at Morning Pointe
September 2013
9300 Messinger Ln. • Collegedale, TN 37363 • (423) 396-4700
September 8-14. 2013
The Lantern Management
Team
Stacy Hill, RN, BS
Executive Director
Maria Calfee
Business Office Manager
Robbin Darden, LPN
Resident Services Director
Velva Moore
Dining Services Director
Dawn Dunn
Program Director
Robbie Horvath
Maintenance Director
Emily Tallant
Receptionist
making our Alzheimer’s Memory
Care community a home for
residents. “This year’s theme
celebrates the bond created by
staff, residents, and families as
they build a warm, welcoming,
and vibrant home,” said Stacy
Hill, executive director. “It also
demonstrates the commitment
Morning Pointe has to its residents
and to customer satisfaction.”
Sept. 21
Join the Morning
Pointe Team!
In observance of National
Assisted Living Week, The Lantern
will host a series of events
developed as a special
opportunity to bring together
residents, families, employees,
volunteers and the surrounding
community to celebrate
“Homemade Happiness.” This
theme acknowledges the
contributions of each individual in
When: 9 a.m. Registration
10 a.m. Opening Ceremony
and Walk
Where: Tennessee River Park
Yard Sale and Auction
Please Support the
Alzheimer’s Association!
Sept. 5
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The Collegedale Lantern
Items for sale will be accepted
Sept. 2-4, 9-5:30 p.m.
Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/morningpointeassistedliving
Fueling Potential: Racing to Win
Stacy’s Spot
Come out to
support the
Alzheimer’s
Association on Sept. 5
at our Yard Sale. Your
monetary donations
and items to enter
into the yard sale are
greatly appreciated.
Congratulations,
Emilina, for winning
the Employee of the
Month! We
appreciate your
valuable extra TLC in
our community.
Blessings, Stacy Hill
Employee of
the Month
Congratulations
Emilina Liriano and her
husband who just had
a baby girl on Aug.
14! She is a junior at
UTC studying
bio-chemistry/
pre-dentistry.
“An ounce of prevention,” said
Dawn Dunn program director at The
Lantern in Collegedale, “is a pound of
cure!” responded resident Evelyn
Delaney at the bracelet making party
at Hatch’s House of Hope. “It is so nice
to get out and help others while
hearing so much good information,”
exclaimed Semmie Brown. The
residents helped make bracelets at the
bracelet making party all the while
intently listening to Nicole Swann and
Stacy Durham tell all about the 14,000
public school children educated
about living a healthy lifestyle. The
Healthy Lifestyle Division of the Austin
Hatcher Foundation is designed to
equip children with the knowledge
necessary to make healthy lifestyle
choices today that will reduce their risk
of cancer tomorrow. These bracelets
are very special because when worn
while out in the sun and covered with
sun screen, the beads turn colors when
the sun block has rubbed off indicating
that it is time to reapply. The Lantern is
partnering with Hatch’s goal of making
10,000 bracelets by Labor Day. For
more information on how you can get
involved, call Nicole at 423-243-3471.
Chatt Town Tappers!
Instructor Jerri Muncie teaches these
tappers and has been teaching in
Chattanooga through Parks and
Recreation. She danced professionally
in venues such as Las Vegas, Radio
City Music Hall, Miami, various clubs in
Canada, St. Louis and the Pollack
Brothers Circus. Mabel Tallon’s
daughter Pat (pictured) has extra
sparkling twinkle toes!
Korean Community Brings
Asian Cooking
The Korean Seventh-Day Adventist
youth demonstrated the art of cooking
Asian delicacies such as buchimgae
(pancake with vegetables). “My
grandfather suffered with Alzheimer’s,”
said Victor Hong as he chopped the
bright fresh vegetables. “And because
of that, it is more special for me to visit
with these residents and a great way
for all of us to serve the community
and share our culture together.”
James Erwin
“Born on a mountain top in
Tennessee, already got a town
named after me!” is what Jim would
say since he was born near a town
named after his family, Erwin, TN in
1946. He is two years older than his
sister, Sue. His mother had multiple
sclerosis so when Sue was four she
went to live with an aunt and uncle.
Sue died of cancer at age 23. Jim’s
parents have also passed away, his
mother with MS and his father with
Alzheimer’s.
There was no electricity in their
home until after Jim started school.
Because of his mother’s illness, Jim
had to do a lot of chores. He
chopped wood for the cook stove,
helped plant and tend the garden,
gathered the food and after starting
the fire in the stove, cooked it!
Jim got his BA in Theology from
Southern Missionary College (now
Southern Adventist University) in 1968.
In his junior year he attended
Newbold College in Berkshire,
England. After returning home from
Vietnam, he got his Master of Divinity
from Andrews University in Michigan
in 1975 and his Doctor of Ministry from
Vanderbilt University in 1981. He was
working on two other doctorates,
Leadership from Andrews University and
Communications from the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville when he was
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age
of 57 in 2004.
In 1968, Jim volunteered as a 1-AO
(Conscientious Objector) in the US Army
for two years. He served as combat
medic in Vietnam for a year. He
received several medals including three
Bronze Service stars.
Jim worked 34 years as a minister with
the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He
taught Public Speaking and Religion
classes on the university level and was
also a Dale Carnegie instructor. He
belonged to Toastmaster’s International
where he served as an area governor
and was awarded numerous awards
and trophies for his speeches. He has
been a post commander and chaplain
for the Collegedale VFW Post 1697. He
was a member of the Fellowship of
Christian Magicians, the National
Storytelling Association and the high IQ
society, Mensa. When he spoke he
could reach any age, from child to
adult, through enriching stories and
lively illustrations. He loved to play
baseball, run, walk, exercise and travel.
He has been to five of the seven
continents.
Jim met his wife, Andrea “Andi,” at a
church youth camp. They saw each
other seven times (over ten months)
before they got married in 1969, just 13
days before he left for Vietnam. They
just celebrated their 44th anniversary.
They have two daughters, Kristin, an
accounting clerk, and Michelle, a
marine mammal trainer. Michelle and
her partner, Lea, live in Florida and have
given them “grand dolphins!” Kristin is
married to Bud Emmer and has a
daughter, Abby who calls Jim “Pappa.”
She has said, “I can’t wait until we get
to heaven and Pappa can tell me a
story.” Abby, Andi can’t either!
Happenings!
National Resident Assistants
Living Week! We celebrate
and appreciate all of you!
Thank you for your amazing
care in our community!
The Lantern partnered to
help sponsor a FREE
Summer Youth Program at
Faith United Baptist Church
with Evelyn and June.
David Walters of UTC,
Zowie Boyd and Richarde!
The Collegedale
Community SDA Church
children and moms’ patriot
spirit came with smiles,
American flag crafts, and
s’mores.
James Igani, physical therapist of Summit Physical Therapy hosted his annual Watermelon Festival at The Lantern Alzheimer’s Memory Care
Community as Rose, Semmie, and Earlita’s mouths watered with eager anticipation. Igani makes a point to put on a watermelon food show
every year, complete with all kinds of tips on the benefits of this favorite summer-time fruit. “If anyone says watermelon is fattening,” says Igani, “I
disagree. It is highly caloric but has a high density of nutrients.”
9300 Messinger Lane, Collegedale, TN 37363