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1 A publication of Palm Village Retirement Community Cover story page 3 Father Don Seeks: Soaring With Eagles Page 6-7: Soup Supper Pictorial Page 8-9: Here and There April, Page 12: Giumarra Award

2 In the Chapel Please join us Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Public is welcome. April 6 Dennis Fast, Pastor, Reedley MB Church 13 Randy Reiswig, Pastor, Dinuba MB Church 20 Jordan Ringhofer, Pastor, Kingsburg MB Church 27 Galen Wiest, Missions Mobilizer May 4 Chaplain Byron Neufeld, Does Prayer Matter? 11 Bob Kroeker 15 Old Fashioned Hymn Sing, 5:45 p.m. 18 Gary Prieb, Missions in Congo Report June 1 Mike Spinelli Former Pastor and presently with Tabor College 8 Andy and Carmen Owen, Missionaries in Thailand 15 Dennis Fast, Pastor at Reedley MB Church 19 Old Fashioned Hymn Sing, 5:45 p.m. Your donations to Living Legacy are truly appreciated! April, Table of Contents Father Seeks: Soaring With Eagles Valentine s Day Sweethearts...5 Soup Supper Pictorial Residents Travel Here and There Living Legacy Donations Krause and Giumarra Awarded On our cover: Father Don Seeks, with Dario Aluisi, a member of the Immanuel High School varsity basketball team. Seeks is one of the Eagles biggest basketball supporters! We offer two easy ways to donate: Secure online donations Mail your check Palm Village Retirement Community 703 West Herbert Avenue Reedley, CA Palm Villager April, 2016 The Palm Villager is a publication of Palm Village Retirement Community, a mission agency sponsored by the Bethany and Butler Mennonite churches in Fresno and by the Mennonite Brethren churches of Dinuba, Kingsburg and Reedley. (559) President and CEO, David K. Reimer Director of Marketing, Jim Dueck Always be sure to visit our website EVENTS CALENDAR for other activities: COA 170 Lic. # We do Business in Accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Law 2

Cover story SoaringWith Eagles Father Don Seeks: The Immanuel High School girls basketball team s #1 Fan T he dynamics of living at Palm Village are as different as the people who create them.

3 Cover story SoaringWith Eagles Father Don Seeks: The Immanuel High School girls basketball team s #1 Fan T he dynamics of living at Palm Village are as different as the people who create them. When you talk with Father Don Seeks, a patio home resident, it quickly becomes apparent why he is known as the #1 fan of the girls basketball team at Immanuel High School. And it is no surprise that at age 86, he is still preaching at a Visalia Church and teaching bible studies at Palm Village. His varied education has allowed him to experience employment situations that might have been considered life careers by others. But for him, they were just a part of a very interesting life, until he made a final career choice and was ordained an Anglican Priest in the Los Angeles Diocese. As a member of the US Air Force from , remaining in the reserve ranks until 1957, his specialty was Air Traffic Control. He tells the story that when he was stationed at Castle Air Force Base, a B-29 that blew its tires on the left after landing and veered off the runway toward the radar unit. When he opened the door of the unit, he found its wing almost in his face. 3

In 1954, he started his career in broadcast television initially as an engineer, then as a technical director and finally as a senior video engineer from 1956-1977.

4 In 1954, he started his career in broadcast television initially as an engineer, then as a technical director and finally as a senior video engineer from Among his assignments as an employee of ABC-TV, Hollywood, were many sports events, the broadcast of four national political conventions, the Nixon/Kennedy Debate and the 1976 Olympics. Broadcast of the Lawrence Welk program, as well as the soap opera, General Hospital was also among his duties. And over the 21 years in that didn t stop from having an interest in the IHS girls basketball team and for him, it is pure fun. He tries to at least attend their home games and for his support, the girls teams have adopted him as their #1 fan. The team even visited him in his Patio Home recently when he was recovering from an illness. Other Palm Village residents often join in the fun of being Immanuel High School sports fans. He and his wife moved to a Palm Village Patio home in Due to health conditions, CATCHING THE SPIRIT OF THE EAGLES! The Immanuel High School Eagles Girls basketball team pays a visit to Father Don Seeks in his Palm Village Patio Home. Shown (front row, L-R) Grace Goertzen, Zoe March and Brooke Gonzalves (back row L-R) Head Coach James Stevens, Hannah Baptista, Amanda Scheidt, Ava Galpin, Father Seeks, Krystal Gutierrez and Sophia March. the industry, guests such as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Judy Garland came into the studios. However, during that time in the broadcast industry he was also pursuing his education for priesthood until 11 years later when he was ordained in He served his calling until 1998 when he retired from his final position as Archdeacon in the diocese of San Joaquin, Fresno. He did continue to assist in several other congregations and still does so at St. Paul s in Visalia. Father Don became interested in Immanuel basketball when his grandson played there in He doesn t have granddaughters, but his wife now lives in Assisted Living. The move came after his wife had a stroke three years ago. Father Don compliments the staff as offering very helpful care and is pleased that he is just a five-minute walk from his wife s suite. Father Don has certainly led a very full life and yet he gave the very same answer heard from every Palm Village resident who has been asked the question, What would you tell those who are considering moving to Palm Village? Move sooner rather than later, he says. And when they do, it s a good probability that Father Don will help them to become Immanuel High School sports fans. 4

5 Valentine s Day Sweethearts Palm Village residents enjoyed celebrating Valentine s Day! Lucille and Ken Barnett, married 63 years s Henry and Erica Dick, married 69 years s Johnnie and Adena Goertzen, married 66 years s 5

Immanuel High School students (above left) helped to serve food,

Also smiling at the annual Palm Village event were Vernon and

Soup Supper Every year residents and friends enjoy the fellowship

Palm Village residents Gloria Thiesen and Barbara Miller (above

6 Immanuel High School students (above left) helped to serve food, and provided a few laughs. Also smiling at the annual Palm Village event were Vernon and JoElla Reimer. Soup Supper Every year residents and friends enjoy the fellowship of Soup Supper and the news from the Annual Meeting that follows. Palm Village residents Gloria Thiesen and Barbara Miller (above left) enjoy some friendly conversation. At right, Betty Kelly looks happy to be at Soup Supper as she picks up her soup, while her daughter Karen Cooper looks on. 6

(Above) Carole Hirakawa and Lou McMullen

7 (Top left) Soup Supper was a time for residents and friends to converse. (Above) Carole Hirakawa and Lou McMullen spent some quality time chatting and enjoying a bowl of soup. (Left) Immanuel High School student Rebecca Myers serves Grace Reimer. Myers was one of many IHS students who learned valuable lessons about community service by volunteering at Soup Supper. 7

Marilyn Chappell (in the Hershey s Kiss hat), and Ruth Kliewer wearing some pretty crazy hats!

8 Palm Village s Seniors Play Here & There Residents enjoy great outings and campus activities! A lot is going on at Palm Village! (Above) Palm Village residents gather for Crazy Hat Day, with (L to R) Verna Roberts, Verona Neufeld, Karon Meyer, Grace Thiesen, Marilyn Chappell (in the Hershey s Kiss hat), and Ruth Kliewer wearing some pretty crazy hats! (Left) A buffet of sweets brought by residents welcomed Sweethearts as residents celebrated Valentine s Day. Love songs from the 1930s and 1940s were performed by Galen and Ruth Snell. 9

9 Residents recently toured the Monterey Bay Aquarium on a fun outing. Three Palm Villagers shown on this page who enjoyed the trip included Mary Jane Lepp, Elvira Schmidt and Carol Wallace.

10 Palm Village Donors Nov 1, 2015 to March 15, 2016 TRIBUTES FOR ROSE BUHLER Marvin and Becky Warkentin R.J. and Marlene Goertzen Richard and Elaine Wiens TRIBUTES FOR ALICE CAMP Golden Farms Express Inc. Grace Thiessen John Regier Ron and Judy Brown TRIBUTE FOR ANNA DOERKSEN Dan and Wanda Doerksen TRIBUTE FOR EDNA EDIGER Stan and Patricia Ediger TRIBUTE FOR JOHN EDIGER Stan and Patricia Ediger TRIBUTES FOR HERBERT C. JONES Alfred and Carolyn Ferrari Betty Kelley Chris and Debbie Warren Donald and Evelyn Workman Elvera Schmidt Erny and Kathleen Malakoff Erwina Pangemanan Gladys Wiebe Grace Thiessen Kathy Digiorno Laura Nickel Loris Enzminger Marcella Jones Michael and Constance Robinson Ralph and Teresa Raabe III Renaissance Charitable Foundation Robert Heinrichs Sam and Marvis Bergen Stephen and Joan Ferrari Vernon and Carmelita Fleck TRIBUTE FOR WESLEY JOST Robert Heinrichs TRIBUTES FOR HERK KLASSEN Allen and Linda Wiebe Sam and Marvis Bergen TRIBUTE FOR MARIAN MILLS Susan Mills TRIBUTE FOR MARTHA NEUFELD Stan and Patricia Ediger TRIBUTE FOR VICTOR NEUFELD Stan and Patricia Ediger TRIBUTE FOR ANNA SCHLOENVOGT Ellen Schloenvogt TRIBUTES FOR DAVE WALL Clara Kliewer Betty Kelley Donovan and Carol Wall Gladys Wiebe Gloria Thiesen Larry and Karen Jost Rick and Margie Kuffel Robert Heinrichs Verna Richert Verne and Linda Anderson TRIBUTES FOR LEONARD WARKENTIN Betty Kelley Gladys Wiebe Gloria Thiesen Grace Thiessen Larry and Karen Jost Laura Nickel Lee and Lily Willems Marjorie Guichard Nancy Klassen Ruth Ratzlaff Steve and Kathleen Wiest TRIBUTES FOR RUBY BAYLESS George and Carol Isaak Nancy Mae Ewert Robert Heinrichs TRIBUTE FOR NELLIE GILMORE Gordon and Yvonne Hanson LIVING LEGACY DONATIONS Abner and Olene Penner Albert and LaVerna Pauls Aldene Vogt Alvin and Belva Friesen Alvin and Shirley Suderman Ann Enns Ann Heinrichs Ann Martens Anna Frantz Anne Friesen Anne Klassen Anne Rempel Anonymous Arthur and Beverly Klassen Barbara Friesen Barbara Jones Barbara Miller Barbara Roberts Betty Isaak Betty Kelley Bill and Darla Scharbach Bill and Ila McIlvain Bill and Norma Jantzen Bob and Marilyn Lewis Bradley and Charis Pauls Bruce and Rachel Uyeda Byron and Juanita Hirata Calvin and Marjorie Elrich Carl and Lavina Wohlgemuth Charles and JoAnn Brandt Charles and Shirley Barber Charles Bayless Cheri Witter Chet and Irene Pauls Christopher Holmen Clara Kliewer Claudette Reiser Cornelia Neale Dale Swinney Dan and Julie Pimentel Dan and Shawna Kevorkian David and Beverly McDannald David and Evelyn Bartel David and Sandy Reimer David Kamada Delbert and Linda Wiest Dennis and Brenda Wall Dennis and Connie Fast Dennis and Elizabeth Warkentin Dennis and Julia Langhofer Dinuba Mennonite Brethren Church Don and Lydia Beckenhauer Don and Sharon Klassen Donald and Carol Seeks Donald and Marie Faul Donald and Mary MacNeill Donald and Ruth Pauls Dora Morrelli Doris Fleishauer 10

11 Palm Village Donors Nov 1, 2015 to March 15, 2016 Dovetail Remodeling Dwight and Verna Roberts Eddie and Verona Neufeld Edward and Shirley Gonsalves Ellen Janzen Elmer Friesen Elvera Schmidt Erma Ratzlaff Ernest F. and Ruby Grunau Ethel Klassen Frances Dick Frances Unruh Frank and Margaret Duerksen Franklin and Judith Janzen Fusako Fukushima Galen and Ruth Snell Garth and Tamara Schmidt Gary and Lois Hull Gary Unruh George and Lillian Isaak Gerald Avants Gerry and Carol Thiesen Ginger Bull Gladys Wiebe Gloria Thiesen Grace Thiessen Harley Buller Harold Kleinsasser Harry and Elvina Willems Helen Harvin Helen Janzen Henry and Adeline Pauls Henry and Erica Dick Herald and Phyllis Kliewer Herbert and Ella Penner Howard and Penny Ayers Hymann and Virginia Wood Irvin and Kathryn Jantzen Jack Hiebert James and Elaine Henderson James and Nadine Barnes Jeanette Byl Jerri Toews Jesus Tapia Jim and Benti Dueck Jim and Donna Enns Jim and Mary Gaede Jim Brandt Joel and Judith Isaak John and Esther Berg John and Evelyn Schlesselman John and Harriet Friesen John and Lois Divelbiss John and Lori George John and Marian Smith John and Marilyn Lehrman Jonie Peters Joyce Warkentin Judy Johnson Justina Glanzer Karen Cooper Karl and Thelma Hostetter Ken and Carol Reimer Kenneth Enns Kenneth Neufeld Kent Davis Kingsburg Mennonite Brethren Church Larry and Beverly Christman Laura Nickel Laurinda Salvador Lawanda Franz Leanne Martens Leo Balakian Leo Don and Ruth Harms Leonard Warkentin Leroy and Vivian Swiney Liz Oliver Lloyd and Denise Derksen Lois Buhler Lois Pauls Lois Rosenfeld Loree Jost Louis and Betty Elrich Louise Bernsen Lu Klassen Luella McCombs Luella Unruh Lyndon and Patti Heinrichs Malinda Koop Marc and Penni Johnson Marcella Jones Marjorie Guichard Marlow and Rachel Ens Marvin and Becky Warkentin Marvin and Marciel Regier Marvin and Mary Ellen Friesen Marvin and Sharon Krause Mary and Janet Thiesen Mary Jane Lepp Melvin Pauls Menno and Jane Harms Michael and Cindy Schuil Micheal and Florence LaRue Mike and Joan Jensen Mike and Teresa Enns Nancy Klassen Norma and John Loewen Orletha Obermann Orpha Klassen Pacific District Conference of MB Churches Peer Services Inc. Priscilla and Steven Rockett Rae and Marj Saltzman Reed and Diane Decker Reedley Lions Club Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church Rene and Jo Dee Azares Robert and Bernice McGuire Robert and Gloria Vogt Robert and Wanda Kroeker Roland and Lois Reimer Ron and Norma Froese Rosalie Carter Roy and Eldoris Peak Rubena Ewell Ryan and Tiffany Exline Sam and Marvis Bergen Sarah Leppke Sarah Peters SaveMart Supermarkets Scott and Leeann Friesen Sharon and Michael Barnett Sheryl Sawatsky Stephen Vincent Steve Hofer Susan Collin Suzanne and Dan Harrell Sylvia Hofer Thelma Roach Thomas and Janice Pobst Timothy and Sharon Friesen Verna Richert Verne and Linda Anderson Vernon and Bertha Pauls Vernon and JoElla Reimer Viola Kroeker Virgil and Nancy Goossen W. G. Loewen Walt and Patricia Willems Walter and Helen Krause Walter and Mary Ann Heinrichs Wayne and Sheila Wiebe William and Grace Reimer Willowbrook Farms Yasuko Murase 11

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Helen Krause, to celebrate the receipt of Produce Business magazine s annual Marketing Excellence Award.

12 P.O. Box 1028 Reedley, CA Palm Village Retirement Community (559) Giumarra Reedley and Helen Krause Win Produce Marketing Award The Giumarra Companies California stone fruit and citrus division, Giumarra Reedley, recently met with one of its marketing partners, Helen Krause, to celebrate the receipt of Produce Business magazine s annual Marketing Excellence Award. Palm Village s Youtube video star, Helen Krause, with Jeannine Martin and Kellee Harris display the plaque and trophy that Krause and Giumarra Reedley won recently from Produce Business Magazine. Giumarra was one of 17 award recipients from hundreds of applicants nationwide to win the 2015 Marketing Excellence Award for its Easy as Pie program with Mrs. Krause promoting Nature s Partner plums. The award is given annually by trade publication Produce Business to the best marketing programs created and executed by fresh produce organizations. The plum promotion was implemented in partnership with Mrs. Krause and revolved around her famous plum pie recipe, which was featured on Nature s Partner packaging, merchandising, and in a YouTube video showcasing Mrs. Krause making the pie in her kitchen. Mrs. Krause is a retired stone fruit grower from Reedley, and resides at Palm Village with her husband, Walter, whom she has been married to for 71 years. Her son, Jim Krause, is a variety specialist with the Giumarra Companies. To view Mrs. Krause s Easy as Pie video, please search Helen Krause Plum Pie video or visit:

Reinfeld Bergthaler Cemetery According to Rows of Burial Plots

Reinfeld Bergthaler Cemetery According to Rows of Burial Plots SITE NAME BORN DIED ADDITIONAL INFO. A1 Hamm, Susana (Rempel) June 24, 1889 June 27, 1930 Wife of Michael Hamm A2 Peters, Elizabeth (Isaak)