February 14, 2021

The Week at a Glance!

Sunday, February 14 Valentine’s Day 12:30 Sunday Dinner 2:00 Animal Odd Couples on NC TV Monday, February 15 President’s Day NO MAIL TODAY! 2:00 NC Movie Time on NC TV: The Nutty Professor Tuesday, February 16 9:30 Tuesday Coffee via Zoom meeting Hosted by Atrium H 1:00 Bus to Fareway North Wednesday, February 17 10—10:30 Blood Pressure Clinic, SR 3:30 Bingo in the GR Thursday, February 18 10:30 Documentary on Vivian Maier, eccentric photographer, NC TV! 1:00 Bus to Fareway North Friday, February 19 8:30-10:30 1st National Bank returns! 10:30 Friday Chat via Zoom 3:00 LaVone Newell on piano, Green Rm Saturday, February 20 4:00 Harold Prince, The Director’s Life on NC TV

DAILY EXERCISE Exercise is held in the Green Room, M-F mornings at 8:30 a.m. Group of 10 or fewer and keep your social distance, please. Holidays are optional! Check out the Exercise Videos on the NC Website, Resident Section!!

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Northcrest News

Sunday Dinner February 14, 12:30 p.m.

Northcrest Community Over 50 years of service to older adults in the Greater Ames Community

Baked Ham Knoll Potatoes

Normandy Blend Vegetables Fresh Fruit Peach Pie

Let’s ZOOM! Tuesday Coffees via Zoom start at 9:30 am every week. This Tuesday, Feb 16, Atrium H will host with ? as MC. Watch for an invitation in your email which you can save to use over and over, Meeting Num-ber is 837 3180 3353.

Friday Chats We invite you to Friday Chats every Friday at 10:30 am. The Zoom meeting number is 876 5119 6839. This Friday in honor of Valentine’s Day, we will invite you to tell us about your favorite Valentine—that could be a best friend, your cuddly pet, or spouse. “How you met” is always interest-ing! In the coming weeks consider giving a 15-minute “TOPIC TALK” on one of your hobbies, your careers, your poetry, your history, your research, or any favorite “Topic” and share it with us on Friday ZOOM meetings. Lively discussions to fol-low each TOPIC! Feb 19, Jan Beran plans to speak about the role sports played in the coal mining town of Buxton, IA, a century ago.

Birthday Wishes February 16: Anne Walden February 17: Lenny Mangold February 20: Arlene Brandt

Employee Gratitude Thank-you notes from employees for the Appreciation Gifts given to them in Decem-ber are now available for residents to read. Find them in the light green binder on the table just outside the Main Building library in Atrium E.

First National Bank returns Another step to “normal” will happen on Fri, Feb 19 when the bank will start to have hours at Northcrest again. Please sign up for a time slot, 8:30—10:30 am, in the Founders’ Room in the Main Building.

Hearing Aid Clinic in March We will have our friends from Hearing Un-limited here on Mon, Mar 1, 1:00 pm. Plan accordingly.

Calling Volunteers We are looking for “Tinkerbells” and “Sir Galahads”! Perhaps you have a special talent or interest that could be of service to one of your fellow residents. If that is so, we are interested in hearing from you. We would like to create a “Volunteer Core” that other residents could refer to for assis-tance with tasks such as secretarial or office help, light sewing (buttons or hems), cell phone questions, etc. Sometimes it is as simple as helping to open a tight jar, or lifting a box! We will keep a log of volun-teers and their talents to give to residents in need. Email or call Ronnie: rlindeman@northcrestcommunity.org

Speaking of Volunteers… Be sure to turn in your “blue sheet” that is a record of your 2020 volunteer hours any-where in Ames or here. This is VERY im-portant to Northcrest’s non-profit status!! If you need a sheet, look on the Northcrest website under Resident Login.

Great Explanation of Covid-19 At a recent Rotary meeting, Dr. Dan Ful-ton, infectious diseases, McFarland Clinic, spoke about the COVID virus, vaccinations and the current distribution plans for the State of Iowa. This is a very interesting talk! This will be put on NC TV after Tues-day Coffee on Feb 16, 10:30 am.

https://youtu.be/XJdw0r5xPzE

BINGO In Person! We will host Bingo LIVE in the GR on Wednesday at 3:30 pm. Bring your own cards, markers and a lap tray if you have one! Wear your mask!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

https://youtu.be/XJdw0r5xPzE

Piano Music LaVone Newell will continue to play on Fridays, at 3:00 pm, GR. Please keep the audience to 20 in GR. Lorraine Stumbo will play in the Park-way Music Room on Fri, Feb 12, 4:00 pm. Please keep the audience to 12.

Northcrest Movie Time If you like to laugh, watch the movie The Nutty Professor, on Mon, Feb 15 at 2:00 pm on our TV Channel 116-3 or 992.

Iowa History Series Do you like history about Iowa people? Check out the series offered by the State Historical Society of Iowa for a 60-minute online learning series that focuses on the past lives of Iowans to help commemorate the 175th anniversary of Iowa. All pro-grams are held noon to 1:00. Check out the topics and dates: iowaculture.gov/history/iowa-history-101-series

NC TV Channel 116-3 or 992 Sun, Feb 14, 2:00: In honor of Valen-

tines Day, “Animal Odd Couples”! Mon, Feb 15, 2:00: Movie, The Nutty

Professor Thu, Feb 18, 10:30: Documentary on

eccentric photographer, Vivian Maier. Sat, Feb 20, 4:00: Documentary on Har-

old Prince, award winning Broadway stage director

Des Moines Playhouse A special treat on your NC TV—Leaving Iowa, Sat, Feb 27, 4:00 pm. An outlandish take on the classic family road trip, Leaving Iowa is the story of writer Don who returns home to find a final resting place for his father’s ashes. When he dis-covers his grandmother’s house is now a grocery store, Don travels across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father. This father and son road-trip transi-

tions smoothly between Don’s present pre-dicament and his memories of the torturous but hilarious annual family vacations with Mom, Dad, and Sis. With his father’s help, Don realizes that the journey really is as im-portant as the destination.

Resident Portion of Website Did you know you can find a listing of ALL residents for phone numbers and address-es on the northcrestcommunity.org web-site? It is listed under Resources and Links in the Resident Section. This is up- dated monthly. Check it out!!

Walk for Fitness in Hallways! If you walk every hallway on the First Floor of the Main Bldg staying to the right, you will walk approximately a half mile! If you walk one hallway in the Parkway Bldg, your editor got around 300 steps. If you do all 4 floors, you would be in that half mile range. If you add 2 flights of stairs you would add 116 steps, and some cardio workout. Let me know what your “Fit-Bit” reads; we all take different lengths of steps!

Fed. Economic Impact Payments If you were eligible for an Economic Impact Payment (stimulus), up to $600 for individu-als and $1200 for couples, you may have seen a direct deposit to your account in January. Those that did not receive them through direct deposit were issued checks or debit cards in the mail. You might mis-take those debit cards for some kind of scam, but they are legitimate payments from the IRS. For more information go to https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment.

NC Referral Bonus Remember, you as a resident are eligible to receive a referral bonus if you recommend someone who moves into Northcrest! There are a few units available, so talk with Brenda if you have a friend who would love living at Northcrest like you!!

ENTERTAINMENT

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment.https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment.

Pick up times for Regular Daily Meals in the Front Entry: Lunch, Monday- Saturday: Sign up by 10:00am

Lunch is Ready For Pick Up 12:15 pm

Sunday Lunch: Sign up by 6:30 pm Saturday. Lunch is Ready For Pick Up 12:30 pm

Sunday, February 14 Lunch: Baked Ham, Knoll Potatoes, Normandy Blend Vegetables, Fresh Fruit, Peach Pie Monday, February 15 Lunch: Mushroom & Swiss Burger, French Fr ies, Fruit Garnish, Fresh Cut Vegetable Salad, Chocolate Mousse Tuesday, February 16 Lunch: Chicken Crepes, Key West Blend Vegetables, Grapes, Frosted Sugar Cookie Wednesday, February 17 Lunch: Cold Salmon Club Sandwich with Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato & Sauce on the Side, Sun Chips, Pickle Spear, Cottage Cheese with Pineapple Chunks, German Chocolate Brownie Thursday, February 18 Lunch: Oriental Chicken Salad, Dinner Roll, Grapefruit Segments, Banana Bar Friday, February 19 Lunch: Philly Beef & Swiss with Roasted Peppers & Onions, Vegetable Medley, Watermelon, Chocolate Pie Saturday, February 20 Lunch: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Gar lic Toast, Apple Slices, Cucumber & Onion Salad, Peanut Butter Bar