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Story Medical
November 2013
Senior Care
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Special Events
Friday, Nov. 1
Singing Drifters - 2 p.m.
Phyllis Mendenhall
Happy Hour
Celebration of Life - 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2
Rural Edition 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Van Ride/Country House - 9:30 a.m.
Cynthia Ziesman - 2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 8
Prairie Meadows - 9 a.m.
Songbirds - 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 12
Goodwill/Hy-Vee - 9 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 16
Michael Davidson - 10:30 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 18
Mike Lazano - 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
Birthday Party with
Old Timers - 2 p.m.
Praise Puppets - 6:30 p.m.
• Lutheran Church Care
• Groups for birthday cakes
• Clergy for October: Pastors, Tom Lee, Kevin
Leveck, Scott Milson,
David Burling, Greg
Kinzle, Myron Herzberg,
Brenda Hobson, Lewis
Flanigan, Ian McMullen,
Dennis Reynolds,
Anjeanette Perkins,
and Lay Ministers Deb
Gilliland and Pat Dice
• Methodist volunteers for
communion
• Catholic volunteers for
BINGO
• Nevada library
• Chris Clark & Flower Bed
• Linda Ballenger
• Betty Toot
• Thelma Haley
• Dorothy Pointer
• The Story Medical
Auxiliary volunteers for
juice cart, mail delivery,
gift shop and more.
• Ethyleen Sampson
• Lisa Panos
• Halloween volunteers:
Marsha Handsaker, Vicki
Reek, Jeannie Sodders,
Mercedes, Mickey,
Michelle
• Resident volunteers:
Adeline Bishop, Joyce
Swanson, Nadine Wilson,
Chuck Thomas, Paul
Stone, Ruth Drexler,
Bab Bleecher, Esther
Handsaker
• First and Second floor staff
for decorating and pet
cares
• Maile Timm for puzzles
Friday, Nov. 22
Olive Garden - 9:30 a.m.
Dixie Johnson - 2 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 25
Holiday Shopping at
Walmart (North) &
Lunch at Dahl’s 9 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
Hanukkah begins at sundown
Candlelight Circle
Sharing Thanks - 10 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 28
Thanksgiving
Volunteers Needed
Story Reader
Mondays, 9:30 a.m.
Manicure Helpers
Wednesdays 10 a.m.
If you want to join the fun,
please call Julia at 382-7023.
Advocates Needed
Please join the resident care advocate committee. Our Senior Care family has grown and your service is
greatly appreciated.
Our members visit each resident as assigned several times over a three moth period. They are part
of the care team at Story Medical Senior Care. The advocate serves as extra eyes and ears, making
sure that each resident is receiving quality care and having their needs met. Each advocate reports
informally to the nursing staff and formally at the quarterly meeting. You and/or your family can lean
on the other advocates if the need should arise.
RESIDENT CARE ADVOCATE COMMITTEE
Sally Daub515-520-1194
Paul & Marilyn Hunter
515-382-1339
Dorothy Dahnke
612-961-6475
Dorothy Pointer
515-382-3034
Claudia Nehring
515-382-3791
Donna Rasmussen
515-291-8850
Gretchen Kruse
515-382-6542
Willy & Vivian Morfitt515-382-8876
Save the date!
The holiday season will soon be upon us. Mark your
calendars for these fun events. The festivities have only
begun, stay tuned for more!
Julia
Praise Puppets
November 20
6:30 p.m.
Family and friends are welcome!
Holiday Open House
December 15
3 to 5 p.m.
This open house is for family and friends.
We will have music by Julie Moss, snacks
and wonderful fellowship. Please bring a
dessert or snack to share.
Activities Director
Julia Armato
515.382.7023
Activity Assistant
Regina Peterson
515.382.7305
Social Worker
Susan Koehler
515.382.7734
MDS Coordinator
Connie Hand
515.382.7024
Dietitian
Deb Linderblood
515.382.7005
Dietary Coordinator
Sharon Millage
515.382.7301
SENIOR CARE STAFF
Senior Care Director
Cybil Hines
515.382.7016
Environmental Services
Melissa Kauzlarich
515.382.7004
Feel free to e-mail us at:
info@storymedical.org
What are you Thankful For?
Be Thankful
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you
desire. If you did, what would there by to look forward
to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something, for it gives
you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times
you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations because they give you
the opportunity for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge because it will build
your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you
valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you’re tired and weary because it
means you’ve made a difference.
It’s easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of rich
fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the
setbacks. Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can
become your blessings.
Author unknown
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
Ladena Bishop
11/6/22
Joyce Swanson
11/23/29
Isabel Smith
11/8/16
Margaret Nims
11/28/24
Elbert Wesley
11/9/24
Paul Stone
11/29/24
Coach Dowd
11/20/38
Jay Grismore
11/29/30
Sympathy
We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family and
friends of Phyllis Mendenhall who passed away
in October. There will be a Celebration of Life on
Friday, November 1 in the second floor dining
room. Please join us and share your memories.
Welcome!
We extend a warm welcome to the new members of
our Story Medical Senior Care family!
Adele Stefani - Room 201
Ronald Kline - Room 217
Mary Dawson - Room 221
‘Twas the Night of Thanksgiving
Dinner
Reservations
Our residents are excited
to invite loved ones to
join them for a traditional
Thanksgiving dinner at noon
on Thanksgiving Day. We
Tossing and turning with anticipation, the thought of a snack
ask that you purchase a guest
became infatuation. So I raced to the kitchen, flung open the
meal ticket for $8.50 at the
door, and gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.
Senior Care front desk, or
South Campus registration
I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes, pickles and carrots,
desk by Monday, Nov. 8,
beans and tomatoes. I felt myself swelling so plump and so round, so dietary staff can prepare
until all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.
enough food for our guests.
Families can reserve a table in
I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky with a
the cafeteria for private dining
mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie.
and a party atmosphere.
But managed to
“Twas Thanksgiving night, I just couldn’t sleep. I tried counting
backwards. I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned - the
dark meat and white, but I fought the temptation with all of my
might.
yell as I soared
past the trees,
“Happy eating to all!
Pass the cranberries,
please?”
By: Unknown
A Thanksgiving Leftover Solution
Yum, yum, yum!
The holidays provide us with many excuses to stuff
ourselves. Homemade cooking, party desserts,
comfort food, and all the leftovers. Make yourself
some rules before it all starts. It occurred to me,
with everyone offering me wonderful things to eat
all through the holidays, I should figure out a way to
accept the generosity, care and hard work of others
without sabotaging myself.
Here’s my plan. I will accept the wonderful treats,
wrap them in plastic wrap and toss them in a large
freezer bag. Then, when in need of a little something,
I can take one out to thaw and enjoy the holidays a
lot longer.
What can you come up with?
Julia
1. Take pre made frozen pie crust,
leave one in the tin pan. Flip the other
one over to thaw a little.
2. Fill one pie shell with Thanksgiving
day leftovers.
3. Flip the other pie shell over the top.
4. Pinch the edges together.
5. Poke holes in the top with a fork.
6. Put in a large freezer bag.
7. Write the date and “Thanksgiving
Pot Pie” on the bag withe a Sharpie.
Now you have a meal already
prepared for a busy day!
“And the poppy there is a symbol for
The gallant men who died in the war.”
November 11, 2013
“And because they did, you and I are free
That’s why we wear a poppy you see.
Why Wear a Poppy, Don Crawford
I had a boy about your size,
“Please wear a poppy”, the lady said,
With golden hair and big blue eyes.
And held one forth, but I shook my head
Then I stopped and watched as she offered “He loved to play and jump and shout
Free as a bird, he would race about.
them there,
As the years went by, he learned and grew
And her face was old and lined with care;
And became a man - as you will too.”
“But beneath the scars the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade. “He was fine and strong, with a boyish
smile,
A boy came whistling down the street,
But he’d seemed with us such a little while
Bouncing along on carefree feet.
When war broke out and he went away.
“His smile was full of joy and fun,
I still remember his face that day.
“Lady” said he “may I have one?”
“When he smiled at me and said good-bye.
When she pinned it on, he turned to say:
‘I’ll be back soon, Mum, so please don’t cry.’
“Why do we wear a poppy today?”
But the war went on and he had to stay
“The lady smiled in her wistful way
And all I could do was wait and pray.
And answered: “This is Remembrance Day,
Veteran’s Day-Remembrance Day
meet
“His letters told us of the awful fight
(I can see at in my dreams at night),
With the tanks and guns and cruel barbed
wire,
And the mines and the bullets, the bombs and
the fire.”
“That sure did sound like an awful fight,
But your son - did he come back alright?”
A tear rolled down each faded cheek;
She shook her head but didn’t speak.
“I slunk away in a sort of shame,
And if you were with me, you’d have done the
same;
For our thanks, in giving is aft delayed,
Though our freedom was bought - and thousands paid!
“And so, when we see a poppy worn,
Let us reflect on the burden borne
By those who gave very all
When asked to answer their country’s call
That we at home in peace might live.
Then wear a poppy! - and give!
Adele “Della” Stefani
Originally from Carny, Iowa, south of Ankeny, Della attended school in
Waukee. In 1935, Della and Ray were married and moved to Chicago.
They later moved back to Nevada where they purchased a business called
The Candy Kitchen. Adele worked there for many years as well as 16 years
at Donnelley Marketing.
Della and Ray have six children: Angelo (Nevada, IA), Lillian (Bondurant,
IA), Gloria (Johnston, IA), Gary (Virginia), Ronald (Houston, TX) and
Nancy (Manchester, IA). Della has eleven grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.
She is quite familiar with Story Medical Senior Care and has been a long
time volunteer and member of the Auxiliary. Volunteering at Senior Care, Adele enjoyed getting
to know the residents and delivering the mail.
Della traveled to Italy to visit family every year. Her hobbies include reading, crocheting and
ceramics. Her best advice is, “Be happy!”
Holiday Gift Suggestions
As we approach the season of remembrance and gift giving, here are some suggestions for gifts
that may be useful for your loved one:
• Craft supplies - crochet hooks, yarn, crayons,
•
velvet coloring posters, markers, stain glass
coloring books
•
• Costume jewelry
• Gift certificates to McDonald’s, Village Inn, Olive •
Garden (for those who go on outings)
• Gift Shop gift certificates
•
• Home-cooked dinner brought in a shared by you •
Dusting powder, liquid Dove soap, shampoo,
perfume, after-shave, and lotions
Video of your family at your holiday gatherings
(we will be happy to show them often!)
Pictures of the family, past and present (please
include names)
Senior Care Beauty Shop gift certificates
Electric razors
Here’s lookin’ at you!
Center Grove Orchard
Hickory Grove BBQ
Wildlife Refuge
Onion Creek Cloggers
Isabel, Amazing Grace
Mercedes, Pageant Volunteer
Masquerade Ball Raises just under $19,000 for Senior Care
The Story Medical Masquerade Ball was held on Saturday, October 12 and was a great success! The final numbers aren’t in yet, but the latest numbers are showing a net of just under
$19,000 raised for Senior Care. Thank you to everyone who participated! As you know, our
commitment to Senior Care is stronger than ever and this event was just another opportunity
to showcase that commitment to our residents and communities.