Community Matters Aberdeen Village
July 2018
Memories of summer fun Now that warmer temperatures are here to stay, our minds drift back to fun memories of summers gone by. Our residents have had many adventures, and they agreed to share a few of them here: “We recently had retired, our kids were all doing well, so Marilyn and I began in the summer of 1994 on our 9,600 mile, six-week-long road trip from North Carolina to western Canada and the U.S. in our steel tent (conversion van).” — Keith and Marilyn Graham “Walking to the library to give a report on a book I had read.” — Carolyn McCaul “My favorite summer memory is when I went sailing on a restored three-masted schooner from New Bellingham to Vancouver chasing the whales.” — Ed Duman “Being outside and doing gardening and yard work. I love it!” — Iona Thrailkill “Spending my summers on the family farm.” — Mary Ruth Jaggard “Spending time on a sailboat and hearing the sound of small waves slapping up against the hull of the
Home sweet Aberdeen Village When Sharon Nelson and her family began the process of looking for the right community for her and her husband Franklin in 2016, they took a methodical approach. “My daughter made a big spreadsheet with all of the different options. We were living in Topeka at the time, but my son and daughter live in the Kansas City area and wanted us Sharon Nelson closer to them. My husband’s health wasn’t good, and we’d seen our parents make the decision to seek additional care when they got to that point, so we wanted to do the same,” said Sharon. After considering all of their needs and desires, and visiting many communities, Sharon and Franklin chose Aberdeen Village. “I really like it here, especially the continual care aspect. My husband needed to be in the health care area, and I was in the independent living area. But we were under the same roof,” said Sharon. Franklin passed away in January 2017. Sharon was once again faced with some big life decisions. “I briefly considered moving back to my home in Topeka, but the reasons we’d moved here hadn’t changed. I knew at some point I would need continual care, and I had a knee replacement, so I was able to use the rehab program here and do physical therapy,” said Sharon. “And Aberdeen had become my family. I got spoiled having my meals cooked and my apartment cleaned. I wanted to stay here.” She enjoys many activities and is a regular face at pool exercise sessions, Bible study, art class and more. “People enjoy socializing here, and everyone is so friendly. When your birthday comes around, everyone sends you cards, and when someone is in rehabilitation, everyone visits. I’m happy about my choice, and I love the people here.”
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Art is Ageless winners announced ®
Aberdeen Village recently announced the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. They are:
“Alzheimer’s,” Jo Henderson, Best in “King,” Shirley Dixon, third place Show “Trick Falls,” Keith Graham, Honorable Mention “Strawberry Splash,” Ed Duman, Best in Show
Needlework (amateur) “Whisper of God,” Twila Butts, first place
Painting (amateur) “Snowbird,” Peggy Elliott, first place
“Let’s Be Brave,” Twila Butts, second place “Alzheimer’s,” Jo Henderson, third place
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Drawing (amateur) “Strawberry Splash,” Ed Duman, first place “Kansas Sunflower,” Marcia Schuler, second place
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My Secret Garden, Joan Goss, second place Tragic House, Joan Goss, third place
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“Morning Flower,” Peggy Elliott, Honorable Mention “My Secret Garden,” Joan Goss, Best in Show
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“Christmas Among the Birch,” Shirley Dixon, first place “Let’s Deck the Halls,” Twila Butts, Second place Twila Butts
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boat.” — Carolyn Simmons “I rode a boat through the rapids of Denali River, Alaska.” — Bill Walter “I was 12 years old and my parents decided I was old enough to take the train from Salina, Kan., to St. Louis to see my grandparents.” — Georgie Bundschuh “I remember taking the train with my sister to visit our relatives in Illinois and spending the summer with them on their farm.” — Kay Benjamin
“My marriage on June 7, 1952. It was so hot, but it didn’t matter.” — Mary Johnson “I spent one summer salmon fishing in Alaska.” — Butch Gordon “I loved spending my summers swimming.” — Mary Lou Niebling “When the kids piled into the car, and we were off to New Jersey where my husband’s family lived. Warren would get sick of the highway and announce it was time for the scenic route. The kids would groan and then laugh
because we would end up getting ice cream or something good, and then we would all end up at the ocean with some of the Graham clan. It was real vacation time!” — Ginny Graham “I enjoyed golfing, planting trees and meeting with some of my guy friends at the golf club house.” — John Evans “I loved to swim in the summer time.” — Mary Jo Evans “Spending a day with my family at the lake.” — Sharon Nelson “Donkey riding.” — Beth Riner
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“Christmas Morning,” Carolyn Habighorst, third place Photography (amateur) “San Xavier Del Back,” Hughie Habighorst, first place Mixed Media (amateur) “Linda’s Yard,” William Walter, first place “Winter Wonderland,” William Walter, second place
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Cecil Mashburn
3D/Sculpture (amateur)
Drawing (professional)
“Child’s Park Bench,” Carl Erwin, first place
“Delicate,” Carol Rondinelli, first place
“Shelf with Paper Towel Holder,” Carl Erwin, second place
“Kansas Sunflowers,” Carol Rondinelli, second place
Painting (professional)
“Young Lady,” Cecil Mashburn, third place
“Italy Farm,” Cecil Mashburn, first place
“Kansas Sunflowers,” Carol Rondinelli, Best in Show Aberdeen Village
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