INFORMER Friday, March 2, 2018 March Birthdays 4 th Jeanette Tisdale 15 th Eloise Raffety 24 th Ramon Gruhn 4 th Phyllis Saunders 15 th Bonnie Buntz 25 th Phyllis Goldman 5 th Zona Jones 17 th Karen Packard 25 th Janice Lovig 9 th Beverly Starrett 17 th Arnold Adelberg 26 th Edna Reed 13 th Orlan Mitchell 18 th Jean Libbey 28 th Tommy Haas 14 th Judy Hunter 21 st Bob Myren 28 th Doris Vander Leest 15 th Sara Adams 23 rd Arthur Heimann 29 th Norman McCombs Chapel: Every Tuesday, at 10:00 a.m. in Carman Center Coffee, tea & fellowship preceding Chapel at 9:30 & again at 10:30 following the service. Video tapes/dvd s available from Shane Estes. March 6 March 13 Rev. Selva Lehman, Mayflower Resident Donna Ricks, First Presbyterian Church Spiritual Care Coordinator Christine Tinker is available 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily and as needed on weekends. Christine takes Wednesday off and emergencies are covered by Len Eberhart. She is available by phone 641-990-9062 and appointments may be made at times other than her regular schedule. Chaplain Len Eberhart is at Beebe Tuesdays & Wednesdays and available by phone 641-990-3861. Len s ministry is primarily with the Beebe residents. Health Center Worship Service Sundays, 10:00 am, in the Carman Center. PLEASE NOTE the new location in Carman Center instead of HC Dining Room.
Mann Missive Resident Moves. Last week, two Mayflower homes were vacated via moves. Paul and Sharon Torno, short-term guests in Edwards #1, returned to their New Mexico home with plans to return one day to a Mayflower Harwich Terrace home. Rhonda Whitehead, retired Mayflower Receptionist, moved from her 519 Park Street Harwich Terrace home to her new home in Arizona. Rhonda plans to be married this summer and live permanently in Arizona. Preventing Alzheimer s Disease. A study was published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine on December 18, 2018 that looked at a number of methods tested to discover brain health protections. In an editorial accompanying the studies, Eric Larson, MD, of the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, noted that the recent Lancet Commission report on dementia, published in July 2017, concluded that one-third of dementia cases could be prevented through better management of lifestyle factors such as obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, depression, and hearing loss over the course of a lifetime. "This strategy acknowledges that factors throughout life influence ADRD [Alzheimer's disease and related dementias] development," wrote Larson, who was also a contributing researcher on the Lancet report. "In addition, improving risk factors will contribute to better general health and well-being." UnityPoint Health Grinnell Regional Medical Center New Emergency Department. Our local hospital (See new name above.) has completely remodeled their Emergency Department. It is back in service in the same space, same entrance. There are now specialized, state-of-the-art trauma rooms for treatment of incoming patients. It is reassuring to know that right here in Grinnell, we have the most modern of emergency care. Friends The Key to Longevity. Articles published in the recently-released February 26 th edition of Time magazine, makes the strong case that friendships are critical as we age. Not only do we need to make new friendships as we lose old friends, but active friendships help protect the brain and body from stress, anxiety, and depression. More in my next column. Caulkins Crossing A Reality. The Avantgarde artwork and new finishes at the Pearson/Edwards/Montgomery/Watertower Square tunnel intersection is striking. Unusual and fun. The concept of crossings is displayed by two 3-D murals train tracks and sheep crossing the road and railroad crossing signals. There are still three more pieces of art to be hung. By the way, it is not necessary to stop at the crossing signal until the red lights turn green. The lines of residents have created a traffic jam in the hallway! Plus, the lights don t turn green. There is always something new at Mayflower. Thank you, Doug and Lorna. Bob Mann, Executive Director (bmann@mayflowerhomes.com)
UPCOMING EVENTS MRA Movie Matinee Saturdays, at 2 p.m. in Kiesel Theatre - March 3: Fat Rose and Squeaky; March 10: Earth: One Amazing Day (documentary) Mayflower Bell Choir Mondays, at 1:00 p.m. HC Conference Room Women s Table Tennis Mondays at 4:00 p.m. in the Irene & Vic Center Younger Next Year CHANGING to Tuesday & Thursdays at 2 p.m. Table Tennis Center Music in the Carman Center Tuesday, March 6 at 10:45 a.m. BGM (Brooklyn-Guernsey- Malcom) High School Band will perform. Everyone welcome! Chair Yoga Tuesdays & Thursdays at 11 a.m. in Montgomery Lounge Armchair Travel 1 st & 3 rd Tuesdays at 2 p.m. in the Kiesel Theater Bucket Courses Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. at Drake Community Library: March 7 & 14: More Than Meets the Ear: Musical Codes, Secret Messages and Inside Jokes with Eric McIntyre Pop-up Games Party! Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Carman Center free ice cream. CSA Community Supported Agriculture Thursday, March 8, 3 p.m. in Kiesel Theater Lyceum Thursdays at 7 pm in Carman Center -- March 8: Grinnell College International Students; March 15: Flute-iano Duo of Kris McKlveen, flute and Glenda Duffus, piano Koffee & Konversation Fridays at 9:30 a.m. in Buckley Dining Room SE*ED Senior Education Program Mondays at 10 a.m. Drake Community Library March 12: Frank Lloyd Wright: Was he Right or Was He Wrong, with Roy Behrens Informer Deadline Monday, March 12 at 4 p.m.; email: ehaas@mayflowerhomes.com Get To Know Grinnell College Students Tuesday, March 13, 11a.m. noon, JRC 101 The FORUM Tuesday, March 13, 2-3:30 p.m. Kiesel Theater: Discover Connect - Learn Karen Neal, Youth Services Director at Drake Community Library will talk about library services for readers of all ages. Tea Time Wednesday, March 14, 3 p.m. Buckley Dining Room; reservations by 3/12 Book Club Friday, March 16: Euphoria by Lily King. All are welcome! Documentary/Film Discussion Series: The Matter of Black Lives Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Kiesel Theatre (see info under Mayflower Activities) Birthday Open House for Ariel Lepito, Monday, March 26 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm in the Buckley Dining Room
MAYFLOWER ACTIVITIES MRA Movie Matinees -- Saturdays at 2 pm in Kiesel Theater March 3: Fat Rose and Squeaky 2006 Not Rated 1 hr 44 min They may not always see eye to eye, but 80-year-old Bonnie Ash Fitzpatrick and her longtime friend Celine Snow form a united front when a scheming niece tries to take over Bonnie s gorgeous Victorian home in San Francisco. The dynamic geriatric duo have their work cut out for them as the niece attempts to use Bonnie s wacky boarders Fat Rose and Squeaky as evidence that her aunt belongs in a home for the elderly. Cast: Louise Fletcher, Cicely Tyson, Julie Brown March 10: Earth: One Amazing Day (documentary) 2017 Rated G 1 hr 35 min From BBC Earth Films, the studio that brought you Earth, comes this sequel an astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles. Cast: Robert Redford Calling All Mayflower Gardeners! Do you love to grow vegetables and summer flowers? Are you interested in having a plot in the Mayflower garden or sharing a plot with another resident? If you would like space in the Mayflower garden on 2 nd Street, to the west of the resident garages, please let me know before March 20th. I would like to meet as a group before the end of March to get organized. If the weather is cooperative, we can try to have the garden ready for planting by early April. Please email: Mcclella@grinnell.edu or call: 236-7002 --Katherine McClelland
MAYFLOWER ACTIVITIES MRA sponsored BIRTHDAY OPEN HOUSE for Ariel Lepito Monday, March 26 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm in the Buckley Dining Room Ariel Lepito is our post-grad Grinnell College resident who works at MICA running the food pantry and helps Anne Sunday with independent living activities here at the Mayflower. We hope all residents will come to an open house for Ariel on March 26th to wish her happy birthday. In place of cards or gifts, we hope residents will stack the tables high with non-perishable food items for the food pantry. Please choose food to donate that is well within its expiration date and is something you would like to have on your pantry shelf. Mica uses plastic grocery bags to package the food pantry items so tuck in your extras. Tea Time Wednesday, March 14, 3:00 pm Buckley Dining Room Ladies, Gentlemen & Guests Everyone is WELCOME! Come and enjoy a gala interlude with friends, refreshments and tea that warms the heart. Reservations due by Monday, March 12 by calling 236-6151 ext 216; cost $6 Dr. Kayser, the Audiologist, will not visit the Mayflower in March as he will be out of state. His next visit will be on April 9th, the second Tuesday of the month, as usual. If you need to see him for your hearing aid needs, call Myrt at ext. 210, or call his office at 236-6676, and let him know whether you want to see him at the Mayflower or at his office. THE MATTER OF BLACK LIVES DOCUMENTARY/FILM SERIES Third film: Tuesday, March 20, 6:30 pm Kiesel Theater Do the Right Thing On a block in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of New York City, a scorching 24-hour period changes the lives of residents forever from director/writer Spike Lee.
MAYFLOWER ACTIVITIES Pop-up GAMES PARTY in the CARMAN CENTER on Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 to 8 pm. ALL are welcome! Come and learn a game, play an old favorite, or bring and teach a game on the first Wednesday in March. We plan to have Boggle, Scrabble, Rummikub, Mah Jong, Quiddler, Five Crowns, Sequence, Dominos, Wizard, and Ticket to Ride, but please bring other games to share. Feel free to come and socialize even if you are not sure you want to play. Ice cream with toppings will appear at some time during the evening so save room for dessert. Call Katherine McClelland if you have questions. As an experiment, Greg Buntz will drive Lester to the Bucket Course on Wednesday, March 7, leaving Beebe Circle at 9:30. Beyond that, depending upon the numbers using and the availability of volunteer drivers, we can t commit at this time. Many Bucket Course attendees will continue to walk, especially given that better weather is coming, but this is a chance to see who would use the service and be interested in the transportation in the future -- especially in bad or winter weather. If you want to hop on board, be in the Beebe Circle next Wednesday at 9:30. Riding or not, please give us your feedback and thoughts about having this service in the future. Thank you. --Rey Evans and Greg Buntz The Bistro will be CLOSED Saturday & Sunday, March 3 & 4 and March 10 & 11. MARCH LYCEUMS, Thursdays at 7pm in the Carman Center March 1: Jan Conrads, professional pianist and vocalist, and a first timer at Lyceum March 8: Grinnell College International Students from Pakistan share their culture March 15: The Flute-iano Duo of Kris McKlveen, flute and Glenda Duffus, piano March 22: Vocal and Instrumental students from Grinnell High School
MAYFLOWER ACTIVITIES Kiesel Theater Special Program: Community Supported Agriculture -- CSA on Thursday, March 8, 3-4:00 pm Speaker: Jordan Scheibel of Middle Way Farm Mayflower Residents who participate in CSA will be available for comment and questions. Come learn how you can support local foods. THINK SPRING! THINK WELLNESS!! Wellness Coordinator Georgia Plumb will begin offering Younger Next Year on Tuesday & Thursdays, 2-3:00 p.m. instead of Monday & Wednesdays. Georgia would like to know if anyone with Parkinson's disease at Mayflower would be interested in beginning Rock Steady Boxing at her gym at 615 Horseshoe Drive in Grinnell. She would also love to start an advanced exercise program at her facility including cardio, some stretching, agility and boxing. She has speed bags and heavy bags and with her 30 years of exercise experience, Georgia can adjust exercise to each individual. Georgia s goal is always to make health & fitness the best and highest level possible no matter one s age or current physical status. The Mayflower Poetry Club meets the second Monday of each month from 2:15-3:45 pm in the Bistro. Bring a poem of your own and/or one from a known poet to share with the group. Our next meeting is February 12. If you have questions or wish to be on an email list for announcements contact TomMoore1819@gmail.com. A reminder to residents about our Tekkie Tutors, -- volunteer students from Grinnell College who can help us with our "smart" devices, including phones, computers, TVs, and Alexa or Google home assistants. If now or in the future you experience frustrations with any of yours, please let me know and I'll work to connect you with one of our Tekkies. --Rey Evans reyevans@gmail.com / 236-5503
BETWEEN THE BOOKENDS Anne Enright s novel, The Green Road, is a hard book to read. The prose is clear and often beautiful. The characters are vivid and memorable. The six members of the Madigan family mother Rosaleen, father Pat, the sons Dan and Emmet, and the daughters Hanna and Constance are bound together by familiarity and love. But they also disappoint and damage each other. Dan breaks his mother s heart by becoming a priest and then failing in his vocation; Hanna is an alcoholic; Emmet wants to save the world but recognizes the futility of his efforts; while Constance, well-named Constance, tries to hold the family together. And, in fact, in the end, they cannot be other than together. Do read this book. But you might want to wait until Spring. New Library Acquisitions: Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope Past Perfect by Danielle Steel LP --MRA Librarian: Robin Estes Neighborhood Groupings - Mondays at 12:00 p.m. in Buckley Dining Hall March 5 Buckley 1st, Watertower 2 & 3, Harwich Terrace South March 12 Harwich Terrace Southeast, Watertower 1, Buckley 3 March 19 Harwich Terrace East, Pearson, Montgomery, Buckley 2 March 26 Altemeier, Edwards, Harwich Terrace North Emma Helmke passed away on Sunday, February 25, at the age of 95