a joint publication of big meadows and pinnacle place
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Big Meadows 1000 Longmoor Ave. Savanna, IL 61074 Phone: 815.273.2238 Website: www.bigmeadows.biz Pinnacle Place 1125 N. 5th Street Savanna, IL 61074 Phone: 815.273.2105 Website: www.aheinc.biz/pinnacleplace
Dates to Remember: March 9th: Community Coffee
March 12th: Jen Hofman Memorial Brunch
March 18th: Last Day to RSVP for Easter Dinner
Inside this issue:
Couples Lunch-Big M St. Patrick’s Riddle-Pinnacle
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Big Meadows Highlights
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Jen Hofman Memorial Brunch
3
Connections Unit Highlights
4
Connections Unit Announcements
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Big Meadows Activity Calendar
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Pinnacle Place Announcements
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Pinnacle Place Menu
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Pinnacle Place Social Calendar
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A joint publication of Big Meadows and Pinnacle Place
March 2016
On February 12th, Big Meadows held a Valentine’s Couples Lunch for all of our married couples. We had 13 couples attend our lunch. The longest married couple was George and Marion Siedenburg with 64 years of marriage. The couples who attended were: Lyle and Dona Duhme (63 years); Frank and Joann Hernandez (63 years); John and Rita Nagel (62 years); Wayne and Millie Wilke (60 years); Lyle and Barb Hartman (58 years); Gaylord and Delores Solberg (58 years); Maxwell and Mabel West (48 years); Donna and James Nye (43 years); Harvey and Janet Spoerl (36 years); Richard and Cindy Cram (33 years); Thomas and Ellen Lilleberg (30 years); and Paul and Linda Schindel (30 years). We thank all of our couples for attending.
George and Marion Siedenburg
1. Why can't you iron a four-leaf clover?
2. What do you call a fake stone in Ire-land?
3. What type of bow cannot be tied?
4. Where can you always find gold?
5. Why do frogs like St. Patrick's Day?
6. What did the leprechaun do for a liv-ing?
7. How can you tell if a leprechaun is having a good time?
8. What happens when a leprechaun falls into a river?
9. What is Irish and left out on the lawn all summer?
10. Why did St. Patrick drive all the snakes out of Ireland?
11. Why can't you borrow money from a leprechaun?
Answers
on the
Pinnacle
Place
Announcements Page.
Savanna’s River City Reader Page 2
Big Meadows Highlights
Cookie Ryniewicz with the deer. Joann, Marlene, and Shirley with the dog.
Richard Cram with the rabbit. Cindy Backes with the guinea pig.
Doris Drawhon with the albino skunk.
On February 17th, the Furry Friends Traveling Petting Zoo came to Big Meadows to visit. As always all of us here love seeing all the animals.
On February 19th, the Dance 4 Joy Dance Troop came and performed for Big Meadows Residents in the Dining Room.
Big Meadows Announcements
Savanna's River City Reader Page 3
We will also have a small Silent Auction table.
JEN HOFMAN MEMORIAL BRUNCH
Big Meadows Dining Room Savanna, Illinois March 12, 2016 9a.m. to 11a.m. $10.00 Donation 10 & younger—$6.00
When a tragedy happens, it is the support of family and friends that helps one cope. In this terrible and unthinkable time, your support is greatly needed and appreciated.
All proceeds will go to the Hofman Family
J E N F I E L D S - H O F M A N - A L W A Y S O N O U R M I N D , F O R E V E R I N O U R H E A R T S .
Savanna’s River City Reader Page 4
Connections Highlights
Above are some of our residents making bracelets with beads. Above to the left is Violet Merryman and Paul Schindel ; directly above is Tim Patterson; and to directly to the left is Mary Kelley.
On January 20th, My Singing Guitar with Dennis Voss came and performed for the residents of the Connections Unit. To the left is Dennis Voss entertaining the residents of the Connections Unit.
Savanna’s River City Reader Page 5
Connections Announcements
Big Meadows Announcements continued………...
March Birthdays Residents:
04 Catherine Stasch 11 Rosemary Shafer 14 Gaylord Solberg
22 Linda Burden 23 Fussy Remrey 29 Gerald Steeg 31 Joann Perez
Staff:
03 Alleigh Hendricks 05 David Corona
12 Candice Nieman 24 Jennifer Heisler
27 Lois Moore
Big Meadows Monthly Community Coffee will be held on Wednesday, March 9th in the main Dining Room at 9:30am. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy coffee, a donut, and conversation.
Easter Dinner will be on March 27th at 11:30am. Our menu includes: Ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet pota-toes, and other delicious menu items. The cost is $5.00 per person and please RSVP on or before March 18th .
Please continue to save plastic caps for our bench project. We thank everyone who has been
donating and please keep up the great work.
Big Meadows is collecting plastic caps/lids to make a bench for the Connections Unit courtyard. We are going through a company called Green Tree Plastics, LLC. You may have seen some of these benches around. We ask that you start saving and bring what you save to Big Meadows. We need 400 pounds! What does that look like? The caps will fill approximately 10 55 gallon yard waste/trash bags! What items are acceptable and what aren’t? Acceptable caps: medicine bottle caps, milk jug caps, detergent caps, hair spray caps, toothpaste tube caps, deodorant caps, drink bottle caps, flip-flop caps (ketchup, mustard), spout caps (mustard), spray paint caps, ointment tube caps, caps with Recycle numbers 2, 4 or 5. Acceptable lids: cottage cheese container lids, mayonnaise jar lids, yogurt lids, peanut butter jar lids, ice cream bucket lids, cool whip container lids, coffee can lids, cream cheese container lids, butter container lids. Never acceptable items: metal or trash of any kid: drink bottles, plastic ziplock bags, trigger sprayers, fast food drink lids, food containers, soap pumps, lotion pumps, grocery bags. If you have additional questions, please contact Stan Schleuning at Big Meadows at815.273.2238. Thank you for all the lids that you have brought in and please keep saving!
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Pinnacle Place Announcements
March Birthdays
Susan Inman 12th
Shopping Trips are scheduled for March 11 & 25 at 9am. Please let the C.N.A. know if you would like to shop on these days. We make stops in Savanna where needed i.e. Sulli-van’s, Shopko, Dollar General, Post Office, Barber, etc. Bring us your list & we can shop for you too.
Rides are scheduled for March 11 & 25 at 1:00pm. Tenants choose where we go. Please let the C.N.A. know if you would like to go along for the ride.
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Pinnacle Place SUPPORTIVE LIVING FACILITY CARE * COMPASSION * COMFORT * COST
Easter Word Scramble OYLY EEKW _____ _____ CCHKSI ______ DOOG DIAYRD _____ _____ LLYI EESTRA _____ _____ LLYEJ AENSB _____ _____ GEG NTUH _____ _____ NNBYU _____ SSUEJ _____ IIGLV _____ FFLDSDAOI ______ TNLE _____ LPMSA _____ EESTRA UAYDNS _____ _____ BMLA _____ OOAECCLTSH _______
Irish Jokes Answers: 1. Because you shouldn’t
press your Luck! 2. A Sham-rock. 3. A Rainbow. 4. In the dictionary. 5. Because they’re al-
ready wearing green. 6. He was a short-order
cook. 7. He is Dublin over with
laughter! 8. He gets wet. 9. Paddy O’Furniture. 10. He couldn’t afford
the plane fare. 11. Because they’re al-
ways a little short!
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Big Meadows 1000 Longmoor Ave. Savanna, IL 61074
Pinnacle Place 1125 N. 5th Street
From the residents and staff at Big Meadows and Pinnacle Place