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NOVEMBER 2013Murrayhill TimesEnjoying Life Together at Hearthstone at MurrayhillWhat’s InsideA RIDE OF A LIFETIME . .2BE IN THE KNOW . .3REMEMBER THANKSGIVING?.3MY TWO CENTS . .4NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS . 4A TIP FROM ANGEL . .5WORDS TO LIVE BY . .5FROM THE KING & QUEEN . .6SENSORY ACTIVITIES BUILDMEMORY . .7DID YOU KNOW . .7NOVEMBER CALENDAR . .8RESIDENT BIO .10IT’S GOING TO BE A LONGWINTER . 11A RECIPE FOR HOPE .11A LIFE IN PASTRIES 12STARLIGHT IN THE ANDES:PART 2 .13HONOR FLIGHT NETWORKHONORS WWII VETERANS .14RECENT DONATIONS TOLIBRARY .16

mission“To Serve with Love, Respect and Integrity”vision“To Continually Strive to be anExceptional Retirement Community”managersTom FreitagExecutive DirectorPamela HowattAssisted Living AdministratorNena TerryMemory Care AdministratorBrigita Nikolov, RNHealth Services DirectorJamie Carrabine, LPNCommunity NurseAtousa Ahrari, RNMemory Care NurseDave McElheranChaplainShirley AndersenActivities ManagerGlenn SimpsonFacilities ManagerThe Ride of a LifetimeLida Twombly had never beenin a limo before. Thanks to Hos pice Care of the Northwest’s Dare to Dream program,Lida got her chance. After getting dressed up, she tooka limo ride with her daughter and daughter-in-law toPortland’s waterfront, where they enjoyed an outdoorluncheon. The table was arranged beautifully and had aview of the marina and Willamette River. After the meal,the group went in the limo again and came back toHearthstone at Murrayhill. The weather was perfect.Lida and her family commented about how much theyappreciated this opportunity and experience.Stephanie PimentelHuman Resources ManagerMyrna KetsdeverBookkeeperDebbie HartvicksonCommunity Relations ManagerPenny HolcombCommunity Relations DirectorRai BuchExecutive ChefKirsten ReinhartDining Room SupervisorBarbara AgnewAssistant Editorhearthstone management servicesNancy RalstonBev EckerRod FriesenGerry FriesenMurrayhill Times November 2013Design & Editing by Stefanie MillimanPublished monthly by Hearthstone at Murrayhill10880 SW Davies Road Beaverton, OR 97008(503)520 0911 www.hearthstoneccc.com2Murrayhill Times November 2013Her chariot awaits! LidaTwombly took a limo ridedowntown with members of herfamily and hospice.

Be in the Know:Sign Up for Hearthstone Email Updates!Submitted by Amanda Garvin, Community RelationsCalling all family and friends of Hearthstone Residents! Want to stay up to date on what isgoing on in our community? Starting this month, we will begin sending weekly and monthlyupdates via email. If you would like to be included, please send an email to recep tion@hearthstoneccc.com with Email Updates in the subject line. Please indicate whetheryou would like to be on the weekly or monthly email list.Remember Thanksgiving?By Barbara Gerson, Hearthstone ResidentDo you remember Thanksgiving? There is a holiday that comes between Halloween andChristmas. It is called Thanksgiving It is a beautiful, warm, cozy holiday. It is a nonde nominational holiday with a lovely, simple message—to give thanks to God for all He hasgiven us.It also celebrates the harvest. The grocery stores spend a lot of time on Thanksgiving, froma food point of view. Those turkey, pumpkins, pies, etc, make them a lot of money! Most ofthose stores skip right from Halloween to Christmas, without taking a breath. Off come theHalloween decorations and up go the Christmas ornaments without taking a breath.One of the television networks starts a countdown to Christmas at the beginning of Novem ber! I worked for Nordstrom’s for a period of time. They are the only store that refuses todecorate for Christmas until after Thanksgiving is over. Bravo for Nordstrom’s. Some re tailers already have Christmas ornaments for sale now!Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because of its dedication to God and thehome.Don’t forget Thanksgiving this year! Honor it and enjoy its warmth. Takea quiet time and thank God. Then watch your football games andspend time with family and friends.Then, after it is over, you have plenty of time to get ready forChristmas!November 2013 Murrayhill Times3

My Two Cents:Good MannersBy Gina Varney, Hearthstone ResidentOne of the best things about living at Hearthstone is all theactivities that are available to us. If you look at the calendarfor the month you are bound to see something that will ap peal to you. The activities department does a great job ofmaking sure there is something for everyone. This wouldn’tbe possible without the help of some dedicated volunteers.Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes and vary in age.Whether they are teenagers or retirees, they all have one thing in common: their willing ness to give up their time and talents to help us stay healthy in mind and spirit. We shouldbe grateful that they are so generous.One of the activities that I participate in is bingo. It is a fun activity that occurs four times aweek, so often it is a volunteer who calls the numbers. Unfortunately it seems that bingodoesn’t always bring out the best in some people. I have witnessed some very rude be havior during these games directed at the person calling the numbers. Yes, sometimesthe numbers are called a little too slow or too fast. The numbers are hard to read sosometimes a mistake may be made; but lighten up, this is only a game. Some of thecomments that have been made are totally inappropriate and have hurt the feelings ofsome of our volunteers. Let’s remember good manners are always in style. My motherused to say, “If you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all.”We should all remember that. Let’s show our volunteers how much we appreciate themby giving them the respect they deserve.Let’s Celebrate November Birthdays 1 — Gwen Stocks4 — Peg Hicks5 — William (Bill) Wiese9 — Ed Miller11 — Marv VossWayne DugganVirginia Emberson14 — Bobbye Zikeli15 — Isabelle Emberlin18 — Marion Hyman4Murrayhill Times November 201319 — Maxine HighlandMargie Walton20 — Virginia Emberson21 — Dick AaronLindy Johnson24 — Kay Singmaster25 — Bob Forness26 — Joanna Italiano29 — Marian Shuler

A Tip from AngelEasing Neck PainSubmitted by Angel Higbee, Fitness InstructorIf you are experiencing neck and or shoulder pain, first youshould decide what may have caused the pain. Maybe youreached for something and pulled a muscle or maybe youdid too much gardening or just even slept on your pillow wrong.Whatever the case may be, if the pain lasts more than a week, you should see your doctor. In thebest case, the muscles are just sore from straining them. To help them heal, you should reduceactivity for a week and use ice (for the first 48-72 hours) and heat (everyday after that) to help re duce pain and inflammation. You may also use over-the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofenor acetaminophen but do not exceed the recommended doses.Words to Live ByBy Dave McElheran, ChaplainGive thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.1 Thessalonians 5:18Thanksgiving time! For many of us it is a time to get together with family and friends to enjoyeach other’s company. Sometimes however, well intended events can be times when it is dif ficult to give thanks. Illness, financial stress and memories to mention a few, can sometimescloud our vision of God’s great care.Giving thanks in all circumstances is an act of the will and requires us to believe that God isfaithful and will provide everything we need. Remember as you approach this season to givethanks for all that God has done and is doing.November 2013 Murrayhill Times5

From the King and QueenBy Dan and Norma Reynolds, Hearthstone ResidentsThis month we are going tobriefly describe The ColumbusDay Storm and then reminisceabout some of our personal ex periences during and after thestorm.On October 12, 1962, the rem nants of Typhoon Freda sweptnorth up the Oregon Coast andWillamette Valley leaving apath of destruction. Windsalong the Coast gusted from140 to 150 miles per hour.There were some reports ofgusts as high as 179 mph. Inthe Valley, there was a gust of127 mph in Corvallis before thewind-measuring instrumentwas destroyed. In Portland, agust of 116 mph was reportedon the Morrison Bridge. Again,many instruments were de stroyed before they were ableto register the peak gusts. Fora comparison, The ColumbusDay Storm had winds compa rable in strength to a category3 hurricane. Hurricane Katrina,Columbus Day Storm1962-10-13 weather map6when it reached land fall in Louisiana anddevastated New Orle ans, was a category 3hurricane.We will start our remi niscing with me, Dan,leaving work at 5p.m. in downtownPortland. It was eerilyDamage in Newberg, Oregonquiet, not a breath ofair was stirring. ISince it was dark and danger walked to the old, enclosedous outside, I waited until thebus depot a few blocks awaynext morning to see what hadand boarded a Blue Lines buscaused the noise. It turned outthat went to Beaverton, Cedarthat a neighbor's large, ply Hills and on to Hillsboro. When wood sand box cover hadthe bus left the depot a fewflown from over a half blockminutes later, the world hadaway, making quite a dent inchanged! The wind was blow our gutter. Also, I found thating a gale, tree branches werethere was not much left of theflying everywhere and the busroof on the back side of ourwas rocking back and forth. By house. For the next severalthe time it reached the Cedardays, we prepared our mealsHills bus stop, trees were com on our patio barbeque or on aing down and debris was flying neighbor's gas range until theall around.electricity was restored.Norma and our three youngchildren met me at the busstop in our 1960 Ford stationwagon which was also rockingback and forth. One of the reg ular bus passengers, an elderlywoman, told us that her hus band was not there to take herhome. We put her in our sta tion wagon and took her to herhouse and made sure that shewas able to get inside. By thetime we got home, the stormwas in its full fury.Needless to say, the powerwas out, so we hunkered downin front of the fireplace and hadthe dinner which Norma hadprepared earlier. About anhour later, there was a largecrash at the back of our house.Murrayhill Times November 2013About two or three weeks later,we were working in our frontyard. Our station wagon wasparked in the driveway. A cardrove slowly by and stopped.The elderly lady whom we haddriven home from the bus stop,and her husband got out of thecar. She said, "We have finallyfound you." It turned out thatthey had been driving aroundthe neighborhood for severalweeks looking for us. Theythen presented us with a hugebox of Van Duyn chocolates!They told us that the husbandhad pulled their car around acorner to get out of the windand we had both missed eachother.