After 38 years of building, remodeling, repairing, and “looking after the place,” Jack Morrison retired from The Mayflower Community last Friday, September 2nd. He served all that time in the Facilities department and for most of his tenure as Director of Facility Management. Jack’s crowning achievement was likely the construction of the state-of-the-art Watertower Square…
Recently, the Grinnell Lions Club hosted their annual “Ag Appreciation Day,” in and around Central Park. The culminating event was the Tractor Ride, which normally circles Central Park and a couple of blocks of downtown. This year, they veered a couple of blocks south to treat Mayflower residents to the spectacle. Coming south on Broad…
Accomplished seamstress, Susan Ford, is a Housekeeper in Grinnell’s Mayflower Community. She enjoys volunteering with Health Center residents. In the accompanying photos, Susan assists residents in a recent sewing session. — Tracy Woolfolk, Community Life and Wellness Department
On Thursday, August 18th, Steve Cranston represented the Deep River American Legion Post #296 in making a donation to The Mayflower Community in memory of Norman (“Timer”) McCombs. After farming in the rural Deep River area, Timer lived for a period at the end of his life in Mayflower’s Beebe Assisted Living and then the…
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…
The week of August 1st was filled with a variety of enjoyable activities for residents of The Mayflower Community’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living. Birthday celebration. Music in the Park (Turlach Ur Pipe Band!). The Parachute game. Zooming with Pets. Oh, the fun just does not stop, compliments of Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness…
A “Frog Leg and Chicken Liver Fry!” On Tuesday, August 2nd, Grinnell’s Mayflower Foodservices staff served a special dinner of frog legs, fried chicken livers, Cajun-style gumbo, and cheese grits. Diners gathered in the J&B Bistro for this one-of-a-kind delicacy. Of course, not all Mayflower residents think of this menu as a delicacy! — Bob Mann,…
At the Grinnell High School All-School Reunion on July 2nd, Neal Burkett, a gardens and grounds specialist at The Mayflower Community, performed on harmonica with Mojo Machine blues band. Pictured is Neal (GHS 1979), harmonica, and microphone. The GHS alumni group played in Central Park to a crowd of over 1,000. — Bob Mann, Sales…
On Wednesday, July 20th, Deena Wellborn, a Beebe Assisted Living resident in The Mayflower Community, celebrated her 90th birthday. Mayflower’s Foodservices staff provided the most delicious red velvet and vanilla cupcakes and strawberry punch in Beebe. In the Health Center, the cupcakes were champagne and the punch was orange and pineapple with floating slices. You…
On Tuesday, July 19th, Grinnell’s The Mayflower Community celebrated our fine dining with a Greek Dinner. 60 residents and guests enjoyed a four-course menu plus social time. The food array included: Social – Spiced Wine Hippocrates Calamari – Fried calamari with dipping sauce and lemon Spanakopita – Spinach, feta, onions, and scallions in flaky phyllo…