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Home Journal October 19, 2018
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Hello, Everyone……………………………………………………
We have attached the minutes from the Resident Council meeting that occurred on Oc-
tober 3rd. I am including the responses to some of the topic points that I included in
last week’s newsletter edition below as a point of reference:
The temperature in the activity area is set at 72 degrees. Over time, we’ve
found that adjusting it slightly up or down seems to make the room feel
either too cold or too warm for most people, depending on the individuals
utilizing the space at any given time. Please remember that we are always
willing to adjust the setting temporarily for the group who is occupying
the space during activities. The same is the case for the library.
The fireplace can be lit at any time. It certainly provides a comforting at-
mosphere and heaven knows we are heading into the season(s) where it’s
glow and warmth is a welcome sight! Simply ask any of the staff to turn it
on and we are sure to oblige. However, if it causes individuals to become
uncomfortably warm during the dinner hour, we are also happy to turn it
off so that mealtime can be a pleasant experience.
When scheduling entertainment, whether it be musicians, singers, or guest
speakers, they are given the option of presenting/performing prior to or
after dinner. We aim to make it convenient for them so that we can
successfully book their talent.
GPS Life-Alert System – I would like some feedback from everyone who
utilizes the GPS button in terms of the overall efficacy. I would like to
schedule a group meeting with you and will be contacting you next week
to set up a time and date.
CURIO CABINET NEWS: The Curio Cabinet Committee is planning fall and holiday
themes and is interested in hearing from residents who may have ideas or items that
they would like to share for future displays. Please contact Sylvia B. or Minnie B.
with any thoughts or suggestions that you may have.
My condolences go out to Janet for the loss of her mother. My thoughts are with her
family at this most difficult time.
~ Kevin
Monday, October 22
11am Exercise
12pm Soup & Salad
1pm Pool
1pm Pinochle
2pm Coloring Therapy with Janet
4pm Cider & Donuts
Tuesday, October 23
10am Wal Mart/TJ Maxx
11:30am Tai Chi
2pm Bingo
3:30pm Food Forum
Wednesday, October 24
10am Bocce Ball
11am Exercise
12pm Soup & Salad
1pm Penny Poker
2:00pm Craft Group
3-3:30pm Joint Pain Seminar
4pm Cooie performs
Thursday, October 25
9:30am Shuffleboard
12pm Omelets
1pm Mah Jongg
3:30pm Wii Bowling
Friday, October 26
10am Yando’s
11am Exercise
11:30am Ladies lunch @ SIP
12pm Soup & Salad
1pm Bridge for 8 (library)
2pm Trivia (activity room)
Saturday, October 27
11am Scrabble
6:45pm Movie Night- Foyle’s War
Sunday, October 28
11:30am Worship service with Margaret
12:30pm Brunch
1:30pm Birthday Celebration
Activities: Week of October 22- October 28, 2018
October Birthdays
2- Carol W. 7- Annette W.
9- Elsa S. 12- Dawn R.
12- Janet T. 12- Shirley M.
21- Tanya T.
In all of the laundry rooms there
is a large bin labeled recyclables,
please use this for cardboard,
newspapers, plastic, etc. The
smaller bin located on the
countertop is for bottles. Please
discard of your items into these
bins accordingly. Thank you.
~ Maintenance
Nurse Janet will
not be here on
Wednesday,
October 24th.
SAVE THE DATE
Dinner at Sammy D.’s is re-
turning in November!
** Thursday, November 15th
at 5:30pm **
A sign up sheet will be up in a
couple of weeks.
Our Lake Forest Residents’ News, Comments, Etc...
LAKE FOREST SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY
RESIDENT'S COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2018
Ron T., acting as Interim Moderator, opened the meeting at 4:00 PM by distributing an agenda prepared by
the Resident Council leader, Sally SM. He then announced that Sally told him at today’s lunch that recent
health problems required her to withdraw from this position. Ron told the meeting attendees that he thanked
Sally for stepping up to help lead the Resident Council, and he wished her well in her recovery. The
Resident Council is now in need of volunteers to help be in charge of residents’ concerns and issues for the
meetings, preparing agendas from such, getting out timely notifications through the calendar, newsletter,
and bulletin boards, and moderating the meetings when necessary.
16 residents were in attendance. Without objection, Sally's summary of the last meeting (September 5) was
approved.
Lisa G. reported the Council has $4,333.39 in account, including a recent deposit from bottle returns that
Dave P. gathers and turns in on our behalf. Thank you Dave!
The last meeting ended with a discussion about getting congressional candidates Stefanik and Cobb to hold
a debate at Lake Forest. Today, it was concluded that such a debate did not appear feasible. The discussion
then turned to holding future debates or Meet-the-Candidate Nights that involve elections to local city and
county positions. The discussion was put on hold until the next election cycle.
The topic of Christmas Giving was discussed. Lisa G. gave a history of the giving and distribution of gifts.
Unlike previous years, there was no request to revisit the gift distribution formula. The Council will next
meet on November 7 to further discuss this year's Christmas Gift process, and to welcome observers to
monitor this process.
Discussion then centered around four new topics:
Complaint that the fireplace is too hot to operate at this time during the dinner hour, and that the
Activity Room is too cold for comfortable use. A recommendation was made that the RA Room
Door be kept closed to help stabilize room temperatures.
Recently, entertainment has been scheduled between 9 and 5. This schedule avoids the after-dinner
evening hours during which many entertainment groups were previously scheduled for resident
enjoyment. There was a consensus that those evening periods should again be made available.
Regarding the securing of outside entertainment, it was suggested that a survey be sent to residents
asking what genre of music they prefer and what other entertainment (including movies) they would
welcome.
There was discussion that the hardware for the current Emergency Alert System has become out-of-date
compared to current technology. It was mentioned that there may be some bleed-over among
neighboring systems which interfere with the monitoring process. It was suggested that other
competitive systems be examined for future contract.
In the 4th wing laundry room there now exists a hanging rod to help residents. Lake Forest was
complemented for adding this feature. Other attendees asked: “Where is ours?”
Next Meeting, November 7, 2018.
Respectfully Submitted by Ronald Teel
Thank you to those who participated
in the Guess Who picture challenge.
Here are the correct answers–
1– Janet
2– Dorothy G.
3– Emmy T.
4– Harriet J.
5– Lou M.
6– Vladimir
7– Sylvia
8– Mary Lue
These pictures are wonderful! Thank
you very much for sharing!
Jesse & Randy have
finished the putting
green and it looks great.
Please stop by to try it
out!
Thank you to Helen Nerska from the Clinton County Historical Association, and
Penny Clute for their presentations this past week!
Menu Details
New Menu Items
Turkey Melt – Grilled sandwich consisting of a ground turkey patty topped with cara-
melized onions and cheese (I will use cheddar) between two slices of white bread. If you
want wheat bread, let me know.
Vegetable Gratin – Made with celery root, carrots & potatoes.
Roasted Squash – Summer squash.
Pork Cassoulet – A rich, slow-cooked casserole originating in the south of France, con-
taining meat and white beans.
On Wednesday, October 24th from 3-3:30pm, Dr. Bart Szczech will
be here from Lake Placid Sports Medicine,
to discuss joint pain treatment options.
The spooky time of year is near, so I thought I would share a poem I wrote for
my granddaughters years ago as their Nana. Now, I have a lot of years on me,
but I don’t think I have enough to be the Nana to any residents, so I will write
the poem to you as myself.
The Seven Days of Halloween
On the first day of Halloween , I send to you one vexed vampire wined in a vine.
On the second day of Halloween, I send to you two gliding ghosts.
On the third day of Halloween, I send to you three dancing Zumba zombies.
On the fourth day of Halloween, I send to you four wickedly winking witches.
On the fifth day of Halloween, I send to you many moaning monsters.
On the sixth day of Halloween, I send to you six wildly wailing werewolves.
On the seventh day of Halloween, I send to you seven bawling bats in a belfry.
and Mary Lue says BOO!!!
Week of October 29, 2018 Turn into Kitchen by Wednesday, October 24
Name________________________________Circle the Main Menu and the Sides You Like
Monday – October 29 (5:30 PM) Vegetable Salad V8 Juice
Pork Cassoulet Wheat Bread
OR Tomato Wedges Buttered Carrots
Turkey Melt w/Potato Chips Pumpkin Butter Bars OR Tapioca Pudding
____________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday – October 30 (5:30 PM) French Onion Soup V8 Juice
Roasted Chicken (White or Dark) Roasted Potatoes Biscuit
OR Beet Salad String Beans
Cabbage Roll Ice Cream OR Fruit
____________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday – October 31 (5:30 PM) Vegetable Soup V8 Juice
Meat Lasagna Salad Garlic Bread
OR Cauliflower Spinach
Mussels & Clams in Wine Sauce Brownies OR SF Raspberry Jell-O
___________________________________________________________________________
Thursday – November 1 (5:30 PM) Chicken Tortellini Soup V8 Juice
Pot Roast Mashed Potatoes Wheat Bread
OR Roasted Squash Peas
Salad Bar Grand Marnier Soufflé OR Fresh Fruit
____________________________________________________________________________
Friday – November 2 (5:30 PM) Tossed Salad V8 Juice
Bacon Crusted Cod w/Tartar Sauce Vegetable Gratin Sunflower Bread
OR Stewed Tomatoes Zucchini
Macaroni & Cheese Carrot Cake OR Sliced Pineapple
____________________________________________________________________________
Saturday – November 3 (5:30 PM) Vegetable Salad V8 Juice
Lamb Stew Carrots Honey Wheat Bread
OR Succotash (Lima Beans & Corn)
Ham & Cheese Quiche Cookies OR NSA Ice Cream
____________________________________________________________________________
Sunday – November 4 (12:30 PM - Brunch) Vegetable Platter V8 Juice
Poached & Scrambled Eggs Bacon Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast
French Toast Chicken Scaloppini Potatoes/Pasta
Muffins Fruit Salad Cake
Snack in a bag
Snack in a bag
Week of October 29, 2018 Turn into Kitchen by Wednesday, October 24
Name_______________________________Circle the Main Menu and the Sides You Like
Monday – October 29 (5:30 PM) Vegetable Salad V8 Juice
Pork Cassoulet Wheat Bread
OR Tomato Wedges Buttered Carrots
Turkey Melt w/Potato Chips Pumpkin Butter Bars OR Tapioca Pudding
___________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday – October 30 (5:30 PM) French Onion Soup V8 Juice
Roasted Chicken (White or Dark) Roasted Potatoes Biscuit
OR Beet Salad String Beans
Cabbage Roll Ice Cream OR Fruit
___________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday – October 31 (5:30 PM) Vegetable Soup V8 Juice
Meat Lasagna Salad Garlic Bread
OR Cauliflower Spinach
Mussels & Clams in Wine Sauce Brownies OR SF Raspberry Jell-O
___________________________________________________________________________
Thursday – November 1 (5:30 PM) Chicken Tortellini Soup V8 Juice
Pot Roast Mashed Potatoes Wheat Bread
OR Roasted Squash Peas
Salad Bar Grand Marnier Soufflé OR Fresh Fruit
___________________________________________________________________________
Friday – November 2 (5:30 PM) Tossed Salad V8 Juice
Bacon Crusted Cod w/Tartar Sauce Vegetable Gratin Sunflower Bread
OR Stewed Tomatoes Zucchini
Macaroni & Cheese Carrot Cake OR Sliced Pineapple
__________________________________________________________________________
Saturday – November 3 (5:30 PM) Vegetable Salad V8 Juice
Lamb Stew Carrots Honey Wheat Bread
OR Succotash (Lima Beans & Corn)
Ham & Cheese Quiche Cookies OR NSA Ice Cream
___________________________________________________________________________
Sunday – November 4 (12:30 PM - Brunch) Vegetable Platter V8 Juice
Poached & Scrambled Eggs Bacon Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast
French Toast Chicken Scaloppini Potatoes/Pasta
Muffins Fruit Salad Cake