Halcyon House News

The Rev. Ben Blanchard from the Washington United Methodist Church led our weekly service on Sunday. His sermon was titled, ?Big Serve? and included a Scripture reading from Matthew 14:13-33. Virginia Tschantz was the pianist.

Twenty Halcyon House residents and greater community members are participating in Line Dancing Class which is taught every Tuesday and Thursday at Halcyon House by Mercy Brinning. The class has been learning the Tush, Push, Wobble, Boot Scoot Boogie, Electric Slide, and many other dances. The latest line dance the class has been working on is the West Coast Tulsa. The class is planning to perform for WesleyLife Week Kick-off Ceremony, Friday, July 8.

Halcyon House Wellness Department Program showed the movie ?Brooklyn? to 25 residents last week in the Halcyon game room. ?Brooklyn,? An Irish immigrant ,lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. The residents enjoyed movie theater popcorn, candy and pop while watching the show. The residents are looking forward to the next movie showing, ?Promised Land.?

Jim Stiles, retired Methodist minister leads a Bible Study every Thursday morning at Halcyon House. Jim provides materials one week prior to class for participants to review. Last week the Bible study members discussed ?He Restoreth Our Soul.? Residents are enjoying the great conservation.

Surprises are always spectacular when it is a visit from your children. Jeanette Vittetoe?s daughter, Jean and husband from Arizona arrived late Friday night and spent the weekend with her. They will be back for another visit in a month!

Sybil Thornton was thrilled to start a beautiful sunny day sitting by an open window on the fourth floor watching and listening to the Washington High School Marching Band. She enjoyed the beautiful blue flags being twirled and it brought back memories of 65 plus years ago!!

An Arbor Day play called ?Trees: A Joy Forever? was performed Friday afternoon by the following residents: Fritz Conrad, Don Gardner, Betty Osincup, Sybil Thornton, Gladys Ferguson, Ethel Hendrickson, Irene Baughman, Phyllis Lyle, and Marcella Reed. Fritz?s daughter, Carolyn Jacobs, and team member,Marshall Goodwin rounded out the cast. The play was put on for the residents of Arbor House. Following the conclusion of the play the Arbor residents went to the courtyard where a shrub was planted along with flowers that had been started by the residents from seed.

Thursday was a beautiful day for a drive through the Iowa countryside. Thirteen assisted-living residents went on a trip to Wellman to buy flowers for the Arbor House courtyard. Many residents chose annuals to add to our flower pots. Others chose flowers to hang from shepherd?s hooks outside their apartment windows. We celebrated our discoveries with ice cream upon our return.