September 13, 2020

The Week at a Glance!

Sunday, September 13 National Grandparents’ Day! 12:30 Sunday Dinner pick up Monday, September 14 10:00 Blood Pressure Check 2:00 NC Stitchers Inaugural Zoom Mtg. Tuesday, September 15 9:30 Tuesday Coffee via Zoom meeting Hosted by Atrium N-2’s Dennis Smith, with guest Joan Traylor of the Landscape Committee Optional break-out rooms follow 1:00 Bus to Fareway North Wednesday, September 16 National Guacamole Day! 2:00 Zoom BINGO!! Sign up to play! Deadline to order “NC United” T-Shirt Thursday, September 17 10:30 Art Calls #3: Presentation on your Northcrest TV Channel, 116-3 by Des Moines Art Center! 1:00 Bus to Fareway North Friday, September 18 8:30—10:30 1st Nat’l Bank, must sign up 10:30 Friday Zoom Chat, All Residents ! 4:00 The Onion Creek Band, Outdoor Concert near Pergola Saturday, September 19 Talk like a Pirate Day: Ahoy, Me Mateys! AARGH!

DAILY EXERCISE Exercise is held in the Green Room, M-F mornings at 8:30 a.m. Group of 10 or less and keep your social distance, please. Holidays are optional! Check out the Exercise Videos on the NC Website, Resident Section!!

PODIATRY CLINICS Appointments are suspended until further notice.

Pork Loin with Pork Gravy

Long Grain & Wild Rice

Green Beans

Homemade Bread

Fresh Fruit

Fruit of the Forest Pie

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Northcrest News

Sunday Dinner September 13, 12:30 p.m.

Northcrest Community Over 50 years of service to older adults

in the Greater Ames Community

Birthday Wishes September 14, Cynthia Gaunt September 16, Larry Koehrsen

Northcrest United, Northcrest Strong It’s an exciting new slogan for Northcrest, and you will be able to dis-play it with pride! See the insert for details on a T-shirt to purchase. We will have special days coming up when we all can wear them: Oct 1: a Fall Celebration, and Oct 9: the Alzheimers Walk on our own campus. Check out the display in our Front Entry and in the Parkway 1st Floor community room.

ISU Music at MET this fall All MET recitals will be webcast this fall; with no live audience. Northcrest residents can access the webcast by going to the ISU Music & Theatre page: www.music.iastate.edu. Scroll down the webpage and find a photograph of a grand piano labelled “Recital Hall Webcasts”; click on the photo and you will be connected with the webcast. There is a signal on this link 24/7 so residents may test the signal in ad-vance of the event. Sat, Sept 12, ISU Symphony Orchestra,

7:30 pm Sun, Sept 27, Michael Banwarth, piano,

1:30 p.m. (he has played in NC Green Room with ISU piano students)

Sun, Sept 27, Linda Tong, voice, 4:30 pm

Want more music? DM Symphony Go to dmsymphony.org for videos and live streamed concerts. It’s good for the soul!

Want more Art? ISU Museums Go to museums.iastate.edu for videos and live programs. Experience the arts!!

Flu Shots for IL Residents Save the Date!

Medicap Pharmacy will be at Northcrest Sept 28 in the afternoon to admin-ister the flu vaccine to independent resi-dents. This vaccine will be the “high dose” vaccine that is typically recommended for seniors. There will be three stations set up for residents, 1) Fireside Room for the Town-homes, 2) Founder’s Room for the main building and 3) first floor multipurpose room in the Parkway building. An authorization form and a copy of your insurance card will be needed prior to Sept 28. The forms will be distributed as soon as we get them.

Let’s ZOOM! Tuesday Coffees via Zoom start at 9:30 am every week. September 15 will be hosted by Atrium N-2, & Guest Joan Traylor will share info on the Landscape Committee. Watch for an invitation in your email on the Monday before, or type in Meeting Number 875 0722 5478 in Zoom.

Friday Chats We’ll have Friday Chats at 10:30 am with all residents. Watch for an invitation on Thurs-day or you use 815 9013 1120 as the meet-ing number. The Friday Chats are open to all residents that would like to get acquainted with each other. Topic will be a favorite poem or short story to share (3 minute or less).

New WeatherCall System Have you turned in your WeatherCall form yet? If you don’t text, but want an alert on your cell phone, write the cell number in the landline area of the form. Also, please let us know your cell phone carrier.

Plan to Vote in the next election! It’s easy to vote absentee: You should re-ceive a request for an absentee ballot in the mail, or download & print a form at the audi-tor’s website: sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/absent.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SPECIAL NOTICES

Zoom Bingo! Bingo every Wednesday at 2:00 via Zoom! Pick up 2 cards at the main Front Entry. Sign up with the receptionist to receive the emailed invita-tion or use meeting number 856 8279 3235. Wed, Sept 16, 2:00 pm via ZOOM!

Walk With Ease Program Walk With Ease was developed by the Arthritis Foundation & is en-dorsed by the CDC as a recom-mended program for chronic disease treat-ment and prevention. The Physical Activity & Health Promotion Lab at ISU has devel-oped a ‘contact free’ version of the evidence-based Walk With Ease program to help old-er adults establish healthy patterns of physi-cal activity. This 6 week program is free. You must be able to stand for 10 minutes and a physician’s approval is required. A leader will be at our Tuesday Coffee on Sept 29. For more info, see WalkWithEase@iastate.edu.

Outdoor Concerts Fri, Sept 11, 4:00 pm. Reggie Greenlaw, Curt Snook and Steve Hurst make up the Green Oaks trio. They cover it all: Folk, Americana, Alt-Country, Bluegrass, Original. Fri, Sept 18, 4:00 pm. The Onion Creek Band will entertain with their folk country sound. Don’t miss them at the Pergola; These are weather dependent. Watch for a postponement notice via email.

Northcrest Stitchers Charlene Carsrud and Mary Pepper would like to invite other stitchers/sewers/quilters to get to-gether for fun, conversa-tion and stitching. Please let Ronnie know of your interest in an initial Zoom meeting on Mon, Sept 14, 2:00 pm. The Meeting Number will be 872 8071 0332. The group will decide on future meetings.

Flagship Fridays—On Line session ISU Leaders Speak to "Innovate at ISU" . The Student Innovation Center will feature "Flagship Fridays What IF— Innovators Forum," an interviewer moderat-ed, on-line conversation session with lead-ers representing a diverse scope and scale of innovation. Sept 18, 12-1:30 pm

Robert Piconi, CEO and Co-Founder En-ergy Vault Winner of the 2020 World Eco-nomic Prize for Innovation. Must register to view: kpiconi@iastate.edu. www.sictr.iastate.edu/flagship-fridays/

Des Moines Playhouse Live Stream The Playhouse is live streaming 2 different plays they offered in the summer, drive-in fashion. Both are offered free, but they would love a donation if you view. See The Roomate or Rounding Third any time be-tween 7 pm Fri, Sept 11 and Sun, Sept 13 at midnight. 1 view per registration. Go to dmplayhouse.com/events/live-theatre-drive-in-streaming/

SPECIAL PRESENTATION Did you know…? Northcrest has its own cable channels: en-joy music and lovely scenery any time on your TV with the Care Channel, 116-1 (or 991) and get the day’s schedule, cancella-tions, announcements and menus on the Northcrest News Channel, 116-3 (or 992).

New: DM Art Center Lecture Series Join for the last lecture on Thu, Sep 17, at 10:30 am the NC News Channel 116-3.

Theme Call #3 Sept 17, Call #3: Sculpture, Naturally Join a presentation with Des Moines Art Center Docents Deb Hansen and Tina Dahl as they share Sculpture! Nature is a favor-ite subject of sculptors, and Deb and Tina have chosen some favorite depictions of Nature through sculpture. Please join them for a lively, fun discussion and see some fantastic art! It’s a wonderful journey.

Special Presentation

Serving times for Regular Daily Meals in the Main Dining Room*: Lunch, Monday- Saturday: Sign up by 10:00am Lunch Ready For Pick Up 12:15pm Dinner, Monday–Saturday: Sign up by 3:30pm Dinner Is Ready For Pick Up 5:30pm

Sunday Lunch: Sign up by 6:30pm Saturday. Lunch Ready For Pick Up 12:30pm Sunday, September 13 12:30 pm, Lunch: Pork Loin with Pork Gravy, Long Grain & Wild Rice, Green Beans, Homemade Bread, Fresh Fruit, Fruit of the Forest Pie HC Supper: Minestrone Soup, Roast Beef & Cheese Sandwich, Cinnamon Applesauce, Mini Vanilla Ice Cream Swirl Cone Monday, September 14 Lunch: Turkey Tetrazzini, Normandy Blend Vegetables, Peaches, White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookie Dinner: Stuffed Bell Peppers, Corn O’ Brian, Pineapple & Blueberries, Pecan Pie Tuesday, September 15 Lunch: Tuna Sandwich on Oatberry Bread, Potato Chips, Strawberry Garnish, Cu-cumber & Tomato Salad, Pumpkin Bar Dinner: BBQ Chicken Drumsticks, Baked Potato, Broccoli, Watermelon, Cream Puff Dessert Wednesday, September 16 Lunch: Taco Salad with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Cheddar Cheese, Sour Cream & Salsa on the Side, Corn Muffin, Mandarin Oranges, Cupcake Dinner: Veal Parmesan, Roasted Rosemary Potatoes, Italian Blend Vegetables, Honey Dew, Sherbet with Sugar Cookie Thursday, September 17 Lunch: Chicken Crepes, Key West Blend Vegetables, Strawberr ies & Grapes, Dream-land Bar Dinner: Lemon-Pepper Baked Cod, Orzo, Carrots, Waldorf Salad, Oreo Pie Friday, September 18 Lunch: Cheeseburger with Lettuce, Tomato & Onions, French Fr ies, Pickle Spear, Cantaloupe, Vanilla Parfait with Vanilla Wafer Dinner: Mar inated Pork Chops, Scalloped Potatoes, Zucchini & Tomatoes, Mixed Fresh Fruit, Jell-O Cake Saturday, September 19 Lunch: Quiche Lorraine, Dinner Roll, Orange Slices, Cottage Cheese, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dinner: Bourbon-Glazed Meatballs, Hashbrown Casserole, Peas & Onions, Pears, Cheese-cake

Northcrest United, Northcrest Strong!

All Residents are invited to purchase a T-Shirt to show our campus wide unity...Independent Living, Assisted Living, Health Center, Heartwood House! Certain days will be designated "Northcrest United" Days for us all to wear our shirts with pride!

Shirts: $10 each, the portion over cost of each purchase price is donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. Cost will be added to your Northcrest monthly billing statement.

Northcrest United, Northcrest Strong Shirt Order Form

Print Name: _____________________________________________

Please indicate quantity for each size:

S____ M____ L____ XL____ 2XL____ 3XL____

*All order forms must be received by Wednesday, September 16 at 5pm