Sharing the fair at central park

Share the Fair” at Mayflower

Last weekend it was chickens, rabbits, dogs, woodworking, artwork, keyboard music, origami, photography, and sewing presented by 4H’ers at The Mayflower Community. The Grinnell Mighty Golden Clover 4H club came to Beebe Assisted Living and the Health Center to share the projects they had entered in the Poweshiek County Fair. Many came home with blue…

Lisa Case State Fair Projects

Knitting and Talking at Mayflower

Lisa Case is a knitter. This Mayflower Community resident won nine (9) blue ribbons at the 2021 Iowa State Fair. So, naturally, Lisa is a member of the long-standing (or sitting and talking) Sit ‘n Knit group that often meets at Mayflower. A recent session of the group was followed by Mayflower’s monthly Wine and…

Mighty Golden Clovers 4H Club

Share the Fair at Mayflower

On Tuesday, August 3rd, eight members of Poweshiek County’s Mighty Golden Clovers 4H Club visited The Mayflower Community’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living. The event was organized by Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness staff. The “Share the Fair” event was a follow-up to the 4H’ers’ presentations at the Poweshiek County Fair and a prelude…

Enjoying the State Fair luncheon are left to right, starting with Deena Wellborn in red, Carolyn Runyan, Gretchen Isenberg, Norma Veldboom, Sandy Beyer, Marilyn Schuler.

State Fair Picnic at Mayflower

On Wednesday, August 14th, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) put on an Iowa State Fair themed picnic lunch hosted by residents, Stan and Janaan Swann, on behalf of the Mayflower Residents Association. The fare, something like you would feast on trodding down Grand Avenue in Des Moines, was served in the air-conditioned comfort of the…