Heritage Senior Communities“Your Home for Today…and for Tomorrow” March 2021 • Issue 3

HappySt. Patrick’s Day!

Wednesday, March 17

ManagementStaff

Tracy WoodAdministrator

Cheryl CaudillResident Services Coordinator

Abbie HoltLife Enrichment CoordinatorChef Robert Rakowski

Food Service ManagerAndy Harkness

Maintenance SupervisorAmanda Rogers

Housekeeping SupervisorVanessa LeerOffice ManagerKate Nowak

Community Relations

7955 Byron Center Ave. SW, Byron Center, MI 49315 • Phone: 616-878-4620 • Fax: 616-878-5338Email: railside@heritageseniorcommunities.com

Resident Spotlight

Kessler’s in Wayland. She worked there forseveral years before starting a family! Afterhaving children she spent her time raisingher family and tending to the farm whileClarence worked.

Hobbies: Dort enjoys sewing; she helpedlead the quilting group at the Byron Cen-ter Corinth reformed church where she hasbeen a member since around 1960.

Favorite Food: “Seafood! If I see it I eat it!”

Fun Fact about Dort: She loves any out-door sports! And she says she wouldLOVE to get on a snowmobile and go fora ride!

Most Exciting place she has traveled:Dort and Clarence traveled to many of the

US states and she lovedall of them! They alsowent on an overseas tripwhich included Ger-many which she reallyenjoyed.

Best Piece of advice:“Follow the Lords Plan.”

Dort K.Dort K. was born on July, 13th 1931. Shewas the oldest of 8 children. She had 5 sis-ters and 2 brothers. She was raised in Mar-tin Michigan on a Muck Farm.

Education: Dort attended Martin HighSchool

Love Story: Dort met her husbandClarence at Michigan State while they werethere for a 4-H Show. They dated for ashort time and were married on Septem-ber, 1st 1950.

Both her and her husband spent many yearsdedicating their lives to 4-H leading manygroups over the years!

Family: Clarence and Dort bought a farmon 92nd street in Byron Center. That iswhere they raised their 2boys Ron and Robert.

Dort now has 5 grand-children and 11 greatgrandchildren.

Work History: Dort’sfirst job right out ofhigh school was at

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Department SpotlightEmployee Birthdays

March 9th.................................Alyssa S.March 11th.............................Sydney S.March 11th..................................Lisa V.

March 21st ................................Dede B.March 22nd..................................Jen R.March 30th.........................Chiquita W.

Employee Anniversaries1 year .....................................Shaylee B.1 year ......................................Sydney S.1 year ........................................Jessica P.

7 years....................................Vanessa L.4 years ........................................Pam K.4 years....................................Sydney G.1 year..........................................Katie L

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Hobbies: Kim likes to read, travel, andspending time with family and friends.

Most exciting place he has traveled: NewYork City to visit the Twin Towers

What Kim likes mostabout working at Rail-side: She enjoys the res-idents and her fellowstaff members. She sayswe have an awesometeam! And she makes adifference in someone’slife every day! And thatis what makes her hearthappy!

Thank you again Kim!For all of your hard workand dedication!

Kim K. has worked in our culinary de-partment for 13 years. During our COVIDcrisis she played a huge part in keepingthings running smoothly in and out of thekitchen!

SO THANK YOU KIM!Family: Kim and herhusband Tom have a bigblended family! Theyhave 4 kids and 11grandchildren with theirfirst Great Grandchilddue in July!

Favorite Food: Kim saysshe can’t choose just one!She loves pretty mucheverything!

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Abbie's reason for getting the COVID vaccine! Cheryl's WHY! Tracy's reason to get a her COVID vaccine! We ALL agree with Bill!!!!

Amanda brought Mia into visit!

Jess and Enid doing their partto protect our Residents!

Marlene loved her Price is Rightwinnings!

Thank you Kisha for 20 years!!!

Nicole and Carol working on a word search! Bingo and Beers!

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Welcome to…

Here we are coming upon 1 year of COVID19. This has been the most trying, sad and heartbreaking year we have ever had to endure. Whenthis started back on March, 12th of 2020 wenever thought we would still be quarantined 1year later. But here we are, still battling this terri-ble virus.

Many have asked when we can resume indoorvisits and when can we all stop wearing masks.And as I write this we have No answers for you.As an assisted living center we have to follow stateguidelines and they are not permitting those as ofyet.

However, we do have face to face visits avail-able through our lobbies with an intercom. Pleasecall us at Railside to set up a time! We also are stilloffering the DUO video chats! Please email Abbieto have that set up! aholt@hertiagepmi.com

We can’t thank all of our residents and theirfamilies for their patience and kindness throughall of this.

Tracy

Administrator NotesFriday, March 12th COVID Vaccines

will be available for those needingthe 2nd dose.

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