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J ULY 2021
Keep your cool when the weather gets hot
Both cause you to lose water as
it increases the number of trips
to the bathroom.
Don’t wait until you feel thirsty.
People over 60 already face a
higher risk of dehydration in
general, and the hot weather can
make it even worse. Drink more
Summer water than you think you need.
wasn’t kidding Then drink some more.
around once it arrived to the Air conditioning (AC) is your
northwest this year. We summer friend. Sherwood’s
experienced record breaking high hallways have AC. Keep your
temperatures, and there are still apartment door open allowing
many more weeks of summer the cool air to circulate. Don’t
ahead. open your window as that will
For older adults, it is important bring in the hot air from
to stay cool on excessively hot outside, rather than the cool air
days. Physiologically, seniors’ from the hall. You may also
bodies do not adjust as well to want to scope out the public
sudden changes in temperature. areas like the library, front
This can be further affected by reception, or near the
medical conditions and Friendship Room for places
prescription medication. where there’s an extra blast of
No matter what your age, there cool air to enjoy.
are things you can do to help beat Whenever you can, wear loose,
the heat during these hot days. light colored clothes. When Sheila Cope (front) and daughter
Drink plenty of cool water, going outside, complete your
Penelope Cope find a nice patch of
clear juices and other liquids outfit with a lightweight, broad-
that don’t contain caffeine or brimmed hat and apply shade which provides much
alcohol throughout the day. sunscreen. appreciated relief from the sun.
Sam the Eagle will be hiding around Sherwood. If you find him, bring him
to Activities or the Nurse’s Station for a Sherwood Buck. Individual
residents can find Sam once per day. He will head back out for another
round of “Hide and Seek.” Whoever finds Sam the most will get
a sweet treat from Dairy Queen.
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(Above) Gil Oldenkamp, caregiver Mae Harris, and Mary
Patton enjoy an afternoon playing in the sand “at the
beach.” (Left) Janie Fairchild spends her time as a beach
Dine-in /
comber looking at the driftwood and shells. Take-out
Friday, July 9
At 12 p.m.
(Below) Our continued thanks to the Sequim Wheelers for In the Activity
Room
making bicycle rides available! Each week, the riders
enjoy an invigorating ride along the Dungeness Trail to Enjoy a delicious
lunch from a Sequim
Railroad Bridge Park. favorite right here at
Sherwood.
This month’s featured
restaurant
is
The
Oak Table
Cafe
Joe Borgerhoff loves to Activities has menus
get outside and soak up for you to peruse and
the Vitamin D. make your selections.
The activities team
will bring your meal
back to Sherwood, and
we’ll dine together in
Wednesdays the Activity Room.
at 2:30 p.m. (Individual menu
In the Regent Dining Room selections are charged
to resident’s petty
July 7 — Buck Ellard (country western) cash account or added
to monthly room
July 14 — Accordion Extraordinaire Kip Tulin charges.)
July 21 — Burke & Buhler (swing jazz/variety) Space is Limited.
July 28 — Dennis Blair (folk/variety) RSVP by Wed.,
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Scenic Rides — Thursday, July 8 and 22 at 3:30 Spiritual Programs — in the Activity Room.
p.m. The Olympic Peninsula is full of wonderous sce- Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church — Tuesday, July
nic vistas just waiting for us to explore. Get on the 6 at 3:30 p.m. with Pastor Gene Bradbury
bus and come see what nature has on display. Sign up
at the nurse’s station or with Activities. First Baptist Church — Sunday, July 11 at 2 p.m.
with Ed and Jo Dorstad.
Sunny Day Lemonade in the Courtyard OR Rainy
The Chosen — Sunday, July 25. Season 2, episode 7.
Day Coffee & Conversation — Thursdays at 3:30
A television presentation about Jesus through the eyes
p.m. Rain or shine, we’ll get together to enjoy good
of those who knew Him.
company and a delicious beverage. Get out to enjoy a
chat with your neighbors. Movie Matinee — Saturdays at 2 p.m. Now play-
Men’s Group — Monday, July 12 at 2:15 p.m. ing — current hits and Hollywood classics.
Time for the guys to enjoy good conversation and July 3 — Black Beauty (2020 PG — Drama/Family)
whatever else they discover along the way. July 10 — Pride & Prejudice (2020 PG — Drama/
Women’s Group — Monday, July 26 at 2:15 p.m. Romance)
This group is open to the gals to get together to chit July 17 — Blue Miracle (2021 — PG Biography/
chat, and have a great time together. Drama)
Second Chance Store — Friday, July 9 and 23 at July 31 — West Side Story (1961 — Drama/Musical)
3:30 p.m. Purchases can be made only with 2021
Sherwood Bucks. Documentary Presentation — Wednesday, July 7,
Dramatic Reading — Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m. 14, 21 and 28 at 3:30 p.m.. Monday, July 12,19, and
Christine reads from the entertaining novel The Origi- 26 at 3:30 p.m.. Secrets of the Whales, and Antarcti-
nal Adventures of Hank the Cow Dog, by John R. Er- ca: Continent 7.
ickson. Arts & Crafts
Odie the Dog’s Walkabout — Monday, July 12, 19 Sea Glass and
and 26 at 10:45 a.m.. Goldendoodle Odie makes his Shells — Tues-
way around Sherwood to share his fuzzy cuteness and day, July 20 at
love of life. Let the Activity Team know if you would 3:30 p.m. Let
like Odie to come visit you. your creativity
Brenda’s Birds — Monday, July 19 at 2:15 p.m. and the sun
Senegal parrot Buster and lovebird Ocean fly in with shine through
their person Brenda to tickle your feathered fancy. this beach in-
We’ll meet in the Activity Room, but don’t be sur- spired art.
prised if you also see the trio out and about to say hel- Relaxing with Colors — Tuesday, July 13 and 27
lo through the afternoon. at 3:30 p.m. Coloring pages with a grown up twist.
Adding colors to these beautiful and inspiring pic-
“Thor’s-day” — Thursdays or Fridays in July,
tures is therapeutic, stress relieving, and works your
10—11 a.m. Thor is a Great Pyrenees who loves to
fine motor skills.
walk with his mom Susan and say hello to everyone.
Check the daily boards posted around Sherwood to Game Time
see if it’s “Thor’s-day” or “Fur-day!” Phase 10 — Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m.
North Olympic Library Outreach Program and Bingo — Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Friday, July 2, 16, 23,
WTBBL — The North Olympic Library (NOLS) and and 30 at 2 p.m. Bonus Bingo, Friday, July 9 at 2:30
the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library p.m.
have books, audio books, movies, and more available Farkle (Dice) — Thursdays at 10:45 a.m.
for you to borrow and are delivered right to your
door . Let the activities team know you would like to Sherwood Downs Horseracing — Monday, July 5 at
participate in these free programs. If you are already a 2:15 p.m.
patron of NOLS, the activity team will pick up and Poker — Thursday, July 1, 15, and 29 at 2 p.m.
return your items to the Sequim Library. Uno — Friday, July 2 at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, July 18
at 2 p.m.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 9:30 Walky Talky 2 10:00 Body & 3 10:00 Full Body
10:00 Full Body Brain Fitness
Fitness 10:45 Uno 2:00 Movie Matinee:
10:45 Farkle 2:00 Bingo Black Beauty (2020
2:00 Poker 3:30 Afternoon PG — Drama/Family
3:30 Stroll 1h 50m)
Sunny Day —
Lemonade in the
Regent Courtyard
Rainy Day — Coffee
& Conversation
4 10:00 Full Body 5 10:00 Body & 6 9:30 Walky Talky 7 9:30 Walky Talky 8 9:30 Walky Talky 9 9:30 Walky Talky 10 10:00 Exercise
Fitness Brain 10:00 Full Body 10:00 Exercise 10:00 Full Body 10:00 Body & Brain Balloon
2:00 4th of July Ice 1:45 Sequim Fitness Balloon Fitness 12:00 Lunch in the 2:00 Movie Matinee:
Cream Sundae with Wheelers 10:45 Phase 10 10:45 Dramatic 10:45 Farkle Activity Room Pride & Prejudice
movie feature 2:15 Sherwood 2:00 Bingo Reading — Hank the 2:00 Scenic Drive Dine-in (2005 PG — Drama/
Hamilton (PG-13 Downs Horse Racing 3:30 Dungeness Cowdog 3:30 Take Out Romance 2h 9m)
2020 Musical/ Valley Lutheran 2:30 Buck Ellard Sunny Day — Oak Table
Drama 2h 40m) Church with Pastor (country) Lemonade in the (By RSVP only!)
3:00 Hallway 4th of Gene Bradbury 3:45 Documentary Regent Courtyard 2:30 Bonus Bingo
July Sundae Secrets of the Rainy Day — Coffee 3:30 Second Chance
Celebration Whales — Orcas & Conversation Store
11 10:00 Full Body 12 9:30 Walky Talky 13 9:30 Walky Talky 14 9:30 Walky Talky 15 9:30 Walky Talky 16 10:00 Body & 17 10:00 Exercise
Fitness 10:00 Body & Brain 10:00 Full Body 10:00 Exercise 10:00 Full Body Brain Balloon
2:00 First Baptist 10:45 Odie’s Fitness Balloon Fitness 2:00 Bingo 2:00 Movie Matinee:
Church with Ed and Walkabout 10:45 Phase 10 10:45 Dramatic 10:45 Farkle Blue Miracle
Jo Dorstad 1:45 Sequim 2:00 Bingo Reading — Hank the 2:00 Poker (2021 PG —
Wheelers 3:30 Relaxing with Cowdog 3:30 Adventure,
2:15 Men’s Group Colors 2:30 Accordion Sunny Day — Biography, Drama
3:30 Documentary Extraordinaire Kip Lemonade in the 1h 35m)
Secrets of the Tulin Regent Courtyard
Whales — 3:45 Documentary Rainy Day — Coffee
Humpback Secrets of the & Conversation
Whales — Beluga
18 10:00 Full Body 19 9:30 Walky Talky 20 9:30 Walky Talky 21 9:30 Walky Talky 22 9:30 Walky Talky 23 9:30 Walky Talky 24
Fitness 10:00 Body & Brain 10:00 Full Body 10:00 Exercise 10:00 Full Body 10:00 Body & Brain 10:00 Exercise
2:00 Uno 10:45 Odie’s Fitness Balloon Fitness 10:45 Sherwood Balloon
Walkabout 10:45 Phase 10 10:45 Dramatic 10:45 Farkle Lanes Bowling 3:30 Worship
1:45 Sequim 2:00 Bingo Reading — Hank the 2:00 Scenic Drive 2:00 Bingo Service with Seventh
Wheelers 3:30 Arts & Crafts Cowdog 3:30 3:30 Second Chance Day Adventist
2:15 Brenda’s Birds Sea Glass 2:30 Burke & Buhler Sunny Day — Store Church
3:30 Documentary and Shells in the Regent Dining Lemonade in the
Secrets of the Room Regent Courtyard
Whales — Ocean (swing jazz / variety) Rainy Day — Coffee
Giants 3:45 Documentary & Conversation
Continent 7 —
Storming Antarctica
25 26 9:30 Walky Talky 27 9:30 Walky Talky 28 9:30 Walky Talky 29 9:30 Walky Talky 30 31 10:00 Exercise
9:30 Walky Talky 10:00 Body & Brain 10:00 Full Body 10:00 Exercise 10:00 Full Body 10:00 Body & Brain Balloon
10:00 Full Body 10:45 Odie’s Fitness Balloon Fitness 2:00 Bingo 2:00 Movie Matinee:
Fitness Walkabout 10:45 Phase 10 10:45 Dramatic 10:45 Farkle West Side Story
10:45 Uno 1:45 Sequim 2:00 Bingo Reading — Hank the 2:00 Poker (1961 — Drama/
2:00 The Chosen — Wheelers 3:30 Relaxing with Cowdog 3:30 Musical 2h 33m)
Season 2, episode 7 2:15 Women’s Colors (Arts & Crafts 2:30 Dennis Blair Sunny Day —
Group catch-up) (folk / variety) Lemonade in the
3:30 Documentary 3:45 Documentary Regent Courtyard
Continent 7 — Not Continent 7 — Rainy Day — Coffee
Fit for Human Life Antarctic Aftermath & Conversation
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