Belmont Village of Turtle Creek
3535 N. Hall Street • Dallas, TX 75219 • Tel 214-559-7015 • Fax 214-559-2663
March 2017
Our Team
A Note From Nancy!
Nancy Sanders
Executive Director
[email protected]
Arthur Mbatia
Director of Resident Care Services
[email protected]
Kellie Hardesty
Dir. of Activity and Memory
Programs
[email protected]
Lisa Mach
Director of Sales
[email protected]
Alvaro Nunez
Chef Manager
[email protected]
Oliver Clayton
Building Engineer
[email protected]
Aubrey Ferguson
Activity Programs Coord.
[email protected]
Dan Underwood
Dining Room Manager
dunderwood@
belmontvillage.com
Candice Stoner
Human Resources Generalist
[email protected]
Vivian Black
Community Relations
[email protected]
Karisti Shankle
Outside Community Relations
[email protected]
While March
often calls to mind
St. Paddy’s Day,
leprechauns, and
four-leaf clovers, its
name is actually
Roman. Many
historians agree that March is
named for Mars, the Roman god
of war. Some of you may also
know that in ancient Rome, the
calendar year ended in February
and began in March. During that
period, tradition insisted that all
wars cease to celebrate the passing
of one year and the beginning of
another.
In the United States, March is
celebrated as Women’s History
Month. It is a time to reflect upon
the great women in history. We
celebrate and appreciate the
strides that they have made,
exploring our world, making great
discoveries, speaking out against
injustice, and enhancing our
country to the betterment of
mankind. It is also an opportunity
to educate ourselves on the many
women’s rights issues of the past
and those that are still relevant
today.
March is also the
meteorological beginning of
spring. As the days get longer and
warmer, we can look forward to
enjoying our reopened pool on
the 7th floor.
I would like to offer a big
“thank you” to all of our residents
for permitting us to use
Josephine’s Kitchen to host our
annual Employee Awards
Banquet. We had a great night of
Mardi Gras themed fun
recognizing the many staff
members of Belmont Village who
work hard every day to provide
care to our residents.
2017 Employee Award Winners:
Customers First AwardChristal Knox
Extra Mile AwardGloria Schaffer
Team Player AwardJoyah Hutch
Employee of the YearMinyon Pinson
Family Caregiver
Support Group
Facilitator - Lisa Shardon
1st Tuesday
of each month
at 3 p.m.
in The Center for Learning
on the 4th Floor
Happy
Birthday
Residents with a birthday this
month are invited to the
luncheon at 11:30 AM on Friday,
March 31st, along with one guest.
Everyone is invited to attend the
birthday party at 1:00 PM.
Resident Birthdays!
Family Caregiver
Support Group
Facilitator - Vivian Black
3rd Thursday
of each month
at 5:30 p.m.
in The Pool Lounge
on the 7th Floor
3.1
3.2
3.7
3.8
3.10
3.11
3.13
3.15
3.18
Joan Hughes
Betty Cohn
Fran Burke
Marion Spitler
Esther Yung
Elizabeth Bernhardt
William Huey
Lew Zale
Ouida Smith
3.20
3.21
3.23
3.25
3.25
3.28
3.29
Dana Drago
Cynthia Rosenquest
Karen Barela
David Buxbaum
Florence Wiedemann
Ruth Dygert
Glenn Heatherly
Employee Birthdays!
3.4
3.13
3.15
3.16
3.24
3.27
3.28
3.29
Vivian Murray
Amy Thachet
Luisa Mani
Ousmane Sow
Lisa Mach
Kelsey Harrigan
Tiffany Johnson
Victoria Smith
Bee Hirsh on her 102nd Birthday!
Spring
is here!
A Lady Who Lifts
Our Spirits
Jean Davis still lifts our spirits
despite losing her husband of 64
years in 2016.
It’s a unique gift and a tribute
to a happy marriage that might
not have revolved around LSU
football even if it sometimes
seemed that way. Jean was a
teen-aged freshman cheerleader
for the LSU Tigers, beating out a
host of competitors despite not
having a plan or taking any
rehearsal time prior to tryout day.
“I just got out there in front of
the judges, yelled something like
‘Go Tigers’ and jumped around,”
she laughs while hanging out in
the Bistro, her home-away-from
home at Belmont Village. “The
next thing I knew, I was a
cheerleader.
“The only reason I tried out was
because I’d joined a sorority (the
Tri-Delts) and they wanted us to
become involved in campus life.
The only thing I could think of
was to be a cheerleader. I liked
football, although back then LSU
was not the major power it
is today.”
Jean was four years old when
she moved with her parents Alice
and Eddie Moeller and her toddler
sister Jacqueline from St. Louis to
Lake Charles, Louisiana, during
the Depression. Jobs were hard to
come by in 1934 and her dad had
a chance to work in the export
division of a lumber company in
southern Louisiana.
“It was so important to us that
we moved right away,” Jean
recalls. “We packed up what we
could, left the rest behind and
headed to Louisiana.”
Resident
Come Join Us ...
... on the last Monday of every
month.
Come share your feedback, ideas
and concerns. December’s
resident council meeting was
cancelled due to the holidays,
and the next meeting will be
held on
Monday, March 27th at 3 p.m.
in Town Hall.
Secretary- Betty Schelley
Vice President- Jean Anthony
President- Jane Kemp
Welc me
New Residents
Jean and Jack Davis
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We will hold a New Resident and
Family Orientation on Monday,
March 13th, at 4 p.m.
in order to welcome you to
Belmont Village Turtle Creek.
We will answer any and all of
the questions you or your family
members may have! We hope to
see you there!
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March 2017
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1st Day
Spring
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8:30 OS Church Transportation
11:00 SR First Baptist Dallas
iCampus services
1:15 OS Walk in the Park
1:30 OS Sunday Drive
4:00 GR Sunday Inspirations with
Daryl James
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9:30 TH Belmont Balance
10:30 TH Brain Games with Kay
1:00 TH Let’s talk about it!
-Women’s History
2:00 TH Yoga
3:30 TH Art & Fun with Reena
7:00 TH Belmont Bingo
Daylight Saving Time Begins
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8:30 OS Church Transportation
9:30 TH Belmont Balance
11:00 SR First Baptist Dallas iCampus 10:30 TH Discussion with Rabbi
services
Wolk
1:15 OS Walk in the Park
2:00 TH Yoga
1:30 OS Sunday Drive
4:00 TH New Resident and
4:00 GR Sunday Inspirations with
Family Orientation
Park Cities Baptist
7:00 TH Belmont Bingo
Church
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8:30 OS Church Transportation
11:00 SR First Baptist Dallas
iCampus services
1:15 OS Walk in the Park
1:30 OS Sunday Drive
4:00 GR Sunday Inspirations with
First Baptist Dallas
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2:00 TH Pilates
4:00 TH Miracle Ear
7:00 TH Game Night!
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Dallas Historical Society Brown
Bag Lecture Series- Images of
Modern America: Oak Cliff
Tai Chi
Grocery Outing- Whole Foods
Boot Camp
Belmont Chorale
Tuesday Night Jazz
Games with Sonny
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2:00
3:00
Muscle Matters
Mind Benders
Tai Chi
Grocery Outing- Tom Thumb
Boot Camp
The History of Vintage
Jewelry with Kimberly
Moore
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10:30 TH Brain Games with Kay
1:00 TH Let’s talk about it!
-Women’s History
2:00 TH Yoga
3:00 TH Resident Council
7:00 TH Belmont Bingo
Muscle Matters
Mind Benders
Tai Chi
Grocery Outing- Kroger
Boot Camp
Belmont Chorale
Nostalgia Live!
Games with Sonny
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9:30 TH Belmont Balance
11:00 SR First Baptist Dallas iCampus
10:30 TH Brain Games with Kay
services
1:00 TH Let’s talk about it!
1:15 OS Walk in the Park
-Women’s History
1:30 OS Sunday Drive
2:00 TH Yoga
4:00 GR Sunday Inspirations with
3:30 TH Art & Fun with Reena
UPUMC
6:00 OS Authors LIVE! The Tea Girl of 7:00 TH Belmont Bingo
Hummingbird Lane
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9:30 TH Yoga
10:30 TH Morning Mental
Warm-Ups
1:00 TH 30 Second Lessons
1:30 F7 Mahjong
2:00 TH Pilates
3:00 GA Book Club
7:00 TH Game Night!
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Lunch & Learn with Dr.
Mentreddi- Understanding
Movement Disorders
Novin Jewelry Repair
Tai Chi
Grocery Outing- Trader Joe’s
Boot Camp
SMU CAPE Series: Europe with
Cary Walker
MBA Activity
RSVP
Saturday
9:00 OS Super Walmart
9:30 P Aqua Fit
10:30 TH Big Beats with Carolyn
Dobson
11:30 TH Parkinson’s Support
Group
1:00 OS Shopping Outing- TBA
7:00 TH Wii Bowling
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Zen Coloring
Walk in the Park
Saturday Stretch
Saturday Bingo
Saturday Night Trivia
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10:00 OS CVS/Walgreens
Cardio
9:00
On-Site
DermatologySchedule
Big Think!
10:30 TH Zen Coloring
your appointment in the Wellness 1:15 OS Walk in the Park
Computer/ Tablet Training
Center
2:00 TH Saturday Stretch
Boot Camp
9:30 P Aqua Fit
Wine & Cheese - Tony
3:30 TH Saturday Bingo
10:30 B Morning Mental Warm-Ups
Macaroni
7:00 TH Saturday Night Trivia
1:00 OS Shopping Outing- TBA
7:00 TH Belmont Bingo
4:00 B Ladies Happy Hour
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9:00 OS Super Walmart
10:30 TH Zen Coloring
10:30 TH Catholic Communion
9:30 P Aqua Fit
1:00 GR Music with Bill and Peggy
1:00 F4 Computer/ Tablet Training 10:30 TH Big Beats with Carolyn
Lohr
2:00 TH Boot Camp
Dobson
1:15 OS Walk in the Park
3:00 GR Wine & Cheese - Marty
1:00 OS Shopping Outing- TBA
2:00 TH Saturday Stretch
Ruiz
3:00 GR St. Patrick’s Day Party!
3:00 TH Craft with Emery
7:00 TH Belmont Bingo
7:00 TH Wii Bowling
3:30 TH Saturday Bingo
7:00 TH Saturday Night Trivia
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9:30 TH Yoga
10:30 TH Morning Mental
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1:00 TH 30 Second Lessons
1:30 F7 Mahjong
2:00 TH Pilates
3:00 TH Chat with the Chef
7:00 TH Game Night!
Screening Room
Center for Learning
Pool Lounge
Pool
Garden Room
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9:30 TH Yoga
10:30
11:00 OS Dallas Blooms at the
1:00
Dallas Arboretum with
Lunch at the Restaurant
1:00
DeGoyler
2:00
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3:00
2:00 TH Pilates
7:00
7:00 TH Game Night!
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Ash Wednesday
1 Read Across America Day
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9:30 TH Yoga
9:30 TH Cardio
10:30 TH Morning Mental Warm-Ups
10:30 TH Catholic Communion
1:00 TH 30 Second Lessons
1:00 F4 Computer/ Tablet Training
1:30 F7 Mahjong
2:00 TH Boot Camp
2:00 TH Pilates
3:00 GR Wine & Cheese - Myrna
3:00 TH Current Events with Randy
Hunt
Mayeux
4:00 TH Massage with Jen Oxford
7:00 TH Belmont Bingo
7:00 TH Game Night!
Movies are shown daily
at 3:15 PM and 7:15 PM
in the Screening Room.
Check the Bistro for the
weekly movie schedule!
Thursday
Off Site/ Outing
Town Hall
Bistro
Great Room
Josephine's Kitchen
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Cardio
8:30 TH Men’s Breakfast
Big Think!
9:00 OS Super Walmart
Current Events with Randy 9:30 P Aqua Fit
Mayeux
10:30 B Morning Mental
Computer/ Tablet Training
Warm-Ups
Boot Camp
1:00 OS Shopping Outing- TBA
Wine & Cheese - Doc Gibbs
7:00 TH Wii Bowling
Belmont Bingo
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Cardio
Computer/ Tablet Training 9:30
10:30
Boot Camp
Wine & Cheese - Dave
11:30
Washburn
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Aqua Fit
Morning Mental
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Birthday Lunch
Birthday Party!
Shopping Outing- TBA
Wii Bowling
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Walk in the Park
Saturday Stretch
Saturday Bingo
Saturday Night Trivia
Circle of
Friends&
Neighborhood
It’s almost spring! Circle of
Friends would like to introduce
our two new Enrichment Leaders.
As our program continues to grow
we have added to our team! Annie
and Kelsey have joined us and we
are so excited for them to make
our expansion possible. February
was a lot of fun for the residents
and us. We had a Valentine’s
Dance that Circle of Friends and
the neighborhood attended.
Everyone had lots of sweets then
danced their tails off. Mardi Gras
was also last month and we had a
special guest, the Dave Washburn
Trio. His jazz music is always so
wonderful. It was a month full of
parties! In the neighborhood we
have bought two robot cats and a
dog. We had seen a wonderful
article in the New York Times
about how much of a positive
impact one senior center saw from
having these furry companions.
Our new companions purr and
bark and they have the softest fur
that you won’t want to stop
petting! The animals are great at
comforting all of our residents but
especially those who tend to be
more anxious or just need a
friend. If you would like to donate
a cat or dog for therapy for your
loved ones, feel free to contact us
to get information. Many reviews
say it is worth it after seeing their
family member so happy and
engaged. In the neighborhood we
are also working on a new sensory
program. Check back next month
to see the success of our program.
Jean recalls a happy childhood,
swimming and water-skiing in
Lake Charles. “But I don’t fish,”
she says haughtily and pausing for
a few seconds before breaking out
in a smile that makes you laugh.
That’s her style of speaking. Sort
of a female Jack Benny.
At LSU, she met Jack Davis
from Monroe, Louisiana. A
chemical engineering major, Jack
would eventually manage plants
for such firms as DuPont and
Uniroyal, but he first had to serve
at Lackland Air Force Base in San
Antonio. One evening he called
his 20-year-old girlfriend, who by
then was a junior at LSU.
“Are we gonna get married or
what?” Jack barked, as Jean recalls.
“That’s the way he proposed to
me, if you could call it that.”
Nevertheless, Jean acquiesced.
It was the beginning of a
64-year-marriage that produced
five children, 14 grandchildren
and, so far, four
great-grandchildren. After
managing huge chemical plants,
Jack switched careers, and with his
middle son Bert, opened Davis
Sales, which sold parts to cabinet
makers throughout Louisiana.
Jean had her own career, too. She
was the longtime director of the
Children’s Day School at
Broadmoor Methodist Church in
Baton Rouge. She was responsible
for pretty much everything at the
school, including its expansion
from kindergarten-only classes to
high school classes and a Mother’s
Day Out program. When she
retired after building up the
church school for 38 years she
held the title of Director of
Weekday Ministries. A statue was
erected to honor her which
contains Jesus’ invitation to “Let
the children come to me.”
Happy
Anniversary
Resident Anniversaries
3.30.1954
Mr. & Mrs. Kemp
Employee Anniversaries
3.29.2012
3.19.2014
3.24.2014
3.4.2015
3.14.2016
3.16.2016
3.30.2016
Chike Onyeagbe
Dimitri Cox
Kellie Hardesty
Curtis Brown
Maria Amador
Vikki Smith
Jackie Williams
Employee
of the
M nth
Gloria Schaffer
Gloria has been with us from
the very beginning and has
proven to be one of our most
loyal and dependable
employees, always jumping in to
help whenever and wherever she
is needed. Gloria, we really
couldn’t do it without you.
THANK YOU.
Turtle Creek Memories
Marty Ruiz and Jackie Conner
PAL party
The Hirshes
Valentine’s Day Party
Valentine’s Day Party
Betty Lewis
3535 N. Hall Street
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