Month: January 2023

Jacob Serves After-Dinner Wine

Mayflower Beebe Book Club Celebrates

On Wednesday, January 18th, the Beebe Assisted Living Book Club dined on Paul Newman’s favorite recipes and foods as they celebrated the completion of the reading of Newman’s memoir. “The Extraordinary Life of An Ordinary Man” was read and discussed in hourly Wednesday and Thursday resident sessions over several weeks. According to the New York

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John and Ryan playing for residents

French Horn and Piano at Mayflower

On Thursday, January 12th, Mayflower residents were entered during a weekly “Lyceum” event by Mayflower resident, John Landkamer, on the piano and Ryan Gruman on the French horn. Bob Mann, Mayflower Sales & Marketing Director (641-236-6151)

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Neighborhood Luncheon

Neighborhood Luncheons at Mayflower

An activity that had to be suspended during the pandemic is back at Mayflower. The independent living “Neighborhood Luncheons” combine groupings of residents for four different Mondays each month. The residents for each luncheon live in traditional apartments, Watertower Square apartments, and Harwich Terrace patio homes. In the accompanying photo, compliments of Bonnie Lipton, residents

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Alana Ferguson

Alana Ferguson Interning at Mayflower

Grinnell native, Alana Ferguson, is serving as an intern this semester at The Mayflower Community. She will be experiencing the business and operations side of senior living and long-term care. A second-year student at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, Alana graduated from Grinnell High school in June of 2020. At St. Olaf, she is majoring

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Karen Stevenson; Jean Carpenter; Phyllis Munitz; Wilma Graden; Lisa Leris, BSN, RN, Director of Health Services; Susie Ford; Kathy Locey

Mayflower Health Center Crafts and Treats

On Friday, January 6th, residents of The Mayflower Community’s Health Center enjoyed candies delivered in snowmen-decorated containers. The craftwork was compliments of FANS, Friends and Neighbors of Mayflower, and much appreciated. Then, under the tutelage of Mayflower Housekeeper, Susie Ford, Health Center residents decorated colorful bags with buttons brought by Susie. She is a seamstress

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Steve O'Connor

Steve O’Connor Retires from Mayflower

On Friday, December 30th, Steve O’Connor retired as an employee of The Mayflower Community’s Foodservices department. A professional photographer who operated his own studio for many years in Grinnell, Steve picked up the face mask and hair net and went to work three years ago at Mayflower to provide support during a difficult time of

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Scott Gruhn

Scott Gruhn Takes Expanded Role at Mayflower

The Mayflower Community Board of Trustees and Steve Langerud, Executive Director, are pleased to announce that effective February 1, 2023, Grinnell native, Scott Gruhn, will become Mayflower’s Director of Facilities and Operations. In this role, Scott will be responsible for all of Mayflower’s Facilities, Foodservice, Housekeeping, and Laundry operations. He says, “I am pleased to

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Gene Rohr Donates Pakistani Tapestry

Mayflower Resident Donates Tapestry

While living and working in Cairo, Egypt from 1980 to 1982, Gene Rohr purchased a silk embroidered wedding shawl. A Grinnell native, Gene is a resident in Mayflower’s Beebe Assisted Living. He shares that he bought the shawl and other textiles from an itinerate merchant named Amerigo who was originally from Colombia, South America and

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