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HappeningsJULY 2021 1515 West 28th St. 7/6: Yellowstone & Beyond: A History of Loveland, CO the U.S. National Parks System 970-667-1900 7/12: National Park Fitness Trail: Each of these exercise stations represents a national park in the United States or Canada, along with an activity that is MANAGER popular at that park. Karen Cummings 7/13: Pedal to the Parks-Exercise class. 7/14: Reminiscing About Camping: Th ere OFFICE MANAGER is something about camping that makes Jenny Bowman time slow down and invites us to enjoy CHEF the simple things in life. Come Stimulate Jason Maddox your senses and spark conversation. 7/16: Park Rangers- Guardians of the ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Galaxy: In this month’s story, we meet Jake Lapp Stan Greenfi eld, a park ranger at Yosemite HOUSEKEEPING National Park. Th rough Stan, we learn all SUPERVISOR about the guts, grit, and determination Brenda Whisenand Ross playing the role of ‘piano man’ at the needed to protect our beautiful public Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. lands and the tourists that visit it. MAINTENANCE 7/16: Music Inspired by National Parks SUPERVISOR You must sign-up in the activity book to 7/21: Mining for Yellowstone: Jim Krening attend any of the following activities. Th is is A puzzling game to help us stay in compliance with the CDC 7/22: National Parks Adventure: recommendations. National parks protect and preserve nature’s treasures and are available to THE WEXFORD the public to visit and enjoy. Th ere are INHOUSE ACTIVITIES 63 national parks in the U.S. and 4,000 All activity sign-ups will continue to go around the globe. Come join the Front out weekly. Check the activity book every Porch Travelers as they visit some of their Friday morning for the following weeks’ favorites. sign-ups. Men’s Group July is a Walk in the Park! Monday mornings can feel sleepy, so Each year since 1985, Americans have start every other Monday off on a high celebrated national Park and Recreation note! Join the men of Th e Wexford in the Month during the month of July to Private Dining Room every other Monday recognize the importance of parks and morning at 9:00 a.m. to socialize and to recreation in establishing and maintaining have some lively conversation! Remember the quality of life for, and contributing to to sign up in the activity book. Hope to see the physical, economic, and environmental you there! well-being of communities. Th is month enjoy several National Park themed activities and events! Th e Wexford | July 2021 1 Mindfulness Mondays one-hour cooking class to satisfy even the Teddy Bear Picnic Party Musical Performance by Rex Berg and Keith Guy What is mindfulness? Mindfulness biggest of foodies’ tastebuds. On Monday To celebrate National Parks Month, we must thank Come to the Town Hall on Th ursday, July 15th, at starts with learning how to be present. July 19th at 10:00 a.m. join us in the Teddy Roosevelt who helped create our U.S. national 4:00p.m. to be wowed by the wonderful musical talent Th e practices in our series off er simple, Activity Room for your chance to learn parks. Roosevelt was famously mocked because he of Rex and Guy. We are so excited to have entertainers traditional methods of bringing awareness how to make Pesto Pasta! did not want to shoot a cornered bear, as he felt it back, so make sure you sign up in the activity book for to present-time experience. Th ese exercises was unsportsmanlike. But many people respected his this performance! I hope to see you there! will help you to cultivate the ability to Welcome Back Karen! honorable decision, and as a result, the teddy bear was Th e one and only Karen will be back and Jams with Johanna be here and now with patience, clarity, created in his honor. Today, there are not many of us Come to the Town Hall on Th ursday, July 22nd, at JULY and strength. We will discuss how to better than ever this month, so join us for who have not owned a teddy bear ourselves. Th is party a celebration on Th ursday, July 8th at 2:00 3:30p.m. to be wowed by the wonderful musical talent of CELEBRATIONS let go of self-judgement and respond celebrates parks, nature, and Roosevelt in a whimsical Johanna Brown. We are so excited to have entertainers with gentleness. Join us every Monday p.m. in the Town Hall for wine, snacks, way that is sure to put a smile on your face. Join us out and enjoyable conversations! back, so make sure you sign up in the activity book for in the Activity Room at 9:00 a.m. for front of Th e Wexford on Friday, July 9th at 1:30p.m. this performance! I hope to see you there! Mindfulness Monday. PBS Colorado Experience Series Bring your own teddy bear or any other stuff ed RESIDENTS: Sound Aff ects presents: Stardust Melodies Rocky Mountain PBS presents the original animal as your +1! YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR THIS Food For Th ought Come to the Town Hall on Th ursday, July 1st, at Paul A – 7/1 award-winning history series - Colorado ACTIVITY IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE. Famous cook Julia Child once said, 3:30p.m. to be wowed by the wonderful musical talents of Experience which explores the people, Fred S – 7/12 “People who love to eat are always the best You Had Me at Aloha! Stardust Melodies. We are so excited to have entertainers people.” Th e belly rules the mind and for events and places that have shaped our On July 5th, National Hawaii Day recognizes the 50th back, so make sure you sign up in the activity book for Luetta V – 7/12 that reason, join us in the Activity Room modern Colorado today. Every Th ursday state to be granted statehood. Eight islands make up this performance! I hope to see you there! on Monday, July 5th at 10:00 a.m. for at 1:30 p.m. we will be featuring a diff erent Th e Aloha State, the largest of which is named Hawaii. Mary Jane H – 7/13 your chance to give meal input and ask topic in the Activity Room! See the below Th e islands of Maui, Oahu, and Kauai are the next in Tai Chi Chih with Rebecca Every Other Friday in the Summer months at 10:00 a.m. questions to Chef Jason. Good food = schedule for showing topics. size followed by Molokai, Lanai, Nihau, and Kahoolawe. Vernon B – 7/15 in the Activity Room. A video recording of the class is Good mood! Join us on Monday, July 5th in the Activity Room Colorado Experience Schedule: also available in between classes. End your week with Al B - 7/17 at 2:00p.m. to explore the sights, sounds, fl avors, and this relaxing class. Th is moving meditation circulates What’s Cookin’ Chef Jason? 7/1 – Spencer & Julie Penrose beauty of Hawaii! Bring photos, props, or your favorite Herb B - 7/21 and balances the essential energies of your bodies. Th is “Cooking is all about people. Food is 7/8 – Pueblo Border Wars Hawaiian shirt! maybe the only universal thing that really class is also designed to help with your balance. LaVerne B - 7/24 7/15 – Ludlow Massacre has the power to bring everyone together. 7//22 – Th e Boettcher’s Cana-Duh! Canada Day celebrates Canada’s birthday on July 1. On Fran recently got some great advice from this mountain No matter what culture, everywhere 7/29 – Colorado Constitution lion at the museum: stand your ground, put your best foot around the world, people get together to this day in 1867, the three original British colonies of forward, climb to new heights and stay wild at heart! STAFF: eat.” ~ Guy Fieri ~ Starting once a month, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada our amazing Chef Jason will be hosting a united into a single country within the British Empire. Jason M – 7/11 We recently learned all about the Bermuda Triangle and some of us Come to the Activity Room on Th ursday, July 1st at even survived to tell the tale! 2:15p.m. to learn more about our Northern Neighbors. MONTHLY ENTERTAINMENT/CLASSES: Music & Movement with Heather Mondays at 3:00 p.m. in the Activity Room Start your week with a fun workout class while singing some of your favorite songs and using seasonal props to enhance the exercises. Wildlife Window Nature Series by Kevin Cook Friday, July 2nd at 2:00 p.m. — Saving a Unique Ecosystem Just as some scattered trees do not make a forest, isolated steppe-squirrels do not constitute the steppe-squirrel ecosystem unique to western North America. To save that unique ecosystem, we must save the animals responsible for making it. And we start by getting their name right!

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1 2 3 9:00am Crossword Puzzle 9:00am Walking The Wexford 10:00am Senior Style Exercise 10:00am Brain & Balance 10:00am Tai Chi Chih 11:00am Wii Golf 10:45am Please Mr. Postman 11:00am Get to Know Jake! 2:00pm Movie Matinee: Mona Lisa Smile 1:00pm Penny Poker 1:00pm Bridge 5:00pm Movie Matinee: Mona Lisa Smile 1:30pm PBS Colorado Series 1:00pm The Wexford Billiards & Pool 2:15pm Cana-Duh Trivia! 2:00pm Kevin Cook4:00pm Video Exercise 3:30pm Sound Affects Presents: 7:00pm GCS: Great Inventions in Everyday Stardust Melodies Life 6:30pm Documentary 4 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! 5 6 7 8 9 10 10:00am Senior Style Exercise 9:00am Walking The Wexford 9:00am Wii Bowling 9:00am Walking The Wexford 9:00am Crossword Puzzle 9:00am Walking The Wexford 10:00am Senior Style Exercise 2:00pm Movie Matinee: Mona Lisa Smile 9:00am Mindfulness Monday 10:00am Brain & Balance 9:00am-1:00pm Footcare Clinic 10:00am Brain & Balance 9:00am Tai Chi Chih Exercise Video 11:00am Wii Golf 5:00pm Mona Lisa Smile 10:00am Food For Thought 10:00am *Scenic Drive 10:00am Inspirational Stories 10:30am Trivia! 10:00am Drama Club: Chapman House 2:00pm Movie Matinee: Shenandoah 12:45pm Margarita Monday! 10:30am Yellowstone & Beyond 11:00am Activity Forum 1:00pm Penny Poker 11:00am Sequins with a Smile 5:00pm Movie Matinee: Shenandoah 1:00pm The Wexford Billiards & Pool 1:00pm BLOOM Laundry 1:00pm Bridge 1:30pm PBS Colorado Series 1:00pm Bridge 1:00pm Dominoes 1:00pm Penny Poker 2:00pm Creative Crafters 2:00pm Welcome Back Karen! 1:00pm The Wexford Billiards & Pool 1:45pm *Trip to Walmart 2:00pm Quarter Bingo 4:00pm Video Exercise 4:00pm Documentary 1:30pm Teddy Bear Picnic Party 2:00pm You Had Me At Aloha 4:00pm TED Talk: The Puzzle of Motivation 3:30pm Video Exercise 3:00pm Music & Movement 7:00pm GCS: 7:00pm Musical Monday The Potter’s Wheel and Metallurgy 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10:00am Senior Style Exercise 9:00am Walking The Wexford 9:00am Wii Bowling 9:00am Walking The Wexford 9:00am Crossword Puzzle 9:00am Walking The Wexford 10:00am Senior Style Exercise 2:00pm Movie Matinee: Shenandoah 9:00am Mindfulness Monday 10:00am Brain & Balance 9:00am Brain Games! 10:00am Brain & Balance 10:00am Tai Chi Chih 11:00am Wii Golf 5:00pm Movie Matinee: Shenandoah 9:00am Men’s Coffee & Conversation 11:00am Pedal to the Parks 10:00am Inspirational Stories 10:30am Trivia! 11:00am Park Rangers: Guardians of the 2:00pm Movie Matinee: The King’s Speech 10:00am National Park Fitness Trail 1:00pm BLOOM Laundry 1:00pm Bridge 1:00pm Penny Poker Galaxy 5:00pm Movie Matinee: The King’s Speech 1:00pm The Wexford Billiards & Pool 1:00pm Penny Poker 1:30pm Ice Cream Social 1:00pm *Global Village Museum 1:00pm Bridge 1:00pm Dominoes 2:00pm Nickel Bingo 2:45pm Reminiscing About Camping 1:30pm PBS Colorado Series 1:00pm The Wexford Billiards & Pool 1:45pm *Trip to King Soopers 4:00pm Documentary 4:00pm Video Exercise 4:00pm Rex Berg Musical Performance 2:00pm Music Inspired by National Parks 2:00pm New Resident Social 6:30pm Documentary 4:00pm Video Exercise 3:00pm Music & Movement 7:00pm GCS: Beer, Wine, & Distilled 4:00pm How It Works Spirits 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 10:00am Senior Style Exercise 9:00am Walking The Wexford 9:00am Wii Bowling 9:00am Walking The Wexford 9:00am Crossword Puzzle 9:00am Walking The Wexford 10:00am Senior Style Exercise 2:00pm Movie Matinee: The King’s Speech 9:00am Mindfulness Monday 10:00am Brain & Balance 9:00am Mining for Yellowstone 10:00am Brain & Balance 9:00am Tai Chi Chih Exercise Video 11:00am Wii Golf 5:00pm Movie Matinee: The King’s Speech 10:00am What’s Cookin’ Chef Jason? 11:15am *Lunch at Inca 10:00am Inspirational Stories 10:30am Trivia! 10:00am Summer Olympics Quiz Show 2:00pm Movie Matinee: 1:00pm The Wexford Billiards & Pool 11:00pm Who Am I? 12:00pm Communion Cart with Rebecca 1:00pm Penny Poker 1:00pm Bridge Operation Petticoat 1:00pm Dominoes 1:00pm BLOOM Laundry 1:00pm Bridge 1:30pm PBS Colorado Series 1:00pm The Wexford Billiards & Pool 5:00pm Movie Matinee: 1:30pm Ladies Tea & Talk 1:00pm Penny Poker 2:00pm Creative Crafters 2:15pm National Parks Adventure 2:00pm A Jerky Journey Operation Petticoat 1:45pm *Trip to Safeway 2:00pm Quarter Bingo 4:00pm Video Exercise 3:30 Jams with Johanna 3:00pm Jerry Phillips Performance 3:00pm Music & Movement 4:00pm TED Talk: The Danger of a Single 6:30pm Documentary 4:00pm Video Exercise 7:00pm GCS: 7:00pm Musical Monday Story The Galley, Coins, & the Alphabet 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 10:00am Senior Style Exercise 9:00am Walking The Wexford 9:00am Wii Bowling 9:00am Walking The Wexford 9:00am Crossword Puzzle 9:00am Walking The Wexford 10:00am Senior Style Exercise 2:00pm Movie Matinee: 9:00am Mindfulness Monday 10:00am Brain & Balance 10:00am Inspirational Stories 10:00am Brain & Balance 10:00am Tai Chi Chih 11:00am Wii Golf Operation Petticoat 9:00am Men’s Coffee & Conversation 10:30am Vision Matters: Low Vision Group 10:00am Book Club 10:30am Trivia! 10:30am *Picnic at the Park 2:00pm Movie Matinee: 5:00pm Movie Matinee: 10:00am Video Exercise 11:00pm What Am I? 11:00am New Resident Orientation 1:00pm Penny Poker 11:00 *Picnic at the Park The Pursuit of Happiness Operation Petticoat 1:00pm The Wexford Billiards & Pool 1:00pm BLOOM Laundry 1:00pm Bridge 1:30pm PBS Colorado Series: Colorado 1:00pm Bridge 5:00pm Movie Matinee: 1:00pm Dominoes 1:00pm Nickel Poker 2:00pm Walk and Roll Songs! Constitution 1:00pm The Wexford Billiards & Pool The Pursuit of Happiness 1:30 We Bet Your Life! 2:00pm Quarter Bingo 4:00pm Video Exercise 3:30pm Singing with Scott Association 1:45pm *Trip to Walmart 4:00pm Documentary 6:30pm Documentary: The Family that 2:30pm Wexford Show & Tell 3:00pm Music & Movement 4:00pm Video Exercise 4:00pm How It Works Walks on All Fours 7:00pm GCS: Crossbows East and West Brain & Balance with Diane Summer Olympics Quiz Show Th e Wexford Drama Club Scenic Drive Every Tuesday & Th ursday at 10:00a.m. in the Activity Aft er a one-year delay, the Summer Olympics begin on Calling all actors! Th e Wexford Drama Let’s get out of here for a little while and Room July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Th is game on Friday, July Club cordially invites you to come and enjoy the pretty scenery together! Sign Work your body and brain! Th is class aims to improve 23rd at 10:00a.m. in the Activity Room will get you express your acting and/or dramatic up now in the Activity Book. We will be mobility, strength, and balance, while challenging our excited for the Summer Games, which end August 8. skills the 2nd Friday of each month at having a Scenic Drive on Tuesday, July 6th brain with fun games to encourage memory and thought 10:00a.m. in the Activity Room. Don’t at 10:00a.m. patterns. All exercises can be done while seated. Th e Wexford Book Club want to participate? We love an audience. Global Village Museum-Magical Love to read and have conversations? We welcome Performance by Jerry Phillips Th e Wexford Billiards & Pool and Mythical Animals in Human Join us in the Town Hall on Friday, July 23rd at you to join Th e Wexford Book Club! We meet the last Association Imagination 3:00p.m. for a wonderful musical performance by Wednesday of every month at 10:00a.m. in the Private Rack em’ up! Join the pool sharks every Join us on Th ursday, July 15th at 1:00p.m. Jerry Phillips! He will be playing on his new keyboard Dining Room on the second fl oor. Th ey say there are no Monday and Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the for a tour of fantastical beings through the and is so excited to be back at the Wexford to provide faster or fi rmer friendships than those formed between Activity Room. Quit talkin’ and start eyes of children around the world as this entertainment. I hope to see you there. people who love the same books. chalkin’. All skill levels welcomed. exhibit comes to life. Th e display features drawings of curious creatures by youth Women’s Tea and Talk Creative Craft ers! THE WEXFORD ages 4-19 from 13 diff erent countries. Join the women of Th e Wexford in the West Side Dining Being creative is not a hobby, it is a way of life. Join the ACTIVITY TRIPS Senior price = $3/person. Sign up now in Room on Monday, July 19th at 1:30p.m. to chat and Creative Craft ers in the Activity Room the 1st & 3rd the Activity Book. drink tea! Remember to sign up in the activity book; all Wednesday of each month at 2:00p.m. for a fun craft ; Please be courteous and call if you cannot women are welcome. aft er all craft iness is happiness! attend an outing. On the day of the Grocery Trips scheduled outing, please meet in the lobby (Each Monday at 1:45 p.m.) Th e Wexford Brain Games 7/7: Happy Camper Door Décor 10 minutes prior to departure time! 7/5: Walmart Join us in the Activity Room for some games to exercise 7/21: Collage-A-Quilt 7/12: King Soopers your brain! We will be unscrambling words, playing 7/19: Safeway hangman, solving world puzzles, and even answering 7/26: Walmart some riddles! Let us play some brain games together on Wednesday, July 14th at 9:00a.m. Grace showing off her ‘Flying Summer Bird’ that she made in our Creative Craft ers club. Nothing says summer quite like fl owers, sunhats, popsicles, and best friends. Diving into Documentaries Joyce is very excited to welcome summer! Join us in the Activity Room Tuesday and Th ursday evenings for educational and fascinating documentaries. Watching a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning and following your curiosity. Check for times! Documentary Schedule: 7/1: Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time 7/6: Better Brain Health 7/12: How It Works: Maple Syrup, batteries, ham, and pencil sharpeners. 7/13: Better Brain Health 7/15: Th e Search for D.B. Cooper 7/22: Tutankhamun’s Treasures; Lost Treasures of Egypt 7/26: How It Works: Whisky, Toilets, Cream Cheese, High Voltage Workers 7/27: Th e Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 7/29: Th e Family that Walks on All Fours Let’s Get Trivial! Join us for a little competitive fun! We will be testing our knowledge with some light-hearted trivia questions in the Town Hall each Th ursday at 10:30 a.m. I hope to see you there.

6 Th e Wexford | July 2021 Th e Wexford | July 2021 7 Picnic at Maha ey Park THE WEXFORD FITNESS Come enjoy the beautiful sunshine, great conversation and the nger-licking good chicken. We will be taking Let’s get t! Don’t forget about all the exercise two vanloads on Friday, July 30th at 10:30a.m. and opportunities at e Wexford. Challenge yourself to try 11:00a.m. Sign up now in the Activity Book. something new! SERVICES AT THE WEXFORD Walking e Wexford Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:00a.m. e Wexford Salon e Walking Group meets in the West Side Dining Room Need a fresh new look? Or want to get your hair styled? and begins their walk around the 2nd oor. Join them for e Wexford Salon is just the place for you. Our stylist a morning walk around e Wexford. oers a variety of services at great prices and is located on the rst oor of e Wexford. Feel free to give Nicole a Video Exercise: Senior Style call at 970-691-2099 to nd out what she can do for YOU Saturdays, & Sundays at 10:00 a.m. & Wednesdays, and and to book an appointment. Fridays at 4:00 p.m. in the Activity Room Come and join in on this popular Video Exercise class. BLOOM at Home Laundry Service e relaxed tone and encouraging instructor enhance the BLOOM at Home, Columbine’s Non-Medical Home overall exercise experience. Care, is pleased to oer an on-site laundry service to our residents. e cost is $10.00 for the rst load and $5.00 for additional loads thereaer. Laundry must be placed outside your door by 11:00a.m. Please sign up in the activity book if you are interested in this service, as this June has always been a month known for love and service is provided weekly every Tuesday. weddings. We recently showed o some of our lovely Wexford brides, including the one and only Ruth. Foot Care Clinic Dr. Mike omas, a professional foot care specialist and retired podiatrist, is available for your foot care needs! He can provide ngernail and toenail trimmings, callous removal, and other foot care needs. Feel free to contact Dr. Mike to set up an appointment today at (970) 310- 7635. Each appointment is $40 and can be paid directly to Dr. Mike. is foot care clinic is for medical purposes and is not a pedicure service. 1st Wednesday of each month. Loveland Public Library Are you looking for a great book to read? Contact librarian, Dixie Hu, at e Loveland Public Library. ey oer a free Home Delivery Service for residents of e Wexford. ey have regular-print, large-print, books on CD, cassette-tape books, videos, and other library materials. Please contact the library at (970)-962-2592 for more information. Vision Matters e Low-Vision group with Liz will be the 4th Tuesday each month at 10am in the Fireside Room. Education, support, and training provided!

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