Life @ Brio November, 2022

Lifestyle Update

Tara Holm Lifestyle Director Laurette Johnston Community Manager

Fall comes just a little bit later here is southern Utah, we start feeling the chill in the air and our temperatures drop slightly mid-October. We feel the need to snuggle in and be grateful for our heated homes. Gratitude comes with the smallest of things, seeing the neighbor in the street and stopping to chat for just a minute. Our connections to each other keep this community stronger than any activity I could ever plan. Our connections keep us aware of what a small world this is. What does your gratitude list look like this November, mine is increasing with each home that Brio closes and the faraway places that bring residents who end up right here calling Brio their home. and I am happy to be a part of this lovely community.

Happy Thanksgiving and we wish everyone in your household to have a wonderful holiday filled with many happy memories of family and friends.

Tara Holm Lifestyle Director

Mondays- Pilates

8:30 am Line Dancing

9:30 am Water Aerobics

11:00 am Water Aerobics

Tuesdays- Body Sculpt

Wednesdays- Line Dancing

12:15 pm

8:30 am

9:00 am Water Aerobics

11:00 am Water Aerobics

Yoga

Thursdays- Myofascial Rolling

12:15 pm

7:00 pm

8:30 am Pickle-ball instructor

5:00 pm Barre

Fridays- Yoga

Saturdays- Myofascial Rolling

5:30 pm

8:30 am

7:30 am

Let’s look at this month’s events!

Cooking with Jeff Crosland

- November 3rd, 5:00pm

Our very first activity is cooking with Jeff Crosland, he is new here at Brio. A renowned chef answers your questions when company is at the door, and you have an instapot and chicken! What holiday meal can be made in t-30 minutes? He is here to save the day. 35.00 self-paid class.

Wake-Up Brio

- November 5th, 7:30am

Wake-Up Brio is the First Saturday this month, a change from previous months! Come enjoy the morning sun, wake up and exercise, grab a bagel or doughnut and start the weekend off great. Myofascai Rolling is at 7:30 am and an extra Barre class is at 9:00 am

AR Workshop

- November 10th, 7:00-8:00pm

AR Workshop has a card-making class this month and your Christmas cards are taken care of. They are handmade and sent to relatives with love as the Holidays approach. 10 cards for 36.00 a self-paid class. Email tholm@pmpmanage.com

Saturday Morning 7:30 - 10:00am Coffee, tea, doughnuts and bagels! November 5th, First weekend!

Exercise starting at 7:30am Myofascial rolling Barre Class 9:00am

Meet 2 Mingle

- November 15th, 6:30pm

This is our second Annual Friendsgiving dinner. This club is famous for getting neighbors together and bringing our community a little closer. It is led by Kendee Floquet and Lisa Anderson with the help of her whole committee.

They are allowing only 100 people maximum at this event, so sign up early.

Email Kendee – kendeefloquet@gmail.com

Lisa- grandleeand@gmail.com

Larry—Larrys1-brio@spamarrest.com

Rose Bowl Parade Experience - November 22nd, 7:00-8:00pm

Brio Residents Scott and Shannon McConnell are sharing their experiences being on the board of the Rose Bowl Parade. Between the 2 of them they have 50 years of experience, it will put a different spin on how you watch the parade this new year of 2023!

Richen’s Eye Center - November 18th, 12:00pm

Richen’s Eye Center is doing a lunch and learn. Come learn about eye care and what we need to do to take care as we age. Email Austin to RSVP. austin@richenseyecenter.com

Deck the Halls

- November 29th, 6:30-8:00pm

Save the date! We are headed to Fisher Family Farms for the beginning of our holiday fun. There will be hayrides, caroling and Sconies food truck will be there with a sweet scone and hot drink paid for by the HOA. There is a 10% discount on holiday boutique and Christmas tree shoppe. We are partnering with Fisher Family Farms and Nursery this year to have many surprises in the months to come. Come to Hurricane, 1162 W. 3000 So. for an especially fun night!

Myofascia

What is Self Myofascial Release?

You’ve probably noticed the Myofascia fitness class on the Brio calendar, and wondered what it’s all about! Let’s break down one of the hottest buzzwords in the fitness industry today. Self Myofascial Release is addressing the body’s organ called Fascia, pronounced “fash-uh”. Fascia is defined as “the soft tissue component of the connective tissue system that permeates the human body, forming a whole-body continuous three-dimensional matrix of structural support” (Lesondak 2017). If you’re wondering what you just read, let’s simplify: Fascia is the body’s soft skeleton. Imagery such as a 3-D web like structure is helpful here. Another great visual is a knitted sweater. A tug in your fascial fabric communicates across the entire network. It’s like the pull of a thread in a sweater. Fascia integrity is affected by a person’s daily life in the form of: injuries, surgeries, chronic repetitive stress, poor posture, breathing disorders, dehydration, and trauma. The Fascia becomes dry and hardened in affected areas of the body. This causes uneven tension or a snagged sweater effect to the fascia system. Which manifests in the body as pain, inflammation, restricted movement, and more. Self Myofascial Release to the rescue! In class, participants use a roller called a Fascianator to self massage the Myo, or simply known as muscle, Fascia. The format and knowledge taught in class provide participants with the ability to restore hydration and create profusion of the Fascia network, allowing the body to restore function in all ranges of motion and relieving restrictions. Check the Brio calendar to drop in to class! Extra rollers are provided for those who don’t have their own.

SERVICE TEAM

The Service Team has been volunteering at the Utah Food Bank once a month since March 2019. We love it and they love us! We are fast, hard workers and have fun while getting the job done. The Food Bank supports many entities in the community with food donations including Switchpoint, Title 1 Elementary Schools with bags of food for the children to take home on weekends, Native American Reservations, individual families at local drop-offs and others. Our next Food Bank service opportunities are Tues, Nov. 8 and Tues Nov. 13th. Our time is always 3-4:30 p.m. Please sign up to help on the Service Team Group Me app.

The Service Team has been cooking and serving dinner at the Swithchpoint homeless shelter for a year. We have a regular service date the 4th Thursday of every month from 4-7 p.m. We prepare dinner from a recipe and food provided by Switchpoint. We enjoy serving it to the Switchpoint residents. The kitchen is small and only has room for 6 volunteers each time. Sign up for this opportunity on the Switchpoint Group Me App.

Circles is a program sponsored by Switchpoint helping families move out of poverty and become economically stable. The work with mentors from our community and meet with them every Wednesday for about a year. Our part in this is to prepare a meal for them every other month. It takes 12-15 generous Brio resident s to make a meal for 50-75 people. The families receiving these meals are very appreciative and very thankful. You can also sign up for this opportunity on the Switchpoint/Circles app. Our next mean preparation will be in December.

The Service Team also does several collections for donation during the year including School supplies for Washington Elementary School, Clothing for Hilldale residents, and blankets for Project Linus (with the In Stitches Club making no-sew blankets for organizations that distribute them to children in need). We announce these projects through the Service Team app and then place a large box for collections in the clubhouse foyer.

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Thunder String Quartet

December 15 at Brio

The Desert Hills High School Thunder Quartet has one senior violinist, Lily Sampson, a junior violinist, Allie Wiest, a junior violist, Luke Wallin, and a sophomore cellist, Calla Beykirch.

Each musician in this group performs with Desert Hills High School Orchestra and Desert Hills High School Chamber Orchestra, and each has earned, for multiple years, in local / regional / state festivals, superior ratings and outstanding awards for their musicianship and technical quality. In addition, group members play in the Youth Symphony of Southern Utah, pit orchestra for school musicals, All-State Orchestra, and local honors orchestra.

In addition these young musicians are academically solid, with high honor roll GPAs and amazing ACT scores.

Amongst them are mountain bikers, tennis players, jazz piano players in DHHS jazz ensemble, and dancers.

They enjoy playing at local events, such as the Huntsman World Senior Games Gala Hall of Fame Induction, weddings, meetings, and other such occasions. With their common favorite genres of classical and romantic music, look forward to competing at region and state festivals this spring. For Brio, they are excited to share some of their favorite holiday tunes.

The Hiking Club

Manganese Wash Trail, Gunlock State Park

General Description: An easy hike exploring a hidden slot canyon in a colorful red rock area just below Gunlock Reservoir. Trailhead Access (Roads) and Vehicle Recommendation: Easy access in a standard vehicle.

Average Hiking Time: About 2 ½ hours with many photo stops.

Distance: A little more than three miles round trip.

Fee and Permits: $10 per day per vehicle entrance fee, $5 for Utah seniors (62 and over). Managed by Gunlock State Park.

Elevations: The trailhead elevation is 3,525 feet with a 150 feet elevation change. There is one fairly steep section, but it is short.

Best Season: September through June.

Trail Rating (Difficulty): Easy with one steep short section.

Type of Hike: Loop and out and back.

USGS Topographic Map(s): Gunlock, Utah Quadrangle: 7.5 minute series, 2014; and Shivwits, Utah Quadrangle: 7.5 minute series, 2014.

Finding the Trailhead: Our adventure began on a mid-May morning. We—my wife Deb and I—headed north on Bluff Street and made the big left turn (west) onto Sunset Boulevard. We continued on Sunset as it became Santa Clara Drive and then Old Highway 91. Almost 11 miles (10.9 to be exact) past the Bluff Street/ Sunset Boulevard intersection we turned north onto the signed Gunlock Road and proceeded 5.5 miles to the southern entrance of Gunlock State Park.

We parked in the large dirt parking area at the southern portion of the lake next to the dam. Our additional hikers, Jim and his faithful four-legged companion Kona, were waiting for us. We paid the entrance fee, $10 per day per vehicle, $5 for Utah seniors (62 and over—that’s us).

The trailhead elevation is 3,525 feet and the temperature in the low 70s as we began. From the parking area we headed west across the dam (closed to vehicular traffic) and the rock spillway. There is not an official trail after the spillway. We continued due west crossing a sandy plain dotted with red sandstone outcroppings and small trees. After about one mile from the trailhead we scampered into Manganese Wash and headed south (left). At this location, and for at least a quarter mile downstream, the wash is easy to enter. This section of the gravel wash is open with low sandstone borders populated with small trees and bushes. The surrounding red sandstone formations are awesome.

After approximately a half mile, the wash begins to slot up. At places it is only a few feet across and the sandy bottom is interspaced with basketball sized boulders. It takes a very strong flash flood to move these boulders—luckily it did not rain. The slot portion, including a legacy of recent rainfall—three muddy sections—continues for another half mile. While the walls of the slot only reach 25 or so feet high, it creates the perfect confined feeling for the slot canyon novice.

When the slot begins to open we found a faint trail to the left (east) about 50 yards from the slot mouth up a slight slope and followed it to a rocky dirt road heading north. This road, with a fairly steep section at the beginning, is ½ mile long and took us back to the spillway. Be sure to check out the views to the west (left) above Manganese Wash. It’s interesting to see from above where you have just been.

This was our kind of hike—we saw no other people once past the dam, the views are amazing, and it is a slot canyon. There is a 150 elevation change from the trailhead to the lowest part of the wash—no steep parts except the short stretch on the road back to the spillway.

The 549 acre Gunlock State Park is named for the small community about two miles north of the southern entrance to the park. William Haynes Hamblin (nicknamed Gunlock), a Mormon pioneer, settled in the present area of the lake in 1857. He was a good marksman and hunter and skilled at repairing gunlocks (the firing mechanism for muzzle loaded rifles)—hence the “gunlock” name for the community and later state park.

The road to the park, Gunlock Road (aka Route 384), is also steeped in history. It once was part of the Old Spanish Trail reaching from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California until the 1849 California gold rush and a shorter route was developed.

Slot section of Manganese Wash, Manganese Wash Trail The entire hike was slightly more than three miles and took almost 2 ½ hours.

This story was first published online under the title “Manganese Wash Trail, Gunlock State Park” by the Southwest Beta website on June 7, 2016.

Resources: The American Southwest website. “Gunlock State Park.” Last modification unknown. http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/gunlock/state-park.html Utah Department of Natural Resources website. “Gunlock State Park.” Last modification unknown. https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/gunlock/

Gunlock Reservoir from the beginning of Manganese Wash Trail

By Larry Silverman

EXPERIENCE WASHINGTON COUNTY

This NEWSLETTER only contains the event and the date. The website www.ewc.today will contain more information about the event and links to the event website and tickets if available.

*November 19: Best of Broadway 3 (SGMT), Tickets are $25 each.

*December 13: Idaho Jones Quest for Anasaziz’ Lost Secret, Rattlin’D Playhouse, Tickets are $36 each which includes dinner. Let me know if you want Chicken, Prime Rib or Ravioli when ordering tickets. Tickets go on sale October 3 at 9am so let me know as soon as possible if you are planning on going.

Both events require payment before I can order the tickets.

Broadway Bound Children’s Music Theatre: Washington City Music Center for Music and Theatre

Little Mermaid Jr. Session 2: November 10 - 19

Center for The Arts at Kayenta: Soiree Musicale Piano Trio: November 5

Chess The Musical: November 10-19

Dixie Convention Center Dickens Festival: November 29 – December 2

DSU Celebrity Concerts:

The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra: November 11

The Great Dubois: November 21

Film and Media Alliance

This Movie Club at the Electric Theater: (FREE) True Grit (2010): November 15

Rattlin’d Playhouse (Dinner Theater): TBD: (Brio Night Out Dec 13)

BEST OF BROADWAY 3 is a song & dance revue like no other! Your favorite songs from great Christmas movies and stage musicals performed in succession with a live band comprised of our area’s finest musicians. — a sequel to SGMT’s extraordinary Best of Broadway!

Red Hills Garden Center: Open daily

Late November through December 31

– Holiday lights at Red Hills Desert Garden

St. George Musical Theater: Best of Broadway 3: November 17 – December 7 (Brio Night Out Nov 19)

Tuacahn Center for The Performing Arts: BROADWAY IN THE CANYON

INDOOR HAFEN THEATER

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer: November 25 – December 22

CONCERTS AND EVENTS IN THE OUTSIDE AMPHITHEATRE

Jay Leno: November 4

The Fab Four – The Ultimate Tribute: November 5

Sawyer Brown: November 10

Postmodern Jukebox: November 11

Bill Engvall: Here’s Your Sign – It’s Finally Time

– The Farewell Tour: November 12

A Christmas with David Archuleta: November 18 - 19

Tuacahn Saturday Market: Every Saturday Morning.

Utah Shakespeare Festival: IN THE RANDALL L. JONES THEATRE IN THE ENGELSTAD SHAKESPEARE THEATRE IN THE EILEEN AND ALLEN ANES STUDIO THEATRE

Washington City: Veterans Day Celebration: November 11 Christmas in Dixie: November

Season

Tuacahn: 2023 Season Updates

Tuacahn: The Stage Door Rock of Ages

The Wizard of Oz Picasso The Lapin Agile

Monty Python’s Spamalot

A Tuna Christmas

Utah Shakespeare Festival

A Midsummer Night’s Dream West Side Story

The Play That Goes Wrong

A Raisin In The Sun

Jane Austen’s Emma The Musical Timon of Athens Coriolanus

Daily updates on: www.ewc.today

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Motivation...

Motivation: It’s All About You ... Or Not! by Keith Benson, CSCS There are plenty of news items about motivation and the mental aspects of living. I am old school in that “that which doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” However, I also believe toughness means knowing when to ask for help. Help yourself and help others. In most of life I use the KISS principle:

Keep It Sweet and Simple.

I’m focusing this article on exercise. When it comes to exercise we all need motivation and it’s very individual as to what gets you off your duff (thank you grandpa) to get stuff done. Some people exercise to look good and feel good for themselves and some people exercise to be better able to do things for others. Some people like to exercise in a group and some exercise by themselves. If it works it works.

To gain motivation you must know your 1) values, 2) priorities and 3) schedule. Start by writing down your answers to these three. Example: I value higher levels of fitness to do what I want to do for myself and others. I then must prioritize regular and reasonable time for exercise in a week. Finally I must schedule exercise - write it down! - on a daily and weekly schedule. Writing things down promotes greater achievements.

To keep this brief, motivation improves by writing down what you want to do and how you WILL do it. Enlist help from others as needed to exercise together or in a group. Be patiently persistent with changing your habits and recognize that knowledge is not the same as motivation. You already know you need to be active now get out there and get ‘er done! To paraphrase Home Depot commercials: Less Thinking, More Doing.

“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.”

PLATO (427 - 347 BC)

Contact Keith for sports and fitness training 281-536-8240

Keith Benson CSS, PTA, AT(Ret.)

SPORT SPECIFICS Washington City, UT 281.536.8240

Mr. Foodie: Restaurant Reviews

By Andy Margles

Roll up our sleeves, put on your plastic bib and set sail for St. George’s only nautical hotspot, RUSTY CRAB DADDY. Located at 932 Bluff St., and owned by the folks at Sakura, RCD specializes in Louisiana seafood boils. Picture butcher paper lined tables with groups of hungry customers, all up to their elbows in giant bowls of shellfish, sausage, potatoes and corn, drowning in a sauce that smells like heaven. If that sounds good, the taste was even better!

You choose your sauce (get the Louisiana 3 combo), and spice level (between mild and medium was “zippy”) and then wait about 30 minutes. Yes, it’s messy and the peeling and cracking of the shellfish is a pain, but the juice is definitely worth the “squeeze”. There are also grilled and fried fish and shellfish on the menu, although we have not tried them. Most of the appetizers are heavily fried, too much for our taste. Also, the Cajun pasta was lacking in flavor. They also serve only beignets for dessert. Because RCD is new and hot, and does not take reservations, a wait at mealtimes is common. They are, however, open on Sundays, a rarity in our area.

Pro Tip: If offered, maybe wear the dorky plastic gloves. I didn’t and my hands smelled delicious for days!

Verdict: A big “yes” for the seafood boils, but “meh” on the rest of the menu we have tried thus far. You can reach me at Andymargles@gmail.com