August 2016

Enjoying Life Together at Hearthstone at Murrayhill
Murrayhill Times
August 2016
Mission
To Serve with Love, Respect, and Integrity
Vision
To Continually Strive to be an Exceptional
Retirement Community
Administrative Staff
Tom Freitag
Executive Director
Pamela Howatt
Assisted Living Administrator
Nena Terry
Memory Care Administrator
Brigita Nikolov, RN
Health Services Director
Jamie Carrabine, LPN
Community Nurse
Ike Suguitan, RN
Memory Care Nurse
Rai Buch
Executive Chef
Rebecca Valdez
Dining Room Supervisor
Dave McElheran
Chaplain
Shirley Andersen
Activities Manager
Glenn Simpson
Facilities Manager
Debbie Hartvickson
Community Relations Manager
Penny Holcomb
Community Relations Director
Bev McElheran
Resident Relations
Rocio Cruz
Housekeeping Supervisor
Myrna Ketsdever
Bookkeeper
Hearthstone Management Services
Nancy Friesen
Bev Ecker
Rod Friesen
Gerry Friesen
August 2016 © Murrayhill Times
editor • Barbara Agnew
designer • Amanda Garvin
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La Traviata
Thursday, August 11, 1 pm
Hearthstone’s Multnomah Theater
One of the most famous operas in the world, La traviata (The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by
Giuseppe Verdi. Based on La dame aux Camelias, a
play adapted from the novel written by Alexandre
Dumas in 1852, the opera is set to an Italian libretto by
Francesco Maria Piave.
Inspired by the life of courtesan Marie Dupless, La
traviata tells an unforgettable love story shrouded in
sacrifice, mystery and misunderstanding.
Are You Dehydrated?
Submitted by Angel Higbee, Exercise Instructor
A recent CBS online news article reported that last
month brought an alarming spike in the number of patients treated for dehydration, fatigue and heatstroke
across the Southwest—especially in major cities recording temperatures exceeding 100 degrees.
Staying hydrated is critical. However, when it comes to
drinking enough water, most Americans consume far
below the recommended daily minimum, regardless of
the season.
The online article also noted that while most people
know water is crucial to their health, nearly threefourths of the American population fall short of the 10
daily cups prescribed by the National Academies of
Sciences’ Institute of Medicine. The result: most people
in the US are functioning in a chronic state of dehydration.
“Sixty percent of our body is composed of
water—75 percent in our muscles and
85 percent in our brains. It’s like oil to a
machine,” explained Dr. Roberta Lee.
So keep that water coming-- your skin,
muscles, brain and body weight all will
benefit!
Article from CBS online news.
Life: Living with Purpose, Making a Difference
By the Reigning King and Queen of Hearts Gene and Joanne Kersey
Your home was filled with items that invoke memories.
In your need, you collected. You saved your children’s report cards
yellowed with age and drawings from the grandchildren, now
grown, adorned your fridge.
Then, you begin the task of dispersing your treasures. Family chooses items
first and you are saddened when your favorites are not theirs, and surprised when your son
says he wants that picture of you that hangs on the wall.
Many belongings are dispersed and scattered and soon even your home is no longer yours.
You move to a new living facility where you know no one and find many new friends. You
thought this move could be lonely and depressing but found new joy. Then followed the loss
of abilities, perhaps the capacity to walk or the competence to remember.
You found hearts filled with compassion and empathy. You found space that is adequate
and private, with room for the rocker, and a window that looks out to rose bushes and other
flowers that are visited regularly by brightly-colored hummingbirds.
May you always find an opportunity to make a difference and live a life that has purpose.
May friends and family come often to visit. May the newest great grandchild make its first
appearance, wrapped in the afghan you made for this newborn’s grandmother.
May each day bring smiles to your face, and may you have time to share with new found
friends and be grateful for all you have!
Words To Live By
By Dave McElheran, Chaplain
We may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:6 NKJV
Sometimes fear can be a good thing in that it causes us to use caution and helps us to stay
focused. However many times fear grips us and causes us to dwell on the “what ifs.” When
fear dominates us, it can immobilize and cause us to isolate ourselves from great opportunities.
The good news is that you do not have to be ruled by fear. You have a powerful ally—God
himself, the creator of the universe who will never leave you. God is your helper. Mere men
cannot match His power. This truth is the cornerstone for overcoming fear.
Prayer is one of the greatest weapons against fear. In prayer you connect with God’s power
and presence. This constant awareness of God’s presence thwarts the possibility of fear in all
circumstances. Know that God is in control, he takes care of the fear.
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I’d Know You Anywhere! Or Would I….?
More than 200 residents make their home at Hearthstone at Murrayhill. Add dozens of staff
and visitors each day, and you’ve got a small city here—which means it’s not always easy to
remember your neighbors’ or lunch mates’ names.
To help you put a name with a friend’s face, we’ve created the “Who Am I” challenge below. Once you’ve identified each resident by name, you can compare your answers with
those on page 11.
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1. Caught the Big One
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2. Checking Out the Helvetia
Countryside
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3. Gone Fishin
4. May the Force Be
With You
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5. Red Hat Ladies on the
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Town
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6. More Red Hat Ladies on the
Town!
7. Balloon Volleyball is
Harder Than it Looks
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8. Just Try to S
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One By Me!
Thanks to Lillian Diaz, Kelsey
Monger, and Thelma Cruz
for their photography skills.
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August Library Donations
By Kay Elliot, Resident and Hearthstone Librarian
Holy Cow, books just keep on coming! Oldies to read again. Thank you,
thank you. We’ve added three new Young Adult books in the library: two
mysteries by Alan Bradley and one fiction by Chris Crutcher.
Look it up: The ‘pantechnicon’ came growling up the long, curving drive.
PLEASE use a bookmark rather than dog-earing a page! I’ve spotted loads of them in the ‘return’
basket.
Nonfiction:
Pacific Destiny, Dale Walker
General History of Oregon, Charles Carey
Women’s Voices from the Oregon Trail, Susan Butruille
It Happened in Oregon, James Crutchfield
Portland, Jewel Lansing
Prometheus Bound, Aeschylus
Pericles
Silent Night, Stanley Weintraub
It Came with the House, Jeffrey Shaffer
I’m Right Here, Fish-Cake, Jeffrey Shaffer
How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill
Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis
Schott’s Original Miscellany, Ben Schott
The Kindness of Strangers, Don George (editor)
Fridays with Red, Bob Edwards
The Price of Inequality, Joseph Stiglitz
Fiction:
House, Tracy Kidder
The Full Cupboard of Life, Alexander Smith
The Kalahari Typing School for Men, Alexander Smith
Night of the Fox, Jack Higgins
Exocet, Jack Higgins
Mrs. Jeffries & the Merry Gentlemen, Emily Brightwell
The Rhinemann Exchange, Robert Ludlum
Special Assignments, Boris Acunin
The Winter Queen, Boris Acunin
The City of Fallen Angels, John Berendt
A Daring God, Barbara Cleverly
The Bees Kiss, Barbara Cleverly
The Brother Cadfael Mysteries, Ellis Peters
Digging to America, Anne Tyler
Scorpio Illusion, Robert Ludlum
The Smell of the Night, Andrea Camilleri
Creole Belle, James L. Burke
I Am the Only Running Footman, Martha Grimes
The Anodyne Necklace, Martha Grimes
The Old Fox Deceiv’d, Martha Grimes
The Burning Shore, Wilbur Smith
On Borrowed Time, Jenn Mckinlay
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The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches, Alan Bradley
(YA)
I am Half-Sick of Shadows, Alan Bradley (YA)
Deadline, Chris Crutcher (YA)
Broken for You, Stephanie Kallos
All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doer
The Emperor’s Revenge, Clive Cussler
Villa Incognito, Tom Robbins
Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
Tales of the Alhambra, Washington Irving
Heart and Soul, Maeve Binchy
Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift
Women of the Silk, Gail Tsuiyama
Bridge over the River Kwai, Pierre Boulle
Of Love and Shadows, Isabel Allende
Helen of Troy, Margaret George
The Waterworks, E. L. Doctorow
The Promise, Chaim Potok
The Kitchen God’s Wife, Amy Tan
The Egg and I, Betty MacDonald
Crocodile on the Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters
Where Truth Lies, Christiane Heggan
The Merry Wives of Windsor, William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare
Biography:
George S. Kaufman, Howard Teichmann
Cleopatra, Susan Blackaby
The Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Large Print:
Brush of Wings, Karen Kingsbury
Murder on the Bucket List, Elizabeth Perona
The Last Mile, David Baldacci
Most Wanted, Lisa Scottoline
Anna’s Place Moments
Residents Celebrate Independence Day
By Frank Pablo, Life Enrichment Coordinator
Red, white, and blue were a big deal for everyone here
at Anna’s Place on the 4th of July. We had music and desserts galore. Yummy! Thelma Cruz, life enrichment assistant,
made a patriotic flag cake with fresh blueberries and strawberries.
Singer/guitarist Steve West entertained us with patriotic
music, making Independence Day 2016 even merrier than
ever. Balloons and American memorabilia added to the
party atmosphere and made the time memorable. Thanks,
Thelma, for coordinating this wonderful event!
Cherishing Our Freedom
By Frank Pablo, Life Enrichment Coordinator
Residents shared their thoughts and feelings about
the 4th of July holiday and what it meant to them.
Freedom was the word that many used to describe
this celebration and how that freedom touched them
personally.
“The freedom to live my life independently with
some assistance is the life for me,” explained one
resident. “Living here at Hearthstone was an answer
to my prayers because I don’t need to depend on
my children. I have the freedom to still make some
of my choices where I live,” said another. Others
mentioned the freedom to live a long and prosperous life and the freedom to be safe where they live.
I learn something new every day at my job. To hear
these heartfelt comments from our residents makes
me feel good about where I work. It reminds me
that our mission is being fulfilled by serving with love,
respect and integrity.
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Adele E. Zanon: Food, Faith, & Friends
Interview by Ruben Wilson, Resident
Adele was born in Glasgow, Montana, to Onufry and Elizabeth Pidwerbecki on October 29,
l932. Her sisters were Clara, Pearl and Bernice, and a brother Walter.
One of her childhood ambitions was to become a nurse. However, her mother suffered a
severe stroke when Adele graduated from Flathead High School in Kalispell, Montana. After
her mom’s recovery Adele decided to pursue a career as a secretary and an office manager.
Adele married Robert Zanon on November 7, 1953, in Kalispell. They
had five children and eight grandchildren.
Her daughter Geralyn is retired and resides in Kalispell, with her
husband Fred Merrick. Fred was born and raised in Butte, Montana.
He is a semi-retired teacher from Flathead High School where he
taught world history and coached basketball, football and track.
Currently, he is a traffic education instructor, and substitute teacher
in Kalispell School District. They are members of St. Matthew’s Parish,
where Geralyn volunteers with the Social Concerns Outreach program and needs of the parish.
Rick resides in Phoenix, Arizona, where he works for the Bureau of
Medical Economics. He also enjoys playing golf.
Craig lives in Portland with Erin, his bride of nearly 10 years. Their life joyously centers around
their four young and energetic children: son Ryder, 8; daughter Chase, 6; son Parker, 3; and a
girl Ryann, 1. Craig has worked with Nike for 25 years and is currently the vice president and
general manager of Men’s Training & Fitness. Erin works at home, managing the household,
school schedules and countless family activities. Both Craig and Erin love architecture and
design, and are nearing completion of their new home in the Skyline area.
Sharon resides in Snohomish, Washington, and is married to Ben Harnetiaux. Both Sharon and
Ben have worked for Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Banking for more than 15 years. Sharon
has two children: Nigel, 22, who is majoring in architecture at the University of Washington
in Seattle, and Danika, 19, who just finished her freshman year at Gonzaga University in Spokane. Sharon and Ben also have a 12-year-old black lab named Molly, who is the heartbeat
of their household.
Scott’s family includes wife, Sara; son Jacob; and daughter Claire. Scott and Sara have
been married for nearly four years and live in Beaverton. Scott has worked at Nike for more
than 25 years and is currently the marketing director for Nike Team Sports. Sara, who moved
from Houston, Texas, to Beaverton, in 2012, owns and operates the Houston Stellar Volleyball
Club. Jacob, 21, was playing baseball for Lewis & Clark College in Lewiston, Idaho, before he
was drafted in in the 15th round by the New York Mets. He is currently playing for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Clare, 17, is a senior at Jesuit High School in Portland, and has recently verbally
committed to play volleyball in Chaminade University in Honolulu following graduation.
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Adele and Bob had a good time keeping up with all their kids’ activities including
Peewee baseball, softball, cheer leading,
basketball, and Legion baseball. All five
of their children attended the University of
Montana in Missoula. All of the boys played
basketball for four years at the university,
so Adele and Bob kept the road hot from
Kalispell to Missoula and points beyond.
When the couple retired in 1999, they enjoyed traveling across the United States,
especially for spring training for baseball in
Florida and Arizona, and Lambeau Field in
Green Bay, Wisconsin to see their favorite
NFL team, the Packers.
They moved to Beaverton on December 4, 2006 to be closer to our families.
Adele and her husband anticipated moving to Hearthstone at Murrayhill together. However,
last September 1, Adele had an ischemic stroke, and on September 10, Bob passed away at
St. Vincent’s Hospital of respiratory failure with hypoxia cardiopulmonary arrest.
Answers from picture
game on page 4.
I’d Know You Anywhere!
Or Would I….?
1. Karen Godbey
2. Adele Zanon, Marilyn Feist
Celebrating August
Birthdays with...
1 Peggy Jones
21 Sharon Hubler
1 Shirley Sahli
21 Lorraine Monaco
2 Shirley Johnson
22 Dorothy Gray
3 May Matsuda
22 Mary Hanson
7 Helen Sanborn
23 Sally Ford
8 Molly Walker
25 Jeanne Jackson
3. Mary Sue Waterman
11 Marie Minderhout
26 Bill Schumacher
4. Jack Konner
11 Roland Jensen
27 Gladys Koback
5. Phyllis Brower, Pat Hartnett, Pauline Gladden, Margaret Hasson
14 Jessie Swanson
27 Hobart (Bud) Bird
15 Marjie Heaton
27 Joanne Kersey
6. Sharon Hubler, Gina Varney,
Jackie Tabert, Shirley Johnson
19 Anne Foster
28 Imogene Spencer
19 Bob Brietbarth
28 Lois Watson
7. Walt Kirsch, Emelia Warchol, Ed
Miller
20 Dale Towne
21 Joyce Brandenburger
8. Kay Singmaster
9. Jim Kuenzi, Marv Voss, Karl
Steinert
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Old Fashioned County Fair
Coming to the Hearthstone Fairgrounds
August 30-31
Don’t miss two days of old-fashioned summer fun with the smells, sights and sounds of
a county fair including a replica of a 1800s Stagecoach! Step right up for:
Stage Coach Replica
Square Dancing
Calliope
Seed Spitting Contest
Cotton Candy & Kettle Corn
Old-Fashioned Root Beer
& Roasted Peanuts
Food & Craft Exhibits
Games Galore & Prizes, Prizes, Prizes!
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