September / October - Illinois Veterans Home

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TRI-STATE LUGNUTS CAR SHOW
Resident Reggie Rouse, Fifer D, escorted by volunteer Gerald Deters takes in the sights and sounds of
the Tri-State Lugnuts Endless Summer Car Show on
a beautiful Sunday afternoon. This was the 14th
Annual Show and was conducted on September 8th.
(See additional photos from the Car Show and much more starting on page #14.)
PAT QUINN
Governor
State of Illinois
ERICA J. BORGGREN
Director
IL Dept. Veterans' Affairs
BRUCE VACA
Administrator
Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
A FEW THINGS GOING ON
4
NEW EMPLOYEES
ADMINISTRATOR’S COLUMN
PASTORAL REFLECTIONS
3
ANNIVERSARY DATES
RESIDENT AT RANDOM
10
BIRTHDAYS
RETIREMENTS
12-13
CANDID SHOTS
SERVING IN HARM’S WAY
14-17
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
TAPS
8-9
EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
VOLUNTEER VOICES
23
LIBRARY NOTES
WISH LIST/CONTRIBUTIONS
7
NEW ADMISSIONS
5-7
H H H H H H H H H H
Population Report
Men
WWII
123
WWII & Korea
10
Korea
89
WWII, Korea & Vietnam
0
Korea & Vietnam
3
Vietnam
73
Gulf
2
Peace Time
31
Non-Veterans
0
Total
Total Population
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332
421
22
20-21
18-19
22
9
25
11
26-27
Age Range Chart
Women
12
0
1
0
1
1
0
3
71
39 & Under
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80-89
90-99
100 & Over
Men
0
0
8
56
51
160
55
2
Women
0
0
0
3
13
47
25
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Branch of Service Report
Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Marine
Navy
89
These statistics were valid as of October 22, 2013.
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Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy BUGLE, SEPT. & OCT, 2013 EDITION
The Bugle is published for the Residents,
Staff, Volunteers, and Friends of IVHQ. It is not
printed with tax funds.
E DITOR
Rick Gengenbacher
P RINTING
IDVA Central Office
P HOTOGRAPHY
Activities Staff
Ch. Don Blickhan
Dick Boyd
Arnie Eichorst
LaVerne Franken
Comments and contributions are always invited provided they are signed by the author. Names
will be withheld if requested.
P ROOFREADING
Accounting Office
Adjutant’s Office
Business Office
Personnel Office
Martin Doherty
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Keith Gerhardt
David Katz
Louise Seaver
Tane Temple
Administrator’s
Column
BY
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2013 BUGLE
ADMINISTRATOR BRUCE VACA
A few random thoughts and information:
THANK YOU & CONGRATULATIONS!
Along with the management staff, I would like to
thank all residents for their cooperation during the
two recent surveys; the VA inspection and the
Illinois Department of Public Health inspection.
To the staff, congratulations on a job well done!
Your efforts, dedication, and support have not gone
unnoticed. One annual survey can be tough and
stressful but you shined with TWO IN THE SAME
WEEK! Keep up the great work!
LYNN SNYDER BUGLE STORY
Back in the September & October, 2010 issue of
the Bugle, IVHQ Volunteer Lynn Snyder contributed her first article; it was a historical piece
that looked at how the Soldiers and Sailors Home
became a reality. Since that issue Lynn has written
several great pieces about other fascinating events
in the Home’s rich history. Due to time constrains at
this time, she was unable to contribute in this issue
but Lynn asked that I share the good news that she
is already working on something for the next issue.
So, no article this issue but Lynn will be back next
issue. We are blessed to have her share her time and
talents (and in-depth research!) with us.
VETERANS DAY PARADE & PROGRAM
The Veterans Day Parade will be conducted on
Saturday, November 9th this year. The main
parade will start at 10:00 a.m. in downtown Quincy
and a smaller version of that parade, for the
enjoyment of IVHQ residents, will be conducted on
IVHQ grounds starting at 1:00 p.m.
Please accept this invitation to join us on
Monday, November 11th for our Annual Veterans
Day program. The program will start at 10:00 a.m.
in Lippincott Hall and will conclude shortly after
11:00 a.m. when we observe the one moment of
silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month. Our speaker will be United States Navy
Veteran Chris Scarano.
ALL WARS MUSEUM CLOSING FOR SEASON SOON
I extend an invitation to all residents, staff, and
visitors to visit the All Wars Museum located on the
grounds of the Home (in the west wing of the
Administration Building). The museum is a most
fitting tribute to the men and women who served our
country in the Armed Forces. Admission is a free
will offering. The museum is open Tuesdays
through Sundays. The museum will close for the
season at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7th,
Pearl Harbor Day. It will re-open at 9:00 a.m. on
Saturday, March 1, 2014.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
It seems odd to mention Christmas in late
October but it will be here before we know it. We
have already started planning for the Resident and
Family Christmas Party. The event will be conducted on December 13th this year. As we did last year,
we will do a special Noon meal on the units. Later
in the afternoon, the Smooth Sounds Band will present a Christmas Program at Lippincott Hall. We’ll
serve dessert and beverages at Lippincott.
Invitations to family and friends will be mailed just
before or after Thanksgiving. Please make plans to
attend.
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Enjoy the rest of the Bugle!
A FEW THINGS GOING
ON...
Please take note of the following events to take place in the weeks and months ahead:
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Red Cross Blood Drive - Wednesday, October 30th. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.
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Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, November 1st at 10:00 a.m. Markword
Infirmary and Guest Speaker TBA.
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Halloween Parties on all the units - Thursday, October 31st.
Volunteer Voices Performance - Friday, November 1st. 2:00 p.m. in Fletcher
Cub Scout Visit - Saturday, November 2nd, 10:00 a.m. - Cub Scouts to visit Elmore to pass out
thank you cards
Wal-Mart Shopping Trip - Thursday, November 7th, load at 9:00 a.m.
VETERANS DAY Parade (ON GROUNDS) - Saturday, November 9th starts at 1:00 p.m.
VETERANS DAY Program - Monday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. in Lippincott Hall. Program
will be broadcast LIVE ON IVHQ-TV.
Payson VFW Post Cash BINGO - Saturday, November 16th at 1:30 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.
Canton Elks DANCE - Saturday, November 30th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Smith Hall.
Band TBA.
Wal-Mart Shopping Trip - Thursday, December 5th, load at 9:00 a.m.
Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, December 6th at 10:00 a.m. Fletcher
Infirmary and Guest Speaker TBA.
American Legion Auxiliary Christmas Gift Shop - Friday, December 6th. Details on time and
location to be posted on all units closer to the event.
Resident/Family Christmas Party - Friday, December 13th at regular lunch times on all nursing
units with a special menu. Smooth Sounds Band will be entertaining at Lippincott from 1:30
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Dessert and beverages to be served in Lippincott. Entertainment to be
broadcast LIVE ON IVHQ-TV.
Salvation Army Annual Visit - Sunday, December 15th Starting at 1:00 p.m. Salvation Army will be
here to pass out gifts to residents on all units.
Marine Corps Birthday Party - Saturday, December 21st at 1:00 p.m. in Smith Hall.
A Christmas Gift for All Residents - Monday, December 23rd. Every resident at the Home
receives a special Christmas gift - as is the tradition.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! - December 25th.
New Year’s Eve Party - Tuesday, December 31st at 4:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Details to be
announced closer to the date but you can guarantee lots of sparkling drinks and noise makers.
There will be Christmas Carolers visiting the units throughout most of December.
American Legion and Auxiliary’s Gifts to Yanks Program - (Distribution time to be announced) .
Every veteran at the Home receives a gift from the American Legion.
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NEW ADMISSIONS
WELCOME
TO
(AUGUST 23RD
IVHQ
THROUGH
OCTOBER 21ST)
Ina Absher
Fifer B
From Chatham
Non-Veteran
DOB is 5/29
Rosamary Apple
Elmore 2
From Quincy
Non-Veteran
DOB is 11/19
Ross Apple
Schapers B
From Quincy
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 1/31
Guy Baker
Schapers B
From Mt. Vernon
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 11/14
Nelsba Baker
Somerville
From Mt. Vernon
Non-Veteran
DOB is 11/11
John Caristo
Elmore East
From Quincy
Korean War
Air Force Veteran
DOB is 12/2
Margaret Carlton
Anderson
From Barry
Non-Veteran
DOB is 6/9
Merle Carlton
Anderson
From Barry
Korean War
Army Veteran
DOB is 8/30
Arnold Cooper
Anderson
From Quincy
Korean War
Army Veteran
DOB is 9/15
Andres Correa
Fifer A
From Springfield
Vietnam War
Army Veteran
DOB is 1/20
Ben Cox
Elmore East
From Moline
WWII & Korean War
Army Veteran
DOB is 7/21
Mike Daugherty
Markword 1
From Quincy
Vietnam War
Army Veteran
DOB is 6/27
Becky Demmin
Markword 2
From St. Charles
WWII
Navy Veteran
DOB is 3/21
Vada Downey
Fifer D
From Mt. Sterling
Non-Veteran
DOB is 8/6
Rita Dreier
Fifer B
From Quincy
Non-Veteran
DOB 11/13
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NEW ADMISSIONS
WELCOME
TO
CONTINUED
IVHQ
Wayne Feller
Markword 2
From Decatur
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 10/21
Homer Gansz
Markword 2
From Hardin
Korean War
Army Veteran
DOB is 4/13
Dale Gilbert
Schapers B
From Quincy
Korean War
Army Veteran
DOB is 6/3
Gary Hamm
Fifer D
From Canton
Korean War
Marine Corps Veteran
DOB is 6/5
Werner Hauser
Schapers B
From Hinsdale
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 11/23
Mike Hildebrand
Fifer C
From Quincy
Vietnam War
Army Veteran
DOB is 1/13
Marion Johnson
Somerville
From Mt. Vernon
Non-Veteran
DOB is 11/3
Wanda Lucas
Fifer D
From Virginia
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 6/17
Joe Markert
Schapers A
From Quincy
Korean War
Navy Veteran
DOB is 4/6
Rosa McElroy
Markword 1
From Hamilton
Non-Veteran
DOB is 8/6
Ed McIntyre
Markword 1
From Schaumburg
WWII
Navy Veteran
DOB is 12/5
Bob O’Connor
Fletcher 2
From Grayslake
Vietnam & Persian Gulf
Navy Veteran
DOB is 9/11
Betsy Owens
Elmore 2
From Quincy
Peace Time
Navy Veteran
DOB is 10/14
Ron Prokof
Fifer A
From Elmhurst
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 6/5
Joe Robinson
Markword 1
From Barry
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 10/7
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NEW ADMISSIONS
WELCOME
Patricia Robinson
Anderson
From Barry
Non-Veteran
DOB is 7/2
Greg Smith
Markword 1
From Springfield
Peace Time
Army Veteran
DOB is 5/4
TO
Gene Sutton
Elmore East
From Barry
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 3/21
Library
Notes
BY
YOUR LIBRARY’S COLLECTION
Here we are heading into fall
already.
Halloween is just
around the corner and now is the
time to start thinking about
which scary movies to watch this
year, what scary books to read
and what scary music to listen to!
Your library has a nice selection
in whichever option you choose.
In addition, with Thanksgiving
and Christmas not too far in the
future, you need to review your
holiday selections as well. But
first, Halloween!
DVDs - Horror movies that
have been added to your collection include “Secret Window”
IVHQ
Duane Wagner
Fifer C
From Lexington
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 4/4
KEITH GERHARDT
with Johnny Depp, “The Fog”,
“1408”, the Vampire classic “The
Lost
Boys”
with
Kiefer
Sutherland, “Mortal Kombat”, as
well as two M. Night Shyamalan
supernatural thrillers, “The
Village” and “Lady in the Water”.
In addition, we have a nice selection of scary movies on our Free
Table. Don’t forget that we also
have a lot a classic horror films
such as “Dracula”, “Them!”,
“Beneath the 12 Mile Reef” as
well as newer Alien and
Amityville movies. For a historical review, I suggest “100 Years
of Horror”. This is a chronicle of
the history of horror movies from
the earliest experimental chillers
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through the unforgettable era of
movie monsters and into today’s
fright film. Hosted by Dracula
himself (Christopher Lee), it is a
fun historical review of the horror
film genre.
Books – Steven King books
are always great for a hair raising read! We have a nice selection of his works as well as other
authors who write in this genre.
If we don’t have what you want,
we can get for you through interlibrary loans.
Laptop Computers: Do not
forget that your library has
Laptop computers available for
check out by our residents. These
laptops are internet ready and
are operating with Windows 7.
The laptops may be checked out
for a period of one week. If you
have a need or desire to use a laptop, please come to the library to
check one out.
IVHQ-TV: Please keep an
eye on IVHQ-TV (Channel 2) for
announcement of newly added
items (All Formats)!
Chaplain’s
Corner
BY
My thoughts today begin
with a verse in the New
Testament book of Hebrews. It
is here we find a somewhat ominous verse that simply states;
“and it is appointed unto men
once to die, but after this the
judgment.” It is followed by this
verse; “So Christ was once
offered to bear the sins of many;
and unto them that look for him
shall he appear the second time
without sin unto salvation.”
(Hebrews 9:27,28 KJV)
Author and Theologian J.I.
Packer wrote; “There are few
things stressed more strongly in
the Bible than the reality of
God’s work as a judge.” He also
wrote;
“The
entire
New
Testament is overshadowed by
the certainty of a coming day of
universal judgment, and by the
problem thence arising; how
may we sinners get right with
God while there is yet time?” I
believe that the verses we have
just read in Hebrews give us a
clue to some help and it is the
person of Jesus Christ.
Preacher A.T. Robinson stated that; “God’s anger was seen to
be not a passion, but a principle
of the eternal hatred of wrong;
which corresponds with the eternal love of right; and which is
only another aspect of love. The
magnetic needle swings on its
delicate axis; it attracts at one
end; it repels at the other.” Then
he concluded with this statement; “His wrath is not an
impetuous and changeable pas-
REV. JOHN ADAMS
sion, but an eternal and
unchangeable principle.”
A.W.Tozer adds to this topic
with this appropriate thought;
“The vague and tenuous hope
that God is too kind to punish
the ungodly has become a deadly
opiate for the consciences of millions. It hushes their fears and
allows them to practice all pleasant forms of iniquity while death
draws nearer and the command
to repent goes unheeded.”
One thing is abundantly
clear; we are all going to die and
after that God will judge our
lives on this earth. He will be
the righteous and just judge who
will have all the details and will
be fair and right in his judgment. The big question is “are
you ready for the Judgment
Day?”
My mind goes to a day in
1999 and the crash of golfer
Payne Stewart’s plane to better
see the coming time to meet the
Lord. It will be like that day or
any other day we get up and go
about our duties. He and five
companions boarded a very nice
twin-engine, $2.4 million Lear
jet which left the runway at 9:10
A.M. There were two pilots, and
all seemed fine when they
checked in with air traffic controllers a few minutes later. But
for unknown reasons, the pilots
apparently lost consciousness
shortly before they were to turn
west toward Dallas, and when
they couldn’t be raised by air
traffic controllers, two Air Force
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jets went aloft to investigate.
No one was at the controls.
There was no movement in the
cockpit, and the windows were
fogged, suggesting that the cabin
had depressurized and become
chilled with stratospheric air
some 45,000 feet above the
earth.
One of the Air Force pilots
said, “It’s a very helpless feeling
to pull alongside another aircraft even though I’m 50 to 100
feet away, and not be able to
help them in any way. People
are unconscious or in some way
incapacitated and there is nothing I can do physically or from
my aircraft, to help them.
When one of its two engines
finally ran out of fuel, the plane
roller coasted through the
clouds, and headed toward that
final cataclysmic destruction.
One air safety investigator said
that before the ultimate crash
the problem would slowly
deprive the crew of its ability to
know what was happening. “It
could be one of those things
where you’re feeling good, you’re
happy, and you don’t know
what’s going on;”
Picture humanity on that
runaway airplane on a collision
course with only moments of
time remaining and yet people
are so caught up in their pleasures and pressures and pursuits
that they don’t realize the
urgency of their plight. Doomed
but unaware and unprepared.
The Bible presents a God
who is the absolute of perfection,
who is a God of love, and yet who
is simultaneously a God of
wrath. It is kind of like an arch
with the love of God supporting
one side and the wrath of God
supporting the other side, and
without either of them the entire
thing would fall down. I listened
to an evangelist illustrate it like
this: “God would not be God if he
didn’t have the capacity of
wrath. Why you ask? Let me
show you by telling you a true
story which took place during
one of the darkest days of history.”
“I heard of a young and dapper young man who was a medical doctor who always dressed
right, and looked the part in
every moment of his life. He
handled himself with polish and
smoothness. He always bore the
fragrance of expensive cologne,
but his very demeanor made him
all the more fiendish, for his
name was Josef Mengele, the
Angel of Death at Auschwitz.
With the flick of his well-washed
and perfumed hand he personally selected 400,000 prisoners to
die in the gas chamber. He conducted horrible experiments on
people, hoping to produce a superior race. He would spend hours
bent over his microscope while
the air outside stank with the
heavy odor of burning flesh from
the chimney stacks of the crematoria.”
“Now, what would you think
of a person or, for that matter, a
God who could see that sort of
indescribable evil in this universe with no feelings of indignation and fury, he would be defective in his character or He
wouldn’t be God-like at all. So, I
submit that rather than apolo-
gizing for the doctrine of the
wrath of God, or ignoring it, we
should appreciate it as a vital
and wonderful part of God’s
divine character.”
We cannot ignore the clear
Bible teaching of the judgment of
God at the end of life. We also
cannot ignore the clear teaching
of the Bible that tells us that “by
faith we have been saved, not of
works lest man should boast”
(Eph. 2:8,9).
Today is the day of Salvation
while we still live in this life.
Why not come to Jesus now and
receive His forgiveness and
mercy.
SERVING IN HARM’S WAY
The BUGLE is recognizing the family members of IVHQ residents and employees who
are currently serving In Harm’s Way. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
May we never forget the sacrifice of the service man or woman or that of their family anxiously awaiting their safe return. Serving In Harm’s Way:
MM3 Travis Allen
US Navy
Travis is the son of Lisa Allen, Pharmacy
Japan
TSGT Dennis Pettit
US Air Force
Dennis is the son of Robbie Cartmill, Nursing
Kyrgyzstan
PO3 Robert Stanley
US Navy
Robert is the nephew of Kathy Lear, Nursing
Japan
SSG Nathan Cramer
US Army
Nathan is the nephew of Terry Thomas, Nursing
Afghanistan
PFC James Stanbridge
US Navy
Guam
James is the son of Stacey Gravitter, Nursing & Tony Gravitter, Dietary
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ANNIVERSARY DATES
CONGRATULATIONS
(NOVEMBER & DECEMBER)
TO THESE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE!
20 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES
Patty Goehl
Nanette Fenton
Physical Therapy Nov. 16th
Nursing
Nov. 29th
Michelle Hincks
Housekeeping
Dec. 15th
Rev. John Adams
Troy Sheffler
Chaplain
Power Plant
Nov. 2nd
Nov. 2nd
Gary Foss
Dietary
Dec. 11th
15 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:
Laura Akers
Physical Therapy
29 years on 12/3
Niki Aschemann
Laundry
28 years on 12/7
Debra Blackledge
Nursing
26 years on 11/16
Steve Brown
Security
28 years on 12/9
Janet Cole
Nursing
26 years on 11/16
Marsha Fry
Nursing
29 years on 12/3
Lou Ann Goehl
Nursing
25 years on 11/22
Marlene Jenkins
Nursing
28 years on 12/23
Deanna Marshall
Activities
25 years on 11/22
Cathy Shanks
Nursing
26 years on 11/16
Rex Smith
Dietary
31 years on 12/10
Anniversary dates are printed at the 5, 10, 15, and
20 year anniversaries. Starting at 25 years (and
all those above) employees will have their photo
published as well. Congratulations to all celebrating anniversaries during these two months!
CONGRATULATIONS!
T HANK
Andy Morrison
Power Plant
25 years on 11/22
YOU FOR YOUR
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Sheila Nokes Deming
Laundry
39 years on 12/9
Y EARS
OF
Joan Rhea
Business Office
38 years on 12/29
S ERVICE !
Volunteer
Voices
BY
One of the most frequently
asked questions around the campus these days is “Who is going to
replace Marg.” I have been asked
this question personally and I
have overheard conversations wondering the
same thing. They are of
course talking about
Marg Warrington, a
Registered Nurse at
IVHQ who retired on
June 30th with nearly 25
years of service
Marg often jokingly
referred to herself as the
“finest nurse to walk the
grounds of IVH.” Sadly,
Marg succumbed to cancer just a short time
after her retirement.
(Her date of death was
September 28th.) Marg was a
unique person, I suppose we all
are in our own way, but most of
us have not discovered and developed our uniqueness to a degree
that Marg had.
For those readers who may
not be familiar with Marg, one
has to understand that she was
as noticeable a figure around
here as Private Joe. Not because
of her nursing skills - though she
was a good nurse - but because of
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her love for the landscape here on
the campus. As far as I know,
Marg did not keep a record of the
hours she spent in her IVHQ
flower gardens. But considering
she did this near daily for the last
eight or nine years, I doubt there
is anyone here who has logged
more volunteer hours. In fact, if
Marg had more time with us, she
would likely have established a
garden on every acre of the
Facility. Her husband of 33
years, Bill, said that Marg considered the garden along Locust
Street near the 8th Street gate to
be her “Signature garden.”
As I said, Marg could be spot-
IVHQ-TV,
ted in one of her gardens on a
daily basis. On those rare occasions you did not see her out and
about, her empty golf cart was a
giveaway that she was nearby,
probably on hands and knees
attacking weeds that dared to
invade a flowerbed. If you have
ever seen her at her work, you
know what I am talking about.
She gardened as if on a mission.
You were lucky if you could get
her to pause long enough to say
“Hello.” And about that golf cart,
I once saw it speeding across a
rough grassy area at a
high rate of speed with a
young girl named Amy
driving and Marg in the
passenger seat holding
on for dear life.
I suppose many
stories will be fondly told
about Marg in the years
to come. She was one of
those colorful people that
make life a little better
for everyone they meet.
So, back to the
original question “who
will replace Marg?” The
short answer, “no one.”
We might find someone to help
carry on some of her work in
some way, but we will not be able
to replace her. The title of this
column is “Volunteer Voices.” If
you want to hear Marg’s voice,
you need only visit some of her
gardens the next time you are
out for a walk. She had plenty to
say and she said it well. Thank
you, Marg.
CHANNEL #2
SOURCE FOR INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT AT
FOR SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES TO
IVHQ-TV
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IVHQ
IN THE NEAR FUTURE
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Residents
John Willard
11/1
Markword 1
Michael Herman
11/2
Fifer A
Carl Honnold
Marion Johnson
Wilburn Welch
Mick O’Connor
11/2
11/3
11/3
11/5
Markword 2
Somerville
Fifer A
Markword 1
Bert Weaver
11/8
Elmore 2
Homer Adele
11/11
Fifer B
Ron Carlson
Paul Strader
Rita Dreier
John Karlichek
11/9
11/12
11/13
11/13
Markword 2
Fifer A
Fifer B
Markword 1
Ken Hillmer
11/15
Markword 2
Gary Fisk
11/15
Elmore East
Jack Powell
Harry Summers
Homer Kellogg
11/15
11/18
11/19
Fifer A
Elmore East
Markword 2
Rosamary Apple
11/19
Elmore 2
Henry Vostral
11/22
Fifer C
Roger Witt
Jim Johnson
Werner Hauser
Mary Worrell-Boyd
11/21
11/23
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Fletcher 2
Markword 2
Schapers B
Elmore 2
Buck Hilton
11/25
Markword 2
Helen Howard
11/28
Elmore 2
Wilbur Oxley
Nita Ward
11/26
11/28
Schapers B
Fifer B
Employees
Melanie Carper
Brandon Holder
Kelly Howell
Richard Keller
Clay Lawrence
Missie Martin
Lola Brumbaugh
Joan Rhea
Amanda Rife
Glenn Mast
Gary Davis
Dana Herring
Tana Logue
Sherri Abbott
Deborah Carnes
Rodney Wolkitt
Richard Tournear
Becca Bockhold
Sonya Elliott
Lisa Deitzman
Tara Holterfield
Amanda Leasman
Deanna Griffin
Chad Jackson
Bobette Homan
John King
Christine Renard
Whittany Rose
Rene Orr
Michael Smith
Shonda Lamberson
Charlene Luncsford
John McPherson
Carrol White
Tristan Dooley
Cindi Fink
Heather McDermott
David Prindle
Colleen Chapman
Wendy Hughes
Kathy Russell
Delores Herren
Donna Lashbrook
Lou Gabel
Tammy Griffin
Tom Weinberg
Blaine Brocksmith
Angela Strang
Russell Whitaker
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DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Residents
Fred Baxter
George Mating
Jim Cogswell
John Caristo
John Hogan
Ed McIntyre
Rita Niehaus
Frank Bosak
Stanley Heaton
Norv Elmore
Tony Oakley
John Thurston
Bill Wiseman
Maury Grove
Donna Ratliff
Jack Artman
Eugene Miller
John Beechler
Mike Hazen
Bill Hull
Ted Rehwaldt
Ken Love
Leroy Veach
Merle Sims
Marileen Brown
Ben Geoppo
Charlie Hardaway
Walter Walsh
Bob Bass
Mac Magruder
Gerald Crank
Leroy Porss
Louise Seaver
Roger Kerberick
Ken Gacek
Al Galinis
Tom O’Beirne
John Bradford
George Nenninger
Dale Williams
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Elmore East
Fletcher 1
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Schapers B
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Fifer B
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Anderson
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Employees
Tracy Alexander
12/1
Nursing
Morgan Longcor
12/3
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Lynn Alderton
Andy Morrison
Scott Sohn
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Power Plant
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Cindy Klingele
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Housekeeping
Troy Sheffler
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Power Plant
Doris Abbott
12/6
Nursing
Sherri Bush
12/8
Nursing
Lisa Curry
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Dietary
Tawnya Tenhouse
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Housekeeping
Dale Hilgenbrinck
Rico Sterns
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Robbie Cartmill
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Nancy Marshall
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Jean Glass
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Tammy Oberling
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Sylvia Brock
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Doug Risley
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Michele Hogan
Mary Cook
Theresa Banner
Virginia Darnell
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Brad Gibson
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Kim Gillespie
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Mary Day
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Mike Bevans
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Rachel Piner
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John Friday
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Dietary
Dottie Cartmill
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Janet Franken
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Housekeeping
Angie Phillips
Kathy McLaughlin
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Kirk Rueb
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Security
Diana Phillips
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Toni Bernard
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12/30
Nursing
Candid
Shots
“Candid Shots” from around IVHQ over
the past several weeks. Enjoy.
Tri-State Lugnuts Car Show
Tri-State Lugnuts Endless Summer Car Show on 9/8
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Ruby Seney, Markword 1 celebrated her 101st birthday on 9/18
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RESIDENT/FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY
WILL BE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH
A special lunch (at regular meal times) will be served to residents and their families and all nursing units
will have entertainment throughout the luncheon. Smooth Sounds Band will entertain at Lippincott Hall
from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served in Lippincott. Invitations to family members (requesting RSVP's) will be mailed by the middle of November. Merry Christmas!
HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT PROJECT UPDATE
Mike Hodges of Markword 2 poses in front
of the new decorative sun on the Markword
2 patio. The outdoor artwork, as well as
artificial trees, real flowers and plants, and
small tortoise (inserted photo) grab the
attention of residents and draw them outside into an area of controlled stimulation.
These items provide not only visual stimulation, but also tactile stimulation. The residents can feel the raised rays of the sun
and the different textures of the plants,
trees, and tortoise while the deep tones of a
large wind chime can be heard in the background. The stimulation of multiple senses
brings back memories as varied as the residents who enjoy them and provides a focal
point for conversation. A branch of a large tree (provided by Mother Nature) creates an umbrella-like
backdrop to this outside wonderland for Markword 2 residents. All these updates were made possible
by the generous donations of many individuals, families, and organizations to the Homelike
Environment Project. (Please see page #26 for more details on this project.) Contributions of all sizes
are appreciated and the best part of the program is that improvements are being made as fast as the
donations come in. Look for more updates about this exciting project in future Bugles!
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Resident
at Random
BY
THE BUSINESS
OF
LIFE
The business of conducting the
military is often just that - an
organization requiring not only
arms and ammunition but the
paperwork allowing it to unfold in
more or less charted ways. Men
like Army Spec-4 Alan Brackensick
are behind the scenes doing the
clerical work so vital to any functioning unit. Already a college
graduate with a degree in business
and a proficient typist when he
joined the Army in January of
1972, Brackensick served two
years of active duty with 18
months at the NATO headquarters
in Mons, Belgium, known as
SHAPE - Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers, Europe.
There he worked in the
Communications and Security
Division typing messages and
transferring classified documents
to different military commands in
Europe as part of “crypto-security”
- the coding of information allowing
it accessible only to the intended
receiver.
He worked a regular nine-tofive job with every weekend off;
this was the highlight of his
European service as he got to see
many wonderful places throughout
the continent. He speaks enthusiastically of trips to Holland,
Germany, and Spain as well as the
people he got to meet on his travels. “People make life worthwhile.
It can be pretty mundane at times,
but the people you meet make it
interesting. At SHAPE we worked
with many different nationalities,
and I liked this.”
Alan Louis Brackensick was
JOSEPH NEWKIRK
born into a farm family near Lima,
IL, on January 15, 1950. His
father, too, had served in the Army
doing clerical work and wanted to
work in an office when he left the
military, but decided to stay with
his father on the family farm. Alan
was the oldest of three children, all
boys, who each graduated from college and left the farm. His father
Mr. Alan Brackensick
said - without irony - “the hogs [he]
raised got the boys through college!”
Alan attended Western Illinois
University in Macomb and graduated in May of 1971. The Vietnam
War was winding down but the
draft was still in effect and he
received a number of 17 - an almost
certain call into the military. His
basic training was at Fort Leonard
Wood, MO and in winter. “On the
rifle range we had ‘warm-up tents’
so our fingers could thaw enough to
use the M-16s.” Next was his
Advanced Individual Training
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(A.I.T.) in Clerk School at Leonard
Wood, but instead of being
deployed to Vietnam he was
assigned to NATO headquarters as
part of the personnel that keeps
track of and communicates military information.
While in college he had met
and married his first wife, but after
joining the Army and asking her to
join him in Europe she went her
own way. In June of 1975, though,
he married Debbie Crow, a native
of East Peoria and a fellow student
at W.I.U. and they have raised
three daughters and been married
for 38 years. Alan, who before and
during college worked in a variety
of jobs and calls himself a “jack of
all trades,” worked at Lima State
Bank for 12 years using his business education in “doing a little of
everything.”
His wife (who
received her degree from Quincy
College) is an elementary school
teacher.
Two years after marrying
Debbie their lives changed profoundly: Alan Brackensick, age 27,
was diagnosed with Multiple
Sclerosis. “It was discouraging initially! I realized we don’t live in a
perfect world. But mine was a relatively slow progressing disease:
early on I would have a bout of it
for a week or two then the extreme
symptoms would disappear and I
would be stable. At first I was
treated with steroids but then the
doctors used other means. In 2000
I became confined to a wheelchair
and have been at the Illinois
Veterans Home for two-and-a half
years. At first I cursed the wheelchair, but it makes it possible for
me to get around.”
Actively doing what he can to
help his own condition, about 15
years ago Alan began taking 12
“heavy-duty” vitamins a day as
part of a mega-vitamin program in
a holistic medicine regime. “I think
these vitamins have slowed my MS
and kept my energy level up. They
are not inexpensive - $129 a month
- but I believe I am better off
because of them.”
Only 63 years-old and hopeful
of “one day walking out of the
Veterans Home,” he talks of another alternative treatment for MS
known as “Chelation Therapy.” “I
know of a lady who got healed from
MS after using Chelation Therapy
for one and-a-half years as she had
the toxins taken out of her body
three times a week. I believe heavy
toxins could cause MS and I may
have taken that option if I had it at
the time.
Traditional medical
research is advancing, too, and I’m
hopeful of a breakthrough that will
allow me to return to Lima and
continue my life for many years.”
His mother is a vigorous 85 yearsold and recently toured Mackinac
Island in Michigan.
Among the things Alan most
enjoyed in life (and perhaps one
day will continue) are fishing and
hunting. He especially liked to
travel to Minnesota, where his
father had a cabin, to fish and hunt
and enjoy the solitude and intimacy of nature. A sportsmen in all
ways, he dressed his own game and
catch and speaks glowingly of the
“sky blue waters and wide-open
spaces of Minnesota where [he]
spent a lot of summers on
Steamboat Lake, 100 miles south
of the Canadian border.”
Although he gives his wife
much of the credit for raising their
three daughters, he did what he
could to be a positive influence in
their lives, and is “proud of all of
them.” His oldest, Erin, is a
Certified Public Accountant in
Anchorage, AK, and raising a
young child on her own. “I admire
her independent spirit and her
courage to live so far away in
rugged country.” Their middle
daughter, Lori, is a Registered
Nurse at Blessing Hospital in
Quincy and lives 25 miles from
here in Sutter. Their youngest,
Leah, is a student at the
University
of
Illinois
at
Champaign-Urbana majoring in
bio-medical engineering.
What is life like in a small
town like Lima? “Growing up in
the 60’s before all of today’s electronic media, I felt isolated from a
lot of things. We didn’t even have
cable TV. At the same time, it was
my world and when I was younger
the world was a smaller place anyway. There was Little League
baseball and walking down the
streets at night. I’m glad I grew up
in the country and had experiences
city kids miss. Looking back, I
enjoyed it and perhaps even more
because I raised my children out
there.”
Although from a small town,
Alan was part of the “hippie generation” and while not a member of
this revolutionary culture he was a
“sympathetic observer for many of
their causes.” He was in college
when the tragedy at Kent State
University occurred as National
Guardsmen fired on and killed four
students and injured nine at an
anti-war protest on the campus.
Students at W.I.U. rallied and
tried to shut down the R.O.T.C.
building. “Nobody is for war. I
wasn’t and didn’t want to go. Our
generation was idealistic and a lot
came from it. I hear people say
that [the hippies] caused a lot of
problems but I don’t agree. They
contributed much to our nation and
are largely responsible citizens
today.”
President John F. Kennedy is
his most admired American politician and he calls him “a new kind
of leader.”
“Kennedy was a
wealthy man and didn’t have to be
a politician. He could have taken it
easy but he had a deep desire to
accomplish much good and was
really dedicated.”
Alan, who
received advanced placement in
college English, adds that he himself in his own small way tried to
present young people’s innovative
ideas by writing letters to the
newspaper editor in support of
what he believes was in our best
interest.
What is his vision for the
United States? “I would like politicians to put aside their differences
and work for the good of the coun-
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try rather than their reelections.
Congressmen need to make time
for the average citizen’s concerns.
We have the freedom to express
ourselves and the freedom to
choose. We also need to support
the presidency even if we disagree
with the president’s policies.
America is called a ‘melting pot’
and there are a lot of good mixes
here - ideas as well as cultures.”
Rather than see himself as a
“victim” of a medical disease striking him in the prime of life, Alan
has learned to “play the hand
you’re dealt. At first I was angry
and didn’t ask ‘Why me?’ but ‘Why
anybody?’ I’m thankful the MS
progressed slowly and I was able to
do as much as I did.” He also has
many happy memories of travels
across Europe and times in life
when his disability was incidental
to his joy. A friend of his is a
retired professor and home pastor
and together they studied and discussed much theology. Calling
himself a “born-again Christian,”
Alan is hopeful that either a medical breakthrough or a supernatural miracle will allow him to walk
out of the Veterans Home and
resume life in Lima, the place of his
birth and home for most of his life.
With a sincere interest in the
people he has met during his time
on earth, Alan again says, “people
make it all worthwhile - in health
and in sickness.” As he listens to
music on YouTube from his laptop
computer or does research on
nutrition and health or reminisces
about his American life, he is ever
grateful for those folks who have
crossed his path and made the
journey more inspiring and
rewarding.
Editor’s Note:
The dates and events noted in the
Resident at Random article are to
the best recollection of the resident
highlighted. The feature is for
entertainment purposes only.
Pastoral
Reflections
BY
Looking Into The
Heart of the Universe
Many of us remember the
excitement of lying in the grass
on a warm summer’s night, gazing at the incredible blanket of
stars overhead. The vast swath of
the heavens stirred a deep sense
of wonder. We felt so small before
it all – and yet somehow part of
this wondrous creation.
At the sight of all of this, I
could not help but feel a deep
sense of wonder and humility
before work of the Creator.
But there is an experience
that even transcends the thrill of
looking into the heavens on a
clear night -- and that is looking
into the heart of the living God
who created it all. And for that
you don’t need an expensive telescope nor a knowledge of astrophysics. You need only turn your
heart to God in prayer for the
greatest vista any human can be
privileged to experience.
Yes, you can communicate
directly with God. If you think
creation is incredible, can you
imagine what it is like to be in
contact with the Creator of it all?
I’d like to share with you a
FR. DON BLICKHAN
number of quotations which can
give you an insight into the
dimensions of prayer from several
noted spiritual figures. These are
persons who have experienced a
glimpse of what is beyond — or
perhaps it is more accurate to say
— “Who” is beyond.
From God’s Word
Again, truly I tell you, if two
of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for
you by my Father in heaven. For
where two or three are gathered
in my name, I am there among
them.
- Matthew 18: 19
Eye hath not seen, nor ear
heard, neither have entered into
the heart of man, the things
which God hath prepared for
them that love him.
- 1 Corinthians 2: 9
Why are we afraid to pray?
The primary reason not to
pray has to do with control.
There is a strong need inside
every human being to be in control. People who have an extreme
desire to control their environment try to think through an adequate response to every possible
contingency that might arise from
any given situation. They want
no surprises and are often successful in achieving their goals.
People like this are not likely to
entrust their well-being to another person, because that means
giving up control. Consequently,
these people are very unlikely to
pray. Genuine prayer flows out of
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an acknowledgement of inability
and finitude. Genuine prayer
means giving up control of our
destiny to God...
- Kenneth Swanson / “Uncommon Prayer”
Is prayer talking to
or listening to God?
What can we tell God that he
does not already know? But if we
listen to him he can pour the universe into our soul. As God says:
Be still and know that I am God!
(Psalm 46: 10)
Motivation for prayer
The true motivation for
prayer is not, as it has been said,
the sense of being at home in the
universe, but rather the sense of
not being at home in the universe.
Is there a sensitive heart that
could stand indifferent and feel at
home in the sight of so much evil
and suffering, in the face of countless failures to live up to the will
of God? On the contrary, the
experience of not being at home in
the world is a motivation for
prayer.
The experience gains intensity in the amazing awareness that
God himself is not at home in the
universe. He is not at home in a
universe where His will is defied
and where His kingship is denied.
God is in exile; the world is corrupt. The universe itself is not at
home.
To pray means to bring God
back into the world, to establish
His kingship for a second at least.
To pray means to expand His
presence.
- Rabbi Abraham Heschel
Prayer opens our
being to God
… Reflect on these words: the
Christian's treasure is not on
earth but in heaven.
Our
thoughts, then, ought to be directed to where our treasure is. This
is the glorious duty of man. To
pray and to love. If you pray and
love, that is where a man's happiness lies.
Prayer is nothing else but
union with God. When one has a
heart that is pure and united
with God, he is given a kind of
serenity and sweetness that
makes him ecstatic, a light that
surrounds him with marvelous
brightness.
In this intimate
union, God and the soul are fused
together like two bits of wax that
no one can ever pull apart. This
union of God with a tiny creature
is a lovely thing. It is a happiness
beyond understanding.
We had become unworthy to
pray, but God in his goodness
allowed us to speak with him.
Our prayer is incense that gives
him the greatest pleasure.
- St. Jean Vianney
Why do I need to pray?
I need to pray, yes, and not
just because I so often feel inadequate and am looking for help. I
need to pray because I know the
emptiness inside of me can only
be filled by God. I need to pray
because I know that it is only in
prayer that I begin to become
fully human. I need to pray
because I was created to be in
relationship with God.
I need to pray because in
prayer heaven and earth meet,
and the reality of God's Kingdom,
the future reality of redemption,
wholeness, and joyous love,
breaks into my present brokenness.
Prayer as an
invitation
Prayer is an invitation to God to
intervene in our
lives, to let God's
will prevail in our
affairs; it is the
opening of a window to God in our will, an effort to
make God the Lord of our soul.
We submit our interests to God's
concern, and seek to be allied
with what is ultimately right.
To worship God means to forget the self; an extremely difficult, though possible, act. What
takes place in a moment of prayer
may be described as a shift of the
center of living - from self-consciousness to self-surrender.
- Rabbi Abraham Heschel
What Does God say to us?
Prayer is the lifting of our
hearts and minds to God.
For no matter what we're saying, we're asking, "Do you love
me?"
And no matter how He
answers, He's saying, "Yes, I do."
- David Riesman
What does prayer do for us?
Prayer is the sum of our relationship with God. We are what
we pray.
The degree of our faith is the
degree of our prayer.
The
strength of our hope is the
strength of our prayer. The
warmth of our charity is the
warmth of our prayer, no more,
no less.
- Carlo Carretto
A final observation …
The first rule for prayer, the
most important first step, is not
about how to do it, but to just do
it; not to perfect and complete it
but to begin it. Once the car is
moving, it's easy to steer it in the
right direction, but it's much
harder to start it up when it's
stalled. And prayer is stalled in
our world.
So stop reading and start
praying. Right now.
- Dr. Peter Kreeft
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can reach Chaplain Blickhan at
donald.blickhan@illinois.gov
2013 VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 11TH, 10:00
A.M. IN
LIPPINCOTT HALL
* Featured Speaker will be United States Navy Veteran Chris Scarano
* Music by the Quincy Notre Dame H.S. Band.
* Program will also be broadcast LIVE on IVHQ-TV, Channel #2
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NEW EMPLOYEES
RESIDENTS
Lacey Chontal
Nursing - 9/16
AND
(AUGUST 23RD
FELLOW STAFF WELCOME
Audra Kerr
Nursing - 9/9
Mary O’Brien
Nursing - 9/9
From the Mail Box...
THROUGH
OCTOBER 21ST)
YOU TO
IVHQ!
Patty Wietholder
Nursing - 9/9
Marikkia Velez
Nursing - 9/16
Retirement! I can’t quite believe it’s happened to me. You always seem to think of retirement as something way
ahead of you, something that is still a long way off. Well, it has a way of sneaking up on you. And here I am… at my
own retirement.
Retirement is an amazing opportunity and I have always been excited by the notion of new beginnings. It brings
with it the prospect of a fresh start and perhaps a hint of magical anticipation that is hard to ignore and even harder
not to be enthusiastic about.
But, just as much as my retirement brings with it anticipation for the future, it is also a time to reflect on the past
and perhaps a moment that brings with it echoes from the past and our years together. So many of my memories at
the Illinois Veterans’ Home are undermined by that which may seem invisible and intangible.
Seemingly insignificant moments throughout the years… chats on the patio, laughs during trivia sessions, sharing a birthday cake, or celebrating in the news of a christening or a wedding – these are the moments I will miss the
most – these are the intangible everyday magical moments that define the special people who make the Illinois
Veterans’ Home.
May the years ahead be happy ones. May the Home and all of you go from strength to strength. And may you
always continue to listen to your heart – because in the end, some of the most beautiful things that you’ll ever experience will be seen and heard through your heart. Thank you one and all….
Jackie Workman
RETIREMENTS
THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
Sharon Greving
retired September
1st from Nursing
with 20 years of
service.
(AUGUST 23RD
THROUGH
IVHQ! WE
Patti Huff retired
October 1st from
Nursing with over
21 years of service.
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OCTOBER 21ST)
WISH YOU THE BEST!
Jackie Workman
retired August 31st
from
Activities
with nearly 26
years of service.
A FEW
OF
OUR BEST!
2013 EMPLOYEES
JANUARY
Tawnya Tenhouse, Housekeeping
MAY
Lori Stark, Physical Therapy
ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME
OF THE
FEBRUARY
MARCH
Deb Kennedy, Activities
JUNE
Ila Farris, Dietary
MONTH
Kristen Coulter, Nursing
JULY
Chad Roberts, Power Plant
APRIL
Carrie Veile, Housekeeping
AUGUST
Nettie Smith, Nursing
NOMINATIONS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED...
SEPTEMBER
Mark Carpenter, Truck Garage
OCTOBER
Mary Craft, Nursing
Do you know a staff person at IVHQ who goes “above
and beyond” the call of duty? Perhaps you should submit a nomination for employee of the month on their
behalf... While there is a nomination form, any handwritten or typed nomination will be accepted.
Nominations can be made by residents, their families,
other staff, or by volunteers. Please send completed
nominations or requests for nomination forms to Rick
Gengenbacher in the Headquarters Building.
Recipients are selected on a quarterly basis.
PAGE 23
The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy
would like to thank our sponsors
for their contribution in the
Private Joe Golf Outing
held on Friday, September 13th
Area Disposal
Quincy AMVETS Post #104
Catholic War Veterans Post #1933
Quincy Ready Mix / Bleigh Ready Mix
Darrel Mink Farms—Baylis IL
Refreshment Services (PEPSI)
Knights of Columbus Par 3 Golf & Driving Range
Reserve Officers Association Chapter #35
Kohl Wholesale
Sisbro, Inc.
Area Distributors
Quincy Exchange Club
Denman Services/Adaptive Mobility System
Farmers State Bank of Camp Point
Knapheide Manufacturing Company
Quincy Wilbert Vault
Lester Hammond Chapter of the Korean War Veterans
Member’s First Community Credit Union
Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank
Representative Jil Tracy
Senator John Sullivan
State Street Bank
Sysco Central Illinois
Terstriep Tree Service
Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter #138
Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois
O’Donnell’s Termite & Pest Control
Vance Clinic of Chiropractic
Mr. K’s Fabric Shop
United Community Credit Union
The 17th Annual Private Joe Golf Outing
will be conducted Friday, September 12, 2014
PAGE 24
GOD BLESS
TAPS
(AUGUST 23RD
THROUGH
OCTOBER 21ST)
THESE SPECIAL MEN AND WOMEN, OUR COMRADES...
John Bybee, 88,
died September
6th. John was a
WWII Navy
Veteran and a resident since 8/3/10.
Ed Ehlert, 81,
died October 5th.
Ed was a Korean
War
Army
Veteran and a resident
since
9/24/13.
Bob Halle, 86,
died October 17th.
Bob was a Korean
War
Navy
since
2/16/07.
Peg Herter, 92,
died October 18th.
Peg was a WWII
Army Veteran and
a resident since
6/6/13.
Carl Honnold,
85, died October
9th. Carl was a
Korean War Army
since
3/12/13.
Willis Huffman,
98,
died
September
2nd.
Willis was a WWII
Army Veteran and
a resident since
5/8/06.
Seth McCombs,
84, died September 29th.
Seth
was a WWII &
Korean War Army
Louie Mellott,
90, died August
28th. Louie was a
WWII Navy
Ed Mosinski, 90,
died August 24th.
Ed was a WWII
Army Veteran and
a resident since
2/6/13.
Al Osinski, 87,
died October 12th.
Al was a WWII
Army Veteran and
a resident since
4/11/11.
Bob Otte, 78,
died October 18th.
Bob was a Peace
Time
Army
Frank Pell, 83,
died October 17th.
Frank
was
a
Korean War Army
since
11/6/08.
Bill Rummenie,
85, died August
26th. Bill was a
Korean War Army
since
7/24/12.
Phil
Satorius,
92, died September 28th. Phil was
a
WWII Navy
since
5/21/08.
Jim Ward, 70,
died October 19th.
Jim
was
a
Vietnam
War
Navy Veteran and
a resident since
4/13/04.
Donna Watson,
76, died August
25th. Donna was
a Peace Time
Army Veteran and
a resident since
7/23/13.
PAGE 25
W ISH L IST
ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY
These items currently cannot be funded through the regular budget process but are nonetheless worthy projects. If you or your organization are interested in funding a portion or an entire project, simply contact
Administrator Bruce Vaca at (217) 222-8641, ext. #202 or Director of Marketing Rick Gengenbacher at ext.
#380. All contributions, no matter the size, will be noted in the Bugle with the Wish List. These items will
remain on the list until we have received enough funds to purchase them. New items will be added from time
to time. (Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Veterans Home . Please write the name of the project you wish to adopt in the memo note.) THIS LIST IS IN PRIORITY ORDER. As always, thank you for your time
and consideration.
REQUESTED: HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT PROJECT - ADOPT-A-CHAIR PROGRAM
REASON:
Living environments influence quality of life and many studies have been done regarding the impact the environment around us has on our health; physical, and emotional well-being. Such things as wall coverings/color, window coverings, lighting, and wall art influence us whether we realize it or not. These things
help humanize healthcare environments and can make a setting more reminiscent of home; that’s our goal
with this endeavor, to create a more homelike environment for our residents starting with the dining room
chairs.
$325 to Adopt-a-Chair
PRICE:
REQUESTED: PATIENT BATHTUBS
REASON:
During the last several year, through the generous donations of various groups and individuals, we have been
able to upgrade almost all of the bathtubs in our facility. However, we still have two tubs remaining that are
over thirty years old. Numerous advances have been made in the construction of bathtubs for our residents
and great strides have been made in both resident safety and comfort. With your help, we would like to
replace our final two tubs.
$12,500 each (Requesting two)
PRICE:
REQUESTED: AMERICAN VETERANS’ MEMORIAL GARDEN
REASON:
We would like to create a beautiful perennial garden between the Stone Building and Smith Hall for our residents, their families, and all other visitors to enjoy. Thanks to Bergman Nursery, we have a breathtaking
design that has high curb appeal and is low in maintenance. Some of the design features are a paver patio
with stone benches, special lighting, retaining walls, walkways for wheelchairs, a dry creek bed, and berms
with annuals and flowering trees. This special garden would honor all military veterans and its many walkways would tell the story of America’s pathway to freedom.
$35,000 total
PRICE:
REQUESTED: DONATIONS TO COVER PRINTING & MAILING EXPENSE FOR THE BUGLE
REASON:
Donations are requested to help offset a portion of the annual expenses for the bi-monthly publication which,
between printing and postage will exceed $20,000.00 per year.
ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.
PRICE:
REQUESTED: DONATIONS TO THE RESIDENTS BENEFIT (ACTIVITIES) FUND
REASON:
Daily activities for residents and all special events (such as the Family Picnic and the Christmas Party) are
funded out of the Residents Benefit Fund. Donations of all sizes are always welcome as our Activities
Department continues to provide first-class events and reaches out to all residents through a variety of
activities.
ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.
PRICE:
Thank You For Your Consideration!!!
PAGE 26
WISH LIST
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
Raymond
&
Maria
Knowles donated $50.00
to the Activity Fund
The Doris Henry Estate
donated $5,000.00 to the
Bathtub Fund in Fletcher
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary, Department of
Illinois, donated $44.65 to
the Ladies Red Hat
Parties of July 2013
The
Wylie
Michael
Memorial donated $10.00
to the Whirlpool Bathtub
Fund
The James Burnside
Memorial
donated
$490.00 to the Activity
Fund
Sam
Gass
donated
Fund
Floyd & Diane Alexander
donated $200.00 to the
Activity Fund
The
John
Bybee
Memorial
donated
Fund
AMVETS
Post
#104
Markword Bingo Fund for
September and October
Leona Kittle Memorial
Activity Fund
Louise Seaver donated
$40.00 to the Bugle Fund
The
Onie
Hlavaty
Erling & Janet Catlin
Activity Fund
The Melvin Hummel
Macomb Ladies VFW
Auxiliary
Post
1921
Resident
/
Family
Christmas Party 2013
24 Hour Group donated
Fund
The
Norman
Pallas
to the Bugle Fund
Charles
&
Termtip
Spencer donated $150.00
for Buffalo care
Tri-State Lugnuts donated $5,600.00 for Outdoor
Furniture at Schapers
and popcorn supplies
Anonymous
donation of $5,264.00 for the
Bird Aviary for Markword
2
Catholic War Veterans
Post 1933 donated $20.00
for Markword Bingo for
September
Elk's National Veterans
Service Commission
Macomb Elk's Lodge 1009
donated
$300.00
for
Phone cards
The Edward Mosinski
Christina Johnson donated $10.00 to the Bugle
Fund
Lindo & Velda Fafoglia
Bugle Fund
Fyrne Gonerka donated
Robert & Mavis Knowles
Homelike Environment
"Adopt A Chair" Project &
Bugle Fund
Catholic War Veterans
Post 1933 donated $25.00
for Markword Bingo for
October
Patsy Canavan donated
Fund and Bugle Fund
Robert Crandell donated
$10.00 for the Bugle Fund
The Margaret March
Daughters
of
the
American
Revolution
Springfield
Chapter
Activity Fund
Quincy
Woodworkers
Guild
NFP
donated
Fund
(since last issue)
The
Luther
Mellott
Memorial
donated
Fund
Charles & Grace Miller
Bugle Fund
3rd Step Group donated
Fund
Robert & Mary Keller
Bugle Fund
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary
Department of Illinois
Ladies Red Hat Parties of
August 2013
Jackie Workman donated
Texas
Roadhouse
Holdings LLC donated
$2,999.58 to the Activity
Fund
Eva
Adele
donated
$350.00 to the Tree Fund
Carlos & Carol Shaw
Homelike Environment
"Adopt A Chair" Project
The Duane Steeples
Merle & Judy Sims
Bathtub Fund and Bugle
Fund
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!
PAGE 27
ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME
1707 NORTH 12TH STREET
QUINCY, IL 62301-1397
AT
QUINCY
PRSRT STD
US POSTAGE
PAID
QUINCY IL
PERMIT 12
(217) 222-8641
WWW.STATE.IL.US/AGENCY/DVA/
WWW.QUINCYIVH.ORG/
Thank you, Red Cross!
Pictured are American Red Cross representatives with $4,000 worth
of merchandise the Red Cross recently purchased and donated to the
Illinois Veterans Home through a Red Cross grant to the local chapter. The items purchased included Roho cushions, wireless headphones, music players, ornamental trees and ornamental geese with
clothing among many other items. Thank you, Red Cross!
1,500 copies printed by IDVA
Printed by authority of the State of Illinois

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