Executive Director Debra Murphy 776-8497 Leasing & Sales Tim VanTongeren 776-8475 Office Manager Jessica Shaw 776-8407 Office Receptionist Tanya Hankins 459-9701 Dietary Manager Chef Kathy Wolford 776-8405 Activities Director Julie Tremain 776-8410 Transportation 776-8403 Maintenance & House-keeping Brian Alber 459-9701 Emergency After Hours 616-648-6280 Primary Home Care Emergency 616- 648-6746 Office 776-8555 Hair Salon Rachel 776-8411 Genesis Rehab Sheri Van Gorp 419-3095

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The Villa Voice May 2021

Villa Maria Staff

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Mug Rug

Come on down and lets make a bowl cozy with Julie. A

great idea to put under a bowl of soup or chili to make it

easier to get out of the microwave without burning your

fingers! It is listed under Mug rug on the calendar. Sign up

with Julie as space may be limited

Villa Maria Chapel News

We welcome all new residents to the Chapel. Everyone please wear a mask

properly (over your nose) and social distance. Walkers seem to be an issue

so if you can walk a few feet, please leave your walker in the hallway allow-

ing a path to get through. Stay in your seat and Father will come to you with

communion, please be patient. Those who use the chapel during the week,

please sanitize the area and turn off all the lights. Turn off heat/air as well.

Let’s remember a Chapel is the house of the Lord. Let us respect Him and

each other as we ensure the safety and well being of others.

May 5th we will be serving an authentic Mexican meal

with chicken and steak fajitas, rice, beans, pico and

chips. Churro’s for dessert. By our very own Daisy!

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May 6th we will be having a special dinner for all our

Mother’s, stuffed mushrooms, Prime rib, loaded potatoes,

snap peas and dessert!

We are excited to invite Denny Gramza back to

the Villa.

May 12th in the courtyard, weather permitting.

We will have hotdogs on the grill and a great

time with great music! Come join us from 3-5pm.

Sign Up for Activities in Advance

This is a friendly reminder that due to COVID

restrictions and the limited space available,

please sign up with Julie for activities unless

otherwise stated

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Let’s talk (on the calendar) Come to the

community room and talk with Julie. Bring

your ideas and suggestions or just come

and chat.

Let’s walk will be starting in the dining

room, Thursdays at 10:00

Watch for Game Day on Calendar

Come join us for board games, shuffle board, connect four, checkers, monopoly,

janga, scrabble, corn hole, coloring etc. Also card games like tonk, 65, poker, texas

hold’em, uchre, wii bowling just to name a few. Come have some fun with other resi-

dents in the Community Room

Shopping Bag

One of our projects to work on. Come on down and learn

new things and get some tips and tricks from others on differ-

ent projects and techniques. Check the calendar for projects

on Wednesdays and Thursdays

We would like to start a “Quilting Club” We would like to find out how many are interested in trying new projects. While meeting you can visit, share quilting history, learn to quilt, share tips etc. Great to work on group projects so you don’t feel overwhelmed. Please call Julie if interested. Also one of our residents would like to teach you how to do the “Swedish Weave”. If anyone is interested in that, call Julie as well.

Swedish

Weave Quilting

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Body and Soul

Foot and Nail Care LLC

Personal Professional Foot Care

Call for an appointment with

Lynn Kelley, RN Foot Care Nurse

616-550-6454 call for appointment

Lynn visits the Villa Maria each month. She

will see clients in LL Building 2

Dr. Dzingle is a Dentist who will

be visiting the Villa Maria. He

will be in Building 2, Lower

Level, in the Doctor’s Office. If

you would like to make an

appointment with

him please

contact him at

616-263-9549

Our winner of the door

prize for our open house

Janice Bultema

Fun pictures from the grand

re-opening of the community

room. Great Job Julie!

Birthday Wishes!

We will be celebrating birthdays this month on May 25th in the courtyard with “Bing”

Come have some cake and Ice cream and celebrate the May birthdays!

4th Sharon Siagon, 18th Alice Kass, 20th Peggy Hodgins and 30th Ruth McNee.

May 6th in the courtyard we will be having s’mores and

playing some yard games. Come on out and get some

fresh air! (weather permitting)

Please do not leave items in the lob-

bies that you know longer need. All

those items should be given to a chari-

ty of your choice.

Catholic Bible Study

Fridays 2:30 in the Sun Room with Gerry Hofer 776-8522

Rosary in the Chapel

Wednesdays 3:00 with Rita Bosner 776-8500

Rosary before Mass

Saturdays 3:30 pm (Mass at 4:00pm) with Rita Bosner

Stations of the Cross

Mondays 3:15pm in the Chapel with Larry McPhillips 776-8471

In June we would like to have

someone come in and teach canvas

painting. If anyone is interested,

please call Julie and we will see

how many are..

The Grand Rapids Ballet has a live

stream virtual zoom of the “Beauty

and the Beast” We will be playing it

on the 22nd of May at 2:00 in the

Community Room. Anyone interested

must call Julie and make RSVP.

Seating will be limited.

Resident Referral Program

Refer a friend or family member to the Villa Maria and you could receive a $300 credit to your ledger! The

applicant just needs to mention your name and apartment number on their application for move in. You

will receive $150 to your account upon move in and another $150 30 days from the move in date. What a

great way to earn a little extra money and move someone in her to enjoy the Villa Maria experience. If

you have any questions or concerns just stop by the office!

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman

The story begins during a massive traffic jam, caused by reckless driver Smiler Grogan (Jimmy Durante), who, before kicking the bucket, cryptically tells the assem-bled drivers that he's buried a fortune in stolen loot, under the Big W. All of the mo-

torists set out to find the fortune. 3hrs 30min

Pillow Talk

Rock Hudson and Doris Day Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's (Rock Hudson) succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow (Doris Day), who shares a telephone party

line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a com-plaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and up-

standing Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan (Tony Randall) discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.

1hr 43min

River of no Return

Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe After serving a prison sentence, farmer Matt Calder (Robert Mitchum) returns to his

19th-century Pacific Northwest gold rush town and retrieves his adolescent son, Mark (Tommy Rettig). Meanwhile, goodhearted barroom singer Kay (Marilyn Mon-

roe) is heading downriver with her boyfriend, Harry (Rory Calhoun), to explore a po-tential gold claim. When their raft sinks, Harry robs Matt of his gun and horse to con-tinue without Kay on land. Sailing downriver toward the claim, the trio plan their re-

venge. 1hr 30min

Move over Darling

James Garner and Doris Day Nicholas Arden (James Garner) has struggled to get over the absence of his wife, El-len (Doris Day), but when it seems clear that she's perished in a plane crash, he de-cides to move on. Nicholas remarries to Bianca Steele (Polly Bergen) five years after his wife's disappearance, only to find out that Ellen is still alive. When she is saved

from the island on which she was marooned, Ellen scrambles to reassemble the life she lost when her plane went down at sea.

1hr 40min

That Touch of Mink Cary Grant and Doris Day

Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day) is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne (Cary Grant) covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger (Gig Young), to apologize, but upon meeting Cathy, Roger knows that she

would be a suitable match for his boss. Despite their mutual attraction, Cathy and Philip want different things. Philip wants a fling, while Cathy wants a marriage. As

they travel to exotic locales, their differing motivations are put to the test. 1hr 40min

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A t t h e M o v i e s

Fun at the Villa Maria

They may be masked up, but

they are having fun and making

the best of it!

May 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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4:00 Catholic Mass C

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6:00 Domino’s SR

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10:00 Chair Yoga CR

11:00 Game Day 1:30 Cash Bingo CR

2:00 Bible Study SR

3:00 Let’s talk CR

2:45-3:30 Villa Store

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9:00 Poetry CR

10:00 Book Club CR

11:00 Beginners Line

Dancing CR

11:00 Balance Class AC

1:00 Movie and Popcorn CR

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10:00 Game Day CR

10:30 Chair Drum AC

1:00 Sewing project (mug

rug) AC

1:30 Prize Bingo CR

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10:00 Let’s walk DR

10:00 Game Day

11:00 Balance Class AC

11:00 Let’s talk CR

2:00 Lawn games and

S’mores CY

2:45-3:30 Villa Store

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10:00 Senior sitting Tia Chi CR

11:00 Work on ongoing

projects AS

1:00 Randal’s Music CR

2:00 Catholic Bible Study SR

3:00 Let’s talk CR

2:00-3:00 Villa Store

6:00 Polish Poker SR

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4:00 Catholic Mass C

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6:00 Domino’s SR

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10:00 Chair Yoga CR

11:00 Game Day CR

1:30 Cash Bingo CR

2:00 Bible Study SR

3:00 Let’s talk CR

2:45-3:30 Villa Store

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9:00 Poetry CR

10:00 Book Club CR

11:00 Beginners Line

Dancing CR

11:00 Balance Class Ac

1:30 Movie and Popcorn

CR

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10:00 Game Day CR

10:30 Chair Drum AC

11:00 Let’s talk CR

1:30 Prize Bingo CR

3:00-5:00 Music in the CY

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10:00 Game Day CR

10:00 Let’s walk DR

11:00 Balance Class AC

11:30 Let’s do nails CR

1:00 Movies and Popcorn CR

1:30 Sewing project (shopping

bag I) AS

2:45-3:30 Villa Store

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10:00 Senior sitting Tia Chi AC

11:00 Work on ongoing pro-

jects AS

1:00 Randal’s Music CR

2:00 Catholic Bible study SR

2:00-3:00 Villa Store

6:00 Polish Poker SR

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4:00 Catholic Mass C

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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6:00 Domino’s SR

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10:00 Chair Yoga CR

11:00 Game Day CR

1:30 Cash Bingo CR

2:00 Bible study SR

3:00 Let’s talk CR

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9:00 Poetry CR

10:00 Book Club CR

11:00 Beginner Line Danc-

ing CR

11:00 Balance Class AC

1:30 Movie and Popcorn

CR

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10:00 Game Day CR

10:30 Chair Drum AC

11:00 Sewing project AS

(microwave bowl)

1:30 Prize Bingo CR

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ACTIVITES

11:00 Balance Class AC

2:45-3:30 Villa Store

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10:00 Senior sitting Tia Chi CR

11:00 Work on ongoing pro-

jects AS

1:00 Randal’s Music CR

2:00 Catholic Bible Study SR

2:00-3:00 Villa Store

6:00 Polish Poker SR

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2:00 Sleeping Beauty

Ballet

Live stream virtual

zoom. CR

Make sure you RSVP to

Julie

4:00 Catholic Mass C

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6:00 Domino’s SR

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10:00 Chair Yoga CR

11;00 Game Day CR

1:30 Cash Bingo CR

2:00 Bible Study SR

2:45-3:30 Villa Store

3:00 Let’s talk CR

25

9:00 Poetry CR

10:00 Book Club CR

11:00 Beginner line danc-

ing CR

11:00 Balance Class AC

1:00 Birthday Party with

“Bing” CY

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10:00 Game Day CR

10:30 Chair Drum AC

1:00 Let’s do nails CR

1:30 Prize Bingo CR

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10:00 Let’s walk DR

10:00 Game Day CR

11:00 Let’s do nails CR

11:00 Balance Class AC

1:00 Movie and Popcorn

CR

1:30 Sewing project

(shopping bag II) AS

2:45-3:30 Villa Store

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10:00 Senior sitting Tia Chi CR

11:00 Work on ongoing pro-

jects AS

1:00 Randal’s Music CR

2:00 Catholic Bible Study SR

2:00-3:00 Villa Store

6:00 Polish Poker SR

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4:00 Catholic Mass C

Villa Store Hours

Monday 2:45-3:30

Thursday 2:45-3:30

Friday 2:00-3:00

Villa Maria Activity Areas & Abbreviations Activity Center (AC) 1st floor of bldg 6 Library (L) 2nd floor of bldg 6 Main Office (MO) 1st floor of bldg 4 Sun Room (SR) 2nd floor of bldg 6 Small Dining Room (SDR) 1904 Room (1904) 3rd floor of bldg 3 Beauty Shop (BS) Lower level of bldg 2 Chapel (C) Courtyard (CY) Studio (AS) Lower Level of bldg 2 Genesis (G) Lower Level bldg 2 Coffee Shop (CS) 1st floor of bldg 3 Memorial Garden (MG) Villa Bus (VB) Pickup at 5/6 Lobby Dining Room (DR) Villa Store (VS) Lower Level of bldg 2

May 2021

*Items in blue denote activities that are run by Genesis Rehab Services or Primary Home Care, etc. and are not affiliated with Villa Maria Manage-ment. *Items in green denote activities that are run by independent parties or other residents and are not affiliated with Villa Maria Management.