May 4, 2014 - Meredith Bay Colony Club

CELEBRATING
THE
MOMENTS!
COLONY NEWS
A Weekly Newsletter for Members and Staff of Meredith Bay Colony Club
May 4, 2014
Edition #186
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE… ROBERT FEINBURG
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A CELEBRATION OF LIFE… ROBERT FEINBURG
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THE LADIES’ LUNCHEON
WHAT A GREAT EVENT!
On Thursday the Women of MBCC
showed the Men how to have a good
time! ‘Remembering the 1940’s’ was the
theme and by dress, hat, flowers, music
and period appropriate menu -- all served
to help bring those memories of a different and oftentimes difficult time back in
a fresh and interesting way. Everything
was designed to transport everybody
back to an earlier era --- and it all came
together wonderfully! It was a full
house and everybody loved it!
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THE LADIES’ LUNCHEON
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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS...
May…
9th
18th
18th
20th
21st
24th
Betty Hill
John Chandler
June Noreen
Floyd Humphrey
Edward Driscoll
Grace Walsh
24th
25th
25th
28th
31st
Alice Lemere
Ann Kelly
Florence Laporte
Steve Riley
Max Jenness
QUOTE OF THE WEEK...
AGING
WELL
ON THE
RADIO
EACH
WEEK!
Each
Wednesday
at
8:35 on 1350 WEZS,
MBCC sponsors AGING
WELL co-hosted by the
Voice of the Lakes
Region Allan Harrison
along with MBCC’s Jim
Murray.
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THE ANNIVERSARIES...
May…
10th
12th
20th
27th
31st
Marjorie Maher
Mary McMurdy
Wilfrid Keaton
Ted & Barbara Conner
Dr. Robert Bunker
4 Yrs!
2 Yrs!
3 Yrs!
4 Yrs!
2 Yrs!
JOKE OF THE WEEK...
One day, while we were doing yard work, my nine-year-old granddaughter found a baby snake and I encouraged her to catch it and
put it in a jar. Later, she found a huge bullfrog and got another jar to
put it in. Three daddy-long-leg spiders were placed in a third jar. I
told her that after dark she would have to set them all free. She
pulled the spiders from the jar and placed them in the yard. She
came back into the house for the others and, with the frog in one hand and the snake in the
other, she started down the porch steps. Suddenly, I heard her scream wildly and saw her
come running up the stairs into the house. “What happened?!” I asked, my heart thumping.
“Did you see that?!” she replied. “That moth almost got me!”
DATES TO KEEP IN MIND...
Monday, May 5th
Cinco de Mayo Party at 2:30pm in the Bistro (Entertainment)
Wednesday, May 7th
Living With Osteo Arthritis at 3pm in the Bistro
Sunday, May 11th
Mother’s Day Gourmet Breakfast
Monday, May 19th
The Living Classroom Green House Project at 3:30pm in the Bistro
Thursday, May 22nd
Mike Howatt’s Animal Logic (Exotic Animals)
Monday, May 26th
Memorial Day BBQ and Kid Jazz
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AGING WELL IS ALSO A NEWSPAPER COLUMN!
Every other Saturday the
Laconia Citizen publishes our
Newspaper Column that
usually has something to do
with aging issues --- But you
can also find it on our
Facebook Page, on our
Website or just by asking
for copy. I can also add you
to an Email list if you would
like a copy sent to you
automatically.
WORD OF THE WEEK...
Couth
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\kooth\
adjective / noun
Showing or having good manners or sophistication; smooth [ADJECTIVE]
Good manners; refinement [NOUN]
EXAMPLES
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Sending her flowers would be a very couth thing to do.
Their future son-in-law’s lack of couth was of some concern to this patrician
couple.
DID YOU KNOW?
The word couth originated before the year
1000 and comes from the Old English cūth,
a past participle of cunnan which means
“to know” (can also be translated as “plain,
certain, well known, usual, noted,
excellent, famous or friendly.”) Not that
long ago, the word couth was unrecognized
by dictionaries and used only in the word
uncouth, meaning awkward, clumsy or
unmannerly. Some scholars believe that
the word actually originated as a “backformation” of the word uncouth - a back formation is a term formed by
removing a real prefix or suffix from an older term.
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CLUB CALENDAR FOR... May 5th To May 11th
MONDAY
MAY 5th
9:00 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
Shopping Lists - Are due at the Front Desk by 4 pm!
Exercise - Fitness Center
Pedicures / Manicures / Waxing - Hair Salon (By Appointment)
(Every Other Monday) Please Call Sherry at 254-4726
9:00 - 9 :45 am
11:30 am
2:30pm
Pool Fitness
Chair Chi - Community Room
Cinco de Mayo Party - Bistro
TUESDAY
MAY 6th
9:00 - 9:45 am
10:00 am
12:00 & 2:00 pm
12:30 - 4:00 pm
2:30 pm
Pool Fitness
Salon Cuts - Hair Salon (By Appointment)
Member Shopping (Reservations Required)
Bridge - Tavern
Richard King - Inn Dining Room
WEDNESDAY
MAY 7th
12:00 & 2:00 pm Member Errand Runs
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Chess Club - Terrace Private Dining Room or Bistro
3:00pm
Living With Osteo Arthritis - Bistro
THURSDAY
MAY 8th
8:30 am
9:00 am
9:00 - 9:45 am
11:30 am
1:30 pm
Men’s Breakfast - Bistro
Salon Cuts - Hair Salon (By appointment)
Exercise - Fitness Center
Chair Chi - Community Room
Mah Jongg - Tavern
FRIDAY
MAY 9th
9 - 9:45 am
2:00 - 4:00 pm
7:00 pm
Pool Fitness
Wii Bowling - Community Room
Friday Night Movie - Community Room
SATURDAY
MAY 10th
2:00 pm
Knitters, Crocheters & Observers - Puzzle Room
SUNDAY
MAY 11th - Happy Mother’s Day!
10:15 am
Catholic Service - Inn Living Room
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DINING SERVICES
BISTRO BREAKFAST
7:15 am - 10:00 am
Monday - Saturday
BISTRO LUNCH
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Monday - Saturday
DINNER - TERRACE DINING ROOM
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (Reservations Required)
Monday - Saturday
SUNDAY BISTRO BREAKFAST
8:00 am - 10:00 am (Reservations Please)
EASTER SUNDAY GRAND BUFFET
SUNDAY TERRACE BRUNCH
11:00 am - 1:30 pm (Reservations Required)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm (Reservations Please)
Private Table?
If you would like a Private Table for Terrace Dining, please be sure to make your
CAN YOU FIND IT?
This week we had two sharp eyed winners -- Jean S. and Sue P.! Jean remembered that
this was a repeat. It is a portion of the mirror that located on the first floor on the way
to the Pool!
Let’s see how many of you can identify the
location of the image to the right.
Please put your answers in the
Suggestion
box.
Good luck!
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I would like to thank all the
members and their families
for attending Easter Brunch.
Thank you for all the great
reviews. It went perfectly
with a fine Job by the
Kitchen and Dining staff.
--- Bradley L. Southwick
Executive Chef MBCC
Mother’s
Day
Gourmet
Breakfast
Will be Sunday May 11th
from 10:00 am to 2:00pm
Please make reservations
with Ken Brady 279-1510
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Sound Advice Hearing Centers
Is happy to announce we will be coming to
Meredith Bay Colony Club
the first Wednesday of every month.
Where: Wellness Clinic 1st floor
Hours: Starting at 8:30am-11:30am. By Appointment only.
Services: Hearing aid cleanings, Hearing tests, Hearing aid supplies,
Otoscopic exams, Batteries
Who’s Invited: MBCC Residents, Friends, Family,
and Community Members.
FOR AN APPOINTMENT CALL:
SOUND ADVICE AT 536-4880
OR KATE CHRUSCIEL AT 279-1591
Rite Aid Pharmacy Delivers
Rite Aide Pharmacy in Meredith
delivers prescriptions right to Meredith Bay
Colony Club! Please speak with Kate Chrusciel
or the Front Desk for further information.
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FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES PRESENTS:
“The Other Side of the Mountain”
7:00pm in the Community Room
A female skiing champion is paralyzed in a tragic skiing accident in this film, which is based on
the true story of Jill Kinmont. The plot follows Jill as she finds the courage to live with the help
of one special man’s love.
Film Synopsis: The Other Side of the Mountain is a 1975 film based on the true story of ski
racing champion Jill Kinmont. The film was directed
by Larry Peerce and stars Marilyn Hassett as Kinmont and Beau Bridges as Dick Buek. Kinmont, the
national champion in 1955, is paralyzed in a nearfatal downhill accident at the Snow Cup; the collision leaves her quadriplegic. The film follows her
struggles to cope with being paralyzed at the age of
nineteen.
Film Review:
This movie is a touching human interest story and
gives the average viewer a better appreciation of
the overwhelming challenges faced by those with
disabilities, particularly the adjustment to quadriplegia. This film is based on the real-life story of Jill
Kinmont, a nineteen year old skiing champion and
Olympic hopeful who suffered a severe fall down the mountain, which not only ended her skiing career but left her paralyzed from the shoulders down. Jill’s struggles are poignantly
chronicled as she learns to cope with life and regain a hopeful spirit, assisted by her devoted
family. I would strongly recommend this film; the acting and directing are wonderful and the
story has a very appealing heroine with the added bonus of a touching romance.
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MAY 10TH WALK FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
My daughter and granddaughter, who
also has MS, will be joining me for the
Multiple Sclerosis walk on Saturday
May 10th. Walking with the three of us
will be a Black Lab who is Anne’s companion. We would be honored if any of
you would like to sponsor us. Please
sign the sheet and we will feel your
support. Any one who wishes to give a
dollar or more for our trek, please
leave it at the front desk.
Thank you all!
-Carolyn Sutcliffe
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IN MEMORIUM --------- IZZY BARACH
It is with a heavy heart that we report that on Saturday May 3rd Izzy passed away.
At this writing funeral arrangements are not known. Our thanks go to all the Staff who
have so lovingly cared for and supported Izzy over the years and our Thoughts and Prayers
are with Izzy’s family at this time of loss.
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TRAVEL PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Closing Notes Continued………….
You for allowing me to join you! Special
Thanks are of course due to Carolyn
whose vision and commitment to detail
have made for some very special events
-- including this one!
An Osprey Update…………. We have received a report from Iain that our Osprey’s are back in the nest and that all
appears to be well. How is that these
guys travel thousands of miles and find
their way back and last week I go down
to Boston and get lost? I don’t think we
are quite as smart as we think we are.
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - a vast salt flat in
southwest Bolivia. A great lake covered this
area 16,000 years ago and when it dried up
left behind a 4,000 square-mile basin of salt.
An early Happy Mother’s Day Wish --Congratulations to all of our Members
who are Mothers. No matter how old
we get we always look back on our Mom
as having been the most influential person in our life! Thank You for being You!
--- Howie
CLOSING NOTES……..
Greeting All!
I want to thank all the Ladies of MBCC to allow
me to join you at the conclusion of your Luncheon this past Thursday! It was a wonderful
event not only because of your special menu
(Thank You Brad!) but because of the Music
(Thank You Diane!) and the Great Decorations
including some truly wonderful hats (Thank You
Yvette!). Although your Guest Waiters were in
need of a little training but they were well
worth what you paid them! Roxy was the Hostess with the Mostess! It was an elegant affair
that not only brought people together for camaraderie -- it brought people back in time to
think of the 1940’s and all that was going on
then. It was a great time and I want to Thank
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