Lorna Smith and Cath Moody looking tropical at our Cyclone Gita Fundraiser
Inside this issue: • Cyclone Gita Fundraiser • Cashin Scholarship winner announced • Meet Muriel • Children's Party Julia Wallace Retirement Village Autumn Newsletter 2018
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Greetings from Christina... Hello and welcome to the autumn edition of Wallace’s Words. It has been a busy start to the year with our popular New Year’s breakfast, a fantastic Children’s Party, Valentine’s Day celebrations and our village BBQ. It is always fun to be busy with social occasions and enjoy the warmer weather! One of the highlights was having Karl Perigo, of Operatunity fame, bring a concert to our atrium to honour his grandmother who is a new resident in our village. What a wonderful afternoon of entertainment! Following the wonderful show, a big contingent of residents filled the van (twice!) and enjoyed a trip out to the
Operatunity concert. Our van outings are always so popular that you have to be quick to book in as seats fill up very fast! Enjoy the rest of the warm weather, those cooler days will be here before we know it! As always, please call, email or phone me at any time if I can help in any way. Kind regards, g ,
Christina Brenton Village Manager
The Ryman Season of The Nutcracker The Royal New Zealand Ballet is hard at work to bring the new production of the muchloved Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, to New Zealand’s stages. The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Nutcracker will be the RNZB’s biggest tour of 2018, opening in Wellington on 31 October and touring the rest of the country. The Nutcracker is the third tour sponsored by Ryman, following the sell-out success of The Wizard of Oz and Romeo and Juliet. For information on the discounts available for Ryman staff and residents – talk to your village manager.
Christina Brenton Village Manager Phone: 06 354 9262
Chrissy Thompson Sales Advisor Phone: 06 354 9761
Call Christina for general enquiries, or any information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.
Talk to Chrissy about retirement living options and availabilities in the village.
28 Dogwood Way, Clearview Park, Palmerston North • www.juliawallace.co.nz
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cyclone FUNDRAISER What a fantastic effort our residents made in supporting Tonga after the devastation of Cyclone Gita. Our "Island Happy Hour" raised $1,000. With the dollar for dollar contribution from Ryman, $2,000 is heading to TTonga for relief. Well done to everyone who contributed. You all looked fabulous!
Ngaire Crockett
and Ray Gilmore sporting their sunnies
Una Jarett and Eileen Ward looking fantastically tropical
Avon Moss with Phyl O'Connell and May Carter
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<generic recipe> Bob Scott bowlers take on Melbourne While most of us were sleeping off our Christmas feasts on Boxing Day, four residents from Bob Scott Retirement Village were heading to Melbourne. The winners of the Ryman lower North Island regional bowls tournament, Arie Molenaar, Shirley Wilson, Ron Scott and Reta Morris, were eager to take on Australian bowlers in the Glen Waverley Bowls Carnival. “The atmosphere was brilliant. There was a lot of interest in us and people asking how we were doing,” Arie says. The team also enjoyed their visit to Ryman’s first Melbourne village, the Weary Dunlop Retirement Village, where they had a tour and morning tea with the residents.
ta t, Shirely Wilson and Re Arie Molenaar, Ran Scot a ent Bob Scott in Australi es pr re to d ou pr re we Morris talk there. It’s a social spot,” Arie says. “Sometimes we’re there for half an hour and we don’t play bowls we just talk!”
They all agree that it is the best thing to have a bowling green in a village as it brings people together.
They all give a very big thank you to Ryman and Denise Thompson, Ryman community and relations team leader, and Russ Nicholls, from the Glen Waverley Bowls Club.
“A lot of people go there just to sit and
“We’re just so proud to be part of Ryman.”
Cashin Scholarship Winner 2018 Emma Glasson is all set to pursue her dream career after winning the $5,000 Cashin Scholarship. The 18-year-old from Invercargill has started her first year studying for a Bachelor of Commerce and she says the scholarship has eased the pressure on her family. Emma’s mum Deanna is a senior caregiver at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village in Invercargill and started there in 2012 after the family moved south from Christchurch. Emma says the earthquakes were tough on the family. “The earthquakes took a toll on us all and mum and dad decided that Invercargill would be a good place to move to.’’ Emma is the seventh winner of the scholarship established in honour of
Ryman director Mike Cashin. Blair Cashin, Mike’s son, said Emma was a deserving winner. “We were delighted to support Emma’s ambitions to study accountancy. She’s part of a family whose lives were disrupted by the earthquakes but she is a determined character who has done well at school through her hard work.’’ The scholarship is open to all Ryman staff and their families.
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Ryman Healthcare is proud to be partnering with Child Cancer Foundation in the Haier Big Hoot. From 3 March till 6 May, 47 owl sculptures decorated by New Zealand and international artists will be displayed across Auckland. One of these owls has been sponsored by Ryman Healthcare. There will also be 60 owlets mostly decorated by children on display. Auckland sculptor Jeff Thomson has created the Ryman owl, which has landed at a location in Birkenhead. Jeff’s Tin Owl is made from corrugated iron and is quite striking against the other painted fibreglass owls. If you live, or find yourself in Auckland, grab some friends and go on a wander around the beautiful city and see if you can find Ryman’s Tin Owl! For a trail map and more information about the art trail, please visit www.thebighoot.co.nz
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Valentine’s Day
nt residents For Valentine’s Day our independe g and lolly iced blueberry muffins with pink icin afternoon hearts to share with their friends for tasted every tea. We also had mocktails, which played bit as good as they looked. Then we s! charades with romantic movie title rts! The muffins warmed everyone's hea
Triple A
We are back with another busy yea r of Triple A exercise classes. A lot of exercise and an equal amount of talk and laughter make these classes enjoyable social gatherings! If you have not yet attended a class please come along and see how much fun it is. Triple A team hard at work... but hav ing fun!
Introducing Iain Flyger Hello, my name is Iain Flyger. When I left school, I started to work in a clerical and accounts position for three years. Realising that I had itchy feet I embarked on my O.E. to good old Blighty via Fiji, Honolulu, New York, Bermuda and Amsterdam. I then worked in London for a short time before I flew to warmer climates – Uganda. A memorable part of my life was my three-month solo hitchhike through Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and finally South Africa. It was 7,000km! I was bitten by a snake and chased by a large pack of baboons – two of my many scary experiences. I celebrated my 21st birthday in Johannesburg and then travelled to
Durban. From there I travelled to Australia where I got married. I eventually developed a travel agency, and during my 26 years in n the industry I visited 68 countries! ti ! I went back to studying and obtained an adult teaching certificate in tourism, travel and consumer legislation. I then taught for 16 years before retiring. St Patrick's wasn’t Day was lot ofI now However, retirement fora me! fun at Edmund Hillary find myself as the van driver herewith at Julia greenthe outfi ts, green food, Wallace. I love position and especially andI of course, Guinness! the residents. can honestly say I get a real buzz from interacting with them.
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about that time, and I am quite proud of the work I did during the war.
rry e P l e i ur M Meet Hello, my name is Muriel Perry, also known as Meads. I was born in Hunterville in 1922. My mother was a housemaker and my father was a farmer. I had four siblings; three sisters and one brother. During my twenties, I played hockey, and loved every minute of it! When WWII broke out, I joined the auxiliary army and mostly worked with Morse Code. I can tell many interesting and exciting stories
My father later asked me what I wanted to do after the war and I said that I would love to learn how to be a tailor. So, my father sent me to a school to learn tailoring. When I graduated a friend and I opened our first tailoring store in Fielding. When I was in my thirties I joined the Women’s Institute and was a part of the institute for 65 years. I was also part of 60s UP, Seniors, and the Friendship Force. I met my husband at a dance and we were married in 1951 in Hunterville. We farmed sheep. Later on we moved to the Bay. When my youngest daughter was three years old we moved to Fielding and stayed there for 57 years. Finally we made the move to Palmerston North. My husband has passed away and I am now living in the resthome at Julia Wallace. I love the company and the many wonderful events here.
Shortbread The Ralph Family Recipe Makes approx 30 pieces Ingredients: 250g butter 3/4 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup cornflower
2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt
Method: • Cream butter and sugar well. • Add sifted flour, cornflour and salt. • Knead well, roll out fairly thick (1cm). • Cut into pieces, place on cold greased tray and prick with a fork.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes 180°C. • Leave to cool. Enjoy!
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Annual
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Over summer we welcomed the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of residents and staff for our annual Children’s Party. The party was held at Clearview Park, in front of the village and the face painting proved to be really popular. We also had a treasure hunt, an ice cream truck for a delicious treat and other games to keep the children occupied. There was also lots of prizes for the best hat!
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It was a wonderful day and we look forward to planning our next one!
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