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The Meadows Monthly The Meadows Independent & Assisted Living Community

2300 SE 28th St, Bentonville, AR 72712 479 273-9969 www.TheMeadowsInBentonville.com

www.themeadows.smugmug.com

The Meadows Independent

& Assisted Living 2300 SE 28th Street

Bentonville Arkansas 72712

479 273 9969

www.TheMeadowsInBentonville.com www.themeadows.smugmug.com

July 2020 July marks the birth of two North American nations: Canada and the United States of America. On July 1st, Canada Day, the red and white colors of the Maple Leaf flag, will be flown proudly all over Canada. On this date in 1867, three separate colonies —Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada (comprising Ontario in the west and Quebec in the east)—united under the British North America Act. The holiday was first called Dominion Day, and the original festivities were literally “rung in” by ringing the bells at Toronto’s Cathedral Church of St. James. The name Canada Day was formally adopted in 1982 and is celebrated with picnics, fireworks, and parades. Even the Royal Canadian Mounted Police get in on the action to perform their famous Musical Ride, a horseback drill review set to music. On July 4th, Independence Day, Americans will be waving the Stars and Stripes. Like their Canadian neighbors, Americans also split from England. The United States declared independence for themselves on July 4, 1776—with the help of Thomas Jefferson’s pen. Founding Father John Adams immediately understood the day’s importance, commenting, “It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time.” Americans have taken Adams’ advice to heart for nearly 240 years.

Freedom

Month

Wal-Mart

82nd Bday

July 2

Independence

Day

July 4

Cow

Appreciation

Day

July 9

The 51st

Anniversary

of 1st Man on

the Moon

July 20

Ice Cream

Cone Day

July 23

Bugs Bunny’s

80th Birthday

July 27

Man on the Moon

Unscramble the letters to reveal words associated with

the Apollo 11 moon landing.

1. PLALOO ________________

2. ATECUSSPI ________________

3. ASNATURTO ________________

4. TGRVAIY ________________

5. ROARSGTMN ________________

6. ACHLUN ________________

7. BROIT ________________

8. INISSOM ________________

9. AINLRD ________________

10. COTKER ________________

11. LNSIOLC ________________

12. IDNLNAG ________________

13. RUFESCA ________________

14. NALRU ________________

15. NEDKNYE ________________

16. NWTOODNCU ________________

17. SAPFCCRAET

18. KDNIMNA

Meadows Happenings

Man on the Moon

(answers)

1. Apollo

2. spacesuit

3. astronaut

4. gravity

5. Armstrong

6. launch

7. orbit

8. mission

9. Aldrin

10. Rocket

11. Collins

12. landing

13. surface

14. lunar

15. Kennedy

16. countdown

17. spacecraft

18. mankind

Staff Birthday’s Kristi Geerdes Danny Joel

LPN CNA

7/2 7/12

The First Man on the Moon!

The 51st anniversary of

Apollo 11's moon landing will be

recounted in several

documentaries on PBS. Be sure

to check your local listings for

these unique specials!

Let’s Celebrate!! Join us Thursday, July 2! We are going to celebrate America’s freedom with

games, watermelon & fireworks. At 7pm in front of The Meadows, we are

going to have our own celebration! So join us for an amazing 4th of July

celebration!

“To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities

as you do at conclusions.” ~ Ben Franklin

Employee of the Month

Congratulations to Danny Joel

“Employee of the Month” for

July!

Welcome

New Residents!

Art Schlosser

Helen Shelt

Art

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Resident Spotlight

George Porter

July Birthdays

July Zodiacs Cancer (The Crab) July 1–22

Leo (The Lion) July 23–31

What’s Lucky in July?

Lucky Color: Gold Lucky Animal: Panther

Lucky Letters: V and H Lucky Day: Thursday

Lucky Plant: Violet

George Glenn Porter was born on October 24, 1931 in Greenland, Arkansas. His

parents, B.L. & Zena had 5 other children, only 1 girl amongst all those boys. Those brothers

are some of George’s most treasured memories as a youngster. He remembers walking to the

white river not far from the family home & going fishing with his brothers.

The family did move some but had a love for NWA where they would return and

George would go to Fayetteville High School and graduate from there. He would stay right

there and become a loyal HOG fan where he earned a teaching degree at the University of

Arkansas.

George is a patriotic man & apparently always has been. He served our country for a

total of 32 years, Thank you for your service George!!! He was enlisted in the National

Guard and the U. S. Army where he was stationed in Berlin & Germany to name a few. He

was active during WWII, that’s some history before our very eyes! He spoke of Desert Storm

often.

On June 26, 1964, George married Ann Crevier. They had begun dating after being

introduced by a mutual friend at daisy manufacturing. Now that was a great friend!! George

& Ann have 2 boys, Mark & Scott. Mark lives in Bentonville & Scott lives in Marvell,

Arkansas. Mark has 2 boys also, Scott has 1 daughter. They loved spending time with the

entire family. Destin was a favorite family vacation spot, many memories were made on the

white sandy beaches enjoying the sunshine there. Those memories are precious with the

recent loss of Zena in March.

It couldn’t be all vacations; George used that teaching degree I talked about earlier at

Bentonville Public Schools. Yep, we have another teacher amongst us! He taught primarily

History and Civics. He moved on to be the assistant superintendant of the schools, where he

stayed until retirement in 1985.

Retirement….um not so much. He then started working at Wal-Mart in their

gardening center. Gardening had always been a much loved hobby of his, so hey why not?!

George continued his new found career in the gardening center for 23 years before really

retiring. For real this time.

Between all the working George enjoyed going to as many Razorback sporting events

as he could, GO HOGS! He supported Mark’s boys during their baseball games every

chance he got.

I like to find out about favorites, so George’s favorite foods, it’s a toss up… steak &

potatoes or Italian. Throw in some Pecan Pie and he’s a happy man. We are very blessed to

have George here at the Meadows!

Judy Williams

7/16

Carroll Casey

7/11

Don Luedtke

7/8

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! A special thank you to Crystal Bridges, Springwoods Behavioral Health

which sponsored Kona Ice and Crumpet Tea Room. More pictures in

June highlights.

0Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

B-To Order

L- Baked Ham D-Taco Salad

2

B-To Order

L-BBQ Chicken D-Baked Four Cheese

Pasta

3

B-To Order

L-Fried Fish D-Grilled Cheese

Sandwich

4

B- To Order

L-Glazed Meatloaf

D-Pork Fritter

5 B-To Order

L-Roast Turkey

D-Beef Tips

6

B-To Order L-Frito Pie Deluxe

D-Breaded Tilapia

7 B- To Order

L-Seasoned Pork

D- Chicken Sandwich

8

B-To Order L-Slow Roasted Beef

D-Breakfast Casserole

9

B-To Order L-Lasagna

D-Roast Turkey

10

B-To Order L-Fried Fish

D-Pork Roast

11 B-To Order

L-Mexican Lasagna

D-Chicken Tenders

12

B-To Order L-Pork Tenderloin

D-Turkey & Cheese

Sandwich

13

B-To Order L-Spaghetti w/Meat

Sauce

D-Hot Dog with Bun

14

B-To Order L- Baked Pork Ribs

D-Chicken Pot Pie

15

B- To Order L-Chicken Fried Steak

D-Turkey & Cheese

Sandwich

16

B- To Order L- Ham & Beans

D-Crunchy Ranch

Chicken

17

B- To Order L-Fried Shrimp

D-Hamburger on a Bun

18

B- To Order L-Fried Chicken

D-Beef Stew

19 B-To Order

L-Herded Pork

D-Tuna Salad Sandwich

20 B- To Order

L-Chicken & Dumplings

D-Mushroom Chopped

Steak

21 B- To Order

L-Pork & Vegetable Stir

Fry

D- Roast Turkey

22

B- To Order

L-Homemade Chili

D- Breakfast For Dinner

23

B- To Order

L-Fried Chicken

D- Cheese Burger

24

B-To Order

L-Fried Fish

D-Pulled Pork

25

B-To Order

L-Chef Salad

D-Beef and Cheese

Enchilada

26 B-To Order

L-Beef Roast

D-Chicken Spaghetti

27

B-To Order

L- Polish Sausage

D-Deli Croissant

28

B-To Order

L-Beef Ribeye Steak

D-Cheesy Mushroom

Chicken

29

B-To Order

L- Baked Ham D-Taco Salad

30

B-To Order

L-BBQ Chicken D-Baked Four Cheese

Pasta

31

B-To Order

L-Fried Fish D-Grilled Cheese

Sandwich

Menu is subject to change

July 2020

Fourth of July Breakfast Toast

June Highlights

For each piece of toast you’ll need: • 2 T cream cheese • 1 slice bread • 9 blueberries • 1 T strawberry jam or jelly (or any other red preserve) • 4 round banana slices, cut in half

1. Spread cream cheese evenly over bread slice from edge to edge.

2. Place blueberries on the upper left corner in rows, all touching each other. (See image.) The blueberries represent the stars on the U.S. flag.

3. Spread jam or jelly evenly over cream cheese (the part not covered with blueberries).

4. Lay halved banana slices in single-layer rows for the white stripes of the flag. (See image.) And serve!

CAN’T SLOW US DOWN! We celebrated “C.N.A. Appreciation Week” during June 18 – 23; yes, while

celebrating Father’s Day also. Every day of C.N.A. week had a special theme for both

employees & residents. We had a tie dye day, beach day, pj day, artist day ( Crystal

Bridges brought their traveling art exhibit and brought each resident their own

painting art packet ) & a casual day.….so here are just a few pictures of that crazy

week. OHHHH Father’s Day! Yes, the men had a special cookout on Friday afternoon

& everyone enjoyed “Dad’s Root Beer Floats” on Sunday, June 21. What a week that

was!! But we are so thankful for our amazing group of C.N.A.’s that we have here &

wanted to let them have a little bit of fun & interact with our residences too! Success!

JULY BIRD ~ EAGLE

You are supremely confident. Your listening skills are second to none. Total strangers will often find themselves

telling their life story to you. Highly trustworthy, you will keep your sensitive information a complete secret. You

are also able to offer patient, heartfelt advice to lift spirits or nudge others in the right direction.

Birthstone – RUBY

The word ruby comes from the Latin word rubens, meaning “red.” Rubies can

range in color from light raspberry to dark purple. The Mogok rubies from

Myanmar, formerly Burma, are the most valuable and sought-after rubies because

of their color, described as pigeon-blood red. Large rubies of good quality are very rare—and very expensive. In fact, the ruby is the highest-priced colored gemstone.

2020

1 10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

6:30pm Skip-Bo

2

2:30pm Wii Bowling

6:30pm Rummikub

7:00pm–Evening .

The Meadows Independence Celebration!!

3

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Dice Game

6:30pm Game of Choice

4

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

6:30pm Movie

5

2:30pm Church Service

6:30pm Movie

6

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bean Bag Baseball

6:30pm Game of Choice

7

10:30am Bible Study

2:30pm Art Class

6:30pm Rummikub

8

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

6:30pm Skip-Bo

9

2:30pm Wii Bowling

6:30pm Rummikub

10

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Name That Tune

6:30pm Game of Choice

11

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Balloon Volleyball

6:30pm Movie

12

2:30pm Church Service

6:30pm Movie

13

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bean Bag Baseball

6:30pm Game of Choice

14

10:30am Bible Study

2:30pm Garden Club

6:30pm Rummikub

15

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

6:30pm Skip-Bo

16

2:30pm Wii Bowling

6:30pm Rummikub

17

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Resident Council

6:30pm Game of Choice

18

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

6:30pm Movie

19

2:30pm Church Service

6:30pm Movie

20

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bean Bag Baseball

6:30pm Game of Choice

21

10:30am Bible Study

2:30pm Art Class

6:30pm Rummikub

22

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

6:30pm Skip-Bo

23

2:30pm Wii Bowling

6:30pm Rummikub

24

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Spelunking Trivia

6:30pm Game of Choice

25

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Balloon Volleyball

6:30pm Movie

26

2:30pm Church Service

6:30pm Movie

27

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bean Bag Baseball

6:30pm Game of Choice

28

10:30am Bible Study

2:30pm Birthday Party

6:30pm Rummikub

29

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

6:30pm Skip-Bo

30

2:30pm Wii Bowling

6:30pm Rummikub

31

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Price Is Right

6:30pm Game of Choice

The Meadows Activity Calendar

Happy Birthday! Don L. 7/8 Carroll C. 7/11

Judy W. 7/16

Beauty Shop:

Jean # 244-7585

Transportation:

Schedule at the

front desk