Grand Meadows

CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14,

1:30-3:30 PM Lounge/Dining Room

Special Music by The Slew Foot Family. Holiday Social & Santa Claus to follow the

musical entertainment. Be sure to invite your family and

friends to share in this joyous occasion

ATTENTION ALL TENANTS: Once again we will be judging

Tenant Doorways for Holiday Décor. Ballots will be handed out on your door ledges

(after December 3) & you can return to the office when completed. Winners will be announced on Friday, December 20, at the Holiday Spirit Social.

SHOW OFF YOUR HOLIDAY SPIRIT!

Friday, December 20th

Annual Holiday Spirit Day Dress in Holiday Attire

3:15 PM Cookies & Hot Chocolate Social In Lounge

Winners from the Doorway Holiday Decorating will be announced at the social & receive a

special prize!

‘Noon’ Year’s Eve Celebration Festive Dinner in the

Dining Room December 31st

December Birthdays

In astrology, those born between December 1–21 are centaur archers of Sagittarius. Archers are curious, energetic, and enjoy change, the restless travelers of the zodiac. They are funny and enthusiastic, cherishing freedom as their greatest treasure. Those born between December 22–31 are the horned goats of Capricorn. As goats climb to great heights, Capricorns strive to get to the top, using discipline and common sense to find fame, prestige, and money.

12/2 - Leonard Lange 12/3 - Carolina Barrera-Ramirez 12/6 - Nakomis Becker 12/8 - Sylvia Jungclaus 12/16 - Virginia Pavelek 12/17 - Kathryn Schumacher 12/20 - Melissa Christensen 12/26 - Mark Rieger

On-Site Podiatry December 16th 9:00 AM in the Chapel. See Loreen to schedule an appointment.

Michele Mackenthun…Executive Director Karen Post, RN…Home Care Director Melissa Christensen, RN...Asst. Home Care Dir. Mark Rieger…Maintenance Manager Brenda Ruble…Dietary Manager Emily VonBerge…Community Life Coordinator

1420 Prairie Avenue Glencoe, MN 55336 ~ (320)-864-5577

Grand Greetings from Michele Mackenthun, Executive Director

Please bear with us as we start a construction project soon at the front of our building. We are raising the carport roof to accommodate larger vehicles & buses. This will allow Trailblazer to pick you up right at the front door. Please use caution when leaving & entering the building during this remodeling phase.

We’re looking forward to our facility being decorated for Christmas on December 3, as well as enjoying our tenants’ door ledge decorating. It gets us in the holiday spirit!

Just a reminder as the holiday’s approach that our staff is not able to accept personal gifts from Grand Meadows’ tenants or families. If you wish to share the holidays with our staff, you may leave a group gift (i.e., candy, cookies, fruit, etc.) in the office. We appreciate your thoughtful-ness, but it is not expected or needed.

Wishing you a most blessed Christmas with your family and friends at Grand Meadows!

Getting to Know You … Lloyd Duenow

Lloyd joined our Grand Meadows’ family in July. He lived in his home near us, on 14th Street, prior to the move. Lloyd was born on a farm near Brownton. He received his education in Arlington & entered the Army. Lloyd’s wife, Grace, passed away in 1998. They have two sons, Brian & wife Linda, who live in North Mankato and Brad & wife Connie, who live in Glencoe. He’s a proud grandfather to four & also has four great-grandchildren. Lloyd worked many years at Glencoe Manufacturing & stays very faithful in his work with the Legion & VFW activities. He’s an active member of First Lutheran Church in Glencoe. Lloyd’s been an avid traveler & enjoys many activities, as well as socializing with everyone. We’re pleased to have him here!

December 2019

Celebrating December

Spiritual Literacy Month

Bingo Month

Antarctica Day

December 1

Cookie Day

December 4

St. Nicholas Day

December 6

Poinsettia Day

December 12

Winter Solstice

December 21

Hanukkah

December 22–30

Christmas

December 25

December 2019

Activities & Adventures By: Emily VonBerge, Community Life Coordinator

I can’t believe that 2019 is just about finished! I had so much fun making tons of memories this year and I can’t wait to see what 2020 brings. For me, it brings a lot of wedding planning, as I’ll be married on September 12, 2020! So, I’m going to leave this article short so you can enjoy all the pictures from November. I know 2020 will be the best year yet—let’s get December rollin’! Be sure to check your December calendars every day as there’s so much excitement happening through-out the month with special events & carolers!

To The Veterans of the

United States of America:

“Thank you, for the cost you paid for our

freedom, thank you for the freedom to live in

safety and pursue happiness, for freedom of

speech and for all the freedoms that we daily

take for granted.”

Grand Meadows honored Veteran’s Day on,

November 11th, with a special Veteran’s Day

Service. Pastor Tyson Mastin gave the

Invocation and Benediction. Betty Knick shared

“Happy Birthday Heroes” and Kathleen Neubarth

gave the address and read beautiful memoirs

about Veteran’s Day. Pictured (front row left to

right) Leonard Lange, Wallace Warnke, Lloyd

Duenow, Marvin Heinrichs, Edward Mlynar,

James ‘Bud’ Johnson & Benedict Hafner. Not

pictured: Leroy Suttles & Lyle Winterfeldt. Special

thanks to Kathleen Neubarth, Betty Knick and

Ruth Lange for their dedicated hard work in

putting on this Veteran’s Day program.

Recipe of the Month Warming Gingerbread Coffee

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup molasses • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar • 1 teaspoon ground ginger • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 15 cups hot coffee • Whipped topping

Directions 1. Combine molasses, brown sugar, ginger, and cinnamon in a small bowl. 2. Place two teaspoons of the mixture into the bottom of 15 mugs. Stir 1 cup hot coffee into each mug. Top with whipped topping. 3. Cover and chill any remaining mixture.

Thankful for November

Nursing Notes By: Karen Post, RN

TO: All Grand Meadows Tenants and Families Grand Meadows is pleased to announce that for all tenants currently receiving Coumadin Management, we will now be able to provide INR testing on site at Grand Meadows. We have purchased the necessary equipment and supplies to perform this service for tenants who need on-going Coumadin management. We are also reaching out to tenants who do not currently have Coumadin management, but utilize the $20 medication change order fee, about this new service. The Nurse Visit fee is $50 per INR test. We will provide the necessary supplies and update your MD with the results. Grand Meadows will not do any billing to your insurance. By providing this in-house service, our tenants will not have to leave the building during inclement weather, arrange transportation, or sit at the clinic waiting for an appointment. All of this will be handled very efficiently in-house by our Grand Meadows’s nursing staff. If you have questions or want to learn more about this service, please contact Karen Post, RN or Melissa Christensen RN, our Grand Meadows nurses.

Hearing Life Presentation Tuesday, December 17, 9:30 – 11:00 AM

Lounge

Plan to attend a presentation by Hearing Life of Glencoe to hear more about what they can provide to our tenants for your hearing needs. They may come on a regular basis to do hearing evaluations, check batteries, clean & adjust hearing aids, etc., if we have interest from our tenants.

If you have questions, please see our RN’s, Karen or Melissa.

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