January 24, 2021

The Week at a Glance!

Sunday, January 24 12:30 Sunday Dinner Monday, January 25 2:00 NC musical on NC TV: Kinky Boots Tuesday, January 26 9:30 Tuesday Coffee via Zoom meeting Hosted by Atrium C with Elaine Faas?? 1:00 Bus to Fareway North 6:30 Ames History Museum Member Meeting on Zoom/NC TV 7:00 Ames History Museum “Prohibition in Iowa” presentation via Zoom/NC TV Wednesday, January 27 10-10:30 Blood Pressure Clinic, SR 3:30 BINGO via Zoom

Thursday, January 28 10:30 National Book Festival on NC TV (a zoom invitation will also be sent— watch either way!) 12:00 Check out the Iowa History Series on your own — see inside for info 1:00 Bus to Fareway North Friday, January 29 10:30 Friday Chat via Zoom 3:00 LaVone Newell on piano, Green Rm Saturday, January 30 Have you noticed how the days are getting longer??!!

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 January 24, 12:30 p.m.

Northcrest Community Over 50 years of service to older adults

in the Greater Ames Community

Baked Turkey Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Key West Blend Vegetables

Watermelon & Grapes Raspberry Pie

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Let’s ZOOM! Tuesday Coffees via Zoom start at 9:30 am every week. This Tuesday, Jan 26, will be hosted by of Atrium C with Elaine Faas. Watch for an invitation in your email on the Monday before, or type in Meeting Number 837 3180 3353. This is a NEW # for 2021.

Friday Chats We invite you to Friday Chats every Friday at 10:30 am. The topic could be “What is on your Bucket List?” Other suggestions? The new Zoom meeting number for 2021 is 876 5119 6839.

Birthday Wishes January 30: Steve Coon January 30: Marilynn Curry January 30: Ann Young

Bingo back on Wednesdays! Let’s play a little Bingo again via Zoom. Jan 27, 3:30 pm. Prizes include free lunches, snacks, and as-sorted items. Watch for an invi-tation to go out to everyone to build the attendance. New cards are available at the Front Desk.

Another Phone Scam There is a new phone SCAM making the rounds. This one is very tricky. The rec-orded voice says something like: “ Hello. This is Amazon. We just received an order from you for a new iPhone for $999. Press 1 to deny this order or press 2 to confirm". The person should HANG UP. DO NOT press any button. They are tricking the person to press either 1 or 2 and probably both are dangerous!

Podiatry Clinic Please let the Front Desk know if you are interested in seeing the podiatrist here on campus. We need 15 Independent Living residents for him to come here to us.

CAUTION Needed! Between construction, delivery vehicles, and normal NC traffic, there needs to be an abundance of caution when driving. Please pay special attention around the garages when residents are backing out. They have limited views of oncoming traffic. Let’s keep the speed low and awareness high! Thank you!

Calling Volunteers Do you have a little extra time on your hands? 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 of-fice help, light sewing (buttons or hems), cell phone questions, etc. And if you have the title Volunteer Organizer in your back-ground, please consider helping with this!

Iowa Dept. of Human Services Check out the daily activities offered from the Covid Recovery Department:

Mondays -6:30pm - Caring for the Caregiver.

Tuesday Concert Series - 10:30am

Workshop Wednesdays -10:30am

Travel Thursdays -10:30am

Fun Fridays- 10:30am

https://heartlandfamilyservice.zoom.us

Meeting ID: 773 441 4443 Passcode: 809883

In Loving Memory of

Leo Schneider 2/5/1925—1/18/2021

A private service will be held for family with a public service

planned for the future.

Piano Music LaVone Newell will continue to play on Fridays, at 3:00 pm, GR. Please keep the audience to 20 in GR.

Trivia Night Friday the 22nd! If you signed up to participate in our Trivia Night, you are welcome to come to the Main Building to pick up your game sheet, snack & beverage on Friday afternoon. Fri, Jan 22, 6:30 pm on Zoom AND NC TV. (Zoom Meeting ID: 845 9031 9223 Passcode: 1801 )

Library of Congress Book Festival Something different—not art but books! Watch the Library of Congress presentation hosted by Hoda Kotb. The theme of this year’s festival is American ingenuity. Ex-plore interviews and insights from some of the nation's most prolific literary voices. Thu, Jan 28, 10:30 am. (Watch on NC TV or Zoom:us02web.zoom.us/j/82238086561)

Northcrest Movie Time We apologize for the switch last Monday of the scheduled movie. Plans don’t always work! Watch Kinky Boots, the musical, this Monday: ”A drag queen comes to the res-cue of a man who, after inheriting his fa-ther's shoe factory, needs to diversify to keep his business afloat." Mon, Jan 25 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. Thu, Jan 28 is on Iowa the territory. All programs are held at noon to 1:00. Check out the topics and dates: https://iowaculture.gov/history/iowa-history-101-series

Town and Gown virtual concert Watch a virtual concert on your computer any day of your choosing from Jan 22 to Jan 28. Listen to a program of Mozart and Ellington with featured artist, David Shifrin on Clarinet. Go to amestownandgown.org/ Click on the link towards the top of the page for a free concert at your leisure! This will also be shown on Sun, Jan 24 at 4:00 pm on NC TV.

NC TV Channel 116-3 or 992 Fri, Jan 22, 6:30: TRIVIA at NC Sun, Jan 24, 4:00: Town & Gown con-

cert Mon, Jan 25, 2:00: Movie-Kinky Boots Tue, Jan 26, 6:30: Ames History Mu-

seum Member Annual Meeting 7:00: AHM “Prohibition in Iowa”

Thu, Jan 28, 10:30: Library of Con-gress Book Festival, special feature

Sun, Jan 31, 2:00: “Abandoning the Titanic”, documentary

Northcrest News TV To see today’s calendar, updates, cancella-tions, and menus—tune in to these chan-nels: Channel 992 or 116-3 If you just want beautiful music & scenery, tune into C.A.R.E. Channel, 991 or 116-1.

"Democracy in Action: The Iowa General Assembly 2021." Each week Steve Coon prepares a short video summary of the issues debated at the Iowa Legislature. The videos will be posted on his website: stephencoon.org Look on the right column under Posts. Check it out!

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 updated monthly. Check it out!!

ENTERTAINMENT

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 12:30pm

Sunday, January 24 Lunch: Baked Turkey, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Key West Blend Vegetables, Watermelon & Grapes, Raspberry Pie Monday, January 25 Lunch: Cheese & Bacon Quiche, Orange Slices, Honey Oat Bran Muffin, Cottage Cheese with Green Peppers, Peanut Butter Bar Tuesday, January 26 Lunch: Italian Meatball Sub Sandwich, Broccoli, Strawberr ies & Bananas, Orange Float Wednesday, January 27 Lunch: Tuna Sandwich on Oat Ber ry Bread, Potato Chips, Apple Slices, Car rots & Celery Sticks with Ranch Dipping Sauce, Heath Bar Blondie Thursday, January 28 Lunch: Enchilada Casserole with Lettuce, Tomato & Onion Garnish, Spanish Rice, Mandarin Oranges, Coffee Cake Friday, January 29 Lunch: Chef Salad with Ham, Turkey, Sliced Egg, Cheddar Cheese & Mozzarella Cheese with Parmesan Peppercorn Ranch, Dinner Roll, Fresh Fruit, Brownie Saturday, January 30 Lunch: Sloppy Joe Sandwich, Corn Chips, Orange Slices, Broccoli Salad, Monster Cookie