June 2015 Vol.35 No.6

Sitka Pioneers’ Home 120 Katlian Street

Sitka, AK 99835-7342

Sitka Pioneers’ Home

Resident Birthdays

Tom True 6-3

Galen Insteness 6-12

Melba Van Horn 6-17

Jim Davis 6-29

Staff Birthdays

Nathan Bernhardt 6-4

Marc Vidad 6-8

Keith Gibson 6-13

Barb Sturm 6-15

Lea Cariaga 6-17

Allison Kaylor 6-19

Sharie Manuel 6-23

Judy Molina 6-24

Shari Carroll 6-25

Tess Holden 6-27

Cecilia Mirasol 6-28

We will celebrate all June birthdays at

Home Happenings on Friday, June 26th.

Scuttlebutt…

We had several Sitka High Graduates this

year! Congratulations to Audrey Nevers’

son, Justin, and Joe & Lisa Partido’s son,

Mark! Leah Van Cise’s son, Tristan, was the

Salutatorian for the class of 2015! What an

awesome achievement! Congratulations to

each of them and their families!

Josie Ancheta’s son, J.R. Ancheta,

and daughter, Aiza Miguel, just

graduated from UAF! J.R. has a Bachelors

of Science degree in Liberal Arts and Aiza

earned a degree in Civil Engineering, Magna

Cum Laude! Congratulations, Josie. Your

kids are awesome!

Cheryl Duncan is retiring! June 1st marks

the last day of her 27 1/2 year career as a

Certified Nursing Assistant here! Cheryl’s

calming gentle nature will be truly missed by

residents and staff. Thank you for your

many years of service and best wishes for

your retirement!

May Day—Basket –making

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta—our nearly 30 year old piñata's last hurrah!

Comfort Food Contest—“Mother’s Favorites”

Elk’s Mother’s Day Celebration—Honoring Fredi Young and all our wonderful Mothers!

Fortress of the Bear—Outing

Raptor Center—Home Visit

Eden Reregistration Party! Get geared up for a Luau themed beach party to celebrate our recent Eden reregistration!

Friday June 12th , 2015 @ 1:30pm

— Main Lounge

Games, drinks, fun!

Father’s Day Extravaganza!

Friday June 19th, 2015

9-11am—Free Barbering (Beauty Shop)

11:30am—Steak and/or Hotdog lunch (Recreation Kitchen)

1:30pm—Men’s Drive (meet at Barrack’s Street Door)

Help celebrate our

crazy ways,

Dress up funky on

Fulton Day!

June 9th @ 1:30pm

In the Main Lounge

In honor of Fulton Thompson, on his birthday,

and the unique wardrobe he wore with pride!

Thank YOU!

Sitka Elks Lodge for the wonderful Moth-

ers Day celebration they hosted for the la-

dies of our home. Fredi Young was our hon-

ored “Mother of the Year”! Thank you very

much for, once again, sponsoring this annu-

al event. Jill has become famous for her gorgeous

and delicious trifles that she makes for our

Elks “Mother of the Year” Party! What a

thoughtful way to celebrate the day!

Thanks, Jill! You really know how to make

us feel special! ~The Mothers

Raptor Center came to us with two owls

recently. “Tootsie,” the Saw-whet Owl, and

“Owllison,” the Horned Owl, were so fun to

look at and learn about. Thank you for

bringing in the birds and sharing your

knowledge of them with us! We look for-

ward to your next visit.

Fortress of the Bear let us stop by and see

the bears (all eight of them!) free of charge

this month. Thank you for letting us visit the

bears every summer. It’s so fun to watch

them grow!

Gene McGuire, our Kitchen Manager, is

always coming up with ways to help out with

providing food for our special activities! He

had treats ready for our May Day gathering,

loaded nachos for Cinco de Mayo, helped

out with the latest Comfort Food Contest,

and was happy to host a pizza party for Na-

tional Pizza Party Day. Gene also inspired

our “Pizza and a Movie” gathering recently

(which was a blast and his homemade pizzas

were delicious). Gene, and the rest of the

kitchen staff, are also helpful when we need

a last minute ingredient or two for our bak-

ing/cooking groups. Thank you, Gene, for all

you do to enhance the quality of life we all

experience in this home!

EDEN MOMENTSEDEN MOMENTSEDEN MOMENTS

A new garden is in the works! Skye is gathering supplies (and helping hands) to build a garden bed for the front porch. It will be a table height, wheelchair accessible structure featuring many edibles. Residents are en-couraged to assist with care and harvesting. How exciting!!

Don’t judge each day by the harvest that you reap, but by

the seeds you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson

British writer

Eden Principle 2: An Elder-centered communi-ty commits to creating a Human Habitat where life revolves around close and continuing contact with

plants, animals, and chil-dren. It is these rela-

tionships that provide the young and old alike with a pathway to a life worth

living.

Celebrate Certified Nursing Assistants Week

June 11-18th, 2015

This is an important time to recognize

the work of our CNAs, who have dedi-

cated their lives to caring for others,

and to learn from the skills they have

gained in that time.

We will be honoring the excellence of our

Certified Nurse Assistants at the

Home Happenings celebration on Friday,

June 26th, 2015.

Resident Meeting Minutes Wed. May 20, 2015 @ 1:30pm in the Rec. Kitchen

Attending: Fredi Y, Sue H, Donna G, Dorothy K, Martha H, Maureen R, Jim D, Al G, Mary E, Henriette O, Susie

S, Rebecca T, Recreation Assistant, Gene M, Kitchen Manager, Skye W, Recreation Therapist I.

Meeting minutes from April were approved as read.

Food Forum:

Gene spoke about the menu for the next three Thursday BBQs.

Gene initiated the idea for “Pizza and a Movie” that will be held May 27th, @ 1:30pm with his homemade pizza

being served for all in attendance.

Agenda Items:

Home happenings is on Friday, May 29th @ 1:30pm, honoring our Nurses.

The walking picnics will be back on the calendar starting in June. They are scheduled for Tuesdays at 11-1pm and

include a bag lunch from our kitchen.

June 9th is a new Pioneer home holiday called Fulton Day in honor of our dear friend, Fulton Thompson. June

9th was his birthday, and in honor of his eccentric wardrobe and creativity all are encouraged to dress up a little cra-

zy!

We are having our Eden Re-registration Party on June 12th with a Luau theme.

Father’s day will be celebrated on Friday June 19th with free barbering for our men, a steak and/or hotdog lunch

in the rec. kitchen and a drive in the afternoon, just for our guys!

Home happenings for June will be honoring the CNA staff.

New Business:

No new business.

Phil's update:

Dayna attended in Phil’s absence. Phil is planning on returning in a couple more weeks. The domestic water re-

modeling is in progress.

Respectfully submitted, Skye Workman, RT I

Welcome Thomas “Tom” True

Thomas Jesse True was born June 3, 1949 in

Portland, OR to Charles True and Gail Gipson.

Tom has a brother, Glenn, living in Portland and

a brother, Scott, who is now deceased. He mar-

ried Shelley McLaughlin on May 24, 1975 and

they moved to Alaska in 1978. They have two

sons, Nicholas, living here in Sitka, and Micah

who lives in Edmonton Alberta Canada. Tom

received a Masters Degree in Zoology, but spent

his career working for the US Immigration and

Naturalization Service, from where he retired in

2008. Thomas likes many different kinds of

games such as BINGO, dominos, checkers,

cards and puzzles. He also likes reading and

discussions. Tom enjoys outdoor activities such

as walking and picnics and going for a ride to

the store. Thomas is a bit shy, but once he is

more settled in you’ll find he has a good sense

of humor and would like to participate in a vari-

ety of social activities. Welcome Tom to R-House Neighborhood

and the Sitka Pioneer Home family!

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