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Anne Sunday, David Harrison, Astrid Henry, Harley Henry, Bob Myren, and Linda Myren.

Christmas Dinner at Mayflower

Pictured above is Anne Sunday with back to camera and to her right, David Harrison, Astrid Henry, Harley Henry, Bob Myren, and Linda Myren. On Christmas Day, 2018, a large contingent of residents and their guests enjoyed a tasty meal along with “Merry Christmas” greetings and warm conversation. The dinner was baked ham or tender

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photo of Johnny Khuu

Christmas Spirit at Mayflower

Johnny Khuu (rhymes with “cool” said quickly) has been serving as Resident Intern in the Mayflower Community since last summer. He is the second post-graduate student to engage at Mayflower. Ariel Lepito, a 2017 Grinnell College graduate, lived and worked with us from June 2017 to June 2018. As a part of the program, the

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Nathaniel Zhu playing piano

A Little Piano Music, Please!

On Friday, December 14th, Nathaniel Zhu, a Grinnell College fourth-year who is volunteering with the Adopt-A-Grandparent program at Mayflower, presented a piano recital. He is an accomplished pianist, entertaining Health Center, Beebe Assisted Living, and independent living residents with Christmas music in the Carman Center. With the Adopt-A-Grandparent program, Nathaniel is paired with a Health

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Thursday morning men's coffe club

Thursday Mornings: The Men Are Talking!

On Thursday mornings at 8:30 in Mayflower’s Buckley third-floor lounge, a group of male residents get together to talk…and eat! This morning, they were treated to breakfast casserole (large pieces!), scones, muffins, juice, and coffee. Between bites, there was some conversation. The topics varied from trucking, state and national politics, farming, and the economy to

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Residents Joan Baker and Rey Evans playing Mahjong

Mayflower Mahjong Anyone?

(Pictured are residents Joan Baker and Rey Evans) In the Mayflower Community there are two versions of Mahjong being played—American Mahjong on Mondays at 1:00pm and Oriental Mah-Jongg on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. Both groups play in the third-floor Buckley building lounge. This historical game of strategy and tiles, developed during the Qing Dynasty in China,

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Steve Langerud, Mayflower Executive Director, cuts caution-tape “ribbon” held by craftsmen, Wyatt Crawford and Matt Spencer, and flanked by the rest of the Facilities staff.

Mayflower Announces Tunnel and Passageway “Extreme Makeover”

For most of the months of November and December 2018, Mayflower’s Facilities staff has been working on the Buckley/Pearson tunnel and the Pearson building lower-level to upgrade the entire area. New drywall and ceilings, paint, lighting, flooring, handrails, and artwork have combined to create a warm and safe place to navigate the Mayflower campus from

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Steve Langerud, Mayflower Community Executive Director, and Dan Agnew, Grinnell Lions Club host as well as Mayflower resident and City of Grinnell Mayor

Steve Langerud in the Lions’ Lair

On Monday, December 3rd, Steve Langerud, Mayflower Community Executive Director, was the guest speaker at the Grinnell Lions Club regular weekly luncheon meeting. Steve explained that Mayflower Community is a life plan community where people make a choice to be in community with people they will live with for the rest of their lives. Other

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Shults and Company entertain in a packed Carman Center

Dinner and a Show

On Thursday, December 6th, 130 Mayflower residents and their guests enjoyed the annual Mayflower “Prelude to Christmas” dinner in the Buckley Dining Room. Afterwards, they moved to the Carman Center (via tunnel and skywalk!) for a show—The Shults and Company vocal and instrumental winter ensemble, who provided a review of holiday music. The Swedish-themed dinner

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Angie Dillon and Vickie Wieck head shots

Mayflower Announces Enhanced Assisted Living Staffing

Angie Dillon, LPN is The Mayflower Community’s new Assisted Living and Home Services Coordinator. She has worked in healthcare at Mayflower since 2009, having served as a Health Center charge nurse and as the South Village coordinator. Angie received her licensure for practical nursing (LPN) in 2011 from Marshalltown Community College. She holds a current

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Miss Jeanette Tisdale, retired vocal and music teacher at her piano

“Miss Tisdale!”

While attending a play at the Amana Colonies’ Old Creamery Theatre on November 29th, Mayflower resident Jeanette Tisdale was greeted three different times with, “Hello, Miss Tisdale.” All three people were one-time students of this retired vocal music teacher and high school ensembles accompanist. Jeanette started teaching music fresh from the University of Northern Iowa

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