Volume 4 | Number 2 | March/April 2013

Excellence in Living Creekside and The Manor at Elfindale

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Norm NibertNorm Nibert was born on August 16, 1931 the only child of Nadine & Dexter Nibert, in Pocahontas, Arkansas. He attended school in Jonesboro, Arkansas and then they later moved to Springfield, Missouri, where he graduated from Springfield High School in 1949. He attended Oklahoma A & M and Drury College. He married Bonnie Ryan in October, 1951, and to this union three children were born, Michael, Steven and David. Norm started his career working at Elkins & Swyers in 1954, he started out as a jack of all trades, doing such jobs as filling the Coke machine, washing windows, anything else they needed done. He then moved up the corporate ladder from assistant office manager, up to manager,

and then in 1987 he purchased the printing business. The business is now owned by his son Steve and his grandchildren also work there.

Norm’s other passion is player pianos. Player pianos were popular from the 1890’s until the 1930’s, but with the crash of the stock market also went the crash of player pianos. He currently owns four pianos and has a 1987 Baldwin in his room. His oldest piano is a 1911 German made Meldorf. He has in the past restored a player piano, which was a feat Norm said he would never do again. Norm also repairs the piano rolls by ironing them and applying tape to the edges. His interest in player pianos started about 40 years ago. To date he has approximately 7,000 rolls of music for the pianos and 3500 of sheet music. Norm also plays the piano; he prefers semi-classical, ragtime & Scott Joplin.

When Norm was asked about his favorite thing about living at The Manor he said it was the camaraderie between residents and staff.

We are so happy Norm calls the Manor home.

lfintales“Dignity in Life”

Quality Life

Quality Care

Excellent Teams

Outstanding Facilities

Quality Reputation

Stewardship

Our Valentine’s Day CourtHappy Valentine’s Day. The Manor at Elfindale team members cast their ballots for King & Queen, Prince & Princess for our Valentine’s Day Court. Our King &

Queen were Arch P. and Eleanor R. and our Prince & Princess were James C. & Mildred M. Thanks to everyone who voted!! What a great looking court!!

Happy Mardi Gras HAPPY FAT TUESDAY!! In celebration of Mardi Gras we enjoyed purple & green pancakes and Mardi Gras Trivia. Marion White celebrated Mardi Gras with a wonderful mask.

Springfield Regional OperaThree members of the Springfield Regional Opera came to the Manor to sing a variety of songs for the residents. It was a real treat to hear such wonderful classical music.

The Best of the OzarksThe Manor at Elfindale was honored with winning Best of the Ozarks 2012 Nursing/Skilled Care Home Award. Because of our dedication to the Mission, Vision and Values, this was our fourth consecutive year to take this title. Congratulations!!

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Vanessa Johnson was chosen as the Manor Employee of the Year 2012At our monthly all-staff meeting the team members voted Vanessa Johnson our “Employee of the Year 2012.” Vanessa has worked at the Manor for a little over two years. Vanessa is the mother of four children and grandmother to “Five wonderful grand babies” She enjoys dancing and listening to all kinds of music. Her dancing talent can be seen, if you ask for the “Happy Birthday” dance! Her most favorite thing to do when she is off is play with her grand babies. We have heard Vanessa is quite the cook, her specialties include, fried chicken, mac & cheese, collard greens & corn bread. Vanessa states she really enjoys working at the Manor and spending time with the residents. You can always find Vanessa helping other team members, picking up extra shifts and spreading her infectious smile & kind words. Thanks Vanessa for a job well done. We appreciate all you do for the residents.

Lindsay Russell was chosen as the Manor Employee if the Month for December, 2012Our December Employee of the Month was Lindsay Russell. Lindsay is the proud mother of a four year old son Wayd, and soon she will add to her family, with a daughter, McKenzie sometime in June. Lindsay and her husband Tim have 40 acres of land and 12 quarter horses. All that land and horses keep Lindsay and Tim busy during their home time. She will admit her favorite horse is Fly. Lindsay has been a CNA for 11 years and a CMT for four years.

Her favorite thing about working at the Manor for the past 2 years is being able to satisfy the residents and making them happy. We appreciate all you do!

Jessica Gann was chosen as the Manor Employee of the Month for January, 2013

Jessica Gann was voted as our Employee of the Month, for January, 2013, by other team members at our February All-Staff Meeting. Jessica started her career at the Manor in 2009 as a Certified Nursing Assistant; in February of 2011 she transferred to the Life Enrichment Department. Jessica spends her time off with her boyfriend of six years, Johnny. They enjoy traveling together and just recently returned from a trip to Jamaica. Another favorite of Jessica’s is to cook healthy vegetarian meals. You can find Jessica singing, dancing and doing just about anything that makes our resident’s smile. She is a huge asset to the Life Enrichment Team! Thanks Jessica for a job well done.

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Creekside Employees of the MonthCongratulations to Ryan Turner, (left)Security (left), January Employee of the Month and Cris Reed, Dietary (right), February Employee of the Month.

The Manor participates in the Alzheimer’s Tackle Trivia Bowl

The Manor CalendarANoTher YeAr YouNger

MArch birThdAYs1 Elsie Plimmer6 Roberta Monroe9 Lillian Williams13 Margie Reed22 Marie Eslinger

April birThdAYs1 Emma Pollard10 Charles Madden11 Willa Bates

reMeMbered FoNdlYEula Marie MurrayHelen Sober

WelcoMe To The MANor FAMilYGeorgia ChristyPeggy DickensWarren DickensCarolee GoddardDr. James JamesonDenver JohnsonHilda OrrEmma PollardLorene RogersVivian TurnerLucille WilcoxBill MillsapKay DraschilJoy Merrill

best wishes to those who have completed their rehab stay at The Manor and returned home:Helen BurburyConnie ByrnesIris DukeJuanita GendeBeulah MellenbruchMyrtis MillsPriscilla PaulPatricia ThompsonElizabeth TurnerSharon VaughnEmma WilcoxOphelia Woltman

The Manor Activity HighlightsMArch27th, 3:00pm Cookie Bake & Concert Hospice Compassus28th, 3:00pm Birthday Party with David Curtman29th, 10:00am Good Friday Service with The Eutsler Family30th, 10:00am Easter Egg Hunt & Surprise Guests Lolli &

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April4th, 10:00am The Evans present: The Galapagos Islands5th, 3:00pm Hospice Compassus with a cookie bake6th, 10:00am David Curtman in concert6th, 2:30pm American Heritage Girls9th, 3:00pm Hilton Griswold on guitar16th, 10:00am John Southern on guitar17th, 7:00pm Senior Prom with Drury Students20th, 10:00am Conservatory of the Ozarks piano recital26th, 3:00pm Resident Birthday Party

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Creekside Resident Spotlight Shines on…

Barbara BuffWhen speaking with Barbara one is immediately drawn to the sparkle in her eyes and the mischief in her smile. Barbara was born June 23, 1934 in the predominately German community of Lockwood, Missouri. She moved to Springfield when she was eight years old and has been a lifelong resident of the Queen City. One of her favorite childhood memories is sitting with her Granny Byrd eating watermelon fresh from the garden. Barbara was in awe of her granny’s knife skills, something that could be traced back to her ancestor’s rich Native American heritage.

As a young girl Barbara was quite the skater. Sporting a black and red skirt and matching top she danced around the ring with ease. Roller skating takes coordination and a bit of finesse, these skills went out the window when Barbara was balancing two pieces of cream pie in the cafeteria at Central High School. She slipped and ended up wearing the pie from one end to the other. Add insult to injury when you include the entire football team as an audience. Chivalry was dead as they all were so busy laughing no one came to lend her a hand. Obviously, Barbara has a good sense of humor or she never would have shared that story.

Taylor’s Drive In was one of Barbara’s first jobs as a carhop. I envision it being like Arnold’s on Happy Days. She remembers dropping nine malts at one time (on the customer and his car), her boss informed her she would have to pay for the glasses….a whopping two cents a glass! At that time her hourly wage was $2.50 a night plus tips. She easily paid for those glasses with tips!

Barbara enjoys traveling. Her travel log includes exotic places like Belize and Cancun as well as homeland favorites like Washington, DC and Mackinaw Island. Gambling is one of Barbara’s favorite pastimes, and her

love of the games has dictated travel to Vegas and other points of interest. Money has also been a part of her professional life. Barbara worked for Commerce Bank for 25 years. She started her banking career as a secretary and retired as an Assistant Vice President in Residential Lending.

Barbara has one daughter, Terry. I had the pleasure of meeting her during my interview. It is obvious they are friends and enjoy each other’s company. They have traveled together and have even teamed up for an instrumental duet …mom on piano and daughter on organ. Barbara’s family also includes a lovely long haired black cat named Kesha….. If you visit you will more than likely have to imagine what she looks like because although Kesha is warm and fuzzy she does not feel that way towards strangers.

Barbara enjoys the neighborhood feel of the Crossings. She likes the fact that the caretaking, repair and planning are no longer her responsibility. Kesha enjoys the windows and the wildlife. Barbara is looking forward to meeting new people and becoming more active with her new Creekside neighbors.

Best of the OzarksCreekside at Elfindale was honored with being voted as the Best of the Ozarks 2012 Retirement Community by the readers of the Springfield News Leader!

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What Was Black and White and Red All over?No not a sunburned penguin….It was Valentine’s Dinner at Creekside at Elfindale, Springfield, Missouri. Everything was splendid from our finely dressed residents to our perfectly prepared menu. The dining room was decorated in a classic palette of black, white and red with the addition of floral accents that included deep red roses and classic white lilies. A singing Valentine was presented by a quartet from Ozark

Showcase Sweet Adelines. The entertainment for the evening was topped off by our own rendition of the “Not So Newly

Wed Game” hosted by our own version of Bob Eubanks (a big thank you to Stewart

Bach). Ron and Doris Hurd were victorious in our game of love winning the Grand Prize that included dinner, a one night stay at a lovely hotel and lots of truffles. All in all the evening was filled with love and laughter…..and isn’t that what Valentine’s Day is really all about?

Creekside Activity HighlightsMArch27 10:30 Red Hatters Luncheon28 5:00 Divine Dining

April9 10:30 New Resident Coffee12 1:30 Blue Grass Gospel by Jim Kendrick13 5:30 Legends Theatre22 2:00 Scenic Drive25 5:00 Pot Luck

Creekside CalendarWelcoMe NeW creekside resideNTs

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MArch6 William Cunningham. . . . . . U8 Emma Kelley . . . . . . . . . . . #599 Mary Lou Nelms . . . . . . . #21810 Kate Keiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . #4610 Bea Mackey. . . . . . . . . . . . #13210 Chuck Havens . . . . . . . . . . . #912 Myrtis “Tops” Mills . . . . . . . H13 Peggy Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . #714 William Curtis . . . . . . . . . #20414 Mildred McGee . . . . . . . . . . N21 Hilda Gould . . . . . . . . . . . #12324 RaeAnna McShane . . . . . R 6-A

24 Pauline Highfill. . . . . . . . . #20328 Nada Cheatum . . . . . . . . R 7-B28 Thelma Koscak . . . . . . . . . . . D29 Bob Stallcup . . . . . . . . . . . . . W29 Edgar Munson . . . . . . . . . . . #3 29 Pat Stufflebeam. . . . . . . . . . #53

April1 Carrie Brinkman. . . . . . . . . . #21 Mary Hazlewood . . . . . . . . GG4 Adrian Myers . . . . . . . . . . #1024 Victor Hinch . . . . . . . . R 10-A7 Marianne Hinch . . . . . . R 10-A8 Dan Thrall . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3C10 Lucille Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y18 Helen Weiss . . . . . . . . . . . #13318 Helen Jernigan . . . . . . . . . #20025 Aileen Mayfield. . . . . . . . . #23527 Charlotte Magnuson. . . . . . #4428 Virginia Waigand . . . . . . . . .BB

resideNT ANNiVersAries MArch15 Clem & Arthur Ritchey . . . . . Q16 Doris & Ron Hurd . . . . . . . #6926 Pat & Homer Reese . . . . . . #10426 Betty & Joe Doyle . . . . . . . . #67

April Josie & Brian Gallinger . . . #32

eMploYee birThdAYs MArch26 Marissa Lippelman26 Matthew Lippleman28 Arlow Brown31 Kate Ryan31 Patrick Nash

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Creekside Crusaders participated in the

Alzheimer’s Tackle Trivia Bowl Fundraiser

Creekside Chili Cook-OffCold temps bring on “chili” resident competition. The residents at the Crossings competed in the First Annual

Chili Cook-Off, Friday, January 25th. The competition was friendly but fierce. Winners were presented with engraved commemorative ladles. First place

was awarded to Ruth Parham, second went to Doris Hurd and third went to Phil Parham.

Divine Dining at CreeksideDining is Divine and a bit decadent at Creekside at Elfindale. Matt Lippelman, Executive Chef orchestrated a symphony of flavors for our residents to savor. From salad to dessert the experience was truly a work of art for the eye and the taste buds.

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Please call 417-831-3828 to let us know what sort of information you would like to see in future issues!

Administrative Staff creekside AT elFiNdAleExecutive Director ........................... Kimberley LippelmanOffice Manager ..........................................Debbie ChurchResident Coordinator/Admissions ..................... Reta CagleMarketing/Community Relations .................. Denice GageDining Service Coordinator ......................Matt LippelmanExecutve Chef ..........................................Jamie McGuigan

Maintenance Director ..................................... Steven ReedHousekeeping/Laundry Supervisor .......................Pat NashLife Enrichment Coordinator ...................... Kim Morelock

The MANor AT elFiNdAleAdministrator .................................................. Matt Gould

Director of Nursing ................... Peggy McGhee, RN, B.S.

Assistant Director of Nursing ..................... Tracy Glenn, RN

Admission/Social Services ........... Jacqueline Presley, B.S.W.

Social Services ................................. Marcella Peck, B.S.W.

Dietary Supervisor...................................... Theresa Gerald

Housekeeping Supervisor ...........................John Robertson

Laundry Supervisor .....................................Patricia Batson

Life Enrichment ..................................................Lori Hays

Maintenance Supervisor ..............................Robert Hunter

People Development Coordinator .......... Mandy Wilks, B.S.

Office Manager ........................................... Tami Atkisson

Nurse Liaison ...............................................Gail Clay, RN

Staff Development Coordinator ..............Lesa Jackson, RN

MDS Coordinator ................ Sheila Snodgrass, RN, B.S.NContributing Writers ...........Lori Hays and Kim MorelockElfintales Editor .............................................. Denice Gage

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Excellence in LivingelFiNdAle reTireMeNT coMMuNiTY

Elfindale Retirement Community offers gracious living for adults 55 and older in central Springfield. Over 300 seniors choose to enrich their lives and call Elfindale home. We are proud to be situated on 62 beautiful wooded acres with wildlife and walking trails to give our residents a ‘country-like’ relaxed lifestyle.

Built on a reputation of quality, Creekside at Elfindale offers independent living choices with our cottages and lodge apartments. Our homes are well designed, our grounds are well maintained, our food is the best and our activities are second to none.

The Manor at Elfindale is located on the western edge of our campus providing 24/7 skilled nursing care. Well known for its high caliber of care, The Manor’s all private rooms allow for Medicare rehabilitation, long term care and secure memory support for those in need.

For More iNForMATioN or cAMpus Tour pleAse coNTAcT:•  Creekside at Elfindale, Independent Living – Reta Cagle at 417-831-3828 •  The Manor at Elfindale, Skilled Nursing Care – Jackie Presley at 417-831-2273 •  www.elfindaleretirement.com

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1601 south Fortspringfield, Mo 65807417.831.3828

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