Happy Lynden Manor Anniversaries to…

Rena Wester who moved in 5 years ago on July 26th Frances Leigh who moved in 4 years ago on July 29th Gene DeMaris who moved in 1 year ago on July 10th

We wish you all a Happy Anniversary and many more Happy Years

here at Lynden Manor

Joyce was born right here in Lynden to Joe and Harriet DeJong. She was the young-est of their three sons and two daughters. Her

father was a butcher and owned DeJong Packing Company. Her mother was a homemaker and worked off and on at the Everson Cannery. She was also the bookkeeper for the family owned packing company. Joyce was schooled in Lynden and graduated from Lynden High School. After high school she start-ed business college but soon left to begin working at Farmer’s Mercan-tile. This was during World War II. Joyce remembers all three of her brothers being in the service at this time - two in the Air Force and one in the Navy. While working at Farmer’s Mercan-tile she became engaged to her high school sweetheart Ralph Burger. They married when Joyce was 19 and Ralph was 20. Ralph worked for Joyce’s father buying cattle. He also raised strawberries and rasp-berries.

Resident of the Month Joyce Burger

July 2018

LYNDEN MANOR

CONTACT LIST

ADMINISTRATOR

JD HARRISON

ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR/

ACCOUNTANT

JANICE GRAY

DIRECTOR OF RESIDENT SERVICES

CHRISTINA MORAN

RESIDENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR

JANET MORGAN

DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICES

TED HOWARD

ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR

DEBBIE TAPLIN

MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR

MARK WESTERHOF

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Joyce quit her job at the Mercantile when the first of their five children arrived. She was a stay-at-home mom until her children were almost grown. She then went to work as a bookkeeper at Northwest Propane, where she worked until she retired at age 65. The Burgers enjoyed going on fish-ing trips to British Columbia. Ralph also liked to hunt. Joyce col-lects owls and enjoys reading. She has belonged to the Second Chris-tian Reformed Church her entire life. Ralph passed away three years ago and Joyce moved into Lynden Man-or two years ago from her home on the Kok Road. She and Ralph lived in that same house, right across from the fair grounds, for over 65 years. Joyce knows quite a few people here at the Manor, in fact one of our newest residents is her niece. Joyce is a faithful member of our morning exercise group and enjoys many of the other activities offered here. (continued on page 3)

A Manor of Speaking 905 Aaron Dr * Lynden * WA 98264

360-354-5985 Website www.lyndenmanor.com

Activity News:

• July 4th - after you’ve enjoyed the great picnic lunch our kitchen has prepared, join us at 2:30 in the Activity Room for a Patriotic Sing-a-long and a Root Beer float.

• Activity Planning Committee - our next meet-ing will be on Thursday, July 5th at 1:30 pm in the 3rd Floor TV Room.

• “I Sing of God” will be presented at First Chris-tian Reformed Church at 7:00 pm on Friday, July 13. Marija Bosnar, mezzo soprano, will join Mi-chael Plagerman on the piano and organ for an evening of Song, Poetry and Scripture. We will be leaving here at 6:00 pm. Sign up sheet is in the Activity Room.

• Bonfire & S’mores - on Wednesday, July 18 at 6:00 pm the Lynden High School Cheerleaders will present some of their routines and help us make S’mores around the bonfire.

• Resident Association Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 19 at 2:00 pm in the Activity Room. This is a meeting that all residents should attend to find out what’s going on at the Manor. An Ice Cream Social will immediately follow the meeting.

• Raspberry Festival - This is an annual event in

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Kitchen News:

• Drink of the Month - Iced Coffee Your Way. Your server will be happy to bring you one.

• 4th of July Indoor Picnic - Fried Chicken, Sweet Corn, Jojo’s, Maca-roni Salad, Watermelon, Cream of Broccoli Soup, Garden Salad, Cherry Pie with Ice Cream.

• Dining Committee - the next meeting will be held on Thursday, July 12 at 1:30 pm in the 3rd Floor TV Room. Bring your ideas.

• Leave the clean-up to us - the kitchen staff would like to remind you to let them do all the clean-up. While we appreciate you trying to help, we would prefer that you didn’t. When you stack glasses inside one another they get stuck and sometimes break when we try to pry them apart. Thank you for understanding.

Lynden that takes place every year during the raspberry harvest. There are craft booths, food booths, mu-sic, basketball, Raspberry Shortcake and more. We will be going on Friday, July 20 at 1:30 pm. Sign up in the Activity Room.

• Yoga - Brian Rollins, yoga instructor, will be here on Thursday, July 26 at 1:30 pm in the Ac-tivity Room. He will be coming the 4th Thurs-day of every month.

• Picnic - our second picnic of the season will happen on Tuesday, July 31. We will be traveling to the Zylstra’s home at Sandy Point. Sign up sheet is in the Ac-tivity Room.

Last Year’s Picnic at the Zylstra’s

Please Be Kind

We have new residents joining us all the time. Remember what it was like when you were new? When you see someone new trying to find a seat in the dining room help them out. Why not try inviting them to come with you to an afternoon activity. Transitioning into a new living situation can be dif-ficult. Let’s all try to make it as easy as possible for our new residents.

Senior Day in the Park

Save August 8th for Senior Day in the Park - held annually at Hovander Park in Ferndale. All What-com County facilities are invited. There’s music, vendor tables and a picnic lunch. It’s always a lot of fun - you won’t want to miss it.

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Please Welcome Our New Residents

Evie Lilly Apt. #105

Birthplace: Kent, WA Occupation: Secretary and typesetter Family: 2 Daughters, 4 Grand-children, 1 Great grandchild on the way Hobbies: Jigsaw puzzles, sew-ing, shopping, bowling, social-izing Travel: None

Robert Swales Apt. #127

Birthplace: Fort Bragg, CA Occupation: School janitor, UPS delivery Family: 1 Daughter, 1 Son, 3 Grandchildren Hobbies: Walking, gardening, camping Travel: None

Goldie Burton Apt. #325

Birthplace: Pennsylvania Occupation: Housewife Family: 1 Sons, 2 Daughters, 6 Grandchildren Hobbies: Solitaire on computer Travel: All over U.S.

Sue Veltman Apt. #315

Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta Occupation: Bookkeeper Family: 1 Daughter, 2 Sons Hobbies: TV and reading Travel: Italy, Holland, China, Hawaii, Mexico, Germany, has been to every state in the U.S.

Louise Haywood Apt. #234

Birthplace: Bellingham, WA Occupation: City Clerk Family: 2 Sons, 1 Grandchild Hobbies: Reading, knitting, Mexican Train Travel: All over the U.S. in their motor home

Lynden Manor Library

Our library is taken care of by Sharon Worthen, a resident volunteer. She has recently been joined by Dorothy Noteboom, also a resident. The two ladies have been working very hard the past few weeks to get our library organized. They have been getting rid of duplicate books and books that are in poor condition. They have reshelved the books in alphabetical order by author. We ask that you don’t try to reshelve books yourself. Put them in the basket and they will put them away.

Thanks Sharon and Dorothy - we appreciate all you do!

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Conversations can make all the difference! Making your end-of-life wishes known in advance of a crisis is one of the most pro-

found gifts you can give yourself, your family and your friends.

What is advance planning? Advance care planning involves making decisions about care you want to receive if you were unable to speak for yourself because of illness or accident. The decisions are based on your personal values, preferences and discussions with your loved ones and healthcare providers. What is an advance directive? An advance directive is a legal form that describes the medical care you want to receive if something happens to you, and you can’t speak for yourself. Putting your wishes in writing helps to minimize confusion or conflict in times of crisis or uncertain-ty.

There are two main types of advance directives: • A living will, or healthcare directive, tells your

family and doctor what kinds of treatment you want to receive if you are unable to speak for yourself.

• A durable power of attorney for healthcare lets you name a person - a healthcare agent - to make treatment decisions for you when you can’t speak for yourself.

• How do you write an advance directive? The simplest advance directive form in Washington

is the Washington State Medical Association form. It is available at wsma.org or through your healthcare provider. Before completing the docu-ment, discuss your values, concerns and preferences with your family, friends and healthcare team. Visit wsma.org for more information. The forms are completed, now what? Make several copies of your completed forms, Give one copy to your healthcare agent, one copy to your doctor and send a copy to PeaceHealth Medical Rec-ords at the address below (even if you do not have a PeaceHealth primary care provider).

PeaceHealth Attention: Health Information Management 1115 SE 164th Avenue, Dept. 336 Vancouver, WA 98683 Or fax to 360-729-3378

Please include a brief note requesting that the docu-ment be scanned into your medical record. If you do not have a current patient file, please include your birth date, phone number and address with the form so that a record can be created exclusively for your advance directive. For more information about ad-vance care planning or to sign up for a workshop to complete an advance directive, visit our website: peacehealth.org or contact your healthcare provider.

Advance Care Planning

Resident Rights Corner:

Chapter 70.129RC protects your rights at Lynden Manor. It is the intent of the legislature that individu-als who live in boarding homes and facilities receive appropriate services, be treated with courtesy and continue to enjoy their basic and legal rights, as well as having the opportunity to exercise reasonable con-trol over life decisions. So in an effort to assist our residents in understanding their rights, we are gointo feature a Resident Right each month in our newsletter going forwards.

This month’s “Resident Right”:

Each resident and legal representative has the right to: Participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care and treatment (unless adjudicated incompe-tent, then legal representative participates).

Congratulations Jon Taylor

Winner of our 4th of July Raffle Basket

(Joyce Burger continued from page 1) Her five children, Sue, Rod, Mary, Brenda and Tim, all still live here in Lynden; and her family has grown to include 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

In Memory Of…

Beverly Behm Doris Vander Haak

“Happy Birthday to

You…”

Resident Birthdays

Margaret Assink 7/1 Beverly Scales 7/2

Marilyn Begley 7/11 Jon Taylor 7/23

Sharon Worthen 7/28

Staff Birthdays

Mark Westerhof 7/23

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Discount Tickets Available

Lynden Manor is offering discount tickets to the Northwest Washington Fair again this year. This year we are offering the discount to family, friends, staff and residents. See the receptionist to order and pay for your advance tickets (staff may opt to have the amount deducted from their paycheck). Tickets will be available for pick-up

on August 7th. Prices listed below.

Daily Gate Admission Carnival Wristbands

Adult (ages 13 - 61) $11.00 All day unlimited ride pass Senior (ages 62 and over) $9.00 Can be used any day Youth (ages 6 - 12) $7.00 $27.00 each rider Ages 5 and under: Free (that’s an $ll.00 savings)

Patriotic Quotes

• “May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than our own country.” Daniel Webster

• “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” Elmer Davis

• “May I never wake up from the American dream.” Carrie Latet

• “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives, I like to see a

man live so that his place will be proud of him.” Abraham Lincoln

• “A thoughtful mind...sees not the flag only, but the nation itself...the

principles, the truths, the history.” Henry Ward Beecher

Please Welcome New Volunteers Joel and Jeannine Robinson

They will be helping out in various ways here at The Manor, starting with helping out on our weekly Shopping Spree.

Activity Calendar

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Activity Calendar