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Published: 10 November 2020

Veterans Who Live at The Waters of Plymouth Receive Much Deserved Recognition in Honor of Veterans Day

   More media coverage for The Waters Senior Living . The Star Tribune, KSTP (ABC) and CCX Media all covered the special Veterans Day breakfast at The Waters of Plymouth, courtesy of the City of Plymouth, on Nov. 10.

   In past years, the City has honored its Veterans by inviting them to attend a free breakfast at the community center. However, this year due to an abundance of caution because of the pandemic, City workers have decided to bring breakfast to as many Veterans who live in the City as possible.

   Each of the 18 veterans who live at The Waters of Plymouth are being treated to breakfast sandwiches, fruit, yogurt, and special gifts and notes from the community thanking them for their service. Among those being honored are:  

   Ray Lundquist, 92, who was a Marine stationed in Camp Pendelton for 3 years.

   Vernon Berkness, 88, who served the Army during the Korean War 1953/54.

   Robert Weinzierl, 90, who served in the Navy in Puerto Rico and Cuba for 4 years during the Korean War.

   Mike Flugstad, Environmental Services Manager at The Waters, who served in the Army for three years in the 1970s.

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Published: 22 October 2020

New Resource for Parents Desperate to Help an Addicted Child

   October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, a time to call attention to the dangers of prescription and over-the-counter medicine, which is a bigger problem than many people realize. According to surveys from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 20 percent of teens say they have taken a prescription drug without having a prescription for it themselves, and 5 percent report abusing over-the-counter cough medicine to get high.

   Richard Capriola, who recently retired from his role as an addiction counselor at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, Tex., has just released a book titled, The Addicted Child: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse. The book and its accompanying workbook educate parents on everything from the types of drugs kids are abusing and what drug use does to the adolescent brain, to the kinds of treatment available for substance abuse. At the back of the book is an extensive list of resources that parents can tap into to find support for their child and the rest of the family.

   Here is a link to a review in the Texas publication Katy Christian Magazine. A story has also been published in Katy MagazIne.