2011 Upcoming Events
The Laurels of Shane Hill & Maplewood of Shane’s Village
10731 State Route 118, Rockford, Ohio
For information, call Leah Hayes at 419-363-2620
Shane Hill Laurels Celebrates Valentine's Day
The
Laurels of Shane Hill held their annual Valentine’s King & Queen Contest
during the month of February. King, George “Frank” Stoner and Queen,
Betty Hayes were named Resident King & Queen for 2012! Their families
helped them celebrate on February 14th during the resident Valentine’s
Day party.
The
Laurels of Shane Hill and Maplewood of Shane’s Village hosted the first
annual Valentine’s Ball on Saturday, February 11th at the
Rockford Community Building. Over 200 people attended the event and
guests were complimented with a delicious meal provided by The Laurels
which consisted of roast beef, chicken breast, mashed potatoes, corn,
green beans, roll & butter, salad and red velvet cake. The crowd was
musically entertained by The Al Best Band which played a variety of
polka, line dancing and big band music . Numerous door prizes were given
away, including a patio loveseat bench to Betty Bowman. The 50/50
raffle drawing went to Bill Albright who took home $166. Half way
through the evening donation baskets were passed around to take a
collection for the Leota Braun Foundation. The total amount raised was
$1,600 and presented to Leota Braun Executive Director Bob Maurer and
Assistant Treasurer Susan Sheppard.
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The Laurels of Shane Hill & Maplewood of Shane's Village will be having trick-or-treat from 5-6 pm on October 29th. Kids are encouraged to stop by for hot dogs, popcorn and candy before heading into Rockford for trick-or-treat at 6pm. Everyone is welcome!
Senior Citizens!!!
Prime Diners Presents:
Mike Hemmelgarn
Comedy Juggler & Ventriloquist
October 6th at 11:30am at New Horizons Church in Rockford
Cost: $5.00 Invite your friends!
RSVP to Leah Hays at 419-363-2620
Sponsored by The Laurels
May 8th through Friday, May 13th
Sunday, May 8th
“Mother’s Day Tea”, 1:30 p.m. All family members are invited to join
their mother here at The Laurels to enjoy a variety of teas, special
desserts from “The Grind” out of Delphos, and a gospel group will be
here to entertain everyone.
Monday, May 9th
1950’s day! For lunch, we will have a “50’s diner” theme lunch. At
2:00 p.m., residents and staff are invited to the dining room for
milkshakes followed by “Beanie Baby Bingo” at 2:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. Monday
evening, residents, families, and staff are invited to enjoy our “Staff
Talent Show” in the Main Dining Room. All participants displaying their
talents will get a small prize. Some of the featured acts include
(amateur) singers, a humor skit, a cooking demo and a ventriloquist
act.
Tuesday, May 10th
Hawaiian Day!! Residents will enjoy a special Hawaiian style lunch
including shredded pork, fried zucchini, fresh pineapple and mandarin
orange cake. At 10:00 a.m., residents can enjoy a beach party including
a beach ball toss. At 2:30 p.m., Wayne Hobbs will entertain residents
with his steel guitar melodies.
Wednesday, May 11th
Mismatch clothes day!! At 9:00 a.m., we will have “spa special” for
residents featuring hand massages, satin hands, facials and makeovers!
Between the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
staff and residents can go to the Sun room and participate in several
“Minute to Win it” contests. Completion of the task(s) within a minute
will get your name in a drawing for a prize.
Thursday, May 12th
The resident theme of the day is, “We love aarrggh residents” with
pirate bingo at 2:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., Jim Bodecker will entertain
residents with songs and his acoustic guitar.
Friday, May 13th
Outdoors day!! We will have a huge BBQ lunch for residents and staff.
For staff, at 2:30 p.m. we will have our annual “pie in the face” of the
manager(s) who accumulate the most from our penny fund—residents and
staff can throw the pie. Also, at 3:00 p.m., staff can participate in a
water balloon toss contest with prizes for the 1st and
2nd place teams.
Finally, at 6:00 p.m., residents, family, and staff can go outside to
the back yard and enjoy a bonfire, and we’ll have s'mores for a snack.
Don’t forget during the week to make a guess of how many candy pieces are in each jar at each nurses’ station. Closest to the right number of candy pieces wins the jar of candy!
Happy 100th Birthday to Emmaline Michenfelder on March 3rd
from your friends at The Laurels!
The Laurels of Shane Hill and Maplewood of Shane's Village held their annual Volunteer Appreciation on April 19^th. Brunch was served to 35 volunteers who have touched the lives of our residents over the past year. Some volunteers help with activities such as bingo, crafts or cooking while others sing, pray or visit one on one.
Ed Stoner was recognized as the 2010 Volunteer of the Year. Ed volunteers his time faithfully every week to residents in our Special Care Alzheimer's Unit. He plays a variety of gospel CD's and sings along with them. Ed has a passion for helping others and it's very evident from his actions to his smile. The Laurels of Shane Hill & Maplewood of Shane's Village residents and staff feel blessed to have him as a volunteer.
The
Laurels of Shane Hill & Maplewood of Shane's Village held their annual
Valentine's Day formal ball on February 14th in the large dining room.
Residents from both sides dressed up in formal dresses donated by
employees. They were entertained by singer Bill Jennings from Lima,
Ohio and served sweet valentine treats for refreshments. Floyd Highley
and Clara Davis were crowned 2011 Resident King & Queen.
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by Leah Hayes
Doris
Barker who is an 83 year old resident at The Laurels of Shane Hill in
Rockford, Ohio donated her hair to Locks of Love on January 12, 2011.
Doris was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and moved to The Laurels
in 2006. "When I came to the home I had no hair and now I'm the only
patient with long hair" stated Barker. She went through chemotherapy
treatments, and her cancer was in remission until just a month ago
when she found out it came back. Doris has continued to grow her hair
long for the past four years and decided to cut it when shefound out she would be going through chemotherapy again. She wants to help others who will be going through the same thing.
Linda
Piper who has been a nurse at The Laurels for almost 26 years helped
initiate the gesture. "Linda was the first person I met when I came
here. She helped make me feel at home. She even bought me a hat last
week to keep my head warm when my hair starts to thin," said Barker.
Doris has lived at The Laurels for almost five years. She enjoys bingo,
word finds, listening to music and watching sports and The Young and the
Restless.Red Skelton Remembered
The Laurels of Shane Hill and Maplewood of Shane’s Village are excited to host their next Senior Citizens Prime Diners on February 3rd at the Rockford Community Building. The featured entertainment will be a reminiscent performance by J. B. Barnett “Red Skelton Remembered”.
Mr. Red (Richard) Skelton was born into a circus family on July 18th, 1913 in Vincennes, IN. He made his radio debut in 1936 and aired his own radio show in 1938 which ran for 15 years. Then in 1950 “The Red Skelton Show” was born and ran for 20 consecutive years, never leaving the list of the country’s top ten shows. Additionally, Skelton appeared in 48 motion pictures, 22 of which he starred in. Throughout his life of entertainment he performed before the Queen of England, eight US Presidents and three private showings for Popes.
Mr. Skelton was best known as a pantomimst however he was also a composer, artist and author as well. He composed 8,000 songs which include 5,000 musical selections and wrote 64 symphonies which have been played and recoded by some of the world’s greatest orchestras. His paintings awarded him one of the highest honors an artist can receive, “The Footprints in the Sands of Time”. He also authored five books, and every day he wrote his beloved wife a love note and poem.
He died on Sept. 17, 1997 following a lengthy illness. Though he entertained millions and made us all laugh, he never forgot the importance of God, country and family.
Growing up on a tobacco farm in rural Kentucky, Jennings B. Barnett remembers how special Tuesday nights at 7:30 was for him. “The Red Skelton Show” aired a half-hour of pure family entertainment with no dirty jokes and no filthy language. He rarely missed a show.
Barnett honors Mr. Skelton through his performances of the Barnett has performed in a variety of venues throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and South Carolina with audiences as large as 1,000 members.
The Laurels of Shane Hill and Maplewood of Shane’s Village invites senior citizens and community members to join us for Red Skelton Remembered. Lunch will be served at 11:30 and the performance will follow. The cost will be $5.00. RSVP to Leah Hays at 419-363-2620.
Red Hat Ladies of the
Rockford Enjoy Luncheon at Shane's Village
The Red Hat Ladies of the Rockford area met at Maplewood of Shane's
Village Assisted Living on December 7th. They socialized and ate lunch
together in the chapel. Social Services Director Sharon Link gave an
in-service on advanced directives. Before ending their meeting, the
ladies played Silent Night on their kazoos' and enjoyed a game of Bingo.
Click on small pictures to enlarge them.
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