Recently, Grinnell Middle School Student Council members joined some Mayflower Community Health Center residents for games and conversation. 7th and 8th grade student counselor, Paula Simon, chaperoned and brought her therapy dog Ash. — Community Life and Wellness Department
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Helen and Dale Lippincott had special visitors on Monday, October 3rd. Family visited from Anchorage, Alaska! Granddaughter Beth Paynter gave a private performance on the Mayflower’s Carman Center grand piano. The family was in Grinnell to celebrate Helen’s upcoming October 9th birthday. Pictured with Dale and Helen (seated) are grandson Tom Paynter, wife Beth, and
Senior Strength, Chair Yoga, TheraBand, Hydromassage, workout equipment in two different fitness rooms….It is happening in The Mayflower Community! The independent living resident Well-Being program, led by Hannah O’Polka, CNS, FT, has performed training on a number of pieces of workout equipment and is now offering exercise classes every weekday morning. Other instructors include Leslie
On Friday, September 30th, approximately 160 independent living residents of The Mayflower Community received flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Residents had their choice of receiving one of the vaccines or both, in the latter case, one in each arm. Mayflower staff also received COVID-19 vaccinations as part of the clinic conducted by the Poweshiek County Public
On Thursday, September 29, residents and staff from The Mayflower Community attended Grinnell High School’s downtown Homecoming Parade. Pictured from left front row: Pat Groth, Terry the Tiger, Nadine Brouwer, and Helen Lippincott. Standing from left are Tracy Woolfolk, Mayflower Community Life and Wellness Coordinator, and Leslie Jaworski, Community Life and Wellness Director. — Leslie
Dale Lippincott, a resident of The Mayflower Community Health Center, was honored on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 with the presentation of a plaque from the Brooklyn (Iowa) American Legion Post #294. He was honored for his 75 years for membership in the Legion as of his service in the U.S. Navy. Dale and Helen Lippincott’s
After 38 years of building, remodeling, repairing, and “looking after the place,” Jack Morrison retired from The Mayflower Community last Friday, September 2nd. He served all that time in the Facilities department and for most of his tenure as Director of Facility Management. Jack’s crowning achievement was likely the construction of the state-of-the-art Watertower Square
Recently, the Grinnell Lions Club hosted their annual “Ag Appreciation Day,” in and around Central Park. The culminating event was the Tractor Ride, which normally circles Central Park and a couple of blocks of downtown. This year, they veered a couple of blocks south to treat Mayflower residents to the spectacle. Coming south on Broad
Accomplished seamstress, Susan Ford, is a Housekeeper in Grinnell’s Mayflower Community. She enjoys volunteering with Health Center residents. In the accompanying photos, Susan assists residents in a recent sewing session. — Tracy Woolfolk, Community Life and Wellness Department
On Thursday, August 18th, Steve Cranston represented the Deep River American Legion Post #296 in making a donation to The Mayflower Community in memory of Norman (“Timer”) McCombs. After farming in the rural Deep River area, Timer lived for a period at the end of his life in Mayflower’s Beebe Assisted Living and then the