Lawrence Community Matters September 2016

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Lawrence artists among Art is Ageless® masterpiece winners One winning artist in Lawrence Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2017 Art is Ageless Calendar produced by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.

“Architectural Modern,” a painting

by Jack Royce Smithson will appear in the calendar when it is released this fall. Another piece by Smithson, “Tree with Gifts,” will be used for a greeting card.

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September 2016

Healthy at every age For our September theme, “Healthy Aging,” we asked our residents not only how they stay fit, but why.

Barbara Thomas shared with us the many ways she has made physical fitness a priority in her life, simply by doing things within her abilities that made her feel good. Barbara’s good friend and walking partner Carol Ann Vernon chimed in as well. Here’s what they shared with us!

Barbara Thomas: I’ve been exercising to stay fit for about 48 years, and it all started accidentally. In 1968, when we lived in married housing at Michigan State, where Art was working, a friend asked me if I would like to go to the MSU pool with her that evening. I thought, “Why not?” and was pleasantly surprised that I actually could swim across the pool and back – several times – though I had never been a real swimmer.

I have no recollection of who the friend was. She never went with me again, but I started swimming two or three times a week and have continued doing so ever since.

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masterpiece level competition with winning art from 16 other PMMA communities.

The winners are featured in the Art is Ageless calendar and notecards.

Art is Ageless, open exclusively to people age 65 and older, is a copyrighted program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years.

Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Lawrence Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org.

Christie Patrick, executive director Angela Fonseca, marketing director To submit or suggest articles, contact afonseca@pmma.org.

Telephone: 785-841-4262 Fax: 785-841-0923 Address: 1429 Kasold Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049-3425 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

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Join us on Sept. 24 for a community 5K run/walk to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. We are excited to bring this event to the Lawrence community.

Alzheimer’s disease has been diagnosed in 54 million Americans, more than 4,000 of whom live in Douglas County. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event will be donated to aid local and national Alzheimer’s research. Across the nation, more than 600 communities participate in walks and runs at this time of year to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

The event takes place from 7 to 11 a.m. at the adult sports complex, 5101 Speicher Road in Lawrence.The morning starts with a 5K run/walk followed by a day of fun for the whole family.

From bouncy houses, face painting, wagon rides and much more, there’s a little something for everyone. A breakfast buffet will be catered by Maceli’s for anyone making a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information or to donate use this link act.al.org.

Entry Fees:

Children 5 and younger: Free! | Children 6-14: $10 | Adults 15 and older: $25 Community Sponsors: Lawrence Presbyterian Manor • Brandon Woods • Maceli’s Catering • Asera Care • Interim Healthcare • A Helping Hand Home Care • Grace Hospice • Benefits of Home Senior Care

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When I started teaching at West Junior High here in Lawrence, two of my teacher friends and I started jogging after school each day. They were both good runners, and I could keep up reasonably well. They were a lot younger than I! One day I mentioned to one of my students that I liked to jog (a cross between a run and a walk); she replied, “Mrs. Thomas, I’ve seen you – you don’t jog; you wog.” She wasn’t being mean; she was being accurate.

What I did was a cross between a jog and a walk. I still like to walk, especially with Carol Ann Vernon. But I have to really hustle to keep up with her!

Last, but not least, I am fortunate to be able to take a strength-building class from a woman who taught at Holcomb. She puts us through a

variety of activities designed to help our balance and leg/arm strength.

There are about six or seven students in each class, so it is like having a personal trainer with fellow exercisers.

I am very grateful for all the workout opportunities I have had, and for the good health to be able to take advantage of those opportunities.

Carol Ann Vernon: I had taken a yoga class a few years ago, and I had planned to just take a couple of sessions at Presbyterian Manor, but I’ve gotten hooked. I feel that I’m benefiting from it enough that I just keep signing up.

It’s a continuous learning process about how to stretch and move to aid mobility, balance and strength.

Our instructor, Mary Ann, gives us suggestions on little things we can do for ourselves at home to help as well.

Resident Carol Ann Vernon prepares for her weekly yoga class at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

I need the weekly class as a reminder of what I’ve already learned, and she always has some new movement or idea for us to try.

Women and the Civil War: The hidden history This month’s Osher Lifelong Learning class will focus on the little-known history of women in the Civil War. Just as American women were starting to question their roles in society, the war broke out and changed everything. This course introduces you to fascinating stories you’ve never heard — the women who fought as men, the ladies pressed into jobs in government and factories, the slave women who ran to freedom and found work with the Union Army.

Leaders of the new women’s rights movement thought America was changing before their eyes. But their dreams would die after the war, in a raucous 1867 election in Kansas.

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Barnhart and Diane Eickhoff, who co-authored “The Big Divide: A Travel Guide to Historic and Civil War Sites in the MissouriKansas Border Region.” They publish this and other history titles through Quindaro Press and frequently give presentations on behalf of the Kansas and Missouri humanities councils.

The class will take place over three Thursdays, Sept. 15, 22 and 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the chapel/recreation room. Visit the business office to pick up your registration form.

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Memory Care

We will focus on memory care and national memory screening day in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. What do you do to stay sharp? What tricks or tips do you have for remembering things? How has being in memory care helped a loved one?

Because this will be our November issue, we also will be sharing stories about our many veterans. If you served in the military, we want to hear your story. If you’ve got a story to share, contact Marketing Director Angela Fonseca, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.

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