April Birthdays

We Welcome:

Congratulations to:

New Residents:

#101 Ron T.

#109 Alvene B.

#202 Adele M.

Residents:

16 Mary Ann K.

Kasy E. L.P.N, on the birth of her

baby boy “Leo” 7lbs. 15oz.

G overnor’s Pointe enjoyed a variety of activities last month. Maria Voljin and

The Mentor Music Makers sang for us at our monthly birthday party. Maria plays the piano and is the director of the group. She does a great job at arranging a wide varie-ty of music. I got such a chuckle at the song about the fickle, young girl who flirted with the butcher, the baker, and the fisherman. It was just delightful!

On the 16th , we had a wonderful afternoon at The Willoughby Fine Arts. We enjoyed a performance by Kevin Kelly and friends entitled, Look to the Rain-bow, which was sponsored by our own “Randall Residence.” The traditional Irish tunes were the hit of the afternoon. No feet could remain still; all were tapping to the lively beat. It really put us in a St. Patrick's Day spirit. As they say, “everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day!” The delicious cookies and punch were a nice touch to complete a perfect after-noon. Julie Slattery entertained us at our St. Patrick's Day party. It's been a while since she has been here, and it was a pleasure to hear her strum her guitar and belt out those “oh! so popular” Irish melo-

dies. We wrapped up the afternoon with some looney leprechaun pho-to's. Look care-fully, do you recognize any-one in these photos??

The trip to Penitentiary Glen was twofold. We enjoyed the display of photographs and art work celebrating “100 years” of The Burroughs Nature Club. It was founded in 1916 and named after the famous Hudson River Valley author whose books inspired many a turn-of-the-century naturalist. In addition, we bonded with na-ture as we watched the winter birds from the warmth of the enclosed, windowed, viewing area. That's my kind of nature walk in the middle of winter! We were fortunate enough to see many different types of fowl as we waited for the bus such as: chickadees, cardinals, juncos, sparrows, tufted tit mice, wood peckers and wood ducks. And of course, where there is bird food to be had there are squirrels looking to get their fair share! It was a relaxing yet exciting afternoon not knowing which of Mother

Nature’s creatures we would see next.

Art show at Penitentiary Glen Nature Center: Clarence S., Bob S., Paula S., back row: Volunteer Jane W.

April is the month of Arbor Day. This

holiday had it's beginnings about 1872 in

Nebraska thanks to J. Sterling Morton.

He was concerned that the soil on the

Nebraska plains was dry and blowing

away. He knew that trees would change

the situation so, he became a crusader to

get many trees planted in his state. Being

the editor of the first Nebraska news pa-

per, he was very successful in that more

than a million trees were planted that first

year in Nebraska.

His state soon became known as “The

Tree Planter State.” Other states began

planting trees, also. The

holiday is often celebrat-

ed with school children

planting trees. Although

the actual date may vary,

nearly all states observe

Arbor Day.

Coming in April: