january 2015 birthday! happy - courtyard … enrichment director michele willemse fitness/activity...

4875 SW 78th

Avenue Portland, OR 97225

503-297-5500

General Manager Joanie Ceballos Marketing Director Merry Larsen Operations Manager Doris Kelleher Weekend Resident Manager Natasha Cup Front Desk Manager Niky Mandic Executive Chef Adam Blake Life Enrichment Director Michele Willemse Fitness/Activity Coordinator Sherry Summerville Bus Driver Ken Slocum Doctor Ride Drivers Joanna Mason Bill West Maintenance Supervisor Vicente Macedo Maintenance Assistant Bob Dominguez Night Watchmen Scott Finley Richard Jensen Housekeeping Lead Maria Macedo

January 2015

www.courtyardvillage.com

[email protected]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Larry Levy 1/5 Cassie Vander Wegen 1/5

Joyce Hastings 1/6

Jim Gobble 1/7

Richard Jepson 1/8

Erlene Bettencourt 1/11

Rowena English 1/15

Virginia Mahony 1/15

Shirley Klain 1/6

Glen Wakefield 1/21

Crete Cheshire 1/25

Elissa Burian 1/28

Lou Miller 1/31

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY James & Barbara Gobble 1/28

It was a great

event where

Sherry’s

students

performed

and met

everyone

here.

We donated 50

holiday gifts for

home-bound seniors

We say goodbye

to 2014 and

celebrate our

Accomplishments!

We raised enough money for 6 guide dog harnesses for

Guide Dogs for the Blind and donated $500 to

Guide Dogs of America.

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Transportation Schedule

Every Monday 1:00pm Fred M. or Trader Joes

1st Michaels 2nd Target 3rd Kohls


Every Tuesday Doctor Rides

10:20am Healing Waters


Every Wednesday Doctor Rides

Special Outings (see below)


Every Thursday Doctor Rides

10:20am Healing Waters


Every Friday 9:30am Fred Meyer, New Season, & Walgreens 11:30am Bank 1:00pm Shopping & P.O.

January 2015

Food Services Sign up by 11am for Lunch Sign up by 2:30pm for Dinner

Prices

Breakfast 8 to 9am $3.00 Lunch 11:30 to 1:30pm $5.00 Dinner 4:30 to 6:30pm $8.00

Diane’s at the Courtyard 503-384-9545

Monday 8am - 1:00pm Tuesday By Appointment Wednesday 8am - 3:30pm Thursday 8am - 3:30pm Friday 8am - 3:30pm Saturday 8am - 3pm Sunday Closed

Color Chart Red Lettering = Outing Blue Lettering = special

event or service

9:30 Tech Questions 10:00 Social Hour 1:00 Bunco 1:00 Hand & Foot 1:30 Senior Photo Day 3:00 Beanbag Baseball 6:30 Rachael Varayne Sings

No Bingo or Bible Study Tonight

10:00 Social Hour 11:00 Wii Bowling 11:00 Heart Pillow Meeting 4:00 Mind Benders 4:45 Dinner Out: Spaghetti Factory 6:30 Mexican Train

10:00 Social Hour 11:00 Wii Bowling 11:30 Repair Clinic for Walkers 1:30 Book Club 4:00 Mind Benders 5:00 Get to Know Your Neighbor Dinner: 1st Floor 6:30 Mexican Train

10:00 Social Hour 10:30 St. Luke Bible Study 11:00 Courtyard Rockettes 1:00 Mahjong 3:30 Happy Hour

7:00 Movie: The Roosevelts:

An Intimate History

(episode 2)

8:30 Men’s Breakfast 10:00 Social Hour 10:30 St. Luke Bible Study 11:00 Courtyard Rockettes 1:00 Mahjong


An Intimate History

(episode 4)

10:00 Social Hour 10:30 St. Luke Bible Study 11:00 Courtyard Rockettes 1:00 Mahjong 3:30 Happy Hour 7:00 Opera: La Fille du Regiment

10:00 Social Hour 10:30 Marlene’s Knitter’s group 1:00 Choose Your Game 2:00 Movie: Breach 3:15 Beanbag Baseball w/ del Rocca Kids 6:30 Encore Movie

10:00 Social Hour 10:30 Marlene’s Knitter’s group 1:00 Choose Your Game 2:00 Movie: Heaven is For Real 6:30 Encore Movie

10:00 Social Hour 10:00 Able Hearing 10:30 Blood Pressure 12:00 Phil Hall on Accordion 1:30 Beading 3:00 Discussion Group 3:30 Beanbag Baseball 6:00 Poker 6:30 Bridge 6:30 Lakewood Theater

10:00 Washington Square 10:00 Social Hour 1:30 Powell’s Book Store 2:00 Classic Movie: Grapes of Wrath 6:30 Bingo

10:00 Social Hour 1:30 Beading 3:00 Discussion Group 3:30 Beanbag Baseball 6:00 Poker 6:30 Bridge

10:00 Social Hour 10:30 Marlene’s Knitter’s group 1:00 Choose Your Game 2:00 Movie: The Hundred Foot Journey 6:30 Encore Movie

10:00 Social Hour 10:30 Mystery Drive 12:00 Courtyard Village Vancouver Lunch and 1:30 Beanbag Baseball Here 2:00 Able Hearing 2:00 Classic Movie: His Girl Friday 6:30 Bingo 6:30 Duplicate Bridge

Church Shuttle (see above)

10:00 Social Hour 6:30 Bingo

10:00 Social Hour 10:00 JoAnn Fabric/Costco/ Winco/ Walmart 1:00 Hand & Foot 1:30 All Residents’ Floor Meeting 3:00 Beanbag Baseball 6:30 Bingo 6:30 Bible Study 6:30 Itzak Perlman Concert


10:00 Social Hour 2:00 January birthdays Music by Stan Lasley 6:30 Bingo

10:00 Social Hour 2:00 Rose Bowl, U of O 6:30 Bridge

Couches and Comfortable Chairs in the Vista for Parade

and Football Watching No Discussion Group,

Swimming, or Poker Today HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

10:00 Social Hour 11:30 Tangier for Lunch and Kidds Toy Museum 2:00 Classic Movie: Stage Door Canteen 6:30 Bingo


Church Shuttle 9:15am St. Andrews, St. Luke 9:45am Valley Presbyterian

10:40am St. John Fisher

10:00 Social Hour 11:00 Wii Bowling 1:30 Music History: Hoagy Carmichael 4:00 Mind Benders 5:00 Get to Know Your Neighbor Dinner: 2nd Floor 6:30 Mexican Train

10:00 Social Hour 11:00 Wii Bowling 1:30 Diabetes and You 4:00 Mind Benders 5:00 Get to Know Your Neighbor Dinner: 3rd Floor 6:30 Mexican Train

10:00 Social Hour 11:30 Benihanas for lunch and explore the nearby Mall 2:00 Classic Movie: for Me and My Gal 3:30 Beanbag Baseball 6:30 Bingo

10:00 Social Hour 1:30 “Sing Courtyard Village” 3:00 Discussion Group 3:30 Beanbag Baseball 6:00 Poker 6:30 Bridge

10:00 Social Hour 11:00 Courtyard Rockettes 1:00 Mahjong 3:30 Happy Hour


An Intimate History

(episode 1)


10:00 Social Hour 2:15 Pops Concert: Swing Kings 6:30 Bingo

9:30 Tech Questions 10:00 Social Hour 10:00 Beanbag @ Hearthstone 1:00 Hand & Foot 1:00 Bunco 3:00 Beanbag Baseball 6:30 Bingo 6:30 Bible Study

Check the “Be Fit with Courtyard,

January” for the exercise class schedule!


10:00 Social Hour 6:30 Bingo

10:00 Social Hour 10:30 Marlene’s Knitter’s group 1:00 Choose Your Game 3:00 Movie: Magic in the Moonlight 6:30 Encore Movie

9:00 Seamstress 9:30 Tech Questions 10:00 Social Hour 1:00 Hand & Foot 3:00 Beanbag Baseball 6:30 Bingo 6:30 Bible Study

10:00 Social Hour 11:00 Courtyard Rockettes 1:00 Mahjong


An Intimate History

(episode 3)

10:00 Social Hour 11:00 Garments on the Go 1:30 Special Valentine Card Craft 3:00 Discussion Group 3:30 Beanbag Baseball 6:00 Poker 6:30 Bridge

10:00 Social Hour 10:30 Marlene’s Knitter’s group 1:00 Choose Your Game 2:00 Movie: Shall We Dance? 6:30 Encore Movie

“The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.” — Abraham Lincoln Harold Dillon would have been that man. He

was in the book business for 54 years. He

loves everything about books. They have

always been a part of his life and have been

the catalyst in meeting very interesting people.

When he managed the Princeton book store,

Albert Einstein would send his housekeeper to

order books from Harold. He asked the lady if

he could come by and get Dr. Einstein to sign a

copy of his book. She definitively said, “no”.

The next day she said Dr. Einstein would like

to sign the book and meet him, but she re-

minded him that he could only stay a moment

because Dr. Einstein was so busy.

Harold went and they spoke a little about used

book stores and how nice it would be to own

one. Shortly after this conversation the

housekeeper marched in and announced that

Harold had to leave.

He also had the opportunity to take Alastair

Cooke to the airport. While on the way,

Mr. Cooke asked Harold if he could play golf

and if there was a course nearby. There was a

course and they certainly did play. In fact,

Mr. Cooke helped Harold improve his swing.

He also met Oppenheimer, Lauren Bacall and

James Michener. When he lived in Denver,

Colorado, his job for Michener was to take him

out to a different restaurant once a month,

while Michener wrote and finished Centennial.

Let’s sum this up with why Harold loves books with another quote. “Books are humanity in print.”— Barbara Tuchman

Resident

Snapshot

If you have a contribution of a writing or joke, please contact

Michele. ([email protected])

Health Matters:

Pulling Your Own Weight

If you're interested in feeling stronger,

healthier, and more vital, Courtyard’s new

fitness challenge and class, “Pulling Your

Own Weight” is for you. This strength-

training program was developed to help

you gain the strength and knowledge

required to pull yourself up off the ground

after a fall. This six week challenge begins

the first week in January and will end with a

one hour fall prevention class on February,

11th.

Pulling Your Own Weight (PYOW) is an

exercise program involving strengthening

exercises—exercises that have been shown

to increase the strength of your muscles,

maintain the integrity of your bones, and

improve your balance, coordination, and

mobility. PYOW is a six week program

consisting of two 30 minute classes per

week with special attention to the core

muscle groups. Strengthening the muscles

of your core -- comprised of your stomach,

back, hips and pelvis -- improves all

functional movement, increases balance and

stability, recovers posture and reduces the

risk of falling. Without a strong core, other

muscles pick up the slack to accomplish

everyday movements, which contributes to

injuries and reduces overall functionality.

Although the main focus of the program is to

strengthen the core muscle group, each

week will also include layering on exercises

that focus on smaller “assisting” muscle

groups.

Come to the Summit Room to pick up a flyer

on how to get involved in the Pulling Your

Own Weight Challenge. All participants who

finish the six week program will receive a

certificate of completion and qualify to attend

the fall prevention workshop in February for

free. Let’s reduce the amount of falls at

Courtyard…let’s start Pulling Our Own

Weight!

Volunteer Spotlight on Eva Lubitz, one of our “Angels”. If you

would like to know more about volunteering, see Michele.

The light turned yellow, just in front of a man in a Honda. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. A tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustra-tion, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup. As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, the policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk, where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects. The policeman said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. I no-ticed the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk, so naturally… I assumed you had stolen the car."

Three mischievous grandmas were

sitting on a bench outside the

senior center, when a grandpa

walked by. One of the grandmas

yelled out, 'Hey, we bet we can tell

exactly how old you are!'

The man said, 'There is no way you can guess my age!

One of the ladies said, 'Sure we can! Just drop your pants and we can tell your exact age.'

Embarrassed, but anxious to prove they couldn't do it, he dropped his drawers.

The ladies asked him to first turn around a couple of times and then jump up and down several times. Determined to prove them wrong, he did it. Then they all said in unison, 'You're 87 years Old!'

Standing with his pants down around his ankles, the old gent asked, 'How in the world did you guess my age?'

Slapping their knees, high fiving and grinning from ear to ear, the ladies happily crowed.....

'We were at your birthday party

yesterday.'

January Special Events

1/1 Thursday all day - The Vista Room will be full of couches, love seats and comfy chairs. At 2pm we will definitely have the Rose Bowl on; U of O vs. Florida State. 1/5 Monday, 1:30pm - It’s Senior Photo Day, if you would like your photo on the screens with other residents on your floor, come to the exercise room so we may take your photo. 1/5 Monday, 6:30pm - Rachael Varayne is here to sing away the Winter Blues! 1/6 Tuesday, 4:45pm - Dinner at the Spaghetti Factory. 1/7 Wednesday, 11:30am– Want to try something different? Let’s go to Tangier, a Moroccan Restaurant. Afterwards we will visit Kidd’s Toy Museum. Donation at the door. 1/8 Thursday, 10:30am to noon - Monica will come to do your blood pressure today. 1/8 Thursday, noon - Phil Hall is playing the accordion today! 1/8 Thursday, 6:30pm - It’s a Lakewood Theater production, The Seven Wonders of Ballyknock, at Lake Oswego. There are 14 free seat available. Sign up under Tab 1 in the Activity book. 1/11 Sunday, 2pm - Happy Birthday Party! Stan Lasley will be here with his delightful piano playing. 1/12 Monday, 6:30pm - We are going to the Arlene Concert Hall to hear Itzak Perlman. 1/13 Tuesday, 5pm - Lets begin our “Get to Know Our Neighbors” dinner with the 1st floor. It is just a dinner ticket for a great opportunity to meet someone from your floor you haven’t already met. We will continue with the 20th of January for the 2nd floor and the 27th for the 3rd floor. 1/14 Wednesday, 1:30pm - Come check out the downtown Powell’s book store. If you haven’t seen it, you will be amazed! We will spend about an hour at the store. 1/18 Sunday, 2:15pm - We are going to the Pops Concert: “Clarinet Swing Kings”. If you want tickets, please see Michele. 1/19 Monday, 10:00am - Let’s go play beanbag baseball at Hearthstone. 1/20 Tuesday, 1:30pm - Gordon Neil Herman is here again with a fabulous multi-media presentation on Hoagy Carmichael. 1/21 Wednesday, 11:30am - Benihana is a great place for lunch. Afterwards there are a couple shops nearby to explore. 1/22 Thursday, 1:30pm - “To take a lung full of air and push it out with some kind of song is an act of survival.. Try it—you’ll live longer… It may be harder to find songs we want to sing together, but that’s alright, we’ll agree on some melodies, harmonies and rhythms we’ll get to sing again. Hooray!” Pete Seeger. Come and join our band of singers in the Vista Room. 1/27 Tuesday, 1:30pm - Our blood pressure nurse, Monica, will do a presentation on Diabetes. 1/28 Wednesday, 12pm - Courtyard Village Vancouver is here to have lunch with us. 1/28 Wednesday, 1:30pm - We will play Beanbag baseball against Vancouver. 1/28 Wednesday, 6:30pm - Do you want to play Duplicate Bridge? Come on down, even though you may not have a partner! 1/29 Thursday, 11am to 3pm - Garments on the Go will be showing their wares. 1/29 Thursday, 1:30pm - Want to make a special Valentines Day card? We have two types of cards from which to choose. This is the first of a series of three classes.

December Birthday

Celebrants

(Standing from left to right): Carol Rust,

Mary Lou Taylor, Connie Ring, Norma

Rowe, Eunice King,

(Seated from left to right):

Marilyn Aberle, Alice Potter,

Anna Belle Tallman, Nancy Lander

It’s a New Year with New Activities and New Times

Welcome 2015!! This year we have a theme - “What is on Your Bucket List?”. On New Years eve, we are showing The Bucket List. We will hand out a little slip of paper for you to write down experiences, or something you would like to try for the first time. We will compile the list, making it into one big “Courtyard Bucket List”. We will try to do at least one thing from the Bucket List a month. After you fill out your bucket list, please drop it off at the Activities office.

Bible Study will be held Mondays at 6:30pm in the Zenith Room beginning January 12th. Gaylen Uecker from Valley Community Presbyterian will be our leader. Come meet him Monday, December29th at 6:30pm in the Zenith Room.

If you would like to learn the domino game, Mexican Train, please come on Tuesdays at 6:30pm in the Zenith room.

The documentary movie is showing now on Fridays at 7pm in the Vista Room. This month we will be showing Ken Burn’s fascinating documentary about the Roosevelts.

Do you like sing-a-longs? Then come once a month on Thursdays at 1:30pm in the Vista Room. Tom Rust will lead us through some of your favorite songs.

Chair yoga is now at 11am on Thursdays.

If you are interested in Duplicate Bridge contact Bodil Bruus or Marlene Schenter as soon as possible. The group will get together to play the fourth Wednesday of the month.

If you would like to knit with a group, learn, or brush up on your knitting, please join us by the fireplace. Marlene will be there every Saturday beginning at 10:30am.

Welcome New

Residents

143 Ed Weiner

218 Ethel Reaume

240 Beverly Nighorn

349 Joann Anderson

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

9:00amPerfect Breath

Michele

9:00 amPulling YourOwn Weight

Michele

9:00amPerfect Breath

Michele

9:00 amPulling YourOwn Weight

Michele

HarmonPool

Bus Departs at9:00am

HarmonPool

Bus Departs at9:00am

9:30amSit & Fit

Fitness Video

9:30amFitnessw/Brad

9:30amFitness Combo

Sherry

9:30amStretch, Strength

& BalanceSherry

9:30amFitness Combo

Michele

9:30amStretch, Strength

& BalanceSherry

10:15amRichard Simmons

AerobicsFitness Video

11:00amwii Bowling

Sherry

11:00amCourtyardRockettes

(Seated Tap Dance)

3:00pmBeanbagBaseball

11:00amChair YogaKay Cheri

3:30pmBeanbagBaseball

Be Fit with CourtyardJanuary 2015

PLEASE KEEP THIS COPYTO REFERENCE ALLJanuary CLASSES

Revised 12/31/14

Class Descriptions:

Beanbag Baseball (60 minutes) : If you like light-hearted competition, this is the game for you. The game isplayed by pitching bean bags into the holes of a board which indicates which you attained. There are 2 teams andthe scoring is like baseball. This game is great for balance and hand/eyecoordination.

Chair Yoga (45 minutes) : With the support of a chair, enjoy yoga poses and positions while increasing youroverall balance and muscle tone and breath support. Strengthen your body and relax your mind.

Courtyard Rockettes—Seated Tap Dance (45 minutes): The Summit room studio will host this seated tapdancing class open to beginners and experienced tap dancers. The first half of the class focuses on taptechnique exercises while the second half combines moves to create a tap routine. Tap shoes are notrequired but may be purchased for $25.

Equipment Orientation (30 minutes): Let us show you how to use all of our state of the art fitness equipment inthe Summit Room.

Fitness Combo (45 minutes): Fitness Combo is for the active adult who wants to experience a well balancedclass focusing on cardiovascular, strength and range of motion. This class is designed to increase the participant’sflexibility, joint stability, balance, coordination, agility, muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance. Hand heldweights, elastic tubing with handles and balls are offered for the resistance portion of this class.

Freestyle Dance (45 minutes): The Summit room studio will be open to anyone who wants to use the studiofloor for freestyle dancing. Music will be playing. Feel free to practice fitness moves, dance or stretch. This is not astructured class.

Fitness with Brad (45 minutes): This seated and standing exercise use bands, weights and balls forstrengthening, balance and endurance. Taught by professional personal trainer, Brad Berscheid, you are sure toget the personal instruction you need to reach your fitness potential.Extra fee required. $5 drop in fee or $16 per month.

Harman Pool: For information on how to access Harmon pool programs please contact Michele Willemse.

Pulling Your Own Weight: 8 week, trial weight training & stabilizing class. See Sherry Summerville for details.

Perfect Breath (15 minutes): Would you like more energy? Feel more balanced? This class covers utilizing yourlung capacity in a way that it will impact you daily.

Recreational Games (30 minutes): Come join in all the fun as we play games such as indoor volleyball, horseracing, indoor Frisbee, bean bag tic-tac-toe, putt putt golf, HORSE basketball and more.

Seated & Standing Aerobics (30 minutes): This class is designed to increase cardio capacity, reaction time,dynamic balance, coordination and agility. Have fun and move to the music with low-impact movements that areeasy to follow and guaranteed to add a spring to your step.

Sit & Fit Fitness Video (30 minutes): A fitness video will be playing in the Summit room that will guideparticipants through seated total body workout.

Stretch, Strength & Balance (40 minutes) : Have fun and move through a variety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength, range of motion and activities for day to day living. Hand held weights and elastictubing with handles are provided for resistance training. This class may be performed seated or standing.

Wii Bowling (30 minutes): Another great game for balance and eye/hand coordination. Enjoy thecompetition and camaraderie of other residents.

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