Tudor Oaks "ACORN" Monthly Newsletter - May 2023

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May 2023

Tudor Oaks Main Line: 414-529-0100

Reception Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 7:00pm

Saturday: 9:30am - 5:00pm

Sunday: 9:30am– 4:00pm

Meal Times

Reservation Line: 414-525-6419

Breakfast~8:00am-8:30am

Lunch~11:30am-12:30pm

Dinner~4:30pm-6:00pm

Butternut Bistro Hours

Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 1:30pm 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am- 2:00pm

Gift cards available

Bank Hours

Thursday: 9:30am - 10:30am

Office located—Wisdom Tree Library

Curly Willow Beauty Shop

Call for an appointment : 414-525-6403

Massage Therapist: Sherry Radish 414-525-9578

Patty Cures: Patty Schmidt

414-858-9209

(Manicurist/Pedicurist)

2023

Calendar Key A1 Lounge (A1L)

Butternut Bistro (BB)

Fitness Room (FR)

Frances Henry Health Center (FHC)

Lamson Plaza (LP)

Leaf and Petal Greenhouse (LPGH)

Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)

Oak Ridge Lounge (ORL)

Oak Ridge Room (ORR)

Olive Wood Theater (OWT)

Poplar Lifestyle Room (PLR)

Private Dining Room (PDR)

Reflection Room (RR)

Swimming Pool (SP)

Wellness Clinic (D218)

Windsor Gardens (WG)

Windsor House (WH)

Windsor Manor (WM)

Wisdom Tree Library (WTL)

Jessica Johnson-

Resident Assistant

Paula Benne琀- RN

Kathleen Byrne- LPN

Kate Grunske-

Culinary Services Assistant

Clothes for Ukraine

Do you have wearable clean clothes that you would like to donate to a worthy cause? Men, women and children need clothing. The residents of Ukraine have nothing but the clothes on their backs. The clothing will be given to the refugees that come here and what is le昀 will be distributed and sent overseas by the Church of Ukraine. Place dona琀ons in bags or boxes, label them Ukraine and leave them in the Poplar Lifestyle room. Thank you from the grateful people of Ukraine.

Saturday, May 6, 2023 May 6,

Do

Open 2:30 pm ors

In the In Olive Wood Theater

Have a great “Day at the Races” with the fun of wagering on the Kentucky Derby Horse Race and Tudor Oaks Pony Races, while enjoying mint julips, snacks and a light meal with friends !!!

Bowtie & Bonnet

News and Notes

Acorn submissions are due by the 15th of each month to insure they are included in the following month’s issue. PDF format emailed to mhyde@abhomes.org or dnovak@abhomes .org is preferred or you can put them in the tray on the file cabinet in the PLR.

FOOD COMMITTEES OD

Independent Living: Food Committee every third Thursday of month ~sign up at the Hostess Station

~1:00 in Oak Ridge Dining Room

~Dining Experience Committee to meet immediately after Windsor Manor: Every second Thursday of month at 2:30pm

Windsor House: Every second Thursday of month at 3:30pm

Line Dancing is back one more time before a summer break !

Mondays, April 10, 17, 24, May 1 and May 8 at 10:30 in the MPR.

Reminder: Chair Yoga will run un琀l the end of May

Mark your calendars NOW for Second Sunday Out firing up for summer! Watch for monthly updates and announcements.

June 11

July 9

August 13

September 10

October 8

Appetizers and Desserts Hosted by Birch Wing

Salad Sunday

Old Fashioned Picnic

Roasted Corn

Pulled Pork

Hosted by Cedar Wing

Hosted by Dogwood Wing

Hosted by Aspen Wing

Hosted by Elm Wing

Ma M May Highlights y Highlights

Entertainment (OWT or Ch. 957)

►May 2 at 7:00 PM :

The Community Chorus (OWT)

►May 4 at 6:30 PM:

Sherwood Alper, Singer (OWT)

►May 9 at 7:00 PM:

South Milwaukee Band (OWT)

►May 11 at 2:00 PM:

Women of Note, Singers (OWT)

►May 23 at 7:00 PM:

Tudor Oaks Cheerful Chimers

and Mixed Chorus (OWT)

► May 24 at 6:30 PM:

Kevin Wood as Abraham

Lincoln (OWT)

► May 31 at 6:30 PM:

Alan Graveen as Elvis (OWT)

(Ch. 955)

May 7th – Along for the Ride

May 14th - Wine Country

May 21st – League of Their Own

May 28th – The Benchwarmers

6:30 pm

Channel 955 on your TV

May Movie Line Up

5th Encanto

12th Monster-in-Law

19th Little Man Tate

26th Elvis 6:30pm in PDR

(May 6, 13, and 27)

Ca Cardio Drumming with r Winindsor Gardens dsor

Residents enjoy Wine

Do Down Wednesday wn

Re Re sidents indulge in a frie friendly game of pool n

Cheerful Chimers Tuesdays at 12:00-1:00pm (PLR)

Mixed Chorus Group Tuesdays at 1:30pm—2:30pm (OWT)

Any Ques琀ons contact Laurie Halvorsen @ 414 -429-2350

Game Night will be on Saturday, May 20. Sign-up will be in the white binder in the Library as the date gets closer. Come join for a fun evening of a variety of games to be played!

Employee Highlight: Stephen Wieting

Our employee highlight for this month is Stephen Wieting. Stephen has worked at Tudor Oaks a combined time of 3 years and 5 months, March 2017-July 2020, then March 2023 to the present. He is Tudor Oaks Dining Room Manager. Stephen states his first “job” was mowing lawns in his subdivision, starting at the age of 12. His first “real” job was at Bartz’s Party Store from 2015-2017 as a store associate and shift lead. He left Bartz’s and came to Tudor Oaks as a dish/pot washer. In 2020 Stephen left to work for a Lawn Care Company and then started driving a semi truck for a company his friend and he had established. He drove heavy haul, contracting with waste management, hauling garbage and recycling out of transfer stations to land fills and/or recycling centers. He unfortunately broke his right ankle in late January and needed surgery in early February which met he was unable to drive truck. Stephen came back to Tudor Oaks to fill in the Dining Room Manager spot and we are happy to have him back!

Stephen has lived in Muskego his entire life. He attended Muskego High School and graduated in 2018. He is

still living in Muskego in a house he purchased in 2021. He loves hiking, boating, detailing his jeep, and having bonfires. His free time is spent doing yard work, cleaning the house, hanging out with friends and doing home renovation projects in his new home. Stephen also likes walking his three dogs, Shredder (7 years old), Lola (6 years old) , and Chase (5 years old). He also has a cat, Benjamin, who is 2 years old. If he could have a dream vacation it would be to Iceland or maybe to a warmer spot in Jamaica. His biggest vacation has been to Cancun in 2018 for a wedding.

Some interesting facts about Stephen: he had a hedgehog for a pet and his birthday is all 9”s: 9/9/1999!

Resident Highlight: Harriet Ehrick

Harriet was the youngest girl of four and born and raised in Michigan City, IN. Her mother stayed home with the children while her father was a furniture maker commu琀ng about an hour each direc琀on to Chicago every day. She went to school at Je昀erson and Elstone High School in Indiana where she was a drum major. She met her future husband, Billy Lee, at a football game where he was wai琀ng to take the 昀eld. They dated for three years while he was away in the service before geng engaged. A昀er a 1 ½ year engagement they were married. They honeymooned in New Orleans and were married for 57 years. They had one son, Douglas. Douglas married Sue and they gave Harriet one grandson and one granddaughter; followed by 昀ve greatgrandchildren. Harriet started working at the Northern Indiana Public Service Company while she was in high school and con琀nued to work there for 19 years. Billy worked for AllisChalmers and was transferred to West Allis. They lived in Racine where Harriet kept busy

doing counted cross s琀tching. One of Harriet’s favorite vaca琀on memories from when she was younger, was spending the same week each year at the same cabin her family rented in Ludington, Michigan. They enjoyed 昀shing each 琀me they visited. For many years, Harrie琀 and Billy relished their trips to the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. They gambled, watched the shows, and visited Lake Mead along with Hoover Dam. One favorite trip to Las Vegas was when her granddaughter, Becky, turned 21 years old. Twenty -one members of their family a琀ended, all having a blast! Her daughter in -law Sue’s father, Warren Moldenhauer, lived here at Tudor Oaks so when Harriet was looking for a re琀rement community, she thought it would be helpful to be in the same facility as Warren. She is very social, has many friends, and enjoys living in Windsor House. She is always playing games or par琀cipa琀ng in the 昀oor ac琀vi琀es and a琀ending presenta琀ons in the Tudor Oaks theater.

Therapy Goats Visit Tudor Oaks

Spiritual Services & Programs

Weekly Chapel Service Wednesdays at 3:00 pm (OWT or ch.957)

Tuesday @ 2:15 pm– Chaplain’s Corner in Windsor House

Tuesday @ 3:00 pm– Chaplain’s Corner in Windsor Manor

Thursday @ 10:30 am–Chaplain’s Corner in Frances Henry Health Center

Thursday @ 11:00 am– Chaplain’s Corner in Windsor Gardens

Catholic Mass – Weekly Services

Every Wednesday at 1:00 pm (OWT or channel 957)

Heritage Presbyterian Church

Sundays at 10:00 am (OWT or channel 957)

Weekly visits with Bro. Long Nguyen – Wednesdays from 9am -12pm

A Cat Goes To Heaven

A cat dies and goes to Heaven. God meets him at the gate and says, “you have been a good cat all of these years. Anything you desire is yours, all you have to do is ask.” The cat says, “Well, I lived all my life with a poor family on a farm and had to sleep on hardwood floors.” God says, “Say no more.” And instantly, a fluffy pillow appears.

A few days later, 6 mice are killed in a tragic accident and they go to Heaven. God meets them at the gate with the same offer that He made to the cat. The mice said, “All our lives we’ve had to run. Cats, dogs. And even women with brooms have chased us. If we could only have a pair of roller skates, we wouldn’t have to run anymore.” God says, “Say no more.” And instantly, each mouse is fitted with a beautiful pair of tiny roller skates.

About a week later, God decided to check and see how the cat is doing. The cat is sound asleep on his new pillow. God gently wakes him and asks, “How are you doing? Are you happy here?” The cat yawns and stretches and says, “Oh, I’ve never been happier in my life. And those Meals on Wheels you’ve been sending over are the best!”

Tudor Oak T Oak s Storyt eller s eller’’s Group s

Do you like to write stories? Do you like to tell stories? Join us every Thursday morning at 10:30am in the Private Dining Room to discuss various subjects.

ST STORYTELLERS SUGGESTED TOPICS ORYTELLERS

May 2023

Week 111- May 4th- Share a story about your encounter with a wild animal.

Week 112- May 11th- Describe a place that you went to when you were younger, but it now no longer exists.

Week 113- May 18th- Write about taking your favorite (or least-favorite) form of transportation. How does it make you feel?

Week 114 -May 25th- Describe a time when someone did something nice for you.

Questions? Please contact Lisa Runte, in the Lifestyles Department. 414-529-0100 x2853

Dementia Support Group : Tuesday, May 16th 6:30pm (PDR)

Grief Support Group : Wednesday, May 24th 6:30pm (PDR)

Any questions about the support groups, please contact Pastor Michelle Peterson at 529-0100 x 2105

Book Club Discussion, First Wednesday of the month May 3 at 1:00 pm, Private Dining Room

Contact Julia Kurlinski at 414-421-7633

Entertainment

Glencastle Irish Dancers