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The Deerfield
September 2021
By Helen Hunt Jackson
The goldenrod is yellow;
The corn is turning brown;
The trees in apple orchards
With fruit are bending down.
The gentian’s bluest fringes
Are curling in the sun;
In dusky pods the milkweed
Its hidden silk has spun.
The sedges flaunt their harvest
In every meadow-nook;
And asters by the brookside
Make asters in the brook.
From dewy lanes at morning
The grapes’ sweet odors rise;
At noon the roads all flutter
With yellow butterflies.
By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer.
THE DEERFIELD NEWS
Gables Star of the Month: Jo Hop
J o Hop was born in Forest River, North Dakota. She was one of seven
children. Growing up, she loved to be around family and friends and
play basketball. If you bring up North Dakota in conversation, you will see
the twinkle and pride in her eyes of growing up in a very small farming
community and will hear stories of her graduating class of seven kids. You
may even get to hear the Forest River School Song. Hats off to Ol’ FR!!!
After high school, she attended the Minneapolis School of Business and
worked in the bookkeeping department at the Pillsbury Company before
moving to California. After spending a few years in CA, Jo and her husband
moved back to the Midwest and raised their family in New Richmond.
Jo has three children - Brent (Jean), Bryan (Gwen), and Nancy (Corey). She
also has eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She feels blessed
to have her family close by and loves every chance she gets to visit with
them.
You may recognize her from Dowd Reliance Insurance Agency where she
worked as an agent for 25+ years. When not working, Jo loved watching and
cheering on her children and then her grandchildren in their various extracurricular activities. She
enjoyed her outings over the years with friends and family. After her retirement, her days were filled
with spending time with her children, grandchildren, her friends, volunteering at Westfields Gift
Shop, the Deerfield, and the New Richmond School District. She was known to many at the
elementary school as “Grandma Jo.”
Family and friends are everything to Jo. She loved her travels out West visiting her family in
California, Montana, and North Dakota. Although her traveling days may be over, she continues to
enjoy spending time visiting with her family, friends, and her neighbors in The Gables.
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Deerfield Birthdays
We wish you all a happy birthday and blessed year!
Gables Residents Housing Residents
Danette Gibson 9-11 Henry Wlodyga 9-4
Sandra Robertson 9-11 Barb Krumm 9-8
James Loeffler 9-26 Arthur Sachse 9-10
Kay Dieltz 9-23
If we have missed your birthday, we apologize!
Please let us know.
How the PHS Foundation Helps Your Community
T he Presbyterian Homes Foundation is here to help you and your community with charitable
giving. Our purpose is to assist residents, families, friends and employees with making financial
contributions that enrich lives at PHS communities.
All PHS communities and the Foundation are 501(c)(3) organizations, eligible to receive tax-
deductible gifts. When you give directly to the Foundation, 100% of your gift is passed on to the
community and fund that you designate, and you will receive a receipt acknowledging your
contribution.
How You Make a Difference
There are many ways to be a donor. Annual gifts are made with cash, check or credit/debit card via
our secure online giving page at preshomes.org. Future gifts may be made through a will, trust,
beneficiary designation on a retirement account or life insurance policy or gifting a portion of a PHS
entrance deposit. Gifts of all sizes are meaningful and help your community!
You may direct your charitable contribution to:
Residents – funds include benevolence, greatest needs or spiritual life
Employees – funds include PHS employee hardship, scholarships
or appreciation
Foundation gift planners and operations staff are available to help you make a gift or provide you with
more information to discuss with your financial advisors. If you are interested in making a current
charitable gift or would like to learn more about making a future gift, please call the PHS Foundation
office at 651-631-6408 or 651-631-6418.
715-243-3900 www.deerfieldphs.org Page 3THE DEERFIELD NEWS
Spiritually Speaking: Perishable Things
O ften we have difficulty putting our faith in a God that no one has ever
seen and a Savior whom none of us ever met in person. I think the
challenge we have with believing in things “unseen” is one reason why we
tend to put our faith much more easily in other things. Life has a way of
reminding us that those things are flawed and capable of letting us down
when we most need them.
Most of what we invest our faith in fall under the category of “perishable
things” that Jesus talks about in John 6:24-35. After feeding the 5,000 with
five loaves and two fish, he and the disciples crossed the lake, only to find
that the crowd had followed them there. When they approached him, Jesus
accused them of seeking the “food that perishes.” They followed him not because they trusted
in him and in God’s plan for the world, but because they had a good meal and were looking
for some kind of visible confirmation so they could believe. Jesus was constantly aware of the
dangers of faith that is based on tangible results.
But Jesus called them to a completely different kind of faith. He called them to “believe in the
One that God has sent” (John 6:29). That kind of faith without external props is not easy and
can feel incredibly uncertain. It deals with “things hoped for” and “things not seen” (Hebrews
11:1). It’s no wonder most of us prefer to place our faith in something we can see and touch.
Why do we settle for signs of God’s grace rather than seeking and expecting God’s
everlasting, eternal love for us? Jesus responds to us as he did the crowd saying, “This is the
work of God, that you believe in him whom God has sent” (John 6:29). To believe is to submit
everything to God’s saving work in Jesus. To believe is not so much what we do as being open
to what God is doing.
When we take the risk of throwing in our lot with the One whom God sent to carry out God’s
cause in the world, we find that, somehow, we experience a peace, a freedom, a quality of life
that none of those “perishable things” can possibly provide. Jesus is the bread that fulfills all
our hunger and thirst. Jesus himself is the gift from God that gives life.
Fred Brumm, M.Div.
Campus Pastor
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What: The Deerfield State Fair Event
When: Wednesday, September 15
1:00-3:30 PM
Where: The Deerfield Main Entrance
Wellness Thought
Exercise Improves Memory
S eptember 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day! Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that largely affects
cognitive function and therefore affecting one’s behaviors, memory, and mood. World Alzheimer’s
day is dedicated to raising awareness for Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Keep on reading to learn more
about Alzheimer’s and how regular exercise can facilitate improved memory and thought!
Did you know?
Alzheimer’s is the most common form of Dementia
5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s
Regular exercise can improve memory in the aging brain
What effect does regular exercise have on our brain function and memory? A group of neuroscientists
from Rutgers University recently researched how regular exercise, specifically aerobic dance class, can
positively influence the medial temporal lobe in the brain. The medial temporal lobe is primarily
responsible for memory storage of events and facts. In this study, researchers recruited adults in their
60’s and divided them into two groups: an exercise group and a sedentary group. Prior to participation,
each participant completed a health screen, cognitive testing, and a brain scan. At the beginning of the
study, all participants had similar levels of physical function and cognition.
The study lasted 20 weeks; the sedentary group did not exercise outside of their normal daily activity
whereas the exercise group participated in a 60-minute aerobic dance class two times per week. At the
end of the 20-week period, each participant repeated the same cognitive tests and brain scans taken at
the beginning of the study. Researchers found that the exercise group scored higher on their cognitive
tests and had more synchronized activity throughout their medial temporal lobes which allows for
improved ability to learn and remember information.
These improvements in brain activity were not observed with sedentary group. So, what does this mean
for you? Engaging in regular exercise can help sharpen your memory and improve your ability to
think!! Come join us in the Wellness Center to get your body moving and keep your brain fit!
715-243-3900 www.deerfieldphs.org Page 5How to find this Presbyterian Homes & Services is a nonprofit
organization and an equal opportunity employer
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To provide more choices and opportunities
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for more older adults to live well.
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and Gables.
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Mark your Calendar! Active Aging Week: October 4-10
C elebrating aging and the benefits of active living
at any age, Active Aging Week showcases the
capabilities of older adults as fully participating
Initiated in 2003 by the International Council on
Active Aging®, the weeklong observation calls
attention to and wholeheartedly celebrates the
members of society and promotes the benefits of a positivity of aging today. Active Aging Week
healthy lifestyle. Presbyterian Homes & Services challenges society’s diminished expectations of aging
vision of “providing more choices and opportunities by showing that, regardless of age or health
for more older adults to live well,” shapes Active conditions, older adults can live as fully as possible in
Aging Week in our communities with opportunities all areas of life. The objective of the annual health-
for you to discover how you can continue living well. promotion event is to give as many older adults as
Mark your calendar for a week of activities, possible the means to experience wellness activities
October 4-10. and exercise in a safe, supportive environment. It also
promotes the benefits of healthier, more active
Each day of the week will feature one of the Seven lifestyles across the life span.
Dimensions of Wellness: physical, social, intellectual,
emotional, vocational, environmental and spiritual, Watch for more information this month and check
demonstrating the unity of the different departments your calendars next month to see what great activities
that support you on a day to day basis. Throughout the are planned for Active Aging Week at your
week, we will explore your personal wellness goals community.
while providing opportunities to re-connect and learn
more about the community surrounding you.You can also read
