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Celebrating 16 yearsHundreds of residents, team members, friends, and family gathered at Touchmark’s anniversary celebration and enjoyed tours of the just-completed renovation and expansion, vintage cars on display, a complimentary pulled-pork dinner, musical entertainment by Big Daddy’s Little Girl and pianist Tim Tichenour, a bounce house for the kids, and prizes (totaling $5,000). “The Touchmark community is like a large family, and we’re thankful that you’re part of our extended family! We loved celebrating with you—and sharing a taste of the Full Life at Touchmark,” says Executive Director Merry Lunde.

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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 your personal tour—and find out for yourself why people fall in love with Touchmark!

Featured: Apartment 112Offering: 824 square feet, one bedroom, one bathroom, den, great first-floor location and view of the Helena Valley and Big Belt Mountains

Featured: 901 Saddle Drive (pictured below)Offering: Wakefield floor plan, 1,540 square feet, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, updated paint, flooring, and window coverings throughout, heated sunroom with gas stove, beautiful views

It was a perfect sunny day for visiting the Great Northern Town Center, where the group enjoyed music, a picnic lunch, and ice cream.

Out on the town

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

Saturday, Oct. 5, 10 am Trip to the Helena Farmer’s Market. Sign up at the front desk.

Monday, Oct. 7, 10 amCommunity Conversations with Carroll College President Dr. Tom Evans. Forum

Monday, Oct. 14, 10 am Antarctica presentation by Dan Ellison. Forum.

Thursday and Friday, Oct. 17 -18Flu shots offered to all residents. For those living in assisted living and memory care: Thursday from 9 - 11:30 am; independent living:

Friday from 9 - 10:30 am. In partnership with The Lewis & Clark County Health Department. Forum.

Monday, Oct. 21, 2 pmSchool levy presentation by Dr. Kent Kultgen, superintendent of Helena Public Schools. Forum.

Thursday, Oct. 24, 12:30 - 4:30 pmRed Cross Blood Drive. Help change a life. Forum.

Thursday, Oct. 24, 4 pm October Birthday Night is dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness. Residents are encouraged to wear pink to dinner. Come enjoy pink Champagne and music by the Capital High School Jazz Band. Lobby.

Friday, Oct. 25, 2 pmAfternoon Movie. Enjoy popcorn, hot cider, and Moonrise Kingdom. Forum.

Thursday, Oct. 31, 4 pmHarvest Beer Sampling. Taste a selection of different beers and score them according to what you like. Enjoy soft pretzels and a variety of cheeses as you celebrate Halloween. Lobby.

See the full calendar of events online: TouchmarkHelena.

com/pdf/community-event-calendar.pdf

Look for Active Aging Week photos on Facebook

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Recent events

Some Touchmark residents start their day with a visit to the full-service salon or spend their afternoon in an art class taught by local visiting artists. Check out our event highlights below or our full calendar online.

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

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 to help us all find our “right to happiness.”

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 to find that greener pasture or nirvana … just over the hillside (or online, for that matter).

What does that mean? It means that the outdated definition of 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 on Saddle Drive 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