1981 Montecito Ave • Mountain View, CA 94043 • (650) 965-8633

1981 Montecito Ave • Mountain View, CA 94043 • (650) 965-8633
March 2010
HOW REDWOOD VILLA
CAME TO BE ...
In 1912, in Chiasso, Switzerland, Florio
Cappelletti was born. He went to school six days
a week until he was 14. His passion and
vocation was designing, building, riding and
racing bicycles. The cycling club that he started
is still in existence today. He married the love of
his life, Caroline, and they had two children.
Encouraged by a family member, the Cappelletti
family embarked on a nine-day boat and
three-day train trip to arrive in California. Florio
spoke no English and was employed as a janitor
in a nursing home. After purchasing his own
home and creating a board and care facility, he
then had Julia Convalescent Home built, and
his family managed this “state-of-the-art” facility
for years. After college, his son, John, became
more involved in the business and saw the need
for an “Independent Living” community. In
1975, they opened Redwood Villa Retirement
Residence and the first residents moved in.
We thank all of our extended family members
who live here and help make Redwood Villa a
great community.
Irish or Not, Celebrate
It’s a great month to be Irish. St. Patrick’s Day is March
17, and it’s Irish-American Heritage Month. But even if
you’re not Irish, March affords other opportunities to
celebrate, such as Music in our Schools Month,
National Craft Month, National Women’s History
Month, National Nutrition Month, Optimism Month
and American Red Cross Month.
Redwood Villa calendar is available
online at
www.redwoodvillamv.com
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Wit & Wisdom
“I’m a great
believer in luck. And
I find the harder I
work, the more I
have of it.”
—Thomas Jefferson
“Luck affects
everything. Let your
hook always be cast;
in the stream where
you least expect it,
there will be a
fish.”—Ovid
Breathing Leaving
You Breathless?
GET ACQUAINTED TEA
“Luck is what you
have left over after
you give 100 percent.”
—Langston Coleman
COME AND WELCOME OUR
NEWEST RESIDENTS
“Being deeply
learned and skilled,
being well-trained
and using well-spoken
words—this is good
luck.”—Buddha
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
“Those who have
succeeded at anything
and don’t mention
luck are kidding
themselves.”
—Larry King
“Of course I
believe in luck. How
otherwise to explain
the success of some
people you detest?”
—Jean Cocteau
PLEASE JOIN US
2 P.M. AT THE COFFEE BAR
DELICIOUS TREATS AND
CONVERSATIONS
Two universities well-known
for their football rivalry strongly
agree that the issue of air quality
and your health is no game. A
study conducted in 2009 by the
University of Michigan supported
what Ohio State University
concluded a year earlier—the air
we breathe can increase the risk of
having a heart attack.
The study followed more than
80 people from the cities of Ann
Arbor, Mich., and Toronto,
Canada. When the participants
were exposed to air pollution for a
little more than two hours, it
prompted a significant increase in
diastolic blood pressure (the
pressure in blood vessels).
Further, the research showed that
air pollution causes unhealthy
changes in blood vessels that last
for hours, even days. These
changes can lead to heart attack
and other heart-related problems.
People suffering from
hypertension are most at risk.
The biggest culprit causing
these health issues? Microscopic
particles, which become
embedded deep in the lungs and
may even enter the bloodstream.
Their presence causes the
implications researchers saw in
increased blood pressure and
damage to blood vessels.
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OTHER FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
10th CHUCK NORRIS
16th JAMES MADISON
20th CARL REINER
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
22th WILLIAM SHATNER
10th HENRY OCHS
PISCES—
Feb. 19–March 20—
This month your
friends, groups or the
people that love you
are highlighted. This
is also a time where
you will look at the
role you play in your
friendships or within
an organization and
how well these
relationships are
working for you.
24th HARRY HOUDINI
16th JOAN DEL SECCO
24th CLYDE BARROW
20th ELNER COPELAND
22nd FRITZ KRAWEZ
24th ANNA FIELDEN
24th VIRGINIA LOPES
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
5 P.M.
IN THE DINING ROOM
ARIES—March
21–April 20—Some
relationships may end
because they have
demanded more than
they are worth. Other
relationships may test
your ability to handle
responsibility,
authority or conflict.
Self-doubt, worry and
fear are common.
March 2010
CALENDAR KEY
CB
CH
BS
DR
CR
UL
TL
PS
HR
TBA
*
Sunday
It means office pools.
Heartbreak. Buzzer
beaters. Braggin’ rights.
“March Madness” strikes
this month each year. The
goal is to crown a
national champion in
college basketball. But
did you know “March
Madness” originally was
coined in relation to high
school hoops?
In 1939, Henry V.
Porter, an administrator
with the Illinois High
School Association,
referred to “March
Madness” in an article he
wrote describing the
hoopla surrounding the
Illinois state tournament.
When TV broadcaster
Brent Musburger used the
phrase “March Madness”
during the 1982 NCAA
tournament, it ignited an
association with what has
become a
much-anticipated
March staple.
Tuesday
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COFFEE BAR
CHAPEL
BEAUTY SALON
DINING ROOM
CARD ROOM
UPSTAIRS LOBBY
TELEVISION
LOUNGE
PARTY SUITE
HOBBY ROOM
TO BE
ANNOUNCED
BUS SIGN-UP
March Madness
Monday
10:00 Balance Fitness
w/Katherine (UL)
1:30 Bingo (PS)
2:30 Blackjack (CR)
3:00 Reading Hour (TL)
6:00 Movie (TL) Love Me
Tonight
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
8
14
15
21
28
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9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops *
1:00 Safeway Plaza *
2:30 Historical Perspectives
6:30 Poker (CR)
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9:30 Manicurist
10:00 Balance Fitness
w/Katherine (UL)
10:30 S’vale Fashion Show*
1:30 Bingo (PS)
2:30 Blackjack (CR)
3:00 Reading Hour (TL)
6:00 Movie (TL) Footlight
Parade
Scheduled Rides to Church*
10:30 Prayer Service (CH)
6:30 Scrabble (CR)
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9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops *
1:00 Safeway Plaza *
2:30 Historical Perspectives
6:30 Poker (CR)
10:00 Balance Fitness
w/Katherine (UL)
1:30 Bingo (PS)
2:30 Blackjack (CR)
3:00 Reading Hour (TL)
6:00 Movie (TL) Pavarotti: A
Legend Says Goodbye
Scheduled Rides to Church*
10:30 Prayer Service (CH)
1:00 Movie (TL) Maverick
5:00 St. Patrick’s Dinner
6:30 Scrabble (CR)
Scheduled Rides to Church*
10:30 Prayer Service (CH)
1:00 Movie (TL) I Love Lucy
6:30 Scrabble (CR)
9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops *
1:00 Safeway Plaza *
2:30 Historical Perspectives
6:30 Poker (CR)
9:30 Manicurist
10:00 Balance Fitness
w/Katherine (UL)
1:30 Bingo (PS)
2:30 Blackjack (CR)
3:00 Reading Hour (TL)
6:00 Movie (TL) The Gay
Divorcee
Scheduled Rides to Church*
10:30 Prayer Service (CH)
6:30 Scrabble (CR)
2
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9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops *
1:00 Safeway Plaza *
2:30 Historical Perspectives
6:30 Poker (CR)
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10:00 Balance Fitness
w/Katherine (UL)
1:30 Bingo (PS)
2:30 Blackjack (CR)
3:00 Reading Hour (TL)
6:00 Movie (TL) American Ballet
Theatre at the Met
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9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops *
1:00 Safeway Plaza *
2:30 Historical Perspectives
6:30 Poker (CR)
Calendar of Events
Wednesday
Thursday
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1:00 Catholic Mass (CH)
2:00 Get Acquainted Tea (CB)
6:15 Pay-Me Card Game (Cr)
Friday
8:30 Beautician (BS)
9:30 Palo Alto & Stanford
Area Doctors & Shopping*
2:30 Reading Hour (TL)
3:30 Happy Hour
6:30 Tripoley (CR)
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11
17
5:00 Birthday Celebration
6:15 Pay-Me Card Game (CR)
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6:15 Pay-Me Card Game (CR)
13
19
20
10:30 Bingo (PS)
9:30 Blackjack (CR)
1:00 Armchair Travel (TL) Kings 10:00 Morning Stretch (UL)
and Queens of England: Vol. 2 2:00 Movie (TL) Grey Gardens
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8:30 Beautician (BS)
9:30 Palo Alto & Stanford
Area Doctors & Shopping*
3:00 Reading Hour (TL)
3:00 Bookmobile
6:30 Tripoley (CR)
9:30 Blackjack (CR)
10:00 Morning Stretch (UL)
2:00 Movie (TL) The Duchess
12
18
24
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10:30 Bingo (PS)
9:30 Blackjack (CR)
1:00 Armchair Travel (TL) Kings
10:00 Morning Stretch (UL)
and Queens of England: Vol. 1
2:00 Movie (TL) Easy Virtue
3:00 Short Stories (CB)
8:30 Beautician (BS)
9:30 Palo Alto & Stanford
Area Doctors & Shopping*
2:30 Reading Hour (TL)
3:30 Happy Hour
6:30 Tripoley (CR)
6:15 Pay-Me Card Game (Cr)
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10:30 Bingo (PS)
1:00 Armchair Travel (TL) Ken
Burns’ America: Brooklyn
Bridge
4:00 Jewish Service
8:30 Beautician (BS)
9:30 Palo Alto & Stanford
Area Doctors & Shopping*
3:00 Reading Hour (TL)
3:00 Bookmobile
6:30 Tripoley (CR)
6:15 Pay-Me Card Game (Cr)
Saturday
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10:30 Bingo (PS)
1:00 Armchair Travel (TL) The
Queen: Behind the Mask
3:00 Short Stories (CB)
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9:30 Blackjack (CR)
10:00 Morning Stretch (UL)
2:00 Movie (TL) Rebecca
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HAPPY HOUR AT THE VILLA
OUT ON THE TOWN
TUESDAYS
THURSDAY, MARCH 18,
WITH TONY
3:30 IN THE PARTY SUITE
9:30 A.M. MOUNTAIN VIEW
LOS ALTOS
DOCTORS AND SHOPS*
1 P.M. SAFEWAY PLAZA*
THURSDAYS
9:30 A.M. PALO ALTO
STANFORD AREA*
* PLEASE SIGN UP IN ACTIVITIES
OFFICE BEFORE 9 A.M.
Sudoku
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We packed our
(n.) _____ and hit the
highway. My son was
(v. + ing) _____
15 minutes later, so
we stopped at
(n.) _____ and got
him a (n.) _____. An
hour later, I looked in
my rearview mirror.
To my surprise, I saw
a (n.) _____ following
us. I (adv.) _____
punched the gas. I
thought I’d outrun it
until I saw (n.) _____
at the exit waiting for
us. My daughter (v.,
P.T.) _____ and told
me I was a complete
(n.) _____. I had to
(v.) _____ with her
assessment.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4,
WITH STEVE GARY
3:30 P.M. IN THE PARTY SUITE
5 4
Ask friends to
provide nouns (n.),
verbs (v.), adverbs
(adv.) and adjectives
(adj.) to fill in the
blanks below. Then read
the story out loud for an
outlandishly funny tale.
(P.T. = Past tense.)
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Create a Story:
Fill-in-the-Blank
COME AND JOIN THE FUN,
SINGING
AND LAUGHTER!
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Going Green
Tissue Paper Pom-Pom Flowers
These dahlia-like pom-poms from
www.MarthaStewart.com can be made in
different shapes and sizes.
Materials:
• 8 sheets of 20- x 30-inch
tissue paper
• Craft wire
• Scissors
• String
Instructions:
For large blooms, stack eight sheets
of tissue paper. For small blooms, cut
tissue paper into smaller squares, then
stack eight sheets high. Make
1 1/2-inch-wide accordion folds the
entire length of the paper and crease
each fold. Affix a piece of craft wire
around the center to secure. To hang
over a table, tie a piece of string around
the wire. For a napkin holder, snip the
wire long enough to both secure the
bloom and also to loop around a
napkin. Trim both ends of the tissue to
either rounded or pointy edges.
Separate the layers by pulling one piece
of paper away from the center at a time
to form a rounded bloom.
March Outing
“Salute to Fashion”
Sunnyvale Garden Club
Fashion Show & Tea
Monday, March 22
Bus leaves at 10:30 a.m.
Green should be
the official color for
March. After all, it’s
the month when all
things dormant begin
to come alive. And, of
course, green rules on
St. Patrick’s Day. What
else is green?
Safer spending.
American currency
has been green since
1862, when the U.S.
Treasury Department
created a green ink to
discourage counterfeit
money-making.
Sacred symbolism.
In Japan, green is
regarded as the color
of eternal life. In
countries where Islam
is the primary
religion, the color is
even more significant.
The origin of the
color’s symbolism to
Muslims is obscure,
but some say green
was the Prophet
Muhammad’s favorite
color. Others believe
it symbolizes
vegetation and life.
Scientific factors.
Green is noteworthy
in the world of
science because the
chemical chlorophyll
gives plants color.
March 2010
Tootie Fruitie
Fight off a spring cold by mixing up a colorful fruit salad.
What would one have cost you in the ’40s vs. today?
1940s
2009
Apples, per pound
12 cents
$1.89
Bananas, per pound
11 cents
99 cents
Cantaloupes, each
23 cents
$1.99
Oranges, per dozen
49 cents
$1.65
Grapes, per pound
12 cents
$1.50
Data compiled from www.ThePeopleHistory.com. Averages
from the 1940s and 2009, rounded to the nearest cent.
1850: “The Scarlet Letter” by
1952: Jonas Salk first tests his
Nathaniel Hawthorne is published.
polio vaccine, which he announces
publicly in 1955.
1894: Coca-Cola is sold in bottles
MARCH
44 B.C.: The famous emperor
Julius Caesar is killed on the
Ides of March.
1781: Astronomer William Herschel
discovers the planet Uranus.
1794: Eli Whitney receives a patent
for the first time.
1959: The Barbie doll, invented by
1903: In New York City, the Martha
Ruth Handler, debuts to the delight
of little girls everywhere.
Washington Hotel opens, the first
hotel exclusively for women.
1912: Juliette Low founds the
American Girl Guides, better known
today as the Girl Scouts.
1931: Congress officially adopts
for his cotton gin.
“The Star-Spangled Banner” as the
national anthem of the United States.
1845: Stephen Perry patents
1933: “King Kong” premieres
the rubber band.
in New York City.
1961: President John F. Kennedy
establishes the Peace Corps.
1978: Charlie Chaplin’s coffin
is stolen from a Swiss cemetery
and held for ransom.
1981: The “most trusted man
in America,” anchorman Walter
Cronkite, retires from the “CBS
Evening News.”