Sterling Community Matters June 2016

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Senior Prom a success Our Senior Prom was Sunday, April 24, and was enjoyed by all who attended.

King George Lickteig and Queen Doris Caywood were crowned at the Senior Prom.

COMING UP IN COMMUNITY MATTERS:

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Were you a teacher or lifelong student? Did you get a degree late in life? How did education shape your life?

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Resident Darlene Miller and eight-year-old Senior Prom volunteer Kennedy Grizzle.

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Psychology intern shares experience at the manor

Dezmond Howard has enjoyed his time working with residents at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. He shares his experience with us in his own words:

When I first started my hours at the manor, I really didn’t know what to expect exactly. Some people say they can’t handle talking to elder citizens because they have depressive stories and everything gets repetitive. I didn’t

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Dezmond Howard spent time visiting with residents during his internship.

let that affect my mindset coming into the manor. I enjoy talking to elder people because they give plenty of advice about certain situations.

I talked to two different residents.They were two totally different people. One was the type of person who loves sports no matter what it is. She finds enjoyment in watching sports. I asked her if she had a favorite team in any of the sports and she only had one. I found that to be hilarious because I haven’t known anyone to like sports like she does and only have one team. Her favorite team in baseball is the St. Louis Cardinals. She wasn’t too happy about that because I am a Cubs fan, but I got over it.That was one of the things we had in common besides word searches.

She loves word searches because they keep her busy. I enjoyed talking to her a lot.

The other resident I talked to is a much more laid-back type of person. He loves

his puzzles to death. I don’t believe he can go a day without his puzzles because he loves them that much. He also loves sports too, but he doesn’t have a favorite college or professional team.

He just likes his high school football team. He grew up on a farm, and he talked plenty about the animals on the farm and his family life. I enjoyed talking to him mostly because he reminded me of my grandfather because of his demeanor.

What I take from my experiences at the manor so far is that spending time with elder citizens makes me humble.With every conversation they also talked about the fact they never thought time would fly by so fast.When they say something like that it makes you realize that we need to enjoy being young while we can. It may be something simple like that, but simple things I feel bring you back to reality at the end of the day.

Intern Enjoys Time in maintenance department

By McKenna Tauer

Jake Woodruff has served as a work study student at Sterling Presbyterian Manor for two years. He is originally from Colorado and is a student at Sterling College, majoring in chemistry with a minor in mathematics.

Jake is on the soccer team and also is a chemistry tutor. In the fall he will be a junior. When Jake graduates he plans to get EMT certified and then go to a fire academy. He wants to manage forest fires.

At Presbyterian Manor, Jake has worked in the maintenance department. The main things he has helped with this year have been repainting the cottages and the trim around the windows, housekeeping tasks and maintaining the lawn.

“I enjoy working here because of all the practical life skills I have learned while helping in maintenance,” Jake said. “My favorite things about the job are getting to work outside when it’s nice out instead of being trapped inside, and getting to interact with all of the residents, employees and community members that come in.”

Jake has been asked to be a lab assistant for his chemistry professor in the fall. If plans fall through, however, he’d be happy to return to Presbyterian Manor for a third year.

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Thank you to the many supporters of the spring appeal, which started at the beginning of April and lasts until the end of June. The spring appeal benefits the Good Samaritan program, which supports residents who have outlived their resources through no fault of their own. For more information about donating, contact Cindy Moore at cmoore@pmma.org or 620-278-3651.

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Lights, camera, magic!

Residents were thrilled with the sights and sensations of Glenda and Mike’s Magic Show at Sterling Presbyterian Manor in April. Glenda and Mike Mann performed illusions, ventriloquism and comedy acts that kept audience members thoroughly entertained.

“Everyone involved enjoyed the show,” said Donna Grizzle, activity director. “The performers commented on how they loved our crowd’s smiles and laughs and our clean, nice community. They want to come back in the fall when they finish their summer tour.”

Donna added, "”The residents giggled and enjoyed the show, especially the puppet named Granny—she was quite the comedian! And my favorite part was the floating table, to which my 4-year-old nephew, who was sitting in my lap, whispered in pure awe ‘it’s magic!’”

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