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A Note from our Director of
Nursing, Stephanie Hicks:
We celebrate and honor Father’s Day
on Sunday, June 17th this year. My father was
always encouraging me to set high goals and be
my best. As a parent, teacher, mentor, we have
the ability to make a difference in others. I’ve been blessed to have strong
male role models in my life. For that, I am grateful. Thank you to all the
gentlemen at Woodlands, both residents and co-workers, for your influ-
ence, leadership, and contributions to society and our community.
We’ve seen some recent stories in the news media regarding Hep-
atitis A. This is spread from person to person by hands that have not been
washed after going to the bathroom or touching items soiled by bowel
movements. It can also be spread by sharing items such as eating utensils,
lip balm, or drinking out of the same container as someone else. The Ca-
bell Huntington Health Department, local pharmacies, or your physician
office may offer the vaccine. Please call ahead for availability. If you have
any questions or think you have been exposed, we urge you to contact
your personal care provider.
In May, we celebrated National Nurs-
es Week. We had a beautiful breakfast bar
for the nurse’s put on by Chef’s Ron and
Bret. We also shared a lovely luncheon for
those who could not attend the breakfast.
Debbie and the dietary team put on such a
pretty presentation. We thank the dietary
department for the most delicious food! In
June, we celebrate our CNA’s (Nursing Assis-
tants). As nurses we depend on our CNA’s
for vital communication. They provide the
direct personal care for the residents. We
value and appreciate our CNA’s every day, but it
is nice to take some time and plan some fun
things for them. We are looking forward to our
fun week of celebrating the CNA’s at Wood-
lands. Please join me in recognizing them and
thanking them for a job well done.
Thank you,
Stephanie
Administration
Jeff Harkins
CEO; ext. 111
Daniel Cook
Human Resources Director; ext.133
Jason Easter
Facilities Director; ext. 144
Richard Eid
Director of Technology; ext. 151
Stephanie Hicks
Director of Nursing; ext. 134
Dr. Cindy Pinson
Medical Director; 304-781-0241
Cindie Shell
Director of Health Services; ext.165
Ron Smith
Director of Dining Services; ext. 122
Juliette Tomlin
Marketing Director ; ext. 153
Molly Watson
Activities Director; ext. 115
Eileen Wheeldon
Chief Financial Officer; ext. 116
A Message from the CEO-
Our two-year Capital Campaign for the Assisted Living remodel,
including our Memory Care Unit, is in full swing. We started 2018 off on a
good note and I look forward to expanding our services with your support. A
special thank you for the $20,000.00 anonymous gift to help begin the pro-
cess. We are excited to announce, the new furniture for Memory Care has
been ordered and other details are being finalized. If you have any questions, concerns, or want
to make a donation, please do not hesitate to contact myself or our CFO, Eileen Wheeldon.
As always, I thank you for all you do to make Woodlands the premier place to live and work.
Stay tuned for details!
- Jeff Harkins
Alternative Menu Daily Dinner Options 2pm Firm Notification Cut Off
Beef Chuck Bistro Medallion Petite Steak Cooked to Medium Rare
Served with Maître D Hotel Butter
Airline Chicken Breast
Roasted Breast with Citrus Butter
Breaded Turkey Cutlet
Bread Crumb Crusted Turkey Cutlet with Light Lemon Sauce
Quarter Pound Hand Patted Hamburger & French Fries
Fresh Ground Beef Burger with Toppings
Baked Potato
Served Rubbed with Butter, Salt & Pepper. Served with Butter and Sour Cream
These items require thaw time and preparation time. That necessitates a cut off time to order
these items. Please contact the Main Kitchen to order by no later than 2pm. Alternative items
will not be available during special events or lunch. Items are subject to availability.
Alternative Items are served at your table, the starch and vegetable of the day will be included.
June Movies in the Hampton Room
6/1: “Florence Foster Jenkins”
6/8: “The Jolson Story”
6/15: “Something’s Gotta Give”
6/22: “Night Passage”
All movies start at 6:15pm in the Hampton Room
May Jackpot Bingo Winners
5/16: Dot Hicks
5/19: Larry Bumgardner
5/23: Joan Goodall
5/26: Barbara Calhoun
5/30: Joan Goodall
In Memory of our friends…
Patricia Moore, 4/28
Ella Poindexter, 5/3
Dr. Robert Hayes, 5/11
Helen Holley, 5/12
Thomas Pafford, 5/15
Judy Rowley, 5/16
Gladys Kight, 5/23
Lois Dickson 2
Ray Pollard 2
Mike Fotos 3
Willard Hunter 3
Maurice Sill 4
Charles Abraham 7
Norma Denning 7
Dan Ingram 9
Dot Hicks 10
Ken Guyer 11
John Fisher 12
Harriet Tucker 12
Maudie Karickhoff 13
Teresa Abraham 14
Jerry Perry 15
Tim Hollandsworth 16
Nancy Heiner 17
Judy Cliff 18
Charles Amos 20
Ann Galyean 21
Elizabeth Lusk 22
John Palmer 22
Lois Wallace 23
Larry Bumgardner 25
Ed Burkhardt 27
Joe Horn 29
Date Winners
4/28
Swanson Roberts
Lois Hamrick
Jeanne Ann Boggs
4/30 Ken Guyer
5/2 Swanson Roberts
David Karickhoff
5/5
Mary Childers
David Karickhoff
Lois Hamrick
5/7 David Karickhoff
5/9 Swanson Roberts
David Karickhoff
5/12
Carolyn Templeton
Irene Long
Ken Guyer
5/14 David Karickhoff
5/16 Mary Childers
Ken Guyer
5/19 Mary Childers
Ken Guyer
5/23 Mary Leaberry
Ken Guyer
5/26
Swanson Roberts
David Karickhoff
Ken Guyer
5/28 Pat Boylan
5/30 Mary Leaberry
Jack Hensley
IL Activity Highlights
6/1: Welcome Committee Event, 3:30pm, Hampton Room
6/4: Marshall Monday, 6pm, Hampton Room
6/5: The 2018 Croquet Season kicks off at 6:15pm! Best of luck to everyone!
6/9: Ride the Woodlands bus to the 2018 Jr. League Garden Tour. The bus
will leave at 9am. See Molly for a ticket ($12 each).
6/11: Clear Captions Presentation, 4pm, Hampton Room. Clear Captions
offers a FREE caption phone to qualifying individuals. Attend the
presentation to learn more!
6/12: Enjoy Root beer floats, 2pm, IL Activities Room
6/19: Enjoy music with Lester Hirsh, 3:30pm, Hampton Room. Lester joins us from PA!
6/21: Join us as Hospice of Huntington honors resident, Laura Darby,
during a ceremony at 3pm in the Hampton Room.
6/26: Enjoy a delicious Campfire Cone (waffle cone filled with goodies &
baked) at 2pm in the IL Activities Room.
6/29: Birthday Dinner with entertainment at 6:30pm in the Hampton
Room by the Huntington Federal Band.
Father’s Day Beer Tasting
Thursday, June 14th
3-4pm, Woodlands Bistro
•Local Growlers for Tasting
• Pretzels & Beer Cheese, Snack Mix
-New Move-Ins-
Richard & Judy Dunlap Wanda Cummings
Chuck & Phyllis Romine Ira & Jane Bartram
Please give them a warm welcome to Woodlands!
HC Activity Highlights
Join us for a fun month! All outdoor activities will be weather
permitting.
6/5: We are getting ready for summer with summer themed beading at 2pm in the Activity
Room.
6/6: Ride the Woodlands bus to Austin’s Ice Cream. Bus leaves at 1:30pm!
6/8: Enjoy a picnic lunch on the Activity Room Patio at 11:30am.
6/12: Make your own ice cream in a bag. The fun starts at 2pm in the activity room!
6/14: Music with Jessica at noon in the Dining Room. The Walmart
Trip will be at 1pm– please get your lists turned in by 11am!
6/15: Invite your friends & family! The Woodlands Annual Car Show
will be in the parking lot 12-3pm! A special treat to honor all Fathers!
6/19: Lester Hirsh is in town and will perform in the Activity Room at
2pm. You won’t want to miss his fun performance!
6/20: Happy Birthday, WV! Cookout in the Activity Room at noon.
6/21: Join us for Music with Nancy at 2:15pm in the Activity Room.
6/26: Enjoy the afternoon out for Manicures! The Woodlands bus will
leave at 2pm.
6/27: Enjoy a smoothie while playing Trivia on the patio, 2pm.
6/28: We welcome Margaret for music in the Dining Room at noon. The
Walmart Trip will be at 1pm– please get your lists turned in by 11am!
6/29: Happy Birthday, June babies! At 5pm, enjoy dinner & entertainment by Kristen & Julio
(violin & classical guitar) in the Dining Room!
Movie matinee, 2-4pm
6/1: “Along Came Polly”
6/8: “The Jungle Book”
6/22: “Woman in Gold”
6/29: “Hachi A Dog’s Tale”
The “Woodlands Hilltoppers” at the 2018 Rally
for Autism at Ritter Park. Pictured, from left to
right, are residents Charlotte Ingram, Betty Anne
Hale, and Barbara Calhoun. Resident, Elaine
Harvey, has been the lead organizer of the event
for 17 years! Great job, Elaine!
Thank you to all who participated in the Relay for Life Murder Mystery fundraiser in May. Both
residents and staff had a great time stepping back into the 1920s. It really was the bees knees! We
raised over $1,700! All proceeds went to the Woodlands Relay for Life Team. A special THANKS to
Dietary for an outstanding meal & service.
Georgette Connelly
Georgette was born in Indiana, but grew up in the Washington D.C./
Arlington, VA area. She graduated Washington Lee High School and went to
Catholic University in Washington, D.C. It was there, specifically in a chemistry
laboratory, that she met Bernard Connelly. It was surely “love over a Bunsen
burner” as she left school to marry him. Bernie graduated and became a chemical
engineer. Following the family’s move to West Virginia, Georgette graduated
B.S. from West Virginia State and earned a teaching certificate.
It was Bernard’s employment at Union Carbide that brought them to West
Virginia. After working at Union Carbide, In 1970 he invested in a Radio Shack
franchise in Charleston, and in 1983 sold the Radio Shack to work for the West
Virginia Department of Education installing computers in schools. Bernard passed away in 2014
following a twenty four year struggle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Georgette taught chemistry at George Washington High School for two years and, following a two
year break, became a full time homebound teacher for grades seven through twelve in math and science
for the next twenty three years. She managed this employment while she and Bernard parented six
children!
Bernard Jr. lives in Huntington and is retired. Ken and wife Patti live in Boone, NC, and have five
children. They are semi-retired. Thomas and wife Bridget live in Hurricane, WV, have four children and
are retired. David and wife Cynthia live in Lexington, SC. He works for Blue Cross. They have three
children. Their only daughter, Mary Ellen, is a sales manager of a software company in Ashburn, VA. She
has two children. Robert and wife Kathleen live in Raleigh, NC and are retired. They have two children.
In addition, Georgette is blessed with nine great grandchildren.
Georgette has brought with her to her new Woodlands home, a little canine friend. Zoey, a pretty
Shih Tzu, has given the best years of her life to be a companion to Bernie and Georgette. Aging has left
her deaf and blind in one eye, thus she might easily be startled. Grant this dog the deference she deserves
in her “golden years”.
Georgette enjoys playing Duplicate Bridge with a group in Huntington. She reads for pleasure but
finds another pleasure, gardening, too difficult these days. She is happy to be in an environment that
affords her an easier, less complicated life along with interesting activities and pleasant
socialization. Woodlands welcomes Georgette and Zoey. We are pleased that they have chosen to join our
community.
-Lois Wallace, June 2018
MARSHALL MONDAY– June 4, 2018
6pm, Hampton Room
Brooke Estep, a Barboursville, West Virginia, native and member of the Society of
Yeager Scholars James and Verna Gibson Class of 2018 will present on her travels
abroad during her four years at Marshall.
Part of the Yeager Society curriculum is to study at Oxford in England for the summer.
Do not miss the opportunity to hear a recent graduate present!
Woodlands seems to have many football fans, but, as
far as I can tell, not too many folks interested in chess (yet?).
Nevertheless, both games share a common origin: medieval
warfare. Both games are played on a bounded, measured area:
chess– 64 square board; football– 100 yard field. Both have
warfare related goals: football– take and hold territory; chess–
kill or capture the king. Finally, in terms of configuration, both games feature a line of players facing off
(chess= pawns; football= linemen), with more powerful players behind, and protected by, the linemen/
pawns.
In terms of our Woodlands situation, there is one big difference be-
tween football and chess. Given the demographics here, there is very little
chance we will ever have a Woodlands football team (though of course we can
cheer when others play). But, our demographics here do not prevent us from
playing chess!
The coin has been tossed (it has been decided who plays white & who black). The ball is in the air
(the white player’s hand hovers over the king’s pawn). The ball is caught by a receiver (P-K4). The game
has begun!
- John Palmer, Apt. 381
Hello everyone:
The next Technology committee will meet on the 14th from 1PM until 2PM in the IT Office.
This committee is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about technology or is willing to help other
residents with their technology. I hope to see you there!
If you’ve recently moved in, & do not have a pass for your vehicle, please see reception to fill out a parking pass
form.
I will be holding another 3D Printing demonstration/workshop in July in the HealthCare Activity room. This
demonstration is open to all residents (Independent & Assisted Living). I hope to see you there as I have many
more cool projects to show you. We’ll announce the date & time in the next newsletter. In the mean time I’m
looking for ideas for something you think would be neat to have printed before the demonstration.
Thanks,
Rick
BTAS, MCSE, MCP, MOS, A+, Network +, CIW-MD/CI, IC3 2003 & GS3-AI, UCA
Director of Technology
-Card Shop News-
Our customers are the BEST! Thank you for visiting with us & purchasing cards.
Business has been good.
As we are approaching mid-year– can you believe it?- we are asking you to stop in and
check to see if you have any outstanding charges. We
need to keep our “books” straight & only you can help us
with this. We love accommodating our customers with no
interest charge.
We will have Father’s Day cards on display soon,
along with our normal selection.
As our supplier’s prices continue to escalate, we will increase our maximum charge for a
card from $3.00 (October 2016) to $3.75 effective July 1, 2018. Specialty cards will be
individually priced. We will continue to shop at some stores like Fruth and the Dollar Store as
we can to save our customers money.
Woodlands Wellness
Keep track of your steps and/or wellness activity each
week, turn into Molly on Friday, and be entered into the
monthly drawing for a PRIZE! Please see Molly for a
tracking sheet.
A simple way to maintain an active lifestyle!
A Note from the Social Worker: According to CMS (Center for Medicare & Medicare Services), Medicare cards are be-ing mailed to West Virginia Residents starting May 2018. It is imperative that we have the correct card. For our Assisted Living Residents, the card is necessary for us to give to pro-viders who provide any services that are covered under Medicare. Billing may be effected if we do not have the correct card. Please bring the card or drop off a copy of the card to Charlene in Medical Records. I will also gladly assist with the cards. You may also send a copy by mail or email. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me @ (304)-697-1620 Ext. 120 or email at [email protected].
-Jane Bester, Woodlands Social Worker
Woodlands Retirement Community
Car Show Friday, June 15, 12:00-3:00pm
No Entry Fees
Exotic, Muscle, and Collector Cars
Family Friendly
All Car Clubs Welcome!
Live Entertainment & Free Lunch
Prizes 1st
, 2nd
, 3rd
Place
#1 Bradley Foster Drive – Huntington, WV
304-697-1620 Ext. 141
-CHH Woodlands Primary Care Clinic-
CHH Woodlands Primary Care Clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8am-4:30pm, except for
Tuesday when the clinic opens at 9am due to weekly office meeting. We will be happy for you to
stop by or call (304)781-0241 for an appointment. Dr. Pinson has office hours on Wednesdays.
Suzanne Celdron, Nurse Practitioner has office hours on Fridays. Kathy Morrison, LPN, is at the
clinic daily, and she is in contact with Dr. Pinson and Suzanne about patient care issues. Dr. Pin-
son or Suzanne make visits to Health Care to take care of patient care issues on Tuesday,
Coming in July…
DAR Patriotic Program
Tri-State Area Needlework
Association Event
Woodlands Annual Carnival
The Barbie Doll Ministry Is A Year-Round Project
We need your Help! Last year we sent 90 Barbie Doll boxes to girls ages 5-10
at Branches, The City Mission, The Salvation Army, and a mission in Dunlow,
WV. Each box contained a new Barbie doll, 4 dresses (some were handmade),
a game, a toy, an educational game or a book, and a gift for the girl’s mother.
We also asked the Physical Therapy students at Mountwest Community & Technical College
to help. The students brought in 15 shopping bags full of all kinds of gifts, and this made it
possible for us to help 90 little girls. The PT students (with the guidance of their professor,
Kelly Terry) have offered to help us again this year. An anonymous Woodlands resident
contributed the funds for each girl to have a pink Rabbit Pocketbook with a shoulder strap.
We will attach the pocketbook to the top of the plastic box with a large rubber band for
Christmas 2018.
This Christmas we hope to reach at least 90 girls again. If you wish to participate, your
assistance in the following ways would be helpful:
Buy a new Barbie doll or donate the funds.
Make dresses for Barbie. Frances Midkiff and I will help you.
Donate gently used jewelry for a gift to the girl’s mother. Put donations of jewelry in
the mailbox for Apt.200.
Donate a small game or toy, a small book, or an educational game.
Donate funds for plastic boxes.
Appreciation is Hereby Expressed to those who made the Barbie Doll Ministry possible for
Christmas 2017:
Residents of The Woodlands Retirement Community
First Presbyterian Church
Tri-State Needlework Association
Greenbrier Heights Garden Club
- Barbara P. Guyer