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Mark Your Calendars
We are taking a trip to the Dream Car Museum, at
Bennet Motors on January 15th at 1:00. They have a
collection of cars from classics 20’s-60’s, modern exotics, muscle cars, hauling trucks, famous Hollywood
and race cars, and memorabilia. Please be sure to
sign up at the front desk, as space is limited!
“Approach the new Year
with resolve to find the
opportunities hidden in
each new day.”
-Michael Josephson-
Keep an eye out for flyers!
There will be Hot Chocolate Spoons
available for $1.00 each to raise more
funds for JDRF
Flu Season:
Remember
good hygiene
is the best defense against
germs, so don’t forget to wash
your hands! If you have any
flu-like symptoms, please stay
in your room and notify the
Front Desk.
Please keep food and drinks
in Dining Room or
Apartment
A great big “Thank You” to
Marilyn Lamb for her Crochet
donations and to all the Beaders
that participated in making
jewelry. They all helped to raise
$150 for JDRF!
The kitchen & dining room
need 24 hr notice if you are
not going to be at a meal.
Thank you!
If you are expecting guest for any
meal, please let the front desk
know so that we have appropriate
space and enough food for
everyone. Thanks!
Something new for the New Year
New Year, New Ideas...
The January Gazette
January Birthdays
Flower – Snowdrop
January has two flowers of the month—the multi-colored
carnation and the white snowdrop. In the northern hemisphere,
the snowdrop is usually the first flower of the year, emerging as
green shoots with downturned flowers of six white petals
(typically three long and three short). An active substance in
snowdrops is galantamine, an alkaloid rumored to be the “moly” from Homer’s
Odyssey (the antidote against Circe’s poison) that’s now used to treat nervous
system disorders from motor dysfunction to Alzheimer’s disease.
If you were born in January, here are some famous people also born this month:
Betsy Ross (seamstress) – Jan. 1, 1752
Xavier Cugat (bandleader) – Jan. 1, 1900
Kellye Nakahara (actress) – Jan. 1, 1950
Victor Borge (“Great Dane”) – Jan. 3, 1909
Joan of Arc (Catholic Saint) – Jan. 6, 1412
Tex Ritter (singer/actor) – Jan. 12, 1905
Joe Frazier (boxer) – Jan. 12, 1944
Betty White (actress) – Jan. 17, 1922
Edgar Allan Poe (writer) – Jan. 19, 1809
Benny Hill (comedian) – Jan. 21, 1924
Plácido Domingo (singer) – Jan. 21, 1941
John Hancock (statesman) – Jan. 23, 1737
Etta James (singer) – Jan. 25, 1938
Show Your Birthday Colors!
If you were born:
Birthstone – Garnet
The garnet is both the birthstone for January and the gem to celebrate a second
anniversary. Though it’s most frequently known for its brilliant red coloration, the
garnet also grows—as crystals inside metamorphic rock—in orange, fuchsia,
yellow, and even blue. According to the Gemological Institute of America, rarer
still is the green garnet, known as a tsavorite, found outside a national park in Kenya in 1967. Use
any color of this stone in January to celebrate your favorite January birth or anniversary.
Jan. 1–11, your color is Orange...
You and your goal-oriented personality tend to ring in the new year with a list of resolutions.
What’s more, you often accomplish them all! You are a responsible and caring person. It can
sometimes take a while for you to warm up to new people, but when you do, you are friends for
life.
Jan. 12–24, your color is Yellow...
Bird of the Month – Snowbird
This month’s migratory bird is the snowbird, a chipper bundle of color
distinguished by bright white tail feathers in flight. The real name for this bird is
the Dark-eyed Junco, or Junco hyemalis in Latin. These midsize, six-inchlong sparrows live in North America’s forested snow lands and mountain
ranges, stretching as far south as high-altitude Panama. You’ll find these birds
foraging on the ground and neatly eating insects and seeds, often in flocks
with other bird species. Listen for their two-second twittering calls or trilling songs. They nest in
well hidden spots on the ground or in low shrubs or trees. The dark-eyed junco comes in five main
types: white-winged, slate colored, pink-sided, gray-headed, and Oregon.
The Oregon dark-eyed junco is reportedly “the most widespread western
plumage variation of the species.” Despite Oregon being in the name, these
birds migrate everywhere along the Rocky Mountains, from the south edge
of Alaska to Texas.
January Weather:
High: 128°F in Queensland,
Australia, on Jan. 16, 1889
Low: –87°F (–66°C) in
Greenland, on Jan. 9, 1954
Warmest major U.S.
City: Miami, Florida
Average: 70°F
Your sweet demeanor makes you a joy to be around, and your friends and family enjoy
having such a dependable companion. A logical and thoughtful person, you generally make the
right choice at the right time—and for this reason, those around you trust your advice.
Jan. 25–31, your color is Pink...
You are a hard worker and give every task your all. Those close to you know they can
count on you to help them get the job done—caring for others is your top priority. Just make sure
you don’t forget to take care of yourself in this new year.
New Year’s Around the World
Though we often use fireworks to celebrate New Year’s, Puerto Rican children
throw water out of the window at midnight on New Year’s Eve to rid their homes
of evil spirits. In France, a stack of pancakes is eaten for luck and good health.
In Spain, it’s traditional to eat 12 grapes at midnight—one for each strike of the
clock and month of the year. What’s your tradition?
Happy New Year to all!