At Hawthorne Crossing
The Courtyard Courier
April 2014
Issue lIII
Breaking News: Refer a friend who moves into Courtyard Estates and receive
a free month’s rent!! See Derrick for more information and details.
Courtyard Coordinators
From Derrick’s Desk
Derrick Johnson, Manager
[email protected]
Sheila Manson, R.N
Healthcare Coordinator
April showers bring…………great things to Courtyard Estates!
[email protected]
Looking to get involved? There are so many opportunities to be a part of all that’s goCarol Olson, Community Re- ing on here. There are a number of great activities and events that take place here
lations Coordinator(starting 4/7) every day, but there are also several events within the building as well as out in the
community that we want to be a part of and a chance for our Residents to be involved.
community@courtyardKeep your eyes on the Activities Calendar for all of the great things happening! Just a
estates.net
few of the activities include:
Wally Kenison, Chef
[email protected] Gardening- we will be hauling in dirt and planting trees, shrubs, flowers and plants in
the courtyard as well as the area on the south of building right outside of the Gardens.
Chris Wood
We are also looking at building a pergola or arbor for shade.
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Building bird houses-In February we displayed an assortment of bird houses that we
[email protected] will be assembling based on the orders that were placed. Lumber has been purchased
and the templates have been cut out and soon will be ready for our Residents to asPhil Peterson
semble.
Maintenance Tech
Country Store- The Courtyard Country Store will soon be open! We are looking for
volunteers to help run it, organize, price and stock it.
Monthly Observances
1 April Fools Day
14 Passover Begins at sunset
18th Good Friday
19 Easter Bunny Visit
20 Easter
22 Earth Day
There are several events in the community coming up this month that Courtyard Estates will have a booth at. This would be a great opportunity for any of you to represent what we are all about. Who better to share the stories than those who live here
and call Courtyard Estates home?
For more information, or if you (or a family member) are interested in being a part of
any of the above, please let me know.
Derrick Johnson
Courtyard Estates Manager
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A Note from the Nurse
Sheila Manson,R.N.
Healthcare Coordinator
Spring is finally here, and I can’t wait to sit outside and feel the warm
sunshine. I want to remind everyone how important is to have a Dirrect Power of Attorney (Medical DPOA) for all family members who
reside at Courtyard Estates. All resident who live in the Gardens are
to have this, and all other residents are recommended to have this as
well in case of a medical decline. If we do not have a
copy of your DPOA please work on acquiring this
asap. Thank you and I hope everyone is enjoying the
warmer weather.
A Maintenance Minute
Phil Peterson
Maintenance Tech
Spring is here and with it comes severe weather.
In the event of a thunderstorm, heavy winds, rain or even a tornado, it is
likely that power may go out. Emergency lights in the hallway will illuminate, however your apartments will be dark. One safety measure for
each of our residents would be to ensure you have a flashlight handy
with fresh batteries. Keep this somewhere you know you can easily
reach in case of such a situation.
Thanks, and be safe!
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The Story Writers
You are probably looking for a story, but we
would be remiss if we did not share our
Mystery Dinner Theater on, March 22.
The Squirrelfish Swim
Yet stood the boys aside the river
With poles held taut and bait aquiver
And rolling clouds of mystic steam,
Beneath their feet the grass grows green,
The green grass grows; upon which
Grows the grass of green
So’s not to be stepped sight unseen.
Oh where the blue boys plopped their
bobbers
Left behind no flop of footwear, seen as soon
their sad despair
No colors found within the daubers
Despite the pails and wails of scales
That stop my heart; unfurl my hair.
I know not where; I was not there.
If you are thinking, Poe wrote this strange
poem? Really?
No, we made it
up. This poem
and a painting
were used as
the basis of our Mystery Dinner Theater:
“The tale of the Edgar Allan Letters.”
Desmond Edgar Jones, a most despicable
man, a cad, a liar, a thief and not very nice
owned “The Horse You Rode In On” Saloon
He claimed to have found an unpublished
manuscript and painting of Poe’s and he
invited guests to have it authenticated
But 6 guests and his chef did not like him
and had other ideas…..
The cast
couldn’t
have
been
better.
The
winner
of the
evening
as the
biggest
ham
happened to
be
Porky
Parrish.
We also have the movie on DVD (which
is pretty good) and if you want a copy,
contact Sue Comito. They are $5.00
each so she can purchase more DVD’s.
Since this production was so fun and
we are making plans for another play
with ideas flying everywhere.
We do want to give Wally, Chris, Porky,
Jessyca, Bill, Keith, Jenn, April, Denis,
and Michele who agreed to participate a
big thank you!
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A word from Life Enrichment
With some small signs of spring starting to show, I’m waiting for just a little more warmth with a
Little less wind, then I’ll be able to get our residents out to our gardens to get started.
We are all really looking forward to some good outside time this summer. So if we choose to play
games, grill out or just have some quiet time to read a book our surroundings will be more
“Courtyard” and Park like.
April 22nd is Earth Day Cross Point Church will be helping us plant any trees or bushes that we
have bought by then with our funds from our bird houses, family meals and memorial money.
A Joke with Jerry..
“ IT’S SPRING “
I WET MY PLANTS !!
I’m so excited ..
Chefs Corner
Here’s What’s Cookin’
By Chef Wally Kenison
April is always an interesting month with the weather changing (hopefully to the better).
We will be having our Easter dinner on Saturday the 20th, followed by the Easter activity in the
afternoon. Easter dinner will include assorted salads and devilled eggs, Glazed ham, roast turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole and carrot cake for dessert.
Please make reservations by Thursday April 17th, guest price will be $10.00 and kids 10yrs and
under are $5.00. When making your reservations, please indicate whether you are paying that
day or would like the meal added to May’s rent. Easter dinner will be served from 11:30-1.
See you then!
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MARCH BIRTHDAY’S
WISH LIST
50 very light weight wash clothes
150 small [egg size] plastic eggs
50 Large plastic eggs
When you get out in your gardens and start dividing your perennials, we
would love to have some starts to add to the gardens here. Our residents
are eagerly waiting to start our planting here also.
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