4850 Gratiot, Saginaw, MI 48638 • Phone: 989-497-9970 • Fax: 989-790-3110Email: edgewood@heritageseniorcommunities.com

Heritage Senior Communities“Your Home for Today…and for Tomorrow” February 2020 • Issue 2

HappyValentine’s Day

ManagementStaff

Krystyna Badoni Administrator

SueNae Blankenship, LPNResident Services Coordinator

Nancy KaufmanLife Enrichment Coordinator

Chef Dwight DavisFood Service Manager

Jackie JohnsonHousekeeping Supervisor

Craig BoudotMaintenance Supervisor

Amanda LynchOffice Manager

FEBRUARYSPECIAL EVENTS

TERRACESPECIAL EVENTS

February 1 is Spunky Old Broads Day!

2/2 Super Bowl Game – Watch in Main Dining room...6pm

2/3 Nails with Lori.......................................................10am

2/4 Valentine Craft with Susan ......................................2pm

2/6 Music with Andy & John ........................................2pmCrafty Seniors..........................................................3pm

2/12 Arylic Pour Painting demo w/SVSU Art Students....2pm

2/14 Valentine Party & Music with Michele ....................2pm

2/17 Music with Sticks and Stones...................................2pm

2/18 Tai Chi for Seniors Community Event................9:30am

2/19 Book Discussion with Kristine Saginaw Library.......2pm

2/20 Catholic Service .....................................................10amSVSU Nursing students Presentation................10:30am

2/25 Mardi Gras - Taste Test Tuesday...............................2pm

2/26 Lent Service for all with John.................................10am

2/27 Painting and Poetry with Nancy ..............................2pm

2/28 Birthday Celebration Music with Bill ......................2pm

2/3 Nails with Lori.......................................................10am

2/4 Valentine Craft with Susan ......................................2pm

2/6 Music with Andy & John ........................................2pmCrafty Seniors..........................................................3pm

2/12 My Music Tempo ....................................................2pm

2/14 Valentine Party & Music with Michele ....................2pm

2/17 Music with Sticks and Stones...................................2pm

2/19 My Music Tempo ....................................................2pm

2/20 Catholic Service .....................................................10amSVSU Nursing students Presentation................10:30am

2/25 Mardi Gras - Taste Test Tuesday...............................2pm

2/26 My Music Tempo ....................................................2pm

2/27 Painting and Poetry with Nancy ..............................2pm

2/28 Birthday Celebration Music with Bill ......................2pm

Mary and students calulate thenext move

Mrs Henrick 's 3rd graders made window artand holiday pins for the residents

Sam thanks his new friend for a greatperformance

Girl Scouts bring smiles to Mary & Dorothy

Rosie and Marie create jeweled winter treesto display

Dolores needs a steady hand to make aperfect toss!

Helen's family come caroling Angela & Rosemary ring in the new year at the party

Saginaw Castle Museum bring residentsartifacts to find.

Judy & Anna Marie set 2020 goals to bringjoy and laughter to others

Feliz ano nuevo! from JesusaEstelle and her son Mike enjoygood food at the party

Resident SpotlightHelen B.

Ray worked at the foundry but was a very talentedbuilder. Helen and Ray raised their four children Su-san, Diana, Sandra and Michael in Zillwaukee in thehome he built with the help of family. Helen was al-ways busy raising the four children while helping outat their school and their home parish St. John’s Luther-an Church.

Helen has fond memories of taking the familyon camping trips and singing around the campfire.Helen and Ray began camping with their children ina tent, then purchasing a pop up camper, to eventuallya motor home!

Ray’s hobby was making items out of wood. He-len was also very crafty. Helen enjoyed helping Rayadd the finishing touches to his many projects. Shewas responsible for the sanding, staining and var-nishing. After the children were grown, she also de-veloped a love for knitting, crocheting and quilting.

Every grandchild or great grandchild would re-ceive a special handmade sweater or quilt made withlove.

Together Helen and Ray cherish each momentwith their family, especially the joy of their seven

grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Helen and Raywere married sixty eight yearsbefore the love of her lifepassed in 2019. Helen foundcomfort in her faithful dog Bel-la Jean. Bella never leaves He-len’s side and will be her bestfriend for life.

Next time you see Helenstop by and create new mem-ories.

Helen B. was born March 26, 1933 in SaginawMI. Her parents, Mary and Alex raised three childrenwith the help of Helen’s grandmother Catherine wholived with them. Her grandmother only spoke Ger-man so; Helen and her siblings Dorothy and Den-nis grew up fluent in the language.

Helen’s mother worked in bakeries to help pro-vide for the household. Helen learned to cook andbake from these amazing women who were role mod-els in her life. Helen’s parents were resilient duringdifficult times, no matter how labored life was. Thelove of their faith and music made them bond strongeras a family.

Growing up Helen attended South school in Sag-inaw. The circus was coming to Helen’s school, andeveryone from all around the community came to seethe performers. In the 1940’s and 1950’s the “FlyingMelzoras “were a famous trapeze family from the area.Helen was in awe of the acts. At the circus a hand-some teen named Albert (Ray) noticed Helen and waslove stuck by the beauty he met that day.

Helen and Ray would meet again ice skating atHoyt Park in Saginaw. The two hit it off and beganto see more of each otherwhenever they could. Raylived in Zilwaukee and did nothave a car to call on his sweet-heart. Ray would borrow hisfriend’s Cushman scooter tovisit. Being five years olderthan Helen Ray enlisted in thearmy to serve his country. He-len was still in high school andvowed to wait for Ray to re-turn. When Helen graduatedfrom Arthur High School thehappy couple married shortlyafter that year.

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Department Spotlight

Josefina H.to purchasing a rescued Appaloosa horse from New York.

Shelby was a great joy for several years.Josie entered many competitions in English and

Western style riding techniques at the National HorseShow. Lizzy Josie’s current horse also was a rescue. She isa very gentle Bay Mare horse who always is anxiouslywaiting for Josie to visit.

Josie has one son Robert and one daughter Lisa whoshe enjoys spending time with. When the children wereyounger they would continue the family tradition ofgoing to Cedar Point and Detroit zoo.

Josie began working for Prestige Office Cleaningservice for six years in the evening. Raising a family itwas hard to have an evening job.

Josie was looking for a day position in housekeep-ing, with her valuable experience she was hired in 2004at Edgewood Assisted Living Center.

When not at work, Josie enjoys spending time work-ing in her garden and traveling to Florida to see her

daughter and grandchildren. Josie loves working at Edge-

wood and bringing smiles to allthe residents but will be retiringApril 2020.

“This has been a very posi-tive experience in the past 16years.” I will miss the residentsand the fun times with every-one”.

Josie plans to move to Port-land with her horse, two jet skis,two canoes, and her two snow-mobiles! Josie will be ready forthe new adventures that awaither.

Next time you see Josie,thank her for her service andwish her a very happy retire-ment!

February Spotlight is shining down on Josefina(Josie). Josie is an important part of Edgewood’s first-class housekeeping team. Josie is responsible for cleaningand maintaining the resident’s apartments. Josie has astrong work ethic and takes pride in ensuring residentsreside in a clean environment .Josie always serves our res-idents with a positive attitude and friendly smile. She isalways willing to help out wherever she is needed.

Josie was born February 7, 1958 in Saginaw MI. Herparent raised five daughters and five sons. Growing upJosie was responsible to care for her younger siblings andhelp with daily chores.

Family vacations were always traveling to Ohio toCedar Point Amusement Park. Josie’s mother neverlearned to drive so Josie recalls helping drive the familyon their trips.

While in school Josie had a gift of learning short-hand. Josie became skilled at writing abbreviations andsymbols used in dictation.

Josie thought someday shewould like to work as a stenog-rapher. After graduating fromBridgeport High School in1978 life steered her in a differ-ent direction.

Josie’s niece worked for theSaginaw Harness Raceway. Itwas located at the SaginawCounty Fairgrounds. They werelooking for horse groomers andtrainers.

Once Josie began to workwith the horses she was hooked!Horses became a very speciallove in her life.

This experience openedmany doors for Josie. She be-came a desired groomer for fivedifferent farms in the area.Josie’s passion for horses lead her

Staff AnniversariesKelly C...............................................................1 year Janet G. .............................................................1 year

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President’s DayFebruary 17

Welcome to Edgewood...– NEW RESIDENTS –

Betty R., Joan R., Theresa R.,Donna F. and Dorothy

BirthdaysBirthdaysRESIDENT

2/1 Karl Z. 2/8 Mary G. 2/16 Betty S. 2/19 Robert S. 2/24 Estelle O.2/26 Virginia W.

STAFF2/4 Jackie J.2/7 Josefina H.2/12 Kelly C.2/22 Tiffany H.2/23 Adriana P.

Administrator NotesWill you be our Valentine? We love Valen-

tine’s Day here at Edgewood and are prepar-ing to have a fantastic time at our annualValentines party. We look forward to seeingyou all there for a fantastic time.

We have been making some positivechanges in our culinary department, in Janu-ary we added two soup selections each day tothe menu. This month we are adding a saladcart for the noon meal. This cart will come outprior to your meal and will have a variety ofsalads, fruits and cheeses to choose from priorto your meal. The server will bring the cart toyour table and allow you to choose what itemsyou would like from the selection.

Please be sure to tell all your friends tocome and join us for our first Community TaiChi Event on February 18 at 10am, this eventwill be an amazing opportunity to experiencesomething new.

Enjoy the shortest month of the year!

Krystyna

Save the DatesCome join us at Edgewood for

our Community Event.

Tai Chi for SeniorsTuesday February 18,from 9:30am-10:30am

With Deepest Sympathies...Our thoughts and prayers are extended to the

family and friends of Leo K., Thurley M.,and Elaine D.