Cooking & Baking

Santa’s Special Visit & More Holiday Fun

January 8th, 2021

Santa and his helpers left the North pole a bit early to pay a special visit to the residents of Oak Park Senior Living. They brought candy and spread lots of joy and laughter as they made their way around the entire building! 🎅

Oak Park Senior Living tenant, Marj A., allowed us to display her very impressive Christmas village for all to enjoy. Marj has been collecting her villages for many years and each piece has a special meaning to her. Since Christmas had to be a bit different this year, she wanted to share the joy the villages bring her with everyone. Thank you, Marj!

Residents from our Garden Cove apartments spent one December afternoon frosting, decorating, and eating delicious Christmas cookies. Everyone loved sharing their favorite Christmas cookie recipe, as well as a few baking mishaps they’ve had over the years!

Oak Park Senior Living Halloween Party & Winning Recipe

November 8th, 2019

We held our annual Oak Park Senior Living Halloween party on October 31st. The afternoon was filled with music, singing, and dancing courtesy of Wayne and The Boys. As you can see, many tenants got in the spirit and dressed up for the occasion! ??‍♀️?

Oak Park Senior Living’s very own Head Chef, Joel Carlson, took 3rd place in the Minor’s Flavor Expedition Recipe Contest using their required ingredient of cilantro pesto. He made cilantro pesto beef baked chile rellenos with tomato crema and pickled vegetables. Congratulations, Joel! ?‍??

Holiday Fun at Oak Park

December 27th, 2018

At Oak Park Senior Living, our tenants love holiday fun and giving back to the community. Several tenants got together to make holiday cards for the children at Gillette Children’s Hospital. The tenants have made this an annual event. Not only do they get to do a fun project, but they are bringing a bit of holiday fun and cheer to children that are not able to be home for the holidays.

On December 12th, Oak Park held its annual holiday party. Tenants and their families enjoyed festive music and fabulous food prepared by our talented kitchen staff. Everyone young and old had a fun evening spent with family and friends.

Gingerbread Houses

December 18th, 2017

To get into the holiday spirit, several residents gathered together to make gingerbread houses. The activity was led by Marj Arndt, who used to own a candy shop. Everyone had a wonderful time reminiscing about holiday baking as they worked on their creations. They found that decorating the houses wasn’t as easy as it looked, but they turned out beautifully!

Bonfire in the Gazebo

October 20th, 2017

The tenants of Oak Park Senior Living took advantage of the glorious weather we have been enjoying this week and spent the afternoon out at the gazebo. We enjoyed a bonfire, s’mores and friendship on what might be one of our last warm days of the year. Everyone agreed that it was a perfect way to spend the afternoon! A special thanks to volunteer Carter, who helped with keeping the fire going throughout the afternoon!

Up North Themed Picnic!

July 31st, 2017

Oak Park held its second picnic of the season, with an “Up North” theme. As you can see staff and tenants enjoyed dressing in their best Northwood’s attire. We even had a special visit from Paul Bunyan and his good friend Babe, the Blue Ox! The afternoon was spent listening to some great music with Wayne and the Boys. All in all a great day “Up North.”