February 2012 - Freighter View Assisted Living

605 W Portage Ave. • Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 • (906) 635-6002
Month at a Glance
Mondays (9:30)
Mondays (11:00)
Mondays (2:30)
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Mondays (3:00)
Wednesdays (9:30)
Wednesdays (11:00)
Wednesdays (12:30)
Wednesdays (2:30)
Thursdays (10:00)
Thursdays (2:30)
Fridays (9:30)
Fridays (11:00)
Fridays (12:00)
Fridays (2:30)
Saturdays (3:00)
Saturdays (6:00)
Feb. 1, 15 (8:30)
Feb. 6, 27 (10:00)
Feb. 7, 21 (10:30)
Feb. 7 (2:30)
Feb. 14 (12:00)
Feb. 14, 28 (3:00)
Feb. 15 (2:30)
Feb. 21 (2:30)
Feb. 24 (12:00)
Feb. 28 (10:30)
Walk Club
Sittercise
Remember When
Bingo
Game Time
Walk Club
Sittercise
Massage Therapy
Kreative Korner
Manicures
Movie and Treats
Walk Club
Sittercise
Music with Kay and Jack
One-on-One
Bible Study
Movie and Popcorn
Soo High Students
Monday Singers
Book Club
Neighbor Visits
Valentine Party
Book Club
Sing-a-long
Red Hat
Resident Birthday
Resident Council
Inside This Issue
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February Birthdays
Thank You
Feed Our Friends
Snow Days
Wit and Wisdom
February 2012
Happy Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is coming, and it reminds us of the
people we love the most: you, our residents! And we’re
not thinking about just hearts and flowers, either. We
are committed to making your home here the best ever.
Please don’t hesitate to let us know if there’s anything
else we can do to make it that way! Happy
Valentine’s Day!
What Does February Stand for?
F is for Feelings
E is for Endearment
B is for Beauty
R is for Romance
U is for Unforgettable
A is for Attraction
R is for Relationships
Y is for Young, and old, love
Thank You!
Happy Birthday to You!
Feb. 12
Feb. 26
Beverley P.
Edith H.
Cheers for Cherries
In honor of George
Washington’s birthday, Feb. 22,
bake a delicious cherry pie—it’s
National Cherry Month!
Happy Birthday!
The Great Emancipator
Our 16th President, Abraham
Lincoln, was born Feb. 12, 1809,
near Hodgenville, Ky.
Happy Birthday, Hank
MLB Hall-of-Famer Henry
Louis Aaron was born on Feb.
5, 1934.
Freighter View Assisted Living
Community was a very special
place to be this holiday season.
Every day we were joined by
family and friends. To them, we
would like to say “thank you.”
The following is a list of some of
our holiday guests and
volunteers:
Methodist Bell Choir, First
Church of Christ, Catholic
Communion and Mass
Volunteers, Episcopal Christmas
Concert, Dawn Vink,
Community Baptist Youth and
Adult Groups, Doreen and Buck,
LSSU Students Catholic
Newman Center, Rudyard’s St.
Joseph Youth Group, Ray
Franks, Northland Barbershop,
First Church of Christ Choir, The
Monday Morning Singers,
Rudyard School Junior and
Senior Choirs, Christmas Stories
with Sharon, Movie and pizza
with Casey, Instrumental music
with the Beckman and Gulder
families, JKL Bahweting Middle
School, Father Bob, Brimley
Baptist Musical Group, Americo
Metro, Karaoke with Jen, Soo
Eagles Hockey Team, Quilted
Moose, Kay Lawerance, Jack
Kinny, V.F.W., and Emerson
and Ida.
Miracle on Ice
On Feb. 22, 1980, the U.S.
hockey team defeated the USSR
in the semifinals of the
Olympics.
Our dear friend, Americo Metro, leading a
Sing-a-long.
Freighter View’s Red Hat Club gives back.
Member, Beverly, presented mittens to
Lincoln School Principal, Dan Berry.
A Tootsie Take-Off
Leo Hirshfield introduced a
chocolate candy on Feb. 23,
1896, and called it the Tootsie
Roll. It was named after his
5-year-old daughter Clara,
whose nickname was Tootsie.
ice and clear away snow on the
ground underneath the feeders
for ground-feeding birds.
“The sound of a kiss is not so
loud as that of a cannon, but its
echo lasts a great deal longer.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Feed Our Friends
February is the most difficult
time for birds to survive in much
of the United States. Food is
scarce at a time when birds need
the most nourishment to
withstand freezing temperatures.
During National Wild Bird
Feeding Month, follow these
suggestions: Keep feeders full
and offer suet, which is pure fat.
Keep feeders free of snow and
Flying Cow
A cow named Elm Farm Ollie
not only flew on an airplane but
also was milked as part of the St.
Louis International Exposition
on Feb. 18, 1930. In addition,
the milk was packaged and
parachuted to fans waiting on
the ground.
Talk About It: Snow Days
Our Collector’s Cabinet currently features
Annie’s beautiful Hummels. Thank you for
sharing this collection with us, Annie. Also,
please tell Dorla if you have special items
you would like to put on display.
Wit & Wisdom
“I wonder what fool it was that
first invented kissing.”
—Jonathan Swift
Use this discussion topic to
reminisce about your past. Talk
with your friends about your
memories and learn how
everyone’s experiences were
similar or different.
• Were you happy to get out
of school for a snow day?
• What kinds of games did
you play in the snow?
• Have you ever made a
snowman? What did you
use for the arms, eyes, nose
and mouth?
• Did you have a favorite hill
for sledding?
• Did you ever have to walk
to school through heavy
snow?
“They invented hugs to let
people know you love them
without saying anything.”
—Bil Keane
“Kisses, even to the air, are
beautiful.”
—Drew Barrymore
“The recommended daily
requirement for hugs is four per
day for survival, eight per day
for maintenance, and 12 per day
for growth.”
—Virginia Satir
“Kissing is like drinking salted
water. You drink, and your thirst
increases.”
—Chinese proverb
“Kiss and make up, but too
much makeup has ruined many
a kiss.”
—Mae West
“Did you know that if you
visualize, you can actually hug
on the phone?”
—Shelley Long
“What of soul was left, I wonder,
when the kissing had to stop?”
—Robert Browning
1910: William Boyce founds the Boy
Scouts of America.
February
1692: Arrest warrants are issued for
three Salem, Mass., witches.
1790: George Washington gives the
first State of the Union address.
1790: In New York City, the U.S.
Supreme Court convenes for the
first time.
1870: Fifty years before the 19th
Amendment is ratified, Utah grants
women the right to vote.
1898: Whoa, Nelly! Car insurance
against accidents with horses is issued
by Travelers Insurance Co.
1925: Thanks to a heroic dog-sled
relay, the population of Nome,
Alaska, is saved from a deadly
diphtheria outbreak.
1941: The United Service
Organizations (U.S.O.) is founded,
providing centers across the world
with a home away from home for U.S.
servicemen and women.
1942: Auto plants across the United
States cease civilian automobile
production and, instead, build military
tanks, Jeeps and aircraft.
1964: The Beatles invade America
with an appearance on “The Ed
Sullivan Show.”
1980: Dubbed the “Miracle on Ice,”
the U.S. Olympic hockey team upsets
the Soviet Union team, advancing in
play. The U.S. team goes on to win
the gold medal.
1996: IBM’s Deep Blue computer
defeats world chess champion Garry
Kasparov.
2000: The last original “Peanuts”
comic strip appears in newspapers
one day after its creator, Charles M.
Schulz, dies.
2006: The Northeast gets buried in a
snowstorm that drops a whopping
26.9 inches on New York City, the
most snow the state had ever seen
since record-keeping began in 1869.
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