Christian Corner Gazette - Pine Village Continuing Care Retirement ...

Fall 2011 • Volume 18 Issue 3 • www.pinevillageks.org
Upcoming Events:
September 18 – Pine Village Open House
2-4 p.m.
September 22 – 11th Annual Benefit Day
Walkathon; 6 p.m.
- Wellness Center
September 22-24 – Annual Benefit Day
Garage Sale; Krehbiel
Apartment Garages
Thurs. 5-8 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m. –
5 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
September 24 – Benefit Day Bake Sale;
8 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Krehbiel
Apartment Garages
September 30 – American Red Cross
Community Blood Drive;
1 -5 p.m. - Wellness Center
October 13 – Benefit Day Auction and
BBQ; 5 p.m. – Wellness
Center
November 4 – Premier Book Fair; Noon –
6 p.m. - Wellness Center
November 25 – American Red Cross
Community Blood Drive;
1-6 p.m. - Wellness Center
Christian Corner Gazette
Pine Village Welcomes New Residents
to The Village!
Pine Village Open House
Set for September 18
Pine Village will celebrate its name
change with an Open House on Sunday, September
18 from 2-4 p.m. This come and go
event is for the whole family! Campus tours
will be given, there will be a
coloring contest for the kids,
fishing (bring your own pole),
plus food and activities throughout
campus! Door prizes will be
awarded too!
Additionally, the “Pine
Village Campus Sign Fundraising
Campaign” will be
featured. Pictures of the new
signage will be displayed and
someone will be available to
answer questions. The total
fundraising goal is $42,635 and
we still have $22,135 left to go!
This is a great opportunity for
you to put your mark on the
future of Pine Village, as any
amount large or small would
help. If you would like to have
your name or family’s name
commemorated on a specific sign, please let
us know!
We hope that you will join us as we celebrate
our past and engage in our future!
Pine Village welcomes Dr. Varden & Lou Loganbill and Arthur & Elaine Krehbiel who both moved to The Village in June.
Both couples are from Moundridge. The Loganbills are currently living in a sixplex until their home is built at 1904 Rose, and the
Krehbiels took up residency at Krehbiel Apartments. Welcome to the Pine Village family!
Become part of the Pine Village Community!
Available Independent Living Units:
• Krehbiel Apartment #3 – 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 630 sq. ft.
• 1806 Magnolia Duplex – 2 bedroom, 2 bath, finished basement, 1 car garage, 1,100 sq. ft.
• 1707 Magnolia Sixplex – 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 car garage, 900 sq. ft.
• Building sites also available
For a tour or more information on any of these units or information about Assisted Living, Health Care, Skilled Care, or Memory Lane, please do not hesitate
to contact Shelby Shaw, Director of Marketing, at 620.345.2901 ext. 257, cell 620.951.4664 or shelby.shaw@pinevillageks.org

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A man is a lion in his own cause. — English Proverb
Pine Village residents enjoyed a cook-out luncheon in
celebration of the 4th of July on Tuesday, July 5 at the
Wellness Center.
Willard Stucky
Donna Rush, Doris Cherry
and Clara Ortman
Marie Wedel, Mabel Goering, and
Arthur & Elaine Krehbiel
Free Wheeling 3-Wheelers
By Becki Yoder
Take a visit to the Pine Village campus and you will likely see 24
wheels of a different kind. What are these wheels you ask? These wheels
have been progressively added to the campus background over the past few
years -- three by three. Currently, there are eight households on campus
adorned with three wheel bicycles or
tricycles, if you will.
The first “tri” to find its way
to Pine Village is owned and operated
by Verna Goering. At age 95,
Verna still regularly rides around the
campus and pedals to most of the
events and activities at Pine Village.
This was a Mother’s Day gift from
her children many years ago. This
proves to be a safer alternative to her
two wheel bicycle. The most recent
“tri” addition to the campus makes a
home at Toby and Erma Goerings’.
Toby, age 90, got his “tri” from Ed-
die Stucky’s family. He calls it “a
lifesaver.”
Some perfer their 3-wheelers to
the automobile. “It gets really good gas mileage,” said Marjean Stucky,
who has had her “tri” for three years. “I don’t even have to start my car. I
ride it everywhere on campus.”
Like the postal service, Marjean rides her “tri” no matter what season
Don Scott and
Kenneth Flickner
Care Level Names
With the Memorial Home name changing to
Pine Village, this also brought up the topic of
official names for each Care Level. Pine Village
is a continuing care retirement community
offering different levels of care including
independent, assisted living, health/skilled
care and memory care. The line-up of names
is as follows:
• Independent Living – The Village
• Krehbiel Apartments will remain the same
• Assisted Living – The Assisted Living
Cottages
Laura Janzen, Marvis Doering, Marjean Stucky, Toby Goering,
John Roberts, Arlo & Geneva Flickner, and Verna Goering.
• Health/skilled Care – The Neighborhoods
• Memory Care – Memory Lane
it is, hot, cold, wet, dry. John Roberts, who purchased his “tri” this year in
Hutchinson, calls his “tri” his “Little Truck.” “I can haul all kinds of things
to the composite pile. The bad thing is that there is no air conditioned cab
in the summer and no heater in the winter,” stated Roberts.
Call them what you like- tricycle,
3-wheeler, bike, etc…. All the riders
agree that it is not offensive or childish
at all for people to call them tricycles.
“I’m in my second childhood anyway,”
chuckled Marvis Doering, who
purchased her “tri” about one year ago
from Wal-Mart, “so that name is a perfect
fit for me.”
The reasons for wanting or
purchasing a “tri” were very similar
among the group.
“We got it for my wife, Geneva, so
she could get around the campus better,”
said Arlo Flickner, who got their
“tri” from their neighbor Reva Goodwin.
“Then I started riding it around
the campus. I don’t get tired riding
like I do walking. It’s kind of fun. I am glad we have it.”
Laura Janzen has replaced her jogging with riding her “tri”. For
many others the addition of the third wheel was a safety issue.
“I couldn’t ride my 2-wheeler anymore; I was too unsteady,” said
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Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pockets. — American Proverb
Free Wheeling 3-Wheelers
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Marjean Stucky.
Marvis Doering says she “didn’t learn to
ride a bicycle very well” and feels much more
confident on her 3- wheeler. Of course, putting
power to the pedal is a great mode of exercise
and very beneficial. All of the riders
unanimously agree that exercise was one of the
main reasons for purchasing a “tri”. Riding the
3-wheeler around the campus also is a social
event.
“I can ride, exercise, stop and talk to
Goodbye Mary
By Jim Huxman
For several weeks now a topic of conversation has been Mary
Cross’s announcement that in early October she will be relocating
to Harrisonburg, Virginia. This announcement happened to come
as our Gazette committee was making assignments for the 3rd
calendar quarter issue. On a recent Friday morning I spent a delightful
time with Mary that underscored what a special lady she
is, how she has impacted Pine Village and how she will be missed.
QUESTION: Mary, what was the attraction for you and Don
to come to Pine Village (Memorial Home)?
In answering this question, Mary reflected on what a wonderful
and gifted person Don was and what a “fighter” he was. With
fondness she talked of the years she and Don spent in Kansas
City with Don having the opportunity to finish his medical career
teaching graduate students at the KU Medical Center while she
completed her theology degree at St. Paul School of Theology in
the Kansas City area. When finished, it was then off to Clyde,
Kansas, where Mary held a pastorate for 5 years. From Clyde
it was a move to Columbus, Kansas, to take on another pastorate.
It was during the drive from Clyde to Columbus in separate
vehicles that Mary vividly saw Don’s decline due to Parkinson’s
and arthritis. Over the next year the conversations kept returning
to how it was time to relocate to a setting where there was senior
housing with services.
Mary paused and then stated, “You know Don and I never
looked for housing and services elsewhere. I guess we always
knew we would come here because of Don’s family who were
living here.”
people, that’s nice,” says Nancy Cole, who received
her “tri” as a birthday gift in the spring.
“It’s a blue Meridian, with a rear view mirror
and a bell.”
Nancy’s husband, Elbert, took on the
daunting task of assembling the entire tricycle.
“I can ride, sit and talk to people. I enjoy
it,” said John Roberts.
The extreme heat of summer 2011 has left
most of the 3-wheelers parked in hot garages.
Toby Goering “can’t wait until it cools off” so
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he can get out and ride again. Once it cools off
Nancy Cole suggests that maybe “we can have
some tricycle races?” Arlo Flickner is quite
certain that he would not want to be in any race
against Marjean or Verna. Everyone knows the
dog days of summer will soon pass and the cool
temperatures of fall will quickly arrive. For
now, the 8x3= 24 wheels will remain parked in
those overheated garages anxiously waiting the
cooler days that lay ahead.
QUESTION: Did Pine Village (Memorial Home) serve you
and Don well?
With a smile and chuckle, Mary shared how when they started
thinking of relocating to Pine Village, she was already thinking
how she would decorate their Krehbiel Apartment. Mary knew
the Krehbiel Apartments would work because of the social interaction
it would afford Don. They also looked forward with anticipation
to exercises in the Wellness Center. I did not know
but Mary informed me that Don had a beautiful tenor voice and
longed to be a part of the strong musical tradition in this community.
Don found opportunities here to sing almost to the end
of his life. Opportunities like worship services, sing-a-longs and
Moundridge Senior Singers. Mary regrets that Don couldn’t be
more involved in church choir but lack of physical dexterity and
response made it difficult for him to do so.
With the progression of Don’s disease the time came for Don
to be placed into healthcare. Mary was quick to respond how she
appreciated the nursing staff.
QUESTION: Now why consider relocating?
In answering this question, Mary first found it necessary to
share more about her family. Did I know that she was the eldest
of nine children and of those nine children there were 3 sets of
twins? Mary went on to share how she grew up in Kidron, Ohio,
and spent some special years in Harrisonburg, Virginia, getting
her college degree. Today a dear uncle and aunt of hers still live
in Harrisonburg. As Mary continues to talk of family it becomes
a travelogue to Florida, Indiana, Delaware, and Joplin, Missouri.
One sees a pattern of states east and here Mary is in Kansas. Another
pause and then Mary talks of her sister in Florida diagnosed with termi-
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nal cancer. It’s obvious that Mary feels called there and knows she will
be spending part of this coming winter in Florida attending her sister.
It’s time to relocate to an area where these trips are much shorter. The
relocation will be to Harrisonburg, Virginia.
QUESTION: Mary, what about your involvements here in Pine Village
and the larger community?
Here, let the listing suffice:
• Pine Village Volunteer Coordinator
• Leader / organizer of the Pine Village women’s
prayer and Bible study group
• Co-organizer of the Pine Village Annual Variety
Programs
• Organizer of Pine Village Benefit Day Garage sales
• Organizer of the Moundridge Senior Singers
The best passion is compassion. – Jamaican Proverb
4th Annual Benefit Day Variety Show
By Shelby Shaw
The 4th annual Benefit Day Variety
Show was held on Sunday, July 24 at the
Wellness Center. The Show featured area
talent from the Pine Village Men’s Ensemble,
Jerry Voth on the trombone, and vocal
solos by Angie Neufeld, Kathy Neufeld-
Dunn, and Thad Holmes. Additionally,
Luke Loganbill and Dawn Abrahams entertained
the audience with humorous
readings. The evening was
rounded out with a violin solo by
Rebecca Busentiz, a performance
from the Generations II Trumpet
Trio featuring Aaron Begnoche,
Vern Dreier and former Pine Village
resident, Harry Crabb. Harry
ended the evening with a trumpet
solo.
A special thanks to all those
volunteers who made the 4th Annual
Variety Show a success and
all those who attended and supported
it!
Luke Loganbill
• Pulpit filler extraordinaire for the local community churches
• Organizer of local artists whose displays now adorn the
newly remodeled Krehbiel Apartment Commons.
Truly a very gifted lady who will be so missed!
QUESTION: Mary, in closing how would you like for us to remember
you?
Following several moments of reflection Mary shared:
• How much Don and I cared for each other.
• Remember me as a person not afraid to take risks
and make mistakes.
• As a person who cared.
As a community we have until September 22-24, the Benefit Day Garage
Sale, to say thank you to Mary for her service at Pine Village and
to wish her well!
The newly painted walls of the Krehbiel Apartments Commons and halls are the temporary home of an art exhibit
by local artists. The collection includes Dorothy Goering’s award-winning photography and a varied display of different
mediums, including a southwest series by Geneva Flickner. Other artists include Marvella Ratzlaff’s specialty of oil and
several larger paintings, plus Valera Adams’ oils and watercolors. Exhibits by several other local artists are pending and
will be in place by the time of Open House on September 18. Be sure to stop by and browse the beautiful pieces!
Pine Village Men’s Ensemble
Dawn Abrahams

Resident Highlights
By Shelby Shaw
Mabel Goering -
Independent Living
Mabel Goering and her husband,
Reuben, moved to Pine
Village in 1994. Both had grown
up in Moundridge, but had lived
in Phoenix, Arizona, the prior 29
years. Reuben was a teacher and
had taught at Buhler, and then decided
to teach at the college level,
so that took the family to Arizona.
Mabel said they had just decided
to come home and it was a good decision. Reuben passed away
in 1997, but Mabel has remained active on campus. She said
her favorite part about living here is the people. Being a people
person, she was asked to deliver mail every Monday, which is
something she thoroughly enjoys as she gets to visit and know
everyone.
Not only does Mabel enjoy people, but she also loves to entertain,
cook and bake. Mabel said some of the best times in her
life include bus trips they took with friends to Canada, Montana
and other locations about every other year.
Mabel has four children, six grandchildren and six great
grandchildren. She prides herself in being nicknamed the “Hugging
Grandma.” The grandkids also nicknamed her “Hot Rod
Mabel” after riding in the car…and shopping cart….a few times,
Mabel said with a laugh.
Mabel’s advice for others is to stay active and social –
“Whatever we do each day we honor God by our efforts to do it
in love.”
Doris Cherry – Assisted Living
Doris Cherry grew up in Macomb,
Oklahoma, but has been in
Kansas since 1954 when she married
her husband, Benny. Doris
has been a resident of Pine Village
since 2005 and she says it’s
the best decision she could have
made. Her favorite part about living
here is the people; there is always
someone to visit with. Doris
used to crochet in her spare time
and says she’d like to take it up again.
Doris and Benny were married for 50 wonderful years.
They have five children and seven grandchildren. Some of Doris’s
fondest memories include a trip to Branson, Mo., after she
was married. Also, Doris and Benny had a fifth wheel camper
which they traveled with and very much enjoyed.
Hesitation enhances fear. – Nigerian Proverb
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Marie Wedel –
Memory Lane
Marie Wedel is originally
from Arlington,
Kansas, and has been
at Pine Village since
2005. Her favorite part
about living here is all
the friendly people. Marie
used to quilt, play
Bridge and dominos and
always had a flower garden
her daughter, Kay
McNabb, said. Marie
still does enjoy walking
and likes to look at the flowers in the Memory Lane courtyard.
Marie did enjoy traveling when time allowed and has fond
memories of trips to Florida, Niagara Falls, Colorado, and Montana,
just to name a few. Marie was primarily a homemaker,
raising three children, Ken, Kay and Keith. However, she did
work a few jobs here and there including being a nurses aid at
Memorial Home.
God and family have always been very important to Marie.
She has seven siblings and in addition to her three children, she
has four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Bob Stewart – Health Care
Bob Stewart, who calls Parsons,
Kansas, home, has been a resident of
The Neighborhoods since October
2010. His favorite part about living
at Pine Village he says is that everything
he needs is here: food, medical
supplies, and there are always people
to visit and joke with. Bob enjoys
playing golf, dominos and cards.
A sports enthusiast, he was a
sports writer for the Wichita Eagle
from 1968-1978. He mainly covered
drag racing and bowling. In 1972 he
was honored for his coverage of drag
racing by receiving an award from the National Hot Rod Association
and again in 1973 by being named Who’s Who in Auto
Racing.
After his tenure at The Eagle, he went to truck driving
school and traveled the country hauling freight until retiring
three years ago. Bob said that while the two jobs were completely
different he really enjoyed both of them.
Advice that Bob would pass on to others is that it’s important
to laugh and have a good time in life. He loves to joke with
people and he said there’s no need to take life too serious!

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challenge
‘Like’ us to get your name
in a drawing!
Pine Village is currently on Facebook
and if you aren’t already our fan, well you
should be! Enter to win a $25 Wal Mart gift
card by becoming our fan and encouraging
all your friends to do the same. (If you are
already our fan, thank you and your name
will be in the drawing too). We will draw on
Friday, September 30, so hurry and like us!
It’s a great way to stay up-to-date on events
and happenings here at Pine Village.
Not on Facebook yet, but thinking about
it? Give us a call and we’ll help you get started
(620.345.2901 and ask for Shelby).
2011 Benefit Day Events
Continue Until October
Walk-a-Thon – September 22
The 11th Annual Walk With A Resident
Walkathon will be Thursday, September
22nd. This annual event helps to benefit the
residents and staff of Pine Village.
This year, again, walkers have the opportunity
to walk with or push one of our Pine
Village Residents in a wheelchair. You may
select a resident or be paired up. Call 620-
345-2900 for more information. So bring a
friend, family member, or both and join us for
a great evening of fun and fellowship on the
Pine Village campus.
Check in and resident pairing is from 6
- 6:15 p.m. Walking of the campus course
6:15 – 6:45 p.m., awards ceremony 6:45 - 7
p.m. Enjoy popcorn and pop following the
walkathon.
Gold without wisdom is but clay. – Slovakian Proverb
Scenes from summer swimming lessons instructed
by Becki Yoder, Wellness Center Director.
Garage & Bake Sale – September 22-24
The Garage and Bake Sale will be September
22-24 at the Krehbiel Apartment Garages.
The garage sale will be from 5-8 p.m.
on Thursday, 8 a.m. -5 p.m. on Friday and 8
a.m.- 1 p.m. on Saturday (which will also be
the Bake Sale). There will be lots of items
to purchase including furniture, tools, craft
items, household items and much more!
Benefit Dinner and Auction – October 13
The Benefit Day Dinner and Auction
will be Thursday, October 13 in the Wellness
Center. This event will again feature a meal
served by our Auxiliary
followed by the auction.
Donations for the
auction are still being
accepted.
Be sure to mark your calendars for all
these events, as your support is greatly appreciated.
Funds raised this year will be used to
refurbish the Krehbiel Apartments commons
area. The Apartments were built in 1994 and
include 19 one- and two-bedroom apartments.
Residents, along with their families,
plus church and community groups utilize the
commons area.
To make a donation for the auction or for
more information please contact Pine Village
at 620.345.2901, or Connie and Clark Graber,
chairs of the Benefit Day Planning Committee.
Follow us on
You’re invited to a German Supper (Verenika with ham gravy, sausage, sauerkraut, fried potatoes and
cherry moos) hosted by the First Mennonite Church, McPherson, on Saturday, September 10 from 5-7 p.m.
&

IN APPRECIATION
Thank you for your gifts!
To Endowment Foundation
Rose Breit
Milo & Evelyn Goering
Melva Krehbiel
Willard Stucky
David Zerger
To Pine Village
Keith & Maria Albrecht
Rosetta Auernheimer
Robert and DeLonna Barnett
Eden Mennonite Church
Clinical Solutions, Inc.
Mary Cross
B.C. & Joyce Dirks
Marvis Doering
Gerhard & Vonnie Fast
First Mennonite Church, McPherson
Lee & Kathy Flickinger
Arlo & Geneva Flickner
Doris Flickner
Lenora Gehring
Marlo Gehring
Darlene Goering
DeAnna Goering
Julaine Goering
Kirby & Christine Goering
Lorene Goering
Mabel Goering
Myron & Carolyn Goering
Wayne & Danielle Goering
Clark & Connie Graber
Melvin & Janice Graber
Irvin & Evelyn Harms
Rod and Ida Huebert
Jim & Alice Huxman
Del & Ann Kaufman
Howard & Neva Kaufman
Lorraine Kaufman
Margie Kaufman
Verlene Kaufman
Marlin and Betta Kym
Larry & Karen Loganbill
Memorial Home Auxiliary
Don Miller
Lola Miller Estate
Moundridge Evangelical Free Church
He who gives to me teaches me to give. – Danish Proverb
Donna Rush
Hilda Schrag
Milo & Anne Schrag
Brenda Schmidt
Carla & Buck Shilts
Alfred & Ellen Stucky
Duane & Carol Stucky
Eugene Stucky
James and Barbara Stucky
Jason and Leigh Stucky
Marjean Stucky
Marvin & Marjorie Stucky
Mary Kathryn Stucky
Randall & Rita Stucky
Welma Stucky
Larry & Carol Temple
Merlin & Arlene Thiesen
Scott & Laurie Thiesen
Gerry Wedel
Dave & Zettie Wedel
Florene Wedel
Homer & Marie Wedel
Ernst & Margie Wiens
Becki & Evan Yoder
Gifts In Memory
Dean and Rita Allmon
Anne Anderson
Ruth Andres
Gene and Amy Bachman
Bruce and Marianne Bass
Glenda Bauer
Darrell & Peggy Bissing
Choir Buhler Mennonite
Sowers Class Buhler Mennonite
Terry and Geneva Bussard
Dennis and Kathryn Campbell
Mary Christie
Kenneth and Joyce Christopher
Mary Cross
Eric and Nancy Dahlinger
Margie Dyck
Byron and Janet Ediger
Annette Epp
Melvin Flickinger
Arlo & Geneva Flickner
Evelyn Frey
Rodney & LaDeen Frey
Robert and Virginia Friesen
Jane Gaston
Jim & Beulah Gehring
RN & ML Germann
Byron and Leanne Githens
Jerroll and Carolyn Goebel
Clyde & Felice Goering
Darlene Goering
David Goering
Dwight & Pat Goering
Gladys Goering
Homer & Dorothy Goering
Larry & Margaret Goering
Lorene Goering
Lovella Goering
Milo & Evelyn Goering
Randy & Kathy Goering
Toby & Erma Goering
Verna Goering
Vernon & Marna Goering
Virgil & Verna Goering
Steven and Rosemary Goertzen
Erwen Graber
Meroe Graber
Lynn and Mary Greenlee
Dwight Gwaltney
Andy & Lillian Harms
Tom and Darlene Harms
Shafiq & Beverly Hasan
Rod and Ida Huebert
Dean & Norma Huffman
Feisal and Ellen Jahay
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Del & Ann Kaufman
Carol Kaufmann
Roland Kaufman
Verlene Kaufman
Dwight & Bonnie Krehbiel
Marie Krehbiel
Melva Krehbiel
Rick & Pat Krehbiel
Dick & Ann Lamb
Sara Lorraine Lewis
Kim Lockwood
Marcus & Cynthia Loganbill
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Varden & Luella Loganbill
Evelyn Miller
Steve & Marcia Miller
Kenneth & Teresa Neufeld
Frieda Nickel
Wayne & Virginia Niehage
Clara Ortman
Harry and Sondra Popp
Marlan & Marvella Ratzlaff
Dwight and Deanna Ray
Bruce and Sarah Regier
Ted & Sharon Regier
Gwen Schlender
Randolph & Meribeth Schmidt
Jon and Marcy Schooley
Betty Schrag
Gordon & Annie Schrag
Larry and Teresa Schrag
Merle and Marilyn Schrag
Milo & Anne Schrag
Wilda Schrag
Norman and Leona Schroeder
Warren and Elsie Short
Velma Stoesz
Melvin & Viola Strausz
Jay Stucky
Marjean Stucky
Mary Ellen Stucky
Mary Kathryn Stucky
Welma Stucky
Howard and Priscilla Talbot
Clay Center Tiger Cubs
Elmer and Josephine Voth
Jerry & Deloris Voth
Arlyn & Twila Wedel
Norman & Nadine Wedel
Michael and JoKaren Werner
West Wichita Family Physicians
Jean Whittle
Loretta and ElRoy Wiens
Marcy Williamson
James Will
Bob and Anita Wise
Lawrence and Elda Yoder
Joe & Beverly Zerger

Pine Village Inc.
86 22nd Avenue
Moundridge, KS 67107
Phone: 620-345-2901
Fax: 620-345-2937
Wellness Center: 620-345-2900
www.pinevillageks.org
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Pine Village Hosts
Vacation Bible School
By Dennis Huxman
Vacation Bible School was held
for the first time this year at Pine Village
July 25-29.
There was an average of 97.6
kids enrolled in Daily Vacation Bible
School (DVBS) with the highest enrollment
being 104 kids on Wednesday
evening. There were 62 teachers
and helpers including 15 men who
volunteered to help as a result of
Bible School being changed from morning
to evening. Outside of pre-school and 5th
and 6th graders there were 5 different age
groups. These 5 groups rotated around five
stations: Bible Story, Movie, Snacks, Crafts
and Games.
The 5th and 6th graders had their own
program which involved interaction with
the residents Tuesday evening as they went
from room to room and read Psalms 23.
The next day staff heard how the residents
Christian Corner Gazette Committee
Jim Huxman - Administrator
Becki Yoder - Director of Wellness Center
Shannon Phillips - Director of Human Resources
Shelby Shaw - Director of Marketing
Board of Directors Supporting Churches
Allen Seeber, President
Randy Stucky, Vice President
Jeff Koller, Secretary
Tim Goering, Treasurer
Yvonne Fast
Lou Fensky
Ruth Oltmanns
Dale Ortman
Ken Preheim
Ken Stucky
Robert Swan
so very much appreciated this interaction.
Friday evening the students interacted with
the residents in prayer time. As the evening
sessions continued residents would
drop out retiring to their rooms, however
there were those few stalwart residents who
stayed with it from 6:15-9:00 p.m. nightly.
This was the first year that Bible School
was open to adults. The first night attendance
was 35 adults. The adults met in the
Krehbiel Apartment Commons. D.V.B.S.
closed with a program Sunday morning in
the Wellness Center. The house was full
with 195 chairs set up plus 20 residents in
wheelchairs. The children sat on the floor.
Following the program hamburgers and hotdogs
were served to all.
Eden Mennonite Church
Emmanuel Bible Church
First Mennonite Church–Halstead
First Mennonite Church–McPherson
Moundridge Evangelical Free Church
Non-Profit Org
Postage Paid
Permit No. 26
Moundridge, KS
67107
CNA Week Celebrated
at Pine Village
Laura Erb and Jessica Timm
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Week was celebrated June 16-23 and began
with a “get to know your co-worker” game.
Some were surprised to find out some details
they didn’t know about the people they work
with everyday.
Wednesday was “Game Day,” which was
loosely related to the contests on the TV show
“Minute to Win It.” Games included moving
M & M candies with a soda straw and sorting
them by color, stacking nuts on a table with
just a rod for a tool, using safety pins with
just one hand, and puzzles made from cereal
boxes. Small prizes were awarded.
The week was rounded out with pizza for
CNAs and staff.
CNAs are a vital part of the caring team
at Pine Village.
First Mennonite Church of Christian
Garden Community Church
United Methodist Church
West Zion Mennonite Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church