November 4, 2018

Sunday, November 4 Standard Time Begins!!! 12:30 Sunday Dinner, MDR 1:30 Bus to Women’s BB 6:45 Bus to the Amara Quartet, MET 7:15 Family Night, GR Monday, November 5 10:00 Blood Pressure Clinic 1:00 Fareway shopping 6:30 Bus to Public Library Lecture Tuesday, November 6 Election Day!! 9:30 Tuesday Coffee, Atrium B-2 & S-1 10:30 Bus to VOTE! Bethesda Lutheran 1:30 Wellness with Karen, GR 1:30 Hearing Aid Maintenance 6:15 Bus to Men’s BB

Wednesday, November 7 10:00 Book Club, LIB 10:00 ALDI’S & Lincoln Center Hy-Vee 10:30 Bus to O.W.L.S. 6:00 Horizon Club event, by invitation

Thursday, November 8 10:00 Writers’ Group, Chapel-F-23 1:30 Wellness with Karen, GR 3:45 Singspiration & Vespers 6:00 Game Night

Friday, November 9 8:30-10:30 1st National Bank, Founders’ Room 10:00 N. Fareway, N. WalMart 11:30 Women’s BB 1:00 Women’s Bridge 1:30 Crafty Cresters, Founders’ Room 5:15 Bus to Men’s BB 7:00 Bus to Band Extravaganza, Stephen’s Auditorium

Saturday, November 10 TBA Bus to ISU Step Show TBA Bus to Volleyball

DAILY EXERCISE Exercise is held in the Green Room, M-F mornings at 8:30 a.m. Holidays are optional! WELLNESS CLASSES Exercise classes with Karen Bates are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30 pm, or check with the Front Desk for more information.

PODIATRY CLINICS, by appointment, 2:30-4 pm. November 20 (date change!) December 13

The Week at a Glance!

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Northcrest News

Sunday Dinner November 4

12:30 p.m., MDR

Northcrest Community Over 50 years of service to older adults in the

Greater Ames Community Greater Ames Community

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Sour Cream & Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

Green Beans

Homemade Bread

Fresh Fruit

Fruit of the Forest Pie

Snowfall Contest!! Be sure to submit up to 2 guesses for the date of the First Snowfall (after November 1!) All guesses must be in by Tue, Nov 6 at mid-night! A grand prize will be won by the lucky guesser when we have 1” of snow as report-ed by the Ames Tribune.

Wellness Class with Karen Classes will meet Tue & Thu at 1:30 pm. Nov 6 & 8, GR.

United Way Drive Although the current total is “fluid” (??!?), we are over $30,000, on our way to our goal of $31,500. Shall we? Can we? Will we???

Family Night The Iowa Food Bank incoming Executive Director, Lynda Gorko, will tell us about the seven regional food banks that serve Iowans who are not food sufficient. Lynda has been the director of the Central Iowa Food Bank located in Hiawatha, IA, where they receive 7 million tons of food annually. Two local programs, the Bethesda Food Pantry and Food at First receive from the Food Bank of Iowa located in Des Moines. Come & Learn! Sun, Nov 4, 7:15 pm.

Election Day There will be a bus for voting at Bethesda Lutheran Church on Tue, Nov 6, 10:30 am.

AARP Safe Driving Class We are hosting an AARP class here at Northcrest with Stu Huntington. It addresses changes that affect our driving such as new vehicles & technologies, our changing bod-ies, and strategies to apply now and in the future. AARP member fee is $15, non-members are $20; fees paid to AARP at beginning of class. Thu, Nov 15, 1-5 pm, GR. Sign up at the Front Desk.

ISU Environmental Club The ISU students from the Environmen-tal Club are going to visit on Sun, Nov 11. They will talk about (and show) what they call “(Not So) Freaky Species”. They will exhibit live creatures as well as photographs. Come see something curious—3:00 pm, GR.

Lobby Newspapers It has been noticed that the newspapers from the Front Desk have disappeared some afternoons or evenings. They are there for everyone’s enjoyment to read in the front sit-ting area. Please refrain from removing them until at least 8:45 pm.

Ames High Sports Pass Northcrest has an ALL SPORTS PASS for Ames High sporting events, available at the Front Desk; first come, first serve basis. Check it out & return it after the event!

Veterans’ Day Reminder Plan to come to a special tribute for our veterans on Mon, Nov 12, 10:00 am. Norma Ricketts will share a presentation titled “The Navy, Nimitz and Norma.” It fo-cuses on her correspondence with four star Admiral Chester Nimitz from the mid 40’s un-til he died in 1966. Admiral Nimitz lead the US Navy during WWII and took over opera-tions in Hawaii after the Pearl Harbor bomb-ing. Students from Fellows School will also join us to honor our veterans. ***For new residents, if you served in the Armed Forces and have a photo of yourself, please bring it to the Front Desk so we can make a copy. We’d like a full collection to post! Thank you for those already submitted.

Good Neighbor Benefit Concert Sun, Nov 4, 2-5 pm, Bethesda Lutheran Church. No Bus.

Story Theater Company The Ames youth theater will present “Elf, The Musical, JR” at the City Auditorium. Nov 9—18. More info on Mail Rm Bulletin Board.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

O.W.L.S. Working Together: The Outdoor Alliance and Story County Conserva-tion. Optional Turkey dinner for $7.50. Must register by Nov 2. Held on Wednesday this month, Nov 7. Bus at 10:30 am.

Heartland Senior Services Sign up early for the annual Thanksgiving Luncheon at HSS. Wed, Nov 14, Bus at 10:45 am. By donation.

ISU Women’s Club The Women’s Club and their guests are invited to tour the Knoll on Mon, Dec 3. We will offer a bus at 2:30 pm for the 3:00-3:45 tour. RSVP’s are required through kittylamont@hotmail.com or 292-5541. See Joanne Frederiksen or Betty Schneider for more info.

ACTORS Clue, the Musical, is coming! Fri, Nov 16, Bus at 6:45 pm. Sun, Nov 25, Bus at 1:15 pm.

University Museums Exhibit Attend Cocktails & Canapés for the open-ing reception of “Decorative Arts & Fashion in the Mid–Century”, the new exhibit at Morrill Hall. See furniture, fashion and ac-cessories from the ‘40’s, ‘50’s and ‘60’s. Wearing retro fashion is encouraged! Fri, Nov 2, Bus at 4:45 pm.

Public Library Lecture The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown: Newspa-pers, Op-eds, and American Responses to Antisemitism, presented by Eric Schmalz of the US Holocaust Museum, focuses on news articles & letters that reveal how some Midwesterners reacted to anti-Semitic rhetoric during the war years. Mon, Nov 5, Bus at 6:30 pm.

Town & Gown Quinta Essentia, “An Afternoon of Brazilian Flair”, $30 at the door, Sun, Nov 11, 1st Methodist Church, Bus at 2:30 pm.

ISU Music Department Sun, Nov 4, Amara Quartet, MET, Bus

at 6:45 pm. Fri, Nov 9, Band Extravaganza, $10,

Stephens, Bus at 7:00 pm.

ISU Center Series Cinderella, Tue, Nov 13, Stephens, Bus at 7:00 pm. NEW! Kenny G in concert, Wed, Nov

28, Stephens, Bus at 7:30 pm. Noel, Fri, Nov 30, Bus at 7:00 pm.

ISU Volleyball Sat, Nov 10, vs West Virginia, TBA Wed, Nov 21, vs Kansas, Bus at 6 pm

ISU Football Sat, Nov 10, Bus to ISU Step Show, TBA

ISU Basketball We encourage you to take a cell phone, & record your number on the bus sheet. Women’s BB Sun, Nov 4, Exhibition vs Winona St,

Bus at 1:30 pm. Sun, Nov 11, vs Yale/N. Illinois, Bus at

1:30 pm. Please Note: Feb 23 Women’s game was previ-ously missed, but is now posted in the Bus Book!! Men’s BB Tue, Nov 6, vs Alabama St, Bus at 6:15

pm. Fri, Nov 9, vs Missouri, Bus at 5:15 pm. Mon, Nov 12, vs Texas Southern, Bus at

6:15 pm.

ENTERTAINMENT

FOOD, FRIENDS & FUN!

SPORTS

Serving times for Regular Daily Meals in the Main Dining Room*: Lunch, Monday- Saturday: Sign up by 10:00am. Lunch is served from 12:00pm-12:30pm

Dinner, Monday–Saturday: Sign up by 3:30pm. Dinner is Served from 5:30pm-6:00pm Sunday Dinner: Sign up by 8:00am, served at 12:30pm

*Check Northcrest News for locations and serving times for special events.

Sunday, November 4

12:30 pm, Lunch, MDR: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Sour Cream & Cheddar Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Homemade Bread, Fresh Fruit, Fruit of the Forest Pie HC Supper: Wisconsin Cheese Soup, Egg Salad Sandwich, Fruit Salad, Cookie Monday, November 5 Lunch: Pork Burger with Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Gr illed Pineapple, Onion Rings, Fruit Jell-O, Vanilla Wafer Parfait Dinner: Chicken Cacciatore, Risotto Balls, Peas & Onions, Fresh Fruit, Pound Cake Tuesday, November 6 Lunch: Chili, Corn Bread, Fresh Fruit, Oreo Pie Dinner: Roasted Turkey Breast with Creamy Mushroom Sauce, Long Grain & Wild Rice, Carrots, Fresh Fruit, Lemon Bar Wednesday, November 7 Lunch: White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese, Broccoli, Fresh Fruit, Apple Cr isp Dinner: Chicken Biscuit Pot Pie, Normandy Vegetables, Fresh Fruit, Banana Cake Thursday, November 8 Lunch: French Dip, Key West Blend Vegetables, Pears, Chocolate Cake Dinner: Lemon Herb Glazed Pollock, Roasted Rosemary Potatoes, Capr i Vege-tables, Fresh Fruit, Pecan Bar Friday, November 9 Lunch: Orange Chicken over Rice, Stir Fr ied Vegetables, Crab Rangoon, Fruit Salad, Maple Nut Ice Cream Dinner: Pork Loin, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Fresh Fruit, Cheesecake Saturday, November 10 Lunch: Beer Battered Tilapia, Waffle Cut French Fr ies, Coleslaw, Peaches, Brownie Dinner: Beef Stroganoff with Egg Noodles, Vegetable Medley, Fresh Fruit, Cherry Tart