Commun ty Matters Salina Presbyterian Manor
September 2018
Mary’s Musings By Mary Bridges, chaplain Salina Presbyterian Manor
I hope some of you got to see the documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” which was at the Art Cinema recently. It is sure to stir the emotions of those watching it. I felt a lot of guilt and sadness as I watched it, because growing up, my children watched Captain Kangaroo. I did feel much better when I got home and Googled this children’s program. It was shown on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS), and PBS didn’t come to our area until 1982 when KOOD signed on. It wasn’t my fault that my children missed Fred Roger’s educational experience. A.O. Scott with The New York Times wrote, “The documentary shows the low budget set, where the show started in 1968. Cast, crew, family and others shared their memories of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, inhabited mainly by Mr. Roger’s puppet alter egos. Then there are the clips from different episodes, which highlighted Mr. Roger’s positive messages of acceptance and unconditional love.” MUSINGS, continued on page 3
Wayne Keeler’s “Best in Show” winner, “Wait for It.”
‘Best in Show’ Salina resident wins Art is Ageless® competition Salina’s Wayne Keeler, 71, was recently awarded “Best in Show” in the amateur division of Presbyterian Manor’s Art is Ageless® competition for his painting, “Wait for It.” Inspired by the monkeys at Rolling Hills Zoo, “Wait for It” immortalizes the animals’ mischievous reputations as natural-born performers. “If you notice, he has a slight smile,” Keeler said. “It just looks like he’s waiting to toss a little gift out to the crowd … if you know what I’m talking about.” While not new to local art competitions, this is the first time Keeler entered the Art is Ageless competition. Bringing home the top prize came as a shock. “Quite honestly, it’s a little overwhelming to me,” Keeler said. “I felt very good about that painting when I finished, but it certainly doesn’t have ART, continued on page 4
Salina artists among Art is Ageless® masterpiece level winners Three winning artists in Salina Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition— including one artist who won “Best in Show-Amateur”—will be featured in the 2019 Art is Ageless Calendar produced by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. Salina resident Wayne Keeler placed Best in Show at the amateur level for his painting “Wait for It.” This piece, along with “Rhino Landscape,” a photo by Cary Brinegar and “Old “Rhino Landscape,” a photo by Cary World Santa,” needlework by Kay Leckband will appear in the calendar Brinegar. In addition, “Reindeer with Santa,” when it is released this fall. needlework in the Christmas category by Kay Leckband will be featured on one of the Art is Ageless greeting cards.
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is published monthly for residents and friends of Salina Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org. Desi Flerlage, executive director Jenni Jones, marketing director To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Jenni Jones, jjones@pmma.org. Telephone: 785-825-1366 Fax: 785-825-6554 Address: 2601 E. Crawford, Salina, KS 67401-3898 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values. SalinaPresbyterianManor.org
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“Old World Santa,” needlework by Kay Leckband.
Works by local winners are automatically entered into a masterpiece level competition with winning art from 16 other PMMA communities. More than 180 entries were received for this year’s masterpiece competition. The winners are featured in the Art is Ageless calendar and greeting cards. “We are inspired by the talent in our senior community and are thrilled we have the opportunity to share it and inspire others through the Art is Ageless calendar and greeting cards,” said Jenni Jones, director of sales and marketing, Salina Presbyterian Manor. Art is Ageless, open exclusively to people age 65 and older, is a copyrighted program of Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica. For the competition,
“Reindeer with Santa,” needlework in the Christmas category by Kay Leckband.
works must have been completed in the past five years. Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s Art is Ageless program encourages Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity. Like us on Facebook
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It begins with an old clip of Fred Rogers, a trained composer at the piano, explaining his approach to communicating with children by way of the musical concept of modulation. Some changes of key, he says, are easy enough to manage, while others are trickier. And so it is with feelings.”
on the translation there are fortytwo verses that mention neighbor, and those verses encourage us to be good to our neighbors with eight verses telling us to, “Love your neighbor.”
Jesus, too, emphasized loving our neighbors and helping our neighbors. In the Parable of the Other generations of American Good Samaritan he was asked children learned letters and which of the three was actually the numbers from Sesame Street, man’s neighbor. They answered phonics from The Electric Company, him, “The one who had mercy on and civics and grammar from him,” so Jesus told them “Go and do Schoolhouse Rock! What Mister likewise.” Rogers tried to teach us—how to navigate “some of the more difficult modulations” in everyday life— might now be classified as emotional literacy. He acknowledged that anger, fear and other kinds of hurt Congratulations to Keith Brown, are part of the human repertoire Employee of the Month for and that children need to learn to August. Keith is our Dining speak honestly about those feelings, Services Director and has worked and to trust the people they share for Presbyterian Manor for almost them with.” 6 years. Here are a couple of quotes that I Keith is married to Sara Marshall. really liked. “There are three ways Together they have Carter (7), to ultimate success. The first way is Devyn (5), Ezra (3-1/2), and two to be kind. The second way is to be Boston Terriers: Piper (2) and kind. The third way is to be kind.” Porkchop (8). The second one was, “When I was a His hobbies include running, boy and I would see scary things in biking, swimming, Nebraska the news, my mother would say to football, KU basketball, spending me, ‘Look for the helpers.You will time with family and friends and always find people who are helping.’ trying new foods. To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother’s When asked to share something words, and I am always comforted that most people would not know, by realizing that there are still so Keith said that he and his now wife many helpers—so many caring recently went to Las Vegas and got people in this world.” married! In the Bible, we are commanded to love our neighbors and depending
Fred Rogers, known as “Mr. Rogers.”
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Over the last year, Keith received his CDM, which has been a goal of his since he decided to pursue working in this type of environment. His goals are to continually grow and learn with his job and life in general. Please congratulate Keith when you see him!
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September 1 – Saturday at the Movie, “City Slickers”
September 11 – Wine & Cheese Birthday Party
September 25 – Intergenerational Art Class
September 4 – Travel & Taste at the Hilton Garden Inn “Garden Grill”
September 12 – Manor Monologue – United Way Executive Director, Amanda Michaelis
September 25 – Cancer Support Group
September 5 – Coffee Club to Cathy’s House
September 14 – Dex Umekubo in Concert
September 8 – Saturday at the Movie, “Legends of the Fall”
September 15 – Saturday at the Movie, “Life of the Party”
September 27 – Salina Art Center Tour – Gordon Moore Paintings & Works
September 10 – Rojean Loucks Harp
September 22 – Saturday at the Movie, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
September 28 – Everyday Lights to Perform
September 10 – Taste of Adventure September 24 – Ladies Lunch at the Rolling Hills Zoo Club – Burger Theory – Holiday Inn
September 26 – Football is Finally Here Pot Luck
September 29 – Saturday at the Movie, “My Fair Lady”
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mass appeal—not too many people want to hang it on their wall.” We will play hat bingo and Bible bingo. We will cook cheddar biscuits, zucchini cranberry bread, yellow squash and bacon melt (with squash from our garden) and cinnamon apple pie bread. Dex Umekubo and Everyday Lights will bring special music.
Keeler’s interest in art began as a child, however, he never received much in the way of formal training. “The training I’ve had has come through absorption,” Keeler said. “I didn’t have any art classes throughout high school, they just weren’t available. However, I worked for several architectural and construction firms over the years, where I got to do some design work. I also went through a couple of art courses taught by Bill Hottman at the Salina Rec in the late ’70s.” It wasn’t until retirement that Keeler began to pick up the paintbrushes again thanks to a few painting shows on TV.
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“I also benefited greatly in my artistic growth with helpful hints and critiques since joining the Kansas Figure Artists Group.” Community Matters September 2018
Wayne Keeler receives his local award from Desi Flerlage, executive director at Salina Presbyterian Manor.
Despite his success, Keeler still feels uncomfortable calling himself an artist. “I still feel like I’m more of a technician than an artist,” Keeler said. “I’m trying to figure out how to make the brushes and paints work. I guess that’s common for any artist. We’re always the hardest on ourselves.” Like us on Facebook