Heritage Senior Communities“Your Home for Today…and for Tomorrow” July 2019 • Issue 7

850 Seminole Road, Norton Shores, MI 49441 • Phone: 231-780-2944 • Fax: 231-780-2599Email: seminoleshores@heritageseniorcommunities.com

ManagementStaff

Kurt SappAdministrator

Candy BitsonResident Services Coordinator

Jodi HindsLife Enrichment Coordinator

Chef Brenda OlsonFood Service Manager

David HubbellMaintenance Supervisor

Hayley SolizHousekeeping Supervisor

Cathy GuilesOffice Manager

Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.Hans Christian Andersen

JULY GENERALSPECIAL EVENTS

JULY TERRACESPECIAL EVENTS

July 1 Concert with the Hooten’s..................................2:00

July 4 Ice Cream Social .................................................3:00

July 9 Concert with Marty Miller .................................2:00

July 11 Canine Companions...........................................6:00

July 12 Church Service w/Caplin Curtis .......................10:30Outing – Picnic at Pere Marquette ...................12:00

July 15-18 Calvin Church Youth Group ..............................9:30

July 17 Tai Ji with Chris .................................................9:30

July 18 Garden Club ....................................................10:30Canine Companions...........................................6:00

July 22 Concert with Shari and Wyatt ............................2:30

July 23 Evening Concert with David Molinari................6:30

July 25 Music with Chris ................................................2:00Canine Companions...........................................6:00

July 26 Birthday Party for July ........................................3:00Family Evening Concert with Silverado Band! ....6:30

July 29 Music with Marvin .............................................2:00

July 1 Concert with the Hooten’s..................................2:00

July 4 Ice Cream Social on the Patio .............................2:30

July 5 Cherry Social ......................................................3:00

July 8 Christian Communion .......................................1:30

July 9 Concert with Marty Miller .................................2:00

July 12 Church Service w/Caplin Curtis .......................10:30Outing – Picnic at Pere Marquette ...................12:00

July 15-18 Calvin Church Youth Group ..............................9:30

July 17 Tai Ji with Chris .................................................9:30

July 18 Garden Club ....................................................10:30

July 19 July Birthday Party .............................................2:30

July 22 Concert with Shari and Wyatt ............................2:30

July 23 Evening Concert with David Molinari................6:30

July 25 Music with Chris ................................................2:00

July 26 Family Evening Concert with Silverado Band! ....6:30

July 29 Music with Marvin .............................................2:00

Judy and Barb helping in the garden Models Anne Marie and Geri Donna and Ginny getting a closer look Hayley walks the runway

Ada at the Cafe grand opening

Izzy at the prom Karen at the prom

Martha turns 103Kurt and Kellyhamming it up

Dick and Barb atWhitlow's Resturant

Sandy in the fashion show

Mary Ann and Marilyn Erma at the prom

Ted spent much his young adult time trav-eling with bands and loving the adventure. Hefell in love with a bartender, he described as his“Marilyn Monroe” and the two married. Life onthe road, however, could be hard on a relation-ship and the marriage ended nine months later.

Eventually Ted decided it was time to comeback to Muskegon and settle down. He marriedNancy, a Muskegon school teacher who workedwith the deaf. Ted also added, “The nicest girl Iever knew.”

Ted continued to play piano and had run-ning gigs at places like Aaron’s Restaurant, TheCentury Club and the Beachcomber at PierMarquette. At one point he thought he’d get a“regular job”. “That lasted all of ten minutes,”Ted says with a laugh. Lifting 75-pound bowl-ing ball castings from Brunswick may have beensteady work but, Ted realized, his heart was atthe piano.

One of his highlightsplaying piano was beingasked to play at the BlueLake Studio for Lazio Vega’sjazz radio program. He saidthe piano there was amaz-ing and made him soundgood. He was only sup-posed to play 20 minutes,but he ended up playing foran hour.

My final question forTed was “What do youthink of music today?”. Hereplied, “Oh, music todayis rotten . . . but, I’d join arock band in 2 minutes ifsomeone asked me!”

Ted has been a resident here for over threeyears now and we are so fortunate to have him.He is originally from Muskegon where he grewup on Jefferson Street and went to Nelson Ele-mentary School. He describes himself a shyyoungster, the oldest of four children, whofound his passion early on from listening to theradio and discovering jazz music. He especiallyliked musician, Earle Garner, a self-taught jazzpianist that absolutely blew Ted away with hisfull sound. Ted was determined to duplicate thebeautiful sounds he heard, so, as he puts it, hestarted to “pluck around” on the family piano.His perseverance to replicate what he heard paidoff. His natural talent and excellent hear formusic shined through and it wasn’t long beforehe started playing at school events.

By seventeen, Ted joined his friends in put-ting together a band to play rock and roll tunes.They played for private parties, receptions, andat Bob’s Barn, a dance hallfor young people, locatedoutside of Holton. Ateighteen, he had drawn theattention of Bob Mitchell,a talented trumpet playerand band leader. He offeredhim a spot in his band andin 1960, Ted headed downto Texas, earning one hun-dred dollars a week. Theystarted in Corpus Christi,playing at the El DoradoClub. Ted loved Texas,“there are no snobs inTexas” Ted said, “and therewas plenty of pretty girls tospend his money on.”

Resident SpotlightTed G.by Jodi Hinds

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of the Japanese spoke English. He fin-ished up his service in the Navy in Jack-sonville, North Carolina.

Since getting out of the Navy, Ryanhas lived in the Upper Peninsula, where hemet his girlfriend Megan. When she got ajob at Hackley Hospital and moved toMuskegon, Ryan followed. He found ajob at Sanctuary of Shore in Grand Havenand eventually found his way to Semi-nole Shores, where he is our South ShoreMed Tech.

Ryan is looking for-ward this fall to going toCalifornia to see his sis-ter and be at hisnephew’s first birthday.Plans for his futurewould include becom-ing an ICU nurse.

Ryan was raised in Ridgecrest Califor-nia and saw more cactus than he did snow.He has one older sister and a mom anddad that both were Navy veteran’s. Thissparked an interest in Ryan and, after ayear in community college, he decided hewould join the Navy as well. So, in 2012,Ryan headed for Great Lakes Illinois tostart his military life. He was trained as aNavy medic and was stationed in Japan.There he was trained in a variety of things,the most memorable being, his time in thedelivery room where hewas able to catch a new-born baby. I asked Ryanif he learned muchJapanese. He said, “I gotreally good at saying I’msorry”. Luckily, aroundthe Navy Hospital most

Department SpotlightStaff Anniversaries

Thank you for another year of service, and for all that you do!

Ryan

Kimberly N. ..........................7/15/2006Elisio S. .................................7/30/2014

LaNay L. ...............................7/06/2016Sydney G...............................7/26/2016

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Welcome to...We would like to extend a warmwelcome to our new neighbor:

Stanley Elliott

Administrator NotesDid you know we have a podiatrist

from Grand Haven Foot and Ankle thatcomes to us once a month? If you are in-terested in signing up for toe nail care,you can get the paperwork from eitherfront office. This service is independentof Seminole Shores and any serviceswould be a contract directly with GrandHaven Foot and Ankle.

I hope everyone is taking advantage ofour wonderful outdoor areas this summer.We owe many thanks to Laura Bostick,who organizes the many volunteers fromthe Muskegon Garden Club, to come andplant flowers and vegetable beds andmaintain them. Our outdoor patio areasare beautiful and the patio is always openfor visitors.

Special Thanks to Mona Shores Mid-dle School who invited our residents tocome visit and spend an afternoon withstudents and a performance with the or-chestra. Thanks also to North MuskegonInteract Students who came for theirfourth year to host a prom for our resi-dents. It is wonderful to have our youthreach out to us and bring their energy andenthusiasm. This month, we will be hav-ing students from Canada for four days.They are taking part of a programthrough Calvin Church called Serve. Itwill be their seventh year here!.

BirthdaysBirthdays7/4..........................................Ethel B.7/5 .........................................Terry O.7/6............................................Bob L.7/13..................................Lorraine G.7/28 .....................................Norah H.

With Deepest Sympathies...Our thoughts and prayers are extended

to the families and friends ofCarmen G.

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