The just-completed, three-story Targhee Lodge adds 106,938 square feet of additional homes for people 55 and older who live independently. Features include Wi-Fi in every room. The 68 lodge homes range in size and include:• One bedroom• One bedroom, one bath plus den (910 - 1,193

square feet)• Two bedrooms, two bathrooms plus den

(1,559 square feet)

The lodge also includes underground parking. Architecturalstyleandfinishescomplementtheexisting Sun Valley and Grand lodges within the 100-acre retirement community. “Every day, people are moving in. It’s busy and exciting,” says Executive Director Matt Hoskin.

Want to learn more? Stop by for a visit or call.

Targhee Lodge now open

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Look for Active Aging Week photos on Facebook and in next month’s newsletter. Plus, check out the extra National Morning Out photos on Facebook.

Residents enjoyed a musical journey with genuine Idaho roots at the performance by The High Tone Music of Idaho. The show featured locally renown accompanist Sean Rogers and the Banjo Man from Pickles Butte, Gary Eller. Residents dressed in period-style hats (most of which were made by the wearer). Left: Jane Wilcox, Artys Hoskins, Gary Eller, Myrllin Cook, and Millie Leadabrand. Right: Ramona Beck and Leola Daniels.

Touring and listening to history

On top of the Arrowrock Dam, residents pose for a photo during a tour of the historic 1915 dam. The group learned about the history of the area and the dam. For example, the dam was the largest concrete-arch dam at the time of its construction, and the dam helped make agriculture possible in the Treasure Valley. After the tour, the group stopped for a picnic at Spring Shores at Lucky Peak Reservoir (pictured on next page). Resident Marygrace Elsner, who grew up on homesteaded property that is now under the water at Lucky Peak, shared some memories and stories from the 1930s and ’40s.

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Fall in love with the full life Learn about the Full Life at Touchmark: home and yard maintenance provided, great neighbors, and attentive and caring staff. Call to arrange yourpersonaltour—andfindoutforyourselfwhypeople fall in love with Touchmark!

Featured: The Spruce

Offers: Spruce up your life! Special pricing available on Spruce 5. The west-facing lodge home includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large great room, laundry room off the kitchen and patio. Call to learn more!

MargeCoalman, EdDVice Presidentof Wellness &Programs

The “right” to happiness “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

– Thomas Jefferson

Is it a right or a privilege—the right to happiness, that is? Whatever your interpretation of the wording of the Declaration of Independence, it has become a multimillion-dollar business tohelpusallfindour“righttohappiness.”

We may have come equipped to pursue our own version of happiness, but North Americans seem to be endowed with the pursuit-of-happiness impulse. Many have the urge tofindthatgreenerpastureornirvana … just over the hillside (or online, for that matter).

What does that mean? It means thattheoutdateddefinitionof doing more, owning more, conquering the next challenge has become an ambition to “best” our neighbors, whether by straight-out purchase or credit. The snatch-and-grab phenomenon has become a job description for many and an “oh well” for our neighbors.

Interestingly, this is not true of those who live long and well. Studies repeatedly tell us that philanthropy and a spirit of giving are essential to well-being. While it may not be the

barn-raising or neighborhood party in this day and age, the impulse to help others is deeply imbedded. All of the current studies on “happiness” bear out the fact that compassion, concern, and action (in the way of helping hands or physical donations) make a difference in the quality of life we all seek.

So, pass up the infomercials and appeals you get in your mailbox to “feel good about yourself” with this tape or class. Release even an ongoing commitment to “feel good.” Instead, contact the Full Life wellness team at Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village to get involved in programs and services that do make a difference.

Inside of the name CHEERIOS are several other words made up of two or more letters. Two have been found for you already. Find as many others as you can.

Answers: Cheer, Chi, Choir, Chore, Chose, Core, Echo, He, Heir, Here, Hero, Hers, Hi, Hire, Hoer, Horse, Hose, Ice, Ire, Is, Ocher, Oh, Or, Ore, Rice, Rich, Rise, Roe, Rose, Score, Scree, Sec, Seer, She, Sheer, Shier, Shoe, Shore, Sic, Sire, So, Sore.

CHEERIOS1. Ere 2. Core

BRAIN BUILDERS

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

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 9 am The Kilroy Coffee Klatch gathering for veterans. Light breakfast snack and speaker from our military veteran community. No charge. Bus loads at 9 am.

Thursday, Oct. 3, 1 pm Veterans’ Club. All veterans are welcome. Grand Lodge Saint Louise Chapel.

Friday, Oct. 4, 10:15 am Bocce Ball. All are welcome. Gold Club House.

Saturday, Oct. 5 The Metropolitan Opera presents Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Edwards Theater.

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 11 am Boise Tuesday Musical presents violist and music educator, Dr. Jennifer Sullivan. No cost to attend, and lunch is provided. The bus leaves the Grand Lodge at 11 am.

Saturday, Oct. 12, 5 pm Bronco Tailgate Party. Kickoff is at 6 pm against Utah State. Coeur d’Alene.

Sunday, Oct. 13, 8 am Day outing to Ketchum Idaho and the Trailing of the Sheep. Rated one of MSN’s Top 10 Fall Festivals in the World. Enjoy the Trailing of the Sheep Parade at noon, dine on a delicious lamb lunch provided by a local vendor, and top off the day with the Championship

Sheepdog Trials in Quigley Canyon. This is an all-day event that will involve some walking.

Saturday, Oct. 19, 2 pm Outing to the World Center for Birds of Prey’s Fall Flight Demonstration. The demonstrations take place at the Raptor Ridge outdoor seating area where falcons, hawks, andowlsdemonstrateimpressiveflyingskillsin front of the scenic backdrop of the Boise Valley. Please dress for the weather.

Saturday, Oct. 19, 5 pm Bronco Tailgate Party. Kickoff is at 6 pm against Nevada. Coeur d’Alene.

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 6:45 pm Oktoberfest Music and Dancing. Enjoy The Edelweiss Band of Boise. Coeur d’Alene.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 6:30 pm Night out to Meridian Symphony Orchestra’s October concert.

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 6:45 pm MarkDartreturnswithhisflugelhorn.Markplays the horn as a solo instrument and performs hits from the ’30s and ’40s. His program is enhanced with the participation of audience members on various percussion instruments. Coeur d’Alene.

See the full event calendar online: TouchmarkMeridian.com/pdf/community-

event-calendar.pdf.

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