Village Voice:The Village Library has moved from the garden room to the exercise room on the lower level. The hours at Tuff Village are from 9 to 11 a.m. the first and third Saturday morning of the month and from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday evening of the month. Come in and check out our selection of books available.We’re happy to report Berdella DeBoer was able to return on Monday after being a patient in Luverne Community Hospital.We would like to thank Cami Verhey for volunteering and assisting with our weekly bingo game. The Village Circle from Bethlehem Lutheran Church had their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday afternoon in the garden level room.Thursday, Alice Goettsch, Martha Bakken, Ruby Feucht, Palma Sundem, Signe Egebo, Carolyn Crawford, Arnold and Dorothy Thorin, Deb Bowman, Mary Jo Susie and Judy DeNoble attended the El Riad Shrine Circus in Sioux Falls, S.D.Saturday tenants watched the video entitled "Granny."We would like to thank Mavis Aukes from Beaver Creek for sharing the two ostrich eggs with us. Tuff Home News: Tuff Memorial Home and Tuff Village are planning to publish and sell a cookbook. Recipes are wanted for the cookbook that will be sold at our Fall Bazaar in November. Open submissions accepted from tenants, residents, staff, family members and former staff members. Label recipe with your name. Submissions need to be in by May 31, to allow time for proofing and printing. Sample contents to include: appetizers, sauces, beverages, breads, rolls, pastries, meat, main dishes, soup, salads, vegetables, bars, cookies, cakes, desserts, pies and misc.National Nursing Home Week will be observed May 9 to May 14. The theme for this year is "Embracing Our Heritage." Special events are planned throughout the week. Watch for details later.Opal Swanson, 91, and a resident of Tuff, died on Monday evening. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 30, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. National Park Week was observed on Wednesday. Residents enjoyed trivia questions about national parks in the United States. A number of residents reminisced about the vacations to the national parks. Several residents toured through Hills on a golf cart enjoying the beautiful tulips at Jacobson Park. We would like to thank Erwin DeBoer for the use of his golf cart.Thursday the following residents enjoyed the El Riad Shrine Circus in Sioux Falls: Grace Walters, Ronald Kellenberger, Bob Olson, Loretta Boysen, Ione DeHaan, Eva Cragoe, Daniel Brower, and Connie McKenney. Staff members included: Dana Dahlquist, Lou Kellenberger and Judi Feucht. Volunteers who assisted: Sharon Gayer and Donna Day.In observance of National Volunteer Week, which was April 18 – April 24, a volunteer dinner was served in our activity room. The menu served was: French dip/hoagie buns, potato salad, baked beans, strawberry tapioca salad, fresh fruit, veggie relish with dip and various desserts. Door prizes were awarded to: Laura Paulsen, Joanne Goehle, Dick Heidenson, Dennis Roning, Doris Rodman and Francis Stanley. Special music was provided by Emily Crabtree, Tammy Moeller, Courtney Hoogendoorn and the freshman choir from Hills-Beaver Creek, along with their director Jodi Ackerman. We would like to welcome Ron Kellenberger to room #2. Residents observing their birthdays in the month of May: Henrietta Wassenaar, May 1; William Verhey, May 5; Evelyn Belknap, May 12; and Ione DeHaan, May 14. Staff members are: Kristen DeSmet, May 6; Pastor Lowell Berg, May 11; Gertrude Rozeboom, May 17; Abbey Metzger and Lana Boer, May 27.
