It happened again! Another big snowstorm hit Grinnell, one of the biggest in the last 10 years. We had eight-plus inches of snow. According to one of our Facilities staff members, “It is hard to tell how much snow we got. In some places, it’s about 8 inches. In other places, it is at least…
The weather outside is frightful, but the temperature inside is comfortable…in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA). With five apartment buildings, an assisted living building, and the Health Center all connected via tunnels, breezeways, and skywalks, there is no battling the elements here. In fact, there is no impending “cabin fever.” Inside, without coats, our residents…
You’d think it was nothing but beautiful, if you lived at Mayflower! We’ve already been scooped twice today with more pushing and shoveling to come this afternoon and evening. As a San Diegoian said on the February day she moved in, “I am looking forward to watching out my apartment window while the white stuff…
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell, Iowa) is fortunate to have 16 Facilities staff members who can be mobilized for any campus emergency…including moving all this darn snow. With 10 lineal miles of roadway, parking, sidewalks, and entrances to clear on the Mayflower campus, the work starts as early as possible. Typically, that means 5:30am, as our…