JUNE 2019
661 W. Calle Torres Blancas • Green Valley, AZ 85614 • Phone (520) 777-4800 • www.seniorlivinginstyle.com
THE PEAKS AT SANTA RITA STAFF
Management Team ...LEW & LINDA SPEARS Management Team ... GRANT & JANIS ANAKA Executive Chef ...CHRIS SMITH Activity Coordinator ...BARBARA SUTTON Head Housekeeper ...MARIA PALOMINO
HOURS OF OPERATION
Daily: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Breakfast: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Dinner: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Monday, 9 a.m.: Green Valley Shopping Tuesday, All Day: Tucson Medical Appointments Thursday, All Day: Green Valley Medical Appointments
Friday, 9 a.m.: Outing Day
Welcome to The Peaks
We would like to introduce our new residents:
• Gini D.
• Marilyn K.
• Elizabeth W.
• Maggie H.
and Falcon We look forward to getting to know you, and we welcome you to your new home and the Peaks extended family.
Ginny is so happy to be back at The Peaks, and is a wonderful
pianist and enjoyed by all.
Marilyn is settling in to her new home.
Maggie and Falcon are getting to know their way around and love living in Green Valley.
Elizabeth loves her new home and meeting her
new neighbors.
Resident Spotlight, “This is for Jerry” by Rachel S.
Our resident, Rachel, shared with me her beautiful scrapbook that she made for her grandson, Jerry. She worked ten years on this project with generations of pictures, newspaper articles and her writings of memories. Her youngest sister, Betty, who lives in Green Valley, also helped her with the scrapbook of 200 pages of history. Rachel was born October 10, 1926, and she was the oldest of five children of Charles and Hazel Fleener. Her home was in Hammond, Illinois.
What is so fascinating is Rachel became interested in genealogy when her dad and his siblings did not know their mother’s correct name. She performed her research and did a genealogy tree so the family would remember, and created the most beautiful historical family books. Her dad, Charles, was one of twelve children, three sisters and nine boys, who lived in Bean Blossom,
Indiana, and eight of the children lived to adulthood. She gave her dad and siblings a tape recorder and had them tell their stories, and she wrote a book and titled it “I Remember.” She has a picture of the log cabin her dad lived in.
She had a high school boyfriend, Allen, and they were married after high school. He served in the Army and was one of our soldiers who was at the Battle of the Bulge. They farmed for a time and Allen returned to College and received a Ph.D. in Agriculture. They had a son, Joseph, and a daughter, Peggy, from Oregon, who is a snowbird in the winter.
Her son, Joseph, had a fellowship for college in Germany, and decided to stay when he got married and had two sons, Jeremiah (Jerry) born in 1979 and Louis, born in 1998.
Jerry would visit Grandma Rachel every year beginning at the age of six years old. Jerry traveled all the way from Germany and Rachel would have to show credentials that she was his Grandma so they would release him to her. He would stay for a whole month every summer, and became very close and had many pictures of his visits.
Jerry is an Air Traffic Controller in Belgium and has two sons, Jayden and Jordan. Louis is now in Japan studying for one year and is a sophomore in college in Germany.
Rachel talked of how important it was to her to give her grandchildren a book of their family history. She stated that she had read somewhere that if children know their family history, there is a decrease in teenage suicide because they have something to cling to. There is no generation gap in Rachel’s family.
Thank you, Rachel, for sharing your story and the beautiful book you put together for your family. It wasn’t just pictures and dates but a life historical memoir, so eloquently assembled. Absolutely stunning. Thank you.
Rachel at the Peaks
Rachel’s son, Joe, at 3 years old in 1956 on his John Deere Joe with his two sons, Jerry and
Louis, and his tractor in 1999 Snapshot of Rachel’s scrapbook (“If You Were Born Before 1944”)
Jerry, Air Traffic Controller, in Belgium
Turtle on a Fence Post
(Or The Unseen Hand) by Roz B.
I once saw a turtle that got me to thinking.
He was up on a fence post just sitting and blinking.
I thought of wonders in space distant and far, And how seldom we realize how great they are.
And wonders so close we take them for granted, Like colorful flowers that someone else planted.
And of the beautiful things that are most everywhere, And that an unseen hand must have put them all there.
Why would that turtle provoke thoughts such as this, Causing my mind to reminisce?
Then I realized what I should have all along known, There’s no way that turtle could have gotten there alone!
I had completely lost sight Of that poor turtle’s plight,
Being absorbed with the revelation I’d found.
But, my immediate reaction Was an act of compassion
As I put the turtle down on the ground.
When we feel the touch of an unseen hand Does it just inspire us or make a demand That we pass it along and touch someone too,
Whether a turtle, another person, or someone like you?
Do You Need a Ride?
There are two local resources to utilize when you need a ride to the doctor or errands. Friends in Deed provide transportation to and from your doctor or dentist appointments only. Sun Shuttle provides transportation for doctor appointments and bank and shopping errands.
Friends in Deed transportation’s direct phone number is
520-625-4424, and you should call at least one week in advance. They will also go to Tucson for doctor appointments, as well as Green Valley.
Sun Shuttle scheduling is as follows: When you board, verify the driver knows your drop-off location. You can call Sun Shuttle weekdays 6 a.m.
to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Call 792-9222 and press 1, than press 3 to schedule your ride one to seven days in advance.
Provide your name, date of travel, departure location, destination location, and desired time of pick up at departure and arrival location.
Be ready at least five minutes early. Have exact change, $1 with your Sunpass card one way.
Save the Date
• Wednesday, June 5th, at 3 p.m., Folkorico Dancers will be at the Peaks in the Lobby.
• Thursday, June 6th, at 1:30 p.m., a Technology Workshop to teach how to use your cell phones, iPads, and computers
• Friday, June 7th, at 9:30 a.m., an outing to Casino del Sol. We get $10 free play and a $16 food voucher at any restaurant.
• Tuesday, June 11th, at 1:30 p.m., a presentation by Linda Randolph, Aging in Place
• Thursday, June 13th, at 3 p.m., a piano concert by Gini Downs
• Friday, June 14th, at 9:30 a.m., a picnic at Santa Cruz Park in Rancho Sahuarita. We will be flying kites, playing charades and beanbag baseball.
• Tuesday, June 18th, at 2 p.m., in the cinema, Ray Robinson was at Ground Zero during the attack on the World Trade Center.
His presentation consists of facts and pictures and is very interesting.
• Thursday, June 20th, at 3 p.m., the Musical Puppeteer with Andy McKinn returns with a new puppet music show. Everyone loved his performance, so it will be fun to have him back.
• Thursday, June 27th, at 3 p.m., music and dance with Double Take
• Friday, June 28th, at 9 a.m., we will board the bus and travel to Mt. Lemmon and lunch at Sawmill Run Restaurant.
JUNE 2019
Birthdays
Carmen T., 2nd Janice S., 2nd Carolyn Mc., 3rd Gayle B., 5th Mary C., 6th Marie Ca., 9th Bob G., 9th Joanne A., 10th Lois A., 11th John C., 12th Claudia E., 14th Judy P., 19th Carolee G., 19th Barbara S., 25th (Employee) Chris H., 27th
Locations
Bistro Room, BR Cinema, CN Dining Room, DR Fireplace Patio, FP Fireside Lobby, FL Game Room, GR Gym, GY
Library, LB Poolside, PL Putting Green, PG Resident Computer Room, RC
The Trivia Buzz
• The bumblebee does not die when it stings.
In bumblebee hives, the entire colony, except for the queen, dies at the end of each summer. Each year, an entirely new colony of bees must be produced.
• Art was once an Olympic event.
From 1912 to 1948, medals were awarded for works of art and literature relating to sports.
9:30 Wii Bowling Team 10, LB
11:00 Chapel at the Peaks, Pastor Gary Myers, CN 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 1:30 Wii Bowling
Team 13, LB 2:00 Mexican Train, DR
9:00 Green Valley Shopping 9:00 Exercise, FL
10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Wii Bowling Team
1, LB 1:30 Movie and
Popcorn, CN
9:00 Exercise, FL 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Wii Bowling Team 12, LB 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 2:00 Manager, Activity &
Resident Meeting, BR 3:00 Dance Classes-
Line Dancing, Salsa
& Waltz, FL 9:30 Wii Bowling
Team 10, LB
11:00 Chapel at the Peaks, Pastor Gary Myers, CN 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 1:30 Wii Bowling
Team 13, LB 2:00 Mexican Train, DR
9:00 Green Valley Shopping 9:00 Exercise, FL
10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Wii Bowling Team
1, LB 1:30 Movie and
Popcorn, CN
9:00 Exercise, FL 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Wii Bowling Team 12, LB 1:30 Aging in Place by
Linda Randolph, CN 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 3:00 Dance Classes-
Line Dancing, Salsa & Waltz, FL
9:30 Wii Bowling Team 10, LB
11:00 Chapel at the Peaks, Pastor Gary Myers, CN 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 1:30 Wii Bowling
Team 13, LB 2:00 Mexican Train, DR
9:00 Green Valley Shopping 9:00 Exercise, FL
10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Wii Bowling
Team 1, LB 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN
9:00 Exercise, FL 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Wii Bowling Team 12, LB 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 2:00 Chef & Resident
Meeting, BR 2:00 Attack on World
Trade Center, CN 3:00 Dance Classes-Line
Dancing, Salsa & Waltz, FL
9:00 Exercise, FL 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Wii Bowling
Team 12, LB
1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 3:00 Dance Classes-
Line Dancing, Salsa & Waltz, FL 9:30 Wii Bowling
Team 10, LB
11:00 Chapel at the Peaks, Pastor Gary Myers, CN 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 1:30 Wii Bowling
Team 13, LB 2:00 Mexican Train, DR
9:30 Wii Bowling Team 10, LB
11:00 Chapel at the Peaks, Pastor Gary Myers, CN 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 1:30 Wii Bowling
Team 13, LB 2:00 Mexican Train, DR
9:00 Green Valley Shopping 9:00 Exercise, FL
10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Wii Bowling
Team 1, LB 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN
FATHER’S DAY
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JUNE 2019
8:45 Wii Bowling Team 7, CN 9:00 Trivia, LB
9:00 Exercise, FL 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 11:00 Bookmobile
1:00 Card Making with Sharon, FL 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 1:45 Bingo, BR
3:00 Folkorico Los Guerreros Dancers, FL
9:00 Storytelling, LB 9:00 Exercise, FL
9:30 BP Check by H.C.A., GY 10:00 Wii Bowling Team 2, LB 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:30 Technology Workshop
by Mass Box, FL 1:30 Movie and
Popcorn, CN
9:00 Exercise, FL 9:30 Outing: Casino
Del Sol
10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:30 Movie and
Popcorn, CN
9:00 Wii Bowling Team 8, LB
9:30 Card Making with Claudia and Anne, FL 10:30 Wii Bowling Team 9, LB 1:00 Mah Jongg, GR 1:30 Scrabble, FL
1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 9:00 Wii Bowling
Team 8, LB
9:30 Card Making with Claudia and Anne, FL 10:30 Wii Bowling Team 9, LB 1:00 Mah Jongg, GR 1:30 Scrabble, FL
1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN
8:45 Wii Bowling Team 7, CN 9:00 Trivia, LB 9:00 Exercise, FL 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Card Making with
Sharon, FL 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 2:00 Bingo, BR
9:00 Storytelling, LB 9:00 Exercise, FL 9:30 BP Check by
H.C.A., GY
10:00 Wii Bowling Team 2, LB 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 3:00 Piano Concert by
Gini Downs, FL
9:00 Exercise, FL 9:30 Outing Picnic
at Sahuarita 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:30 Movie and
Popcorn, CN
9:00 Wii Bowling Team 8, LB
9:30 Card Making with Claudia and Anne, FL 10:30 Wii Bowling Team 9, LB 1:00 Mah Jongg, GR 1:30 Scrabble, FL
1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 8:45 Wii Bowling
Team 7, CN 9:00 Trivia, LB 9:00 Exercise, FL 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Card Making with
Sharon, FL 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 2:00 Bingo, BR
9:00 Storytelling, LB 9:00 Exercise, FL 9:30 BP Check by
H.C.A., GY
10:00 Wii Bowling Team 2, LB 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 3:00 Musical Puppeteer
by Andy McKinn, FL
9:00 Exercise, FL 9:00 Outing Tucson
Shopping Park Place
10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:30 Movie and
Popcorn, CN
9:00 Wii Bowling Team 8, LB
9:30 Card Making with Claudia and Anne, FL 10:30 Wii Bowling Team 9, LB 1:00 Mah Jongg, GR 1:30 Scrabble, FL
1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 8:45 Wii Bowling
Team 7, CN 9:00 Trivia, LB 9:00 Exercise, FL 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:00 Card Making with
Sharon, FL
1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN 2:00 Bingo, BR
9:00 Storytelling, LB 9:00 Exercise, FL
9:30 BP Check by H.C.A., GY 10:00 Wii Bowling Team 2, LB 10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:30 Movie and
Popcorn, CN 3:00 Social Time with
Double Take, FL
9:00 Exercise, FL
9:00 Outing Mt. Lemmon
& Sawmill Run Restaurant
10:00 Aqua Aerobics, PL 1:30 Movie and
Popcorn, CN
9:00 Wii Bowling Team 8, LB
9:30 Card Making with Claudia and Anne, FL 10:30 Wii Bowling Team 9, LB 1:00 Mah Jongg, GR 1:30 Scrabble, FL
1:30 Movie and Popcorn, CN FLAG DAY
SUMMER BEGINS
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Card Making
We have card making every Wednesday at 1 p.m.
with Sharon in the Lobby. She brings all supplies ready to assemble the card. Every Saturday at
9:30 a.m. in the Lobby, Claudia and Anne also stamp cards and all supplies are provided.
Sharon with a birthday card Claudia and Lynn stamping
Recurring Events
• Every Sunday, Church Service at 11 a.m. in the Cinema
• Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Exercise in the Lobby at 9 a.m.
• Every day, a movie is shown at 1:30 p.m. in the Cinema
• Every day, the Gym is open and you need to make an appointment with Barbara for gym instruction
• Every Monday at 9 a.m., Green Valley Shopping
• Every Monday at 1 p.m., Bridge
• Every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., Bridge
• Every Thursday at 9 a.m., Bridge
• Every Thursday at 9 a.m., Storytelling with Ed Manning in the Library
• Every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., Blood Pressure Check in the Gym
• The first Friday of every month, at 9:30 a.m., outing to the Casino
The Joyner Library Comes to The Peaks
The first Wednesday of every month, our local Bookmobile arrives at The Peaks at 11 a.m.
and leaves promptly at 12 noon. They have books, DVDs, CDs and articles to check out for one month until they return. You may also personally place special requests that will be delivered the following month. Check it out.
Gym Instruction
Our Gym is open to everyone for your convenience during Clubhouse hours of operation. If you are new to some of the equipment and need instruction, please make an individual appointment with the Activity Coordinator, Barbara.
Also, remember to sign or print your name on the log-in sheet on the desk when exercising, so you can earn funny money for our fall auction.
Fascinator Hats
We had fun making
Fascinator Hats last month, and the ladies made good use of them. We made them out of headbands, Styrofoam plates and flowers, butterflies, tulle and ribbon.
The ladies worked every day for over a week making hats for their great-grandchildren, friends and themselves.
Comments were that this was the most fun activity they had done, with a tone of surprise.
They wore them the day of the Kentucky Derby, our Royalty-Royal Tea Party for men and women, and for Mother’s Day.
The Tea Party was so fun with lace tablecloths, finger sandwiches, decadent desserts and tea, and everyone dressed up, and the most fun was our hats.
What an uplifting day!
Wes and Doris are ready for the Kentucky
Derby Race.
Vicki, Judy, Carolyn, Joni and Lynn toasted the Royal baby, Archie.
Lois, Donna, Ellie and Pat shared a table.
Our new residents, Elizabeth and Maggie Judy’s and Sondra’s first
Tea at The Peaks
Rich and Sandy, Pat and Jane enjoyed themselves.
661 W. Calle Torres Blancas Green Valley, AZ 85614
