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Park Centre invites community to participate in health program
OBITUARIES Inez Armstrong, 80 Thomas Birkenholtz, 61 Leora Bogue, 67 Sandra L. Cupples, 78 Jerry E. Funk, 83 Dan Hardenbrook, 89 Joseph Hesse Jr., 70 Veda Holloway, 84 Michael Hubler, 66 Stephen T. Jones, 66 Norman Meyer, 81 Russell Van Genderen, 80
By Ty Rushing Daily News Senior Staff Writer
Friday, May 23
Starting this Friday, Park Centre is embarking on a five month wellness program for its residents and members of the Newton community who would like to partake. The program, “Journey to Well-Being: Discover the Path to Longevity,” is being led by Park Centre’s Lifestyles Director Lori Griffin and is based on the popular “The Blue Zone” book by Dan Buettner, which teaches the secrets to living a longer life. “‘The Blue Zone’ is a concept that is gaining a lot of national attention right now,” Griffin said. “There is a big push — especially in Iowa, with Iowa’s initiative to become the healthiest state — to find ways and develop ways to make this movement community-based.” Park Centre’s first step toward making “Journey” community-based, is by holding a Well-Being Expo this Friday, May 30, in its front parking lot from 9 to 11 a.m. There will be nine stations set up, each representing one of the “Blue Zone’s Power 9 Principles,” where participants can taste healthy recipes, get a chair massage and see other “Blue Zone” concepts in action. The expo is just the beginning for Park Centre. From June until October, Park Centre will be organizing activities based on the five cities Buettner identified as where people live the longest and healthiest lives. June will be based on Ikaria, Greece, and will include the following activities: • A community walk at 9:30 a.m. on June 4. • For $5, you can participate in healthy tea tasting on June 12 at 4 p.m. • Sample and see how healthy Greek dishes are prepared on June 20 at 2 p.m. • The month will close with an informational presentation on Greece at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 26. Activities for the following four months are still being worked out, but Griffin said her residents have already started to get excited about the entire journey and hopes members of the community also participate. “We’ve been talking about it since the beginning of the year, so they know that something has been in the works and is coming,” Griffin said. “And now, we got some concrete details that we can give them and I think they’re excited about some programming based on healthy living.”
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Senior staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at trushing@newtondailynews.com.
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By Zach Johnson Daily News Staff Writer
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The Newton Senior High School Class of 2014 was honored Sunday in the 139th annual NHS commencement. The ceremony was held inside the high school upper gym due to the weather conditions over the Memorial Day weekend. After the traditional introductions of the ceremony, class commencement speaker Ryan Rosenquist delivered a speech on the class motto and how it would affect himself and his classmates for the rest of their lives. The class motto was a quote by C.S. Lewis: “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” “It means to be encouraged by a brighter future rather than to be discouraged by an imperfect past,” Rosenquist said. “It means to
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move on in hope and faith that things are going to turn out well in the end in life. In our case, seniors, it means to move on in life with joy.” Rosenquist said many people look at the past to find their imperfections when they should be looking at their individual achievements and successes. He noted it is the memories of the past that the future will be built, and he was met with applause after he closed his speech with “Thank you and God bless.” Class president Sydney Bergman also spoke during commencement. “It’s a speech that is her all the time,” NHS Principal Bill Peters said. “She is a perfect Cardinal, always involved, wanting the best not just for her but her peers most of all.” During her speech, Bergman shared the many different ways she
could have delivered her speech, from her spoton Barack Obama impression to talking from a chair, but — in her words — she decided to speak from her heart. She discussed the struggles her class has faced as citizens of the United States, members of the Newton community and as high school students. She also spoke about the struggles she and her classmates may face in the future. Her advice was put simply, “Never give up.” After the commencement speeches, Peters spoke and compared the class to “diamonds in the rough.” “This class is filled with hidden treasures. They go quietly and humbly amongst their business and succeed. They do more than succeed. They shine,” Peters said. GRADUATION See Page 8A
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Zach Johnson/Daily News The Newton Senior High School Class of 2014 graduated Sunday in the NHS main gym. Above: Commencement speaker Ryan Rosenquist, class secretary Grace Perrin, class vicepresident Emily Forsyth and class president Sydney Bergman prepare to do their individual duties during the ceremony. Right: Colton Hansen prepares to shake NHS Principal Bill Peters’ hand. Hansen is a member of Nation Honor Society.
Submitted Photo A couple of Park Centre residents enjoy a glass of red wine together. Discussing the health benefits of red wine is one of the many things residents and citizens of Newton can discover by participating in Park Centre’s “Journey to Well-Being: Discover the Path to Longevity” health program. The program kicks off this Friday at the facility’s front parking lot with a Well-Being Expo from 9 to 11 a.m.