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MAY

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JUNE

2013

BRUCE VACAAdministrator

Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy

PAT QUINNGovernor

State of Illinois

ERICA J. BORGGRENDirector

IL Dept. Veterans' Affairs

ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY

HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, DOC!Administrator Bruce Vaca congratulates Doc Hays onhis 100th birthday. Doc turned 100 on May 12th but aparty in his honor was celebrated on May 10th. Docbecomes the third Centenarian at IVHQ.

PROVIDING A HOME FOR VETERANS... OVER 125 YEARS STRONG!

Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy BUGLE, MAY & JUNE, 2013 EDITIONThe Bugle is published for the Residents,

Staff, Volunteers, and Friends of IVHQ. It is notprinted with tax funds.

Comments and contributions are always invit-ed provided they are signed by the author. Nameswill be withheld if requested.

EEDITORDITORRick Gengenbacher

PPRINTINGRINTINGIDVA Central Office

PPHOTOGRAPHYHOTOGRAPHYActivities Staff

Ch. Don BlickhanDick Boyd

Arnie EichorstLaVerne Franken

FFEATURESEATURESJoe Newkirk

Harry & Jerry Strum

PPROOFREADINGROOFREADINGAdjutant’s Office

Business OfficePersonnel OfficeKeith GerhardtDavid KatzTane Temple

H H H H H H H H H H

Population Report

Men WomenWWII 120 11WWII & Korea 8 0Korea 95 1WWII, Korea & Vietnam 2 0Korea & Vietnam 3 1Vietnam 72 1Gulf 2 0Peace Time 29 2Non-Veterans 0 61Total 331 76Total Population 407

H These statistics were valid as of June 17, 2013.

Age Range Chart

Men Women39 & Under 0 040-49 0 050-59 8 060-69 56 370-79 52 780-89 158 4390-99 55 22100 & Over 2 1

Branch of Service Report

Air Force 32Army 210Coast Guard 4Marine 23Navy 78

TABLE OF CONTENTSA FEWTHINGSGOINGON 4ADMINISTRATOR’S COLUMN 3ANNIVERSARY DATES 10BIRTHDAYS 12-13CANDID SHOTS 14-17CHAPLAIN’S CORNER 22-23EMPLOYEES OF THEMONTH 23LIBRARY NOTES 9NEW ADMISSIONS 5

NEW EMPLOYEES 21PASTORALREFLECTIONS 20-21RESIDENT AT RANDOM 18-19RETIREMENTS 11SERVING IN HARM’S WAY 11TAPS 25VOLUNTEERVOICES 24WISH LIST/CONTRIBUTIONS 26-27

MAY/JUNE, 2013 BUGLE

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SUMMER SAFETYAlmost everyday throughout the year it is easy

to find several residents who like being outside andenjoy sitting in the sun in particular. Most of theyear at IVHQ that is harmless enough but with thehotter temperatures and intense sunlight of lateJune and all of July and August sure to come, it isimportant to rais the caution flag. Not only becauseof sunburn but if those residents are not drinkingenough of the correct fluids, dehydration canbecome a serious threat. I respectfully request ourresidents to be mindful of this as we approach the“dog days of summer” and I ask our staff to be vigi-lant in keeping an eye out for those residents whoare notorious outdoor “catnappers”. We need towork together to keep each other safe.

THE UNIQUENESS OF IVHQHave you ever stopped to think about how

unique the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy trulyis? Few facilities, including military bases, collegecampuses, and certainly not many nursing homes,can boast about the many tremendous features weenjoy here. From the deer park, to Lake Illinois(which incidentally just had 82 catfish added to thestock a couple weeks ago), the All Wars Museum,the Canteen, the game room, a library, severalmemorials, Sunset Cemetery (where three Medal ofHonor recipients are interned), and many moreinteresting sites, the Illinois Veterans Home isfilled with places to go and things to do.

With the warmer weather now upon us, Iencourage all residents along with their family andfriends to take time to visit the many attractionsright here on the grounds. I especially invite you tosee the wonderful All Wars Museum. (Hours areTuesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.and then 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m., an closed on Monday.)

A person could literally spend an hour a day forseveral weeks in the museum and still not seeeverything the place has on display. If you havenever been there, you are missing out on one of thebest things the Home has to offer.

As a reminder to the family members andfriends of our residents, visiting hours at the facili-ty are 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

BASEBALLAnother thing that makes us unique is that we

are lucky to have the St. Louis Cardinal baseballteam caravan stop at our facility each year justbefore players report to spring training. TheCardinals have done this for the past four yearsand we hope it continues for many more to come.

A couple of the players who were on the caravanthat visited us this spring were starting shortstopPete Kozma and relieve pitcher Trevor Rosenthal.Both players are having great years and are two ofthe many key players behind the Cardinals success;the best team in baseball through the middle ofJune.

While I don’t necessarily intend to upsetChicago Cub fans, I would like to suggest that per-haps the Cubs would be better if their caravanstarted making the annual trek to IVHQ. Well, atleast it couldn’t hurt!

Thanks for reading. Enjoy the rest of the Bugleand please be safe.

Administrator’sColumn

BY ADMINISTRATOR BRUCE VACA

A FEW THINGS GOING ON...Please take note of the following events to take place in the weeks and months ahead:

* Canton Elks DANCE - Saturday, June 29th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. CountryTimes Band. Gem City Detachment of the Marine Corps League will be on hand to escort, do a50/50 and provide treats.

* Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, July 5th at 10:00 a.m. Location and GuestSpeaker TBA.

* Independence Day Parties ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 3rd. Treats and entertainment on the units.

* Wal-Mart Shopping Trip - Thursday, July 11th, load at 9:00 a.m.

* Mary Todd Lincoln Impersonator - Wednesday, July 17th. 2:00 p.m. in Fifer Infirmary.

* Korean War Veterans Ceremony and Cookout - Saturday, July 27th. Near the Adams CountyKorean War Memorial and American Legion Pavilion on Lake Illinois

* Canton Elks DANCE - Saturday, July 27th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Rock ‘NWestern Band. Gem City Detachment of the Marine Corps League will be on hand to escort, do a50/50 and provide treats.

* Red Cross Blood Drive - Wednesday, July 31st. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.

* Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, August 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Location and GuestSpeaker TBA.

* Wal-Mart Shopping Trip - Thursday, August 8th, load at 9:00 a.m.

* Cub/Cardinal Day - Friday, August 16th in Smith Hall. We’ll show the game (1:20 p.m. start) on thebig screen while serving the popular ball park treats. It’ll be just like you are at the old ball park!

* Tri-State Lugnuts “Endless Summer” Car Show - Sunday, September 8th throughout the day. Ourgood friends will be back with a wide variety of cars and semi’s on display. There will also be afood court and games. This event is open to the public.

* Private Joe Golf Outing - Friday, September 13th at 12:00 p.m. at Arrowhead Heights Golf Coursein Camp Point. (Fundraiser for the All Wars Museum - see page #28 for more details.)

* National POW/MIA Recognition Day - Friday, September 20th

* Resident/Family Christmas Party - Friday, December 13th.

IVHQ-TV, CHANNEL #2YOUR SOURCE FOR INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT AT IVHQ

* ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD (WITH NEW ADMISSION INFORMATION, DIETARY MENU, BIRTHDAYS, AND MORE)

* LIVE CHAPEL SERVICES (BOTH CATHOLIC & PROTESTANT)

* LIVE REVEILLE (MON., WED., & FRI. AT 9:00 A.M.)

* SPECIAL LIVE & REPLAYED EVENTS


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George MatingMarkword 2From QuincyKorean WarArmy VeteranDOB is 12/1

Reggie RouseFifer D

From HettickVietnam WarNavy VeteranDOB is 2/10

Godfrey RezbaSchapers B

From GriggsvilleKorean WarArmy VeteranDOB is 1/28

Russ MyersElmore EastFrom Morris

WWIIArmy VeteranDOB is 2/11

Frank MoserMarkword 1

From KirkwoodPeace TimeArmy VeteranDOB is 9/11

Bill SemlowFifer C

From ChicagoVietnam WarArmy VeteranDOB is 9/18

Steve ZichFifer C

From SkokieVietnam WarNavy VeteranDOB is 5/12

Peter WestenbergerMarkword 1

From SpringfieldVietnam WarArmy VeteranDOB is 2/28

Harold Van FleetFifer D

From PlymouthWWII

Navy VeteranDOB is 1/3

NEW ADMISSIONS(APRIL 25TH THROUGH JUNE 16TH)

WELCOME TO IVHQ

Carl ArmstrongSchapers BFrom QuincyKorean War

Air Force VeteranDOB is 1/14

Jim JohnsonSchapers BFrom Quincy

WWIIArmy VeteranDOB is 11/23

Peg HerterMarkword 2

From SpringfieldWWII

Army VeteranDOB is 1/16

George FoleyElmore East

From SpringfieldVietnam WarArmy VeteranDOB is 3/28

Nick DevitoSchapers B

From ElmhurstWWII

Army VeteranDOB is 9/11

FARMINGFrom the beginnings of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’

Home at Quincy, one of the real attractions of theDudley property was the fertile and well wateredfarm and timber land which made up the majority ofthe acreage.

Edward A. Dudley, born in Kentucky in 1807,moved to Adams County in 1851 and purchased 160acres of farm and timber land in EllingtonTownship, just north of the city limits. Here hedeveloped a successful farming operation where heraised prize race horses, dairy and beef cattle, andhogs. His acreage also supported an extensiveorchard, with “some 500 choice peach trees, 340apple trees, 200 cherry trees, a few plum and apri-cots. But his great specialty is the pear. This farmof 160 acres is mostly devoted to bluegrass and fruit,and has upon it 2,000 pear trees (dwarf and stan-dard), ….”

Within the first years of the Home’s operation,the farm was producing an estimated $5,000 worthof produce, and the trustees were asking for stateappropriations for the building of additional “barn,stables, shops and out-buildings” to support theoperation. Theyalso suggestedthe purchase ofadditional till-able acreage onwhich to locate“cow barns andlots, and a pig-gery, slaughterhouse, etc.” Thefirst Super-intendent of theHome, CaptainWilliam H.Somerville alsomaintained thetradition oforcharding byplanting addi-tional apple andfruit trees on theproperty, which by 1915 was producing over 2,500bushels of apples.

In the Biennial Report for 1888 the trustees

were able to report that, “the farm during the pres-ent season has produced well, and all vegetablesrequired for the Home will be supplied from it and insome kinds there will be a surplus.” Further, near-ly all the work on the farm was done by residents, tothe benefit of both the health of the men, and theexpenses of the Home. In that year, the farmingoperation was reported as follows:

PRODUCTS OF THE FARM.

2,400 bushels potatoes…………………........ $1,200300 bushels onions…………………………... $45012,000 bushels cabbage……………………... $360150 bushels Lima beans………………….…. $450600 bushels tomatoes………………….…….. $390150 bushels navy beans………………….….. $300200 bushels sweet potatoes…….…………… $130

A large amount of early vegetables,cucumbers, turnips, beets, peppers, etc...… $1,00080 tons hay………................……………....… $720The product of flowers from green house,at a low estimate is valued at……………… $1,000

At theAdams CountyFair of 1888, thelocal papersnoted that “inh o r t i c u l t u r a lhall... one of thebest displays isfrom theSoldiers’ Homefarm. It includesvegetables andfarm products ofall kinds andbeautiful flowersand plants. Thisexhibit attractsuniversal atten-tion. It gives thepeople of the coun-

ty an idea of what is being done by the veterans andshows to them that the products of the Soldiers’Home farm and garden will compare very favorably

A FARMING WE WILL GOFARMING, FISHING, & FOWLING AT THE SOLDIERS’ HOME by Lynn Snyder

The dairy herd, gardens, and orchards of the Soldier’ and Sailors’ Home.


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with the premium products of Adams County.Samples of sour kraut and piccalilli were alsoshown; of the former sixty barrels were made and ofthe latter twenty-five barrels, facts which afford anidea of what it takes to provide for an institution likethe home.”

By 1889 the garden output had grown, with1,200 bushels of onions, 6,000 bushels of potatoesand 60,000 head of cabbage, plus 600 bushels ofparsnips among the products of the gardens.

In 1892, it was reported that an additional 80acres of land to the north of the original home prop-erty had been pur-chased, consisting ofboth pasture and farm-ing land.

On this property adairy barn had beenbuilt “and our stock ofmilch cows is now suffi-cient to yield all themilk required” for thehome, averaging about125 gallons a day.

In addition, a pigherd of 150 animals wasproving “to be a prof-itable feature.” This pigherd, which would growto over 300 animals, provided both food for the resi-dents, and ready cash for other home expenses asanimals were sold locally. In 1893, for instance, thelocal papers noted that “John Gentges, farm super-intendent at the Soldiers’ Home sold one bunch ofhogs the other day for $1,200 and more.”

It was, however, necessary to carefully monitorthe animals, as a number of enterprising individu-als, over the years managed to make off with smallnumbers of the valuable animals, with which theyturned a hasty profit on the local pig market.

The cattle herd would also come in for its own bitof local notoriety, as reported in the local papers in1909, when “A.S. Zoller sent a communication to theWhig” warning locals to avoid holding their picnics“on the land known as the second Alps, as the herdof cattle belonging to the Soldiers’ Home is now graz-ing on that land and a number of them are very dan-gerous.”

None the less, in 1896, the trustees of the Homewere able to report in their 6th biennial report to theGovernor that “The farm, as will be seen by thereport of the Superintendent, has been financiallysuccessful, and has also been a source of pleasure,health and employment to the members, yielding a

small compensation to members for labor per-formed.”

FISHING AND FOWLINGFishing was a favorite pastime of both Home res-

idents and visitors to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’Home.

In 1897 the lake was being cleaned and stocked,and the officials of the Home anticipated that withmaintenance, sufficient fish could be raised to sup-ply the needs of the institution.

In 1899, the Superintendent of the Home notedin his report that“Among the many con-veniences and additionsto the Home during thepast two years, you willfind... a lake stockedwith bass and crappie.”And the local papersnoted in October of1903 that “MayorSteinbach andAlderman Koehlercaught fifteen bass andcrappie in the lake ofthe Soldiers’ Home yes-terday.”The lake also became

the home of a number of species of wild and domes-tic fowl. A local reporter enumerated the avian res-idents of the lake in 1913, including a black swanwhich was nesting “near the railroad loop,” the nestwith its family of young goslings becoming “a placeof much interest to all visitors, as well as to the oldsoldiers themselves.” Two pairs of white swans alsomade a home on the lake, as well as a pair ofCanadian geese who were “enjoying their little fam-ily on the lake at the Home, the little ones swimming“Indian file” behind each other.” Several species ofwild ducks, pheasants “hiding in the grass sur-rounding the lake”, a pair of wild cranes, and a pairof South American geese were also present, with the“Argentine representatives... deserving attention formany peculiarities. They approach one with a pecu-liar hissing sound”... and “they have freakish eyes,”and “one old soldier counted sixteen different shadesof coloring on one of the birds.”

While fishing and wildfowl spotting continue tobe a source of recreation, amusement and legend atthe Home to this day, the farming operation, whichoperated at full steam through the 1950’s, is a thingof the past and all food and supplies are now pur-chased from state and commercial sources.

Modern fishing tournament at Lake Illinois.

MEET YOUR NEWLY ELECTED (AS 6/7/13) LEADERSHIP FOR THE

RESIDENT ADVISORY GROUP

Charles ErvinPresidentAnderson

Marg BisbyDirectorSomerville

Eva AdeleSecretaryFifer B

Position is open2nd Vice President

Carol Jardine1st Vice President

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Craig PenningtonDirectorFletcher 1

Position is openDirector

Ruth TaylorDirectorSomerville

Sharon ErvinDirectorAnderson

Rosemary SmithDirector

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Laptop Computers:Your library recently received

several Laptop computers that areavailable for check out by our res-idents. These laptops are internetready and are operating withWindows 7. The laptops may bechecked out for a period of oneweek. If you have a need or desireto use a laptop, please come to thelibrary to check one out.

Damaged CDs or DVDs?Do you have a music CD or

DVD movie that will not play? Ifso, do not throw it out, bring it tothe library and let us repair it foryou. Many times, problems inplaying CDs and DVDs are due tothe discs being dirty or scratched.We have the capabilities of clean-ing and polishing the discs to

allow them to continue to be used. Summer Reading – With theweather finally warming up andhopefully drying up, more andmore of you are going outside.Take a book with you. Sit out andenjoy the weather with the compa-ny of a good book!

Your Library’s CollectionDVDs - Your library now has thefollowing new releases: “SilverLinings Playbook”, “Guilt Trip”,“Cloud Atlas”, “Parker”, “Django,Unchained”, “Promised Land”,“The Blue Max”, “GangsterSquad”, and several others. Books - Recent new large printadditions to our collection include“Unintended Consequences” byStuart Woods, “ The Famous andthe Dead” by T. Jefferson Parker,

“The Mystery Woman” byAmanda Quick, & “Taking Eve” byIris Johansen, band ”. Again, thisis just a few of the Titles that wehave added to your collection.Please remember that if there is abook that you want and we do nothave it here at your library, wecan most likely obtain a copy fromanother library through the Inter-Library Loan

I am constantly looking toexpand the library’s reading, list-ing and viewing selections for yourenjoyment. If you have any sug-gestions/requests for any books,movies, CDs, etc. that you wouldlike to find in your library, now isthe time to let your library staffknow. For the next few monthsthe library will be making deci-sions on such purchases and yourinput is requested. Of course, noteverything can be acquired, butunless you speak up, it may neverbe in the library.

IVHQ-TV (Channel 2) Pleasekeep an eye on IVHQ-TV(Channel 2) for announcements ofnewly added items (All Formats)!

LibraryNotesBY KEITH GERHARDT

PVT. JOE GOLF OUTING16th Annual Outing to benefit the All

Wars Museum at the Illinois Veterans Home

Hole Sponsors and Players WELCOME

Friday, September 13thArrowhead Heights Golf Course in Camp Point IL

$100.00 Sponsorship Fee and $50.00 Player Fee.

Contact Rick Gengenbacher (217-222-8641, ext. 380) for more details.

ANNIVERSARY DATES (JULY & AUGUST)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE!

20 YEAR ANNIVERSARIESAlicia Ashby Switchboard July 1stDeborah Carnes Dietary July 1stMichelle Hankins Nursing July 1stLaura Miller Nursing July 6thLee Goehl Nursing August 9thSharon Greving Nursing August 19thSteve Clark Housekeeping August 25thJohn Koetters Nursing August 25thBecky Mitchell Nursing August 25th

15 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:Karen Howard Nursing August 19th

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:Paul McIntosh Nursing July 7thNicole McLaughlin Dietary July 7thLisa Schuckman Nursing August 11th

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:Jolene Kiser Social Services July 16thAlizibeth Martin Nursing July 21stSue Sparks Nursing July 21stTammy Griffin Nursing July 28th

CCONGRATULATIONSONGRATULATIONS!!TTHANKHANK YOUYOU FORFOR YOURYOUR YYEARSEARS OFOF SSERVICEERVICE!!

Sarah CorriganAdjutant’s Office33 years on 8/25

Kathy CheneyNursing

25 years on 8/16

Pat FlachsPower Plant27 years on 7/1

Wanda Hamann SalsmanLaundry

31 years on 8/30

Brad GibsonBusiness Office26 years on 8/10

Diane JenningsNursing

25 years on 7/25

Bridgette RandallMedical Records27 years on 8/12

Kathy McLaughlinNursing

32 years on 7/6

Doria SandersSocial Services41 years on 8/21

Robin Van VelzerActivities

25 years on 7/25

Chuck TaylorLaundry

30 years on 7/6


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RETIREMENTS (APRIL 25TH THROUGH JUNE 16TH)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO IVHQ! WE WISH YOU THE BEST!

Merlin Kunzretired May 31stfrom the PowerPlant with over 29years of service.

Wilma Garrretired April 30thfrom Nursing withnearly 13 years ofservice.

SERVING IN HARM’S WAY

The BUGLE is recognizing the family members of IVHQ residents and employees whoare currently serving In Harm’s Way. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.May we never forget the sacrifice of the service man or woman or that of their fam-ily anxiously awaiting their safe return. Serving In Harm’s Way:

MM3 Travis Allen US Navy JapanTravis is the son of Lisa Allen, Pharmacy

Airman Kaylee Ann Cole US Air Force AfghanistanKaylee is the granddaughter of Marg Bisby, Somerville Barrack

Capt. Dana Cook US Army AfghanistanDana is the daughter-in-law of Mary Cook, Medical Staff

SSG Mark Houston US Army AfghanistanMark is an IVHQ Employee (Dietary) and the son of Cathy Houston, Nursing

E5 Zachary Nelson US Navy PacificZachary is the son of Michelle Daugherty, Nursing & Cliff Daugherty, Truck Garage

TSGT Dennis Pettit US Air Force KyrgyzstanDennis is the son of Robbie Cartmill, Nursing

PO3 Robert Stanley US Navy JapanRobert is the nephew of Kathy Lear, Nursing

Woody Wright 7/1 Markword 2Imogene Batson 7/6 Elmore 2Ed Maci 7/6 Elmore EastAmy Cavitt 7/7 SomervilleOwen Carroll 7/7 Fifer BJohn Bybee 7/8 Schapers BCharlie Ash 7/8 Markword 1Mike Creekmore 7/8 Fifer ACharlie Stewart 7/9 Schapers ARosemary Lynn 7/10 Fifer CMartin Doherty 7/11 Fletcher 2Ed Major 7/12 Markword 1Doyle Benson 7/14 Fifer BBill Chartier 7/14 Fletcher 2Mike Perino 7/14 Elmore EastBetty Turner 7/16 AndersonJon Adams 7/16 Fifer DBob Essebagger 7/18 Markword 2Bob O’Connor 7/18 Markword 1Patricia Willard 7/18 AndersonRon McCann 7/18 Fifer CDick Riney 7/20 Schapers AWillis Huffman 7/21 Fletcher 2Ed Swiderski 7/22 Fletcher 2Shirley Scheuermann 7/23 Schapers AArlen Mulholland 7/25 Elmore EastEd Snyder 7/28 SomervilleBud Eck 7/28 Elmore WestPaul Biesenthal 7/30 Elmore 2Howard Felton 7/30 Elmore WestJerry Lott 7/30 Elmore 2Jesse Leenerts 7/31 Elmore 2

Marta Amador 7/2 NursingTom Schrand 7/2 Data ProcessingRod Beebe 7/3 Power PlantNancy Zengel 7/3 General StoreBecky Mitchell 7/4 NursingPatty Goehl 7/5 NursingBrittany Heinecke 7/5 PersonnelLori Stark 7/5 Physical TherapyKathy Wright 7/6 NursingSteve Drebes 7/8 Truck GaragePat Flachs 7/8 Power PlantLeigh Friday 7/8 NursingPatti Green 7/8 NursingArt Brown 7/9 NursingJenna Savoia 7/9 NursingChris Tipton 7/9 General StoreKerryann Hughes 7/10 General StoreHema Rebman 7/10 NursingTane Temple 7/11 AdministrationTena Hodges 7/13 NursingDiane Schultz 7/13 Social ServicesTana Ellefritz 7/15 NursingWanda Hamann-Salsman 7/15 LaundryBob Jackson 7/17 CemeteryJoe Luthy 7/17 MaintenanceJanet Koehler 7/20 NursingAngie Clark 7/21 NursingDorothy Daggs 7/21 NursingShelly Watson 7/21 DietaryElizabeth White 7/21 HousekeepingJennifer Seals 7/22 NursingMark Beswick 7/23 DietaryCindi Gordon 7/23 NursingSarah Corrigan 7/24 Adjutant’s OfficeWes Powell 7/24 DietaryJudy Smith 7/24 DietaryAmy Smith 7/27 NursingSusan Halle 7/28 NursingLinda Laws 7/28 Social ServicesSuzi Middendorf 7/30 PersonnelJohn Bertoni 7/31 Security

JULY BIRTHDAYS

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Carol Turner 8/1 Markword 1Sylvia Cook 8/2 Elmore 2Gerry Strum 8/2 Fletcher 2Harry Strum 8/2 Fletcher 2Bill Weaver 8/3 Markword 1Virginia Eastin 8/4 Markword 2Bob Cone 8/7 Elmore EastCharlie Thompson 8/10 Elmore EastGeorge Meidel 8/10 Fifer BGene Anderson 8/11 Markword 1Bob Bennett 8/11 Fifer CJoe Danforth 8/12 Markword 2George Fetch 8/13 Fifer BNola Lake 8/14 Elmore 2Wilma Bassett 8/16 Elmore 2Mel Tucker 8/18 Elmore EastHarold Hagenow 8/19 Fifer CPhyllis Wintersteen 8/20 SomervilleCleta Hayes 8/22 Elmore 2Dorsey Hennessey 8/22 Markword 2Lucille Schmidgall 8/22 Elmore 2Bob Ericson 8/22 Fifer AFlora Brown 8/23 Fifer BWilbur Perkins 8/24 Fifer CDave Bringaze 8/24 Elmore 2Pat Price 8/26 Fletcher 2Swede Nichols 8/26 Fifer DDean Felsman 8/28 Elmore EastTiny Greer 8/28 Fifer ABernard Allen 8/28 Markword 2Moose Musielak 8/28 Schapers AMildred Downs 8/29 Elmore EastLynn Chance 8/29 Markword 1David Dowling 8/29 Elmore 2Bob Kralik 8/30 Fletcher 1Gene Zalazinski 8/30 Elmore EastDean Johnston 8/31 Fletcher 2Leroy Sohn 8/31 Fifer D

Jennifer Fryrear 8/1 NursingJanie Sigler 8/1 NursingAmy Barrington 8/2 NursingJane Fleer 8/4 NursingJamie Wooden 8/4 NursingLaurie Edmondson 8/5 LaundryRod Hoskins 8/5 NursingCarrie DeWolfe 8/6 NursingLaura Miller 8/6 NursingCasey Romnes 8/6 NursingTerry Goodwin 8/7 DietaryChris Reuschel 8/7 Social ServicesJane Stout 8/7 Business OfficeAmanda Ballinger 8/8 HousekeepingMichelle Daugherty 8/8 NursingMary Jarvis 8/8 HousekeepingTami Jenkins 8/8 LaundryConnor Redington 8/8 NursingSara Colgrove 8/9 ActivitiesLou Ann Goehl 8/10 NursingDavid McKittrick 8/10 SecurityMegan Ewing 8/11 NursingDon Miller 8/11 NursingLacey Chontal 8/12 NursingSue Sparks 8/13 NursingStacey Gravitter 8/15 NursingJohn Koetters 8/15 NursingRonda Downs 8/16 NursingShelly Woosley 8/16 NursingKim Kurfman 8/19 NursingKayleigh Kelley 8/20 NursingTammy Marshall 8/21 HousekeepingJane Wolf 8/21 Adjutant’s OfficePeggy Johnson 8/22 HousekeepingCliff Daugherty 8/23 Truck GarageSheila Hiland 8/23 NursingKathy Carter 8/24 Social ServicesLori Schenck 8/23 NursingTerry Baker 8/25 NursingTara Hoebing 8/25 NursingJeanette Quesenberry 8/25 HousekeepingBob Haas 8/27 Social ServicesDon Lohmeyer 8/27 SecurityBecky Hartley 8/28 NursingTracie Pepper 8/28 Physical TherapyDenise Hodgerney 8/29 NursingTeresa Conover 8/31 NursingBecky Nutt 8/31 Housekeeping

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

Residents Employees

CandidShots

“Candid Shots” from around IVHQ overthe past several weeks. Enjoy.

Recreation visit on 4/29

Recreation visit on 4/29 Recreation visit on 4/29

Military Order of the Purple Heart & DAV Cookout on 5/17 Military Order of the Purple Heart & DAV Cookout on 5/17

American Legion & Auxiliary, District #22 Mayfest on 5/19 American Legion & Auxiliary, District #22 Mayfest on 5/19


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Memorial Day Program on 5/24 - Speaker CMDR Clay Mason

Memorial Day Family Picnic on 5/24



American Legion & Auxiliary, District #22 Mayfest on 5/19


Memorial Day Family Picnic on 5/24 Memorial Day Family Picnic on 5/24

Memorial Day Family Picnic on 5/24Memorial Day Family Picnic on 5/24





Memorial Day Family Picnic on 5/24 Memorial Day Family Picnic on 5/24


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HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT PROJECT UPDATEResidents from Schapers A participate in an outsideactivity on the unit’s porch. The furniture they are sit-ting on was purchased as part of the HomelikeEnvironment Project. The maintenance free furnitureis comfortable and has been a big hit with the resi-dents at Schapers. They especially love the gliders.This furniture as well as other improvements through-out the grounds were made possible by the generousdonations of many individuals, families, and organiza-tions to the Homelike Environment Project. (Pleasesee page #26 for more details on this project.)Contributions of all sizes are appreciated and the bestpart of the program is that improvements are beingmade as fast as the donations come in. Look for moreupdates about this exciting project in future Bugles!



MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

In an extraordinary militaryintelligence career spanning nineyears and bringing him face-to-facewith Soviet officers and spies dur-ing the height of the Cold War, LesHoltschlag never carried a gun.Still, he was followed wherever hewent, interrogated, and, on occa-sion, shot at! The American gov-ernment needed the scholarly lin-guist and historian fluent inGerman, Russian, and French tokeep tabs on Soviet activity inEurope and communicate directlywith his communist counterparts inthe nebulous world of internationalespionage.

After Army basic and special-ized language training, his firstassignment was with thePentagon’s G-2 Program andEurope’s Intelligence Departmentout of Oberammergau, Germany.He traveled in a car all over WestGermany making contacts with offi-cers up to the rank of colonel pri-marily collecting photographs andRussian army maps in a “verylucrative job” that was already inplace before he began but graduallydisbanded a year after he started.After reenlisting a second time, heran a spy ring out of a Berlin hospi-

tal with the Corps of Engineers’Intelligence Department, a three-man espionage operation that alsogathered information from existingspies. All of his work was classified.

After this assignment was com-pleted, Les was at a crossroads:should he continue with graduateschool and begin an academic life asa professor or continue with the

military?“It was rough in those days

[financially] and I had traveled allover Europe and done excitingthings in the military, so I opted toreenlist for a third time.” He wassent to the Army Language Schoolat Monterey, CA, studying Russianfor one year with native-born teach-ers who after one month had theirstudents speaking only this lan-guage in class. With his strongbackground in German and French,Les graduated #2 in his class, withonly eight of twenty-six originalmembers completing the course.

This tour of duty began at a

reassessment camp in Germany,where for one year he worked withthe Propaganda Unit of NATO. Hewas then detached from the ArmyDepartment and moved to State,going from uniform to civilianclothes, and worked at CampZirndorf for East Europeanrefugees who had escaped to theWest.

After only two months on thejob, the Hungarian Revolt of 1956jolted the scene in Eastern Europe.Students in Budapest staged agreat procession demanding thatgovernment leaders address griev-ances. After shots were fired intothe crowd, though, it turned violent,and when the Hungarian armyjoined the protestors the demon-stration became a revolution.Soviet tanks rolled into the city torestore order after protestors vowedto withdraw from the Warsaw Pact.In the aftermath of the confusionand chaos, 220,000 refugeesescaped to the West. Les continuedat the refugee camp for another oneand-a-half years.

After the naming of a new com-mander in Europe, he returned tothe Propaganda Unit; but after twomonths there, he got a call fromBerlin asking him to join a liaisonteam to the Soviets.

These liaison units were estab-lished following the PotsdamConference, where leaders from theU.S., Great Britain and Russiatried to work out national demarca-tion lines in the aftermath of WWIIand the definition of the Soviet rolein East Europe. His 15 memberAmerican liaison team had aRussian counterpart, and Les, withhis linguistic skills, was assigned tothe Soviet commander–in-chief forEast Berlin.

They kept track of all 20Russian military units in EastGermany and reported daily onSoviet activity, as they “observed”all over the country. “Our primarytask was to coordinate informationfrom barracks and assigned units.We had a routine down wheneverwe got stopped by Soviet officials:‘We’re not spies! We’re observers!’

Mr. Les Holtschlag

Residentat Random

BY JOSEPH NEWKIRK

Editor’s Note: Mr. LesHoltschlag passed away at the ageof 87 on Sunday, June 16th; twodays after the Bugle was sent tothe press. Fortunately we wereable to stop the printing processand make updates to share thisunfortunate news. The Bugle staffwishes to express our sincere con-dolances to the family and friendsof Mr. Holtschlag.


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Russian road guards responded tothis pronouncement with, ‘Oh, sothat means you’re spies!’ Theytried to shadow and catch us afterwe left our residences, but we had asouped-up Chevy that worked wellon the first Autobahn [the Germansuperhighway]. Then the Russiansgot a Mercedes-Benz and it wasmore difficult. They used a lot oftrickery against our coalition ofBritish, American and French mis-sions.”

The introduction of the U-2 spyplane in 1957 changed the nature ofespionage. It was soon taken out ofservice and ground work like Les’continued as the preferred intelli-gence method.

With six months left in histhird tour of duty, Les was assignedto the Pentagon in Washington,D.C., where he wrote several hand-books on Soviet tactics in EastGermany. Because his having twoRussian co-workers were notallowed in the Pentagon, he workedout of the fifth floor of the old PostOffice Building in D.C.

After nine years of intense,often harrowing but always excitingwork in an “absolutely unique andmost unusual military life,” LesHoltschlag, with State Departmentrecognition and several honorarycertificates, left to become a civil-ian.

He joined Johns HopkinsUniversity as a researcher observ-ing Soviet activity - this time,though, not in field espionage butby surveying 82 science and tech-nology magazines the universitysubscribed to in Russian, Frenchand German. After his scholarlyassessment, he wrote reports alert-ing teachers at the university aboutthe state of “combustion” develop-ment in East Germany, a vitaltopic, as it related to the burgeon-ing rocket propulsion and spaceprograms. While in the military hehad met Wernher Von Braun,leader of the rocket team thatdeveloped the V-2 ballistic missilefor the Nazis during WWII, laterimmigrating to the United Statesand becoming the father of the mod-

ern space program.About one-half of his 15 year

tenure at Johns Hopkins was devot-ed to this work; during the otherhalf he established and edited ajournal on combustion. In 1987,after an illustrious military andacademic career, Les Holtschlagformally retired.

Lester John Holtschlag wasborn on February 2, 1926, inQuincy, IL to Catholic parents whogave him a parochial school educa-tion and one year at ChristianBrothers before transferring toQuincy High School. His earlystudy of Latin was a fine prepara-tion for his language pursuits.Although old enough for WWII, apalette near his ear drum kept himout of this war, so he enteredQuincy College majoring in Germanand graduating in the class of 1949.

After Q.C., he began graduateschool at the University of Illinoisand was asked to become an assis-tant teacher in French andGerman. Intriguingly, a fellowGerman major at Quincy College,Theodore Matthew King, followedhim to graduate studies at Illinoisand led a similar career in militaryintelligence. In working on hismaster’s degree, Les taught threeclasses in German and studied inthree more. Then the Korean Warcame along.

The only one in his departmentdrafted for the war, he insteadenlisted for a “better chance” at anassignment. Basic training waslong and difficult - five months ofregimental exercise and strict disci-pline - but because of his valuablelanguage skills he entered the fieldof military intelligence.

It wasn’t all work, though, forthe brilliant linguist: he had a 37-year relationship with Ella Pfeiffer,a woman he had met in the mili-tary, and together they traveled allover Europe and the United States.“There was no place of interest wedidn’t see in the U.S., especially theWestern states. We visited everynational park in the country.”

After Ella died in 1997, Lesreturned to his roots in Quincy,

where a brother and sister lived.Since coming back to the Gem City,he has done extensive translatingfrom German to English for theGreat River Genealogical Societyand the Historical Society of Quincyand Adams County, including sev-eral books on early German citizensin Quincy.

As he reflects on his life, the 87year-old military intelligence offi-cial states, “FDR was the best pres-ident I’ve seen and after that HarryTruman. Truman got bills passedin Congress in his day and beganthe reconstruction that savedEurope from communism. How dif-ferent the world would be if not forthat!”

With his military and civilianprofessional life intimately inter-twined with 20th century Americanhistory, Les Holtschlag was a vitalpart of U.S. intelligence operationsafter WWII. His extraordinaryability with languages allowed himto converse first-hand with Sovietand German counterparts inEurope, creating a rapport thatenabled him to get information andinsights into government espionagenetworks from other cultures. Hiswork was as important as militaryoperation.

History books often highlightgenerals and battles and treaties,but behind-the-scenes heroes likeLes Holtschlag carry attaché casesinstead of arms. Their deeds makethe world better and safer becausein an arena too often dominated byweapons they communicate withwords. Instead of touting ideologiesand brandishing guns, they collectinformation and express the ideasthat give substance and support toour national policies and practices.

Editor’s Note:The dates and events noted in theResident at Random article are tothe best recollection of the residenthighlighted. The feature is forentertainment purposes only.

WHAT IS LOVE?Not long after I entered min-

istry – now nearly 40 years ago –I began to realize the importanceof marriage preparation for youngcouples. Oddly enough though,the seminary had given us littlepreparation for this work, and so Ihad to feel my way through thosefirst years.

At that time a priest wouldcomplete the necessary paper-work with the couple and makeplans for the wedding ceremonyitself. In addition, our diocese hada preparation class for couplescalled “Pre-Cana,” which essen-tially was a 6-7 hour marathonsession, usually held on a week-end. Along with several marriedcouples, the team included aphysician, an attorney and apriest, each giving insights intomarriage.

When all of this was accom-plished, the couple was eligible formarriage - or so we thought!What I soon discovered thoughwas that a distressing number ofmarriages were nonetheless fail-ing, often after just a few years.

At about the same time Ibegan working with annulmentcases, helping divorced people tounderstand what had happened tocause their marriages to fail.What I discovered from hundredsof hours of listening to people’sstories was that, in almost everyinstance, those persons had noidea what they were doing whenthey entered their union. I alsoconcluded that many individualswere not able to communicateeffectively with each other.

Complicating this situation isthat nearly every person enteringmatrimony marries an illusion. Aman or woman ties the knot withwho they think or wish theirspouse to be. And not only do theymarry an illusion, but they alsoare largely ignorant of what theyare promising to do or how to com-municate through their chal-lenges.

This is a sure recipe for disas-ter. And so it is not surprisingthat some 50% of marriages fail.

The Pre-Cana programs werein fact not successful in address-ing these issues in preparing cou-ples for life together as husbandand wife. And this did not sur-prise me. A few hours of instruc-tion cannot provide the in-depthformation essential for a success-ful marriage.

I came to realize that thedeeper preparation necessary fora successful marriage requiredmore individual one-on-one atten-tion. And so, for that reason, Idecided to spend much more timewith couples in an attempt tomeasure their attitudes and help

them to more intelligently enterthe commitment of marriage.

And so over time I developed astrategy in my personal marriagecounseling to assist couples inbeing prepared for this, thebiggest step in their lives. Manyother priests thought me unusualfor spending so much time withcouples. But I remain convincedthat solid marriage preparation isthe most important work that anyclergyman can do. Well-marriedcouples are the foundation stonesof our churches and indeed of ourwhole society.

My first session went some-thing like this. I would welcomethe couple, spending some casualtime getting acquainted. I wouldthen administer a pre-maritalinventory which measured theirattitudes about the basic areas ofmarried life. This would provide aplatform for discussion at latercounseling sessions.

Finally we would wind downdiscussing their proposed wed-ding date as well as a few otherdetails.

When we had completed allthis, the couple would start torelax, figuring they had gottenover the hump and that thiswould all work out just fine. Thisisn’t going to be so bad after all!

Just about this time I wouldmention that I had a few finalquestions before closing. “Ohsure,” they would reply. And so Iwould ask, “Why do you want toget married?”

They would look at eachother, shift in their seats uncom-fortably, and then look at me won-dering if they had somehow got-ten the wrong priest. “Why do wewant to get married?” they wouldthink. Everyone knows why wewant to get married. That is adumb question!

“OK, tell me,” I would add.And they would fumble and mum-ble. “We have common interests;we are friends; we want to spend

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our lives together” were the com-mon answers. I would remindthem that was true of their fami-lies and friends as well, and theywere not marrying them. “Why,”I repeated, “do you want to marryeach other?” Again they wouldshift uncomfortably and eventual-ly one or another would say it wasbecause they loved each other.

“Good,” I replied. And as theyrelaxed, convinced they had satis-fied me I would ask, “What islove?”

At that point they knew theyhad the wrong priest. This guywas a nut case!

“Everybody knows what loveis,” they would think. “Great,” Iwould reply. “Tell me what it is.”They would fumble and babble,coming up with all sorts ofanswers -- but almost never thecorrect one. (In fact, in over 39years of marriage preparation Ihave only had one couple get theright answer.)

I explained to them why itwas absolutely vital that theyhave a clear idea of what theywere promising. It is actually notthe clergyman who would marrythem. Rather it is the couplethemselves who marry by the tak-ing of their vows -- the promise “tolove and to honor each other forthe rest of their lives.” Noweveryone knows what it means to“honor.” It is to hold another inhigh regard. But very, very fewcan accurately define “love.”

And if a couple does not knowwhat they are promising, how canthey honestly make that promiseor keep that promise? Indeed, ifyou do not know what you aredoing, you cannot successfullyenter the bond of marriage.

And so I would conclude thatfirst session by sending them outto discover the definition of love,understood as what they werepromising to do for the other therest of their lives.

A week or so later when theyreturned I would ask them whatdefinition they had found. Theywould share with me their efforts.Inevitably they would not havegotten it right so I continued theassignment till the next appoint-ment. In the mean time we dis-cussed the results of a pre-mar-riage survey they had taken ontheir first visit.

The third appointment usual-ly yielded much the same resultand I would again extend theirhomework. By now they were get-ting very frustrated.

The correct answer to thequestion - “What is love?” - Well,why don’t you research this ques-tion yourself?

You can send me your resultat [email protected].

To be continued next issue!~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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RESIDENTS AND FELLOW STAFF WELCOME YOU TO IVHQ!

Tri-State Lugnuts“Endless Summer” Car Show

Sunday, September 8th (all day), on IVHQ grounds.

You may be asking, “how do Iget to Heaven? Can anyone knowfor sure that they will end up inHeaven? Is it possible for even meto go to Heaven?” You will be gladto know that the Bible does provideanswers for those questions.

Several years ago while livingin northern California, I took sometime to go out to a mall and askpeople a series of questions aboutthis very issue. I situated myselfnear the food court and sat at oneof the tables near the fountain.When someone would sit near me Iwould make eye contact and sayhello to get the conversation start-ed. After a few moments of basicget acquainted talk I would askthis question; “What are yourchances of going to heaven?” (Youmust realize that in northernCalifornia, no topic is off limits andeveryone has an opinion on every-thing that they always want toshare with someone.) Here aresome of the more interestinganswers.

Jack, a senior high studentstated, “I think my chances arevery good. Not necessarily becauseof my own goodness, but becausemy father is such a good man. Ithink the Bible says somewherethat we will meet our fathers in thenext world and my father will be asaint, therefore I know he’ll say agood word for me.”

Ed, a middle-aged business-man said seriously, “My chances ofgetting to heaven are pretty slim. Ican’t play the harp and I don’t owna long white robe.”

Angela, a 30’s somethinghousewife with several noisy kidssimply said “How can I possiblythink of Heaven now? These kids

take up all of my time and energy,I simply do not know about thatkind of stuff at this time in my life,maybe when the kids are all grownand I have some time of my own I’lllook into it.

Kim, a college student lookedat me pretty suspiciously andasked me, “Are you some kind ofreligious nut that I should beafraid of and need to walk awayreal fast?”

I spoke that day to 36 peopleand these are some of the answersto my question about Heaven andhow to get there.

The young man who thoughthis dad was the key to getting toHeaven was sincere but he was sin-cerely wrong. The middle agedbusinessman was not at all seriousand was even a bit uncomfortablewhen I asked such a personal ques-tion. The harried housewife washonest but sadly, none of us knowhow much time we have and to putoff such an important question is tomiss salvation’s great opportunity.The college girl was worried aboutsomeone from the religious commu-nity attempting to sway her think-ing or rob her of the opportunity ofliving without any contact fromGod.

As I continued to ask people torespond to my simple question,some were intrigued and somewere angered. I even found thatsome did not want to know or feltthe answer to the question I posedwas past finding out. One middleaged man even said that such aquestion was largely “irrelevant”.While I tried to show the relevanceof such a question, it became clearthat for most people, their hopesfor Heaven are in their own works,

a good life, and a church relation-ship. I was not surprised in any ofthe answers that I received thatday. They represented a good crosssection of the way people thinkabout how to get to Heaven. Butevery answer I received that daywas wrong, according to the Wordof God.

No one gets to Heaven by hisown good works. If only good peo-ple went to Heaven, there wouldnot be anyone in Heaven. TheBible tells us that “all have sinned,and come short of the glory of God.”(Romans 3:23) It also says “Thereis none righteous, no, not one.”(Romans 3:10) If we had to get toheaven on our own merits, none ofus would make it! No one is right-eous. No one can do enough goodworks to make up for his/her sin. Itjust does not work that way.

The Apostle Paul wrote inEphesians 2:8,9, “For by grace areyou saved through faith; and thatnot of yourselves: it is the gift ofGod, not of works, lest any manshould boast.” Heaven and eternallife cannot be purchased. They donot come to us because of our goodworks. My friend, heaven isoffered to you as a gift. It is offeredfreely, and the only way to get it isto receive it by faith.

Jesus said, “I am the way, thetruth, and the life; no man comethunto the Father, but by me.” (John14:6) No matter what you mayhave been taught, no matter whatyou may be doing to try to earnyour way to heaven, the Lord JesusChrist says He is the only way toget there.

Think again for a moment ofthe thief on the cross next to theLord Jesus that day at Calvary.He did nothing to earn his way toheaven. He had lived a life ofcrime. He was being executed forhis crimes, and by his own testimo-ny, he deserved it. “And we indeedsuffer justly,” he told the otherthief in Luke 23:41, “for we receivethe due reward of our deeds.” Hewas repentant, but he was dying.He could not use his life to do good

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deeds. He had no opportunity tomake restitution for what he hadstolen. His life had been wasted.There was nothing left to salvage.Not even one day. But, our Lordpromised the thief that very day hewould be with Him in paradise. Hecould be sure of it. It was theLord’s promise to him.

How did that dying thief get toheaven? The only way any manever gets there... by faith. Hetrusted Christ. He put his faith in

the Lord. He knew that Jesus wasthe promised Messiah. He knewthat our Lord had done nothingworthy of death, and that thiefcommitted himself to the LordJesus in his dying hours. “Lord,remember me,” he asked (vs. 42)and he was saved.

What must you do to be saved?Simply believe! What must you doto be lost? Nothing! Neglect is thesame as rejection. Trust JesusChrist as your Savior right now,

and heaven will be yours.Will you commit yourself to the

Lord Jesus in faith right now?What a tragedy to waste a life. Youcan reap some of the benefits ofheaven right here in this life, if youwill but trust Him. You can haveyour sins forgiven and possess eter-nal life. You can have the presenceof the indwelling Spirit in your life.Have you trusted Him yet? If not,why not? If not now, when?

A FEW OF OUR BEST!ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME

2013 EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

JANUARYTawnya Tenhouse, Housekeeping

FEBRUARYDeb Kennedy, Activities

MARCHKristen Coulter, Nursing

APRILCarrie Veile, Housekeeping

MAYLori Stark, Physical Therapy

JUNEIla Farris, Dietary

NOMINATIONS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED...Do you know a staff person at IVHQ who goes “aboveand beyond” the call of duty? Perhaps you should sub-mit a nomination for employee of the month on theirbehalf... While there is a nomination form, any hand-written or typed nomination will be accepted.Nominations can be made by residents, their families,other staff, or by volunteers. Please send completednominations or requests for nomination forms to RickGengenbacher in the Headquarters Building. Recipientsare selected on a quarterly basis.

VOLUNTEERISMYou might say I have had

some “eye opening experiences”since starting my new position asDirector of Activities andVolunteer Services. This is some-what surprising considering I amin my 19th year of employmenthere and thought I had seen pret-ty much everything. I see manyof the same things from a differ-ent perspective now however.The biggest of these “eye openingexperiences” was to see howimportant volunteerism is toeveryday life here. I think we allprobably view life here in muchthe same way: the buildings,grounds, residents, employees.But there is another major aspectof life here called the “volunteer.”These people are not always obvi-ous but our volunteers are asvital to quality of life here as anyother factor one wants to consid-er. Though they are around usevery day they often go unrecog-nized because they work in thebackground or are mistaken foremployees. Our more recogniza-ble volunteers are like the faith-ful people that make up our vet-erans organizations. They fundand organize many of the annualevents that contribute to the richculture and tradition that havedeveloped here over many years.

There is yet another group ofvolunteers we never see at all. Alady named Nancy Beverage is agood example of this type of vol-unteer. I am willing to bet youhave never heard of Nancy, eventhough she has been supportingour residents here for years andtouched countless lives with herselfless service. Let me tell you alittle more about Nancy. Shelives one hundred fifty milesaway and rarely has an opportu-nity to visit. In fact, I just mether shortly before this writing,though I have talked with hermany times by phone sinceassuming this position inJanuary. One of my first conver-sations with Nancy was when shecalled me to say she was sendingmoney she had collected so thatwe could buy chocolate for ourresidents. She felt it was impor-tant for them to have good choco-late to eat and did not want it towait until Valentine’s Day. Howsweet is that! (Pun intended).Nancy also organizes drives tocollect comfort items like snacks,toiletries and stamps, which shethen donates here and to otherveterans’ facilities. She alsosends cards, sometimes with adollar in each one so the recipientcan buy a candy bar or some-thing. She does this purely out of

the kindness of her heart and forpeople she will likely never get tomeet or get to hear say “ThankYou.”

But that says a lot about vol-unteers like Nancy. They give ofthemselves without expectationof reward. You may have heardthe phrase “Time, Treasure, andTalent,” which is what a volun-teer gives when they help our res-idents. They donate “time” theycould be spending somewhereelse, money “treasure” they couldspend on something else, andgifts “talents,” they could sharewith someone else. One of ourFriendly Visitor volunteers forexample, would be sharing boththeir time and ability to listenempathetically (time and talent).You get the idea. They areunique people who tend to putothers needs higher on the listthan most of us normally would.They are also people we all canlearn from; imagine a world filledwith people like Nancy Beverage. In future articles, I hope to sharemore about our volunteers andthe ways they serve here, but letme end for now by saying onbehalf of all of us at IVHQ,THANK YOU, volunteers foryour selfless service.

“Blessed is he who has regardfor the weak; the Lord delivershim in times of trouble. The Lordwill protect and preserve his life;he will bless him in the land andnot surrender him to the desiresof his foes. The Lord will sustainhim on his sickbed and restorehim from his bed of illness…”Psalm 41:1-3

VolunteerVoicesBY KELVIN ROBERTS

PLEASE SAVE THE DATEFriday, December 13th - Resident & Family Christmas Party

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TAPS (APRIL 25TH THROUGH JUNE 16TH)

GOD BLESS THESE SPECIAL MEN AND WOMEN, OUR COMRADES...

Elvis Hodge, 85,died May 16th.Elvis was a WWIIArmy Veteranand a residentsince 7/23/09.

Earl Gill, 95, diedMay 7th. Earlwas a WWII ArmyVeteran and a res-ident since 6/5/08.

Peter Guterrez,90, died May 29th.Peter was a WWIIArmy Veteran anda resident since5/25/12.

Bill Fischer, 83,died May 3rd. Billwas a Korean WarArmy Veteran anda resident since1/3/13.

Bill Ferree, 78,died June 6th.Bill was aVietnam War AirForce Veteran anda resident since4/12/12.

Lester Holtschlag,87, died June16th. Les was aKorean War ArmyVeteran and a res-ident since7/30/12.

Irv Reining, 94,died June 15th.Irv was a WWIIArmy Veteran anda resident since5/9/13.

Ralph Pitman,91, died June10th. Ralph was aW W I I A r m yVeteran and a res-ident since2/25/13.

Chuck Nesmith,84, died May 9th.Chuck was aKorean War andVietnam War ArmyVeteran and a res-ident since 12/6/12.

Wylie Michael,89, died May 21st.Wylie was a WWIIArmy Veteran anda resident since9/26/12.

Delbert Linn, 97,died June 8th.Delbert was aW W I I A r m yVeteran and a res-ident since4/22/13.

George Rives,89, died May 12th.George was aW W I I A r m yVeteran and a res-ident since5/31/12.

Frank Wellman,91, died June 1st.Frank was aW W I I N a v yVeteran and aresident since5/21/07.

Lenny Watts,84, died June 3rd.Lenny was aKorean WarArmy Veteranand a residentsince 5/29/84.

Joe Tylutki, 66,died May 28th.Joe was aVietnam WarArmy Veteranand a residentsince 3/14/13.

Mary Frances Staake,91, died May29th. Mary wasa Non-Veteranand a residentsince 10/27/03.

Larry Samuels,83, died May31st. Larry wasa Korean WarArmy Veteranand a residentsince 12/17/01.

Charlie Werries,87, died June12th. Charliewas a WWIIArmy Veteranand a residentsince 3/22/11.

Morris Young,89, died April30th. Morris wasa Peace TimeArmy Veteranand a residentsince 11/19/12.

ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY

WISH LISTThese items currently cannot be funded through the regular budget process but are nonetheless worthy proj-ects. If you or your organization are interested in funding a portion or an entire project, simply contactAdministrator Bruce Vaca at (217) 222-8641, ext. #202 or Director of Marketing Rick Gengenbacher at ext.#380. All contributions, no matter the size, will be noted in the Bugle with the Wish List. These items willremain on the list until we have received enough funds to purchase them. New items will be added from timeto time. (Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Veterans Home . Please write the name of the proj-ect you wish to adopt in the memo note.) THIS LIST IS IN PRIORITY ORDER. As always, thank you for your timeand consideration.

REQUESTED: HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT PROJECT - ADOPT-A-CHAIR PROGRAMREASON: Living environments influence quality of life and many studies have been done regarding the impact the envi-

ronment around us has on our health; physical, and emotional well-being. Such things as wall cover-ings/color, window coverings, lighting, and wall art influence us whether we realize it or not. These thingshelp humanize healthcare environments and can make a setting more reminiscent of home; that’s our goalwith this endeavor, to create a more homelike environment for our residents starting with the dining roomchairs.

PRICE: $325 to Adopt-a-Chair

REQUESTED: PATIENT BATHTUBSREASON: The majority of the bathtubs in nursing units at the Illinois Veterans Home are in excess of 30 years old.

Great advancements have been made in the design of the handicapped tubs during the past three decades -changes that create more comfort and safety for residents and ease on staff. These tubs include side loadingoptions where a door of the bath actually opens, the resident is placed in the bath, the door is secured, thenthe bathtub is filled with water. This makes the bathing process much easier for both residents and staff.

PRICE: $12,500 each (Requesting two)

REQUESTED: AMERICAN VETERANS’ MEMORIAL GARDENREASON: We would like to create a beautiful perennial garden between the Stone Building and Smith Hall for our res-

idents, their families, and all other visitors to enjoy. Thanks to Bergman Nursery, we have a breathtakingdesign that has high curb appeal and is low in maintenance. Some of the design features are a paver patiowith stone benches, special lighting, retaining walls, walkways for wheelchairs, a dry creek bed, and bermswith annuals and flowering trees. This special garden would honor all military veterans and its many walk-ways would tell the story of America’s pathway to freedom.

PRICE: $35,000 total

REQUESTED: DONATIONS TO COVER PRINTING & MAILING EXPENSE FOR THE BUGLEREASON: Donations are requested to help offset a portion of the annual expenses for the bi-monthly publication which,

between printing and postage will exceed $20,000.00 per year.PRICE: ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.

REQUESTED: DONATIONS TO THE RESIDENTS BENEFIT (ACTIVITIES) FUNDREASON: Daily activities for residents and all special events (such as the Family Picnic and the Christmas Party) are

funded out of the Residents Benefit Fund. Donations of all sizes are always welcome as our ActivitiesDepartment continues to provide first-class events and reaches out to all residents through a variety ofactivities.

PRICE: ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!

The Donald Kruger Memorialdonated $480.00 to the ActivityFund

Polish Legion of AmericanVeterans, Stanley BarabaszPost 72, donated $50.00 to theActivity Fund

Stitch & Stir HCE donated$20.00 for Phone Cards

James & Lois Brechbiel donat-ed $20.00 to the Bugle Fund

The Senator John DavidsonMemorial Donated $100.00 tothe Activity Fund

The Wilbur S. West Jr.Memorial donated $25.00 tothe Activity Fund

AMVETS Ladies Auxiliarydonated $684.00 to theMemorial Day Family Picnic -hotdogs & ice cream

The Charles Gavillet Memorialdonated $75.00 to the ActivityFund

The Wayne Fecht Memorialdonated $20.00 to the ActivityFund

AMVETS Post 104 donated$25.00 to the Markword BingoFund for May

Catholic War Veterans Post1933 donated $45.00 to theMarkword Bingo Fund for May& June

The Dr. Michael AndersonMemorial donated $240.00 tothe Activity Fund

Louise Seaver donated $80.00to the Bugle Fund

Marine Corps League Inc.,Department of Illinois, donat-ed $1,000.00 to the ActivityFund

Disabled American VeteransAuxiliary Department of

Illinois donated $200.00 to theActivity Fund

The Deloris Edlen Memorialdonated $165.00 to the ActivityFund

Towanda VFW Post donated$70.00 for Canteen StoreCards

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post5001 donated $50.00 to theActivity Fund

The Lawrence LussingMemorial donated $380.00 tothe Home-Like EnvironmentProject

The Wilma Veach Memorialdonated $25.00 to the ActivityFund

The Robert StevensonMemorial donated $1,350.00 tothe American VeteransGarden Project

Greenview AMVETS LadiesAuxiliary Post 179 donated$50.00 to the Activity Fund

Veterans of Foreign WarsAuxiliary Department ofIllinois donated $16.99 to theRed Hat Ladies Party

Shirley Thielbar donated$20.00 to the Bugle Fund

Sam Gass donated $100.00 tothe Activity Fund

Elk's National VeteransService Commission donated$500.00 to the Garden TherapyProgram and $350.00 to theArt Therapy Program

The John Harlow Memorialdonated $90.00 to the ActivityFund

The May Jenks Memorialdonated $215.00 to the ActivityFund

Raymond & Maria Knowles

donated $25.00 to the ActivityFund

10th District Veterans ofForeign Wars donated $100.00to the Museum Fund / Covercost of Medal of Honor Mural

Velda Fafoglia donated $25.00to the Bugle Fund

Gary & Beverly Delong donat-ed $100.00 to the Activity Fund

James Muldoon donated$100.00 to the Activity Fund

Catholic War Veterans Post1933 donated $20.00 forMarkword Bingo for June

American Legion Post 979donated $1,000.00 to theActivity Fund

Military Order of Purple Heartdonated $545.30 from theircookout to their Activity Fund

The Gerald Frericks Memorialdonated $45.00 to the ActivityFund

American Legion 22nd DistrictPost & Auxiliary donated$105.00 American Legion 22ndDistrict Mayfest

Raymond Gilpin trust funddonated $20.04 to the ActivityFund

The George Rives Memorialdonated $75.00 to theAmerican Veterans MemorialGarden

Merle & Judy Sims donated$100.00 to the Bugle Fund andAmerican Veterans MemorialGarden

Disabled American VeteransDepartment of Illinois donated$1,000.00 for Comfort Items

Springfield USBC WBA donat-ed $200.00 to the Activity Fund

Butch Likes donated $10.00 tothe Bugle Fund

Shirley Thielbar donated$40.00 to the Activity Fund

Bob Shepherd donated $34.00from Chest raffle proceeds tothe Activity Fund

The following individuals, fam-ilies, or organizations donatedto the Memorial Day Picnic:Connie Bottorff - $50.00 Floyd & Diane Alexander -$100.00 Darlene Trone - $25.00Olga Carriger - $25.00Homer Kellogg - $100.00Arnie & Judy Eichorst -$100.00 Russell & Judith Croteau -$100.00Betty Kownacki - $25.00John Bybee - $50.00Jack & Donna Metternich -$50.00Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ericson -$25.00Roy & Barbara Lewis - $20.00Herbert & Dona Schmedt -$25.00John Eric Borg - $200.00Judith Kerst - $50.00Walter Krozel - $100.00Velda Fafoglia - $10.00Donald & Mary Jane Casley -$10.00 Margie Thompson - $20.00Lyndel & Mary Ann Mountain- $30.00Richard & Karen Heberling -$20.00Lain & Marie Johnson - $25.00 Charles & Hazel Stewart -$50.00Steve & Sharon Jamieson -$20.00Julie Clapper - $50.00Bernard & Virginia Ator -$25.00Colette Colgan - $20.00Mary Hamann Family - $35.00Martha Miller - $25.00 James & Marilyn Ward - $5.00Charles Reyburn - $10.00Ark & Lois Quinn - $20.00Kathleen Parris - $50.00

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IVHQ was honored to have Vietnam Veteran and Ex-POW, MajorGeneral John Borling visit on May 1st. Among several topics,General Borling discussed his book Taps on the Walls. The book isa collection of poems he composed while being held as a prisoner ofwar for six and a half years - in the Hanoi Hilton. Signed copies ofthe book are available in the All Wars Museum.

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