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EVENT{FULL}Monthly updates from your {FULL} Life community

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Summer events and fun!

The summer has been packed full of fun adventures at the community and around the state, including a visit to 7R Guest Ranch in Wolf Creek, Montana, local fireworks, and singing around the piano.

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A home with heart

Featured: 911 Saddle Drive

Offers: 1,340 square feet, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, spacious walk-in closet, new paint, flooring, and countertops

Waterford on Saddle Drive 915 Saddle Drive | Helena, MT 59601 | 406-449-4900 | WaterfordHelena.com

WHM088 Rev. 04/08, © 2008, Touchmark Living Centers, Inc., all rights reserved

945 sq. ft.1 Bedroom | Den | 1 Bath

Apartment Homes

Resort-style RetirementFor illustration purposes only. Square footage, actual room sizes, and features may vary. See construction documents.

Featured: Apartment 103

Offers: 888 square feet, one bedroom, one bath-room, den, new flooring throughout, excellent first- floor location close to all amenities

Every day we celebrate The {FULL} Life at Touchmark. People enjoy friendships, educational opportunities, musical events, fitness classes, and more. Plus, there are comfortable, private homes and a variety of services.

Embrace your Full Life. Visit us today!

Team member spotlightTouchmark welcomes Jesse Karp, who is one of the first team members in the Memory Care Sapphire neighborhood.

“I really like the Best Friends approached that we use at Touchmark,” Jesse says.

Jesse moved to Helena three years ago to live closer to family. He has three sisters and was born and raised in Texas.

While working as a caretaker, Jesse attended school and earned his certified nursing assistant certificate. His goal is to earn his licensed practical nurse certification.

Outside of work, Jesse enjoys hunting, hiking, soccer, and traveling to Alaska and Mexico. At home, he enjoys listening to country music and watching the Weather Channel.

Team member Jesse Karp, CNA, is pictured with Chuck Jorgenson.

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Contact a Full Life team member for additional details, including registration and transportation information.

Every Saturday, 6:30 pmPinochle Group. Come enjoy coffee, cookies, and cards. Hoyle Card Room.

Friday, Aug. 9, 2 pm USA Team Trivia Bee. Forum.

Monday, Aug. 12, 10 am Travel Program, presented by Andrew Wilson, son of resident David Wilson. Andrew is the Headmaster at a private girls’ school in Pennsylvania. Forum.

Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2 pm VJ Day Remembrance video presentation, introduced by resident Frank Tooze. Forum.

Thursday, Aug. 15, 2 pm Afternoon outing to Dairy Queen.

Monday, Aug. 19 through Friday, Aug. 23Stuff the Bus. Drop off your donation of school supplies. Sponsored by The Angel Fund, this annual school supply drive collects school supplies from local churches

and businesses for the Helena-area school children and families who cannot afford them.

Thursday, Aug. 22, 1:30 pm Hand Massages. Forum.

Thursday, Aug. 29, 2 pmCelebrate National Peach Month with a serving of homemade peach ice cream while listening to summertime music. Lobby.

Friday, Aug. 30, 9 am Trip to Deer Lodge to visit the Old Montana Prison Museum complex. The group will stop by Scharf’s Family Restaurant for lunch before going to the museum. Cost: $9 museum access. Please bring money for lunch.

See the full calendar of events online: TouchmarkHelena.com/pdf/community-

event-calendar.pdf

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

On Friday, Aug. 23 at 2 pm, Montana author Leslie Budewitz, daughter of resident Alice Budewitz, will host a book talk and signing in the Forum.

Her newest book Death Al Dente is being released in August. Leslie writes The Food Lovers’ Village Mysteries, set in Jewel Bay, Montana.

The books feature Erin Murphy, proprietor of The Merc, a regional food market in her family’s century-old former grocery. Erin’s passion for pasta, retail, and huckleberry chocolates leads to a talent for solving murder. Recipes included!

Book signing coming soon

TOUCHMARK ON SADDLE DRIVE915 Saddle Drive • Helena, MT 59601

406-449-4900 • Touchmark.com

© 2011 Touchmark Living Centers, Inc., all rights reserved

MargeCoalman, EdDVice Presidentof Wellness &Programs

BRAIN BUILDERS

Grab a paper and write the following list of summer fruits and veggies in alphabetical order.

CapsicumAsparagus

Broccoli

CabbageAvocadoCilantro

Bok ChoiCollard greens

Beet

ChivesCarrot

Butternut

CeleryCauliflower

Answers: Asparagus, Avocado, Beet, Bok Choi, Broccoli, Butternut, Cabbage, Capsicum, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Chives, Cilantro, Collard greens.

Movements rooted in eternity “Thomas Svobada arrived at the nursing home in NE Portland when the cherry trees outside his window were bare. … Now the blossoms have peaked and on a warm spring afternoon they drift onto his shoulders as he sits outside in his wheelchair.”

– David Stabler, reporter, The Oregonian

Thomas is Oregon’s most prolific and performed composer. For the past seven months, he has been recovering from a debilitating stroke that affected his right

side with partial paralysis. It happened suddenly when he and his wife of nearly 50 years were preparing dinner. For weeks, his recovery was slow, but then he began improving, and he continues to make progress. And he continues to move people through his music.

Do any of us plan for this kind of an event? No one I have interviewed ever has. One of the lessons from this heart-wrenching and heartwarming story is that legacy and giving back are the essence of who and what we are—today and tomorrow. Thomas is known as a composer whose music is played around the world, a teacher to a generation of music students, a mentor to scores of composers, an amazing pianist, and a playful friend.

People move to Touchmark for many reasons. Most will tell you, though, that they wish they had moved here sooner. All appreciate the fullness of life and opportunities for living—and continuing to create—their legacy. Each person has a life story and talents to share, and overwhelmingly residents are optimistic and grateful for the options available at Touchmark.

To find out more about the possibilities of living a {FULL} Life and providing a personal legacy, contact a member of the Full Life team. As Robert Schuller said—and others repeat—“If it’s going to be, it’s up to me.”