Commun ty Matters Manor of the Plains
February 2016
Art is Ageless® exhibit and reception features senior and local artists Since the beginning of time, creative expression has brought joy to both its creators and those who experience their art. The Art is Ageless® program offers senior artists the opportunity to share and display their artwork and reaffirms the agelessness of human creativity. Some have resumed art after putting it aside for a career, others have been creating beautiful pieces throughout their lives, and others never picked up a brush until after they retired, but all are now expressing themselves through art. In March, their works will be on display at Manor of the Plains. “It’s inspiring to see the beautiful pieces these seniors have created,” said Kurt Lampe, marketing director. “The joy it brings to them and others is wonderful, and that’s something we want to celebrate and share with the entire Dodge City community.” The Art is Ageless exhibit will feature ART IS AGELESS continued on page 2
Louise Feldt and Nola Vice pose with one of Louise’s many quilts.
Longtime seamstress stitching again Louise Feldt has been sewing all her life. However, over the past year she seemed to spend more time in the hospital and rehab than at her sewing machine. After having a knee replacement last summer, she fractured first one hip, then the other. But by the end of the year, Louise was quilting again. “It’s something I can do,” she said. “I have good hands, and I can do it by myself.” Louise has gotten a hand from her friend Nola Vice (“the best one I have,” Louise says), who held on to some of her unfinished projects when Louise moved to Manor of the Plains last year. Both ladies are longtime members of Miss Kitty’s Quilt Guild. Louise, a mother of seven, made most of her three daughters’ clothes while they were growing up. She herself grew up on a farm in Park, Kan., and first started learning to sew when she was 5 years old. After moving to Dodge City, Louise did alterations for more than 30 SEAMSTRESS, continued on page 4
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Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Manor of the Plains by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org.
Jerry Korbe, executive director Kurt Lampe, marketing director Lisa Montoya, activity director Jacque Soltero, health care activity director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Kurt at klampe@pmma.org. Telephone: 620-225-1928 Fax: 620-225-3982 Address: 200 Campus Dr., Dodge City, KS 67801-2760
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works from local artists who are 65 and older, including a few Manor of the Plains residents. The public is welcome to visit the community to view the exhibit of acrylics, oils, photography and various other mediums, ranging from amateur to professional levels. The exhibit is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 14 through 24.
Manors of Mid-America (PMMA), which is a nonprofit organization that owns and operates 18 senior living communities in Missouri and Kansas. Each year the organization publishes an Art is Ageless calendar, featuring works by amateur senior artists. Proceeds from the sale of calendars are reinvested into new art programs and opportunities for PMMA residents.
In addition to the exhibit, Manor of the Plains will honor local senior artists during a reception at the community at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 24. The Art is Ageless program has been encouraging creativity in seniors for more than 35 years, and is sponsored by Presbyterian
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Christmas party at Manor of the Plains
Clockwise from top left: Santa and Betty Herrmann. Marketing Director Kurt Lampe’s secret pal, Agnes Rabe. Santa and Doris Zimmerman. Esther Stephenson, Emma Albers, Santa Claus and Doris Zimmerman receive their gifts from Santa.
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years. She sewed for Long’s Inc. and Jamie’s Cleaners right up until moving to the campus. Although Louise does most of her quilting by machine, recently she was hard at work handsewing the edges of a twin bed-sized quilt to complete it. All of her children and grandchildren have quilts from her, she said, as well as some baby blankets.
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Time to celebrate volunteerism! How have you answered the call to be a volunteer? How have volunteers helped you in a time of need? Why do you think volunteers are so important? How have you benefited from being a volunteer? If you’ve got a story to share about volunteering, contact Marketing Director Kurt Lampe and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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