Salina Community Matters August 2017

Commun ty Matters Salina Presbyterian Manor

August 2017

Mary’s musings

By Mary Bridges Salina Presbyterian Manor chaplain

Growing up, August most always brought our California family to Russell for a visit. My dad came from a family of 15 so there was no end to the visits. California seemed like a way-cool glamorous place to live, but being a Kansan through and through, I loved life here in the Sunflower State. One thing a true Kansan can do is throw a few sunflower seeds in their mouth and then crack and spit the shells out in one quick operation. My cousins from the west coast couldn’t do that. They would put one seed between their teeth, holding it with their hands and then crack it. My sunflower cracking skills always made me feel superior.

I did have one major bad experience with sunflower seeds. You may find this hard to believe, but growing up I was shy and once on a trip to Hutchinson to visit my sister and family my shyness caused a bit of MUSINGS continued on page 2

Education assistance fund winners Three employees at Salina Presbyterian Manor will receive funds to continue their education through Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s Employee Education Assistance program.

Allison Beales CNA in health care, pursuing LPN. Employee since 2016.

What made you decide to advance your education?

I have wanted to be a nurse since my grandpa was on hospice when I was in fourth grade. I have always loved helping people, especially older people. I love hearing their stories, and their outlooks on life make me realize how special people and experiences really are. I feel like getting my LPN is the best stepping stone to getting some experience before getting my RN. How will this scholarship award make a difference for you?

This scholarship makes it possible to continue my education without having to worry about the amount of debt I would go in. I’ve been paying out of pocket since last summer so this will help me out tremendously EDUCATION, continued on page 5

flower heads in combination with the ligules (a narrow strap-shaped part of a panic for my parents. There was a plant.) looks like the sun. This and a small store on the corner near my other species, notably the Jerusalem sister’s home, and as we were getting artichoke, are cultivated in temperate ready to leave, I asked my mom for regions as food crops for cattle and some money so I could purchase poultry and ornamental plants. They some X-L Sunflower Seeds for our are used as food plants by the larvae of trip home.

As an adult I still love eating sunflower many lepidopterans. Their seeds and oil are found in many recipes. The I asked the clerk for my X-L seeds and seeds. I also love watching the birds eat the black sunflowers in our bird I guess the clerk didn’t understand largest sunflower field is located in feeder. Even more, I love watching my quiet-shy voice. They gave me Tuscany, Italy. the sunflowers that pop up and bloom something else. I paid for whatever During growth, sunflowers tilt during it was and though I was disappointed from the seeds that are dropped. As the day to face the sun, but stop once that it wasn’t my seeds, I opened it as I began writing this I realized that they begin blooming. This tracking of I don’t really know much about I was going to the car. It seemed to the sun in young sunflower heads is sunflowers. be some kind of chocolate so I took called heliotropism. By the time they a bite to taste it. When I returned So here are a few facts that I found on are mature, sunflowers generally face to the car my mom wanted to know Wikipedia: east.

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what I was eating. I will never forget the horrified look when she read the wrapper and it said, “X-Lax.” Can’t really remember how the trip home went but it did teach me to speak up when misunderstood by a store clerk.

Helianthus or sunflowers come from the Greek words, Helios, for sun and Anthos for flower. There are about 70 species and except for three species in South America, all Helianthus species are native to North America. The common name, “sunflower,” typically refers to the common sunflower, whose round

Take some time this August to look for sunflowers while you are driving.

Put in a bird feeder if you don’t already have one and watch the birds enjoy their sunflower seeds while you are happily cracking sunflower seeds.You can buy them now already cracked but they are not nearly as much fun to eat. Happy spitting!

Health care happenings

We will be studying Norman Rockwell and his art. Also, we will be trying different nationality foods, such as Fastnachts from Germany, Irish Boxty and Swedish Ostakaka with a twist. We will have BLT with tomatoes from garden and end the summer with indoor s’mores. Pam will be adding a few more types of bingo for our avid players.

Telephone: 785-825-1366 Fax: 785-825-6554 Address: 2601 E. Crawford, Salina, KS 67401-3898 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.

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Salina artists reach Art is Ageless® masterpiece level Three winning artists in Salina Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2018 Art is Ageless Calendar produced by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.

“Grandpa Gus,” a fiber arts piece

by Velda Becker; “Sunflowers,” a painting by Mary Ann Tanking; and “Crystal Decanter with Orchids and Grapes,” a mixed media/crafts piece by Jeanette Peroli Eklund, will appear in the calendar when it is released this fall.

In addition, “Here We Are!,” a Christmas entry by Kay Leckband, and “Grandma’s Kitchen,” a quilt also by Velda Becker, will be featured on one of the Art is Ageless holiday cards.

Works by local winners are automatically entered into a 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 MidAmerica. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years.

The Art is Ageless program encourages Salina Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors to express their creativity through its annual competition, as WINNERS, continued on page 5

“Grandpa Gus,” a fiber arts piece by Velda Becker.

Above: “Here We Are!,” a Christmas entry by Kay Leckband.

Left: “Crystal Decanter with Orchids and Grapes,” a mixed media/crafts piece by Jeanette Peroli Eklund.

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Getting to know Dr. Robert and Pat Ann Weber Dr. Robert Weber always thought he was going to be a sports writer when he grew up. Instead, he followed in his father’s footsteps and became a medical doctor.

Dr. C.J. Weber was the first pathologist in Salina, and he inspired his son Robert to become a physician, too.

“I had a very active practice, and some of the things I loved about being a doctor were the challenges.

Every day was different, and there was a great variety throughout the day,” Dr. Weber said. “I went through a period of medical changes, and technology has grown more rapidly than our ability to pay for it.”

He and his wife, Pat Ann, have lived at Salina Presbyterian Manor for almost 10 years.

Dr. Weber received his undergraduate and M.D. degrees from the University of Kansas.

During his internship in Madison, Wis., he worked with polio patients during the epidemic of the 1950s.

After that, he served in the U.S. Navy as a medical officer in the Navy Medical Research Unit, Number 4, which researched rheumatic fever and studied acute respiratory diseases with a focus on prevention.

Dr. Weber then returned to KU for an internal medicine residency and remained in Kansas City afterward, working at the Veterans Administration Hospital and then at the KU School of Medicine.

From 1954 to 1961 he was chief of infectious diseases, and he practiced with iconic KU physician Dr.

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Dr. Robert and Pat Ann Weber

Mahlon Delp. In 1961, the Webers and their four children moved to Salina, where Dr. Weber had his own internal medicine practice. He also practiced at St. John’s and Asbury hospitals until he retired in 1992.

and our children are thankful for that.”

Dr. Weber drew on his research experience when he and Pat Ann began looking for a place to retire.

Salina Presbyterian Manor was their first choice, so they put their name on the waiting list for a townhome.

“When one of the townhomes came open we took it,” Pat Ann said. “We decided ahead of time we didn’t want to put our kids through what we went through with our parents,

Although none of the Webers’ children chose a career in medicine, Dr. Weber did inspire his grandson, Chris. “I took him to my office when he was 5 years old and performed an echocardiogram, chest X-ray and blood count on him. From that day on, he said he was going to become a doctor.” Chris is now a general surgeon, and his wife is a pediatrician in Salina.

Since living here, Dr. Weber has continued to share his enthusiasm and passion for medicine. He became a volunteer instructor at “He always worked hard and loved the KU School of Medicine’s Salina teaching,” Pat Ann said. “He was campus in 2011, teaching firstalways happy with what he did and year medical students the basics of was always a good guy. We have been performing an accurate history and married 68 great years.” physical exam.

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Ana Arvelo

both financially and emotionally.

Dining services assistant and salad How will this new certification cook, serving in the dining room and Ivory Keys Café. Employee help you in your career? since 2015.

Gaining the knowledge to provide What made you decide to better care to our residents. I plan to eventually bridge over and get my advance your education?

RN certification.

I was diagnosed with a wheat allergy Kelsie Hall CMA and transportation aide in assisted living, pursuing LPN. Employee since 2013.

What made you decide to advance your education?

Nursing runs in my family. After getting my CNA and CMA in high school I have now decided to go to school to get my LPN and maybe bridge to my RN.

when I became a baker, and when that happened I looked into the food science degree. Kansas State University was the only program that I could do online, so I moved back to Salina from Chicago and started my general education requirements.

How will this award make a difference for you?

It’s huge. It will pay for one-third of this semester’s tuition.

How will this award make a difference for you?

How will this new degree help you in your career?

It really helps me financially by helping me pay off my loans after I graduate. Any money helps!

It will help me get into research and development science and lab, which is what I’m going for.You have to

have the food science degree to get there.

My favorite thing about working here is the people in the kitchen, management and in health care.

Everyone genuinely wants to work together and take care of the residents. The residents are awesome!

The education assistance program provides funds to employees for accredited educational programs leading to a certification, license or degree.

Applications are accepted and reviewed every spring. To be eligible, employees must have been employed at Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America for at least one year at the time the award is made (usually mid-summer).

Funds are paid after the successful completion (a “C” grade or higher) of the approved course and can be used to cover tuition, fees and books.

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well as art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year.

Started in 1980, Art is Ageless is an extension of PMMA’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social and spiritual health.

The residents and friends of PMMA’s Art is Ageless program are proving that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.

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Above: “Sunflowers,” a painting by Mary Ann Tanking.

Right: “Grandma’s Kitchen,” a quilt also by Velda Becker.

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Employee of the Month Congratulations to Amber Hamilton, Employee of the Month for July. Amber has worked for Presbyterian Manor for 11 years as a CMA. Amber has five children: Brooke (14), Dylan (11), Ian (8), Alyssa (7), Adyson (4).

Her hobbies include camping and enjoying time spent with her family, and she loves to cook!

When asked what most people don’t know about her, she said she is pretty much an open book.

Amber’s youngest daughter will start kindergarten next year and then she is hoping to pursue her LPN and eventually, her RN. Please congratulate Amber when you see her!

August activities Life is too short to sit around! That’s our theory at Presbyterian Manor.

We are on the move this month enjoying many different outings. Here is a summary of our activities planned for August: 2

ROMEO Breakfast Club – Joe Snuffy’s - Abilene

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Thursday Night Cruisers – front parking lot

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Big Joe Eddy Band – Ivory Keys Cafe

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Ladies Lunch Club & Shopping – Lindsborg

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Trip to Dagney’s Ice Cream Shop

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Movie & Popcorn – “Zoo Keeper’s Wife” –

Ivory Keys

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Taste & Travel – Mr. K’s Farmhouse

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Ragtime Musical – Great Plains Theater

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Salina Kennel Club – Lower Level

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Coffee Club to Starbucks

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Pot Luck “Back to School BBQ” –

bring an old school picture

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Maxwell Wildlife Refuge Tour

“If you’re not having fun, it’s your own fault”.

Cathy Boos, life enrichment director

How can I help employees?

Resident Satisfaction Survey Resident Satisfaction Survey results will be available by Aug. 15 at your campus. Watch your resident mailbox, or ask for a copy at the reception desk.

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To recognize a special caregiver or staff member, make a gift in an employee’s honor to the Education Assistance Fund. Every gift helps employees reach their education goals.

Make a tax deductible gift at: PresbyterianManors.org/Give_Now Or make a gift at your PMMA community.

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