Emporia Presbyterian Manor
JUNE 2020
“Basket of Flowers” by Joan Butts wins Judge’s Choice (amateur) and first place in Quilting: Hand-Stitched (amateur).
Nina Gragg remembers being in a remote area of Maine on 9/11.
Residents reflect on where they were when … As we’re all living through COVID-19, which will no doubt become a historic time in all of our lives, Emporia Presbyterian Manor has been sharing stories from residents on Facebook as a way to reminisce and interact with families and loved ones. Here are some of those stories shared by residents who have reflected on other historic events in their lifetime.
Emporia Presbyterian Manor announces Art is Ageless® winners Emporia Presbyterian Manor recently hosted a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Crystal Stock, marketing director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring only the works of artists age 65 and older. Our artists prove that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.” Winners in the Emporia
9/11 Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless By Nina Gragg
juried competition were:
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The assassination of JFK By Barbara Freerksen
Barbara Freerksen felt a great deal of empathy for Jacqueline Kennedy the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
isolated in Maine. One of the ladies had an aunt and uncle that rent cabins in the woods. We had no outside communication unless we went up to their house. We got up and everybody got dressed and went into the local town to have lunch and everybody was upset. We didn’t know what was going on. And somebody said to watch the TV and they showed the towers going down. We had no idea at that point. We ate lunch and were pretty depressed, so we went back to the cabin and talked to her aunt. She gave us a radio, and we listened to that the rest of the day. Then we played bridge and called it a day. It was an upsetting time.”
“I was at home in the living room watching TV. At first, I thought he wasn’t really dead, he was just shot. I remember so well his wife getting on her knees, crawling. I thought she was trying to cover him up so he wouldn’t get hit – protect him from the bullet. It always was a thing that stuck in my mind. I remember the little children and her getting on the airplane with the casket. I remember her having to be all over with the blood on her dress before she could change. It was just unbelievable. I felt so sorry for that lady. I empathized for his wife more than anything.”
Dee Perkins remembers when her husband joined the Navy.
War II started. I didn’t really realize the implications of it at the time. My father was a Royal Crown bottler. It made a difference in his sugar supply. Our lives changed tremendously. We had just moved into a new home – it was the last house that was built with steel beams in it because of the war. I had a cousin who was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. Fortunately, he came back a number of years later. I remember food rationing, those kinds of things, but I was too young to have it affect me directly. I was listening Ann Doudican’s son still has the to a radio – which my son still radio she listened to when President has – with my mother and father. Roosevelt made his “Day of Infamy” speech in 1941. We had been told that something happened, but we didn’t know how severe it was until President WWII began Roosevelt came on the radio and By Ann Doudican gave that famous speech. The whole “I was only 8 years old when World world was shattered by that.” ◆ Like us on Facebook to stay updated on news and events.
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is published monthly for residents and friends of Emporia Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
To submit or suggest articles: cstock@PMMA.org Susan Siepelmeier, executive director Crystal Stock, marketing director
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Best of Show (amateur): Margaret Gunselman, “Snow on the Roses” Best of Show (professional): John King, “Fly Away” People’s Choice (amateur): Paul Johnston, “Prairie Wild Flower” People’s Choice (professional): Karen Wiley, “Waterlily” Judge’s Choice (amateur): Joan Butts, “Basket of Flowers” Judge’s Choice (professional): Karen Wiley, “Poinsettia1” Christmas (amateur): Joan Butts, “Santa” Christmas (professional): Karen Wiley, “Poinsettia1” Drawing (amateur): Nancy McKinzie, “Colors of a Kansas Sunset” Fiber Arts (amateur): Lorraine Morton, “Double Wedding Ring Lap Afghan” Painting (amateur): Lorraine Morton, “Mountain Memories” Painting (professional): John King, “Moonlite Monarch” Sculpture/3-D (amateur): Herbert Morton, “Arch Bridge with Pedestrian Walk” Photography (amateur): Margaret Gunselman, “Snow on the Roses” Mixed Media/Crafts (professional): Karen Wiley, “Eggscellent Spring” Quilting: Machine Stitched (amateur): Joan Butts, “Love the 30s” Quilting: Hand-Stitched (amateur): Joan Butts, “Basket of Flowers”
winners from 16 other Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America communities to be judged at the masterpiece level. Winning entries at the masterpiece level are selected for publication in PMMA’s annual Art is Ageless calendar and note cards. The 2021 calendar marks the 40th anniversary for the Art is Ageless program. Art is Ageless is a copyrighted program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. Started in 1980, Art is Ageless is an extension of Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social and spiritual health. Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica’s Art is Ageless program encourages Emporia Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year. ◆
Judge’s Choice and Christmas (professional) winner “Poinsettia1” by Karen Wiley.
Herbert Morton’s “Arch Bridge with Pedestrian Walk” wins first place in Sculpture/3-D (amateur).
COVID-19 updates continue As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, you can count on regular communication from your PMMA community and PMMA leadership. PMMA’s President and CEO Bruce Shogren’s latest letter to residents and families are posted to your community website, EmporiaPresbyterianManor.org/ covid-19. Get the latest information about visitation and restrictions on deliveries and learn more about PMMA’s infection control efforts to contain COVID-19 across the PMMA system. ◆
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Satisfaction surveys by Pinnacle Quality Insight As part of Emporia Presbyterian Manor’s ongoing customer service initiative, residents and their representatives are randomly selected to participate in telephone satisfaction surveys conducted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. Here’s just a sampling of what some shared:
“I think the most important thing is the general care, general attention and so forth. It is their interest in you. I would recommend [Presbyterian Manor] to anyone. I would tell them that it is a very nice, clean and organized place.” The graphic highlights some of the survey results. All scores are given on a 5-point scale, with 5 being the highest score and 1 the lowest score. Between March
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Source: Pinnacle Quality Insight (12 month ave. Mar. 2019 - Feb. 2020)
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2019 and February 2020, Emporia Presbyterian Manor residents and their families gave the community high scores in safety and security, activities and laundry services. In addition, residents and families also reported a high willingness to recommend the community to others.
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We greatly value the opinions of our residents and their representatives about the care and services we provide, and we encourage them to participate honestly when contacted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. All state and federal confidentiality laws are met in Pinnacle’s service. ◆