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MAY NEWSLETTER 2016
Greetings from the Administrator, Laurie Kreul
We are excited for the sunshine and warmer weather and we are looking forward to getting out and enjoying all
the signs of spring. We are also excited for the graduation of our high school and college students, planning for
our annual plant sale and sprucing up the place a bit for summer!
Thanks to many gifts from our friends we are over halfway to our goal of raising funds to purchase a new bus.
One of the most popular activities is our bus rides. We are only able to use our current bus when the weather is
“just right” due to poor air circulation, lack of air conditioning, foul smelling diesel fumes and the rough ride.
The new bus we are looking at will have rear suspension and two air conditioning units. It will run on gas instead of diesel, and will also have a speaker system to allow the riders to hear what the driver is saying. It will
also include seat grab rails, aisle armrests, and Synthetic Leather seat fabrics.
We are grateful for the gifts we have received and would be extremely grateful if you could find it in your heart
to help us meet our goal to purchase a new bus, which will significantly enrich the lives of everyone who lives
on our campus.
Thank you!
PLANT
SALE
SUNDAY
JUNE 5TH
AT 1:30PM
WE HOPE TO SEE
YOU ALL THERE!
911 Ridgewood Drive Decorah, IA 52101
Nursing Home Phone: 563-382-8787 Assisted Living Phone: 563-387-3777
Website: www.easternstardecorah.com Email: [email protected]
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ABOVE: JERRY JOHNSON, AUTHOR OF CRAZY OLD COOT
BELOW: BROTHER MUSIC SISTER RHYTHM AND CHRIS VON ARX ALONG WITH NORI HADLEY.
BELOW: SEED SAVERS CAME. LIZ AND ED SHOWED HISTORIC SIGNS AROUND DECORAH. CATHY
HOFFERT PROVIDED MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT. CRAIG NEWHOUSE SHARED COLLECTABLES.
ABOVE RIGHT: LARRY REIS VISITED ABOUT ARIZONA BIRDS AND IOWA
FOWL. BELOW: KATE RATTENBERG FROM DRAGON FLY BOOKS
BROUGHT BOOKS TO SHARE. AMANDA RHINE TALKED ABOUT PILATES.
ASSISTED LIVING WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME TWO NEW PEOPLE!
Nori Hadley worked at Barthell OES
Nursing Home as a CNA before joining
the Arlin Falck Assisted Living staff as
Activity Director in February. She
moved to Decorah from Wisconsin to
attend Luther College, where she met
her husband. They have two teenaged
boys who keep them very busy. Nori
plays the violin in area symphony orchestras and is a member of the local
band Absolute Hoot. She says, “It has
been really fun to get to know the Assisted Living residents. They have so
many interesting stories to share!”
NORI & AGGIE
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Aggie Garin, RN, joined the Arlin
Falck Assisted Living team this
March. She has been a nurse for
24 years. Originally from Lansing,
Iowa, Aggie now lives in Waukon,
Iowa. She and her husband have
three grown children and 6 grandchildren. Aggie loves to garden and
enjoys preserving her harvest by
canning much of it. Aggie also likes
to read, do cross-stitch, and solve
Sodoku puzzles. “I am really glad to
be working here with the residents
of Assisted Living,” Aggie says.
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NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
ABOVE: DORIS ANDERSON, JACK MALEK & MARIANNE CRAFT-NORTON
BELOW: SHIRLEY SCHMITT, ORLAN LANDSGARD & MARGARET MOTTLEY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!
ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS
ABOVE: FRANK LORENZ, DOROTHY ARP & PEGGY WIECHMAN
BELOW: ALICE BRODERICK, PHYLLIS FALDET & ALICE WILBUR
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TOP: We went to Hawaii for the day. BOTTOM: We loved having Anne’s dancers.
LEFT: Kitchen
Table Singers
TOP RIGHT: Don
enjoys dancing.
TOP: Nelle conducts while in the
bottom photo Janet plays the piano.
TOP: St. Benedict’s students came to visit and make shamrocks. BOTTOM: We celebrated Mardi Gras.
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“This has been an absolutely
wonderful experience for both our
middle school students, as well as the
residents. It’s amazing to see the
relationships the students form with
the residents at Eastern Star. The
students truly realize how important
it is to make that connection with our
elderly, and I couldn’t be more proud
of them. It’s something we all look
forward to every week!” -Mr. Knaack
A SPECIAL
THANK YOU
TO ALL THE
8TH GRADERS
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
TO BILL BECVAR ESTATE FOR THE GENEROUS DONATION
DONATIONS
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa-Willard & Mary Ellen Holthaus
Grand Chapter
New Hampton Chapter #75
Laurens Chapter 265
In Honor of Kitchen Table Singers
Dave & Brenda Carlson-Van Fund
In Honor of Nikki Landsgaard's 25th birthday
Dave & Brenda Carlson
Flower boxes will be planted soon. If you
would like to make a donation in honor of
or in memory of someone, please make
checks payable to Barthell OES Home/
flower boxes. Thank you so much for
your support. A complete list of donors
will appear in our next newsletter.
In Memory of Shirley Darrington
Donna Broadbent
Terry & Joannie Rollins
Barb Gavle
Davis & Shirley Johnson
Roger & Cheryl Reed
Alice Wilbur
Gary & Beth Crawford
Mary & Ken Timmerman
Andrew & Nichole Hageman
Tom & Mae Schmitt
Wayne Darrington & Family
In Memory of Bryan Knupp
Rosemary Byrd
In Memory of George Kruse
Lyle & Marybeth Cary
In Memory of Helen Ehrie
Helen Ehrie Family-Van Fund
Bruce & Betty Schuman-Van Fund
Davis & Shirley Johnson-Van Fund
In Memory of Norbert Reicks
Norbert Reicks Family-Van Fund
In Memory of Margaret Thompson
Lorene Geiselhart
In Memory of Jeanne Koepp
Randy Koepp
In Memory of Orlan Landsgard
Kent & Alison Bishop
Marilyn Holland
Eric & Laurie Kreul
Tom & Mae Schmitt
In Memory of Mardella Hoopman
Tom & Mae Schmitt
In Memory of Wayne Timmerman
Loretta Bachelder
Rose Mary Ho;lland
Tom & Mae Schmitt
Margaret Usgaard
In Memory of Donna Gavle
Tom & Mae Schmitt
In Memory of Ken Grimes
Tom & Mae Schmitt
MEMORIALS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS
In Memory Hattie Hauber
Alison & Kent Bishop
Rachel Holm
Terry & Joannie Rollins
Dave & Lori Steffen
Eric & Laurie Kreul
Tom & Mae Schmitt
Joe Hauber
In Memory of Dorothy Wiemerslage
Kent &Alison Bishop
Diann Svenson
Terry & Joannie Rollins
Rose Mary Holland
Lester Wiemerslage
Fritz & Loma Carlson
Barb Gavle
W.R. Schuman
Andrew & Nichole Hageman
Ruth Woldum
Ethel Kvammen Revocable Trust
Douglas & Georgiann Eckheart
Eric and Laurie Kreul
Tom & Mae Schmitt
Vernelle Weis
Ken & Mary Timmerman
Dave & Lori Steffen
In Memory of Esther Grinna
Eric and Laurie Kreul
Tom & Mae Schmitt
Mr & Mrs. Jon Vine
Mr & Mrs. Ken Timmerman
Mr & Mrs. Lyle Cary, Jr.
Marilyn Holland
Kent & Ali Bishop
Francis & Donna Ryan
In Memory of Mary Lorentzen
Kent & Alison Bishop
Owen Christiansen
Jean Haugo
Marilyn Holland
James & Sheryl Slitor
Carol Kelly
Tom & Mae Schmitt
D & K Olson
Ruth Woldum
Lyle & MaryBeth Cary
Eric and Laurie Kreul
Karl Jacobsen
Russ & Marie Freerking
William Deutsch & Martha Davis
Patricia Edde
Robert & Julie Fischer
Davis & Shirley Johnson
Friends of Mary Lorentzen
In Memory of Joyce Elaine Hart
Eric & Laurie Kreul
Karl Jacobsen
Tom & Mae Schmitt
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Barthell O. E. S. Home
911 Ridgewood Drive
Decorah, IA 52101
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK PEGGY FOR ALL
THE YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS
AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOU WILL BE MISSED!
I would like to say a big Thank You to all the residents and their families, for
the honor and privilege of being their hair dresser for the past 23 1/2 years. I
have been so blessed to have gotten to know so many wonderful people, not
only the residents, but their family too. Getting to be a little part of their lives,
an make them feel and look a bit better. I will miss them all, but feel it is time
to move on and try something new. I would also like to thank all the C.N.A’s
for their hard work of getting everyone up and to the beauty shop when I
needed them; they have a very hard job to do and need to be thanked many
times over for putting up with me. Thanks again! Peggy Rovang
RESIDENTS
MAKING
PEANUT BUTTER
PINE CONES