News and information for residents, friends and volunteers
May/June 2012
Your Staff
Executive
Director
Dr. Robert J. McCann
Associate Director
Monique Kolonko
Housing Director
Glori Houston
Regional Manager
Jason Matheny
Regional Manager
Rich Roberts
Important Numbers
Catholic Charities
(509) 358-4250
Housing Office
(509) 456-2279
St. Patrick’s Day Singo Party
O’Malley residents celebrated St.
Pat’s Day with a Singo Tea Party! Top
photo: Residents decked out in St.
Pat’s Day accessories. Bottom
photo: SSC Lynnette Jensen in her
fancy tea party hat with residents Ana,
Donna, and Annie.
Thanks for the Pie!
Shari’s Restaurant on North
Monroe in Spokane generously
donates two delicious pies each week
to the Cathedral Plaza. Resident Mike
Mosher picks up the pies on
Sundays, and they are enjoyed at
Bingo and other social events. We
extend a special thank-you to Shari’s
Manager, Josh Smith (at right).
Creative Walker Caddies
Ann Hueber, a resident at
Rockwood Lane Retirement
Community, recently started creating
walker caddies from quilt scraps to
give to seniors and others who use
walkers. These patchwork caddies
have pockets to conveniently hold
various accessories. Ann has given
these walker caddies to the Veteran’s
Hospital and also to residents at our
O’Malley and Delaney properties.
Linda Barney (left), SSC at Rockwood
Lane, and Lynnette Jensen, SSC at
the O’Malley, show off the walker
caddies made by Ann Hueber.
Glori Says: “Celebrate!”
Bloomsday!
Mother’s Day!
Garden Expo!
Hoopfest!
Father’s Day!
Farmers’ Markets!
Balloon Stampede!
Graduations!
Walking barefoot!
Picnics!
Memorial Day!
Waving Flags!
Watermelon!
Blooms on the Bluff!
Strawberries!
Wine festivals!
Baseball!
All things to celebrate in your
neighborhood this spring and
summer!
“You will go out in joy and be led
forth in peace; the mountains and hills
will burst into song before you, and all
the trees of the field will clap their
hands” Isaiah 55:12
~ Glori
Area Farmers’ Markets open soon!
The Spokane Farmers’ Market at 5th
and Division opens on Saturday,
May 12, and will be open on
Wednesday as well starting June 13.
Check out the market in your area for
an outdoor adventure and healthy
produce!
CENTENARIAN CELEBRATION
Mary Jane Kindschy, resident at
Rockwood Lane Retirement
Community, celebrated her 100th
birthday on April 9. “I’m still in fairly
good health, play the piano and play
cards,” she says.
Mary Jane earned a degree in
Home Economics from Montana State
University. After both she and her
husband, Dwight, earned advanced
degrees, they moved to Moscow,
Idaho. Dwight was affiliated with the
Agriculture Department at the
University of Idaho and Mary Jane
was a guidance counselor for the
public schools. After retirement, the
couple moved to Rockwood Lane in
Spokane to be closer to their three
daughters, Jan, Marigail and Donna.
In the early days at Rockwood
Lane, Dwight and Mary Jane were
involved in many activities and
especially enjoyed the potluck
breakfasts. Dwight died in 2006 at the
age of 96, so Mary Jane lives today in
her cozy cottage with many happy
memories and her special caregiver,
Lynn Hogeboom.
Mary Jane Kindschy
~ condensed from Rockwood Lane
newsletter story by Jeanne Tomlin
Hot “Commodities” in
Walla Walla
Trinity Melton,
the Social Services
Coordinator at Mike
Foye and Garden
Court apartments in
Walla Walla, is also
Trinity Melton
the Manager for the
Volunteer Chore Services program in
that area. Wearing both hats, she
often coordinates delivery of donated
food and hygiene products to
residents.
Judy McDaniel (top photo, left)
was excited to receive food and
hygiene products donated by Catholic
Charities Spokane and Assumption
School, delivered by volunteers from
Pioneer Methodist Church in March.
Maria Victoria Anderson (bottom
photo, left) shows off her new hair
dryer and soap donated by Catholic
Charities Spokane in January.
HELLO DOLLY!
Dolly, an 8-month old wallaroo,
was a recent guest at Cathedral
Plaza. A wallaroo is a marsupial
indigenous to Australia and related to
the kangaroo, but smaller. Dolly, in
diaper, came to Cathedral Plaza with
her owner John Schreiner, who is
co-owner of the 12,000-acre Schreiner
Farms ranch across the Columbia
River from The Dalles, OR. There, the
Schreiners have a menagerie of exotic
animals, including zebras, bison,
camels, giraffes, and wallaroos.
Wallaroos are known to be very sweet
and gentle. These Cathedral Plaza
residents can attest to that!
Anita Reel with her son and
grandson ...
Sr. Peggy
Annette
Judy
Some photos taken by CP
resident Sandra Conti ...
The guest of honor ... Dolly!
Ed
MONIQUE’S MUSINGS
I recently received an email from a
friend that announced the celebration
of National Mud Pie Day. As this was
a holiday I’ve never celebrated, I was
intrigued. So, I did some research and
discovered a plethora of holidays in
May and June that I did not know
existed. I thought I would list a few
that caught my attention and perhaps
will give you reason to smile, even
though today is not National Smile at
a Stranger Day.
May 1 - Save a Rhino Day
May 4 - National Weather
Observer’s Day
May 8 - No Socks Day
May 10 - National Shrimp Day
May 11 - Twilight Zone Day
May 15 - National Chocolate Chip
Day
May 18 - National Rooster Day
May 23 - National Taffy Day
May 25 - National Tap Dance Day
June 1 - National Dinosaur Day
June 4 - National Frozen
Yogurt Day
June 6 - National Yo-Yo Day
June 12 - National Peanut Butter
Cookie Day
June 18 - International Picnic Day
June 25 - National Catfish Day
June 28 - Paul Bunyan Day
June 30 - National Meteor Day
These holidays are in addition to
Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day,
Father’s Day, Memorial Day and Flag
Day. So, if you are feeling blue or just
want a reason to celebrate, have a
wonderful Holiday!
~Monique
MAY-JUNE
MAY
Birthstone: Emerald ~ Flower: Lily-of-the-Valley
Asian-American & Pacific Islander Awareness Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
May 1: May Day
May 5: Cinco de Mayo
May 6: World Laughter Day
May 11: Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 13: Mother’s Day
May 28: Memorial Day
May 30: National Senior Health & Fitness Day
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Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the U.S. on June 14,
1777 by the Second Continental Congress. “Flag Day” was officially
established in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson.
JUNE
Birthstone: Pearl ~ Flower: Rose
International Men’s Month
National Safety Month
June 1: Say Something Nice Day!
June 10: Race Unity Day
June 12: National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
June 14: Flag Day
June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 17: Father’s Day
June 20: First Day of Summer
Meet the Pioneer Square Management Team
Pioneer Square, our senior housing community in Pullman,
Washington, is managed by the three Ts: Tracy, Todd and Trina!
Let’s get to know them ...
Tracy Paine, Property Manager: Tracy worked at Pioneer
Square as Property Manager from 2003 to 2006 and then came back
in October 2010 as Assistant Manager. She became Manager again
in July 2011. “It’s nice to see familiar faces at Pioneer Square,” says
Tracy. Interesting fact: Tracy traveled across the U.S. on horseback
from New Hampshire to Washington, via Texas and California, from
1991 to 1994!
Trina Avilez, Social Services Coordinator: Trina stepped into
the SSC role in December 2011. She is a Washington State
University Alumna and dedicated coug! She says, “I love coming to
work because I know each day will end with an accomplished feeling
of working for people who need services and who show their
appreciation through the smiles on their faces.” Trina has been
married for four years and has three daughters. Interesting fact: Trina
and her family have a German Shepard puppy named Samurai!
Todd Bloomfield, Maintenance: Todd has been the Lead
Maintenance at Pioneer Square since February of 2008. His
interesting fact: He was born and raised in Pullman!
The Pioneer Square Team: Trina, Todd and Tracy