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Moosehaven News
Heart of the Community
Volume 9, Issue 10
October, 2015
Brandon Place at Moosehaven
The St. Johns Apartments at Brandon Place will be completed soon!
As this building began rising up on the southwest part of our campus, it
drew the attention and interest of everyone living and working at Moosehaven as well as the local residents of the Orange Park area. We receive
calls and welcome walk-in visitors most every day, all enquiring about
our project.
Once the building is complete and the model apartments are setup, we
plan to host tours for residents and staff members. As our Brandon Place
project nears completion, it will raise the number of Brandon Place independent homes (apartments and duplexes) to 73. Beginning with planning in 2007, the Brandon Place project has brought many changes and
improvements to our campus as well as many new neighbors and friends!
Marina Mathews
Marketing Director
Brandon Place at Moosehaven
Newsletter Editor:
Marina Mathews
What’s Happening?
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Low Country Boil
Steak Night
at Lakeshore Lodge
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St. Augustine Outlet Mall
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Forever Fit Bowling
Dinner at Mandarin Lodge
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OP Kennel Club
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Golf at River Bend
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Dairy Queen
District Sports and Meeting
at Lakeshore Lodge
Michigan Deck Dinner
Visit Germany!
Opportunity Lodge
Halloween Dance
Orange Park Ale House
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9th Annual Trick or Treat
Darts, Bowling, Ceramics, Pool
Exercises, Card Games, Chair
Excercises and More!
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Bingo, Bingo, Bingo!
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Just John
All of us are surrounded by and benefit from the results of someone else's perseverance. Let me name a few
of my own.
I can actually write a paragraph and even a page or two that is understandable. Let’s face it teaching English
to me was like pushing a rope uphill. Thanks Ms. Richardson.
I graduated from college and have an MBA. I never thought I could afford it. Thanks, GI Bill, UMRC and UMHNJ.
I have discipline and determination, a love of our country and a respect for authority. That respect for authority part was a real problem for me. Thanks, Marines.
I have a home, a place to relax, recharge and rest. Too often, I forget to say thanks, Tina.
My list could go on and on. So could yours, for example…
You don’t need to light a candle or stumble, trip and fall in the dark thanks to the electric light. Thanks,
Thomas Edison.
Eyeglasses permit you to read and enjoy the world around us despite vision problems. Thanks, Benjamin
Franklin.
You have transportation – cars, busses, trains and planes -- that will take you wherever you wish to go.
Thanks, inventors.
You have books to read and learn from. Thanks, authors.
You have ideas, talents and creative skills. Thanks, teachers.
You have music to enjoy. Thanks, composers.
You will likely live longer than any previous generation. Thanks scientists and doctors.
You have personality traits, convictions, a sense of right and wrong, a love for God, an ethical compass.
Thanks, parents.
You have a safe, secure home that provides all of your needs -- a shelter in a time of storm. Thanks, Loyal Order of Moose.
You have incredible freedoms and protections. Thanks founding fathers
You live free and secure. Thanks military, police and firemen.
Because someone cared enough to dream, to pursue, to follow through and complete their quest, our lives
are more comfortable, more stable and more secure. We have all benefited from those who never gave up
their quest.
Winston Churchill
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I received this little piece from one of our residents and thought it was too good not to share. It was written by an 8-year old third grader from Chula Vista, CA who was given a homework assignment to write a
paper explaining God. Hope you enjoy.
“One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be
enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn’t make grown-ups, just babies. I think because
they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn’t have to take up his valuable time teaching them
to talk and walk. He just leaves that to mothers and fathers.
“God’s second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people,
like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn’t have time to listen to the radio or TV
because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has
thought of a way to turn it off.
“God sees everything and hears everything which keeps him pretty busy. So you shouldn’t go wasting his
time by going over your Mom and Dad’s head asking for something they said you couldn’t have.
“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before
the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” - Hebrews 4:13.
“Atheists are people who don’t believe in God. I don’t think there are any in Chula Vista. At least there
aren’t any who come to our church.
“Jesus is God’s Son. He used to do all the hard work like walking on water and performing miracles and
trying to teach the people who didn’t want to hear about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to
them and they crucified him. But he was good, like his Father and he told his Father that they didn’t know
what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.
“His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he
didn’t have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad
out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he
can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.
“You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of
them is on duty all the time.
“Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will,
He hears us.” 1 John 5:14
Continued…..
THANK YOU!
We’d like to thank all who gave the many donations to Moosehaven to purchase candy
for our 9th Annual Halloween Trick or Treat event. This Heart of the Community event
brings children and our seniors together for a spooktacular good time! Please be sure
to visit our Facebook page to see photos of the event.
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A very ill patient recently said “You are not seeing the best of me.” He was talking about his physical, mental,
and maybe even emotional state of being. He was feeling “less than,” but if we can see past that, we are SO
much more.
Self-concept is the sense of who we believe ourselves to be. It is what we say, how we define ourselves with
labels and judgements. We say things like, I am old, I am sick, I am not smart or beautiful. But here is the
thing…whatever we tell ourselves is what we indeed become.
Our imaginations are so powerful that according to the late Dr. Wayne Dyer that all we have to do is change
our thoughts in order to transform our lives. The greatest barriers that make us feel stuck are our own thoughts,
beliefs, and perceptions that we unwittingly use to imprison ourselves.
Two weeks ago today, I had a MOHs procedure to remove what I thought was a very small skin cancer on my
cheek. When the procedure was completed, I was shocked to see the size of the incision. It looks like a big pink
puffy caterpillar crawling up my face. Feeling “less than” because of it, I half-jokingly told a friend I was going
to paint wings around this scar on my face and turn it into a butterfly. To this she replied,”You ARE a butterfly.” With a deep breath, I realize this is true of all of us. The outer shell that we perceive as reality is just that,
an illusory shell.
Today I had the opportunity to visit a small nursing home in another state. I am here, I thought, to give this
company presentation, but again, I was wrong because the game changing perceptual change that occurred is so
much more important. I was told that the residents of this facility were mostly dumped there because they had
nowhere else to go. I saw a man with severe contractures of his hands and feet lying in a wheelchair parked in
the hallway. I met a very young woman with a terminal illness and who has a mental age of a child, whose
mother had abandoned her. I saw many others who frankly did not appear to be much better off. They aimlessly
seemed to wander the halls of this place, looking lost. It seemed like a purgatory to me, if you believe in such a
place. But then I also saw something else.
I saw several staff members stop and talk and hold the hands of these residents. I saw blossomed relationships
which gave value to these lost souls. These people may have started out as being discarded, but they surely
were not treated that way here. They were shown that they matter, that they are loved, that the shells of their
bodies is not who they are.
We worry about appearances and scars. We identify with our bodies, our minds, our labels and our judgments.
“You are not seeing the best of me,” I can still hear my patient say. But if you peel back all the layers in every
single one of us, I believe what you find at our core is just pure love. When you can look into the eyes of another and see past their suffering, past their physical bodies, minds and emotional states; beneath all of that, we are
all just the same. Not one of us is better than any another. We are all born in God’s image, we are all just a facet of pure love.
THAT is who we truly are. THAT is the best of each of us. THAT is what I choose to see. How about you?
Jennifer Bothast, Therapy Director
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BORN TO BE WILD!
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UP Close and Personal with Jerry Christen
This month we get up close and personal with Jerry Christen. Jerry was born to Robert and Mary Christen on
February 17th in their family home in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Jerry grew up with four siblings, an older brother
named Thomas, two younger sisters named Sharon and Judy and a baby brother named Greg.
Jerry attended Logan High school in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His favorite class in high school was the Industrial
Arts woodworking class and woodworking continues to be a favorite pastime. Jerry worked as a dishwasher in
a nightclub so he could pay for his car. When Jerry turned 17 he dropped out of school and enlisted in the United States Navy.
Jerry was stationed at the Brunswick Maine Naval base for three years working in aviation artillery. Jerry deployed to Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Jacksonville, FL. During his deployment to Jacksonville, Jerry worked in ASW-Anti Submarine Warfare. While being stationed in Jacksonville, Jerry got his very first tattoo. One of Jerry’s greatest accomplishments while enlisted was earning his
GED. Jerry served in the United States Navy for three years before receiving an honorable discharge in 1964.
Jerry has two sons, Robert and Ronald “Ronnie” Christen. Robert is a truck driver in Holmen, Wisconsin and
Ronnie resides in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Jerry has five grandchildren; four boys and one girl: Corey, Cullen,
Christopher, Kaylee and Justin.
After discharging from the Navy, Jerry worked as a carpenter for the Burlington Northern Railroad repairing
bridges and buildings. In 1969, Jerry bought his first semi-truck and decided to start his own trucking business.
Christen Trucking hauled refers, flatbed, tankers and vans all over the United States, owning a total of six
trucks at one time. As the owner of Christen Trucking, Jerry has been to every state in the lower 48 and all major cities. He retired from his trucking company in 2005, totaling 36 years in business.
In 1976, Jerry joined the La Crosse, Wisconsin Moose Lodge. Jerry had many friends who were members of
the Moose and they introduced him to the fraternity and signed him up as a member. Jerry said he was glad he
was a member while he was still in the trucking business because at times he would be delayed in a town. So,
he would look up the nearest Moose Lodge and go there to pass time.
After retirement, Jerry got tired of cutting his lawn, cooking and home maintenance. He was looking for a lifestyle change and wanted to come to a place where he could enjoy retirement in a “care free” lifestyle while still
being taken care of. In 2013, Jerry visited Moosehaven and stayed for two days to see what it would be like to
be a resident. He liked Moosehaven so much that on October 9, 2014 Jerry
became an official resident of Moosehaven.
As a resident Jerry has many hobbies to keep him busy. He spends a lot of
his time in the woodshop making cabinets and shelves for residents. He
loves to ride his motorcycle around town, taking care of his Pomeranian
named “Buddy” and is also a driver for the clinic.
An interesting fact about Jerry is that before he came to Moosehaven, Jerry
enjoyed racing Late Model NASCAR. Jerry raced late models for a total of
six years and won twenty six races.
When asked what advice he would like
to leave the next generation, Jerry
says, “Use your time to help others.
It’s important to focus on others and
their needs and not so much on yourself.”
Sarah Hapner, Marketing Assistant
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Simply Helen Continued….
You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there’s anybody you want to
make happy, it’s God. Don’t skip church or do something you think will be more fun like going to the
beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn’t come out at the beach until noon anyway.
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33
“If you don’t believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can’t go
everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know he’s around you when you’re scared in
the dark or when you can’t swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.
“But you shouldn’t just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take
me back anytime he pleases. And…that’s why I believe in God.”
“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1
The wisdom of an 8-year old. May you enjoy this view of God and may it add a bit of joy to your life.
Simply Helen
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
ADMISSIONS
In the September newsletter I mentioned
that the Moosehaven Admissions Committee would meet on September 9th to
consider new application.
I am pleased to report that the Committee approved Harry and Margaret Gilpin
from the Manchester, VA Lodge #699
and Warwick, VA Chapter #1386, Doris
Hall from Lakeshore, FL Chapter #1495,
Brenda Long from Chicopee, MA Chapter #1489, Gifford Nevins from Ortley
Beach, NJ Lodge #399 and Beverly Olson from Lakeshore, FL Chapter 1495.
Doris was admitted on September 29th,
Gifford will be admitted on October 1st
and Brenda will be admitted on October
26, 2015.
F. Ross Fleet, PSG
Director of Admissions
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Staff Birthdays
Jason Frier
Lashonna Smith
Silvita Clairvoyant
Theresa Clark
Brad Pelland
Iris Pimentel
William Tippins
Audrey Robinson
Redford Semexant
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Guirlande Thenor
Nancy Coffman
Luz Ayure
Dimple Brown
Shirley Puckerin
Richard Duley
Rosa Macapagal
Britany Huffaker
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BILL'S BOARD
A few days ago I was surfing internet news sites trying to find
something I was willing to read. As
I navigated past the dozen or so
articles on Catlyn Jenner, her new
clothes, her children, the reaction
to the latest racy pictures of her
children, her step children, the reaction to the latest racy pictures of
her step children and Lady Gaga’s
six figure armadillo boots I found
something interesting. I discovered
a short article by Stefanie Tuder,
written for Good Morning America
Yahoo, about a man named Loren
Wade. Mr. Wade is the oldest WalMart employee in the United States
at the tender age of 103. On the
day of the interview he was working in the garden shop area helping
with restocking. He later joined in
a small celebration of his birthday
by playing the saxophone. He said
that he has worked all of his life in
a wide variety of jobs including
military service and the Postal Service prior to coming to work for
Wal-Mart 33 years ago at the age of
70. Mr. Wade is quoted as saying, “I
work all the time. I don’t want to
sit around. It is boring to sit
around the house and do nothing
so I try to have something to do all
the time. A job gets me up in the
morning and keeps me out.”
When I hear about people like
Mr. Wade I am very impressed. To
quote Bum Phillips, “he may not be
in a class by himself, but it doesn’t
take long to call the roll.” I always
wonder how a person manages to
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be so active at that age. In the article Mr. Wade points towards his
work. It gives him a place to go,
something to do, keep his mind active avoiding boredom and he is
productive. He is a prime example
of what most people think of when
they think about productive aging.
Philip Rozano and James
Hintlerleng discuss a variation of
this idea in a 2001 article in NASW
News. People like Mr. Wade are
impressive because their lives and
the whole concept of productive
aging in general contradicts the
widely held view of older adults as
frail, immobile, vulnerable and unable to contribute to society. They
point out that we tend to assume
that older people don’t want to be
challenged. If people accept these
views when they retire the views
become a self-fulfilling prophesy in
that the individual may more rapidly become frail, immobile, and
vulnerable. The authors also believe the term productive aging is
misleading as it causes us to focus
on the aging not the productivity.
They prefer the term productive
activity. Although paid work and
volunteer work are a big part of
what is referred to as productive
activity the authors include caretaker, spiritual, leisure, recreational and educational activity. Engaging in a wide variety of these productive activities helps maintain a
healthy lifestyle. To paraphrase the
old saying “productive activity
might add years to your life but it
will definitely add life to your
years.”
I know a man who had a very
negative view of life. He had some
health problems that reduced his
physical abilities. He never smiled,
never had any fun, if he talked at all
it was to complain and he had few
if any friends. It was unusual to see
him at special events. He drank his
beer alone and was bored.
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Somebody gave him a little job to
do. He did not like the idea, but
he did it. He is the kind of person
that if he is going to do something he is going to do it right. He
threw himself into his little job
and really did it well. He could
see the results of his labor. Over
a short period of time he started
talking with people, renewing old
friendships and making new
ones; now he laughs and tells
jokes. He goes to church. He enjoys every party and prefers to
have a beer with people. What a
difference the little job made. He
now has a healthy engagement
in life.
Retirement at Moosehaven is
built around the concept of productive activity. It is woven into
the fabric of every level of care.
Residents have the opportunity
for work, volunteer, caretaker,
spiritual, leisure, recreational
and educational activities. Not
everyone will be like Mr. Wade at
103, but Moosehaven provides a
life style that encourages a
healthy engagement in life.
Bill Tippins
Life Care Administrator
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Don’t Forget
To Change Your Clocks
Saturday Night
October 31st
Fall Back 1 Hour!
Saturday, October 31st
6:00 - 8:30pm
FREE EVENT!!!!
Outdoor Movie
Concessions
Happy Haunted
Trail
Zombie House
Candy, Candy
and More Candy!
Moosehaven
6th Annual Chili Cookoff
Saturday, November 14th
10:00am - 4:00pm
Free Admission!
$5 Tasting Kits
Raffle Prizes, Crafters,
Concessions and
Live Entertainment!
For more information on any of our
events, please visit
www.moosehaven.org.
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In keeping with tradition, we will recognize residents and staff who go over and above and who, in their
own way, are helping keep our foundation strong by listing them here with their own hard hat award.
Charlie Scrivens, Facilities, is appreciated for the great job he does every day.
Louvenia Reese, Housekeeping, is appreciated for her teamwork with other departments during major projects.
Christina Rivera, Housekeeping, is appreciated for organization and excellent performance when
preparing resident rooms.
Dartanya Cabble, Housekeeping, is recognized for the care and commitment he shows to residents.
Patricia Koblar, Housekeeping, is recognized for her speedy response in notifying other departments
when issues arise so that immediate attention is given.
Nettie Radcliff and Donna Ward, Housekeeping, are recognized for going over and above!
Adeline Bade
Inga Delagrange
Bobbie Godwin
Mary Lou Kehle
Kathleen Morris
Dolores Skelt
Resident Birthdays In October!
Dixie Banks
Pauline Denton
John Griffith
Judith Kennedy
Joseph Noack
Rosa Venning
Elida Boissee
Mary Ellithorpe
Don Henning
Romeo Lataille
Betty Paulsen
Evelyn Walker
Barbara Caswell
Catherine Garrard
Mary Johnson
Margaret McMillin
Kenneth Sanders
David Wooten
Resident Anniversaries In October!
Charles & Barbara Caswell
Joseph & Linda Feagan
Norman & Alfreda Vertigan
Make sure you visit the
Moosehaven and Brandon Place
websites where you can see
information about all of our
Upcoming Events and Campus
News. Copies of the monthly
newsletter are also kept on the
website under the Moosehaven
News page!
MOOSEHAVEN.ORG
BRANDONPLACE.ORG
Daniel & Ann King
Be sure and visit YouTube.com and search
Moosehaven to see promotional videos about
Moosehaven and Brandon Place at Moosehaven.
It’s your future, your retirement so be sure to
check us out! You can also visit
www.moosehaven.org or www.brandonplace.org
for more information.
Facebook
Are you on Facebook? If so, be sure and LIKE Moosehaven!
You can find all the latest news on our Heart Of The Community Events
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