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Remember to give thanks
Never rake leaves again
Share holiday traditions with friends
Hot home-cooked meals served by a cozy replace
No more housework
Enjoy month to month rent with utilities & cable TV
Greater securitySing carols with my friends
Have the family over for holiday meals
Celebrate life
Stroll the Village Art Gallery and view new monthly artists
Expand my knowledge of computers
Live my life as I design it
Exercise my body and my mind
Convenient transportation to shoppingand my appointments
Move to Pines Village apartments
Recipe for Life
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olunteering has always dened Maxine Philips.
have to feel like Im contributing, says the energetic
uagenarian whose families have contributed so much
e Valparaiso area.
er great, great grandfather served in the American
olution which spurred Maxine to become a member of
Daughters of the American Revolution, where she is now
ng as regent for the local Chapter.
hile serving as president of the Porter County Council of
ch Women, Maxines mother, Mary E. Bartz, helped found
pering Pines Health Care Center. Because the endeavor
eate such a nursing care facility in Valparaiso was so im-ant to her mother, Maxine today serves as treasurer for the
r County Council of Church Women.
First Christian, Disciples of Christ
ch, Maxine has served as deacon,r, treasurer and trustee. The se days
eads the churchs Christian womens
wship group.
ith the Indiana sorority Tri Kappa, she
been president of two chapters -- the
chapter and later the Beta chapter.
she has also served as a chapter J president of PEO, and
ed as secretary to the International President of PEO. Thensive involvement in her community reects the deep ties
has here.
axines grandfather settled just east of the city in the
s, in the area of Washington Township bisected by theern road that bears his name, Bartz Road. Her parents
ed Home Ice Company, later known as Clover Leaf Dairy.
ter graduating from Valparaiso High School and
pleting a year at Indiana University, Maxine marriedPhilips. Phil taught school, worked at Midwest Steel and
t 22 years in the appliance business.
While staying home to raise three children, Maxine took
evening classes and received her BS in education. My father
insisted his daughters have a way to support themselves in
case it became necessary, she says. In 1988 Maxine wentto work at Health and Oncology and remained for the next
20 years.
A few years after her husbands and sisters deaths,
Maxine moved to Pines Village. Although it was not easy toleave the house shed lived in for so long, she also didnt like
being alone.
I did not want to be a burden to my
children, she says. They were alwaysconcerned when I was in my house.
Now that shes at Pines Village, shes eating
better while doing a lot less cooking, thanks tothe meals served in the sun-lled dining room.
Maxine plays bridge and euchre with
fellow residents and has even taken to newer technologies.
Shes hooked on computer games like solitaire, so much sothat she feels lost without them. If the computer goes down,
its like my arm is gone, she says. And of course Maxine
continues her tradition of volunteerism at her new home.
She is on the Pines Village resident council and she serves
as a corridor representative.
She is grateful for her new friends and for the
community they share. Its just a wonderful place to live,
Maxine says. Pines Village has made me feel like an
independent person.
Maxine Phillipssident Spotlight
Pines Village hasmade me feel like anindependent person.
Residents know they cancount on us at any time.
Rita DuncanStaff Spotlight
Many Pines Village residents never see one of their
communitys most important employees.
And for her part, when Rita Duncan sees residents, its often
in a much different light from other staff members.
Rita works the midnight shift, taking charge of a range of
maintenance jobs and providing security for the Pines Village
complex while residents sleep. Because she is the rst responderto problems or emergencies residents may face in the wee
hours, she often encounters them without the make-up and
clothing even the wigs and dentures they would normally
wear during the day.
But even though she may not later recognize the residents she
has helped, she feels a closeness to them that makes her ready
to respond to any situation at a moments notice.
Her shifts can get long, so Rita checks the refrigerators andcoolers several times a night but not to snatch a midnight
snack. She is simply making sure the equipment has not
broken down. I f it does, she must immediately get the food
into a working unit. Without a quick response, Pines Village
would lose thousands of dollars worth of meat, produce anddairy items.
Its a satisfying and rewarding job, Rita says. It can be intense,
for example when multiple emergency calls come in at once.And that happens, she says with a knowing but condent smile.
Her condence comes from trust in Pines Villages core
philosophy and the quality of its staff. We work as one great
family, Rita says. Residents know they can count on us atany time.
In her life beyond Pines Village, Rita juggles as wide
range of activities as on the job.
As a historical genealogical researcher for Native
American tribes of the Great Lakes region, she helps c
locate ancestors and studies the movements of nativ
She has given talks on Native American culture for ove
decades. Rita is three-quarters Native American hersfamily lines in both the Lenape and Odawa Ottawa p
She also has a French-Canadian grandmother and a
grandfather, her personal history reecting the interse
Europeans and Native Americans she explores in her
Rita plays the mountain dulcimer with her family of
practices karate and has been a wood carver for alm
century. I still have all my ngers, she declares prou
The life-long Northwest Indiana resident married heschool sweetheart Ronald. They live on and work a s
with help from their six children and 12 grandkids.
Living on the farm, it turns out, keeps Rita in good p
for dealing with the variety of responsibilities she handVillage. Being a farmers wife, you learn to do a lot o
she says. You have to decide what has to be done a
have to respond quickly.
And shes good at that. Jus t ask any Pines Village who has relied on her help in the middle of the night.
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Pines Village Retirement Communities
3303 Pines Village Circle
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
Experience Pines Village
Retirement Communities
not-or-proft dierence
frst-hand where we put
people beore profts.
Quality, not earnings,
is how we measure
our success.
Stop on by, order a
pumpkin pie and meet
our amazing residents
and sta.
Call Kathy Sheely
anytime at 219.465.9918
or email us at
We Celebrate Lifeand welcome you to celebrate with us
Community Calendar:
Friday, December 2
Holiday Bazaar, 10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.
The bazaar is a unique selection o
git items, rom local retailers and
craters, or every person on your list.
Stop by and get a start on your
holiday shopping.
Throughout the holiday season
Cookies & Pies, 219.465.1591
Since 1983, Pines Village residents have
had a yummy little secret abulous
ood. Lucky or you weve decided to
share our ortune by oering scrumptious
resh baked cookies & pies to everyone.
Just call us to order your cookies and pies
as holiday gits or or amily gatherings.