July 2018 HILLCREST HERALD State Manufactured Homes 126 US Route One, Scarborough, Maine 04074 Phone: (207) 883-2512 Fax: (207) 883-8089 www.statemanufacturedhomes.com
Office Hours Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Or By Appointment Contact Us Phone Number: (207) 883-2512 Fax Number: (207) 883-8089 E-mail: info@statemanufacturedhomes.com After Hours EMERGENCY Number: (207) 329-7116 Meet Our Newest Resident: Peg Emerson 229 Deerwood Street Connie Pascoe 648 Butternut Lane Community Center Hours Monday - Friday 6:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Maintenance Hours Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Table of Contents You Are Invited page 2 Notes From the Office page 2 Community Center Activities pages 3-4 Monthly Calendar pages 5-6 Bus Activities pages 7-11 Home of the Month page 12
FROM THE OFFICE YOU ARE INVITED!!!!!! It is time to celebrate another fabulous year with our residents here at Hillcrest Retirement Community and Pinecrest Manufactured Housing Community. On Saturday August 11th we will be hosting our summer bash. This year you will be treated to either a delicious steamed lobster or freshly grilled steak, along with a variety of salads, beverages and of course dessert!! Two Bass Jon will be here to provide live music as we dance the afternoon away under the tent. With this newsletter (July) you should have received your special invitation and RSVP card. Please make sure you fill out and return your RSVP card to the office and pick up your tickets no later than Friday August 3rd. Notes From the Office When the maintenance staff is working at their jobsites, please do not interrupt them to ask questions. They are on tight deadlines. All questions, comments and concerns should go through the office. Speed limit and stop signs are not just a suggestion. For the safety of the entire community please make sure you and your guests obey the speed limit (15 mph) and stop at all stop signs. Thank you.
Community Center Activities Open to All Hillcrest and Pinecrest Residents Painting Group Mondays 9:00 a.m. Work on your next masterpiece. Bring your own supplies. ALL ability levels are encouraged and welcomed. Make some new friends and create something beautiful! Exercise Class Mondays 2:00 p.m. This class, taught by Andrew, focuses on using resistance bands and bodyweight exercises to gain strength, flexibility and balance. We provide resistance bands that range from 2-5 pounds of weight. If you have your own resistance bands, please feel free to bring them. Chair Yoga for Everyone Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. This yoga class, instructed by Sharon Wilke, is designed for everyone with a gentle approach and user friendly. The hour long class will focus on breathing, meditation and deep stretching to help increase mobility, range of motion and build strength and flexibility. Veterans Club Friday July 6th 1:00 p.m. Veterans, please join us at our monthly meeting at the community center. Our goal is to foster a relaxed fellowship of Veterans. We will talk shop, play pool and card games, plan outings and pass along information regarding veterans benefits and opportunities. This month, after meeting quickly, we will travel to Bug Light Park in South Portland to visit the Liberty Ship Memorial and the South Portland Historical Society to learn more about the shipyard and its importance during World War II. Afternoon Bridge Mondays 3:00 p.m. Calling all bridge players! You are invited to join us on Monday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. at the Community Center for an afternoon of Bridge. All levels are encouraged and welcomed. Game Night Mondays 6:00 p.m. Gather around the table and enjoy board games and card games with friends. Playing cards, cribbage boards and board games are provided. Bring your favorite game if you want to!!! Bible Study Tuesdays 2:00 p.m. Would you like to participate in a Bible discussion? You are invited to come to an inspiring, informative time discussing the Word of God led by Hillcrest resident Bill Wallace, Artist/Teacher. Your thoughts and questions are certainly welcome. Crafter s Club Wednesdays 1:00 p.m. Attention crafters! Bring your craft down to the Community Center and join an amazing group. Come with ideas and projects to share. Even if you cannot attend regularly, drop in when you can. All skill levels are welcome. Bingo Thursdays 6:30 p.m. Come and join the fun of Winner Take All Bingo. Each Bingo sheet costs $1.00 and comes with 12 cards. Play as many cards per game as you like. All cards are on paper so bring your daubers.
Community Center Activities Open to All Hillcrest and Pinecrest Residents Neighbor to Neighbor Coffee and Doughnuts Saturday July 7th 10:00 a.m. Enjoy FREE coffee and doughnuts with friends and neighbors at the Community Center. This is a great way to meet new friends and get to know your neighbors! Lunch and Learn Tuesday July 10th 11:30 a.m. Join DeeDee from Amedisys Home Health Care for a FREE blood pressure screening, lunch and presentation on the health issues that are important to you. Each month features a different topic. July s discussion will focus on How to live to be 100. Community Cafe Mondays 11:00 a.m. Come mingle, enjoy a delicious meal (catered by Al s of Scarborough) and meet new friends on Mondays at the Community Center. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. with lunch being served at 11:30 a.m. You must sign up, or cancel, by the Thursday before each meal. Bus transportation will be provided for those who request it. When you make your reservation, please let Andrew know if you would like a ride. The bus will begin picking up at 10:45 a.m. The cost is just $8.00 per meal. MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEAL FRIDAY JULY 20TH 5:00 P.M. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER BUILD YOUR OWN ITALIAN SANDWICH AND ICE CREAM SUNDAE DOORS OPEN AT 4:30 P.M. PLEASE REGISTER BY FRIDAY JULY 13TH COST: $5.00 July s Menu: July 2nd - Shepard s Pie served with garlic bread, tossed salad, fruit and dessert July 9th - Individual Chicken Pot Pie served on a pastry crust with tossed salad, fruit and dessert July 16th - Beef Stroganoff served with garlic bread, tossed salad, fruit and dessert July 23rd - Pot Roast served with gravy, mashed potatoes, veggies and dessert Monthly Meal Prep Friday July 20th 2:00 p.m. Join the group as we get prepared for another wonderful community meal. We will need help setting up the Community Center and preparation of food for the meal. This is a great way to get involved in the community, and meet new friends!! July 30th - Lobster Rolls served with chips, cookie and soda
July 2 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wedn 1 2 Walking 8:00 a.m. Painting Group 9:00 a.m. Community Cafe 11:00 a.m. Exercise Class 2:00 p.m. Bridge 3:00 p.m. Game Night 6:00 p.m. 8 9 Walking 8:00 a.m. Painting Group 9:00 a.m. Community Cafe 11:00 a.m. Exercise Class 2:00 p.m. Bridge 3:00 p.m. Game Night 6:00 p.m. 3 Strawberry Picking 9:00 a.m. Chair Yoga 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 2:00 p.m. 10 Breakfast Club 8:00 a.m. Chair Yoga 9:00 a.m. Lunch and Learn 11:30 a.m. Walmart 1:00 p.m. Bible Study 2:00 p.m. 4 OFFICE C HAP INDEPEN DA 11 Farmers Marke 8:00 a.m. Movies TBD Crafter s Club 1 15 16 Walking 8:00 a.m. Painting Group 9:00 a.m. Community Cafe 11:00 a.m. Exercise Class 2:00 p.m. Bridge 3:00 p.m. Game Night 6:00 p.m. 17 Fish Market/Micucci Grocery 9:00 a.m. Mystery Lunch A 11:00 a.m. Chair Yoga 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 2:00 p.m. 18 Mystery Lunch Crafter s Club 1 22 23 Walking 8:00 a.m. Painting Group 9:00 a.m. Community Cafe 11:00 a.m. Exercise Class 2:00 p.m. Bridge 3:00 p.m. Game Night 6:00 p.m. 29 30 Registration for August Activities Opens at 8:00 a.m. Painting Group 9:00 a.m. Community Cafe 11:00 a.m. Exercise Class 2:00 p.m. Bridge 3:00 p.m. Game Night 6:00 p.m. 24 Chair Yoga 9:00 a.m. On the Vine 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 2:00 p.m. 31 Casino 8:30 a.m. Chair Yoga 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 2:00 p.m. 25 Soup Kitchen 9 Crafter s Club 1
018 esday Thursday Friday Saturday LOSED PY DENCE Y 5 Market Basket 8:00 a.m. Ogunquit Playhouse 12:45 p.m. Bingo 6:30 p.m. 6 Hannaford 9:00 a.m. Veterans Club 1:00 p.m. 7 Neighbor to Neighbor Coffee and Doughnuts at the Community Center 10:00 a.m. t/trader Joe s :00 p.m. 12 Errands 9:00 a.m. Mini Golfing 12:30 p.m. Bingo 6:30 p.m. 13 Hannaford 9:00 a.m. Library 1:00 p.m. 14 B 11:00 a.m. :00 p.m. 19 Mystery Lunch C 11:00 a.m. Bingo 6:30 p.m. 20 Hannaford 9:00 a.m. Monthly Meal Prep 2:00 p.m. Monthly Meal 5:00 p.m. 21 :45 a.m. :00 p.m. 26 Errands 9:00 a.m. Target 1:00 p.m. Bingo 6:30 p.m. 27 Hannaford 9:00 a.m. Library 1:00 p.m. 28 Registration for July Activities will Open on Monday June 25th at 8:00am Color Key: Bus Trip Activity at Community Center Exercise Class at Community Center
Community Bus Trips Open to All Hillcrest and Pinecrest Residents Hillcrest Retirement Community and Pinecrest Community Bus Whether you are an independent driver or not, all residents are welcome and encouraged to join us on our community bus. The 14 passenger wheelchair accessible bus travels to various destinations for fantastic outings and weekly shopping trips. We offer door to door service and will pick you up at your house and bring you home after. All transportation is FREE. Registration is required as space can be limited. Please see the calendar for when registration begins each month. Preble St. Soup Kitchen Wednesday July 25th 9:45 a.m. Help out at the Preble Street Soup Kitchen! The mission of Preble Street is to provide accessible barrier-free services to empower people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing, hunger, and poverty and to advocate for solutions to these problems. Part of Preble Street s commitment to meeting people s basic needs include operating three soup kitchens in Portland that serve a combined 1,200 meals a day. Volunteering in the Resource Center soup kitchen includes helping with the preparation, service, and cleanup of a meal. Kitchen staff is present the entire time to provide guidance and support in the tasks that need to be completed for that meal. Mystery Lunch A-Tuesday July 17th 11:00 a.m. B-Wednesday July 18th 11:00 a.m. C-Thursday July 19th 11:00 a.m. Venture out to the great unknown for lunch. As you board the bus for this monthly outing, sit back and relax as the driver brings you to a mystery location for lunch. The location is a mystery, but a good time is guaranteed. Because this trip is so popular, we have three separate trips each month. We may or may not travel to the same restaurant each trip, but that s the fun of a mystery lunch. When you sign up you have the option of picking which day you would like to attend. Please remember that you may sign up for only one of the mystery lunches per month to save room for your neighbors! Oxford Casino Tuesday July 31st 8:30 a.m. Hop on the bus for some wicked good fun as we travel up Route 26 to the Oxford Casino. While there, you will be able to try your luck at 850 action-packed slot machines and tables. After spending the morning playing the one-armed bandits, you can enjoy lunch at the in house restaurant or cafe. The bus will begin picking you up at your house at 8:30 a.m. We will leave the casino by 1:30 p.m. Transportation is FREE.
Walking Maine Mall Mondays 8:00 a.m. Join us for a walk at the Maine Mall in South Portland. Our walks last approximately 45 min and you go at your own pace. There will be no walking on Monday July 30th. Community Bus Trips Open to All Hillcrest and Pinecrest Residents Mini-Golfing Thursday July 12 12:30 p.m. Schooner Mini-Golf Saco, ME Test your putting skills, while having a lot of fun at one of Southern Maine s best miniature golf courses, Schooner Mini-Golf. While there we will split into smaller groups and play 18 holes of mini-golf. After golfing you can enjoy a relaxing treat at the snack bar. The cost is just $9.00 (pay there). If needed, multiple trips will be made. Andrew will notify of any changes in pick up time. Strawberry Picking Tuesday July 3rd 9:00 a.m. Maxwell s Farm Cape Elizabeth, ME Imagine a cool ocean breeze as you stroll through rows of fresh, sweet strawberries just ripe for the picking. On Tuesday July 3rd join us on the bus as we enjoy a morning of strawberry picking at Maxwell s Farm. The strawberry picking season is so short in Maine, you will not want to miss the fun. You will enjoy the fruits of your labor with the sweetest strawberries around! The price for the 2018 season is $2.99/lb. You may bring your own strawberry trays and quarts or buy them there ($1.00 for a tray or $0.10 per quart). Due to the pre-set scales at Maxwell s, containers such as Tupperware, pots, pans, etc are not allowed. Scarborough Library Friday July 13th 1:00 p.m. Friday July 27th 1:00 p.m. Come along as we travel to the Scarborough Public Library twice a month. While at the library you will be able to browse the latest new releases or go back in time to one of your favorites. The Scarborough Library also offers a selection of large print and audio books, movies and computers with Internet access.
Community Bus Trips Open to All Hillcrest and Pinecrest Residents Shopping Trips Sit back and relax as the Hillcrest bus picks you up at your door and takes you to various stores throughout the month. After shopping, help is provided to carry your bags into the house. Errands Thursday July 12th 9:00 a.m. Thursday July 26th 9:00 a.m. Let us help you run some of those pesky errands. We offer transportation twice a month. If you need to go to the pharmacy, bank, to a doctor s appointment or even to get a haircut, please give us a call (883-2512) and schedule your ride with Andrew. Errands for the month of August will be on Thursday August 9th and Thursday August 23rd. Weekly Grocery Shopping Fridays 9:00 a.m. Hop on the bus every Friday and go to Hannaford for your weekly grocery shopping needs. Make sure you do not forget, we also can carry your bags into the house for you if you would like us to! Market Basket Thursday July 5th 8:00 a.m. Sit back and relax as we take away the hassle of driving to Biddeford to shop at the only Market Basket in Maine. Wal-Mart Tuesday July 10th 1:00 p.m. Let us do the driving to the local Wal-Mart for all your shopping needs. Farmers Market & Trader Joes Wednesday July 11th 8:00 a.m. Get ready! It s time to head to Monument Square and check out the Farmers Market. While at the market you will be able to find the freshest produce and flowers, all from local farmers. After the Farmers Market, we will go to Trader Joes to finish your shopping needs. Free Range Fish Market and Micucci Grocery Tuesday July 17th 9:00 a.m. The first stop of the day will be on the waterfront to pick up some of the freshest seafood around at Free Range Fish Market. The next stop will be Micucci Grocery for some of the finest imported Italian Foods. Target Thursday July 26th 1:00 p.m. Time to pick up those odds and ends again. This time we are going to the local Target store in South Portland. On the Vine Marketplace Wednesday July 24th 9:00 a.m. Join us as we travel to Scarborough s newest specialty grocery shop, On The Vine Marketplace, at Dunstan Corner. On The Vine offers fresh local produce and products.
Breakfast Club Tuesday July 10th 8:00 a.m. Join us and enjoy a delicious breakfast and meet some new friends. This month, the Breakfast Club will be going to the Blast From the Past Diner in Scarborough. Community Bus Trips Open to All Hillcrest and Pinecrest Residents Movie Theater Wednesday July 11th Time To Be Determined We will travel to a local movie theater for an afternoon at the movies. Andrew will contact you on Monday July 9th with a selection of movies playing and what time the bus will be picking you up. Please be aware, because not all movies have the same start time, there may be a short wait either before or after your movie. Oklahoma! Ogunquit Playhouse Thursday July 5th 12:45 p.m. We will go to one of Maine s cultural jewels, The Ogunquit Playhouse for their next production Oklahoma!. Over its 80-year history of producing the highest quality theatre, the Ogunquit Playhouse has earned the title of America s Foremost summer Theatre and is one of the last of the great Summer Theatres from the Straw Hat Circuit. This groundbreaking musical was Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration, and in many ways was their most innovative, having set standards for musical theatre that are still being followed today. The original designs and choreography from Cameron Mackintosh s London and Broadway revival of Oklahoma! will be featured in this lavish production. The high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys living in Western Indian Territory at the turn of the twentieth century, provide the colorful setting for Curly, the confident cowboy, and Laurey, the beautiful, head-strong farm girl, to play out their love story. Throw in a fierce rival vying for Laurey s attention, one flirtatious fiancée, a reluctant suitor, magnificent choreography and one of the most beautiful musical scores ever written and you have a recipe for a rip roaring good time! The cost is just $52.00 per person (to be paid in advance at the office of State Manufactured Homes).
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