April 25th, 17 Mayflower residents were treated to a tour of the huge Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. company north of I-80 and west of Williamsburg. We traversed the 30-acre, 1,000,000 square-foot plant via tram, hosted by an insightful and knowledgeable tour guide. Founded by Jon Kinzenbaw as a welding shop in Ladora, Iowa in 1965, the
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On April 12th, the Grinnell High School senior choir performed a medley of songs for residents of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA). They were directed by Roger Henderson, vocal music instructor, and accompanied by Juli Bey, pianist. See photo below. — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) Book Club meets monthly to discuss the book that they have selected at their previous meeting. They choose books on a variety of topics. Mostly recently, the group read “The Common Good” by Robert Reich. Currently, they are reading “Little Heathens” by Mildred Armstrong Kalish. Pictured above are some of
The April session of Mayflower Community’s “Armchair Travel” was presented in the Kiesel Theatre on the 23rd. The films for this session featured New Guinea, Southern England, and various Iowa counties. Hosted and arranged by Mayflower resident, Shane Estes, the series runs once a month on a Tuesday afternoon. These vivid videos help one apparate
On Friday, April 19th, the Easter Bunny left a bunch of plastic eggs filled with chocolates in the Mayflower Community Buckley Courtyard. The Bunny was a bit tired out by all that laying, so she/he hung around to watch the eggs being gathered by the children and grandchildren of Mayflower employees. We are not allowed
Curbside pick-up in Grinnell is a’changing. Here is information from the City’s website: “All residents and businesses outside of the Central Business District are receiving rolling solid waste carts this week. Delivery should be complete by the end of the day on April 18th. Collection with the new truck and carts will start the week
In the lower level of The Mayflower Community’s Edwards building, there is a buzz of activity. Besides being the home to the 40,000-piece Disney character puzzle, it is the site of the weekly craft activities. Resident John Noer is about finished with the first of ten frames of the big puzzle. This one is Cinderella
At April 15th’s quarterly Mayflower Residents Association meeting, over 100 residents were introduced to the Mayflower nursing management team. The staff is based in the Health Center and the Beebe Assisted Living facility. Pictured above, from left are: Kellie McGriff, BSN/NHA, Associate Director/Administrator; Tracy Sadler, Facilities Supervisor; Chery Nelson, Activities Director, Tami Lai, RN, MDS
Installation of the all-new Open Dining equipment in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) Health Center kitchen began this week. Pictured below are the new prep counters, the open griddle and hood, the Combi ovens and hood, the freezer, and the dish washing cubicle. Plans are to complete and test the installation within the next two
Parts of the United States are experiencing a measles outbreak. Fortunately, that does not include Iowa at this time, but precautions are always important. This message contains information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The applicable website is: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/index.html. Measles starts with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and sore throat.