Our Mission Our Vision Our Values

www.lindenestates-northplatte.com
(712) 464-3106
3700 West Philip Avenue
North Platte, NE 69101
JULY/AUGUST 2015
Celebrating 40 Years of Vetter Health Services
Flag Retirement Ceremony
Boy Scout Troop #293 came to Linden Estates on Friday, June
12th and a flag retirement ceremony was held. The scouts read
aloud a little history on the flag and the steps that are taken to
properly retire a flag. The field of blue was left intact and the
stripes were cut apart. The residents and their families were
encouraged to participate in the ceremony, and several of the
residents and staff cautiously and respectfully placed their piece
of flag in the fire. After the ceremony we served cookies, tea,
and lemonade. Good conversation was had by all.
Our
Mission
Dignity in Life
Our
Vision
Quality Life
Quality Care
Excellent Teams
Outstanding Facilities
Quality Reputation
Stewardship
Our
Values
Serving
Integrity
Teamwork
Excellence
Keeping you informed
Linden Estates would like to communicate a
few friendly reminders to our residents and their
family.
 Please inform the nursing department of
any changes to your medications so it can
be documented.
 Please give team members 72 hours notice
when you will be going out of town. This
gives proper notice to make sure you have
enough medication to last during your
vacation.
 Please inform a team member if you will be
returning after 10 pm so they can watch for
you and let you into the building. All doors
are locked at dusk for the protection of our
staff and residents.
 Please do not purchase over the counter
medications for residents if the facility is
administering their medication. Over the
counter medications can have interactions
with prescription medications and the
nursing department must know what
medications the residents are taking.
We are here to serve you...
Special thanks to Troop #293 for sharing this wonderful and
meaningful experience with our residents.
Linden Estates Leadership Team
Cassie Sundstrom, RN/BSN
Lori Lucas
Office Manager
Lori Schrader-Keirnes, LPN
Rhonda Todd
Melissa Hasenauer
Jeff Cochran
Executive Director
Clinical Service Director
Life Enrichment
Dietary Supervisor
Environmental Services Supervisor
-Nondiscrimination PolicyIt is the policy of Linden Estates that no
resident or employee be discriminated
against because of age, sex, creed, race,
color, religion, national origin, or disability.
Rodeo Queens Visit Linden Estates
Linden Estates has been very busy with NEBRASKAland Days activities. We were excited to have the visiting rodeo
queens meet our Linden Estates family. Miss Rodeo America even posted about one of our residents, Don Bandy, on her
personal page. Don is a former rodeo cowboy and one of the founding members of the Cowboy Turtle Association, which
is the precursor to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. These beautiful ladies were very gracious and spent
time visiting with our residents and signing autographs. They also talked a little about themselves, where they were from,
and what they represent. Our residents also had the opportunity to take in a night of rodeo action to see the queens (and
cowboys) in action. We are so grateful they took time out of their busy schedules to put smiles on the resident’s faces!
Linden Estates Resident Spotlight
Linden Estates Resident Birthdays
August
July
Cleo Leet was born August 24, 1930 and grew up on
a farm near Council Bluffs, IA. She graduated high
school and then attended nursing school. Cleo was
married to Walter Leet for thirty years and together
they had four daughters; Gail, twins Pam and Paula,
and Lisa. She now has six grandchildren and six
great grandchildren with one more on the way. The
Leet family moved to North Platte in 1969 for
Walter’s job. Cleo worked for the Department of
Labor for many years and was also a dedicated
volunteer to the R.S.V.P. program and the Lincoln
County Historical Museum. Cleo lived at the Linden
Estates cottages for ten years before moving into the
assisted living apartments where she has lived the
last three years.
Bruce Haskell was born July 21, 1928 in Arnold,
NE and grew up in Logan County. After his
graduation, Bruce worked on a Hereford Ranch
near Cheyenne, WY. He attended college at the
University of Nebraska. While in the Army,
Bruce was stationed in Japan. After returning
stateside, he worked on a purebred cattle operation
in the Sandhills and then he finished college.
Bruce was a sales rep for the Olin Ag Chemical
Company for twenty five years. Bruce has made
his home at Linden Estates cottages since 2009.
He has two grown children, Brooke and Chad, and
several grandchildren.
Opal Meyer
21st
Imogene Boyle
Loretta Pilakowski
Arlene Laurinet
Cleo Leet
3rd
7th
8th
24th
Al Coleman
Jerre Asel
Rex Howard
July
Jo Dauphin
Everett Price
Retha Wycoff
2011
2013
2014
August
Dorothy Faulkner
Cleo Leet
Eadie McAlpine
Deloris Dailey
2006
2003
2012
2013
Cottage Anniversaries
July
Cottage Resident Birthdays
July
August
Audrey Coleman
19th
Bruce Haskell
21st
Cleonice Hendricks 29th
Linden Estates Resident Anniversaries
7th
17th
25th
Cleonice Hendricks
Al & Audrey Coleman
2012
2012
August
Bev & Dennis Dowhower
Bob Chamberlain
Karolee & Daryl Bancroft
In Memory
Delmar Bunker
Ben Pahl
Clarence Palu
George Robertson
2011
2013
2014
Welcome!
Larry & Jerre Asel
Chester & Elona Bruner
Hazel Anton
Linden Court Happenings
Cleo’s Easy Pineapple Cake
Ingredients:
2 Cups all-purpose flour
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream
cheese
2 Cups white sugar
1/2 C butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 C confectioners’
sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 C nuts (optional)
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple w/juice
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, and
baking soda. Make a well in the center and add the
eggs, vanilla, and crushed pineapple, with liquid
from the can. Mix well to blend
3. Bake for 45 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted
into cake comes out clean.
4. To make frosting: in a medium bowl, combine
cream cheese, butter, confectioner sugar and 1 tsp.
vanilla. Beat until creamy. Spread on warm cake
Upcoming events
Welcome
Melissa Hasenauer began her duties as our new
Dietary Supervisor on May 19th. She has been
married to Marwin for 17 years and they have
two children, sixteen year old daughter Caitlin
and fifteen year old son Colton. The Hasenauers
live in Sutherland, NE. Melissa’s family includes Carter, a Boxer/German Shepherd mix
and Charlie, a Great Pyrenees/Standard Poodle
mix. They also have a horse
named Piper. Melissa credits
her cooking skills to her
children. When they were
young, both were diagnosed
as being gluten intolerant so
she learned to cook every
meal from scratch.
Merrymakers Presents:
 Paul Siebert - 3:30 PM-August 12th
Nebraska Humanities Presents:
 African American Settlers & Cowboys
by Vicky Harris - 1:30 July 14th
 Trick Roping w/ Joan Wells - 2:00 August 4th
The Roe Family Band - 3:30-August 8th
Family Day:
Join us for wagon rides, petting zoo, BBQ lunch,
games, tours and a good time!
FREE! 10:00-2:00 Saturday, August 8th
Casino Day Event:
2:00-4:00 Saturday August 15th
Linden Court celebrated Mother's Day with an
old fashioned tea party. We had old fashioned
tea cups and flowers with life enrichment staff
wearing aprons. Mothers came out to celebrate
with their family members. Everyone enjoyed
celebrating and reminiscing about having tea
parties and days gone by. Tea and cookies were
served.