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Our mission is to create and

sustain comfortable, caring

environments for those who

depend on us.

11117 20th St. NE

Lake Stevens, WA 98258

Administrative Staff:

Loretta Kreeger Executive Director

Sue Frisbee Community Relations Director

Hilda Cole Resident Care Coordinator

Kate Jones Business Office Manager

Hilda Cole Registered Nurse

Autumn Blizard Dietary Director

Robert McCleve Maintenance Director

Diane Blas Activities Director

Contact us at: 425-397-7500

Ashley Pointe Newsletter

Ashley Pointe Independent & Assisted Living Newsletter — July 2017

P2 Scrap Book P3 Chaplain’s Corner P4-5 Activities Calendar P6 July Highlights

P7 Meet Joanne Shurvinton P8 Mission & Team

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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A fun time at Kayak Point with

a great bunch of people!

Ashley Pointe Scrapbook

Did You Know? It can take weeks for a person’s body to acclimate to hot weather. It is smart to limit sun exposure, especially until one’s body is conditioned to it.

Ashley Pointe Move In

Anniversaries

Betty F. ~ July 21, 2009

Bill & Ruth W. ~ July 16, 2016

We’re So Happy To Have You Here!

ASHLEY POINTE’S “THIS & THAT”

Now available in the Activity Room

for your purchase-Every Thing $1.00

Shampoo/Conditioner

Bath Soap

Hand Soap/Lotion

Toothpaste & Brushes

Envelopes/ Stamps

Some of “THIS & THAT”

Open Every Thursday

YUMMY

Roasting hot dogs for lunch!

Want to give Bernadette a

BIG THANK YOU

for organizing the Blood

Works Blood Drive for

Ashley Pointe in June!

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Joanne celebrates her 11 year anniversary at Ashley Pointe.

Congratulations Joanne!

Here’s Joanne’s story!

Dorothy “Joanne” Shurvinton was born November 13, 1926. She was the youngest of 2 daughters.

Joanne’s father was a chemist for the Department of Agriculture and her mother was a homemaker.

When Joanne was 9 mos. old they moved to Wenatchee. Joanne remembers when she was in Kin-

dergarten passing out homemade fudge to kids who had the measles. The family moved to North-

port, WA. just before the 5th grade, and from there they moved to Alexandria, Virginia. They lived

there for 3 years. Joanne says they must have visited every museum and artifact in Washington

D.C.

Joanne graduated from Richmond High School in California in 1944. Soon after that she got her

first job as a hand grenade fuse inspector. Joanne met her soon to be husband Glenn Shurvinton

when she was 16 years old, they corresponded for a while when Glenn was serving as a PVC in the

U.S. Marine Corp stationed in Guam. They eventually married in 1947.

Just after their marriage, Joanne and Glenn got a summer job working at Yosemite National Park.

Glenn cutting wood while Joanne was a hotel maid. When the summer was over Joanne & Glenn

moved to San Paulo, Ca. where Glenn got a job driving a fuel truck for Chevron Oil.

Their first child Ronda was born in Oakland and soon after they moved to Pasco, WA. ,where their

son Stan was born. Joanne stayed home raising the children and keeping up their home. They

moved to Oregon where they lived in a couple of towns there. They finally settled down in Eureka

Ca. for 30 years, retiring and purchasing a commercial fishing boat where she & Glenn then moved

to Port Angeles where Glenn fell ill and passed away in 1998.

Joanne lived in Port Angeles for 6 more years until family asked her to downsize and consider

moving closer to them. Joanne moved directly into a cottage here at Ashley Pointe in 2006.

Some of Joanne’s hobbies include crocheting, collecting dolls, reading and computers.

Joanne loves her fellow community members here at Ashley Pointe and looks forward to daily con-

versations and even an occasionally trip out with friends to dinner.

We love that you’re here!

Meet Joanne Shurvinton

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July Highlights — You’re Invited!

Andrea DaSilva

Employee of the Month

Andrea has been a Med Tech since July 2016.

When she is not working she enjoys spending time with her six children. One of her favorite

things to do with her family, is barbecuing, movie nights and camping. She’s originally from North Carolina. Thank you for every-

thing you do Andrea! We appreciate it!

Congratulations!

July 1~Pet Therapy w/Lisa

July 5~Edmonds Beach

July 10~Cottage Community Meeting

July 12~Lunch Out Todo’s in Snohomish

July 19~Centinnial Park Lunch

July 23~The Little Mermaid-”LUDUS”

July 27~”Painting”Picture Perfect Pets

2:00 Shopping Trips Every Tuesday

Sign Up Sheets Located in the

Lobby!

July 4th BBQ Lunch

$5.00 Guest Meals

Don your 50’s attire and join Ashley

Pointe for its Fabulous 50’s Party!

Saturday, July 29th

From 1:00—5:00

Music by Salt Grass Dirt Band

Food ,Games, Prizes

& A Whole Lot of SHAKING!

All Proceeds goes to the

Alzheimer’s Foundation

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On Tuesday, July 4, our nation will celebrate its

241st birthday! Amazing! It just seems like

yesterday that the focus was on our Bicentennial

Celebration. Throughout its history, this "one

nation under God with liberty and justice for all"

has been blessed with a lot of patriots....some well

known like those on Mount Rushmore...George

Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln

and Teddy Roosevelt!

But let me tell you about a patriot that a lot of us got

to know right here at Ashley Pointe who just went

home to be with his Lord a few weeks ago. Here's

part of Larry Bruscas' story in his own words:

I was born on December 11, 1934 in Chicago,

Illinois. I was of Argentinean/English descent. His

mother, Mabel Isom, was born in Steelville,

Missouri. She was a homemaker. My father,

Angelo Mario Bruscas, was born in Azuel,

Argentina. His family immigrated to the United

States when he was a child. He served in the United

States Army for 34 years and retired as a Colonel.

It was my privilege and joy to serve, like my dad, in

the United States Army for 26 years. I served in the

later part of the Korean War and for nine years in

Vietnam during the nasty time of the war. During

that time I also was able to attend the University of

Nebraska at Omaha where I studied military

history, Spanish and Vietnamese. I went on to

earning my Bachelors Degree in Political Science.

I am especially proud of the fact that I was a

member of the Green Beret and that I made 519

parachute jumps. It was like going to Coney

Island every day. I was wounded three times and

had lots of close calls. I learned to zig zag and to

stay low in order to stay alive! I became a Troop

Commander and eventually rose to the rank of Lt.

Colonel. One special memory was being in Panama

when the Panama Canal was turned over to the

government of Panama. I could summarize my

military career this way: it was 26 years of doing

what was right and 26 years of forgetting what I

saw.

Since I was away a lot as my boys were growing up,

my wife became the family leader. When I did make

it home, my wife would say to me, "Now you are in

charge!" Based on my regrets for all the time I

missed with my boys, I have tried to develop a

strong relationship with my grandchildren.

I am currently attending Calvary Chapel in Lake

Stevens with my son Vincent. My favorite portion of

the Bible is I & II Peter. My favorite hymn is one

that my granddaughter sang at my wife's funeral--

"The Old Rugged Cross." I am secure in my faith in

the One who died on the cross for me.

The most influential person in my life was definitely

my father. His career in the Army was a model for

my career. I still treasure a portrait of him that I

had painted while I was stationed in Germany.

Since my life was lived under the military honor

code, here's a lesson that I would like to pass on to

others: NO lie, NO cheat, NO steal! I would like to

be remembered as a person who always tried to get

along with people and that I was a good soldier who

believed in and sought to serve God and country.

Larry did faithfully serve God and country....and I

believe he heard his Lord say to him a few weeks

ago, "Well done, good and faithful servant! Enter

now into the joy of your Lord." But Larry missed

out on a lot of quality time with his family while

serving God and country. And his kids missed out

on a lot of quality time with their dad while he was

serving God and country. Larry's story challenges

each of us to never take for granted and to make the

very most of the precious opportunities we have for

family time...time with our parents, our

grandparents, our spouses, our children and our

grandchildren.

So if you are able to enjoy a picnic and fireworks

with your family on the 4th of July, make the most

of those moments together and be grateful for the

sacrifice of all those patriots who made it possible!

Join Chaplain Highland for Bible Study

every Wednesday at 9:45 am in the small

dining room!

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