Sept 2015 Newsletter

September 2015
Sunset News &Views
Sunset Park Place Retirement Community 3730 Pennsylvania Dubuque Iowa
www.sunsetparkplace.net
563-583-7939
Celebrating September
Sensational September
Intergeneration Month
Its September already! September is when we
celebrate National Assisted Living Week. The week
begins on Sunday, September 13 and continues
through Saturday September 19. We will be starting
our celebration a day early, on September 12 as we
have a Sunset Park Place team participating the
Dubuque Walk to End Alzheimer’s. There is still
room for more walkers! Details on how to participate
are inside the newsletter. Also planned during the
week is a live radio broadcast, on Wednesday,
September 16 from KDTH radio starting at 1 pm.
KDTH’s Tom Hamilton will host his afternoon show
from Sunset. On Thursday, September 17 at 6 pm, the
third annual Sunset Talent show is scheduled, which if
last year was any indication, should be a great time!
World Alzheimer’s Month
Labor Day
September 7
Grandparents Day
September 13
Centenarian’s Day
September 22
Fall Begins
September 23
Women’s Health
and Fitness Day
September 30
Live 2B Healthy Turns Two!
Sunset Park Place Residents
have been participating in Live
2B Healthy exercise class for
two years now – see the full
story inside!
We are looking forward to a great week. As I always
say, while there is a National Assisted Living Week, I
would like to think at Sunset – we celebrate Assisted
Living Week – every day. I invite everyone from
residents and staff, family, and friends to celebrate
with us this week – and learn more about what Sunset
Park Place is and what we have to offer.
Our sympathies go out to the family of resident Jack
Earl.
Jerry Bell
Manager
September Activity Highlights
Shopping
Hy-Vee 2nd (1:45) , 9th , 16th, 23rd, 30th
1:15 pm
rd
1:30 pm
21st
1:30 pm
Target
Shopping
3
Outings
1st & Main Restaurant
4th 11:00 am
Party Bus Cruise
10th
1:00 pm
Rhody’s Pie Run
11th
1:30 pm
House of China
18th 11:15 am
Breitbach’s Country Dining
30th
4:15 pm
Resident Meeting with Jerry
2nd
1:00 pm
Alzheimer’s Walk
12th
9:00 am
Grandparents Happy Hour
12th 2:00 pm
Manicure Monday
14th 1:00 pm
New Town Homes
We have two new
town homes that
are underway. The
construction has
had a lot of
progress take place
in two past weeks.
The homes will
include two
Events
KDTH Broadcast
SPP Annual Talent Show
Pinot & Poetry
16th 1:00-5:00 pm
17th
th
18
6:00 pm
1:30 pm
Clarke Students “Into the treets” 19th
9:30am
22nd
1:30 pm
Music
Nancy Hooton
1st
6:30 pm
Jim Lucy
12th
1:30 pm
Frank Naber
8th
1:30 pm
Terry Dillon
18th
2:30 pm
Old Path Baptist Church
pm
20th
3:00
Shelly Gessner
29th
1:30 pm
Tom Bedtka
25th
1:00 pm
Dave Pogenklass
28th
1:30 pm
Dog Show with Phyllis & Julie
bedrooms, two bathrooms a two car garage
with about 13-hundred square feet of space.
If you are interested in one of the
townhomes, talk to Jerry or Cindy on details
at 563-583-7939.
September 2015
National Assisted Living Week
Dubuque Alzheimer’s Walk in September
Join us in the effort and be a part of our
Dubuque Alzheimer’s Walk, scheduled for
Saturday, September 12, at the
Medline/Bergfeld Recreation Area.
You can sign-up for the walk on-line at
www.alz.org/walk or simply call the
Dubuque Alzheimer’s
Association local office at:
563-589-0030 to sign-up
or for more information.
You can also participate
by dropping off your
donation to Community
Relations Coordinator
Cindy. So far ‘Team
Sunset’ has raised over
$1,000 through several
activities this past year including our most
recent ‘Paint The Town Purple’ where
residents and staff wore something purple and
donated to the cause! So won’t you be a part
of the walk and help us with the efforts to end
Alzheimer’s?! (Pictured above Sunset employees Deb
and Lauren showing off their ‘Paint the Town Purple
Attire’)
It’s almost here, National
Assisted Living Week,
September 13-19. We have
some great events for residents,
family members and the
community to attend. A couple
of big events will be the live
radio broadcast on KDTH radio, September 16,
from 1 – 5 pm. Also on Thursday, September 13
will be the annual Sunset Park
Place Talent Show, at 6:00 pm. We’re still
looking for acts too – just let us know if
you’ll be performing or just attend and bring
the family!
We Are Living To Be Healthy
On August 12, 2015
Sunset Park Place
celebrated our 2 year
anniversary with Live
2B Healthy! All of the
residents that participate
enjoy working out with
our trainer Maria. She
encourages the residents
(and staff!) to work hard
and is so creative Many
of our residents have
participated for the entire 2 years of our
program. Feeling stronger, safer, and getting
great reports from their doctors, including
reducing medications, keeps them coming
back for every session! The headbands you
see in the photos were worn for the ‘party
.
day’ of the anniversary.
Sunset Park Place
3730 Pennsylvania Ave.
Dubuque, IA 52002
Shucks – It’s Time For Corn!
Who doesn’t
love Fincel’s
corn? Ann
and Bob M
have been a
great help in
shucking
corn for us!
Your SHIPP is here!
Coming up - October
15 to December 7 will
be when ALL people
with Medicare can
change their
prescription drug
coverage. There is a SHIPP office at Sunset
that can help. You just need to make an
appointment to see a counselor at
563-583-3384.
Sunset September Birthdays
In astrology, those born between the 1st and
22nd of September are Virginal Virgos.
Virgos are industrious, efficient, and pay
close attention to details. Those born
between September 23rd and 30th balance
the scales of Libra. Libras seek harmony and
value fairness and justice.
Betty S
Hazel P
Bob M
Irene K
Lucille B
Lynn K
9/1
9/4
9/5
9/21
9/22
9/23
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