Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - August 2013 Newsletter

Mother Nature provided a sun-filled day complete with a sky-blue canopy for the Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village Car Show.

Around 100 classic cars and several motorcycles packed the lawn next to the pond and golf course. Spectators strolled by the cars and talked with the owners, who sat alongside their featured four- or two-wheeled vehicle.

During the show, a DJ played music from the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s. What would car cruising be without food? Everyone enjoyed a barbecue of hamburgers and hotdogs.

There were also several venders, including medical services, giving away samples and free service, with the massages being quite popular.

Motorcycles and 100 classic cars

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EVENT{FULL}Monthly updates from your {FULL} Life community

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Contact a Full Life team member for additional details, including registration, transportation information, and participation requirements.

Mondays at 2 pm and Fridays at 1:30 pm in Aug. SilverSneakers class—Seated Zumba Gold®. This lively 60-minute class will help burn calories and provide a good cardiovascular workout with certified instructor Kathi MacNaughton.

Thursdays in Aug., 1 to 3 pm Join the Model Builders in the basement of the Sun Valley Lodge. Learn the art of building miniature replicas of cityscapes and buildings. These resident experts completed the project that is displayed on the second floor of the Grand Lodge, and they are currently working on a miniature of the city of Meridian.

Thursday, Aug. 1, 1 pmVeterans’ Club. Veterans are welcome to participate in a monthly informal gathering. Touchmark hosts a speaker and provides light refreshments. Grand Lodge chapel.

Thursday, Aug. 11, 11 am Music History. Each month, music history expert Eric Collett shares an hour of fascinating history of one of the world’s classical composers. From the well-known and beloved pillars of music to the more obscure but important innovators, Eric’s knowledge is vast and comprehensive. Between anecdotes and timelines, he mixes in samples of the music that made them famous. Coeur d’Alene Room.

Friday, Aug. 2, 5:30 to 7 pm The Idaho Senior Games kicks off with an evening of entertainment. Residents are welcome to come listen to the jazz

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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(cont.) duo, featuring Jake Van Paepeghem and Brianne Gray. Coeur d’Alene Room.

Saturday, Aug. 3, 1 pm Bus leaves for Idaho Piece Makers Quilt Show in Kuna. This year’s theme is Crazy for Color and will feature over 160 quilts. Cost: $5 at the door; proceeds benefit the Boise Chordsmen Youth Outreach Program, Idaho Women Veterans Organization, Project Kids, and other organizations. Food donations accepted, which will enter you into a drawing for a Pfaff Quilt Expression sewing machine.

Tuesday, Aug. 6 National Morning Out. See page five for details. See you there!

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 7 pm The Boise Community Band returns with its 40-plus local musicians. Enjoy traditional marches and music of the ’40s and ’50s. Sun Valley courtyard.

Thursday, Aug. 8, 11 am Bus leaves for the Boise Sesquicentennial celebration of 2013. Take a narrated tour of some of the 150 Boise icons as highlighted in the Idaho Statesman. The trip will end with lunch at Flyin’ Pie Pizzeria.

Friday, Aug. 9, 6:15 pm and Friday, Aug. 30, 5:45 pm Boise Hawks games. Cost: $10

ticket, while available. Come out and cheer on the home team and enjoy a summer tradition of baseball and park food.

Friday, Aug. 16, 10 am Bus loads at 10 am for tour of the new green Banner Bank Building, which is the state’s first multitenant office building to receive a LEED Platinum Certification. It’s only the 18th such structure in the country.

Saturday, Aug. 17, 5 pm Bus loads for Glenn’s Ferry Opera House dinner theater and melodrama. After the 90-minute drive to Glenn’s Ferry, the group will have dinner at 6:30 pm, and the show will follow at 7:45 pm. The show will be No, No! A Million Times No! Cost: $30 for transportation, dinner, and show or $40 for two, which will include a main entrée to be shared.

Tuesday, Aug. 20, 10 am Bus leaves Grand Lodge for Lucky Peak Reservoir. Tour the area with resident Marygrace Elsner, who grew up on homesteaded land that is now under water. She’ll share background about the development of this dam, reservoir, and how it changed the water supply for Treasure Valley agriculture.

Thursday, Aug. 22 and 29 It’s cooler in the garden! Picnic

outings to Boise Straight Ahead event Aug. 22 and Fabulous Chancellors Aug. 29. Tickets are $10 each. Please bring money for food, or box dinners are available from Touchmark Dining Services. Each concert is paired with a local winery. Fujishin Family Cellars is featured for the first event and Cinder for the second. Wine will be available for purchase at the event. Touchmark will provide chairs.

Wednesday, Aug. 28, 6:45 pm The High Tone Show. Step back to the early 1900s with banjo and piano duo Gary Eller and Sean Rogers. The audience is welcome to join the performers and dress in concert attire from the early 1900s. Coeur d’Alene Room. No RSVP needed.

Saturday, Aug. 31, 7:30 pm Boise State University Broncos season opener with the Washington Huskies. Kick-off is in Husky Stadium, but residents are invited to a tailgate party in the Coeur d’Alene Room. Come and enjoy traditional football tailgate cuisine and the game on the big screen. The game begins at 8 pm.

See the full event calendar online: TouchmarkMeridian.com/pdf/community-event-

calendar.pdf.

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MargeCoalman, EdDVice Presidentof Wellness &Programs

BRAIN BUILDERS

Grab a paper and write the following list of summer fruits and veggies in alphabetical order.

CapsicumAsparagus

Broccoli

CabbageAvocadoCilantro

Bok ChoiCollard greens

Beet

ChivesCarrot

Butternut

CeleryCauliflower

Answers: Asparagus, Avocado, Beet, Bok Choi, Broccoli, Butternut, Cabbage, Capsicum, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Chives, Cilantro, Collard greens.

Movements rooted in eternity “Thomas Svobada arrived at the nursing home in NE Portland when the cherry trees outside his window were bare. … Now the blossoms have peaked and on a warm spring afternoon they drift onto his shoulders as he sits outside in his wheelchair.”

– David Stabler, reporter, The Oregonian

Thomas is Oregon’s most prolific and performed composer. For the past seven months, he has been recovering from a debilitating stroke that affected his right side with

partial paralysis. It happened suddenly when he and his wife of nearly 50 years were preparing dinner. For weeks, his recovery was slow, but then he began improving, and he continues to make progress. And he continues to move people through his music.

Do any of us plan for this kind of an event? No one I have interviewed ever has. One of the lessons from this heart-wrenching and heartwarming story is that legacy and giving back are the essence of who and what we are—today and tomorrow. Thomas is known as a composer whose music is played around the world, a teacher to a generation of music students, a mentor to scores of composers, an amazing pianist, and a playful friend.

People move to Touchmark for many reasons. Most will tell you, though, that they wish they had moved here sooner. All appreciate the fullness of life and opportunities for living—and continuing to create—their legacy. Each person has a life story and talents to share, and overwhelmingly residents are optimistic and grateful for the options available at Touchmark.

To find out more about the possibilities of living a {FULL} Life and providing a personal legacy, contact a member of the Full Life team. As Robert Schuller said—and others repeat—“If it’s going to be, it’s up to me.”

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Celebrate National “Morning” Out at Touchmark!

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the public is welcome to join this annual celebration in honor of National Night Out. Touchmark will host a National “Morning” Out party with breakfast starting at 7:30 am. All are welcome, and there is no charge.

National Night Out offers communities around the nation a chance to build relationships and take a stand against crime and drugs. Elected officials and representatives from the fire and police departments will join Touchmark for a delicious breakfast and fun activities, including: • Dunk tank and staff pie-eating contest

• Police K-9 demonstration and more.

Everyone is welcome to bring a nonperishable food donation for the Meridian Food Bank, and they’ll receive a prize drawing ticket and a chance to throw a ball at the dunk tank.

Activities will take place at the park, between Werner and Spelman streets. For more information, call 208-888-2277.

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Lights, camera, action

Celebrating at a cast and crew party (from left) Director Jeanette Burford, Stage Manager Lexie Reichel, and Producer Mary Scott.

Hugh Mitzner served as sound technician for the thespian production in May.

Cast members of The Pie Ladies (from left) Suzy Dyvad, Pat Fujii, Dale Laswell, Jane Wilcox, and Debbie Goetzman pause for a fun photo while on set.

Providing a musical interlude, Rosemary Hill and Wil Wheaton sing the classic Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better.

Hal Jackson and Ellen Wheaton put the audience in stiches during The Honeymooners Retire.

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