Cinco de Mayo!

May 5th is Cinco de Mayo, observed by Mexican communities in Latin America and Mexican-American communities in the United States in commemoration of the 1862 defeat of French troops at the Battle of Puebla. So we celebrated the Mexican way! We ordered out lunch at the new Mexican restaurant in downtown Flushing, the food was really good! The dining area was decorated for the fiesta and authentic Mexican music was playing to set the mood. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Rummage/Bake Sale 2008!

First BBQ of the season!

The grill is officially ready! The first BBQ of the season was hot dogs and we ate them out on the deck. What a beautiful day!

Fire Mountain!

Everyone went out to eat for dinner Monday to their favorite buffet, Fire Mountain! The food was great, everyone came home with full bellies!

April Health and Safety

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Make your own Pizza!

We had a "Make Your Own Pizza Lunch" last week, it was so good! We had all the fixings; onions, olives, cheese, ham, pepperoni, pinapple, etc! Everyone got to choose what they liked best on theirs!

Mmmm, mmmm good!

Let's stick them in the oven!

Ready to eat!

March Madness!

Lots of things going on this month! First off, the clients received a new surprise - a new HD TV for the TV room in the activity center! They love watching movies on it!

We also had our annual Caribbean party. The food and entertainment were outstanding, the best yet! The activity room was transformed into a tropical getaway. We had a real hula dancer who got everyone laughing when she had the guys out there dancing the hula, grass skirts and all! The kids had fun playing games and dancing along too! It took away the winter blues!

Another fun activity was a visit from the Humaine Society. They brought in a kitty for everyone to play with. Sharon fell in love!

Next on to St. Patty's Day! The clients started off the celebration making and decorating Shamrock cookies then had a festive dinner, clover headbands and all!

And lastly, Easter! The activity room went from a tropical paradise to Easter in a blink of an eye!

March Health and Safety

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Get out of the cold!

Come on out to our annual Caribbean party!

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February Health and Safety

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Mexican Night!

The residents LOVE Mexican food so last night they had Mexican night! Tacos, nachos, burritos and all the fixings! Yummy!

Happy New Year 2008!

We hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year!

Our Health and Safety flyers have a new look this year, check it out!

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Cookies!

We made Christmas cookies today at Arts and Crafts time - they were delicious! Everyone did a great job! Everyone here at Country View wishes you Happy Holidays!

Lookin' good!


Everyone hard at work.

The end result!

Country View Christmas Party 2007

Country View held its annual Christmas party on Friday, December 14th. The activity room was transformed into a cozy old fashioned Christmas with sparkling lights, beautiful scenery and a fireplace with a chimney. Everyone had a great time! Santa even stopped by during this busy time of year to pass out gifts to all the clients and kids. The wonderful entertainment was provided by the First Presbyterian Church of Flint Hand Bell Choir; they played all the favorite Christmas sounds with their hand bells and sang along also. The delicious menu and desserts was provided by Linda Reigle Catering. It was so nice to see all the staff, clients and families at this special time of year. I would like to thank everyone that helped out with the party and a very special thank you to my co-host Camille Coleman. Have a Happy New Year!

Written by Holly Hall

Here's Damon the Christmas Tree and Santa!

The Bell Choir...

Our fireplace


What did Country View get? A new microwave!

A Smurfy Time!

Country View’s Annual Halloween party was held on October 26, 2007. We tried a new idea this year; the staff and clients decided to have a “theme party” where we could all dress alike. The theme was “The Smurfs”. The activity room was decorated to look like a Smurf village, with Smurfs anxiously awaiting the arrival of Halloween. There was plenty of witches, bats and ghosts all around. We spent the evening with numerous other characters as well as vampires, pirates, super heroes and even an animal or two. The entertainment was provided by Virgil Man of Mystery. His magic was enjoyed by both children and adults. Another new idea this year was the food. We had a taco bar with all the trimmings as well as side dishes and desserts galore. The winners of the pumpkin contest were: 1st place – Nancy, 2nd place Randy and 3rd place Diana. The winners of the costume contest were; Children; 1st place – Brendan Peterson (Dracula), 2nd place – Jacob Shaw (elephant), 3rd place - Dominique Webster (pirate). The Adult winners were; 1st place Amy Mathews (Sandy from Grease), 2nd place – Damon Huffman (Mama Smurf) and 3rd place – Shari Innes (Grouchy Smurf). CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners! Trina, Pam and I would like to thank all the staff, clients, families and friends who attended this year and helped to make our party a success. We hope to see each of you again next year!

Written by Susan Shaw

Here's the Smurfs!

The Winners!

Pumpkin Contest

The spooky sunroom

Apple Orchard

The residents went to the Montrose Apple Orchard recently. Good times!

David getting ready for the tractor ride....


View from the tractor....

Shari's excited!

View along the way....

mmm mmm good!

The residents went to Bob Evans this weekend using the remaining money left over from the Rummage/Bake sale. It was mmm mmm good!

Halloween Party 2007!

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Italian Night!

Our dining room was recently turned into a little piece of Italy! The residents dined in style for their first "Italian Night" at Country View! Candle light filled the room, they had Italian placemats that had the words "Buon Appetito!" on them, Italian music played and there was even after dinner mints that said "Grazie" on them! Everyone had a great time!

Summerfest Party!

Here's a picture of Sharon at the Summerfest party! This year's party was better than ever! We had a country theme - everyone recieved cowboy hats and handkerchiefs and we even had a country band! The BBQ was delicious - thanks to everyone that helped out! See you next year!