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Program Ponderings
February Director of Programs - Brad Ray
2021 Love is in the air, friends! look no further than the daily news
The love we feel for our family, to see how quickly lives can change
our friends, and our freedom! if care is not taken. So in the
All of us staff at Village Shores theme of love, the message I have
feel an enormous amount of for you is thank you for your cau-
love for our residents and it tion, your consideration, and your
certainly shows. Our commit- compliance with rules and regula-
ment to giving our residents of tions that some may feel need not
an amazing experience is plain apply. But like we have always
to see in our actions, reactions, said, Village Shores is like a cruise
and interactions. Phase one of ship, and it takes more than a
the vaccine roll-out in January hearty and saucy crew to keep the
went very smoothly, and we ship on a rightly course. It takes a
were even commended by the well behaved and well intentioned
CVS pharmacy technicians that group of passengers willing to lend
administered the medication in a hand when the mast is snapped.
You folks are our crew of hearty
regards to our efficiency and
passengers, and with your help, we
organization! A full 95% of Vil-
can navigate these sometimes
lage Shores residents chose to treacherous waters.
get the vaccination. That is
amazing! In addition, a very So with that, I implore you to
high percentage of Village continue to enjoy our in-house pro-
Shores staff chose to receive grams, games, trivia contests, his-
the vaccine as well. This is tory lectures, home-grown con-
right in step with our commit- certs, resident run discussion
ment to keeping you safe. groups, book clubs, bible studies,
Many thanks to my excellent and Summit Music concerts all
Activity Programmer Dezso through the winter! It is mine and
Bartha for calming everyone’s Dezso’s goal to maximize your Vil-
nerve with his relaxing piano lage Shores experience, and we are
here for you. As always, my office
classics. Also, we would like to
door is always open, and my new
thank the family members of
phone is just begging to take your
some of our residents that call. Let me know if you have any
needed assistance in filling out suggestions to improve the lives of
the proper paperwork to com- the Village Shores residents and I
plete this important endeavor. will listen with open ears, and an
As you have gathered, we open mind! Keep a song in your
have not yet reached the point heart and let your love light shine!
where outside entertainment and
speakers are allowed into senior
living communities. In addition, ~Brad
we must still adhere to small
group size, mandatory sign-up
sheets, and social distancing.
We have all gotten pretty good
at these COVID precautions, and
again, I would like to thank you
for your diligence. One has to
Resident in The Spotlight February Birthdays
Get to Know Raymond Wilson HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THESE
Being a man of few word, Ray has RESIDENTS AND STAFF
quite a story to tell! Born in St. Paul, Ray-
mond’s family moved to Minneapolis when
he was 3. His mother was a rolling stone,
and Raymond had 22 addresses and 18 2 Deb Autry (516B)
schools under his belt by the time he grad-
uated high school from Minneapolis Voca- 7 Bob Rose (1013)
tional. He enjoyed precision work and found that working
with gold and tiny circuits paired itself greatly to dental
9 Marie McGraw (703)
technology and jewelry making. He took an apprenticeship 9 Helen Taffee (703)
through the VA in Dental Technology. With his passion
for mathematics and tinkering, he eventually focused fur- 11 Solvieg Tvedten (801B)
thering his career through the military. He had met Su-
san, whom he would eventually marry, and together they
12 Pat Nakladal (202B)
moved to Texas, working in the emerging technology 15 Fred Kramer (1012)
field. His duties were to coordinate the powering the ra-
dar for a hot missile site in Texas. Eventually he ended up 19 Phyllis Bernston (501B)
in Vietnam where he was assigned to a light maintenance 23 Deanna Miller (717)
company, which kept the field operations running success-
fully. His barracks were right next to the busy helipad, 24 Kay Scharf (305B)
which saw very frequent takeoffs and landings of those
U.S. Army Huey Helicopters that were ubiquitous in Vi-
24 Pam Propper --Staff
etnam at the time. Through his later years of marriage, 25 Gary Hoover (603)
his wife often was amazed at how he could seemingly
sleep though any amount of noise. He told her that it was 25 Ronald Iwen (1009)
due to his years in Vietnam, sleeping next to the constant
din of the helicopter propellers.
25 Beverly Burggraff (413)
25 Jeannine Sloan (913)
Later, Raymond joined the Air Force Reserves and
again ended up in Texas. After some time, he returned to 26 Don Kenney (504)
his home state of Minnesota where he and Susan raised
their two boys Burton and Martyn. Raymond found work
as a lab technician at Normandale Dental Lab. The Wilson
family enjoyed vacationing on Lake Mille Lacs in Isle, Min-
nesota. They also were enthusiasts of Lake St. Croix,
spending a great deal of time in Prescott, Wisconsin.
For many years, Raymond worked for the Richfield
Public School District as the lead custodian. During this
time, he acquired a lovely organ through the school and
his talented wife Susan would give concerts for the neigh-
bors. Raymond is very passionate about music. His ec-
lectic range varies from rap to classical. He has a wonder-
ful record collection and takes great pride in finding rare
albums. In August of 2019, great sorrow was felt by the
Wilson family when Susan passed away. Raymond came
to Village Shores in July of 2019. His son Burton was ac-
tually a major part of the reconstruction of Village Shores,
working with the drywall and plaster. Having some trou-
ble with an identity theft, Raymond tends to be somewhat
shy. But he will open up if you ask him about his passion
for motorcycles, music, and rare coins. Raymond feels NOTE: SUNDAY BIBLE
that making Village Shores his home was one the best STUDY IS DISCONTINUED
choices he has made. We are very proud to have him STARTING IN FEBRUARY–
here. Raymond would like to add that his sons and THANK YOU
daughter in law Amy, are very important and loved by
him.
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Executive Director News Silver Advantage
Rick Meyer—Executive Director
How are you doing with your New Year’s resolu-
tion? Statistically, I’ve heard that more than half don’t Silver Crest is committed to creating sen-
make it a month. I’ve stopped making resolutions be- ior communities of excellence through vi-
cause I don’t need the sense of failure. I make enough brant and engaging lifestyles of wellness,
mistakes without it, but you may be more disciplined independence, dignity, and care. We want
and intentional than I. Good luck to all your efforts to input from you about how we are doing at
stay strong and healthy this year. Even with Covid, we achieving our R.E.S.P.E.C.T. goals. Please
can stay connected on the phone and in our small group visit our Silver Advantage Board on 1st
activities. floor and fill out a slip for our hardwork-
As of this writing, we have had the 1st Covid-19 vac- ing staff. This is an incentive for them to
cine and waiting for a date for the second be recognized by management. Here are
shot. Hopefully, your post vaccination symptoms were a few kudos that were posted recently:
not hard to deal with. The clinic went very well overall
since CVS sent us 8 immunizers and were soon way
ahead of the schedule we gave to you. I was very
pleased to be able to greet most of you, since we have
had little opportunity to meet. The second clinic will
likely have 5 immunizers and I’m guessing it will pro-
ceed closer to the posted schedule. In total, we had 46
staff and 176 residents receiving their first shot, nearly
100% of the residents. Some of you have asked about
vaccination record cards. I have those and will bring
those to the second clinic. At that time, you will receive
your completed card from the immunizer.
The bulk rate cable TV conversion was completed Jan
25-29. It may take some time getting used to the new
remote and finding all your favorite channels – you
have more than 200! The goal of this project was to
provide a great price by joining as a large group. I’ve
heard of some paying $150/month now cut in half to
$72/month and this cost is included in your monthly
rent amount. That’s a good benefit and worth the effort
to organize and implement. Of course, you are able
to customize and upgrade your services such as DVR
and that would be billed to you directly on a separate
bill.
We have initiated a Manager On Duty (MOD) program
to provide additional support on Satur-
days. SilverCrest Properties, our management compa-
ny, encouraged us to rotate our directors each Satur-
day to observe and assist as needed with what is hap-
pening that day. There may be a “walk-in” that would
like a tour, some deliveries from the reception
desk, questions that arise, etc, so you may see one of
us doing rounds and greeting.
You will notice a fire evacuation plan posted in your
hallway as a recommended practice. If the fire alarm is
set off, you are instructed to remain inside your apart-
ment until further direction by the fire department. Re-
cently, we were doing repairs on the alarm system and
learned that the voice messaging over the loudspeaker
directed residents to the stairwells. That was a “default”
message that we are working to change to a message
consistent with our own procedures. We apologize for
the confusion.
One more month of winter and March 1 will be here.
That’s that day I call ‘First Day of
Spring’ because I don’t want to
give the winter season more than
three months. Stay positive!
Sincerely,
Rick Meyer
Executive Director
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FEBRUARY
2021
Reflections Guest Column
Hala Randall– Director of Reflections Dezso Bartha— Activity Coordinator
What is Cognitive Reserve? MONTHLY WEATHER AND PHRENOLOGY REPORT
Monthly normals for Minnesota:
Dr David Snowden from the U of MN began a re- Precipitation: .77 inches
search project in 1986 known as the nun study. (Snowfall: 7.8 inches)
The goal of the study is to determine the causes
Temperature:
and prevention of dementia. Participants in the
Maximum: 28.9° F
study all had different beginnings in life but as
Minimum: 12.8° F
they entered discernment their lifestyle became
similar thus an excellent control group. During the New Moon: February 11 (1:07pm)
course of the study researchers found individuals Full Moon: February 27 (2:18am)
with no obvious dementia symptoms but at autop- Sucker Moon (Ojibwe)
sy had brain changes consistent with Alzheimer’s Popping Trees Moon (Lakota)
disease. While others showed advanced symptoms 11 hour 2 minutes of daylight on this date
but at times very little brain changes. They found
through study that a person with little symptoms
February is considered the third and final month of winter.
had a large enough cognitive reserve to offset the Spring is on its way! You will be begin to see the first signs of
damage and function normally. While spring this month. Generally, February is the least snowy month
in Minnesota, even falling behind March! Be prepared, however,
we cannot say for sure how cognitive reserve for in 2019 we received a whopping 39 inches! By the end of this
works or why some individuals with obvious brain month the average temperature will be 34°F and we will get an
extra an extra hour and 18 minutes of daylight!
changes do not show any signs of dementia, but
others do. we do know individuals with higher lev-
Phenology is the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenome-
els of education; formal and informal, as well as na, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life.
being forever curious hence increasing their Notable February Phenology:
knowledge would seem to help some stave off
First week of February:
symptoms of dementia. Research has since shown
Look for the “what-cheer, cheer, cheer,…” song of the northern
people with greater cognitive reserve are better cardinal, which are notable at this time of year. This harkens
able to deflect symptoms associated with other warmer days and is a sign of spring as they sing in response to
warmer days. This beautiful bird usually can first be seen in Jan-
brain diseases other than Alzheimer’s. So, is it pos- uary so keep a look out for it in its striking red color!
sible the more cognitive reserve may also help you White-tailed deer continue to shed their antlers in northern Min-
function better for longer? We hope so, but fur- nesota and the bull moose have dropped theirs. Calcium-craving
animals such as mice, squirrels, and porcupines chew these fallen
ther research is warranted. Cognitive reserve does antlers once fallen until they disappear completely.
not just depend on the 16 plus years of education Second Week of February:
there are other variables that come into play when
Starting on February 11, the sun will be high enough in the sky
we talk about what affects our brain. Such as soci- to warm greenhouses on sunny days. Plants are also beginning
oeconomic status, social interaction, occupational to come out of dormancy.
attainment, exposure to toxins, physical activity, Third Week of February:
and other health issues such as diabetes, obesity, Coyotes are breeding! Coyote breeding season is from January
to March. Coyote tagged by scientists have shown that they may
and cardiovascular disease. Essentially what travel as far as 400 miles from where they are first tracked.
is good for your heart is good for your brain and They travel distances that are impossible for other animals. The
coyote is often a trickster animal in Native American mythology
forever learning to keep those synapses healthy! that often plays pranks on humans and other animals.
Fourth Week of February:
Next Month: Ways to build your cognitive reserve!
Keep your eyes open for skunks and racoons! They will be
emerging this week. Racoons and skunks are winter sleepers,
~Hala not hibernators. Horned larks are also returning this week. This
beautiful bird can be found throughout the northern hemisphere
with its brown top feathers and white underbody. You will find
these birds congregating along roadsides and in fields.
Special thanks to Freshwater.org/weather guide for permission to
use their data
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Maintenance The Club News
Larry Webb– Director of Environmental Services Bennet Woltjer - Director of Wellness
MAINTENANCE
February is national heart month, and we want
UPDATE to bring you some great information about
preventing heart disease. Using The Club or
Happy February to getting your exercise in your room is a great
all of you from the way to prevent heart disease along with eating
Maintenance Team! nutritious foods. Stop by The Club to check
This new year has out the board with tons of information that can
been keeping us help you, or ask Megan or Bennet about what
quite busy with projects, package deliv- you can do to keep your heart and body
ery, and snow removal. However, much healthy. Also stop by for a calendar filled with
progress is being made in regards to a different tip for every day of the month to
building upkeep. The air circulating issue help keep you on track and maybe pick up a
that was a result of the new venting sys- few new tricks along the way!
tem on 3rd floor is now working well. We would also like to remind you that
Quality fresh air temperature controlled we are able to take your blood pressure read-
air is constantly being circulated. As men- ings down in The Club. If you want to keep
tioned last month, 3rd floor is a closed closer track of your blood pressure, or are
unit, and unlike other floors, had not been simply curious where you are at with it, please
benefitting from the air flow enjoyed by stop by and we will be more than happy to
the rest of the building. This is now help!
solved.
Our Emergency Broadcast System is To the wellness in your Village,
currently being tweaked to maximize effi- Bennet & Megan
ciency and provide specific information
in regards to what is expected during
emergency procedures. We would like to
thank you for your patience during our
testing phase, in which some confusing
messages might have gone out.
We would also like to thank you all
for the improvements we have seen in re-
gards to resident and staff recycling.
Please remember the recycling rules and
make sure that no plastic bags are put Club Hours
into the garage recycling bins.
As we get into this new year, we Mon—Fri 8:00—5:00
strongly encourage you to turn mainte- Closed on Weekends
nance request slips as needed, and stay
safe and warm! From myself, Matthew,
Juan, and Victor, we wish you all the best.
~Larry
Work Orders
Please Call Reception Desk
Our Team Will Fix It For You
612-861-1186
FEBRUARY Page 5
2021
Health & Wellness Food For Thought
Campus Director of Life Care - Sarah McCauley Keith Karg - Director of Dining Services
Prescription for Heart Health: Find Greetings fellow earthlings! I sure hope
Your Purpose you are enjoying getting back to normal!
We here at Dining Services are clicking on
all 12 cylinders and are happy to see your
Did you know that happiness and a strong sense of emo-
tional vitality helps lower your risk of heart disease? This covered faces once again! The Bistro is up
statistic from the Cleveland Clinic while fun and interest- and running and James is churning out all
ing points to something our Life Care Managers (nurses)
have known for a long time – your ‘spark’ or emotional the favorites. Remember the delicious
connection to purpose and passion does directly impact burgers and tasty fries we are known for>
your heart health. While a diet rich in good fats (nuts, They’re back! Elle and Phil are working hard
avocado, olive oil), fiber or even an increase in magnesi-
um contribute to maintaining a healthier heart, don’t serving piping hot meals in the Dining
overlook the simplicity of finding purpose in your life. And Room, and we finally have a full wait staff!
during all of the COVID craze, who couldn’t use a dose of
simplicity and purpose! We would like to start the Food Committee
again on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, so
Here’s why: February 9th would be the first meeting in
Positive feelings (happiness) have been associ- the Main Dining Room at 10:00 a.m. We
ated with reduced inflammatory and cardio- have to limit this group to 8-10 people,
vascular response to stress.’ Researchers at
University College London, Princeton University however. To be on this committee, please
and Stony Brook University discovered this link call Keith at 612-746-4710 and I will put
after studying longevity and wellbeing. (Forbes
11/13/14 – ‘Knowing Your Purpose in Life Could
you on. The same group will meet monthly,
Help You Live Longer) and if there are new-comers, we will rotate
them in. Let’s get this party started!
People with a high sense of purpose were less
likely to have a stroke, heart attack or coro- ~Keith
nary artery disease requiring a stent or by-
pass surgery. That’s according to Dr. Randy
Cohen, a cardiologist at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s-
Roosevelt Hospital in NYC who revealed this after
reviewing data from ten studies involving CALL THIS NUMBER
136,000 men and women. (Everyday Health – FOR MEAL
‘Purpose in Life is Good for Your Health’)
RESERVATIONS
Participants who had a higher sense of meaning
showed a significantly reduced risk of heart 612-746-4713
attack. This study was conducted by researchers
who followed more than 1,500 older adults with
coronary heart disease over two years to study
the association between heart attack risk and the
degree to which participants had a sense of pur-
Welcome to Village Shores
pose in their lives, which is typically described as
a person’s sense of directedness and meaning.
(Journal of Behavioral Medicine, May 2012)
Harold (Hal) Eichler #320B
90% of the factors that shape poor health out-
comes are due to reasons other than health Meridel Fahsl #520
and yet few healthcare options address these.
Life Care Management (LCM) proactively goes
beyond a medical focus using the 7 elements of
Judith Fries #523
wellbeing to keep costs down long-term and
achieve individual goals. Peggy Gearhard #616A
Want to find ways to increase your
Henry and Donna Halfmann #618
purpose? Talk with your Life Care
Manager or stop by the Lifesprk office John Rian & Sally Hall #705
on campus to help you unleash your
inner ‘spark.’ Stuart Sutton #612
~Spark On!
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Announcements Salon News “The Shores” Hair Salon
Lani McConnell - Owner 612-746-4708
Minneapolis Salvation Army The 5 Best Hand Lotions For Dry
Cracked Winter Skin
Receives Mitten Tree Gifts! So without complaining too much I’ll just say that it’s
winter, and I need hand lotion. My hands don’t just
Early in January, Director of Pro- get dry, they crack and bleed, so I need a heavy du-
grams Brad Ray gathered up all of ty hand lotion that will both moisturize and repair. It
can be tough to choose one in the sea of options, but
the store bought and hand-made with hands that have looked grandmotherly every
scarves, hats, and mittens that had winter since I was a kid, I’ve had a lifetime of prod-
found their way to our Holiday Mit- uct testing. And since I won’t ever be spending $30
for a tiny bottle given the amount I go through each
ten Tree on 1st floor over the winter, here are the best drugstore options to heal
Christmas season. There were so your poor, cracked, sandpaper knuckles.
many delightful items that were ob- 1. Eucerin Intensive Repair Extra Enriched
viously crafted with caring hands, Hand Cream ($6) Eucerin is an awesome skincare
and the store bought items were al- brand in general, and this product in particular is no
nonsense. It doesn’t just provide temporary relief, it
so very nice and of high quality! actually heals cracks. Wear it overnight and watch
Brad trucked all of the items up to magic happen. Also it’s only six bucks, and you can’t
the Minneapolis Salvation Army on beat that.
Lake Street and was greeted by 2. Cetaphil Intensive Moisturizing Cream
($8) Cetaphil is another heavy hitter for people
Echo Gwynn, the Director of Opera- with severely dry skin. It has no fragrance, isn’t
tions. She was so pleased at the greasy, and soothes immediately. Yes please.
wonderful donation and promised 3. Neutrogena Fast-Absorbing Hand Cream
that they are often in need of such ($6) I can’t say that I’ve ever had the greasy hand
items! Just goes to show that when problem because I only ever apply hand cream to the
backs of my hands (strongly advice by the way), but
it comes to quality of craftsmanship this does indeed live up to its promise. It’s also a
and the quality of people, nowhere great all-around hand lotion.
else shines as brightly as the folks 4. Vaseline Intensive Care Healthy Hands
here at Village Shores! Thanks Stronger Nails ($3.50) I never thought I would
again for your wonderful generosity! call a hand lotion “badass,” but it’s the first word that
comes to mind for this product. Second is
“ingenious.” It’s a great hand lotion that strengthens
your nails at the same time….for $3.50. What more
could you need in life??
5. Nivea Extended Moisture ($5) People like
Nivea Smooth Sensation, but I say that’s for sissies.
If you have straight-up construction worker hands
like mine, you need Nivea Extended Moisture. And
just in case you really want to go big, try the mas-
sive pump version you can keep in your bathroom.
~Lani
HOURS OF
OPERATION
FREE TABLE RETURNS IN MARCH!
Monday - Friday
After many months of absence, the FREE TABLE
returns to the garage parking area! Barring any 8:00 - 5:00
uptick in COVID cases, starting in March, there will
Walk-in or
again be a table to exchange and give away
items. Please, NO FOOD or PERISHABLES! Also, if By appointment
the table is overflowing with items, hold off on put-
ting more things on the table. Let’s all be careful 612-746-4708
and considerate, and make this Village Shores tra-
dition a success!
FEBRUARY Page 7
2021
Things You Should Know
• We have a free shuttle for medical appointments, grocery
shopping, banking, restaurants, and casinos. Talk to Brad
if you have more ideas. (SHUTTLE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE)
• The meal charges that appear on your monthly invoice
can be confusing. The date that appears next to your
meal charges is the date that the charges were posted,
6501 Woodlake Dr. NOT the date when you ate the meal. That date of
Richfield, MN 55423 posting includes all meal charges incurred over 30 days.
If you would like to refer a friend to
Village Shores, please contact
www.villageshoresseniorcommunity.com Judy Koznick at 612-861-1186.
All Village Shores Staff members are available by calling reception at 612-861-1186.
Executive Director - Rick Meyer 612.746.4703 rmeyer@villageshores.com
Administrative Services Manager - Pam Propper 612.861.1186 ppropper@villageshores.com
Director of Marketing - Judy Koznick 612.746.4711 jkoznick@villageshores.com
Director of Programs - Brad Ray 612.746.4705 bray@villageshores.com
Director of Life Care - Sarah McCauley 612.283.4753 smccauley@lifesprk.com
Director of Dining Services - Keith Karg 612.746.4710 kkarg@villageshores.com
Director of Maintenance- Larry Webb 612.746.4701 webb@villageshores.com
Director of Wellness - Bennet Woltjer 612.746.4712 bwoltjer@villageshores.com
Director of Resident Services - Monica Whitson 612.746.4707 mwhitson@villageshores.com
Director of Reflections - Hala Randall 612.746.4714 hrandall@villageshores.com
Director of Housekeeping - Eve Morgan 612.746.4701
Marketing Associate—Kayla Beehler 612.746.4706
Housekeepers - Sattie Khublall, Marge Chism
Bus Drivers - Vic Larson, Amy Miller, Bernie Haas 612.803.6718
Lead Receptionist - Nola Roberts
Receptionists - Pat Coy, Pego Dailey, Barb Moltumyr, Patsy Kahmann, Jim Gullickson, Jane
Long, Analisa Hillman
Maintenance Techs - Juan Nicolas Noyola, Matthew Fahrendorff
Activity Coordinator - Dezso Bartha
Reflections Coordinator - Glenn Kennedy
Wellness Coordinator - Megan Van Der Beek
Chefs - Phil Sparish, Deparo James, Elle Aldrich-Goldstein
Dining Room Supervisor - Crystal Wilson
Dining Room Wait Staff - Lillian Hatley, Winny Amenya, Rachael Coulter,
Mary Stratton, Sherry Partlow, Cheryl Partlow, Anna Nelson, Linda Rick-
sham, Ben Bury, Edube Jideonwo, Tommy Lawless, Ennaoj Reed, Nathan
Berger, Jamisen Holt, Ennaoj Reed, Vogeeta Ramnandon
Dishwashers - Gemma Guthrie, Carlos Mayes
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