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Foundation announces new appointments to its board
The Central Kansas Community Foundation Board of Trustees recently appointed three new members to serve on the board: Tim Hodge of Newton, Brad Bartel of Hillsboro and Jennifer Vogts of North Newton. Each will serve three-year terms.
Tim Hodge is an attorney with Adrian and Pankratz and currently serves on the Newton USD Board of Education. Brad Bartel was a founding board member of the Hillsboro Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Kansas Community Foundation. He currently is the president of Emprise Bank in Hillsboro. Jennifer Vogt’s interest in the work of the community foundation was heightened by her volunteer work with the Women’s Community Fund.
“We are excited to welcome these individuals to the board,” Sandra Fruit, executive director, said in a news release. “The talents and expertise they bring from the fields of education, finance and philanthropy will enhance the work of the Community Foundation.”
Kansas nursing homes with 3 years of positive inspections
LAWRENCE — Each year, Kansas Advocates for Better Care provides a listing of Kansas nursing homes which consistently receive fewer than the average number of deficiency citations over a three-year cycle of inspections by the Kansas Department on Aging.
Nineteen nursing homes were cited with five or fewer inspection deficiencies for each of the three most recent annual inspections. None of the most recent inspection deficiency citations were for serious actual harm, immediate jeopardy, or mistreatment of a resident in the nursing home.
Local nursing homes recognized by the organization include:
- Bethel Health Care Centre, North Newton
- Pleasant View Home, Inman
- Westview Manor, Peabody
- Moundridge Manor, Moundridge
Goering receives recertification in geriatric medicine
Randall V. Goering, MD (family medicine) recently achieved recertification by the American Board of Family Medicine and was awarded a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine.
Goering joined Via Christi Clinic in 2000 and sees patients at Via Christi Clinic in Newton (720 Medical Center Drive). Appointments can be made by calling 284-5155.
Horizon Milling, Kroger make donations of flour
Horizon Milling, a Cargill joint venture, and The Kroger Co. announced a donation of 10 truckloads of self-rising flour to Feeding America and its nationwide network of food banks.
Food banks in Kansas, Kentucky, California, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Missouri will share in the donation. The product — more than 180,000 two-pound bags of flour — will assist hundreds of hunger-relief agencies serving these communities. The flour will be distributed to individuals and families and used by community kitchens, Kids Cafés, shelters and other organizations that prepare meals for people at risk of hunger.
“This is one of the largest donations of flour Feeding America has ever received. It is a very important item for our agencies, because it can be used in so many different ways and has such a long shelf life,” Ross Fraser, Feeding America’s director of media relations, said in a news release.
Cargill and Kroger are long-time supporters of Feeding America. Both provide major financial and in-kind contributions, and the companies’ employees provide thousands of hours of volunteer support every year to local and national hunger-relief programs.
“We are very pleased to work in cooperation with our customer, Kroger, on this donation. We share a common commitment to address hunger issues in our communities,” Horizon Milling President Dan Dye said in a news release.
The wheat used to produce the flour was sourced from Midwest growers. The Kansas Food Bank in Wichita was the first Feeding America food bank to receive a truck-load of donated flour. Within the first week, more than 4,000 pounds had been distributed across the food bank’s network. Dillon Stores, a division of The Kroger Co., works closely with the Kansas Food Bank to serve communities in that region.
“As a partner with the Kansas Food Bank, the team at Dillons is delighted to serve our neighbors across Kansas with this flour donation,” Dillon Stores President Joe Grieshaber said in a news release. “With much of the wheat grown in the Heartland and milled locally in Wichita, the flour will not only nourish our Kansas families, but serves as an extension of our Midwest compassion to the entire nation.”
“While it may seem somewhat uncommon to receive flour, this donation is one with tremendous reach in helping Kansas families in need,” Kansas Food Bank President Brian Walker said in a news release.
Foundation announces new appointments to its board
The Central Kansas Community Foundation Board of Trustees recently appointed three new members to serve on the board: Tim Hodge of Newton, Brad Bartel of Hillsboro and Jennifer Vogts of North Newton. Each will serve three-year terms.
Tim Hodge is an attorney with Adrian and Pankratz and currently serves on the Newton USD Board of Education. Brad Bartel was a founding board member of the Hillsboro Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Kansas Community Foundation. He currently is the president of Emprise Bank in Hillsboro. Jennifer Vogt’s interest in the work of the community foundation was heightened by her volunteer work with the Women’s Community Fund.
“We are excited to welcome these individuals to the board,” Sandra Fruit, executive director, said in a news release. “The talents and expertise they bring from the fields of education, finance and philanthropy will enhance the work of the Community Foundation.”
Kansas nursing homes with 3 years of positive inspections
LAWRENCE — Each year, Kansas Advocates for Better Care provides a listing of Kansas nursing homes which consistently receive fewer than the average number of deficiency citations over a three-year cycle of inspections by the Kansas Department on Aging.
Nineteen nursing homes were cited with five or fewer inspection deficiencies for each of the three most recent annual inspections. None of the most recent inspection deficiency citations were for serious actual harm, immediate jeopardy, or mistreatment of a resident in the nursing home.
Local nursing homes recognized by the organization include:
- Bethel Health Care Centre, North Newton
- Pleasant View Home, Inman
- Westview Manor, Peabody
- Moundridge Manor, Moundridge
Goering receives recertification in geriatric medicine
Randall V. Goering, MD (family medicine) recently achieved recertification by the American Board of Family Medicine and was awarded a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine.
Goering joined Via Christi Clinic in 2000 and sees patients at Via Christi Clinic in Newton (720 Medical Center Drive). Appointments can be made by calling 284-5155.
Horizon Milling, Kroger make donations of flour
Horizon Milling, a Cargill joint venture, and The Kroger Co. announced a donation of 10 truckloads of self-rising flour to Feeding America and its nationwide network of food banks.
Food banks in Kansas, Kentucky, California, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Missouri will share in the donation. The product — more than 180,000 two-pound bags of flour — will assist hundreds of hunger-relief agencies serving these communities. The flour will be distributed to individuals and families and used by community kitchens, Kids Cafés, shelters and other organizations that prepare meals for people at risk of hunger.
“This is one of the largest donations of flour Feeding America has ever received. It is a very important item for our agencies, because it can be used in so many different ways and has such a long shelf life,” Ross Fraser, Feeding America’s director of media relations, said in a news release.
Cargill and Kroger are long-time supporters of Feeding America. Both provide major financial and in-kind contributions, and the companies’ employees provide thousands of hours of volunteer support every year to local and national hunger-relief programs.
“We are very pleased to work in cooperation with our customer, Kroger, on this donation. We share a common commitment to address hunger issues in our communities,” Horizon Milling President Dan Dye said in a news release.
The wheat used to produce the flour was sourced from Midwest growers. The Kansas Food Bank in Wichita was the first Feeding America food bank to receive a truck-load of donated flour. Within the first week, more than 4,000 pounds had been distributed across the food bank’s network. Dillon Stores, a division of The Kroger Co., works closely with the Kansas Food Bank to serve communities in that region.
“As a partner with the Kansas Food Bank, the team at Dillons is delighted to serve our neighbors across Kansas with this flour donation,” Dillon Stores President Joe Grieshaber said in a news release. “With much of the wheat grown in the Heartland and milled locally in Wichita, the flour will not only nourish our Kansas families, but serves as an extension of our Midwest compassion to the entire nation.”
“While it may seem somewhat uncommon to receive flour, this donation is one with tremendous reach in helping Kansas families in need,” Kansas Food Bank President Brian Walker said in a news release.
