Salina Presbyterian Manor
SEPTEMBER 2021
Art collection celebrates a Salina tradition Independent living resident Ken Jennison has attended Salina’s Smoky Hill River Festival since its inception in the 1970s. Each year, the festival commissions an artist to create an art print that’s available for sale. And every year, Ken and his late wife, June, purchased one to display in their home. After a few decades, their collection crowded out most of their wall space. “We just about had to move out, we had so many,” Ken joked. “We had a hallway full of them, three or four in each bathroom, some downstairs and some in the basement.”
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Employee of the month: Virgil Windholz Congratulations to Virgil Windholz, Employee of the Month for August. He has worked for Salina Presbyterian Manor for five months as a maintenance technician. Virgil has one daughter, Patricia, and three grandchildren: Miguel, Chase and Ava. In his spare time, Virgil loves to golf and enjoys woodworking. When asked what most people would not know about him, he said that he used to sky dive and scuba dive.
Ken Jennison and his late wife, June, assembled a complete collection of art prints from the Smoky Hill River Festival. Thanks to their generous donation, the collection now hangs in the assisted living hallway at Salina Presbyterian Manor.
Virgil said that he has discovered how rewarding helping Presbyterian Manor residents can be. He is humbled to have been welcomed into this amazing community. u
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OUR TEAM Executive Director Christian Gilbert cgilbert@pmma.org
Art – continued from page 1 When the Jennisons moved to Presbyterian Manor a few years ago, they donated their complete collection. It now hangs in the assisted living hallway: a testament to the impact of the community festival and its celebration of the arts. “It’s quite an attractive hallway, and people like it a lot, I think,” Ken said.
Director of Nursing, Health Care Stephanie Goetz sgoetz@pmma.org Assisted Living Director of Nursing Amy Thompson athompson@pmma.org Director of Sales & Marketing Cathy Boos cboos@pmma.org Human Resources Director Kelly Wellbrock kwellbrock@pmma.org
Having attended every festival so far, he’s seen the changes over the years. A longtime employee of KSAL radio, Ken first attended the festival because his daughter Becky was a storyteller for the children’s area. But one thing stayed the same: Ken and June always most enjoyed seeing the art on display each year. The pandemic interrupted the yearly festival schedule, although it will return to Salina this month. The 2021 print, “Smoky Hill Prairie Haunts” by Rena Detrixhe, is available in exchange for a $100 donation to the event, which is administered by Salina Arts & Humanities. Learn more — and maybe start your own collection — at RiverFestival.com. u
Accounting Services Director Shanna King sking@pmma.org Dining Services Director Keith Brown kbrown@pmma.org Environmental Services Director Anthony DeLaurentis adelaurentis@pmma.org Life Enrichment Director Lacey Buhrle lbuhrle@pmma.org Social Services Director Kelley Bieberle kbieberle@pmma.org
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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.
To submit or suggest articles: cboos@PMMA.org Christian Gilbert, executive director Cathy Boos, sales and marketing director
OUR MISSION: To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.
Thank you to Salina Shares We would like to extend a special thank you to Salina Shares for providing support to Salina Presbyterian Manor during the pandemic. We were introduced to Salina Shares by Judy Arpin, a Presbyterian Manor Mission Committee member. During the challenging period during which our community was shut down, they donated 50 pairs of fun socks. Human resources held drawings from time to time and the staff loved the chance to win those socks. For Nurses Week and CNA/CMA Week, they provided fun items to include in gift bags, including cards to encourage staff. They also donated things to our graduates, including LED glow art boards. Salina Shares supports the community in many ways. In addition to our thanks, we want to find ways that our Presbyterian Manor family can help them in return. Attached is a list of the acts of kindness they perform in the community. Their acts of kindness include: Laundry Love Sock it to Salina The Scarf Project Play in the Park Christmas Giving Starting Over The Valentine Project Winter Wear Light up Your Community Bus Stop Blessings Please see their website www.salinashares.com to see details of these Acts of Kindness and to support their mission.u
Lessons from Ecclesiastes By Mary Bridges Chaplain, Salina Presbyterian Manor
In July, the Rev. Elwyn Holmes of Salina’s First Presbyterian Church led our first worship service in over a year. He used the familiar words from Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 for his message. The reverend said that these words from centuries ago continue to remind us that life isn’t always great and it often brings things into our lives that we don’t like. He used “The Message” translation by Eugene Peterson. These words gave me renewed hope for our world. Jeffery Kranz, an author who lives in Bellingham, Wash., tells us that “Ecclesiastes explores the unpredictability of life: we have an idea of how the world should work, but it rarely goes that way. And no matter how wise we are, or how hard we work, or how strong our faith is, we don’t have any guarantees and we are encouraged to be loyal to God and enjoy the simple things in life — because we really don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow.” There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap, A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to destroy and another to construct, A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer, A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time to embrace and another to part, A right time to search and another to count your losses, A right time to hold on and another to let go, A right time to rip out and another to mend, A right time to shut up and another to speak up, A right time to love and another to hate, A right time to wage war and another to make peace. But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I’ve had a good look at what God has given us to do — busywork, mostly. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he’s coming or going. I’ve decided that there’s nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. That’s it: Eat, drink, and make the most of your job. It’s God’s gift. There is an opportune time for everything. u Salina Presbyterian Manor | A PMMA COMMUNITY
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Happy Birthday
BIG BAND DANCE A Night to Remember
TONY’S PIZZA EVENTS CENTER Friday, September 3 7:00 TO 10:00 P.M.
Presented by the Smoky Hill River Festival
and Salina Presbyterian Manor and KSAL/KABI Radio
Music by
THE BOBBY LANE ORCHESTRA Special Performances by
TAMARA HOWE SCHOOL OF DANCE Dance Warm-Up with
Happy Birthday to the following residents for September: Sept. 7: Mary A. Lay Sept. 8: Elizabeth Fox Sept. 16: Karl Stutterheim Sept. 16: Vi Mermis Sept. 20: Lola Zook Sept. 23: Glenn Kohr u
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SONDRA CRANK at 6:15 p.m. ADMISSION BY Daily Wristband $10 OR Weekend Wristband $15 (in advance) $20 (at the gate) Call Cathy Boos at 785-825-1366 x1112 or visit riverfestival.com for more information