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State Street Gang progressive dinner attendees

State Streeters Step-Out

One of our Mayflower Community neighborhoods of independent living residents calls itself the “State Street Gang.” This is comprised of the 32 residents who live in the 19 Harwich Terrace patio homes near Grinnell’s State Street south and east of our Health Center. “Harwich Terrace” because the Mayflower ship sailed to America from the port

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Kids dressed in Harry Potter attire for the Hogwarts show at the Railway express

Choo Choo!

Grinnell’s Model Railroad Club operates out of the old Railway Express building at the southwest corner of 3rd and Park. Bounded on the immediate south by the Rock Island Railroad east-west tracks, the building was the disembarkation point for freight headed for Grinnell. It is across the street west of Grinnell’s remodeled Depot. The Railway

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christmas cards available at the mini gift shop

Mayflower Mini-Gift Shop Holiday Open House

Mayflower’s renowned “Mini-Gift Shop” will celebrate the holidays with a special open house on Thursday, December 6, 2018, 9:30am to 4:00pm. (Think: One week after Thanksgiving!) In preparation, the Shop will be closed December 3rd through the 5th. During that period, it would be available by appointment, by contacting any of the Steering Committee members

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laura tuggle lacina playing harp

Harpist Sooths at Mayflower

Laurel Tuggle Lacina played harp in Mayflower’s Montgomery Lounge on Thursday afternoon, October 25, 2018 as a gift to passers-by. Laurel is a Grinnell-Newburg School District Board member and a manager at the Grinnell Area Arts Council. She talked a bit about the harp and answered questions before playing for a small audience. A Mayflower

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middle way farms csa box delivery

Closed for the Season

Middle Way Farm made its last delivery of CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture) vegetables to The Mayflower Community on October 20th. Because so many Mayflower residents signed up for weekly CSA foods this summer, Middle Way added a stop on Mayflower Lane at the Buckley Courtyard veranda. Middle Way Farm is owned by Jordan Scheibel, a 2009

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Katie In and Erik Jarvis of Pink neighbor entertainment

Pink Neighbor Entertains

Last night (October 25th), the Pink Neighbor musical duo performed for the weekly Lyceum Program. An activity of the Mayflower Residents Association, the standing committee is chaired by resident Sue Ahrens. The Lyceum is a free, weekly Mayflower program offering residents and friends a program of music or education. From the Latin, Lyceum was the

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Gloria Clay voting early

Early Voting at Mayflower

Recently, The Mayflower Community Activities staff assisted Beebe Assisted Living and Health Center residents to cast absentee ballots for the November 6th General Election. Pictured is Gloria Clay making a deposit in the ballot box. Two employees from the Poweshiek County Auditor’s office brought their voting materials and box to Mayflower for the event. 23

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Dorothy Williams telling her story at Story Circle

Mayflower Story Circle

48 Mayflower Community residents participated in one of our periodic “Story Circles” presented by the Independent Living Activities department and hosted by resident Harriet Adelberg. On Tuesday evening, October 23rd, residents gathered for Mayflower homemade pizza. Then, the “Jobs I Have Held” stories started flowing. Dorothy Williams told of her rise in the publishing world,

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cookie monster pumpkin with cookies

Mayflower Staff Pumpkin Carving

On Monday, October 22, 2018, various Mayflower staff and departments submitted 14 carved and decorated pumpkins for judging by Mayflower residents. Most were pretty scary! All were creative and fun. This event was organized by Beebe Assisted Living Activities Coordinator, Tina Frascht. At this time, the voting has not been completed. The photos below show

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Steve Langerud at Leadership Iowa retreat

Executive Director Langerud Conducts Retreat

Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community, facilitated the recent annual retreat of “Leadership Iowa,” a program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI). On October 10, 2018, the group met at the Honey Creek Resort to focus on leadership and communications. Leadership Iowa is Iowa’s premier statewide issues-awareness program for current

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