Country Club Manor
May 2008 Newsletter Edite= d by Lee & Mary Bakewell
Your
New Neighbor says “Hello”!
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My name is Theresa Walker. I go by "Tess". I was born and raised in Onawa, Io=
wa -
it's a little town next to Sioux City, Iowa. I am the oldest of seven children.=
My parents are still well and live=
in
Onawa. After I graduated from=
high
school, I went to Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota and obtained=
a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.&nbs=
p;
I have five wonderful children, ranging in age from 37 to 22. Four of them live in the same town=
house
complex in Savage and my oldest daughter and her family live in Wisconsin.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> I have six grandchildren with anot=
her
one due in July. Two of my ki=
ds
aren't even married yet -- so who knows how many I'll end up having! I currently work for Community Opt=
ions
in St Paul, full time, as a psychiatric nurse. I'm also the Director of Nursing at
Elliot Care Home in Minneapolis and usually work there on Monday evenings.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,=
I
teach online classes for Century College.&=
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I teach Anatomy, Medical Terminology and Trained Medication Aide.
Country Club Manor’s “Charter Members”
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Marion Johnson (30 yrs=
): I was born in =
the
small town of Balston in southwestern Minnesota, and graduated from the
University of Minnesota with a degree in nursing. I worked as a nurse at Miller Hosp=
ital
until it closed and then United Hospital.&=
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I worked for 39 years retiring in 1986.
I moved into Country Clu= b Manor in 1978. Two very good friends lived in the 55 building. We = did many things together including a month in Hawaii.
CCM is ideally located f= or shopping, church, etc. I have= seen different owners and many managers over the years until we now have stabili= ty with George and Dan.
My closest relative is a= nephew living in southwestern Minnesota. Great nieces and nephews living out of state are special.
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Kay Owen (27 yrs) When my husband, Howard, retired in 19=
80
his wish was to spend summers from May to October at our lake place -- Lake
Wabana in Grand Rapids. Since=
it
wasn't a good idea to leave our home in Highland Park unoccupied and we wan=
ted
only one home, we decided to sell.
Our daughter Carole was the only one home and a junior at University=
of
MN. I loved the lake as well but needed a home base in the Twin Cities. There was nothing appealing in
apartments in Highland Park so we looked to West St Paul and in April, 1981=
we
signed a lease at Country Club Manor.
New friends, potlucks, bridge, poker for Howie and the pool kept us =
busy
and involved. We never
second-guessed the decision and since Howard's death in 2001, I continue to=
be
happy here.
Our son, Mark, died in a= diving accident in Texas in 1988 at age 44. My four daughters live close. Kathleen is in Woodbury, Sharon and Diane in Inver Grove Heights and Carole and husband Tom in Vadnais Heights.= I am so lucky!
My family is four daught= ers, one son-in-law, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren plus two step gre= at grand's. And, I must include = five wonderful wives of grandchildren.
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Gerry Brack=
(26.9 yrs): On May 30, 1981 I, along with my brother Dick
and his wife Joyce, moved into Apartment 312 at Country Club Manor. As soon as we got settled we felt =
like
we were "home". We
enjoyed sitting out on our balcony looking at our beautiful "front
yard" and realizing we didn't have to mow and sprinkle. It was equally fun to be swimming =
and
look out at a raging snow storm turn our "front yard" into a wint=
er
wonderland,
I worked at the Burlingt= on Northern Railroad for 31 years and resigned on June 1, 1984 so that I could enjoy all the great benefits of "Life at CCM". The swimming pool area became a fa= vorite gathering place to meet and make new friends. Soon we had a "bridge night&q= uot; and we even had some gals who liked to golf (not at Southview however). We played a number of public cours= es in the area.
Thanks to Kevin and Kath= y we had coffee and donuts every Saturday morning and potluck suppers monthly to celebrate birthdays, etc. Now= we have casino trips, bingo, movie night, game night and the list goes on!
I feel I made the best decision of my life when I chose to live here at CCM.
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June Dahl (22 yrs):
Having taught American h= istory at the University of Missouri, I returned to the teaching field. For the next 27 years I taught Ame= rican history at St Paul Johnson High School, where I was also the Student Counci= l Advisor. In the meantime I published two hi= story books, copies of which are in the Minnesota Historical Society.
When I retired from teac= hing, I returned as a volunteer for the American National Red Cross. I served in various administrative positions, which involved extensive traveling all over the U.S. before being elected to the national Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. After my three-year-term ended, I resumed being the grandmother to my two beloved granddaughters, Katie and K= oko Dahl, and the supportive mother to my son and daughter-in-law, Sandy and Ro= ger Dahl, both of whom are career Red Crossers.
How to Make the Most of CCM’s Indoor Pool
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For those of you that don’t know =
me
allow me to introduce myself. My ![3D"jared](3D"News0508Final_files/image013.jpg")
name is Ja=
red
Fuller. I am the Water Aerobi=
cs
Instructor on Saturday mornings and the Water Yoga Instructor Monday
afternoons. I have been teach=
ing
these classes at Country Club Manor for almost 3 years now. Before that I taught swimming,
lifeguarding, water aerobics and a water arthritis class at the Jewish
Community Center of St. Paul for a bit over 5 years.
There are many benefits = to exercising in the water. It is low-impact and great for stiff joints.&nbs= p; Hydrostatic pressure or the weight of the water against the body hel= ps to decrease swelling and supports a natural range of motion. The human body’s natural buo= yancy is usually neutral to more than that of water (meaning people usually float). Buoyancy reduces the = effort of motion and holds the body up to improve balance. In water, the affect of gravity is reduced as is the body’s weight.&nbs= p; (So if you want to feel like you have lost weight, put a scale on the bottom of the pool and stand on it.) Water’s higher density than air aids in strengthening muscles. As motion accelerate= s in water, drag increases exponentially. In a standard arm curl exercise, the arms are lifting the weight of = the water above the hands. As the= hands move upward, the water that was just being pushed up slides behind the hands and pulls down. The downward = pull of the water is drag. The fas= ter the motion, the more drag increases and the body works harder.
In my years as an instru=
ctor I
have seen the massive benefits of exercising in the water. Participants come for many reasons=
, from
socializing to purposeful rehabilitation after injury or surgery. The beauty of these classes is each
participant sets his or her own intensity.=
As the instructor my demonstration exercises are merely a guideline.=
Everyone is free to work at my pac=
e,
slower, or faster. There is no
competition. We are there to
improve our individual well being.
In one case a woman came to my classes after years of inactivity.
Reminders
Maintenance: Any
maintenance emergency can be reported after hours by calling our digital pa=
ger
at 612-640-1948. (Just punch =
in
your number after the beep.)
If you have any maintenan= ce needs, please leave a note for us. &n= bsp; (Maintenance requests should always be in writing. This helps assure they don’t “fall through the cracks.)
Controlled Entrance: When your apartment is buzzed, please use = the intercom to make certain it’s someone you know before buzzing in to be sure a stranger is not buzzed in. Do not let anyone into the building after hours that are asking for = the office. Please do not let any= one in the door that is not YOUR guest. Safety should be everyone’s concern.
Visitors: We would also like to remind everyone that you are responsible for your visitors and their actions. Please be sure your visitors are n= ot disturbing other residents’ right to peace and quiet. We want to continue to maintain a = quiet and pleasant building.
Going Away? Please notify the office if you plan to be gone for an extended period. If there is an emergency, we must = have a contact person.
Trash: Please remember to bag you garbage, before dropping down= the chute. If your bag is TOO LAR= GE to fit down the chute, please take it down and deposit it directly in the garb= age dumpster in the garage.
Pool: Please, NO swimming in the poo= l or using the Hot Tub during the hour long aerobics classes on Monday at 1 PM or Saturday at 10 AM. Those time= s are reserved for aerobics only. B= ut you could join the class if you like! Reminder NO Children in the Pool without an adult in attendance and = the resident they are visiting must be in attendance. Thanks for your co operation in th= is regard!
A Message from Mary
Happy Mother’s Day to all our Mothers’ her= e at CCM. I trust you will all hav= e a very beautiful day enjoying as many of your children as are available. Let’s hope the weather co op= erates and we have a nice day also.
George is doing such a great job. Lee and I would real= ly like to thank him for making it possible for me to spend more time at home = and with our grandchildren. Thanks George for holding down the fort. I really appreciate the good work of both Kathy and Carol for keeping the buildings clean. Thanks also = to Darlene and Judy for keeping the garage level decorated so nice with our “school dolls” and all their different activities.
We do have an apartment or two coming up in the next c= ouple months, so be on the lookout for a friend or relative to consider making CCManor their home and you will get $200 off on your next months’ ren= t as a token of our appreciation. = AND you will have chosen a neighbor you already know!
Please keep the date of Wednesday July 2, open for our annual summer picnic. Again, = I will be supplying the meat, beverages and buns for the event. All you will have to remember is a= side dish or a bag of chips to add to the picnic. Hope to see all of you there, reme= mber we start about 5:30 and go until you drop.= Food will be served until just after 6:30 or until the food is gone.=
In the mean time I hope to see many of you around the building when I am there.
Till next month God Bless, Mary
A Note from George
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Well we had a few nice
days. It’s the same every year, Mother Nature teasing us. Then in Jul=
y,
we will complain about the heat. In April we had Tamara Barlau here talking
about the Treasure Island Cruises for the summer. We had a nice turn out for
that. I passed out a notice on what dates we are going to try and organize
cruises with our friends here at Country Club Manor. I think Roberta and I =
are
going to go on the June 4th cruise to Treasure Island. I hope some of you w=
ill
join us.
Darts
was also here in April, with a master gardener explaining the do’s and
don’t’s of pot or planter gardening on your decks. We had a very
nice turn out for that program. On May 13th, we will have Jeanne Strandberg=
of
Sunshine Travel here again. She will come and tell us about the trip to
MACKINAC ISLAND and FRANKENMUTH OKTOBERFEST, which leaves September16th and
returns the 19th. Then on May 14th from 1:00-3:00, Darts will be
here again with a program on HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVE. An Eldercare Attorney wi=
ll
be here to inform you about this and answer all your questions. I will be
passing out flyers on both of these programs about a week before they are s=
cheduled.
We decided to have the summer picnic on July 2nd, a Wednesday. Hope everyone
can attend and the weather is cooperative. I would like to say, if you use =
one
of the carts in the basement, please return it right away. Please don’=
;t
leave it in the hallway or inside your apartment. Some days there are none =
and
I get complaints. Thanks.
G=
eorge
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Everyone has received a flyer on the 3 =
dates
we chose for the cruises to Treasure Island. You can bring your friends and=
/or
children. Tamara Barlau from River Heights Yacht Charters says they must be
adults on these cruises. The yacht holds 145 people, but she said they would
never book that many because, of the people with walkers or wheel chairs. T=
he
yacht is handicapped accessible including the bathrooms. They would like to
know 3 weeks before cruise departure to get a number of people who are goin=
g.
Make checks out to L & M Management, then, Mary can write one check for
everyone. The cost again is, $31.90 which includes tax. Remember you get a =
hot
lunch and there is an open bar on the yacht. Bon Voyage. George
D.A.R.T.S.
May 14, 1:00 PM, Darts will be here again for= a presentation on Healthcare Directives.&nbs= p; It will be given by one of the Eldercare Attorney’s that do volunteer work for Darts. So = bring your questions and if one of your adult children would like to attend also = feel free to bring them with. Get = all your questions answered without costing a cent. Again, Mary will provide a healthy snack.
2nd week of the month on Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Kathy Pansegrau, our service coordinator will be on-site at the program above. If you do have a need, and that ti= me is not convenient, just give George your number and he will have her call you = any other time.
Ø If anyone is interested in a shopping trip, please let either George or Mary Ellen (#221) know. Darts has so much to offer for seniors. In fact, “It&#= 8217;s more than a bus.”
CCM’S Many Activities
Every Day of t=
he
Week,
“There’s Always Something Go=
ing On”
Ø Poker Club: Every Monday Afternoon at 1:00 PM ,=
in the Club Room.&nbs= p; Please call Jim Long at 455-4893 for further information . . . or ju= st show up.
Ø CCM AEROBICS: Every Monday Afternoon at 1:00 p.m.= in the pool.
Ø Bridge Club: Every Tuesday at 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM=
in the c= lub room. Call Gerry Brack at 455-8531 for further information.
Ø “Happy Hour”: Every Tuesday 4 to almost 6. Bring your own= wine or whatever. You should not n= eed a designated driver unless you can’t walk!
Ø Game Night: Every Wednesd= ay at 7:00 P.M.
Bring a game, deck of cards, snack to pass, or just co= me and join the fun. Coffee will be = served and a pop machine is available in the pool room. If you want something else to drin= k, feel free to bring it with you. Some games will be provided.
Ø
Bingo Night: Every
Thursda=
y
from 7—9 p.m.
You get 3 cards for a quarter.
Ø Movie Night: Most Fridays (Watch the Bulletin B= oards)
Take in one of the many movies from Pat Wacker’s (#201) DVD collection . . . or bring your own. Sit back and enjoy our home theate= r in the Club Room beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Ø
CCM
AEROBICS: Every Saturday
at 10:00 a.m. (and Mondays at 1 p.=
m.)
Aerobics is a good way to exercise without putting the
stress on bones and joints that walking and other exercise can do. Everyone agrees our leader, Jared
Fuller, is the greatest instructor ever!&n=
bsp;
Best of all, like most activities at Country Club Manor, it’s =
all totally FREE
Please join us for CCM Aerobics held every Saturday mo= rning at 10:00 AM, and Monday afternoons at 1:00 PM as well! The only cost is that if you DON&#= 8217;T attend, your good health will suffer! So please come on down and visit your neighbor while losing a pound = or two! Everyone is welcome. Sa= turday Morning Coffee and Donuts:
Ø Every Saturday morning:
we have coffee and donuts in the club room from 9-10:30 am. Kevin Ericson usually cat= ers this delightful event with help from Don and Carol Standley. This is a great way to get to know= your neighbors. You do not need to commit to every Saturday. If = you can make it this Saturday, but have to miss the next three, that’s no problem. This is not like a g= olf or bowling league where you must attend every week . . . or not at all! Please stop by when you get a chan= ce and join in the fun.
Ø
If you’ve ever passed by the area between the ea= st Club Room door and the entrance to the 45 building, you no doubt have witne= ssed our “perpetual puzzle.”
Ø POT= LUCK/Birthday Party:
May’s potluck/birthday party will be held on Thursday,
May 29th in the Club Room starting at 5:30. I hope to see you there.
Postal Truck
Every Wednesday from 11:05 AM until= 11:15 AM a postal truck is in front of the 45 building to handle all your postal requests.
For the funny Bone….
A noted psychiatrist was a = guest at a gathering of humor editors, and his host naturally turned to a subject in which the doctor was most at ease. “Would you mind telling me, Doctor, how you detect a mental deficiency in somebody who appears completely normal?” the host asked= .
“Not at all,” t= he doctor replied. “I simp= ly ask a question that everyone should be able to answer with no trouble.”
“What sort of questio= n? he asked.
“For example, I might= say to a person, ‘Captain Cook made three trips around the world and died du= ring one of them. Which one?”= ;
The editor thought a moment= , then said with a nervous laugh, “You wouldn’t happen to have another example, would you? I must co= nfess I don’t know much about history.”
A little girl had an earach= e and wanted a painkiller. She trie= d in vain to remove the lid from the bottle.
Seeing her frustration, her= mom explained that it was a childproof cap and that she’d have to open it= for her.
Eyes wide with wonder, the = little girl asked: “How does i= t know it’s me?”
Librarian to college footba= ll player: “May I help you?”
“I have to read a pla= y by Shakespeare,” he replied.
“Which one?” the librarian asked.
“William,” came= the reply.
How to Get All the fiber You Need With out Eating Stuff that Tas=
tes
like Sawdust.
We all know fiber is good for us. We know it keeps us regular, lowers cholesterol, prevents colon cancer and helps us stay trim. Yet most of us don’t get any= where near the 20 grams of fiber per day that doctors recommend.
One reason is that many high-fiber foods just don̵= 7;t taste very good. But hereR= 17;s good news: You can get all the fiber you need without eating any of that dry, tasteless stuff.
How? By = eating avocados. One serving of avoc= ado contains 12 grams of fiber---33% more than a cup of shredded wheat cereal!<= /p>
And avocados aren’t the only tasty foods that ar= e high in fiber. Some delicious high= -fiber fruits include raspberries (8 grams)…blackberries (8 grams)…app= les (3 grams)…and mangoes (4 grams).
As for vegetables, the best choices are acorn squash (6 grams)…black beans (8 grams)…artichokes (6 grams)… and sw= eet potatoes (5 grams).
So next time you’re at the supermarket, make sur= e you load up on these delicious high-fiber foods. Your body will thank you!
Choosing your own neighbors is easy! Just give George the name and numb=
er of
someone you think might be looking for a nice apartment. That’s all there is to it.
May Birthdays
= 5/5 Julie Carleton &= nbsp; 136
= 5/7 Purcy Cosgrove 104
= 5/9 Pat Gillespie &= nbsp; 106
= 5/14 James Arnold 206
= 5/14 Judy Dahlstrom 128
=
5/16
= 5/25 Elizabeth Johnson 204
= 5/25 Janet Bork = 305