Residents of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) were invited to a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, August 25th to learn of current developments. Conducted by Jack Mutti, President-Elect of the Mayflower Residents Association, the meeting featured Mayflower senior managers discussing basic ideas for utilizing available services, especially during this period of social distancing. In addition, individual…
Mayflower resident, Montie Redenius, captured a photo of a white-tailed squirrel. Said Montie, “We see her/him from our apartment windows when it is running around the yard and trees on the lawn of Montgomery (The Mayflower Community apartment building at 2nd and Broad). There are or were two of them, but we don’t always see…
“Rootstalk: A Prairie Journal of Culture, Science, and the Arts,” is a multimedia, interdisciplinary journal published by Grinnell College’s Center for Prairie Studies. The glossy-paged publication full of photos was first produced in the spring of 2015. The mission of the journal is “…to foster a forum for creative expression, commentary, and scholarship that will…
Beware of COVID-19 Contract Tracing Scams Here is the newest COVID-19 scam as reported to The Mayflower Community administrative staff: “Good morning. According to our system, you are likely to have been in close proximity to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. This means that you now need to self-isolate for 7 days and…
Brisket is one of the seven prime cuts of beef and the toughest. Cut from the breast or chest of the cow, the brisket is full of connective tissue. In order to soften it and make it tasty, it must be seared and then slow cooked, about an hour per pound of meat at a…
The August 10th derecho storm came and now is gone at The Mayflower Community in Grinnell IA. It was terrible, with much destruction throughout the greater Poweshiek County area. Likely, if you have not burned up a bunch of energy in the last 10 days cleaning up after the storm, you have at least read…
Sue Ahrens, a resident of Mayflower’s Harwich Terrace patio homes, had a birthday August 9th. It happened to end in a “0.” So, her family solicited the assistance of neighbors Dottie Blazek and Warren and Nancy Reinecke to decorate her front lawn. Sue discovered it when she opened her front blinds. Nice surprise! — Bob…
See accompanying photo. Can you name this flowering plant? It is growing on the edge of Gene and Kathy Herman’s garden-like patio at the southeast corner of The Mayflower Community Watertower Square building. Some of Kathy’s neighbors have been asking her about it. A couple of them mused that it looks like ears of corn.…
On Thursday, August 6th, Grinnell’s own Turlach Ur pipe band played in The Mayflower Community, while residents enjoyed a traditional Scottish dinner delivered to their homes and gathering places. The menu for the dinner included Steak pie (Scottish version of Shepard’s pie), Stovies (bits from the stove, potatoes, carrots, and corned beef), Neeps & Tatties…
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…