August 2016 Sapphire Scene RESIDENT OF THE MONTH CAROL MUNSON

I was born in Orth, Minnesota out in the country on August 1, 1930, the sixth child in a family of nine, to Carl and Nellie Gingerich. I don’t remember much of my life there, except for the night before I turned six years old. I went behind a young colt and pe%ed her on her back and she kicked me in the face, cu'ng my lip and rearranging my teeth! My folks took me to an old country doctor who s)tched up my lip with seven s)tches. In the fall of 1937, my folks and eight brothers and sisters moved to Montana. My parents and five of us kids rode in a 1930’s car. My three oldest brothers drove a big truck loaded with all our household items...beds, ma%resses, cooking utensils, trunks, etc., plus a crate of young turkeys and a crate of chickens. Dad was the only one who could drive, so he drove un)l dark and then we camped and ate dinner. The boys followed in the truck. Since it was the Depression era, there were few motels, diners or gas sta)ons. When we reached Montana, the boys took a wrong turn and they ended up in Scobey. Dad had all the money and they needed gas so they sold the crate of turkeys and bought gas and joined us again near Missoula, and we ended up in the Bi%erroot Valley and se%led in Victor. In December, my li%le brother was born...the only child to be born in a hospital! Sadly, he died when he was two, a4er contrac)ng pneumonia. My dad bought a large farm west of Victor. He had seven or eight cows that he and my brothers milked and sold the milk to the local creamery. We always had horses, pigs, chickens and geese, raised a big garden, and Mom canned everything. The oldest two boys worked at various jobs and the rest of us went to school. I always loved school and was a good student. I liked geography and English. I loved to read and draw. We had a typing, shorthand and penmanship class in grade school and I loved that class. I liked to write le%ers, and s)ll do. My best friends were my sisters and we entertained ourselves by playing Hopscotch, jumping rope, playing Jacks and playing with our ONE doll that we three girls had to share for a week each! My mother made all of our clothes (boys and girls) on an old treadle sewing machine. We had no television, few magazines or newspapers. We had no electricity un)l 1945. Then Mom got a refrigerator and washing machine. The only car was the one Dad drove to work. He was a house painter and worked for Peterson Paint. They did pain)ng and paper-hanging at the Daly Mansion. I was a cheerleader in high school and was a secretary to many clubs. I am most proud of an accomplishment that I and my sister Helen achieved in 1948. I was a senior and Helen was a sophomore in high school. We were the State All Class Tennis Doubles Champions at the tournament held at the university in Missoula. We had no coach, no uniforms, and we had to bum a ride in a car with the track team! We won a gold medal in Girls’ Doubles and I won a silver medal in Singles. I married G. John Moore right a4er gradua)ng from high school in 1948 and we had three daughters: Sandy Pe't, 65 years old of Darby; Pa%e Widdifield, 63 years old of Victor; and Luanne Bauman, 60 years old of Corvallis. I have two grandchildren and three great-granddaughters. During some of this )me in the ‘70s I worked as a teller at Farmers State Bank in Victor. We divorced when the girls were adults and in 1980 I married Gayle Munson, who I had known since high school. This union brought my two stepsons into the family, as well as four grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. We have been happily married for nearly 36 years. We have taken many wonderful trips together. The most fabulous one was to New Zealand for five weeks with our dear friends, Ray and Be%y Heasman, and we stayed with Ray’s five sons who live there. Then we have taken all three Amtrak train trips...the northern, the southern and the central routes. We’ve gone to Hawaii, the Panama Canal, Mexico, New York, Washington, D.C. and nearly all the states. We have been very community-minded, belonging and serving many organiza)ons and clubs. We have belonged to the Victor Community Church for over 50 years and I have served as treasurer for 15 years. We belonged to the commi%ee that arranged and planned the Victor Senior Center that was completed in 1992. I was the treasurer of that organiza)on for 23 years. I have been a member of the Order of Eastern Star for 65 years and have served many years in various offices. I had lived in Victor for 64 years when we sold the ranch and moved to Florence where we bought a new home in a lovely neighborhood. We lived there for 15 years. In 2015 Gayle had a mini-stroke. I broke my ankle and spent two months in a rehab facility. Then Gayle fractured his hip. We couldn’t keep up our yard and garden, so we sold the house and have come here to the Remington to live and be waited on by a wonderful staff of helpers, and have made many new friends, and are enjoying it very much!

Sapphire Scene

Sapphire Lutheran Homes, Inc.

501 North 10th Street

Hamilton, MT 59840

Save the Date!Save the Date!Save the Date!Save the Date! Shakespeare in the Parks’Shakespeare in the Parks’Shakespeare in the Parks’Shakespeare in the Parks’ “The Comedy of Errors”“The Comedy of Errors”“The Comedy of Errors”“The Comedy of Errors” Wednesday, August 10th Wednesday, August 10th Wednesday, August 10th Wednesday, August 10th

6:00 pm6:00 pm6:00 pm6:00 pm

Free To The CommunityFree To The CommunityFree To The CommunityFree To The Community

Presented OnPresented OnPresented OnPresented On

Sapphire’s LawnSapphire’s LawnSapphire’s LawnSapphire’s Lawn

Broadway And BubblyBroadway And BubblyBroadway And BubblyBroadway And Bubbly Dinner Theater EncoreDinner Theater EncoreDinner Theater EncoreDinner Theater Encore

Presenting InPresenting InPresenting InPresenting In Sapphire Lutheran Homes Dining RoomSapphire Lutheran Homes Dining RoomSapphire Lutheran Homes Dining RoomSapphire Lutheran Homes Dining Room

Sunday, September 11th Sunday, September 11th Sunday, September 11th Sunday, September 11th Time: 7:00 pmTime: 7:00 pmTime: 7:00 pmTime: 7:00 pm

Ticket Price: $40Ticket Price: $40Ticket Price: $40Ticket Price: $40

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Detailed menu will follow.Detailed menu will follow.Detailed menu will follow.Detailed menu will follow. Beer and Wine IncludedBeer and Wine IncludedBeer and Wine IncludedBeer and Wine Included

Proceeds To Benefit Hamilton PlayersProceeds To Benefit Hamilton PlayersProceeds To Benefit Hamilton PlayersProceeds To Benefit Hamilton Players

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STAFF BIRTHDAYS

Skyler Honey-August 6 Janet Van Antwerp-August 8

Pat Mahoney-August 14 Alex Fry-August 17

Greg Kienitz-August 18 Jasmine Morgan-August 18

Judy Mason-August 21 Daniel Kendall-August 22 Cindy Whitney-August 24

Dominic Farrenkopf-August 31

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SUMMER CONCERT SERIES SPONSORS Bi%erroot Drug

Done Right Founda)ons Donaldson Brothers

Pierce Flooring & Design Massa Home Center

Bruco, Inc. Turner Remodeling

Riverfront Mental Health Center Foxwood Bou)que

Empire Landscaping, Inc. Daly-Leach Chapel

Bi%er Root Laundry & Cleaners Super 1 Foods

Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital Beck Builders, Inc.

Bi%erroot Furniture & Sleep Gallery TownHouse Inns Big Sky Eye Care

Hearing Instrument Specialists The Coffee Cup Café

Bi%erroot Glass Bi%erroot Chiroprac)c Mildenberger Motors

Fiesta En Jalisco Lee Goldman Lawn Services

Allegra Bell-McCall Company

S&S Auto Body Napa Auto Parts

1240 KLYQ The Drive 107.9

Clean Cut Lawn & Landscape Bi%erroot Star Newspaper

Ravalli Republic

RAFFLE PRIZE DONORS

River Rising Pizza Hut

Flower Happy Taco Del Sol Spice of Life Nap’s Grill

Dairy Queen The Edge

Bi%ersweet Salon RB Hive

Heavenly Sets & Bou)que Super 1

Hamilton Gi4s Back to Basics

Norco Big Sky Candy McDonald’s

Poesy Pond Publica)ons Paper Clip Murdoch’s

Chapter One Bookstore

RESIDENT BIRTHDAYS

Canyon View Irene Libick-8/10

Grace Gonzalez-8/29 The Manor

Pat Goldson-8/22 The Remington

Carol Munson-8/1 June Smith-8/2

John Gurtner-8/12 Roberta Siewert-8/28

Sapphire Jerry Garvin-8/5

Heather Taylor– 8/5 Virginia Hoselton-8/6

Esther Durrschmidt-8/7 Millie Williams-8/24 John Robinson-8/7 Shirl Moore-8/10

Ruth Christensen-8/19 Millie Williams-8/24 Ruth Peterson-8/25 Ruth Hazelton-8/31

MEET OUR NEW ACTIVITIES STAFF MEMBER BRON ANGLEA

Hi! I am Bronwyn (“Bron”) Anglea. I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado before moving to South

Carolina, where I graduated from college and met my wonderful husband, Dean. We have been married for 30 years and, yep, we sFll enjoy creamed eggs and grits for

breakfast and drink our iced tea SWEET! The Lord blessed us with three amazing children, and then

blessed us through adopFon with three more. Ya’ll pray for me now — I have three teenagers at home!

We have lived in Montana for 17 year, and when I’m not

playing with my sFnkin’ adorable grandkids, I enjoy wriFng, quilFng, flower arranging, classical music,

ethnic cooking, playing the piano and planning events for our local church.

I am thankful for the privilege of

serving our residents here at Sapphire by driving and helping with acFviFes. I can’t wait to hear your stories and get

to know and love ya’ll even more!

STAFF ANNIVERSARIES

Daniel Kendall-19 Years Becky Shirley-8 Years Kaycee Harris-3 Years Kevin Kearns-3 Years Greg Kienitz-1 Year

CliLon Koerner-1 Year

Thanks To Our Volunteers and Community

Partners! We Couldn’t Do It Without You!

John and Helen Gurtner Dorothy Allen Wayne Wardwell Peanut Fleenor Barbara Kline MDMH EMT’s Glorian Ainsworth On-the-Edge Band Country Jam Session Bi%erroot Fiddlers Rick and Louise Lockhart Willard Bullock Bo Wherry The Accordion Players Nansu Roddy Leslie Robinson Bi%erroot Public Library Community Pinochle Players Carole Bowman Olson Family Band Hailey Peabody Ruth and Rob Plesner Judy Mason Joe Elhard Ila Pizzuto Ravalli County Museum Pat Earnest Bev Humphrey Becky Goldson Kathy Lahey Carole Simning Bea Niehaus Bonnie Cushing Ron Jones

Jean Roberts Shenanigans Dennis Palmer Grace Lutheran Church Faith Lutheran Church Marcus Daly Hospice Markeita Snell Bill VanAntwerp Ruth Hazelton Nell Knight All Sapphire Bus Donors Kathy Slinker Star Jameson Arthur Roach Jackie, Bob and Their Dogs

Chapel Services

Thank you to all who lead our Chapel Services.

Cur)s Brown

Pastor John Capen Pastor Brenda Satrum

Pastor Vern Sandersfeld Gabe and Diane Sandland

Pastor Peacock Presbyterian Ladies Pastor Steve Clark

Pastor Darrel McCall Pastor Rick Gray

Pastor Fidelis

RAVALLI COUNTY FAIRRAVALLI COUNTY FAIRRAVALLI COUNTY FAIRRAVALLI COUNTY FAIR Western Nights And Carnival LightsWestern Nights And Carnival LightsWestern Nights And Carnival LightsWestern Nights And Carnival Lights

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Sapphire will be entering a float in the Fair Parade, which will Sapphire will be entering a float in the Fair Parade, which will Sapphire will be entering a float in the Fair Parade, which will Sapphire will be entering a float in the Fair Parade, which will include our new bus! Watch for details in the Daily Scene! We include our new bus! Watch for details in the Daily Scene! We include our new bus! Watch for details in the Daily Scene! We include our new bus! Watch for details in the Daily Scene! We

can definitely use help and ideas!can definitely use help and ideas!can definitely use help and ideas!can definitely use help and ideas!

Some of our residents will also be entering Some of our residents will also be entering Some of our residents will also be entering Some of our residents will also be entering the “Coloring For Adults” category. If the “Coloring For Adults” category. If the “Coloring For Adults” category. If the “Coloring For Adults” category. If

you would like to enter this event, please you would like to enter this event, please you would like to enter this event, please you would like to enter this event, please call the Activities Department call the Activities Department call the Activities Department call the Activities Department

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your project!your project!your project!your project!

DEAR DIARY Dear Diary, though late, I just have to say I had the most wonderful, fantasFc day! I walked in town and went to the county fair. I strolled around hoping to see some friends there. I ordered some ice cream when he caught my eye. Tall and slender, with blonde hair- a handsome guy! He caught me looking and flashed a bright smile. Then bold as brass he came to sit awhile. Like a real gentleman, he asked my name. Blushing, I smoothed my dress and asked him the same. To the carnival, he asked to escort me. My heart fluMered like wings of a dove set free. He showed off with the hammer and rang the bell. Won me a prize- threw more balls than I can tell. The carnival lights danced in his dreamy eyes. My true feelings for him I could not disguise. It felt so natural when he took my hand and led the way to the coMon candy stand. We bought a bag of fluffy pink and teal then bought two Fckets for the Ferris wheel. We stood in the line talking as the night wore on. We got in the seat and then the crowd was gone. His lips touched mine- ‘twas carnival night true bliss- tasFng of coMon candy… was my first kiss! Dominic “Flominic” Farrenkopf

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