Glenwood Place

2907 South Center Street

Marshalltown, Iowa 50158

641.752.8410

Visit us on the web:

www.glenwoodplaceal.net

October

2015

Resident Birthdays

Helen Fitz 10.6.1940

Ruth Logue 10.28.1929

Staff Birthdays

Sarah 5th

Megan 8th

Yessy 12th

Pam 14th

Kelsey 19th

Jeanette 21st

McKenzie 27th

Glenwood Gazette

Pamela’s Post

The Taste Of Home Cooking School is returning to Marshalltown on Wednes-

day, October 7th at the MHS Community Auditorium and Glenwood Place resi-

dents will be there. Back by popular demand this year is culinary specialist

Karen Davis. Karen will be cooking up ten delicious recipes live on stage as

well as giving her home cooking tips and tricks.

Each attendee will receive a gift bag with both local and national coupons and

free registrations for Taste of Home magazines, as well as being eligible to

win hundreds of dollars worth of door prizes to be handed out that evening.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. for attendees to view exhibit booths from local

businesses, then the cooking show will begin at 7 p.m.

Glenwood Place has tickets for residents and families so please stop by to

reserve your ticket to attend.

It's a great and fun evening so let's pack the bus and have a great evening!

As always, my door is open anytime, stop by.

MAINTENANCE MANIA

Messy Missy is coming to glenwood

place for a

Wine and canvas evening

Come and join us for a fun filled evening on October 13th at

6pm in the Gathering room. No talent or experience necessary.

Missy will guide us through each step to end up with a unique

painting all your own.

Come in with nothing and leave with a beautiful painting

An evening full of fun and friends.

Missy is a local artist who owns Messy Missy’s at the Mar-

shalltown Mall. She is well known for her painting at the Iowa

State Fair.

We are excited to have her come to Glenwood Place and bring

this fun activity for our residents, friends and family.

Refreshments will be furnished by Glenwood Place.

Please call us at 641.752.8410 to reserve your place. Cost

is $35 per person. Residents have a discounted rate of $25

per person.

Believe it or not the kitchen remodel has begun. The trim is coming off

and door ways will be closed and relocated. So watch out Glenwood

Place, here it comes!!!!

Maintenance have also been busy painting and moving residents, but

hopefully that will slow down some.

The new townhome is looking good. Drywall is going in and siding to

come. Target date to be ready is November so we will see how close it

comes before the snow flies.

Remember if you need something repaired or hung up by the guys, just

ask someone to put in a work order and they will get to it.

Grandparent’s Day

BBQ

Grandparent’s are AWESOME!!!!

Pictured above: Marilyn, Janet. 2nd row– LuAnn Nicholson, daughter, Bill Ficken, Bar-bara Ficken, daughter and John Nicholson

Marilyn Feldschneider’s farm, “The Forty”

was recognized as a Heritage Farm at the

Iowa State Fair on August 20th, Marilyn’s

daughters-Janet Shepard, LuAnn Nicholson

& Barbara Ficken received the marker and

certificate that signifies 150 continuous

years of land ownership in Jasper County.

FAMILY FARM RECOGNIZED AT IOWA STATE FAIR

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Mead Family Honored with Century Farm Award

The Mead family was recently recognized at the 2015 Iowa State Fair with the Century Farms award for having owned

their farmland for 100 years. A Mead has actively farmed the ground for the entire 100 years.

Pictured from left to right are John and Katie (Mead) Southard and their daughter Sadie Jane, Matt Mead and wife Sarah

Wessel, Edward III and Veronica Mead, Janet Mead, wife of the late Edward Mead Jr., Dan and Deb Mead and their

granddaughter Addison, Rick and Diane Mead and grandsons Nico and Camden Aldredge, Brad and Angie (Mead) Pline and

their son Harrison, Jeff and Michaela (Mead) Aldredge, Rosanne Mead, and Tom and Suzanne (Carver) Mead and their son

Cody. Not pictured are Kaley Mead, daughter of Tom and Suzanne and Ryan and Turner Mead, sons of Rick and Diane.

Originally purchased by John Mead in 1915, the land was farmed by John (1864-1927), his son Edward Mead, Sr.(1891-

1967), his son Edward Mead, Jr. (1929-2013), and his son Tom Mead (current). Tom and his wife Suzanne Carver Mead have

actively farmed the ground for many years now. Tom and Suzanne’s son Cody helps out a lot on the farm and is a junior at

West Marshall. Daughter Kaley is a freshman at Iowa State University.

Ed and his son Tom were past winners of the Masters Corn Growing Contest and Tom was a Marshall County Master Pork

Producer and a State Master Pork Producer.

As President of the Marshall County Pork Producers, Tom continued a tradition of promoting pork, along with other pork

producers, grilling thousands of pork burger sandwiches at junior highs, high schools, and other city and county events.

They volunteer at communities and schools, at the little league diamond, and at churches. You’ll see Tom, Suzanne, Kaley,

and Cody at the Pork Producers booth volunteering on the first Sunday of the World Famous Iowa State Fair helping grill

tens of thousands of the popular “Pork Chop on a Stick”, as they have for many, many years.

Being located so close to Marshalltown, many farm tours have been given over the years to help promote farm life and to

educate people on animal agriculture and current modern farm practices. The Mead farms follow conservation plans by

installing waterways and by planting trees and practicing no-till and reduced tillage farming.

In the 1950s and early 1960s Ed Mead and his father Ed Mead, Sr. had a dairy operation whose milk was purchased by the

local milk coop and of which some of it ended up in the milk, dairy, and ice cream at Mead’s Dairy, owned by Ed Mead, Sr’s

brother John Mead. The original farm operation also had cattle and hogs, sheep, horses, chickens, and ducks. Crops raised

included corn and soybeans, alfalfa and clover, oats.

We love our Bus Trips

John Ernest

Vineyard

In September we visited the JEV, pictures above,

Erica from the winery did our very own wine tasting

right on the bus. The residents enjoyed trying some different wines and learning

about the winery. Thanks Erica.

We also traveled to Green Castle to see the new bison calf and he made an appear-

ance for us.

On a rainy day, Dennis took the bus to Meskwaki Hotel to see the Historical Center,

picture above.

In October we are planning a trip to Amish Country, by Hazelton. Hopefully we

will be able to watch them harvest, buy some yummy baked goods, see the beauti-

ful country side, horses and of course those adorable children.

Meskwaki Trip

Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow

When talking with Jan More she will tell

you that her children are furry ones.

Humphrey Bogard and Lauren Bacall AKA

Bogie and Baby are her two cats who live in

her apartment with her. I love to hear her

stories about the antics they pull each day,

just like children. Bogie and Baby are

brother and sister. They are great compa-

ny for Jan. Stop in and see Bogie’s trick to

Frieda McInroy also

has a furry friend,

Suggi, is a Himala-

yan cat. He is 15

years old.

Suggi is a lovable

little guy. Frieda

enjoys his company.

CATS IN THE

HOUSE

Baby

Suggi

Bogie

Community Comments

ENDING ALZHEIMER’S STARTS WITH YOU!!

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, volunteers and contributors are “critical to the effectiveness of Alzheimer’s Association.” Glenwood Place is developing a team for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Ames, IA on October 10, 2015. To join our team, simply stop by Glenwood Place or contact Pam or myself to sign up! It’s that easy!! It’s never too early to start raising funds or awareness of this great cause that will affect nearly 16 million Americans with the next two generations. Wow.

To date, Glenwood Place has raised awareness and approximately $1800.00 in funds to donate, but let’s raise the bar together with a goal of $4000! See you there!!

Natalie

Meet the Staff of Glenwood Place

Hi! My name is Maricela and I am glad to be part of the staff here at Glenwood

Place. My husband and I have 3 children, a daughter who just turned 11, and

two boys ages 9 and 5.

We love to spend family time as much as we can. We have lived here in Mar-

shalltown a little more than 20 years.

Please help me make Maricela welcome in our community.

COOK’S CORNER

Beautiful fall colors as leaves change, my grandson’s football

games, the world series and of course Halloween are a few reasons

October is one of my favorite months. Wonderful warm smells

coming from the kitchen include cinnamon, nutmeg , and the spicy

smell of pumpkin.

Pumpkin bread: 3 ½ cups flour 1 cup oil

2 tsp. soda 4 eggs

1 ½ tsp. salt 2/3 cup water

1 tsp. cinnamon 2 cups pumpkin

1 tsp. nutmeg 3 cups sugar

1 tsp. ginger

Mix dry ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and mix until

smooth. Makes 3 loaves. Bake 350 for 1 hour.

Look for this delicious bread soon from our kitchen.

THE COUNTRY STORE

SPECIALS FOR OCTOBER:

Paper

towels

20

tickets

Sm Kleenex 2 for 50 tickets

RED HATTER’S VISIT WOLFE RANCH

On September 8th, Janet Mason, our Red

Hat Mother Queen and 9 of her attend-

ants including one “Red Hat Gent” trav-

eled to

Wolfe Ranch east of Marshalltown. There

they met the Marshalltown Red Hat Ma-

mas for a luncheon and program at the

Ranch. Following a delicious lunch pre-

pared by the Red Hats, Jennifer Dan-

ielson, Director of the Ranch told them

about how the Wolfe Ranch operates. It

is a non-profit organization that depends

on donations and volunteer help, The

Ranch is available for family gatherings,

weekend retreats and other activities.

They have Cowboy Church on some Sat-

urday evenings and a Christmas program

on December 6th. The horses are used for

behavioral therapy, leadership therapy,

assisted learning and other activities.

Horses are a good teach therapy and peo-

ple are better when they are around hors-

es. Later in the afternoon, a game was

played and everyone won prizes . Some of

the Red Hatters went outside to see and

pet the horses and pony. Bentley the po-

ny, liked all of the attention. It was a fun

filled day for all of us.

NURSE’S NOTES

RED HATTERS ENJOYING THE WOLFE RANCH

Fall is upon us once again – it’s hard to believe the days will become shorter and the temps a little

lower. Soon the leaves will begin to change. Change is something that is a constant in life. It’s with

a heavy heart that I make you aware of a change for my future. It has been a difficult decision but

I’ve decided to leave Glenwood Place. I truly have been honored to care for each and every one of

you and get to know you and share the last year and a half with you. I’ve enjoyed helping you and

meeting your healthcare needs. My last day at Glenwood will be October 9th. Again it has been an

honor to be part of your lives and I thank you for making me feel welcome. Change – the one con-

stant in life.

Take time to enjoy the last of the beautiful days before the seasons change to that cold white stuff

that few are ready for. Taking a walk every day is something that benefits your heart and your

joints – movement helps to lower cholesterol and helps manage stiffness that comes from sitting

too much.

God Bless you……..Jeanette 7