January 2019

Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home, 12505 S. 40th Street, Bellevue NE 68123 402-595-2180

The Eagle. How befitting is the name of our newsletter at Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home. Did you know the Eagle

even from Indian legends and the beauty of the Bald Eagle is often the subject chosen to carve into totems. Many of the

tribes have chosen it for a symbol of honor, achievement, leadership and bravery.

In the same way our members were involved in the naming of our wings at the facility: Allegiance, Dedication, Motivation

and Service.

These are all terms of endearment to those who have served in the military.

In keeping with the thoughts of the importance the American Indians had in selecting the Eagle in so many different as-

pects.

The Comanche tell a creation story about a chief’s young son who died. After the father offered prayers, the boy came back

to life as a large and powerful bird – the eagle. To celebrate this legend the Comanche eagle dance is performed in ceremo-

nies.

The Pawnee believe the eagle is the intermediary between the Creator and the people. The eagle was considered a symbol

of fertility as in their large nests high off the ground they were safe and well protected from intruders and were able to

thrive as eaglets.

The eagle feathers are highly regarded in American Indian culture today. They are used in their religious ceremonies.

It is the words used that remind me of ENVH. Honor honoring our members who have served. Achievement-the things

accomplished. Leadership-the TEAM aspect of what we do. Bravery-if we only knew the who, what, when, where, why

and how. We may not know all, but we know a few gave some and some gave all. Bravery-to all the members who have

deployed into harm’s way.

Allegiance-amazing that when we do the pledge of allegiance how many will stand. Wish we could teach a lesson to those

who feel they must kneel. Dedication-countless examples of above and beyond. Motivation-because we were told to jump,

out response was how high? Service-Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and all the family support from a grateful nation.

Our members are like the eagle all distinct in their own way. Parts of this story are from the book ‘Magestic Eagles’, by

Stan Tekiela

Administrator David Williamson

Welcome to the

Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home

Admit Date Name Neighborhood

12/20/18 Todd Tyler Dedication

Every Member at ENVH was adopted for Christmas

and the gifts that we received were wonderful.

Words could not express how thankful we are for all

of the community support that ENVH received dur-

ing the Holidays.

The Shriner Canters stopped by for a visit

with Santa Clause. This is the 11th year that

they have been coming to ENVH to carol for

the members.

St. Matthew’s school stopped by with over a

hundred children and families to bring Christmas

Joy to our members.

January

Dennis Moon January 4 Dedication

Richard Conant January 6 Dedication

Kendall Betzen January 6 Dedication

Robert Broghammer January 8 Motivation

Gerry Duysen January 16 Allegiance

Richard Riggs January 20 Dedication

Ted Vrana* January 31 Allegiance

Thank you for your

service to the United

States of America

We are honored to

serve those who

served!

Member Spotlight

We are shining a spotlight on…….

Richard Davis………....….....………......Allegiance

Cecelia Patterson…..……....…………..Dedication

Mary Martin..................................Motivation

Daniel Lee.....………….…...………….……….Service

Employee of the Month

Angel Aquino, December, 2018:

Angle is a Food Service Cook and was selected because:

She goes out of her way to teach other staff new and efficient ways of doing things.

Before she leaves, she makes sure the area is clan for the next employee, even if the mess was not hers to begin with.

Angel completes tasks inde-pendently and problem solves for herself and others.

Family Council Corner:

This is a wonderful group of family members who meet at

the Home on the 2nd Thursday each month at 10:00 a.m.

They discuss many issues concerning members and their

families. They are a good support system for each other.

This month: January 10, 2018

Next month: February 14, 2018

Please plan to join them and to see what it’s all about.

Family Council President: Mrs. Jean Funkhouser

For more information, please contact Social Services by

asking for Kari, Lynda or Paul

Ombudsman’s Corner:

Ombudsmen are dedicated to enhancing the lives of long term

care residents.

Ombudsmen:

Advocate for residents’ rights and quality care

Educate consumers and providers

Resolve residents’ complaints

Provide information to the public

(Rick Jefferson recently moved out of state and is no longer

our Ombudsman)

If you need assistance contact

Beth Nodes and Sharon Greco

Local Long– Term Care Ombudsman at 402-444-6536

Come check out the new kids corner located in the game room off

of Town Square. This is an area which your family can hang out

with lots of things for families to do together. Please just return

the items when you are finished using them.

Thanks

Activities Staff

Certificate of Excellence:

Rob Sheldrick

Presented by: Member Council

President, Carroll Roberts

Chaplain

Dale Powell

Weekly Services are held in the Chapel

(unless stated otherwise)

Sundays:

9:45 a.m. All Faith Service

10:45 a.m. Catholic Communion

Mondays:

9:30 a.m. Devotional Reading

(held in Service)

10:00 am Devotional Reading

(held in Allegiance)

Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. Bible Study

10:00 a.m. Memorial Services will be held as

necessary on the first Thursday of each month.

1:00 p.m. Catholic Mass

Fridays: 10:00 a.m. Rosary

The stresses and pressures of life sometimes come to us in the occasional, one-time, or periodic events (a car accident, a broken leg, etc.), but sometimes they come in the form of on-going issues that don't seem to get solved and never seem to go away (caring for a

dementia patient, staying a difficult marriage, etc.). Through my own experience and the testimony

of so many people, it seems that one effective, on-going, positive practice to counter those stresses and pressures would be the practice of a daily devotional time or daily quiet time. If you have not tried that, I

would encourage you to do so as we start a new year. This time of year you can find a vast amount of devotional books in Christian bookstores or get devo-

tional magazines like Our Daily Bread. Or you can develop your own approach that might include Bible

reading/meditation, prayer, singing or listening to Christian hymns and songs, etc. To focus on God in the early part of the day sets a positive focus for the day as you acknowledge your ongoing need for and

dependence on God. Let me know if you need assis-tance in finding materials or developing a plan that

might work for you.

Chaplain Dale Powell

In Loving Memory of:

Martha Schmidt

Thomas Hauptman

Lonal Rice