November 2015
Trails of Orono Newsletter
Special events this
Month:
Live Well,
Socialize Well,
Dine Well
Statue of Liberty
Presentation!
Veteran’s Day Service
Speaker Series
Minnetonka Art Students!
Happy Thanksgiving!
From the Desk of Our Executive Director…
Dear Trails of Orono Residents, Families, and Friends,
Staff:
Executive Director
Cheryl Klinkhammer
I’m writing to inform you that I will be taking a two month leave of absence starting
November 2nd and ending January 3rd. I will return to the office on Monday, January
4, 2016. In the interim, Chelsea Adney, our Leisure Events Coordinator, will be
stepping in as Assistant Executive Director under the direct supervision of Jennifer
Blasko, who is a Float Executive Director for Ebenezer Management Services.
Jennifer will be at Trails of Orono 2-3 days per week; Chelsea will be there 5 days per
week. There will be additional staffing added to the activity department to cover for
Chelsea during my absence. Please contact Chelsea at 952-473-6655 or
cadney1@fairview.org with any questions or concerns and she will contact Jennifer
with any issues that need her attention.
Director of Health Services
Pam Jacobson, RN
Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season, I look forward to seeing you all
in 2016.
Leisure Events Coordinator
Chelsea Adney
Sincerely,
Administrative Assistant
Anna Weege
Cheryl Klinkhammer
Culinary Director
Mark Anderson
Director of Environmental
Services
Steve Strandquist
Outreach & Sales Director
Judy Decker
Join us for a special celebration in honor of Veteran’s Day on
Wednesday, November 11th at 3:00. We will be honoring all of
the veterans that live here at Trails of Orono, along with all the
veterans we know as friends and family in our lives. Bring
along pictures of yourself or loved ones who served and we
can take the time together to thank all the great men and
women who have served our country!
Please note that the time for “News & Stretch” has been changed to
9:30am Monday – Friday.
November Fun Facts!
Abraham Lincoln was
elected President of the
United States on November
6, 1860.
On November 9, 1927, Giant
Pandas were discovered in
China.
The United States Marine
Corps was created on
November 10, 1775.
On November 10, 1951, direct
dial telephone service was
first available coast to coast.
Sesame Street premiered on
PBS television on November
10, 1969.
On November 13, 1942, the
minimum draft age was
lowered from 21 to 18.
Yale University went Co-ed
on November 14, 1968.
On November 18, 1928,
Disney's Steamship Willie
premiered - Mickey Mouse is
"born"!
On November 19, 1863,
Abraham Lincoln delivered
the Gettysburg Address.
President John F. Kennedy
was assassinated in Dallas,
Texas as his motorcade
travels through the city on
November 22, 1963.
On November 24, 1859,
Charles Darwin published his
theory “On the Origin of the
Species", sparking great
controversy.
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November 2015
Speaker Series
“Memories of 1948”
Join us on Tuesday, November 17th
for our monthly Speaker Series
by Full Bloom!
“The first prefab, post war housing1.
was starting to appear in order to solve housing shortages as they could be
built quickly to accommodate the growing need and were cheap to build and
for people to buy. The quality was not great but they did enable the baby
boom after the war years by providing young couples with a home to start
their family. Television was first regarded by many as “radio with pictures,”
and although a set cost about $400—a substantial sum at the time—TV was
soon “catching on like a case of high-toned scarlet fever. That year, Alfred M.
Butts, an architect, created a new board game that would sell in the millions.
It was an election year and Chicago Daily Tribune got the results wrong!! A
new sculpture in the Black Hills got its start.”
Art Class with the Students from Minnetonka
High!
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Join us Wednesday, November 4 at 3:30 for an
art class with the members of the Art Club at
Minnetonka Senior High School! We had so
much fun learning new art techniques and
painting with them last year and this year is to
be no different! They will be coming to Trails
monthly to work on various art projects with us!
Maybe we’ll even get the chance to visit the
high school again like we did last year to see
their school’s art gallery! Come join us and find
the inner artist in you!
Statue of Liberty: Two Decades of Effort, Almost
Impossible Odds
The Statue of Liberty stands proudly in
New York Harbor, but how did the Statue
come to be? What does it symbolize?
Join us on Friday, November 20th at 1:30
for a compelling look at the idea, the
construction and the meaning behind
one of the most recognizable symbols in
the world. Our guest speaker is
David Jones of Minneapolis. He has been
speaking to a wide range of audiences
since 1996. He has made over 400
presentations to more than 11,000 people.
Live Well Health Tip
Trails of Orono
875 Wayzata Blvd. W.
Orono, MN 55391
Phone:
(952) 473-6655
Fax:
(952) 473-6677
Live Well, Socialize
Well, Dine Well
We’re on the Web!
Visit us at:
www.trailsoforono.com
Trails of Orono
875 Wayzata Boulevard West
Orono, MN 55391
According to Dr. Cynthia Green,
“Build your visual focus and memory
by playing some good old-fashioned
Concentration. Divide a deck of
playing cards in half, taking two of
each kind of card. Place all the cards
face down on a table. Now, turning
two cards over at a time, try to find
all the matching pairs. A German
study found subjects who became
proficient at the game boosted their
visual memory and overall IQ.”
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to the following
residents, who will be celebrating
their birthdays in the month of
November. Let’s all wish them a
very happy and joyous day!
Dennis K.
John W.
12th
28th
Riddle Me This:
I have many feathers to help me fly. I
have a body and head, I’m not alive. It
is your strength which determines how
far I go. You can hold me in your hand,
but never throw.
What am I?
Remember to Set Your
Clocks Back!
Daylight Savings Time ends on
Sunday, November 1st, at 2:00 am.
Remember to set your clocks back
and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!
Happy Thanksgiving! If you are
planning on enjoying
Thanksgiving Dinner with your
loved ones at Trails of Orono,
please call to make reservations
for our dining room by Monday,
November 23rd. Thank you!