Salina Presbyterian Manor
Chasing the Son By Dave Parker, Chaplain DECEMBER 2022
Salina Presbyterian Manor breaks ground on $15-million housing project Another senior living housing option is coming to the Salina community. Salina Presbyterian Manor broke ground last month on a $15-million project – an addition to the campus. The addition features 22 new villas, with the ability to add seven more. The Villas will be the only single-detached homes at the 35-acre campus, located near Ralph Reitz Memorial park and the existing pond, with several walking paths and a new pickleball court. “Salina Presbyterian Manor opened its door on February of 1980,” said Bruce H. Shogren, President/CEO of PMMA. “Ever since, it’s become part of the tapestry of the Salina community.” The two-bedroom, two-bathroom villas will have four distinctive designs ranging from 1,360 square feet to 1,828 square feet. They will feature nine-foot ceilings, lots of natural light, covered private patios and the opportunity to upgrade the features and finishes. Salina Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Eric Brown was at the groundbreaking and talked about the need for more housing in the area. “Believe it or not, our number one economic driver in Saline County is retirees,” Brown said. Construction on the Villas at Salina Presbyterian Manor has begun. Several units are already reserved and the first residents are expected to move in around the fall 2023. “This addition affords us
Here’s a hard truth I’ve come to accept: My kids don’t want my stuff! You know, all the treasures I’ve been collecting over the years. My wife might call it “accumulating.” Dave Parker But these are things I hoped to someday pass on to my kids, items that represent sentiment rather than dollars and cents. Like my stamp collection that my mom started with me so we could spend time together, which takes up an entire bedroom closet. My scads of Sunday school books and awards. Toys from my childhood. My collection of marigold carnival glass that sparkles to my eye. Or the rare acorn burr pitcher and tumblers that belonged to my grandma. Not to mention all the boxes of family pictures. I had planned to pass it all on some day. But when I mention it, I hear, “How much do you think it’s worth, Dad? You know if you give it to me I’m just going to sell it.” They don’t want to have to pack it up and move it to whatever city they might land in next…only to stuff it all away in a closet like I’ve been doing for years. I can understand where my kids are coming from … sort of. The disconnect is that those things represent my memories, my collections, my treasures — not theirs. Maybe I didn’t make those things important enough for them to want to carry on whatever tradition I created in my own mind. What we treasure is personal to us. If we want others to share in our treasure, then it needs to become personal to them as well. The treasure the Apostle Paul
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