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A publication of Palm Village Retirement Community
Cover story |
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Baby Boomers are
Moving to Palm Village
April, 2015 | www.palmvillage.com
Page 5:
Palm Village launches
re-designed website
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What is Cyprus 2015
and why is it important?
Page 8-9:
PV residents travel
‘here and there’
In the Chapel
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Public is welcome.
April 2015 | www.palmvillage.com
April
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PV Chaplain Byron Neufeld
Communion - A Passover Celebration
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Mike Spinelli
Tabor College West Coast Development Director
Baby Boomers are Moving to Palm Village............. 3-5
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Jordan Ringhofer
Pastor of Kingsburg MB Church
Palm Village Launches New website............................. 5
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Jason Hofer
Youth Pastor Reedley MB
“Praying for our Grandchildren”
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Rich Latta
Dinuba Presbyterian Church
May
Table of Contents
Lovely Patio Homes Show Residents’ Styles............... 6
Cyprus 2015 Fund Raiser................................................. 7
Food, Fun and Friends at Soup Supper 2015............ 7
PVRC Residents Travel ‘Here and There’................ 8-9
Living Legacy and Memorial donations.............. 10-11
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Kathy Peak
Gospel Music Concert Old-Fashioned Community Hymn Sing!
Third Sunday of every month - 5:45 to 7:00 p.m.
Palm Village Chapel
Important upcoming 2015 dates
Saving Water Leads to Landscape Changes.............12
On our cover:
A group of happy Palm Village
“Baby Boomers” relax at the
newly-renovated Barbara’s Diner.
Photo by Reedley photographer
Frankie Leal.
4th of July Celebration
Palm Villager •April 2015
Fall Jamboree
First Saturday of October
October 3, 2015
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Retirement Community, a mission agency sponsored
by the Bethany and Butler Mennonite churches in
Fresno and by the Mennonite Brethren churches of
Dinuba, Kingsburg and Reedley.
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Director of Marketing, Jim Dueck
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Federal Fair Housing Law
Cover story
Baby Boomers
are Moving to Palm Village
In 2014, five baby boomers moved to Independent Living Patio Homes at Palm Village.
The attitudes of Baby Boomers have brought
many shifts to society. And one of them is a wonderful blessing for Palm Village. Interviews with our
resident Baby Boomers revealed a common attitude:
they wanted the decision about where to live in
their retirement years to be theirs while they are still
young, not by a family member who had to make
the choice for them because of their health issues.
Bravo to each of our Boomers: Stephen Vincent,
Terry and Marilyn Chappell, Linda Radford, and
Chris Holmen for their foresight. They followed the
advice of most residents of Palm Village who made
the move when they were much older, “Don’t wait
to move here. You will love it.” And it is wonderful
that the moniker, Nursing Home has been replaced
in the boomer’s vocabulary with the more accurate
moniker, Retirement Community.
Even though the attitude of foresight is a commonality, each of them has unique reasons for moving to Palm Village.
The youngest of the group, at age 64, Stephen
Vincent decided he wanted to live in a community
that provided all of his housing needs so that he
would never need to move again. And his three-bedroom patio home, beautifully furnished and decorated, surely is a lovely home.
Although Steve did expect to be retired, because
he is an accomplished pianist and organist, he
Terry and Marilyn Chappell take a peaceful and healthy bike ride through Palm Village.
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became employed by Reedley and Orange Cove
ability of rehabilitation on campus in Skilled NursHigh Schools who enjoy the privilege of having him ing carried a lot of weight in her decision-making.
accompany their choirs. He also plays for events at
Also, as a single woman, the high cost of her
homeowner’s fees, property tax and utilities in her
Palm Village and is one of the founders of the very
popular “Old Fashioned Community Hymn Sing”, former condo, enticed her to look at Palm Village,
the third Sunday of every month. Because of Steve’s where expenses such as, maintenance and landscapextraordinary musical talents he was featured in
ing are included in the monthly fee.
Now her life is filled with fellowship as she keeps
an earlier newsmagazine and the story can be read
here: www.PalmVillage.com click Newsmagazine.
busy with the many on-campus activities as well as
Terry and Marilyn Chappell
moved to Palm Village from Aptos,
California because they wanted
what Marilyn refers to as tri-level
care – Independent Living, Assisted
Living and Skilled Nursing in a
community that was affordable.
And the best part for them; life at
Palm Village is beyond their expectations. Marilyn speaks about every
element with superlatives: great
food, fabulous activities director,
Norma Froese, wonderful neighbors who are like family, and on
and on.
Marilyn raves about the time she
does NOT have to spend grocery shopping, cooking, and with
clean-up. And what does Terry like?
Well, his garage of course. And like
most of the men at Palm Village
he is happy he doesn’t have to do
Palm Village resident Linda Radford spends a pleasant morning enjoying
home maintenance and yard work,
some quality time in the Palm Village library.
or chop wood, leaving lots of time
for the trips arranged by Norma,
bike riding in the many quiet streets of the nearby
traveling when trips to other areas are offered.
neighborhoods and any spontaneous plans the days
Linda has always had a warm affinity for the elderbring.
ly so she is grateful for the opportunity she has for
They love life at Palm Village so much that Mari- interacting with those in their 80’s, 90’s and older
lyn, called her good friend, Linda Radford a former whom she describes as “so sweet, so nice.”
resident of Watsonville, California and told her,
Among the five baby boomers, Chris Holmen is
“You better move here right now, they have a one
the only one who considered his current need for
bedroom Patio Home available.” So Linda made
health care as a motivation to make Palm Village his
the move.
home, as he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease
Linda knew that in her later years, if she needed
three years ago.
help only a brother would be a candidate for assistAlong with the others in the young group, he felt
immediately welcome at Palm Village. Chris enjoys
ing her. “He’s older than I am and I don’t want
him to feel responsible for me,” she said.
the fellowship of other game players with whom he
She feels that perhaps because she has arthritis,
plays Canasta, Dominoes, Corn Toss, and Cards-nshe may need a surgery in the future and the availMarbles, partly because “one of the things I appre4 •
ciate about Palm Village is the abundance of life experiences
that are shared with all by those who have seen many more
birthdays than I.”
Chris’s daughter, son-in-law, and three grandchildren live
right across the street from Palm Village. That becomes a
double bonus in light of his attorney’s statement that, “Statewide, Palm Village gives the best bang for the buck.” And
the choice to move here proved even more wonderful because Chris is especially pleased with the Parkinson’s Support
Group right at Palm Village and the spiritual component.
As a former schoolteacher, he has maintained time in the
classroom as a volunteer at both Washington and Lincoln
Elementary Schools.
A marvelous attitude that is truly shared by all of the Baby
Boomers and the others who call Palm Village “home” was
voiced so well by the Chappells when they said, “we don’t
think about what we gave up by moving from our former
home. We just think about all the good things we are getting
here at Palm Village.”
(Above) Resident Chris Holmen lets
the “corn bag” fly during a rousing
game of Corn Toss.
(Left) Resident Stephen Vincent accompanies Wayne Skaret, Malcolm Light,
Dennis Fast and Randy Janzen during the
Thanksgiving lunch.
New Palm Village website enhanced
with advanced technology for a better
user experience on all devices
We have a new website with some features we know you will really
like. It is responsive (easily viewable on all mobile devices) and you’ll
be able to navigate through it with minimum clicks. Plus our new
photos really show how lovely our community is.
Visit www.palmvillage.com to enjoy our new “user-friendly” site.
(Left) The new palmvillage.com was built to automatically change image and
text size for easy viewing on desktop and laptop computers,
tablets and iPads or mobile phones.
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Lovely Patio Homes
Show Residents’ Styles
With a look at these photos, you will see that
many of our Patio Home residents have a flare
for decorating.
We listen when residents have requests for
customization of their Patio Homes, and accommodate them by making the changes
whenever possible.
Some modifications are as simple as different faucets, while some are more complicated,
such as replacing carpet with hard wood
floors. Stephen Vincent requested modifications to the doorway to his “music room.”
Our goal is for our residents to add their own
personality and style to their home.
As Patio Homes become available, we
are remodeling with new flooring, lighting
and kitchen counter tops. With the planned
changes to the Courtyards and the Garden
Room, Palm Village continues to be a lovely
place of residence indoors and out.
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(Above) Living room, dining room and entrance to music
room in Stephen Vincent’s three-bedroom Patio Home.
(Below) Bedroom and upgraded kitchen (with granite
counter top) of a two-bedroom Patio Home.
Cyprus2015
Palm Village has strong ties to the Moadieh Evangelical Center for Assisted Living in Beirut, Lebanon
because in April 2012, the founding senior manager,
Joyce Eid, shadowed Palm Village Staff, visited with
residents, and worked with senior management for
education and preparation to open the first known
Assisted Living Center in Lebanon. In September at Cyprus2015, representatives
from the Mennonite Central Committee, Mennonite
Health Services, Palm Village Retirement Community, Moadieh Evangelical Center, and Ain Wazein
will meet at a study conference in Cyprus with twelve
nursing home providers sponsored by Sunni, Druze,
and Shiite branches of Islam, and Evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox religions.
In support of peaceful interfaith conversation to
assist the elders in a region affected by warfare and
intolerance, we are asking you to make a contribu-
tion to cover
the expenses of
the conference.
“Our world
so marked by
divisiveness and
violence needs
more sources of hope and less despair. May we all
do our part in contributing to healing and hope and
peace,” said Rick Stiffney, President of Mennonite
Health Services.
Donate online at www.palmvillage.com/donations and choose Cyprus in the drop-down box, call
our accounting office (559-638-6933) with your
credit card number or send a check, marked Cyprus,
directly to Palm Village, PO Box 1028, Reedley, CA
93654.
Food, Friends and Dessert at
Soup Supper 2015!
(Left) Judy Janzen and Orletha
Obermann enjoy soup and dessert
together (Below) Small Key Lime and
Berry pies were popular with Soup
Supper guests.
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From the number of guests and residents, to the amount of generosity,
Palm Village’s 2015 Soup Supper was a rousing success! Our thanks to
all who enjoyed the fellowship and contributed to Living Legacy.
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(Above) Bill and Helen Stewart
helped to make this a well-attended
event.
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(Above) Palm Village residents listen to a
presentation at the Duarte Poinsettia
Warehouse in Hughson, CA.
(Left) Kindergarten and first grade students
from Immanuel Elementary sing for
residents in the Palm Village lobby.
(Right) Two “families” of residents made up the teams for
a fun PVRC game show
event with a Valentine’s Day
Theme. Norma Froese, at right,
is introducing the “Family Feud“
host, her husband, Ron Froese.
(Below) PVRC staff and residents
visited the Pismo State Beach
Monarch Butterfly Grove recently. Shown (l to r) are Amalia
Garcilazo, Robert Heinrichs,
Linda Radford, Elvera Schmidt,
Mary Jane Lepp, Albert Pauls
and Barbara Roberts.
Fun and games at Palm Village and on the road!
Palm Village Donors
LIVING LEGACY
Sergio and Cindy Alvarado
Verne and Linda Anderson
Gerald Avants
Howard and Penny Ayers
Bank Of The Sierra
Ken and Lucille Barnett
Randy Bayless
Don and Lydia Beckenhauer
John and Esther Berg
Sam and Marvis Bergen
Katherine Bonham
Charles and JoAnn Brandt
Roger and Royetta Brandt
Wayne and Eleanor Brandt
Ron and Judy Brown
Ginger Bull
Harley Buller
Chapel Fund
Larry and Beverly Christman
Susan Collin
Wayne Countryman
Charles and Mary Davison
Reed and Diane Decker
Lloyd and Denise Derksen
Frances Dick
Henry and Erica Dick
Steven R. and Ruth Dick
Dinuba Mennonite Brethren Church
John and Lois Divelbiss
Bernhard Doerksen
Dovetail Remodeling
Jim and Benti Dueck
Frank and Margaret Duerksen
Sarah Edwards
Thomas and Catherine Edwards
Mel Ekberg
Everett and Nadine Elder
Calvin and Marjorie Elrich
Ann Enns
Enns Foundation
Kenneth Enns
Mike and Teresa Enns
Marlow and Rachel Ens
Rubena Ewell
Dennis and Connie Fast
Donald and Marie Faul
Doris Fleishauer
Doug and Ruth Fowler
Roger and Lawanda Franz
Anne Friesen
Barbara Friesen
Elmer and Ann Friesen
John and Harriet Friesen
Marvin and Mary Ellen Friesen
Paul and Freda Friesen
Ron and Norma Froese
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October 11, 2014 thru March 10, 2015
Marlowe and Lila Frueh
Jim and Mary Gaede
Ray and Pamela Goertzen
Joel and Charlene Golbek
Lloyd and Carol Golbek
Golden Farms Express Inc.
Philip and Donna Grunau
Alfred Guerra
Marjorie Guichard
Norm and Joan Hall
Leo Don and Ruth Harms
Menno and Jane Harms
Dan and Suzanne Harrell
Glen and Helen Harvin
Lyndon and Patti Heinrichs
Walter and Mary Ann Heinrichs
James and Elaine Henderson
Charles and Marilyn Hertzler
Byron and Juanita Hirata
Evelyn Hodel
Egon Hofer
Sylvia Hofer
Christopher Holmen
Betty R. Isaak
Joel and Judith Isaak
Irvin and Kathryn Jantzen
Ellen Janzen
Franklin and Judith Janzen
Marilyn Janzen
Judy Johnson
Marc and Penni Johnson
Herbert and Marcella Jones
Loree Jost
Agnes Kamada
Dallas and Betty Kelley
Dan and Shawna Kevorkian
Anne Klassen
Arthur and Beverly Klassen
Ethel Klassen
Herk and Lu Klassen
Orpha Klassen
Peter and Nancy Klassen
Paul and Rachel Kliewer
Pete and Dora Mae Kliewer
Ruth Kliewer
David Koop
Malinda Koop
Brian and Lavonda Kopsa
Marvin and Sharon Krause
Walter and Helen Krause
Robert and Wanda Kroeker
Ruth Kroeker
Viola Kroeker
Rick and Margie Kuffel
James and Barbara Lambert
Dennis and Julia Langhofer
Micheal and Florence LaRue
John and Marilyn Lehrman
Mary Jane Lepp
Bob and Marilyn Lewis
Norma Loewen
W. G. Loewen
Donald and Mary MacNeill
Ann Martens
ATF Martens Family
Leanne Martens
Peggy McAlister Davis
Luella McCombs
David and Beverly McDannald
Robert and Bernice McGuire
Karon Meyer
Barbara Miller
Susan Mills
Cornelia Neale
Carolyn Neufeld
Eddie and Verona Neufeld
Kenneth Neufeld
Dorothy Nickel
Laura Nickel
Orletha Obermann
Pacific District Conference of MB Churches
Helen Panttaja
Albert and LaVerna Pauls
Bradley and Charis Pauls
Henry and Adeline Pauls
Luella Pauls
Melvin Pauls
Vernon and Bertha Pauls
Abner and Olene Penner
Herbert A. and Ella Penner
Peter and Jean Penner
Sandy Penner
Bill and Carol Peters
Gerry and Kim Peters
Jonie and Sarah Peters
Raymond and Grace Peters
Dan and Julie Pimentel
Thomas and Janice Pobst
Kevin and Lori Pope
Doug and Lori Porter
Erma Ratzlaff
Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church
Marvin and Marciel Regier
David and Sandy Reimer
Ken and Carol Reimer
Roland and Lois Reimer
Ron and Betty Reimer
Stanley and Sandra Reimer
Vernon and JoElla Reimer
William and Grace Reimer
Anne Rempel
Verna Richert
Thelma Roach
Dwight and Verna Roberts
Priscilla and Steven Rockett
Lois Rosenfeld
Rae and Marj Saltzman
Laurinda Salvador
SaveMart Supermarkets
Sheryl Sawatsky
George and Marcia Sawatzky
Bill and Darla Scharbach
Ellen Schloenvogt
Elvera Schmidt
Michael and Cindy Schuil
Donald and Carol Seeks
Daisy Siemens
Ruth and Galen Snell
Robert Sr. and Sandra Sorber
William and Helen Stewart
Jean Studts
Alvin and Shirley Suderman
R L. and Wilma Suderman
Leroy and Vivian Swiney
Dale Swinney
Jesus Tapia
Gloria Thiesen
Grace Thiessen
Gary Unruh
Bruce and Rachel Uyeda
Stephen Vincent
Aldene Vogt
Dave Wall
Dennis and Brenda Wall
Dennis and Elizabeth Warkentin
John and Geri Warkentin
Leonard and Joyce Warkentin
Ruby Warkentin
Al and Dotty Warkentine
June and David Weber
Debbie Weikle
Gladys Wiebe
Wayne and Sheila Wiebe
Edwin and Naomi Wiens
Harry and Elvina Willems
Lucille Willems
Claretta Worley
CYRPUS 2015 Henry and Erica Dick
Frank and Margaret Duerksen
Melvin and Karen Enns
Dennis and Connie Fast
Beth Landis
Bill and Ila McIlvan
Barbara Miller
David and Sandy Reimer
Vernon and JoElla Reimer
Dwight and Verna Roberts
Leonard and Joyce Warkentin
IN MEMORY OF
TIMOTHY A. BERGDAHL
Gloria Thiesen
IN MEMORY OF DIRK BYL
Louise Bernsen
Jeanette Byl
Ann Enns
Rubena Ewell
Elmer and Ann Friesen
Eddie and Verona Neufeld
Laura Nickel
Dwight and Verna Roberts
Grace Thiessen
Gladys Wiebe
IN MEMORY OF MARGIE DICK
Gloria Thiesen
IN MEMORY OF VIVIAN GIDDENS
Joann Hall
Larry and Karen Jost
IN MEMORY OF HENRY GUICHARD
Bernardina Guichard
IN MEMORY OF ANNEMARIE HEINRICHS
Charles and JoAnn Brandt
Gladys Wiebe
Grace Thiessen
Gloria Thiesen
IN MEMORY OF PETE P. ISAAK
Ron and Judy Brown
IN MEMORY OF LEONA KROEKER
Dorothy Ratzlaff
IN MEMORY OF BARBARA LAMB
Louise Bernsen
IN MEMORY OF STANLEY MARTENS
Sam and Marvis Bergen
Loren and Barbara Buller
Harold and Pat Enns
John and Luella Friesen
Menno and Jane Harms
Robert Heinrichs
Robert and Katherine Huebert
Irvin and Kathryn Jantzen
Ron and Charlotte Jones Sr
Loree Jost
Arthur and Beverly Klassen
Roger and Nancy Kusch
David and Beverly McDannald
John and Margie McNulty
Laura Nickel
Lavina Ollenburger
Bill and Carol Peters
John and Mary Lee Schlesselman
RL and Wilma Suderman
Gloria Thiessen
Irma Toews
Dennis and Elizabeth Warkentin
Allen and Linda Wiebe
Gladys Wiebe
IN MEMORY OF RUTH MCCANN
Connie Brooks
Joann Hall
Robert and Katherine Huebert
Harriet Leonard
Harold and Deborah McClarty
Chris and Pauline Pedersen
Shirley Rasmussen
Linda Rotan
IN MEMORY OF
ROSEMARY FRIESEN NACHTIGALL
Irma Toews
IN MEMORY OF MARTHA NEUFELD
Lyman and Marlene Ehrlich
Ethel Klassen
Janice Young
Grace Thiessen
IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY NICKEL
Nancy Mae Ewert
Laura Nickel
Lois Fletcher
Ron and Judy Brown
IN MEMORY OF LUELLA PAULS
Adeline Pauls
Adonijah and Eva Pauls
JH and Edna Pauls
Malinda Pauls
Mary Pauls
Rod Pauls
IN MEMORY OF DON THIESEN
Sam and Marvis Bergen
Leo Don and Ruth Harms
Gloria Thiessen
IN MEMORY OF JIM VOGT
Sam and Marvis Bergen
Doug and Ruth Fowler
Leanne Martens
Irma Toews
Gladys Wiebe
Allen and Linda Wiebe
IN MEMORY OF HAROLD WORLEY
Laura Nickel
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P.O. Box 1028
Reedley, CA 93654
Palm Village Retirement Community • (559) 638-6933 • www.palmvillage.com
Artist’s
rendering
of a conceptual
design. Actual
landscape
design
will vary.
Saving Water Leads to Landscape Changes
Palm Village is dedicated to being a good steward
of water, a resource that has become so precious in
California. Our current landscape takes approximately 1 million
gallons of water each year to maintain the plants and
grass. In place of the thirsty plants, we will plant more
drought tolerant plants with a landscape design that
will offer our residents and their families and friends,
open spaces where they can gather in a lovely area,
perhaps for a barbecue under a gazebo.
We are hoping that you will join us in our stewardship and make a donation to our Courtyards project.
You can easily donate online at www.palmvillage.com
and click on Donations, or call our accounting office
with your credit card number or send a check, marked
Courtyard, directly to Palm Village, PO Box 1028,
Reedley, CA 93654.