SCHOONER ESTATES ~ EST. 1989 OUR COMMUNITY IS YOUR COMMUNITY
Writers: Your Schooner Family | Editor: Sue O’Brien
🗓️ In This Issue:
- Happy New Year
- Welcome
- Word Search
- Favorite Pictures
- Card Donations Update
- Winter Safety Tips
🎆 Happy New Year!
Wishing all our residents and staff a safe and happy new year! May this year be full of good health, happiness, and unforgettable moments.
📸 A Few of Our Favorite Pictures
A collage of photos from Schooner Estate’s holiday party is displayed.
❄️ Winter Safety Tips
- Check your footwear. Wear winter boots with good traction when outside.
- If you drive a car, bring a cell phone (if you have one) when you leave. Carrying a cell phone whenever you go out can bring peace of mind.
- Ask for help. If you have to walk across the parking lot, find a steady arm to lean on.
- Slow down. Allow extra time if it’s slippery out. When you hurry, you end up pushing the envelope of what your balance can handle.
🙂 Schooner Tenant Profiles
Please give these folks a warm Schooner welcome!
Note: Some of our profiles do not include photographs, as it depends on a tenant’s preference.
- Dorothy Z. Dorothy has lived an amazing life. Born in New York, her occupation was an ESL Teacher. She lived in Lewiston for 17 years before moving to Schooner. Fluent in French, Spanish, & Greek languages, she has lived and traveled on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Dorothy lived in India and taught English in Saudi Arabia.
Her hobbies include dancing, especially ballet, cooking, and she loves having conversations with people.
Welcome to Schooner Dorothy! - Joan M. Prior to joining our community in late November, Joan was a Lewiston local all her life. She and her husband have 5 children, 7 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Joan resided in Florida for 16 years. Her former occupation was an activity coordinator. She loves reading and playing Skip-Bo. She is a happy person and is glad to know several tenants who live here.
We’re excited to have you here, Joan! - Mary B. Mary comes to us from Poland, Maine, where she resided for 15 years. Prior, Mary was a Jay resident for 45 years. She and her husband have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Her former occupation was an Ed Tech. She enjoys Bingo, doing exercise, and loves to read.
Let’s all welcome Mary to Schooner!
🎴 Holiday Card Donations: Update
We recently learned that after 35 years, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children is ending its recycled card program. This decision is in part due to the decline of card sales.
Thank you for your donations made in prior years!
New Year Reflections…
Can you believe it, another year has passed and 2026 is here? Let’s welcome the new year with kindness to all and best wishes for friends, family, and others in your life. Adding the guidelines below to your life is a great way to start the year:
- Speak to people, there is nothing as nice as a cheerful greeting.
- Call people by name. The sweetest music is to hear someone’s name called.
- Have humility. There is something to be learned from every living thing.
- Be friendly. If you want to have a friend, be one.
- Be cordial. Speak and act as if everything you do is a pleasure.
- Be interested in others. You can like almost everybody, if you try.
- Be generous with praise; cautious with criticism.
- Give your word; then keep it.
- Be considerate of the feelings of others.
- Be alert to give service. What counts most in life is what we do for others.
🧩 Word Search: Hail to the Chef
Beware, words can go every which way!
Word List: APRON, BASTE, BEAT, BLANCH, BLENDER, CASSEROLE, CHOP, COOKBOOK, CUISINE, DINNER, FOIL, FONDUE, GARNISH, GLAZE, HERBS, INGREDIENTS, KITCHEN, LADLE, MEAL, MEASURE, MINCE, OVEN, PARSLEY, PILAF, RAGOUT, RECIPE, ROAST, SAUTE, SEAR, SEASON, WHISK.
(A table grid of letters follows this list in the original newsletter.)