If you would like your activity or any type of “reminder” in the Acorn, please let Wendy know!
Director of Nursing, Mileva Bozovic
Wellness Checks: Every Thursday at 2:00PM on Floor 2, Dogwood.. At the wellness check, you can have your vitals checked!
Occupational Therapist, Kaylynn Mattox
Balance Checks: Third Thursday at 2:00PM on Floor 2, Dogwood. (Balance and wellness checks are now in the same location for your convenience.
Beach Ball Volleyball! Every Monday & Wednesday & Saturday at 2:00PM in the MPR!
Boozy Bingo!
Second Thursday of Every Month! 3:00pm OWT
Crafter’s Corner Every Wednesday with Theresa ! 2:00 PLR
No Class Sept. 11th due to the Craft Fair!
Packers Games Need a Card?
Come to the PLR to see our newly designed work space and card section! Cards are .50! Please bring quarters!
Do you want to host a Packer Party? We have made it easy for you!
Come to the PDR/OWT to watch the game! Bring your own friends, food & fun! We provide the game - you provide the party! All are welcome!
Wish List
You can fulfill a need or ‘wish’ on Tudor Oaks list.
They Left a Legacy…
A beloved Tudor Oaks couple recently left a legacy gift to Tudor Oaks that began with a simple document they signed years ago...
Their generosity is blessing our community today, and it carries forward their influence and goodwill.
They did so by signing a one or two-page document designating a portion of Resident Deposit (entrance fee) to Tudor Oaks.
No attorney was involved, there were no Court documents to sign, and they did need to amend their Last Will & Testament—just a simple signed declaration they wanted a portion of their future refund to go to Tudor Oaks.
If you would like more information about this simple way to leave a portion of your legacy to the Tudor Oaks Community you love, please see or call:
Chuck Lamson, Development Officer (414-525-6466), or Kelsey Foster, Accounts Rec Coordinator (414-795-3593)
TEAM TUDOR OAKS ALZ2024
UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA
ALZHEIMER’S IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF DEMENTIA, A GENERAL TERM FOR MEMORY LOSS AND OTHER COGNITIVE ABILITIES SERIOUS ENOUGH TO INTERFERE WITH DAILY LIFE.
RESIDENTS:
IF YOU ARE A CRAFTER, BAKER OR A FUNDRAISER, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO GET INVOLVED! PLEASE BRING CLAIRE ANY HOME-MADE ITEMS STARTING SEPT. 1! FULL NAME & SUGGESTED PRICE. PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY!
KNITTING CROCHETING ART WORK STAINED GLASS JAMS & JELLIES QUILTS
EMBROIDERY PICKLES, ETC.
YOU NAME IT! IF IT IS HANDMADE, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT IN OUR CRAFT FAIR!
CRAFT TO END ALZHEIMER’S
If you would like to join our team or make a donation, please go to the website listed above or see one of our directors. Any amount of donation helps! If you raise $100, you will get a t-shirt. For those already signed up, you will have your t-shirt by the walk. Those signing up or raising money now, you will have your t-shirt after the walk. Please wear PURPLE on the day of the walk to show we are a unified community taking every step we can to fight Alzheimer’s and dementia-related illness.
DO ANY OF THESE HANDSOME GENTLEMEN LOOK FAMILIAR?
Names under pictures but see how many you can name without cheating!
Bob Sndyer was kind enough to share an old photo he found from 2018! How time flies! MEN’S CHOIR 2018
Back row from the left: Bob Snyder, Director; Don Froiland; Al Woyak; Chuck Sprague; Llyod Hansen, *; Dave Gaylord; Paul Stein, *; Jan Snyder, Accompanist; Front row from left: John Gugel, *; Dan Schowalter, *; Warren Moldenhauer; Roger Myhre; Ken Schneider; John Cemyris,*; Leonard Baraga,*; Mark Crump,*. Note: * indicates deceased
THE CAVEMEN
CAVEMEN MOVING ON
For several years we Cavemen have made some pretty good wine in the Man Cave and shared our production with other residents. Now our bodies are telling us that it is time to do something else less strenuous than making and bottling wine. We currently have two batches ready to bottle in a few months plus enough fruit to make three more batches so we should be finished making wine by the middle of 2025. We have all the equipment necessary for wine production if someone else wants to use it to continue making wine. If necessary, I can provide some training during the production time remaining. Just let me know.
Dave Gaylord A-104 (414) 235-4575
REMINDERS: BECOME A SAVVY TUDOR OAKS RECYCLER (STOR) Sept. 2024
Please Separate Garbage From Recyclables!
Garbage goes down the chute; the 4 bins are for recyclables—paper, plastic, aluminum, plastic bags.
Please read the recycling symbol on your item to know where to put it. Detailed information is in the Tudor Oaks Recycling Guidelines Sept 2022. If you don’t have one, ask Jane Goessl, staff.
The following list are garbage and go down the chute:
Bagged recyclables (these are large plastic bags that are filled with garbage and/or recyclables; toss the whole bag because no one will re-sort your items)*
Cardboard that is stained with food—frosting, sugar, pizza, butter, oil
coated paper (packaging on a ream of copy paper…it even has a do-not-recycle symbol on it)
Keurig cups
Kleenex or napkins (used or unused)
Receipts
Labels—remove labels from metal cans and bottles then toss the label
Mail with sticky dots used to seal envelopes or pages
Multi-layer bags (pretzels, snacks, etc have a do-not-recycle symbol on it)
Napkins (used or unused)
Paper cups-plates (used or not used)
Plastic cups-plates-utensils (used or not used)
Large plastic bags fortified with heavier plastic strips from birdseed or soil
Straws, plastic or paper
Shredded paper
Styrofoam any size (take-out, coffee cups, packaging)
Tissue paper (used for wrapping gifts)
Take-out containers, paper or styrofoam
take-out containers that are rigid plastic must have a to be recyclable; all others are not
*If you chose to empty your bag and put garbage down the chute and recyclables in their proper container—LOOSE IN THE BIN, then the clean dry plastic bag can go in the bin labeled “Plastic Bags Only.”
Questions to Marge Schell or Sandy Snyder, residents.
--WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT!--
Sept. 16th!
Monday, September 16th at 6:30pm in OWT:
Exploring Exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope
Dr. Jean Creighton FINAL Presentation! Monday,
Bio of Presenter, Dr. Jean Creighton
The world is buzzing about the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful space telescope ever built that will serve as the premier deep space observatory for the next decade. Learn about our ever-expanding view of the universe and the search for new and exciting worlds beyond our solar system.
Dr. Jean Creighton has always been inspired by how the cosmos works. She was born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in Athens, Greece where her mother claims she showed a great interest in how stars form from the age of five. She studied physics at the University of Athens and went on to earn a Master’s degree from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Waterloo. She began teaching astronomy at UW-Milwaukee in 1999 and in 2007, she took over as director of UWM's Manfred Olson Planetarium.
In 2014, Creighton was selected by NASA to be an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador and spent 20 hours in the stratosphere on SOFIA, the largest moving observatory in the world. She's very proud to have shared the cosmos with over 150,000 members of the community.
Please welcome Shelly Smith as our new Director of Nursing for the Health Center. Shelly comes to us from Kenosha and has spent the last 25 years as a RN. She has worked in community care, hospice, long term care…you name it – she’s done it! Her last employment was at the Veteran’s Hospital in Union Grove. As for her “main squeeze” Shelly has a dog named Fizzlekins, or better known as Izzy. Izzy is a 14-year-old Pug who still has spunk left! If you are a Pug lover, I am sure Shelly would love to show you a picture! Shelly also loves to draw, paint and make her own greeting cards especially at Christmastime! She has quite the collection! Please welcome her with a smile and a warm welcome!
Storytellers
Thursday PDR 10:30am
September 5: Tell us about an unexpected act of kindness.
September 12: Besides curriculum subject matter, what is something you learned in school?
September 19: If you could relive one school experience, what would it be and why?
September 26: Tell us about a time when someone has had an impact on your life possibly without even knowing it.
Fall Garage Sale !!!
We need you! Please tell your friends and family to donate or bring them to shop! We are accepting items now! Please sign up for item pick up in the library. We will not be accepting any clothing, books, records, cds, dvds. Thank you for your donations as every little bit helps! And remember... your trash could be your neighbor’s treasure! Start your Fall Cleaning Today! Thursday & Friday Sept. 26th & 27th 8:00AM-3:00PM ELM 13-16
STARTING MONDAY, SEPT. 9THOCT. 14TH. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE CAROL C. FOR 6 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT 10:30AM TEACHING US LOW IMPACT DANCE STEPS
TUESDAYS: 12:30PM ZUMBA GOLD WITH KAYE 1:15PM YOGA WITH KAYE
Channel 955
Friday 6:30PM
Sept 6th Parental Guidance
Sept 13th Music Man
Sept 20th Lift
Sept 27th Rudy
Sunday 1:30PM
Sept 1st Secondhand Lions
Sept 8th Walt Before Mickey
Sept 15th And So It Goes
Sept 22nd Dear Brigitte
Sept 29th The First Wives Club
TUDOR OAKS THEATER PLAYERS
THE SHOW MUST GO ON! WE CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT! MONDAYS at 3:00PM OWT
If you are interested in joining or have ideas how you could help, please talk to Eric Starr - his office is in the PLR!
EStarr@abhomes.org
Cheerful Chimers will start rehearsing
Tuesday, September 24th at 1:00-2:00 pm
Every Tuesday in the OWT
The Mixed Choir will start rehearsing
Tuesday, September 24th at 2:30-3:30 pm
Every Tuesday in the OWT
We will be performing for a Christmas Concert in December.
Dorothy Riesing and Laurie Halvorsen, Directors
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEPTEMBER!
GERRI BOURDO 9TH
CAROL. SZYMCZAKL 12TH
JOAN SCHMIDT 13TH
JOE DORTACK 14TH
EITEEN STUROMSKI 15TH
MARY ETTEN MONACO 15TH
RAYMOND (RAY) POWATISH 15TH
JANET (JAN) SNYDER 16TH
MARY KORDUCKI 17TH
GAYTE RZANY 18TH
JOANNE BONGARD 18TH
NORMAN (NORM)YOUNG 18TH
RON LABOTT 20TH
ARDYTH (ARDY) STRAUB 22ND
DIANE BUTT 23RD
CHERYT MUETTER 25TH
CAROTYN SMITH 26TH
JUDITH STEINER 26TH
LAWRENCE KWIECINSKI 28TH
JUTIE WU 28TH
JAMES MEYERS 30TH
MEN’S GROUP
Join Us Fridays! 9:30AM PDR
Sept. 6th “Soul of the Ocean” 1 Hr Nature
Sept. 13th Discussion on Current Events
Sept. 20th Augmented” 1.5 Hours
Women’s Club
Sept. 8th 5:00PM
Second Sunday Out! “Corn On the Cob” Grill Your Own Entree Lamson Plaza
Join Us the 2nd & 4th Saturday at 10:00AM in the PDR
September appears on our calendars and we begin to think of fall leaves, football, cooler nights, and WOMEN’S CLUB! YES, ladies, we will resume our Women’s Club meetings the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month beginning Saturday, September 14th at 10:00 a.m. in the PDR. Bring your coffee (or beverage of choice), topic suggestions, and enjoy a time with your friends. We’ll talk a little, laugh a little, and learn a little. So, let’s get back together on the 14th and plan a year of interesting programs. Any questions, contact Beth Stuart at 414-367-2127. See You Soon!
Inspirational Moment
There’s an old hymn that I’ve grown quite fond of in the last couple of years. The title is “You Don’t Love God If You Don’t Love Your Neighbor”, written by . If you’ve ever tuned in to the Daily Devotional on channel 957, you’ve heard it played before. Here are the lyrics of the first verse and chorus:
There are many people, who will say they're Christians And they live like Christians on the Sabbath day But come Monday morning, till the coming Sunday They will fight their neighbor all along the way
Chorus: Oh you don't love God
If you don't love your neighbor nIf you gossip about him, if you never have mercy If he gets into trouble, and you don't try to help him Then you don't love your neighbor And you don't love God
The lyrics of this song embody 1 John 4:8, “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love". In this verse, the Apostle John emphasizes that love is a central part of God's identity and is essential to Christian living.” And, while this is a biblical principle, I think it applies to anyone because it’s about showing kindness and compassion to others no matter who they are.
As members of this beautiful and awesome community called Tudor Oaks, we are each other’s neighbors. And as neighbors, we have to look out for one another and show kindness to each other. It doesn't mean that we will always agree with each other. But, it does mean that we do our best to have create a loving and peaceful atmosphere for one another so that everyone who comes through our doors will feel welcome and want to know what makes us so special.
As always….God loves you, so do I and there’s nothing you can do about it! Blessings, Pastor Michelle
Sundays – Heritage Presbyterian Church, 10am OWT
Catholic Communion Service 11am in the FHC Activity Room
Bus service goes to several churches in the area. Please see the receptionist for the churches and times.
Wednesdays Catholic Mass, 1pm OWT, Chapel 3pm OWT
Dementia Support Group This group meets every 3rd Tuesday at 6 :30pm in the PDR. The next meeting is Sept. 17th.
Grief Support Group The next meeting is Sept. 25th in the PDR at 6:30PM.
Nicole McKellips, LPN, and Jill Smith, CNA, that both recently completed their RN degree.
TALK TO US - FOOD COMMITTEE
Independent Living Third Thursday at 1:00pm Dining Room
Windsor House Second Thursday at 1:30PM
Windsor Manor Second Thursday at 2:30PM
Location Key
A1 Lounge (A1L)
Butternut Bistro (BB)
Fitness Room (FR)
Frances Henry Health Center (FHC)
Lamson Plaza (LP)
Leaf 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)
TRIPS
Please ask the person on the wait list if they want your ticket. If they do not, please go down the list. If you cannot find anyone, please let us know and we will help. If still no luck, you will be responsible for your ticket. If you have an idea for trip, please put in Wendy’s mailbox!
Thank you!
What did the cookie go to the doctor? He felt crummy.
