Colonial
Springs
Reflections
Volume 26, Issue 10
November 2015
Colonial Springs Healthcare Center is an affiliate of CMH, Bolivar, Mo., 417-326-6000
Facility Location: 750 West Cooper, Buffalo, Mo. 65622, 417-345-2228
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Resident Spotlight
1
Facebook
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Resident Pictures
2
Upcoming Activities
2
Calendar of Events
3
Resident Birthdays
4
New Residents
4
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G O L D E N AG E G A M E S
HIGHLIGHT S
On Friday, Oct. 16, the ladies and gentlemen of Colonial Springs attended the 20th
annual MHCA District IV Golden Age
Games. What once started out with four
teams competing against each other at a
church, has now developed into a 40 team
event, taking place at three separate locations
across the state. The first set of games, which
runs for three consecutive weeks and where
Colonial Springs competed, was held at the
SBU Meyer Wellness Center in Bolivar.
This year, 12 residents represented
CSHCC at the games. This year, our theme
was The Polar Express. The ladies wore
flannel pajamas and the men were dressed as
the conductors of the train, which took us on
a fun-filled adventure. As the day went on,
we traveled to each event to obtain our goal
for the day, which was to win medals. We
had to ‘believe’ in ourselves as we competed
against 11 other facilities in a variety of
events including: cow milking, basketball
toss, hog calling, bingo, soccer kick, horseshoes, trivia and wheelchair races. Each team
was also judged as to the “spirit” that they
showed throughout the day through cheers,
comradely, and companionship with others.
The winner of this award received a traveling
trophy and a $250 gift card for the activity
department. Unfortunately, we did not win
the spirit award.
All in all, we had a great time at this
year’s games. We brought home several
medals including:
Brenda Stewart – 3rd in cow milking
Betty Owens – 1st in hog calling, 1st in
wheelchair races, 3rd in quiz bowl
and 5th in yarn work
Bettie Eyssell – 3rd in horseshoes
Raymond Booth - 4th in woodworking,
Thelma Marsh - 1st in handiwork
Rita Sexton - 2nd in handiwork
Lindle Wiley 4th in other crafts
Eloise Stidham 2nd in embroidery
CSHCC also won first place in the group
craft with our balloon display made out of
bottle caps. As a team, we brought home 2nd
place for highest team score. Most importantly,
we brought home many memories, new
friendships and many.
We would like to thank Mrs. Cook’s
Skyline FCCLA students, who went out of
their way and helped us throughout the
games. They were a great help. We appreciate their generosity in assisting our residents
and helping cheer for our team.
If you would like to see more pictures other than the one printed here today,
please go to the Colonial Springs Healthcare
Facility’s Facebook page and you will see
lots of smiling faces frin a fun-filled day that
everyone enjoyed.
Are you a caring individual who would like to assist in caring for the elderly?
Colonial Springs Healthcare Center has opportunities in its volunteer and nursing
program. For more information, call administrator Theresa today at 417-345-2228.