The residents of North Shore Living are sorry to see the summer come to an end, but look forward to all the activities that cooler weather brings. The household kitchens are all stocked for some baking fun, and there will be plenty of craft activities gearing up as we prepare for our annual holiday sale to be held in early December. Hopefully, we’ll get some more nice weather to get out on the patios too.
The monthly birthday party was held on October 9 at 3 p.m. to honor David Groth, Rose Hasegawa, and Janet Ryden. Cake and ice cream were served, and Doug Sanders was on hand to play everyone’s favorite piano tunes. Family and friends joined in the celebration.
The residents will enjoy an afternoon of harvest fun on October 15. We will start the afternoon with a cornhusk doll craft activity. Afterwards, Hilja will be serving up some pumpkin smoothies for “Harvest Happy Hour.”
An afternoon social time with the W.I.S.E. ladies is planned for October 19 at 3 p.m. The residents always enjoy their visits, and the delicious desserts they provide for the event.
Top Left: Harold Husby and Mary Edson enjoyed a dance together at the Portage Band Dance. Top right: Fern Lovaas celebrated her birthday with family and a pizza party, followed by some good country music on Sept. 21. Bottom right: Ione Jones (who is 102 years young!) was “queen for the day” on Centenarian Day, Sept. 22. On the left: Joyce Krueger, a resident at North Shore Living, is pictured here accompanying Pastor Daren Blanck at a sing-a-long on Sept. 16. Joyce is often heard playing her keyboard to the delight of the residents! Photos courtesy of Belinda Hudler
Several of our elders took a tour of Maple Hill on Oct. 1 to enjoy the fall colors still on display. Another outing on Oct. 24 will take us to The Hub for lunch.
We have a lot of music planned for this month. Tom Knudson came to North Shore Living on Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. to play for us. Harris Mills was here on Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m. The talented Olya Wright will perform for us with violin and piano music on October 14 at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Daren Blanck will host a sing-along with the residents on Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. The sixth-grade choir will be singing for us on Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. Myron Bursheim brings his folk music to North Shore Living most Sunday afternoons in October, and Susan Scherer will be here on Wednesday afternoons at 4:30 p.m. to play piano for the residents.
October is also Country Music Month, and we look forward to the classic country music that the band Portage will perform on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Friends and family are welcome to join us for the dance, and any of our music events.
On Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m. we will have some Halloween bingo fun. Later that evening, the residents will be passing out treats to the little ones. We always enjoy seeing those costumes, so remember to stop by to “Trick or Treat” at the Care Center between 5-6:30 p.m. on Halloween night.
For more information about volunteer opportunities at North Shore Health Living or to check out the October calendar of events, visit our website: www.northshorehealthgm.org or contact the Activity Department at 387-3518.
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