SUNSETTER—OCTOBER 2016
Mark your calendars for
Oct 4th - bring your beloved
pets to Oliver's Chapel at Sunset
for a special blessing!
TRICK OR TREAT
Family fun for all! This year the
kids will get to visit (3) different
stations at Sunset Home: start in
the lobby with spooky pictures,
then off to the Villa View Lounge
& the Haven.
Sunset Home
Monday, October 31st
4:00p – 5:00p
Sign-up for a chance to win a
Halloween Gift Basket!
It’s a good time to clean and
donate any flea market & clothing
items and furniture.
Sunset accepts donated items M-F,
8a -7p daily for our annual bazaars.
Please schedule an appointment to
drop-off larger items.
Welcome New Friends
To Sunset...
Richard Ashbaugh
Dorothy Clifford
Irene Palmer
Went Home
Leota Blacketer
Verna Harker
George Hasting
Richard Liebig
William Peuster
Nice visit from our friends - including Rev. C.
Douglas Rorex, District Superintendent, LaMoine
River District, IGRC of The United Methodist Church.
October Birthdays
In Loving Memory
Sunset Home extends heartfelt
sympathy to the family and friends of:
Betty Crabtree
Gerald Hickerson
Dorothy Robbins
Al i c e Do yl e
J o Pa tt e rso n
G l ad ys Dunk e r
Ka re n Rei t z
Cha rl e s Pe l l ma n
Ma ri a n T ho ma s
G e ra ld Ho wk
Shi rl e y Ca i ne
G l e nna Ka uf ma n
Ma ry Ann T ho mas
Do rot hy Cl if fo rd
J o yc e Pe st a
Pa ul a Ste ff e ns
Na yd e a n Neb e
Ma rg a ret Ma as
Ma ry Po l i ng
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Sunset’s September
Employee of the Month:
Theresa Ellison, Nursing Dept
CONGRATS!
2016 Illinois Healthcare
Association Convention
Thanks to St. John’s Youth Group for your
recent visit Sunset Home to celebrate
Grandparents Day!
Special thanks to
Bergman Nursery for
the discussion on
Fall plantings.
Sunset Auxiliary meeting &
celebrating birthdays!
We say a fond farewell to Lindsey Edwards from
Sunset’s Social Services Department – we wish
Lindsey much happiness in her upcoming
nuptials and new life -- we miss you already.
Walk to END Alzheimer’s 2016
What a beautiful morning! Sunset Home is
proud to be a major sponsor every year.
Happy first day of FALL
from your friends at
Sunset Home!
Our residents being very
creative & having fun on
World Play-Doh Day!
BBQ - enjoying the last
days of summer!
FORE J Putt Putt at Sunset National Miniature Golf Day!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone for making Sunset Home’s 3rd Annual WINE
PULL Fundraiser another amazing success: Sunset’s Board of Directors, Dawn
Davis, Administrator, committee members, sponsors, donors, La Bella Vita for a
beautiful venue, County Market, and the Quincy community for their support as we
serve in faith the seniors of our area.
Sunset Home is Blessed! Thank you to everyone for your support of our
3rd Annual Wine Pull Fundraiser. We raised an amazing $31,158 and plan
to purchase new medical equipment for our residents.
Best crew in town!
Sunset's Wine Pull Fundraiser was
MAGICAL! Thanks Rajah Maples for the
news coverage in KHQA-TV's Late
Night news - you are the BEST!
And we do LOVE Miss Hazel.
WINE PULL – Sunset
Dream Team - wrapped 172
bottles today! Fundraiser
was Sept 15th. Thanks to
everyone who donated all
the AMAZING wine!
YES - this is how we ROLL at Sunset Home
2nd Annual Sunset Cruisers Car Show!
1st place-Dick Wentura
1932 Ford Roadster
2nd place-Danny Johnston
2005 Mustang Convertible
3rd place-Maggie Hatfield
1950 Ford
Sunset’s Red Hat Ladies school donation to all the
wonderful kids & staff at Blessed Sacrament School.
(Red Hat Ladies not in picture-Mary Mims)
B I N G O! Sunset loves the kids from Blessed
Sacrament School – what a fun day J
From the Chaplain’s Desk
The Black Dot
(Author is unknown)
One day a professor entered the classroom and asked the students to
prepare for a surprise test. They all waited anxiously at their desk for the exam
to begin. The professor handed out the exam with the text facing down, as
usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked the students to turn over the
papers.
To everyone’s surprise, there were no questions---just a black dot in the center
of the sheet of paper. The professor seeing the expression on everyone’s
face’s, told them the following:
“I want you to write about what you see there.” The students confused, got started on the
inexplicable task. At the end of the class, the professor took all the exams, and started reading each
one of them out loud in front of all the students. All of them, with no exception, defined the black dot
trying to explain its position in the center of the sheet.
After all had been read and the classroom silent, the professor started to explain, “I’m not going to
grade you on this. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white
part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot----and the same happens in our lives.” We
have a white piece of paper to observe and enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is
a gift given to us by God, with love and care. We always have reasons to celebrate nature renewing
itself every day, our friends around us, the job that provides our livelihood, the miracles we see
everyday…
However, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots ---the health issues that bothers us, the lack
of money, the complicated relationship with a family members, the disappointment with a friend, a
disagreement in the church, the world’s social problems.
The dark spots are very small when compared to everything we have in our lives but they’re the
ones that pollute our mind.
Take your eyes away from the back dots in your life. Enjoy each one of your blessings each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a life filled with God’s love.
Blessings,
Rev. Dixie L. Croxton
Chaplain of Spiritual Life
Office: (217) 223-2636 ext. 381
Cell:
(217) 242-9046
[email protected]
Fall Greetings from the Food Service Department!!
As we all know the primary purpose of the Food Service
Department is to provide our residents with nutritious and
tasty meals that comply with their diet. We are continually
revising our recipes and products to improve the taste and
quality of our meals. We are now on a menu rotation where
we will have fall/winter and spring/summer menus.
Fall is such a beautiful time of year and with it brings the holiday season.
We will have a traditional Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving Day. Our
Christmas Tea will be hosted by Kohl Wholesale and will be on Wednesday,
December 7th from 2-4pm in the Main Dining Room. Resident’s Christmas Meal
will be on Thursday, December 15th in the Main Dining Room starting at
11:30am. A traditional Christmas Meal will be served at lunch on Christmas
Day. If your family members want to join you on Thanksgiving or Christmas
day for lunch, they may purchase tickets from the front desk. Lunch for family
will be served through the employee cafeteria. There are tables in the Villa
View where they can eat.
Over the past year we have been so fortunate to have Kohl Wholesale host the
“TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME” cookout. Not only did we have the
traditional Hot Dogs, but we had cotton candy and funnel cake. A good time
was had by all.
I want to thank the Auxiliary for helping us purchase a new refrigerator that
is a great asset to our department.
I would like to encourage everyone to come to our Food Committee meeting
which is held in the Villa View Lounge at 1:00pm on the third Tuesday of every
month. This committee is designed to not only look at any suggestions that
you may have, but also for us to look at new ideas for different food items that
we may include in the menus. I also want to do some taste testing on new
items that are available to us.
You may contact me any time at ext. 379 or my e-mail address is
[email protected].
Jane Noble, CDM, CFPP
Director of Food Services
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Shopping Day
Ceramics-Craft Room
Resident Council Meeting-Pfeiffer Room
Computer Classes-Resident Computer Lab 1st floor
Blessing of the Animals-Chapel
Red Hat Ladies Meeting-Villa View Lounge
Pet Visits w/Quincy Humane Society-Villa View Lounge
Polish and Shine-Villa View Lounge
Folding Napkins-Villa View Lounge
Card Club w/Life Point Church-Villa View Lounge
Fall Rummage Sale Sponsored by Sunset Home Auxiliary
Bingo-Villa View Lounge
Columbus Day
Ceramics-Craft Room
Making Candy Pumpkins w/Alice-Villa View Lounge
Marvin Cook-Villa View Lounge
Monotones Performance-Villa View Lounge
Golden Games at the Senior Center-$6.50 for the cost of the foodif you are interested please sign up with Activities
Today’s News w/Jack-Villa View Lounge
Polish and Shine-Villa View Lounge
Folding Napkins-Villa View Lounge
Oktoberfest Fun w/Joyful Sounds-Villa View Lounge
Bingo Night-Villa View Lounge
Ceramics-Craft Room
Shopping Day
Food Committee-Main Dining Room
Computer Classes-Resident Computer Lab 1st floor
Pet Visits w/Quincy Humane Society-Villa View Lounge
Ted & Doris Dede-Villa View Lounge
Card Club w/Life Point Church-Villa View Lounge
Polish and Shine-Villa View Lounge
Jim Evans Performs-Villa View Lounge
Bingo-Villa View Lounge
Ceramics-Craft Room
Reverse Trick or Treating w/QND Students-Villa View Lounge
Pizza Party-Villa View Lounge $4.00 per person *Please Sign up
w/Activities
Therapy Dogs International Pet Visits-Villa View Lounge
Today’s News w/Jack-Villa View Lounge
Polish and Shine-Villa View Lounge
Folding Napkins-Villa View Lounge
Bingo Night-Villa View Lounge
Halloween Party-Villa View Lounge
Trick or Treating w/the Kids-Villa View Lounge