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Kilina, Patricia. The Last Cen tennial. New York, The Dial Press, 1971. 313 pages. Cottonwood, a little c o w k i n Montana, is holding a centennial celebration. One hundred years of the town’s history are review ed in a pageant; cowboys and Indians get together for a fair, a rodeo and a horse race. The past is there in the present, but the future looms uncertain as the “dark forces of eminent do m ain” threaten the natural en vironm ent and the rancher’s way of life w ith extinction. The L ast Centennial :1s com posed as a triptych. It consists of three novelettes, each Ret against the background of the Cottonwood centennial celebra tion. “Afoot” is the story of a Cheyenne Indian, brought up by a fam ily of white ranchers, who is in search of his true id en tity ; “The F astest Mouse in Mexico” is the growing up story of a rancher’s daughter who finds her? elf through her love for a eral ways. Since the classes are taught entirely in Ukrainian youngsters learn to verbalize their experiences in their native language. Yet many musical con cepts and words are sim ultane ously learned in their original Italian or English terminology as well. The choice of songs, to gether with a m ultitude of audio and visual props (countless gi ant posters, supersized pictures and models of clef, notes, rests, sharps, flats and so on) is partu- cularly notew orthy, while the them es for classes and games range from traditional ritual songs (koliady and others), folk historical songs (“Chovnik khy- tayetsia,” “Hey tarn no hori”) to fairy tales and competitive games. All set decorations and props are made by th e teachers, sometimes assisted by th e eager pre-schoolers. Mexican jockey; in “Old Men, Old Horses” a tough m iserly old rancher on the threshold of death prepares to put up a last stand against the encroachment of industry. ‘The N orthw est had never found anyone to tell the tales of its men, cattle, and grass,” says Patricia Kilina on page 258 of her book. The L a st C enten- ial is an attem pt to fill this va cuum. It is a story of cowboys and Indians, and above all — it is a story of horses. Patricia Ki lina w rite lovingly of ranch life in Montana, w ith an obvious first hand knowledge of animals aKd ranchers. The author is fam iliar to U krainian readers as a prom in ent poet of the so-called New York Group, who has publish ed three collections of modern poetry in Ukrainian. The readers of our magazine rem em ber P a t ricia Kilina as the “outstanding talent of the year 1969.” A Mon tana born, full-bodied N orth western. Patricia Kilina is m ar ried to the Ukrainian w riter Yu riy Tarnawsky. Through her husband she developed an inter est in U krainian language and literature and began w riting in her adopted tongue. The Last Centennial is her first novel in English — a fittin g tribute to her native N orthwest. Even here, however, in this m ost ’improb able of settings, Patricia Kilina finds a place for a U krainian — a not too successful cowboy, the son of a Ukrainian im m igrant widow, who is one of the heroes in “Old Men, Old Horses.” O R G A N IZ A T IO N A L W O RK SH OPS The Junior UNWLA B ranch es are currently experim enting with Organizational W orkships at which organizational topics are discussed by guest speakers. The first workshop was co-spon sored on Nov. 29, 1971 in Phila delphia by members of Branches 90 and 98. The workshop was conducted by Mrs. Tania O’Neill, Junior Chairm an of the Region al Council. The guest speaker was Mrs. Irene Padoch of New York. U N W L A B R A N C H 60 IN C L E V E L A N D , OHIO The Ukrainian Junior Wom en’s League, Branch 60, origin ated in 1946 w ith 12 members at the home of Mrs. W alter Shipka, the club’s first president. They have worked along with various civic groups, including the N ationality Service Center and the Ukrainian Cultural G ar dens in Cleveland. Books on Ukrainian culture have been do nated to several libraries and schools. U krainian E aster Egg Dem onstrations and Instruction Classes have been presented by Mrs. Michael Bocher and Mrs. Mark McElroy. Mrs. M ark MmElroy is presi dent at the present time. E sth e r M usichuk Publicity Chairman CLUBS FOR THE ELDERLY Clubs for the elderly are a growing phenomenon of our time. Large communities are es pecially geared to the organiza tion of such clubs for the elderly and retired, for there are many individuals living alone who would benefit greatly from the companionship of people their own age. In smaller communities it is often desirable to form such clubs jointly for the elderly and the middle-aged. It should be noted th a t m any middle-aged women, especially those who have already raised their chil dren and cannot seem to work up any enthusiasm for community work, often fall into depression. They are greatly benefited by being among the elderly whom they, as younger individuals, can help greatly. Conversely, for the elderly the companionship of younger individuals is very ben eficial. Both types of clubs are very valuable, and although they are a new phenomenon in our com m unities, they should be intro duced for the benefit of our mid dle-aged and elder citizens. T. S avyck a НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛЮТИЙ, 1972 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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