Commun ty Matters Fort Scott Presbyterian Village
March 2018
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Engaging at Every Age We will be celebrating Older American’s Month and National Nursing Home Week in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. The Older Americans Month theme is “Engage at Every Age.” If you have ways that you are intentionally staying engaged in activities you’ve always loved, using technology or if you just want to tell the world what you love about living in your senior living community, we want to share the story. Contact Ginger Nance and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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Celebrating 71 Years
Congratulations to Kale and Thorene Roberts, who in February celebrated 71 years of marriage! They met in Mount Hope, Kan., and went on a date once in high school. Kale is a veteran and from a family of nine siblings. Thorene is from a family of four siblings. After Kale returned from the military, they married on Feb 1, 1947. Kale just celebrated his birthday on Jan. 19, making him 91 years young. Thorene’s birthday was Feb. 29. She’s a leap year baby and was 90 this year. They have two boys, three grandchildren and four-great grandchildren, and have enjoyed many hobbies over the years. They moved to the Village in 2014 and love their large patio apartment and living close to their family in Fort Scott. They’re so happy they chose the Presbyterian Village as their home.
Kansas woman shares family’s Orphan Train story “This was a major event in our nation’s history that affected many, many families for generations. Why don’t more people know about it?”
homeless children were placed throughout the United States and Canada.
Linda Ralston of Augusta, Kan., has made it her mission to inform others about the Orphan Train Movement, which existed from 1854 to 1929. According to orphantraindepot.org, during that time an estimated 250,000 orphaned, abandoned and
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You can hear Linda’s story, and the story of the Orphan Train, on March 29 at 1:30 p.m. at Fort Scott Presbyterian Village, as part of our “Just Ask” education series.
“My father and his brother and sister rode the Orphan Train from NewYork City to Arkansas in 1913 and were adopted by a wonderful couple. They were 8, 7 and 5-yearsold. Before they were put on the train, they’d spent two years in the Institute of Destitute Children,” said Linda. “While it was extremely rare for an entire set of siblings to be adopted together, my father was lucky. A couple in their early 30s had lost a baby and did not have children of their own. They only
intended to take my dad and his sister, but his brother started crying, so they decided to adopt him.”
Linda’s family has a happy ending to their Orphan Train adoption story.
“Some kids were adopted out into unhealthy or unsafe situations,” said Linda.
Linda’s family’s story is quite fascinating. Find out more at 1:30 p.m. on March 29. Contact Ginger Nance to RSVP at 620- 223-5550 or gnance@pmma.org.
Better Sleep = Better Health Do you have restless leg, insomnia, nightmares or anxiety? Do you sleep walk? If so, please join us at Fort Scott Presbyterian Village for a Lunch & Learn at noon March 2. We’ll hear from Leslie Ledford, RRT, RPSGT, RCP, AS, AE-C Certified Asthma Educator. Leslie has been a Registered Respiratory Therapist since 1995, spending time in the pulmonary function lab and in the acute hospital setting.
Please RSVP to Ginger Nance at 620-2235550 or email gnance@pmma.org.
Local author shares stories of unsung heroes
When Cathy Werling retired three years ago from her career as an elementary educator in Fort Scott, she was given an amazing opportunity to combine her love of writing with her passion for working with children. Her extra time in retirement made it possible for her to work part time at the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott. Cathy was moved by the center’s amazing stories of people who had positively impacted the lives of others through their caring and selfless actions. These stories had been uncovered and shared by fourth-through 12th-grade students and their teachers from across America and even from other countries. Cathy had always loved writing and had loved sharing great stories with her first-grade students, so the idea to combine those two passions was appealing. A plan emerged to bring the stories of unsung heroes to a level that young children could understand and be positively influenced to make good choices in their own lives. Consequently, Cathy began work on an Unsung Heroes children’s book series for elementary schoolage children.
Cathy is the daughter of resident Della Mae Raguse and will be at Fort Scott Presbyterian Village at 3 p.m. March 5 for a presentation about her project.
Cathy’s first book, “Why Did Grandpa Cry?” is about Ken Reinhardt, who chose to befriend and stand up for nine at 3:00 p.m. black classmates who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. More than 40 years later, Ken’s granddaughter, Jennifer, learned about the brave choices her grandfather made and the impact those choices could have for her as well.
Cathy has completed the writing for two more books in this series, and they are being illustrated and published in the first half of 2018. Plans are to include 10-12 unsung heroes’ stories in this series. The goal for these books is to provide positive role models for young children and encourage them to make those brave and caring choices that can make a difference in the lives of others.
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Art is Ageless® call for entries underway
Fort Scott Presbyterian Village is accepting entries for the Art is Ageless® juried exhibit to be held April 6-20, 2018. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2019 Art is Ageless calendar.
Artists may choose to enter the exhibit only. For the competition, works are to have been completed in the past five years (since January 2013). There are nine categories, as well as designations of amateur or professional. Works to be entered for judging need to be at Presbyterian Village by April 5. Local competition winners will join winners from 16 other Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America communities to be judged at the systemwide level.
Entry forms and information can be picked up at Fort Scott Presbyterian Village, 2401 S. Horton, Fort Scott, or by calling 620-223-5550. Or go online to ArtIsAgeless.org to view rules, download an entry form or enter online.
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MARCH 2018 Calendar of Events 1 Thursday 2 Friday
3 Saturday 4 Sunday
5 Monday
6 Tuesday
7 Wednesday
8 Thursday 9 Friday
Health for Life Lift Up Your Voice Bistro
9:55 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m.
Exercise 10:45 a.m. Just Ask Luncheon: Better Sleep = Better Health 12:00 noon MoKan Square Dancers Show 5:30 p.m. Bingo Game Night
Church Service
2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
Exercise 10:45 a.m. Cathy Werling published author of “Unsung Heroes”, introduction & book signing 3:00 p.m.
Donuts & Coffee Health for Life Art Studio: Drawing w/Scissors Bistro
8:30 a.m. 9:55 a.m.
1:30 p.m. 4:15 p.m.
Exercise Bible Study Common Ground Coffee Company
10:45 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
Exercise Create Fruit Kabobs Social Hour
10:45 a.m.
Health for Life Lift Up Your Voice Bistro
5:00 p.m.
9:55 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
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10 Saturday 11 Sunday
12 Monday
13 Tuesday
Bingo Game Night
2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
16 Friday
24 Saturday
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS: Set clocks forward 1 hour Church Service 1:30 p.m.
Exercise Menu Meeting The Klassen’s Music Performance
Donuts & Coffee Health for Life Art Studio: Drawing w/Scissors Bistro
25 Sunday
10:45 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
26 Monday
3:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m. 9:55 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 4:15 p.m.
14 Wednesday Exercise 10:45 a.m. Bible Study 1:30 p.m. Matiee on 2nd floor with Popcorn 2:00 p.m.
15 Thursday
Calendar items may be subject to change.
Health for Life 9:55 a.m. Presbyterian Women Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Lift Up Your Voice Practice 3:00 p.m. Bistro 4:15 p.m.
Exercise 10:45 a.m. Tenant Birthday Party 2:00 p.m. Register for United States Air Force Band on April 10th
17 Saturday 18 Sunday
19 Monday 20 Tuesday
ST PATRICK’S DAY Bingo Game Night Church Service
27 Tuesday 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.
Exercise 10:45 a.m. Write Your Life Story with Professor Hicks 3:00 p.m. Donuts & Coffee Health for Life Bistro
8:30 a.m. 9:55 a.m. 4:15 p.m.
21 Wednesday Exercise Bible study Kansas Crossing Casino
10:45 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
23 Friday
10:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m.
22 Thursday
Health for Life Lift Up Your Voice Bistro Exercise Tenant Council Shopping Trip to
3:00 p.m.
9:55 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m.
Price Choppers
2:00 p.m.
PALM SUNDAY Church Service
1:30 p.m.
Bingo Game Night
2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Exercise 10:45 a.m. Write Your Life Story with Professor Hicks 3:00 p.m. Donuts & Coffee Health for Life Art Studio: Drawing w/Scissors Bistro
8:30 a.m. 9:55 a.m.
1:30 p.m. 4:15 p.m.
28 Wednesday Exercise 10:45 a.m. Bible Study 1:30 p.m. Applebee’s, Pittsburg 4:00 p.m. 29 Thursday
30 Friday
31 Saturday
Health for Life 9:55 a.m. Maundy Thursday Communion Service 11:00 a.m. Special Speaker Presents: Orphan Train 1:30 Bristro 4:15 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY Exercise 10:45 a.m. Shopping Trip to Walmart 2:00 p.m.
PASSOVER BEGINS Bingo Game Night
2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.