Emerald Valley Assisted Living

4550 West Amazon Drive

Eugene, Oregon

Phone: 541-345-9668

• March 8 is also International Women’s Day, which is a day that not only celebrates the achievements of women and the progress made toward women’s rights, but also brings attention to ongoing struggles for equality around the world. • Sunday, March 15 is the Ides of March! Legend surrounds this ill-fated day. Beware the Ides of March! • Tuesday, March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. According to folklore, St. Patrick used the three-leaved clover (shamrock) in his teachings about the Holy Trinity.

March Employee of the Month

Elizabeth Younger – Med Tech

CONGRATULATIONS!

. March is upon us, with its first signs of Spring. Trees are flowering, daffodils are popping their heads up, all with the promise of warmer, sunnier days ahead! Did you know? • The month of March was named for the Roman god of war, Mars. Traditionally, this was the time of year to resume military campaigns that had been interrupted by winter. • Sunday, March 8 is the start of Daylight Saving Time, which begins at 2:00 A.M. that night. Don’t forget to “spring forward” and set your clocks ahead one hour!

Emerald Voice VOLUME, #2, ISSUE #3

Spring Greetings from Cherie - ED

• Thursday, March 19 brings about the March equinox—also called the vernal or spring equinox—marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day, the Sun stands directly over Earth’s equator. In the Southern Hemisphere, this date marks the autumnal equinox and the beginning of fall. • March 29-31 are the Borrowing Days. According to lore, the last three days of March have a reputation for being stormy. Have a wonderful March! Cherie

March 2020

March Birthdays

RESIDENT BIRTHDAYS

Evelyn H.1st (Turning 100) Viola S. 10th Don D. 23rd

Anne K. 23rd

Meet Our Staff

Cherie Long –

Executive

Director

Jeannette

Singler – RN

Director of

Wellness

Jennifer Ward –

Resident

Services

Debbie

Washchow -

Community

Relations

Denise Wood –

Dining Services

Jo Dietrich – Life

Enrichment

Ivan Goodman –

Plant Operations

Erin Bauman –

Concierge

Community Easter Egg Hunt April 12th Easter Sunday we will be hiding over 2000 eggs outside for little ones and big ones to

have fun finding. This event starts at 1:30 to 3:00. Please bring your own container to

hold all those colorful eggs. There will be a GOLDEN EGG. If you find this one you will

get a very special prize. Enjoy pictures with the Easter Bunny, Easter Cookies, Face

Painting and Craft tables that will also be available. LET”S HAVE FUN!!!

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Wellness Notes from Jeannette- RN

March 6th

Trip to the

Planetarium

March 11th

The Vintage

Singers

March 13th

Piano with

Gus Russell

March 16th

National wear

a Baseball

Cap Day

March 17th

St. Patrick’s

Day

March 18th

Employee

Spirit Day

March 19th

Friends &

Family Dinner

Night

March 20th

National

Quilting Day

with Jeannette

March 27th

Trip to the

Wildlife

Safari

March 31st

Arm Chair

Travel

Kitchen Corner with Denise A Traditional Saint Patrick’s Day Food. The most famous meal, corned beef and cabbage became popular when the Irish immigrants could not afford bacon. They turned to corned beef a cheaper yet flavorful substitute for bacon. Although not as common they would serve bangers and mash for non-cabbage fans as a side dish serving a variety of potatoes in addition to Irish soda bread. For our Family Fun night we will be serving corned beef and cabbage. But throughout this month we will be making other Irish treats for you to try. Hope you all enjoy, Denise

so you don’t lose what you do have. Mental health is just as important as physical health. Did you know that it has been proven that if you keep your brain active that it helps with memory and depression? Being social can really help with this. Join in with activities and outings that are offered here. Sometimes you will need to push yourself to do these things, but give them a try; what do you have to lose? But one of the most important things that you can do for yourself is find something that brings you joy. If you do find yourself feeling sad or depressed please come and see me. Remember that I am here for you.

Jeannette

Cherie our ED has started an Arm Chair Travel with our residents. She did her first talk last month where she took us to Egypt to see and hear all about The Valley of the Kings. The pictures were amazing and we learned a lot. Next month we will return to Egypt to hear and see more. Please join us for this wonderful presentation. Here are a few pictures she shared with us.

Hi everyone, Just your pest of a nurse here to talk to you about physical and mental health. It has been proven that exercise and activities will help you stay healthier physically and mentally. Even if you have trouble with mobility there are lots of things that you can still do. Jo can give you great ideas on how to accomplish this with her chair exercise class that she offers, if you have not tried this you should give it a try. You can also just take a couple more steps, go down a hallway that you don’t normally go down. We also have a great walking path around our facility and you might even see wildlife on your walk. Do what you can even if you have issues with pain in your joints or mobility issue

NEW: Arm Chair Travel with Cherie

Resident Spotlight: Maxine Hazen

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hay loft and watch everyone dance. She’s guessing she was around the age of 11 because her friends all had a crush on the same boy dancing in the barn. Max’s first job was at the 5 10 A Dollar Up store where she was a sales clerk. She met her husband Donald through her oldest sister Margaret. They were married in 1938 and were married for 71 wonderful years. Her husband owned a trucking company while Max stilled worked at the 5 10 store where everyone knew her and she knew them. Donald & Max had 5 children: Vicki, Don, Jerry, John and David. Max has 10 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Christmas was her favorite memory where all the children and grandchildren would come for Christmas dinner where she would make them Ham, peanut covered bananas and 24 hour salad, but her specialty was her pies of pecan and

chocolate. Max and Donald eventually retired on Whidbey Island where the house overlooked a part of the ocean called Puget Sound in Washington. They would fish for salmon, crab and clams. Max moved to Emerald Valley last year and we love having her as part of our family. She is a proud 104 and she shows no sign of slowing down.

Max’s graduation

picture.

Max was born in Adele, Iowa in 1916 to John Earl and Florence. She had 8 siblings: Peewee, Agnes, Gladys, Inez, Dwight, Hoopy, Teenie and Loren. (Teenie was Max’s nick name). She lived on a 120 acre farm where they raised horses, cows, chickens and a dog named Trouble. They had no electricity and no bathroom just a cold out house. Her family was lucky enough to have a phone before they had electricity hooked to their house thanks to a family member that worked for the phone company. Max learned how to drive a pony driven cart before she learned how to ride a bike. (Wish we had a picture of that pony cart). One of Max’s fondest memories growing up was the barn dances they would have in their big red barn. Neighbors would come with their fiddles and a sack lunch and everyone would dance the night away while Max and her best friends Margaret and Louise would sit up in the