Helen and Dale Lippincott celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, March 24th in The Mayflower Community Health Center. The couple met in high school when she was a freshman and he was a sophomore. Helen knew she liked Dale. Subsequently, he left school to serve for two years in the Navy. When he returned,…
On March 25th, International Waffle Day was celebrated in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) Beebe Assisted Living and Health Center. With the assistance of Mayflower’s Foodservices kitchen, led by Supervisor Jacob Staroska, residents enjoyed mini-Belgium waffles. Available were a variety of toppings—fresh whipped cream, raspberries, blueberries, chocolate chips, pecans, butter, and traditional and sugar-free syrup.…
Jean Libbey, Grinnell Mayflower Community resident, was surprised with a birthday celebration gathering on Saturday, March 20th in Grinnell’s Central Park. Organized by Jean’s daughters and son-in-law, the event marked Jean’s 90th birthday. Unaware of the impending party, Jean rode with her daughter Joan Langer on Mayflower’s three-wheel, side-by-side cycle into the group gathered at…
The Mayflower Community just completed a “Spring Break” for Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents. The good news: No arrests for disorderly conduct. This all means we are rounding the corner of this insipid pandemic thing. It helps that all but two of all those Mayflower residents are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 infection.…
The Mayflower Community has resumed activities for Health Center residents in the second floor Carman Center. This provides the needed open space for social distancing, as Mayflower continues pandemic precautions. Last week resident Dennis Anderson was the “guest caller” for the strenuous “black-out” round. Dennis has a very strong voice. One of the residents playing…
In The Mayflower Community on March 10th, Jacob Staroska, Foodservice Supervisor, led cupcake decorating demonstrations in Beebe Assisted Living and the Health Center. Jake baked a variety of flavored cupcakes (chocolate, vanilla, and lemon) for residents to decorate using individual piping bags filled with several different colored frostings and a variety of sprinkles. They were…
The bicycle built for two in The Mayflower Community is actually a three-wheeled All Abilities® cycle built for two. There are two of them—the side-by-side and the rickshaw. Monday, March 8th was the perfect day for residents and staff to get out for a little sunshine and fresh air! The leader riders were Mayflower Community…
Late Mayflower Community resident, Timer (Norman Van) McCombs, was recently remembered. Friend and service veteran, Steve Cranston, contacted Mayflower on behalf of the Deep River (Iowa) American Legion Post #296. He explained their organization wanted to do something in the memory of their friend and longtime Mayflower resident. Their goal was to do something that…
On Wednesday morning, March 3rd, Mayflower Health Center resident, Wilma Graden, was reunited with her Mason & Hamlin piano. The piano was previously located in Mayflower’s Beebe Assisted Living building where Wilma was living. When she moved to the Health Center during the pandemic, precautions prevented moving the piano in 2020. Now, with 98% of…
Katie McGriff is Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness Coordinator. Having begun her work, mostly in the Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living last November, Katie met most of Mayflower’s independent living residents as she handled the intake for the coronavirus vaccination events in late February. Katie is completing her Activity Professionals Certification through the Iowa…