Shorehaven’s Center for Life Enrichment is open to the community and serves as a headquarters to help seniors live successfully. Featuring Café LaBelle, Roehl Auditorium, a library and classrooms, the center is our way of helping those in our community stay happy, healthy, and connected.
Past board chair Phil Holland recognized board member Mary Kay Sokop, whose term was expiring. Not present –board member Mary Lee Ratzel, whose term was also expiring. Shorehaven board and corporate members are a volunteer force, striving to uphold the organization’s mission, “Reflecting Christ’s Love, we provide homes and resources for seniors.” Shorehaven welcomed new…
The Shorehaven Service League of Volunteers presents its annual Holly Fest and Bake Sale Saturday, November 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Forgotten Treasures Resale Boutique on the Shorehaven campus, 1305 W. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc. Featured will be Christmas merchandise and decorations, delicious bake sale, Christmas music and camaraderie. Shorehaven is a…
The Senior Source Resource Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 at the Oconomowoc Community Center, 220 W. Wisconsin Ave. This free event offers information and resources for seniors seeking wellness, financial, social, legal, emergency services, and educational advice. Sponsored by the City of Oconomowoc Senior Cohort group, the…
Oconomowoc’s Festival of the Arts will once again provide a free shuttle service for Shorehaven Campus residents and the public on Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17. Shuttles run continuously in 20-minute intervals from the Lake Terrace, Forgotten Treasures and Shorehaven parking lots to Fowler Park and back again. Shuttle hours are from 10…
Why intern at Shorehaven? When I was looking for a placement site I wanted something close to home that also had a mission I could support. I was familiar with Shorehaven already as my mother-in-law has been a volunteer here for many years. She’s spoken so highly of the staff and team here, that I…
David Mickelson said it’s about bringing a variety of color, texture, joy and beauty to our residents’ home on the shores of Lac La Belle. As Shorehaven’s landscaper, he is proud the organization earned the Oconomowoc Woman’s Club July Beautiful Yard of the Month. This sanctuary of natural beauty encompasses more than 23 acres on…
For more than 85 years, our community has been a place of faith, care, and commitment to serving older adults with dignity and compassion. Founded on Lutheran values, our mission has remained steadfast: Reflecting Christ’s love, we provide homes and resources for seniors. As we celebrate our years of service, we reflect on the journey…
City of Oconomowoc HomeTown Celebration Presented by Bank Five Nine. The City officially turned 150 on January 16, 2025. As we look back on the last 150 years of progress and achievements, we are celebrating! 11am – Mayor Magnus will bury a time capsule in John and Lavinia Rockwell Park 12pm – Lake Country Dockhounds take on…
“We have a lot of heart here,” said volunteer Judy Kaeppel. “And we show it every day.” Kaeppel has been working in the Forgotten Treasures Resale Boutique since 2010, and those 15 years have been some of the most gratifying in her life. “I have such a good feeling when I help other people,” she…
Shorehaven has announced it has opened a newly expanded Hillside Terrace enhanced assisted living area, doubling in size its present area. The area now combines two households, offering 26 rooms on first floor of the senior living complex. The area now boasts new finishes, new dining and living areas, remodeled resident rooms, and an outdoor…
The Shorehaven campus is hosting an Employment Showcase Wednesday, May 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. at 1305 W. Wis. Ave., Oconomowoc. Participants will explore a variety of positions available in nursing, home care, food service, groundskeeping, housekeeping, restaurant and café professions. Meet the team of department managers,…
The Shorehaven Board of Directors has named a new Chief Executive Officer to succeed retiring CEO Dale Dahlke, who has served the not-for-profit continuing care senior campus for 37 years. A Board Search Committee was formed, and a firm with experience in recruiting senior living organization executives was hired to manage the search process. Chief…
Rhodee’s Floral and Greenhouse will be onsite Monday, May 19 in the Lake Terrace parking lot. Hanging baskets, planters, annuals, perennials and vegetables will be sold from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Residents, families, volunteers, visitors, staff and the public are invited to shop the wide selection provided through Oconomowoc’s family-owned greenhouse.
Sweet P’s Pantry, downtown Oconomowoc, is hosting its own onsite PopUp Shop in the Shorehaven Great Room Thursday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring Easter baskets, chicks, bunnies, lambs and crosses, hostess gifts, party favors and everything for your next Easter egg hunt. Sweet P’s makes several varieties of toffee in seasonal…
In it for the long haul….. Sandy St. George was in it for the long haul….namely, more than 36 years. The devoted volunteer has invested decades of service to Shorehaven, from driving Mobile Meals to seniors’ doors in 1988, to working plant sales, happy hours, Bingo, delivering Christmas poinsettias and Easter lilies, to navigating pontoons…
March is National Nutrition Month! This year, we’re celebrating the powerful role food plays in bringing people together and fostering connections. Food is more than just fuel; it’s a source of cherished memories, like your mom’s best cookie recipe. It creates traditions, such as your aunt’s cheesy potatoes that grace the holiday table every year.…
Downsizing advice from Volunteer Services manager Kris G. Last year around this time, my husband and I decided to downsize our home. Our boys had moved out and we found ourselves left in a house full of wonderful memories and a lifetime of stuff. As we explored boxes that lined the shelves and cluttered the…
Our Life@Home services can help keep loved ones independent, safe, thriving and at home, connected to helping professionals and social outlets. Non-medical services to help keep seniors healthy and at home Home health services will help keep you or a loved one living at home longer. If you are looking for solutions in senior at…
Volunteer Connie Lossman just loves meeting new people. Shoppers, browsers, fellow volunteers, Shorehaven staff and residents. “I just love them all, and love helping them.” Lossman works the floor at Forgotten Treasures Resale Boutique, thriving in the fast pace and variety of tasks. But most of all, she supports the “Christian foundation that’s exhibited here.”…
Shorehaven and Journey21 mark a partnership journey Zackary Snyder and James Tiffany learned a lot about seniors, and themselves, in this semester’s Journey21 Learning Academy assignment at Shorehaven. Their job coach Kenny Rabbitt said the experience most likely changed their lives. “Working here has been really meaningful work,” said Rabbitt. “The interns have learned the…
