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4875 SW 78th

Avenue

Portland, OR 97225

503-297-5500

www.courtyardvillage.com

[email protected]

Courtyard HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Marlene Schenter 12/2

Leslie Benson 12/7

Eleanor Briggs 12/7

Estella Massingill 12/9

Alice Potter 12/9

Carol Rust 12/10

Patrick O’Brien 12/11

Willa Reynolds 12/13

Anna Belle Davis-Tallman

12/14

Bee Auser 12/16

Beverly Olson 12/16

Roz Schechter 12/18

Beth Carter 12/19

Mary Lou Taylor 12/25

Moshe Goore 12/26

Norma Rowe 12/29

December 2017

Everyone showed

off their talent in

charades and different

play readings

General Manager Joanie Ceballos

Marketing Director Merry Larsen

Operations Manager Doris Kelleher

Front Desk Manager Cathy Gray

Kitchen Manager Dianne Duschik

Life Enrichment Director Michele Willemse

Maintenance Supervisor Vicente Macedo

We had a

grand time

celebrating our

veterans in

ceremony,

song, and

dance

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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10:00 Social Hour

10:00 Costco, Winco, Walmart, & JoAnn’s

10:30 Courtyard Rockettes

1:00 Shopping

1:30 RSM Chanukah Program

3:30 Beanbag Baseball

4:30 Chanukah Lighting

6:30 Bible Study

Transportation Schedule

Every Monday Doctor Rides

10:00am See Below for Specific Stores 1:00pm Shopping: Fred Meyer or Trader Joes


Every Tuesday Doctor Rides


Every Wednesday Doctor Rides


Every Thursday Doctor Rides

Special Outings (see below)

10:00 Social Hour

11:30 Tech Help

1:00 Mahjong

3:00 Nehemiah Brown Concert

3:00 Happy Hour

For shopping times see below

10:30 Knitter’s group

1:00 Name Your Game

2:00 Movie: Going in Style

6:30 Rummikub

6:30 Movie: Going in Style


1:00 Name Your Game

2:00 Movie: The Runaway Jury

6:30 Rummikub

6:30 Movie: : The Runaway Jury

10:00 Social Hour

11:30 Tech Help

1:00 Mahjong

3:30 Happy Hour

6:30 Movie: Wild Horse Wild Ride


10:00 Social Hour

10:00 Blood Pressure Check

12:30 Mt. Nut Man

3:30 Holiday Party

4:30 1st Seating for the Holiday Dinner

10:00 Social Hour

11:00 Schmaltz Gifts

11:30 Tech Help

1:00 Mahjong

1:30 OES 5th grade Chorus

3:30 Happy Hour

6:30 Opera: Tosca

10:00 Social Hour

10:00 Tasting Bundt Cakes

11:00 Heart Pillows

1:00 Pinochle

1:00 Elsie Stuhr Cabaret Chorus 6:00 Poker

6:30 Classic Movie: Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

9:45 Read to Me Program

10:00 Social Hour

1:00 Wrap Gifts of Charity

3:00 Discussion Group

6:30 Bingo

10:00 Social Hour

10:30 Beading

11:30 Walker Repair Clinic

1:00 Pinochle

1:30 Book club

4:00 Chanukah Lighting

6:00 Poker

6:30 Classic Movie: Moby Dick

9:45 Read to Me Program

10:00 Social Hour

1:30 Sip & Study:


6:30 Portland Girls Choir

No Bingo Tonight

Church Shuttle (see above)

1:00 Scribbler’s Writing Group

2:00 December Birthday Party w/Bill Brennen

3:30 Mind Benders

6:30 Bingo


1:00 Name Your Game

2:00 Movie: Gifted

6:30 Movie: Gifted

6:30 Rummikub

Transportation Schedule Every Friday

9:00am Fred Meyer, etc. 10:00am Fred Meyer, etc. 1:00pm Albertsons, Dollar Tree, P.O. & Bank

9:00 Marlene’s Knits

10:00 Social Hour

10:00 Washington Square

10:00 Able Hearing

2:00 Classic Movie: Moby Dick

4:30 Mystery Drive

6:30 Political Discussion



1:00 Decorate for Chanukah

2:30 Portland Christmas Celebration

3:30 Mind Benders

6:30 Bingo

December

10:00 Social Hour

10:00 Bi-Mart/Michaels/ Beaverton Fred Meyer


1:00 Shopping

2:30 All Floor Meeting


6:30 Bible Study

10:00 Social Hour

1:30 Pittock Mansion

2:00 Classic Movie: Some Like It Hot

10:00 Social Hour

10:30 Beading


6:30 Bingo


1:00 Name Your Game

2:00 Movie: A Street Cat Named Bob

6:30 Movie: : A Street Cat Named Bob 6:30 Rummikub

10:00 Social Hour

1:00 Pinochle

6:00 Poker

6:30 Classic Movie: Moon Struck

10:00 Social Hour

12:00 Christmas Day Potluck

3:30 Movie: On Golden Pond

Merry Christmas!

Color Chart

Red Lettering = Outing

Blue Lettering =

Special Event

Check the December

“Be Fit with Courtyard”

exercise class schedule.

We’ll see you in class!

Meal Prices

Breakfast 8:00 to 9:00am $4.00

Weekend Brunch

10:00am to 1:30pm $6.00

Lunch 11:30 to 1:30pm $6.00

Dinner 4:30 to 6:30pm $8.00

Food Services

Sign up by 11:00am for Lunch

Sign up by 2:30pm for Dinner



3:30 Mind Benders

4:30 Christmas Eve Dinner

6:30 Bingo

10:00 Social Hour

10:00 Costco, Winco, Walmart, & JoAnn’s


1:30 Shopping


6:30 Bible Study


Sunday Church Shuttle 9:25am St. Andrews & Valley Presbyterian 10:40am St. Luke & St. John Fisher

10:00 Social Hour

1:00 Pinochle

2:30 Reading Plays for Fun

6:00 Poker

6:30 Classic Movie: Some Like It Hot

6:30 Broadway Rose Holiday Show

10:00 Social Hour

1:00 Able Hearing


6:30 Bingo

8:00 Men’s Breakfast

10:00 Social Hour

11:30 Tech Help

1:00 Mahjong

3:30 Happy Hour

6:30 New Year’s Party


10:00 Social Hour 10:00 Social Hour Church Shuttle (see above)



3:00 Winter Cabaret Show

6:30 Bingo

9:00 Spirit Mt. Casino

10:00 Social Hour

2:00 Classic Movie: Moon Struck

6:30 Political Discussion



3:30 Mind Benders

6:30 Bingo

10:00 Xmas Bazaar


1:00 Name Your Game

1:30 Holiday Cabaret Show

2:00 & 6:30 Movie: Beaches

6:30 Rummikub

10:00 Social Hour

11:30 Tech Help

1:00 Mahjong

3:30 Happy Hour

3:00 Holiday Jewelry

6:30 Documentary: Whales

A Little Snowman Humor

What is it called when a snowman has a temper tantrum?

A melt down

Tips for keeping your joints healthy Healthy joints are what give you the ability to

continue moving. Here are a few tips to keep your

joints healthy.

Stay active! Regular exercise builds strong muscles

which help support your joints. Plus, any kind of

exercise that gets your heart rate up can help to

reduce swelling in your joints by getting the blood

flowing better. Prolonged periods of stillness can

lead to stiffness in the joints, so get up and move

around, or change positions when sitting for longer

periods of time, fidgeting is encouraged! Exercise

and continued movement is especially important if

you have an artificial joint.

Keep a healthy weight. Maintaining a healthy

weight keeps your joints healthy by reducing any

added stress caused by excess weight.

Know the difference between ache and pain. Any

movement that causes sharp pain in a joint should

be stopped immediately, but an ache in the joint is

different. If you are new to exercise it is common to

experience soreness and achiness at first, but the

more you keep moving the more the stiffness will

ease and you will feel better overall.

Build up your core. Core strength helps to support

your entire body. Not only will it help strengthen

your hips, knees and shoulders, but it will also help

with your balance.

Drink your milk. Calcium helps support strong

bones and strong joints. Make sure you are getting

your daily serving, and if you aren’t sure what

amount that is consult your doctor.

Posture! Your posture can affect your joints as well.

Slouching or rounding forward puts pressure on

your whole. Be sure to sit and stand up tall as often

as possible.

For more tips stop by the fitness room!

Winter’s Solstice

Celebrating winter’s Solstice

Brings to mind

The Universal Rhythm

That regulates us all.

Our longest night of darkness

Is followed by

The gradual return of light,

As early dawning lingers into night.

And with that comes

Renewal of our faith

In the Power of that Universal Law

To mitigate the darkness of our time.

Phyllis Jamison

Clarity

I dip my hand into Lake Louise

Canadian glacier ice melting

Cold crystals fill my palm

Rainbow shimmery, clear as glass.

So many thoughts freeze in my mind

What shall I do next?

Glacial time, melting, changing shape

The answers become crystal clear.

Lucille R. Kraiman

Resident Snapshot

During my first year in high school, something happened

that would change my life. Our church youth group had

scheduled a softball game with another group. Little did I

know what was about to happen! This beautiful brunette

named Shirlee was called to bat. As I watched her, I

thought I had died and gone to heaven. I asked her if I

could take her home after the game. To my surprise, she

said “yes”. I took her where she lived with her mother. I

was so taken with this attractive young lady, one year my

senior, that when I climbed back into the car I said to

myself, “I hope to marry that sweetheart some day.”

Shirlee joined me in the fall of 1952 as a student at Olivet

College in Kankakee, Illinois. During that school year, we

began to make plans for our life together in marriage, and

we announced our engagement at Christmas. After the

wedding and our honeymoon, Shirlee and I settled in our

living quarters. My studies were life changing for my

major in philosophy laid the academic ground work for

theological studies in seminary.

After graduation from Olivet in August of 1956, we moved

to Kansas City where I earned a “Master’s of Divinity”

degree and later a “Doctorate in Theology”. On May 11,

1961, I was ordained to the Christian ministry and

pastored Presbyterian Churches in Yakima, Spokane and

Portland. During these years, Shirlee attended college

and graduated with a “Dietetic Technician” degree.

While pastoring, Shirlee has been at my side to love and

support me for the sixty four years of our married life and

forty years in the pastorate. She has been a wise model

of a pastor’s wife and a fantastic mother to our children.

Following my retirement in 1997, we continued to live in

our home in South West Portland and in 2016, we

realized in was time to make a change in life style. One

of the wisest decisions we ever made together was to

move to Courtyard Village, and we did just that on March

22, 2017! We love living at Courtyard Village in this

caring family atmosphere where we feel both physically

and intellectually challenged. It is so right for us!!

Shirlee & Jack Hansen

as told by Jack

December Events

12/1 Friday, 3:30pm to 5:00pm - Jewelry by Christian: Earrings, Necklaces and custom charm bracelets, designed and created by Christian Traugh Allen. There are several one of a kind pieces.

12/2 Saturday, 10:00am - Let’s go to the Garden Home Christmas Bazaar. They will have all sorts of Christmas items and a book sale as well! We will depart from there at 12:30pm.

12/2 Saturday, 1:30pm - Tag along with the Courtyard Village Rockettes when they perform at Raleigh Hills Assisted Living. This will be the same performance as the show at the Courtyard on Sunday, December 17th.

12/3 Sunday, 1:00pm - Help us decorate for Chanukah! If you have items you would like to bring and use for decorating, please feel free to do so.

12/3 Sunday, 2:30pm - Portland Christian Center has a fabulous Christmas program every year. We have 13 seats available. Please bring a monetary donation for during the performance.

12/5 Tuesday, 10:00am - We are tasting samples from “Nothing Bundt Cakes” store near the Beaverton Fred Meyer Store. There will be coupons available as well. If you want to go to this store, we do go to this shopping center on Mondays at 1pm. Sorry, cakes will not be sold here.

12/5 Tuesday, 1:00pm - It will be a musically fabulous time with the Elsie Stuhr Cabaret Chorus.

12/6 Wednesday, 6:30pm - The Portland Symphonic Girls Choir is back to sing this holiday season!

12/7 Thursday, 4:30pm - It is our Holiday Dinner! Let’s begin with Happy Hour at 3:30pm. Then we have a fabulous meal planned, just for the residents of Courtyard Village. The meal begins with roasted hazelnut and pear salad, followed by the entree, grilled filet mignon and seared sea scallops. This meal is topped off with a vanilla layer cake with candy cane cream and wrapped with a chocolate ribbon.

12/8 Friday, 1:30pm - The 5th Graders from the OES are planning a musical program just for us.

12/12 Tuesday, 4:00pm - Join us for the lighting of the first candle for Chanukah. We will share Chanukah stories, eat some goodies, and sing some songs.

12/13 Wednesday, 1:00pm - Today we will wrap the gifts that were bought for the charities we chose.

12/14 Thursday, 9:00am to 2:00pm - Check out Marlene’s knits in the pool table area. Everything is hand made and makes wonderful gifts.

12/14 Thursday, 4:30pm - The Mystery Drive is a little later today so we may see holiday lights!

12/17 Sunday, 3:00pm - Come join the fun in the Vista Room for the Winter Cabaret show!!

12/18 Monday, 1:30pm - We will head over to the Rose Schnitzer Manor for latkes and singing!

12/18 Monday, 4:30pm - Rabbi and his children are coming to play games, sing songs, and say the blessing for the Chanukah candle this night.

12/19 Tuesday, 2:30pm - The play reading for fun group will read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!! This is the cutest play. Come to listen, come to participate. We welcome everyone!!

12/19 Tuesday, 6:30pm - Broadway Rose Holiday Show. If you do not have tickets and would like to go, please see Michele.

12/21 Thursday, 1:30pm - The Pittock Mansion is decorated for the holidays. The theme is “A Very Portland Christmas”. Experience iconic places, people, and events of Portland - like Powell’s Books and Packy the elephant - as they are incorporated into the decorative stylings of designers who transform the Mansion into a holiday wonderland. Cost is $10 for seniors. Pay Michele by Sunday, December 17th.

12/22 Friday, 3:00pm - Nehemiah Brown is singing Christmas music and Happy Hour is a 1/2 hour early.

12/24 Sunday, 4:30pm - We will have a lovely Christmas Eve dinner. Sign up in the normal places.

12/25 Monday, 12:00pm - Christmas Potluck. Courtyard provides the turkey, ham and mashed potatoes

and gravy. Residents sign up for side dishes, salads, desserts, etc. This is a fun community time. The

sign up will be by the Activity Book. More details to follow.

Happy Birthday

November Celebrants!

Standing, left to right: Liz Dean,

Barbara Van Kleek, Jean Sweeney,

Dottie Katsules, Faye Swain

Seated, left to right: Dorothy Packouz,

Elaine Nordin, Gabrielle Bennett,

125 Nancy Clark

135 Mae Reeves

184 Spencer & Vivienne

Snow

Something New in Activities!

Charity at the Courtyard: We have a “giving” tree nestled in our fireplace room with special

tags which represents two families and ten homeless teens. Each tag contains a need or wish for

each person. Please take a tag, fill the request, and return the unwrapped gift in a bag with the tag

attached under the large lobby Christmas tree which will be up on Friday, December 1st. For more

details consult the flyers on the boards or near the giving tree or see Michele.

Holiday Door Contest - Every year our community decorates their doors beautifully. This year we

want to acknowledge all hard work. On Friday, December 15th you may vote for 3 apartment doors

you like best. The forms will be on the mailroom counter. Your name must be on the form in order to

be counted. Last day to vote will be Friday, December 22nd.

Read To Me Program will take a break from Wednesday, December 20th to January 3rd. We begin

reading again on January 10th.

There is no shopping on Monday, January 1st, 2018, New Year’s Day

Welcome New Residents!

12/28 Thursday, 9:00am - Come with us to Spirit Mountain Casino and try out your luck.

12/29 Friday, , 6:30pm - .It is our New Year’s Bash! We have fabulous blues music provided by Karen Lovely, Ben Rice and Dave Fleschner. Come and toast to the upcoming year!!

Diane’s at the Courtyard

503-384-9545

Monday 8:00am - 1:00pm

Tuesday By Appointment 503-756-1847

Wednesday 8:00am - 3:30pm

Thursday Closed

Friday 8:00am - 3:30pm

Saturday 8:00am - 3:00pm

Sunday Closed

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

9:30am Fitness w/ Brad

9:00am Strengthen &

Lengthen w/ Becca LEVEL 2

9:00am Firm & Tone

w/ Becca LEVEL 2

9:00am Strengthen &


9:00am Firm & Tone

w/ Becca LEVEL 2

9:30am Sit & Fit

Fitness Video

10:30am Courtyard Rockettes

(Seated Tap Dance)

10:00am Firm & Tone

w/ Becca LEVEL 1

10:00am Strengthen &


10:00am Firm & Tone

w/ Becca LEVEL 1

10:00am Strengthen &


10:30am Tai Chi Video

11:00am Tai Chi w/ Terry

11:00am One-on-Ones

w/ Becca

11:00am Chair Yoga

w/ Val

11:00am One-on-Ones

w/ Becca

3:30pm Beanbag Baseball

Be Fit with Courtyard DECEMBER

PLEASE KEEP THIS COPY TO REFERENCE ALL DECEMBER CLASSES

Move and feel better.

Class Descriptions:

Beanbag Baseball (60 minutes) : If you like light-hearted competition, this is the game for you. The game is played by

pitching bean bags into the holes of a board which indicates which you attained. There are 2 teams and the scoring is

like baseball. This game is great for balance and hand/eye coordination.

Chair Yoga (45 minutes) : With the support of a chair, enjoy yoga poses and positions while increasing your overall

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 tap

dancing class open to beginners and experienced tap dancers. The first half of the class focuses on tap

technique exercises while the second half combines moves to create a tap routine. Tap shoes are not

required but may be purchased for $25.

Firm & Tone with Becca (45 minutes) NEW!: Firm & Tone is for the active adult who wants to increase muscle tone

and work on cardiovascular health. This class is designed to increase the participants cardiovascular endurance,

coordination, muscular strength, and joint stability. Equipment used for this class will vary and may include hand held

weights, elastic bands or balls for the resistance portions of this class. Two levels of this class are available. Level 2 at

9 A.M. will involve more standing work, while Level 1 at 10 A.M. will still involve some standing but will be focused more

on stability.

Fitness with Brad (45 minutes): This seated and standing class uses bands, weights, and balls for strengthening,

balance and endurance. Taught by professional personal trainer, Brad Berscheid, you are sure to get the personal

instruction you need to reach your fitness potential.

Extra fee required. $5 drop in fee or $16 per month.

Strengthen & Lengthen with Becca (45 minutes) NEW!: Strengthen & Lengthen focuses on increasing participants

muscular endurance, core strength, balance, range of motion, flexibility, and coordination. This class focuses on

bodyweight movements to give you the time to really feel how your body is working for you. Two levels of this class are

available. Level 2 at 9 A.M., and Level 1 at 10 A.M.

Sit & Be Fit Fitness Video (30 minutes): A fitness video will be playing in the Summit room that will guide

participants through seated total body workout.

Tai Chi (40 minutes): This class may be done seated or standing. Although Tai Chi is slow and gentle and doesn’t

leave you breathless, it addresses the key components of fitness - muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and, to a lesser

degree, aerobic conditioning.

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