Let’s get outdoors!
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World Blood Donor Day falls in June, and Solheim is partnering with Huntington Hospital to host their Blood Mobile on site on June 28th from 9:00am to 3:30pm. A pint of blood could save three lives and the rewards to the donor are considerable. This opportunity will be open to staff and our greater community as well! Contact Tina Antypas to schedule your appointment at tantypas@solheimsenior.org.
We’re very excited to be hosting a Senior Prom here at Solheim on Friday June 23rd from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Start thinking of your nominations for Prom King and Queen, and dust off those dancing shoes. It’s time to pull out your party dress and suit, and we’ll have some special spa days set up as well! If you have a party dress or suit to donate, contact Ashley Brayman at abrayman@solheimsenior.org.
We have many dates scheduled that allow us to get outdoors! Join us!
Happy Hour Fridays in June at 3pm in our Alcove-Pop in and let’s get to know each other!
Thursday June 8th at 3pm we’ll enjoy Root Beer Floats in our Patio
Tuesday June 20th at 3pm we’ll enjoy a Smoothie Social in our Patio
Wednesday June 21st we’ll be Swinging into Summer with a Party in our Wellness Center
Thursday June 22nd at 3pm the Comedy Improve group Cold Tofu performs in our Residential Dining Room
Tuesday June 27th at 3pm we’ll have an Ice Cream Social and get to know our staff more!
Check out the full calendar for more HERE!
The Solheim Book Group continued to join the celebration with a discussion of a book which was a bestseller one hundred years ago, in 1923, the novel Wanderer of the Wasteland, by Zane Grey. CLICK HERE to see the list of the ten Bestselling Books of 1923.
Wanderer of the Wasteland is considered the last of Zane Grey’s four Western epics, and tells the story of the hero Adam Larey setting off on the Colorado river, and encountering adventures and memorable characters as he journeys west across the “Wasteland,” ultimately in pursuit of redemption for his role in the fate of his brother. The novel is considered somewhat autobiographical, as Grey explores his struggles, losses, and journey of self-discovery as to what the desert meant to him, and how the desert and the environment shape lives.
The Book Group enjoyed reading Wanderer of the Wasteland and discussing the beautiful descriptions of the desert.
A favorite passage:
“So gradual was the change from twilight to darkness that he would scarcely have noted it but for the dimming of the notched peak. Out there in the open valley it was not dark. It was really the colour of moonlight on marble.”
The Book Group had a wonderful discussion concerning the strengths and weaknesses of the book, including its ending. We all agreed that although the western is not a genre many of us gravitate toward, reading this Zane Grey epic was surprisingly worth our time. We also shared the great joy of viewing an actual paper map of the areas through which the characters journeyed, and relearning how to fold a map.
The Book Group will continue to read throughout this Solheim Centennial year books which were published in 1923 or were bestsellers in 1923. The members are excited to be part of this very special Centennial celebration.
The Book Group has selected for its June The Inimitable Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse. Originally published in 1923 in the UK and in the US in the same year under the title Jeeves, this was the second collection of comedic Jeeves stories, featuring Reginald Jeeves, the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner, Bertie Wooster. Jeeves is repeatedly called upon by Bertie and his friends to solve problems and difficult situations in which they find themselves. The character Jeeves’ uncommon knowledge, wisdom, and insight became the inspiration for the search engine, “Ask Jeeves.”
The Book Group will meet on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Solheim Senior Community in the Navigage Room. All are welcome. Please join us even if you have not read or finished the selected book. We always seem to have a lively general discussion or two!
Please join us in June as we celebrate Solheim’s 100 Years, and Happy Reading!