INFORMER Friday, April 6, 2012 Birthdays:

Birthdays: INFORMER Friday, April 6, 2012 Birthdays: Imogene Knowles Apr 6 Jo Meyer Apr 6 James Sunday Apr 7 Ann Buchmeier Apr 7 Jim Reynolds Apr 8 Don Howig Apr 12 Alicemary Borthwick Apr 15 Bruce Voyles Apr 15 Eugene McCaw Apr 18 Mamie McClelland Apr 18 Rey Evans Apr 19 Jean Jones Apr 21 Nancy Smith Apr 23 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. SERVICE LEADERS: April 10th Christine Tinker, Mayflower Chaplain April 17th Keith Morrison, Hospice Chaplain Weekend worship services every Saturday at 11:00-11:30 a.m. in the Health Center activity room. Everyone is welcome. Chaplain Christine Tinker may be reached at 990-9062 - If you would like a visit or would like to talk with me please call me anytime day or night. E-mail address: ctinker@mayflowerhomes.com. Between the Bookends: Fireproof Moth: A Missionary in Taiwan s White Terror, by Milo Thornberry, is a true story (in which Mayflower residents Mark and Ginny Thelin played a bit part), but it reads like a suspense novel! It is a story kept secret by the many involved people for nearly 40 years until Taiwan changed from a tight dictatorship to a democracy. It tells how Peng Ming-min, the ciar of the Political Science Department at Taiwan s leading university, was arrested and imprisoned for 14 months for writing a Taiwanese declaration of independence, and how he later escaped from Taiwan when it seemed that he was likely to be surreptitiously killed by the government. You may find the first few chapters a bit slow, but the remainder will keep you on the edge of your seat constantly! The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party is another charming novel in the long series by Alexander McCall Smith about the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency in Botswana. Mma Ramotswe is more a problem-solver than a detective as she uses her intelligent understanding of people to bring about happy solutions to their problems. In this book she helps her husband s young assistant mechanic deal with the twins his old girlfriend has unexpectedly produced and works out a solution for a farmer whose cows are being mysteriously killed, all in time for everyone to enjoy her associate detective s wedding. Welcome new residents Karen & Gordon Packard, at Edwards 4 to the Mayflower Community

Completed Projects. The following additions to the Mayflower campus have been recently completed: Anchor make-over Code Alert computer system update Decks on new apartment additions on south end of Pearson Hearing Loops in both Carman Center and Buckley Dining Room New speaker system in the Carman Center Health Center Carpeting 1 st -Floor North and East Wings and South Village; Skywalk Projects in Process. We re working on these: Kiesel Theatre Hearing Loop Health Center 2 nd -floor carpeting Food Service software Operating and Financial System software Demolition of vacant houses at 1105 and 1109 Hamilton Mayflower Expanding Home Services. As I shared with the MRA (Mayflower Residents Association) Executive Council last Tuesday, Mayflower has made the commitment to expand our involvement in Home Services. As you know, we have been providing support to Mayflower residents in your homes daily checkins, medication set-ups, assistance with bathing, dry wound changing, TED hose application, and light housework. Because many people are choosing to stay in their homes, even as their health declines, we have made the commitment to expand Mayflower services to our residents and to other clients in the Grinnell area. This will include nursing as well as other support services. Mann Missive In order to staff this expanded initiative, Mayflower has hired Kellie McGriff, RN/BSN, Grinnell native and former Mayflower Director of Nursing and Mayflower Sales and Marketing Director (2000-2007). Kellie has the ideal tools to provide Home Services: nursing and clinical skills, customer advocacy, Mayflower and senior living experience, and a caring attitude. Kellie completed her Registered Nurse (RN) educational requirements at Marshalltown Community College and her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) at Grandview University, Des Moines. In addition, she is Wound/ Ostomy/Continence (WOC) certified by Minnesota State University. Kellie will begin her work on April 16 th. Her office will be located on the second floor of the Health Center, available by e-mail, Mayflower phone (641-236-6151), or cell phone. She will be contacting Mayflower residents soon to update your Mayflower medical information files. If you wish to talk with her prior to her connecting with you, give her a call or e-mail her at kmcgriff@mayflowerhomes.com. Bob Mann Executive Director (bmann@mayflowerhomes.com) Remember Mayflower in your will Kellie McGriff, RN/BSN, Mayflower s New Director of Home Services

Between the Bookends continued: The Big Short, by Michael Lewis, explains what led to what in the developing financial crisis of 2008. Lewis, author of Moneyball and The Blind Side, manages to make the world of hedge funds and credit default swaps understandable and interesting by telling the unfolding story as seen through the eyes of individuals directly involved. Ridley Pearson s Killer Weekend is a suspense tale set in Sun Valley, Idaho, that beautiful playground and meeting place for powerful people. The suspense centers on a threat to the life of a political figure and the security nightmare facing those responsible for protecting her. Please help us keep our library shelves looking fresh and new. Donate your nearly new books with current titles and recent copyright dates to the Mayflower Browsing Library. Take your books, in April, to the book box in The Anchor. Thank you from the Browsing Library Committee. Jean Jones, Chairman Monday, April 16 at 2:00 p.m. - MRA Town Meeting in Carman Center. All Mayflower residents are encouraged to attend. ALL CAMPUS NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 IN THE CARMAN CENTER 3:30-4:30 P.M. The distinctive features of the statue and temple in ancient Greece and Rome and their influence on architecture and art over the centuries will be the topic of the next class in the Bucket Course series. Monessa Cummins, associate professor of classics at Grinnell College, will teach the four-session class titled Statue and Temple: Cultural Interaction in Ancient Greece and Rome. The class will meet on Wednesdays, April 11, 18 and 25 and May 2, at the Drake Community Library. Each class will meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The sessions will analyze the elements of the male statue and the temple in ancient Greek and Roman culture. Emphasis will be placed on how the Greeks and Romans borrowed both technology and artistic expression from other cultures and yet created statues and temples unique to themselves. The Bucket Courses are open to everyone in the community. Because of space limitations, registration is limited to 90. Advance registration can be done online with Jim Ahrens at ja.ahrens@hotmail.com, at the Drake Community Library, or at the desk at Pearson Hall at the Mayflower Community. The fee for Cummins course is $15, payable at the first class. Registrants are encouraged to arrive by 9:30 a.m. on that day For more information, contact Joanne Bunge at 236-5321 or jbunge@mayflowermail.net

MOVIE - BABE Kiesel Theatre - Saturday, April 7th at 2:00 p.m. Babe (1995) A pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett. (89 minutes). THE FORUM Tuesday, April 10th at 2:00 p.m. in Kiesel Theatre David Cannon, Iowa Humanities Iowans who fought against the Union in the Civil War LYCEUM Thursday, April 12th at 7:30 p.m. International Students MAYFLOWER BOOK CLUB Fridays at 1:00 p.m. in the Game Room April 20 - Waiting by Ha Jin May 18 - Putting Away Childish Things - by Marcus Borg Everyone is Welcome! Lunchtime Grace in the Buckley Dining Room In a long-time Mayflower Community tradition, grace has been asked at lunch in the Buckley Dining Room. We view ourselves as a ministry in service to others, so this tradition has been meaningful to many residents. Recently, the meal prayer was suspended while we considered its appropriateness in the various settings that we do lunch in the Dining Room. Grace has now been reinstituted. To avoid its being imposed on diners who choose to not take part in it, the grace will be asked (coordinated by the Buckley Dining Room Host) at 11:40am and will be announced with the ringing of the bell. This new structure will still allow diners to visit the salad bar anytime after 11:30 a.m., providing early arrivers an opportunity to be seated with their salad prior to grace. The salad bar will remain open and full until 12:15 p.m. The meal entree will continue to be served at 12:00 noon. Scott Gruhn & Bob Mann

Wilma & Vic Graden 60th Wedding Anniversary Celebrate with us on Saturday, April 14th Buckley Dining Room ~ 2:00-4:00 p.m. LET S GO SHOPPING! Would you like to go shopping in Pella? Several very nice stores all on one street - men s and women s clothing, bakery, etc. We will go in the big white van. FRIDAY, APRIL 20th - 10:00 A.M. - LEAVE PEARSON 1:00 P.M. Lunch at the Windmill Restaurant - After lunch more shopping or come home (You have to bring some bakery goods home!) Transportation Cost: $10.00 Lunch Cost: Moderate, Lots of Choices! Please sign up at Activities Central or call Netia by April 13th. 236-4757 An Evening in the Transportation Museum and a New Car! As you may have read in a front-page article in last Monday night s Grinnell Herald- Register, the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation is sponsoring an evening gala at the newly restored Iowa Transportation Museum. It will be the first major event to be held in the facility: Saturday, May 5 th ; 5:30-8:00 p.m. As a Board member of the Community Foundation, I have tickets available for $25 with a subsequent discount for additional ones. The evening includes heavy hors d oeuvres provided by Scott and Mayflower, the Prairie Jewel Dixieland Band, conversation, sightseeing, and a silent auction. The highlight will be a drawing for a new car ($25,000 value), new bicycle, and a train excursion. Tickets for the raffle are $100. Since both the raffle and the attendance are limited, see me right away for your tickets. Bob Mann

SENIOR EDUCATION PROGRAM: Bob VanErsvelde will present, Iowa Birds and Bird Banding at the Drake Community Library on April 9. The program begins at 10 a.m. at the Drake Community Library. The SE*ED programs are free and open to the public. No reservations are required and refreshments are available. Household Chemical Collection The South Central Iowa Solid Waste Agency will collect unused or unneeded household chemicals this Saturday, 7 April, 2012, from 9 am to Noon at the Grinnell Public Services Dept. at 1411 1st Ave., in Grinnell. These will include such things as oil, lead-based paint, small batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, sharps (needles), items with mercury in them (thermostats, light switches, thermometers, etc). They will not take medical wastes/drugs, auto batteries, etc. For a complete listing of what they will or will not take, see the 2 April, 2012 issue of the Herald Register, page 10. This is a free collection and will occur at least once a year. Help keep our environment cleaner. The Mayflower Green Team, Jim Ahrens The Mayflower Poetry Club: We meet the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. The next meeting of the Mayflower Poets will be April 9th at 9:30 in the Game Rm, Buckley 107. Mayflower Bell Choir will meet at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 9 in the Conference Room. Sing for Fun will meet on Thursday, April 19th in the Health Center at 3:30 p.m.. Hope to see you there! Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 a.m. Exercise Program in the Wellness Center. Theraband Exercise now 6 times a week! Monday, Beebe Activity Room at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Montgomery Lounge 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Beebe Activity Room at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Montgomery Lounge at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Beebe Activity Room at 11:00 a.m. Buckley Dining Room 3:00 p.m. Dean Kayser (Audiologist): Independent residents can make an appointment by calling 236-6676. Dr. Newman (Podiatrist): Call Myrt at the health center desk (ext. 210) to schedule an appointment with Dr. Newman. Dr. Newman s next visit will be on Monday, April 30 th 2012. Dr. McKnight (Podiatrist): To make an appointment call Connie 236-6151 ext 219. Wal-Mart and Grocery Van Trips: The Mayflower van will be making a trip to Wal-Mart, Fareway, McNally s & Hy-Vee each Tuesday at 1:30. Passengers are picked up at Beebe Hall circle drive and Pearson Hall front entrance.

WESTERN SURPRISE PARTY Tuesday, April 17, 2012-5:30 p.m. Join Mayflower friends for a unique meal experience of good food, fun and laughter. Ribs Baked Beans Applesauce Onion Rings Biscuits & Jam Pie & Other Goodies Western garb is fitting attire for the evening. Reservations required by Friday, April 13th 236-6151 ext. 216 - cost $8.00 Document Shredding Locations Once a month, a contract company comes to the Mayflower campus to shred documents onsite. There are five secured and locked boxes located around campus in which you can place unshredded documents to be shredded. The locations are: Pearson Office Buckley 1 st Floor Utility Room Beebe 2 nd Floor Alcove Health Center 2 nd Floor Kitchenette Health Center 1 st Floor Nurses Room Once a quarter, this professional service company picks up Mayflower boxes of materials to shred. If you wish to have a large quantity of unshredded papers picked up to be shredded, please put them in a box, seal it with some kind of packing tape, and mark it To Be Shredded. Then, place a Facilities work order for pick-up. Our staff will take the box to our Facilities Management building ( Vosburg ) where it will be secured until the shredding company comes to eat it! If you have any questions please feel free to contact Jack Morrison 236-6151 ext. 208.

Neighborhood groups for meals Apr 9 Buckley 1st, Pearson, Harwich Terrace North Apr 16 Buckley 2nd, Edwards, Harwich Terrace East Apr 23 Buckley 3rd, Prairie Pointe, Harwich Terrace Southeast Dorothy Meyers & Caroline Darlington would like to stay in touch with their Mayflower friends. Dorothy Meyers, 511 East Center Street, Conrad, IA 50621 - Phone 1-641-366-2212. Caroline Darlington, 3801 Grand Avenue, Room 309, Des Moines, IA 50312. Thank You: Thank you for the cards and well wishes to all that made my 90th birthday a most memorable event. It is great to be part of the Mayflower Community which is so supportive and caring. Art Heimann Mayflower Treasure Chest This month in the Treasure Chest are some beautifully decorated eggs from the collections of Sue Ahrens, Selva Lehman and Sandy Beyer. Plus lots of knitted chickens that Sue used when she taught Kindergarten, Enjoy! On the Podium for April is Sinan: Architect of Suleyman the Magnificent and the Ottoman Golden Age - lots of wonderful mosques and Turkish baths - something different! Hy-Vee donated $209.73 to the Mayflower Human Needs Endowment Fund for the month of February. Keep up the good work! Bob & Jan Williams Notes from Netia... SATURDAY, 8:00 a.m. April 7th -BREAKFAST BUNCH-Meet in Pearson EVERY MONDAY, 7:00 p.m. TRIVIAL PURSUIT in Montgomery Lounge EVERY TUESDAY, 6:00 p.m.table TENNIS in Sports Room, LL HC EVERY WEDNESDAY, 6:30 p.m. GAME NITE in the Anchor. - Free ice cream EVERY THURSDAY, 10:00 a.m.table TENNIS in Sports Room. LL of HC EVERY FRIDAY, 9:30 a.m. KOFFEE & KONVERSATION - Buckley Dining Rm. ***BUCKLEY 3rd FLOOR MOVIE at 6:30 p.m.***s SUNDAY NITE TRAVEL TAPES - EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Taize pronounced tai-ze -- An ecumenical worship service based on Taize prayer will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at the First Presbyterian Church. The service is being planned by a committee composed of representatives of several churches in the community, including St. John s. Taize worship is based on the prayer practices in an ecumenical monastic community in Taize, France. The Taize community is devoted to prayer, contemplation and living in reconciliation within the church and the world. Members of the community gather together three times a day, seven days a week, throughout the year to pray. During Taize worship, people come to quiet their hearts before God. The characteristics of Taize worship include repetition of prayers, simple musical lines and core Biblical texts interspersed with periods of silence, both short and long. Some Taize-style music has been used on Saturdays and Sundays at St. John s.