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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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
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
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
(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,
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
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
As part of the Pearson/Buckley tunnel and Pearson lower-level remodeling in process, our Kiesel Theater has a fresh coat of paint and signage. Named for Ferdinand Kiesel, who donated his home at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Broad Street, the Theater has 55 seats on a ramped base with easy viewing of the 10-foot
Every Week! Today, the temperature is dropping, rain is expected to turn to snow, and the wind is gusting. Not a great time to be outdoors—for church or exercise. For those living at Mayflower, our indoor system of tunnels, breezeways, and a skywalk provide a cozy walking path of three city blocks without backtracking. Each
The Grinnell Model Railroad Club will be promoting Polar Express night at their museum on Fridays. Beginning November 30th and running through December 20th, the club will be displaying their model railroad trains and the hand-crafted Grinnell diorama from 7:00 to 9:00pm in the building at the southwest corner of 3rd Avenue and Park Street.