Heritage Senior Communities
“Your Home for Today…and for Tomorrow”
Management
Staff
Annie Kaiser
Administrator
Beth Pavlak
Resident Services Coordinator
Nancy VanWoerkom
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Chef Dee Tyler-Stevens
Food Service Manager
Jack Boersen
Maintenance Supervisor
Debra Kiley
Housekeeping Supervisor
Linda VanderKooi
Office Manager
September 2016 • Issue 9
The breezes taste
Of apple peel.
The air is full
Of smells to feel –
Ripe fruit, old footballs,
Burning brush,
New books, erasers,
Chalk, and such.
The bee, his hive,
Well-honeyed hum,
And Mother cuts
Chrysanthemums.
Like plates washed clean
With suds, the days
Are polished with
A morning haze.
- John Updike, September
4482 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI 49426 • Phone: 616-662-8191 • Fax: 616-662-1696
Email: [email protected]
SEPTEMBER
SPECIAL EVENTS
TERRACE
SPECIAL EVENTS
Friday, September 2
Therapy Dogs Visit .........................................10:00am
Music with Living By The Stream.....................6:30pm
Friday, September 2
Therapy Dogs Visit .........................................10:00am
Music with Living By The Stream.....................6:30pm
Thursday, September 8
Nancy B Presents ............................................10:00am
Music with Ryan Peterman ...............................2:30pm
Thursday, September 8
Nancy B Presents ............................................10:00am
Music with Ryan Peterman ...............................2:30pm
Tuesday, September 13
Soup Supper............................................5:30–7:00pm
Monday, September 12
Music with Carol Folkert ................................10:00am
Wednesday, September 14
Harmonica Traditions.......................................2:30pm
Tuesday, September 13
Soup Supper............................................5:30–7:00pm
Thursday, September 15
Music with Bob Hill .......................................10:00am
Wednesday, September 14
Harmonica Traditions.......................................2:30pm
Wednesday, September 21
Music with Steve Troyer....................................2:30pm
Make Cards with Lori and Cathy .....................6:30pm
Monday, September 19
Music with Carol Folkert ................................10:00am
Wednesday, September 28
Birthday Party with Carol Folkert.....................2:30pm
Delta Zeta Game Night ....................................6:30pm
Thursday, September 29
Resident Council ..............................................1:30pm
Wednesday, September 21
Music with Steve Troyer....................................2:30pm
Wednesday, September 28
Birthday Party with Carol Folkert.....................2:30pm
Administrator Notes
With Deepest Sympathies...
Welcome to autumn at Sheldon Meadows! This is always my favorite time of
year. We have had a beautiful summer full
of wonderful memories. We are so grateful for the family that we have created here
at Sheldon Meadows. It is nice to know
you always have someone to help you
through rough times and also here to celebrate with you.
We will be sending out the fall satisfaction surveys the last week of September. They will come to you via email. If
you are unsure if we have your current
email-please touch base with Linda in the
office. If you are in need of a paper copy,
please see Annie or Linda who will be able
to provide you with one. The surveys are
important as it gives us an opportunity
know where we shine and know where we
are in need of some improvement. These
are very important tools as we are always
striving to give the best care we can to our
residents here at Sheldon Meadows.
Our thoughts and prayers are extended to the
family and friends of Ed C., Dorothy V.,
Jennie DR., Dee F., Sue K.
Thank you for sharing their lives with us.
Norma K.
Jerry J.
Gladys D.
Lew D.
Ed S.
Norma T.
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September 20
September 24
September 28
Maggie S.
Maggie S. was born to Margaret and Clifton
K. on February 1, 1927 in Walnut Ridge,
Arkansas. Maggie had one brother who was fourteen months younger. Maggie loved to ride her
bike. She and a friend would ride to places fifteen
to twenty miles away, making refreshment stops at
farms along the way.
Maggie enjoyed school and graduated as Valedictorian of her high school. After graduation she attended secretarial school in
the nearby town of Jonesboro.
Maggie met her husband Max
when they were in the 9th grade.
Max was a hunting and fishing
buddy of her Dad. They were
married in March 1948 after
Max had completed his first military service. Maggie continued to
work as a secretary when Max
began his second tour of duty in the
Army. When Max returned they
moved to the nearest city, Memphis,
Tennessee, where Max was employed by Memphis Funeral
Home for the rest of his career.
Maggie worked at several different businesses in Memphis, including an interior design firm.
Their family grew to include
two sons, Kirk and Steve. Steve
worked for the U.S. State Department for twenty seven years, twenty of
which were served overseas. Maggie wrote Steve
and his family a letter every week, sent them clippings from the newspaper, and recorded TV programs for them to watch.
Maggie was very involved in the Baptist
Church. She was president of Women in Missions
and provided transportation for church members
who had medical appointments. She was also very
active in the community, serving on advisory bodies for the public library and
the post office.
Maggie is an avid reader and
has a great love for music. Max
had a wonderful voice and Maggie would accompany him on
the piano. Maggie liked to make
things, especially Christmas ornaments for sharing with family
and friends.
Max passed away in 2001. In
2014 Maggie moved to Water Valley,
Mississippi and shared a home with
a friend when she felt she should
no longer live alone. She moved
to Sheldon Meadows in June
2016 to be closer to family.
Maggie enjoys crafting, helping
others, and attending music programs.
Thank you, Maggie, for sharing a part of your life with us.
Kay and Bob check out a 1929
Model A Replica
Kay took 1st place
for her 1976
Pontiac Trans AM
Norma and Joyce weed the garden
and pick tomatoes
Fran likes the color of the
1951 Chevy Pickup
Ben and Isabelle's son Rog
entered his 1967 Nova
Thank you to the Culinary Dept.
for grilling hamburgs!
Summer Hymn Sing under the gazebo
Lorraine enjoys the beautiful blossoms
English Learner Students from
Lee High School
Diane Beld won the 3rd Place Trophy
for her 1986 Mercedes
Norma colors the
bramble bush for the
bulletin board
Jose shares his book about his
new home with Joan
Staff Anniversary
Thank you for all you do!!
Theresa O......September 1.....14 years
Sue V. ............September 1 ........1 year
Brittany D. ....September 8.......2 years
Marisa G. ......September 8.......2 years
Megan H. ....September 12.......2 years
April C. .......September 14 ........1 year
Nancy S.......September 27.....17 years
Michael T.
Hello, my name is Michael T. I
have worked in the Culinary Dept. at
Sheldon Meadows for just over a year
now, and I like it very much.
I have been married to my wife
Donna for twenty-nine years; we will
celebrate our thirtieth wedding anniversary in October. My favorite time
of year is fall in Michigan, it is so
beautiful! Donna and I love to take color tours all over the state. We put our
dog in the car and drive for days.
Working here is one of the best
things to ever happen for me. I enjoy the
interaction with everyone here. I have
really learned a lot, and continue to learn
something new every day.
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TIGHT END
Super Bowl 50 Rematch
The new season kicks off the same way the last one ended. The Panthers will look
to exact a measure of revenge for their defeat in Super Bowl 50 over the now Peyton Manning-less Broncos. Speaking of veteran quarterbacks, the first Sunday of
the season ends with Tom Brady visiting Carson Palmer for a duel in the desert on
Sunday Night Football.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 08TH
• 8:30 PM ET
PANTHERS AT BRONCOS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH
• 1:00 PM ET
BUCCANEERS AT FALCONS
• 1:00 PM ET
VIKINGS AT TITANS
• 1:00 PM ET
BROWNS AT EAGLES
• 1:00 PM ET
BENGALS AT JETS
• 1:00 PM ET
BEARS AT TEXANS
• 1:00 PM ET
PACKERS AT JAGUARS
• 4:05 PM ET
DOLPHINS AT SEAHAWKS
• 4:25 PM ET
GIANTS AT COWBOYS
• 4:25 PM ET
LIONS AT COLTS
• 8:30 PM ET
PATRIOTS AT CARDINALS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH
• 1:00 PM ET
RAIDERS AT SAINTS
• 7:10 PM ET
STEELERS AT REDSKINS
• 1:00 PM ET
CHARGERS AT CHIEFS
• 10:20 PM ET
RAMS AT 49ERS
• 1:00 PM ET
BILLS AT RAVENS
Why Does the Ninth Month
Come from the Word “Seven?”
For many, the month of September signals the end of summer, the beginning
of autumn, and the start of a new school year. With respect to the calendar, September marks the beginning of the months with less onomastically exciting names
that signify nothing other than their numerical position in the year.
September comes from the Latin root septem-, meaning “seven,” because in the
original Roman republican calendar September was the seventh month of the year
rather than the ninth. The Roman calendar was only ten months long and included the following months—Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December. The last six months were
assigned names according to their ordinal numbers—Quintilis is the fifth month,
Sextilis is the sixth month, and so on.
It was not until 45 BC when Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar
(named after Caesar, himself ) that the year grew to include two more months,
January and February. Quintilis and Sextilis were later renamed to July and August in honor of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar, but despite repeated attempts
to change them, the names for September, October, November, and December
not only stuck, but spread to other languages, as well.
The strangeness of calling the ninth month “Seventh Month” did not seem to
bother Old English speakers. September came into Old English from Old French,
replacing the Old English forms, Hāligmōnað and Hærfestmōnað, which mean
“harvest month” in Modern English.
Had the Roman senate gotten their way, we might now be calling September
Tiberius or Antoninus, after two Roman Emperors. Or we might have ended up
calling September Augustus as followers of the Emperor Commodus hoped, or
Germanicus, as Emperor Domitian wanted.
Would these names have been any better than calling the ninth month…
SEPTEMBER?
Sheldon Meadows Living Center
4482 Port Sheldon Street
Hudsonville, MI 49426
Heritage Senior Communities
“Your Home for today…and for Tomorrow”
Save This Date
Tuesday, September 13
Family Night Soup Supper
5:30 – 7:00pm
Please RSVP to Bonnie or Linda at 616-662-8191
no later than Friday, September 9.
As space is limited, we have room for 100 extra guests.
Residents will be allowed two guests.
This is on a first come, first serve basis.