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Waterford Senior Living
Garden Update
Nothing finer than a tomato right off the vine. This month we have
plenty of them. We brought in over 50 of them in just one picking.
There are still plenty more green ones out there so we will have a lot
more coming yet. The lettuce is done and the beans and peas are also.
But we all decided this was a great year for tomatoes.
Waterford Senior Living ~ 301 S. Sixth St. ~ Waterford, WI 53185 ~ 262-534-4800 ~ [email protected]
Director’s Message
We would like to keep our meal times and activities free of distractions so we are
asking residents, family members and visitors to turn off or silence their cell phones
while in the dining room. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation with this request.
Kristy’s Korner
Waterford Senior Living has set aside October 6th , 6:30 pm for a very important, informative seminar regarding end of life preplanning. No one likes to think about death, let alone plan for it. In
many families, discussing one's mortality is an extremely uncomfortable topic. By pre-planning our
funeral, we relieve our family of having to make important decisions during a period of great stress
and grief. John Mealy will lead our discussion and will provide easy to use handouts which will help
you answer the important questions. There will be time for questions and refreshments will be
served. Residents, families, friends all invited to attend. Please call Kristy at 534-4800 if you have
any questions.
Birthday Lunch
Holy Cow! We have 5 residents
with August birthdays. Genny,
Wally, Mary Ellen, Helen and
Don were honored on the 9th.
Barb from the kitchen made a
lovely cake. The ladies were also
given a gift certificate to the salon
for a wash, cut and set, and the
men one for a haircut. A gift from
WSL and Carrie the beautician.
August Birthday’s: Genny, Wally,
Mary Ellen, Helen and Don
Happy Birthday!
Employee of the Month
residents and other staff” “She always works so hard”, “She is alAnd the Winner Is…….
ways willing to help out with everyRose has been chosen by her cowork- thing” “For picking up extra hours
ers as our Employee of the Month for and making sure things get done
right!” Congratulations Rose! We’ll
August.
watch for your car in the special
We joke that she is like the energizer
Employee of the Month parking
bunny because she seems to be tireless. Just a few of the comments from Spot.
Rose’s colleagues are: “She is always
willing to help me out, very kind to
Memorial Garden Dedication Celebration
September 15th from 5:30pm-7:00pm we will have our 1st Annual Memorial Garden
Dedication Celebration. At 6:00pm we will have a brief welcome and prayer. WSL
is inviting all past residents’ families to come and celebrate their loved ones who
have passed away. We are looking forward to seeing family members that we haven’t seen for months or years to remember their loved one(s). Families are able to
purchase a granite brick engraved with a memorial message in honor of their loved
one(s). Appetizers and punch will be served.
Please come and visit with families and
friends. If you would like further information
please ask Meghan. Kindly RSVP by Sept 12th.
State Fair Cream Puff Day
Every year on the first day of the State Fair, Cindy makes us Cream Puffs just like
at the Fair. The great day finally arrived on Thursday, August 4th. Thanks to a
little magic from Marilee in the kitchen, Cindy starts whipping the cream at
11:30. That way they are ready for us to eat as our dessert for lunch. That first
bite is heaven. For some that first bite is messy. Cindy showed us the correct way
to eat a cream puff by twisting off the top so you eat it in 2 halves and don’t loose
any cream. Pure Wisconsin Goodness.
Volume 5, Issue 8
August 2011
Birthdays for August
• 8/9 Mary Ellen
• 8/12 Genny
• 8/19 Don
• 8/24 Helen
• 8/27 Wally
Inside this issue:
Spotlight on:
Crazy Day
2&3
Ice Cream Social
4&5
Senior Olympics
6&7
Birthday Lunch
8
Kristy’s Korner
8
Employee o/t Month
8
Garden Update
8
Service Anniversaries
Barb 1 year
August’s Employee of the
Month: Rose
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Spot Light on:
C r az
z y Day
Here at WSL we have gone plum
CrAzY. The heat had finally gotten
to us and we went nuts. For 1 day
we did all kinds of crazy things. We
dressed crazy and we ate ice cream
for breakfast. In keeping with the
theme we ate lunch backwards. We
had dessert first and had our salad at
the end. You name it, we did it. It
was so much fun to see how people
would dress. Way to go to all who
got into the spirit and had fun with
us.
The TCAP Senior Olympics were held on Wed, August 10th
at Festival Hall on the lake in Racine. Residents from 19 facilities in Racine, Kenosha, Walworth and Lake, IL counties
participated. There were approximately 200 athletes in attendance. It was a beautiful day. 7 Residents from WSL participated in the Olympics: Mary Ellen M., Gene K., Mary M.,
Julian W., Lori L., Genny R., and Eugene A. There are 9
events: bowling, horseshoe toss, putting, ball darts, bean bag
toss, basketball toss, soccer kick, shuffleboard and lasso golf.
Our athletes each competed in 3 of the events that they had
chosen. We were very successful this year. Gene K. took
home 2nd place in the Horseshoe toss. Everyone took home
participation ribbons. All the scores are tabulated and the
athletes in Racine County took home the gold medal for the
4th year in a row. Thanks to Joe and Sue for volunteering to
help drive and haul equipment, and to Heather and Anita for
coming along and helping us out for the whole day.
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WSL at the TCAP Senior Olympics
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Spot Light on:
The Ice Cream
Social
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