1. EVENT{FULL}
Monthly updates from your {FULL} Life community
Heating up the summer
The only fire that the Edmond Fire Department
found when they arrived at Touchmark were pots of
fire-hot chili. Representatives from the department
judged the entries of the Hot, Hot, Hot Chili
Cook-off. All proceed from the event went to the
Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
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October 2011
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2. The Eisenhower
Main 1,981 sq. ft.
Garage 428 sq. ft
2 Bedroom | Study | 2 Bath
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Fall in love with the full life
Learn about the Full Life at Touchmark: home
and yard maintenance provided, great neighbors,
and attentive and caring staff. Call to arrange
your personal tour—and find out for yourself why
people fall in love with Touchmark!
FIREPLACE
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Featured: The Eisenhower, 2941 Touchmark
Drive
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Offering: new construction, 1,981 square feet,
two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two-car garage,
study, and covered patio overlooking greenbelt
Coming Oct. 19 - 27: Central Oklahoma
Home Builders Association Parade of Homes,
featuring Parkview Showcase Home and others.
Pamper yourself at Parkview, with Total Home
Maintenance.
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Afternoon relaxation
All information contained herein is subject to the terms of your Residency Deposit and Services Agreement or the Rental and Services Agreemen
2801 Shortgrass Road
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Edmond, OK 73003
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405-340-1975
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For illustration purposes only. Square footage, actual room sizes, and features may vary. See construction documents.
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Residents enjoyed beverages, listening to special requests, and each other’s company during a recent
social hour.
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3. Toe-tapping fun
Residents donned their ’50s
attire and danced to the beat of
Talk of the Town orchestra.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Contact a Full Life team
member for additional
details, including
registration, transportation
information, participation
requirements—and to confirm
event details.
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1 pm
October Birthday Ice Cream
Social. North and South
Activity rooms.
Monday, Oct. 7 5:30 pm
,
Memory Care Support Group.
South Activity Room.
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 3 pm
Encompass Home Health
presents Bone Density. Grand
Hall.
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 9 am 3 pm
AARP Driving Class. Sign up
at front desk. Grand Hall.
Friday, Oct. 11, 6:30 pm
Men’s Poker Night. Sign up at
front desk. Game Room.
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Saturday, Oct. 12
Tailgate Party: OU vs Texas.
Monday, Oct. 14, 10 am
Resident Council Meeting.
South Activity Room.
Friday, Oct. 18, 11 am 4:30 pm
Laura’s Clothing. North
Activity Room.
Saturday, Oct. 19 through
Sunday, Oct. 27
Parade of Homes, featuring
Parkview Showcase Home and
others.
Tuesday, Oct. 22, Noon
Birthday Lunch. Private
Dining Room.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2 pm
Resident Tea. Fireside Dining
Room.
Thursday, Oct. 24, Noon
Men’s Lunch. Sign up at front
desk. Game Room.
Thursday, Oct. 24, 4:30 7:30 pm
Oktoberfest Dinner and
Dance. Fireside and Creekside
dining rooms and Lobby.
Monday, Oct. 28, 10:30 am
Newcomer Coffee. Bistro.
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2 pm
Armchair Traveler visits
Australia and New Zealand.
Grand Hall.
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 3 pm
Card Making with Jenny.
Sign up at front desk. North
Activity Room.
See the full calendar of
events online http://
touchmarkedmond.com/pdf/
community-event-calendar.pdf.
Look for Active Aging
Week photos on Facebook
and in next month’s
newsletter.
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4. BRAIN BUILDERS
Inside of the name CHEERIOS are several other words made up of 2 or more letters. Two have
been found for you already. Find as many others as you can.
CHEERIOS
1. Ere 2. Core
Shoe, Shore, Sic, Sire, So, Sore.
Hose, Ice, Ire, Is, Ocher, Oh, Or, Ore, Rice, Rich, Rise, Roe, Rose, Score, Scree, Sec, Seer, She, Sheer, Shier,
Answers: Cheer, Chi, Choir, Chore, Chose, Core, Echo, He, Heir, Here, Hero, Hers, Hi, Hire, Hoer, Horse,
Marge
Coalman, EdD
Vice President
of Wellness &
Programs
The “right” to
happiness
“We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.”
– Thomas Jefferson
Is it a right or a privilege—the
right to happiness, that is?
Whatever your interpretation
of the wording of the
Declaration of Independence,
it has become a multimilliondollar business to help us all
find our “right to happiness.”
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We may have come equipped
to pursue our own version
of happiness, but North
Americans seem to be
endowed with the pursuit-ofhappiness impulse. Many have
the urge to find that greener
pasture or nirvana … just over
the hillside (or online, for that
matter).
What does that mean? It
means that the outdated
definition of doing more,
owning more, conquering the
next challenge has become
an ambition to “best” our
neighbors, whether by
straight-out purchase or
credit. The snatch-and-grab
phenomenon has become a
job description for many and
an “oh well” for our neighbors.
Interestingly, this is not true
of those who live long and
well. Studies repeatedly tell us
that philanthropy and a spirit
of giving are essential to wellbeing. While it may not be the
barn-raising or neighborhood
party in this day and age,
the impulse to help others
is deeply imbedded. All
of the current studies on
“happiness” bear out the fact
that compassion, concern, and
action (in the way of helping
hands or physical donations)
make a difference in the
quality of life we all seek.
So, pass up the infomercials
and appeals you get in your
mailbox to “feel good about
yourself” with this tape or
class. Release even an ongoing
commitment to “feel good.”
Instead, contact the Full Life
wellness team at Touchmark
at Coffee Creek to get involved
in programs and services that
do make a difference.
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5. A memorable visit
A while back, resident Adrienne Parker was given
a gift of old American Indian artifacts. Curious
if they were genuine or commercial copies that
could be bought at any tourist shop, she searched
for someone who could tell her the facts. Adrienne
found Matt Reed, curator of the American Indian
Collection of the Oklahoma Museum of History,
and asked him over for a visit.
“I left messages at many museums, and on June
3, I received a call from Matt Reed, who is an
authority on all the tribes in Oklahoma as well as
many others in the United States. He offered to
come to Touchmark to examine my artifacts.”
Matt Reed is a tall man, who wears his hair
braided to his waist. He was once one of the five
chiefs of the Pawnee Nation and is recognized
throughout the United States as an American
Indian historian. Adrienne started off the visit by
showing Matt the artifacts she had been given by
resident Poppy Hock.
“He could tell at first glance they were authentic,”
says Adrienne. “Matt was thrilled to be in the
presence of two stickball clubs used for sporting
events by the Seminole Indians.” Many modern
tribes still play that game.
Above: Matt Reed, Adrienne Parker and Poppy
Hock display authentic artifacts that will soon be
on display in the American Indian Collection of the
Oklahoma Museum of History.
There was also a war club of the Cheyenne Tribe made out of buffalo horns with an intricately carved
leather handle, authentic beadwork, and feather work. They also discussed artifacts from the Navajo
and Zuni Nations in Arizona and New Mexico. Adrienne showed Matt the study guide of Navajo
weaving, silversmithing, and sandpainting that she had written for Montclair College in New Jersey,
which is now in its library. After the exciting morning of viewing Adrienne’s treasures, the discussion
continued over lunch.
Adrienne shares that, “One of the best things that came out of the visit is that Poppy (widow of Rev.
Joe Hock) and I have decided to donate our artifacts to the museum so that other Oklahomans may
enjoy them. A brass plaque stating that they were donated by Rev. and Mrs. Joe Hock and Dr. and
Mrs. Norman Parker of Touchmark will be displayed.”
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