MOUNTAINVIEW NEWS AND

REVIEWS JULY 2018

Canada BY BILLY COLLINS

I am writing this on a strip of white birch bark that I cut from a tree with a penknife. There is no other way to express ade-quately the immensity of the clouds that are pass-ing over the farms and wooded lakes of Ontario and the end-less visibility that hands you the horizon on a platter. I am also writing this in a wooden canoe, a point of balance in the middle of Lake Couchiching, resting the birch bark against my knees. I can feel the sun’s hands on my bare back, but I am thinking of winter, snow piled up in all the provinces and the solemnity of the long grain-ships that pass the cold months moored at Owen Sound. O Canada, as the anthem goes, scene of my boyhood summers, you are the pack of Sweet Caporals on the table, you are the dove-soft train whistle in the night, you are the empty chair at the end of an empty dock. You are the shelves of books in a lakeside cottage What has become of the languorous girls who would pass the long limp summer evenings reading

Cherry Ames, Chief Nurse, and Cherry Ames, Flight Nurse? Where are they now, the ones who shared her adventures as a veterans’ nurse, private duty nurse, visiting nurse, cruise nurse, night supervisor, mountain-eer nurse, dude ranch nurse (there is little she has not done), rest home nurse, department store nurse, boarding school nurse, and country doc-tor's nurse? O Canada, I have not forgotten you, and as I kneel in my canoe, beholding this vision of a bookcase, I pray that I remain in your vast, polar, North American memory. You are the paddle, the snowshoe, the cabin in the pines. You are Jean de Brébeuf with his martyr’s necklace of hatchet heads. You are the moose in the clearing and the moosehead on the wall. You are the rapids, the propeller, the kero-sene lamp. You are the dust that coats the roadside berries. But not only that. You are the two boys with pails walking along that road, and one of them, the taller one minus the straw hat, is me.

JULY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

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RESIDENCE

July 10– Gisela Sommer July 13– Joan Barnes* July 13– Ida McVittie July 15– Lenore Laidlaw* July 16– Don Lawson* July 17– Gerry Suek July 19– Andrea Brennen July 28– Edna George

MEMORY LANE

July 18– Betty Hunter

STAFF

July 11–Rabia-nurse July 11- Nikki - Nurse July 12– Emma –nurse July 14– Jaymie-dietary July 21– Tamika-hskpg July 30– Nicole - LE

PLEASE WELCOME

RESIDENCE: Mr. Neil and Margo McVittie, Mr. Mervin and Joyce Cook, Mr. Robert Bobor and Mrs. Erika Botz

TERRACE: Mr. Jack and Dorothy Hamilton, Mrs. Joan Mustard, and Mrs. Elsie Robinson

Mountainview: If you happen to be walking by the Terrace Gazebo you will get the chance to see our new baby bunny addi-tions to Mountainview. Keep your eyes peeled for our 4 little ones

TERRACE

July 7– Barb Cross July 12– Ursula Standeven* July 14– Mae Harley July 17– Gib Conti July 27– Alf Robinson*

CARE WING

July 9– Eleanor Wood

IN HOSPITAL

Joyce Brown Wyn (Doc) Watson Gladys Moorhead

IN REMEMBRANCE

It is with our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of

Mrs. Joan O’Leary who passed away June 21st in her 96th year

Mrs. Gloria Cull who passed away June 26th in her 74th year

Wishing family and friends peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead and loving memories to forever hold in your hearts.

SPECIAL DAYS IN JULY

July 1– CANADA DAY July 2– Independent Activities July 3– Residence Town Hall 10:00 July 4– Independence Day July 4– Blood Work Day July 4– Ben sings Elvis 2:00 Act. room July 5– Poker 2:00 July 5- Canada Day Celebration– Wear your red and whites 5:00 R– Dino P Jo T– Steve Angel July 6– Jack Benny Show July 6– Gentle Chair Yoga 1:30– please note the day change from our calendar– it is cancelled on the 13th of July July 7– Piano Penny July 8- Gospel Sing-along 10:30 July 8– Friends from the Hill 2:00 July 9– Foot Care with Bev July 9– Current Events 10:15 July 9– Poker 2:00 July 9– Whose line is it? 3:00 July 10– Country Farm Picnic– An-drews Scenic Acres including Wine Tasting– Teddy Bear Picnic Day July 11– Blood Work Day July 11– Hearing Aide Clinic July 11– Norval United Church 2:00 July 11– Popcorn Theater 2:00 July 12- Poker 2:00 July 12– Fun in the Sun Game Time 2:00 July 13– Weed Eaters 10:30 July 13– Alfred Hitchcock Presents 10:45 July 13– Friday Night Bingo-Terrace 6:30 July 14– no piano July 14– Bastille Day July 15- Gospel Sing-along 10:30 July 16– Current Events 10:15 July 16– Poker 2:00 July 16- Whose line is it? 3:00

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July 17– Lunch Club– The Old Marina on Lake Puslinch July 18- Blood Work Day July 18- Popcorn Theater 2:00 July 19—Suntastic- enjoy the great out-doors with music instruments 2:00 July 19– Poker 2:00 July 19—Sunsation Birthday Bash 5:00 R– Frazier French T– Peter Shaw July 20– Weed Eaters 10:30 July 20– Carol Burnett Show 10:45 July 21– Piano Penny July 22– Gospel Sing-along 10:30 July 23– Foot Care with Bev July 23- Current Events 10:15 July 23– Poker 2:00 July 23– Whose line is it? 3:00 July 24- Hymn & Sing Doug 10:30 July 25– Blood Work Day

July 25– Staff & Resident Variety Hour

Concert 2-3 activity room

July 27- JEAN DAY $2

July 27– Country Drive—CW/ML 9:30 July 27- Weed Eaters 10:30 July 27– Carol Burnett Show 10:45 July 27– Gentle Chair Yoga with Manjit 1:30 Res 2:15 ML July 27– Friday Night Bingo-Terrace 6:30 July 28– Piano Penny July 28– Beatrice Potter Day July 29– Gospel Sing a Long 10:30 July 29– Sunday Matinee 1:45 July 30– International Friendship Day and Cheesecake Day! July 30- Current Events 10:15 July 30– Poker 2:00 July 30– Whose line is it? 3:00 July 31– Tim's Run

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July 2018 Bizarre and Unique Holidays Dog Days of Summer - July 3 - August 11 National Blueberry Month National Hot Dog Month National Ice Cream Month National Picnic Month 1 Canada Day / Dominion Day 1 Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day 1 International Joke Day 2 I Forgot Day 3 Compliment Your Mirror Day 4 Independence Day (U.S.) 4 National Country Music Day 5 National Apple Turnover Day 6 National Fried Chicken Day 7 Chocolate Day 8 National Blueberry Day 9 National Sugar Cookie Day 10 Teddy Bear Picnic Day 11 Cheer up the Lonely Day 12 Pecan Pie Day 13 Barbershop Music Appreciation Day 13 National French Fries Day 14 Shark Awareness Day 15 Cow Appreciation Day- Go out and give a cow a hug

Nurses Corner Please inform the nursing staff IN ADVANCE if you are taking a resident (family mem-ber) out. This way we can provide the necessary medication needed for the day or the extended outing. Thank you

Creatinine Test

Its that time of year again where you will need to have your Creatinine test done to prepare for our upcoming flu season. If you have an outside Doctor and you wish to have this test done at his/her office please provide us with a copy of the results. You do have the option of having the test done here at Mountainview as well, we must have a signed requisition form from your doctor to do this.

15 National Ice Cream Day - third Sun-day of the month 17 Yellow Pig Day 18 National Hot Dog Day - third Wednesday in July 19 National Daiquiri Day 20 National Lollipop Day 21 National Junk Food Day 22 Hammock Day 24 Amelia Earhart Day 24 Tell an Old Joke Day 25 Culinarians Day 26 All or Nothing Day 27 Take Your Pants for a Walk Day– (please wear them when out walking with them) 28 National Milk Chocolate Day 29 National Lasagna Day 30 National Cheesecake Day 30 International Day of Friendship

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Walkers in the Dining Room

This is a friendly reminder that we do remove all walkers in the dining room for all meals (except walkers with oxygen) . We kindly request that when you sit at your ta-ble you please leave your walker beside you so staff can easily remove it. When walk-ers are moved behind chairs or tables this makes the removal much more difficult for staff to remove them safely and in a timely manner. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter in helping to keep everyone safe.

Staff and Resident Concert and Variety Hour…..

We are having our annual Staff and Resident Variety Hour on Wednesday July 25th from 2:00-3:00 . We welcome all residents to come and participate. If you are interested in nominating someone to do an act or you have an act you would like to perform please sign up on the sheet in the activity room. We are looking for singers, piano players, jokesters, dancers, magicians and more……. If you have a talent we want to celebrate it! Last years show was such a fantastic hit we cant wait to see what this year will bring!

Georgetown Bread Basket….

Thank you so much for all your generous donations to

the Georgetown Bread Basket. We were able to

raise $210 and over 250 lbs of food. Congratulations to Mrs. Betty Mackenzie for

winning the Father Day Gift Basket.

Please note that we will be doing this raffle again in the late fall to help out our local

families in need over the holidays.

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Corner Left: Thank you to the St. Cath-erine's Glee Club for coming in to

perform for Seniors Month. An incredibly talented group of students!

Above: We have some “New” entertain-ment for our summer months. Tony the

Music Man will be coming in the 3rd Friday of the month at 10:30 in the Resi-

dence Theater. He performed for us recently and we had such a great time

we asked him to come again and again…..

Left: Traveling back in time across one of two covered bridges in Ontario. Cheers everyone! We all had a wonderful

time at this years Strawberry Social! Great friends, great food and great entertainment.

Lots of fun had by all!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MONTH OF JUNE…...

TOP FRUITS & VEGETABLES FRESH FROM ONTARIO FARMS

IN JULY

Strawberries Tomatoes

Raspberries Potatoes

Plums Peppers

Peaches Peas

Cherries Onions

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Planting Care Wing patio garden makes everyone happy. Brings bright colours and nice backdrop for patio socials or just relaxing in the fresh air.

Painting Bird Houses for the patio was a fun craft and they look Great! We are just waiting

for our feather friends to notice them…..

An elderly man remembers the good old days: “when I was young, my mom could send me to a shop with a single $, and I would bring back 5 pounds of potatoes, 2

breads, a bottle of milk, a piece of cheese and 10 eggs. Nowadays

that’s impossible –

there are simply too many security cameras

Fun Facts about Canada Canada is the largest coun-

try in the world

Is the home of the worlds

highest & lowest tides in the

Bay of Fundy, NB

Has the longest coastline of

any country in the world at

243,977 KM or 151,600

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Happy Birthday to Moira Morrison who turned 90 on June 21st! She celebrated the day with family and a slice of cake.

History of the Duck

Race

July 1st marks Canada’s 151st Birthday. To celebrate the day, each year a rubber duck race is held right here

in the town of Glen Williams.

A rubber duck race is a type of festival where thousands of rubber ducks race on

a river, usually within the city. Normally they are fundraising events and the ducks are given numbers which enables the par-

ticipants to "adopt" a rubber duck for a small amount of money. If the rubber duck

wins or places well, the participants will win money or a prize of some sort.

The first rubber duck race took place in Ottawa.In the 1990s rubber duck races

spread across the industrialized world. Quack Quack!

Highlights From June

The Strawberry Social was a great time to reconnect with old friends and make some new friends. We all enjoyed the great food and wonderful entertainment.

The weather was perfect for our Happily Ever After Farm Tour. Esther the Pig was resting comfortably in the homes front patio and we

got the oppor-tunity to see many of the famous pigs friends includ-ing Esther’s faithful com-panion and best friend Cornelius the turkey and Lenny the pig.