Archive for the ‘Resident Accomplishments’ CategoryHerald-Zeitung: Longtime director of wurst relations hangs up lederhosenHerb Skoog retires: By Christy Wylie, Herald-Zeitung | January 18, 2013 LAURA McKENZIE | New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung: Herb Skoog stands Wednesday outside gate #1 on the Wurstfest grounds. Skoog, who has been involved in the festival since it began in 1961, is retiring as Director of “Wurst” Relations. “On St. Pattie’s Day, everybody’s Irish….Read the Rest of Article Tags: ccrc, continuing care retirement community, Herald-Zeitung, Herb Skoog, New Braunfels, The Pinnacle at EdenHill, Wurst Relations, Wurstfest Making Her Own WayFuture Resident, Jean Stautzenberger, Shares her Landlady Tales “I call myself a landlady, and some of my friends jokingly call me a slumlord,” Jean laughs. Clearly, judging from the high standards of accountability to which she holds herself, she is anything but! Through careful investment and a lot of labor, Future Resident, Jean Stautzenberger, has…Read the Rest of Article Tags: continuing care retirement community, Independent Living, New Braunfels, resident story, The Pinnacle at EdenHill Ringing in the 4th of July with Future Residents: Retired US Army Lietenant Colonel, Gavin Webber, and wife, Mary.Hailing from 350 miles away, Future Residents, Gavin and Mary Webber are looking forward to their move to The Pinnacle all the way from Wichita Falls, Texas. How did they hear about The Pinnacle from so far away? This resourceful couple—tired of being six hours from their grandkids and weary of cleaning house—had been…Read the Rest of Article Tags: independence, Independent Living, New Braunfels, resident story, The Pinnacle at EdenHill A Modern Quilter of Sorts:Small Business Owner and Future Resident, Linda Lange Having spent a dozen or so years in various computer-related businesses after first entering the tech industry in 1988, The Pinnacle Future Resident, Linda Lange decided to add web design to her repertoire in 2000. She had worked in academia, technology, and other businesses, and she now…Read the Rest of Article Tags: continuing care retirement community, friends and family, New Braunfels, resident story, The Pinnacle at EdenHill The Inside Scoop with Reverend Ralph LudwigReverend Ralph Ludwig, EdenHill Communities’ personal Chaplin, sets out each morning with one personal goal: bring the community together. Through weekly services and personal visits, he has been hard at work on his goal, and with the addition of The Pinnacle, shows no signs of slowing down. We recently spoke with Reverend Ludwig and…Read the Rest of Article Posted in About Eden Hill Communities, Eden Hill Family, Heritage, Meet the Neighbors, Resident Accomplishments, Resident Spotlight | No Comments » The Vocal Majority—Roadtrip of the Year!On December 4th at 8:00 a.m., Future Residents of The Pinnacle at EdenHill gathered at the Information Center, loaded a chartered bus and headed to Dallas to the event of the year! What a treat it was to witness their soon-to-be neighbor, Future Resident, Rolland Bek, perform in his choral group, The Vocal Majority®, in…Read the Rest of Article Tags: EdenHill activities, New Braunfels, resident story, The Pinnacle at EdenHill A Blurb from Herb: Wurstfest 2011 Sets New Attendance RecordsWe were thrilled to see about 35 Future Residents at The Pinnacle Information Center on their way to Wurstfest this year! And it looks like the world-famous festival saw record-breaking numbers of attendees. Let’s hear what Future Resident and Director of “Wurst” Relations, Herb Skoog, has to say about it. Q: What was the attendance…Read the Rest of Article Tags: EdenHill activities, Herb Skoog, New Braunfels, resident story, The Pinnacle at EdenHill, Wurstfest A Crafty Bunch at The Pinnacle … What Do You Make?Future Residents at The Pinnacle at EdenHill are a crafty bunch! For example … Don Staats does watercolor painting, and Don and Norma both do stained glass art. Bev Pollard does embroidery work, while her husband Ken can usually be found in his woodworking studio honing his latest masterpiece. He’s especially adept at wine…Read the Rest of Article Tags: Harry Foster, Jo Ann Foster, Nita Peace, resident story, The Pinnacle at EdenHill Did You Know? Juicy Tidbits about Future ResidentsFuture Residents Ken & Rosie Yaw announced the birth of their tenth great-grandchild! Great-grandson, Colt, was born on May 17, 2011 in Amarillo, Texas. He weighed 10 lbs and 11 oz and was 21 ½” long. Future Resident Rachel Waples was featured on the front page of the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung for volunteering for Meals…Read the Rest of Article Tags: friends and family, New Braunfels, resident story, The Pinnacle at EdenHill Did You Know? Juicy Tidbits about Future ResidentsWe have two (of whom we know) published book authors among our Future Residents. Do you know of others? o John Ellis, The Bonville Search, 2006 o David Lange, As I Have Loved You, 1990 Future Resident, Roland Bek, sings in the internationally known chorus, The Vocal Majority Chorus. He drives to Coppell (near Dallas)…Read the Rest of Article Tags: Did You Know?, Harry Foster, Jo Ann Foster, The Pinnacle at EdenHill |