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February 2018 Glenwood Gazette

Day Valentine’s

Dinner Dancing

Join Us at Glenwood Place to celebrate

Valentine’s Day! February 14th - Dinner 5pm - Dancing 6:30pm

Will you attend?

Yes Maybe No

Professionally managed by

Senior Housing Management.

Proud supporter of the Alzheimer’s

Association of Greater Iowa.

Glenwood Place Retirement Community 2907 South Sixth Street

Marshalltown, Iowa 50158

Phone: 641-752-8410 Fax: 641-752-8515

Www.glenwoodplaceal.net

February 2018 Glenwood Gazette

Welcome Danielle! Please welcome our new

Assistant Manager, Danielle

Plaehn. Danielle will be here in

the evenings to help make

Glenwood Place even more

wonderful! Danielle is married

to our maintenance

Coordinator, Dennis. Stop by

and say hello to Danielle on

your way to dinner.

Good Luck, Robin!

Thank you, Robin for your dedication to

Glenwood Place. We will miss you!

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Lola Relph is the winner of the Scavenger Hunt held at

Glenwood Place on Friday, January 12, 2018. She won

$10 in Chamber Bucks after finding all 13 items pictured

in the contest. All other players were awarded candy

bars for participation. Lots of Laughter could be heard in

the hallways of Glenwood Place during this very competi-

tive event!

Scavenger Hunt Winner!

Brock Medals at

Winter Olympics

Pamela’s Post February is great month to talk about your

heart and your love of your family and

friends. As a child growing up with 11 other

siblings we had our share of love. My parents

showed their love for each other daily with a

good-bye kiss and a welcome home hug and

kiss. They taught us to love and respect each

other and instilled in all of us a deep faith for

God. We felt we were unconditionally loved

every day (even though some of us were in

the dog house!) So, as we are building a new

team and family at Glenwood Place I try to

instill in my staff this love and respect of each

other and YOU residents too, so thank you to

all my staff and residents for helping me build

this team we all call Glenwood Place!

Did You Know?

Tax Information for

Residents and Families

Did you know that the IRS al-lows deductions for medical care for an individual, spouse, or dependent if the expense exceeds 7.5% of the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income? The monthly fee of an Assisted Liv-ing Community is a medical expense. The code further states that if a resident is living in an Assisted Living Communi-ty because of a medical condi-tion which requires them to be there, and meals and lodging are furnished, then the cost is considered medical care ex-pense.

Automatic Withdrawal

Did you know that Glenwood

Place offers an automatic with-

drawal option for easy rent

payment? See Pamela for the

form to get this free service

started and receive a $25 gift

card.

A big Thank You... goes out to Anne Schulte from SHIIP for meeting with

our residents and families regarding their Medicare part

D renewal. It was so wonderful that our residents did

not have to venture out of the community. Again many

thanks to Anne!

Helen Knoll Feb. 1st

Phyllis Brandt Feb. 13th

Marilyn Jensen Feb. 13th

Frances Anderson Feb. 23rd

Betty Speas Feb. 25th

Mildred Lanthrop Feb. 28th

Jaqueline Steveson Feb. 29th

Join us for a Balance Screening on Feb. 6th. This service is provided by Kindred at Home to see if any of our residents could benefit from Physical Therapy to improve balance. The screening only takes about 15 minutes. Interested residents or loved ones need to call and reserve a spot for the screening. 641-752-8410

Kindred at Home will be here From 9am to Noon

on Feb. 6th

Balance Screening, Feb. 6th On January 9th, Brock competed in

the Special Olympics Winter Games

in Dubuque. Brock participated in

the 100 meter and 500 meter Cross

Country Skiing races, earning a

Bronze medal in the 100 meter race,

and a ribbon in the 500 meter race.

16 years ago when Brock was a Sen-

ior in High School, he represented

Iowa at the National Olympic Winter

Games in Alaska where he earned

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. He

also met Arnold Schwarzenegger and

Maria Shriver at the competition!

Way to GO, Brock!

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The Red Hat Ladies… The Red Hat Ladies and Gents met on Tuesday, January 17th with this being the last

meeting. We are sorry to lose our faithful Queen Mother, Janet Mason for the past 4

years. We talked about our past 4 years and places where we made crafts, did cook’s

corner and other interesting things. We sponsored the Christmas Hat and Mitten Tree for

our area children, and we do hope we can continue with this. Some shared their early

childhood memories. We had some extra red hat items to give away to anyone. It was

noted that our Red Hat Club has inquired about a program at the Veteran’s Home. We

thank Queen Mother Janet for all the time and encouragement she has given us. Tables

were dressed in white with red napkins. We had red sacks with a surprise inside, and of

course we had chocolate and refreshing drinks were served. Maybe we can meet

sometime for special interest groups. We were encouraged to bring any new ideas we

had to the group.

Again we thank Queen Mother Janet, and for our future at Glenwood Place.

The Red Hat Club

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Please welcome Owen Conley who recently joined

our Glenwood Place family. Owen was born at

home, on the farm to his parents, Margaret &

Owen Conley. He was the fifth child of twelve

children born into the family. He joined the Navy

when he was 17 years old. He has an amazing book

put together by his Navy family that outlines his

life and adventures in Service. Owen met his wife,

Delores and they married. He describes her as a

“wonderful woman”, “adventuresome” and a “real

trouper”. They raised four children and enjoyed

camping & traveling. Owen has many interests and

is hoping to find someone who likes to play ping

pong as a competitive sport. Be sure to say “hello”

when you see Owen!

Welcome New Residents...

Lora Smaha

Lisa’s Post

Brooke’s Post My first month at Glenwood Place has

been wonderful thanks to all of you! The

residents and staff have been so welcom-

ing and patient with me as I learn some-

thing new, and meet someone new each

day! I have been keeping busy with tours

because we do have a few apartments,

and 1 townhome available. Remember, if

you refer a friend and they move into

Glenwood Place, you receive $1000 off

one month’s rent.

Welcome Lora Smaha! She is the youngest in her family

of four children. Lora was born and raised in Iowa. She

grew up on the farm and she describes her childhood

as “wonderful”. Lora’s older brother is Beryl Keen who

also resides here at Glenwood Place. Lora married Max

Smaha. Lora describes her pride and joy in her two

grandchildren and great grandchildren. Lora is musical-

ly talented and played the piano for many church

events and services. She also enjoyed golfing and trav-

eling. Please welcome Lora to the Glenwood Place

family! I am excited about the big turnouts we

have been getting here at Glenwood

Place for Bingo, Fitness & Music Events.

This has been fun as many new residents

are joining in and getting to know one

another and finding the many folks here

they already have a connection with.

We are changing and improving our op-

tions for entertainment. The Daily

Chronicle has been well received and will

continue to be available to our residents.

We are enjoying several new musicians

for evening entertainment. As Life En-

richment Coordinator, I am open to sug-

gestions for new activities. This is your

home and we want the entertainment to

reflect your interest. Things to look for-

ward to in February include The Super

Bowl, Valentine’s Day Celebration, Live

Music, & Fat Tuesday!!!

Owen Conley

Upcoming Events! • Canvas Painting Class

with Artist, Kipp Davis

• Fat Tuesday & Mardi

Gras Parade

• Valentine’s Day

Dinner & Dancing

• New, Live Music by

Alan McCullan

• Pamper Yourself

Spa Day

• Valentine’s Day

Card Making

February

Glenwood Place Devotions Group meets Mon. - Fri. at

9am in the Theater Room. Join us!

Mildred Bryngelson turned

100 on January 23rd!

Glenwood Place hosted an

Open House in her honor on

Saturday, Jan. 27th! Happy

Birthday, Mildred!

Brock showing off his medals he

earned during his High School

Special Olympics career. On Jan.

9th, Brock competed again for

the first time in 16 years! He’s

still got it!