On March 2nd, family and friends honored Dorothy Christinson, 93 with a memorial service at the Smith Funeral home that was followed with a luncheon in the Mayflower Buckley Dining Room. The reception was punctuated with a place setting and Dorothy’s favorite meal at her preferred table in the Buckley Dining Room where she set
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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
Bright and sunny outside…but, oh, so cold! Meanwhile, residents of The Mayflower Community and their guests enjoyed a 12:00 noon dinner of roast beef or ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, scalloped corn, cranberry pear salad, apple salad, dinner roll, and choice of dessert. Safe inside the Buckley Dining Room and excellent food…This
On Tuesday, June 21st, an array of sweet treats was baked and prepared by The Mayflower Community’s Foodservices staff for a special tasting by residents. On the buffet line in the Buckley Dining Room were the following delicacies: Popovers – Jelly and whip cream-filled popovers dusted with powdered sugar Lemon Cupcakes – Sweet lemon cake
Never missing an opportunity to celebrate something—usually the seasons—with Mayflower food, the Grinnell community of 260+ residents did it again on Wednesday, June 15th. This time, it was fresh strawberries on vanilla ice cream. Earlier in the day, resident volunteers showed up with their pairing knives to stem and slice the strawberries. Later in the
On Thursday, December 9th, the Grinnell College “Fresh Flutes” ensemble performed a mini-concert tonight in The Mayflower Community Buckley Dining Room to a gathering of about 40 residents. Fresh Flutes has been a staple ensemble of the Grinnell College Music Department since the early 1990s. Always seeking repertoire that covers a range from traditionally Classical
On Tuesday, November 30th, four different Grinnell College student ensembles presented an hour of chamber music at Mayflower. They performed under the direction of Alan Henson, Applied Music Associate and the Director of Chamber Ensembles at Grinnell College. Leslie Jaworski, Director of Community Life and Wellness at Mayflower coordinated the event in Mayflower’s Buckley Dining
On Thursday, October 21st, The Mayflower Community celebrated the fall harvest with a dinner and homemade cider. The events started with an old-fashioned pressing of the apples to make the cider on the Buckley Courtyard veranda. In the words of Foodservices Director, Scott Gruhn, “The cider press in use was owned and operated by Warren
After a pandemic-imposed one-year hiatus, The Mayflower Community’s Annual Shrimp Boil returned on Thursday, May 13th…with a splash! Unable to gather one year ago, residents and guests could carry out the shrimp boil dinner. This year, they were once again seated in the Buckley Courtyard with overflow seating in the Buckley Dining Room. A total
On Monday, August 3rd, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) reopened the independent living Buckley Dining Room. In response to the pandemic, the space has been closed to sit-down meals since last March. During the intervening period, the Mayflower kitchen has been serving and delivering meals directly to residents’ homes. At this time, service is available