The Meadows Monthly The Meadows Independent & Assisted Living Community

2300 SE 28th St, Bentonville, AR 72712 479 273-9969

www.TheMeadowsInBentonville.com www.themeadows.smugmug.com

The Meadows Independent & Assisted Living 2300 SE 28

th Street Bentonville Arkansas 72712

479 273 9969 www.TheMeadowsInBentonville.com

www.themeadows.smugmug.com

May 2017

When most people think of lilacs, they think of the fragrant, old-fashioned common lilac which blooms for a few weeks each spring, but it’s quite diverse. By selecting carefully, it is possible to have two months of spring bloom, plus some repeat flowering in early fall. For the earliest blooms, choose common lilacs, which offer the longest blooming, largest flowers with the best fragrance.

Common lilacs are natives of chilly zones and require a cold period each winter for their flowers buds to mature and bloom the following spring. Lilacs need a sunny spot with rich, well-drained soil and a spot that is large enough to accommodate the mature size of the plant. Early spring and fall are the best times to plant. Many growers prefer to plant lilacs in fall, especially in milder climates. Once established, lilacs need infrequent watering, except during droughts.

Lilacs are relatively low maintenance. Mature lilacs won't bloom if they do not receive enough sun or if they have not been pruned correctly. Young lilacs can take up to 3 years to reach maturity and bear flowers, but once established, they need pruning only to promote flowering, to reshape, and to remove unwanted suckers. Unless they have been long neglected, lilacs rarely need more than regular reshaping in early summer after they bloom. Long-neglected lilacs can easily become gangly monstrosities that flower little and overshadow their environments.

Lilacs bloom in seven colors: white, violet, blue, lavender, pink, magenta, and purple, with many shades of each, and in many sizes, ranging from 4-foot-tall dwarf bushy types to 20-foot-tall common lilacs to 30-foot trees. Florets, the tiny flowers that make up the larger flower heads, may be single (with one row of petals) or double, and vary widely in size and shape as do the clusters.

Lilacs in Bloom

Flower Power

Month

Teacher Day

May 2

Cinco De

Mayo

May 5

Kentucky

Derby Day

May 6

V-E Day

May 8

International

Nurses Day

May 12

Mother’s Day

May 14

Armed Forces

Day

May 20

Memorial Day

May 29

Gardening Detective Search for these things…

SUNHAT 2 PRETTY GARDENING GLOVES A PAIR OF WORK GLOVES SHOVEL HANDLE 3 SPIDER PLANT BABIES

SWISS CHARD SEEDS WILDFLOWER SEEDS 4 BEES

A SHOE SUNGLASSES BOLT LOCK WIRE 2 EYE SCREWS ROUND STEPPING STONE HOSE NOZZLE

5 FLOWER POTS GRASS CLIPPERS PINE CONE FEATHER

SCISSORS FRESH FLOWER BOTTLE OF GLASS HATCHET

Springtime in Tokyo Japan may be famous for its cherry blossoms, but springtime in Tokyo brings

an abundance of other flowers and flower festivals. By the end of April, many of Japan’s cherry blossoms have already flowered, but Tokyo’s city dwellers still have plenty of blooming flowers to look forward to. The Nezu Shrine is a quiet place for 11 months out of the year, but by the first week in May, its 3,000 azalea plants burst into a palette of bright colors. The Bunkyo Azalea Festival, or Tsutsuji Matsuri, attracts thousands of visitors during Golden Week, its busiest viewing week. The 300-year-old azalea garden is home to rare varieties, such as the black karafune flower, and is complete with a Shinto shrine, bridges running over streams, traditional Toriii gates, and women dressed in their best traditional kimonos.

Across town is another spot draped in wondrous springtime color: the Kameido Tenjin Shrine. This shrine is home to its famous trellises boasting a sea of cascading purple wisteria vines. The wisteria was planted 300 years ago with the original temple. Visitors can stroll over the shrine’s beautiful red bridge, spying darting koi and lounging turtles in the pond. The wisteria are so alluring that old Japanese shoguns made pilgrimages to visit the garden. Many of Japan’s most celebrated artists have captured the garden’s scenic serenity in color prints.

Garden Club Honoree Congratulations to our resident Juanita Fryer who

was honored by the Bentonville Garden Club on

March 28th

at Peel Mansion. Arbor Day 2017 was

announced by Mayor Bob McCaslin at this event.

A commemorative tree, a Southern Magnolia was

dedicated and planted on the Peel Mansion grounds

in honor of Juanita. She has given countless hours

of work with the Garden Club and to Bentonville,

including the Arbor Day Committee. Juanita had

served as the past president of the Garden Club in

1989 and was 1st Lady of Bentonville in 1992 when

her late husband John was appointed Mayor.

Thank you Nurses!! International Nurses Week is from May 6

th – May 12

th

We are especially grateful for our nurses at The Meadows and they deserve

every recognition for their dedication and hard work.

Thank you to:

Toni Morgan – RN & Director of Nurses Jennifer Marter - RN

Donna Dollar – LPN Amy Green – LPN James “Jay” Kent – LPN

Connie Lathrop – LPN Donna Sinclair – LPN Dana Wesson - LPN

We had a packed house for the Bella Vista Women’s Chorus

on Friday, April 7th! Great

voices and great fun!!

“Japan” is Nihon or Nippon, which means “Land of the Rising Sun.” It was once believed that Japan was the first

country to see the sun rise in the East in the morning.

Learn Japanese in 5 minutes! 1) That's not right - Sum Ting Wong

2) Are you harboring a fugitive? - Hu Yu Hai Ding?

3) Stupid Man - Dum Gai

4) Small Horse - Tai Ni Po Ni

5) Did you go to the beach? - Wai Yu So Tan?

6) I bumped into a coffee table - Ai Bang Mai Ni

7) I think you need a face lift - Chin Tu Fat

8) It's very dark in here - Wai So Dim?

9) I thought you were on a diet - Wai Yu Mun Ching?

10) This is a tow away zone - No Pah King

11) Staying out of sight - Lei Ying Lo

12) He's cleaning his automobile - Wa Shing Ka

Meadows in the Spotlight

We have such a beautiful group of people here at The Meadows!

In February this year we had a “picture day” and everyone is so photogenic!

Here are a few for you to enjoy! See if you can name everyone!

Meadows Happenings…Cont…

Welcome New

Residents! Mike & Judy Kessler

Sally Whittenberg

Mother’s Day Party We would like to invite our residents

and families to attend an event to

honor the mothers of The Meadows on

Saturday, May 13th at 2:30pm in our

3rd

floor activity room. We will have

author and guest speaker Patricia

Xavier, door prizes, refreshments and

give honor and recognition to our

amazing mothers!

Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall… a mother’s love outlives them all. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

You are invited to

join us for

“Coffee with

a Cop!”

Monday, May 1st

at 9:00am 3

rd Floor Activity Room Our Caregiver Support

Group meets monthly on

every third Thursday.

Next meeting is May 18th

at

3:30pm in Room #301

All caregivers and family

members are welcome.

May Birthdays

May Highlights

Judy Kessler

5/11

Martha Bintliff

5/11

May’s Emerald May birthdays fall right in the heart of spring, and the

emerald is the perfect gem to symbolize and

celebrate this month of rebirth. Prized for its brilliant

and beautiful green color, the emerald is often

favored by the rich and famous to wear as statement

pieces for big events. But this beautiful gem is just at

home in an unassuming pendant as it is in a tiara.

Staff Birthdays

Glen Weeks – C.N.A. 5/21

Jana Ihne – C.N.A. 5/26

Shylia Zamora – C.N.A. 5/28

Iola Egle

5/3

Ozella Moore

5/10

Emma Lindsey

5/15

Pete Smith

5/27

Bob & Frieda

Halvorson

5/4 & 5/8

Virginia Mitchell

5/28

Val Michalek

5/6

Noreen Witten

5/28

Coffee with a Cop – Monday, May 1st at 9:00am

Get acquainted with our local law enforcement and be informed about what is

happening in our community. This event will be held in our 3rd

floor activity

room and all are welcome to attend.

Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks – Monday, May 1st at 1:00pm

It’s Spring and the flowers are in bloom! An easy walking trail leads you

through a wide range of flower gardens. There are places to rest along the way

to just enjoy the beauty and fragrance. Cost is $7.00

Spring Craft Fair – Friday, May 5th

at 1:00pm

It’s craft fair season. We will either attend the Spanker Creek or Frisco Mall

fairs. Weather permitting. This requires some extra walking.

Encompass Health Talk and Ice Cream Social

Tuesday, May 16th

at 2:30pm

Come to the 3rd

floor activity room for information on getting assistance

with your needs and have a cool sweet treat at the same time!

Pen Pal Balloon Party – Friday, May 19th

at 1:00pm

Everyone is welcome to attend this event with the 1st grade students and their

teacher, Emily. We have been writing letters and it will be great to meet the

kids and play balloon volleyball with them. Come to the fun!

Natural’s Baseball at Arvest Ballpark – Tuesday, May 23rd

at 5:45pm

The Natural’s will be playing the Frisco Roughriders. It’s a 2 for Tuesday with

2 tickets for the price of one. Also, a Johnsonville Brat is only $1.00

Great fun for all!! Cost is $5.00 per person.

D.O.C.K. Talent Show – Thursday, May 25th

at 3:45pm

We are invited to attend the talent show put on by the kids at 1st Christian

Church School. We will be leaving The Meadows at 3:45pm sharp.

Pea Ridge Military Park – Friday, May 26th

at 1:30pm

We will kick off the Memorial Day weekend with a visit to this historic site. We

will tour the visitors center and drive through the park on this trip.

The fee is $7.00 per person - we need at least 10 people for this outing!

Veteran’s Memorial Wall in Bella Vista – Monday, May 29th

at 3:00pm

In the afternoon of Memorial Day it only seems fitting to reflect and visit the

War Memorial Wall. Please sign up before Friday, May 26th

.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

9:00am Coffee with a Cop

10:30am Exercise 1:00pm Botanical Gardens

Of the Ozarks

2

9:45am Grandparent Hour

at DOCK 12:45pm Wal-Mart

2:30pm Movie

3

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

4

9:45am Wal-Mart

5

10:30am Exercise

1:00pm Craft Fair

2:30pm Coloring

6

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

6:00pm Movie Night

7

2:30pm Church Service 8

9:30-10:30am B.P. Clinic

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bean Bag

Baseball

9

10:30am Faces & Places

Trivia Time-3rd

Floor

12:45pm Wal-Mart

2:30pm Movie

10

11am-1pm Paparazzi

Jewelry Party

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

11 10:00am Mother’s Tea at

D.O.C.K. preschool

9:45am Wal-Mart

2:30pm Wii Bowling

12

10:30am Exercise 11:00am OAM Picnic at the

Schmieding Center

2:30pm Fun with Food “Hors d’oeuvres”

13

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Mother’s Day

Family Party -3rd

Floor 6:00pm Movie

14

2:30pm Church Service

Mother’s Day

15

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Birthday Party with Ruthie

Everhart

16 9:45am Grandparent Hour

12:45pm Wal-Mart

2:30pm Health Talk and ice

cream sundaes!

5:15pm Olde Tyme Music

17

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo 4:15pm Kindergarten Visit

18

9:45am Wal-Mart

2:30pm Wii Bowling

3:30pm Caregiver

Support Group

19

10:30am Exercise

1:00-2:00pm Pen Pal Party

– Balloon Volleyball

20

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

6:00pm Movie Night

21

2:30pm Church Service 22

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bean

Bag Baseball

23

12:45pm Wal-Mart

2:30pm Movie 5:45pm Natural’s Baseball

Game at Arvest Ballpark

24

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

25

9:45am Wal-Mart

2:30pm Wii Bowling

3:45pm Talent Show at

D.O.C.K.

26

10:30am Exercise

1:30pm Pea Ridge

Military Park

27

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Hymns with Katy

6:00pm Movie

28

2:30pm Church Service 29

10:30am Exercise

1:00pm Cards/Puzzles 3:00pm Visit Veteran’s

Memorial Wall in B.V.

Memorial Day

30

10:30am Faces & Places

Trivia Time-3rd

Floor

12:45pm Wal-Mart

2:30pm Movie

31

10:30am Exercise

2:30pm Bingo

The Meadows Activity Calendar

2017

Anniversaries:

Bob and Betty Wilson 1/24/1970

Birthdays:

1/18 Elsa Seabrook

Hair Appointments: Marcus #313-1861

or Cheryl #866-0412

Transportation: Please

schedule at the front desk.

Happy Birthday! Iola E. 5/3 Bob H. 5/4 Val M. 5/6

Frieda H. 5/8 Ozella M. 5/10

Martha B. 5/11 Judy K. 5/11

Emma L. 5/15 Pete S. 5/27

Virginia M. 5/28 Noreen W. 5/28