Business Name BIG MEADOWS 1000 Longmoor Ave. Savanna, IL 61074 Phone: 815.273.2238 Website: www.bigmeadows.biz November 2018 Pinnacle Place 1125 N. 5th Street Savanna, IL 61074 Phone: 815.273.2105 Website: www.aheinc.biz/pinnacleplace Inside this issue: Please Welcome-BigM Word Search-Pinnacle Big Meadows Highlights Big Meadows Announcements Connections Unit Highlights Connections Unit Activity Calendar Big Meadows Activity Calendar Pinnacle Place Announcements Pinnacle Place Social Calendar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A joint publication of Big Meadows and Pinnacle Place Becky on the left and Dawn on the right. Here at Big Meadows we would like to welcome Becky Peter our new Activities Director and Dawn Stuart our new Activity Assistant. Becky Peter lives in Fulton, IL with 3 daughters and 2 stepsons. She worked at Mercy in Clinton for 5 years as an activity coordinator. She loves spending time with her kids and having five keeps her busy..becky is very excited for her new position at Big Meadows! Dawn Stuart lives outside Fulton, IL and is married and has 5 children. She has worked in long term care for over 20 years. She is excited about being Activities Assistant here at Big Meadows! Pinnacle Place Menu 9 Reminder: Please do not forget to r.s.v.p. for Thanksgiving by November 14.
Savanna s River City Reader Page 2 Big Meadows Highlights 1 2 3 4 5 6 On October 17th, the residents made green and orange popcorn balls. Everyone had so much fun throughout the process and especially getting to sample the finished products. Pictured above are: (1) Cindy B and Ada V with the completed popcorn balls. (2) Nancy N., Marlene F., and Lupe T. with their finished treats. (3) Shirley B, Frank K., and Dennis R. working on some of the tasty treats. (4) Nancy N., Marlene F., and Lupe T. hard at work shaping the popcorn balls. (5) Cindy B. and Ada V. creating their popcorn balls. (6) Ada V with her finished treats.
River City Reader Page 3 Big Meadows Announcements 04 Marolyn French 18 John Williams Do not forget to turn your clocks back an hour before you go to bed on Saturday, November 3. 02 Diane Lowe 07 Amber Johnson 07 Rebecca Peter 09 Beverly Mootz 09 Christine Hare 11 Jacquie Hardin 21 Donna Henderson 21 Gene Hess 23 Carol Dauphin Here is Mary H. and Marlys L. as we pass the homemade slime we made in the activity room around. Thanksgiving Dinner You re invited to enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner with your loved one. Dinner will be served Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. in the main dining room. You must RSVP by Wednesday, November 14 with the number of guests that will be attending. The cost is $5/meal. The menu will include: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, candied sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, dinner roll, cranberry sauce garnish, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream.
River City Reader Page 4 Connections Unit Highlights 1 2 4 5 3 The Connections Unit has been very busy this month! Above in pictures 1-3 are our residents painting ceramic candy corn in preparation for Halloween. We thank CDG ceramics for coming in and doing craft time with us! In picture 4, the residents are enjoying the music stylings of Dennis Voss and his guitar. We are always grateful for Dennis and the joy he brings to everyone at Big Meadows on his performance days. Down below in pictures 5-8, a couple of our residents are enjoying visits from our Nurse Heidi s foster cat and kitten. Picture 1: (L to R) Mary Y., Venetta A., and Mavis T. painting. Picture 2: Violet M. with her candy corn ceramic. Picture 3: Gene O. working on his candy corn. Picture 4: Dennis Voss performing in the Connections Unit living room. Picture 5: Rodney P. snuggling with the kitten in his room. Picture 6: Marge J. giving the kitten loves and snuggles. Picture 7: Mama Cat visit our bird aviary. Picture 8: Rodney P. holding the kitten while Mama Cat relaxes. 7 6 8
Savanna s River City Reader Page 7 Pinnacle Place Announcements
Pinnacle Place and Big Meadows staff at residents and From the Big Meadows 1000 Longmoor Ave. Savanna, IL 61074 Pinnacle Place 1125 N. 5th Street Savanna, IL 61074