worked
on the sculpture, he
invited Villagers to
help him carve and
paint and was a willing
listener while they
talked. A St. Olaf
College professor
emeritus, he’d begun as
a student there in 1946
and retired in 1994
after 37 years of
teaching. He served on
Holden’s summer
teaching staff for many
years and was an ardent
hiker and mountain
climber.
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In a
Spin
Feeling stressed? Try
spinning, advises Paula
Schuler, who with
fellow spinner Chris
Lubinski brought
spinning wheels up the
mountain for a week of
teaching Villagers the
traditional and
soothing craft.
Spinning involves
coordinating the whole
body: hands, eyes, feet
and breath: “You have
to keep breathing,”
says Paula. Chris
likens the meditative
effects of spinning to
Tibetan prayer
wheels.
Chris and Paula, from
Whidbey Island, Wash.,
were accompanied by Jim
Christianson, Enumclaw,
Wash., who has for
several years been
bringing the “Spinning
Sisters” for an annual
visit. The Benedictine
sisters are from St.
Placid Priory in Lacey,
Wash. When the nuns
could not make it this
year, Paula and Chris,
who participate in a
spinning group at the
priory, agreed to take
their place. In
addition to the
spinning wheels, Chris
brought wool sheared
from her own Shetland
sheep and hand-dyed by
her.
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