Commun ty Matters Salina Presbyterian Manor
June 2016
Mary’s Musings Seniors (and I don’t mean school classes) and technology. What comes to your mind when you hear these two words? The first word that comes to my mind is challenges! Let me count the ways technology has challenged my life. In 1990, the church where I worked purchased its first computer. As I saw it, I had two choices. I could throw up my hands and say, “I quit, I’ll never learn how to operate this.” Or I could say, “Once I learn how to use it, this computer is going to make my work easier.” And it did. Typing the church directory used to take several weeks. Once I had put names and addresses in the computer, I was able to print out a correct list in minutes anytime I needed it. In 1999, when I began the Parish Ministry Associate program, I had literally hundreds of reference books and publications. I would MUSINGS, continued on page 2
Clockwise from above left: Resident artist Sue Vince shared the People’s Choice award with her art teacher, Barb Culley. Sue Vince’s painting, Kick Back and Relax, took home People’s Choice award from the Art is Ageless event. Sunflowers Galore, a mixed-media piece from artist Barb Culley, won over the hearts of exhibit attendees.
Teacher, student share Art is Ageless® award First-ever tie for People’s Choice ribbon We had a first in this year’s Art is Ageless® juried competition: two artists shared the People’s Choice award. And they happen to be teacher and student. Sue Vince has been taking Barb Culley’s painting class at the Salina Senior Center for many years. Sue said she fell into painting almost by accident after she retired from the Central Kansas Cooperative in Education program in 2004. “I happened to mention to another of Barb’s students, ‘You just do the neatest things.’ I had never painted in my life,” said Sue, a resident of Salina Presbyterian Manor. “The next day Barb called and said, ‘I hear you’re interested in painting.” Sue said she likes oil paints because they’re so forgiving. She mostly paints landscapes, and next she’d like to try her hand at painting animals. Barb, the teacher, said Sue works hard to make her pictures as realistic as possible. “She likes detailed work, and she strives to make it look exactly ART, continued on page 5
take and send pictures in an instant. The site I really love is Facebook. remember something I read that I Since my parents and all my siblings wanted to incorporate in a sermon, are gone, Facebook keeps me in and it could take hours for me to touch with nieces, nephews and locate the right publication. Now I extended family. Right now I have can Google stories, facts or anything two great-nieces battling cancer, else I might need for a sermon in and this enables me encourage them just minutes. I have access to all the and keep in touch daily. I also can translations of the Bible and can look disconnect whenever I choose and up scripture in just seconds. go back to the good old days and read a book, try out one of my new In 2004, I got my first cell phone. Two years ago I got my first iPhone. recipes or organize my clutter. The learning curve was pretty high, Of course there were challenges but I truly love everything I can do with it. When trying to figure things along the way. Once while trying to finish a paper for my classes, I out, I can simply Google and the lost almost everything I had typed. information is at my fingertips. I can check my email, check Pinterest Frantically, I called my oldest granddaughter and asked her for for the latest craft ideas, recipes, help. She said, “Grandma, you need decorating ideas or quotes. I can to use the undo button.” I didn’t have a clue where the undo button was. After determining that I really did erase it in all my attempts to fix it, she gently told me I had lost it and would have to redo the whole thing. Then before she hung up reminded me to always save Community Matters she periodically, so I wouldn’t lose an is published monthly for residents entire project. In spite of this, I love and friends of Salina Presbyterian my technology and cannot imagine Manor by Presbyterian Manors of MUSINGS, continued from page 1
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my life without it. On the reverse side of technology, there’s the old-fashioned way of doing things and I believe there should be a balance of both. Recently there has been an outcry as schools are considering doing away with the teaching of cursive writing. I hope that doesn’t happen, and here is one reason why. Recently, there was an article in the Salina Journal, about a cancer survivor who discovered how much handwritten letters meant to her. Gina Mulligan said it was the handwritten notes from strangers that had the biggest impact on her. These people didn’t know her and didn’t have to, but they had a pen and paper and took the time to write something encouraging. She founded a group called Girls Love Mail, a volunteer organization that collects and sends handwritten, supportive letters to thousands of women who have been newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Please read the article in this newsletter about a new project, “Letters from the Heart,” which will begin in June.
~ Health Care Happenings ~ • The lollipop challenge invites participants to guess the flavor of various lollipops.
• Educational programs will be presented on Harriet Beacher Stowe and Arkansans. • “It’s Your Call” is a new game we will play. • Cooking projects for the month are Velveeta fudge and resident Don Lloyd’s mother’s Yorkshire pudding. We’re still looking for additional recipes for the Manor Health Care cookbook to be completed in time for sale at the October Soup Supper.
• Garfield’s birthday will be celebrated with lasagna.
• We will have famous ones in the building on June 24: Weather man Ross Janssen and Millie the weather dog from KWCH will pay us a visit and talk about the weather. • A program on cheese accompanied by a cheese tasting is in the plans. • Look forward to the catfish fry with chips in June. • A new game (for us) is a life-size version of Candy Land. Like us on Facebook
June Activities Smoky Hill River Festival It’s time for the annual Smoky Hill River Festival, June 9 through 12. Salina Presbyterian Manor will sponsor the Big Band Dance. Buttons for the festival can be purchased for $10 in the office or $15 at the gate. Bus transportation to the festival will be available.
RSVP Singers change name Saline County Area Agency on Aging’s RSVP singers, who entertain us regularly, are now called The Silvertones. The chorus director is Harry Tysen. Watch for their appearance on the monthly calendar and remember the new name!
Celebrating a century
Cruisin’ with Cathy
Arline Roberts will celebrate her 100th birthday at a reception at Belmont Boulevard Christian Church on Sunday, June 14 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. All are invited.
On June 13, we’ll head west with Cathy to see the historic Cathedral of the Plains in Victoria, now known as the Basilica of St. Fidelis.
Note of thanks
We will eat lunch at Gella’s in Hays, followed by a tour of Sternberg Museum.
Salina Presbyterian Manor employees received a thank you note from Tammy Walker Cancer Center for the donation of $247 in October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Employees extended the once-a-month “Jeans for a Cause” day to all Fridays in October and each paid $1 to wear jeans to work. Isn’t it amazing how one dollar adds up in a few weeks?
Also in June: • Rolling Hills Zoo trip, June 2 • Father’s Day Celebration, June 16 • Pot Luck with the theme “Take Me Out To The Ballgame,” June 21
• Travel & Taste: vote on your favorite! June 27 Like us on Facebook
Letters from the heart Chaplain Mary is looking for people who would like to help us write notes to those dealing with cancer or other serious illnesses. We will provide the stationary and some sample notes. This summer, we will meet at 2 p.m. every other Thursday in the Chapel. Check your June calendar for specific dates. This is an opportunity to reach out and touch the lives of people as we send them words of encouragement and hope. Salina Presbyterian Manor
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From art strolls to group walks, we’ve got lots to offer Residents from Presbyterian Manor attended the First Thursday Art Rush in April held by the Salina Arts & Humanities Commission and visited exhibits at The Nook, Salina Art Center, Salina Country Club, Stiefel Theater and Kansas Wesleyan University. “The artwork was just amazing,” commented Cathy Boos, Life Enrichment Director. “Everyone had a fabulous time.”
The newly formed Walking Club, part of the overall wellness program, kicked off on Wednesday, April 27 at 10 a.m. with a gathering on the veranda outside the Ivory Keys Café. Employees also joined in since it was National Walk at Lunch Day. Two courses were mapped out so walkers could keep track of miles. Course number one is around the park and pond; four laps equal a mile. Course number two is
around the main building; three laps equal a mile. In addition, all 18 Presbyterian Manors are in a challenge to see which campus can log the most miles in the next four weeks. At Salina Presbyterian Manor, our top three winners will receive prizes. Employees taking residents for walks can count their mileage for that walk. An employee had the right idea by wearing her “Just Do It” top to the Walking Club kickoff event. The Walking Club gathers at the starting line to officially begin their journey.
Literary Ladies The Literary Ladies met for their monthly group discussion on April 26 in the chapel. Books for the remainder of 2016 were chosen and are as follows: • June – A Higher Call • July – Me Before You • August – Beautiful Ruins • September – The Art Forger • October – I Am Malala • November – Center of Everything • December – Pilot’s Wife If you would like to join the group, contact Cathy Boos at 825-1366, ext 1140. The group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month.
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like what she’s looking at. She sees things really well,” Barb said. Barb has been teaching art for 35 years, after a short stint teaching high school P.E. For a few years, she owned her own studio and offered classes there. Teaching older adults is no different from teaching anyone who is enthusiastic about making art, she said. “They’re just like kids. They’re eager. I can teach anyone to paint; it just takes desire and patience,” she said.
Residents make the jumbotron
The group setting allows her students to encourage one another Residents and Life Enrichment Director Cathy Boos attended a Royals game on or offer suggestions, Barb said. Sue Wednesday, May 4 in Kansas City. They even made the jumbotron! said Barb is also very willing to help, “but she’s very good about letting you do your thing, and when you need help, why, you just holler at her and she comes over and sits down.” Both women were honored to receive the People’s Choice award and to share it with someone they know well. Barb’s winning piece, “Sunflowers Galore,” is a mixedmedia creation. She brushed on a base of acrylic paint, then adhered watercolor paper and modeling paste to form flower petals. Finally, she painted it with oils. “Everybody likes texture. They want to touch it,” Barb said. Sue’s painting, “Kick Back and Relax,” depicts a peaceful lakeside cottage. She said this is the third year she entered the contest, and she won an honorable mention last year. Every time, the exhibit inspires her, she said. “When I go to see these Art is Ageless shows, it’s just amazing to me what these people can do,” Sue said. Like us on Facebook
Canada goose and goslings Seven goslings made their grand entrance on the Salina Presbyterian Manor campus. This photo was on the front page of the Salina Journal in April just a couple days after the goslings hatched with a heading that read: Line up, single file, no running. It’s time to swim! Many thanks to Journal photographer Tom Dorsey for capturing the moment.
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Employee of the Month
Salina Presbyterian Manor’s Post-Acute To Home (PATH®) program isn’t just about getting you home— it’s about getting you back to your life. Call 785-825-1366 today to schedule your personal appointment and tour.
Hope Godbout was the Employee of the Month for May. She has worked in as an LPN in Healthcare for seven years as of June. She and significant other, Matt, have two dogs: Archer, a Chihuahua, and a Jack Russell Terrier named Bamy. Hope enjoys reading and crafts of all kinds. One thing we might not have known about Hope is that she has played the violin since 4th grade and took four years of French in high school. Once Matt finishes school, they plan to move to Kansas City and she will earn her RN there. Congratulations, Hope!
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