UPCOMING EVENTS:
JUNE 10-JULY 15 THE VILLAGE ART GALLERY - Vibrant colors cover the walls of the Village Art Gallery with the solo exhibit of Indiana artist, Virginia Phillips. Influenced by Harriet Rex Smith and German Expressionist, Konrad Juestal, Virginia's works in oil of landscapes and still lifes reflect the main focus of color with varying degrees of abstraction. Virginia grew up in Chicago and in 1953 joined Marc T. Nielsen Interiors and later bought the design business and associated antique shop in Suman Valley, near Valparaiso, IN. Visit Virigina's website at www.virginiaphillips.com. Stop by our gallery Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Throughout the year, the Village Art Gallery will showcase a variety of talented artists, we hope you will join us often.
July 28 - 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Senior Day at the Porter County Fair -Pines Village has lined up a fun-filled day for all persons 65 and older. Admittance is free and we have a full line up of activities and entertainment in the Buggy Wheel Pavilion. Transportation from the main gate to the Buggy Wheel Pavilion will be available and the Trolley will also tour the fairgrounds.
NEWS:
6-25-10 - Pines Village Retirement Communities Presents Scholarship Awards - Winners of the Margaret M. Rivers Scholarship Award given to 5 local students.
6-24-10 - Summer Celebration Survives Rain Shower - Rain doesn't stop the festivities at Pines Village Retirement Communities
6-5-10 - "It Makes You Feel Good" - Aron Gaudet and his mother Joan, discuss Aron's film, The Way We Get By at Pines Village.
5-13-10 - Movie Opens Eyes; Film Director tells Pines Village he learned the richness of senior lives - Director Aron Gaudet and Maine Troop Great, Joan Guadet, featured at a community breakfast.
5-12-10 - Taking Flight ; Valpo Shows Troop Greeter Film Designed to Lift Spirits - Pines Village hosts screening of award winn film "The Way We Get By"
4-26-10 - Valparaiso Planning for Boom in Seniors - Pines Village receives grant
4-11-10 - A Welcome Sight - Valpo Retirement Center To Screen Film Focused on Senior Citizens who Greet Returning Troops
DESIGN - Environments for Aging is the 14th edition in a series of senior care design competitions cosponsored by Long-Term Living magazine, the Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments and The Center for Health Design. The rennovation and expansion of Pines Village is one of only two independent living communities featured and was included in the Honorable Mentions and Obstacles & Solutions Sections. The publication showcases the latest concepts in elder-friendly design and they tell how designers, facility owners and government regulators collaborated to realize them. The idea behind the DESIGN/EFA competition is not simply to showcase the elite; it is to open up the work of senior care design for all to see, evaluate and learn from.
3-6-2010 - Mary Ann Pals artwork on display at Pines Village Art Gallery. Opening reception reception March 7, 2010.
2-19-10 - Students partner with Pines Village on Community Project - Project receives grant from the Indianapolis Colts.
2-10-10 Emily Owen is named Indianapolis Colts All Star Grant Recipient Students from Ben Franklin Middle School's Builders Club will work on community service project with Pines Village
January 2010 - Valparaiso Magazine - Indiana Chamber names Valparaiso as 2009 Community of the Year. Pines Village Retirement Communities one example of growth.
11-30-09 - Pines Village Rehab Finished - Independent Living section of facility mas main focus of $10.5 million renovation
Valpo Magazine - October 2009 - Pines Village featured in cover story
Jenn Nicksic, Pines Village Director of Nursing, participating in Valpo Chamber's 2009 Leadership Academy
10-15-09 Porter County Career & Technical Center students planted over 500 daffodils in the courtyard of Pines Village. The students of PCCC have always been part of the Pines Village family and have helped on many projects. See page 8 of their newsletter for the recent gardening day at Pines Village.
9-23-09 Better Beyond 50 Relive the 40's with "Big Band, Big City"
Fall Community Workshops offered by Porter County Aging & Community Services in collaboration with Pines Village Retirement Communities
9-16-09 Better Beyond 50 Red Hat Society Event
9-9-09 Better Beyond 50 TRIAD Fundraiser at Strongbow Inn
9-2-09 Pines Village Supports Valparaiso Firefighters Fundraiser set for September 5
9-2-09 Better Beyond 50 Program Crosses Generation Gaps
8-14-09 Pines Village Names Six Scholarship Winners Scholarship fosters employee longevity and encourages higher education goals.
8-12-09 Better Beyond 50 Two Inspirational People Transcend Their Ages
8-11-09 Personal Protection Lunch & Learn program at Village Park Enrichment Center at Banta
8-7-09 Village Park Enrichment Center Opens Doors to Friendship Senior Center Members Funding forces closure of Friendship Senior Center in Valparaiso
8-3-09 Getting to Know Dawn Edelen Times reporter Sue Bero interviews Dawn Edelen, the new manager of Campbell Street Cafe in Meridian Woods.
7-29-09 - Pines Village Sponsors Senior Day at the Porter County Fair Buggy Wheel Pavilion packed with people, entertainment & resources.
7-29-09 - Better Beyond 50 Many Will Know Anonymous Nominee
7-23-09 Pines Village Welcomes Rittenhouse to Valparaiso New memory care and assisted living community to open in Valparaiso.
6-24-09 - Pines Village Retirement Communities gives $7,000 in Scholarship Awards The 2009-10 recipients of the Margaret M. Rivers Scholarship announced
6-17-09 - GETTING TO KNOW JILL PFISTER Times reporter Sue Bero interviews Jill Pfister, director of Village Park Enrichment Center.
6-10-08 PINES VILLAGE AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS PVRC announces the 2009-2010 recipients of the Margaret M. Rivers scholarship fund.
5-21-09 PINES VILLAGE BRINGS AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER TO VALPARAISO Community celebration breakfast held in honor of National Older Americans Month
5-14-09 MEETINGS EASE CONSTRUCTION Post Tribune reporter, Amy Lavalley, sits in on weekly construction update meeting for residents at Pines Village.
5-7-09 SENIORS ART SHOWS TALENT IN USE OF COLOR, LINE Post Tribune interviews the Artists in Bloom as inaugural exhibit opens at Christopher Center.
4-3-09 PINES VILLAGE MAKEOVER AIMS FOR FAMILY FEEL Times article by Brian Williams reports on the many enhancements that will be created when construction wraps-up in October 2009
4-1-09 ENLIGHTENED PERSPECTIVES ON SENIOR LIVING SOLUTIONS Community Living Solutions newsletter - unleash opportunity with a successful repositioning strategy.
3-18-09 NATIONAL TREASURERS VIDEO WINS AWARD The Pines Village Retirement Communities’ video, “Discovering Our National Treasures”, brought home an award for Porter County Career Center’s, David Sheets.
1-17-09 NWICA HOLDS ONE-DAY SEMINAR, "ELDER-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES: A NORTHWEST INDIANA PROJECT" Post Tribune article by Michelle L. Quin quotes guest speaker, Jill Pfister, from Pines Village.
11-11-08 A Wii BIT OF FUN AT PINES VILLAGE Students from Benjamin Franklin Middle School introduce residents to Wii.
10-15-08 SHERIFF GETS A CHANCE TO CHAT Sheriff David Lain visits the Campbell Street Cafe and chats with the residents.
9-24-08 CITY TALK FEATURES ELDERSTYLE
The city newsletter gives an overview of the creation of ElderStyle and the partners working together to make Valparaiso a more vibrant and livable community for all ages.
7-15-08 PINES VILLAGE ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER
Pines Village Retirement Communities is pleased to announce John Hardwick has joined the board of directors.
7-14-08 PINES VILLAGE GIVES $12,000 IN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
6-23-08 PINES VILLAGE RECEIVES "JUMPSTART THE CONVERSATION" GRANT Pines Village Retirement Communities, Inc. and the Valparaiso Department of Parks and Recreation were one of 12 organizations in the Chicago-area awarded a "Jumpstart the Conversation" grant.
4-3-08 PINES VILLAGE BRINGS AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TO VALPARAISO
On May 9, 2008, Carol Faenzi will be presenting The Stonecutter's Aria. This public event will be held at Strongbow Inn, is scheduled from 8:00 am - 10:00 am and will include breakfast.
1-25-08 GREATER VALPARAISO CHAMBER HONORS PINES VILLAGE
A special Chairman's Award was presented to Pines Village in recognition of the Tour of Duty project.
12-4-07 PINES VILLAGE HONORED FOR TOUR OF DUTY PROJECT
Pines Village Retirement Communities was recently honored by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging and the Great Lakes Museum of Military History.
10-22-07 GUARDING THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
Read more about the chosen few, whose ranks include Valparaiso City Administrator Bill Hanna. Hanna traveled to Washington D.C. and participated in the placing of the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with Pines Village veterans.
10-9-07 VETS GET HEROES WELCOME
This is last in a Post Tribune series titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. Diane Krieger Spivak, staff writer, and Stephanie Dowell, photographer, follow the veterans to D.C.and tell about the their journey of remembrance.
10-8-07 VETERANS OFFER THEIR LAST SALUTE
This is another in a Post Tribune series titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. Diane Krieger Spivak, staff writer, and Stephanie Dowell, photographer, follow the veterans to D.C.and tell about their journey of remembrance.
10-7-07 IT'S JUST AWE-INSPIRING
10-7-07 VETERANS DELIVER FINAL TRIBUTE
This is another in a Post Tribune series titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. Diane Krieger Spivak, staff writer, and Stephanie Dowell, photographer, follow the veterans to D.C.and tell about their journey of remembrance.
10-6-07 MEMORIAL CONJURES BREAD LINE MEMORIES
This is another in a Post Tribune series titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. Diane Krieger Spivak, staff writer, and Stephanie Dowell, photographer, follow the veterans to D.C.and tell about their journey of remembrance.
10-5-07 FINAL TOUR OF DUTY
10-5-07 VETS TAKE OFF FOR D.C.
This is another in a Post Tribune series titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. Diane Krieger Spivak, staff writer, and Stephanie Dowell, photographer, follow the veterans to D.C.and tell about their journey of remembrance.
10-2-07 MONEY RAISED FOR TOUR OF DUTY
Pines Village Retirement Communities is pleased to announce the money for the
Tour of Duty project has been raised.
10-2-07 VALPARAISO VETERAN REMEMBERS COMBAT, SIGHTS ON NATIVE LAND
This is another in a series of profiles titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. The series is by Post Tribune staff writer, Diane Krieger Spivak and will look at some Porter County veterans who will travel to Washington, D.C., in October to honor comrades who didn't return home.
9-26-07 VETERAN: A-BOMB 'SAVED MY LIFE'
This is another in a series of profiles titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. The series is by Post Tribune staff writer, Diane Krieger Spivak and will look at some Porter County veterans who will travel to Washington, D.C., in October to honor comrades who didn't return home.
9-19-07 PHARMACIST'S MATE SAW PLENTY WHILE ON SOUTH PACIFIC DUTY
This is another in a series of profiles titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. The series is by Post Tribune staff writer, Diane Krieger Spivak and will look at some Porter County veterans who will travel to Washington, D.C., in October to honor comrades who didn't return home.
9-5-07 VET RECALLS PHOTO MISSION
This is another in a series of profiles titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. The series is by Post Tribune staff writer, Diane Krieger Spivak and will look at some Porter County veterans who will travel to Washington, D.C., in October to honor comrades who didn't return home.
8-30-07 'THESE MEN BECAME YOUR LIFE'
This is another in a series of profiles titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. The series is by Post Tribune staff writer, Diane Krieger Spivak and will look at some Porter County veterans who will travel to Washington, D.C., in October to honor comrades who didn't return home.
8-28-07 WE SHOULD HELP SEND VETS TO WAR MEMORIAL
Our View: Post Tribune editorial
8-24-07 SOLDIER HAUNTED BY MEMORIES
This is the first in a series of profiles titled, Trip of Honor: World War II Veterans Visit Memorial. The series is by Post Tribune staff writer, Diane Krieger Spivak and will look at some Porter County veterans who will travel to Washington, D.C., in October to honor comrades who didn't return home.
8-6-07 PINES VILLAGE TAKES VETERANS TO WASHINGTON D.C.
Pines Village Retirement Communities, PVRC, is privileged to serve veterans of the "Greatest Generation." October 4-8, 2007, PVRC will take veterans to Washington D.C. on a Tour of Duty. This is an all-expense-paid trip and volunteers are needed to support fundraising events.
7-11-07 PINES VILLAGE ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Pines Village Retirement Communities is pleased to announce Patrick Lyp, Kristen L. Mauk and Sharon Mortensen have joined the board of directors.
6-27-07 PINES VILLAGE GIVES OVER $24,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Pines Village Retirement Communities announces the 2007-2008 winners of the Margaret M. Rivers and Anne Lauterbach scholarship awards. The scholarship program was created to foster employee longevity and encourage employees to pursue their higher education goals.
4-12-07 PINES VILLAGE BRINGS NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER, TOM CASALINI, TO VALPARAISO
In honor of National Americans Month, Tom Casalini will speak at Strongbow Inn
on May 11, 2007. Casalini discovered remarkable depth of heroism as he
traveled across the country photographing recipients of the Medal of Honor.
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