safe to assume that he will be spearheading the party but again too early to say and to be honest we have lots of other things to deal here until it happens thank you for your time thank you so very much for your insight we appreciate it back here in the studio with at some point can Israel really say no to the US in the context of the dynamics of this war you know some people remember that during the 73 war Israel said no to the United States when we are looking at again at this government and the fact that for the first time we saw Secretary of State coming sitting in the Israeli small cabinet that managing the war I don't recall in the history of the state of Israel a secretary of state of a different country sitting in the cabinet it is something that never happened it means first that President Biden is not very happy about the way Netanyahu is dealing and handling things here he wants to make sure how things go because when it remember we are talking about Hamas but actually we are talking about Iran we are talking about the way everything influences the war the quite war between the United States, Iran the fact that Iran is trying to get to the nuclear bomb the fact that the United States is trying to build here I'll say a defense shield with Saudi Arabia and Israel and now Iran managed somehow you know to break everything apart so this is a very long way to say and the American presence here is sending a very clear message not just to America Israeli and American enemies but also to American and potentially Israeli allies and in this respect circling back once again to what we have heard from a senior diplomatic official today when we asked him about Saudi Arabia the answer was that there are wise people both in Riyadh and in Jerusalem and that what started before the war might very well or should or could or would continue after the war pending an Israeli victory I think almost all reasonable people in the world including some semi reasonable people who are leaders around this region would be delighted to have Hamas be deposed and crushed in Gaza that includes the Saudis beyond a shadow of a doubt the rest is pretense and the question of how much they can withstand anger from within their own population what is perceived to be the excessive aggressiveness of the Israeli action in Gaza but again Saudi is not a democracy but on behalf of all the different Arab players here in the region and I'm not trying to dismiss or undermine the domestic struggles they're facing we are not saying proactive efforts on their behalf to make the distinction between Hamas and the Palestinians when it comes to popular opinion you mean to tell their own people that Hamas is not the Palestinians it's true look it would be a non-popular point to make I suppose I share your disappointment that that messaging which is so true with their own ultimate desire of being rid of Hamas and of calming their street is not something you hear of more then again Arab leaders are not accustomed to very much speaking to their own people because of the lack of democracy and because even Presidency in Egypt they don't really do that much internal communication to their own people maybe before elections if then and of course the elections are what they are we jump to Paris because France is on fire as well we haven't mentioned Turkey's Erdogan yet and I have feeling and I will stand corrected if you correct me gentlemen that Erdogan is quite disappointed that he's not playing more significant role in what's unfolding I think President Erdogan is playing a double game and he's trying to not to emphasize how much he helped Hamas during the years and I remember that Saachel Aroury Saachel Aroury is number 2 leader of Hamas abroad he's the one that actually currently in Lebanon he's the one that founded the military wing of Hamas in the West Bank and he's a big terrorist he was staying in Turkey for many years even when Turkey knew that he's taking part of terrorism in Israel so now Erdogan is trying to back up Hamas without taking the blame of what's happening and I think this is why he's talking in a very strong language but he's not really helping I mean sometimes on a world stage not everyone is a rational player I mean Turkey has a major trade surplus with Israel they have a lot of interest in keeping Israel happy Erdogan himself was in a crusade recently to mend defenses with all the Here's an opportunity for them to also please the West which you haven't done so much of in recent times trying to block the expansion of NATO and playing games with Russia Ukraine and instead you know his inner Erdogan got the better of him and it's kind of sad to see yeah well all right we will not be shedding tears for Erdogan's foiled crusade Swastika on the door a stabbed Jewish woman inside that was the scene this weekend and yet another anti-Semitic incident this time in Lyon in France are words enough to protect Jews in Europe it seems to be the case we want to cross now to Jeremy Haddad member of the Executive Board in Paris thank you so very much Jeremy for speaking to us well first what do we know of the attack of the investigation yeah thank you so in Lyon we are very very careful because we don't know yet what exactly happened we don't know who did that and well some incidents recently led us to be very careful and to wait for the investigation from the police to be able to do something else the reality apart this incident in Lyon is that there is of course an explosion of the anti-Semitic incident and to give you some numbers we will probably get for the 2023 year more than 1000 anti-Semitic incidents which is more than any other year it was less than 100 before 2000 and then from 2000 to now it was counted in hundreds so 400 500 sometimes 800 in the bad year but 2023 will be the worst year ever and these are only the reported anti-Semitic incident and I'm not sure we can really measure the atmosphere Jeremy do you as a Jew in France feel safe nowadays yeah you're right the atmosphere is very bad I'm currently in a kind of meeting organized with some of my friends because they want to think about what will we do in the next month and some of my friends are really willing to think about making the alias or going elsewhere in the world because they feel that there is no strong support not from the government but from the society they feel I can see the you know in Paris it's not just for the Palestinian but it's clearly against Israel you have some Jews in France that change their name in the Uber application because they don't want to call a Uber with the Jewish name so yes there is a kind of atmosphere which is very bad so Jews hiding their identity stars of David being painted on Jewish businesses anti-Semitic not even chanting in the metro our authority is doing enough it sounds like we're 100 years ago no so well first of all about the Magin David again we don't know exactly what happened with this Magin David it's just very atypical there was an arrestation from a mold of people that said that they were asked to do that from a Russian guy we don't know really what happened but clearly what we know is that the government is taking that very very seriously they have been people arrested a lot of people arrested but you know this is good and we really trust the government because at every level from the president minister and the minister of interior we know that they are doing things and they are taking that very seriously which is very different from the beginning of 2000 where it was not so clear so this is a good thing but you cannot really fight against an atmosphere so this is the big point yeah so the administration is on board but now you need to you have some convincing to do when it comes to the French people and that seems to be a far more complicated battle Jeremy Khatad member of CRIF Executive Board joining us from Paris thank you for speaking to us and I can't believe I'm saying it but stay safe take care you too unbelievable but this is it this is our reality our abnormal reality nowadays and perhaps on that note we will mention that this weekend at Israeli National Security Council issued very unusual travel alert to all destinations for all Israelis asking them to think again about every unnecessary trip abroad so Jews are apparently not safe anywhere nowadays on that note thank you very much for joining the broadcast Mr. Dan Perry you're saying with us for the rest of the broadcast at the top of the hour we're taking a very short break but we continue our rolling coverage in a few minutes thank you for watching and see you in a minute past since October 7th the day Israel was brutally attacked by Hamas a month since the black Sabbath when Hamas terrorists murdered over 1400 Israelis wounded thousands of others and took 240 people captive a month since the IDF entered a war against the vicious terrorist organization a month


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Good. I'd like to introduce myself. I am Whitney Dell and I had this idea for a town meeting because I was very concerned that we're in this time of change and That the city really needed to hear from all the seniors in the senior center So that's why we're having this meeting secondly Make sure you shut off your cell phones and also welcome to the zoom audience That's Matt over there who's doing that so the purpose of this meeting is to hear what you want from MSAC and We'd like you to keep the four questions in mind that we came up with what you're right up here What services should the senior center offer its members? What benefits should MSAC be offering its members and supporting towns? What needs to be changed at MSAC and what should be the top two priorities at MSAC? So as you formulate your thoughts and if you're going to speak if you could aim for some of those questions That will help our two scribes over here Mary and Gail who've done a really excellent job. So that would be great Also, there has been some discussion about what is services and what are benefits? So services I was thinking about this. I woke up this morning thinking about it. Believe it or not It's like activities in the senior center a foot clinic You know tax preparation a meal things like that and benefits is whatever makes you happy and satisfied So I thought that's pretty good answer We're not here to answer questions, but we have Diane who's the head of the advisory council We have her email up here. Oh, she's right here, and I mean you can email with her You should also have you have a sheet with a lot of questions So you can jot down your comments if you don't want to stand up and speak and we'll collect those at the end This is not a time for complaints We the members of the senior center want to tell the city what we need to formulate a way forward for a vibrant future for MSAC So the zoom people They can post their questions in the chat Which will get recorded and if you want to speak on zoom you'll have to let Matt know We didn't have anybody this morning, but maybe somebody tonight and definitely Send us your comments. We would like to hear them Secondly, so you'll have two minutes to speak to express your views. I'll call the name of the speaker And the waiting speaker Tina which is right here. She's the microphone lady, and she will hold the microphone All you have to do is speak into it The other thing is we found from the flood meeting a lot of people were going like this so you can't hear them So it would be very nice to just keep your head forward and we have orca here. Thanks to orca for being here They're taping this so you're going to face the camera And so it's a little weird if you're in the middle because some of your backs going to beat you. Yes. Oh Yes, I Am I am Whitney Dell. That's who I am. Okay So and we have a really excellent Timekeeper and that's Laura Morse right here and she has these beautiful cards Which will tell you that you have to stop talking in two minutes, you know good and My time is up, right? And it's it's really okay to repeat even if some people have said it. It's always good to hear hear it again Secondly, let's see who else I've got on my list here. Oh I'd like to introduce Kelly who's the assistant city manager for the city of Montpelier And this is Arnie and he is the director of the senior center at the present moment and he enters Diane She's the advisory council and we have some other advisory council members here We have Gail and we have Mary and I saw Heather over there and I don't know if there's anybody else here. Oh Yeah, thank you. Right good. Oh good and Laura I Forgot her twice today. Oh man, that's really bad. Oh In my lovely partner in marriage Barbara. Yes. Yay good Good the other thing I want to do is I would like to give Norma a round of applause because she is terrific So at this time in the program Kelly would like to say a few words to you. So here she is Thank you. Can everybody hear me? Okay? Great. So Kelly Murphy assistant city manager. I saw some of you earlier I know some of you and some of you I don't so I'm looking forward to that On the way in I've prepared some talking points for the purposes of this discussion I'm just so you've got sort of a briefing a little bit of Background and what we're going to be looking at as we do our assessment And so just to kind of get into it. I'm going to make this pretty quick But then we'll get into some of the comments which I'm really interested to hear So for starters really what we're interested in taking a look at is Enhancing the quality of life for older adults per the mission as well as creating opportunities But in order to do that we've got some work to do first So with the transition that we're in with the director's position And the transitions at the senior center as well as just looking at declining membership Programming and then the budgetary issues that we face We're going to be doing a performance program audit of the senior center To take a look at everything So in this packet that was out front at the front table all of those items are outlined for you So there are some really key data points if you have questions, please let me know And we can talk through them But I also wanted to make sure that you had some materials that your fingertips to really kind of see You know what we're looking at as we sort of get into this first initial Phase so this is sort of the first opportunity for input there will be more So if you have any comments or questions, please let me know otherwise. I'm going to turn it back to it Thanks Kelly good. So we're ready to begin. So I'll hand the microphone to Tina and Jean Olson is up first. I Believe msac is a gem I've been a member for many years and have been physically and intellectually challenged by numerous excellent instructors The msac mission is to enhance the quality of life for older adults in the Montpelier area Through opportunities that develop physical mental cultural social and economic well-being in a welcoming flexible environment While every piece of the mission statement is important. I'd like to focus on the welcoming environment Msac is not just a place. It's a culture a philosophy an Intentional awareness of the values and needs of our aging citizens Citizens over 50 who represent 42 percent of Montpelier's population We were thriving until COVID hit We were then overwhelmed by the attention diverted to the feast program and now the flood has caused yet another disruption Now is the time to reclaim msac's mission and space to rebuild an even stronger center with these two top priorities One hire an experienced director immediately. This is key Someone whose sole job is to champion msac Someone with a history of working as a director who has demonstrated talent skills and successes Along with a proven skill set the new director must demonstrate commitment and passion for seniors and their needs to City staff should move out before the start of the fall session The evacuation plan devised a number of years ago is outdated The city now owns a golf course, which is empty and can serve it well among other options This would enable msac to rightly claim its full space as it rebuilds its affordable membership and programming Any plan that includes sending seniors here and there around town is missing the intent of the mission Thank you. I don't have anything as wonderful Prepared just some bullet points and the services. I think are important are the classes and I think we should have as many in person as Possible and also hybrid because I know so many people like zoom classes I know the existing programs like the foot clinic are Important to some people as well I Think the benefits are times for social interaction that could be meals could be clubs, etc And the staff changes at my msac is that I think needs to happen as a staff needs to be present in the center There should not be a closed office door often so that when people come in there's somebody to greet them I also think the director should be in the building and also interacting with people that come through I Think we need dedicated director one who is hands-on and present in the center We've got the whole family There's nobody else left. I can't touch it. I won't touch it Joan made a lot of good points and everybody made a lot of good points But I want to talk about how it was and my impression of how it used to be before coven and before at all This was a very social place people would come in you would always see people you would talk to people I should be looking at the camera so that you should so that it was much more of a community than We get today with zoom and the classes that are not real not on what not here So at some point by the way a side comment is I'm not sure people will ever come back the way they used to come back here We've gotten so used to zoom that that we have to deal with that as well But we have to get people together to create a community here in in Montpelier That's about it Okay, thank you I'm Ann Charles. I live upstairs. I've been lived here many years and I've seen the trajectory of the senior center I'd like to I applaud the last few speakers because I'd like to echo their call that we have an Individual director for the senior center that the position not be merged even though the current Person who's supposed to be in charge is very popular He has a demanding job himself. And so I think seniors deserve an autonomous Institution with the director who is on site as you say My second unpopular comment Concerns the rental of the building to a group of religious people who hold services here every Sunday morning I know they're high they pay a good rent and that's probably the motivation for having them here but I really like to preserve the separation between the government and Church Thank you. That's it. Hi. I Think I should have been Maybe second because now everyone has pretty much said things that I wanted to say But I would like to say that we know what the demographics are for this area and 42 percent is huge So it really is important to have a really good place for people to congregate Get to know each other form friendships and that's what keeps people Healthy and happy Zoom is great, but you don't really get to see people sometimes you see their head Sometimes you see here so But the other thing I'd like to say is I worked with a number of agencies when I had my job in Connecticut and every time agencies were put together under one director both of those programs suffered and even the one that the person was really good at because they had to take time away To do the other one and the other one they had to keep trying to learn and in the process They both suffered so I think it's really important that we try to figure out a way to hire Somebody who's a dedicated director right away and let Arnie do what he does best and have someone here for the senior center Thank you I'm gonna start out by agreeing completely with what Bob had to say about the importance of the sense of community I missed that I missed that when COVID came along and I was particularly engaged in the Yoga classes and literally stopped because I just can't do that stuff on zoom So I really like to see us get back to Doing more things inside within the center itself Also, I want to thank Tina and the folks who've been involved in the trips Because I'd like to take more trips and I haven't been able to do that for personal reasons but I'd like to see us expand beyond the state and Maybe organize some trips outside of Vermont somewhere else in the US or possibly outside the US I know sometimes we have trouble getting enough people and one of the thoughts I had about that is Perhaps we could connect up a little bit more with some of the other senior centers For example the Berry area senior center the Plainfield senior center and we might get a larger group and meet some more people One additional thing I'd like to talk about is I'd like to see us expand To a population that really has a hard time getting involved here And that's folks who have brain injuries or have dementia This is something that I'm living with right now as a caregiver and I know that my mom Would do really well coming here for a couple of hours one or two days a week and Engaging in some activities, and I know that's a funding issue or that's something that's farther down the road But I'd like to see us include that population and not always have a caregiver Have to be here because we need breaks too, and we want to participate in center programs and activities Okay, hi, I really love the senior center and particularly when we used to all meet and play bridge We had like 16 people upstairs. I used to play bridge and do a lot of activities here, and it was really great And the idea of expanding into what you were talking about and all of that. I just the one thing I wanted to Talk about again was what Anne said was about like The religious people being here all day Sundays They take up a lot of space, but also just from a personal point of view. I was um You know I was crossed so I you know they were they were talking to me about God and religion as I was just going in and out of the building Because I live upstairs. So, you know, I'm not sure that That's something that people would necessarily want to have happen. And so anyway, that was just my My opinion. Thank you. I'm Erica Garfin I want to thank whoever is responsible for organizing this for doing this and also I want to Thank the advisory council for your commitment to the senior center like Jean I also went to look at the census data before I came and I would just like to add that in addition to the 42 percent of Montpeliers population who are 50 and older The people who are 60 and older make up 30 percent of Montpeliers population and I think those two numbers alone Demonstrate why the senior center merits having as others have said a dedicated director On-site who can really focus all of their energy and creativity To this very significant part of Montpeliers population I would actually like to talk about one specific program Some of you will remember several years ago that the senior center started program called msac at home Which was based on a national model called the village model that used uses volunteers and screened trades people To provide services and support so that people can remain in their homes As they age this would essentially have Taken msac beyond its walls So there was a group out in the community. I was part of it. We did a lot of work and then Finally with Janna's enthusiastic support and involvement The senior center took it on as a program There we had a fabulous Oh my goodness. Okay. Anyway Things changed. We had a different director. We had a different AmeriCorps member Um attention got focused more on feast The village has pretty much gone away And I would just hope that as we my time is up as we look towards the future That the village gets but put back on msac's radar screen Thank you. Thank you. Hi Tina um Necessity is a mother of invention And true invention requires thinking outside the box The pandemic the flood the exit of long time director Uh janna claire and then the resignation of a replacement have left msac in a situation he calls for some serious thinking outside the box And I propose that we begin by trying mightily not to cling to the past To all those cherished memories many of which have been I've heard tonight Uh congregate meals trips scrabble games bridge games rick Winston's film series and the myriad yoga pilates and bone builders classes But rather that we focus our attention on what the wide range Of montpellier seniors need most I've heard a lot of talk about from all the white faces here But I think we need to realize that there are people who are disabled There are people who are of other races There are people who don't feel comfortable here and have never felt comfortable here And we do need to move outside of this building To this end I hope that we'll reach out To and do a thorough needs assessment of the very wide range of seniors in montpellier who may be marginalized Due to various factors And that we look to partnering with other organizations and components of city and state government That have the capacity and funding to do some of what is needed We don't need to do everything ourselves. For example, yoga, et cetera, et cetera That is something that the rec center and arney can can handle We don't need to handle that the tremendous amount of effort and money put into the feast program Really has to be looked at in the context of food And there are a lot of organizations in the region who deal with food We don't have to do it all And if we if we can give up some of what we loved in order to get Everyone all the seniors what they need Will be going a long way. Thank you I'll make this short because i'm going to come back to you at the end of the meeting for an advertisement I'm cindy bogart. Um when I first moved here after uh retiring I took a writing class from maggie thompson. I now have a career as a novelist as a result That's what i'll advertise later in the in the meeting But um, I so I just want to say I got so much out of um msac and I would I I disagree with peter only in part Some of the core programs are very important to this group loyal members Maybe they should continue, but I also agree that we need to do a needs assessment A wider reach and a realistic idea of what we can and we can't do But I will say we must hire a dedicated director and that person's first job has to be outreach to get new members Because if we don't we will be in a death spiral I've looked at organizations and studied them. I'm a sociologist all my life And that's what happens to organizations who don't get new members.  So uh again An a dedicated director with outreach As her mission would be a wonderful thing and again, I thank msac for the wonderful uh new career that These classes have given me thanks I'm laura brown and I um am here because I was here this morning and didn't have a chance to say anything then My fault, but um, I just I actually taught a bone builders class here for 16 or 17 years And um, I was here through the fire Cindy mcclouds and jenna cars clars Directorships the beginning of coven and now it's the flood So I think those things have really affected the senior centers drop in membership and ability to survive Well to survive like we used to There are a few things I'd like to mention That there were great conversations this morning and I think a couple of things were Talked about one the value of exercise for persons our age Bone builders is great. It helps strengthen. I've heard many people say how it has helped them Do things there's also yoga and pilates and I think these are really valuable To have in person you have more contact with the instructor more visibility And um, you also have we also have the opportunity to lead hybrid classes Which have worked well For people who would rather be in person and people who would like or can't get here so well um Another thing that I just want to mention that I find very helpful And very informative is tina's class. She Sets aside 15 minutes at the beginning of each of her bone builders classes for people to talk ask questions Socialized because it's on zoom and that's important Um, second. I want to mention the community improvement work because someone asked about that this morning And nancy schultz and and fergusson regularly What think faster out of time You're kidding Okay, just when I'm at the good part, but there is community service trash tramps and grit and That is walk-in. So, um, I also want to make a voice for the for not having everything on technology some of us just aren't up for that and Other things paper things phone things are in I'm going away. Okay, wait a minute. Um, anyway, I think, um I think I have mentioned most of the things I really wanted to and also there is nail cutting now Um, it's new I think and back and it's wonderful Hold on Ron. Did you want to say something here in charge? I wonder what arnie thinks about it Nobody thought to ask him what what your reaction is what your feeling is about all this Also, we have um, we also have we have somebody on zoom so matt's gonna Take care of that now. I think they're gonna come through the speakers if all works Okay We didn't have anybody zoom so we weren't sure I was all going to um to work Anyway, it's seven o'clock and does anybody else have anything they would like to say since we have a little bit of time Or forever hold your peace I haven't forgotten you cindy. Don't worry Okay, okay, so first we're gonna have an ad from uh, cindy bogard one of the one of the ideas that um that we had was to do a vermont focused book talk two times uh season so two in winter two and two in fall two in spring and um Because I published an award winning novel I decided I would host and be the first book talk person So here's my book. It's called the history of silence I thought to do one novel and one um and one non fiction book or memoir For the other one during the semester So I'm just telling you about this you need to read the book in advance before you come I have some here to sell because of bear pond being Temporarily out of commission. Otherwise, I would suggest that you buy it there I'll sell it to you for 15 bucks if you want to pay 20. I'll give the five to bear pond books So when is it? It's september 21st. That's a thursday at 130 right after the lunch So come for lunch stay for the book talk This book is really a book talk book So we'll have lots to talk about and it also takes place in the 80s. So many of you will be familiar with the time frame Secondly, I uh rick winston Who most of you know, I think has also written a book called save me a seat a life with movies about the savoy And the sad savoy, but it's going to reopen But anyway, he's going to be doing his book took on that book on thursday november 2nd at 130 also So I ask you to join us for both of them We'll see how it goes and also if you have any ideas for future authors for this spring I'm I would love to hear them. I have some too, but I'd rather open it up for people who use the center That's my announcement and I'll be around after we're done to sell you a book if you should like And I also have postcards if you're not ready to buy yet. Thanks Sarah franklin always wants to say something I watched online this In the morning the first session and I heard an awful lot of the things that I feel too And all of the offerings that we have here at msac But a lot of us are in migrants from other places And we have had experiences of other kinds of senior centers And so I'm glad we heard from some of those folks too And as an in migrant one lack that I have Is a knowledge of vermont history I would love to have a course in vermont history And I would love to have a course in reading vermont novels So i'm so glad to hear that you've started us off on that I love going to school And I did it for 44 years For other folks and now I get to have another turn And I'm so grateful that it's possible. Thank you So thanks everybody if you have written comments if you could hand them in over there that would help our note takers A lot And I wanted to thank all people. Thank. Thank you all for coming And it was really thanks for all the people who helped out It really made this whole thing a great success, which is good. Yes. Did you want to say something? I'm rachel desolates and I was glad to hear you talk about the villages erica because 42 is a very high percentage of You know elderly people and I don't know about anyone else, but I worry about what's going to happen to me in You know another five ten twenty years And unless you have a fair amount of money your options are limited And so I don't know what that means or for the senior center, but I think in some ways we need to take it on You know, there's certainly a lack of housing everywhere But when I went to city hall, I can't remember who I spoke with But I mentioned about the possibility of having Additional senior housing and they said they would not take that project on So I was very disappointed to hear that given the number of seniors that we have here Not everyone has family that they can live with not everyone wants to live with family even if they have family So I think that you know If we want to maintain The respect that is you know that we should have then we need to find a way for people to do that you know throughout their lives and You know, we all want to live in place or what is it age in place, right? But that may not I mean I'm not sure what what that looks like and I if nothing else if we can explore what that might look like because Assisted living facilities is not necessarily an option unless you have a lot of money Thanks. Good one more person over here. Yes Just turn around so you're facing those Well, thank you. I didn't realize it was going to end this quickly also um And I'd like to expand your discussion of the art some of you must not know that poetry readings have been occurring here regularly and um That's a great way to bring the community together And if you have a diverse group of readers, that's another way to expand our constituency. So um And also painting. I mean we can expand our discussion of the arts and I think that would be very fruitful Good. Thank you. Great. Okay. I'm trying again. Anybody else got something they want to say Oh god, maybe we got a zoom person. Hold on one second I didn't get the full message, but lindis berger says, um, we need a director who can go after grants for us Can you say that again? We need a director who can go after grants for us Go after Oh grants grants not france. I thought oh, we're going to france. Yay Yes, would you like to say something? Yeah, not much. Not much. It's okay. Any words are accepted So um, so we've talked about poetry readings and art and and so on and um, we have some dance. Oh, I have to stand up. Sorry I'll stand up very well for a whole year. I've missed a lot. I've missed a lot. But anyway, um In terms of arts and so on we have a lot of music here. We have a lot of musicians the jazz band used to play um before lunches and it was a lot of fun And um, we haven't done that this year We have played outside in front of the building before When there were special occasions and that's been a lot of fun too. So I'd like to Encourage us to get all the musicians involved Especially if we're going to be studying Um vermont history. There's a lot of of music that's been written Folk songs about vermont history that could really spark some interest Okay, thanks Good. Thank you Say about grants. I was just thinking like Why don't we have a director and someone else who writes grants? You can always write in your own salaries I worked in the grants department, you know at mass general in harvard in boston And you know, they raised all their own money besides raising their own salaries So it might be a good idea to have a director and then have someone Who just writes grants and raises their own salary. So that's what I was thinking Thanks Okay, and you up laura. It's got another thing to say I just want to add to um the music thought Someone this morning mentioned the uh over swinging over 60s band which also had dancing with it and I know Um a good friend who came all every week to dance with her husband here and um, it wasn't a Professional band. It was just people who like to play So I that's just another thought Thank you Okay Okay, we're trying mad again. Hold on So linda burger would like to continue her Comment by saying the budgets of parks Are way over budget and they do not address the needs that we do She continues as a caregiver Zoom class exercise classes have been a god's sent to me Tina reagan and shannon are expert at making the class feel in person Also We have christie minzen who says I appreciate the opportunity to participate in classes on zoom and not have to travel to the center Makes it accessible for me. I do have a concern about rising class of classes and membership and minimum numbers of folks in classes That seems counterproductive for a fully functional accessibility center And Susan walters says We need consistent annual mailings about renewing our memberships. Thank you And linda burger says one other comment that zoom has expanded the number of participants who can participate Thanks. I'll use zoom folks Great, okay anybody else before I we close this out. Okay Yeah, I haven't forgotten him. Don't worry again. Okay again. So thank you to every thank you to everybody Make sure if you have written comments you hand him in and arnie would like to speak and he'll close out the meeting here He is Earlier today. I forgot to introduce myself. Somebody said I didn't say who I was before I started talking So my name is arnie mcmallon. I've been with the city now for over 30 years Um a lot of experience with programming And I actually started out if you want to talk about a little history as a day camp assistant director I had my master's degree in education and athletic administration, and I've been here now like I said for 30 years I worked with for those you might remember don la renevich He was a senior center director as well as the recreation director For a number of years and that worked very well while we're under the school system This is a little different now than what you're used to because after The city after the senior center went to the city prior to the rec department going to the city That's when they hired a separate senior center director Prior to that it used to be under the recreation department. So just to give you a little history Part of being a director is not Trying to convince people that you know everything It's about getting good people in the right places to help carry it along. It's no different than coaching You're as good as your weakest player on your team And if if we don't have the staff that helps support what we want to do Then a director who no matter how great they are is not carrying us forward into the future We got to have a team of people that are willing to work together And carry things on because as my great late great football coach used to say from norwich. He said if I die tomorrow They'll probably hang a hat, you know have a moment of silence, but kickoff will still be at one o'clock The game is not going to stop and that's what we got to think going forward We always got to think of ways about the future of the senior center But also the future of the community you know I look forward to one of the things I started since I've gotten involved is I've gotten a little bit more active with the Activities committee they had their first meeting the other day But also the the council the senior council Which is There's a lot of people with a lot of information out here that have ideas on what we can do to make things great For the senior center And the ideas come from within you know, I've been doing this for 30 years I might have a ton of ideas my assistant who I've made pull in once in a while to help me have a ton of ideas Between the two of us we have over 50 years of experience and recreation And actually setting up programs and trips and all that other stuff But there used to be a slogan That went around the recreation many years ago that the benefits are endless And it's up to us to going forward to say how can we work together as a team? And get the most for the people of this community because we are we are a community That's agent, you know adult the older population is increasing when I first came here There was over 500 students just in union school I'm pretty sure there's not that many students there anymore And Our younger numbers are decreasing while our older numbers are increasing and part of a vibrant community is balance And we got to find ways to also bring younger families to this community Or as somebody I heard say earlier, we will become extinct Got to bring the young families in get people here create opportunities And I think we can go a long way, but I'm not I'm not going to lie to you. I can't do it myself So we're going to have to have people involved that care about what they want to see And see what we can develop So I want to thank everybody for coming tonight because without your thoughts and opinions. It's hard to to move forward I didn't say anything like no, I didn't say anything like that. That's why that's why there's going to be an assessment So that's the whole purpose of that so yep and one of my best friends Who's also been in recreation for Way longer than me. He's in august of maine Is what is a position called a community services director And he not only sees all over all of those positions, but he also has Child care under his belt. So you can imagine he has a busy day I'm going to turn this back over to Thank you everybody great Oh good. Okay. You're free to go. Take care


Very special guest from Kansas City, the Kansas City Sports Woman of the Year. She's a midfielder for the Kansas City Current and the National Women's Soccer League.  Everybody knows her for going viral and having this goal-scoring celebration that made its way into the NFL and has not lost any momentum. Lola Bonta, welcome to the show. Hi. Hello, thank you for having me. It's so so nice to meet you. We just had a grok on.  But you do have a little soft spot for Gronk. Oh, 100 percent. My dad. So my dad is from Boston, so I grew up. Got it. Loving the Patriots and Gronk was just this big, goofy guy. And I had no idea how he could be so good at football. So, yeah, he was one of my favorite players.  And that is what I try and do as an athlete now. So he was one of the first guys that was just enjoying his time out there. So I'm glad he talked about his Gronk spike. We're all about the sellies today. So, yeah, it was a great little segment.  You and Virals last year with this celebration. When you see this, are you sick of talking about it already? Well, do you love it? I love it because I love how much joy people get out of it.  This is exactly who I am. I'm always dancing. I'm always trying to have fun. So every time someone brings it up, I love it.  That is the brutal part. He does not he does not approve. Yeah, I can't imagine a hard nose New England, no BS guide enjoying that commentary that surrounded around that. But I mean, has Hollywood come calling because the cell is almost too good?   I know they again, I always encourage them to come up with celebrations. So I had warned only a couple of people because, you know, I do the fake injury. So I had to warn my athletic trainer. I was like, yo, if I do this, don't worry, keep your spot.  But I think that that's why it went viral, you know, is the element of surprise. And I've yet to be able to top it with something. But I just I love that the whole league now is celebrating. I don't want them to do it against us. But I love that people enjoy it and are just going out there and celebrating a goal.  I think it's really fun. Listen, Gronk's doing these cameos in these movies, right? Eighty for Brady. He just did some good burgers, a Nickelodeon spotlight. We need to get low and volatile because those acting skills were chef's kissable, if I say so myself. This moment went so viral. I can't imagine what that's like. And it's still going and going. And for it to make its way into the NFL, it's pretty fricking incredible.  This is awful. The NFL finds him sixty five hundred bucks for the celebration. That's like two thousand per torque low. Bro, it's I bet if he didn't go down to his knees, he'd be cleared. That that was the next level of commitment. And honestly, worth it. I think he went viral as well and everybody had his back. Why are you finding this guy? We should have started to go find me for him or something because he did not deserve to find that was quality right there. Are you cooking up anything new, different? Like everybody's embracing the fun. But are you as anything we should be looking forward to or on the radar?  So we're going to probably do something like that, to be honest. I would love that. I'm playing more of a defensive role this year. So I don't get I don't get to shoot as much. But I hope I score and we can do this little lift that on a couple of my teammates have planned.  Brittany Mahomes and her husband Patrick, they're co-owners of the Kansas City current where you are a midfielder and a injury faker. And Brittany Mahomes has been such a huge force for the sport. I follow her on Instagram. That's how I see a lot of what you do, what you guys are doing. She broke ground on the world's first stadium built for a women's professional team. How important is that type of commitment from ownership when we're trying to grow the women's game? Yeah, it's unbelievable that so when we were first year, I've been with this team now for almost 10 years. And when we were first here, you know, we we didn't have anything. We didn't have the backing of the sport or I mean the city. So it was really hard playing here. And then when they brought us back and the owners were like, look at this, you know, teal rising, get them out there. We my husband's on the men's soccer team here. And I think more people recognize me and shout out me in the streets than him. And we got it. We got to keep them humble. You know what I'm saying? So it's huge. And actually, speaking of Brittany, she just messaged me and she was like, you got to get her to do the Torx Selly. She told me she said, let her know you got to do it. So don't let her down. Yeah. But honestly, I deserve that from Brittany, because I like I bother. I talk about Brittany off. I love her. I love what she does as a woman, as a confident force and supporting her husband's goals and also having her own and being so involved in the community, by the way, and I'm not twerking. I'm totally avoiding this. This is what I'm a professional here. So I'm going to swing it into this. Also, she's not a Kansas City girlie. Like she's not from there. Do you know what I'm saying? And neither are you. You played in California. You're saying your dad grew up in New England fan. But there's something about Kansas City that sticks to people, that makes people like a Brittany Mahomes want to bring a franchise or be part of a franchise that makes Patrick want to build a water burger and invest in the city that they are living in and playing in, that they don't really have ties to before that. What is it about Kansas City and talk to those fans who support you throughout the year? Yeah, 100 percent. I think everybody knows that I will forever claim California. I'm a Cali kid through and through. But like I said, I've been loyal to this team. I've been with this organization since the beginning. And we come back because of the fans in the city. They just love their sports teams, and that's 100 percent. You know, it's not like we have beaches or mountains. We have the passion for our sports here. And that's that's what keeps me coming back for sure.  I mean, it has nothing to do with the free shots that people are always buying me when I'm out. That has nothing to do with it, nothing at all. But it's definitely like Mahomes just said the other day, you know, I don't need money. I'm good. I just want rings and stuff. Well, he also already owns this entire city. I think he has a stake in every professional team. But that's because they're buying into the love for the sports here. So kudos to them, you know, let them know if they ever want to adopt me, I'm I'm up for grabs, you know, because I would like your poor dad. Listen, your dad has a rough enough.  Like, let's let your poor dad, you can't leave him now. No, no, he's coming with us. I'm pretty sure their guest house has plenty of room. Listen, Lo, I would love we have to go, but I would love to have you on to talk a little bit about the World Cup and sort of scene set for me. It's set to kick off July 20th. I need to know the best players. I need to know what's going on, who to look at, who's on the come up. So do you promise me if you come back and if Brittany Mahomes makes an appearance on my show, I will twerk all day for you to set it. I'll do it. I'm quoting you. I'm sending her that right now. Done. We're doing it. I'll twerk and, you know, Fandle, you're just going to have to deal with it. And don't you dare try to find me, Fandle. Don't you even think about it. I will twerk my little heart out. We appreciate you. Lo, we love you. Love to your husband. Congrats on the award. All right, we've got a big show. Last show of the week. Last show in New York tomorrow. Who's doing here? Letter for Ned's on the program. Oh, he was getting all the DMs from the teams. He'll be out. We're going to find him a match tomorrow. That's what we will do. Zebra Woods, a new Panther, former Cowboy also on the program. Do not miss it. I'll put on lipstick tomorrow.


Schools situated in the Castries East constituency are inching closer to having fully functional smart classroom facilities. Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Castries East, Hon. Philip J. Pierre, continues to do his part to ensure schools and teachers in Castries East are equipped with the resources and tech to adapt to today's emerging teaching trends. The government wants to give each one of you a computer by the time you reach from five. Because yes, what? Who said what? What? Are you surprised? Each one of you will have a laptop before you leave school, every one of you and every teacher because you have to use that for the future because when you're on your laptop, you can work with children anyway, China, Vietnam, you have exposure to the entire world when you have a laptop. When you have a computer, you have exposure to the entire world. And that is why the government is trying to give each one of you a laptop. And today what I came here to do is to bring you a television because I know you're developing what is called a smart classroom. On September 6th, the Bishop Charles Gache Primary School and the Bocache Combined School each accepted a donation of a state-of-the-art smart TV from Honourable Pierre. The Castries East MP personally delivered the new devices along with school stationary supplies to the students and teachers. In addition to his donation, the Prime Minister also left the young students of the Bishop Charles Gache Primary School and the Bocache Combined School with a stirring message of hope. Friends, anybody, anybody can be the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, anybody. I live just across the road, just across the road, if you stay you can see who I live and I'm the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. So you don't have to live in any special place to be the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. You don't have to do it. If you look on there, you'll see who I live and that's who I live. That's where I was born, that's where I'll continue to live and I'm the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. So I wanted to understand that you must strive for the highest. Don't let anybody make you believe that because you don't live in a certain place, you can't get the best.  Honourable Pierre's contributions to the Bishop Charles Gache Primary School and the Bocache Combined School will enhance the learning experience for the students for years to come.


Nothing beats time and hard work, actually. And that's important. You got a problem.  I have an issue with premature ejaculation.  I can't have a relationship, all right? I didn't know how to have a relationship, right? There's nobody in the industry who could talk to me about it. You know, maybe hypnotica. There's nobody that I could go to. I had my normal guy friends, right, to work with me on that stuff, or to bounce stuff off of. But that took time, right? And so these are pretty important. And this is how I want to talk about like the men's development industry, because it's real interesting this weekend. You know, because it opened, I knew about this, but it refreshed it, okay? If you want to be good at anything, anything, especially relationship sex, because it's a deep thing that we don't talk about, you need three things, but anything, man, anything. You need experience, okay?  You need, in that experience, you're gonna win. You gotta know how to handle both of those things, okay? In that experience, guess what's gonna happen?  You're gonna go, I have morals and beliefs.  And there's nothing wrong with that.   And then I had to work to get it back. What kind of a boy, what kind of an inexperienced male can say that you live by something but you've never had the thread of losing it? You've never had to work back for it.  And so I trained you Jitsu, not that great at it, not trying to do anything. But I posted a video of me getting choked out, man, right away, fuckin' lost. All these motherfuckers are like, oh, you need to get stronger. Dude, I lose every day. If you train, if you talk to anybody who trains, you lose every day. Mistakes, I kind of post it online so I can learn from those mistakes, you know, to see that, get feedback from other people.  Dude, I lose fuckin' every day. If I train, I lose more than I win. But the reason why I actually do that, I think it's kind of funny, but the reason why I really do that is because if you make your life only about winning, you fear losing.  You don't need to fight, you don't need to be violent. But to get stomped on in life, if you do not have that happy, you don't learn, man, you don't value anything. I can't tell you how many of my values I went back on. You know, I'm never gonna cheat. I'm always gonna be good.  And I know that pain, and I know I never wanna live it again. And every day when I just have one day, right, one day I just have now, I don't mean that in some Eckhart-Tolley sort of spiritual, whatever thing, but it's just I have right now that I can deal with what I'm thinking and feeling that, god damn, man, that's where my choice comes in. I'll tell you this right now, man, what's a value that I believe in? You know, expression. If I'm afraid, I'm not gonna express. I think you're gonna judge me, and it's gonna embarrass me or humiliate me in some way, I'm gonna stop. That doesn't make me less of a man. That's my journey to building more of what that is, of what that means to have that, right? It's a little bit of a long time on that experience thing. Sorry, community, huge, huge. You know, when I started out, this was the seduction community. Of course, TSL's moved more to men's development and all this stuff because you have to be the total man. You name it. But who in this industry has a community? And I'm gonna state this because this was really important to see this weekend. We interviewed a lot of people from ours on Marata for this. They gave excellent feedback. Excellent feedback. Okay, they gave, there were some of those guys that gave amazing, amazing feedback of what it means to be a sexual man, right? That is a community. Zan Perion, good guy, he built an awesome community, man. They're his team or whatever it is. I know all his coaches, they're great guys. That's what I did, man. I have a community, why? So I can talk, I'm very open with it. The TSL guys, you can talk to them here. TSL is a big presence always at the 21 convention. But big time, we have a community, we talk almost every day on a call. I have to end this and I'm starting a call. And then I gotta come back and MC and all that sort of stuff because that's it. Why? Because man, I need it just as much as them. It helps me more than them at times. And they know that, man.  I say my thing, Bravo has a community. It's awesome. A lot of people have forums but he has an active forum. David Tien has a community. Who else? And I'm gonna tell you this, man. What has actually worked without a community? Without other people that you can talk to.  And when you're jerking off the porn or you haven't experienced anything, that looks good. But man, that's how you lose your money.  That's how you get resentful over not getting results over and over again. And that's what the seduction community has become, man. A bunch of kids making decisions about what looks good. It's the same as seeing a chick with big boobs and only seeing that.  Except those four people. Be a part of a community. 21 Convention is a community. Be a part of this. You all know sitting here how important it is to be here and talk outside of this room. Man, me speaking, that's basically just a tool so you can have the real experience that's gonna happen outside that door or at night or smoking cigars with some crazy dude with awesome stories, man. You know, that's what makes it. What are the three lives of a man? I won't get into that. All right. Time.   You come to me with a quick fix, you don't want it bad enough. You're not willing to work for something that you want to change. You don't want it bad enough.


One of the stories I talk about and I share the most here is the story of how when I moved back from China I was incredibly depressed. I've been 24 I had the most epic year of my life and I came back home moved back into my parents didn't know my purpose What to do didn't have a job didn't really have any friends because I went to college away from home So I showed back home. I'm back at home Nothing to do all day no purpose and for me. I felt like honestly some days No real reason to be alive But since then thankfully I haven't really ever struggled with depression since and I want to share in this video What I think is the most essential thing you do if you're slogging through crap every day you feel depressed You're going through some difficult life event and you really just want everything to stop for a while in this video I want to share the exact practice. I recommend above all What's up guys? Alex Hein here author of the book master the day now one exercise I did during that depressed period of life has been journaling and I find that journaling is one of the most powerful Exercises to go from confusion to clarity. I've included a free journaling worksheet and free email course It's the first link in the description box So you can click that link get that free journaling e-course and that'll give you some of the beginner exercises and more of my story and how I did that so obviously if you're having like severe depression go see a doctor do What safe talk to people but if you feel like for a prolonged period of time you're going through something and you just hate life This is the one practice above all that I can recommend that has helped me more than anything to keep momentum in my life The practice is very simple and it's just never stop doing the foundational rituals Okay, never stop doing the foundational rituals that keep your life moving forward and let me explain this a bit more So over the last seven or so years about six seven years. I've been into personal development I've had my business for five years and in those years. I've fallen in love. I've been dumped I've gotten to like best relationships and the worst relationships in my life I've been the peak of like my business is actually working and I've been where I thought it was going to fail And I would have to go find a job again. I mean I've been through perfect health health crisis I've seen so much shit in the last six years of my life But here's the thing in those six years The main thing that has gotten me through and has kept me going and most important to me Growing and continually making progress has been that one principle to no matter what happens Every day I get up and I do the same rituals that keep my life together Now in that time period of my life I put together something called the doomsday document the doomsday document is a list of all the aspects of my life Relationships health happiness finances, etc. And in those sections of my life the different facets of life I wrote down what habits I was doing every day to have that part of my life amazing So when I was my fittest, what was I doing every day when I was my happiest? What was I doing every day in the best relationship? I'd ever been in what was I doing every day when I was the most fulfilled And sleeping the best what was I doing every day? So I called the doomsday document because if my life ever goes to hell in that aspect of my life I can just refer back to that and go back to what are those daily rituals? But in this video specifically I want to go more into a tactical process I'd recommend for staying on track or if someone close to you just died You just got dumped and you wonder what the point of life is now without that person if you're going through a health crisis And you don't know how things are going to go forward Do these things every day and I guarantee life will be incredible.  That's it They're designed to make you feel good wake up being a good mood be able to get through the day So the first part of this pyramid is health practices the second part is emotional health practices The third part is contribution and the fourth part is spirituality or deeper meaning. So when I say health practices What I mean is the more depressed you are the more You're hurting because you got dumped the more you feel that loss of your mom or your dad the more that your business or company just failed and you feel like this massive failure the more you need to Religiously exercise five days a week. It doesn't mean that grind it out crazy workouts But if you don't feel well, and you're tired you have to be doing the workouts some kind of exercise just to get circulation going I didn't realize the importance of this until I started studying Chinese medicine because emotions Literally can be moved through exercise Emotions proof that not in your throat than not in your stomach emotions produce sometimes heart attacks or sometimes strokes Insomnia anxiety depression even and exercise can literally physically move the emotion because the emotion gets stuck in the body It's like a somatic memory. So exercise is so essential on a daily basis The obvious of eating well of taking time of not rushing if you can afford to do that for me The emotional practices revolve around first of all getting everyone in your life into two buckets The ones that make you feel good the ones that make you feel bad And then spending more time around the people that make you feel good That is the essence of the feel-good practice, but at the same time it's dealing with whatever emotional beliefs or traumas or Whatever frustrations are coming up that are emotional whether they're rational or irrational So if you have this belief that it's never gonna get better How are you gonna feel better if you tell yourself every day? It's never gonna get better Of course, you're gonna feel like crap if you just got dumped by someone and you're like I'm never gonna find someone that good again Of course, you're gonna feel miserable because you're telling yourself this story that it can only get worse or that my company just failed And I'm gonna like my wife's gonna divorce me my kids are gonna hate me I don't I can't put food on the table that belief of course is gonna produce suffering every single day So quickly going through those beliefs and just catching them right when you see them The third thing is something I reintroduced in the last year and it's contribution Because I find that on the days where my life is the worst and I don't want to do anything One thing that I if I force myself to do it always makes me feel good later because on one level if I'm going through Business stuff relationship stuff life stuff and I'm helping someone else out and I see how grateful they are Number one it reminds me there's more going on in the world besides my own problems And that often one of the problems I have they may have to plus some so I objectively probably have it pretty good I think that just contributing also moves your focus away from like all this stuff inside of you The problem-solving with the anxiety the depression the frustration and now you're putting your energy into problem-solving for somebody else And I find that that's really mutually rewarding So if you haven't already Dedicating some time to contribution which could be with a friend with your parents It could be going to a pet sanctuary to walk the pets It could be volunteering in a soup kitchen, but something that gets you Dedicated to a cause greater than yourself and the last category here is the spirituality or higher meaning category And I think for me why this is so essential to Re-getting back into your body having an amazing day just feeling good is because spiritual practices I think on one level are designed to not only make us present but make us realize there's a greater purpose for us being alive And I think that's why humans always have and I think always will have spiritual or religious beliefs because regardless of what is Objectively true they make us feel good like there's a reason I'm going through this and even if you don't want to believe that or you're not Religious or non spiritual Adopting the belief that let me just see what good can come out of this that will automatically prime your mind to look for What's the good thing that can come out of this? What's the advantage? What's the growth? What's the lesson and I think this is the big difference on one level the difference is that you're trying to find a Purpose and a meaning in the greater part of your life, but also in this current suffering experience So I think if you're going through hell and going through one of the worst times of your life Or maybe you've been kind of going through crap for a long time months to years where you don't like your days you adopt this four-part framework of These are the four habits I do every day related to these big themes And I promise within a day a week a month you will feel so incredibly different And after that you'll start to feel like yourself again And I think at the end of the day when we're going through the crap. We don't feel like ourselves We're kind of dissociated or depersonalized.  That's a really big topic and a really important one Especially for people that are going through this like in a chronic sense. So again those journaling exercises I mentioned were foundational during those early 20s of period of my life where I was constantly uncertain Frustrated unhappy depressed angry, but really the uncertainties what really got to me about basically everything and It was those journaling exercises the ones I recommended that first link in the description Those are the ones that really helped me refocus and get back on track. Alright guys So we'll take it from there. You can also check out my last related videos there right there


The story of Dr. Kildare. Whatsoever house I enter, there will I go for the benefit of the sick. And whatsoever things I see or hear concerning the life of men, I will keep silence thereon. Counting such things to be held as sacred trusts. I will exercise my art solely for the cure of my pain. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer brought you those famous motion pictures. Now this exciting heartwarming series is heard on radio. In just a moment, the story of Dr. Kildare. But first, your announcer. A clump of grey-white buildings planted deep in the heart of New York. The nerve center of medical progress for great minds and skilled hands wage man's everlasting battle against death for the sins. Blair General Hospital. Where life begins, where life ends, where life goes on. Here's 103.6, Dr. Gillespie. All right, Parker. Help Jimmy get that oxygen tent over him. Take hold of the other side there, Parker. All right, Dr. Kildare. How old is the child, Mrs. Delbert? Sixth, Doctor. It's Miss Delbert. Oh, you're not his mother? No, his governess. I work for Mrs. Norton. She and David's father are well separated. They're waiting for the court to decide custody. Well, the court may not get a chance to. Boys in pretty bad shape. Oh, it happened so suddenly after I'd put him to bed tonight. Until then, I thought it was only a cold. Well, isn't it cold now? It's pneumonia. All right, Parker. Let's move him up under the tent. Here, I'll move this pillow. Now. Mommy. Mommy. Oh, it's all right, David. Mommy will be here pretty soon. Close the tent on your side now. I'll turn on the oxygen. I was simply at my wit's end, Dr. Gillespie. I couldn't get in touch with Mrs. Norton and I didn't know what to do. Adjust the valve if you need to, Parker. All right, Dr. Till there. Where is the boy's mother, Miss Delmet? Well, she's at a party uptown. We had no idea when she left that it was anything serious. Can't she call her? No, it's some people who are leaving town tomorrow and their phone is disconnected. Do you know where Mr. Norton lives? Yes, he has an apartment uptown. But, I mean, Mrs. Norton wouldn't have liked it if I... Well, I thought I'd better call the hospital. I see. Jimmy, there's not much we can do for the next two or three hours till this hits a crisis. Suppose we get out of the room now and give the boy a chance to quiet down. Good idea. Better stay with him, Parker. Call us if there's any change. Yes, Doctor. This way, Miss Delmet. Thank you. Is it really serious, Doctor? Well, he's had the full course of shots, antibiotics, and he's under oxygen. That's about all we can do at the moment. Depends entirely on how he meets the crisis. Yes, his condition is very serious. About his parents, Miss Delmet, is this separation recent or... Well, what's behind it? It's recent. It happened about a couple of months ago. I don't think either of them actually know what caused it, but, well, now there are prides involved. Well, I shouldn't even be talking about it. And you mean by implication that I shouldn't be asking? Well... Have you got something in mind, Jimmy? Yes. Whatever personal differences the Norton's may have, they should be able to put them aside for tonight at least and think of just one thing. That child in there fighting for his life. Well, I'm sure if they knew... You can call them all support, feeling of security, or whatever, but he needs a father and mother standing by. I'm going to see that he has them. Good. I agree with you. Go to it, Jimmy. And you're going to help me. If there's one thing that... Huh? Would you like to speak to Mrs. William Norton, please? Mrs. Norton? Is she expecting you? No, she's not. I see. And who may I say is calling? You may say it's the Maharaja of Zambongo. If you want to, I've never met her and the name wouldn't mean a thing. Just ask her to step out here. Well... One moment, if you please.  He's a dead ringer for crew. Quite a party. Good evening. Do you want to see me? I did, if you're Mrs. Norton. Why, yes, I am, but I... Don't believe... No, you haven't. Leonard Gillespie, staff, doctor, Blair Hospital. Well, doctor, by that moment, I'm feeling fine. Yeah, right at the moment, you're feeling terrible.  Yes, it certainly is. Now, if you'll excuse me. Get your coat, Mrs. Norton, and let's go. I beg your pardon. Your son's at the hospital with a case of pneumonia. David? At the hospital? That's right. That cold of his suddenly became worse a couple of hours ago and the girl who works for you called us. Yes, well, wait until I get my coat, Dr. Gillespie. Your coat, madame. Oh, thank you, Betty. I want to explain to the bandit, isn't it?  Yes, I'll take care of it. Thank you. All right, doctor. I'm ready. Um, doctor? Good night, Snooper. I beg your pardon. I wonder why on Earth Ms. Delbert didn't phone me with... Oh, she couldn't, of course. I hope she didn't call my... David's father, I mean. She didn't. Thank heavens for that. He may be at the hospital when we get there, though. A young associate of mine went after him. Oh? I'm sorry you did that. Here's the elevator. Mrs. Norton, what are you more concerned about? Your pride in the possible embarrassment of the situation? Or the welfare of your child? Why, my child, of course. Look, you've gone to considerable trouble to get both of us to the hospital. Is David's condition really dangerous? It is. Come on. Wait, I'll be right back. He's supposed to be here in the bowling alley. I'm looking for a man named Bill Norton. Bill? Oh, right over there. Oh, thanks. Mr. Norton. My name's Kildare. I'm a staff doctor at Blair Hospital. Oh, what can I do for you, doctor? You can come with me to the hospital. Got a cab waiting outside. Doc, I'll tell you. Oh, yeah. Hold it up for a second, will you, Doc? You better skip it, Mr. Norton. Will the force strike come and help?  What? What's wrong with him? Pneumonia. Change your mind? Yes, yes.  Change them on the way over to save time. Is that bad, huh? Look, fellas, I'm sorry. You'll like to get somebody else, my kids, in the hospital. All right, Doc, let's go.  That Mrs. Norton would tell you where to find me. She didn't. I checked with the manager at your apartment house. Mrs. Norton doesn't know about this yet. She was somewhere at a party when the governor's called us. Oh, great. Wait till the court hears about this. Don't think there's any reason to blame her? Charles took sick after she'd gone. Oh, sure, sure. That's the Delbert girl story. Now, cab's over there. Okay. And let's get one thing straight. I came after you because I thought David needed a father standing by. He doesn't need an irate husband. The temperature is 104.2 now. Still rising. Go higher. He's still got the tough fight ahead of him. Yeah, Jimmy, yeah, it'll be another couple of hours or more yet. We've done everything we can for him, except... Parker, has he been conscious at all? Oh, yes. Doc to kill there most of the time, in fact. Then let's have them come in, Dr. Gillespie. Maybe I'm crazy, but I think it would help if he knew he wasn't fighting alone. Jimmy, you're borrowing medical theories from my generation. I guess I have been around you too long. You implying I've exercised on you in truth? Not at all. Mr. Parker, where on earth is it? There you are. Outside, Garou. Come on, come on. Now, this patient has enough problems without you fluttering around the room. Come in, Jimmy. Right with you. Please, Dr. Gillespie. It's necessary to manhandle me. Your gardenia is slipping, Garou. It is? Oh, dear, it is. Thank you. Do you have something in mind, Dr. Gillespie? Well, certainly I have something in mind. I...now, what... Someone, and I won't mention names, said that both of you had left the hospital. I was misinvolved. You weren't? What? We did. Oh. Good night, Garou. Good night. I wanted to... You were just bitter. Yeah. You know, I'm almost scared to open the door to the lounge. They've been there together for ten minutes. The place may be your shambles. Well... They're about the same, Mrs. Norton. They're still too soon to tell. What about singing? Can I... I mean, can we go in? Yes, that's why we brought you here. He's been calling for both of you for the last couple of hours. Poor baby. We have every reason to believe he'll pull through, though. That pneumonia in a child his age is always dangerous, and he has to do the fighting. All we can do is help. Well, look, it's a matter of expense. It isn't a matter of expense, Mr. Norton. It's a matter of human intangibles, courage, and faith. That's where you come in. You're his parents, his security in a way. I think it'll help his chances to know you're standing by him. And so far, Dr. Gillespie hasn't disagreed with me. Nor would old Dr. Breen if he was still alive. He's the man who taught me the value of moral support back in 1915. I know what you mean. All of us need other people when we're ill. So it's natural for a child to turn to his mother at a time like this? Yes.  I told you, I didn't know he was ill. You knew he had a cold.  Not as good a one as you are a father. I'll wait a minute. I think the court may be very interested in hearing about this. Oh, really?  You just go to it. All right, I will. That's half of you now. We hoped we were dealing with rational adult parents who could see David's welfare as being more important at the moment than their own personal quarrel.  But that's as far as we can go. And thereon it's up to you. So make up your minds. Breen, the story of Dr. Kildare in just a moment. Now you understand, he may not be conscious or at least not enough to recognize you. And in that case, we'll just have to wait. I think we understand, Dr. Kildare. All right, let's go in. The boy seems to be rousing a bit now. Go on. Parker, will you open the front of that oxygen tent for a few minutes? All right, Dr. Kildare. Come on up here now. Come, please. Try talking to him. Patient in delirium always recognizes a familiar voice sooner than the face. David? Dave? It's Mommy. Daddy's here, too. Hello, Davey. Darling, you're going to be all right now. Everything's going to be all right. David, dear, we're both right here for now. We're going to help you. And you'll be all well again. Can you hear me? Yes, Mommy. Don't you worry, son. You're going to be all right. He's smiling. Poor baby. You'd better close the tent, Parker. He needs all the oxygen he can get. Well, sleep or not, I think he's aware that you're here and standing by. That's all you can do. There's an empty room right next door if you'd like to wait. We'll let you know the minute we're sure of anything. All right. He isn't going to die, Dr. Kildare. He's a strong, healthy child, Mrs. Norton, and he's making good fight. He's getting all the help you can give him so that medical science can give him. I see. Come on, Betty. We'll wait next door, Doctor. All right. Well, I guess there's nothing to do but wait. Not long at that, judging by his temperature. Christ is coming up? No, I think he's in it now. We'll know before long, one way or another. You could stand one more shock, don't you think? Sure. Parker, will you get another A44 ampoule on a high pole? Of course, Dr. Kildare, right away. It's too early in the morning. It's too bad about the boy there. Even if he pulls through, he's not going to have an easy life. Parents separating you mean? Yeah. Fighting over custody, huh? Well, you know, it's too bad for them, too, especially if they lose him. Yeah, he's apparently the only thing in common they got left. Oh, I think they may have a lot of things in common. They only knew it. But, like Ms. Delbert said, when their son can't break down the pride, nothing can. But that's it. It's happened so fast and been so much of a shock. They're worried about him, of course, but neither of them really believes he may die. Wish I knew he wouldn't. Well, there were only some ways. Oh, scaring them. Wait a minute, you may. Maybe this business of custody, if they thought neither of them would get custody. No, no, no, hold it. Even if you do have a scheme for this. I don't agree. To an Australian bushman who didn't realize its purpose of surgical operation would probably seem cruel. The time like this is the only time it would work. Look, will you take care of things here for a few minutes? I'm going to wake up Karoo. Karoo? What do you want with that idiot? In certain situations, he can be highly impressive. And this is one of those situations. You want me to tell these people that I should advise the court that I should have a public war. That's right. They say it's your opinion that neither of them is a fit parent to have sole custody, that you'll use all your influence. Wear your gardenia and give them that down-the-nose Boston look. In other words, you know, give them the business. Sometimes you could use language of a more professional character. That's amazing, Dr. Karoo. That's exactly what Dr. Gillespie said a few minutes ago. Oh, is it? Yes. Hey, Jimmy, Dr. Karoo is the only man who could do this. You and I talk like a couple of bums. Dr. Gillespie said that? Oh, yes. Yes, indeed. Well, I have always tried to keep up a pran... uh, maintain certain standards. Oh, of course, this job does require a little more than that. And it's just possible that even you couldn't carry it off. Yes. Well, do you see it's a matter of... I guess the word is finesse. Well, I have certainly never regarded finesse as being a talent with which I am totally unfamiliar. Oh, then you'll have a try at it. Dr. Gildare, a crew never merely fights. Well, in a child this age you can break fast, Dr. Gillespie, either way. Do you think you ought to be turned again? Yes, you should, Parker. You need some help. Oh, no, no. It is a... I wonder if a long dab would do any good. Ah, it would not. You know it. I guess you're right. Be quiet. I've been wondering how you came out. I came out indeed. Oh, you have no idea what those people said to me. Both of them. The language they used. Oh, unprofessional, I suppose. Why, that woman accused me of trying to break up their home. And that counselor to hers, her husband, called me a meddling old busybody. United front, eh? Dr. Garou, that's when you needed finesse. Finesse? Yes, indeed. I might say that I did rise to occasion or I simply gave him a long, steady look, turned on my heel, and walked out. Marvelous. I knew we could depend on you, Dr. Garou, and I think you carried it off splendidly. You do? Thank you. I did feel a certain command of the situation. Hmm? Take a look at this thermometer. Temperature is starting to drop. That's right. He's passed the crisis. Hmm? I think we've won.  Oh, I think I'll just settle for a long sigh of relief. I don't know. I guess maybe we should have come down here and told him right away. Oh, I think it was better to wait for half hour and be sure, at least we... Hey, look. Well, I'll be a... Oh? You want them to hear you, Dr. Gillespie? And I'm surprised at you, Dr. Garou, tolerating something like this. Well, I was really... I mean, after all, those two people had threatened me. Move over, Parker. All right, you don't have to push. And when their dispositions were obviously somewhat violent, well... They locked in each other's arms. Well, that sort of conduct is positively indecent for a married couple. Cynic. Well, it looks as though two crises have passed. Let's give them another ten minutes before we break in. Well, I certainly have no desire to break in on them in ten minutes or in ten years after those names they called me. Gentlemen, Miss Parker, I am going to retire. From the hospital, Dr. Garou. To bed, Dr. Gillespie. Oh, well, good night and pleasant dreams. I don't know. I think you ought to have a citation. Oh, Jimmy. Not the order of the silver syringe. Oh, no. Oh, that might be going too far. Why not just let him in with us? The membership of medical medallists. Mm-hmm. Well, I guess we do meddle in patients' affairs sometimes. My dear Dr. G, has there ever been any doubt in it? Come on, let's see if there's any coffee in the wardroom. To the story of Dr. Kildare. I bet I can't find a thing wrong with you. Not a thing. How do you feel? Oh, I feel fine. Just like brand new. I actually think he does look healthier than before, Dr. Kildare. He could be. Stand up straight there, son, and say, ah, a sure test. You know, as a matter of fact, several things were the secure. I know. I'm glad they are. So am I. Oh, before I go, I have a little something here for that wonderful man who was responsible for it. We never did know his name, but he came into the lounge that night and really told us off. He made us stop and think. Yes, well... Of course, he may think this is silly. It's a box of maple sugar candy my mother sent from Vermont. They still make it in the old traditional way. Boy, the syrup, you know, and poured on the snow. Mm-hmm. Maple sugar. Mm-hmm. Well, Mrs. Norton, that man that you're speaking of happens to be on vacation at present. Oh. I think the doctor Karoo's out here and would like to come in. Karoo never heard of him. Mm-hmm. I mean, tell him I'm in conference and I'll call him later. You just leave the box, Mrs. Norton, and we'll take care of it for you. Oh, would you? No, I'd do. Thank you. Well, come on in, David. Daddy's waiting for us. Okay, Mommy. You'll be sure and tell that man how much he did for us. Oh, to be sure, to be sure. Yes, yes, yes. Goodbye, Mrs. Norton. Goodbye, Dr. Gillespie. Dr. Gillette. Oh, let's see. Da G, you're a man of low chicanery. Oh, I used to love this stuff when I was a boy. I can believe it. You're acting exactly like a dope addict. And after all these years, I've finally found your price. Five pounds of maple sugar candy. Never mind my price. Here. Make yourself sick. Mr. at the story of Dr. Kildare, starring Lou Heirs and Lionel Barrymore. This program was written by Les Crutchfield and directed by William P. Russo. Original music was composed and conducted by Walter Schumann. Supporting cast included Virginia Gregg, Ted Osburn, Isabel Jewel, Stacey Harris, J. Novello, Jeffrey Silver, and Lynn Aenley. Dick Joy speaking.