Business Name BIG MEADOWS 1000 Longmoor Ave. Savanna, IL 61074 Phone: 815.273.2238 Website: www.bigmeadows.biz MAY 2016 Pinnacle Place 1125 N. 5th Street Savanna, IL 61074 Phone: 815.273.2105 Website: www.aheinc.biz/pinnacleplace Inside this issue: SAVANNA S RIVER CITY READER A joint publication of Big Meadows and Pinnacle Place National Nursing Home Week Big M Our Veterans-Pinnacle Place 1 Big Meadows Highlights 2 Big Meadows Highlights 3 Big Meadows Highlights 4 Connections Unit Highlights Big Meadows Activity Calendar Pinnacle Place Announcements 5 6 7 Pinnacle Place Menu 8 Pinnacle Place Social Calendar Reminder: 9 National Nursing Home Week is May 8-14. Join us for the weeks activities! Big Meadows will be celebrating National Nursing Home Week with a Country Western theme. Please join us in celebrating our appreciation for Big Meadows. We will have the following dress up days: Monday, May 9 PJ Day Tuesday, May 10 Cowboy Day Wednesday, May 11-Sports Day Thursday, May 12-Johnny Cash/Black Day Friday, May 13-Favorite Color and Jeans Day. PINNACLE PLACE VETERANS Bob Hartman Lee Hunt Jim Lawson Jimmy Thulen William Wacker Armed Forces Day
Savanna s River City Reader Page 2 Big Meadows Highlights On Saturday April 16th, we finally had Big Meadows Annual Easter Egg Hunt! We had a delay due to weather conditions, but on that Saturday the weather could not have been any better. Residents and staff helped fill over 10,000 Easter eggs for the children to find. Below are pictures from that lovely day.
Savanna's River City Reader Page 3 Big Meadows Highlights Cookie Ryniewicz with Cooper the dog and the parakeets. Rich Cram with the Chinchilla Bob Thulen with the rabbit. On Wednesday, April 20th we had a visit from the Furry Friends Traveling Petting Zoo. We always love our visits from Furry Friends and the animals are always able to put smiles on our residents faces. Shirley Eckman and the alpaca Ida Hebeler and the cat Frank Hernandez with the alpaca Joann Perez and the guinea pig Rosemary Shafer with the albino skunk. Marlene Farrey, Cody the dog, and the cat. Cindy Backes and the chinchilla Wayne Wilke and the alpaca
Savanna's River City Reader Page 4 Big Meadows Announcements May Birthdays Residents 08 James Nye 10 Olive Gilbert 11 George Osborn 11 Maxwell West 12 Tim Patterson 16 Janet Schreiner 21 Judy Cayard 22 James Bradley 25 Terry Hyde 28 Mae Robbe 29 Cynthia Backes Staff 03 Emily Davenport 15 Christine Lee 23 Melissa Wilcox 28 Mary Jane Jacobs Community Coffee will be held at 9:30am on May 11th in the dining room. We invite everyone to come and join us. Dates to Remember in May 05 Mother s Day Banquet at 5pm 09 Mini Horses coming to Visit at 9am 10 Musical Curiosity Class at 2pm 10 Square Dancers at 6pm 11 Community Coffee at 9:30am 11 Dennis Voss at 2pm with Hostess Cupcakes 12 Johnny Cash and June Carter Tribute at 2pm 13 Resident Council Bake Sale 10am-3pm 13 Big Meadows Employee Committee Hot Dog Hurrah 11a-1pm 13 Frank Swinetra and Annie Oinkley coming to visit at 2pm 18 Ukulele Lessons at 2pm 20 Dance 4 Joy dance lessons at 1:30pm 21 Dance 4 Joy Recital at 2pm 22 Mae Robbe 102nd Birthday Party 2-3:30pm If anyone would like to donate items to the bake sale on May 13th, please contact Jaime at 815-273-2238. The proceeds from the bake sale will benefit Big Meadows Resident Council. We will be holding a 102nd birthday party for Mae Robbe on May 22nd from 2pm to 3:30pm. Everyone is invited to come and join us. We are still collecting bottle tops to build a bench for the Connections Unit Courtyard.
Savanna s River City Reader Page 5 Connections Unit Highlights Our residents on the Connections Unit enjoying some of our beautiful Spring days. Directly above is Joyce Wickler and Shirley Hill. To the right are our residents and Unit Director Trinity. Residents and staff of the Connections Unit playing a game with a parachute and ball. Our residents loved it. Lee Hernandez and the duck Paul Rath and Kayla with the guinea pig Marge Jonaway with the cat Rita Nagel and the albino skunk. Violet Merryman and the chinchilla
Savanna s River City Reader Page 7 Pinnacle Place Announcements
Big Meadows 1000 Longmoor Ave. Savanna, IL 61074 Pinnacle Place 1125 N. 5th Street From the staff and residents at Big Meadows and Pinnacle Place