911 Ridgewood Drive Decorah, IA 52101 Nursing Home Phone: 563-382-8787 Assisted Living Phone: 563-387-3777 Website: www.easternstardecorah.com Email: info@easternstardecorah.com

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 in-stead 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!

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MAY NEWSLETTER 2016

PLANT SALE

SUNDAY JUNE 5TH AT 1:30PM

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!

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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.

3 ASSISTED LIVING WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TWO NEW PEOPLE!

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 grand-

children. 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.

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 or-chestras and is a member of the local band Absolute Hoot. She says, “It has been really fun to get to know the As-sisted Living residents. They have so

many interesting stories to share!” NORI & AGGIE

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!

NURSING HOME RESIDENTS ABOVE: DORIS ANDERSON, JACK MALEK & MARIANNE CRAFT-NORTON

BELOW: SHIRLEY SCHMITT, ORLAN LANDSGARD & MARGARET MOTTLEY

ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS ABOVE: FRANK LORENZ, DOROTHY ARP & PEGGY WIECHMAN

BELOW: ALICE BRODERICK, PHYLLIS FALDET & ALICE WILBUR

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TOP: St. Benedict’s students came to visit and make shamrocks. BOTTOM: We celebrated Mardi Gras.

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.

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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

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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

Tom & Mae Schmitt Margaret Usgaard

In Memory of Donna Gavle Tom & Mae Schmitt

In Memory of Ken Grimes Tom & Mae Schmitt

Rose Mary Ho;lland

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

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

Karl Jacobsen Tom & Mae Schmitt

Eric & Laurie Kreul

In Memory Hattie Hauber Alison & Kent Bishop

Rachel Holm Terry & Joannie Rollins

Dave & Lori Steffen

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

Eric & Laurie Kreul

TO BILL BECVAR ESTATE FOR THE GENEROUS DONATION

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Barthell O. E. S. Home 911 Ridgewood Drive Decorah, IA 52101

RESIDENTS MAKING

PEANUT BUTTER PINE CONES

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

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK PEGGY FOR ALL THE YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOU WILL BE MISSED!