7210 Linkside Point Drive • McKinney, TX 75071 • Phone (972) 547-6800 • www.seniorlivinginstyle.com
APRIL 2015
PIONEER RIDGE STAFF
Managers�� FRANK & SHERRY POTTER
Assistant Managers�� RICK &
LORETTA PEARMAN
Executive Chef�� JENNIFER MCCORMICK
Activity Coordinator�� JUDE PAROLA
Bus Driver��JOE PAGORIA
OFFICE HOURS
Daily: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Monday, 10 a.m.-noon: Walmart
Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Appointments
Wednesday, TBD: Outings
Thursday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Appointments
Friday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Retail Shopping
Resident Spotlight
Adolf Maram was born in Frankfurt,
Germany, on Oct. 14, 1915; making
this kindly gentleman over 99 years of
age. The secret to his long life might lie
within the adversity he has lived and
the long journey of hope that carried
him to freedom in the United States.
In 1916 as an infant, he was
hospitalized for four years due to an
infection from a vaccine that ravaged
his entire body and complications from
double pneumonia. As a young man in
Germany, Adolf had a scholarship and
aspirations of becoming a doctor but
fate would lead him to be educated in
the craftsmanship of making fine leather goods. In 1934, his parents felt
an uprising in the country and gathered their three sons and moved to
Romania. Upon their arrival, they were held in retention camps for three
years. Adolf states “he was one of the lucky ones,” perfecting his craft
and making horse harnesses and ammunition belts for the officers.
In 1947, they were liberated from the camps only to witness the
beginning of Communism in Romania. A cause for celebration lead to
a struggle for survival. For one year Adolf carried his young son from
camp to camp with his wife in tow until they reached Hungary. A Jewish
organization got them back to Germany and placed them in an English
camp for one year. They did not give their name; they only went by a
number. They were placed on a ship in cargo bays ten stories high; a
three-day journey to Israel turned into an excruciating 10-day trip with
only bread and water. In 1950, they came to America. Adolf became
successful designing and creating women’s handbags while his wife
Rebecca worked as a successful dress maker. Their love witnessed much
and carried them through 64 and a half years of marriage.
Thank you, Adolf, for sharing a huge part of your life. You are one in
a million, and we are glad that you have chosen Pioneer Ridge to be
your home.
A Poem by Marie Hunt
Pioneer Ridge’s “First Snow”
Covered with magic white flakes
We had our first snow
Mostly enjoyed by all, while
Feeling warm and safe from head to toe
No real discomfort was noted
From our fierce weather storm,
No interruption of routines
Just feeling protected from any harm
It is really great to have a place
That promotes an atmosphere of peace,
Where troubles don’t seem to mount
and fears will quickly cease
When moving here I heard the people say
We were a community
Perhaps that’s true but after
A year they become family
— Marie Hunt
Praise and Worship
Saturday, April 4, at 11:30 a.m.
Celebrate Easter
Welcome Pastor Fred and Praise
and Worship Singers from Kings
Trail Cowboy Church in White
Wright, Texas
Thursday, April 9, at 11:30 a.m.
Sharing God’s Truth with Beverly
and Peggy
Topic: Finding God’s Peace
Thursday, April 23, at 11:30 a.m.
Sharing God’s Truth with Beverly
and Peggy
Topic: Finding God’s Joy
Saturday, April 18, at 1:45 p.m.
Praise and Worship singalong
with Billy Crawford
Oh, Nuts! Culinary Education
Series April 20 & 22
April 20, at 3:30 p.m.
• Cookie of the Month: Macadamia Nut
• What’s in Nuts That Make Them Good for us to Eat?
April 22, at 3:30 p.m.
• Yummiest Pecans Ever Cooking Demo
• The Many Flavors of Almonds
• 5 Top Nuts You Should Be Eating
Rich in energy, protein, packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals
and omega-3 fatty
acids, nuts and
seeds have it all.
Nuts are loaded
with fiber, nutrients
and heart healthy
fats. They’re void
of sugar and
contain minimal
carbohydrates, and
best of all, they
taste heavenly.
Despite these
facts, many people
avoid them like the plague due to their high fat and high calorie
content. Fear not! Nuts can and should be a part of your diet for a
variety of health and culinary reasons.
Just munch a handful of edible healthy nuts a day, and you will be
doing more than good to keep yourself healthy and staying fit! Studies
have shown that eating nuts regularly and in moderation showed
lower incidence of death from cancer or cardiovascular disease from
those no.
Packed full of protein, nuts are a delicious, nutritious snack. Portable
and not too messy, they fit in your pockets. Nuts are grown all over the
world and come in many varieties.
It’s Time for a Funny Money Auction
So if you are new to Pioneer Ridge you might ask, what is all the fuss
about this funny money stuff? Well, just ask any seasoned resident
and they will tell you it’s worth collecting money through the months to
win great prizes during our Funny Money Auction.
You have all been asking when is the next Auction? Save the Date for
April 22, at 10 a.m., for Pioneer Ridges Third Quarterly Auction.
Bean Bag Baseball Challenge
with Liberty Heights
Our next game is schedule at Pioneer Ridge on
Friday, April 17, at 1:30 p.m.
Our sister building, Liberty Heights in Rockwall,
invited the Pioneer Ridge Rangers to a second
challenge of Bean Bag Baseball, on their turf this
time. Little did they know our team has feverishly
been practicing since they last defeated us in
late January.
Their peppy cheerleaders clad in yellow pom-poms
and newly pressed jerseys, with a team of rowdy
hecklers tried to throw us off our game but there
was no defeating the tenacity of the Rangers. At the
bottom of the first we were up two to nothing. You
could hear the low murmur throughout the crowd,
“they have been practicing.” The bases were loaded
when Denise Tolbert hit a home run upping the ante
for the team who once were the underdogs. At the
bottom of the 7th it was time for the long journey
home tying the game 12 to 12. We thank Liberty
Heights for their gracious hospitality and kindness
from the staff and residents.
The Cheerleaders
Way to go, Rangers, for your great sportsmanship
and giving the opposing team a run for their money.
We thank you for your many hours of dedication to
the game and being part of the this amazing team
of men and women.
Our mascots: Sexy Senior and Pioneer Ridge Ranger
The gang’s all here
Way to go, kids
SUNDAY
APRIL 2015
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
9:30
Chair Exercise W/
Legacy Health
Care $$$, AR
10:00
Choctaw Casino, P
11:30
Memory Games of
Observation $$$, AR
12:15
Chocolate Trivia $$$, DR
1:45
The Spirit Within Us
With Rick, AR
2:30
42, Spinners, Mexi
Train $$$, AR
3:30
Welcome Party
“Spring Welcome
You” W/All
About You, AR
6:45
Western Movie, MT
Birthdays
Lana Taylor, 1st
Louis Miller, 6th
Morris Ward, 7th
Claude
Reynolds, 13th
Tommy Tolbert, 15th
EASTER
Norma
Thompson, 16th
9:00
Joel Osteen — Fox
Channel 4, MT
10:00
Gaithers
Homecoming, MT
1:30
Open Game
Time, AR
2:00
Open Bridge, BR
3:30
Bingo — Dime a
Game $$$, AR
6:45
Movie of Faith, MT
Al Snyder, 17th
Felix Smith, 20th
Locations
Activity Room, AR
Billiards Room, BR
Bus, B
Chapel, CH
Computer Center, CC
Dining Room, DR
DR Alcove, DRA
Front Lobby, Lobby
Gym, G
Library, L
Movie Theater, MT
Patio, P
TV Room, TV
“In this world,
a good time
to laugh is
any time
you can.”
—Linda
Ellerbee
THURSDAY
5
6
9:30
Forever Young Exercise
W/Aviator $$$, AR
10:00
Garden Club Shop for Herbs, B
11:30
Memory Fitness $$$, AR
12:15
Trivia & Name Badges $$$, DR
1:30
Collin Veterans Service
Officer: Gary Jackson, AR
2:30
Hand & Foot/Open
Games $$$, BR
3:30
Make Garden Markers W/
Jackie, AR
4:00
Plant Flowers With
Girl Scouts $$$, AR
6:45
Drama Movie, MT
13
7
9:30
Chair Exercise W/
Legacy Health
Care $$$, AR
10:00
Sherlock Homes Intl
Museum @ Perot, B
11:30
Memory Games of
Observation $$$, AR
12:15
Chocolate Trivia $$$, DR
1:45
The Spirit Within Us
With Rick, AR
2:30
42, Spinners, Mexi
Train $$$, AR
4:00
The Best of Dear Abby
& Mocktails, AR
6:45
Western Movie, MT
14
9:30
Chair Exercise W/
Legacy Health
Care $$$, AR
11:30
Memory Games of
Observation $$$, AR
12:00
Lunch Outing, B
12:15
Chocolate Trivia $$$, DR
1:45
The Spirit Within Us
With Rick, AR
2:30
42, Spinners, Mexi
Train $$$, AR
3:30
April Birthday
Party W/All About
You $$$, AR
6:45
Western Movie, MT
9:00
McKinney On-Site
Hearing, AR
9:30
Chair Exercise $$$, AR
10:00
BB Baseball Game $$$, AR
11:30
Mentor & Volunteer
Program With Senior
Source $$$, AR
12:00
Blood Pressure
Checks: Legacy, AR
12:15
Sit & Stretch $$$, DR
2:00
Wii Bowling W/Aviator
Home Health
$$$, AR
3:00
High Tea With
Mi Mi, AR
6:45
Musical Movie, MT
9:00
Joel Osteen — 12
Fox Channel 4, MT
10:00
Gaithers
Homecoming, MT
1:30
Open Game
Time, AR
2:00
Open Bridge, BR
3:30
Bingo — Dime a
Game $$$, AR
6:45
Movie of Faith, MT
9:30
Forever Young
Exercise W/
Aviator $$$, AR
11:30
Memory Fitness $$$, AR
12:15
Trivia & Name
Badges $$$, DR
12:30
Country Dancing at
Senior Center, Lobby
1:30
BB Baseball Practice
$$$, AR
2:30
Hand & Foot/Open
Games $$$, BR
4:00
Root Beer Floats
& Jokes $$$, AR
6:45
Drama Movie, MT
9:30
Chair Exercise
$$$, AR
10:00
BB Baseball Game $$$, AR
11:00
Eye Screening With
Carter Eye Care, Lobby
12:00
Blood Pressure
Checks: Legacy, AR
12:15
Sit & Stretch $$$, DR
2:00
Wii Bowling W/Aviator
Home Health $$$, AR
2:30
Phase 10, Yahtzee &
Scrabble $$$, BR
3:30
Make a Spring
Wreath $$$, AR
6:45
Musical Movie, MT
19
9:00
Joel Osteen —
Fox Channel 4, MT
10:00
Gaithers
Homecoming, MT
1:30
Open Game Time, AR
2:00
Open Bridge, BR
2:30
Dessert
Extravaganza: 1 Year
Anniversary, DR
3:30
Bingo — Dime a
Game $$$, AR
6:45
Movie of Faith, MT
20
9:30
Forever
Young Exercise W/
Aviator $$$, AR
11:30
Memory Fitness $$$, AR
12:15
Trivia & Name
Badges $$$, DR
1:30
BB Baseball
Practice $$$, AR
2:30
Hand & Foot/Open
Games $$$, BR
3:30
Cookie of the
Month W/Caring
Transitions, AR
6:45
Drama Movie, MT
9:30
Chair Exercise
$$$, AR
11:30
The Truth About
Parkinsons Disease
W/Legacy $$$, AR
12:00
Blood Pressure
Checks: Legacy, AR
12:15
Sit & Stretch $$$, DR
2:00
Wii Bowling W/Aviator
Home Health $$$, AR
2:30
Phase 10, Yahtzee &
Scrabble $$$, BR
4:30
Meet Dr Zafar
Q&A $$$, AR
6:45
Musical Movie, MT
9:00
Joel Osteen — 26
Fox Channel 4, MT
10:00
Gaithers
Homecoming, MT
1:30
Open Game
Time, AR
2:00
Open Bridge, BR
3:30
Bingo — Dime a
Game $$$, AR
6:45
Movie of Faith, MT
27
9:30
Forever Young
Exercise W/
Aviator $$$, AR
11:30
Memory Fitness $$$, AR
12:15
Trivia & Name
Badges $$$, DR
1:30
BB Baseball
Practice $$$, AR
2:30
Hand & Foot/Open
Games $$$, BR
4:00
Root Beer Floats &
Jokes $$$, AR
6:45
Drama Movie, MT
9:30
Chair Exercise $$$, AR
10:00
BB Baseball Game $$$, AR
11:30
Navigating the Computer
Highway With Michael, AR
12:00
Blood Pressure
Checks: Legacy, AR
12:15
Sit & Stretch $$$, DR
2:00
Wii Bowling W/Aviator
Home Health $$$, AR
2:30
Phase 10, Yahtzee &
Scrabble $$$, BR
6:45
Musical Movie, MT
8
15
2 GOOD FRIDAY
9:00
Coffee & Current
Events, AR
9:30
Chair Exercise $$$, AR
10:00
Chair Volleyball $$$, AR
11:30
Manager’s Resident
Meeting, AR
12:15
Sit & Stretch $$$, DR
2:30
Bingo: Dime a
Game $$$, AR
4:00
Jelly Bean Blind
Taste Test $$$, AR
6:45
Comedy Movie, MT
9
9:00
Coffee & Current
Events, AR
9:30
Chair Exercise $$$, AR
10:00
Chair Volleyball $$$, AR
11:30
Sharing God’s Truth With
Peggy & Beverly, CH
12:15
Sit & Stretch $$$, DR
1:30
Life After Loss Rev. Angie
Compassionate Care, DRA
2:30
Bingo: Dime a
Game $$$, AR
4:00
25 Cent Horse
Racing $$$, AR
6:45
Comedy Movie, MT
16
SATURDAY
3
PASSOVER BEGINS AT SUNSET
9:00
Ever Ready Walking
Group $$$, Lobby
9:30
Exercise W/Legacy
Health Care $$$, AR
10:00
Find the Big Prize Golden Egg, DR
11:30
Spot the Differences $$$, AR
12:15
Wear Red & Pledge $$$, DR
2:30
Rummikub & Hand
& Foot $$$, AR
4:00
Happy Hour With All
About You, AR
4:00
Fabulous Accordian
Player Mike, AR
6:45
Residents Pick Movie, MT
10
9:00
Ever Ready Walking
Group $$$, Lobby
9:30
Exercise W/Legacy
Health Care $$$, AR
11:30
Spot the Differences
$$$, AR
12:15
Wear Red & Pledge
$$$, DR
2:30
Rummikub & Hand
& Foot $$$, AR
4:00
Happy Hour With Legacy
Health Serv, AR
6:45
Residents Pick Movie, MT
11
9:30
Stronger Senior
Exercise (Video), G
10:30
Movie With
Grandparents, MT
2:00
Bridge “Lone
Stars” $$$, TV
2:30
Open Bridge $$$, BR
5:30
Table Talk/True
Stories for Lively
Discussions $$$, AR
6:45
Classic Movies, MT
18
10:00
Donut Social, AR
10:30
Movie With
Grandparents, MT
1:45
Praise and Worship
With Billy Crawford, AR
2:00
Bridge “Lone
Stars” $$$, TV
2:30
Open Bridge $$$, BR
5:30
Table Games $$$, AR
6:45
Classic Movies, MT
6:45
David Gaschen
McKinney Community
Concerts, B
24
25
9:30
Stronger Senior
Exercise (Video), G
10:30
Movie With
Grandparents, MT
2:00
Bridge “Lone
Stars” $$$, TV
2:30
Open Bridge $$$, BR
5:30
Table Talk/True
Stories for Lively
Discussions $$$, AR
6:45
Victor Androtta
Musical Variety
Show, AR
9:00
Ever Ready Walking
Group $$$, Lobby
9:30
Exercise W/Legacy
Health Care $$$, AR
10:00
Shopping at Trade Days, B
11:30
Spot the Differences $$$, AR
12:15
Wear Red & Pledge $$$, DR
1:30
Liberty Heights BB
Baseball Home Game, AR
2:30
Rummikub & Hand
& Foot $$$, AR
4:00
Happy Hour &
Karaoke With
Dr. Zafar, AR
6:45
Residents Pick
Movie, MT
9:30
Chair Exercise W/Legacy
Health Care $$$, AR
10:00
Funny Money Auction, DR
11:30
Memory Games of
Observation $$$, AR
12:00
Cinemark Movie:
Time TBD, Lobby
12:15
Chocolate Trivia $$$, DR
1:45
The Spirit Within Us
With Rick, AR
2:30
42, Spinners, Mexi
Train $$$, AR
3:30
Pecan Cooking Demo & Many
Flavors of Almonds $$$, AR
6:45
Western Movie, MT
23
9:00
Coffee &
Current Events, AR
9:30
Chair Exercise $$$, AR
10:00
Chair Volleyball $$$, AR
11:30
Sharing God’s
Truth With Peggy
& Beverly, CH
12:15
Sit & Stretch $$$, DR
2:30
Bingo: Dime a
Game $$$, AR
4:00
25 Cent Horse
Racing $$$, AR
6:45
Comedy Movie, MT
9:00
Ever Ready Walking
Group $$$, Lobby
9:30
Exercise W/Legacy
Health Care $$$, AR
10:00
Collin County Farm
Museum, B
11:30
Spot the Differences
$$$, AR
12:15
Wear Red & Pledge $$$, DR
1:30
Movie Critics, MT
2:30
Rummikub & Hand
& Foot $$$, AR
4:00
Happy Hour With Aviator
Home Health, AR
6:45
Residents Pick Movie, MT
9:30
Chair Exercise 29
W/Legacy
Health Care $$$, AR
11:30
Memory Games of
Observation $$$, AR
12:15
Chocolate Trivia
$$$, DR
1:45
The Spirit Within
Us With Rick, AR
2:30
42, Spinners, Mexi
Train $$$, AR
6:45
Western Movie, MT
9:00
Coffee & Current 30
Events, AR
9:30
Chair Exercise
$$$, AR
10:00
Chair Volleyball
$$$, AR
12:15
Sit & Stretch $$$, DR
2:30
Bingo: Dime a
Game $$$, AR
6:45
Comedy Movie, MT
6:45
Glen Bailey Singing
to ‘50s, AR
22
4
10:00
Donut Social, AR
10:30
Movie With
Grandparents, MT
11:30
Easter Praise &
Worship W/King Trail
Cowboy Church, AR
2:00
Bridge “Lone
Stars” $$$, TV
2:30
Harris Jewelry Repair
& Appraisal, AR
2:30
Open Bridge $$$, BR
5:30
Table Games $$$, AR
6:45
Classic Movies, MT
17
9:00
Coffee & Current
Events, AR
9:30
Chair Exercise $$$, AR
10:00
Spa Day Natl Stress
Awareness Day, AR
11:00
Chef/Resident Meeting, DRA
12:15
Sit & Stretch $$$, DR
2:30
Bingo: Dime a
Game $$$, AR
3:30
Let’s Make Tea Cup Bird
Feeders $$$, AR
6:30
The Greater Tuna
Boyd Bronco’s
Play, B
6:45
Comedy Movie, MT
21 EARTH DAY
28
1
FRIDAY
Casino Night, Mardi Gras Style
Casino Night Welcoming Party
Staff Mardi Gras Parade
Two hot babes!
And the number is?
Winning big at the roulette table
Like mother, like son
Sherlock Holmes International
Exhibit “A Mystery Awaits”
Outing to Sherlock Homes Exhibit: Wednesday, April 8, at 10 a.m.
General Hall Admission is $11 and Exhibit $12.
Literature’s most famous detective
Sherlock Holmes needs your help
in solving a crime at the Perot
Museum of Nature and Science
in Dallas. “The game is afoot” and
The International Exhibition of
Sherlock Holmes, combines mystery,
history, education, science and
1890s technology in a special and
engaging exhibit.
Visitors will investigate the crime scene, forensic clues, use scientific
evidence and deductive reasoning to solve the crime. Go back in
history to the 1890s with unique techniques to be a real crime solver.
Holmes challenges visitors to “Trust the evidence, not the theories.”
In this hands-on exhibition, guests learn first-hand how Sherlock
Holmes, a scientific expert ahead of his time, used seemingly trivial
observations of clues others missed to solve some of literature’s most
mysterious crimes. The fictional detective’s practices and techniques,
created in the mind of doctor-turned-author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
revolutionized forensic science and remain relevant in modern-day
crime investigations. General Hall Admission is $11 and Exhibit $12.
Snap Shots
Here are a few
candid shots of
what the gang at
Pioneer Ridge has
been up to lately.
From hat making
to horse racing,
we do it all at the
Ridge. Check your
calendar daily
and don’t miss
out on the fun
and laughter with
your friends.
Celebrating 70
years of marriage;
Valentine’s Day King
and Queen, Paul
and Dallas Paris
Making beautiful newspaper hats
Collin County Farm Museum
Outing to Farm Museum: Friday, April 24, at 10 a.m.
Tickets are $2
The Collin County Farm Museum is a hidden agricultural treasure
located right in our own backyard. The Museum strives to develop
a better understanding and appreciation of Collin County’s rural
heritage from the earliest settlement through the 1960s. It consists
of 8,528 square feet of collections and restoration exhibits, including
artifacts located throughout the Blacksmith Shop, Granary and
Confinement house.
If you are looking for a place to volunteer, Restoration Volunteers
commit their time and energy on Wednesdays and Saturdays to
restoring the rural heritage of Collin County. Because of these
dedicated individuals, the Farm Museum offers unique hands-on
craft workshops and antique tractor/vehicle driving classes. Visitors
also get to witness the restoration process of various projects as
they progress in the Restoration Exhibit. Please contact Jude for
further information.
Quarter horse racing
Making chocolate-covered strawberries
with our friends from Aviator
7210 Linkside Point Drive
McKinney, TX 75071
Dive into Spring!
Resident of the Hawthorn Family
Randy Moores
September 2014
Jump on in and check out the many
great indoor and outdoor activities
we’re offering this Spring! Give us a
call or stop by any day of the week
for a complimentary meal and tour.
Shake off winter and be our guest!
7210 Linkside Point Drive, McKinney, TX 75071
Call Now!
972-547-6800