Tag Archives: Mike Butler

The Best St. Patrick’s Day Traditions from Ireland, Chicago and The Birches

Written by Jenny Smiechowski, staff writer for The Birches Ever wonder how St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Ireland compare to celebrations in the U.S.? Just ask Birches... Read More

Lasting Family Connections Keep The Birches Community Strong…and Encore’s Pond Green

Written by Jenny Smiechowski, staff writer for The Birches When Mike Butler moved to The Birches Assisted Living’s memory care neighborhood Encore in 2015, he was a Chicago... Read More

The Birches Becomes Part of Chicago’s Most Important St. Patrick’s Day Tradition

Written by Jenny Smiechowski, staff writer for The Birches For 55 years, Chicago’s Butler and Rowan families have dyed the Chicago River green in celebration of St.... Read More

Birches’ Pond Goes Green for St. Patrick’s Day in Honor of Resident Mike Butler

The Birches Assisted Living in Clarendon Hills became part of a Chicago St. Patrick’s Day tradition that’s over a half century old this year, when members of the Butler and... Read More