St.Catherine
RHF
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
A RHF Community
3350 St. Catherine Street • Florissant, MO 63033
Phone (314) 838-3877 • Fax (314) 831-7245
STAFF MEMBERS
Executive Director
Stacey Montero
Resident Services
Heather Cline
Activities Director
Linda Morgan
Activities Assistant
Susana Rivera
Dining Services Director
Danielle Bills
Dining Services Cook
Jim Cline
Servers
Tonea Maia Bruce Lilah
Servers
Christine Dani
Maintenance Director
David Sprenke
Groundskeeping
John Dalton Mark
Housekeeping
Lacey Plummer
Liza Stewart
Emergency Numbers
Medical, Fire, Police
911
Resident Manager
(314) 574-0230
Maintenance Emergencies
(314) 267-3973
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm
Wit & Wisdom
“Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in
winter. Who would think that those branches
would turn green again and blossom, but we
hope it, we know it.”
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
January 2017
Director’s Note
Happy 2017 to all our wonderful residents, families
and friends of St. Catherine! I wish you health and
happiness in the coming New Year.
This will be an exciting year for us as we continue to
strive to bring new events and services to our great
community. We appreciate all of you who spread the
good news about our community to your family and
friends. We are always looking for new ideas, so what a
great way to start the new year by adding some of your
own! Please feel free to contact me at any time. Cheers
to 2017 and many blessings.
~Stacey
Mark Brainteaser Month
The new year often encourages fitness goals, but
don’t forget about exercising your gray matter. January
is International Brainteaser Month, celebrating those
mind benders that test our logic and thinking skills.
Warm up with this one: A farmer has five haystacks in
one field and four haystacks in another. How many
haystacks would he have if he combined them all in
one field? (Answer: One. If he combines them all, he now
has one big stack!)
Logic Problem
The retirement community recently held a pet show.
All but two of the pets were cats, all but two were dogs,
and all but two were birds. How many of each pet were
at the show?
(Answer: There were three animals at the pet show—one
cat, one dog and one bird.)
January 2017
Sunday
Monday
1
Happy New Year!
Bringing Life
to Snow
Adorned with a
corncob pipe and a
button nose, this frosty
friend warmed the soul as
a symbol of our youth.
Some snowman trivia:
• The world’s tallest
snowman was just
over 122 feet tall. It
was constructed in
Bethel, Maine, in
March 2008. It
didn’t completely
melt for four
months.
Humor and Health
January’s winter
doldrums paired with the
post-holiday blues can
start to wear on a person.
Perhaps that’s why
Global Belly Laugh Day is
celebrated each Jan. 24.
What’s so great about
laughter? To begin with,
it’s a great way to bond
with other people while
improving your own
mood. The more you
laugh, the more resilient
you are to negative
events. Laughter is great
for your health, too. It
burns calories and raises
the heart rate, like a mild
workout. A good laugh
also releases tension and
stress and increases your
immunity and
infection-fighting
antibodies.
Tuesday
2
9:00 Banks
9:30 Rosary
10:00 Wii Bowling
11:00 Pokeno
The Office and Kitchen Will
Be Closed For The Holiday.
3
11:30 Happy Hour
2:00 Penny Poker
3:00 Prayer Group
8 9:00 Shop ’n Save and Aldi
8:30 Donut Social
1:15 Bingo
2:30 Mexican Dominoes
9
10:00 Wii Bowling
10:45-11:45 Bookmobile
11:00 Pokeno
9:45 Catholic Services
1:00 Bingo
9:30 Rosary
10:30 Happy Hour With
Jeopardy Joe!
1:00 EXERCISE With Pavan
2:00 Penny Poker
3:00 Prayer Group
2:00 Brother George Giving
Communion in the Chapel
10
1:15 Bingo
2:30 Mexican Dominoes
15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 16
9:00 Shop ’n Save
10:00 Wii Bowling
11:00 Pokeno
8:30 Donut Social
9:45 Catholic Services
9:30 Rosary
11:15 Sing A Long
11:30 Birthday Party Happy
Hour
1:00 EXERCISE With Pavan
2:00 Penny Poker
3:00 Prayer Group
1:00 Bingo
22
8:30 Donut Social
9:00 Shop ’n Save and Aldi
1:15 Bingo
2:30 Mexican Dominoes
23
11:30 “ Just Chillin” With
Bryan Foggs and Olivia
Happy Hour
9:45 Catholic Services
1:00 EXERCISE With Pavan
2:00 Penny Poker
3:00 Prayer Group
29
8:30 Donut Social
9:00 Shop ’n Save
10:00 Wii Bowling
11:00 Pokeno
9:45 Catholic Services
1:00 Bingo
1:00 EXERCISE With Pavan
2:00 Penny Poker
3:00 Prayer Group
24
Global Belly Laugh Day
9:30 Rosary
10:00 Wii Bowling
11:00 Pokeno
1:00 Bingo
17
1:15 Bingo
2:00 Resident Board Meeting
2:30 Mexican Dominoes
30
31
9:30 Rosary
11:30 Happy Hour
1:15 Bingo
2:30 Mexican Dominoes
Calendar of Events
Wednesday
Thursday
4
National Spaghetti Day
9:00 Walgreens
10:00 Manicures
11:00 Pokeno
9:00 Hearty Breakfast
9:30 Trivia
10:15 Blood Pressure by
KINDER at HOME (CH)
11:00 Pokeno
1:00 EXERCISE With Pavan
2:00 Nickel Game
11
1:00 EXERCISE With Pavan
2:00 Nickel Game
7
10:00 Painting & Drawing
With Wendi
1:00 Nickel Game
12:00 Ice Cream Social
2:00 Penny Poker
3:15 Until 4:00 Wine & Cheese 1:30 Crossword
Social and Entertainment By
Dan Hurley
12
13
9:00 Hearty Breakfast
10:00 Tai Chi
11:00 Pokeno
11:00 Pokeno
14
18
19
9:00 Hearty Breakfast
9:30 Home Medical
Equipment With KINDRED
10:15 Blood Pressure by
KINDER at HOME (CH)
10:00 Manicures
11:00 Pokeno
1:00 EXERCISE With Pavan
2:00 Nickel Game
25
20
10:30 Ameristar Casino
11:00 Pokeno
1:00 Bingo
2:00 Penny Poker
3:00 Crafts
Happy Birthday
Jan. 2 - John Tabaka
Jan. 2 - Dolores Cowell
Jan. 3 - Shirley White
Jan. 7 - Ofelia Manalang
Jan. 8 - Flora Bonkowski
Jan. 8 - Mary Ann Oetjen
Jan. 13 - Kay Cheatham
Jan. 24 - Helen Sanchez
Jan. 28 - Jackie Kelpe
10:00 Painting & Drawing
With Wendi
10:00 Tai Chi
11:00 Pokeno
1:00 Nickel Game
12:00 Ice Cream Social
2:00 Penny Poker
3:15 Until 4:00 Wine & Cheese 1:30 Crossword
Social
26
9:00 Hearty Breakfast
9:30 Resident Meeting and
Introduce New Residents
21
9:00 Schnucks (Cross Keys)
11:00 Pokeno
1:00 Bingo
2:00 Penny Poker
5:00 Prayer Group With
Brother George
10:00 Painting & Drawing
With Wendi
12:00 Ice Cream Social
1:00 Horse Races
2:00 Penny Poker
1:30 Crossword
3:15 Until 4:00 Wine & Cheese
Social
1:00 Bingo
2:00 Penny Poker
5:00 Prayer Group With
Brother George
5:00 Prayer Group With
Brother George
9:00 Schnucks (Cross Keys)
9:00 Schnucks (Grand View)
10:00 Sevens Card Game
11:00 Pokeno
1:00 EXERCISE With Pavan
2:00 Nickel Game
Saturday
6
10:00 Tai Chi
11:00 Hearing Doctor
11:00 Pokeno
1:00 Bingo
2:00 Penny Poker
5:00 Prayer Group With
Brother George
10:00 Sevens Card Game
10:45 Lunch at Canoli’s
11:00 Pokeno
Friday
5
27
28
9:00 Schnucks (Grand View)
10:00 Tai Chi
10:00 Painting & Drawing
With Wendi
11:00 Pokeno
12:00 Ice Cream Social
1:00 Horse Races
2:00 Penny Poker
1:30 Crossword
3:15 Until 4:00 Wine & Cheese
Social
Q: What do women use to
stay young looking in the
Arctic?
A: Cold cream.
Emergency Number
If You Have a Maintenance
Emergency, Please Call
267-3973
Transportation Number
565-9755
January 2017
Resident Spotlight -Martha Weiss - Apt. 317
Martha was born in Ashley Illinois. Her father was a Methodist minister so they moved about every
three years as required of his position. All the moves were in southern Illinois.
She had two brothers, Jimmy and Jerry. Martha was married for a very short period of time and has
no children. She has many nieces and nephews which she is very fond of!
She has worked since graduating from college where she majored in Sociology and minored in
Psychology. Martha worked for McDonnell Aircraft and Boeing for many years. She then went into
business with two partners at the B & K Company. There she was an accountant and prepared taxes.
She still was doing some work this past year and really officially hasn’t retired. She says, “if you don’t
work, you don’t eat!”
She once had a dog but found it too much to take care of him and go to work. Although his name
was Max, much of the time he was called, “No Max!’
Martha has been here for only a month, and she is working on getting everything in one place and
selling her house. She is very proud of herself, because last week she took a written driving test and
passed to get her drivers license renewed!
She enjoyed the Dinner trip to Hendel’s and the ride through Tilles Park to see the Christmas lights.
Martha is very witty and puts smiles on peoples faces.
We wish Martha many happy years at her new home here at St. Catherine. Welcome Martha!