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The Woman’s Relief Corps donated their original charter document to the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. It was this document that gave them the official seal of approval

to establish their group. The Woman’s Relief Corps played an integral role when the Home opened, including caring for the members and paying for nurses salaries.

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Home News

Members and volunteers celebrated the end of the fishing season with the annual Fishing Banquet. Members received certificates, awards and enjoyed food from Ambrosia’s which was sponsored by the MOPH.

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

SecretaryDaniel J. Zimmerman

Wisconsin Veterans Home at King

CommandantRichard Mapes

Deputy CommandantTammy Servatius

AdjutantJill Geoffroy

Ainsworth HallExecutive DirectorDouglas Wamack

Olson Hall Executive Director

Sandra Schoen

Stordock HallExecutive Director

Gregory Reichenbach

Marden AdministratorShelley Jandt

Admission DirectorHillary Larson

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Last month, Cindy Parry of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, presented several handmade quilts to six Veterans . Cindy is the daughter of one of our members and she spent a year making the quilts. Each quilt says, “Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and valor in serving our nation.” Members were surrounded by family and friends.

P TS LIGHTIn the

Recognizing WVH-King Volunteers

Meet Jim and Cathy Tratz

As mentioned in last month’s Volunteer, Jim Schneider and Jim Tratz have known each other

over 50 years. Their friendship has brought all four of the ceramic quadruplets together to volunteer at the home.

Jim Tratz’s first wife, Sharon, passed away with cancer in 2003 on their 46th Wedding Anniversary.Jim is a life member of AMVETS and Sharon was a life member and active in the Auxiliary. They both had 4 children, 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Jim retired from Sears with 28.5 years as a repair technician and was also a past AMVET Department District and Local Commander, going up the chairs on all levels. In addition, Jim is a founding member of the Oshkosh Honor Guard, Marine Corps League, and many others too numerous to mention.

Jim and Cathy met each other through the AMVETS. Sharon, Jim’s first wife, and Cathy were friends and both were department officers. Jim and Cathy were married in 2005. Cathy has 4 sons, 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Cathy’s hobbies are crocheting hats for low income kids and sponsoring many activities for her Veterans. She also loves being Uncle Sam in local parades and doing numerous flag programs as Betsy Ross

for Veteran groups, schools and anyone that asks. Cathy has been involved with the AMVETS since 1972. She is a life member of AMVETS LADIES AUXILIARY and was a National Officer this year. Cathy is a past Department President three times after working her way up the chairs. She also held offices on the District and Local Level. She is the

current hospital and VAVS Officer for the Department and has been since 1981. Outside of serving veterans, Cathy retired from Harnischfeger (P&G Mining) with 33 years in 2005. She also worked State Fair for 15 years and retired as the Supervisor of Transportation in 2006. Besides helping out with the ceramics program, Jim and Cathy have been doing Sunday Packer

parties for the veterans here at King for the past 9 years.

And that folks, is the rest of the story about our dedicated ceramic quadruplet volunteers!

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The Wonderful World of Ceramics - Part 2

Monetary

Non-Monetary

On behalf of the members, we sincerely Thank Everyone for

their generous donations.

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American Legion Post 375 Mukwonago, WI

VFW Dept. of Wisconsin Monona, WI

VFW AuxiliaryKaukauna, WI

AMVETS Dept. of Wisconsin Hospital Service Inc. New London, WI

American Legion - Wisconsin Veterans Home Hospital Representative New London, WI

William Stack Stevens Point, WIIn memory of John Stack

Jerome Jennings King, WI

Military Order of the Purple Heart - Dept. of Wisconsin Menasha, WI

Trish Hunt Hartland, WI

VFW Greenwood Memorial Post 987 Baraboo, WI

AMVETS Dept. of Wisconsin Hospital Service Inc. New London, WI

Janice Fountain Downer’s Grove, IL

VFW Dept. of Wisconsin Monona, WI

American LegionNew London, WI

William Laux Jr. Memorial Trust

Ernie Lasanske King, WI

American Legion Post 234 Omro, WI

VVA 224 De Pere, WI

Michael & Roxane Beinemann Mosinee, WI

American Legion Post 476 Porterfield, WI

Vietnam Veterans of American - Chapter 351Appleton, WI

Learning in Retirement of Waukesha County Waukesha, WI

Ken O’Malley King, WI

Maple Crest Funeral Home Inc. Waupaca, WI

Wisconsin Grand Auxiliary Military Order of the Cootie Green Bay, WI

Northern Clearing Inc.Ashland, WIIn memory of William Bristol

VFW Post 10892 Neshkoro, WI

Patrick Coenen & Julie Hagen-Coenen Wauapca, WIIn memory of Nona Hagen

American Legion Post 95 Delavan, WI

Donald Bangert Waupaca, WI

VFW Dept. WI Badger Tri-County 6707 Auxiliary Kiel, WI

Francis Mathe & Family Oshkosh, WIIn honor of Joseph Mathe

VFW Auxiliary - Dept. of WisconsinOconomowoc, WI

American Legion Post 258 Little Chute, WI

Terry Callahan Plainfield, WI

2nd ImpressionFond Du Lac, WI

American Legion Post 125 Chilton, WI

Regina DavisChilton, WI

AMVETS, WI

Arice FraedrichPine River, WI

Ascension Waupaca ClinicWaupaca, WI

Ashley Jansen / Betty WagnerRingle, WIIn memory of George Wagner

Barbara & Jim Purcell Woodruff, WI

Barbara FullerTomah, WI

Betty Stewart Waupaca, WI

DUV (Daughters of Union Veterans)Bonduel, WI

Bob ShearNekoosa, WI

Brian KobackStevens Point, WI

VFWA 2653 Antigo, WI

Darlene Ross Shawano, WI

David BrendalenEstero, FL

Debbie MantheyStevens Point, WIIn memory of Otto & Junette Manthey

Diane LashleyNeshkoro, WI

Don SchwochKing, WI

Doug Schweitzer Custer, WIIn memory of Junior Schweitzer

Dorothy Goglin

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Elks Lodge #693 Wisconsin Rapids, WIIn memory of Claude Witzeling

Elaine Simkowski Rosholt, WIIn memory of Daniel Simkowski

Festival FoodsOshkosh, WI

VFW Post 7692Freedom, WI

Gary MachleithDavie, FL

American Legion Post 384 Kewaskum, WI

James Brown Appleton, WIIn memory of Nancy Brown

WI WRCBlue River, WI

Janet & Jerry MisichAlexandria, VA

Jean Witzeling Wausau, WI

WI WRC Richland Center, WI

Jim & Barb StolzheimPine River, WI

Jim & Sue Waid Waupaca, WI

Jim MeyerGreen Bay, WIIn memory of Robert Meyer

Jim WarmbierWaupaca, WIIn memory of Hank Dillon

Jo Ann DaltonOshkosh, WIIn memory of Robert Dalton

D.A.R. - Stevens Point Chapter Rosholt, WI

Karen BurtonWaupaca, WI

Kathy RottlerNekoosa, WI

Lord of the Lakes ChurchYouth from Lord of the LakeWinneeconne, WI

Lynda De RuyterBerlin, WI

Lynn ShackelfordArkdale, WI

Woodland Lutheran Church Nekoosa, WI

Maria SchalowWausau, WI

Grace Bible Church Bowler, WI

Martha J. Minehart Waupaca, WI

Mary VaraNeenah, WI

MCL (Marine Corps League)Oshkosh, WI

Mike GarmonWaupaca, WI

Mike Green Waupaca, WIIn memory of Joe Drexler

Nancy Daniels Medford, WI

Nelsonville Evangelical Lutheran ChurchAmherst Junction, WI

Our Savior’s Lutheran ChurchNeenah, WI

Fox Graphics Oshkosh, WI

Peace Lutheran ChurchAmherst, WI

Peace Lutheran ChurchAmherst Junction, WI

American Legion Outagamie County Council Kimberly, WI

WI WRCBlue River, WI

ResourceOne IntlLittle Chute, WI

Richard R SmitsKing, WI

Kewauskum AL Post 384 Kewaskum, WI

MOPHCampbellsport, WI

Roxanne (Sharon) Wallis Appleton, WI

Sandy HundsdorferHighland, ILIn memory of Tony Hundsdorfer

Shannon SchulferPlover, WI

Sharon OmernikStevens Point, WI

Nelsonville Evangelical Lutheran ChurchAmherst Junction, WI

Womens Auxiliary Hancock, WI

WRC Waupaca, WI

Tom WalkerKing, WI

Tomorrow River Lutheran ParishAmherst Junction, WI

Trisha SwiggumWaupaca, WI

Victor MaslakowPlover, WI

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ResourceOne Intl from Little Chute donated shoes, hats, toiletries, clothing and other miscellaneous items.

Donation

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

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSChapter #53 meets at 7:30 p.m. at the New London Community Center. Call (715) 213-7916 for meeting room.

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

WI BASE OF SUBMARINE VETERANSMeets 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.

In Memory of“Our country is in mourning, a Veteran died today.”

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Charles A. McGlinch

Peter M. Fitzsimmons

James O. Nyquist

Lavern M. Fraedrich

Elaine K. Kramer

Richard L. Degen

John J. Stack

Elizabeth L. John

Arthur R. Monteferrante

Charles B. Ullman

Robert A. Piasecki

Gary L. White

John A. Smith

Franklin A. Saal

Robert J. Glover

Fredrick J. Sewall

September 7-9, 2018

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The AMVETS & AMVETS Auxiliary had a busy weekend at King. Many of the their members came on Friday to tour the facility, Saturday they sponsored a mini golf and casino event and on Sunday, they attended church in the Main Chapel and treated the members with ice cream. Thank you AMVETS & AMVETS Auxiliary for all you do!

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up waiting for the Casino room to

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Norman B. Marzahla Korean War Air Force Veteran joined us on

September 5, 2018 from Fort Atkinson. He is living at OH.

Robert A. Lampinena Vietnam War Army Veteran joined us on

September 6, 2018 from Neenah. He is living at SH.

James D. Vizenora Vietnam War Army Veteran joined us on

September 7, 2018 from Jefferson. He is living at OH.

John L. Bixbya Korean War Army Veteran joined us on

September 10, 2018 from Marshfield. He is living at SH.

Carolyn M. Halversona Peacetime Era Navy Veteran’s spouse joined us on September 13, 2018 from Weyauwega. She is

living at AH.

Ronald R. Fischera Vietnam War Army Veteran joined us on

September 14, 2018 from Van Dyne. He is living at OH.

Bruce R. Jacobsena WWII Army Veteran joined us on

September 17, 2018 from Franksville. He is living at SH.

Gary R. Cheatlea Vietnam War Army Veteran joined us on

September 19, 2018 from Oregon, Wisconsin. He is living at AH.

Daniel R. Edwardsa Vietnam War Air Force Veteran joined us on

September 24, 2018 from Oshkosh. He is living at OH.

Douglas C. Jacobya Vietnam War Army Veteran joined us on

September 24, 2018 from Elkhorn. He is living at OH.

Robert L. Bryanta Vietnam War Navy and Coast Guard Veteran

joined us on September 25, 2018 from Cleveland. He is living at AH.

Warren P. Stetza Vietnam War Navy Veteran joined us on

September 25, 2018 from Milwaukee. He is living at SH.

Charles E. Kruegera Korean War Army Veteran joined us on

September 26, 2018 from Waupaca. He is living at OH.

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.

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WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KINGWelcome

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Hours:

Monday - Friday7:30am - 3pm

Saturday and Sunday

8am - 2pm

Upcoming Major Events

Semi-Annual Commemoration Service

Sat., November 3

Veterans Day ProgramFri., November 9

Pearl Harbor Day ProgramFri., December 7

Wreaths Across AmericaSat., December 15

Hiring EventsJob Center Career FairWautoma Job Center

Thurs., October 1811am - 2pm

Job Center Career FairWaupaca Job Center

Tues., October 2311am - 2pm

For more events, please visit

www.WisVets.com

Gerald KamkeWVH-King Member

ODE TO KING

Our country was dividedBy the sale of colored men.

In the 1860s our nation was atWar once again.

Civil War discussions stillCarry on today.

Both sides continue to see it in Their own special way.

God’s on our sideWar leaders say out of the blue.

I don’t know how you feelBut I don’t believe it to be true.

At the dawn of the war,Lincoln opened two homes.

They both remain and shouldBe covered with domes.

Wisconsin has one home;The other’s in Maine.

We pray in Lincoln’s memoryThey’ll always remain.

The high quality of staffIs not found in all places.

Their dedication and caringIs written on their faces.

I’ve been to them both.They’re the best of the best.

Again – one is out East; The other’s in the Midwest.

The eagle soars over thisFacility in the USA.

I pray it keeps flyingOver KING every day.

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Have life circumstances ever changed for you, over your life time?

Silly question, isn’t it?

It has been said that, “Change is Inevitable”!

We all can look back on our past, and even in our present, and know that life circumstances change and can change quickly……some for the good, and some for the not so good!

In the present, can you imagine how life circumstances have changed for our dear fellow Americans in Florida, Alabama, the Gulf Coast, and the Carolina’s with the arrival of the Hurricanes this past August & September……. as well as the Wild Fires of California this past Summer, and even at the time of this writing…..are still burning.

How we need to stop and pray for them often!

Life circumstances have changed for my wife and I this past Summer.

We now have 16 Grandchildren and 10 of them have recently entered the “World of Junior and Senior High School”. Can you imagine all of the activity and life change among them?

In praying about this season within our family, we decided to put our Waupaca Home up for sale so that we might move closer to our family, whom all live in the Greater Fox Valley / Appleton areas.

Within a week, we had 2 Buyers for our Home!

The House is “Sold”, and my wife’s and my life’s circumstance of change is on the move!

The Lord provided for us a Home in the Fox Crossings Township and we relocated to the Fox Valley on August 30th.

We are grateful for the Lord’s provision and direction in our life’s circumstance of change. continued on page 19

Rich EngleProtestant Chaplain

“Life’s Circumstance of Change”

October Anniversary9 Fred & Barbara Johns24 Frederick & Barbara McCrory

Activity Cost Sponsored byFish Fry Trip- Harbor (all camp) $ 300 MOPHMonthly Bday Entertainment (all bldgs.) $ 250 May LuchsingerFood for Monthly Bdays Parties (all bldgs) $ 350 May LuchsingerEntertainment $ 400 May LuchsingerTailgate Parties $ 600 DAVSeasonal Fishing Banquet (all camp) $ 650 MOPHBuilding Packer Pools (Season) $ 275 MOPHRamp Bowling League Coupons (season) $ 250 MOPHCatered Meals ($400 each building) $1600 MOPHBereavement Transportation $ 500 MOPH / ALA

Thank you for your support and for making a difference in the lives of King veterans and their families.

September activities sponsored by the

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GIFT SHOP HOURS Monday - Sunday9am to 11am1pm to 3pm

Call 2365 to verify that the Gift Shop is open.

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Protestant Services

SUNDAY 7:30 AM AINSWORTH HALL CHAPEL 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 414Chaplain David Guerrero | ext. 3302 | Office MacArthur Hall, room 127

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

Religious Services at the Wisconsin Veterans Home

Bible StudiesMONDAY 10:00AM OLSON HALL MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM

WEDNESDAY 10:00AM STORDOCK HALL MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM

THURSDAY 10:15AM AINSWORTH HALL 3rd FLOOR SOLARIUM

FRIDAY 10:00AM MACARTHUR HALL DINING ROOM

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

***AINSWORTH HALL 1 & 2 SERVICE - MONDAY MORNINGS AT 9:30 AM & 10:30 AM***


Afghanistan 1Berlin 3Berlin Crisis 1Korea 107Lebanon 3Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm 6Operation Enduring Freedom 2Peacetime 101Vietnam 236WWII 70

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Air Force 80Army 304Army Air Corps 4Coast Guard 5Marine Corps 55National Guard 1Navy 103

Male Census 475 Female Census 117

VITAL STATISTICS

What asks but never answers?

Riddle from last month: What does a fish say when it runs into a

concrete wall?

Answer to last month’s riddle: Dam

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Men’s King of Kings Marine Corps League had their annual luncheon last month at the Marden Center.

WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AT KINGMovies Playing in the Theater

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MOVIESPLAYING

MARDEN MEMORIAL CENTER THEATER

Thursday, November 1Gremlins

Rated PG-131 Hr. 42 Min

Friday, November 2GhostbustersRated PG-131 Hr. 30 Min.

Monday, November 5Brooklyn’s Finest

Rated R2 Hr. 12 Min.

Tuesday, November 6For the Love of Grace

Not Rated1 Hr. 28 Min

Wednesday, November 7Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Rated PG-131 Hr. 42 Min

Thursday, November 8The Bodyguard

Rated R2 Hr. 9 Min.

Friday, November 9Assassination Games


Monday, November 12Pride & Prejudice

Rated PG2 Hr. 9 Min.

Tuesday, November 13Heartbreak Ridge


Wednesday, November 14Free Willy Escape from

Pirate’s CoveRated PG

1 Hr. 41 Min.

Thursday, November 15Firefox


Friday, November 16X-Men

Rated PG-131 Hr. 44 Min.

Monday, November 19Rocky

Rated PG2 Hr.

Tuesday, November 20Rocky IIRated PG

1 Hr. 59 Min.

Wednesday, November 21Rocky IIIRated PG

1 Hr. 40 Min.

Thursday, November 22Missing in Action


Friday, November 23Facing the Giants


Monday, November 26RamboRated R

1 Hr. 31 Min.

Tuesday, November 27Die HardRated R

2 Hr. 12 Min.

Wednesday, NovemberThe Desperate Trail


Thursday, November 29NO MOVIE THANKSGIVING

Friday, November 30Planes, Trains & Automobiles


Movies scheduled for November are:


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So, what have you or are you experiencing in your life’s circumstances of change?

Yes, it is true…….life circumstances change in this lifetime, but thankfully the Lord desires to be a part of our every change.

There are wonderful truths from God’s point of view as He desires to journey with us, as we enter and go through life changes.

Please allow me to encourage you from the truth of God’s Word…….which never changes:

• Jeremiah 29: 11-13 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (NIV)• 1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is Love. (NIV)• 1Peter 5:7 Cast all you anxiety on Him (God) for He cares for you. (NIV)• Luke 1:37 For nothing is impossible with God. (NIV) • 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (NIV)• Psalm 37:4-5 Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your ways to the Lord; trust in Him and he will do this. (NIV)• Hebrews 13:5b God has said, “never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (NIV)• Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (NIV) • Psalm 100:5 For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; and His faithfulness continues through all generations.

The Word of God is filled with promises of His involvement in our lives!

Oh…….I cannot forget about one of my and most likely one of your favorite Psalms…….Psalm 23. The Lord is my Shepherd…..

So…….as you go thru life circumstances of change, either good changes or not so good changes…….remember that you are not alone in the journey.

Our great Shepherd and Savior Jesus, is available to you…..Allow the one who loves you most to journey along with you thru “life’s circumstances of change”…….your dependency and trust in Him for your leading is one of His desires for you!

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The Library has added several books to its permanent collection.The following are some of those books.

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Knife Creek by Paul Doiron When Maine game warden Mike Bowditch is tasked with shooting wild boars that are tearing up the forest and farms in his district, he makes a horrific discovery—the body of a baby buried in a shallow grave. Even more disturbing: DNA tests link the infant to a young woman who has been missing and presumed dead after she disappeared from a group rafting trip four years earlier. As he assists the reopened investigation, Bowditch begins to suspect that some of his neighbors aren’t who they seem to be. When violence strikes close to home, he realizes that his unknown enemies will stop at nothing to keep their terrible secrets. Mike Bowditch has bucked the odds his whole career, but this time the intrepid warden may have finally followed his hunches one step too far.

It’s Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong It is such an all-American story. A lanky kid from Plano, Texas, is raised by a feisty, single parent who sacrifices for her son, who becomes one of our country’s greatest athletes. Given that background, it is understandable why Armstrong was able to channel his boundless energy toward athletic endeavors. By his senior year in high school, he was already a professional triathlete and was training with the U.S. Olympic cycling developmental team. In 1993, Armstrong secured a position in the ranks of world-class cyclists by winning the World Championship and a Tour de France stage, but in 1996, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Armstrong entered an unknown battlefield and challenged it as if climbing through the Alps: aggressive yet tactical. He beat the cancer and proceeded to stun all the pundits by winning the 1999 Tour de France. In this memoir, Armstrong covers his early years swiftly with a blunt matter-of-factness, but the main focus is on his battle with cancer. Readers will respond to the inspirational recovery story, and they will appreciate the behind-the-scenes cycling information. After he won the Tour, his mother was quoted as saying that her son’s whole life has been a fight against the odds; we see here that she was not exaggerating.

The Spymistress by Jennifer ChiaveriniBorn to slave-holding aristocracy in Richmond, Virginia, and educated by Northern Quakers, Elizabeth Van Lew was a paradox of her time. When her native state seceded in April 1861, Van Lew’s convictions compelled her to defy the new Confederate regime. Pledging her loyalty to the Lincoln White House, her courage would never waver, even as her wartime actions threatened not only her reputation, but also her life.

Van Lew’s skills in gathering military intelligence were unparalleled. She helped to construct the Richmond Underground and orchestrated escapes from the infamous Confederate Libby Prison under the guise of humanitarian aid. Her spy ring’s reach was vast, from clerks in the Confederate War and Navy Departments to the very home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

The Counterfeit Agent by Alex Berenson In an Istanbul hotel, a deep source warns a CIA agent that Iran intends to kill a CIA station chief. Quickly, John Wells is called in to investigate, but before he can get far, the tip comes true. Which means that the next warning the source gives will be taken very seriously indeed. And it’s a big one. A radioactive one. As the threat level jumps and the government mobilizes, Wells must figure out what’s really going on. From a drug lord’s mansion in Guatemala to a secret plastic surgery center in Thailand to the slums of Istanbul, Wells uses every skill he has—including his ability to go undercover in the Arab world—to chase down leads. But the enemy he faces is equally determined. And soon he may be too late to pull the United States back from the brink of war.

The Right Time by Danielle Steel Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow takes solace in the mysteries she reads with her devoted father—and soon she is writing them herself, slowly graduating to dark, complex crime stories that reflect skill, imagination, and talent far beyond her years. After her father’s untimely death, at fourteen Alex is taken in by the nuns of a local convent, where she finds twenty-six mothers to take the place of the one she lost, and the time and encouragement to pursue her gift. Alex writes in every spare moment, gripped by the plots and themes and characters that fill her mind. Midway through college, she has finished a novel—and manages to find a seasoned agent, then a publisher. But as she climbs the ladder of publishing success, she resolutely adheres to her father’s admonition: Men read crime thrillers by men only—and so Alexandra Winslow publishes under the pseudonym Alexander Green, her true identity known only to those closest to her, creating a double life that isolates her. Her secret life as the mysterious and brilliantly successful Alexander Green—and her own life as a talented young woman—expose her to the envious, the arrogant, and Hollywood players who have no idea who she really is. Always, the right time to open up seems just out of reach, and would cost her dearly. Once her double life and fame are established, the price of the truth is always too high.

Tomatoes anyone? You can tell it was time to pick some tomatoes by the amount Gladys Pleshek had on her plant!

Wheel of Fortune. Olson Hall had their own Vanna White and Pat Sajak with a great game of Wheel of Fortune. Olson Hall seemed to have the crowd in a roar with going Bankrupt, $10K winnings and even losing a turn.

Waupaca Way Community Day. Students from the Waupaca High School stopped by and played games with the members. They also helped the members create scarecrows.

Red Hat Ladies! The ladies went on a trip to see an apple orchard last month. They donned their red hats and were ready to have some fun.

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Trick or Treating will be held on Campus from 2:30pm – 5:00pm on Wednesday, October 31st. Staff can bring in their little ghouls and goblins to trick or treat and play games in the lobbies of each hall! It will be a spooktacular time!

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Winter Sale at the Marden Center. Thank you to all those who came to the Winter Sale. Hope you found some cozy apparel to keep you warm this winter season. Also a big Thank you to all the volunteers who helped in any way.

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