Salina Presbyterian Manor
Mission at the heart of our being
JUNE 2019
I remember where I was when …
We’ve all experienced significant historical events in our lifetime— some leave a lasting impression that allows us to recall exactly where we were when we first heard the news. We asked some of our residents to recall historic events that have happened in their lifetime.
Art Adams recalls getting a bill for $54 for a long-distance phone call from his son while his son served in the Vietnam War.
Art Adams: The assassination of John F. Kennedy, Nov. 22, 1963
“When JFK was assassinated, I was in McAllen, Texas. I was 39. My wife, Mary, and I were on vacation in our fifth wheel. We were at the administration/recreation building at the campground when someone came in and told us. I was just surprised. It didn’t make sense. The next few days everyone just talked about it.” Sept. 11, 2001 “I was in Branson, Mo. We were ready to go to breakfast and had the TV on in our motel room across from Wendy’s. We were glued to the TV for quite a while. When the first plane hit, we thought it was an accident. When the second plane hit, we heard it was a terrorist.” “I Love Lucy” premiered in 1951 “We were married five years and had a table model TV, 17 inches, in our living room. It was on Channel 10 – Lincoln. We lived in Marysville, Kan. The only channels we got were channel 10 in Lincoln. It was always full of snow, but the audio was good. It gave us a lot of good laughs.” Elvis Presley “I remember my son, Arthur “Dub” and his next-door friends, Larry and Lee. They would imitate Elvis Presley’s actions and would sing ‘flip top’ box which was a commercial for Marlboro cigarettes.” -Memories, continued on page 2
Each April, our PMMA organization celebrates Founder’s Day. This year marked another milestone for our organization with the unveiling of a new logo for PMMA and its senior living communities. In May’s Community Matters, you were introduced to our new PMMA logo. I hope you took the time to read what the elements of the logo represent. Our new logo design points to our future, while exemplifying the founding legacy of Alice Kalb and our continuing commitment to our mission statement, “To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.” About five years ago, I wrote a devotion built around our mission statement. In it, I said that the word that has always spoken to me in our mission statement is “guided.” What is a guide and who guides us? According to the dictionary, the definition of guide is “To lead. Someone who shows the way by leading, directing or advising. One who serves as a model for others. Someone who serves to direct or indicate. To direct the course of. To exert control or influence over. To show the way.” As a child of God, I often look to Psalm 23 as our guide to the Shepherd who leads each of us. When I think of our employees who provide so many different types of care for our residents, I first think of their hands. It makes me think of the words of Father Edward Ferrell in Meditation on Hands from, Surprised by the -Chaplain, continued on page 5
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