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BBUUGGLLEE

SEPTEMBER

&

OCTOBER

2012

BRUCE VACAAdministrator

Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy

PAT QUINNGovernor

State of Illinois

ERICA J. BORGGRENDirector

IL Dept. Veterans' Affairs

ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY

TRI-STATE LUGNUTS CAR SHOWKen Kennard (r) of Markword Infirmary purchases 50/50tickets during the Tri-State Lugnuts “Endless Summer” CarShow on Sunday, September 9th. The event was blessedwith beautiful weather and a record number of cars partici-pating. Thank you, Lugnuts!

(See additional photos from the show on pages #14-15.)

PROVIDING A HOME FOR VETERANS... 125 YEARS STRONG!

Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy BUGLE, SEPT. & OCT., 2012 EDITIONThe Bugle is published for the Residents,

Staff, Volunteers, and Friends of IVHQ. It is notprinted with tax funds.

Comments and contributions are always invit-ed provided they are signed by the author. Nameswill be withheld if requested.

EEDITORDITORRick Gengenbacher

PPRINTINGRINTINGIDVA Central Office

PPHOTOGRAPHYHOTOGRAPHYActivities StaffCh. Don Blickhan

Dick BoydArnie Eichorst

LaVerne Franken

FFEATURESEATURESJoe Newkirk

Harry & Jerry Strum

PPROOFREADINGROOFREADINGAdjutant’s Office

Business OfficePersonnel OfficeKeith GerhardtDavid KatzTane Temple

H H H H H H H H H H

Population Report

Men WomenWWII 137 8WWII & Korea 9 0Korea 99 1WWII, Korea & Vietnam 2 0Korea & Vietnam 2 1Vietnam 61 2Gulf 2 0Peace Time 28 1Non-Veterans 0 65Total 340 78Total Population 418

H These statistics were valid as of October 15, 2012.

Age Range Chart

Men Women39 & Under 0 040-49 0 050-59 9 060-69 46 470-79 57 780-89 177 4790-99 51 19100 & Over 0 1

Branch of Service Report

Air Force 34Army 204Coast Guard 3Marine 27Navy 85

TABLE OF CONTENTSA FEWTHINGSGOINGON 4ADMINISTRATOR’S COLUMN 3ANNIVERSARY DATES 21BIRTHDAYS 12-13CANDID SHOTS 14-15CHAPLAIN’S CORNER 22EMPLOYEES OF THEMONTH 9LIBRARY NOTES 7NEW ADMISSIONS 5-6

NEW EMPLOYEES 17PASTORALREFLECTIONS 16-17RESIDENT AT RANDOM 18-19RETIREMENTS 8SERVING IN HARM’S WAY 23TAPS 24-25THESTRUMRECORDBOOK 8WISH LIST/CONTRIBUTIONS 26-27

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2012 BUGLE

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As we transition from one season to another, Ithought it a good time to update you on several dif-ferent topics.

Advisory Council UpdateAt the fall Veterans Advisory Council meeting

on October 6th Dan Lenane, representing theCatholic War Veterans, handed the president’s gavelto Wayne Firth, representing the Disabled AmericanVeterans. As all presidents of the Council do,President Lenane served a two year term. We thankDan for his service and welcome President Firth tothe leadership position. The Advisory Council, madeup of representatives from all the veteran organiza-tions chartered in the state, meets twice a year(April and October) to be hear the “state of theHome” and ask questions. Those representativesare then asked to pass along this information totheir respective organizations.

All Wars MuseumDuring the Advisory Council meeting, Museum

Curator Bob Craig delivered a tremendous report onthe museum. Here is a synopsis of Bob’s report:* The museum expansion has been completed.Museum work and storage areas have been moved toa different location on grounds and the museum pur-chased 10 additional display cases. Those cases arebeing filled with new artifacts and will be used tofeature a rotating battle section.* The museum is participating in “The Big Read”with the Quincy Library. This is a national programwith the National Endowment of the Arts. Themuseum will host four group discussions in Octoberand November on the book “The Things TheyCarried” which is a historical novel about theVietnam War by Tim O’Brian. The kick-off for TheBig Read was conducted at the Home on October11th.* The museum will once again participate in theAnnual Veterans Day Parade (on November 10th).The museum will enter the horse-drawn caisson.

I extend an invitation to all residents, staff, andvisitors to visit the All Wars Museum located on thegrounds of the Home (in the west wing of the

Administration Building). The museum is a mostfitting tribute to the men and women who served ourcountry in the Armed Forces. Admission is a freewill offering. The museum is open Tuesdaysthrough Sundays. The museum will close for theseason at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 7th, PearlHarbor Day. It will re-open at 9:00 a.m. on Friday,March 1, 2013.

Veterans Day Parade & ProgramAs noted above, the Veterans Day Parade will be

conducted on Saturday, November 10th this year.The main parade will start at 10:00 a.m. in down-town Quincy and a smaller version of that paradewill be conducted on IVHQ grounds starting at 1:00p.m. IVHQ, through the Activities Department, willsponsor a trip to the downtown parade

Please accept this invitation to join us onSunday, November 11th for our Annual VeteransDay program. The program will start at 10:00 a.m.in Lippincott Hall and will conclude shortly after11:00 a.m. when we observe the one moment ofsilence at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11thmonth. Our speaker will be USMC Reserve ColonelAnnita Best. Col. Best currently resides in NorthCarolina but is a native from this area and a gradu-ate of Culver-Stockton College in Canton MO.

Enjoy the rest of the Bugle!

Administrator’sColumn

BY ADMINISTRATOR BRUCE VACA

A FEW THINGS GOING ON...Please take note of the following events to take place in the weeks and months ahead:

* FOUNDATION DAY - IVHQ will mark its 126th anniversary with treats for residents on all units.Happy Anniversary!

* Macomb VFW Cash BINGO - Saturday, October 20th at 1:30 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.

* Beardstown VFW Post #1239 Cash BINGO - Saturday, October 27th at 1:30 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.

* Canton Elks DANCE - Saturday, October 27th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. SmoothSounds Band. Gem City Detachment of the Marine Corps League will be on hand to escort, do a 50/50and provide treats.

* Coffee For Veterans Club - Sunday, October 28th from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in Smith Hall. FREE Coffee,Juice, & Donuts.

* Re-Creation USA Show - Monday, October 29th, 2:00 p.m. in Lippincott Hall. A great musical show from atalented group of young people.

* Halloween Parties on all the units - Wednesday, October 31st.* Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, November 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Markword Infirmary

and Guest Speaker TBA.* Wal-Mart Shopping Trip - Thursday, November 8th, load 8:30 a.m.* VETERANS DAY Parade (OFF grounds) - Saturday, November 10th Load at 8:30 a.m. and parade starts

downtown at 10:00 a.m. VETERANS DAY Parade (ON grounds) - starts at 1:00 p.m.* VETERANS DAY Program - Sunday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. in Lippincott Hall. Program will be

broadcast LI VE ON IVHQ-TV.* VETERANS DAY Bingo - Sunday, November 11th at 1:30 p.m. in Lippincott Hall. Members of the 183rd

Fighting Wing of the Illinois National Guard out of Springfield will be assist.* Red Cross Blood Drive - Wednesday, November 14th. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Lippincott Hall. Please

call ext. 0 to make your reservation. Thank you!* Payson VFW Post Cash BINGO - Saturday, November 17th at 1:30 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.* Canton Elks DANCE - Saturday, November 24th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Country

Times Band.* Terrible’s Mark Twain Casino Breakfast Trip - Thursday, November 29th, load 8:15 a.m.* Fred Fritz Gospel Music - Saturday, December 1st from 2:00 p. to 4:00 p.m. in Smith Hall.* Wal-Mart Shopping Trip - Thursday, December 6th, load 8:30 a.m.* Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, December 7th at 10:00 a.m. Fletcher Infirmary and

Guest Speaker TBA.* Resident/Family Christmas Party - Friday, December 14th at regular lunch times on all nursing units

with a special menu. Becky Blackaby will be entertaining at Lippincott from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Dessert and beverages to be served in Lippincott. Entertainment to be broadcast LI VE ON IVHQ-TV.

* A Christmas Gift for All Residents - Friday, December 21st. Every resident at the Home receives aspecial Christmas gift - as is the tradition.

* Canton Elks DANCE - Saturday, December 22nd from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Bill Cliftonand Company Band.

* MERRY CHRISTMAS! - December 25th.* New Year’s Eve Party - Monday, December 31st at 4:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Starts with BINGO,

includes a special supper, and ends with a dance from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Lots of sparkling drinksand noise makers.

* There will be Christmas Carolers visiting the units throughout most of December.* American Legion’s Gifts to Yanks Program - (Distribution time to be announced) . Every veteran at the

Home receives a gift from the American Legion.


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Lawnie GoffFifer B

From SpringfieldWWII

Army VeteranDOB 8/29

Carl HixonElmore 2

From LaGrange ParkWWII

Marine Corps VeteranDOB is 11/9

George HeidleMarkword 2

From CentraliaWWII

Army VeteranDOB is 1/15

Doc HaysElmore EastFrom Pittsfield

WWIIArmy VeteranDOB is 5/12

Harold HagenowFifer C

From Rock FallsWWII


Mo HuddlestonMarkword 2

From MarseillesKorean WarArmy VeteranDOB is 4/6

Eugene MillerSchapers BFrom Quincy


Wylie MichaelFletcher 1

From Little YorkWWII


John MasseyElmore West

From Sun City AZKorean WarArmy VeteranDOB is 6/28

Roland LongFifer C

From SpringfieldKorean WarArmy VeteranDOB is 7/12

NEW ADMISSIONS(AUGUST 20TH THROUGH OCTOBER 14TH)

WELCOME TO IVHQ

Bernard AllenMarkword 2From AdairWWII


Ray GilpinFifer C

From HamiltonKorean WarNavy VeteranDOB is 5/4

Bill CornwellMarkword 1From QuincyKorean War

Air Force VeteranDOB is 5/15

Bob BassMarkword 2From PeoriaKorean War


David BarnettElmore 2

From WinchesterVietnam War


Jim SchnellbeckerFifer B

From FowlerKorean WarArmy VeteranDOB is 1/31

Betty TurnerAnderson

From QuincyNon-VeteranDOB is 7/16

Rusty SmithSomerville

From VirginiaWWII


Ruby SteeleAnderson

From MacombNon-VeteranDOB is 9/9

Earl SteeleMarkword 2From Macomb


Bob WeedmanElmore EastFrom Macomb

WWIINavy VeteranDOB is 4/15

NEW ADMISSIONSCONTINUED

WELCOME TO IVHQ

Greg NaasFletcher 1

From Orland ParkKorean WarArmy VeteranDOB is 3/18

Norm RotterElmore 2

From Park RidgeWWII


Ralph RhoadesFifer C

From DanvilleWWII


Ray PettitFletcher 1

From SpringfieldWWII


Frank OltmanMarkword 2From BarryWWII


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BOOKS ON CDAre you tired of listening to

the same old songs and listeningto Talk-Radio? Don’t have time toread when you get home and missbooks? Want something to enter-tain you on your daily commute oras you relax in your room? Try aBook on CD. Why not sit, back,relax and maximize your time bylistening to your favorite book onan audio CD? Your library has awide range of books that you cancheck out and listen to at yourconvenience. In terms of the con-tents, CD-Books are exact repli-cas of the printed version.Whether it is a self-help book oran epic, the audio version doesnot lose anything. Normally, aperson who has a likeable voicerecites these books. It could be asinger or a performer or a famil-iar voice from radio or television.

A problem that I seem tohave, no matter how careful I am,is that when I am reading a book,I inadvertently always lose myplace at least once! With a CD-Book, that has never happened! Iturn off the CD player and when Iturn it back on, I am exactlywhere I should be! Never missinga word!

The library’s selection of CD-Books runs from contemporaryNon-Fiction to historical, horror,action adventure, mystery andmore. This includes several CD-Books by Steven King, DavidBaldacci, Michael Crichton, SteveMartini, James Patterson (sever-al in the Alex Cross series), JohnSandford, and many otherauthors. Some of the various

titles include: “Girl with theDragon Tattoo” (Stieg Larson),“Bad Luck & Trouble” (LeeChild), “The Pacific” (HughAmbrose), plus many more!

HALLOWEENIt is almost Ghosts and

Goblins time! Nothing saysHalloween like a good scarymovie! Your library is the placeto get the movies that will send ashiver down your spine and pep-per your arms with goose bumps!Our collection includesBoogeyman, Dracula 2000, TheShinning, Interview with theVampire, The Bone Collector, TheHaunting, What Lies Beneath,and many, many more! Come onover get your favorite horrormovie in time for Halloween! Wehave spooktacular titles availablein both DVD and VHS formats!

YOUR LIBRARY’S COLLECTIONOur collection has been

expanding in all areas. Some thenew books that we have recentlyadded to the collection include “Inthe Company of Others” by JanKaron, “Reagan’s War” by PeterSchweizer, “Flyboys” by JamesBradley, “The Dogs of Babel” byCarolyn Parkhurst, “NothingImpossible” by ChristopherReeve, and “The Lost Symbol” byDan Brown. This is only a sampleof the new books that are here foryour use. In Music, we haveadded a large amount of CountryWestern (contemporary and clas-sic) including CDs from KittyWells, Willie Nelson, AlanJackson, George Strait, Merle

Haggard, Johnny Cash andRascal Flatts just to mention afew! Under the Rock genre, CDsfrom The Eagles, ZZ Top, AliceCooper, and Chicago are amongthe additions. Under FemaleVocalist, the additions includeCDs from Natalie Cole, SusanBoyle, Dionne Warwick, DorisDay and more! In addition, newCDs under Jazz, Blues, andClassical are available along withnumerous CD’s with compilationsof hits from the 50s, 60’s, 70’s andmore!

In response to the large num-ber of request for a comprehen-sive list of all of our DVD’s, onehas been delivered to each Unit.This list is broken down intothree sections: Fiction,Biographies, & Non-Fiction. Thislist is being kept at one of the fol-lowing locations depending uponyour unit: Bulletin Board,Activities, or Nursing Station.Please review the list or come tothe library to peruse all of themovies (DVD & VHS) that wehave in inventory. Also, I havebeen keeping you apprised of thenew music (CDs) & movies(DVD’s) by sending out flyers list-ing the recent acquisitions to theNursing Units as well. Finally,keep an eye on IVHQ-TV(Channel 2) for announcement ofnew items (All Formats)!

DON’T HAVE WHATYOU ARE LOOKING FOR?If there is a resource that we

do not have in our library, we canmost likely get it for you fromanother library through Inter-Library Loan. I will be coveringthis topic in greater detail in thenext edition of Library Corner. Inthe interim, let us know what youneed and we will do everythingwe can to get you that book,movie, CD, etc.

LibraryNotesBY KEITH GERHARDT

THE STRUMRECORD BOOK

Jerry StrumHarry Strum

We have a record especially for all girls, ladies,mothers, grandmothers, etc. ErnestineShepherd, from the United States, competed inan international body building competition whenshe was 73 years, nine months, and two days oldmaking her the oldest to ever do so. And she stillcompetes! We feel you will agree with us thatthis woman is remarkable!

Sherlock Holmes is the most frequently recur-ring character on screen. He has been portrayedby some 81 actors in more than 217 films

Topping the list of Hollywood’s highest grossingdirectors is Steven Spielberg whose motion pic-tures have earned $3.76 billion in box-officereceipts. As a producer, he is responsible for gen-

erating $5.03 billion making him the highestgrossing producer too.

The legendary Irish rock group, U2, drew 97,000fans to their concert on October 25, 2009, at theRose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. And another 10 mil-lion people watched via YouTube’s webcast mak-ing it the largest concert ever viewed.

We will see you in the next issue of the BUGLEand the record book! Don’t forget to recycle; it’sfor your country’s natural resources.

The writers of the Strum Record Book wish toacknowledge the use of the Guinness WorldRecords in all issues of the BUGLE in which thecolumn has appeared.

RETIREMENTS (AUGUST 20TH THROUGH OCTOBER 14TH)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO IVHQ! WE WISH YOU THE BEST!

Cindy Rowseyretired September30th from Nursingwith over 17 yearsof service.

Sheron McPikeretired September30th from Dietarywith over 25 yearsof service.


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NOMINATIONS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED...Do you know a staff person at IVHQ who goes “aboveand beyond” the call of duty? Perhaps you should sub-mit a nomination for employee of the month on theirbehalf... While there is a nomination form, any hand-written or typed nomination will be accepted.Nominations can be made by residents, their families,other staff, or by volunteers. Please send completednominations or requests for nomination forms to RickGengenbacher in the Headquarters Building.Recipients are selected on a quarterly basis.

A FEW OF OUR BEST!ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME

2012 EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

JANUARYFr. Don Blickhan, Chaplain

FEBRUARYAmy Halle, Nursing

MARCHJuana Walker, Nursing

APRILBill Luthin, Facilties

MAYChad Jackson, Nursing

JUNEBecca Bockhold, Nursing

JULYDoug Risley, Nursing

AUGUSTJohn Evans, Nursing

SEPTEMBERSteve Lindsey, Nursing

OCTOBERSandy Wemhoener, Nursing

In 1886 Lorenz Woelful was operating a saloon at 190South 6th street, less than one block south of Maine. Hiswas one of more than 70 saloons in operation in the city inthat year. However, in December, 1885, the decision hadbeen made by the state of Illinois to locate the Soldiers’and Sailors’ Home on the north side of Quincy, on theDudley estate, just beyond the city limits. The lure of apotentially untapped and underserved clientele, in theform of the soldiers and sailors who would enter the home,many withpension dol-lars tospend, hada l r e a d ydrawn hisattention tothe northside of town.

I nAugust of1 8 8 6W o e l f u l sw i f e ,S u z a n n etook title tolot 7, block 2of Cox &Bushnel l ’ ssubdivisionfrom AntonBinkert for acost of $400.This piece ofground waslocated onthe south-west corner of the as yet unpaved 8th street and LocustStreet, directly across from the Dudley property. Over thenext two years the Woelfuls would build a two story build-ing on the corner, which would house a tavern on the firstfloor, with living space above. Thus was set up a contestbetween the Woelfuls, the management of the newlyopened Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, and the Quincy CityCouncil which would continue for years, providing fodderfor local newspapers and temperance advocates, while alsodolling out spirits and beer for the senior residents of thenew home.

Beginning many decades before, as early as 1800 inthe eastern U.S., and the Sy further west, and followingthe lead of advocates in the United Kingdom where theterm “teetotaler” was derived by from a speech given in1833, various church and sectarian groups had been advo-cating temperance in alcohol consumption, if not an outright ban on its production and distribution. Prominent

among these groups was the Woman’s ChristianTemperance Union (WFTU), which boasted a membershipof over 100,000 by the Sy, and the well documented activ-ities and writings of personages such as Lyman Beecher,Carrie Nation, Susan B. Anthony, and Wayne Wheeler,who organized the “Anti-Saloon League”. In response,distillers and brewers formed their own organizationssuch as the local “Quincy Saloon Keepers Association”,founded in May of 1886.

B e f o r enation wideprohibitionwas enactedin 1919, anumber oftactics wereemployed tolimit or pro-hibit thesale and dis-tribution ofa l c o h o l i cbeverages.In Quincy,local preach-ers werespeaking ofthe evils ofunrestrictedc o n s um p -tion of spir-its, and byJune of1884, despitea large and

vocal population of German immigrant citizens which hadlong been used to trips to the local saloon or tavern, oftenfor the whole family, the city council first considered alocal “blue law”, mandating the closure of all businessesselling alcoholic beverages on Sundays. Although thisstatute was initially rejected by the council, another tem-perance minded tactic was successfully proposed andpassed, and all saloon keepers were required to purchasea liquor license for a fee of $150. This fee would rise sub-stantially over the years, eventually topping $500 peryear. It was thought that such a high fee would limit thenumber of saloons and taverns; however by 1898 therewere more than 140 saloons operating within the city lim-its.

On southwest corner of 8th and Locust, Lorenzo andSuzanne Woelful began operation of their saloon almostsimultaneously with the opening of the Soldiers’ andSailors’ Home in 1886/87, and within months were run-

SOLDIERS, SAILORS, & SALOONSADVENTURES & MISADVENTURES AT 8TH & LOCUST by Lynn Snyder

The Woelful establishment at 8th & Locust, ca. 1890, when it was known as the “Bouilard”, withcustomers standing outside, including several from the nearby Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Home.


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ning afoul of both the administration of the home, andlocal city of Quincy officials. True to the Woelfuls expec-tations, a certain number of the residents of the Home,having time to pass and at least modest pension dollars tospend, found their way to the their establishment, wherethey sometimes drank to excess and caused such distur-bances as elderly gentlemen might be able to perpetrate.And, the Woelfuls were not alone in their ambitions toserve the clientele of the northwest side. By 1891 therewere three saloons operating just outside the gates of theHome. Following Mr. Woelfuls death, in 1887, Suzannehad for a time run the saloon herself, but subsequentlymarried Julius Linneman, who took charge of Woelfulsestablishment. At the southwest corner of 12th andLocust, Leo J. Gorgers had moved a building from the eastside of Locust, in order to place it within the city limits ofQuincy, and opened a saloon at that location. And, lessthan 75 feet south of Woelfuls on 8th street, Herbst andBuckheit has opened a third saloon.

In response to the perceived and real threat to the res-ident’s health and well being, the administration of thenew Home petitioned the Quincy city council to ban thesale of liquor, and the granting of licenses to do so, in areaslying within ¼ mile of the Soldiers’ Home property. Whileinitially the council reacted positively, and passed the pro-posed ordinance, it soon became a contested issue, withsides being taken by the administration of the home andtemperance advocates, vs. the Saloon Keepers Associationand local tavern keepers such as the Woelfuls.

As early as June 25, 1887, less than six months afterthe first residents has been admitted to the Home,Lorenzo Woelful was issued a summons for selling “intox-icants within three blocks of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’Home.” According the local papers, he was “notified a fewdays ago to shut up shop, which order, it seems, he has dis-obeyed.” When the city refused to issue a license to theWoelfuls, they continued to operate their business any-way, and were repeatedly cited and brought into court,under “ordinance No. 55.” After hiring an attorney, andasking for a change of venue to another judges court,Lorenzo was able to successfully fight the original sum-mons, and despite the best efforts of the temperance mind-ed, the residents of the home continued to patronize theso called “hell hole on 8th street” as one local paper chris-tened it.

In September of 1887, a potentially serious fracas didoccur at the Woelfuls, when two residents of the homeapparently got into an argument at the saloon and shotswere fired. According to the local papers, “The place issaid to be the worst of its kind in the city, and shootingaffrays and fights have occurred there of late. The veter-ans addicted to strong drink visit the place, and after get-ting drunk, make it lively for the neighborhood. The lastshooting affray occurred there on Saturday last, but luck-ily all who took part were unable to hit any one,” appar-ently as they were too inebriated to aim their weapons.One veteran, however, did stub his toe while chasing hisopponent, or being chased, and broke his leg or foot.

In May of 1888, after Lorenzo’s death, SuzanneWoelful was again brought before the courts for operating

an establishment with outa liquor license, and, in anarticle on doings at theHome, the writer noted,“The woman who keepsthe hell hole at the cornerof Eighth and Locust gotsoldiers to swear that shesold nothing but soda-water. Could not theattorney against her findanyone to prove that asser-tion false? The beer wagondrives up there everymorning and unloads beerkegs, and intoxicated mencome out of the place everyday. The principle witnessfor her on her last suit gotso drunk there Monday thatshe had to put him out andlock the door to keep himout.” As the papers also

noted, it was not only residents of the nearby Home thatgot into trouble at Woelfuls, but “the worst sort” of localtoughs, and downtown citizens taking advantage of the laxenforcement of Sunday closing laws at this establishmenton the wilder edges of the city.

A second, more serious incident was reported inDecember of 1889, when two residents of the home got intoa fight in the morning in which one “attacked the memoryof Abraham Lincoln and wound up curing the same.” Inthe afternoon, at the Woelful saloon, by then run byLinneman, one of the combatants, without saying a fur-ther word (according to the bartender), “whipped out aknife and slashed [his opponent] three times in quick suc-cession.” In a jury trial, the knife wielder was eventuallyfound guilty of “assault to do bodily injury” but due to hisage (69 years) he was not given a jail sentence.

A number of owners would operate the originalWoelful place over the next few years, including BobBowles, George Timme, John McNally, and Suzanne’s sonOtto and her daughter Margaret. In 1892, although thename of the saloon had been changed to the “Bouilvard” byits current owner, who had also erected signs advertizinga “summer garden” with “Gentlemen’s” and “Ladies’”entrances, the establishment was still receiving sum-monses for operating “an open grog shop on Sunday,” aswas the nearby Buckheit and Herbst place of business. Finally, in the 1920’s, after prohibition had closed all suchestablishments throughout the nation, Ed Murray openedMurray’s Groceries in the former Woelful building. In1939, Murray’s closed, and the building was converted intoa rooming house, eventually falling into disrepair by the1980’s. In 1983, Philip and Hedwig Elligsen purchasedthe building, which they completely restored and openedas Hedy’s German Bakery. Eventually they were able toalso purchase the Herbst and Buckheit building, andtoday their extended family has lovingly restored all threebuildings in the area, and made them their homes.

Mrs. Suzanne Woelful, formany years, with her hus-bands, the proprietress ofthe saloon at 8th andLocust.

Evelyn Mertz 11/1 Anderson

John Willard 11/1 Markword 1

Michael Herman 11/2 Fifer A

Wilburn Welch 11/3 Fifer A

John Harlow 11/5 Elmore 2

Bert Weaver 11/8 Elmore 2

Carl Hixon 11/9 Elmore 2

Ron Carlson 11/9 Markword 2

Homer Adele 11/11 Fifer B

Don Casley 11/12 Fifer C

John Karlichek 11/13 Fletcher 1

Ken Hillmer 11/15 Markword 2

Jack Powell 11/15 Schapers B

Peter Guterrez 11/16 Fifer D

Harry Summers 11/18 Elmore East

Homer Kellogg 11/19 Schapers A

Roger Witt 11/21 Fletcher 2

Henry Vostral 11/22 Schapers B

Mary Worrell-Boyd 11/25 Elmore 2

Gerald Hilton 11/25 Schapers B

Helen Howard 11/28 Somerville

Nita Ward 11/28 Fifer B

Melanie Carper 11/1 NursingBrandon Holder 11/1 DietaryKelly Howell 11/1 NursingRichard Keller 11/1 HousekeepingClay Lawrence 11/1 HousekeepingMissie Martin 11/1 NursingLola Brumbaugh 11/2 NursingJoan Rhea 11/2 Business OfficeAmanda Rife 11/2 NursingGlenn Mast 11/3 NursingGary Davis 11/4 DietaryDana Herring 11/4 NursingTana Logue 11/5 NursingSherri Abbott 11/6 NursingDeborah Carnes 11/6 NursingRodney Wolkitt 11/6 NursingRichard Tournear 11/7 HousekeepingBecca Bockhold 11/8 NursingSonya Elliott 11/8 NursingTara Holterfield 11/10 NursingAmanda Leasman 11/10 NursingDeanna Griffin 11/11 NursingChad Jackson 11/12 NursingBobette Homan 11/14 NursingJohn King 11/16 NursingChristine Renard 11/16 HousekeepingWhittany Rose 11/17 NursingRene Orr 11/18 DietaryMichael Smith 11/18 DietaryShonda Lamberson 11/19 NursingCharlene Luncsford 11/19 NursingJohn McPherson 11/20 AccountingCarrol White 11/20 Business OfficeTristan Dooley 11/23 NursingCindi Fink 11/23 NursingHeather McDermott 11/23 NursingDavid Prindle 11/23 MaintenanceColleen Chapman 11/24 NursingWendy Hughes 11/24 AccountingKathy Russell 11/25 NursingDelores Herren 11/27 NursingDonna Lashbrook 11/27 HousekeepingLou Gabel 11/28 Physical TherapyTammy Griffin 11/28 NursingDavid Houston 11/28 NursingTom Weinberg 11/28 NursingBlaine Brocksmith 11/29 NursingAngela Strang 11/29 Physical TherapyRussell Whitaker 11/30 Dietary

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYSResidents Employees


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Jerry Villasenor 12/1 Markword 2Fred Baxter 12/1 AndersonJohn Funk 12/2 Markword 2John Hogan 12/5 Fletcher 1Rita Niehaus 12/5 SomervilleFrank Bosak 12/6 SomervilleStanley Heaton 12/7 Schapers BBill Ferree 12/7 Markword 2Norm Rotter 12/8 Elmore 2Norv Elmore 12/8 Schapers BTony Oakley 12/8 Markword 2Bill Wiseman 12/9 Fletcher 1Maury Grove 12/10 Fletcher 2Donna Ratliff 12/10 Elmore 2Eugene Miller 12/14 Schapers BMike Hazen 12/14 Fletcher 1Bill Hull 12/15 Schapers ATed Rehwaldt 12/15 Elmore WestKen Love 12/17 Elmore WestLeroy Veach 12/18 AndersonMerle Sims 12/18 Markword 2Marileen Brown 12/20 SomervilleBen Geoppo 12/20 Fletcher 1Ray Dugger 12/21 Markword 1Charlie Hardaway 12/21 Fifer DOnie Hlavaty 12/23 Markword 2Walter Walsh 12/24 Markword 2Bob Bass 12/24 Markword 2Bill Greene 12/24 Schapers BLeroy Porss 12/27 Schapers BLouise Seaver 12/27 AndersonRoger Kerberick 12/27 Fletcher 2Ken Gacek 12/28 Fletcher 1Al Galinis 12/29 Fifer BEarl Gill 12/30 Fifer ATom O’Beirne 12/30 Schapers AAl Kapsa 12/30 Fletcher 1John Bradford 12/30 Fletcher 2George Nenninger 12/31 Fifer ADale Williams 12/31 Schapers B

Tracy Alexander 12/1 NursingLynn Alderton 12/2 NursingAndy Morrison 12/4 Power PlantScott Sohn 12/4 DietaryCindy Klingele 12/5 HousekeepingDoris Abbott 12/6 NursingTroy Sheffler 12/7 Power PlantSherri Bush 12/8 NursingDale Hilgenbrinck 12/8 AccountingLisa Curry 12/9 HousekeepingJulie Markert 12/9 NursingRico Sterns 12/9 NursingTawnya Tenhouse 12/9 HousekeepingRobbie Cartmill 12/10 NursingJean Glass 12/10 NursingTrish Gomez 12/10 NursingTammy Sullivan 12/11 NursingMichele Hogan 12/12 NursingSylvia Brock 12/13 NursingMary Cook 12/13 Medical StaffDoug Risley 12/14 NursingVirginia Darnell 12/15 NursingBrad Gibson 12/15 Business OfficeKristen Homan 12/18 DietaryMichelle Sheppard 12/18 NursingMichelle Gilmore 12/19 NursingKim Gillespie 12/20 NursingMary Day 12/21 NursingMike Bevans 12/22 NursingJohn Friday 12/25 DietaryRachel Piner 12/25 NursingDottie Cartmill 12/27 NursingAngie Phillips 12/27 NursingJanet Franken 12/29 HousekeepingKathy McLaughlin 12/29 NursingKirk Rueb 12/29 SecurityToni Bernard 12/30 HousekeepingDiana Hays 12/31 NursingAngela Houghton 12/31 Nursing

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYSResidents Employees

CandidShots

“Candid Shots” from around IVHQ overthe past several weeks. Enjoy.

Tri-State Lugnuts Car Show

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Mel & Lasley Tucker celebrated their 70th Anniversary on 9/12

Home Depot employees volunteering in Schapers Courtyard

Outgoing Advisory Council President Dan Lenane

IVHQ smoke stack repairs

Relating to Alzheimer’sand Dementia Patients

More insights from JoleneBrackey.

We continue this series whichcomes from Alzheimer’s educatorJolene Brackey’s work, “FamilyMoments.” We hope theseinsights will assist family mem-bers to be more effectively interactwith their loved ones who are res-idents.

– Ch. Don Blickhan~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

MAKING VISITS EASIER"Alzheimer's cannot take awaywhat has already been. It onlytransfers responsibility of remem-bering to those who love them. "

- From Natasha’s letter toher grandfather

- If your family memberbecomes anxious or upset, remaincalm and assist them to a quietplace, away from stimulatingareas like the dining room oractivity room. Even before youbegin visiting with family memberfind a quiet calm place to sit andchat.

- During the holidays, breakup your traditions into smallerevents. For example, visit insmaller groups, open presents onenight, eat the Christmas meal onanother night, go to church serviceas an event in itself etc.

- Saying good-bye: Give thema universal reason for leavingthem. One answer might be, "Ineed to go to the dentist. No fun!I'll be back again soon." This is a

place they won't want to go withyou. Here again, "join their jour-ney" and give them a reason forleaving that will make them feelsecure with your departure andalways reassure them that youwill "be back".

- Continue to talk with yourloved one even if they don't talkback. Continue to visit even if theydon't recognize you. You may missa "moment" if you stop visiting.

- Enjoy your visit because ifyou are having a good time, so willthe person you love.

A gentleman, whose name wasBud, was telling how he took hiswife, who has Alzheimer's, to thearea where they used to go "park-ing" when they were young anddating. He reached over andtouched her cheek and said, "I loveyou." She replied, "I am sorry sirbut my heart is for Bud."

You can look at this as a nega-tive and say, "they don't recognizeme anymore" or you can look atthis as a positive and say, "theyhaven't forgotten me". It's yourchoice. Over and over we have seen

how they don't recognize peopletoday and yet give constantreminders that they have not for-gotten you.

SIMPLE PLEASURESThink back when you were a

child and all the simple pleasuresyou found: watching ants buildtheir house, laying under thestars, running out in the rain, lick-ing a lollipop, eating ice cream,walking through tall grass, find-ing a new flower, searching forbeautiful rocks; simple pleasureswe need to relive again. A simplepleasure for an older person mightbe those things and it might behaving their hair combed slowly,getting a back rub or deep mas-sage, rubbing lotion into theirhands, having someone gentlybrush their teeth, eating with afriend; the list is endless.

Focus on simple pleasures; it'snot spending hours organizing abig party or buying the person awhole new wardrobe. It's all aboutfulfilling basic needs to the fullest.It's about quality not quantity.

It's as simple as cleaningsomeone's glasses. You will beamazed by the gratitude youreceive from that simple act. It'struly a gift, especially in the laststages of Alzheimer’s, to under-stand the importance of simplepleasures.

The lady whose mom hadAlzheimer’s stated how it wouldmake the visit easier if she hadsomething to give her mom as agift when she came in. This samelady didn’t have a lot of money tospend on gifts so she got creative.When she left her mom after visit-ing she would sneak something ofher mother’s and then give it as agift the next day. It was even assimple and wonderful as takingher mom’s underwear and wash-ing them, just to bring them backthe next day. It is the friendly ges-ture that will make it easier andquicker to warm up to one anoth-er.

PastoralReflections

BY FR. DON BLICKHAN

Resident Ruth Bryan visiting withher husband, Lowell. Mr. Lowellpassed away in late August.


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CONCLUSIONOne last helpful hint that fam-

ily members have passed on - takethe word "No" out of your vocabu-lary. This greatly reduces yourchances of arguing with the personwho has Alzheimer's. Argumentsonly cause stress for both parties.

It is difficult to "let go," espe-cially if you are the person whohas cared for your loved one non-stop. Fact is, in order for you togive 100% to your loved one, youhave to give 100% to yourself first.When you decide to allow someoneelse to take care of your loved one,there is a role change. You canonce again assume the role ofspouse/child as opposed to a care-giver role. For many family mem-bers, it is a relief simply being thespouse or son or daughter onceagain.

Some of these things you haveread will work and some won'twork. Rule of thumb is that if itworks, it works - don't questionhow you got there. The under-standing and solutions are likefinding a needle in a haystacksometimes, but keep trying to findthe needle. Because once weunderstand and accept why theydo what they do, then we havemore energy to find solutionsinstead of dwelling on the prob-lems.

We do not expect you to jump

right in and accept everything. Itis going to take some practice andmistakes will be made. You arehuman, with human emotions.But we hope you will learn, just aswe are learning every day.

There are blessings in this dis-ease. You just need to be willing tolook for them. This is not an easyroad you are traveling but youmust make the most of the road -there is no detour or map, justhelpful signs along the way to easethe journey.

Great moments often catch usunaware...beautifully wrapped insmall packages.

CREATE A MOMENTSneak the chocolate in

your pocket ~ recite theirfavorite poem ~ laugh along~ bite into fresh strawberries~ whistle a tune ~ talk aboutgoing fishing ~ ice cream, icecream, ice cream, ~ go for awalk ~ bring a jar of pickles

~ seek shade ~ turn off the TV ~ dance ~watch the birds ~ picnic in a park ~ bringfried chicken ~ re-read the classics ~ playthe piano ~ sing out loud ~ hold hands ~talk to them even if they don't talk back ~smile a lot ~ catch a firefly ~ talk over anold fishing lure ~ drink lemonade togeth-er ~ buy their favorite music ~ bring acheeseburger ~ help them write a letter ~send mail ~ share a funny story ~ send asimple surprise package (just to open) ~rub lotion into their hands ~ look them inthe eye ~ stroke their hair ~ hug themuntil they let go ~ remember the good

times for them ~ sing them to sleep ~notice the clouds ~ pick their favoriteflower ~ watch a sunset ~ let them watchyou fly a kite ~ hold a baby ~ or hold a doll~ visit outside in the breeze ~ snap beans~ notice them ~ listen to their stories ~ sitin the sun ~ say yes A LOT ~ be more thana daughter, just be their friend ~ spraytheir favorite perfume ~ stay with themwhen they are afraid ~ reassure that youhave taken care of everything ~ be relaxed~ tell them how terrific they are ~ covertheir lap with a warm afghan ~ let themtake along that worn ugly orange recliner~ share warm homemade bread with but-ter ~ provide a big comfy couch to nap on~ let them wear their favorite outfit dayafter day ~ compliment them (on that out-fit) ~ watch a puppy play ~ come to themwith a joke ~ sing a fond hymn over andover ~ learn what they have to teach ~ useyour ears more than your mouth ~ waveand smile when you part ~ ask for theiropinion ~ nibble on a gooey cinnamon roll~ let them be right ~ ask them to help you~ thank them for helping you the best waythey know how ~ be flexible ~ includethem in conversations ~ accept them asthey are ~ become their advocate ~ makethem comfortable ~ touch, feel, talk abouttheir treasured possessions ~ look at oldphotos ~ share a secret ~ do what they liketo do ~ eat a Sunday dinner 3 times aweek ~ let them have, let them be, letthem do whatever brings security andcomfort ~ love them no matter what!

Isn't that what you would want?

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

“Family Moments © 2011 by Jolene A.Brackey. Used with permission. Checkout her website at www.enhancedmo-ments.com for more quality resources.

Cindi GordonNursing - 9/24

Erin LittleNursing - 9/24

NEW EMPLOYEES (AUGUST 20TH THROUGH OCTOBER 14TH)

RESIDENTS AND FELLOW STAFF WELCOME YOU TO IVHQ!

Illa FarisNursing - 9/17

Elma MujkanovicNursing - 9/24

A LIFE OF FAITHIn 1951, with a wife and two

young children, 29 year old JohnHogan looked forward to a happylife in Post WWII Era, on the fam-ily farm near Arcola, IL. Thensuddenly everything changedwhen his wife of seven years,Evelyn Jeane, became sick andwas taken to the hospital by ambu-lance. On the way there, the cou-ple laughed, not knowing the seri-ousness of the illness. Four dayslater, she died of polio.

John turned to his deepCatholic faith and the help of hisfamily and neighbors to getthrough the crisis. “I hired ahousekeeper to help out at homeduring the farm season, and hadwonderful neighbors that helpedtoo.” Although daunted at thetime by this tragedy, he sees itnow as a “blessing” and part of“God’s plan.” If she would havelived, his young wife would haveneeded around the clock care andwould have had to spend the restof her life on an iron lung.

Born on December 5, 1921, inMount Zion, IL, ten miles south ofDecatur, John Joseph Hogan grewup on his father’s farm with hisparents and ten siblings duringthe Great Depression. “We raisedmost of our own food on the farm.We had cattle, hogs, and chickens.It was hard times, but we had abin in the cellar where we storedpotatoes and apples for the wintermonths. My mother canned foodto preserve it for the winter, so wewere able to get by. In the winter,we butchered hogs and cattle,raised chickens and hens, andmilked the cows. Dad made sure

that the milk was top quality so wewere able to sell it for Grade Amilk to Walgreens. The childrenworked on the farm doing dailychores as soon as they were oldenough to help out. After morningchores, John walked one and halfmiles or sometimes rode his ponyto a one room school. In the oneroom school, the teacher taught

first through eighth grade, tookcare of the furnace, and main-tained the building as was custom-ary during that time period.

Born into a family with eightbrothers and two sisters, his sib-lings were his heroes and rolemodels. As the middle child in hisfamily, John attended Mount ZionHigh School where he studied fouryears of agriculture as well asother basic subjects. He enjoyedsports during high school and par-ticipated in basketball, baseball,and track. John graduated in theclass of 1939, and he drove a car inthe days before a driver’s license

was required.In 1942, he followed the path

of his two older brothers into theU.S. Navy and the American effortto fight WWII. During WWII, hisbrother Ed was a LieutenantCommander and Pilot in the Navy.Before the war, his brother hadreceived a degree from MillikanUniversity in electrical engineer-ing. After WWII, two of theyounger Hogan boys also served inthe U.S. military. John’s basictraining was at Lambert Field inSt. Louis, MO, which was used asthe air station during the war. Forsix months at Lambert, he per-formed guard duty before beingtransferred to the Naval AirStation in Hutchinson, KY. The21 year old sailor, fresh from thefarm, was in charge of transport-ing 125 men on the train ride fromSt. Louis to Kansas. While he wason the train ride to Florida, heheard that President FranklinRoosevelt had died and that HarryTruman’s was the new Presidentof the United States.

Seaman First Class Hoganstudied and became an AviationMachinist Mate Third Class aftersix months. He was stationed atHutchinson for eighteen months.While he was there, he played onthe fast pitch softball team thatcompeted against other militarybases. For two years, his teamwas the state champions ofKansas. Also, at this base heworked along with medics as acrew leader on a fire truck at anaerial practice field where planestook off and landed.

In June of 1944, while inKansas, he married a neighbor girlhe met in high school, and ninemonths later their first child, JohnMichael, was born. Later, he wasdeployed to the largest NavalStation in the United States atJacksonville, FL, where hethought he was headed to seaduty. Upon arrival, he discoveredthat he was assigned to work sideby side with civilians overhauling

Mr. John Hogan

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engines at a base that also housedGerman POW’s. His wife and sonlived with John’s in-laws, backhome on their farm.

After WWII ended, he andEvelyn Jeane and their young sonmoved in with his family on thefamily farm. That winter Johnworked for AE Staley’s in Decatur,a corn and soybean milling plant,where he earned 90 cents an hour.He was told by his father, “to keepthat good paying job,” rather thanto return to farming. Farmingwas in his blood, so he quitStaley’s. In March of 1946, Johnbegan farming a 125 acre farmthat his father had bought for him.A year later, he added another 80acres and then after several moreyears, he rented an additional 80acres. This was to be is livelihood;John raised corn, soybeans,wheat, and a few oats as well assome hogs and cattle. “I startedoff with a small farm and Evelynwas a farm wife and workedaround the house raising our twochildren.”

Four years after his wife’suntimely death, John marriedMadonna Lou Moore, a registerednurse who had worked as anindustrial nurse at GeneralElectric. She and John had threechildren together. Madonnaassumed the responsibility of afarm wife and continued to workpart time in nursing.

After his son graduated fromhigh school and wanted to farm,

he and John Michael rented an800 acre farm near Paris, Il.John’s son served in the NationalGuard as well as working as afarmer. John continued farminguntil age 65 but “never reallyretired” as he continued helpinghis sons with their farms.

Faith helped him throughanother tragedy in 2004. At theage of 47, his son Andy died of con-gestive heart failure and diabetes,the same conditions that led toMadonna Lou’s death in 2005.“Heaven’s what it’s all about,” hesays serenely.

John was a member of thelocal Knights of Columbus and hasmade many retreats at the “WhiteHouse”, the Jesuit residence in St.Louis used for silent contempla-tive meditation and prayer. Fr.John Carberry, now a resident ofthe Illinois Veterans Home was agood friend of John’s brother,Paul, and gave the homily at hisfuneral. He and John now attendMass nearly every day that FatherDon Blickhan conducts a servicein the All Faiths Chapel.

How has farming changed inhis lifetime? “Every aspect offarming has changed. In the earlydays, we used draft horses forfarming and we shucked corn byhand. Your arms would get sotired they would go to sleep (withnumbness) at night. Everybodyworked hard in those days, but allmy brothers and fellow farmershelped each other out. In 1947, I

bought my first International Mtractor for $1,225. Now days thereare huge agribusinesses, very feware the small family farms.”

Customs have also changedtoday. During his high schooldays, girls did not have their ownsports teams and boys could not bepresent when the girls were in thegym. Young couples dated ingroups rather than one on one dat-ing as often done today.

John Hogan is much morethan a nominal Catholic: he haslived his faith over a lifetime ofwork, military service, raising afamily, and being a vital memberof his community. As the 90 yearold Naval veteran looks back overthe stages of his life with bothdaunting times of burying twowives, a son, and nine siblings,and exhilarating times of doingthe work that he loved and raisinggood children, he smiles and is atpeace. Even today he is “learningmore about his religion” and moreimportantly, just as he has forover 10 decades, putting his faithinto action.

Editor’s Note:The dates and events noted in theResident at Random article are tothe best recollection of the residenthighlighted. The feature is forentertainment purposes only.

2012 VETERANS DAY PROGRAMNOVEMBER 11TH, 10:00 A.M. IN LIPPINCOTT HALL

* Featured Speaker will be USMC Reserve Colonel Annita Best* Music by the Quincy Notre Dame H.S. Band.* Program will also be broadcast LIVE on IVHQ-TV, Channel #2

The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincywould like to thank our sponsorsfor their contribution in the

Private Joe Golf Outingheld on Friday, September 14th

Area Disposal

Beardstown VFW Post & Auxiliary #1239

Catholic War Veterans Post #1933

County Market

Denman Services/Adaptive Mobility System

Darrel Mink Farms—Baylis IL

Duker & Haugh Funeral Home

Gem City Detachment of the Marine Corps League

ILMO Products

Illinois School Supply

Knights of Columbus Par 3 Golf & Driving

Range

Kohl Wholesale

Lester Hammond Chapter of the Korean War Veterans

Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank

Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter #138

Mr. K’s Fabric Shop

O’Donnell’s Termite & Pest Control

Quincy AMVETS Post #104

Quincy Exchange Club

Quincy Herald-Whig

Quincy Medical Group

Quincy Ready Mix / Bleigh Ready Mix

Quincy VFW Post #5129

Quincy Wilbert Vault

Refreshment Services (PEPSI)

Reserve Officers Association Chapter #35

The Robert & Randy Riley Families

State Street Bank

Sisbro, Inc.

Subway

Sysco Central Illinois

The 16th Annual Private Joe Golf Outingwill be conducted Friday, September 13, 2013


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ANNIVERSARY DATES (NOVEMBER & DECEMBER)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE!

NO 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES

15 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:Tom Schrand Data Processing Nov. 3rdVicky Zanger Physical Therapy Nov. 19th

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:Becca Bockhold Nursing Nov. 1stRebecca Davis Nursing Nov. 1stRobin Florea Nursing Nov. 1stClay Lawrence General Store Nov. 1stDonna Williamson Nursing Nov. 1stJim Hayes Dietary Nov. 13thMelissa Raymond Housekeeping Nov. 18thSarah Deege Nursing Dec. 16thChuck Eckhoff Dietary Dec. 16thRod Hoskins Dietary Dec. 16thBill Luthin Maintenance Dec. 16th

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:Kim Gillespie Nursing Nov. 1stAngie Redman Nursing Dec. 3rd

Anniversary dates are printed at the 5, 10,15, and 20 year anniversaries. Starting at25 years (and all those above) employeeswill have their photo published as well.Congratulations to all celebrating anniver-saries during these two months!

Niki AschemannLaundry

27 years on 12/7

Laura AkersPhysical Therapy28 years on 12/3

Debra BlackledgeNursing

25 years on 11/16

Janet ColeNursing

25 years on 11/16

Steve BrownSecurity

27 years on 12/9

Marsha FryNursing

28 years on 12/3

Merlin KunzPower Plant

29 years on 12/19

Marlene JenkinsNursing

27 years on 12/23

Sheila Nokes DemingLaundry

38 years on 12/9

Cathy ShanksNursing

25 years on 11/16

Joan RheaBusiness Office37 years on 12/29

Rex SmithDietary

30 years on 12/10

Dr. Everck R. Storms ofOntario, Canada spent a vastamount of time studying thepromises of the Scriptures.Writing in the Contact magazine,he said:

“The Holy Scriptures containa grand total of 8,810 promises.How do I know? I counted them.”

“All my life I have seen vari-ous figures quoted as to the num-ber of promises in the Bible. Theone most generally given is30,000. Since this is a roundnumber with four zeroes in it, Ihave always been a little suspi-cious about it. Furthermore,since there are only 31,101 versesin the Bible, it would mean thatthere would be practically onepromise in every verse. I do notguarantee my count to be perfect,but it is the most accurate I knowof.”

Dr. Storms goes on to classifythe promises found in Scriptureinto eight kinds:1. There are 7,847 promisesfrom God to man (about 85% of allthe Bible’s promises).2. There are 991 instances ofone person making a promise toanother person.3. There are 290 promises fromman to God.4. There are promises made bythe angels, most of them found inLuke.5. There are 9 promises made by“That old liar, the devil”. (Forexample his promise to give toJesus all the kingdoms of theworld if he would fall down andworship him.)

6. Two promises are made by anevil spirit.7. Two are made by God theFather to God the Son.

Dr. Storms additionally foundthat one book of the Bible con-tains no promise at all... Titus.Ephesians has only six promises.On the other hand, Isaiah,Jeremiah, and Ezekiel have over1,000 promises each.

What section of Scripturemost impressed Dr. Storm? Hewrote, “The most outstandingchapter as far as promises areconcerned is Psalm 37.Practically every verse is a mostwonderful promise.”

You might be wondering whyI am writing about promises inthis issue of the Bugle. I am sim-ply overwhelmed at this time bythe over abundance of promisesbeing issued by our political fig-ures. We hear from all of themtheir promise to make our livesbetter and to protect us from out-side foes. They are usuallytelling us what they want to dowhen we give them the office theyseek. I believe they are sincerebut I also believe that they arenot capable of doing all theypromise. They all fail to possessthe one ingredient that is neededto fulfill this order... Deity.

Man always believes he hasthe ability to make somethinghappen and to fulfill all he candream but the God component islacking in all of us. Without thepower, understanding and wis-dom of God, we are not able to

bring about the important thingswe need solved. The promises weall make and the ones that ourrepresentatives make are condi-tional. They all depend on theright circumstances and theresources needed to grant suchwishes.

When our reliance is fixed onGod we can really see the promisefactor begin to come true. Hisword is filled with what He can doand will do in all of life’s chal-lenges. He also tells us to not payattention too much to those whoseem to get all they ask in thislife and then deny the One whoprovided it to them (GOD). Hispromise is pretty ominous (Ps.37:1-4).

Listen to some of the men offaith who took God at His wordand found Him worthy of theirtrust.

1. Hudson Taylor and hiswife left England for China withlittle more than the promise ofGod that He would be with themin all they attempted for Him...“We have 25 cents and all thepromises of God... how can wepossibly fail?”

2. Rev. Charles Spurgeon,who pastored at the turn of the19th century in England; “Godnever gives his children a prom-ise which he does not intend themto use. There are some promisesin the Bible which I have neveryet used, but I am well assuredthat there will come times of trialand trouble when I shall find thatthat poor despised promise,which I thought was never meantfor me, will be the only one onwhich I can float.

3. Rev. D.L. Moody, Pastorof the Moody Tabernacle andfounder of Moody Bible Instituteof Chicago, IL; “I can say myself,I have lived on one promise forweeks, and want no other. I wantjust simply to hammer that prom-ise out into gold-leaf and plate my

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Serving In Harm’s WayThe BUGLE is recognizing the family members of IVHQ residents andemployees who are currently serving In Harm’s Way. Please keep them in yourthoughts and prayers. May we never forget the sacrifice of the service manor woman or that of their family anxiously awaiting their safe return. ServingIn Harm’s Way:

MMFN Travis Allen US Navy JapanTravis is the son of Lisa Allen, Pharmacy

SSG Mark Houston US Army AfghanistanMark is the son of Cathy Houston, Nursing

SGT Ryan Houston US Air Force AfghanistanRyan is the son of Cathy Houston, Nursing

SGT Stephanie Nelson US Army AfghanistanStephanie is the daughter of Michelle Daugherty, Nursing & Cliff Daugherty, Truck Garage

PFC James Stanbridge US Navy AfghanistanJames is the son of Stacey Gravitter, Nursing & Tony Gravitter, Dietary

PO3 Robert Stanley US Navy JapanRobert is the nephew of Kathy Lear, Nursing

SSGT Nathan Wiley US Air Force JapanNathan is the Godson of Deanna Marshall, Activities

whole existence from it.4. Rev. C.I. Scofield, pastor

of the First CongregationalChurch of Dallas, TX and produc-er of the Scofield Reference Biblewrote, “I have thumbed throughmy Bible many a year. I havenever yet seen a broken promise.The promises have all been keptto me; not one good thing hasfailed.”

As I close these thoughts,look at some of the promises Ihave found in God’ Word andclaim some of these for yourself.1. God’s grace is sufficient forevery need of our life. (2Corinthians 9:8)2. God is able to do more thanwe ask or imagine. (Ephesians3:20)

3. God is always faithful.(Lamentations 3:32)4. God is our help in time ofneed. (Hebrews 13:5,6)5. God has forgiven the sins ofthe repentant. (Psalm 32:3,4)6. God offers us His rest.(Matthew 11:28-30)7. God promises the believerthat he can and will change.(Philippians 2:12,13)

HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENTPROJECT UPDATE

Residents of Schapers A and B (along with SherryBird from Activities) pose with “Ira the Tortoise” inthe Schapers Annex Courtyard. The concrete tortoisewas donated to the courtyard by the family of the lateIra Brown who had resided at Schapers B. Part ofthe Homelike Environment Project, the tortoise pro-vides great visual and tactile stimulation for resi-dents at Schapers. The beautiful concrete blockperch on which Ira the Tortoise sits on was donatedand constructed by Home Depot employees who spent an entire day painting, landscaping, and sprucing up thecourtyard. Thank you, Home Depot! This improvement as well as others throughout the grounds were madepossible by the generous donations of many individuals, families, and organizations to the HomelikeEnvironment Project. (Please see page #26 for more details on this project. Contributions of all size are appre-ciated and the best part of the program is that improvements are being made as fast as the donations come in.)Look for more updates about this exciting project in future Bugles!

TAPS (AUGUST 20TH THROUGH OCTOBER 14TH)

GOD BLESS THESE SPECIAL MEN AND WOMEN, OUR COMRADES...

Bill Greene, 84,died August 25th.Bill was a WWIINavy Veteran anda resident since11/22.

Bill Echelbarger,88, died October11th. Bill was aW W I I A r m yVeteran and a res-ident since10/26/09.

Wilbur Dillon,88, died October8th. Wilbur was aW W I I A r m yVeteran and a res-ident since4/17/03.

Lowell Bryan,83, died August26th. Lowell wasa Korean WarArmy Veteran anda resident since11/20/07.

Thelma Baumgartner,89, died October4th. Thelma wasa Non-Veteranand a residentsince 10/15/09.

Charlie Honn,80, died October2nd. Charlie wasa Korean WarNavy Veteran anda resident since1/11/11.

RESIDENT/FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTYWILL BE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14TH

A special lunch (at regular meal times) will be served to residents and their families and all nursingunits will have entertainment throughout the luncheon. Becky Blackaby will entertain at LippincottHall from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served in Lippincott. Invitations tofamily members (requesting RSVP's) will be mailed by the middle of November. Merry Christmas!


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TAPSCONTINUED

GOD BLESS THESE SPECIAL MEN AND WOMEN, OUR COMRADES...

Garland Mauer,94, died Septem-ber 21st. Garlandwas a WWII NavyVeteran and a res-ident since5/16/12

Fran Manley, 86,died August 22nd.Fran was a WWIINavy Veteran anda resident since3/10/09.

Bill Leitch, 80,died August 26th.Bill wa a WWIIArmy Veteran anda resident since12/17/03.

Roy Kernal, 88,died October 9th.Roy was a WWIIArmy Veteran anda resident since8/14/12.

Caroll Johnson,96, died Septem-ber 5th. Carollwas a WWII ArmyVeteran and a res-ident since7/10/09.

Toad Peters, 88,died September12th. Toad was aNon-Veteran anda resident since2/4/08.

Fred Simmons,84, died October6th. Fred was aKW Army Veteranand a residentsince 1/11/12.

Dean Schroeder,79, died Septem-ber 27th. Deanwas a Korean WarArmy Veteran anda resident since11/8/11.

Jim Richardson,64, died Septem-ber 22nd. Jim wasa Vietnam WarArmy Veteran anda resident since11/21/11.

Derald Reinhart,83, died Septem-ber 23rd. Deraldwas a Korean WarArmy Veteran anda resident since3/21/12.

Phoebe Petrie,88, died August23rd. Phoebe wasa Non-Veteranand a residentsince 9/22/11.

Al Ulm, 91, diedOctober 1st. Alwas a WWII CoastGuard Veteranand a residentsince 8/24/10.

Jim Zuehlke, 86,died October 2nd.Jim wa sa WWIINavy Veteran anda resident since5/14/07.

Dewie Walker,87, died October1st. Dewie was aWWII & KoreanWar Army Veteranand a residentsince 5/17/10.

May God Blessthe Souls of Our

Departed Comrades

ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY

WISH LISTThese items currently cannot be funded through the regular budget process but are nonetheless worthy proj-ects. If you or your organization are interested in funding a portion or an entire project, simply contactAdministrator Bruce Vaca at (217) 222-8641, ext. #202 or Director of Marketing Rick Gengenbacher at ext.#380. All contributions, no matter the size, will be noted in the Bugle with the Wish List. These items willremain on the list until we have received enough funds to purchase them. New items will be added from timeto time. (Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Veterans Home . Please write the name of the proj-ect you wish to adopt in the memo note.) THIS LIST IS IN PRIORITY ORDER. As always, thank you for your timeand consideration.

REQUESTED:HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT PROJECT - ADOPT-A-CHAIR PROGRAMREASON: Living environments influence quality of life and many studies have been done regarding the

impact the environment around us has on our health; physical, and emotional well-being. Suchthings as wall coverings/color, window coverings, lighting, and wall art influence us whether werealize it or not. These things help humanize healthcare environments and can make a settingmore reminiscent of home; that’s our goal with this endeavor, to create a more homelike environ-ment for our residents starting with the dining room chairs.

PRICE: $325 to Adopt-a-Chair

REQUESTED: AMERICAN VETERANS’ MEMORIAL GARDENREASON: We would like to create a beautiful perennial garden between the Stone Building and Smith Hall

for our residents, their families, and all other visitors to enjoy. Thanks to Bergman Nursery, wehave a breathtaking design that has high curb appeal and is low in maintenance. Some of thedesign features are a paver patio with stone benches, special lighting, retaining walls, walkwaysfor wheelchairs, a dry creek bed, and berms with annuals and flowering trees. This special gar-den would honor all military veterans and its many walkways would tell the story of America’spathway to freedom.

PRICE: $35,000 total

REQUESTED: DONATIONS TO COVER PRINTING & MAILING EXPENSE FOR THE BUGLEREASON: Donations are requested to help offset a portion of the annual expenses for the bi-monthly publi-

cation which, between printing and postage will exceed $20,000.00 per year.PRICE: ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.

REQUESTED:DONATIONS TO THE RESIDENTS BENEFIT (ACTIVITIES) FUNDREASON: Daily activities for residents and all special events (such as the Family Picnic and the Christmas

Party) are funded out of the Residents Benefit Fund. Donations of all sizes are always welcomeas our Activities Department continues to provide first-class events and reaches out to all residentsthrough a variety of activities.

PRICE: ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.

Thank You For Your Consideration!!!


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Sam Gass in Quincy ILdonated $150.00 to theActivities Fund

Grace Miller inSpringfield IL donated$15.00 to the Bugle Fund

The Patricia Ann GrantMemorial donated $15.00to the Activities Fund

Gregory & Betty Lewis inQuincy donated $5.00 tothe Bugle Fund

The Paul BoschertMemorial donated $390.00to the Activities Fund

Elk's National VeteransService Commissiondonated $1,000.00 to theArt Therapy Program and$450.00 to the ActivitiesFund

Floyd & Diane Alexanderdonated $100.00 to theActivities Fund

24 Hour Group donated$100.00 to the ActivitiesFund

Robert & Mavis Knowlesdonated $100.00 to theActivities Fund

AMVETS Post 104 donat-ed $40.00 to the MarkwordSeptember Bingo Fund

Raymond & MariaKnowles donated $25.00 tothe Activities Fund

The Lowell ForneyMemorial donated $612.00to the Activities Fund

The Joseph Badamodonated $100.00 to theBugle Fund and AmericanVeterans MemorialGarden

The Charles DeBerardMemorial donated $77.00to the Activities Fund

Merle & Judy Sims donat-ed $100.00 to the BugleFund & Activities

The Richard BaucomMemorial donated $195.00to the Activities Fund

The Francis HermesMemorial donated$1160.00 to the ActivitiesFund

Macomb Ladies VFWAuxiliary Post 1921 donat-ed $50.00 to the ActivitiesFund

The Pansy SaundersMemorial donated $20.00to the Activities Fund

The Donald WaiteMemorial donated $25.00to the Activities Fund

Sons of the AmericanLegion Post No. 136donated $150.00 forPostage stamps

Catholic War VeteransMarion Post 1780 donated$100.00 to the ActivitiesFund

Britten Gray Familydonated $50.00 to theAmerican VeteransMemorial Garden and

Bugle Fund

IVHQ Social ServicesDepartment donated$325.00 to the Adopt AChair Program

Raymond & MariaKnowles donated $25.00 tothe Activities Fund

The Francis ManleyMemorial donated $685.00to the Home-LikeEnvironment Project

The Joe CanavanMemorial donated $100.00to the Activities Fund

AMVETS Post 104 donat-ed $50.00 to the Bingo AtMarkword for OctoberFund

The Frank Zalar Memorialdonated $290.00 to theActivities Funds forMarkword & Fifer

Polish Legion of AmericanVeterans, StanleyBarabasz Post 72, donated$25.00 to the ActivitiesFund

The Grace WhitneyMemorial donated $870.00to the Adopt a ChairProgram

Doris Powell donated$20.00 to the Bugle Fund

Floyd & Diane Alexanderdonated $100.00 to theActivities Fund

Richard Northern donated$10.00 to the Bugle Fund

The Zachary LeitchMemorial donated$2,000.00 to the ActivitiesFund

Disabled AmericanVeterans Post 104 donated$2,000.00 to the ActivitiesFund

Timbuktech, Inc. donated$200.00 to the ActivitiesFund

American Legion Post 16donated $1,700.00 to theActivities Fund

Veterans of Foreign WarsPost 5001 donated $100.00to the Activities Fund

Springfield USBC WBAdonated $352.50 to theActivities Fund

Park Center LTD. donated$100.00 to the MuseumFund

The Gloria PetersMemorial donated $260.00to the Activities Fund

Quincy UniversityWomen's Volleyball Teamsold t-shirts for IVHQdonated $668.00 to theActivities Fund

Illinois State OrganizationNSDAR General MacombChapter donated $100.00to the Activities Fund

Dr. Henry & Lois Vostraldonated $20.00 to theBugle Fund

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CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED(since last issue)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!

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Ruby Seney of Markword 1 celebrated her 100th birthday onSeptember 18th making her the only centurion on IVHQ grounds.Many family members and friends, including Ruby’s younger sis-ter, Onie Hlavaty of Markword 2 celebrated the special event withRuby. Pictured is Chaplain John Adams offering a reading andblessing during the party. Congratulations, Ruby!

Happy 100th Birthday, Ruby!

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