The O RIER C JANUARY 2020

he Marden Memorial Center MPR Twas turned into a winter wonderland during the holiday season. Members, volunteers, pet therapy, staff and their families were able to enjoy the sight, have hot chocolate and had their picture taken with Mr. and Mrs. Clause. WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING Home News

Tammy Servatius Wisconsin Department WVH-King Commandant of Veterans Affairs

Secretary Mary M. Kolar

Wisconsin Veterans elcome to 2020... When moving into a new year you should always Home at King Wfirst look back. What can you do today that you were not capable of 12 months ago? Did you challenge yourself over this past year to learn one new thing? Did you step out of your comfort zone to try or Commandant experience something new? What goal will you set for 2020? So many Tammy Servatius times a person sets too lofty of a goal that they become overwhelmed and they give up. If you could pick one small thing and accomplish Ainsworth Hall that change, wouldn’t that be great? Executive Director A new year. A new fresh start. New goals. Feel the fear of trying Douglas Wamack something new or different and do it anyway. 365 new days. 365 new chances to get it done. MacArthur Hall and Stordock Hall I look forward to this fresh year at King with all of you. Together we can achieve anything we put our minds to. Together we will accomplish Executive Director the best possible outcomes and environment for our Members. Let’s Greg Reichenbach do better than we did in 2019 and continue to move forward with Service Excellence in mind. Olson Hall Executive Director Rhonda Kozik

Marden Administrator Shelley Jandt

2 HomeCommandant’s News Column WISCONSINWISCONSIN VETERANS VETERANS HOME HOME AT AT KINGKING Upcoming Getting Major Events Team to know our Education Seminar Wednesday, January 29 Carol Anderson

Volunteer Banquet Meet Tuesday, April 21 i, I’m Carol and I have been Hvolunteering at King Veterans Home Semi-Annual in many capacities for 20 plus years. I Commemoration Service retired as a CNA after 24 years right here Saturday, May 2 at King. I love our veterans so much that I felt I never really left! As of this date, Memorial Day Program I have racked-up over 5,500 hours of Monday, May 25 volunteer time. Flag setting will be on I’m a mother of two. One of my daughters Thursday, May 21 @ 6pm just retired as a CNA from King and my other daughter Sue still works at King in the Medical Supply For more events, Department. I am a Guardian for two of our Vets and was also please visit a Guardian for several vets over my years as an employee. Over www.WisVets.com the years, my volunteer work included doing personal laundry for up to 15 members on a weekly basis; making thousands of boutonnieres and corsages for the Spring Gala, which included buying silk flowers at many rummage sales, and helping with Ramp Bowling League.

Aside from volunteer work at King, I volunteer at the Waupaca Food Pantry. In my spare time, I love to read, bowl, enjoy the outdoors and I am a member of the quilting group at TLC in Waupaca.

Due to injuries, I haven’t been able to give many hours for the Hours: last two years, but I’ll be back at it as soon as possible. I miss the members and the atmosphere at King. Monday - Friday 7:30am - 3pm

Saturday and Sunday 8am - 2pm

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The King Rec Committee held their Christmas party at the Marden Memorial Center last month. The committee volunteers their services to King and donates funds to King for member activities. Thank you for all that you do and for your continued support.

Members, family and staff of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King came together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Chuck Davis, a member at King, is a survivor of Pearl Harbor. A big thank you to American Legion Post 161 and the Waupaca High School Band for attending and participating in the program.

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On behalf of the members, we sincerely Thank Everyone for their generous donations.

4Imprint AMVETS Post 190 Sons of the American Legion Central Elementary School - Non-MonetaryOshkosh, WI Spooner, WI Squadron 38 Morgan Furton Appleton, WI Menominee, MI Aaron & Alissa Mitchler Amy Malach Appleton, WI Two Rivers, WI Bob Steidl Central Wisconsin Insurance - Waupaca, WI Jason Dombrowsk ALA Plymouth #243 Local 2020 Wittenburg, WI Plymouth, WI Plover, WI Bonnie & Charles Gaier Greenville, WI Chuck Ostermeier Alice Younger Aniwa Rockets Manawa, WI Stratford, WI Birnamwood, WI Bonnie Beck Neenah, WI Cindy Boudry Allan & Kathryn Larson Anna Mae Petrusha In memory of Art Baier & Brent Fond Du Lac, WI Wisconsin Rapids, WI Green Bay, WI Vruman Clay Lamberton School American Legion Auxiliary - The Art of Encouragement Boy Scout Troop 660 Berlin, WI 6th District Oklahoma City, OK Rhinelander, WI Green Lake, WI Craig Bilderbaek Holy Family School Byron & Sharon Hass Oshkosh, WI American Legion Aux. #306 Green Bay, WI Shawano, WI Green Lake, WI Crivitz Youth, Inc Badger Mining Campbellsport Elementary Crivitz, WI American Legion Post 436 & Berlin, WI School Aux. Unit 436 Campbellsport, WI Cutty Shark Tavern Wrightstown, WI Barb Coenen Clintonville, WI Shawano, WI Carol Remer American Legion Post 501 Omro, WI D & D Dairy Madison, WI ALA In memory of Don, Wayne, & Mark Stratford, WI In memory of William Kalrath Menasha, WI Remer D. Nate American Martial Arts Barbara Rowland Cathy & Jim Tratz Reedsville, WI Academy Appleton, WI Oshkosh, WI Wild Rose, WI In memory of Jim Casper Dale Linzmeier VFW Aux Post 6007 Milladore, WI AMVETS Aux Post 45 Plainfield, WI A&W New London, WI Oshkosh, WI DAV & DAVA Bernie & Gerri Knippel Waupaca, WI AMVETS Post 7 Weston, WI Pick’N’Save Oshkosh, WI Oshkosh, WI David & Brenda Wenberg Betty Heckman Waupaca, WI Amvets Post 51 Nekoosa, WI Silver Creek Meat Specialties Sturgeon Bay, WI Oshkosh, WI continued on page 6 St. John’s Church Kellner, WI 5 WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING Donations

Donation continued from page 5 Dawn Skiba Fox Cities Unit 153 of Military Honey Creek Elementary Judy Grosskopf Lynnwood, WI Women Across Nation - Pam School - Amy Hagenow Redgranite, WI Pamperin Milwaukee, WI In memory of Greg Grosskopf Debbie Wherritt Appleton, WI Plover, WI In memory of Valerie Flanagan Marlene Marsch and Horicon VFWA 659 Legion Auxiliary Ladies Manitowoc, WI United Health Care Fox Lake Public Library Horicon, WI Green Bay, WI Fox Lake, WI VFWA Dept. of WI Jan Bormann Kaukauna, WI Dennis Kanewski / Gabel Waupaca, WI Sid Krueger Baraboo, WI Karen Kennedy Townsend, WI Janet & Terry Misich Niellsville, WI In memory of Dennis Kanewski Gary Schwersinske Alexandria, VA In memory of Jack S. Kennedy King, WI Diane Peebles Oakhill Correctional Karen Stanley Brookfield, WI Gene Jenson Institution Rothschild, WI Waupaca, WI Mt. Horeb, WI Don & Donna Jorgenson In memory of Phillip Jenson Karen Wenzel Jean Nicolet Chapter - DAR Oshkosh, WI Don & Kathy McGowan General Federation of Green Bay, WI In memory of Doug Wenzel Shawano, WI Women’s Clubs Amherst Junction, WI Jeanne Johnson AMVETS Singer Barnes Post & Don & Sharon Riske Hancock, WI Aux. 3 Manawa, WI MCL Racine, WI George Bongert Jeanne Walczak Dorene Zuege and Carol Oshkosh, WI York, PA Crystal Lake United Marhold In memory of Michael Walczak Methodist Church Manawa, WI GFCW Rhinelander Woman’s Waupaca, WI Club - Cindy Goll Jim Lackner Dryden Terrace Appt. Rhinelander, WI Shawano, WI Ken Weitz Madison, WI Neshkoro, WI Girl Scout Troop 2116 - Deb ALA Post 107 Eagle River Elementary Calabria Mosinee, WI Kim Heltemes School - Christine Fuller Fremont, WI Pine River, WI Eagle River, WI ADI - D&D Amusement Girl Scout Troop 2141/2107 Waupaca, WI Kindness Rocks Club - De Pere Elderon Aux. Post 8068 Neenah, WI In Honor of John “Jack” Gengler High School Elderon, WI De Pere, WI Glenbrook Elementary School John & Kathy Hren Generations Pulaski, WI Appleton, WI Kiwanis Club of De Pere Shawano, WI In memory of Norbert Crabb De Pere, WI Old National Investments Florence Johnson & Family Stevens Point, WI John Muir Middle School - Laraine Zoromski Friendship, WI Perry de Jong Plover, WI In memory of Everett Johnson Herman Taylor Funeral Home Wausau, WI Wisconsin Rapids, WI Lincoln Hills School Forest Lane Elementary Kings Men of King MCL Irma, WI School - Sue K. Jackie King John Mundt Montello, WI King, WI Oshkosh, WI 6 continued on page 10 In Memory of/VSO Meeting Times WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING

In Memory of

“Our country is in mourning, a veteran died today.”

Charles W. Washburn Carl H. Mapps Douglas C. Jacoby Theresa M. Demmert Kum Cha Dalby Obert A. Sperstad Joanne E. Leibold James E. Seim Vladislov J. Legner Duane Dubey Michael E. Seim Marshall W. Jackson George B. Wallis Michael E. Rosio Zain R. Woodring George M. John Bruce D. Brant James J. Orvedahl

VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION MEETING TIMES

AMERICAN LEGION POST 161 Meets second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. POST meets in the Marden Memorial Center meeting room. AUXILIARY meets in the Marden Memorial Center Multi-Purpose room.

AMVETS POST 1887 Meets last Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Marden Memorial Center Multi-Purpose room.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER #53 Meets fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the New London Community Center - 600 Washington Street. Call (715) 213-7916 with any questions. No meeting in November and December.

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE Meets second Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in the Marden Memorial Center Meeting Room.

WI BASE OF SUBMARINE VETERANS Meets the last Saturday of every month in the Marden Memorial Center meeting room at 10:00 a.m. Please call (715) 630-0279 with any questions.

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On December 14, over 7,000 wreaths were laid during Wreaths Across America at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Thanks to the dedicated work from American Legion Riders District 8 and every volunteer who showed up to honor and remember our veterans and their families.

Members had a great time at the DAV & Aux. Gary Schwersinske sponsored a catered holiday lunch of Chicken for Christmas party at the Marden MPR on Saturday all the Pokers participants. We held a two day tournament and the winner was Gary Schwersinske , who also was December 21, 2019. awarded the trophy. Even “Steve the elf” got in the Holiday spirit.

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Wayne Schwanke Lutheran Chaplain

As White As Snow

t’s New Year’s Day and I’m sitting in my daughter and son-in-law’s dining room looking out the window. IThe view is spectacular – evergreen trees laden with snow, glistening in the sun. It snowed several days ago and the trees and landscape are still covered in white. It’s amazing how newly fallen snow transforms the scenery from dirty and drab to fresh and white. The view reminds me of the lyrics from the Christmas song Sleigh Ride – “It’s nearly like a picture print by Currier and Ives.” I am grateful that I live in Wisconsin where the beauty of snow is part of our annual winter experience.

Not only is snow beautiful and provides us with many winter activities – skiing, sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and others – but it also has a spiritual lesson to teach us. Isaiah, the Old Testament Prophet, writes about God’s forgiving grace and describes its transforming effect on our lives like fresh- fallen snow on the landscape. Speaking through the prophet, God says to His people, “Come now, let us reason together says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.” [Isaiah 1:18].

Freshly fallen snow covers all the flaws and imperfections, all the dirt and filth on the land. The snow is a reminder of the goodness of God. The Lord tells us that if we come to Him in faith, He will take the sins, the shortcoming and failures that we have in our life, wash them away and cover us, making us as pure and as white as freshly fallen snow. “You, Lord, forgive the iniquity of your people and cover all their sins.” [Psalm 85:2]. What a beautiful picture of God’s forgiveness!

The Old Testament King David knew the meaning of these verses and found true grace in them and in God’s mercy. In Psalm 51, after he had sinned and fallen into adultery with Bathsheba, he wrote in a prayer to the Lord, “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” [Psalm 51:7]. After turning in repentance and faith to God, David was blessed with God’s forgiveness. The prophet Nathan reassured David, “The Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die.” [2 Samuel 12:13]. David believed and accepted God’s forgiveness so he could move on with his life clean and renewed.

We have come to an end of another year and are moving into a New Year. In order to deal with the past and plan for the future, many people make New Year’s resolutions. But it’s difficult to move forward if continued on page 13 9 WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING Donations

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Lions Club of Eagle MSA Eagle, WI Steve Labus Oshkosh, WI Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church / Thrivent Financial Neenah Menasha ELKS Lodge for Lutherans 676 Menasha, WI Lori Ory PLAV Lucy Rose Johns Luxemburg, WI

Manitowoc Senior Center Northwest Journey Manitowoc, WI Stevens Point, WI Bree’s Inn II in New London raised money and donated the fund of Marge Grunewald Old Glory Candy & Fudge $506 to go towards the Christmas Cheer fund. Nekoosa, WI Shop Shawano, WI Phil & Mary Hague Seroogy’s Marilyn Brath Mosinee, WI De Pere, WI Campbellsport, WI Omro Pharmacy In honor of Marine Vietnam Omro, WI Veterans Sharon Roxane Wallis Marinette Senior Center Appleton, WI Marinette, WI c/o Gen Pier Elementary School - Omro, WI Sarah Steenburg Sheboygan County Knit & Mary Knudtson Fond Du Lac, WI Crochet Club Stevens Point, WI AL Post 75 Sheboygan Falls, WI Fond Du Lac, WI Foundations for Living Mary Krokstrom Waupaca, WI St. John’s Episcopal Church Mosinee, WI Pam Latraille - Fleet Farm Wisconsin Rapids, WI Republican Party of Brown In honor of Veterans of St. John’s DUVCW Tent 21 Pat Marcoux County - Republican Women Manitowoc, WI Nekoosa, WI De Pere, WI St. Matthew Lutheran Church Mary Vara Trinity Lutheran Church ResourceOne Intl. Deerbrook, WI Neenah, WI Port Edwards, WI Little Chute, WI St. Vincent De Paul Society MCL Paul & Betsy Jensen Richard & Jean Thompson Oshkosh, WI Michael Bird Highbridge, WI Plover, WI Oshkosh, WI Pack 3698 ALRA of Wisconsin District 9 Richard Hadifeld Steve Bruss, Jack Bruss, Marti Waupaca School District Greenville, WI Bancroft, WI Bruss Michael Waldschmidt Oshkosh, WI Waupaca, WI Appleton Legion Post 38 Rick & Nancy Osowski Appleton, WI Rosholt, WI Amherst Junction Womens Moose Lodge 1572 Club (GFWC) Stevens Point, WI Peace Lutheran Church - Robert Gregory Amherst Junction, WI Betty Wentland Fond Du Lac, WI Mountain Bay Elementary Arbor Vitae, WI Sue DeRosia School Sara Durkee Wisconsin Dells, WI Weston, WI Oshkosh, WI continued on page 14 10 Home News WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING

Joan Grawvunder WVH-King Member

Memories and Things

olks, it looks like an article about Christmas Ainsworth first floor seems to have more Fwreaths, etc., will need to wait until another specialties that I’ve seen so far. It is beautiful and time. This month there is something more the people seem to be so nice over there, too. important to tell you about so I hope you won’t Although I will miss those beautiful workers at mind too much. Stordock there will be other very nice people to work with at Ainsworth so I am grateful. It seems I want to start this month’s article off talking there are lots of nice people in this entire Camp about change. With the New Year coming faster and I am pleased. than ever we are faced with new changes here at King. As many of you are aware Stordock Hall will Sadly, it still means leaving the wonderful staff be closing in 2020. All of the members and staff behind because they will be moving as well. They here will be moving into the other buildings here have become more like friends than caretakers. on the campus. I know everyone is nervous but as Some of the ladies are presently expecting and I we get closer to that day we are looking forward am hoping I will get to meet their little ones when to seeing what God has in store for all of us. they arrive. I know with only three buildings for the ladies to go into I am bound to have some of Right now I will be the last female on Stordock 4th my wonderful friends again. Floor and will be moved on Friday, Dec. 13. I am moving to Ainsworth Hall; 3rd floor. They gave me Now, onto holiday news……My family enjoyed a tour of third floor; Ainsworth last week. Wow! celebrating Thanksgiving right here in Stordock What a place! It’s the difference of night and day! Hall. My kids and grand kids arranged the big room in the basement so we had a big, wide table Stordock Hall reminds me of a steady old, very with plenty of room for all of our tribe. It was so tired, worn out building that has been serving great! I can’t begin to mention all the food on that faithfully for many, many years and will keep table but one thing I know; it was way too much serving, if asked to do so because it is faithful and for us to eat it all in one meal. The kids outdid will do as asked. Ainsworth absolutely got my themselves and made me so proud of them! And attention while making the rounds through it. it was so nice that we could have a regular meal This hall is clearly more like the five-star hotels I with all of us at the table right here so it wasn’t a used to stay in all over the country as I traveled problem getting me involved too. with my last career. A fabulous place! continued on page 13

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This image of a young cowboy, who is a volunteer here at King, was taken 75 years ago in Mineral Wells, Texas where he and his mother were living in military housing. His dad, who had the rank of staff JANUARY Anniversary sergeant, was serving our 08 Erle and Priscilla Barber country in the Army Air Force at Camp Wolters, just outside of Mineral Wells. Both of this young cowboy’s parents were residents here at the Veterans GIFT SHOP HOURS: Home in King until their passing. His dad, who lived Monday - Sunday at Stordock Hall passed away in 1989, and his mother, who 9am to 11am lived at MacArthur Hall, left 1pm to 3pm our world in 2007.

January activities sponsored by the King Recreation Committee, Inc.

Activity Cost Sponsored by Marden In-House Meal $ 450 AMVETS Monthly B-day Entertainment $ 300 May Luchsinger Food for Monthly B-day Parties $ 400 May Luchsinger Entertainment $ 400 May Luchsinger Legends I/II Monthly Support $ 500 ALA Memory Café Supplies $ 450 DAVA OH BAK (Young Mens Group) $ 450 VFW Welcome to 2020 Party TBD King Recreation Marden Special Music: “Caravan” $ 250 Masons Catered Meals $ 400 MH - DAV Dept. AH - ALA; OH - VFW Beach Boys Tribute Concert Trip $ 280 DAV Dept.

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But I do have a serious complaint! As we were And we do have a lot to be so thankful for. Our eating that fabulous meal Mike kept making family has welcomed about TEN new babies in comments about how tired I looked. At the end of our family in the past couple of years and we love the meal both Rob and Mike came beside me and each and every one of them. They are all growing took my arms and helped me onto my scooter, all and developing so quickly and we are so grateful! the while I was hollering and protesting like our These babies are enough to make us grateful all by babies when they didn’t want to do something. themselves. They are so special and so intelligent Just like when Mothers win the battle, the boys already. It will be fun to see what they do as they did too. They escorted me up to my room and grow. Right now they are like a little circus! made sure that everything was okay, then back they went downstairs. Doesn’t that seem like a mean way to treat your Mom just because she is tired? I’m just teasing. Rob, Mike, Loni and Cindy take good care of me and they make me very happy.

Then the party continued for several hours while the family played games and visited. Doesn’t that sound like a pretty nice Thanksgiving? Of course, it started with a humble prayer of Thanksgiving because we have so much to be thankful for.

As White As Snow continued from page 9

we are troubled by the past. God is aware of our sins, our fears, our guilt, and our regrets. Though we are stained by our sins like deep scarlet and crimson dye, God says, “I will get rid of all that. I will take it away and make you as white as snow.” As we enter 2020 God wants us to know how amazing His love is and how great is His forgiveness.

Our recent celebration of Christmas has once again reminded and reassured us of how our cleansing comes about. St. Paul writes: “When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” [Titus 3:4-7].

I believe we have all enjoyed a landscape scene covered in snow, evergreens trimmed in white and trees and bushes glistening in the sunlight. At this time of year, in freshly fallen snow, God gives us a wonderful picture of His forgiveness. Turning to Him with hearts that trust in His forgiveness accomplished in the death and resurrection of Jesus, you and I can enjoy the cover of God’s forgiving grace and enter the New Year As White As Snow.

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Donation continued from page 10 WRC VFWA Post 5729 Sue Waid Dorchester, WI Waupaca, WI Vorpahl’s Business Portage Library Oconto Falls, WI Portage, WI Washington Elementary St. Mary/St. Michael School School Teresa Pederson Stevens Point, WI Valders, WI Waukau Methodist Church - Associated Bank / Girl Scout Men’s Group Troop 2394 - The Jennings Waukau, WI Hortonville, WI Western Fraternal Life - The Commandant and members of the Winnebago Detachment Troop 2304 Lodge 48 of the Marine Corps League Department of Wisconsin Kimberly, WI Oshkosh, WI delivered Christmas gifts for the Marines who are residents at King.

Tammy Destin Wild Rose Lions Club John & Kathy Hren Two Rivers, WI Wild Rose, WI Neenah-Menasha Elks Lodge Appleton, WI Monetary# 676 In Memory of Norbert Crabb Senior Center WIlliams “Sunny” Simon Post Menasha, WI Two Rivers, WI 8216 Aux. VFW Post 388 Fitchburg, WI United Methodist Church Wausau, WI UAW Retired Workers Clintonville, WI Chapter 438 Woehler Family King Men of King Saint Francis, WI Shawano, WI Linda & Todd Peterson King, WI Oconto Falls, WI Upward Bound - UWGB Wolf River Rascals 4-H In Memory of Joe Literski MCL Detachment 1387 - Kings Green Bay, WI New London, WI Men of King James & Antoinette Block King, WI VFW Aux Post 1318 Charlotte Schmidt McHenry, IL Waupaca, WI In Memory of Raymond Block AFMCWI, INC VFW Aux. 659 In memory of Donald Schmidt Kenosha, WI Manitowoc, WI THMC Corporation Mary Blum & Family Fond Du Lac, WI VFW Post 6709 VFW Auxiliary Post 6352 Clintonville, WI Waupun, WI Stratford, WI In memory of Dale Blum Dorothy & Mark Brey Oshkosh, WI Kristine & Gordon Lopes VFW Post 6705 Stephanie Garrida In Memory of Joseph Mathe Berlin, WI Denmark, WI Manawa, WI In memory of Richard Tauber Polish Legion of American Casey & Therese Holmquist Lycee Turgot - Denise Pruliere Veterans Avon, CO VFW Post 9336 Montpellier, France Pulaski, WI In Honor of Suzanne & Grant Arena, WI Rogers Disabled American Veterans Dale & Donna Hlavin VFWA Post 2653 De Pere, WI Westlake, OH VFW Post 2732 Antigo, WI New London, WI

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Happy birthday Gladys and Happy Waupaca Dance Team came to provide 68th Anniversary to you and Jim!!! bingo and ice cream for the members at Ainsworth Hall.

The Hagen family provided Christmas music for Intergenerational students sang and members to enjoy! had a sing-a-long with members.

Don’t forget to say hi to Roy. He is the new greeter at Ainsworth Hall.

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We would like to welcome the following new members to the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King: Due to the Federal HIPAA Privacy Act only those members who have releases on file are listed.

Charles D. Guay, a Korean War Marine JoAnn A. Dierickx, a Korean War Navy Corps Veteran joined us on December 3, Veteran’s spouse joined us on December 2019 from Coleman. He is living at AH. 12, 2019 from Marshfield. She is living at MH. Michael W. Berard, a Vietnam War Army Veteran joined us on December 5, 2019 William A. Welch, a Korean War Army from Rhinelander. He is living at AH. Veteran joined us on December 17, 2019 from Redgranite. He is living at MH. Norman F. Swanson, a WW II Army Veteran joined us on December 5, 2019 from Vaughn W. Collicott, a WW II Navy Veteran Conover. He is living at MH. joined us on December 19, 2019 from Keshena. He is living at AH. Dorothy B. Swanson, a WW II Army Veteran’s spouse joined us on December 5, 2019 from Conover. She is living at MH.

John A. Szopinski, a Peacetime Era Army Veteran joined us on December 9, 2019 from Harvest Alabama. He is living at OH.

Michael D. Henningsen, a Vietnam War Air Force Veteran joined us on December 11, 2019 from Arbor Vitae. He is living at AH.

Tommy D. King, a Vietnam War Army Veteran joined us on December 11, 2019 from Stone Lake. He is living at OH.

August M. Dierickx, a Korean War Navy Veteran joined us on December 12, 2019 from Marshfield. He is living at MH.

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Religious Services at the Wisconsin Veterans Home

Catholic Services

SUNDAY 8:00AM STORDOCK HALL CHAPEL 9:00 AM AINSWORTH HALL CHAPEL 10:00 AM OLSON HALL CHAPEL 11:00 AM MACARTHUR HALL

Sr. Martha Mafurutu | ext. 2381 | Office Olson Hall, room 136

Lutheran Services

SUNDAY 8:00 AM MACARTHUR HALL CHAPEL 9:00 AM STORDOCK HALL CHAPEL 10:15 AM AINSWORTH HALL CHAPEL

TUESDAY 10:15 AM OLSON HALL CHAPEL

Chaplain Wayne Schwanke | ext. 2465 | Office Stordock Hall, room 414

Protestant Services

TUESDAYS 10:15AM AINSWORTH HALL CHAPEL SUNDAY 8:30 AM OLSON HALL CHAPEL 9:30 AM MACARTHUR HALL CHAPEL 10:30 AM STORDOCK HALL CHAPEL

Chaplain Rich Engle | ext. 2531 | Office Stordock Hall, room 414 Chaplain David Guerrero | ext. 3302 | Office MacArthur Hall, room 127 Chaplain John Roe | ext. 5043 | Office Stordock Hall, room 415

Bible Studies/Chaplains Chat

MONDAY 9:00AM OLSON HALL MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM THURSDAY 10:15AM AINSWORTH HALL 3rd FLOOR LOBBY AREA FRIDAY 10:00AM MACARTHUR HALL DINING ROOM

***AINSWORTH HALL 1 & 2 SERVICE - MONDAY MORNINGS AT 9:30 AM & 10:30 AM*** 17 WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING Home News

KX clothing and accessories are for Members Only. Thank you for your cooperation!

Wednesday is Ladies Afternoon at Alley 5 Bar!

1pm to 4pm FREE drinks for the ladies, door prizes and games for prizes.

Come on down and join the fun!

VITAL STATISTICS Riddle Male Census 402 Female Census 92 When does Independence Day come before New Years Day??? Air Force 64 Afghanistan 1 Army 276 Berlin 3 Riddle from last month: Army Air Corps 2 Berlin Crisis 1 If a lion had a Christmas Coast Guard 5 Cuba 1 music album, what Marine Corps 53 Korea 80 would it be called? Navy 80 Lebanon 2 Answer to last month’s Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm 4 riddle: Jungle Bells. Women Veterans 12 Operation Enduring Freedom 2 Peacetime 91 Vietnam 223 18 WWII 46 Movies Playing in the Theater WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING

MOVIES MARDEN MEMORIAL CENTER THEATER PLAYING Movies scheduled for FEBRUARY are:

Monday, February 3 Thursday, February 13 Tuesday, February 25 The Indian The Inkwell Chain Reaction Rated PG-13 Rated R Rated PG-13 1 Hr. 31 Min. 1 Hr. 52 Min. 1 Hr. 46 Min.

Tuesday, February 4 Friday, February 14 Wednesday, February 26 Direct Action The Man Called Noon In Love and War Not Rated Rated R Rated PG-13 1 Hr. 36 Min. 1 Hr. 34 Min. 1 Hr. 53 Min.

Wednesday, February 5 Monday, February 17 Thursday, February 27 Decisions For Your Eyes Only Desperate Hours Rated R Rated PG Rated R 1 Hr. 27 Min. 2 Hr. 08 Min. 1 Hr. 45 Min.

Thursday, February 6 Tuesday, February 18 Friday, February 28, Baby Baby Baby Disgrace Independence Daysaster Rated R Rated R Rated PG-13 1 Hr. 26 Min. 1 Hr. 58 Min. 1 Hr. 30 Min.

Friday, February 7 Wednesday, February 19 Dallas 362 Crazy Horse and Custer Rated R Not Rated 1 Hr. 36 Min. 1 Hr. 30 Min.

Monday, February 10 Thursday, February 20 Jurassic Park Imitation of Life Rated PG-13 Not Rated 2 Hr. 07 Min. 1 Hr. 51 Min.

Tuesday, February 11 Friday, February 21 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Final Destination 5 Rated PG-13 Rated R 2 Hr. 09 Min. 1 Hr. 32 Min.

Wednesday, February 12 Monday, February 24 Jurassic Park III Miracle Match Rated PG-13 Rated PG 1 Hr. 32 Min. 1 Hr. 41 Min. 19 WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING Home News

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Michael & Terri Richardson VFW Dept. of Wisconsin VFW Post 10173 American Legion Auxiliary Green Bay, WI Monona, WI Delavan, WI Unit 351 Montello, WI The Bree’s Inn II Wisconsin Blue Star Mothers Amherst Junction Women’s New London, WI of America - Chapter 1 Club American Legion Post 283 Greenville, WI Amherst Junction, WI Suring, WI AMVETS Post 45 New London, WI King Recreation Committee American Legion Post 96 FBO Robert Matthew Ebben - King, WI Webster, WI Edward Jones Masonic Service Association Nekoosa, WI Oshkosh, WI Robert Wubben Resource One International Waupaca, WI Little Chute, WI Manitowoc Kiwanis Zion Evangelical Lutheran Golden K. Club Church Missionary League James & Michelle Hetzel Joyce Kielman Manitowoc, WI Granton, WI Hartford, WI King, WI Good Shepher Post 1329 Myron & Gaye Tassoul Jerome D. Jennings Richard & Vicki Dill Catholic War Veterans Appleton, WI King, WI Waupaca, WI Fond Du Lac, WI

A.J. Holly & Sons Funeral Phil Gohlke Rosendale Lions Club Lutherans for Life of Home Neshkoro, WI Project Fund Wisconsin Waupaca, WI Eldorado, WI Rhinelander, WI In Memory of Martin VanGompel Thomas Forslin King, WI VFW Post 8068 Paul G. Heit Maple Crest Funeral Home Elderon, WI Greenville, WI Waupaca, WI Waupaca Lions Club In Memory of Theresa Demmert Waupaca, WI Lois Moore ALRA of Wisconsin - District 9 King, WI Neenah, WI Marguerite L. Werner American Legion Post 340 Wisconsin Rapids, WI Berlin, WI Kenneth O’Malley AMVETS Dept. of WI Hospital King, WI Service Inc. Disabled American Veterans Gerald & Jeanne Matalik New London, WI De Pere, WI Racine, WI Vesper American Legion In Memory of Tom & Mary Ann Post 520 American Legion Post 234 AMVETS Dept. of WI Hospital Morden Vesper, WI Omro, WI Service Inc. New London, WI P.L.A.V. State Dept. of O-W Vets Club Patrick & Linda Ford Wisconsin Owen, WI West Allis ,WI VFW Dept. of Wisconsin South Milwaukee, WI In Memory of Richard Pudroski Monona, WI VFW Post 3143 P.L.A.V. #181 Rhinelander, WI VFW Post 7485 Marshall Faulks & Christine Stevens Point, WI Milwaukee, WI Mittelstaedt Disabled American Veterans Ripon, WI St. John Lutheran Church Auxiliary - Dept. of WI American Legion - Wisconsin Wisconsin Rapids, WI Plover, WI Veterans Home Hospital American Legion Auxiliary Representative Post #43 AMVETS Post 3929 VFW Post 10195 New London, WI Ripon, WI Wausau, WI Fond Du Lac, WI continued on page 23 20 MacArthur Hall WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING

Members enjoyed gifts and a visit from Santa Bill & Dennis Kinney completes his first puzzle in MacArthur Mrs. Clause. Hall.

Ugly Sweaters Day

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January Birthdays

1 Joseph T Kogelmann AH 12 Donald L Allen AH 21 Terrance A St Pierre OH 2 Douglas R Frank OH John C Weaver MH 23 Larry C Petersen OH 3 Charles D Guay AH 13 Daniel R Wenzel SH 24 Delphine A Diermeier AH 4 Bernard E Iskowitsch AH Donald R Bauer AH Thomas R Lee SH Donald I Simonson SH 15 Michael E Chadwick AH 26 Glenn A Remington OH Margaret H Kovacic MH 16 Liliana E Biever MH 28 Lawrence A Stevens AH 5 David R Michalowski MH David W Tank OH Edward Menal AH Garry P Van De Voort OH 17 Ralph C Reda OH 31 Ricky L Engstrom OH 6 Marian J Kiesow OH 18 Martin L Apps OH 7 Edward J Graunke AH 19 Michael P Dempsky AH 9 JoAnn A Dierickx MH 20 Thomas J Rhode AH Donald R Carpenter AH David A Ruff AH 10 Robert L Schroeder MH Larry J Zastrow SH Brian G Wrosch OH Pepper R Johnson MH Richard P Schuh OH 11 Gary L Mader MH Richard D Haag AH

February Birthdays

1 Donald G Rozga OH 14 Janet M Watson OH 24 Donald L Miller OH Alan S Hager MH James R Skinner MH Alan Rudnitzki OH 2 Jose H De Santos SH Michael J Petrick SH 25 James D Watson OH 3 John G Gengler OH 16 Ronald C Carlson AH 28 Floyd H Hanamann OH 6 Emil J Zmudka SH 17 George H Bratz AH Kenneth M Doede OH 9 James A Steinberg OH Thomas L Jensen OH 29 Robert A Woller SH 10 James L Stratton OH 18 Diane A Huff OH 11 Robert D Pruse MH 19 Keith D Lamp AH William A Welch MH Scott B Forsyth OH Michael G Kuffel AH 20 Roy A Kardoskee AH 12 Edwin W Johnson AH Kenneth K Keller AH Patrick H Keena AH 21 Melvin K Turney MH Edward L Huff AH 23 Lynold J Partridge MH Clifford G Maloney AH

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Terry Callahan Savanna Mishler Susan & Troy Hartwig Larsen-Winchester Lions Plainfield, WI Deerbrook, WI Hatley, WI Club In Memory of Jim Berry In Memory of Jim Berry Larsen, WI Jerome D. Jennings King, WI Disabled American Veterans Rock County American Vietnam Veterans of De Pere, WI Legion Auxiliary American Chapter 101 VFW Post 3589 Orfordville, WI Wisconsin Rapids, WI Jefferson, WI John & Barbara Kolb Verona, WI Disabled American Veterans Department of Wisconsin In Memory of Jim Berry De Pere, WI Please call ahead at MCLA Appleton, WI Gerald F. Pokrandt VFW Dept. of Wisconsin 715.256.5020 with large Mosinee, WI Monona, WI or unique donations. If Sharon & Joseph Jardas In Memory of Jim Berry we find something within Waterford, WI Disabled American Veterans your donation we cannot Charles & Barbara Kell Chapter 56 use, we pass it on so it Christ Lutheran Church Nekoosa, WI Eagle River, WI helps as many people as Marshfield, WI In Memory of Jim Berry Stevens Point Chapter 5-040- possible. AMVETS Post 1887 Michael & Fern Core WI Daughters of the Ameri- Waupaca, WI Nekoosa, WI can Revolution In Memory of Jim Berry Stevens Point, WI Ervin & Elizabeth Oelke Shoreview, MN Paul & Dolores Lagae Connie Morgan In Memory of Jim Berry Nekoosa, WI King, WI In Memory of Jim Berry

23 WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING Library News The Library has added several books to its permanent collection. The following are some of those books.

Still Lake by Anne Stuart On the reservation, Clyde finds the old man’s Turning run-down Stonegate Farm into a quaint daughter, Lawana, and grandson, Taylor, as well as country inn is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for a group of menacing bikers called Reapers running Sophie Davis. It’s also a chance to move her aging wild in the economically depressed, half-abandoned mother and kid sister out of the city – a change that, village. Gripped by the desire to do good in a hard she hopes, will help both women sort out their lives. world, Clyde offers to stay on Lawana’s ranch to help She doesn’t even mind that the farm was the scene out until her father is released from the hospital. He of a grisly murder 20 years earlier – until a handsome controls himself around the bikers, even when he stranger moves in next door. sees them harass a few Native American women—but Who is the mysterious John Smith? Is he a threat when the Reapers attack a local boy Clyde has to do to Sophie’s family, her dreams – her life? Why does something. As tensions rise between the locals and his very presence make her feel completely out of the Reapers, Clyde’s efforts to protect the reservation control…and what can she do about it? become a fight for his, Lawana’s, and Taylor’s lives. And then the stakes ratchet up even more. The Moscow Deception by Karen Robards In the remote Utah desert, surrounded by Bianca St. Ives makes her living as a high-end thief enemies, with no law enforcement presence, and and a genius of disguise, conning criminals out of with communication effectively cut off, Clyde must the money they stole - and all for the greater good. find a way to save his new friends, defeat the gang, A femme fatale Robin Hood, she’s learnt everything and, hopefully, escape with his own skin intact. she knows from her father. Now that she’s taken over running the family business, it’s not just Richard St. A Dog’s Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron Ives on most-wanted lists, but Bianca, too. Lucas Ray is shocked when an adorable puppy After faking his own death, the word is out that jumps out of an abandoned building and into his Bianca’s father is, in fact, alive, and having just pulled arms. Though the apartment he shares with his off a major heist in Austria, he has a dangerous task mother, a disabled veteran, doesn’t allow dogs, Lucas for Bianca that will see her travelling to Russia to steal can’t resist taking Bella home. ancient jewels and artifacts. But now all eyes are on Bella is inexplicably drawn to Lucas, even if she Bianca, and escaping international pursuit will be doesn’t understand the necessity of games like No harder than ever. Barks. As it becomes more difficult to hide her from the neighbors, Lucas begins to sneak Bella into the VA A Promise to Kill by Eric Storey where he works. There, Bella brings joy and comfort Clyde Barr, the drifter with lethal skills, is alone where it is needed most. again, wandering the highways of the American West After Bella is picked up by Animal Control because in search of something to believe in. As summer turns pit bulls are banned in Denver, Lucas has no choice to autumn, he trades his car for a horse and heads for but to send her to a foster home until he can figure the mountains, planning to clear his head and regain out what to do. But Bella, distraught at the separation, his edge with some hunting. But when he runs across doesn’t plan to wait. With four hundred miles of an elderly sick man—a Ute Indian from a nearby dangerous Colorado wilderness between her and her reservation—Clyde’s dream of solitude is quickly person, Bella sets off on a seemingly impossible and dashed. completely unforgettable adventure home.

24 WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KING Olson Hall

Olson Hall had the Madrigal Singers from the Waupaca High School come to provide entertainment and to show off their talents.

Some members experienced different locations and videos in our Tom Smith received a 300 in bowling on December Virtual Reality group. 17th.

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What a way to end 2019! December saw members from Stordock Hall showing off ugly sweaters, having special music, making ornaments for our trees, having special bingos and of course getting Christmas presents. We hope you all had a great Christmas and have a very merry new year!

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