1005 NE 17th Ave • Hillsboro, OR 97124 • Phone: (503) 640-2884 • Fax: (503) 681-2784

JULY 2020

RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT

Anita McCroskie Anita Baker was born in Gilbert, Arkansas in 1917, and

is the oldest child of four. At eleven years old her

Mother passed away and her family later moved to

Missouri. Anita graduated from high school in

Mansfield, Missouri. She always loved school, and her

favorite subject was math.

In 1944 Anita met and married James Mc Croskie in

Kansas City, Missouri. While dating they enjoyed

dancing to the music of the Big Band Era, and live

music. They had one son, many grandchildren, and

nieces and nephews. Anita’s career was mostly that of a

seamstress working in the garment district in downtown

Kansas City and again in Los Angeles, California.

She and James spent many years together; involved in

politics, playing cards, and traveling across the country

visiting relatives throughout the United States. Anita

(Nana) was a good cook and you could always count on

a wonderful home cooked dinner at their home every

Sunday. She loved teaching Sunday school and being

active in her church, where she was always loved and

appreciated.

After James’s death in 1991 Anita moved to Oregon to

live with her sister and family. Her hobbies were

gardening, reading, and writing letters to family and

friends. She was an excellent seamstress and made

many quilts.

Anita moved to Cornell Estates May of 2019 and enjoys

her new studio apartment, and making new friends.

Cornell Estates Management Team

Administrator

Candy Goodavish

DIRECTOR OF ASSISTED LIVING

Ron Gifford

Director of marketing & independent living

Cindy Lovell

RESIDENT CARE COORDINATOR

Millie Torres

Executive Chef

Martin Juarez

Maintenance

Jeremy Lovell

Housekeeping Supervisor

Betzy Johnson

Bookkeeper

Tim Helling

Activities coordinator

Karen Fowler

Brenda Torres 7/3 Jessica Bautista 7/13

Marylyn Williams 7/15 Ana Villanueva 7/22

Staff Birthdays

JULY BIRTHDAYS

Bill Thomas 7/1

Cynthia Pannell 7/3

Lois Muller 7/10

Hans Friedrichs 7/15

Barbara Taylor 7/17

Carol Fee 7/23

Lunada Stuart 7/30

SOME GREAT NEWS!

JUNE 9TH WE BEGAN TO SLOWLY ADD SOME ACTIVITIES BACK.

THERE IS EXERCISE CLASS TUESDAYS AT 9:30AM & 2:30PM.

THURSDAYS AT 9:15AM WE HAVE AN OUTDOOR WALKING GROUP

WITH DEANNE FROM SILVER SNEAKERS, AND EXERCISE CLASS

AT 2:30PM. SATURDAYS WE HAVE EXERCISE AT 9:30AM & 2:30PM.

EXERCISE CLASS TAKES PLACE IN THE PARTY ROOM .

PLEASE SIGN UP AT THE FRONT DESK AS THERE ARE A

LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACES.

THERE WILL BE A MOVIE SHOWN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 1:30PM

IN THE PARTY ROOM. AGAIN, THERE ARE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF

SEATS, SO PLEASE SIGN UP AT THE FRONT DESK. IF YOU HAVE

ANY MOVIE REQUESTS BE SURE TO LET KAREN KNOW.

WE WILL CONTINUE WITH DOOR TO DOOR HAPPY HOUR AND

SPECIAL ICE CREAM TREAT DAYS!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING MORE

ACTIVITIES. AS ALWAYS, WE WILL FOLLOW UPDATES FROM THE

CDC AND OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THE HEALTH

AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.

JULY 2020

Employee Spotlight

VERONICA CHAVEZ

Veronica has worked with the Cornell

Estates night shift care staff for six

months. She says the best part of her

job is getting to know the residents

and seeing them happy with the job

she’s done.

Veronica enjoys spending her free

time with her family and watching her

daughter grow.

Her dream vacation would be a trip to

Bora Bora, and her favorite meal is

enchiladas verde.

A TRUE FISHING STORY

My husband loved to fish. He had an older

brother, Art, who lived in Tillamook, Oregon.

When the fish were in the Tillamook rivers, Art

would call my husband. Harold would get up

early, hook his boat to his pickup, and off he

would go. It seems like he would come home

with a fish or two every time.

Every spring we would go to Howards Prairie

to fish for rainbow trout. It is located out of

Ashland, Oregon. A beautiful place up in the

mountains. Harold caught his share of fish.

Harold had a stroke and lost the use of the left

side of his body. That was the end of his fishing

days. When he came home from the hospital

and rehab he would be in bed for the night. He

wanted to get back up. After several sessions of

getting up and down because he could not sit up

on his own, I got tired of helping him get up and

then putting him back to bed. I said, “Let’s

pretend we are at Howards Prairie and we will

try to do some fishing.” Also, be sure and watch

for the deer and baldheaded eagles around the

lake. The eagles would be busy building nest. I

said, “I’m tired so I will take a nap, Harold, you

catch the fish today.” After 10 minutes Harold

called out, “FISH ON.” Never had any up and

down sessions after that.

At his funeral, our minister said, “Harold was

probably fishing and had his limit for the day.”

~Pearl Pfaff~